Epitaph on Her Son H.P.
Katherine Philips was one of the few female writers to emerge during the 17th century and, in her short lifetime, was responsible for a large number of poems which seem to have been written for the pleasure of her friends rather than for publication. She founded The Society of Friendship which had mainly female members. She was a multi-linguist and translated foreign language verse into English and, more notably, translated two Pierre Corneille plays from French. She then gained the distinction of being the first female playwright to have her work performed on stage in both London and Dublin. The play La mort de Pompee was performed under the name Pompey in 1663 and she was still working on the second – Horace – when she died prematurely a year later.
She was born Katherine Fowler on the 1st January 1631, in London. Her father was a strict Presbyterian with moderately puritan views and he sent her to a boarding school in Hackney. It was here that she forged a lifelong friendship with Mary Aubrey and it is believed that many of Katherine's poems are dedicated to her. The members of the Society of Friendship all adopted classical names and Mary's was Rosania. Katherine took the name Orinda and became known in literary circles as "The Matchless Orinda".
Her father died in 1639 and this signalled dramatic changes in Katherine's life. Her mother married a Welsh Baronet called Hector Philips,. When she was 16 her step-father arranged her marriage to his own son, James. There were two remarkable things about this; her new husband was 38 years her senior and he remained in Wales while his bride continued to live in London. This arrangement seemed to suit both and left Katherine free to pursue her developing relationships with members of her Society and her writing.
Apart from the age difference they had opposite political views with Katherine a staunch Royalist despite her puritan upbringing. Her husband was a supporter of Oliver Cromwell who, in 1649, was one of the Members of Parliament who signed the death warrant of King Charles 1. Upon the Restoration he only escaped prosecution for his regicide because of Katherine's relationship with Anne Owen (Society name Lucasia). One of Charles II's prominent aides was interested in Anne's hand in marriage and, because both Katherine and her husband assisted this courtship, Philips only lost his job and his lands but kept his head.
At the age of 20 she had some of her work published, aided by her good friend, the poet Henry Vaughan (said to be one of the few male members of her Society). Many of her poems were dedicated quite openly to Anne Owen and Mary Aubrey. It has been said that the women were lovers, but not in a physical sense. Their relationships were pure and spiritual, uncorrupted by any sexual connotation.
Her work contrasted with another female writer of this period – Aphra Behn – who described in coarse, graphic detail the intricacies of physical love between women.
Katherine's life was tragically cut short when she developed smallpox shortly after returning to England from a visit to Ireland with Anne Owen.
She died on 22nd June 1664 at the age of 33.


Apple has added two major new content sources to Apple TV today, via HBO GO and WatchESPN integration. The new streaming services adds a considerable selection of content to the company's streaming content device, bringing the HBO GO library to the platform, which offers HBO's entire content library to cable subscribers who have the channel as part of their TV package.
WatchESPN likewise offers additional content, including live programming from the sports network, including major golf tournaments, Barclays Premier League, U.S. college sports, tennis and more, as well as recorded shows and access to ESPN cable channel content. Like HBO GO, it's also available to existing subscribers who have the channel as part of their cable package.
Apple also added three new content partners, including Sky News, Crunchyroll and Qello to Apple TV at the same time. This brings some prime international content to the platform, from the UK, Ireland, Japan and other parts of Asia. Qello offers streaming of HD concerts, concert films and documentaries, a nice fit for Apple's efforts with iTunes music sales via iTunes.
Speaking of iTunes, the company also announced that its users have managed to purchase content at a rate of over 800,000 TV shows per day (with over 1 billion total to date), and over 350,000 movies per day (topping 380 million since iTunes started selling them) at this stage, which is a staggering number when you consider the going rate for each isn't exactly cheap. Apple is still clearly in no danger of being toppled from its perch as a digital media sales giant, in other words, and that's likely why it's welcoming more streaming partners to the Apple TV service.
Apple hasn't yet opened up the Apple TV to outside developers, but it is slowly opening the gate for more and more content partners. It's likely that the company wants to keep control over what appears on the set-top box, perhaps in deference to its existing studio and media partners, and also to ensure that viewers get a reliable, quality experience from whatever they try to view on Apple TV. Whether they'll continue to stick with this staid approach, or open things up like they did with iOS on the iPhone, remains to be seen.
It's worth noting that this content was previously available via AirPlay on iOS devices, allowing users to beam it to their Apple TVs that way, but removing a step and potential technical/device barrier is always a welcome move when it comes to ease of use.


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A woman was robbed at gunpoint in the 3700 block of Pine Grove at 3:30 this morning. The victim reports that the offender displayed a handgun and took her gray leather purse, which contained a tablet, credit cards, and money.
The gunman is described as male, black, 5'8" tall, and thin. He has dreads and wore a sweater with a vest over it and gray sweat pants. He was last seen running southbound on Pine Grove toward Waveland.
Recorded as an armed robbery with a handgun in CPD case HW577599.
At 3:11AM, a Lakeview man was robbed by three men, one of whom was armed with a baton. The robbery went down just west of Wrigleyville near Addison and Bosworth.
The victim described one offender as male, white, 6-feet tall, 175 pounds, wearing a green hoodie. The victim believes the offender was accompanied by two accomplices, who are only described as male and black.
Taken in the hold-up was the victim's wallet and iPhone5.
Officers drove around the area with the victim, but did not locate the offenders.


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Listen up, Frillseekers: in even more awesome Kildare Village-related news (Mulberry opened last week) L'Occitane will open a boutique on 22nd October – next week, like – and here's some excellent opening news for you: the first 100 customers to spend €40 will receive a free L'Occitane Discovery Collection, worth €40. It's got lots of lovely luxe minis in it for you to sample the collection with.
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Q: Multiple TypeFace in single TextView I want to set the first character on TextView with a TypeFace and the second character with a different Type face and so on.
I read this example:
Spannable str = (Spannable) textView.getText();
str.setSpan(new StyleSpan(android.graphics.Typeface.ITALIC), 0, 7
                             ,Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);

but it didn't help me, because I want to set multiple TypeFace (external TTFs)
Any idea??

A: Kotlin developers can use this to use two or more typeface for single button or textview.
1. Copy and Paste this class:
class CustomTypefaceSpan(family: String?, private val newType: Typeface) : TypefaceSpan(family) {

    override fun updateDrawState(ds: TextPaint) {
        applyCustomTypeFace(ds, newType)
    }

    override fun updateMeasureState(paint: TextPaint) {
        applyCustomTypeFace(paint, newType)
    }

    companion object {
        private fun applyCustomTypeFace(paint: Paint, tf: Typeface) {
            val oldStyle: Int
            val old = paint.typeface
            oldStyle = old?.style ?: 0
            val fake = oldStyle and tf.style.inv()
            if (fake and Typeface.BOLD != 0) {
                paint.isFakeBoldText = true
            }
            if (fake and Typeface.ITALIC != 0) {
                paint.textSkewX = -0.25f
            }
            paint.typeface = tf
        }
    }
}

2. Using this by:
val buttonText = "Get it for 100 Points"

//making text yellow
    buttonText.setSpan(
        ForegroundColorSpan(
            ContextCompat.getColor(
                this, R.color.yellow_FFC001
            )
        ),
        11, 14,
        Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE
    )

//changing text size of yellow portion i.e. "100"
    val sp20 = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.sp_20)
    buttonText.setSpan(AbsoluteSizeSpan(sp20), 11, 14, Spannable.SPAN_INCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE)

//setting button fonts
    buttonText.setSpan(
        CustomTypefaceSpan("", ResourcesCompat.getFont(this, R.font.roboto_condensed_bold)!!),
        0,
        buttonText.length,
        0
    )

//finally setting this text to my button
btGetPoints.text = buttonText

3. And the final output would be like this

A: Use the following code:(I'm using Bangla and Tamil font)
  TextView txt = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.custom_fonts);
        txt.setTextSize(30);
        Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "Akshar.ttf");
        Typeface font2 = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "bangla.ttf");
        SpannableStringBuilder SS = new SpannableStringBuilder("আমারநல்வரவு");
        SS.setSpan (new CustomTypefaceSpan("", font2), 0, 4,Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
        SS.setSpan (new CustomTypefaceSpan("", font), 4, 11,Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_INCLUSIVE);
        txt.setText(SS);

The outcome is:

This uses the CustomTypefaceSpan class, taken from How can I use TypefaceSpan or StyleSpan with a custom Typeface?:

package my.app;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.text.TextPaint;
import android.text.style.TypefaceSpan;

public class CustomTypefaceSpan extends TypefaceSpan {

private final Typeface newType;

public CustomTypefaceSpan(String family, Typeface type) {
    super(family);
    newType = type;
}

@Override
public void updateDrawState(TextPaint ds) {
    applyCustomTypeFace(ds, newType);
}

@Override
public void updateMeasureState(TextPaint paint) {
    applyCustomTypeFace(paint, newType);
}

private static void applyCustomTypeFace(Paint paint, Typeface tf) {
    int oldStyle;
    Typeface old = paint.getTypeface();
    if (old == null) {
        oldStyle = 0;
    } else {
        oldStyle = old.getStyle();
    }

    int fake = oldStyle & ~tf.getStyle();
    if ((fake & Typeface.BOLD) != 0) {
        paint.setFakeBoldText(true);
    }

    if ((fake & Typeface.ITALIC) != 0) {
        paint.setTextSkewX(-0.25f);
    }

    paint.setTypeface(tf);
}
}

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Q: Prove that $a^2+b^2+c^2\geqslant\frac{1}{3}$ given that $a\gt0, b\gt0, c\gt0$ and $a+b+c=1$, using existing AM GM inequality Using the AM and GM inequality, given that
$a\gt0, b\gt0, c\gt0$ and $a+b+c=1$ prove that
$$a^2+b^2+c^2\geqslant\frac{1}{3}$$

A: HINT: You can use your idea of squaring $a+b+c$, but also note that $\color{blue}{ab+bc+ca \le a^2 + b^2 + c^2}$, which you can prove with the help of AM-GM. (Hint for proving this: the AM-GM inequality tells us what about $a^2 + b^2, b^2+c^2$ and $c^2+a^2$?)
One more hint (based on a suggestion from user qsmy): let $x = a^2+b^2+c^2$ and $y = ab+bc+ca$. Squaring both sides of $a+b+c=1$ gives $x+2y=1$, and the blue inequality is $x\geq y$. Can you see it now?

A: $$a^2+{1\over 9} + b^2+{1\over 9} + c^2+{1\over 9}\geq {2\over 3}(a+b+c)$$ by AM-GM.

A: In the worst case possible you'd get $$a = b = c = \frac{1}{3} \Longrightarrow a^2 + b^2 + c^2 = \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{9} = \frac{3}{9} \geq \frac{1}{3} $$
In the best case possible you'd get $$a = 1, b = c = 0 \Longrightarrow 1^2 + 0^2 + 0^2 = 1 \geq 1/3 $$
Therefore the inequality holds. Didn't use the AM-GM inequality, though.


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Mr. Bühler, educated as a master toolmaker, was already able to apply ten years of experience in project consulting.
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Fish and Wildlife Commission lists pinto abalone as endangered
Thu Jun 20th, 2019 1:30am
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is working with federal and state partners to protect and conserve a species of large sea snail with a shell, taste and lifestyle that led to its wide-scale destruction.
The pinto abalone — the only abalone species native to Washington — has experienced a drastic reduction in population in recent decades. From 1992-2017, the population fell by an estimated 97%, putting the species at risk of local extinction.
Historically prized as food and for its contrasting red and green shell with an iridescent interior, pinto abalone is a species too popular for its own good.
Overfishing over decades starting in the 1960s led to population declines. While the agency and partners acted to protect the snails, including closing the fishery in 1994, significant levels of poaching and the abalone's distinctive reproductive cycle meant a cycle of continuing declines despite action.
"Males and females spawn directly into the water, and without sufficient population density, fertilization does not occur, and the animals fail to reproduce," said Hank Carson, WDFW research scientist.
Now partners are expanding the pinto abalone recovery effort at conservation hatchery facilities at the Kenneth K. Chew Center for Shellfish Research and Restoration (https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/news/features/hatchery) in Kitsap County.
"Our abalone captive-breeding and reintroduction program is a promising recovery strategy, but much work remains to achieve self-sustaining populations in the state," said Carson.
With the listing determination in hand after the commission decision, the agency is set to conduct this work with longtime partners such as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Puget Sound Restoration Fund.
Next steps include writing a formal recovery plan to reduce threats and build the species population, establishing additional satellite growing facilities to increase production, a conservation genetics and disease-risk assessment, and expansion of field work to determine the best places to out-plant these rare and distinctive creatures.
The 2019 Legislature has supported funding to recover pinto abalone, including $900,000 for work through June 2021.
"When it comes to recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem, everything is connected and attention to detail is important," said Sen. Christine Rolfes from Washington's 23rd District. "Recovery of lesser-known species like the nearly depleted pinto abalone is critical for a healthy and more resilient Puget Sound and the salmon and orca whales we all love. I'm glad the legislature agreed to support this effort," she added.
Carson said he is grateful for the partners and people who support pinto abalone work. "This species is far too interesting and valuable to disappear from Washington's waters," he said.
For more information about the pinto abalone in Washington, see WDFW's website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/haliotis-kamtschatkana.


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VATICAN - Testimony of the Rector of the Pontifical College of Saint Paul
Saturday, 9 January 2021 congregation for the evangelization of peoples evangelization students formation pastoral theology
Father Leonardo Sileo confirmed as Rector of the Urbaniana
Testimony of the Rector of the Pontifical College of Saint Paul
Pope Francis on the Feast of the Epiphany: there is no mission without wonder
MISSIONARIES KILLED IN 2020
The Rector of the Mater Ecclesiae College: "An institute at the service of diocesan Congregations, to make local Churches grow"
Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Iraq on 5-8 March 2021
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - He lives his mission in complete dedication and in listening to young student priests from all over the world, who spend part of their vocation in Rome, for theological studies. This is what Fr. Lisandro Rivas Duran tells Agenzia Fides, Venezuelan member of the Missionaries of the Consolata, Rector of the Pontifical College of Saint Paul for seven years. The College, inaugurated by St. Paul VI on December 3, 1965 (liturgical memory of St. Francis Xavier), is an institute placed under the jurisdiction of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples which has the purpose of training priests of the "territories of mission", according to the needs of their dioceses, organizations or Congregations of origin.
Fr. Lisandro Rivas Duran, Rector since 2014, presents the life of the College to Fides starting with the first welcome, which students receive upon their arrival from all corners of the world. "The priests destined for Saint Paul's College to study in Rome pass through this door. Here they will follow their training course. It is a door of reception. It opens physically but also opens the door to our heart. We accompany them on this journey thanks to a team of collaborators. More than 190 priests from the territories of Propaganda Fide (in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania) live in the College, who stay to study in Rome between 3 to 5 years. During this time, I realized the importance of being by their side, of listening to them, of encouraging them, of watch over their difficulties and of supporting them".
The Rector remarks: "Suddenly leaving one's own reality, changing one's lifestyle, entering a new training course can cause a crisis situation. You have to understand a new culture, get to know a new environment, learn the language. It is a very delicate moment for a young priest. Accompaniment and support for these new generations of priests becomes decisive because this experience will mark them for their entire life. I am their elder brother for them and I am available for all their needs, whatever they may be".
The passion with which Fr. Rivas Duran dedicates himself to his students makes them feel, during their stay in Rome, inserted into "a big family", characterized by human and spiritual bonds which are born and are reinforced because all daily life is shared.
The Rector adds: "When, once they have finished their studies, they leave the College, they often call me and tell me that they feel nostalgia for Saint Paul's College.This surprises and comforts me because, in this College, there is a sense of belonging: it cannot be bought but learned and experienced. Thus we seek, with the grace of God and by cultivating fraternity, to render a good service to the local Churches all over the world". (MI) (Agenzia Fides, 9/1/2021)
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ASIA/KYRGYZSTAN - Pastoral Letter for the new year: "Christ is faithful to his Church and offers great opportunities for grace, in the challenge of the pandemic"
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nigerian religious leaders call for immediate release of students from Kankara school
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Contradictory messages on the number of students still in the hands of the kidnappers after the attack on a school in the north of the country
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AFRICA/BURUNDI - Mission as the central point of priestly formation
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Review by Pamela Zoslov
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB features two amazing transformations: Matthew McConaughey, who lost more than 50 pounds to play the gaunt, AIDS-stricken Ron Woodroof, and Jared Leto, who fasted down to 116 pounds to become the ailing transvestite Rayon. The physical metamorphoses, though truly impressive and inevitably catnip for people who enjoy Oscar handicapping, are only part of what makes DBC a remarkable movie.
The movie was inspired by a Dallas Life Magazine article about Woodroof, a Texas electrician, sometime rodeo bull rider and loose-living good-ol' boy who was diagnosed with the AIDS virus in the mid-'80s, and devoted the rest of his life to procuring and smuggling unapproved substances to prolong the lives and alleviate the suffering of AIDS patients. (You can read the original article here.) Shot in a quick 25 days with available light and hand-held cameras, the film has a gritty, realistic look that befits the fact-based story. The screenplay was based heavily on recorded interviews with Woodroof before he died in 1992.
The movie offers a glimpse of Woodroof's bacchanalian lifestyle as he indulges in booze, sex, drugs and their frequent companion, fighting. Like his buddies, he's a full-throated racist and homophobe. A news article about the death of Rock Hudson elicits from his group of buddies, "Rock Hudson was a cocksucker!"
When an accident on the job lands Woodroof in the hospital, a blood test reveals he is HIV-positive. The doctor tells him he has maybe 30 days to live. Woodroof is infuriated by the "faggot disease" diagnosis and claims the hospital " mixed up my fuckin' blood sample."
After retreating into a haze of booze and drugs, he begins researching the disease, which was poorly understood at the time. He tries treating himself with the then-experimental drug, AZT, bought on the black market, and it nearly kills him. A sympathetic doctor, Eve Saks (Jennifer Garner), wants to help but can only suggest an AIDS support group. Woodroof retorts, "I'm dyin', and you're tellin' me to go get a hug from a bunch of faggots"?
Woodroof's diagnosis changes his life in other ways. His friends, including cop buddy Tucker (Steve Zahn), recoil from and taunt him, and he's evicted from his apartment ("FAGGOT BLOOD" is written in graffiti outside the place). Woodroof contemplates suicide, then travels to Mexico to pursue other treatment options. His research and experience have shown him that AZT is highly toxic.
In Mexico, he consults the mysterious Dr. Vass (Griffin Dunne), an American M.D. who set up a clinic south of the border after his license was yanked. Vass recommends a cocktail of vitamins, alternative antivirals and a non-toxic protein serum, all substances not approved for use in the U.S. Woodroof buys a huge supply of the drugs, which he smuggles across the border while dressed as a priest. It is the first of many risky border crossings Woodroof will make in his new career as an international smuggler.
Woodroof forges a partnership with Rayon (Leto), the HIV-positive transvestite he met in the hospital. Rayon gives Woodroof access to the gay, drag and transgender worlds, and the unlikely pair start a business selling unapproved drugs to AIDS sufferers. The business evolves into the Dallas Buyers Club, operating out of a motel room and working in a gray area of legality. The club, basically a distribution center for unapproved treatments, flies just under the FDA's radar. How it works is that buyers purchase memberships in the club, which gives them unlimited access to the medications. At the same time, Woodroof treats himself ("I am my own physician," the real Woodroof once said), prolonging his own life.
The film dramatizes Woodroof's battles against the medical establishment, the FDA and the IRS, which started to crack down on the underground network. Though the battles are exaggerated for dramatic effect, you get a sense of the politics of the time as it affected the earliest AIDS sufferers, who were harmed by the lack of good treatment options and the lack of will to hasten research.
At the same time, the movie shows Woodroof's evolving consciousness about homosexuality, through his combative but ultimately sympathetic friendship with Rayon, born Raymond, a thrift shop-glam Marc Bolan devotee with sharp cheekbones and a needle drug addiction. Leto's performance is subtle and convincing. Gratefully, the film mostly avoids the sticky sentimentality that often accompanies portrayals of the transgendered (see TO WONG FOO..., THE BIRDCAGE). Rayon's sad history is gracefully suggested by a scene that has her meeting with her wealthy, long-estranged dad. Hair slicked back and dressed in a men's suit, she (he) looks like David Bowie in his Thin White Duke phase.
Directed by the talented Québécois Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y., THE YOUNG VICTORIA), this is a movie that scarcely puts a foot wrong. McConaughey is effortlessly authentic, and the production as a whole is a memorable piece of work. 4 out of 4 stars.
Posted by Pamela Zoslov at 12:01 AM
Labels: AIDS, Cleveland OH, Dallas Buyers Club, Jared Leto, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Movie Review, Pamela Zoslov, Ron Woodroof


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Dear Rhonda "Is this a second home or primary residence"?
I am looking for information about the general way loans are done related to primary residence or second home.
Do you own a rental property in Seattle? Read this!
If you own rental property located in Seattle, you need to be aware of fairly new requirements, created by the Seattle City Council, to register your investment property. This city ordinance, the Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance (RRIO) impacts landlords and property managers who have multiple units to those who have just one rental home. There are some exceptions, check the ordinance for more information.


Costume jewellery was made to be a substitute for more finer pieces of jewellery that would only be worn several times ever and passed on to others as its value went up. Costume jewelry allows people to wear it every day without concern of it being damaged. Women have enjoyed having such a sizable collection of jewelry to expand their style and add it to other costume jewellery accessories. It got its name in part for its use in stage productions where they needed to be seen by the audience as real jewels. Other names for costume jewellery include trinkets, fashion jewellery and fake jewelry.
So Why Buy Costume Jewellery?
The phrase "costume jewellery" has been replaced by fashion jewellery since the 2000s. The reason people get it was just mentioned above. It is cheap and looks well anyway with any style worn. Jewellery in general is expensive and to keep it in pristine condition is difficult. Because people can only wear real jewellery on for a limited amount of time, it is not economically sufficient, unless you are expensive. There is cost expensive and then there is the mix and match it provides with anything that is worn. Costume jewellery can be produced in different colors and shapes worn around the neck or around the wrist. It will be produced to have a strong synthetic feel that people cannot recognize it as fake from a distance.
Costume jewellery has been around for 300 years, starting with inexpensive glass, and then semi-precious material. Jewels of semi-precious material were affordable for people to own costume jewellery. It was in the 20th century that costume jewellery became in chic with the help of industrialization and the demand for such attire that was affordable in all classes. In Hollywood, costume designers relied heavily on this to fit onto beautiful actresses and notable designers like Coco Chanel produced their own to expand their market.
What Is The Most Popular Costume Jewellery?
Necklaces and bracelets are the most popular type to buy. The head of necklaces are made to be cut and polished like a diamond and sewn up with other non-jewelry pieces next to them; the bracelets are made to curve, criss-cross, and have parallel lines with tiny sparkles in between and be used as layers along the arms. Hoop earrings are another major piece of costume jewelry produced in both gold and silver. Metallic medallions are also flattened like a coin and molded up to be a reflective shape.
As its own market, costume jewelry is a successful enterprise around the world. Even the more wealthy buy it because the pieces they make might as well be jewelry and blends in with their dresses. Plus, they are made in a more top quality where it is expensive anyway, but not in the high karats that requires six or seven figures to spend. Costume jewellery is a very worthy piece of attire to have for any occasion.


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Prescription Drug Spending Climbs In 2013
Total U.S. prescription drug spending climbed more than 3 percent last year, propelled in part by fewer patent expirations that would have allowed for cheaper generic alternatives, according to the data firm IMS Health.
Prescription spending reached $329.2 billion in 2013 after declining 1 percent the year before. IMS health said price hikes, expensive new drugs and greater use of the health care system also led to the spending rise, which it detailed in a report Tuesday.
Fewer patent expirations, however, was the largest factor. The expiration of U.S. patents protecting blockbuster drugs like the cholesterol fighter Lipitor has led to a spike in generic drug use in recent years, but that wave is starting to wane.
IMS Health also noted that 36 new treatments entered the market last year, including 10 for cancer. That also includes drugs for hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
New, innovative drugs often come with high price tags, like the $1,000-a-pill price set by drugmaker Gilead Sciences Inc. for its hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi.
Drugmakers have said the high cost of treatments like Sovaldi can be recouped over time, as fewer patients suffer expensive complications for their conditions.
IMS Health also said price hikes for branded drugs added more than $4 billion in spending growth last year, and the overall spending per person rose about 1 percent.


The SALE is now on! Out with the new and in with the high-end. Last chance to get hold of our fruit collection, to make way for our forthcoming Drink Mixers. The non-alcoholic ingredients, nicotine-free e-cigarettes are soon ready to stock in our bar. Available as individual sticks and in boxes of 20.


Sourdough Starter Questions – What if I don't have a Dutch oven?
What if I don't have a Dutch oven? Can I use a Dru or other pot? I have two suggestions for this one. Yes, you can use a Dru or any other pot that has a lid and is around the correct size. First, try using any oven proof pot with a lid (who cares if it has a long handle.) It needs to be 3 1/2 to 5 inches tall and about 8 to 9 inches as the interior dimension. Second, rather than buying a brand new pot, try adding a little less water to the dough so that it is more workable and doesn't require the support of the pot to keep it upright. You'll need to experiment a bit with this one. I'll work on it here too as several people have written to say they don't have Dutch ovens and I hate to send you to the store for a new pot if we can adjust the recipe enough to make it workable without a Dutch oven.
I couldn't get rid of small lumps when I added white flour. Is that bad? No, don't worry that much about them. When I feed my starter, I just dump a cup of flour and a cup of water into the existing starter, firmly close the lid and shake well over the sink. Any lumps are small enough to be absorbed into the starter in the resting/feeding period.
You recommend storing the starter in a plastic container. Can one use glass instead? You can use glass, but you need to be SURE to crack the lid and not seal it tightly. Guess how I know this?
When I shake my starter at "feeding time," I always do it over the sink as it sometimes seeps around the edges of the lid because of the immediate pressure build up. I then seat the lid again and store it.
My well-fed starter is in the fridge and has a narrow layer of water on top. Should I worry?
No, this is just the by product of the yeast feeding on the starch of the flour. It's normal. It's also normal for it to smell more and more ammonia-like the longer you go between feedings. This simply indicates that it's needing to be feed. What I've found is that my starter is like the dog I had when we were growing up, it could always eat more. That doesn't mean it always gets more. I also have to say that there are times when my starter doesn't get even close to a regular feeding and has a big layer of thin liquid on the top. After the yeast has eaten all of the starch in the flour, it just goes into a more dormant phase until its fed again. Not ideal, but it happens for everyone who doesn't have their sourdough starter at the top of their daily "to do" list.
Keep the questions coming – I'll do my best to answer them all!
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Annual Programme
Melanchthon Centre > History
Towards the end of the 1960s, Protestant observers of the Second Vatican Council had proposed the foundation of an ecumenical institution. The Waldensian Faculty of Theology accepted the proposal and strongly supported the project. In the 1980s, individuals and institutions in the theological-church world in Germany became so deeply involved with the idea of an ecumenical institution that in 1997 concrete steps were taken for its implementation.
With the approval of the Waldensian-Methodist Synod of 2002 in Torre Pellice and the Lutheran Synod in 2002 in Assisi, the Centre was founded in 2002 -also to the delight of the Evangelical Church in Germany – by the Waldensian Faculty, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy and the Evangelical Lutheran Community in Rome.
In 2003, the association of "Friends of the Roman Melanchthon" (Freundeskreis Melanchthon Centre Rom e.V.) was founded in Tubingen, Germany. It supports the activities of the Study Centre and offers a platform for the students and all those who are interested.
Since 2007, the Rome Study Centre is an association recognised by Italian law under the name "Verein Centro Filippo Melantone – Protestant Centre for Ecumenical Studies" with his official seat in Rome.
In 2012, the first volume of the book series "Rome and Protestantism. Writings of the Melanchthon Centre in Rome" was published. The book reflects the contributions of an international conference in 2009, which was followed by other highly acclaimed conferences – such as "Martin Luther in Rome" (2011).
See also at https://www.centromelantone.org/research/publications/.
In 2012 the Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary. Several hundred students have now gone through the centre's offerings.


since the patch "f" has been installed, my Kaspersky 2017 Products cannot update all components via the update utility.
"Error with updating the DNSCLN component".
When I update via the Kaspersky-Servers, everything is fine.
It seems like, the update utility is missing that DNSCLN-component.
You have to add the DNSCLN to updater.xml and everything works fine.


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Jim Gaston serves as an Administrative Support Specialist for the Director of Economic Development and Tourism. Jim works closely with the Fredericksburg area historic museums to coordinate and schedule tours for school students visiting the sites and also supports off-site Fredericksburg Tourism presentations. He also provides support to the staff for audio-visual projects, routes telephone calls, greets visitors and provides general information. Jim provides back-up support to the Visitor Center Manager and staff to include reconciling point of sales, credit card transactions, reimbursements for ticket sales, and transfer of funds for various accounts.


This command allows adding/updating user accounts from a comma separated value file.
The first screen selects the file, the delimiter character and the starting row/header.
The fourth screen allows you to select which users will actually be imported into Exponent.
The fifth and final screen displays the results of the import.


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Q: Form field custom attribute I am building a form by using the Kentico Form Application.
I need to add in other attributes into the input fields. But the input field seems like not editable. I am editing it in the Layout tab, and view in html source

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But how can I make it by using the Kentico Form Application?

A: CSS classes (class) and validation rules (maxlength) can be added and modified in Forms->Edit form->Fields->Select field. You can also wrap the fields in custom HTML code by setting the HTML envelope.
Regarding identifiers (id,name), you can't control them unless you create a custom form control.


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La Haie-Fouassière (Municipality, Loire-Atlantique, France)
Keywords: la haie-fouassière |
Flag of La Haie-Fouassière (reconstruction, details of the coat of arms unconfirmed) - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 21 May 2021
Presentation of La Haie-Fouassière
Flag of La Haie-Fouassière
Loire-Atlantique (Department, France)
The municipality of La Haie-Fouassière (4,675 inhabitants in 2018; 1,181 ha) is located 15 km south-east of Nantes.
La Haie-Fouassière is home of a LU factory (Lefèvre-Utile, part of Mondelez International group), which employs 500 pepile to produce simple buscuits and crackers. specializing in simple biscuits and crackers, employs 500 people. The plant produces over 9,000 tons of VPB (Véritable Petit-Beurre), a kind of shortbread from Nantes; this repreents about 1 billion biscuits packaged in 41 million packs of VPB each year.
In 1993, the Municipal Council appointed the architect of the LU factory, Jean-Claude Imbach, to decorate a roundabout at the entrance to the municipality near the LU factory. Imbach proposed a futuristic design representing a flying saucer of five meters in diameter surrounded by three astronauts of two meters in height carrying emblems of the town, a fouace, a bottle of Muscadet wine, and a Petit-Beurre shaped standard, respectively. The saucer lights up in different colors at nightfall.
The storytelling has it that the astronauts stocked up on local products before leaving the Earth for a galactic journey. The decoration of the Space roundabout (photo) costed 2,700,000 francs, half of which was funded by LU; accordingly, the company compensates the municipality for the exemption of professional tax during the first years of operation.
The main objective of the mayor, attracting media attention, was more or less achieved, since thr roundabout was the subject of television reports... on the waste of public money
Olivier Touzeau, 21 May 2021
The flag of La Haie-Fouassière (photo) is white with the municipal coat of arms, "Azure a bend sinister wavt between cantonned by a leaved bunch of grapes and a fouace all or a chief ermine".
The coat of arms, designed by Henri Gaudin, was adopted on 11 December 1987 by the Municipal Council. Fouace, the town's namesake, is a star-shaped dry cake with a brioche flavor, traditionally eaten during the tasting of Muscadet and other local wines in fall. The chief ermine represents the Duchy of Brittany.


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Q: Graphing a Difference Plot I was wondering, in r, how would you plot the difference between 2 numbers so that it looks similar to the graph provided where the expected value is the 0 and the observed values are the ones deviating from 0.
Thanks

A: Adapted from here and assuming that you have a dataframe with columns for labels, min, and max.
df <- data.frame(id=LETTERS[1:4], min=c(-2,-0.1,-3,0.3), max=c(2,4,1,2))
library(ggplot2)
ggplot(df, aes(x=id))+
    geom_linerange(aes(ymin=min,ymax=max),color="black")+
    geom_point(aes(y=min),pch=95,size=3,color="black")+
    geom_point(aes(y=max),pch=95,size=3,color="black")+
    theme_bw()


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Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir Biography, Career, Age, Family and Net Worth
By J Kinyita Last updated Aug 31, 2022
Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir is a Kenyan politician who served two terms as a member of parliament before advancing to a gubernatorial seat in August 2022. The good-looking politician is well-known for his undying support for the ODM party as well as the ODM party leader.
Shariff attributes his political success to Hon. Raila Odinga, who has held his hand since day one. The accomplished politician gained the public eye with how he chaired the committee that was investigating KEMSA scandals with his unique way of asking questions.
The two-time member of parliament declared his bid to run for the gubernatorial seat on an ODM party ticket back in 2021. Having declared his bid he faced tough competition from former senator Hassan Omar who was running on a UDA ticket.
The veteran politician hails from a family of politicians, his father is the late Shariff Nassir, a popular politician and a die-hard supporter of KANU. His father was known for his firm declaration of Moi's leadership, Moi will continue to rule "Mpende Msipende."
Away from politics, he is also a chief executive officer of Radio Rahma, a popular station in the coastal region.
Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir Age and place of Birth
He was born in the coastal region, of Kenya however his date of birth is still unclear.
Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir Parents and Wife
The busy man is the son of the late Shariff Nassir, a popular politician who was too close to the late President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi. The tall handsome politician is off the market with a lovely wife, three boys, and a daughter.
Education Background.
He started his schooling in 1981 at the Aga Khan primary school, he later moved to coast Academy where he sat for his KCPE in 1988. After primary level, he proceeded to Lenana High school in 1989 and left the school in 1992 after completing his KCSE. In 1993, he enrolled in a diploma course in aviation, in Nairobi before joining the business.
Nassir stood on the political podium for the first time in 2013, vying for the position of Member of the parliament of the Mvita constituency. The intelligent politician managed to secure the seat with his first shot on an ODM ticket.
Nassir took over from the current cabinet secretary of tourism Najib Balala who had cemented his name in the political arena in the same position. Having made his way to the 11th parliament the vocal member of parliament was appointed as the committee member in charge of the different committees, including Finance, Planning, and Trade, and Assembly Public Investment.
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In 2017, he had already created a reputable political background that led to his re-election during the 2017 general election.
In his two-term tenure, Shariff is one of the politicians who has emphasized a lot on education and has taken major steps in enhancing the level of education in the Mvita constituency.
He has also focused on trying to engage with the parents urging them to take their kids to school for a better tomorrow.
In 2014, he became emotional and found himself weeping in public while addressing the state of security in his constituency. In his speech during a bursary presentation for colleges and Universities, he wept explaining how security in his homestead has raised eye blows, citing out the case of the Mpeketoni killings and others.
In 2016, he fell on the wrong side of the government leading to the withdrawal of his security personnel and he was also instructed to return his gun. However, he responded by saying he doesn't have a gun and he has never owned one. According to him, it was government intimidation following Malindi's by-election.
After ten years of tenure, Shariff has now expressed his wish to represent the people of Mombasa as a whole in a gubernatorial position. Following the expiration of Joho's term Sharif believes he's the best fit for the position and he will be facing Suleiman Shabal who also has a huge following in the region.
Serving as Governor
After serving as a member of parliament representing the people of Mvita, Nassir eventually decided to serve Mombasa as a whole. Following a tough competition from the UDA side, Nassir had a talk with Suleiman who had also dominated the region and was also eying the ODM ticket and the two decide to join hands giving Nassir a good space to thrash his opponent.
On 29th August 2022, the people of Mombasa went to the ballot to complete their democratic right after their gubernatorial elections were postponed from 9th to 29th. After coming out in large numbers they ensured Nassir ascended to power as their second governor, succeeding Hassan Joho who has served that region for two terms.
His current physique is a result of hard work and commitment to training. He was born big and he has been overweight since his childhood, which always lowered his self-esteem since he could not do most things his friends were doing.
It got to a point he could enter numerous cloth stores but could not find a fitting cloth. As a result, his wife and children motivated him to start a weight loss journey.
The journey to gaining his fit body was not easy as he had to change his diet and hit the gym as hard as he can in order to burn calories. After a long period of hard work, Nassir can comfortably wear anything that he likes and he can find it in any store.
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It is a risk to underrate the importance of the role of a company secretary.
As a private or public company director, you can be fined and face criminal prosecution if you fail to comply with the administrative, disclosure and filing requirements of the 1985 and 2006 Companies Acts. So to meet your obligations, and to give you one less thing to worry about, it is worth working with a law firm which offers a dedicated company secretarial service which can be tailored to your requirements.
The team at Charles Russell Speechlys provides a full range of company secretarial services, from the birth to the cessation of a company. We can work with the director(s) or your company secretarial team. Or we can be a cost-effective alternative to an in-house department. Either way, we become a part of your team; working alongside you with the minimum of fuss.
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S E P R E N D R E U N E P E L L E A V E C U N E S P A T U L E
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L E F E R À R E P A S S E R E S T M O R T A U S S I D E P U I S
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New Zealand Immigration News
Reviewing the Essential Skills in Demand Lists
What are the Essential Skills in Demand (ESID) Lists?The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment maintains three lists consisting of:
the Long-term Skill Shortage List
the Immediate Skill Shortage List
the Canterbury Skill Shortage List.
The lists help to ensure that New Zealand's skills needs are met by facilitating the entry of appropriately skilled migrants to fill shortages. However, this objective must be balanced by the need to ensure that there are no suitably qualified New Zealand citizens or resident workers available to undertake the work.
Search the lists using our Skill shortage list check.
When is the next review?The Immediate and Long Term Lists are reviewed annually by the Ministry. The 2016 review commenced on 18 April 2016. Decisions will be published under 'Latest News' about December.
The Canterbury List is reviewed more regularly. The next review is scheduled to be completed about April 2016.
If you are interested in submitting an occupation for review, this page guides you through the necessary steps.
If you have any questions about the review or you wish to be added to the ESID database, to receive information about the review, please contact: shortages.review@mbie.govt.nz. This database is designed for occupational groups (such as employer groups, trade unions and industry training bodies - not individual persons).
Please note that only queries relating to the addition, retention or removal of occupations on the lists will be responded to from the shortages review mailbox. If you have a query relating to your own immigration status or whether your qualifications/experience meet list criteria please contact Immigration New Zealand to discuss your query.
Criteria for changes to the ESID ListsThe review process places an emphasis on ensuring that there is sound evidence to support changes to the lists.
Before a new occupation is added to one of the lists, the following must be confirmed.
Industry is committed to training New Zealanders in these occupations.
Industry is committed to fully utilising the domestic labour market before considering employing overseas workers.
The shortage is not due to recruitment and retention issues arising as a result of terms and conditions of employment.
Industry is committed to the provisions in New Zealand employment legislation that is available to workers.
There is evidence of employers having difficulty employing staff.
The numbers of apprentice or graduate trainees, and workers leaving or retiring from the industry have been estimated.
Details of the qualification and skills required for the occupation have been confirmed.
The shortage is not employer specific.
There is a significant shortage for the occupation that may reasonably be met by migrants (generally measured by at least 50 work visas per annum).
In addition to the above criteria, there are specific requirements related to each list.
Long-term Skill Shortage List CriteriaFor an occupation to be added to the Long-term Skill Shortage List:
There must be an ongoing and sustained (absolute) shortage, both globally and in New Zealand.
The shortage must be across all geographic regions in New Zealand.
The occupation must have a base salary of at least NZ$45,000 based on a 40-hour working week.
The occupation must be highly skilled, meet the Skilled Migrant Category definition of skilled employment, and applicants must meet any registration requirements.
Immediate Skill Shortage List CriteriaFor an occupation to be added to the Immediate Skill Shortage List, it must:
require highly skilled workers
have an obvious shortage of workers in one or more geographic regions.
Canterbury Skill Shortage List CriteriaFor an occupation to be added to the Canterbury Skill Shortage List, it must:
have an obvious shortage of workers in Canterbury.
The Review ProcessImmediate and Long-term ListsThe process for reviewing the Immediate and Long-term Lists includes the following features:
an occupation nomination procedure, through which industry stakeholders – for example employers' groups, trade unions and industry training bodies – are invited to submit proposals for an occupation to be included, removed or moved between lists
the preparation and publication of Preliminary Indicator Evidence Reports (PIERs) that draw together and assess relevant data for each of the occupations under review and provide the Ministry's preliminary view on the status of the occupation
a submission process, through which industry stakeholders are invited to provide additional information and evidence about the nature and extent of skill shortages in the occupations under review.
The role of industryInformation provided by industry stakeholders is a vital part of the assessment process. This is particularly the case where statistical data is out of date, such as Census information on salaries, or where data is not available, perhaps because the occupational group is too small to generate sufficient data for national surveys. Interested stakeholders are therefore strongly encouraged to collect robust evidence to support their submissions. Further information on the nature of the evidence required is noted below.
Canterbury ListThe review process involves a detailed analysis of:
how many beneficiaries, trainees or people from elsewhere in New Zealand are available to fill the skilled vacancies
forecasts of where and when there will be demand for skilled workers in certain occupations
consultation with key Canterbury stakeholders.
The Canterbury list also draws on the occupations on the Immediate and Long-term Skill Shortage Lists that are relevant for the Canterbury rebuild.
As part of the new review process for the Canterbury list, it is not necessary for employers or industry to make submissions (as for the Immediate and Long- term Lists).
Key steps in the review process
The Ministry calls for proposals from industry stakeholders for occupations to be reviewed. The 2016 review commenced on 18 April 2016.
Occupation Nominations
Submitters prepare an Occupation Nomination to make a case for an occupation to be reviewed, including evidence in support of the proposed change. See below for further advice about making a nomination. Nominations will close on 11 May 2016.
Selection of occupations to be reviewed
The Ministry assesses the Occupation Nominations and selects occupations to be reviewed. The Ministry may also identify occupations that it wishes to review as a result of its own investigations. As a general rule, occupations identified by industry stakeholders take precedence.
Publication of Preliminary Indicator Evidence Reports
The Ministry prepares a Preliminary Indicator Evidence Report (PIER) for each occupation selected to be part of the review. The PIER collates relevant statistical data about the occupation and provides the Ministry's preliminary view on the status of the occupation. The PIERs for each occupation will be published on the Immigration New Zealand website about 24 June 2016.
Call for submissions on occupations selected for review
Submissions are sought from industry groups and others about the nature and extent of skill shortages in the occupations selected for review to ensure that all relevant views are considered. The submission stage will close on 29 July 2016.
Wider sector consultation on occupations Once submissions are received, the Ministry undertakes any further follow-up with submitters, consults with government agencies and industry, and collates any additional data that may be required to inform decisions on changes to the lists.
Decisions taken Once all consultation has been completed occupations selected for review may be added to one of the lists, removed from a list, or moved from one list to the other, depending on the criteria listed above. There may be cases where the Ministry does not consider adding an occupation to the lists to be the most appropriate response to the shortage, and may recommend an alternative.
Decisions published
Final decisions on occupational changes from the 2016 review are expected to be published on this website in December 2016.
Important points for preparing an Occupation NominationThe Occupation Nomination process provides an opportunity for industry stakeholders to request a change to an occupation for the Essential Skills in Demand Lists. To be eligible, the nominated occupation must have an occupation code. These can be found using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO).
The completion of an Occupation Nomination form is the first step in requesting that an occupation be:
added to one of the skills shortage lists
removed from one of the skills shortage lists
moved from one list to the other.
In general, Occupation Nominations are only considered by the Ministry if the occupation has the following:
a New Zealand Qualification Authority recognised qualification
an ANZSCO skill level classification of level 1, 2 or 3
the support of at least one industry body or professional association, such as an employers' group, trade union, or industry training body.
In addition, if the occupation was reviewed by the Ministry within the last review period, you will need to demonstrate a significant change in labour market conditions that warrants a further review.
Submissions must be made on the Occupation Nomination form [DOC, 90KB]. This example of a nomination [PDF, 182KB] may be useful as a guide for the information that we are seeking.
Important points for preparing a submissionThe submission process is an opportunity for stakeholders to provide additional information and different perspectives on the nature and extent of skill shortages in occupations selected for review. Stakeholder submissions are a vital source of information, helping to inform the Ministry's final assessment of the status of occupations.
The following points must be considered when preparing a submission:
It is made by a coordinated group of industry stakeholders such as employer groups, trade unions and industry training bodies.
It represents the shared views of those groups and stakeholders – this should be demonstrated by including evidence of consultation.
It is supported by evidence that can be substantiated in some way – for example, evidence sourced from a survey, administrative data, or feedback collected from employees. As a general rule, the Ministry is looking for evidence that presents clearly stated specific facts and has a reasonable breadth of coverage across the industry – that is, it represents the views or situation of a reasonable proportion of employers, employees, trainers and/or other stakeholders.
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Vendors may now owe more sales tax to the Commonwealth, thanks to changes signed into law as part of Pennsylvania's 2016-17 budget.
Several tax increases and adjustments were included in the budget to fund increased education spending, including a hike in tobacco type taxes and the expansion of sales and use tax to digital downloads of media. Most notably for businesses, however, is a new limitation on the sales and use tax vendor discount, which was created long ago to help businesses offset the costs of collecting sales tax.
Let's drill down further on this discount and what the changes mean for businesses.
What type of discount did businesses previously receive?
Previously, businesses that turned over sales tax proceeds to the Commonwealth received a discount on those liabilities of 1 percent of tax collected. This 1 percent discount was unlimited for timely filers.
What changes were made to the discount?
The state budget limits this discount to the lesser of 1 percent of the tax collected or $300 annually. For those businesses that file periodically throughout the year, the $300 annual cap breaks down as follows: $25 per monthly return filers, $75 per return for quarterly filers or $150 per return for semi-annual filers.
When does this take effect and will it impact past filings?
The cap will be applied prospectively, not retroactively, so there is no impact to any discounts received for periods ending before August 1, 2016.
This change is big for some taxpayers, most notably large retailers. It is expected to generate nearly $56 million annually for state coffers. This proposal had been circulating around the Capitol for a number of years, as Pennsylvania was only one of 13 states that still offered the unlimited vendor discount for work that was largely automated.
What happens if a business doesn't file on time?
Any business that does not file a return and payment in a timely fashion is ineligible for any discount. Furthermore, late filers or noncompliant businesses will be assessed penalty and interest charges.
Businesses with questions about how to assess the impact of this limited discount on their sales and use tax filings should contact me at jskrinak@rklcpa.com.


WELCOMING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EQUESTRIAN TEAM TO THE | Hylonome LLC.
Below team president, Sara Sowins, talks about their first two weeks with Hylofit and the impact it is already having on training.
It has been two weeks since our team's first use of Hylofit; however, in this small amount of time, each of our riders have gained invaluable knowledge about their performance. It has been fascinating to see how our heart rates adjust and react depending on what stage we are in our lesson—no stirrups on the flat definitely increases it! It is equally interesting to take a glance at how previous rides for the horse have compared to our own. In my experience, I noticed that my horse's lower heart rate was due to the nature of our lesson being shorter and less intense than his previous lesson. After accumulating several days of data, Hylofit is also an incredible tool for gauging the performance of our horses, and it is clear that any difference in their heart rates might be an early indicator of something that needs our attention. Hylofit will be an amazing tool to monitor and maintain our horses' health. Our Coach, Kat, is also excited to utilize the live view feature to watch our lessons in real time and help give us relevant feedback. We are all excited to see where our next weeks of using Hylofit will take us!
The USC team is combined with riders from all different levels who are enjoying the information the Hylofit system is providing about their rides. We will be following the USC equestrian teams journey as they ride with Hylofit throughout the season. They will be incorporating the system into their weekly training, using the data to adjust training strategies for each rider and horse and tracking their path to regionals.


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For Common Male Problem, Hope Beyond a Pill
LESLEY ALDERMAN
IF you watch enough television, you'd think that treating erectile dysfunction was as effortless as popping a pill and then whirling your partner around the living room in a romantic dance. Correcting erectile dysfunction, alas, is not so simple — and it can be rather costly. One Viagra pill, for example, the most common way to treat erection problems, costs about $15.
Insurers can be chary of reimbursements. And despite the fact that E.D., as the dysfunction is known, becomes increasingly common after men reach 65, Medicare Part D does not cover drugs for it.
An estimated 30 million men in this country experience erectile dysfunction. Nearly a third of men in their 50s experience E.D., whereas more than half of those in their 60s have the problem.
If you're hoping to have Viagra-aided sex twice a week, your bill for the entire year could run around $1,500. If you're fortunate enough to have insurance that covers the medications, your co-pay will be on the high side, around $40 for a one-month supply of six to eight pills — bringing your annual bill to a more manageable $500 or so. There are no generic versions of E.D. meds yet.
Even among the name-brand drugs, which also include Cialis and Levitra, the medications do not work for about half of the men with E.D., says Dr. Ajay Nehra, professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. He is also president of the Sexual Medicine Society, an association of health care professionals.
And yet, as it turns out there are other treatments for E.D. And some of them are more cost-effective than the brand-name pills advertised on television.
"There is not a man out there that cannot be helped in some way with his E.D. — even if money is an issue," says Dr. Andrew McCullough, an associate professor of urology and director of Male Sexual Health and Fertility at the Langone Medical Center at New York University.
The first step is to see a doctor who specializes in E.D. (usually a urologist) and have your overall health checked out. If your primary care physician can't make a recommendation, contact the Sexual Medicine Society and ask for a referral.
In many of cases, E.D. is the sign of an underlying disorder like diabetes or hypertension. In fact, in younger men, erection problems are often the first symptom of cardiovascular disease.
"Erectile problems may show up about three years before a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke," says Dr. Ira Sharlip, clinical professor of urology at the University of California, San Francisco.
That's because plaque will start to clog the small arteries in the penis before the wider coronary arteries. Your doctor will also try to determine whether your E.D. is the result of a psychological issue, in which case he will refer you to a therapist. Depending on your policy, your insurer may cover a set number of visits. (One way for you to check on your own whether your issue may be psychological or physical is try the postage stamp test, also known as nocturnal penile tumescence test.)
By adopting healthier habits, you may be able to improve your overall well-being and restore your erectile function.
"There is increasing evidence that we can reverse erectile dysfunction with lifestyle changes," says Dr. Drogo K. Montague, director of the Center for Genitourinary Reconstruction in the Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute at Cleveland Clinic.
In a recent study of men with E.D., or at risk for developing it, researchers in Italy found that the men could improve their erections by losing weight, improving their diet and exercising more frequently. After two years of significant lifestyle changes, 58 percent of the men had normal erectile function, according to the study, which was published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine in January.
But lifestyle changes, while basically free, can be difficult to make and may take months to take effect. In the meantime, your doctor will probably prescribe a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, also called a PDE-5 inhibitor, like Viagra, Cialis or Levitra. These drugs enhance the effects of nitric oxide, a chemical that helps to increase blood flow in the penis. The three drugs work in the same way, but differ in how quickly they take effect and how long they last. If the PDE-5 drugs don't work for you, don't give up quickly, says Dr. McCullough, who theorizes that "in over 40 percent of drug failures the problem is with the user, not the drug." Dr. McCullough adds, "it's important to take these medications as directed, like on a totally empty stomach, rather than a full one, and not less than 60 minutes before sex."
If the pills don't work for you, you might want to try self-administered injections of alprostadil, a drug that helps blood vessels expand and facilitates erections. Granted, this may sound onerous, but the shot, which is sold under the brand names Edex and Caverject, is done with a fine needle, feels no worse than a pinprick and produces an erection that can last up to four hours, according to doctors who recommend it.
The shots cost about $35 per injection and are covered by most insurers, but not by Medicare.
But ask your doctor about an injection that's a cocktail of generic forms of alprostadil, papaverine and phentolamine.
Although this generic combination is not F.D.A.-approved as an E.D. treatment, doctors are legally free to administer it — and both Dr. Sharlip and Dr. McCullough recommend it.
"The generic injections clearly work the best," Dr. Sharlip said, "and are usually less expensive."
Another cost-effective option is a vacuum erection device or penis pump. It works like this: you place a tube on the penis and then pump the air out of the tube, which pulls blood into the penis. When the penis is erect, you then put a snug ring around the base to maintain the erection, which lasts long enough to have sex.
The cost for the device, which requires a prescription, can run from $300 to $600, but most insurers and Medicare will cover part of the cost and the device should last for years. Even if you spend $300 out of pocket and use the device once a week, you'll be spending much less per year than on pills or injections. You can also buy a nonprescription pump online (even Amazon carries some) for as little as $30, Dr. McCullough said.
Finally, if all other treatments fail, you could consider getting penile implants, an effective and permanent solution for chronic E.D. The most common type of implant works through inflation: two cylinders are placed inside the penis and a fluid-filled reservoir is implanted under the abdominal wall or groin muscles; a pump and a deflation valve are placed inside the scrotum. To create an erection, you pump fluid from the reservoir into the cylinders. To deflate the penis, you press the release valve.
Most insurers and Medicare cover the surgery, so your out-of-pocket costs will be minimal. This might be the most cost-effective strategy of all since, according to Dr. Nehra, 80 percent of implants last 10 years.


Some people think that Bike to Work Day and Bike to Work Week are cop-outs. I've heard and read a couple of notable cyclists that complain that governments roll out the red carpet for cyclists one week per year to try and make up for the other 51.
I take a somewhat less pessimistic view. Since we live in a city that still doesn't do bike counts when it counts cars, this is our week to show everyone how many of us ride bikes, and how diverse our growing community is. After all, they can't ignore our presence on the streets when we're at events they help program. Metro, LADOT and the Los Angeles County Bike Coalition worked together on the events within the city while C.I.C.L.E. and the City of Pasadena worked together on Bike Week Pasadena.
What follows is a compilation of photos, with a video, of images from around the county this week. If people have their own images, please send them to me or provide a link in the comments section. Right now, we're a little heavy on pictures taken by government employees.
CICLE programmed a week of events in Pasadena, including an airing of Contested Streets on Monday. Bike Week Pasadena continues through tomorrow.
Tuesday was Good Samaritan's Blessing of the Bikes. For Streetsblog's coverage of the event, click here.
Metro also organized a "Bike Train" for employees in Pasadena to Bike to Work on Thursday.
Cliff Bar sponsored a Bike to Work stand at Western and Hollywood.
If you have more or better pictures, send them along! I'll continue to update this post as more images, and video, come in.
Here's a good look at the pit stops in Santa Monica.
Maybe it's semantix, but I see my point of view more as realistic than pessimistic.
And yes, certainly it is hard for cyclists to be ignored yesterday but it will be very easy to forget about us next week. Or the middle of October.
Anyway, speaking of bike counts I tallied 68 cyclists on my ride from work yesterday, otherwise known as the entirely ignored and unpit-stopped "Bike To Home Night" component of Bike To Work Day. I was ecstatic that the number of riders I encountered was three-to four-times the norm — until I realized what a pathetically low number I was celebrating.
But I'll keep dreaming of the day it's five or ten times that amount. If that's not optimism I don't know what is.
Don't fret. There's still plenty of people biking (to work or elsewhere) even if they didn't show up to any of the designated areas. I bike everyday. To me it was just another day. I went to work. Not everyone gets the day off to go to rallys and stuff.
Sorry for the misspell, Alan. I promise I'll get it right next time!