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The Pragmatist's Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research
Amitabh Chandra
Anupam B. Jena
Jonathan S. Skinner
vol. 25, no. 2, Spring 2011
(pp. 27-46)
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Following an acrimonious healthcare reform debate involving charges of "death panels," in 2010, Congress explicitly forbade the use of cost-effectiveness analysis in government programs of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In this context, comparative effectiveness research emerged as an alternative strategy to understand better what works in health care. Put simply, comparative effectiveness research compares the efficacy of two or more diagnostic tests, treatments, or health care delivery methods without any explicit consideration of costs. To economists, the omission of costs from an assessment might seem nonsensical, but we argue that comparative effectiveness research still holds promise. First, it sidesteps one problem facing cost-effectiveness analysis—the widespread political resistance to the idea of using prices in health care. Second, there is little or no evidence on comparative effectiveness for a vast array of treatments: for example, we don't know whether proton-beam therapy, a very expensive treatment for prostate cancer (which requires building a cyclotron and a facility the size of a football field) offers any advantage over conventional approaches. Most drug studies compare new drugs to placebos, rather than "head-to-head" with other drugs on the market, leaving a vacuum as to which drug works best. Finally, the comparative effectiveness research can prove a useful first step even in the absence of cost information if it provides key estimates of treatment effects. After all, such effects are typically expensive to determine and require years or even decades of data. Costs are much easier to measure, and can be appended at a later date as financial Armageddon draws closer.
Chandra, Amitabh, Anupam B. Jena, and Jonathan S. Skinner. 2011. "The Pragmatist's Guide to Comparative Effectiveness Research." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 25 (2): 27-46. DOI: 10.1257/jep.25.2.27
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Eustis Heights Principal Rhonda Hunt was named Florida Principal of the Year. (Ryan Gillespie/Orlando Sentinel)
Rhonda Hunt, the principal of Eustis Heights Elementary in Lake County, was named the state's Principal of the Year on Monday.
Hunt, who has been a principal for 10 years, has established parent-teacher organizations, built mentoring programs and written grant applications that have benefited her students. Under her leadership, Eustis Heights has improved its school grade from an F to a C, using simulated grades for the 2014-15 school year, according to a press release from the Florida Department of Education.
Receiving the recognition was "thrilling," Hunt said by phone Monday.
"I was just really proud and just proud that this is a recognition for our school, for Eustis Heights Elementary and for our county," she said. "We care about children and we have teachers that do the right work and we're all working together for the good of the children."
After becoming the principal of Eustis Heights two years ago, she rewarded students for grades and attendance, started family dinner nights, brought in mentors and sent home bags of food at the high-poverty school.
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"What Rhonda Hunt has done at Eustis Heights is nothing short of outstanding,'' said Lake Superintendent Susan Moxley. "She has a way of inspiring and bringing out the best in her students, faculty and staff.''
As the 2016 Principal of the Year, Hunt will receive a cash prize of $5,000 and $1,000 for her school. The other two finalists for the award were Tamie Stewart of Parkside Elementary in Collier County and Steven Royce of Tara Elementary in Manatee County.
"As all exemplary principals do, when she got up she talked about the team concept," Moxley said. "It's a great day for Eustis Heights Elementary School and Lake County schools."
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Hunt's colleague, Eustis Heights assistant principal Chad Frazier, was among three finalists for the state's assistant principal of the year award. The top honor went to Anne Bieber, an assistant principal at Vero Beach High. Kahlil Ortiz of Dommerich Elementary in Maitland, was the third finalist for the Assistant Principal of the Year award.
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The Assistant Principal of the Year receives a cash prize of $2,500 and $500 for her school. The winners were honored Monday during the annual Commissioner's Summit for Principals in Orlando.
"They are examples of the strong leaders in schools throughout our state who work hard every day to make sure Florida's students have every opportunity for academic success," Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart said about the Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year, according to the release. "Their dedication and enthusiasm inspire the entire school community to go above and beyond to provide students with the highest quality education possible."
Staff writer Ryan Gillespie contributed to this report.
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Given a scientific approach to nonviolence we want to use the proportional approach to the degree of conflict we are facing. It would be wrong to reach for an extreme method like fasting too early or carry on with introductory level methods like letter writing past the point where it can be effective. Tempers flair and conflicts escalate in the degree with which parties can dehumanize one another. That escalation has been illustrated in the accompanying graphic, and as you will see, it is convenient to plot that escalation in three stages.
In the first stage, the component can be reached by reason and negotiation; here the techniques of conflict resolution proper, especially in the advanced forms of Nonviolent Communication, is the appropriate set of tools.
However, as Gandhi said, there are times when " you need to reach the heart also." Your opponent is not listening to you, this is where Satyagraha comes in and we may need to invoke what Gandhi called "the law of suffering"—taking on rather than inflicting some of the suffering that is inherent in the situation. Correctly done, this is a powerful approach and will serve to resolve practically any kind or degree of dispute.
However, because we find ourselves late in a conflict and/or the opposition is unusually stubborn, the only way still open to reach the opposition is by undertaking the risk of our very life. This is never to be done lightly. On the one hand, Gandhi fasted unto death often with "miraculous" results and on the other we have activists like Kathy Kelly who have repeatedly gone into war zones to share the fate of the victims and awaken their oppressors. Note in this image that constructive programme can be carried on continuously.


"Titans", a split cd by Novi_sad + Francisco López is just out by GH Records. Limited edition of 500 copies and housed in a 4 pages digipack.
Sound artists Francisco López [Spain] and Novi_sad [Greece] have explored together the blurred territory between reality and the creation of self-contained sound environments through a long process of transformation of sonic materials. Working with the same shared field recordings as source materials carried out in the region of Ancient Olympia in Greece, they have created two individual pieces with extreme dynamics, at times obscure and dense, but laden with hidden complexity and a few surprised for the most adventurous listeners.
These pieces have been presented in the context of a live performance as part of Olympia International Festival, July 2010.
Manipulating the same source materials – environmental recordings made in Greece's Ancient Olympia region – López and Novi_sad (real name Thanasis Kaproulias) have created entirely different soundscapes, both compositionally brilliant and psychologically engrossing (high-quality headphones are recommended). In Untitled #249 the Spaniard lets a sublime faraway chorale evolve from initial subsonic activity, subsequently shifting the frequency balance through the use of spiky highs and metamorphic radiations, a veritable flea market in hell. The texture becomes progressively thinner until we're left with barely perceptible signals at the borders of tinnitus preceding a classic finish in total silence. But what a difference between this breathtaking suspension and the boredom elicited by today's abusers of hush.
Novi_sad's Ellipsis leaves the original substance visible enough, the sequence of events beginning with a spectacular rumbling storm with relative downpour. Dexterous equalization highlights the "right" hues in the drumming reverberations of the water, and brings fantastic results in at least two extended segments, which sound respectively like a mesmerizing initiation rite and a superimposition of every existing type of chord played by a gliding string section. The volume rises to full throttle only for the ecstasy to be abruptly cut short at the end, leaving us pondering for quite a while. To quote a favourite philosopher of mine, come on the amazing journey and learn all you should know. A milestone release from a splendidly-named label.
So, elsewhere I say something about musicians who release a lot and who have quite a following, but not necessarily change their tune often; the name of Francisco López is mentioned. Now, to be honest, he does change his tune from time to time. In his early work on CD things were incredible soft, but there were more audible releases with field recordings, such as 'La Selva' and 'Buildings [New York]'. A short time Lopez used short sound samples of heavy metal music, which didn't entirely convince me. In recent years he seems to be using some kind of computer processing more and his work is more audible, employing deep end bass sounds. By now there have been quite a few of those releases and 'Titans' is not different. One piece by López and one by Novi_sad, the upcoming star of the same scene, but both use the same 'environmental sound matter recorded in the Ancient Olympia region (Greece)', hence the title. In the López piece this is all used to create a very very low humming bass sound – like inside an airplane engine and some higher/mid ranged processed sounds. Quite a nice piece, but perhaps also a bit too regular for Lopez: it doesn't particular stand out. Novi_sad's piece is a like in approach towards the sound, but seems to have a more narrative character, with some abrupt changes and slow build ups and break downs, whereas Lopez goes for a more minimal approach towards the composition. Novi_sad's piece I thought was a bit nicer than, especially because of this narrative, dramatic character. A radioplay like piece without any words.
While the title is in reference to the source material (field recordings in Ancient Olympia, Greece), it also serves as an appropriate name for these two monumental artists coming together. Linked only by the use of the same raw materials, both Lopez and Thanasis Kaproulias create very different, yet powerful worlds of sound.
Lopez's contribution, "Untitled #249," begins extremely quiet, remaining mostly silent until the most distant spectral drones slowly come into focus. In the earlier moments, there's more of a ghostly warmth than the clinical digital sound I associate with Lopez's work. It eventually transitions into sharp, digital realms and harsher textures, though above an almost rhythmic clattering.
The dissonance peaks around the middle of the 30 minute work, with metallic scraping noises amidst a disorienting haze. Once it goes as loud as it can get, it slowly fades away, retreating and ending in a sparse, open field of sound, with the tiniest fragments of what was just heard remaining.
Novi_sad's half of the album, "Ellipsis," relies less on subtlety and more on variation. While it begins with slow motion, hollow noises and distant, almost thunder-like crashes that reverberate into infinity, it soon expands outward and allows the underlying field recordings to be heard. Transitioning from rushing water into a swarm of insects (though heavily processed), it builds layer by layer in intensity.
However, as the noisier elements are piling up, an almost melodic undercurrent surfaces: possibly a bit of folk music that found its way onto the tape, which is mangled into a beautiful drone, continuing to echo within caves of rushing water. The piece ends in the exact opposite way of Lopez's: it sounds like all of the previous layers of noise are stacked atop each other to create an intense cacophony that only ceases when the disc does.
Even though the only thing linking these two pieces are the source material, with each artist processing the field recordings in drastically different ways, the two pieces feel like they belong with each other. While their approaches to utilizing the source material may differ, the undeniable strength of both the young composer and the prolific veteran is prominent.
Francisco Lopez and Novi_sad certainly don't need too much introduction in the contemporary enclaves of experimental electronica. In "Titans", again, they prove their incommensurable talent, unraveling ambient sound scores through a long process of transformation of the materials used. Field recordings made in the region of Olimpia in Greece, are articulated and enacted using extreme dynamics, organized in obscure passages that are thick and not easily encodable, almost undecipherable in the original captures and the subsequent studio manipulations. The title itself refers to the original contents and the region where the recordings were collected, but also reflects the task of exchanging opinions and strong poetics in a clash-encounter of attitudes. The titanic strength is also that of slow deflagrations, of hollow and subdued noises, of an insect swarm, elements that pile up, water currents and echoes, roars and tumultuous cacophonies. Metallic noises and dissonances, adapted fragments of a choral accumulation of the elements. Full volumes, falls and restarts, suspensions and jumps complete the list of imaginative scores collected and sorted here to compose an exemplary suite, where the starting material is the same for both and the results equally magnificent, showing common but also different sentiments, affirming and negating at the same time how a "capture" carries in itself a sound genome, a particular resonant frequency, a sound ripple that propagates unstoppably.
Such a title, Titans, for this listening pearl signed by the renowned sound artists Francisco López and Thanasis Kaproulias aka Novi_sad, is not an act of haughty self-referentiality, even if I could say it could fit to their skills, but it's strictly connected to the inspirational place where they moulded the sonic material they consolidated in different way: the legendary Ancient Olympia region! In particular Titans (also known as white clay man as according to some studies their name derived from a Greek word meaning "white earth") are those gigantic deities who ruled the world during the so-called Golden Age, an era which was ended by Prometheus, a Titan himself, when he gave to the mankind the gift of fire and other arts and crafts. By the way, according to some essayists Titans had a central role in the primordial stages of Ancient Greek shamanism: they were normally represented by men covered by white clay, who evoked the strongest cosmic and natural forces, able to destroy other ones such as the pleasure. Such an attribute was called back in the ritual based on the episode of Dyonisus' cannibalism by Titans themselvels for instance.
Some listeners with a lively imagination could hear a sort of translitteration of Titanic powers in this split cd: Francisco López's 30 minutes lasting track starts with thundering ultra-low frequencies nearby the threshold of hearing, which seem to rise from the bowels of the earth, before the sound gets crammed with abrasively sinister metallic scratches, whose friction with eardrums gets gradually silenced till the moment when the Spanish sound artist plays with imperceptible hums, babbles and chirps so that it seems the titanic force of its sound has shaked the whole audible range till when the listener has been traumatically taken back to nature. Novi_sad's "Ellipsis" is really impressive as well: Novi_sad uses the same source materials, but melts them in a completely different way. The thundering low frequencies by Senor López have been replaced by the recording of a real storm and when he overloads the sound space with proper thunders, you'll almost feel the electric atmospheric activity related to such a weather condition, while the hypnotical sonic sculpture based on an intense teeming of metallic ground noises sounds to be swept by a persistent corrosive wind. Analogies and bizarre similarities with nowadays Greek financial crisis, which is hypnotizing many people injecting rich doses of paranoia, come almost instinctively as well; I'd go so far as to say that the cover itself with those repeated and close green and black stripes could be considered a reference on it as well as the general atmosphere of this record, filled with a sense of deep-toned oppressive neurosis whose terminal stage cannot be but nature.
Hace unas semanas recibí por cortesía del sello valenciano GH Records una copia de este trabajo compartido por nuestro viejo conocido Francisco López y el artista griego Novi_sad.
Dos composiciones de aproximadamente media hora de duración componen esta grabación, que cómo peculiaridad, están formadas partiendo de la misma materia sonora: grabaciones en el entorno natural de la región de la antigua Olimpia en Grecia durante la primavera del año 2009.
"Untitled #249", el track de López comienza silencioso casi imperceptible, y aseguraría que su intensidad va en aumento hasta el minuto 9:50 dónde (y lo digo para advertir al oyente) recibiremos un pequeño susto al recibir un cambio de sentido: el sonido ambiental, vaporoso y frío de la primera parte deja paso a un cortante y gélido sonido metálico, variante y mutante. A esta base se van sumando nuevas capas, en algunos casos altamente graves (minuto 12:45) en un momento en que casi se tornan necesarias.
En algunos pasajes a lo largo de la pista parecen apreciarse sonidos animales, pero en este momento no me aventuraría a afirmarlo ya que es dificil apreciar si esta fuente es correcta. Sea como sea, a partir de la mitad de la pista, ésta parece comenzar a morir, abandonado los graves, silenciando los agudos y dejando al oyente en calma, atento a los detalles mientras el sonido se convierte en un ligero susurro… Maestría, tal y como viene siendo habitual.
"Elipsis", el tema de Novi_sad, comienza opuesto a su predecesor: grandes dosis de sonido grave, tormentoso y drone que lo hacen extremadamente más cálido. Ya en los primeros minutos, sorprende cómo la misma fuente sonora puede generar materiales opuestos en función de su procesamiento.
Ahora bien, al sonido procesado se unen elementos insertados de forma directa tales como torrentes de agua (quizás fuentes…), silvidos provocados por el viento, llantos de algún recien nacido y (ahora si confirmo mi sospecha anterior), cantos y murmuros de aves.
Una de las partes que mas me gusta de este segundo track es la que transcurre entre el minuto 9 y el minuto 16, donde las muestras sonoras de tonalidad grave se unen a una especie de muro de ruido blanco de intensidad en aumento llegando a un climax allá por el minuto 15 y decayendo en el 16 para dejar paso al tramo más natural y falto de procesamiento de la pista: los sonidos naturales se adueñan de la composición para que en su tramo final se una un colchón casi musical (recuerda un poco a música oriental sin serlo) de tremendo efecto relajante. Música para el alma.
Inmejorable trabajo que recoge dos grandes piezas dentro del marco sonoro que, particularmente, más me gusta de los trabajos de López y que Novi_sad ha sabido complementar.
Quiero desde aquí agradecer a GH Records su amabilidad y felicitarles por la edición de este trabajo, cuidada tanto por dentro, como por fuera (su elegante digipack hace de este disco una obra de arte también visual).
Debo reconocer que la primera vez que escuché hablar de Francisco López fue a la hora de preparar esta reseña. Ni su nombre me sonaba remotamente, ni por ende, su estilo de música así como su archiconocida reputación. De entrada lo que puedo decir es que he alucinado con la trayectoria de este señor, y sobre todo con el extenso catalogo de CDs que podemos adquirir bajo su nombre. Mirando en su pagina web, es fácil perderse y liarse entre la colección de las antiguas cintas (un total de 43), WEB releases (22, que supongo serán tracks o discos de descarga por web), vinilos (14), DVDs (4), y la asombrosa cantidad de los típicos CDs (70 ni más ni menos).
La historia de Francisco López comenzó en 1985. Desde entonces su carrera no ha hecho más que crecer y crecer, editando discos con mas de 170 sellos discográficos repartidos en 50 países, colaborando con mas de 100 artistas y realizando espectáculos en directo en todo el mundo(su punto fuerte), así como actuando en museos, galerías y festivales. Este madrileño, aparte de su afición a la música, es también un reconocido científico dentro del ámbito de la biología y la dinámica de sistemas.
Como buen científico que es, la música de Francisco López se extrapola del trato habitual que ésta recibe por otros músicos para introducirse en un mundo nuevo donde cada elemento sonoro es estrujado y manipulado como si a a nivel microscópico se tratase. Se trata de una búsqueda interior para deformar el sonido de tal manera que llegue a mimetizarse con nuestras emociones y percepciones. No es música para escuchar en frío, es música para observar, para ver, y sobre todo pare dejarse llevar. En sus directos lo importante es que la gente olvide donde está, que cierre los ojos (incluso con vendas) y con la menor luz posible poder ser conducidos a oníricos mundos a través del uso de los sentidos.
Por otro lado, para este CD contamos con la aparición a partes igual de la banda griega Novi_sad. Este proyecto basa su trayectoria en los mismos pilares que Francisco, con lo cual esta edición está más que justificada. Ambos experimentan con la grabación de sonidos en sus viajes para luego conformar de una manera totalmente deformada el resultado que podemos escuchar en sus trabajos. Para esta grabación en concreto, "Titans", tanto Francisco López como Novi_sad basaron sus grabaciones en la antigua región de Olympia. Con esas fuentes sonoras, trabajaron para crear un track cada uno de ellos, de una duración aproximada de 30 minutos.
Debo reconocer que no soy muy fan de la música experimental, precisamente por lo que he dicho un poco anteriormente, que es una música muy especial, muy cerrada y sobre todo porque fácilmente puede resultar monótona. En esta ocasión, tengo mis emociones divididas. Por un lado, la sensación de tumbarse en la cama, con los cascos puestos, en completo silencio y en total oscuridad, escuchando este disco, es realmente una sensación única y enriquecedora. De hecho, esta es sin lugar a dudas su mayor virtud, así como el mayor defecto. Esto quiere decir que en muchas ocasiones, o mejor dicho, para muchos de aquellos que escuchen el disco, si no se realiza esta practica no se podrá apreciar ni la mitad de la mitad de los detalles sonoros. Por ejemplo, 'Untitled #249' comienza tan sinuosa y silenciosa, que hasta casi pasado 3 minutos es difícil distinguir el sonido del silencio. Otro de los problemas que he encontrado es que ambos temas tienen una evolución muy lenta. Casi siempre, sobre todo Francisco López, se agarra a la técnica de comenzar con muy poco instrumental, para ir añadiendo gradualmente más y nuevos sonidos… Novi_sad también, pero se me ha hecho mas diverso. Con esto queda claro que el track que más me ha gustado ha sido 'Ellipsis', sobre todo desde la parte mediahasta elfinal, porque en general tiene un sonido más industrial, más definido y más ameno. También es más ruidoso, con lo que no llega a ser tan relajante como el de Francisco.
Realmente es muy difícil comentar el contenido de tracks de estas características. Lo único que puedo decir es que se trata en ambos casos de un sonido más cercano al dark-ambient que a otra cosa. Cierto es que la etiqueta de experimental le viene perfecta, pero más por la técnica de producción que por la composición de los tracks. Hemos hablado de que ambos artistas graban secuencias de sonido en sus viajes, que posteriormente utilizan en sus trabajos de estudio. A esto he de añadir que realmente se hace muy difícil distinguir nada de lo que estamos escuchando. En el caso de Francisco López la deformación, distorsión o manipulación es más que patente. Es imposible saber en que fuentes sonoras se ha basado. Novi_sad también lo hace muy bien, pero deja algunos sonidos más claros, sobre todo algunos que corresponden a pasajes nocturnos, como el canto de algunos insectos y similares.
Bajo mi punto de vista, estamos ante una apuesta bastante arriesgada por parte de GH Records, por dos motivos; por el el estilo experimental duro y puro que en ocasiones, como en esta, puede resultar un poco denso, y por tan sólo constar de dos tracks, de una duración cada uno de ellos más que considerable. Sin embargo GH Records vuelve a sorprendernos por su amplio campo de visión a la hora de editar y seleccionar sus discos.
Un trabajo recomendado para viajeros noctámbulos que deseen sobre todo experimentar sin complejos.


Gangadharan from India has joined us recently and he has a lot to tell already about his bookmarks he is collecting since 2008. He has been registered by the India Book of Records with his collection of 2000 bookmarks in June 2012. Well, from a European point of view it doesn't seem to be an exciting news to have over 2000 bookmarks in one's collection today. Quite a few collectors do have several thousand bookmarks as we know. However, this may reflect a different situation in India, maybe due to a lower presence of bookmarks in this country.
The newspaper Deccan Herald has written an interesting article about Gangadharan and his 'unusual' hobby of collecting bookmarks back in 2012. We are displaying a photo of the article for our readers so that they can enjoy it.
Reading the article, once again some differences to Europe and the western world can be detected. For instance, the statement: "Traditional methods of reading are passe." and "This is an electronic world and reading is limited to old-timers." Possibly, this is showing us that electronic reading devices such as ebooks. tablets, or smart phones do enjoy a high popularity in India which are associated with being up-to-date. However, here in Europe and in North America there is no evidence that reading is losing any attractivity. On the contrary, every year more books are published and thinking of the huge and increasing number of young bloggers who write about their reading experience and book reviews, there can be no worry at all about the future of traditional reading.


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President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 on Friday, December 17, 2010 (the "Act").
President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 on Friday, December 17, 2010 (the "Act"). The major provisions of this Act include:
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In general, the following favorable tax rules (among others) remain in place through 2012. The summary below highlights several high profile provisions, but is not intended to be a complete discussion of the Act.
Tax Rates Remain For Two Years
The income tax rates for individuals will stay at 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33% and 35% (instead of moving to 15%, 28%, 31%, 36% and 39.6%)
The size of the 15% tax bracket for joint filers and qualified surviving spouses will remain at 200% (instead of dropping to 167%) of the 15% tax bracket for individual filers
The standard deduction for married taxpayers filing jointly (and qualified surviving spouses) remains at 200% (rather than 167%) of the standard deduction for single taxpayers for 2011
Itemized deductions of higher-income taxpayers will not be reduced
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Qualified capital gains and dividends will continue to be taxed at a maximum rate of 15% for 2010, 2011 and 2012
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) "Patched" for Two Years
Married individuals filing jointly and surviving spouses: $74,450, less 25% of AMTI exceeding $150,000 (zero exemption when AMTI is $447,800)
Unmarried individuals: $48,450, less 25% of AMTI exceeding $112,500 (zero exemption when AMTI is $306,300) (different amount applies for a child subject to the kiddie tax)
Married individuals filing separately: $37,225, less 25% of AMTI exceeding $75,000 (zero exemption when AMTI is $223,900). But AMTI is increased by the lesser of $37,225 or 25% of the excess of AMTI (without the exemption reduction) over $223,900
Estate Tax Relief
Lowers estate and Generational Skipping Transfer (GST) taxes for 2011 and 2012 by increasing the exemption amount (technically, the applicable exclusion amount) from $1 million to $5 million (as indexed and rounded to the nearest multiple of $10,000 after 2011) and reducing the top rate from 55% to 35%
Allows estates of decedents dying in 2010 to choose between (1) estate tax (based on a $5 million exemption and 35% top rate) and a step-up in basis or (2) no estate tax and modified carryover basis. In technical terms, the Act achieves this choice by making the estate tax and basis changes effective retroactively for estates of decedents dying after 2009 but allowing the opt-out choice for estates of decedents dying in 2010
For gifts made after Dec. 31, 2010, reunifies the gift tax with the estate tax, with an applicable exclusion amount of $5 million and a top estate and gift tax rate of 35%
Provides that the GST tax exemption for decedents dying or gifts made after Dec. 31, 2009, is equal to the applicable exclusion amount for estate tax purposes (e.g., $5 million for 2010). Therefore, up to $5 million in GST tax exemption may be allocated to a trust created or funded during 2010. Although the GST tax is applicable in 2010, the GST tax rate for transfers made during 2010 is 0%. The GST tax rate for transfers made in 2011 and 2012 will be 35%
For a decedent dying after Dec. 31, 2009, and before the enactment date, it provides that the due date for filing an estate tax return, making any payment of estate tax, and disclaiming an interest in property passing by reason of death is not to be earlier than the date nine months after the enactment date
Effective for estates of decedents dying after Dec. 31, 2010, allows the executor of a deceased spouse's estate to transfer any unused exemption to the surviving spouse
Tax Breaks for Individuals Retroactively Reinstated and Extended Through 2011
$250 above-the-line deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers
An election to take an itemized deduction for State and local general sales taxes in lieu of the itemized deduction permitted for State and local income taxes
Increased contribution limits and carryforward period for contributions of appreciated real property (including partial interests in real property) for conservation purposes
Above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses
Permits taxpayers age 70 1/2 or older to make tax-free distributions to charity from an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) of up to $100,000 per taxpayer, per tax year (additionally, individuals will be allowed to treat IRA transfers to charities during January of 2011 and as if made during 2010)
Increase in the monthly exclusion for employer-provided transit and vanpool benefits equal to that of the exclusion for employer-provided parking benefits (i.e., $230 per month)
Treatment of mortgage insurance premiums as deductible qualified residence interest
Exclusion of 100% of gain on certain small business stock
Incentives for Businesses to Invest in Machinery and Equipment
A 100% write-off in the placed-in-service year of the cost of property eligible for bonus depreciation. This will apply for property acquired and placed in service after Sept. 8, 2010, and before Jan. 1, 2012
A 50% bonus first-year depreciation allowance for property placed in service after Dec. 31, 2011, and before Jan. 1, 2013
Extension through Dec. 31, 2012, of the election to accelerate the AMT credit instead of claiming additional first-year depreciation
For tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2011, setting the maximum expensing amount at $125,000 and the investment-based phase-out amount at $500,000
For 2010 and 2011, the expensing amount is $500,000 and the investment limit is $2 million
Temporary Employee/Self-Employed Payroll Tax Cut for 2011
Gives a two-percentage-point payroll/self-employment tax holiday for employees and self-employeds.
Expired Business Tax Breaks Retroactively Reinstated and Extended Through 2011
Research credit
Indian employment tax credit
15-year write-off for qualifying leasehold improvements, restaurant buildings and improvements, and retail improvements
7-year write-off for motorsports entertainment facilities
Enhanced charitable deductions for contributions of food inventory, for contributions of book
inventories to public schools and for corporate contributions of computer equipment for educational purposes
Election to expense mine safety equipment
Special expensing rules for certain film and television products;
Expensing of environmental remediation costs
Allowance of the domestic production activities deduction for activities in Puerto Rico
Modification of tax treatment of certain payments to controlling exempt organizations
Treatment of certain dividends of regulated investment companies (RICs)
RIC qualified investment entity treatment under FIRPTA
Exceptions for active financing income
Look-thru treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations under foreign personal holding company rules
Basis adjustment to stock of S corporations making charitable contributions of property
Empowerment zone tax incentives
Tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia
Temporary increase in limit on cover over of rum excise taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
American Samoa economic development credit
The work opportunity tax credit
Qualified zone academy bonds.
Extension of various business energy incentives
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Hua Shan or Mount Hua as known in western world is a mountain located in the city of Huayin in the China province of shaanxi and is one of the Five Great Mountains of China. It consist of five peaks in total with the south peak highest at 2155 metres. It is one of the steepest mountains in the world and offers a deadly hiking trail to the peak of the mountains. Huashan is a popular mention in ancient Chinese kungfu dramas and most notably in the Legend of the Condor heroes as the place for the top pugilist to pit their skills against each other. Huashan is not only famous for its scenery, but it also plays an important part in Chinese culture and Taoist religion.
The formation of Hua Shan is the evolution of Solid Earth from 300 million years ago. The region around Huashan is the place where the Chinese civilization began and during the Warring States period from 770 to 221 BC, kingdoms fought for the control of Huashan. A Taoist shrine has been built on the Western peak as early as 200 BC and the temple at the foot of the mountain was often used for Taoist rituals. During the first unification of China in the Qin dynasty, it was made as the sacrificial site of the state and was since recognized as imperial power in the eyes of the Chinese in ancient times.
Hua Shan's nearest international airport is in the Xi-an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) which is around 140 km away from the mountains. Visitors usually set off for Hua Shan in the morning from Xi-an which is the capital of Shaanxi as this is usually a whole day affair.


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Are exotics a threat?
The Coordinating Body for Invasive Exotics, part of the Plant Protection Service of The Netherlands (PD) in Wageningen, tracks down species that are not native to this country. The economic damage caused by these 'intruders' is estimated at 1.3 billion euros. But are alien species only a threat or do they also contribute to species diversity in the Netherlands?
The PD Annual Report 2006
'An exotic is a species that does not occur naturally in our country. An invasive exotic is a non-native species that can settle here through rapid spread and has a negative effect on the biodiversity. An exotic can suppress or infect other indigenous species. Some exotics have been imported into the Netherlands as biological pest control agents. The PD carried out two surveys in 2006 on biological pest control agents in the environment. […] The survey showed that the American whitefly predatory bug Dicyphus Hesperus, used in indoor aubergine cultivation, escapes from greenhouses, meaning an increased risk to biodiversity. Other exotic species have been imported as water plants for aquariums, an example of an invasive plant being Cabomba caroliniana. The dyke and polder board for the Amstel and Vecht rivers has been fighting this invasive plant in the Loosdrechtse plassen as it is threatening a botanical reserve.'
Professor Marten Scheffer, chair of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management
'We seriously believe that on a world scale we are losing species at a rate comparable with that of the time of mass extinctions long ago. Is that bad? There are different opinions. The planet will survive, but it's quite possible that we are losing species that are valuable to humanity. Invasions contribute to the loss of biodiversity and humans are doing a lot to encourage biological invasions. By linking the River Rhine to the Danube we now have all sorts of species in the Rhine that weren't there originally. As a result of pollution in the seventies, 95 percent of the indigenous species in the Rhine had disappeared. Now that the Rhine is cleaner again you can see that invasive exotics take over more easily than if they had had to fight against all sorts of indigenous species.'
Leen Moraal, insect, tree and forest researcher at Alterra
'Are exotics a threat? Depends on to what or who. In some cases we are talking about public health risks; there can be a shift in biodiversity and there is also cosmetic damage. The latest news is that an American gall fly has been found on Acacia trees in the Netherlands. Is that serious? No, not for the trees, and not for humans either. But there are cases where things have got out of hand. In America the Asian emerald ash borer has hit so hard that fifteen million ash trees have died in a short time. You can hardly regard a species like this as enriching the biodiversity. An oak hosts about 450 insect species that in turn provide ample food for birds in spring. But the plane, horse chestnut and acacia are sterile trees in the sense that they provide no food for birds. Many exotics arrive in wood used for packaging, but also in imported plants. It's impossible to prevent this by restricting imports without damaging the economy.'
Hans Velderman, member of the public
'I don't think it's such a problem that we have invasive exotics here. Originally all parts of the world were linked and plants developed in isolation once the continents drifted apart. If I eat a potato, or grain or maize, then I am aware that I wouldn't be eating any of these if we had tried to prevent invasive species getting a hold. The same is true for cherries. I'm very happy with these exotics. If we were to fight all exotics, our forests would disappear and agriculture as we know it – with cereals, fruit trees, chickens and turkeys – would cease to exist. Seeds and insects make their way into the country with returning travellers, accidentally or on purpose. This is what has made the Netherlands more diverse, richer and more beautiful.'
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The hepatic veins lie between major divisions of the portal triad branches.
The segmental description of the liver proposed by Couinaud in 1957 has been widely adopted and is the basis of anatomical segmental liver surgery. The anatomic division of the liver into right and left lobes is the line (Cantlie's) between the inferior vena cava and the gallbladder bed. Couinaud numbered the segments starting from the caudate lobe and proceeding in a counter-clockwise direction from the posterior view. Leonardo da Vinci said "do not trouble yourself with words to describe anatomy unless you are talking to a blind man", so enough said. Study the two series of rotational animations that follow to get a three-dimensional understanding of segmental relationships.
This rotation shows the liver segments delineated.
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College hoops roundup: No. 18 MSU women get past Iowa
Urbanick's late 3-pointer leads Titans to nail-biter victory over Norse
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Michigan State forward Aerial Powers scored 23 points, 21 after halftime, against Iowa.(Photo: Mike Carter/USA TODAY)
EAST LANSING – Aerial Powers scored 21 of her 23 points after the half, powering No. 18 Michigan State's 80-73 comeback over Iowa on Saturday.
Powers scored eight of the Spartans' 12 straight points to open the fourth quarter and lead 58-47. Powers scored another four and Tori Jankoska added a three-point play to push Michigan State (13-4, 4-2 Big Ten) to a 65-51 lead with 4:12 left.
Jankoska scored 18 points, Branndais Agee added 14 and Jasmine Hines 13. The Spartans made 11 of 14 free throws in the final 1:30 to close it out.
Tania Davis had a career-high 16 points for Iowa (13-5, 3-3), which shot 60% from the field in the first half, including 75% from three-point range.
The Hawkeyes led 36-23 at the half and 47-46 at the end of the third quarter.
More state women
Detroit Mercy 66, Northern Kentucky 65: Nicole Urbanick hit a triple with 9.9 seconds left to complete a fourth-quarter rally for the host Titans (8-9, 4-2 Horizon League). Detroit trailed by as many as 13 points before seizing momentum. Urbanick finished with 14 points. Rosanna Reynolds led UDM with 18. Rianna Gayheart scored 11 for the Norse (10-6, 2-3 HL).
Wright State 77, Oakland 72: Olivia Nash had 28 points and 14 rebounds, but the Golden Grizzlies made just 29 of 83 field goals (34.9%) and got tripped up at home. Taylor Gleason added 17 points for Oakland (10-7, 2-4 Horizon League). Emily Vogelpohl scored 18 points for the Raiders (15-3, 5-0).
Western Michigan 80, Miami (Ohio) 66: Miracle Woods scored 21 points to lead the host Broncos (11-6, 3-2 Mid-American Conference). WMU had a 41-29 rebound advantage over the RedHawks (7-9, 1-4 MAC).
Ohio Dominican 111, Wayne State 106 (2 OT): Madi Rittinger had 26 points and 14 rebounds as the host Panthers outlasted the Warriors. Ashley Wilson had 26 points and nine rebounds for WSU (7-8, 2-7 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference). The WSU website said the game had the highest final score in GLIAC history.
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Phillips Preparatory School Band
Band Director: Lori Galemore Email:
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About Us
Phillips Preparatory School
Phillips Preparatory School is located in Mobile, Alabama. It is a public, college-preparatory magnet school for students in grades six through eight. There are approximately eight hundred students in attendance at Phillips and just over one third of them are in the band program. Phillips students are drawn randomly from all over Mobile County. Nearly all students enter Phillips with no prior instrumental training. There are four different ensembles – The Phillips Jazz Band, Beginning Band, Concert Band, and Symphonic Band. The Phillips Band Program has been under the direction of Ms. Lori Galemore for five years. Each year, our band sends numerous students to the Mobile County Honor Band, Solo & Ensemble Festival, District Honor Band, Alabama All-State Band and Alabama All-State Jazz Band. In 2008, 2010, and 2013, the band performed in Art Fusion in Orlando, FL. In 2011, they performed in Washington D.C. at a concert event at the Lincoln Memorial. In 2012, the Symphonic Band performed on The Intrepid in New York City.
Director of Bands,
Lori Galemore
Miss Lori Galemore is a native of Spanish Fort and a graduate of Daphne High School. Miss Galemore earned her bachelors degree in Music Education from Troy University in 2011. During that time, Miss Galemore performed in the South of the South Marching Band, Basketball Pep Band, Troy University Chamber Winds, and Principal chair French Horn in the Symphony Band. Miss Galemore also served as a two-time guest performer with the Troy University Jazz Ensemble 1 and has also performed with La Armonica De Buñol in Valencia, Spain and the Whistler Music Festival in Whistler, Canada. Miss Galemore completed the internship portion of her undergraduate program at Phillips Prep with Heather Moore and Davidson High School with the late Tony Pike. Miss Galemore completed her masters degree in Music Education from the University of South Alabama in 2016. Miss Galemore is exciting to be working with the students at Phillips Preparatory School for the seventh year!
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eQcell has initiated two novel clinical trials in Canada and the USA designed to inform its pivotal trial anticipated for 2022 to proceed toward marketing approval for the commercialization of its innovative therapies in a diverse range of conditions within the scope of veterinary health. Together with academic partnerships, eQcell continues to conduct in vivo studies in both horses and dogs, utilizing its autologous and allogeneic MSCs.
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Rossland was unsuccessful in its bid to get provincial funding to the tune of $4 million from the province.
Rossland was unsuccessful in its bid to get provincial funding to the tune of $4 million from the province as a part of the Community Recreation Program grant. The city had initially applied for the grant at the end of December in hopes that council could procure funds to build a year round swimming pool.
Coun. Kathy Moore was not surprised by the unsuccessful application.
"They talk about limited funds and awards being based on merits of the program and within the guidelines of the program and I think we didn't do a great job on all three of those criteria," Moore said, adding that she was happy to see that a number of communities that are NDP ridings in the area got funding.
Moore said there was talk that the area doesn't get many grants of this sort, but that this indicated that was not the case. "There are a bunch of communities that did very well in this program and I think we should congratulate our neighbours," she said.
Mayor Greg Granstrom asked sarcastically whether they should send a letter to congratulate their success?
"No, but I think it's important that we celebrate their success," she said.
Earlier this year, Moore was one of the councillors who opposed sending the recreation proposal, which asked for $4 million to overhaul Rossland's swimming pool into a year round rec centre. The proposal came up in council only days before the entry deadline. Moore suggested, at the time, that the grant be a more modest proposal, in the range of the $400,000 that other municipalities were asking for.
She had argued that since the funds were meant to go to regional facilities, odds were against Rossland getting provincial funding to create a facility that essentially already existed in Trail. She argued the funds could have been used instead to fund something like the skate park project.


Twitter is testing a way for its users to purchase digital music and other products through the social networking application, with the goal of making mobile shopping easier, the company said in a blog post.
A "small percentage" of U.S. Twitter users will begin to see tweets including a "buy" button from some of the company's partners, group product manager Tarun Jain wrote in the blog post, published Monday. The percentage of Twitter users seeing the marketing tweets will grow over time, Jain wrote.
"This is an early step in our building functionality into Twitter to make shopping from mobile phones convenient and easy, hopefully even fun," Jain wrote.
Twitter's partners in the e-commerce effort include digital marketing companies Musictoday, Gumroad, Fancy and Stripe, Jain said.
The e-commerce test will include products from several musicians, including Brad Paisley, Eminem, Keith Urban, Megadeth, Pharrell Williams and Soundgarden. Other organizations featured will including Burberry, the Home Depot, the Nature Conservancy and DonorsChoose.


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2 edition of The magic show. found in the catalog.
Contributions Henning, Doug., DePaula, Peter., Keith, Paul, Dale, Grover., Randall, Bob., Schwartz, Stephen., Coe, Richard L. 1914-1995, annotator., National Theatre Corporation (Washington, D.C.), Richard L. Coe Theater Programs Collection (Library of Congress)
LC Classifications PN2093 .C64 1995 no. M27
Pagination 1 v. (theater program).
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The following were causes of Harappan decline: floods (repeated ones would force people to flee), earthquakes (this would've led to erosion), plague (obvious), foreign invasion (Aryan m=invasion because they used iron weapons), etc.
Hammurabi was the 6th king in the Babylonian Dynasty in Central Mesopotamia. He expanded his kingdom, overthrowing Larsa, Eshunna, Assyria, and Mari. One effect of his rule was Hammurabi's code. The main idea behind that was basically an eye for an eye.
The Aryans were central Asian people who spoke Indo-European. They brought to India a religion based on the worship of many gods and goddesses. The Vedic Age is said to be when the basic foundations of Indian civilization were laid down.
The earliest well-defined group in Mesoamerica. Achievements include advanced architecture, sculpture art, number system, a solar calendar, long distsance trade routes, etc.
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King Solomon was brought to power because of his dad, King David, who appointed him. King Solomon was known as "wisest of all men" becuase during his 40 year rule it was a time of peace and prosperity.
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The Roman Republic was when Rome was expanding. It expanded through conquering and alliances. It spread to the whole Italian Peninsula then to North Africa, Spain, and France. Inthe 21st century they spread to all of France, Eastern Mediterranean, and Greece. They affected those areas through cultural diffusion.
Series of wars fought by Greek city-states and Persia. Even with the Persians mighty strength, the Greeks won. Ensuring that Greek culture survives.
Caused by the war between various states after the Zhou Dynasty. It ended with the Qin conquering them all and reuniting them.
The civilization of North coast of Peru. An important Andean civilization that built extensive irrigation networks as well as impressive urban centers dominated by brick temples.
You can't really say what caused an empire but the Maya Empire was a powerful number of city-states. The fall of the Maya is still sort of a mystery but they left behind key cultural and scientific things like calendars.


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Batman: Arkham VR Expanding to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift is Good News for VR
April 19th, 2015 Nick McCandless 0 comments
The games in the Batman: Arkham series for console from Rocksteady Studios have been hailed as some of the greatest titles of all time, with Arkham City holding the Guinness World Record for Most Critically acclaimed Superhero Game Ever. Though Arkham Knight was the last in that series, Rocksteady also produced Arkham VR for PlayStation VR when it came out in 2016. The game that allowed players to get into the Dark Knight's suit received a reasonable score of 75% from Metacritic. The exciting news for non-PlayStation owners is that the virtual reality spinoff will be available to play on the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift at the end of April this year.
A hugely popular, world-renowned game like Batman was required to kickstart PlayStation's journey into VR, and it was the bestselling PSVR game in the opening month of the new piece of kit. The fact that the game failed to make the top ten PS4 games of that same month, though, indicated that VR still has a long way to go. A lot of potential VR users seem to be biding their time and waiting to see what will happen with the software over the coming year before investing in VR hardware.
That is why the swift move of Batman to other platforms could be good news for the VR industry as a whole. There are plenty of other spin-offs of the brooding comic book hero that have enjoyed great success. Of course there are the aforementioned Arkham games from Rocksteady, but there is also Batman: The Telltale Series from Telltale Games and The Dark Knight Slot from Microgaming. The latter game is considered as one of the best online casino games due to its attractive gameplay and features from the hit Christopher Nolan films, including actors Christian Bale and the late Heath Ledger as symbols on the reels. The title, which boasts an impressive progressive jackpot, is available on several of the best online casino operators who offer Microgaming slots.
Perhaps the reason why Arkham VR didn't sell massively for PS4 was down to the fact that users didn't want to shell out on the VR headset until there were a number of attractive titles for them to play. When it came out, the only other game that got close to the success of the Caped Crusader was PlayStation VR Worlds, which came in at 19th in the October chart last year. A lot of gamers are clearly waiting for more before they invest their hard-earned cash into a piece of tech still in its embryonic stages.
In 2016, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive devices massively outsold PlayStation's offering, hence the reason for Rocksteady to release their game across the board so swiftly. Users of these more popular devices will be desperate for the opportunity to become Batman, and sales of the game could skyrocket. This could also inspire PlayStation to raise its standards in terms of VR offerings, seeing as how they only have one credible success story so far. Finally, those Batman fans that don't yet have a VR headset may now be inspired to purchase one, meaning that the budding industry could receive a significant boost in 2017.
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Stefan (Asen) Stambolov (1894 - 1972) was the son of Stefan Stambolov. Stefan Stambolov (1854 - 1895) was a Bulgarian politician, a deputy at the Bulgarian Founding Assembly of 1879, Vice Chairman and later Chairman of the Bulgarian Parliament. In 1886 Stambolov became Regent until the proclamation of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as Knyaz of the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria in 1887. He was also Prime Minister for seven years (1887 - 1894). Stambolov was assassinated in July 1895.
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Celebrities Like Ariana Grande and More React to the 2020 Oscars: See Their Tweets!
Natasha Reda Published: February 9, 2020
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During the 2020 Oscars, celebrities took to social media to celebrate wins, speeches and musical performances, as well as share their reactions to Hollywood's most glamorous night of the year.
From Billie Eilish's tender Kobe Bryant tribute to Eminem's surprise "Lose Yourself" performance, stars like Ariana Grande and Ricky Martin tweeted about the 92nd Annual Academy Awards.
In the audience, Eilish also had one of the best reactions to Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig's comedy bit when they took the stage together to present an award. When cameras cut to the singer, it looked like she just wasn't feeling it.
Over on Twitter, Grande and Liz Gillies texted about Diane Keaton's Oscars appearance; John Legend defended Parasite's Bong Joon-ho after someone criticized his acceptance speech following his win for Best Original Screenplay; and Ellen DeGeneres applauded her "friend" Brad Pitt's victory and hair.
Meanwhile, Lea Michele, Ben Platt and Kevin McHale all showed love for Cynthia Erivo's performance:
Check out more celebrity reactions to the 92nd Academy Awards, below:
The 2020 Oscars were held at the The Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, where Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger, Laura Dern and Brad Pitt took home the major awards. Parasite also made history as the first foreign-language film to win Best Picture.
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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition seeking transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the case filed against BJP MLA Sushil Singh for the murder of one Ram Bihari Chaubey.
The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Navin Sinha and Justice KM Joseph on the petition filed by the victim's son, Mr. Amar Nath Chaubey, challenging the rejection of his plea by the Allahabad High Court in May this year. The petitioner was represented by Senior Counsel Vimlesh Kumar Shukla, who was assisted by Advocates Udayaditya Banerjee and Parul Shukla.
Mr. Chaubey has submitted that while the charge-sheet records that the investigation against other co-accused has been completed, the probe against the MLA is "still pending". He, however, alleges that not only is the investigation been hampered with, with eight investigating officers having been changed during the probe, but also that the present Station House Officer at the police station Chaubeypur, Varanasi is "trying to eliminate and destroy all evidence against the said accused".
He goes on to rely on certain photographs filed before the High Court showing that Mr. Singh is closely associated to various political offices in the State. He then points out that Mr. Singh has 24 criminal cases, including six murder cases, pending against him, and that several complaints against him have been withdrawn due to his political influence.
Mr. Chaubey further asserts that the investigation in the case by the State police has been a "mere sham", as no efforts have been taken so far to carry out a detailed or scientific probe into the case.
He especially highlights the fact that even though the High Court had in May directed the Chief Secretary of the State to ensure that the investigation in the case is concluded within a period of eight weeks, no investigating officer has so far contacted him or is family members for the probe.
Furthermore, he asserts that despite a period of over 30 months have passed since the registration of the FIR, no action has been taken against Mr. Singh even though he had specifically been named by a co-accused as well as an informer.


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A Report on Testing of Asbestos in an area
Public Hearing held by the task force in sacramento on April 27, 1989, and in Los Angeles on May 5,
1989, and
Written materials went to DHS as part of the public record of the two public hearings..
II Research Findings
In preparing a report to the legislature mandated by the California health and safety code (CHSC)Chapter 2.5, Section 24275., DHS had convened a workshop of expert witnesses to testify on the use of air monitoring for determining the funding of abatement in schools. The meeting participants name their recommendations were included in DHS report, which was submitted to the legislature in 1987. This report concluded that "air monitoring should be done only to aid in determining if the building is clean enough to be should be funded." Although this report did not explicity state which method should be used to determine whether abatement was warranted and, if so what type of the art methos should be used, viz, visual inspection supplemented by bulk material sampling and analysis. Because chapter 116 requires the development of methods and standards to assess the potential for exposure to asbestos in public buildings, the task force had to consider whether public buildings were
sufficiently different from schools to render the conclusions of the report mandated by sec. 24275. Of the GHSC invalid for public buildings. The task force concluded that the report's conclusions are indeed applicable to public buildings other than schools. However, because the expert testimony presented at the DHS meeting was two years old, DEI was asked to supplement it by conducting telephone interviews of experts in the field to ascertain their current opinions. DEI also assisted DHS in conduction a literature review. The results of these two activities are described in Volume V of the Contract Report, and can be summarized as follows: Little reliable data are available on exposure to public building occupants and users. Most of the studies to date have found that higher than outdoor levels of airborne asbestos can sometimes be found in building which contain asbestos. None of the studies is detailed enough to allow prediction of the levels expected in any particular circumstance in a building. However, the limited data available suggest that exposure to building occupants are likely to be substantial extrapolation of occupational risk data would be necessary even if exposure were well known. The fact that the limited data suggest that everyday levels in buildings with asbestos containing materials are somewhat elevated from outdoor levels, which themselves are not zero, and are predicted to be responsible for a few deaths per million population, supports the contention that asbestos in building may pose a small but non zero risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma to occupants. Most of the authors reviewed agree that maintenance activities are
probably the cause of the most severe exposure to asbestos in building, and that maintenance and janitorial staff are at most risk due to their frequent participation in these activities. Many experts assert that non friable asbestos in good condition is not likely to be the source of significant exposure to airborne fibers, but that physical contact between occupants and AGM should be prevented. From this review, the task force concludes that ACM often pose no danger to building occupants if the
ACM are identified and properly maintained. It find no scientific basis for establishing a specific conctration of airborn asbestos as a standard level, since even ambient levels as asbestos can be assumed to pose some risk. Furthermore, air monitoring can only give an indication of current exposure in a way that is extremely limited both in time and in space, and cannot predict future exposure due to maintenance or remodelling activities or to occupant activities that might damage ACM. AIR monitoring using TEM, the only method sensitive enough to analyze building air is prone to large uncertainties and high costs. This cost would be especially onerous if public agencies were to attempt to ascertain levels of
airborne fibers on an ongoing basis with reasonable certainty in large buildings.
III. Public Hearings
Hearings were held on April 27, 1989 in Sacramento and on may 5, 1989 in Los Angeles to allow
testimony on method and standards to assess the potential for employee and public for employee and
public to asbestos in public buildings in California. Prior to the hearings, DHS provided notice to the
public through newspaper, public service announcement on the radio and a notice in the asbestos
control report, a national publication. Notification letters were sent to all cities, counties, air pollution
control districts, state departmental safety coordinators, state department asbestos coordinators, public
employee unions, industry representative and approximately 4000 people on a mailing list obtained
from the national asbestos council. Several experts in the field were also requested to attend and testify
at the hearings, and two of these, Kyle bishop and Dr Gustavo Delgado. Did so.
Transcripts of the hearings are included in appendix B of this report. Three consensus opinions emerged
from these hearings: 1) the speakers expressed the opinion that air monitoring is not appropriate or cost
effective for determining the course of abatement in public building, although some advocate its use on
a limited basis after a building had been thoroughly inspected and ACM found. 2) Many speakers
expressed concern that asbestos was sometimes being abated by unqualified firms, and that
considerable exposure of the workers, and possibly building occupants, could occurs. 3) Finally many of
those testifying urged the task force to recommend that any public building containing ACM be required
to establish a detailed O&M program to prevent exposure of occupants and maintenance workers.
As part of the hearing process, DHS also solicited written comments, which were entered into the record
if postmarked by May 12, 1989. On May 12, written comments were received from the safe building
alliance (SBA), an organization of former manufacturer of ACM used in building construction. Arguments
advanced in this document are similar to those advanced by SBA to the EPA during its negotiated
rulemaking process for asbestos in schools (see Section 4, subsection VI below), and which were
rejected by the EPA. In the conclusion to its arguments, the SBA urged that task force to recommend
program options, including establishment of an objective air quality standards, that protect against
indiscrimination removal of asbestos in state building is further asserted that " (s)pecification of an
action level will help to assure cost-efficient and complete health protection for state employees and
visitors to state buildings, and will promote responsible management of asbestos containing materials
by public and private building owners.
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Silhouette of a Ganesh idol from a Thailand temple. A sitting Ganesh holding weapons in three of his four arms.
These are silhouettes of the deity Ganesh or popularly called Ganpati in Marathi by Maharashtrians.
Or Ganesh Pandal decorations on the streets or Golden Ganesha from Bangkok or Ganpati at Night for images of Ganesh pandals lighted up at night with electric lighting decorations.
This is a locally made machine which slices bananas and drops them directly into the hot oil. A peeled banana is pushed into a hole and comes out sliced on a tray. They fall into boiling hot smoking oil where the banana chips are fried.
Or try the label "Food" for different types of cuisine, snacks and people cooking food.
Women in the north-east of India plucking tea in a tea garden.
A long shot of the picturesque tea garden with tall trees to give shade to the tree bushes.
These are probably situations from every child's fantasy books. This is a shop in Dubai and can be quite a giddying experience for a child. Whether for good or bad the parent has to decide!
All kinds of colourful and different shaped candies hanging from a tree in the shop.
A toy aeroplane in the candy shop.