On August 13th, 2018, Tralene and Justin Lucas said their vows and committed their lives to one another at Sampson's Hollow. I had the absolute pleasure of photographing their intimate, personal wedding that day. You can see their wedding blog post here! It was gorgeous, and Tralene made an INCREDIBLE bride. Also, I not so secretly love her hair and freckles so much! On January 1st, 2019, Tralene, Justin, and Dylan visited Knoxville, and I got to do a Knoxville Botanical Gardens family session with them.
Both Tralene and Justin are from Florida. Growing up they always visited the mountains around Knoxville for their vacation. It only makes sense that since we go to the beach in Florida for our vacation, Floridians would come to the mountains for their vacation. Well, her parents loved it so much, they ended up moving here. Now, the Lucas family has a reason to come to Tennessee every winter to visit family for the holidays. It just so happened that this year I got to spend the very first day of the year with them doing a Knoxville Botanical Gardens family session, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. All three of them have hearts of gold. The way that Tralene and Justin still look at each other, even months after their wedding at their Knoxville Botanical Gardens family session, like if they were emojis they would have hearts in their eyes. Dylan is officially a teenager, and the way he carries himself is a true testament to what an incredible mom Tralene is and how well Justin has stepped in as another father figure. He was SO respectful and smiled every time I asked him without one grumble. He even played along when I asked him to do silly things to get a good laugh. Do you know how rare that is in a teenage boy??? So rare, that usually parents can't even get them to show up for the photo session much less be a good sport about it.
So, here they are. This adorable, amazing family at their Knoxville Botanical Gardens family session!


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OK, now I have heard it all. Cat DNA?
Basepaws is a company dedicated to genetic testing for cats. You order a CatKit ($95), which equips you with all the tools you need to provide Basepaws with DNA samples from your kitty. The kit includes a swab for collecting cheek cells and tape for collecting fur. Have you ever tried to put a stick into the mouth of a cat? Good luck with that!
Basepaws aims to tackle several spheres of information related to DNA—things like health, ancestry, and predicting traits. However, it is a new company and presently is only able to provide basic information about breeding. Is your cat a purebred? Probably not, but Basepaws can tell you for sure.
The Basepaws Alpha Report also tells you if your feline companion shares recent DNA ("recent" as in the past 100 generations or so… or maybe it is within the last 1,000 generations… or more) with wild cats. Is your cat descended from a jaguar?
Notice the word "alpha" in the name of the test: the Basepaws Alpha Report. "Alpha" means "not guaranteed to be accurate." I wouldn't place a lot of faith in this report.
Anyway… if you would like to test your kitty, head to https://www.basepaws.com/ and be prepared to spend $95.
My wife and I got a new kitten last September. 'Rosie' aka 'Crazy Cat' is about now about nine months old although I can't find a birth Certificate with her father's name on it. We know Rosie's mother's name as we got Rosie from a lady down the road who, for some reason, has never gotten around to having to having the Mother spayed. Kittens popping out on a regular basis. We believe Rosie's heritage lies directly within her family so Rosie's Father could also be her Cousin or her Uncle or her Brother so we don't need a DNA kit to support that theory. On the other hand, Rosie's Father might also be one of a number of various neighour's amorous roving Tom Cats but I'm not about to wander around the neighborhood at dusk with a flashlight trying to catch strange Tom Cats by the scruff of their neck and sticking a swab in their mouth and pulling out a tuff of hair! Rosie is very sociable and likes to help my with my Genealogy. She likes to push piles of genealogy papers off my desk and onto the floor and meows at me to restart a new Do-Over. And she is a quick leaner of self-taught computer skills as she inputs data when I'm not looking as she walks across my keyboard. I'll save my $95 but thank you for offering but I bet some cat lover will spring for the DNA test. It's only money!
Might be interesting but I think I will donate my $95 to my local animal shelter. Could feed many for this amount.
I agree with Sue. Support local animals. My cats have always been mutts, and I don't even know how old my current cat is. She had already had a litter before I adopted her, and I have no idea where her children are now! But she's a great cat, and I don't care where she or her ancestors came from. I do know her ancient ancestors were probably from Africa, in common with most domestic cats! I wonder how much business this company will get?


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Major health insurer Cigna and Express Scripts, its recently acquired pharmacy benefit manager, announced Wednesday morning it will ensure patients in its commercial plans will have to pay no more than $25 for a 30-day supply of insulin, even before meeting their annual deductible.
Express Scripts has announced a plan to cut patient co-pays for insulin products at $25 a month ahead of a pricing showdown with USA politicians next week.
The country's largest pharmacy benefit manager - itself acquired past year by one of the country's biggest health insurers - is introducing a program to cap out-of-pocket costs for diabetes patients who rely on insulin.
"Together, Cigna and Express Scripts are now able to give people who rely on insulin greater affordability and cost predictability so they can focus on what matters most: their well-being", Miller said.
Zhang gained access to the property last Saturday through an apparent miscommunication with members of Mar-a-Lago security. Zhang behaved as though she didn't understand much English when she entered the Mar-a-Lago grounds, the complaint says.
The incidents followed on from England players being subjected to racist abuse during their Euro 2020 qualifier in Montenegro. The 19-year-old took a stance of defiance after scoring a late second goal as he stood arms aloft in response to the chants.
Biologics are typically isolated from a natural source and may be produced through biotechnology and other cutting-edge technologies, Gottlieb explained: "Once an interchangeable insulin product is approved and available on the market, it can then be substituted for the reference product at the pharmacy, potentially leading to increased access and lower costs for patients".
More than 1.2 million Americans live with Type 1 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.
For the 26 million Americans with diabetes, the price of insulin has become a drug seemingly only for the well-insured as the price tripled over the last decade. That amounts to 9.4 percent of the US population.
"We need to ensure these individuals feel secure in their ability to afford every fill so they don't miss one dose, which can be unsafe for their health", Dr. Steve Miller, executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Cigna, said in the announcement.
In addition, the health insurer's lower cost initiative falls nearly a week before the Senate Finance Committee's April 9 hearing on drug prices, where they have called Cigna/Express Scripts and other similar companies.
Holder was charged with one count of murder , two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. Local news reports said he was being kept in solitary confinement in jail for fear he might be attacked by other inmates.
Still, analysts could not point to any specific developments that could explain the mystery buyer's big order. However, after crossing the $4000 mark, BTC price surged rapidly to hit $5000 and go beyond it.
The move comes after Mr Assange has been accused by Ecuador's president of violating his terms of asylum by spying on him. Assange has been cooped up in the embassy in the British capital for seven years after claiming asylum.
Shazier may not have to wear the jerseys , but his former teammate Le'Veon Bell better like the new look. The Jets' uniforms have been similar through the years, with some fairly minor changes.
But whether Maduro's regime will take action against the 35-year-old lawmaker remains unclear. So far, Maduro has avoided jailing Guaido.
May and Corbyn have competing visions of Britain's place in Europe and neither has shown much willingness to compromise in the past.
Geagea Says Israeli Body Handover Shows 'There's No State in Syria' The precise location of his remains was not disclosed, but Netanyahu said Russian soldiers had risked their lives to get them. The last major breakthrough in the search for Baumel and two other soldiers who went missing at the same time came in 1993.
New images from 'Terminator I'm sure every action filmmaker says that, but I did really try and focus on the relationships of these characters to one another. Terminator: Dark Fate is produced by James Cameron and David Ellison and hits theaters on November 1, 2019.
American abducted in Uganda tourist park, held for $500G ransom And authorities say they have implemented increased security and safety measures to ensure the safety of residents and visitors. The Britons and their driver were freed two days after the attack.
Algerian Constitutional Council confirms Bouteflika's resignation from presidency Bouchachi had suggested Bouteflika's nomination of a caretaker government was a move to perpetuate the current political system. Since fighting an Islamist insurgency in the 1990s, Algeria has cooperated closely with the US and Europe against terrorism.
Man City back on top, Spurs party in style at new home Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock has revealed Kevin de Bruyne admitted his first goal for Manchester City was a fluke. Sarri said his team had returned to the good form they showed at the start of the season and praised Hudson-Odoi.
Giancarlo Stanton Injury: Yankees Slugger Lands On IL After Three Games The 24-year-old got just 34 big league at-bats last season, in large part because of a concussion that marred his season. Early season injuries are taking a toll on the New York Yankees. "I don't like it at all", Stanton said of being hurt.
Cats Can Understand When You Call Them By Name, Scientists Reveal The findings shed light on how we communicate with our furry friends - and also suggest that my cat's ignoring me on objective . Hearing their names in conjunction with their siblings' could make it tough for them to figure out which is actually theirs.
Windows 10 May 2019 Update Announced, Insiders Get it First There's also a Download and Install Now option on the way for the bi-annual feature updates (such as the one coming in May). For those who simply want the existing update system to handle its timing better, Microsoft is making changes there, too.
China offers assistance to woman arrested at Trump resort The 32-year-old was arrested over the weekend while the president was visiting the club in Palm Beach, Florida. Senate Democrats are also asking the FBI to investigate potential security vulnerabilities at the club.
Captain Marvel makes more than $1 billion globally According to The Hollywood Reporter , Disney showed "several minutes" of the movie, and one scene showed Captain Marvel ( Brie Larson ) telling the Avengers that they plan to kill Thanos .
Pilots of doomed Boeing 737 MAX fought the plane's software and lost Boeing issued a bulletin reminding operators of emergency guidelines to override the anti-stall system after the Lion Air crash. Federal Aviation Administration regulator, under fire for its certification of the MAX, cautioned the inquiry was not over.


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Alfred Gera & Sons in collaboration with TePe and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Malta, were the Oral Hygiene Sponsors for the 2018 National Screening Event organized by the Special Olympics Malta (SOM) Committee, organised in Malta and Gozo between the 27th June and 6th July 2018.
Special Olympics International (SOI) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1968 and is the world's largest sports organisation for children and adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), providing year-round training and competitions to more than 4.2 million athletes in 170 countries. This gives persons with ID opportunities to develop physical fitness while participating in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
Special Olympics runs a Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Program which offers health services, health education and information to all their athletes. In the process, Special Olympics has become the largest global public health organization dedicated to serving people with intellectual disabilities and thereby a tool in changing the way health systems interact with people with intellectual disabilities.
During the National Screening Event all the current Maltese SOM athletes were screened for a variety of health-related areas, including oral hygiene, and given individual attention and specific advice. The invitation was also extended to all persons with ID from all the special schools and centres. All participants were given oral hygiene instructions and dietary advice and given a pack containing a TePe toothbrush and a Sensodyne or Aquafresh toothpaste sample.
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NEWS: Iran's internal divisions widen
Former Iran negotiator charged with spying for UK
By Anne Penketh, The Independent, November 15, 2007
Iran's former chief nuclear negotiator, Hossein Mousavian, has been charged with passing classified information to the British embassy, the Iranian intelligence minister has revealed.
The decision to make the charges public could be a further sign that the radical Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is consolidating his hold over the country's nuclear policy. A deepening split has become apparent within the normally secretive leadership, which is facing increased international pressure to halt its uranium enrichment programme.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader, remains in charge of nuclear policy but Mr Ahmadinejad appears to be increasingly influential.
The Foreign Office had no comment yesterday on the comments by the intelligence minister, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, who told the official news agency that Mr Mousavian's crime "from the viewpoint of the Intelligence Ministry is obvious and provable". [complete article]
Gloves come off as Iran moderates battle Ahmadinejad
AFP, November 15, 2007
Iran's moderates are intensifying criticism of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, landing their first blows in a bitter political fight ahead of elections next year.
The moderate heavyweights Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani have been unusually explicit in their criticism of Ahmadinejad's economic policies and his analysis of the threat posed by the United States.
Ahmadinejad has shot back using language colourful even by his standards, warning he would expose "traitors" in the nuclear standoff and accusing critics of "being less intelligent than a goat".
The sharp rhetoric is the upshot of concerns over the mounting international crisis over the Iranian nuclear programme and a sign of the proximity of legislative elections on March 14. [complete article]
This entry was posted in Iran on November 15, 2007 by Paul Woodward.
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She-Hulk solves the famous mystery about Captain America's sexuality (finally!)
Wynne Castillo 6 months ago 3 min read
The new Marvel series starring Tatiana Maslany debuted on Disney+, revealing the answer to a question that many Avengers fans have struggled with over the years.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Appeared for the first time on broadcast Disney + It turned out to be the funniest Marvel series to date. Attorney Jennifer "Jane" Walters (Tatiana Maslany) who, after an accident, finds herself forced to live with her alter ego of the powerful two-meter-high hulk, and has shown since the first episode that she is a shrewd, self-deprecating heroine. Above all, being obsessed, just like many Avengers fans, with one problem in particular: Steve Rogers' virginity aka Captain America. Is it possible that Rogers, who sacrificed himself for humanity, died a virgin? Maslany's She-Hulk wonders. Luckily Post-credit scene From the first episode of the series the unknown is resolved once and for all by revealing, to both Jen and us viewers, the whole truth about it. Of course, if you haven't watched the episode yet, we advise you not to continue reading so as not to spoil the surprise.
She-Hulk: The whole truth about Steve Rogers' alleged virginity
During the first episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Jane reveals to her cousin Bruce Banner (Mark RuffaloHis elaborate theory of the sexuality of Steve Rogers. According to her, the First Avenger was the first to hibernate in the ice for decades and then Too busy saving the world to indulge in the joys of sex. In essence, he was going to die a virgin. However, in one scene after the credits, by pretending to be drunk, Jane manages to extract valuable information from her cousin. "Steve Rogers has done so much for his country and has never tried sex!" Jane cries while sipping a margarita. "Did you see that donkey? That bitch didn't deserve to die a virgin. How sad," he adds. At that point, exhausted, Bruce admitted, "Steve lost his virginity to a girl in 1943, during the USO Tour." "Yeah, I knew! Captain America had a broom…", exclaimed satisfied Jane as the credits interrupted her win .
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"Make sure that Captain America has already lost his virginity before his journey to the end game over The reunion/getting old with Peggy Carter was the first mentoring of my life," he admitted TVLine Main script writer Jessica Gao. "I am very happy and proud that we were able to answer this question. I am also very happy and proud that we were able to let Jen make the big announcement." According to Gao, The case of Steve Rogers' virginity has been under discussion for years. "But the answer we give in the show comes directly from the head of Marvel Studios himself Kevin Feige So it officially enters the law ", emphasized the screenwriter.
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Meanwhile, a veteran in the MCU Chris Evans Personally, he reacted to the scene in question by making a post on Twitter that consisted only of emojis, but it was still eloquent. Apparently, as confirmed by Mark Ruffalo A EWSteve Rogers' translator wasn't warned about this important revelation, so his reaction was really amusing.
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Bridging the gap in environmental gamma ray spectrometry [ENVIRONMENT]
Lead Research Organisation: University of Stirling
Department Name: Biological and Environmental Sciences
In-situ and mobile gamma spectrometry systems are important tools for measuring environmental radioactivity, characterising contaminated land and detecting radioactive particles. Key limitations remain: for example in calibration and spectral interrogation. Application has been limited by poor spectral resolution of scintillation technology (NaI(Tl), BGO) and the high acquisition and running costs of bulky and fragile semi-conductor technology (HPGe). Moreover, the accuracy of measurement and detection capability are compromised by issues of source burial. Solutions to this problem have become the 'Holy Grail' of environmental gamma ray spectrometry (Tyler, 2007). The forward scattering of gamma photons about the full energy peak has been successfully implemented by the PI Tyler in a number of environments to quantify the depth distribution of 137Cs and 40K (Tyler et al., 1996; Tyler, 1999; Tyler et al., 2001; Tyler 2004). For radionuclides and decay series, which emit energetically different gamma photon peaks, the two line method has also proven successful, especially for U, Th and 226Ra contaminated land (Tyler, 2007). The recent emergence of large LaBr3(Ce) and LaCl3 crystals demonstrates the exciting potential of developing detectors with substantially higher spectral resolution (<3% at 662 keV) and greater detection efficiency per unit volume compared with NaI(Tl) technology, without the issues that compromise the utility of HPGe detectors. The higher detector density and photoelectric cross section significantly reduces the background Compton continuum thus permitting the detection of more complex spectra, which when coupled with a thin Be or C window, will facilitate superior detection capability for low energy gamma photon emissions (e.g. 241Am, 234Th). As a result, simpler spectral processing and improved detection limits enables shorter acquisition times and the opportunity to focus on more intelligent data processing for radionuclide and site (3 dimensional) characterisation. Techniques to reduce the noise introduced by shorter integration times are being developed (Tyler, 2007), similar to noise reduction techniques such as the minimum noise fraction transformations used in image analysis (Tyler et al., 2006: Rainey et al., 2003). These post-processing techniques can be very powerful in yielding subtle spectral changes that correlate with real physical/contaminant change. The implementation of computational intelligence type classification of gamma spectral information provides the opportunity for more powerful real time processing with shorter integration times by using primary and scattered secondary gamma photon information. Training these techniques from measurements with new detector technology at pre-characterised sites and using Monte Carlo simulations will yield more efficient and higher accuracy data extraction than is currently achievable. This forms the hypothesis of this PhD proposal. Following a literature review and training in gamma spectrometry, the student will derive the project design, including the choice of detector technology. The student will determine the detector's radiometric response characteristics and its stability across a range of climatic conditions within controlled climate chambers at Stirling. These data will be used in the detector setup, deployment and software development. Following training in MCNPX Monte Carlo Code (Los Alamos National Laboratory; London Oct. 2011), simulations of detector response will be developed and validated through laboratory work and more complex characterisation of the environment radiation field. A database of simulated and real spectra will be built to support the development of real time high accuracy radiological survey and 3D mapping of site contamination. The student will trial and validate the system alongside existing projects: particle contamination of beaches (Nuvia Limited); site contamination by Stirling with SEPA and the EA.
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Nuvia Limited, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
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2005 WCCBL Pitcher of the Year named 2008 Arizona Fall League MVP
West Coast League 2005 Pitcher of the Year Tommy Hanson (pictured) was not only named the Atlanta Braves #1 prospect by Baseball America in its January 12-25 issue, but the right-hander from Redlands, California was also pictured on the cover of the national publication's latest issue that was distributed at the American Baseball Coaches Association convention in San Diego, California January 2-4.
On December 9, 2008 at the MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tommy Hanson was named the Arizona Fall League MVP. Hanson dominated the prestigious prospect league leading the AFL in wins (5), ERA (0.63) and strikeouts (49). The former Riverside (CA) CC hurler, who pitched for the Aloha Knights in 2005, is the first pitcher to win the Joe Black Award honoring the AFL's Most Valuable Player.
Following Hanson's 2008 summer season, Tommy was named the Atlanta Braves Minor League Pitcher of the Year. He threw the Mississippi Braves first no-hitter and finished the season with a combined 11-5 record and 2.41 ERA with 163 strikeouts over 138 innings pitching for Myrtle Beach (A) and Mississippi (AA).
While pitching for the Knights, Tommy set franchise single-season records for ERA (0.92), strikeouts (116) and innings pitched (78) while leading the West Coast League in ERA (1.12) and strikeouts (76). Tommy's breakout summer earned Hanson WCCBL Pitcher of the Year honors and a spot on Baseball America's 2005 College Summer All-America First-Team.
We recently caught up with Tommy online in his hometown of Redlands, California. He was kind enough to give the below interview.
westcoastleague.com: Congrats on being named Atlanta Braves Minor League Pitcher of the Year and AFL MVP. Where are you spending your off-season and are you getting any rest (or are you already preparing for spring training)?
Tommy Hanson: Thank you. I'm spending my off-season at my home in Redlands. I've been working out and I recently started throwing to get ready for the upcoming season.
westcoastleague.com: You pitched a no-hitter in AA, Mississippi's first ever no-no, vs. Birmingham this season and struck out 14 Barons. Robby Hudson of Birmingham, who is from your hometown and also an ex-RCC Tiger and ex-Aloha Knight, tells us he was not a strikeout victim on that historic night. Did you spare your SoCal buddy and do you remember pitching against Robby?
Tommy Hanson: Yeah I faced Robby that night. I actually hit him in the back his first at bat. It was obviously not on purpose since Robby is a buddy of mine. I came in the dugout after I hit him and I had to hear it from all my teammates. I called him after the game to tell him it was an accident.
westcoastleague.com: Do you keep in touch with many of your former college teammates?
Tommy Hanson: I talk to the coaches on occasion. I always talk to a good friend of mine Jason Rodriguez who was my roommate during that summer. I keep in touch with Wally Crancer and Garret Parcell.
westcoastleague.com: What is your fondest memory of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League, what was your favorite town to visit (and why) and who was the toughest batter you faced that summer as an ace for the Aloha Knights?
Tommy Hanson: I had a great time that summer. It's really very similar to professional baseball. I would have to say my fondest memory was winning almost every night. We had a real good team. My favorite town was Kelowna. We had the most fun there and it was beautiful. Jonathan Hee of Wenatchee killed me that summer. Everytime I faced him it felt like he crushed the ball off me.
westcoastleague.com: You throw four pitches for strikes with great command, what one pitch are you working on the most and do you have a favorite pitch?
Tommy Hanson: I feel good with all of my pitches. I was recently working on my changeup in the AFL, but I feel like I can throw it when I need it now. If I had to pick my favorite to throw it would be my slider. The Braves don't like their young guys to throw them. It was my best pitch before I signed and half way through last season they let me throw it again.
westcoastleague.com: You pitched for the Knights following your freshman year and were named WCCBL Pitcher of the Year, briefly tell us about the experience and how you got your nickname "The Hibernator" with the Knights?
Tommy Hanson: It was awesome playing for the Knights. We had a really good team and the Knights took great care of all of us. I was nicknamed the hibernator because I love to sleep and I hate being tired. When I'm bored, that's how I pass my time.
westcoastleague.com: You pitched for legendary head coach Dennis Rogers at Riverside CC and your pitching coach with the Knights is a legend in the Northwest, Dale Stebbins. How did they further your development as a pitcher?
Tommy Hanson: Dennis Rogers is the smartest person I have ever met. Every time I listen to him speak he blows my mind. I've never met anybody like him. He has a lot to do with where I am at today. Dale Stebbins helped me a lot too. He stayed on us about our maintenance programs (lifting, shoulder exercises, towel drills, etc.). He also helped me a lot with pitch selection and how to set-up a hitter.
westcoastleague.com: In professional baseball, do you have a role model that you emulate (and why)?
Tommy Hanson: I don't. I just try to work as hard as I can, but be smart about it at the same time. When it comes to pitching I just try to pay attention as much as possible. You can learn so much just from watching the game closely on the days I don't pitch.
westcoastleague.com: Thanks for your time, Tommy. Keep up the great work and we look forward to watching you pitch next season.
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Company liquidation in Bulgaria
Company liquidation in Bulgaria is a process that closes a company down and removes it from Bulgarian Commercial Register.
The winding up of the Bulgarian company goes through several stages and takes not less than 8 months.
First of all, the company must submit a notification under Art. 77 of the Tax and Social Insurance Procedure Code to the territorial directorate of the National Revenue Agency governing the registered office of the company.
The National Revenue Agency issues a certificate of completed notification within 60 days of the notification receipt date.
It should be borne in mind that in case of forthcoming liquidation, the tax authority starts an audit. Where the tax and social-insurance account of the company, the business and accounting documents thereof and other available data invite the conclusion that the company owes taxes or compulsory social security contributions, the NRA may impose precautionary measures on its property.
As well, the winding up of a company is one of the grounds for compulsory VAT deregistration, unless the legal entity decides to remain registered under the date of deregistration from the Commercial register. For detailed information please read 'VAT Deregistration in case of Bulgarian company liquidation'.
The second step of a company liquidation in Bulgaria is the submission of the application for liquidation to the Commercial Register.
The liquidator of the company submits the following documents to the Commercial Register:
Standard form application for liquidation;
Minutes of the General Meeting of the partners in Ltd. or of the sole owner of the capital respectively;
Invitations to the partners in Ltd. to hold the General Meeting;
Notary certified signature sample of the liquidator;
Certificate under Art. 77 of the Tax and Social Insurance Procedure Code;
Standard form affidavit by the liquidator that the circumstance to be registered with the Commercial Register are true and genuine;
Power of attorney issued to the lawyer that shall file the documents with the Commercial Register;
Bank receipt evidencing the payment of the statutory fee.
Usually, the manager of the company is appointed as liquidator. However, there is no obstacle to appointing one of the partners or a third party as liquidator. As well, when there are several liquidators they represent the company only jointly.
The time limit for completion of the liquidation cannot be shorter than 6 months. This time limit runs from the date of announcement of the notice to the creditors in the Commercial register. If necessary, the specified period may be extended.
The next step of a liquidation procedure is the announcement of a notice to the creditors in the Commercial register. The liquidator invites the creditors of the company to claim their receivables.
During the time limit for completion of the liquidation, the liquidator completes any pending transactions, collects the receivables, liquidates the remaining property and satisfies creditors' claims. The liquidator concludes new transactions only if such are required by the liquidation. As well, the liquidator submits to the Bulgarian National Social Security Institute the payrolls of the employees (employment contracts, supplementary agreements, orders of appointment, additional agreements/orders of reappointment, orders for using unpaid leave that exceeds 30 working days in one calendar year, orders for termination of employment contracts). The control bodies of the National Social Security Institute carry out an inspection for due social security contributions. The National Social Security Institute issues a certificate on delivery of the payrolls.
The liquidator prepares opening and final liquidation balance sheets, as well as a report explaining the balance sheet.
When all the payables have been settled and the remaining property has been distributed among the partners, the liquidator requests deregistration of the company with the Commercial register.
The documents to de-register the company are as follows:
Standard form application;
Certificate under Art. 77 of the Tax and Social Insurance Procedure Code issued by the National Revenue Agency;
Certificate on delivery of the payrolls issued by the National Social Security Institute;
Declaration under Art. 273, para. 1 of the Commercial Act by the liquidator;
Opening and final liquidation balance sheets, as well as a report explaining the balance sheet;
The final step of a company liquidation in Bulgaria is the submission of a tax return on the last tax period. It shall be submitted within 30 days from the date of deregistration of the company. The last tax period of any company dissolved through liquidation commences on the 1st day of January of the year in which the deregistration was effected and ends on the date of deregistration.
The company is liable to corporation tax in respect of the tax profit realized during the last tax period. The liquidator declares and remits the tax due for the said tax period as withheld from the property of the company.
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- The Kickstarter campaign and how Kickstarter culture has changed since. FTL is the only major Kickstarter video game success that has actually come to fruition, according to this round-up at Rock Paper Shotgun.
Join us next time for discussion of the possibly contentious ASCII Dreams Roguelike of the Year 2012 poll!
Thanks guys, have been waiting for this!
There is a quite diffrent take on the combo of rogulike ispiration and sci-fi, the real-time game Transcendence. It is made by George Moromisato, who made the sci-fi ascii-based strategy game Anacreon in the late 80ties.
While not strictly a roguelike, it plays alot like one.
Is that true that FTL is the only kickstarter that has released a finished video game? I know boardgames have been successful quite a few times.
Giana Sisters released as well.
It was clearly ridiculous to put an October release date on a Kickstarter that didn't finish until the end of August. Er, except it came out in October, and was really good!"
To be fair, I'm pretty sure Giana Sisters was a port of the DS game.
+ FTL was almost done when they kickstarted it.
In other words, kickstarters of things that are almost done might actually be completed in a reasonable timeframe, but otherwise you're in for a wait.
BTW I know that's an apples and oranges comparison.
The only thing I can say is I love the game. However to go on and on about it re: the depth and strategy yes it is there, no it isn't as deep as their discussion implies. That isn't to say that there isn't a way to go about playing (there is) but I think they are trying to overstate it a wee bit much. Also, the game is more random than they imply - mainly in the boarding parties (Nebula can be a bit silly as well but those are gambles anyway). They are frequent and often there isn't much that can be done. They are fairly annoying really.
Again, fantastic game, unbelievable fun - but not 'all that and a bag of chips' like the devs are talking about. Also I could barely here that guy but I generally disagreed with most of what he said re: the game (those complex thought processes, with the exception of flagships, really aren't there - sorry).


The transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is the key regulator that controls the hypoxic response of mammalian cells. The over-expression of HIF-1α has been demonstrated in many human tumors. However, the role of HIF-1α in the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in cancer cells is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the influence of HIF-1α expression on the susceptibility of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells to chemotherapeutic drugs (cisdiamminedichloroplatinum and 5-fluorouracil) and γ-rays. Treatment with chemotherapeutic drugs and γ-rays enhanced the expression and nuclear translocation of HIF-1α, and the susceptibility of OSCC cells to the drugs and γ-rays was negatively correlated with the expression level of HIF-1α protein. The over-expression of HIF-1α induced OSCC cells to become more resistant to the anticancer agents, and down-regulation of HIF-1α expression by small interfering RNA enhanced the susceptibility of OSCC cells to them. In the HIF-1α knockdown OSCC cells, the expression of P glycoprotein, heme oxygenase-1, manganese-superoxide dismutase and ceruloplasmin were down-regulated and the intracellular levels of chemotherapeutic drugs and reactive oxygen species were sustained at higher levels after the treatment with the anticancer agents. These results suggest that enhanced HIF-1α expression is related to the resistance of tumor cells to chemo- and radio-therapy and that HIF-1α is an effective therapeutic target for cancer treatment.


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The following people were booked into the Carson City Jail. All suspects are innocent until proved guilty in court:
• A 23-year-old welder from Carson City was arrested at 4:27 a.m. Sunday at Sherman Lane and Century Circle on suspicion of misdemeanor speeding and driving on a revoked license. Bail was set at $1,239.
• A 25-year-old retail employee from Carson City was arrested at 12:02 a.m. in the 1300 block of Como Street on suspicion of domestic battery and probation violation. Bail was set at $6,132.
• A 36-year-old machinist from Carson City was arrested at 9:40 p.m. Saturday at Roop and Proctor streets on suspicion of misdemeanor violation of bail conditions and possession of a hypodermic needle. Bail was set at $4,000.
• A 43-year-old unemployed Reno man was arrested at 12:32 a.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of South Carson Street on suspicion of defrauding an innkeeper. Bail was set at $297.
• Gabino Garcia-Tapia, 39, a landscaper from Carson City, was arrested at 8:14 p.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of Lompa Lane on suspicion of felony passing a check with insufficient funds, misdemeanor probation violation. No bail was set.
• Douglas Drake, 61, a retired truck driver from Fallon, was arrested at 5:06 a.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Airport Road on suspicion of felony probation violation for DUI, felony drunken driving, misdemeanor having an open container of alcohol in the vehicle and failure to use a turn signal. No bail was set. Drake previously was convicted of felony DUI in 1996. He has had six DUI arrests since 1990, according to the arrest report.
• Jarrard Jacob, 21, unemployed of Carson City, was arrested at 8:53 p.m. Nov. 25 on suspicion of felony possession of heroin and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $3,632. Also arrested was Joshua Wade Baker, 26, of Carson City, on suspicion of felony possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $3,632. And a 20-year-old woman from Carson City was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $3,874.
• J.D. Powers, 38, a cashier form Carson City, was arrested at 3:58 p.m. Nov. 25 on suspicion of felony possession of an altered prescription, misdemeanor driving under the influence of a controlled substance and failure to use due care resulting in an accident. Bail was set at $3,774.
The following are some of the calls to which deputies responded Monday:
• Report of a silver 2001 Dodge Caravan with Nevada plate 707SNP stolen from the 2600 block of Table Rock Drive at 6:11 a.m.
• Residential burglary report on Bryan Circle at 10:24 a.m.
• A woman reported her credit card had been used twice since she last saw it, when she used it at a Red Box movie kiosk on Highway 50 East.
• A man reported his car was hit in the parking lot at Raley's at 3:02 p.m. Upon further questioning by police it was determined the caller lied about his car being hit, and that he instead hit a car in a Minden doctor's office parking lot and was trying to cover it up. Report taken.
• Residential burglary report on San Marcus Drive at 7:03 p.m.
• Report at 9:06 a.m. of a student possibly intoxicated at Fernley High School.
• Report of a man beating a woman in a ditch on Highway 50 East in Stagecoach at 4:16 p.m.
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The metaphor that Deleuze and Guattari continuously turn to is the tree/root system (the "arborescent model") versus the rhizome. Whereas the tree is centralized and reaches further out into the ground to draw resources in, the rhizome is decentered, always in process (no point of origin or conclusion). For Deleuze and Guattari, the connections and linkages that occur in a specific cultural-economic context (like Portland's artisan economy) are not concretely and/or centrally structured, but rather they spread like water over a surface, constantly changing and being changed by that surface.
Alas, this is just the tip of the iceberg, an introduction to the introduction of Deleuze and Guattari's work as it fits Portland's artisan economy. Deleuze and Guattari's philosophy is not simple to articulate in a short blog post; their work is often so abstract that it requires its own glossary. Concepts are even renamed elsewhere in their oeuvre: assemblages, for example, were referred to as "desiring-machines" in Anti-Oedipus. But for our purposes, we need to stress the advantage that assemblages have over imagining Portland's artisan economy as a static thing. Assemblages allow us to imagine Portland's assemblage of artisans and makers as a dynamic and emergent cultural economy. Thinking in assemblages can give us a snapshot of what the Portland artisan economy is, but more interestingly, they can also tell us something about its possibilities.
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PREAKNESS: Where are the big names?
May 17, 2019 at 6:06 AM May 17, 2019 at 8:25 AM
By Ben Strauss
(TNS) — A strange thing happened during NBC's telecast of the Kentucky Derby two Saturdays ago. It wasn't just that the race's apparent winner, Maximum Security, was challenged after veering into another horse on the final turn that gave way to an unprecedented 22-minute review of the race. It was that viewership increased after the horses crossed the finish line.
In the moments following the race, as stewards gauged the severity of the aforementioned bump, a wild scene unfolded near the finish line, and on NBC. Replays were shown again and again. Jockey Luis Saez, who rode Maximum Security, was interviewed and defended himself in real time as he awaited his fate. Through it all, TV viewership grew by more than 400,000 - from about 18 million to nearly 18.5 million.
Maximum Security was ruled to have veered out of his racing lane, making 60-1 long shot Country House the official winner, but the rising viewership during the review - it was the highest-rated Kentucky Derby since 1991 - reflected the intense interest in the controversy of the moment.
"It was great for the sport, all that attention," said Randy Moss, an NBC horse racing analyst who has been covering the business for nearly 40 years.
Now comes Saturday's Preakness Stakes, poised to capitalize on the heightened interest. Except …
Both Maximum Security and Country House have pulled out of the race. For the first time in 23 years, the Derby winner will not compete in the Preakness, a race that today exists to most sports fans to answer a single question: Will there be a Triple Crown hopeful at the Belmont?
Without even Maximum Security in the field, though, the Preakness is now missing its two main would-be protagonists. It's like if Ned Stark and Tywin Lannister were both killed off early in Season 1 of "Game of Thrones."
"It's a nightmare for NBC," longtime horse racing writer Andrew Beyer said. "You couldn't imagine a worse scenario. But the horse owners aren't paid talent; they don't answer to a TV network."
The Preakness, which usually draws around half the viewers of the Derby, could be looking at an even larger drop-off this year. And the Belmont, which carries the greatest ratings variance of the three races based on whether there's a chance for a Triple Crown winner, now certainly will be anti-climactic this year.
Here let's pause and note that the economics of NBC's broadcast are not in danger of collapsing. The network has sold all or nearly all of ads already, most of them in packages across the three Triple Crown races. Advertisers who have bought these ads will reach fewer people with lower viewership, sure, and it's always nice for a network to have ratings to brag about.
But the mechanics of putting on a show starring a group of understudies remain, for a sport that found itself at something of an inflection point well before the Derby flap. A spate of horse deaths at Santa Anita Park in California remains a troubling mystery, and how the proliferation of legalized gambling will affect the sport remains to be seen.
The Derby controversy offered horse racing several days of headlines that were not about existential threats at a time when the sport really needed them. Maximum Security's disqualification stirred the debate over the value of instant replay, as well as a strangely captivating dissection of the rules of horse racing - and the spirit of those rules - that seemed to strike at the fundamental definition of fairness.
"The question is how much of that interest carries over to the Preakness," Moss said. "Obviously it would be better if we had Maximum Security and Country House running Saturday."
NBC will do its best to revive some of it Saturday. Sports Illustrated's Tim Layden will deliver an essay on the broadcast about the historical sweep of what happened at Churchill Downs, and the pregame festivities also will feature an interview with Maximum Security's owner, Gary West, who has filed a lawsuit to overturn the Derby outcome. Attention also will increase on War of Will, the horse bumped by Maximum Security.
But then the race will be run, and a Preakness winner will be crowned. And the excitement and the drama of the Derby and those 22 minutes of intrigue will sink a little further into the past.


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WALLINGFORD — A piece of local history was reduced to rubble last week when Public Works crews razed the century-old Civil Defense building as part of a series of demolition projects.
The building was located on the same Washington Street parcel as the Spanish Community of Wallingford. The site was the original home of the town's electric division.
The Civil Defense building was built around 1915 as the Borough of Wallingford Electric Works office, next to the electricity generating plant that serves as SCOW's facility today.
Robert Beaumont, Public Utilities Commission chairman and a town historian, talked to the Record-Journal Wednesday about the buildings and the formation of the electric division.
He said that in 1894, during the days when the town had a separate inner borough and outer farmland governments, people living in town circulated a petition for a municipal electric utility, and presented it to the state legislature in January 1895.
Although a vote the following month sent the proposal to the General Assembly, it died in committee.
In February 1899, after finally getting approval from the state to form a utility, $45,000 was bonded for construction of a coal-powered generating station on Washington Street.
Borough Electric Works went into operation in December 1899 with 36 residential and commercial customers. By 1902, it had 252 customers.
Customers initially had free service until February 1900, when the plant was turned over to a three-member board of commissioners to manage.
Borough Electric Works Superintendent Alfred L. Pierce was hired in October 1899, and kept the job until his retirement in 1953.
Demand for electricity kept growing. In 1905, BEW bought a grist mill on Toelles Road and Quinnipiac River water rights so it could construct a hydro-electric plant. It went into operation two years later and was destroyed by a fire in 1934.
BEW expanded its Washington Street campus in 1915 with the addition of the brick office building next to the plant. But in 1923, with limited generating capacity and rising demand, BEW commissioners decided to buy its power from CL&P while still managing the local utility.
Planning began for a new power plant in 1948, as a post-war population boom hit the town. In 1955, the Alfred L. Pierce Generating Station on East Street opened.
Even with the power plant running at capacity, the town still had to buy power from CL&P.
The Electric Division, as BEW was called by then, moved its offices to John Street in 1963, leaving behind both the old generating station and the office building on Washington Street.
Despite "buy-out wars" from CL&P and United Illuminating in the 1960s, the Electric Division remained town-owned. In 1995, the Electric Division stopped buying power from CL&P and joined the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative.
The buildings on Washington Street remained town-owned. By 2003, SCOW had moved into the old generating plant, according to Record-Journal archives.
The old BEW offices were used as the town's emergency operations center during the 1980s.
Gaining the name Civil Defense building, it housed emergency communication equipment, the office of the Civil Defense director and second-floor classrooms.
Civil Defense changed its Cold War-era name to Civil Preparedness in 1975, now it's called Emergency Management.
The building was last used for STEM Academy, a partnership between SCOW and the Youth And Social Services department offering programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
The Civil Defense building's roof was compromised, and came off in some places, during a heavy snowfall with high winds in 2017.
The STEM Academy moved inside SCOW.


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Pickard has made 10 appearances and has a 4-1-2 record."It was great for everybody Adidas Greg Pateryn Jersey ," Pickard said. "After the last few games, we really keyed in on this one and we wanted to have a good effort start to finish. I thought we did that."New York, which entered tied for the Metropolitan lead, lost for just the third time in 12 games. The Rangers entered with three wins a row.Pickard made his best save with 5:56 left, a pad stop on Lias Andersson to preserve a one-goal lead."I wanted to stay patient," Pickard said. "He's a pretty skilled guy, so you had to figure he was going to make a move. I just stayed with him and battled after that."Couturier scored 35 seconds later with a wrist shot from the slot, sending the puck under Henrik Lundqvist's right arm after a pass from Konecny. After Weal's goal, Couturier scored on a rebound with 1:37 remaining.Philadelphia had a season-high 46 shots against the 36-year-old Lundqvist, who started for the 18th time in 23 games.The four-time All-Star said there was no doubt the Flyers deserved the victory."Today we played a team that did most things better than us; they played really well Adidas Andrew Hammond Jersey ," Lundqvist said. "The only thing I didn't like is we kept taking chances when it was a one-goal game."After giving up the first goal in each game during their skid, the Flyers outshot the Rangers 15-8 in the first period, going ahead on Konecny's unusual goal with 6:39 left. He sent the puck toward the net from the side boards, looking for Couturier, and the puck deflected off Lundqvist, Rangers defenseman Brady Skjei and a post before crossing the goal line.Ryan Strome, in his fifth game with the Rangers after his acquisition from Edmonton, fought Konecny to a draw in the second period. Konecny responded to Strome's strong check on Couturier.Couturier appreciated Konecny's response."That's the team spirit we need, battling for each other," he said.Notes: New York F Mats Zuccarello (groin) returned to the lineup after missing three games. … Rangers LW Cody McLeod missed his first game of what is expected to be a four-to-six-week absence. He broke his left hand in a fight in Wednesday's 5-0 win over the Islanders. … The teams meet in New York on Dec. 23 and Jan. 29 Adidas Matt Bartkowski Jersey , then play in Philadelphia on March 29.UP NEXTRangers: Host Washington Saturday.Flyers: At Toronto on Saturday. Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill proposed a unique strategy for Tuesday's game against the Arizona Coyotes."Maybe next game we'll start down two," Blashill said.Saturday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes marked the third straight game in which Detroit has overcome a two-goal deficit to record a victory. 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"The first seven games nothing was really going our way and I think the mood in here, I wouldn't say it was down, but it wasn't great. It feels like guys are getting more and more confident."Howard sees a definite difference from the Detroit teams that missed the playoffs the previous two seasons."We've gotten bounces for sure," Howard said. "We've been able to capitalize on some opportunities. Even when we've been down, we haven't felt out of it. Even the other night in Carolina, it wasn't pretty, but we found a way."Maybe that's the difference between this year's team and last year's team. We found a way instead of just rolling over."There's also been a turnaround in fortunes for the Coyotes. They opened the season 1-4 but are 6-2-1 in their last nine games."Rebuilding is not for the faint of heart," Coyotes GM John Chayka told the Toronto Star. 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"I think the more impressive thing is now good their actual penalty kill is."It's one thing to score shorties, but they haven't given much up at all."Arizona's PK unit has an NHL-best 91.8 percent.


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Q: MAUI: Download and store images I have a project for a mobile app that will show a catalog of products from a JSON url, I want to store all those products in cache so that if the user has no internet, he can still see the products (assuming first load)
What would be the correct approach for this in terms of images? If I start download all the images it would take too much time for the first render, and since the image has to be downloaded to show in an Imag tag, is there a way to combine it? Meaning the first time a image is loaded into the Image it will also be stored internally, so I can later use it?

A: You can set the image cache in image, the image cache is enabled by default, but the cached image is only saved for 1 day. The property CacheValidity in UriImageSource can specify how long the image will be stored locally. You can set it to the time you need, like this:
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The Behavioral and Experimental Economics & Policy (BEEP) Lab was established in August 2016.
It is the laboratory in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in which faculty and students can conduct economic and policy experiments.
The researchers in the lab use experimental economics methods and a behavioral economics approach to study individual and group behavior to design better public policies.
Information about the BEEP Lab
Dr. Natalia V. Czap (nczap@umich.edu), Director of the BEEP Lab
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Research Interests: Behavioral Economics & Economic Psychology, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Public Policy, Environmental Economics
Dr. Hans J Czap (hczap@umich.edu), Associate Director of the BEEP Lab
Research Interests: Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization, Experimental Economics, Economic Development
Dr. Simanti Banerjee (simanti.banerjee@unl.edu)
Research Interests: Experimental & Behavioral Economics, Ecosystem Services Conservation & Management, Charitable Giving, Social Network & Game Theory, Neuroeconomics
Dr. Mark E. Burbach (mburbach1@unl.edu)
Geoscientist, Conservation & Survey Division
Research Interests: Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management, Humans and the Environment, Water Management, Environmental Leadership
Dr. Marianna Khachaturyan (marianna@huskers.unl.edu)
Independent Researcher
Research Interests: Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, Feminist and Gender Economics, Environmental Economics
Dr. Kanybek Nur-tegin (knurtegi@fau.edu)
Research Interests: Tax Compliance, Economics of Corruption, Economics of Political Regimes
Ante Busic-Sontic (ab2242@cam.ac.uk)
Department of Land Economy University of Cambridge
Research Interests: Environmental Economics, Energy Efficiency in Building, Personality Traits
Selected publications by the UM-Dearborn Research Fellows
Publications in peer-reviewed journals:
Czap, H.J., Czap, N.V., Burbach, M.E., Lynne, G.D., 2016. Farm Bill 2014: An experimental investigation of conservation compliance, Journal of Sustainable Development, 9(3): 23-38.
Czap, N.V., Czap, H.J., Lynne, G.D., Burbach, M.E. 2015. Walk in my shoes: Nudging for empathy conservation, Ecological Economics, 118: 147-158.
Czap, N.V., Czap, H.J., Burbach, M.E., Lynne, G.D. 2014. Gender in environmental context: an effect of property rights, fines, and empathy nudging, International Journal of Economics and Finance, 6(7): 11-23.
Czap, N.V., Czap, H.J., Khachaturyan, M., Burbach, M.E., Lynne, G.D. 2013. J or L: The effect of emotions and framing in a downstream water pollution game, International Journal of Economics and Finance, 5(3): 9-23.
Czap, N.V., Czap, H.J., Khachaturyan, M., Lynne, G.D., Burbach, M. 2012. Walking in the shoes of others: Experimental testing of dual-interest and empathy in environmental choice, Journal of Socio-Economics, 41(5): 642-653.
Czap, H.J., Czap, N.V. 2011. Donating-selling tradeoffs and the influence of leaders in the environmental goods game. Journal of Socio-Economics, 40(6): 743-752.
Sautter, J., Czap N.V., Kruse, C., Lynne, G. 2011. Farmers' decisions regarding carbon sequestration: a metaeconomic view. Society and Natural Resources, 24(2): 133-147.
Czap, H.J., Czap, N.V., Bonakdarian, E. 2010. Walk the talk? The effect of voting and excludability in public goods experiments. Economic Research International, vol. 2010, article ID 768546, 15 pages, doi:10.1155/2010/768546.
Czap, N.V., Czap, H.J., 2010. An experimental investigation of revealed environmental concern. Ecological Economics, 69(10): 2033-2041.
Bonakdarian, E., Czap, H.J. Czap, N.V. 2009. Selection of minimal variable subsets with the help of genetic algorithms in economic analysis. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 21: 407-425.
Ovchinnikova, N., Czap, H., Lynne, G., Larimer, C. 2009. "I don't want to be selling my soul": two experiments in environmental economics. Journal of Socio-Economics, 38(2): 221-229. (NOTE: Ovchinnikova is the former last name of N. Czap)
Outreach publications:
Khachaturyan, M., Czap, N.V., Lynne, G.D. 2016. Downstream Pollution 2: Does Framing Affect Genders Differently? Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension August 17.
Khachaturyan, M., Czap, N.V., Lynne, G.D. 2015. Downstream Pollution: Do Gender and Emotion Matter? Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension September 23.
Czap, N., Czap, H., Lynne, G., Burbach, M., 2014. Empathy Conservation: What Did We Learn from the Experiments Testing the Metaeconomic Framework and Dual-interest Theory? Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension August 21.
Czap, N., Czap, H., Lynne, G., Burbach, M., 2014. Gender in Conservation: Comparing the Effectiveness of Fines and Empathy Nudging. Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension January 15.
Czap, H., Czap, N., Lynne, G., Burbach, M., 2013. Conservation Compliance under the House and Senate Versions of the 2013 Farm Bill: A Role for Empathy Nudging? Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension August 14.
Czap, H., Czap, N., Lynne, G., Burbach, M., 2013. Who Should Own the Property Rights? Revisiting the Downstream Water Pollution Problem. Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension February 6.
Czap, N., Czap, H., Lynne, G., Burbach, M., 2012. Inducing Empathy or Imposing a Fine? Finding Solutions to the Downstream Water Pollution Problem. Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension September 5.
Czap, N., Czap, H., Khachaturyan, M., Burbach, M., Lynne, G., 2011. Do Emotions Matter in Environmental Choice? The Effect of J and L. Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension May 4.
Khachaturyan, M., Lynne, G., Czap, N., Czap, H., Burbach, M., 2011. Empathy Tempering Economic Choice: The Empirical Evidence. Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension January 12.
Ovchinnikova, N., G. Lynne. 2006. Reducing the pace of global warming: can the Environmental Agency compete with the Climate Exchange in buying carbon offsets? Cornhusker Economics: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension August 23.
Policy publications:
Czap, N.V., Banerjee, S., Czap, H.J., Burbach, M.E., 2015. Empathy conservation: A field experiment on encouraging farmers' participation in the Nebraska Conservation Stewardship Program. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Open-File Report-129.
Czap, N.V., Czap, H.J., Lynne, G.D. Burbach, M.E., 2014. Empathy conservation: Experiments suggest a need for more attention in policymaking. CAFIO-Policy Research Group Pager #11, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Czap, H.J., Czap, N.V., Lynne, G.D. Burbach, M.E., 2013. 2013 Farm Bill: An experimental test of the Senate and House proposals. CAFIO-Policy Research Group Pager #7, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Czap, N.V., Czap, H.J., Lynne, G.D. Burbach, M.E., 2013. Empathy nudging increases conservation of farming land. CAFIO-Policy Research Group Pager #6, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
UM-Dearborn Classes
Students interested in learning more about behavioral and experimental economics are invited to take these classes:
ECON 437/537. Behavioral Public Policy
This course teaches you to apply the insights from behavioral economics and psychology to public policy design. Behavioral science cautions policy makers against the potential pitfalls of designing a policy based on the standard economic assumption of the rational agent model. Empirically based behavioral science also offers policy makers the opportunity to decrease the impact of psychological limitations of lazy or boundedly rational individuals. The ultimate goal is to make it easy and natural for ordinary people to make sensible choices in the short and long run through nudges, changes of default rules, simplification, disclosure, etc. while preserving complete freedom over the choices. In this course we consider several public policies that are informed by behavioral science research, such as the program "Save More Tomorrow" for retirement savings, household borrowing, health care, energy & fuel use, choice of nutrition, tax collection & compliance, and organ donations.
ECON 438/538. Behavioral Economics for Business and Economic Policy
This course is a reading intensive seminar on behavioral economics, which is the combination of psychology and economics that investigates what happens in markets in which some agents display human limitations and complications. The course focuses on the behavioral economics theory and its' application to business practice and policy decision making. Specifically, in this course we: (1) examine the ways in which people deviate from the standard economics models, including irrationality, preferences for fairness, propensity to cooperate, trust, dual-interest, empathy, and emotions; (2) explore behavioral economics theories and models; (3) discuss how the behavioral economics theories and models can be applied to solve business and policy problems.
If you have any questions about the BEEP Lab, contact Prof. Natalia V. Czap: nczap@umich.edu or 313-583-6354.
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Former Client Conflict of Interest Lawyer as Witness
DQ Case of the Week: A Tale of Two Substantial Relationships
These two disqualification decisions come from the same federal district judge in the same week applying the same test — but with different outcomes.
The first case involves a dispute over "who owns the rights to Cat Story, a free mobile application ('app') in which players build a virtual village for cats shipwrecked on an island and send the cats on various quests and adventures." The lawyer previously represented the gaming company, Game Garden, "in a 2013 dispute among Game Garden's four then-owners involving the same intellectual property [then called PussyVille instead of Cat Story] and . . . in connection with the September 2013 sale agreement that is the subject of Plaintiffs' cause of action for breach of contract." The lawyer claimed, however, that she did not represent the gaming company (but only two of the then-owners) and that the representation did not bear a substantial relationship to the current dispute over the rights to the game. The lawyer's claim not to have represented the company fell flat because the lawyer had referred to herself as the company's lawyer in a letter and an email and had billed the company for her services. It did not matter to the court that the company may not have been the lawyer's "primary client." Moreover, the court concluded that the lawyer "played an integral role in drafting, revising, and finalizing the very sale agreement that Plaintiffs now allege was breached . . . ." Because the court thus found a substantial relationship between this matter and the former matter, the court "automatically" disqualified the lawyer without considering further factors and gave the plaintiffs twenty-one days to find successor counsel or show cause why the case should not be dismissed. The full opinion is available here: Epikhin v. Game Insight N. Am., No. 14-CV-04383-LHK (N.D. Cal., May 12, 2015).
The next day, the district judge again analyzed a substantial relationship, this time involving a lawyer who had served as a board member and executive director of an autism school from 1996-2005. The plaintiff-student in the current matter claimed that from 2010-2012, the defendant-school committed various torts against the student. The lawyer eventually associated as co-counsel for the student. The court first struggled with whether the substantial relationship test applied at all because the lawyer had served the school as a director, not as a lawyer. But because previous California cases had applied a similar substantial relationship test (arising in part from a continuing fiduciary duty of confidentiality to the school), the court applied the test. Given that the lawyer's tenure on the board and as the executive director did not overlap with the student's time at the school (indeed, the lawyer had resigned five years before the student enrolled), the court found very little related, much less substantially related, to the present matter. The court did note that the lawyer "exercised discretionary authority for [the school] and was intimately familiar with [the school]'s operations." But to the court the lawyer's general knowledge was insufficient: any financial information of the school is available to the public or likely discoverable, any ten-year-old litigation strategy would hardly be helpful to the student, and "even assuming [the lawyer] did acquire knowledge regarding the inner-workings of [the school] from 5-10 years ago, Defendants failed to establish how this knowledge would be related to the specific injuries and abuses suffered by" the student. Accordingly, the court denied the motion to disqualify the lawyer. The full opinion is available here: McElroy v. Pac. Autism Ctr. for Educ., No. 14-CV-04118-LHK (N.D. Cal., May 13, 2015).
Interestingly, the apparently active Northern District of California actually issued not just two but four disqualification-related orders last week. In the third order, the district court, sua sponte, ordered briefing on whether a plaintiff's lawyer should be disqualified for serving as both a lawyer and a witness. In reviewing a motion for summary judgment and the parties' related factual submissions over three years after the case had been filed, the judge viewed a video surprisingly showing the plaintiff's lawyer present at the very same school protest at issue. (This suit involves the way in which UC-Berkeley and others handled the Occupy Cal protests.) The judge's DQ briefing order is available here: Felarca v. Birgeneau, No. 11-cv-05719-YGR (N.D. Cal., May 12, 2015). Finally, in the fourth order, the district court refused to disqualify a lawyer who had once advised the plaintiff "how to best negotiate an executive agreement" with potential employers. Because the current matter instead involved the plaintiff's discrimination and defamation claims against a later employer, the court found the two matters "wholly unrelated." The full order is available here: Somers v. Digital Realty Trust, Inc., No. C-14-5180 EMC (N.D. Cal., May 15, 2015).
#Substantial Relationship Test
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Well, well. It seems the F7 BIOS update to some Gigabyte boards is really made out of something quite special. I covered the BIOS problem yesterday with an updated post to you, our readers, and to Gigabyte and today I find news of an overclocking record set with their board.
Overclocker "Hicookie" has achieved a new high clockspeed on Intel's Sandy Bridge-E Core i7-3930K by pushing it up to an insane 5.6GHz using Gigabyte's GA-X79-UD3 motherboard, the world's first motherboard to achieve a multiplier of 57x.
These new world records underline how the Gigabyte 3-way digital power engine on existing X79 motherboards makes breathtaking performance possible on our X79 series enthusiast platforms. They should also erase any skepticism regarding the performance and overclocking capabilities of our new F7 BIOS for Gigabyte X79 motherboards.
For those of you worried of your Gigabyte boards having a fault from previous reports, this should pretty much ease your mind. Amazing results, and not even from Gigabyte's top-tier Assassin board!


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Graphene – Based Paper Ideal for Preparing Flexible Display
Graphene, over the years has been used for building quite a character for itself in malleable displays. Among the possible ways, graphene has been employed in this field as a substitute to the moderately scarce indium tin oxide or ITO, a transparent conductor that regulates display pixels. Graphene has also been utilized in a display's pixels electrical or backplane where a solution managed graphene is utilized as an electrode.
Now scientists at the Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey have identified that an ordinary piece of paper that is layered between two films of a multilayer graphene device can function as a rudimentary malleable electrical display.
The corresponding author of this tudy, Coskum Kocabas says that this device could be catered as a framework for transforming simple printing paper into an optoelectronic display. As per Kocabas, "We would like to structure a display gadget that can reclassify the highlighted information electrically on a piece of printing paper. Numerous technologies that are based on the electrophoretic movement of particles, thermo-chromic gadgets and electronic wetting of liquids have been introduced to realize electrical paper, or e-paper, which has huge potential for consumer based electronics. In contrast to the basic aim of e-paper, such technologies, however, are not harmonious with traditional cellulose-based printing papers."
The details of such gadget have been described in detail by the researchers in their report. It functions by spreading over a bias voltage to the graphene to boost an intercalation of ions so that the visual captivation of the graphene layers is transformed. That converts them from transparent to intense dark again. In the experimental study, the transition of the display to transparent nature requires a couple of time, around 4 seconds, reversing to its darker tone again within a period of half second. While it might be ideal for symptoms that do not require transforming their images that often, the lapse is still too lengthy for exhibiting applications that need instant refresh time.
The numerous layer graphene was generated through chemical vapour accumulation in which the graphene is expanded on a metal surface inside a heating device. After it is eradicated from the furnace, the metal is scratched away, allowing a thin layer of graphene on the exterior of the water in which the etching happens. The paper is then just dipped into the liquid that transfers the thin layer of graphene into the paper.
While the primary experiments displayed that there were some troubles with oxidation of the doped graphene films, the scientists believe that this problem can be combated with the accumulation of a basic polymer coating.
In the upcoming research study, Kocabuas and his team are planning to prepare a completely functional layer of e-paper with pixels and an incorporated driving circuit. Also, they would like to identify the procedure they have introduced adapted into a roll-to-roll adjustable manufacturing procedure. Presently, it is to be witnessed that whether this research is going to deliver lucrative results and to what extent.


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COFFEE ADDICTION… AND GAY MARRIAGE
Posted on December 17, 2004 by greghughesca
Today marks my final day as an intern at the CBC. It's been fantastic. I couldn't have picked a better place to intern – I've learned so much and had a good time doing it.
As some of you may know, I'm hopelessly addicted to coffee. It's my vice and I'm proud of it. It's hard for me to engage in an in-depth conversation about the events, ideas or people of the day without a sip of the java. It's an addiction I've written about before on this blog, but I figure I'd talk about it again.
For those remotely interested, I'm no longer drinking coffee in the afternoon. I'm a strictly morning coffee drinker now, mostly because my body's so sensitive to coffee's effects that if I do drink it in the afternoon, I have a tougher time sleeping and it just makes me too wound up. So I'm gradually reducing my coffee intake.
GAY MARRIAGE: This is one topic I haven't talked about yet but meaning to write about for sometime. I'm supportive of same-sex marriage because I strongly believe in the Charter and equality of citizens before the law. It's no one's place to dictate their own sense of morality onto others, therefore why tell someone they can't get married just because you don't agree with it? Who is a critic of same-sex marriage to say it "affects their sense of morality" if two people with the same sex want to get married?
There's a distinct generational difference on this topic. My age group seems, by and large, very supportive of gay marriage. But I've been noticing that many folks in the Baby Boomer and earlier generations are very, very mixed on the issue, but generally tilt towards hostility on the idea. This isn't very surprising. One elderly person I know said the idea of gay marriage is unacceptable to him, mostly because it "erodes our moral values."
I have no idea what these "moral values" are. Getting married is a pretty traditional thing for couples, hetero or homosexual, to do. I also think it can be defined as a "moral act." If anything same-sex marriage only reinforces traditional morals, not erodes it. Many folks I know think the whole concept of marriage is dead, for it doesn't accurately reflect how relationships evolve and change. Official marriages are strictly a public affirmation of a private matter; marriages exist to provide order to property and sharing of assets. It's a very new idea that marriage is also for "love." Therefore, someone who is gay and gets married is actually supporting traditional societal functions, not eroding them.
If the argument is marriage is for a "man and a woman only," there is no argument to begin with. Same-sex common law couples already are entitled to the tenets of heterosexual couples, i.e. spousal benefits, et al. So how does anything change if it becomes enshrined in federal law?
Moreover, I would remind some of these folks who think "moral values" are declining because of this that other "moral values" that spoke of intolerance and hate have long ago been banned in Canadian society: racism, sexism and other social evils have been rightly condemned and outlawed by the Charter. It was once "moral" to use the Church as a guide for how to live your life in Canadian society; the Church has openly espoused racist and sexist policies in the past, so how is gay marriage any different? Because you're "uncomfortable?"
So let's review: those who oppose same-sex marriage have no arguments to stand on from a legal point of view, really. The same benefits exist for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples, so having marriage is a largely symbolic act. Moreover, since most marriages are a voluntary action to be taken place in a Church (a place I most definitely don't want my marriage to be taken place in), the State becomes the direct agent to recognize these unions. So how does that affect anyone beyond the couple? Nobody seems to give a lick now who gets married and divorced in heterosexual unions.
Also, if morality is really an issue in this debate, let's get real here. To say "moral values" are what's at stake is ridiculous. The only foundation for that argument from a religious point of view is from a theological perspective, i.e. The Bible. The Supreme Court ruling says a faith doesn't have to marry a same-sex union. Kudos to the Supreme Court for striking this balance; I can't say I envy how much work it would take to figure out how to balance competing Charter principles with each other.
Private actions like marriage can be recognized by the public state when you register the marriage, but the public state has a right to make that private action a public concern, i.e. giving out spousal benefits. It's a social contract that exists for a reason, but these Church leaders think they can have it both ways. A State has a legal obligation to recognize the changing nature of a society and reflect that in its laws. Considering that homosexual relationships are part of that framework, you have to accept that every right and responsibility a straight person has in marriage exists for a gay person too. But in any case, the Church is not legally bound to do anything it doesn't want to. So why fight it? To defend your own moral outrage for the rest of us? Thanks, but no thanks.
Really, Stephen Harper's "moral crusade" is pure political grandstanding. He's trying to use a wedge issue to drive up support for his party. But more so, this has a lot to do with ignorance and intolerance than moral outrage.
Just one last points: I want to address an argument that anti-same sex marriage folks trot out.
The Supreme Court shouldn't be making laws – that's what Parliament is for. Let's have a national referendum!
Harper's not entirely wrong when he says the Supreme Court should be making laws. We do elect Parliamentarians to make laws. But sometimes, the Court exists to push forth hot-button issues because it's politically precarious to push "agenda-driven" issues in the House.
But a national referendum is bad, bad, bad. Supporters of this idea know exactly why they want to use it: a referendum will ensure the traditional definition of marriage will win. Why? How many folks in my age group vote? More importantly, how many people in a much more pro-traditional marriage supporting group vote? Question #1, not many, and Question #2, a lot. Older generations will come out in droves for a referendum like this. And same-sex unions will lose.


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