Career Tech Charter — RefocusED, Inc.
The current system of education, operating on an educational model created during the era of the Industrial Revolution, does not provide students with the range, depth, and style of learning and skills that are compatible with our country's rapidly evolving workplace. This is especially true for those students who are often not successful in traditional high schools, academically disengaged, and in desperate need of a more individualized and career-focused education environment.
Career Tech Charter will be an independent, open enrollment, public high school focused on developing the next generation of innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professionals, preparing students for career success and building capacity in local industry by creating a highly skilled workforce, future leaders, and entrepreneurs.
Career Tech will provide students with a seamless transition between high school and community college, as well as opportunities for career exploration and training in the Engineering, Technology, Healthcare, the Trades and other STEM-related fields. At Career Tech, students will not only graduate with a wealth of preparation -- a high school diploma, experience in community action and entrepreneurship, computer and coding skills, a thorough understanding of our democratic government and judiciary system, and strong workforce skills -- they will also have the opportunity to earn the important career credentials they need in the form of a college Certificate or Associate's degree. Based on their chosen career path, these students will be competitive in seeking employment, will have options to apply to trade or apprenticeship programs, or can continue their education by matriculating to a four year college or university.
This is a multi-phase project. New research proves it is innovation that most significantly and directly impacts our economy and can improve the human condition. Over the long run, the creation of our Makers Middle Charter School will provide an opportunity to develop a solid academic foundation, an innovator's mindset, and workforce skills, and instill a strong, sense of community for our students and families. Additionally, more young women would choose to attend at this age than might self-select for the high school, and there is a higher likelihood they would stay throughout high school. In tandem, our Innovations Elementary Charter School will ensure a strong foundation of academic and technology skills for all of our students, as well as have them embrace the more innovative "Maker's Model" of learning. As more research has brought to light the critical nature of early childhood learning and its long-term impact on success, we have included a Pre-K Program as a part of our comprehensive school plan. This creates a unique, cohesive, and progressive Pre-K-12/Careers learning community.
Career Tech Charter graduates can choose to secure employment, apply for an apprenticeship program, or continue their education at a four year college or university.
INTERESTED IN ATTENDING CAREER TECH CHARTER?
By 2025, the Pittsburgh region alone is projected to have a deficit of 80,000 skilled workers. For example, trades people who maintain our city's infrastructure are retiring at a rate higher than individuals are being trained to replace them. Nationally, by 2019 there will be a demand for 6 million cyber-security professionals, and coding is becoming a fundamental skill globally. Additionally, more than 400,000 new businesses are launched by entrepreneurs each year in the U.S. Pittsburgh holds significant opportunity for those motivated individuals but unfortunately loses considerable human capital because many of its students have become disengaged from the traditional education system, disconnected from the community, and disenfranchised with the opportunities that currently seem to be unavailable to them. Often these students are quite bright and capable of creative problem-solving, collaboration, and communication at a professional level, if given the proper chance.
Today's creative thinkers need to be encouraged to become the future leaders in innovation, to build sustainability in our city, region, and nation, as well as navigate and succeed in the global economy. Students will not only master the functional skills of their career field but also be financially literate, technologically capable, and understand the fundamental practices of business and entrepreneurship.
Career Tech students will understand that we are all stakeholders in the community and collaboration is the key to improvement. Students will become actively invested in their community through service learning, internships, collaborative projects, and cooperative education agreements designed to bridge the perceived distance between neighborhoods and the collective community at large, demonstrating that every individual can contribute to positive change.
Unlike traditional schools, our new Whole Person Education Model engages students through real-world, cross-curricular, situational learning so they become capable, career-ready individuals.
Students will not only master the functional skills of their career field, but they also will become financially literate, technologically capable, and familiar with the fundamental practices of business and entrepreneurship. Our focus is on cultivating life-long learners who embody the tenet that success is a process requiring effort, persistence in the face of failure, and personal growth in order to reach academic and career goals. In the classroom, students will be hands-on learners in the core curriculum, technology and trades areas, and fundamental workforce skills, actualizing their potential for academic and career success.
Career Tech's founders are local educators and parents, each with 10+ years of successful urban teaching experience at the award-winning City Charter High School in Pittsburgh, PA.
Maureen Anderson, Ed.D. is certified in Business, Computer, and Information Technology (K-12) and Social Studies. She has worked in the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors, as well as has the global perspective from living and working overseas, before spending a decade teaching Career Readiness and Post-High School Planning, followed by a staff position. Anderson is also a member of the Remake Learning Network.
Angela Musto is certified in Mathematics and all Science content areas and is known for creating and implementing engaging, interactive curriculum focusing on real world scenarios.
Both Anderson and Musto have presented at national conferences and earned their Administration credentials through Point Park University.
Trish Howison is also a second-career teacher with a background in computer programming and holds teaching certifications in Mathematics for elementary, grades 6-9 and 7-12, as well as Business, Computer, and Information Technology (K-12).
The founders received input from a wide variety of area stakeholders, including industry representatives, those in higher education, area professional, neighborhood, and non-profit organizations, and community members.
The insight from area youth who were in school and/or are now active in the workplace was also sought, giving the needed voice to their experience and perspective.
By preparing students for career success, Career Tech will develop the next generation of innovative Engineering, Technology, Healthcare and other STEM-related and Trades professionals and will offer local industry the highly skilled technicians, professionals, and entrepreneurs sought after in the Pittsburgh region and throughout the nation.
Career Tech plans to open in the 2019 - 2020 school year with 100 students in the ninth grade and adding a grade each year.
By utilizing a network of community partnerships, we are working to raise capital investments, while noting that by the third year of operation, the school will be self-sustaining.
Our focus is cultivating relationships with stakeholders committed to providing much needed educational options to students and creating the workforce required for continued economic growth and development.
With input from industry leaders and through collaborations with the Community College of Allegheny County, Trade organizations, and other certified training and apprenticeship programs, Pittsburgh will be home to Career Tech, one of the most innovative, efficient, mission- driven, open enrollment public high schools in the country.
Every student, regardless of zip code, deserves a quality education and the opportunity to reach their full potential, and our region's economic prosperity depends on its schools preparing our students for the needs of the ever-changing workplace.
As a key stakeholder, Career Tech asks for your help in building the community collaborations necessary for fostering the long-term success of our school, its students, and the sustainability of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Region.
Read co-founder Maureen Anderson's testimony before the Board of Education on 12/18/17.
Career Tech Charter's Whole Person Model of Education explained.
Learn why Looping, an educational best practice, is integral to our school design.
What is situational learning and what does student learning look like in this model? Read about the Framework of Inquiry that supports our real-world learning experiences.
Read more in our Executive Summary.
View a comparison of Career Tech Charter High School's graduation outcomes to Pittsburgh Public's CTE and Magnet program outcomes.
Review the RefocusED, Inc (501c3 non-profit) Prospectus.
View Career Tech Charter High School's Situational Learning Brochure.


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Chehab: Widely praised as the creative force behind Chrysler's highly successful Super Bowl commercials in 2011 and 2012 featuring Eminem and Clint Eastwood.
DETROIT -- Saad Chehab -- Maserati's global chief marketing officer and the creative force behind several of Fiat Chrysler's celebrated Super Bowl ads -- has resigned.
Chehab, 48, resigned Sunday afternoon for personal reasons, according to a source familiar with the move.
Chehab joined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' luxury brand in November 2013 after serving as head of the Chrysler and Lancia brands and director of advertising and brand marketing for Chrysler Group.
In bringing Chehab to Maserati, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne had said he wanted a greater role for Maserati globally. FCA is investing more than $1.3 billion to expand Maserati's product range to six models, including the mid-sized Ghibli sedan and the Levante SUV.
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Home » Speak Of The Devil Song Lyrics and Chords
Speak Of The Devil Song Lyrics and Chords
Speak Of The Devil Song Lyrics and Chords by Gene Watson
Recorded by Gene Watson
Written by J. Ewtah
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Who sang the the song Speak Of The Devil?
– The song Speak Of The Devil was sang by Gene Watson.
Who is Gene Watson?
– Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has included five number one hits, 21 top tens, and 48 charted singles.
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The Motu Koita Assembly is the landowner representative body of the Motu and Koitabu people, established as an Assembly by an act of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea. It is the only Assembly of its kind in Papua New Guinea. The current Chair of the Motu Koita Assembly is Dadi Toka Jr. The Chair of the Motu Koita Assembly also holds the office of Deputy Governor of National Capital District.

History
The capital city of Port Moresby was established on the traditional lands of the Motu and Koitabu people in the late 1800s. In recognition of this, the Motu Koitabu Interim Assembly was established under the National Capital District Government Act 1982. It was given powers and rights to legislate in the ten recognised Motu and Koitabu villages and exercise authority over their customary land, which lies within the Port Moresby boundaries. The Motu Koita Assembly was subsequently established under the Motu Koita Assembly Act 2007. The objectives of the Act are: to protect and strengthen the identity of the Motu Koitabu people as the original landowners of the National Capital District; to promote equal opportunity and popular participation in government by the Motu Koitabu people; to provide for the Motu Koitabu people especially the basic human needs for water, health, education, transportation, communication, accommodation and social order through economic self-reliance; and to protect the customary land and natural resources of the Motu Koitabu people.

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History Trail
SEPTEMBER IS ATHOL HISTORY MONTH – Join the Athol Historical Society on a tour through your town.
As you drive through the town of Athol you may not be aware that the streets and roads follow the same
general pattern as the paths that the early settlers used. Ruth Marzec a former teacher in town and life
member of the Athol Historical Society interviewed many people and researched our roadways to determine
how they got their names. The following is information from a report compiled by Marzec several decades ago.
Auburn Place was originally called the "road to the schoolhouse" until 1894 when it became Highland Place.
The name was changed years later because of the confusion between Highland Avenue and Highland Street.
Batchelder Road, named after Daniel Bachelder who lived on the road from 1833-1868, is one of the very early
roads in town. Many early deeds refer to it as the "road to New Salem". Bearsden Road was established in
1766 from a farm at the foot of the Round Top to the Meeting House. At the time there were said to be
numerous dens of bears in this area. Chestnut Street was a public way as early as 1769; it was improved in
1799 when it became part of the Fifth Massachusetts Turnpike. It was abandoned as part of the turnpike in
1815 but continued as a town road. Doe Valley Road was part of the first County Road laid through town in
1758, extending from Petersham to Warwick. Until 1853, and the construction of the present Petersham Road
(Rt 32), this was the road most used between these towns.
Beautiful elms along both sides of the road adorned Elm Street. It became a town road in 1897. Estabrook
Street was given the family name of the second pastor of Athol. It runs across the westerly part of the
Estabrook Farm. Greenwood Terrace was a private way, which was laid out by Dr. F. Russell Dame in 1932.
Grove Street was originally called Clapp Hill because Deacon Samuel Clapp lived there. In early times there
was a pine grove and picnic site in the area of Wilder Street. Clapp Hill was the street that would lead one from
the Common to the grove so the name just naturally developed. In early records Highland Street is known as
Cunningham Road and in 1870 it was named Prospect Street. In 1874 records show the name was changed to
Highland Street, most likely because it is situated on the hill in the upper village. Tremont Street and High
Street were originally meant to be in different locations. The sign for Tremont was accidentally placed where
High Street was to be and vice versa; the signage was accepted before the error was discovered.
In the years following the Civil War Liberty Street was named to remind everyone of human freedom – one of
the reasons for the most recent fighting. Main Street is the longest most important street in town. Its course
has been altered several times, but the name has remained. It originally ran from Pleasant Street to North
Orange, then it was deflected so as to cross Mill Brook near the Congregational Church. At one time it was
part of the Turnpike Corporation. Only minor changes have taken place in its course since 1893.
Kennebunk Street was named for the coastal town. When mills were built in the area for the utilization of
waterpower, a gentleman named Mr. Wheeler moved from Kennebunk, Maine to operate the mills. He insisted
on calling the road leading to the mills by the name of his former home.
Many streets were named after prominent settlers who lived in the area. Some of these streets are Barrett Ave,
Humphrey Place, Kelton Street. Lewis Street and Morse Place.
Pleasant Street was the very first public way within Athol's present limits. For years it was only known as "the
Street" and its residents were called "the Streeters". It has been listed as Pleasant Street since 1859.
In 1975 the Athol Bicentennial Commission undertook the "Athol History Trail" project in the belief that "the
more one knows a town, the more likely he or she is to appreciate it and do things for it". The trail is made up
of 24 landmarks that have significant historic value to the town of Athol. The trail is about 16 miles long and
takes approximately 1 ¼ hours to complete at a leisurely place. A white sign that tells a story of that particular
spot marks each point of interest. There is also a booklet that was printed through donations from local
organizations and individuals that describes the path to take and the places to see along the trail.
If you would like to learn more about the town's early streets and other points of interest, please join us on
September 24th for a narrated bus tour along the Athol History Trail. The cost is $8 per person and the tour
will be followed by a picnic lunch at the Athol Historical Society. This is appropriate for all ages. Reservations
are necessary and may be made by calling Debbie (978-249-5835) or Susannah (978-249-4396). Buses will
leave the society promptly at 10:45AM.


In addition to Green Fluorite, the following varieties are also widely utilized for their metaphysical properties. All carry the general properties of Fluorite in addition to their specific qualities.
Green Fluorite activates and restores the Heart Chakra located near the center of the breastbone. It regulates our interaction with the external world and controls what we embrace and what we resist. It gives us the balancing ability to be ourselves within the environment. When the Heart Chakra is out of balance we may feel either controlling or controlled in a relationship, and become critical of the little foibles of others. We may find ourselves having inappropriately strong emotional responses to everyday external stimuli. Green crystal energy is used to resolve blockages and to re-balance the Heart Chakra, helping us understand our own needs and emotions clearly. We can deal with the ebbs and flows of emotional relationships, understand their cyclic nature, and accept the changes.
Green Fluorite is a "growth crystal" - a powerful conduit of the earth's Life Force of birth, development, and creation, and of the power of nature's constant renewal. It is a potent aid in nurturing, whether of fledgling family relationships or a new business venture. Green Fluorite is perfect for keeping a venture on course, a project on schedule, and life on track. Lighter Green crystals promote spiritual growth and renewed commitment to a higher purpose. Those of a darker hue are talismans of physical growth and strength, and safety in travel.
Green Fluorite varies in color from pale to dark green. If your birthday falls in any of the following periods, a Green Fluorite of the color listed can be a valuable conduit to your Guardian Angel. The table also provides the name of the Guardian Angel of those born in the time period.
There are other Angels that are partial to Green Fluorite. The table below gives you the information about them.
Green Fluorite honors Bona Dea, the Roman Earth Goddess of Fertility and the Greek Goddess of Women. She protects women through all of their changes, and is a skilled healer, particularly with herbs.
Green crystals also honor Persephone, the Greek Goddess of Spring. She represents celebration and the Earth alive with new growth.
Green Fluorite is the natural birthstone of those fortunate enough to be born in the heart of spring (April 20 - May 20). Green crystals bring you renewal, success in new ventures, and good health.
Green Flourite is an Enhancer Brightener crystal. Enhancers have internal crystal lattices of perfect cubic symmetry and internal harmony. As "building block" talismans, their internal structure helps focus our efforts to build on our successes and enhance our lives. They concentrate our energy on the improvements we desire and thought patterns that will produce the actions needed to bring them about.
Green Fluorite utilizes Wood energy, the energy of growth, expansion, new beginnings, nourishment and health. It enhances vitality, brings abundance, and keeps us growing physically. Use green crystals to enhance any space used for eating, in the room of a small child, or in a place of your home where you are beginning a new project. Wood energy is traditionally associated with the East and Southeast areas of a home or room. It is associated with the Family and Health area, and the Prosperity and Abundance area.


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When a Rook Takes the Queen Blitz
Political Thriller, Thriller
Publisher: Cassino Publishing
Chicago Tribune Reporter Larry McKay has his hands full. He has been assigned to investigate the recent assassination of Chicago's Mayor Janice Kollar in a tumultuous summer that has included riots, looting, and a city out of control. With Mayor Kollar's long list of political enemies, McKay doesn't know where to start. But he soon discovers a weekly gambit at St. Simeon's Church Rectory on West 79th Street between two of Chicago's most notable individuals; Former grand chess master and now Catholic priest, political activist Fr. Colin J. Fitzgerald, and organized crime boss Anthony 'Little Tony' DiMatteo. Their weekly chess matches have allowed 'Fr. Fitz' to become the new family consigliere, and he is now Little Tony's most trusted advisor. Together, they have been plotting ways to circumvent the recent city violence using 'The Outfit's' brutal methods to control its gangs and outlaws and bring peace back to the Windy City. But their unusual plan to restore peace to an already violent city begins to unravel, delving the Second City deeper and deeper into an uncontrollable state of intense chaos.McKay's life is now in danger, as the 'Chicago Gambit' of real-life players are now all out to permanently silence the Tribune reporter from blowing up the city's biggest crime story since the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Edward Izzi is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and is a Certified Public Accountant, with a successful accounting firm in suburban Chicago. He is the father of four grown children, and one "amazing" granddaughter. He was a talented writer in high school and was advised by his instructors that any career, other than writing, would be a 'total waste of time.' It wasn't until later in life that the author pursued his life's dream. He has now written many short stories, poetry, and thriller novels over the years, including 'Of Bread & Wine', 'A Rose From The Executioner', 'Demons of Divine Wrath', 'Quando Dormo', 'El Camino Drive'. and the recent political thriller 'When A Rook Takes The Queen'. He currently resides in Chicago, Illinois.
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May 4, 2020 3:28PM EDT
Amazon Engineer Quits Million-Dollar Job Over Alleged Whistleblower Firings
The Amazon logo is seen in Douai, France.
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Amazon VP and distinguished engineer Tim Bray has called it quits over the company's alleged firing of whistleblowers.
In a piece published to his website, Bray said exiting the Seattle-based e-tailer will cost him over a million dollars before taxes. He added that he's leaving behind "the best job I've ever had, working with awfully good people." Despite this, Bray said allegations of unsafe conditions for warehouse workers during the pandemic — coupled with firings of activist staff members — caused him to "snap" last week.
On Thursday, Bray wrote, two Amazon Employees for Climate Justice activists, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, were fired. The employees had internally promoted a petition calling for greater worker protections and also organized a video chat with warehouse workers from Amazon facilities located around the world. While Amazon gave other reasons for their termination, Bray said "it was clear to any reasonable observer that [Cunningham and Costa] were turfed for whistleblowing."
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Bray also pointed to the firing of Christian Smalls. Shortly after leading a walkout at Amazon's Staten Island, N.Y. facility — the protest was organized to call out perceived health and safety inadequacies at the facility — Smalls was terminated. Amazon said he was let go after receiving "multiple warnings for violating social distancing guidelines."
In an email to FN, Amazon declined to comment for this story. However, Amazon spokesperson Rachael Lighty told FN last week that the company had implemented more than 150 changes to date aimed at keeping workers safe amid the pandemic. Additionally, the e-tailer has invested $700 million to boost pay for employees during the crisis.
Bray said he believes that Amazon is taking these steps to improve conditions for warehouse staff but that he also believes the allegations raised by the workers. And according to Bray, the problem isn't just the purported lack of COVID-19-related protections anyway; the bigger issue, he said, is that "Amazon treats the humans in the warehouses as fungible units of pick-and-pack potential."
"Amazon is exceptionally well-managed and has demonstrated great skill at spotting opportunities and building repeatable processes for exploiting them. It has a corresponding lack of vision about the human costs of the relentless growth and accumulation of wealth and power," Bray wrote. "Firing whistleblowers isn't just a side-effect of macroeconomic forces, nor is it intrinsic to the function of free markets. It's evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the company culture."
In addition to Bray and other Amazon staff, numerous U.S. elected officials have also raised concerns regarding a purported lack of warehouse worker protections.
In April, five U.S. senators — including former Democratic presidential candidates Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand — wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos inquiring about Smalls' firing. They also expressed concerns about short supplies of personal protective equipment following reports that the retailer had masks and gloves only in "limited quantities." Additionally, two weeks ago, New York's attorney general, Letitia James, wrote a letter to the e-commerce giant inquiring as to whether the company has violated federal worker health and safety laws. James also believes New York's whistleblower protections may have been violated by Smalls' termination.


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Questa voce raccoglie le informazioni riguardanti la Pallavolo Villanterio nelle competizioni ufficiali della stagione 2011-2012.

Stagione
La stagione 2011-12 è per la Pallavolo Villanterio di Pavia, sponsorizzata dalla Riso Scotti, la quarta consecutiva in Serie A1: nonostante la retrocessione maturata nell'annata precedente, il club viene ripescato in massima serie a causa delle defezioni di alcune società. La rosa viene completamente modificata, puntando sulla linea giovane con l'acquisto di giocatrici nata quasi tutte negli anni novanta come Alessia Gennari e Martina Balboni a cui vengono affiancate qualche pallavolista esperta come la serba Gorana Maričić, poi ceduta a campionato in corso sostituita da Jaline Prado, la slovacca Ivana Bramborová e la bulgara Gabriela Koeva; a metà campionato viene ingaggiata anche la centrale Ilijana Petkova.

In campionato, il girone di andata è scarno di successi: la formazione lombarda non vince neanche una partita classificandosi all'ultimo posto, con un solo punto guadagnato per aver portato al tie-break la sfida contro l'Asystel Volley di Novara; tale posizione inoltre non consente neanche la qualificazione alla Coppa Italia. Lo stesso copione si ripete anche nel girone di ritorno, eccetto un'unica vittoria per 3-1 contro il Robursport Volley Pesaro. La regular season si chiude con l'ultimo posto in classifica con soli quattro punti, condannando la Pallavolo Villanterio alla retrocessione.

Organigramma societario

Area direttiva
 Presidente: Alessandro Moda

Area tecnica
 Allenatore: Massimo Lotta
 Allenatore in seconda: Guido Marangi
 Scout man: Michele Biscaldi, Gianpietro Capoferri

Area sanitaria
 Medico: Gianluigi Poma
 Preparatore atletico: Pietro Farina
 Fisioterapista: Massimo Nascimbene

Rosa

Mercato

Risultati

Serie A1

Girone di andata

Girone di ritorno

Statistiche

Statistiche di squadra

G = partite giocate; V = partite vinte; P = partite perse

Statistiche dei giocatori

P = presenze; PT = punti totali; AV = attacchi vincenti; MV = muri vincenti; BV = battute vincenti

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Collegamenti esterni

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Trump's Justice Department to deploy poll watchers in Nevada, several other battlegrounds
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says monitors will keep an eye out for voter fraud
Trump's Justice Department to deploy poll watchers in Nevada, several other battlegrounds U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says monitors will keep an eye out for voter fraud Check out this story on rgj.com: https://www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/05/doj-watch-polls-washoe-and-clark-county/1893595002/
James DeHaven and Jennifer Kane, Reno Gazette Journal Published 10:50 a.m. PT Nov. 5, 2018 | Updated 1:31 p.m. PT Nov. 5, 2018
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Even the U.S. Department of Justice appears to have taken an interest in Nevada's hard-fought midterm election races.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' on Monday announced Washoe County and Clark County would be among 35 voting jurisdictions in 19 states that will be monitored by the department's civil rights staffers on Election Day.
Sessions, President Donald Trump's top legal appointee, said in a statement that they will be on the lookout for voter fraud.
"Voting rights are constitutional rights, and they're part of what it means to be an American," Sessions said. "The Department of Justice has been entrusted with an indispensable role in securing these rights for the people of this nation. This year we are using every lawful tool that we have, both civil and criminal, to protect the rights of millions of Americans to cast their vote unimpeded at one of more than 170,000 precincts across America.
"Citizens of America control this country through their selection of their governmental officials at the ballot box. Likewise, fraud in the voting process will not be tolerated. Fraud also corrupts the integrity of the ballot."
The statement goes on to say that Justice Department poll-watching has been regularly conducted since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and is meant to ensure that "all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation or fraud in the election process."
Only two observers will be deployed to Washoe County, according to Washoe County Registrar Deanna Spikula. They will be stationed at the polling stations in Wadsworth and Nixon, though they are free to visit any stations in the county.
"There are a couple of locations that they decided they wanted to go and visit so we're coordinating with poll workers making sure that they know (the observers) are there to observe the process, not to question or harass or interrogate them. They're just there to observe the process and make sure that we're complying with federal and state law," Spikula said.
The county had federal observers during the 2016 election as well, she said.
Georgia and Florida are the only two Deep South states on Tuesday's supervision list. Georgia and Virginia are the only two states on the list that were subject to strict federal scrutiny under the original version of President Lyndon Johnson's landmark anti-voter discrimination law.
Nevada and five other states now set to host Justice Department supervisors are considered major battlegrounds in Republicans' hard-fought campaign to keep control of Congress. Those states are Arizona, California, Texas, Florida and North Dakota.
The department did not directly answer questions about how Nevada landed on this year's list of compliance monitoring locations.
Nevada voters are encouraged to report possible federal voting rights violations to Justice Department staffers at 1-800-253-3931 or 202-307-2767. Complaints can also be filed by fax to 202-307-3961, by email to voting.section@usdoj.gov.
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Want to hear a secret? High school electives are some of the BEST classes your teen will ever take.
And there are High School Electives you probably never thought of…but you should!
A perennial favorite. Learn how people develop from womb through old age. For details about this popular title, click here to read more.
is a homeschool World History high school curriculum.
is a homeschool high school World Philosophy course.
covers some important movements in church history, so that teens can note the impact of the faith on the world of philosophers. Read more about it here.
WHAT?? That's not a high school course, is it? It certainly can be! High School Electives give you a place to create a credit in unusual ways, and a hands-on, experiential approach to learning provides a wonderful break from traditional academic pursuits. A Successful Approach to Acting and Directing is the curriculum I developed to work with teens in our local community who wanted to learn about the craft of dramatic art in a deeper way, to work with material by accomplished playwrights of repute rather than simply performing in a skit or youth group drama. Skeptical? Look for yourself; this was a very popular co-op class every year that I offered it! And you don't have to have acting and directing experience to teach this class.
Vicki is a licensed practicing counselor who also runs a coaching business at vickitillmancoaching.com. Her desire to introduce her own kids to Psych in high school from a God-honoring perspective led her to create this curriculum, a favorite now in our local community for many years. Read more about it here.
Philosophy in 4 Questions by Dr. Micah Tillman, Ph.D.
If you have an idea-kid, you know they need more than facts to memorize and parrot back to you on tests. They want to think about thinking, to explore the power of ideas on individuals and on societies. Dr. Micah Tillman's text Philosophy in 4 Questions is absolutely unique in its fun, engaging approach to a subject that is rarely even introduced to teenagers. This was my youngest son's favorite class in high school, hands-down. Do you know the 4 questions? Learn more about them here.
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Las Dominosteine ("piezas de dominó") son una golosina originaria de Alemania consumida principalmente en Navidad.

Consta de una base de Lebkuchen cubierta con gelatina de guindas y una capa de mazapán o Persipan. Las piezas están bañadas en chocolate negro.

Las Dominosteine fueron creadas en 1936 por el chocolatero de Dresde Herbert Wendler (1912-1998) y se hicieron populares durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial debido a su bajo costo en comparación con otros chocolates.

Caramelos
Postres y dulces de Alemania
Gastronomía de Sajonia
Gastronomía navideña


Beans (Phaseolus spp.): growing, planting, caring.
Bean, or common bean, come in many varieties: flageolet, snow peas, snap peas, bush beans, string beans, climbing beans, shelling beans, etc.. Don't fret, Groww is here to help you navigate through this crowded species.
Scientific name : Phaseolus spp.
Beans are sowed in open soil, between April and August, for staggered harvests from July through October. Among the different types of beans, you'll be able to spot the string beans by their thin, green appearance - the snow or snap peas, which can be green or yellow, by their thicker shape - shelling beans, which have coarse, inedible shells and whose beans we can keep dry for conservation. To complicate matters, there exist "stringless (bush) string beans," "string (pole) snap peas," and "extra thin without strings," which are in reality strains of snap peas that possess certain qualities of string beans.
An annual herbaceous plant originally from South America whose stems can reach 2 to 3 meters for climbing varieties and 40 cm for dwarfs. The leaves are made up of 3 oval leaflets, and the flowers form clusters on a stalk, sprouting from the leaves, with 5 petals, 2 sepals, and 9 stamens. The fruits are in long pods.
Before anything else, soak your seeds overnight before sowing them. This will facilitate the germination. Sow in open soil, from April to August for needle beans, and from April to June for shelling beans. Sow in a soil that is more than 15°C, neutral, fresh, fertilized in autumn with compost and ash, and in direct sunlight. Keep about 70 to 80 cm between the rows according to the varieties, and 40 cm between each seed hole, in which you put 3 to 5 seeds. The dwarf varieties are sowed every 5 cm with 40 cm between the rows.
Earth up the rows when the plants measure 10 cm: form a little mount around each food to encourage draining.
Install poles soon after the seeds have germinated, and then regularly secure the types of beans that grow tall. Use a fence or traditional poles planted deeply, crossed and reattached at their top. For climbing bean varieties, stake very early. The beans will form tendrils automatically, so it is pointless to attach them.
Mulch between the rows: this will limit evaporation and the chore of weeding! You can use just about anything you find such as dead leaves and grass cuttings (once well dried) in a thin layer, at least at the beginning.
Regularly water in case of drought — especially if the leaves wither! — in the morning or evening, with a gentle shower. Depending on the mulch quality, you will need to water one or two times the weeks it doesn't rain from the flowering to the harvest.
Harvest the beans about 2 to 3 months after the seeding. Needle beans grow the quickest, and those to shell are the slowest.


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South Korean opposition moves to impeach President Park
President Park Guen-Hye now faces impeachment proceedings as influence-peddling scandal refuses to go away.
The impeachment of South Korea's embattled President Park Guen-Hye in a snowballing corruption case has inched closer as opposition parties decided to make a push for it.
The move on Monday came the day after prosecutors named Park a criminal suspect in a major influence-peddling case, tightening the noose on an already hugely unpopular leader.
Park's close friend Choi Soon-sil and a former presidential aide have been charged with abuse of power. They are accused of pressuring companies to give money to foundations at the centre of the scandal.
"We will immediately review the timing and methods of impeachment and set up a subcommittee to review a push for impeachment," said Choo Mi-Ae, head of the main opposition liberal Democratic Party.
Two smaller opposition parties have also said they will seek to remove her.
South Korea: President Park 'involved' in scandal, say prosecutors
"Certainly the largest opposition party [the Democratic Party] has said that its first main preference would be for the president to quit, which would be a much faster, simpler process to lead to a new election in a much short timeframe" Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay, reporting from Seoul, said.
"But there is no sign the president is going to bow to pressure to resign."
Parliament members have been under growing public pressure to oust Park, with weekly protests drawing hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the country.
"The impeachment vote would take place in the national assembly," Hay said. "They believe they will have the numbers to get the two-thirds majority [vote needed for impeachment] because many of the president's own party members have also supported the move for her to be impeached."
If the impeachment vote does pass, it would then move to the constitutional courts, where judges would have to rule on the matter within six months.
Park's single, five-year term ends in February 2018, and observers say she is likely to do all she can to serve out her time because a sitting president cannot be charged with a criminal offence except insurrection or treason.
On Sunday, Seoul prosecutors said Park had colluded with her long-time friend, Choi Soon-Sil, who is accused of coercing more than $60 million from local firms and meddling in state affairs.
SOURCE: Al Jazeera News And Agencies


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HomeBlogNew and NotableMaryland Zoo says goodbye to Sam the Toucan
Maryland Zoo says goodbye to Sam the Toucan
Sam the Toucan, an animal ambassador at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore died August 9.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of Sam, a keel-billed toucan, one of the Zoo's most well known Animal Ambassadors. Sam was humanely euthanized at the zoo August 9 after it was determined that his quality of life was becoming increasingly impaired by several medical issues. He was approximately 13-years-old, which is considered elderly for a toucan.
"Sam had been an Animal Ambassador for over twelve years and was one of the most recognizable faces and voices of the program," said Amy Eveleth, animal collection specialist. "We have over 55 Animal Ambassadors, and Sam was certainly one of the most visible – he even appeared on National Geographic News and The Martha Stewart show."
During his time at the Zoo, Sam visited thousands of school children and spent many hours on grounds greeting visitors, as well as making media appearances on local news and radio stations.
The keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), also known as the rainbow-billed toucan, is found in Central America, from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and northeastern Venezuela, mainly in tropical lowland forests. The keel-billed toucan is considered one of the larger toucan species. Its plumage is almost all black with a striking yellow throat bib topped off by its large and uniquely colored bill. Keel-billed toucans are listed as a species of least concern because they are widespread throughout a broad range. However, the overall population appears to be in decline and they are disappearing from parts of their range that are heavily deforested.
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Congressional Hearing Adds to Building Scrutiny of PBMs
On May 5, the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security held a hearing titled, "Ensuring Fairness and Transparency in the Market for Prescription Drugs," which "examine[d] steps Congress can take to increase transparency in drug prices, require PBMs to operate fairly, and ensure the FTC has the authority it needs to stop unfair practices in the prescription drug market."
A recording of the hearing can be found here. This hearing almost exclusively focused on the need for PBM reform and regulation in order to lower drug prices and generate transparency for consumers. The hearing is also an example of the consistent and growing criticism of PBMs by bipartisan Members of Congress as lawmakers continue to question PBM business practices while considering a multitude of bills to generate PBM oversight and enforcement authority by the FTC. A few highlights from the May 5 hearing included pointed disapproval of PBMs from:
Subcommittee Chair Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), who cited lack of information provided to beneficiaries and PBM incentives to force beneficiaries to have to use high-cost drugs. Chair Blumenthal repeatedly asked the witness JC Scott, President and CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, whether PCMA would support the FTC conducting a study on PBMs' commercial activities. Mr. Scott replied that PCMA would not oppose working with the FTC on such a study if it comprehensively examined the entire pharmaceutical chain – a statement consistent with PCMA's relatively recent strategy of claiming that wholesaler PSAOs behave similar to PBMs.
Full Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA), who was critical of "phantom fees" charged by PBMs and said that Washington (state) outlawed them in 2019. Chair Cantwell asked the witnesses what the Committee needs to do to ensure FTC has the authority to properly police this market; and
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who stressed the need for transparency, and pointed out onerous audits, claw back provisions and patient steering. She stated perhaps the two best soundbites from the hearing: "sunlight is the best disinfectant," and that it is "unacceptable" that CMS, in its recently released final Part D rule, delayed until 2024 the policy of requiring plans to subtract the fees that PBMs charge pharmacies from drug prices paid at the point of sale.
The hearing also drew attention to two pieces of PBM legislation:
S. 1388, the bipartisan Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021, introduced by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), with Senators Cantwell and Blumenthal as the two Democratic, and Senator Blackburn as one of the 7 Republican, cosponsors. The bill includes the key, previously mentioned FTC study section and requires the agency to provide Congress with recommendations to increase transparency in the supply chain and prevent anticompetitive practices.
S. 298, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Accountability Study Act of 2021, sponsored by Senator Blackburn, which requires the GAO to study and report on the role of PBMs in the pharmaceutical supply chain and recommend legislative actions to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
Other hearing witnesses included:
David Balto, an antitrust attorney and former FTC official, who has been critical of PBMs for over two decades. Mr. Balto said that: 1) The FTC errs by focusing almost exclusively on whether the impact of anticompetitive PBM behavior harms the plan sponsor, instead of looking at a wide variety of negative impacts upon the entire prescription medication industry; 2) PBMs drive community specialty pharmacists out of business through requiring use of specialty pharmacies tied to integrated PBMs/plans; and 3) Congress should consider instructing the FTC to identify specific, unfair practices methods that harm consumer, such as gag clauses and DIR fees.
Robin Feldman, Professor and Researcher, UC Hastings College of Law, who effectively spoke about PBM practices in plain terms, but received the fewest questions; and
Craig Garthwaite, Professor and Director of the Program on Healthcare, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, who gave a muted criticism of PBMs, including refusing to make general statements about many PBM behaviors before seeing the findings of a sufficiently thorough study of PBMs, including insurers and plan sponsors (". . .over half of employers are in contracts now where 100% of rebates are going back to the plan sponsor.")
We will keep you informed of further PBM developments during this Congress.
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Early today, Microsoft had confirmed the upcoming release of SharePoint Server 2016. Here are some quick facts.
More details about SharePoint Server 2016 will be announced at the Microsoft Ignite Conference.
SharePoint Server 2016 will be generally available in Q2 2016.
SharePoint Server 2016 public beta will be available in Q4 2015.
SharePoint Server 2016 will focus on Improved User Experiences, Cloud-inspired infrastructure, as well as Compliance and reporting.
It is pretty obvious that Microsoft's focus is towards Office 365. While there will be many improvements to on-premise SharePoint Server, likely they will be features that are already available in Office 365 or features that will allow better integration with the Office 365 and other cloud offerings.
While I believe that on-premise SharePoint will remain for many more years, we will not see new features that we have not already seen in SharePoint Online unless they are very specific to on-premise infrastructure, perhaps around security and data.


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Canadian Olympic chief pledges to "advocate and lead" Toronto 2024 Olympic and Paralympic bid
By Nick Butler at the Main Press Centre in Toronto
Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) President Marcel Aubut has vowed to use the "whole power of his office" to promote a Toronto bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, insisting it is a race the city is capable of winning.
This comes after much speculation that Canada's largest city, which came second behind Beijing in the race for the 2008 Games and third behind Atlanta and Athens in the battle for 1996, is considering another bid, with the success of the ongoing Pan American Games adding fuel to clamour for such an attempt at the earliest opportunity.
Aubut has been one of the most enthusiastic voices calling for a fresh attempt at some stage over recent weeks, although this marks the first time he has publicly pledged to support a 2024 bid
In an interview with CBC today, he vowed to "absolutely lead and advocate with the whole power of my office that Toronto becomes the host city for 2024 Olympic Games".
He added: "I think there's only one spot that [the Pan Am Games] could lead us and to me that's the Olympic Games."
"I will have to work very closely with City Hall [and] the Mayor of Toronto, who expressed a keen interest during the week, and also wait for every stakeholder, including all the politicians".
"I have to convince them and work with them to make this happen."
Toronto's 2024 ambitions have been encouraged by the success of the Pan American Games ©Getty Images
Just 18 months ago any possibility of a Toronto bid appeared to have been ruled out when an Economic Development Committee voted unanimously to defer an attempt.
Both bidding and preparing for the event was seen as far too expensive, with former Mayor Rob Ford predicting it could be "15 years at least" before the city would realistically consider hosting the Olympics.
But his successor John Tory has been more enthusiastic, meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to discuss a bid earlier this month.
Speaking this week, the Mayor suggested no decision would be made until after next month's Parapan American Games here, but that one would follow "very quickly," thereafter.
Canadian Paralympic Committee President Gaetan Tardif has also added his support this afternoon, vowing to join Aubut and the COC in and "stand tall in declaring that Toronto has proven that they can host a successful Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games".
This comes on the same day as insidethegames exclusively revealed how a United States Olympic Committee meeting will take place on Monday (July 27) to decide the fate of Boston's 2024 bid, with support still failing to rise in the face of overwhelming opposition and other cities such as Los Angeles thought to be poised to replace it as the US candidate.
It is likely that these US problems in recent months has encouraged Canadian officials in pursuing a rival North American bid, and applying for the 2024 edition rather than a future one.
Opposition was also a challenge for Toronto in its previous bids, and could still be again, although public support for the Pan American Games has been higher than anticipated.
The IOC deadline for officially submitting declarations of interest for 2024 is September 15.
Paris, Rome, Hamburg and Budapest are other cities currently having confirmed bids, with Azerbaijan capital Baku also considering launching one.
A final decision as to who will host the Games will be made at the IOC Session in Lima in 2017.
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July 2015: Decision on possible Toronto 2024 Olympic bid likely to be made after Parapan American Games
July 2015: Nick Butler: Could Toronto be North America's best hope of hosting the 2024 Olympics?
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Since joining insidethegames.biz in 2013, Butler has travelled to a variety of major global sporting events, including the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as well as the most recent editions of the Asian, European and Pan American Games in Incheon, Baku and Toronto. He has also attended the last four International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sessions and has particularly enjoyed tackling the politics and diplomacy of the Olympic Movement.
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Summer Budget 2015: Millions to face benefit cuts
Sam McFaul
Sweeping changes have been made to our benefits system as Chancellor George Osborne attempts to find the cuts he promised in his manifesto. Here, we breakdown the key changes. Also see our 10-minute Benefits Check-Up to ensure you're getting everything you're currently entitled to.
Working age benefits, including Tax Credits, to be frozen for four years
Legislation will be passed to freeze working age benefits, such as Tax Credits and local housing allowance. This will take effect from April 2016 and will remain for four years.
After taking into account inflation forecasts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimates that this is the equivalent of a 4.8% cut to working age benefits over the four years. Put simply, this means that because costs of living are likely to increase over the next four years due to inflation, a freeze in benefits is equivalent to a cut (so your money won't go quite as far).
The IFS says this will result in 13 million families losing £260 a year on average in benefits.
Benefits included in the freeze are: Jobseekers' Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Child Benefit, applicable amounts for Housing Benefit, and Local Housing Allowance rates (although provisions will be made for areas where rent is high).
The freeze will also apply to Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit excluding any disability elements. All disability elements are unaffected by the freeze.
Benefits excluded from the freeze are: Maternity Allowance, Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay, and Statutory Adoption Pay, the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group component, any disability, carers or pensioners' elements of benefits and other disability, carer and pensioner benefits, including PIP and DLA, which will continue to be uprated in relation to prices or earnings as applicable.
See our Benefits Check-Up and Tax Credits guides for more on how the current system works.
Benefits cap falling
Chancellor George Osborne has today confirmed that the total amount of benefits a household (couples or single parents) with one child or more, or couples without children, can claim will fall from £26,000 a year to £23,000 a year for those living in London and to £20,000 for those outside the capital from April 2016.
For single adult households without children, the cap will be £15,410 a year for those living in London and £13,400 for those living outside the capital, down from £18,200 now.
'London' is defined as all 32 London boroughs that make up the Greater London area, plus the City of London. However, some benefits are excluded from this cap...
Benefits that count towards this cap are as follows: Housing Benefit, Jobseekers' Allowance, Income Support, Employment and Support Allowance (excluding the support group), Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance, Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit, Carer's Allowance, Guardian's Allowance, Bereavement Allowance, Maternity Allowance, Widowed Parent's Allowance.
If anyone in your household receives one of the following benefits then there is no cap whatsoever on total benefits claimable: Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, Industrial Injuries Benefits, the support component of the Employment and Support Allowance, War Widows and War Widowers pension and those entitled to Working Tax Credit.
See our Benefits Check-up to find out what you're currently entitled to.
Social housing to become more expensive for some
Two reforms have been announced. The first is that those who live in social housing and earn what the Government considers to be a 'higher income' – this includes families earning over £40,000 (pre-tax) in London or £30,000 (pre-tax) elsewhere – will have to pay rent at the market rate, making it more expensive.
The IFS says this is likely to affect about 10% of social tenants.
'London', as above, is defined as all 32 London boroughs that make up the Greater London area, plus the City of London.
The Treasury says the Government will consult on this reform and set out the detail in due course, including from when the changes will be implemented.
On the upside, if you're still eligible for subsidised rents, those paid in the social housing sector in England will be reduced by 1% a year for the next four years from 2016.
See our Renting guide for tips on cutting costs.
Summer Budget 2015: Benefits cap
Tax Credit and Universal Credit reductions, plus tougher qualifying criteria
From April 2016, the maximum amount of income a household can earn to be eligible for the full amount of Tax Credits will be reduced, from £6,420 to £3,850. This means if you earn more than £3,850 in a tax year, the amount you're eligible for will fall. Additionally, for every £1 you earn above this, you currently lose 41p of benefit. Under the reforms, you'll lose 48p of benefit.
For those entitled to Child Tax Credit only, the maximum amount of income a household can earn to be eligible for the full amount of Child Tax Credit will also fall from £16,105 to £12,125 from April 2016.
Families who have a third or subsequent child after April 2017 will also not receive Additional Tax Credit or Universal Credit support for this child. For more on how these benefits currently work.
In addition, those starting a family after April 2017 will no longer be eligible for the family element in Tax Credits, nor will new births or new claims be eligible for the first child premium in Universal Credit. See our Tax Credits guide for more on how the current system works.
Universal Credit work allowances will also be reduced – to £4,764 for those without housing costs, £2,304 for those with housing costs and will no longer be awarded to non-disabled claimants without children.
Support provided to families who make a new claim to Universal Credit after this date will also be limited to two children.
The following groups will be exempt from the changes to universal credit (UC): Those moving from tax credits to UC; those who come to UC after less than six months off benefits (tax credits or UC); or any new claims from those already on UC, automatically required by new household formation (e.g. a lone parent with three children who forms a couple with someone not currently entitled to UC).
Third or subsequent disabled children born after April 2017 will continue to receive the disabled child element and severely disabled child element in Child Tax Credits and the equivalent in UC, but not the child element.
Multiple births such as twins or triplets will be treated as a single birth.
Additionally, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) have said they will work together to ensure that women who have a third child as the result of rape, or other exceptional circumstances related to an abusive relationship are protected.
Child Benefit will continue to be paid at the same level for all children.
The IFS says these cuts to Tax Credit and Universal Credit will affect just over three million families, who will lose an average of just over £1,000 per year.
Housing Benefit for 18 to 21-year-olds to be scrapped and the family premium removed for some
From 1 April 2017, 18 to 21-year-olds who are out of work and claiming Universal Credit will no longer be able to get housing benefit.
This does not include those who are in the equivalent of the Employment and Support Allowance support group.
It also doesn't include anyone who is in any of the following situations: Care leavers, couples where one is over 21 or falls into another exempt group, claimants responsible for a child, claimants living in temporary accommodation, claimants living in specified accommodation, which is any housing that provides care, support, or supervision (as these will continue to be funded by Housing Benefit), newly unemployed claimants who were continuously in work for the preceding six months (those who do not find work again within six months will no longer be exempt) and claimants already in receipt of housing benefit.
The DWP also intends to add an exemption for those that cannot live with their parents, for example, if they're estranged.
What about families? Families claiming Housing Benefit will also be hit, with the Government removing the family premium for children born or claims made after April 2016.
From April 2016, Housing Benefit claims will be backdated for a maximum of four weeks. Previously the backdate period was at your local council's discretion.
See our Benefits Check-up to see what you're currently entitled to.
Disability Benefits remain unaffected
The Government has pledged not to tax or means test disability benefits.
This includes Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Support Group).
Work-related Employment and Support Allowance to drop
From April 2017, claimants of this allowance who are placed in a work-related activity group – this could be anything from interviewing skills to work training – will now receive the same amount of money as those on Jobseekers' Allowance.
This is currently £57.90 per week for single people aged 24 and under, for single people aged 25 or over £73.10, for couples and civil partners (both aged 18 or over) £114.85.
In most cases this will be a drop in what they get compared to current rates.
Current claimants will not be affected. See our Benefits Check-up to find out what you're currently entitled to.
Support for mortgage interest now treated as a loan
Under the Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) scheme, the Government makes interest payments on the first £200,000 of outstanding mortgages for those who can't afford it (see our guide for the full eligibility criteria). This is normally paid directly to the lender. But while it's currently a grant, from April 2018 it will be treated as a loan to all new and existing SMI claimants.
The Government says current claimants will receive guidance in advance on how this will work, and will need to decide if they wish to continue under the new loans system.
However, the Government has confirmed the loan will not be backdated, so any SMI that's been paid to claimants before April 2018 will remain a benefit, with no obligation to be paid back.
How will the loan work? A low level of interest will be charged on the loans – forecast to be 2.9% in 2018/19 – and will be updated every six months in line with a complicated Government forecast for the value of gilts.
The loans will be secured on the claimant's property as a 'second charge' (effectively a secured loan on top of the existing mortgage).
Technically, as this is a secured loan, the Government could repossess your home if you don't repay the loan. However, the Department for Work and Pensions says in reality the Government would never repossess your home under these circumstances.
Loan recipients will then be liable to pay back the loan the sooner of when they return to work, or when they sell their property.When someone gets a job a repayment plan will be agreed. If you refuse to repay the loan it'll be recovered from the sale of the property.
What happens if I can't afford to pay the loan back? In the case of those who receive SMI for a long time (e.g. into their retirement and up to their death), the amount of SMI paid plus interest, along with an administration charge, would be recouped from the equity in the property when it is sold.
Update: 6 August 2015: At the time of publishing we incorrectly wrote that if there is insufficient equity, the entire SMI loan balance will be written off, and the Government won't attempt to take any proportion of the debt. In actual fact, if there is insufficient equity, what is available will be used to pay off the loan. Any balance of the SMI loan still unpaid after this will then be written off.
See our Mortgage Arrears guide for more on how SMI works and for help if you're struggling to pay your mortgage.
Government blames 'legal advice' for not including protection against scam ads in its Online Safety Bill
"Legal advice" is the "only reason" the Government hasn't included protection against paid-for scam adverts in its upcoming Online Safety Bill, according to new comments made by secretary of state for digital Nadine Dorries.
Government to tackle 'subscription traps', ban fake reviews and safeguard Christmas savings cash as it unveils new consumer protections
The Government has announced a new set of wide-ranging consumer protection rules which will require Christmas savings clubs to safeguard customers' money, firms to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and regulators to stamp out "dodgy tactics" used to lure online shoppers, plus much more.
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IWU announces new Interim Dean of the Chapel
Indiana Wesleyan University is pleased to announce Rev. John Bray, a 1972 IWU alum, as the new Interim Dean of the Chapel for the 2015-2016 academic year. Bray was the senior pastor of Heritage Wesleyan Church in Rock Island, Illinois until his transition out of this leadership role in 2014, at which time he was named senior pastor emeritus of the church. During his 41-year tenure, the church grew from 24 to 3,000 attendees across three campuses. He has also served on the IWU Board of Trustees since 1999.
Bray's other roles within The Wesleyan Church over the past four decades have included District Youth President, District Board of Administration and Assistant District Superintendent (Illinois District). To recognize him for his longstanding service to the local church, his example of servant leadership and his consistent dedication to God, Bray was awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree at IWU's commencement ceremony in April. He also holds a Master of Arts in Ministry from the IWU College of Graduate Studies, the forerunner of Wesley Seminary at IWU.
"We truly believe we have a wonderful leader during this interim year," said Chancellor, IWU - Marion, Keith Newman. "John is a man of God who has a heart for impacting the world, and we are honored to have him as a member of our team."
The Dean of the Chapel at IWU provides spiritual leadership to the residential campus. Through chapel programming and discipleship initiatives, the Dean of the Chapel is responsible for planning, promoting and administering spiritual and educational leadership.
Bray and his wife, Patty, have been married for 43 years and are the parents of two adult daughters. Bray will start his new position as Interim Dean of the Chapel on Friday, September 4. The search for a permanent Dean of the Chapel is currently in progress.
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Yes, I know. It's November 6th. I had grand visions of getting this #MonthofMeals November menu up early, then I simply fell behind. Further, and further, and further. It's crazy. I remember how it used to feel like days took forever. Remember what it was like waiting for Christmas when you were a kid? Now, months fly by. Seriously. Where is the friggin' pause button?
Until I find it, I may or may not be able to get these up on the first of each month. But I sure will try. I'm so glad you all are getting inspired to cook for your family and have found some new recipes from fellow bloggers and healthy cooking magazines to add to your regular routine. Do you have a favorite new recipe that you found in our #MonthofMeals series? We'd love to hear it! I think my favorite from the last few months had to be the Mushroom, Spinach and Feta Risotto from Ezra Poundcake. Risotto is definitely a labor of love, but totally worth it, if you ask me.
As far as what you'll find in this menu: I kept the calendar simple: a meal for every day. But below you'll find an additional lunch idea, breakfast and entertaining menu for every week. Trust me, you won't want to miss the Brussels Sprout Grilled Cheese dinner!!! Another of my favorites is the Caramelized Fall Orzo (at the beginning of the month), and I'm super excited to try Pork and Edamame Soup. I'm a sucker for ramen.
Download our monthly menu here: (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JhpgIGl5LZX1JLSkVzZlU4dEU/edit?usp=sharing) Then, simply print off the recipes all at once or week by week… however you prefer!
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"Break-ups are never easy, but sometimes we need to sever ties with a toxic client or team member in order to keep our sanity."
Break-ups are easy peasy … said no one EVER!
We've all had them – that one person (client or team member) who made us question if we really wanted to continue to do what we do. The person who kept us from getting much needed Zzzz's. The individual who gave us knots in our stomachs. The creature that caused us to lash out unnecessarily at our loved ones after work hours. Parting ways with someone – a partner, a friend, a client, a co-worker, is hard. It's especially traumatizing if you've invested a lot a time in building the relationships and trying to make it work. I am not an expert on break-ups - I've stumbled along with this throughout my life like everyone else. In fact, I remember postponing an evitable break-up with someone who I considered to be a close friend and colleague for years! I had it in my head that I possessed too many photos of her taken at major milestones in my life (graduation, wedding, vacations) to just cut her out. The best advice on this ridiculous excuse of mine came from my sister. She said "That's what Photoshop is for".
Female Entrepreneurs – We're too nice.
I attended a fabulous workshop in December that presented evidence that female entrepreneurs are especially prone to avoiding ending relationships with troublesome clients and problematic team members. The major stumbling block is that we're just too nice.
Whenever I'm being wishy washy on something, I try to remember the wise words of my best friend, Pam, a social worker, who makes life changing decisions on behalf of her clients and their families every single day. She says you just gotta get 'er done.
1.Approach it gradually. Slowly manage them out by reducing the workload, scope of work, or downsizing the project. 2.Break the project into phases with an 'out' clause at the end of each 'phase'. Make sure to give proper notice that you're not moving on with the relationship in the next phase. 3.Offer other options. Recommend another freelancer to your client (and help transition the work to the new hire). In the case of a team member, find them a new contract gig that suits them better and help them shift into a new role elsewhere.
When the dirty deed is done, you need to take the next steps to formalize things by putting it in writing (via email or a letter) and then creating a plan and timeline to wrap things up. It's very important for the future of your business to avoid burning bridges. Being professional, conciliatory and avoiding complex, drama-filled discussions on what went wrong, will not only save your sanity, but also preserve your reputation in your industry.
Finally, when I do sometimes find myself in these unpleasant situations, I always consult a friend on the situation before taking any action. I am fortunate to have several friends/colleagues who are self-employed entrepreneurs and consultants. We bounce things around, play out different scenarios, and talk each other off the ledge when needed. There is no better support system. If you have any tips to share with me on how you'd approach breaking-up with a client or parting ways with a team member, please pass them along. Let's support each other in our entrepreneurship and leadership journey!
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