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Unit Five
THE INCOME TAX ON CORPORATIONS
The preceding Units have been devoted to a discussion of the Income Tax Law as applied to individuals. The Law in its application to corporations will now be discussed.
The 1924 Revenue Act retains practically all the provisions of the 1921 Act, so far as it applies to corporations. The most important change is the elimination of the personal service corporation.
Under the 1918 and 1921 Acts (until January 1, 1922) corporations, in which the income was derived from a profession or business and which resulted principally from the rendering of personal service, were classified as personal service corporations and were treated as partnerships. The stockholders were required to include in their individual returns the proportionate part of the earnings of such corporations, whether received as dividends or not, according to the respective stockholdings. Since January 1, 1922 personal service corporations have been taxed on the same basis as other corporations. This policy is continued in the present Law which contains no reference to such corporations. They must, therefore, file returns and pay taxes on the same basis as other corporations.
Definition. (a) (2) The term "corporation" includes associations, joint-stock companies, and insurance companies.
(3) The term "domestic" when applied to a corporation or partnership means created or organized in the United States or under the law of the United States or of any State or Territory.
(4) The term "foreign" when applied to a corporation or partnership means a corporation or partnership which is not domestic.
(Section 2—1924 Act) The term "corporation" refers not only to the ordinary statutory corporations, but also to business trust associations called "Massachusetts Trust," joint stock companies, limited partnerships, mutual savings banks and insurance companies, and all analagous business associations, the net income of which is distributed among the members on the basis of the shares which each holds, or the proportion of capital which each has invested.
Returns. (a) Every corporation subject to taxation under this title shall make a return, stating specifically the items of its gross income and the deductions and credits allowed by this title. The return shall be sworn to by the president, vice-president, or other principal officer and by the
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treasurer or assistant treasurer. If any foreign corporation has no office or place of business in the United States but has an agent in the United States, the return shall be made by the agent. In cases where receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, or assignees are operating the property or business of corporations, such receivers, trustees, or assignees shall make returns for such corporations in the same manner and form as corporations are required to make returns. Any tax due on the basis of such returns made by receivers, trustees, or assignees shall be collected in the same manner as if collected from the corporations of whose business or property they have custody and control.
(Section 239—1924 Act) Every corporation not expressly exempt from tax must make a return of income regardless of the amount of its net income. Corporations in existence only part of a year must file a return for that portion of the year. Such a case may arise where the corporation is organized within the year or where a corporation previously organized is dissolved within the year. Corporations fully organized must file a return whether they are doing buisness or not, and this applies equally to newly organized corporations which have not commenced business, and to corporations which have formerly done business and have ceased to do so. A corporation which has received a charter, but has never perfected its organization, and which has transacted no business and had no income from any source may, upon presentation of the facts to the Collector, be relieved from the necessity of making a return so long as it remains in an unorganized condition. Corporations engaged in agricultural pursuits for profit must file a return the same as those engaged in mercantile and industrial pursuits. Corporations which lease part of their property to others, with the agreement that the rentals are to be paid directly to the stockholders, must consider the amount so paid as income and report it in their returns.
Private banks having the corporate form of organization and which under the Income Tax Law are held to be associations should make returns of annual net income and pay any income tax thereby shown to be due. However, private banks conducted like a corporation but in which the interests of the members cannot be transferred without the consent of the other members, are considered partnership banks and need not file returns as corporations. Of course, the partnership would file a partnership return but no tax would be assessed on this return. Each member of a partnership bank would be taxed on his distributive share of the profits.
Receivers, trustees in dissolution, trustees in bankruptcy and assignees operating the property or business of corporations must make returns for such corporations for each year or part of a year during which they are in control of the company. The theory is that the receiver, trustee or assignee stands in the place of the corporate officers and is required to perform all the duties and assume all the liabilities which would devolve upon the officers of the corporation were they in control.
Insurance companies engaged in the business of issuing life insurance or combined life, health, and accident insurance, organized as corporations and transacting business in the United States or deriving an income from sources within the United States are required to file returns of income. The rate of income tax for life insurance companies is the same as other corporations, but the net income upon which the tax is imposed differs from the net income of other corporations. Their net income consists of the gross income received from interest, dividends and rents less the deductions allowed by Law. Special forms are furnished for these returns. As an aid in auditing the returns, a copy of the report to the State Insurance Department should be submitted with the return wherever possible. For detailed information regarding computation of taxes on insurance companies, see sections 242-247, inclusive, of the Revenue Act of 1924.
Returns for a period of Less than Twelve Months. If a corporation changes its taxable year from a fiscal year to a calendar year or from a calendar year' to a fiscal year or from one fiscal year to another fiscal year, it becomes necessary to file a return for a period of less than twelve months. This provision is the same in its application to corporations as the provision which requires individuals to file returns for a period of less than twelve months. Thus, if a corporation changes its taxable
year from a calendar year ending on December 31 to a fiscal year ending on June 30, it is necessary to file a return for the period between the close of the last calendar year for which return was made and the date designated as the close of the new fiscal year. In this case, it will be necessary to file a return for a period of six months—that is, from December 31 to June 30.
Consolidated Returns. (a) Corporations which are affiliated within the meaning of this section may, for any taxable year, make separate returns or, under regulations prescribed by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary, make a consolidated return of net income for the purpose of this title, in which case the taxes thereunder shall be computed and determined upon the basis of such return. If return is made on either of such bases, all returns thereafter made shall be upon the same basis unless permission to change the basis is granted by the Commissioner.
(b) In any case in which a tax is assessed upon the basis of a consolidated return, the total tax shall be computed in the first instance as a unit and shall then be assessed upon the respective affiliated corporations in such proportions as may be agreed upon among them, or, in the absence of any such agreement, then on the basis of the net income properly assignable to each. There shall be allowed in computing the income tax only one specific credit computed as provided in subdivision (b) of section 236.
(Section 240—1924 Act) Consolidated returns are based upon the principle of levying the tax according to the true net income and invested capital of a single enterprise, even though the business is operated through more than one corporation. Where one corporation owns or controls the capital stock of another corporation or other corporations, or where the stock of two or more corporations is owned by the same interests, a situation results which closely resembles that of a business maintaining one or more branch establishments. In the latter case, because of the direct ownership of the property, the invested capital and net income of the branch form a part of the invested capital and net income of the entire organization.
(c) For the purpose of this section two or more domestic corporations shall be deemed to be affiliated (1) if one corporation owns at least 95 per centum of the voting stock of the other or others, or (2) if at least 95 per centum of the voting stock of two or more corporations is owned by the same interests. A corporation organized under the China Trade Act, 1922, shall not be deemed to be affiliated with any other corporation within the meaning of this section.
(d) In any case of two or more related trades or businesses (whether unincorporated or incorporated and whether organized in the United States or not) owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the same interests, the Commissioner may and at the request of the taxpayer shall, if necessary in order to make an accurate distribution or apportionment of gains, profits, income, deductions, or capital between or among such related trades or businesses, consolidate the accounts of such related trades or businesses.
(Section 240—1924 Act) Corporations are deemed to be affiliated under the Income Tax Law when the following conditions exist:
(1) When one domestic corporation owns at least 95% of the voting stock of one or more subsidiary corporations.
(2) When at least 95% of the voting stock of two or more domestic corporations is owned or controlled by the same interests.
The Revenue Act of 1921 did not specify any particular percentage but used the term "substantially all the stock". The Treasury Department, however, ruled that the owning or controlling of 95% or more of the outstanding voting capital stock (not including stock held in the treasury) at the beginning of and during the taxable year constituted an affiliation within the meaning of the statute. From this, it will be seen that while the present Law specifies a particular percentage, there is no change in the application of the Law.
As evidence of affiliation, the parent or principal corporation filing a consolidated return for the first time shall include in such return a statement setting forth:
(a) the name and address of each of the subsidiary or affiliated corporations included in such return;
(b) the par value of the total outstanding capital stock of each of such corporations at the beginning of the taxable year;
(c) the par value of such capital stock held by the parent corporation or by the same interests at the beginning of the taxable year;
(d) in the case of affiliated corporations, the stock of which is owned or controlled by the same interests, a list of the individuals, partnerships, or corporations constituting such interests, with the percentage of the total outstanding stock of each affiliated corporation held by each of such individuals, partnerships, or corporations during all or any part of the taxable year; and
(e) a schedule showing the proportionate amount of the total tax which it is agreed among them is to be assessed upon each affiliated corporation. In the absence of an agreement among the affiliated corporations as to the proportionate amount of the tax to be assessed upon each, the tax will be assessed upon the basis of the net income properly assignable to each of the affiliated companies.
Under this provision of the Law affiliated corporations have the option of filing either separate returns or a consolidated return. In the 1918 Revenue Act, it was compulsory for affiliated corporations to file a consolidated return but this provision was changed in the 1921 Act and the filing of a consolidated return was made optional. This optional provision is retained in the
1924 Act.
Corporations Exempt from Tax. The following organizations shall be exempt from taxation under this title
(1) Labor, agricultural, or horticultural organizations;
(2) Mutual savings banks not having a capital stock represented by shares;
(3) Fraternal beneficiary societies, orders, or associations, (a) operating under the lodge system or for the exclusive benefit of the members of a fraternity itself operating under the lodge system; and (b) providing for the payment of life, sick, accident, or other benefits to the members of such society, order, or association or their dependents;
(4) Domestic building and loan associations substantially all the business of which is confined to making loans to members; and cooperative banks without capital stock organized and operated for mutual purposes and without profit;
(5) Cemetery companies owned and operated exclusively for the benefit of their members or which are not operated for profit; and any corporation chartered solely for burial purposes as a cemetery corporation and not permitted by its charter to engage in any business not necessarily incident to that purpose, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;
(6) Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;
(7) Business leagues, chambers of commerce, or boards of trade, not organized for profit and no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;
(8) Civic leagues or organizations not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare, or local associations of employees, the membership of which is limited to the employees of a designated person or persons in a particular municipality, and the net earnings of which are devoted exclusively to charitable, educational, or recreational purposes;
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È stato creato il 1º gennaio 2016 dalla fusione dei preesistenti comuni di Nonette e Orsonnette.

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George Washington Anual speech to senate on JAN 08 1970
On January 8, 1790, President George Washington delivered the very first Annual Message to a Joint Session of Congress (now known as the State of the Union address), in the Senate chamber of Federal Hall in New York City.The address fulfilled Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which states that the President, "shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."Though a routine political tradition today, Washington's address represented a milestone in the long and difficult process of implementing and interpreting the Constitution, defining the respective roles of the three branches of government, and forging the political basis of a unified national identity.
Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: I embrace with great satisfaction the opportunity which now presents itself, of congratulating you on the present favourable prospects of our public affairs. The recent accession of the important State of North Carolina to the Constitution of the United States (of which official information has been received); the rising credit and respectability of our Country; the general and increasing good will towards the Government of the Union, and the concord, peace, and plenty, with which we are blessed are circumstances auspicious in an eminent degree, to our national prosperity.
In resuming your consultations for the general good, you cannot but derive encouragement from the reflection that the measures of the last Session have been as satisfactory to your Constituents, as the novelty and difficulty of the work allowed you to hope. Still further to realize their expectations and to secure the blessings which a Gracious Providence has placed within our reach, will in the course of the present important Session, call for the cool and deliberate exertion of your patriotism, firmness and wisdom.
Among the many interesting objects, which will engage your attention, that of providing for the common defence will merit particular regard. To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of perserving peace.
A free people ought not only to be armed but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well digested plan is requisite: And their safety and interest require, that they should promote such manufactories, as tend to render them independent on others for essential, particularly for military supplies.
The proper establishment of the Troops, which may be deemed indispensable, will be entitled to mature deliberation. In the arrangements, which may be made respecting it, it will be of importance to conciliate the comfortable support of the Officers and Soldiers with a due regard to oeconomy.
There was reason to hope that the pacific measures adopted with regard to certain hostile tribes of Indians would have relieved the Inhabitants of our Southern and Western frontiers from their depredations. But you will perceive from the information contained in the papers which I shall direct to be laid before you (comprehending a communication from the Commonwealth of Virginia) that we ought to be prepared to afford protection to those parts of the Union; and if necessary to punish aggressors.
The interests of the United States requires that our intercourse with other nations should be facilitated, by such provisions as will enable me to fulfill my duty in that respect, in the manner which circumstances may render most conducive to the public good: And to this end that the compensations to be made to the persons who may be employed, should according to the nature of their appointments, be defined by law; and a competent fund designated for defraying the expenses incident to the conduct of our foreign affairs.
Various considerations also render it expedient, that the terms on which foreigners may be admitted to the rights of Citizens should be speedily ascertained by a uniform rule of naturalization.
Uniformity in the Currency, Weights and Measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will I am persuaded be duly attended to.
The advancement of Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures by all proper means, will not I trust need recommendation. But I cannot forbear intimating to you the expediency of giving effectual encouragement as well to the introduction of new and useful inventions from abroad, as to the exertions of skill and genius in producing them at home; and of facilitating the intercourse between the distant parts of our Country by a due attention to the Post-Office and Post-Roads.
Nor am I less persuaded, that you will agree with me in opinion, that there is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of Science and Literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. In one in which the measures of Government receive their impression so immediately from the sense of the Community as in ours it is proportionably essential. To the security of a free Constitution it contributes in various ways: By convincing those who are intrusted with the public administration, that every valuable end of Government is best answered by the enlightened confidence of the people: and by teaching the people themselves to know and to value their own rights; to discern and provide against invasions of them; to distinguish between oppression and the necessary exercise of lawful authority; between burthens proceeding from a disregard to their convenience and those resulting from the inevitable exigencies of Society; to discriminate the spirit of Liberty from that of licentiousness, cherishing the first, avoiding the last, and uniting a speedy, but temperate vigilance against encroachments, with an inviolable respect to the Laws.
Whether this desirable object will be the best promoted by affording aids to seminaries of learning already established, by the institution of a national University, or by any other expedients, will be well worthy of a place in the deliberations of the Legislature.
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System Of A Down have always been politically charged, but commemorating something so close to home for the band feels like a worthy and personal statement and reason for return. As amongst the clutter of politics warming up to election season, 24 April marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and a century later SOAD are still refusing to let the victims of lessons learned be forgotten.
The band open their set with part one of three administrative statements about how previous acts of terror in the past, including Hitler's Nazi regime against Jews, are still being carried out today in countries like Turkey. It's pretty heavy stuff for a Friday night, even with the cartoon animations on the big screen desensitising the issues slightly, but fans are more than keen to show their support by cheering and clapping throughout the on screen productions.
Shavo was on fine form with his monstrous custom Ashdown bass rig, 2 x ABM-900's (custom SHaVo 1000's) and custom CL-810's.
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Needs more infographics, there isn't enough visual clutter on the page to keep me from entirely tuning out.
While the article is interesting, what it suggests doesn't add up to much really.
Article length is a great example: The professors did a really good job here of documenting the numbers, but they sort of failed to consider that the medium they are looking at is perhaps biased in many ways. The layout and the structure of the NYT, as well as the types of articles likely to get longer discussion, tend to lean things toward the longer articles. however, even their data shows that there is very much a "big middle", and that the advantage for a truly long article is only in the extreme.
They actually did a very good job, but because of the specialized nature of the newspaper, as well as it's methods for promotion, it's hard to say how this might apply in the real world. A shorter but complete article on a subject might do better than a longer, puffed up piece, as an example. It would depend as much on what your individual readers are looking for, as much as it's actual length.


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The Dam Dash route is an easy, short looped route. It starts off alongside the Garden Route Dam's edge before turning into the pine plantations and back.


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There are rules in place to ensure that bonfires do not break the Environmental Protection Act.
Before reporting a nuisance bonfire, please try and speak to the neighbour and ask them politely to look at putting the bonfire out if it is causing you problems.
Bonfires can become a statutory nuisance if they are frequent and persistent. Material being burnt that causes excess smoke and/or an unpleasant smell may also cause a statutory nuisance.
If your neighbour ignores your request, we will investigate your complaint - if we feel it may be a statutory nuisance.
If deemed a statutory nuisance, we will visit the site of the bonfire and then speak to the person responsible for the fire. A letter may also be considered the best course of action.
If the issue continues, we will consider any legal action needs to be taken for that particular case.
It is essential to keep a bonfire away from windows, trees and other materials that will burn easily and have a bucket of water nearby. Neighbours should also be informed of any plans you have for a bonfire. You can find more information by downloading the Garden Bonfires leaflet.
Before having a bonfire, consider other methods of disposing of your waste such as composting, recycling or visiting your local household waste site/tip.


As per my previous posts I am not a technical reviewer, more an avid user of new and cool technology, and the Sony RX1 in my view is both.
As an owner of numerous cameras and camera systems there was no real need for me to buy the RX1. But after dropping my M9 in Auckland harbour and loading the Sony A99 and lenses on my Rocket III each weekend I pined for something a little more compact.
Looked at the Fuji range (XP1, XE1 and X100S), Olympus OMD, Sony NEX and even the SIgma DP range but they all had one problem in my mind, they are not Full Frame! Once you use FF it is hard to go back to a crop sensor, just doesn't feel right and doesn't look right to me. Control of DOF is everything in my quest for the perfect frame.
The the RX1 appears on the scene, but $NZ4000? Without a EVF! How can that be? After using it for a week, and with some clear head space riding back from Mahurangi last weekend I think I got the pricing straight in my head.
The RX1 pretty much has all the functionality of the Sony A99 which costs around the same price here in NZ as the RX1 (NZ$3700) for the body alone. The same sensor as the A99, 24MP full-frame (24x36mm) CMOS sensor. Add to that a stellar Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 2/35 to the package, this alone would be north of NZ$2500, and in a package can can fit easily into a winter jacket pocket, then the price appears to me to be a steal.
When I had my M9 I was never much of a 'lens changer'. 90% of the time I had a 28 Summicron glued to the front, the balance would be a 50mm Summicron, so the fact that the RX1 has a fixed lens doesn't really bother me. Would I prefer it to be 28mm? Sure but 35mm means I take a couple of steps back and then I have a similar view to a 28mm focal length anyway and this lens is as good or better than any of my Leica lenses. There is no perfect camera!
Fixed lens cameras also mean that the lens and sensor can be coupled in a way not possible for interchangeable lens camera systems. This has to help the end result in my mind.
The RX1 needs an EVF, or OVF if you prefer, but needs an external view finder to get the most out of it. I love the EVF because what you see is what you get. Sony EVF technology is superb in my view and that is the way I went. N$750 is a an investment though but if you want a RX1 then it is the price you need to pay.
My favorite kit is a RX1 + my Linhof 612 and this all fits in a Crumpler $6 million dollar home. Brilliant! Rx1 meter is so good I also can leave my light meter at home and use RX1 spot function for metering with the Linhof.
But as things stand I would rather have the Sony RX1, incredible FF sensor and lens package, with AF and all modern capabilities in a package 2/3rds the size of the M240 and the $5250 change thank you. I love the Leica system but the RX1 is a no brainer in my mind.
Photos on the post are from my ride up to Mahurangi region just north of Auckland and south of Warkworth.


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NEW evidence allegedly shows R Kelly having sex with underage girl
A video-tape allegedly showing notorious R&B singer R. Kelly engaging in sexual activity with an underage girl has been discovered.
Attorney Michael Avenatti has released a statement declaring that the footage shows Kelly "engaging in multiple sexual assaults of an underage girl." According to Avenatti, the tape is "clear" and is 45 minutes long.
He said in his statement; "Our work has been painstaking, detailed, expensive, and time consuming. Mr Kelly is a predator and a criminal who has preyed on young, vulnerable girls for far too long. 'The time has come for him to finally be held accountable for his actions."
Below please find a second stmt relating to our investigation of R. Kelly. As a father of two teenage girls myself, I have the utmost faith and confidence in Ms. Foxx and her staff to ensure justice is done. pic.twitter.com/nlvPt4W7Dn
— Michael Avenatti (@MichaelAvenatti) February 15, 2019
American news publication CNN say they have viewed the tape, and claim the girl appears makes references to her "14-year-old p***y".
The man in the video reportedly asks her to urinate, and then afterwards he urinates on her.
Avenatti also claims that the new tape is NOT "in connection with the prior criminal matter in which Mr Kelly was charged nor does it depict the same instances of sexual assault".
The prosecutor's office would neither confirm nor deny that an investigation was underway, a spokesman said.
Steve Greenberg , R. Kelly's lawyer, wrote a statement saying: "This morning I woke up to reports that a video had surfaced showing R Kelly allegedly with an underage girl. The reports were prompted from a tweet by Michael Avenatti, who himself was the subject of unfavourable news articles just yesterday."
The statement continued; "Timing is everything. 'The calls and emails I received were the first I've heard of these allegations. I understand that CNN says that they have seen this video."
"If the video were what it is claimed to be, by sharing it with CNN Mr. Avenatti would be committing a felony, as would the reporter who viewed it. I doubt if either would put themselves in that position. That combined with the other facts that I know lead me to question the reports."
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Greenberg said; "I have not been contacted by anyone connected with law enforcement, nor has R Kelly. Mr. Kelly denies that he has engaged in any illegal conduct, of any kind whatsoever. He would like to be able to continue to write and sing and produce and perform."
He also mentioned the infamous Surviving R Kelly documentary on Lifetime, which shocked the world with dozens of sexual abuse allegations spanning 30 years.
"Unfortunately, as a result of a documentary that regurgitated long ago rejected claims, he has been adjudged guilty in the public eye. In this age of hashtags we are too quick to rush to judgement simply because something is associated with a hashtag."
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It continued; "A hashtag does not make claims credible. All of the claims by these women were brought forth years ago, rejected by the police, and/or rejected by the courts, but now for their own gain they have rehashed them."
"Each of the women in that documentary are out for money, whether they have suddenly filed a lawsuit, they have all of a sudden released their own song, or they have written a book," he wrote, saying the woman who have accused Kelly are simply in it to capitalise.
"In this country people are entitled to presumption of innocence. Absent conclusive evidence, proof beyond reasonable doubt, I would ask that people follow the principles that make this country great. We will have no further comment," said the lawyer.
BREAKING: The New Yorker says Illinois prosecutors are "moving to indict" R Kelly after a video emerged that they believe shows Kelly "sexually assaulting an underage girl"https://t.co/9LRp44ZTQC pic.twitter.com/NEhxbzxJPN
— John Doe (@JohnDoe78359022) February 14, 2019
"Thanks to all his fans and their support. He will continue to work on his album," it concluded.
The singer only just announced a 2019 tour of New Zealand, Australia and Sri Lanka, after the documentary was released. He has been accused of having sex with girls as young as 14, and holding women hostage in a sex cult.
Kelly has continuously denied the allegations against him. Time will tell what this new evidence will bring to the shocking story.
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Could marriage be on the cards for Lena Dunham?
Lena Dunham was one of many straight people in the world who vowed that she would not be walking down the aisle until it was legal for every person to do so, regardless of their gender.
But with the American Supreme Court's ruling on the 26th June that same-sex marriage is to be made legal in all 50 states, the road is now wide open for the Girls star to take the plunge.
After the news broke she even tweeted her boyfriend of three years, Bleachers and Fun frontman, Jack Antonoff saying, "get on it, yo."
.@jackantonoff Get on it, yo…
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) June 26, 2015
But now that she has the option to don "the fluffy white dress", the question is, does she actually want to?
The 29-year-old penned a letter to The New Yorker where she explained her own confusing feelings about the institution of marriage.
Ms Dunham explained how it was easy to reject marriage as a self-sacrifice but that when the requirement for her to do so disappeared, their decision all of a sudden didn't seem like so much a sacrifice.
"Just two days earlier, we had been living in a world where marriage wasn't an option, or, rather, was an option that we had postponed for ourselves," she revealed.
"And, instead of a hardship, this limbo had been a saving kind of relief, a limitless breathing space that allowed our relationship to grow without any of the tortured questions of legal commitments and ring settings that seem to plague so many sooner than they might want."
Lena described how after the ruling came through, she was bombarded with messages from friends and family asking about her own big day.
"Now you can get married!" "Hello, bride to be <3" "So, when's the wedding?" were just a few of the message she was getting.
So, is the countdown on? Will we be seeing Ms Dunham skipping down the aisle wearing white frills any time soon?
It doesn't appear that there will be a Mr and Mrs Antonoff just yet. "I like being a guest, for now," Lena admitted. "Aunt Bonnie, keep the dress in the box. But don't throw it away." At least she's not ruling it out anyway.
And if real life marriage is off the cards, we at least hope that she gives us a Girls wedding sometime soon. With Marnie and Dessy having fallen apart our next best hope is Hannah and the new guy!
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India Secured A Place Of Pride & Glory In The World: PM Modi On 'Mann Ki Baat'
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By KalingaTV Bureau	 Last updated Dec 30, 2018
New Delhi: Addressing the nation on the 51st edition of his radio show 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India secured a place of pride & glory in the entire world. The highest United Nations Environment Award 'Champions of the Earth' was conferred upon India and the country clinched a large number of medals in Asian Games and performed very well in Para Asian Games too.
Extending New Years' greetings to countrymen, PM Modi spoke about the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela, which is all set to start from January 15.
"Kumbh Mela is beginning from Jan 15 in Prayagraj. Kumbh is huge as well as divine. UNESCO listed Kumbh in Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last year," PM Modi said.
Remarking that the year 2018 was a phenomenal one for the countrymen, Modi said 2018 saw launching of world's biggest health insurance scheme 'Ayushman Bharat'. Also, Electricity reached each & every village of the country this year.
The PM also hailed the first ever celebration of the 75th anniversary of Azad Hind Government, which was commemorated with a flag hoisting ceremony at Delhi's historic Red Fort.
PM Modi also informed that top world's rated agencies have accepted that India is pulling its people out of poverty.
Mann Ki Baat is a monthly radio show hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which he addresses the people of the nation on All India Radio, DD National and DD News.
In its previous episodes, he has covered issues of social, national as well as international implication: education of the girl child, tackling exam stress, climate change and drug menace.
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The Chinese mining company behind the controversial Letpadaung copper mine welcomes a parliamentary commission report that advises going ahead with the project despite ongoing opposition.
RANGOON — The Chinese mining company behind the controversial Letpadaung copper mine in Sagaing Division has welcomed the final report of a parliamentary commission that advises going ahead with the project despite continuing demands from local people for its complete shutdown.
In a press release signed by the company's managing director, Geng Yi, Myanmar Wanbao Mining Ltd, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned arms manufacturer Norinco, said on Tuesday that it welcomes the decision of the report, and would heed its call to listen to the needs of the local community.
"Wanbao will continue contributing to the sustainable development of our local community and of Myanmar as a whole," the press release concludes.
Since last year, the mining project has sparked a public outcry from protesters who say that it has caused environmental destruction and resulted in forced relocation and illegal land confiscation.
Outrage over the project grew after more than 100 people, mostly Buddhist monks, were injured in a pre-dawn raid on a protest camp by local police on Nov. 29. Many of the victims of that attack suffered severe burns caused by incendiary devices, which the commission's report said contained phosphorus.
Burmese President Thein Sein formed an inquiry commission chaired by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the wake of the crackdown to probe the incident and assess whether or not the Letpadaung project should continue. The commission submitted its findings and recommendations to the president on Monday.
Chit Khin, a Monywa resident and the head of the campaign group Save Letpadaung Mountain Committee, said it rejected the commission's report. "We request a total shutdown of the project. We will do whatever it takes to help the Letpadaung residents until the project is closed completely," he said.
The Letpadaung mine is part of the company's Monywa copper mine project, which consists of four copper deposits at Sabe, Kyeesin and Letpadaung mountain in the Monywa region of Sagaing Division.
The mine is a joint venture between Wanbao and the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (UMEHL), a Burmese military-owned conglomerate. Both parties signed production-sharing contracts in 2010 and 2011 in front of leaders of the two countries.
The UMEHL also issued an announcement on Tuesday saying that it would follow the commission's suggestions, which include compensating local people for the loss of their land.
According to Dong Yunfei, Wanbao's administrative manager, the company has so far invested more than US $600 million in the project.
"According to the contract, the Burmese government gets the lion's share of the profit: more than 17 percent. We get only 12. UMEHL gets around 13. They rest—more than 50 percent—goes to production costs. Wanbao has contributed 100 percent investment in the project," he told The Irrawaddy during a recent interview.
On Monday, Thein Sein formed a 15-member committee to implement the findings of the inquiry commission. The implementation committee is supervised by a President's Office minister, with directors from UMEHL and Wanbao as members.
Meanwhile, Suu Kyi is traveling to Monywa on Wednesday to personally explain the commission's findings to local people.


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We SEEM TO BE MORE ENERGY INDEPENDENT THESE DAYs
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farmerman
Reply	Tue 27 Aug, 2013 05:20 am
Even though crude prices are up a bit, the prcesof gas at the pump are stable and have even been declining. It appears that our increased refining capacity and increased domestic production (Kiss a geologist for that), has resulted in a time of relative calm in the market. Imagine that, say ten years ago, every middle east blow up (like that in Egypt and Syria) would add hlf a buck or more to the price of gas at the pump.
You may not like Canadian crude development or "fracking" here in the US , but, if we wish to have a few more quiet decades of reliance on fossil fuels , we are going about it in a reasonable fashion.
Wonder what happened to Okie and his ilk?
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[+3] - farmerman - 08/27/2013HA hA HA HA. Romney was particularly clueless about the major new new gas fields on the planet , "wet gas ", slant drilling and fracking Just enjoy the future , you've lost a campaign...
edgarblythe
I have mixed emotions about fracking. Perhaps I am not well enough informed.
@farmerman,
It's no fun for them. We have a wild-eyed socialist in the White House who is not actually an American citizen, and who has stolen not one, but two elections in a row--and nobody seems to care. The financial catastrophe happened on Bush's watch, and can't be blamed on Obama, and the economy is slowly improving.
It's gotta be really depressing for them boys.
@Setanta,
shhh, gunga is listening and Dave is packing
rosborne979
I think it will take time for the economics of the industry to catch up with the new sources. But ultimately I think it's going to be a big win for the US and a bitter pill for the middle east. It's western money that props up those governments through oil purchases. Those governments are going to take a real beating once the money stops flowing over there.
@rosborne979,
remember though, as with all "ARCS" of resources , the first nation to develop theirs,often becomes the last in line as that domestic product begins to deplete.
We have about a 40 year window of more energy independence. We can either squander it or plan ahead.
gungasnake
We should have achieved total energy independence by now. We'd be well on the way to that if Romney had won the 2012 election.
Reply	Tue 27 Aug, 2013 07:15 pm
@gungasnake,
HA hA HA HA.
Romney was particularly clueless about the major new new gas fields on the planet , "wet gas ", slant drilling and fracking
Just enjoy the future , you've lost a campaign issue.
"We should have been energy independent earlier"---merely sounds like words of a loser who had his platform cut out from under him.
Butrflynet
Reply	Sat 19 Oct, 2013 06:51 pm
Farmerman, if you don't already know about this incident, thought it might be of interest to you. It is supposed to be a very rare event.
http://www.kasa.com/news/local/fracking-fluid-blows-out-nearby-well
COUNSELORS, N.M. (KRQE) - More than 200 barrels of fracking fluid, oil and water blew out of a traditional oil well on BLM land in the San Juan Basin in late September raising questions about who is responsible for the spill.
State regulators say the blowout on a Parko Oil well happened because of pressure from nearby fracking operations run by Encana Oil.
Fracking--short for horizontal fracturing--is a controversial practice that uses chemicals pumped under pressure to break up underground layers of shale to release oil and natural gas.
"The spill has been contained," said Jim Winchester, spokesperson for the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, which houses the state regulator Oil Conservation Division. "Fluids from the spill were removed by a vacuum truck quickly after the release."
On Sept. 30, one of Encana's fractures reached Parko's neighboring vertical well. The pressure was too much for the older well to handle.
"Our highest pressure is around 150 pounds," said Parko Oil pumper Johnny Aragon. "The pressure we were experiencing was in excess of 2,000 pounds, which is a lot more than what the wells are designed to hold."
Encana's operations were approximately 0.5 miles from the Parko well that had the blowout.
"An Encana well, undergoing stimulation operations, may have communicated with the well of a nearby operator," said Encana spokesperson Doug Hock. "That operator's well became over-pressurized resulting in the release of fluid from both the wellhead and a nearby tank."
"When Encana was made aware of the situation, it immediately ceased its own operations."
Well Spacing Concerns
The San Juan Basin is considered one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world. But with natural gas prices so low, many energy companies are making a play for oil.
"Many of the drilling rigs that are now operating in the San Juan Basin are exploring and drilling in parts of the basin that have the potential for oil and high levels of natural gas liquids as opposed to dry gas," said Wally Drangmeister of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.
New wells are springing up quickly.
Some fracking operations are installing wells as close as 800 feet from traditional vertical wells.
"I don't understand why the state or the BLM or anyone else is letting them get so close to other wells," said Floyd Parker, president of New Mexico-based Parker Oil. "Encana's encircling our field entirely."
New Mexico has no standard minimum spacing requirement between wells.
Some experts warn New Mexico could be facing huge problems ahead with the close proximity of high-pressure fracking operations and aging wells.
"Other states have modified their rules to require, for example, that an operator intending to drill a horizontal well would have to identify all older wells within a certain distance from the route of the horizontal bore," said Bruce Baizel, energy program director for Earthworks.
But Drangmeister says he doesn't believe the proximity of the Encana and Parko wells caused the blowout.
"From my understanding of these very rare cases of well communication, the issue is one of local underground geology, not spacing or the age of wells," he said.
Environmental Questions
The Encana-Parko well hit resulted in soil contamination but no groundwater pollution, according to the state's Oil Conservation Division.
But there's a big risk when fracking fluid meets up with a traditional, aging well.
Fracking fluid includes water and toxic chemicals. Some chemicals are disclosed, but in New Mexico the OCD doesn't require the reporting of "proprietary, trade secret or confidential business information."
Encana declined to give a full list of the chemicals involved with this spill, but said nitrogen is used in their operations.
Even Parker says aging wells are prone to cracks. If fracking operations hit one of those wells, it could have devastating consequences, he said.
"If you had a crack in your casing or something like that, their fluid may go into the water reserve," he said.
Baizel says it's a real possibility.
"The scientific research shows that all wellbores and their cement eventually degrade and leak; it's just a matter of time," he said. "We also know that older wells were subject to less stringent standards at the time they were drilled, so that also adds to the potential for leakage."
Drangmeister said he couldn't speculate on whether cracks in aging wells could pose a risk for groundwater contamination.
"I can say that a regulatory structure has always been in place in New Mexico for well construction and cementing," he said.
The Cost and Responsibility of Cleanup
The half-mile stream of chemicals and soil contamination from the blowout was left for Parko to cleanup.
"The release was on their well," Hock said. "They took charge of the cleanup and shut-in of their well."
So far, Parko Oil has had to pay for the cleanup, too.
Parko Oil president Floyd Parker estimates current damages at $100,000 and says this isn't the first time Encana's operations have impacted his own.
"They said they'd pay the bills," he said. "They haven't paid any of the bills, and they haven't paid anything on this mess either."
State oil regulators don't have the authority to say who should pay for these messes, so the companies have to work it out, or go to court.
KRQE News 13 asked Hock who must take responsibility for the cleanup and pay for it during an incident like this.
"I don't know the specifics of this," he said. "However, I can tell you that in this case, Parko took charge of the cleanup."
Hock says Encana voluntarily provided Parko with "advance notice of its intended stimulation activities."
@Butrflynet,
In NY, before drilling will be allowd, wells within some (as yet undetermined)radius will have to be pressure grouted BEFORE fracking will be allowed. NY is the only state that has disallowed ANY fracking until a means to assure against several types of environmental disasters could occur.
Im aware of the well Btfly. It changes EVERYTHING that wed known and used as fact before.
It is worth noting that the 1980 Windfall Profits tax was a disasterous case of unintended consequences. Since it taxed the production of crude oil, it was not a tax on profits at the pump, but an excise of crude taken out of the ground. The oil companies were already getting tax breaks on oil production, but rather than repeal those--something the public would likely not notice or understand--the Congress took the grandstanding approach with the "sexy" name of windfall profits. The effect, however, was to discourage domestic crude oil production and exploration for new sources, and to encourage the importation of foreign-produced crude oil. It was actually driving the energy industry into the arms of OPEC, whose embargo had started the whole brouhaha.
That act was repealed in 1988, but the changes are just now being felt. The petroleum industry slowly began exploration to develop new domestic sources, wary of Congress, and that's now paying off. At no time were the windfall profits of the energy industry actually taxed, which would have meant a tax on profits at the pump. I don't doubt that energy industry lobbyists had a hand in the writing of the 1980 act--unable to avoid it, they just made sure that the industry's actual windfall profits were never taxed.
Finally, American energy companies were gobsmacked by the profits they reaped in the Arab oil embargo--no such shortage had ever occurred in the history of the fossil fuels industry. They began shutting down refineries rather than bear the cost of upgrades and maintenance, and when called on the low refinery capacity, they whined about the cost of building new refineries; not mentioning, of course, all the refineries shut down in the decades after the 1973 embargo. They've only been expanding refining capacity for about a decade because demand had risen so high that they feared a genuine windfall profits tax and began, finally, to keep up the maintenance on old refineries and to build new ones. (Of course, greed also got the better of them on the refinery capacity issue.)
I suppose that was a decent incentive but there still would have been no real O/G "Boom" without some specific new technology.
"Fracking " was developed in the late 40's but was initially used for cleaning up skuzzed up wells in high permeability rock. "MAssive Hydraulic Fracking'" wasn't really developed till the late 1970 and was used in VERTICAL HOLES in Ok, KErn Co Calif and then on to Canadia.
The really really big developmental event was when "Slant drilling" and "walkover tech" was developed. This allowed us to drill 7000+ foot holes and then "bend" a drill stem to drill horizontally through a specific rock layer. Now we seek out the really LOW permeability sandstones which trap oil/gas in the tiny connected cracks. "Walk over " tech, allows a driller to drill deep, turn in any direction and drill along a rock bed to reach a target area with just a few inches of error. Its like drilling a hole from your house in central park, and coming up in the subway tunnel in Battery Park. The horizontal component opens up an entire horizontal face of the shale or sandstone to exploitation after its then "Fracked"
That was what really fed the new boom , that and a fact that Dick Cheney exempted all exploration for o/G from all environmental rules starting in 2005.
Reply	Sun 20 Oct, 2013 12:42 am
we are spending $200 billion a year to import crude, I am not ready for the energy independence party yet.
I was speaking about motive--i'll leave method to you.
Cant have one wiyhout the other.
@hawkeye10,
ifyou analyze the numbers based upon our daily petroleum needs weve slipped below 40% of our energy needs coming from foreign sources. Its a trend Hawkee. It doesn't happn overnight.
Drilling one the Bakken and Marcellus fields didn't really kick off until 2003 and gas and oil didn't start making it to the market until about 2005
A total of domestic production as a percentage function of total need will (according to projection) peak at about 35% of fuel needs and sorta of remain there as "Tight gas and oil" fields begin to flatten out in production and as other fuels make it to market
Reply	Wed 5 Feb, 2014 01:54 pm
A couple articles caught my eye and thought I'd share them for comment.
First one, I'm wondering if we could do something similar, or are we already doing so in places like the Geysers in California? What about the magma pool under Yellowstone?
http://www.policymic.com/articles/81113/in-huge-breakthrough-iceland-has-uncovered-the-ultimate-renewable-energy-source
By Lucky Tran February 4, 2014 23 COMMENTS | 3405 VIEWS | 1469 SHARES
In Huge Breakthrough, Iceland Has Uncovered the Ultimate Renewable Energy Source Image Credit: Andrew Cairnes
On Jan. 16, the Icelandic Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) announced that it has successfully built the world's first magma-powered geothermal energy system. Geothermal energy takes advantage of heat locked away inside of the Earth to generate electricity. Currently, geothermal energy supplies approximately 65% of electricity consumption in Iceland. However, all geothermal power is created from secondary methods, such as pumping liquid onto hot rocks below the Earth's surface — the resulting steam is then converted into electricity.
The ability to harness energy directly from the Earth's magma is a huge breakthrough.
Why this is important: Even with all of today's advanced drilling technology, striking magma directly is extremely difficult and rare. Iceland's harnessing of magma is only the third-ever occurrence, and the last time it happened in Hawaii, the drilling had to be stopped to plug up the opening with concrete for safety reasons. The Iceland drilling represents significant progress because engineers were able to install a specially-made steel casing, allowing the magma to remain contained and under pressure.
Second article, I'm just wondering if this is true or is it hyped up because the keystone pipeline decision is getting closer.
Also, why must it be fresh water, why not recycled, non-drinking water?
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/05/fracking-water-america-drought-oil-gas
Shortage of water and fracking in Texas
Aerial photograph taken on a flight from Dallas to Seattle in June, 2011, reveals a large field of hydro-fracking pad sites in a mountain valley in northwestern Colorado. Photograph: Susan Heller/Getty images
Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent
America's oil and gas rush is depleting water supplies in the driest and most drought-prone areas of the country, from Texas to California, new research has found.
Of the nearly 40,000 oil and gas wells drilled since 2011, three-quarters were located in areas where water is scarce, and 55% were in areas experiencing drought, the report by the Ceres investor network found.
Fracking those wells used 97bn gallons of water, raising new concerns about unforeseen costs of America's energy rush.
"Hydraulic fracturing is increasing competitive pressures for water in some of the country's most water-stressed and drought-ridden regions," said Mindy Lubber, president of the Ceres green investors' network.
It can take millions of gallons of fresh water to frack a single well, and much of the drilling is tightly concentrated in areas where water is in chronically short supply, or where there have been multi-year droughts.
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Magma Mobile's new Android game Slide3 Patrick promises to be a Match 3 game with a twist. So many games have claimed to be such, and to be fair, most have delivered, but Slide3 Patrick does come more than a few things that make it more interesting than your average title in the genre. Like others, the puzzles get harder as you go on, but in here, you'll be making matches of three pieces (all Irish-themed, hence the game's title) in a totally different way. There are more than 200 levels for you to complete, and as Magma stresses a few times in the description, this title is absolutely free to play.
Considering the different quirks of Match 3 gaming that separate each game from each other, we've decided to give you a list of Slide3 Patrick tips and tricks that could help you complete more levels, and complete them with a perfect three stars.
You may have been curious about the big twist in Slide3 Patrick that isn't present in other Match 3 games, or at least most others. Well, instead of swapping pieces by moving one piece to replace another should there be a match present, you'll be sliding rows and columns in such a way that you form matches of three pieces or more. Once you get used to it, there will be nothing to it – finding those Match 3 combinations should be a snap. What you may have to look out for, however, is the hyper-sensitivity of the controls. Sometimes you might end up making a match you completely did not intend to make, so be careful!
Sometimes, you may be asked to "collect" a certain number of items, say, shamrocks or horseshoes, for instance. Other times, you may need to destroy all the pieces with prison bars on them, or with pink backgrounds. (Rows and columns with the pieces seemingly trapped in prison bars cannot be moved normally, so that's a bonus tip for you.) Whatever the goal of the level is, make matches with that goal in mind. It's a common-sense tip, but one that can help anyone achieve that elusive three-star rating more consistently.
This is another fairly common tip in the world of Match 3 gaming, but it's always better if you match four pieces or more, instead of a mere three of them. Depending on the special piece you create and where you make a match with it, you can take out an entire row or column, you can destroy all pieces in a certain area of the board, or you can even wipe out the entire board! Since you only have a limited number of moves per level, it's best to go big or go home – bigger matches are always better.
At the bottom of the board, you'll see a list of power-ups you can use when solving puzzles. Instead of listing them from left to right, we'll list them in order of value, meaning we start with the one that can help you the most.
For starters, you'll see a bomb on the leftmost side, or the Multi-Bombs power-up, that allows you to create bomb pieces without having to make the necessary matches. This is arguably the most useful of the five available power-ups. There's also a power-up (second from right) that allows you to reshuffle the board if you can't make any more plausible matches. The lightning bolt (in the middle) lets you switch any two pieces on the board for free. Then you've got the second power-up from the left, which lets you tap on any item to remove it, and the one on the extreme right, that lets you swap any item for a bomb. We wager you wouldn't be using those last two power-ups very often, if at all.
Regardless of the power-up, we would advise you to save them for occasions when you truly need them. Power-ups cost gold to purchase in the in-app store, and while they're the only useful things you can spend your gold on, you may also want to be prudent when spending your gold.
Last, but not the least, here's another rule that applies to most Match 3 titles as well. It's very important that you take your time in this game, as there is no time limit. Study the board before you try to solve it, and think before making a match, and you'll be completing levels with three stars on most occasions. And if you don't make three stars the first time, you always have the option to replay that level and give it another go.
These would be for now our tips and tricks for Magma Mobile's exciting Match 3 game, Slide3 Patrick. We will update this guide, whenever we discover more hints, so don't forget to check back!


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Q: Spacing issue with conditional compilation directives with VS Community 2015 I have recently tried using Visual Studio 2015 Community edition as my IDE for editing Unity C# scripts. I should note that I am also using ReSharper.
When I am using Unity conditional-compilation directives the code formats to include two lines before the initial if directive. Due to me formatting on save, every time I save I am inserting two more lines before this directive.
For example if I have
void SomeMethod() {
  #if UNITY_WEBPLAYER
    ...
  #endif
}

Every time I reformat the document two newlines are added abouve the #if. I have scoured the C# code formatting menu as well as the code formatting section under the ReSharper menu, and I am not seeing an entry for conditional compilation directives. Is there some option that these are merged with that I am not noticing, or am I just blind?
Any help is greatly appreciated!

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First of all, the Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) dates have been changed from Nov 15th through the end of the year, to Oct. 15th through Dec. 7th. Plan providers, (for example Humana or United Healthcare) will be allowed to present new plan specifics and materials beginning Oct. 1st. However, no enrollment applications can be accepted until Oct. 15th.
During this period, current Medicare beneficiaries may choose how they receive their Medicare benefits for the upcoming year. No action is needed if you wish to keep your current plan. You may enroll, disenroll or change plans. The last election made, determined by the application date, will be the election that takes effect on Jan. 1st for the calendar year. Be careful in choosing. Check your current plan for any changes. Consider your maintenance drugs, as each plan with an integrated prescription drug plan has its own formulary.
Secondly, if you elected to enroll in an MA or MAPD plan, you will have 45 days between Jan 1st and Feb 14th, 2012, during the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP) in which you may request disenrollment from their plan and return to Original Medicare and subsequently may enroll in a PDP or may simply request enrollment in a PDP, resulting in automatic disenrollment from the MA plan. The exception being that MA-only PFFS must first request disenrollment. As allowed in past years, you MAY NOT change MA plans during this period.
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J Surg Oncol. 2018 Mar;117(3):434-442. doi: 10.1002/jso.24881. Epub 2017 Oct 16.
Amputations for extremity soft tissue sarcoma in an era of limb salvage treatment: Local control and survival.
Stevenson MG1, Musters AH1, Geertzen JHB2, van Leeuwen BL1, Hoekstra HJ1, Been LB.
Department of Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Despite multimodality limb salvage treatment (LST) for locally advanced extremity soft tissue sarcoma (ESTS), some patients still need an amputation. Indications for amputation and oncological outcome for these patients are described.
Between 1996 and 2016, all patients who underwent an amputation for ESTS were included. Patients who underwent an amputation as primary or as non-primary treatment formed Group I and II, respectively.
Thirty-nine patients were included, 16 in Group I (41%) and 23 in Group II (59%). Tumor size or local recurrence which could not be treated with LST were the two main reasons for amputation. Local recurrence free survival (LRFS) (P = 0.396), distant metastases free survival (DMFS) (P = 0.965), disease-specific survival (DSS) (P = 0.745), and overall survival (OS) (P = 0.718) were comparable for both groups. Ten-year LRFS was 90.0% versus 83.7%; DMFS was 31.0% versus 42.2%; DSS was 52.2% versus 44.1%; and OS was 44.2% versus 41.6%, for group I and II respectively.
Oncological outcome seems to be comparable between patients who underwent a primary or a non-primary amputation for ESTS. With the on-going possibilities concerning prosthesis and rehabilitation programs, it remains important to decide in a multidisciplinary sarcoma team meeting which treatment suits best for each individual patient.