Under current tax law, people who spend more than 10 percent of their income on medical expenses can deduct the remainder of their out-of-pocket health spending.
En español | Suzanne and Harry Hollack thought they had planned responsibly for their retirement. Harry had worked all his life, and they had a good nest egg in their savings and 401(k) account.
Then Harry, who is 73, was diagnosed with dementia. His condition became so bad that last year he had to go to a memory care facility near their home in Scottsdale, Ariz., care that costs $80,000 a year.
So much for their savings.
When Suzanne, 70, heard that Congress is considering eliminating their ability to deduct the nearly $100,000 it costs for Harry's care and their share of Medicare from their income taxes, she couldn't believe it.
"We're not wealthy people," Suzanne said. To pay for her husband's treatment they've had to withdraw twice as much from their retirement savings as they had planned.
Michael Amoruso, president-elect of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, said the Hollacks' situation is a familiar one. "The loss of this deduction would be absolutely devastating to seniors and those with disabilities," he said. For those who — like the Hollacks — want to use their savings for their care, the loss of the deduction would mean they would run out of money sooner and find themselves on Medicaid, the state and federal program that pays health care and long-term expenses for people with low incomes.
Under current tax law, people who spend more than 10 percent of their income on medical expenses can deduct the remainder of their out-of-pocket health spending. The deduction can include health care premiums, deductibles and copays, medical transportation costs, and expenses like the Hollacks' bill for Harry's memory care facility.
In 2015, about 8.8 million Americans used the medical expense deduction, which totaled nearly $87 billion. Of those who used the deduction, nearly 70 percent had annual incomes below $75,000 and more than half had a member of their household who is over 65 years old, according to an analysis of IRS data by AARP's Public Policy Institute. The average medical expense tax deduction in 2014 was $9,958, the data show.
Amoruso said he's also concerned about the impact the loss of this deduction would have on extended families. "If they weren't able to use that deduction, it could encourage caregiver children to stop contributing to their parents' care," he said.
A coalition of advocacy, health care and civil rights groups organized by AARP has sent a letter to all members of Congress urging them to protect the medical expense deduction. "We urge Congress to restore the medical expense deduction and continue to support millions of middle class Americans with high health care costs," the letter says.
Repeal of the deduction was included in the House Republican tax measure, which is being debated by the Ways and Means Committee. An amendment to preserve the deduction — and reduce the spending threshold from 10 percent to 7.5 percent of the taxpayer's income — was rejected by the committee in a party-line vote. Senate Republicans could release their version of the tax bill as early as this week.
Suzanne has written her senators and House member, urging them to preserve this deduction.
Tell your Representative not to raise taxes on the sickest seniors!


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The Versus Arthritis Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Therapies Centre is led by the University of Cambridge and is a unique collaboration with leading clinicians, engineers and biologists from research and clinical groups at the University of Aberdeen, University of Birmingham, Keele University, Newcastle University, the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, and University of York .
Versus Arthritis has renewed, for a further five years, the funding of a major experimental tissue engineering initiative which seeks to regenerate bone and cartilage by using stem and stromal cells to treat the damaged joint.
In its first 5 years, the Centre developed a bench to bedside approach to research, including a clinical trial designed to understand the treatment of early osteoarthritis with stem cells placed in the damaged joints. The Centre now aims to refine these approaches with a greater understanding of patients receiving treatment and the mechanism of action of the therapy, and to carry out further clinical trials of effectiveness in human subjects.
Funded by a £1.9 million award over five years from Versus Arthritis, with further funding pledged by the participating universities, the Centre is focused on translating innovative tissue engineering developments directly to patients in order to prevent or treat osteoarthritis (OA).
The work is structured into two core themes:
Patients – clinical trials and linked systems biology approach.
Cell populations – both as therapy and target for therapy.

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Although she is a psychology major and chemistry minor at San Jose State University and has studied mental health, Truong said she didn't realize the prevalence and importance of mental health awareness until it affected someone she loves. "Until I personally had that experience, that is when I realized the severity and importance of it. A lot of Vietnamese families lack awareness and knowledge of suicide and depression, especially in youth today," Truong said. "So I wanted to use my voice and do what I can with Miss Vietnam California, because it is such a large and respected organization to reach out about my experience.".
The premiere screening will be the centerpiece of the 15th anniversary event, which starts at 6:30 p.m, and will be followed by a music-filled "pachanga" dance party in the plaza's courtyard, The celebration will reflect on the foundation's mission to support arts, education and leadership development and recognize many of its grantees, who have been beneficiaries of $5 million in donations over 15 years, The celebration is free and open to the silk light blue wedding bridal ballet flats shoes something blue ballet slippers shoes for brides elegant ballet flats public, but you should register at castellano-ff.org..
Multiple performances on Dec. 20-21 should satisfy those who can't imagine the holidays without a trip to the Candy Kingdom or a dance from the Sugar Plum Fairy. "I love watching the transformation of the company each year," artistic director Graham Lustig said. "We have over 40 young dancers and the Mt. Eden High School Women's Ensemble plus the professional dancers. They all rehearse under florescent lights in a studio. But as the production nears, we move to the Paramount Theatre, costumes are added, stage lights come on and the sounds of Tchaikovsky played by a full orchestra surround us all. Then the performers step onto the stage and the magic happens.".
Senior Nutrition Program: Hot meals served along with camaraderie, Must be 55 silk light blue wedding bridal ballet flats shoes something blue ballet slippers shoes for brides elegant ballet flats years or older and a resident of Santa Clara County, Monday-Friday; live dance music at 9:30 a.m.; lunch at 11 a.m, First United Methodist Church, 535 Old San Francisco Road, Sunnyvale, sunnyvaleumc.org/mission/seniornutrition.html, Red Hot Chachkas: The band plays New World klezmer music, Dec, 20, 8 p.m, Sunnyvale Community Center Theater, 550 E, Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, 408-733-6611, arts.insunnyvale.com, Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker: This version of the famed ballet features the "Dove of Peace," a pas de deux in which two dancers become one bird with a 20-foot wingspan, Dec, 19, 8 p.m, Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, $28-$175, 800-745-3000..
Pancake Breakfast: The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary hosts a breakfast fundraiser benefiting veterans and their families and scholarships for local students. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit, coffee/tea and juice. First Sunday of the month, 8:30-11 a.m. American Legion Veteran's Hall Post 318, 1504 Minnesota Ave., San Jose. Suggested donation $6/$5 students and active duty military. Voices in Harmony: The men's chorus is seeking new members. Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Comunidad Cristiana, 1748 Junction Ave., San Jose. vihchorus.org.


Friedman, internationally renowned vibraphonist, marimbist, composer and jazz educator, has his own musical message, born of fascinatingly diverse musical influences. Few jazz musicians can claim as broad a spectrum of performing and recording experience, with such varied musical personalities as Leonard Bernstein, Luciano Berio, Bobby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Yoko Ono. The list doesn`t stop there. Friedman has been heard either live or on recordings with, among others, Joe Henderson, Horace Silver, Johnny Griffin, Jane Ira Bloom, Ron Carter and John Scofield. His compositions are featured on Chet Baker`s award winning Enja release, Peace, with bassist Buster Williams and drummer Joe Chambers. Friedman is also the featured soloist on this recording.
In 1977, Friedman co-founded the unique vibe-marimba quartet, Double Image, which was nominated for a german Grammy. Their album, Double Image, was just re-released as a special edition by Enja Records.
Friedman's Enja release Shades of Change, with pianist Gerry Allen, bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Ronnie Burrage, was voted by Downbeat Magazine as One of the year`s best 20 CD. Friedman`s trio playing with star drummer Daniel Humair and bassist J.F. Jenny-Clarke, documented on their 1992 live release Ternaire, showcases modern, interactive jazz improvisation, ranging from an agressive driving swing to tender lyricism.
As a leader in percussion and jazz education, David Friedman heads the Jazz department at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, Germany. As Professor of Jazz studies since 1989. He is also the author of Mirror From Another, Warners Bros. Publications, a collection of pedagogical etudes for the vibraphone and Vibraphone Technique, Dampening and Pedaling, Berklee Press Publications, distributed by Hal Leonard. Mallet players and percussionists worldwide consider this work to be the most important book on the art of phrasing for the vibraphone. Friedman is a devoted teacher and an inspiration to his students, while still an active performer and composer.
Friedman's project with bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi, Astor Piazzola's heir to modern Tango, is a synthesis of American jazz and ethnic improvisation, Gifted bassist, Anthony Cox, completes the trio ..
This1996 CD release, Rios, on Intuition Records, has been called a true work of art by the Chicago Tribune.
Perhaps the most unique of Friedman`s accomplishments to date is a solo mallet recording, utilizing multiple vibe and marimba overdubs, creating richly textured soundscapes. This is the first recording of its kind ever done by a mallet performer and is aptly entitled, Air Sculpture, on Traumton Records. Jazz Friends Review writes: This music is made of the same fabric dreams are made of. This daring recording is riveting. Germany's Die Woche calls 'Air Sculpture' a humble masterpiece!.
Friedman's project Other Worlds is a trio with an instrumentation and sound all its own, featuring the exciting french accordianist Jean Louis Matinier and the brilliant american bass virtuoso Anthony Cox. Their new CD 'Other Worlds', was recorded in November 1996 for Intuition Records and released in December 1997. It's a spellbinding musical journey, featuring original compositions and improvisational dialogues of incredible depth and beauty. Jazzthetik remarks: You feel your ears being drawn to the speakers as if by magic! Other Worlds is a true musical adventure.
In addition, Friedman still finds time for special projects, such as being the featured guest soloist with the NDR Big Band in a program of his original compositions. He also still tours and records regularly with Double Image, the highly original, ground breaking mallet duo, with his partner of 20 years, Dave Samuels, Sponsored by Yamaha, the duo is often featured at Percussive Arts Society international events and colleges and universities throughout the world.
In the summer of 2002, Friedman invited vocal virtuoso Bobby McFerrin to help celebrate the official 10th anniversary of the jazz department of the University of the Arts. One of the most exciting moments of this sold out concert event was a spontaneous duo with Friedman and McFerrin.
In 2003 Friedman formed his new Trio "TAMBOUR", with star german saxophonist, Peter Weniger, and bassist, Pepe Berns.The new CD,"EARFOOD", on Skip records, was released in January 2004 and is now number 30 in the jazz charts.
David's goal is, after all, to communicate.


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Shane Batham.
On the ground, or under the ocean, Shane Batham is one of Australia's most popular landscape and underwater photographers. His unique angles and perspectives will leave you stunned every time.
Shane is well known for his brilliant photos that grab attention worldwide; he opened his own gallery in 2007 and now sends his images all over the world.
Into The Blue Gallery is based in Airlie Beach, Queensland Australia, and exhibits a curated selection of his work. His work is popular not only with travellers to the region but also locals with his imagery adorning many private homes and exclusive Whitsunday resorts.
His incredible Panoramic Images are captured with Medium format Fuji Velvia film in a 3:1 aspect ratio. In his opinion, "Film is not dead!" as he loves the 'one shot one moment ' opportunity, and the colours and depth that film provide.
The Underwater World
Shane has lived in Arlie Beach for over 30 years and knows the importance of respecting the environment around him. Shane has an impressive Scuba Diving history spanning over 3 decades and operated a Live-aboard dive boat out into the remote Coral Sea atolls and the Great Barrier Reef and various Southern Queensland locations. Shane has also dived other South Pacific locations, Fiji, Papua New Guinea Kimbe Bay, Cook Islands, Thailand.
Shane has logged over 2500 dives and escorted international photo journalists for many years from Australia & Overseas, learning from the best in the underwater photography field.
Shane also doubles as a writer and has produced various book titles like "Whitsundays" and "Living Reef", In the very near future Shane will have his children's books released, "Little Harvey an Undersea Oddysea" and " Bella & Anouk an Arctic Adventure", these books suit children and adults alike will also enjoy their content & messages.


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Looking ahead to the US U-17 national team's Round of 16 match vs. Paraguay
Travis Clark
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The US Under-17 men's national team are through to the Round of 16 at the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, despite finishing in third place in Group A after dropping their group-stage finale at the hands of Colombia. They will face Paraguay on Monday in a knockout match (10:20 am ET | FS2 in US).
And while the loss to Colombia dampened the feeling of optimism from the first two group games – both victories – the players in India have shown flashes of the potential that have many believing this team can still go far.
The US return to New Delhi, the site of their first two group games, for the clash against Paraguay, and the pressure is arguably ratcheted slightly higher after the senior men's national team failed to secure a berth to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Heading into the U-17 World Cup, the US attack garnered the most headlines, generating high expectations. But after three group matches, the team's defense has stood out even more.
With New York City FC midfielder James Sands anchoring the central defense, the US only conceded three goals from three games – all coming against Colombia. Chris Durkin, the D.C. United Homegrown player, has been equally excellent, starting next to Sands against host nation India (a 3-0 win) and moving into a defensive midfield role for the following two games.
While the win over India was perhaps a bit more straightforward, the team's defense was in bend-but-not-break mode against Ghana, requiring a couple of last-ditch defensive interventions to keep a clean sheet. That set the table for Toronto FC academy forward Ayo Akinola to score a winner in a 1-0 victory.
The chance was there to claim first place in the Group A finale, though two goals conceded in the second half led to a 3-1 defeat against Colombia.
Head coach John Hackworth has used 16 players through the three group matches, rotating his lineup in each match. Sporting KC's Jaylin Lindsey – typically a right back, who started in that position in the first group match – moved centrally and partnered with Sands for the second two group games. That allowed Durkin to move into a midfield role, while Josh Sargent and Atlanta United's Andrew Carleton have started in the front three every match.
Getting the front three going, whether it's Sargent, Carleton, Akinola or Timothy Weah, is critical for this team to progress deeper in the tournament.
Scouting Paraguay
If the USA's strength has been at the back, their Round of 16 opponents, Group B winners Paraguay, have scored in bunches, and this will likely go a long way toward deciding the match.
With 10 goals from their first three group games, seven different players have scored for the South American side in wins over Mali, New Zealand and Turkey. Another stout defensive effort from the USA will be required to keep the match close.
At the other end of the pitch, Paraguay's defensive record should provide hope that the US U-17s can find openings in front of goal. Their five goals conceded, including two to Mali and New Zealand, bodes well for the USA.
Projected US starting XI
Hackworth hasn't rotated heavily to this point in the tournament, though there should be a pair of changes in the lineup – at minimum – from the loss to Colombia.
Timothy Weah and Blaine Ferri are likely to be restored to the starting XI, considering both came in as substitutes in the final group game. Linking play between the midfield and attack will be critical, especially if Ferri or Goslin is favored over George Acosta, the best passer on the team.
The starting XI could look something like this:
Getting a result against the South American side isn't far-fetched, although it will require a better outing than the one produced against Colombia.
Not a lot changes from a US perspective: They need to win in transition moments, whether that's winning the ball and going forward, or defending after losing the ball. That, and getting a more dominant effort from Sargent and Carleton will be key in what could be a high-scoring affair.


VISION - To recognize and promote the extraordinary skills and strong spirit of each member of the Anderson Music and Guard programs. Through support and cooperation with the Forest Hills School District and the leadership of the Anderson Music programs we are committed to provide the extended resources that are necessary to support a progressive music program. Collectively our challenge is to achieve program excellence; a fun, educational and memorable experience for each member.


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Archive for 'Kevin Hart'
PHOTOS: Kevin Hart & The Plastic Cup Boyz Spotted at Atlanta's Uptown Comedy Club!
Thursday, December 8th, 2016 at 10:15 am
Actor, Comedian, Athlete, Businessman and Recording Artist Kevin Hart surprised everybody in the ATL by falling through Atlanta's legendary Uptown Comedy Club with his homies The Plastic Cup Boyz to share a few laughs and have a good time.
As you might have heard Kevin Hart has been spending a great deal of time in the ATL filming his new film "Jumanji" a classic children's story about a game that goes haywire. Kevin Hart has been working hard and decided to have a little fun by spending some quality time with his homies, his lady, and the good peeps over at Uptown Comedy Club as he spent a little time embracing his first love: STAND UP COMEDY.
I had the pleasure of taking pics and kicking it with his crew as they shared jokes and entertained the good peeps who decided to drop by the funniest spot in town.
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Kevin Hart Receives his Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 at 8:17 am
Mr. Funny Man, Kevin Hart, received his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame yesterday! The actor was surrounded by his wonderful family and some pretty heavy hitters in the industry.
Check out the details below!
5 Officers Killed, Many More Wounded. Celebrities Respond.
Friday, July 8th, 2016 at 1:39 pm
Three suspects are in police custody and one is dead after an attack on police during what was supposed to be a peaceful protest in downtown Dallas. Two shooters were snipers, who shot from "elevated positions" and another claimed that there were bombs planted downtown.
This Weekend's Box Office Hit!
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 at 3:40 pm
"Finding Dory," which comes 13 years after its predecessor, racked in a whopping $136.2 million in North American theaters. According to comScore, it has knocked "Shrek the Third" out of its spot, becoming the highest-grossing animated debut of all time. "Shrek the Third" (2007) debuted with $121.6 million. The Pixar sequel also broke records for the studio's biggest opening. "Toy Story 3" was the previous record-holder, with a $110.3 million open.
PRESS PLAY: Katt Williams Visits The Big Tigger Show to Apologize to Kevin Hart & Calls Chris Rock "Stepin Fetchit"
Friday, March 4th, 2016 at 10:02 am
Katt Williams have been in the new recently after getting in trouble in Gainesville, Georgia after assaulting a clerk at a pool supply store, getting arrested, and then calling Kevin Hart a puppet. Then he made a surprise appearance at V-103 to chat it up with the homie Big Tigger.
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Kevin Hart Encouraged Chris Rock to Host Oscars Amid #OscarsSoWhite Boycott!
Monday, February 29th, 2016 at 10:01 am
Sometimes the homies help you make hard decisions, word on the street is that Kevin Hart encouraged Chris Rock to stick to his decision about hosting the 2016 Oscars.
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Q: revert, or hard head and steps to follow I've read a lot of posts and most lightly I'm going to get the duplication comment.
So remotely I have a bunch of commits on a branch called develop.
the last 3 are something like this.
f1....
f2....
f3....
f4....

I am working on another branch called feature/MT-100
Something happens on develop with the last 2 commits that messed up the build and I need to go back to the one of the old commits. For example f3....
Steps:
I stash everything i'm working on in feature/MT-100

checkout develop

git reset --hard f3....

git commit -a -m 'rolling back to f3.... fixed commit

git push the new commit

My question if these are the correct steps is. Will I still have access to
    f1....
    f2....
    f4....
remotely if I wanted to rollback to them later. or will f1 and f2 be wipped out by the --hard reset. Or does hard reset just effect my local history. Which in this case I'm ok because I don;t have any working files on local develop.
Would it be better to create a separate local branch called hotfix
Stages:
git checkout -b 'hotfix'

git pull origin develop

git reset --hard f3....

git commit -a -m 'rolling back to f3... in a hotfix'

git push

raise a pr in stash

then merge from stash to develop

Am I gaining anything from the hotfix option to just doing --hard on local develop
Is there a better way or more easier to understand way to do this. Again I won't have any working files on the hotfix branch so not worried about --hard.

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In any event, the site's been a little less than optimal the past few weeks, with some boxes being empty, pages not including all the data they should have. I think things are back to normal.
As always, if anything's not working properly when you look at the site, just drop a comment in so I can check into it.
HTML was a satisfactory markup language for this country's Founding Documents. HTML was the markup language upon which our country was based. But Rick Klau has abandoned HTML for XML -- he has turned his back on the founder's HTML.
The thinking people of Illinois recognize that this is an afront to our founders and an abomination before the Lord.
You know, I hadn't thought about it. But XML really is the slave-holder's markup language.


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Engineering in Schools: An Institutional Issue
With the UK facing a skills crisis, the importance of encouraging the next generation of engineers from a young age has never been more acute.
No hot air when it comes to children's learning
The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) has named the 2018 recipient of the Primary Engineer Rogers Knight Award as Gary Kelleher, product support sales manager (GB) from Aylesford based BOMAG. The Award to Kelleher was in recognition of his contribution to furthering the engagement of primary pupils in STEM projects. Smart Machines & Factories reports.
More than just a machine-building exercise
Bella designed the Fun Noisy Rubbish Bin as her entry into the Primary Engineer Leaders' Awards 2017, a competition that's been running for three years and encourages thousands of young minds to get active and come up with world-changing ideas. The competition culminates in an awards ceremony held in collaboration with Universities and engineers who give their time to grade the entries.
Growing future engineers through stealth
Primary Engineer Programmes are taking great strides in helping to grow future engineers and ultimately tapping into the inner-engineer of pupils, the aim – to encourage more students to follow a career in engineering. Susan Scurlock, CEO and Founder of Primary Engineer gives readers an update on how the Primary Engineer programme has developed.
Exhibiting creativity
Primary Engineer recently exhibited at the Smart Industry Expo and Drives & Controls Exhibitions at the Birmingham NEC, and celebrated its week at the show by bringing home the Motion Control Industry 2018 Award for "Contribution to Skills and Training".
Inspiring young minds
Last year for the Primary Engineer & Secondary Engineer Leaders Award over 23,000 pupils from 335 schools interviewed engineers and answered the question 'If you were an engineer - what would you do?' by identifying problems and inventing solutions.
Meet Mahika - the future of Smart engineering is in safe hands
It's a little-known fact but engineering innovation is being led by a six-year-old. Mihika Sharma, a winner at the Primary Engineer Leaders Award (London) 2016 has had her design selected by the competition partner UCL to be made by a team from the Faculty of Engineering Sciences. Chris Rochester is the regional director for Primary Engineer Programmes reports.
School pupil's invention helping to inspire next generation
A school pupil's invention is to be displayed at a top science centre to help inspire the next generation of inventors, engineers and entrepreneurs.
Children love engineering…
The great news is that young children really, really like being engineers! How do we know? Last year over 23,000 pupils interviewed engineers and answered the question 'If you were an engineer - what would you do?' by identifying problems and inventing solutions. Susan Scurlock, CEO and Founder of Primary Engineer, reports.
An Innovation Machine!
Siemens chief executive Juergen Maier is a busy man. But he recently demonstrated his personal commitment to supporting our young potential engineers by inviting in a group from Valley Gardens Middle School in North Tyneside, to interview him about his motivations to become an engineer, and his subsequent career path.
For the first issue of Smart Machines & Factories journal, Dr Susan Scurlock, CEO and founder of Primary and Secondary Engineer gives an introduction to why and how we should encourage children to consider careers in STEM related professions, and the importance of smart manufacturing and engineering in doing this.


Apoptosis is a physiological form of cell death that occurs in all tissues Deregulated expression of some oncogenes causes increased cell division and advances cell growth. The balance between bcl-2 and c-myc and c-jun seems to be an important determinant of cellular sensitivity to the induction of apoptosis. Bcl-2 gene promotes cell survival rather than cell proliferation In the our study bcl-2 has been demonstrated to inhibit apoptosis in breast cancer cells in vitro (T47D). High expression of bcl-2 was noticed to be strongly related to low rates of apoptotic and necrotic cell death. The mean value of the apoptotic index was 7.5% in bcl-2-negative tumours and 0.55% in bcl-2-positive tumours. High proliferation rate was associated with the absence of bcl-2 expression. C-myc and c-jun accumulation were associated with the presence of bcl- 2 expression and with decreased apoptotic activity. The loss of bcl-2 expression was strongly correlated with increased apoptotic and necrotic cell death. This establishes a model in which bcl-2 not only mediates in cell death, but also cell division in breast carcinoma cells, and in which the regulation of cell division and cell death are strictly connected.


Attorney Cori Johnson had the pleasure of attending the Spring ABA Family Law Conference. The Conference took place from May 9, 2018 to May 12, 2018 and was held at the beautiful Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
The Conference was a great event attending by attorneys from all over the US as well as many international attorneys. In addition, representatives from various IVF Clinics and Agencies were also in attendance. Cori enjoyed the opportunity to meet with several colleagues in person for some socializing while also providing a great environment to network.
This Conference was especially pertinent to ART matters as it provided for an all-day International Family Law and ART Law program, which included several interesting ART panels, one of which was a panel that Cori produced for the Conference.
This panel was entitled "Family Building the Global Way- How International ART Cases Differ from Domestic Cases. The panel presented a comprehensive look at ART arrangements from start to finish. Speakers included Attorney Barbara Connolly from the UK, Attorney Kathleen DeLisle from Massachusetts, Kathryn Kaycoff, M.A. representing Agency for Surrogacy Solutions, and Andrea Speck-Zulack representing Oregon Reproductive Medicine. Attorney Colin Rogerson acted as the moderator. The panel was very well received, and many attendees indicated that they wished more time had been available for the panel.
In addition to her producing duties, Cori also moderated two of the Conference's additional panels. One was entitled "Dissecting Difficult ART Cases: Moral and Ethical Lessons to Better Serve Our Clients." This panel afforded the opportunity for various difficult scenarios to be presented with audience participation in the discussion. Attorney Lori Meyers and Attorney Amanda Troxler presented, though Cori was pulled into the discussion and asked to give her thoughts and opinions as well.
Cori rounded out her duties by moderating the last panel of the Conference entitled "CDC ART Surveillance Study on Gestational Surrogacy and SART Data Collection at IVF Clinics." Dmitry Kissin, M.D., and Bradley J. Van Voorhis, M.D. presented a lot of interesting data regarding the medical side of the surrogacy process, including a very important look at single embryo transfers and the health impact on surrogates.
In addition to her producer and moderator duties, Cori also enjoyed attending the Conference and listening to many of the other sessions. Many new and interesting topics were discussed through the remaining presentations, including discussions about interpreters, ART matters throughout the World where speakers from South America, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific Region presented, and legal, medical , and ethical questions regarding HIV-Positive Parents.
Overall, Cori thoroughly enjoyed her time in Music City and is looking forward to attending future ABA Family Law conferences.


Unfortunately, NBC has decided not to pick up Hatfields & McCoys as a series. The pilot was filmed in March with Virginia Madsen, James Remar and Rebecca De Mornay in the lead roles and Charlize Theron was one of the producers of this modern day version of the infamous family feud. Luciana played a character named Treena, a member of the working class McCoy family.
It is not known if or when NBC will air the pilot.
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Head On review: Shocking, confronting and dazzling
Nineteen years old. A little confused. Very pissed off. Ari jams all his energy and defiance, pain and joy into one high velocity night of dancing, sex and drugs. He's running head on in his own kind of freedom.
Margaret Pomeranz
1 Jan 2009 - 12:00 AM UPDATED 3 Jan 2020 - 1:24 PM
An exhilarating piece of Australian filmmaking.
This tale of Greek Australian Ari - Alex Dimitriades - caught between his Greekness, his Australianness, his gayness and his city of Melbourne - is a brilliant and yet confronting cinema experience. Ari has urges to dance Greek dances, to have sex with strangers, to connect with family and friends and also to escape family and friends. He's close to his sister Alex - Andrea Mandalis - and to Johnny - Paul Capsis - who has his own way of dealing with his background and his sexuality. But Ari seems to be on a self-destruct course, he doesn't seem to like himself very much so it's hard to accept love and affection.
Head On is adapted from Christos Tsiolkas' much praised book Loaded. It was never going to be an easy book to adapt because so much of it is an internal monologue, but Ana Kokkinos, working with screenwriters Andrew Bovell and Mira Robertson has achieved much, if not all, of the spirit of the original. As director, Kokkinos' style is assured, fluid, expressive. The film is well-served by the central performance of Alex Dimitriades as Ari. From The Heartbreak Kid, Dimitriades has matured into a performer of such strength that you wonder what the film would have been like without him. He's a knockout. Lovers of the book have taken exception to the portrayal of Johnny but Paul Capsis brings a gutsy vulnerability to the character that is very affecting. And actually gutsy is a word that applies to the whole film, it takes the Greek Australian gay experience and literally confronts it head on. It's an exhilarating piece of filmmaking that once again makes you excited about seeing another terrific Australian Film on the big screen.
Head On
Saturday 11 January, 12:20AM on SBS VICELAND (now streaming at SBS On Demand)
MA15+
Language: English, Greek
Director: Ana Kokkinos
Starring: Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Elena Mandalis, Damien Fotiou
In this brilliant and yet confronting film, Ari (Dimitriades) is caught between his Greekness, his Australianness, his gayness and his city of Melbourne. Ari jams all his energy and defiance, pain and joy into one high velocity night of dancing, sex and drugs. Nominated for 9 Australian Film Institute awards, and winner of one (Best Editing).
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UFC, USADA Announce Changes to Anti-Doping Policy, Ease Marijuana Restrictions
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The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, who oversee the UFC's Anti-Doping Policy, will no longer sanction athletes for recreational cannabis use.
In a press release Thursday, USADA along with the UFC announced key changes to the promotion's anti-doping policy, as well as its prohibited substances list. The largest, by far, is the approach to marijuana use. As highlighted in Thursday's announcement, "a UFC athlete who tests positive for carboxy-THC (the main psychoactive component in cannabis) will face a violation by USADA only if evidence demonstrates the substance was taken for performance-enhancing purposes such as alleviating pain or anxiety; otherwise the athlete will not be eligible for sanction. A positive test for the prohibited substance, THC, will result in an atypical finding that will only be deemed a violation if it meets the aforementioned condition."
In short, athletes are free to light up — at least under USADA, assuming there is no performance-enhancing reason. Athletic commissions still have their own individual prohibitions against cannabis use, often with differing levels of what is considered an "acceptable" level of THC in the body.
Still, the change will likely be a favorable one with UFC athletes, as far too many have seen wins overturned due to non-performance enhancing drug test failures for THC. The alphabet soup of athletic commissions in the U.S. and abroad may choose to follow suit.
"The goal of the UFC Anti-Doping program is to protect the rights of clean athlete's by deterring intentional cheaters and holding those who choose to dope accountable in a fair and effective way," said USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart in Thursday's release. "These amended rules are aimed at this and to continue our focus on preventing intentional cheating and not to unnecessarily punish athletes for behavior that does not impact the fairness or safety of competition."
"While we want to continue to prevent athletes from competing under the influence of marijuana, we have learned that blood and/or urine levels of carboxy-THC have little-to-no scientific correlation to impairment," UFC senior vice president of athlete health and performance Jeff Novitzky said in a statement (via MMA Junkie). "THC is fat soluble, meaning that once ingested, it is stored in fatty tissues and organs in the body and can be released back into the blood or urine, sometimes long after ingestion."
The new UFC Anti-Doping Policy is actually already in effect, with the rules backdated to January 1, 2021. The full test of the policy can be found via ufc.usada.org
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If you've been nervously checking your investment accounts and looking up your home's estimated value a lot more than usual lately, you're not alone. I've been fretting over the unsold houses on our block for months now. Even though we have no plans to move, just the idea that we most likely wouldn't be able to sell our house for months, even years if we had to move is not a comfortable feeling at all.
Whether the powers that be want to call it an official recession or not, times are tough and the air is this with feelings of uncertainty and panic. It sometimes feels like we can never do enough to feel completely safe. While we've always been at the mercy of outside forces, tough times like these seem to hit us over the head with just how very vulnerable we are.
The obvious one: the people in our lives. Go beyond just being generically happy for friends and family and think of reasons why you are so glad to have specific people in your life.
What do you love about the place that you live? Is there a beautiful park just right for walking and letting your mind wander? A quirky neighborhood coffee shop where you always feel at home? An awesome public library? Even if you dislike where you live in general, there is probably sure to be at least a couple of things that are great.
Think about the experiences that you've had, good and bad, and how they've shaped who you are today. Perhaps you didn't get into the college of your dreams but that's okay because you met the love of your life at your safety school. Maybe your bags got stolen while you were backpacking through Europe but the experience showed you how strong and resourceful you can be.
If you are reading this, you are probably rich in cultural capital. You've probably got the education, experience and skills to become a successful, productive member of society. You've got more knowledge at your fingertips than the greatest intellects of a hundred years ago could have dreamed of seeing in their lifetimes.
Taking an interest in what's going on in your community and with your neighbors. You might be humbled by the problems that others are managing to face while still remaining gracious. Or perhaps you'll realize how lucky you were to be born into a life of such relative privilege. You might even see firsthand how money can't solve all problems and in fact, will often bring some new ones into the mix.
Look back and remember all of the times you thought a situation or problem would completely shatter your life, but that broken heart didn't kill you. You managed to claw your way out of debt and you did find a new job. Life can and does go on, no matter how much we think it won't.
Find a way to help somebody else. It doesn't have to be a big, grand gesture. Even something small like running an errand for an elderly neighbor can take you outside of your own problems and help you see the bigger picture. Often, we lose perspective when we focus too tightly on ourselves. This can give us a highly distorted view of reality. Helping others help us widen our point of view and see things more clearly.
3. Focus on what you can do. There's not much I can do to improve my local real estate market. What I can do is look for ways to increase my savings so that we have more of a safety net and make a conscious choice to not worry about what I can't control.
It's easy to get into a negative loop of feeling anxious, focusing on what we can't control and then feeling even more helpless. Or, on the flip side, letting our need for control manifest itself with time-consuming activities that will make very little difference in the long run instead of making any sort of meaningful changes to our situation.
Look for ways to earn extra money.
Having a plan doesn't completely eliminate worry but it does give you something productive to focus on. Make peace with the idea that you can't control everything and put your all into improving the things that you can.
Great article. One thing I've done recently that has helped me is to list out the negative thoughts I'm having. Just a sentence or two. Next to each one, I then write out the most positive spin on this issue that I can. I keep this list with me and refer to it often. As the positive spin view begins to sink in more and more, I find myself believing this view more and my negative view less. I've caught myself starting to worry about something and then remembered my positive spin.
I like #3, Focus on what you can do. Basically, focus on what you can control. If we put energy to things out of our control, it will drain us.
One exercise I learned recently is write down everything that is on your mind…everything that you think of every day that takes up your mental energy.
Once you are done, go over the list and cross out things that are out of your control. Release them. As for the other items, prioritize them and do something about them.
This is great advice, and very important during this time of uncertainty in the economy. I agree that it helps to focus on the positive and be thankful for what you do have instead of focusing on what you don't have.
And like you said things could definitely be worse. There's always a silver lining you just have to find it.
Great advice! This strategy definitely helps. When I feel down, thinking about what I do have has really helped bring me back to the reality of how lucky I am. Also, I believe that thinking positively will actually improve your life since it will attract more positive things to your life. Think about it: no one will want to help or be around someone who is constantly grumpy and complaining, but if you are positive and try to change your situation productively, then people are more likely to reach out.


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Q: Combine call-by-name colon operator and space incoherency Here is the following problem. When I run the following:
object  Test {
  def /:(s: => Unit) = {
    println("/:")
    s
  }
}

println("A") /: Test

It prints:
A
/:

However, I was expecting it to print:
/:
A

since the last expression was supposedly rewritten Test./:(println("A")) - which by the way, gives the second value.
Does anybody know a way to make the first syntax work, e.g. println("A") /: Test but with call-by-name ?
Edit
Using the desugar method, I found out that the calls are desugared differently.
> desugar { println("A") /: Test}
 val x$1: Unit = println("A");
 Test./:(x$1)

Hence I am still wondering why this choice.

A: It is a known issue.
If you compile with -Xlint option you should see a warning.
$ scalac -Xlint temp.scala
temp.scala:2: warning: by-name parameters will be evaluated eagerly when called
              as a right-associative infix operator. For more details, see SI-1980.
    def /:(s: => Unit) = {
        ^
one warning found

A: The problem, I think is the fact that you expect a by name parameter of type Unit - there is only one unit, hence the name: ().
I found the following works:
scala> :paste
// Entering paste mode (ctrl-D to finish)

object  Test {
  def /:(s: () => Unit) = {
    println("/:")
    s()
  }
}

val p = () => println("A")
p /: Test

// Exiting paste mode, now interpreting.

/:
A
defined object Test
p: () => Unit = <function0>
res5: Any = ()


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With a working title of the National New Energy Development Centre, we worked with the establishment group from Venture Taranaki to name the organisation and create a brand identity, website and introductory video for launch.
To kick off, we travelled to Taranaki to join in on workshops with key industry stakeholders, innovators, entrepreneurs, iwi, MBIE and local government. Following this our discovery process refined a very complex offering into a simpler proposition:
"We are a knowledge hub, collaborating with the different parts of the energy ecosystem to lead and facilitate the development of sustainable energy innovation and technology. We connect ideas with change-making potential with the right knowledge and resources to make it investment-ready, and provide access to expertise and test bed opportunities to demonstrate and develop commercialisable outcomes."
To be distinctly New Zealand a name in te reo Māori was preferred. It also needed to be short so it could never become an acronym, politically neutral and relevant for the next generation. To get there we developed key inspiration streams to explore and collaborated individually with local creative expert Rangi Kipa.
Rangi helped us see how meaning in te reo Māori can be derived from its situational, relational and contextual use. The name Ara Ake is two words brought together to represent: new pathways; a journey forward with continued momentum; a call to awaken and depart from the norm. In simple terms – 'onwards and upwards'. Framed within the aspirations of this brand, it has a depth of meaning that allows us to speak to a much greater idea, connecting with people through a shared agenda that is bigger than just this organisation and challenging us all to change.
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Ara Ake's visual identity uses a gradient of colours to express energy in the abstract, soft blurring objects of the yet to be discovered and random, fluid movement to represent constant change. And as a brand whose story is a strength, we've layered in an emotive reason to buy into through a hero statement - 'For tomorrow's energy'.
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Momi Berlin got a text message from Firstborn. He needs a white shirt, three packs of Joboss and a bundle of rubber band. I got home and my guess was right. He needed to tie-dye a shirt.
Tie-die made a big hit in the 1960s and resurfaced in the 1990s. Since then, it has moved in and out of fashion. But I still do not appreciate its look, more so find it creative or attractive.
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New UN Mission to take innovative approach to strengthening rule of law in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The head of the new United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti, known as MINUJUSTH, has said the operation will carry out its work in an innovative in the island nation – complete with an unusually tight timeframe and a bench-marking exit strategy.
Describing what is unique about the mission, the Special Representative and Head of MINUJUSTH, Susan Page, underscored that it focuses "exclusively on the rule of law."
"The new mandate by the [UN] Security Council is to work with the Government of Haiti to strengthen its rule of law intuitions. It's also to continue to support the HNP, the Haitian National Police, and to work on justice and human rights – and that includes human rights reporting, monitoring and analysis," she told UN News.
MINUJUSTH is also unique in that its mandate calls for a benchmarking exit strategy.
"Within two years, we can figure out how we [will exit the country] but with benchmarks for progress that can be measured," she stressed.
The mission head stated that the country team created a framework with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which, along with SDG 16 – to promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies – is working in conjunction with the Haitian Government.
"This is a way of bringing the entire country team together, along with the peacekeeping mission, to attain those goals," she continued, adding that the Government "has already signed up to be a partner in trying to accomplish this for its own development."
Mobile team approach
Page explained that while MINUJUSTH is almost exclusively based in the capital, Port-au-Prince, it will also have a 'mobile approach' that will take teams into the field – reaching the greatest number of people.
The mission chief told UN News that the teams will focus on peace, justice and rule of law, to help the people figure out their needs, and then connect them with top-level political figures to see how the UN can help the Government address those needs.
"Once they have a baseline of what the people are looking for, what they need knowledge about, we hope that this bottom-up and top-down approach will help Haiti to strengthen its own institutions with a bit of push from us," she explained.
Page sees this new approach as a possible new peacekeeping model, commenting that with the aim of doing more with less, "one of the ways we can reach people is by being more flexible and being more mobile."
Turning to the situation on the ground, Page noted that while Haiti's political system had been less than stable, "now, all of that is settled."
"Now that Haiti has its elected officials at all levels, including at the lowest levels in the communes, we have something to work with," she said.
"The police will continue to work with the Haitian National Police on their strategic development plan, but they also have a programme that is strengthening the mid-level to upper-level cadres of the National Police."
As for the ongoing combat against cholera in the country, Page expressed hope to get to zero transmission.
"One of the ways we continue to work is through the country team," she said, mentioning the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), which are working to strengthen sanitation and water systems.
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