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December 11, 2022 December 11, 2022 sophiascribbles Leave a comment
By nature of the profession, musicians are extremely passionate people. Yet, Itzhak Perlman's dedication and personality somehow stand out among the rest. At 77 years of age, Perlman continues to share his music with audiences across the globe with laid-back, freeform concerts and has no plans of stopping. I had the pleasure of witnessing his collaboration with fellow musicians Emanuel Ax, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the Julliard String Quartet in last Friday evening's concert titled Itzhak Perlman and Friends. This special program will only be performed in two other locations: Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall and NYC's Carnegie Hall.
Because I've primarily only heard entire orchestras perform in Hill Auditorium, I was a little taken aback when Perlman and violinist Areta Zhulla strolled onstage to immediately launch into Jean-Marie Leclair's Sonata for Two Violins in e minor. With the two voices alone, the performance felt very exposed–yet abundant chords, trills, and echoing melodies kept the piece satisfyingly rich. Perlman and Zhulla exhibited stunning coordination in articulation, playing with the same creaminess in melodic sections and crispy short notes in the faster parts. Following the piece, we were first introduced to Perlman's playful practice of fist-bumping his fellow performers.
The next piece, Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, featured Perlman alongside pianist Emanuel Ax, violist Molly Carr, and cellist Astrid Schween. Amidst the characteristic delicacy-with-underlying-energy Mozart sound, I felt Ax's phenomenal ability to inject dynamics and subtle nuances into each phrase shined through in the performance.
Concluding the concert was Chausson's Concert for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet featuring Perlman with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and the Julliard String Quartet. This ended up being my favorite piece of the program due to the dramatic ebb and flow of sound and "pretty" quality. The piece plays with a bold, 3 note motif that melts into different passages with singing strings and underlying harp-like piano gymnastics. Perlman's subtle use of emotional stylistic slides was the cherry on top.
Concerts like this remind me of the immense privilege we hold to experience world-class musicians brought to the university. I highly encourage students to keep an eye out for UMS's future programming so they don't miss these amazing opportunities!
December 9, 2022 December 9, 2022 sophiascribbles Leave a comment
There are many versions of Itzhak Perlman floating around in popular culture. For many, he is the iconic, gutwrenching violin solo from Schindler's List. For concertgoers, he is an international rockstar, having played with every major orchestra and venue out there. For students and music enthusiasts alike, his recordings are textbook–and the recipient of 16 Grammy awards.
Despite his decorated career, Perlman has always maintained a warm, friendly personality. For his 12th UMS-sponsored visit to Hill Auditorium this Saturday evening, he is bringing along several "friends" (a.k.a highly renowned pianists Emanuel Ax and Jean-Yves Thibaudet as well as the Julliard String Quartet) for an Avengers-esque mixed chamber music performance.
Apart from the big names coming together in this performance, I am excited to experience more types of chamber music. The program will feature Jean-Marie Leclaire's Sonata for Two Violins in e minor, Mozart's Piano Quartet No. 2, and Ernest Chausson's Concert for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet. While I played in my own quartet throughout high school, anything beyond the standard 4-part instrumentation is totally beyond my scope of knowledge!
November 22, 2022 November 22, 2022 Ella Larsen Leave a comment
8:30pm • Saturday, November 19, 2022 • Hill Auditorium
Seeing the Berlin Philharmonic perform Mahler's Symphony No. 7 on Saturday night was nostalgic for me, despite never having seen them perform previously. Back in early September, I vaguely recognized the name of the orchestra on the UMS season schedule as one of my younger brother's favorites. He is still in high school, and lives several hours away, but when I texted him that the Berlin Philharmonic was coming to Ann Arbor, he flew into action coordinating travel plans with our parents while I bought us two student tickets. This weekend, he and my parents drove through blizzards down from northern Michigan to see the performance and kick off Thanksgiving break.
On the night of the performance, my brother and I waited anxiously in the crowded lobby of Hill Auditorium for the doors to open, and in our seats we people-watched together, with a particular eye to the eccentric winter gear of some of the older patrons. During the performance, we excitedly nudged one another whenever we heard a flute (his instrument) or clarinet (mine) playing solos, and we both fangirled obsessively over the showy flutter-tonguing of the flute in the fourth movement.
I am not an expert in music, orchestras, arranging, or conducting, but this performance was captivating for me because of the way live music engages my imagination, eases the flow of my thoughts in new directions, and awakens moments from my past to be interpreted in new ways. I have read that Symphony No. 7 seeks to represent the transition from night to day, drawing from nature. There were moments where the music made me think of a slumbering hive of honeybees beginning to stir, or the midnight walk of a lone coyote across moonlit snow. At intervals, I drifted into memories of my childhood, time spent listening to and playing my own music. Listening to the Berlin Philharmonic flow through the symphony's five movements became a process of listening for the memories evoked by each melody.
Seeing the Berlin Philharmonic perform reminded me of music and artistry as a common thread weaving throughout my life, connecting me with my family and my memories. It also reminded me to be grateful for the advantages afforded my by attending a school like the University of Michigan, and the privilege of being able to share the arts here with my family. The performance helped me reconnect with the joy that comes with experiencing music, and my first evening upon returning home for Thanksgiving break saw me digging my old etude books out from among my mom's stacks of piano music and brushing the dust off of my clarinet case.
November 21, 2022 November 21, 2022 sophiascribbles Leave a comment
One thing my childhood piano teacher of twelve years always told me was that a good performance made you feel taken care of. If you feel nervous on stage, so does your audience. If you are comfortable, the natural rise and fall of the music emerges and your listeners can comfortably breathe along each phrase.
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of seeing the Berlin Philharmonic play at the Hill Auditorium. Pen and notebook in hand, I was reminded of my teacher's words when the pages stubbornly remained relatively blank. When faced with the golden standard of the orchestral world, I suddenly found it very difficult to come up with any constructive comments. For the concert's two-hour duration spanning raucous 21st-century sounds to Mozart's pristine motifs, all I could do was sit back and think: this is so nice.
As the orchestra members made their way to their seats, I was surprised to see the second violins and cellos settle down in each other's usual sections, with the basses gathered on the left side of the stage behind the cellos. While this seating arrangement made sense for the Mozart concerto later in the program, it was interesting to hear it used for Unstuck, a recent composition by Michigan native Andrew Norman. It is difficult to describe what happens in the piece–eerie, yet beautiful melodies are sandwiched between messy, frantic climaxes. Blurry tutti slides carry the listener from one idea to the next to the point where you forget where the piece even started. I rarely get a good view of the basses when I watch concerts, but this time around I was able to observe how they were constantly employed to add subtle, textural elements–slaps, snaps, dry scrubbing–to the ensemble.
Next up was the Mozart Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major performed by concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley. I don't typically listen to Mozart over other composers, but Bendix-Balgley's interpretation felt like a return to the fundamentals and allowed me to appreciate his music. His solo part was impeccably clean and sweet with a bell-like quality. The hardest part of playing Mozart is to make it sound effortless–both the ensemble and soloist mastered this element. The candenzas, written by Bendix-Balgley himself, were complex and brilliant.
Concluding the concert was the Korngold Symphony in F-Sharp Major. There is a lot of discourse surrounding Korngold and his validity as a serious composer due to his career writing music for films–an argument I find silly. The cinematic lushness and bold tuttis give the piece a distinct mood, while the free-spirited clarinet solo at the beginning of the first movement introduces an engaging story of conflict and resolution throughout the work.
Part of the reason why the Berlin Phil is able to produce such a distinct sound is the combination of intense coordination and soloistic playing. By matching the exact speed and positions of each bow, the strings are able to meld together and mask any sense of bowings. I can only hope that everyone could have the chance to hear them perform live because it is truly a magnificent experience.
November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 Sabrina Kliza 1 Comment
Nothing quite beats a post football game concert. So if you find yourself having free time after shedding your maize and blue, you should head to Hill Auditorium this Saturday at 8 pm. Both the Campus Philharmonia Orchestra and the Campus Symphony Orchestra will be performing. Their performances will include Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony No. 2 in D, movements 1 and 2, Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, and Sibelius: Finlandia. So be sure to check it out!
November 7, 2022 November 7, 2022 Ella Larsen Leave a comment
8:00 pm • Friday, November 4, 2022 • Hill Auditorium
It struck me at some point during Friday's performance that I was witnessing true mastery of an art form. Aida Cuevas and the musicians of Mariachi Aztlán–and their surprise guest, Valeria Cuevas, Aida's daughter–demonstrated the kind of personality and confidence onstage that is only achieved by a lifetime of commitment to one's craft. Aida in particular wowed me with her showmanship. Her banter with the audience felt warmly familiar, almost like they were all in on a little private joke. In a way, they were: conducted almost entirely in Spanish, the performance created a special celebratory bubble of Hispanic language and culture on a predominantly English-speaking, Euro-American campus. In an artistic environment that has historically been exclusive, Aida transformed Hill Auditorium into a space where Hispanics and Latinos were the insiders.
Little moments throughout the evening added to the mood of familiarity and celebration. Before the performance started, El Ballet Folklórico Estudiantil, a dance and mariachi company from Flint, performed a short set in the lower lobby, a space where audience and performers seemed to intermingle at one level, as one community. When I sat down in the auditorium, the couple sitting next to me made small talk for a moment, asking whether I spoke Spanish and suggesting that some 10% of the audience wouldn't understand a word of the performance, but attended because they love how the music sounds. Later, in a particularly sweet moment, Cuevas wished a young audience member a happy birthday, having chatted with the teen's mother via Facebook Messenger some time before the event.
The evening's program took time to spotlight each performer, including the instrumentalists from Mariachi Aztlán. The improvised duet between the company's pianist and percussionist especially has stayed with me–from my vantage-point on the main floor, I could see their hands flying across their respective instruments, exploring the synergy between their sounds. Near the middle of the performance, after Aida had left the stage to the band for their solos (and so she could complete a total costume change), her daughter, Valeria, entered in her mother's place. Valeria's voice balanced dynamically with her mother's, adding richness to the program, especially their beautiful duet rendition of La Llorona.
Probably my favorite part of the evening was when Aida performed "El Pastor." Aida's voice is operatic in quality, and El Pastor exhibits her ability to deftly switch between vocal registers as well as her stunningly regular vibrato. She completed each of these challenging vocal maneuvers with ease; during the instrumental build-up to her vocal entrance, I even noticed as she jauntily tossed her microphone and caught it to reposition it in her hand.
If you didn't make it to Friday night's performance, I encourage you to take a look at the video attached below for a small sample of Aida Cuevas's talent. One thing I know for sure is that should she return to Ann Arbor during my time here, I will be among the first in line for tickets.


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IYRS' Newport, RI Campus
Main Campus Address:
The Brooks Building at IYRS:
10 Spring Wharf
Restoration Hall
An 18,000-square-foot waterfront building that serves as the school's main teaching facility. It has been completely refitted as an open-space shop where students work on coursework and projects. An elevated catwalk allows faculty, family, and visitors to observe work in progress.
The Brooks Building at IYRS
The Brooks Building, named in honor of IYRS trustee Matt Brooks' father, Jack Brooks, is the home for modern making at IYRS. The 20,000 square foot facility opened in 2017 and is home to the Composites Technology, Marine Systems, and Digital Modeling & Fabrication programs. The Brooks Building features fabrication equipment and technologies needed for creation, multiple BUILD spaces, classrooms, offices, stunning views of Newport Harbor and historic Thames Street in Newport, RI.
Aquidneck Mill Building
Built in 1831 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Aquidneck Building has been refurbished to house IYRS administrative offices, a research library, and several corporate offices for marine companies.
Located on the Newport campus and open to the public, the IYRS student library is a handsomely restored part of the 1831 Aquidneck Mill, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The student library has extraordinary views of Newport Harbor and its entrance from Narragansett Bay. Students utilize the library for research, projects, documentation, leisure reading, and use of the hi-speed Mac computers.
With an extensive collection of yacht design, build and other related materials, the library contains more than 4,000 titles, rare books, and source materials and directories. There are also many artifacts, dating as far back as the late 19th century.
Coronet Restoration Project
Adjacent to Restoration Hall is the Coronet Building, which is the site of the reconstruction of the 1885 schooner of the same name, and serves as a professional arena for major projects. The project is managed by Coronet Restoration Partners.
Schedule an admissions visit and tour of our newly expanded Newport, RI campus
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It is a mistake to assume that a product which contains more component compounds is better. Although many commercial products do contain additional compounds this is usually to the detriment of Glucosamine and Chondroitin levels. Glucosamine, Chondroitin and MSM are virtually completely absent from a horse's 'normal' diet, thus making them an important addition to an already balanced diet.
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Glucosamine (HCL) is an amino sugar used as a building block to form tendons, ligaments, cartilage, and synovial fluid (joint lubrication). It gives cartilage its strength, structure and shock absorbing qualities.
Glucosamine is a natural substance whose effectiveness has been demonstrated in countless scientific studies. It has been said to be superior to conventional choices as it does not merely mask issues but instead works on a cellular level to target the origin and actual cause of the problem.
There is growing evidence to support N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine as having anti-inflammatory properties, essential in treating joint problems. N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine is a derivitised glucose monomer found in polymers of bacterial cell walls, chitin, hyaluronic acids and various glycans which can also help repair cells.
MSM is a natural form of bio available sulphur essential for the health and elasticity of tendons, ligaments, and muscles. The sulphur found within MSM is needed for the proper repair and maintenance of collagen, such as that found within the connective tissue of healthy joints. It also helps to maintain the natural anti-inflammatory actions of the metabolism.
Chondroitin is a natural source of essential amino acids that the body needs for cartilage synthesis and inhibiting the enzymes that destroy cartilage molecules, thereby promoting cellular nourishment. This facilitates the creation of watery spaces within cartilage, giving it back its elasticity. By restoring fluid to the cartilage, Chondroitin supports the repairing action of Glucosamine, working at a cellular level to alleviate the actual cause of joint discomfort and stiffness.
Vitamin C is for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of your body. It helps the body make collagen, an important protein used to make skin, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. Vitamin C is needed for healing wounds, and for repairing and maintaining bones and teeth. It also helps the body absorb iron from nonheme sources.
Ha is a glycosaminoglycan (GAG), which is a substance that attaches to collagen and elastin to form cartilage. HA not only helps keep the cartilage that cushions joints strong and flexible, but also helps increase supplies of joint-lubricating synovial fluid. Each of these compounds is a synergist, which means that when administered together they help each others effects, providing a more powerful joint supplement.
Magnesium plays a number of important roles in your horse's body. In his muscles, it attaches to ATP (adenosine triphosphate. basically its 'energy currency' in the body, formed by respiration) so that the ATP can be used by the muscle cells. If the Magnesium is not present, the ATP cannot be used and the muscle would not be able to generate energy to carry out any functions. It also plays roles in your horse's blood, as well as acting as an activator for many enzymes throughout the body. It is necessary for many of the enzymes that work with ATP.
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What levels should joint components be fed at in order to be effective?
In order for your joint supplement to be fully effective it is vital that you feed your horse with the correct help. The body of scientific literature indicates that most effective treatment is given by a product that provides adequately high levels of the active compounds per kg of body weight.
Levels that are substantially lower than this will give reduced benefits, and minimal levels are likely to be completely ineffective especially in horses that are competing or working hard.
Why should your horse take BETTALife® PharmaQuin Joint Complete HA?
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Specialisation in a particular discipline causes the same muscles & joints to be used repeatedly, causing damage beyond natural repair (similar to repetitive strain syndrome in humans).
Advancing age, as well as exercise, can lead to a breakdown in the natural regeneration process, where damage starts to outweigh repair, resulting in joint discomfort, stiffness, and other joint problems. By feeding a joint supplement you are helping to rebalance this process allowing your horse to stay more comfortable for longer and helping to maintain healthy joints long term.
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This varies from horse to horse and is also affected by your horse's situation. In most horses, if fed at the correct levels, the effect of BETTALife® PharmaQuin Joint Complete HA will be noticed after about 7 – 10 days of administration but benefits are usually seen even earlier than this. You will notice your horse becoming happier and a little easier in doing what he has always done, the hard working youngster or competition horse becoming less likely to damage or degrade his weight bearing joints and the horse who has had arthroscopic surgery is likely to see a fuller recovery in a shorter timescale.
Certainly the best joint supplement I have ever come across.
I use Pharmaquin to help prevent any joint issues with my horse, and was reassured by the quantities of the active ingredients in Pharmaquin. When compared to other supplements on the market, many of which contain nasty unwanted fillers, Pharmaquin is an obvious and easy choice.
Competing Internationally, I have to be confident that anything my horse has is FEI legal, in order to comply with clean sport policy. Prince has gone from strength to strength over the past 12 months, without any issues as we have pushed his level of training up several gears, so we are delighted with the results.
After years of using other joint supplements and not really seeing much of an improvement, I began to research into finding something more beneficial for my Hunter who at eighteen years young, was starting to show his age a little bit at times with Arthritis in his hocks. He has been injected with HA injections a couple of times in the past which really helped him and that was the original plan for this September… until I came across Pharmaquin! The difference it has made to him is truly amazing. He is no longer stiff when the weather is cold and damp or after he has been stabled overnight and is happily enjoying his Hunting again with the Leicestershire packs in his usual position up at the front behind the Field Master. I cannot thank Pharmaquin enough!
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Smart carbon and stupid people
I love my Brita pitcher. I've sung its praises in this space repeatedly and I'll say it again: I love my Brita pitcher.
Britas, like most gravity-fed water filtration systems, use gravity to pull water through a disc of activated carbon. Activated carbon is pretty much charcoal, it's just a pure form of it that's been treated in order to increase the amount of space between the carbon atoms it's made from.
Traditionally, charcoal is made through a process called pyrolization. In pyrolization, organic (carbon-based) material like wood or agricultural waste is superheated in an environment devoid of oxygen. In the absence of oxygen, the material can't catch fire and instead its volatile compounds evaporate and leave behind the carbon they were once bonded to. There are a variety of chemical and physical processes available in order to bring about this pyrolytic reaction but all of them yield the same result, a highly porous form of carbon. Its value as a filter comes from two things: the purity of the carbon and the surface area made possible by all of its pores. Get this, a gram of activated carbon can have a surface area that ranges between 300 and 2,000 square meters according to my pals at How Stuff Works.
Carbon filters work through a process called adsorption. That's adsorption with a D and not a B. As water passes through the microscopic pores in the activated carbon filter, specific organic and inorganic chemicals and elements stick to the surface of the carbon. Think of the difference between adsorption and absorption this way. In absorption, material A gets sucked into the volume of material B. In adsorption, material A sticks to the surface of material B. An even simpler way to think of this that's more or less still accurate is when you wipe up a spill with a paper towel, the paper towel absorbs the spill. When you have a dusty floor and you wipe up the dust with a Swiffer, the Swiffer adsorbs the dust. Make sense?
Carbon filters work terrifically and they remove all manner of organic and inorganic stuff from tap water. Over time though, all of the surface area in the filter available for adsorption gets covered over and they stop being effective. You can't really clean a spent carbon filter, so you just replace them every couple of months. Simple and effective, and once again chemistry is your friend.
Well, a well-meaning but highly suggestible internet pal sent me a link to a solution to a problem that I didn't know I had. Apparently, my disposal of spent carbon filters every couple of months is an environmental crime on par with driving a Hummer or burning coal. Please. Anyhow, she sent me to a link to something called Sort of Coal. I don't really want to provide a link back to them but I suppose I owe them that much since I'm about to use a bunch of their images.
Sort of Coal sells pseudo scientific crap and snake oil and they do it in the form of something they call "white charcoal." The charcoal's still black of course, but in a world where reality doesn't matter, a consistent vocabulary must not be too important either.
My well-meaning internet pal sent me a link to this product:
It's what Sort of Coal calls Bottle and Kinshu Binchotan. It costs €68 plus Denmark's 25% VAT. That's €85 ($122.45 US) plus shipping. Oh yeah, carbon filtration doesn't happen by osmosis so it's pretty much ineffective as a filter. Sort of Coal doesn't mention how big the bottle is so I can't figure out the cost per serving. So despite the omission of the bottle size it does tell me this:
Serving and drinking local tap water becomes a pure and beautiful daily experience – with Bottle and Kishu Binchotan, each product is given its perfect complement.
Kishu Binchotan soaks up chlorine from tap water while releasing natural minerals into it. Kishu Binchotan softens the water and improves the overall taste.
What a load of BS. Tap water as a "pure and beautiful" daily experience? It's a frickin' glass of water, not an orgasm. It's not even a filtered glass of water at that.
Sort of Coal goes on to ascribe all manner of nonsense to its pyrolized wood. Here's what's called a Hakutan Tray and it's made from charcoal and plastic.
I have no idea how big it is, but Sort of Coal tells me this:
A decorative, purifying tray, made from cross-sections of White Charcoal set with compressed charcoal powder and resin. White Charcoal is produced by hand and is naturally activated during a controlled burning process. Use a Hakutan tray in the kitchen or living room. Fruit will remain fresh longer when placed on the Hakutan tray. Wipe it clean with a damp cloth. Do not use soap. It remains active for years if exposed to direct sunlight occasionally.
This product is organic and C02 friendly.
CO2 friendly? How can something made from partially burned wood and plastic be CO2 friendly? What does CO2 friendly mean anyway? How can a company make a claim like "Fruit will remain fresh longer when placed on the Hakutan Tray" and get away with it? Can they be held responsible for bananas that rot at the same rate that they would on a tray not made from "white charcoal?" If anybody wants to part with €160 ($230.50 US) to find out, let me know how it goes.
The unproven assertions just keep on coming with these people. Check out this:
Welcome to the Hakutan Large. The Hakutan Large is described thus:
Korean White Charcoal stems. White charcoal is made by hand and is naturally activated through a controlled burning process. Hakutan absorbs gases, pollution and odors from the air. It can be placed in your bathroom to regulate humidity, in the living room and kitchen to absorb cooking steam and odours. For generations people in Asia have used it to freshen air and create a better indoor environment. Charcoal is also used in spaces where there is intensive computer use, because it creates natural anions and thus has a positive effect on mental well-being. Keep free from dust. If you refresh it once in a while by placing it in direct sunlight, you can keep the Hakutan active for years. Charcoal should be recycled. White charcoal has a positive effect on the environment even when you dispose of it.
When the time comes to get a new Hakutan, crush it and mix it with soil so plants can benefit from it. This makes Hakutan CO2 friendly
So using this €120 ($172.87) stick of charcoal will have a positive effect on my mental well-being because it releases natural anions. I love how they pair their absurd claims with they mystery of the Orient. I'm not Asian but I think I'd be insulted if I were. But at least they explain how they get CO2 friendly from this.
Some day soon, I promise, we'll have a chat about ions and anions but I think I may have exhausted you guys by now.
Part of me admires the gall of these people to make the claims they do and charge what they do for this useless garbage. A bigger part of me is appalled at how this sort of new-agey clap trap can be lapped up so readily by an uncritical public.
The world faces a host of serious environmental problems that need to be addressed if it's to remain a planet fit for human life. The solutions to those problems will come from the fields of chemistry, biology, physics and their allied scientific disciplines. The mechanisms that underlie the physical world can be understood and that understanding only increases their wonder. Really.
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gretamargreta 10 January, 2010 08:19
I personally refused to get a brita filter for years b/c i hated throwing the plastic into the garbage, not necessarily the charcoal. The plastic isn't recycleable. Some "green" stores will allow you to recycle the brita and pur filters. Whole Foods is one of them, but I can't find or remember the article that listed the others. There are also DIY refills posted on around the internet.
Paul Anater 10 January, 2010 09:49
In the big scheme of things, an unrecyclable Brita filter is a speck of dust. If it makes you feel better not to buy them then more power to you. In the meantime, I will continue to buy and use them with gleeful abandon. Thanks for your comment.
Melody 10 January, 2010 09:53
"made by hand and is naturally activated through a controlled burning process. "
They have all the feel-good stuff that sucks suckers in: "made by hand" and "naturally". Give me a break. This kind of crap bothers me because it's just so insulting.
It's fiendishly clever all right, and frankly appalling. This kind of moronic stuff drives me crazy for the fact that no one seems to question it.
User9827892 10 January, 2010 11:10
This sort of snake oil sales pitch will never cease to amaze me.
Especially when it's hawking something that doesn't work. But that never stops the nutritional supplement people either.
Nancie Mills Pipgras 10 January, 2010 11:29
But the packaging is so PRETTY! How can it NOT be good for you? Or: The only good design in these products is in the packaging.
Couldn't decide which to post, so I did both. Sorry.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
mrsben 10 January, 2010 12:09
"New-agey clap trap"....ditto! Well said Paul.
-Brenda-
Nim 10 January, 2010 13:32
Shockingly enough, I came across a write up about these on the Apartment Therapy "Re-Nest" site. Though, no one there had apparently used the product and the write up came across more like a commercial for the product than anything.
Maybe you just need to believe in it and think good thoughts (with a sprinkling of fairy dust) for it to work?
Well of course Apartment Therapy would think it's a fine idea. Of Course. That's about as sound an indictment as I can imagine.
George 10 January, 2010 20:40
My feng is more shui than yours. Let's write the clever jingle and then find a product to stick in and have it be about. Of course, I'm sure there are other domains in which I readily buy the "fairy dust."
Between being cheap and lazy, I often wait long enough to trade my Amway/Quixtar filter that I KNOW I can taste the difference! Cheers, g
Hey George, thanks for your comment. I like the idea of writing jingles first and then finding appropriate products for the later. Art should come before commerce after all. Right?
Do you take requests for guests on your show? Just wondering. I think a round table with Nancie, Julie and Jo Ann would be a run away hit. It would be like The View with a mosaic twist.
Anna Lear 25 January, 2010 17:05
I just love the line, "Keep free from dust," in the Hakutan Large blurb -- clear evidence of the bubble some people live in. And White Charcoal is about as convincing as Clean Coal. Thanks for an entertaining post!
Thanks for your comment Anna. I still shake my head over the absurdity of this product. It's a relief to know I'm not the only one.
Anonymous 13 February, 2010 07:14
I came across your site while searching for a place to buy this water filter. Some friends in Denmark had it and I definitely thought it worked and improved the water quality. Though I did question how - since you don't pour the water through - and the 'science bit' seemed a little vague....my friends kept telling me it's something they've been using for ever' in Japan and it's become really big in Denmark - but none of my Japanese friends seem to know about it.
You definitely made me think twice about buying it. Did I just think the water tasted better caused it looked so stylish???? I'm confused because coal does filter water and air in conventional filters (like Brita etc) so why would it not work with a natural piece of it just left in the room or water??? I too hate the new age vagueness of the companies promotional language, but that does not mean the products basic functions does not work???
Paul Anater 16 February, 2010 00:06
No one in Japan has been using a burned stick in their water supply. That product is snake oil masquerading as science, but there's no science behind it. Carbon filtration cannot happen by osmosis. Water has to pass through activated carbon, it can't just sit next to it. Save your money and buy a Brita. Filters that feature anything but a pass though action cannot work.
Their fake and ineffective filters are bad enough, but their claims of long-lived fresh fruit on carbon platters or positive energy in a room where there's a hunk of burned wood are borderline criminal. These kinds of claims prey on most people's scientific illiteracy and wish to take control of a world that feels uncontrollable. It's shameful really.
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Q: How to interpret cell values from statsmodels contingency table methods? The documentation for the methods in statsmodels.stats.contingency_tables.Table is sparse; for example, for fittedvalues() it describes it "returns fitted cell counts under independence". What does it fit each value to? The additional information says the returned cell counts are estimates under a model, but what model?

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If p1 + p2 + ... = 1 are the row probabilities, and
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As far back as the 1980s, when AIDS was rampant and regularly taking the lives of young people, we understood the importance of T-cells and the immune system. Now, as we deal with what has emerged another near- epidemic of cancer in the developed world, it is logical to assume that T-cells can be useful in cancer treatment as a way of mobilizing the body to fight its own cancers the way it fights colds and viruses.
But although we're close, we don't yet have all the answers as to how and when the immune system can be mobilized to fight its own cancers.
Some of the best cancer treatment centers are in clinical trials with a form of therapy, CAR t-cell therapy, that has already induced remission in some kinds of tumors. The favorable results have been mostly in blood diseases like leukemia and lymphoma so far, but now this form of therapy is being tested in solid tumors.
Once a patient is deemed appropriate for CAR t-cell therapy, the patient's own t-cells are collected by a process that takes blood out of the body and removes them. The process, apheresis, then returns the rest of the blood to the body, sending the T cells to labs. It's a pretty common procedure to remove blood from the body and separate its components, replacing some of them. One common form of this is in the use of PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma), a person's own plasma, injected back into the skin to reduce the appearance of aging.
In this far more serious instance, the patient's T cells are genetically engineered. T-cells have "feelers" called T Cell Receptors (TCRs) on the outside. A TCR is designed to brush against the outside of a tumor cell and recognize a specific shape (antigen) on the tumor cell. The TCR then attaches to this shape and the T-cell kills that tumor cell – by infusing a chemical into it. In CAR-T, clever engineering in a laboratory changes one part of the TCR, thus making it even better at attaching to the shape on the outside of the tumor cell. So CAR-T Cells are better than regular T-cells in finding, attaching-to and killing tumor cells.
Once genetically modified to have this better TCR on the surface, the lab clones the CAR-T cells until they number in the millions. The new cells are then frozen to be transmitted back to the patient, and infused back into the patient's body like a blood transfusion.
So far, this therapy has been most effective when used in refractory cases of lymphoma, but the good news is that it has been quite effective at prolonging remission for more than a year in its clinical trials.
Wilkins, who has owned her own beauty salon for 30 years, was in the hospital less than 10 days after her CAR T-cell therapy, and back to her salon in six weeks.
"Every three months I go back for PET scans and blood work, but I feel terrific," says Wilkins, the mother of two grown children.
It's important to understand that, while this is one of the most encouraging immunotherapies being tested, the trials have not lasted long enough to know whether they'll produce an absolute cure.
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The book "Prayers (Dua) to God: its purpose and place in Islam" contained Quranic verses and meaning. The prosecutor of Southern-Sakhalin requested the book be labeled as extremist and banned for being in violation of Russia's Federal Law 114-FZ on Countering Extremism. The first instance court in Southern-Sakhalin, on the basis of an expert review, ruled that the book propagated superiority of Islam and was thus extremist. On appeal, the Regional Court of Southern-Sakhalin repealed the lower court's decision.
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The prosecutor of Southern-Sakhalin requested the court to ban the book "Prayers (Dua) to God: its Purpose and Place in Islam" on the basis of it containing extremist speech. The prosecutor identified the book during a joint review of a regional religious organization, "Sakhalin's Muslim Community," with the Ministry of Justice and the State Security Services. The book listed translations of common Quranic prayers. The prosecutor suspected the book to contain extremist speech and submitted it for an expert linguistic assessment.
The charges of extremism were brought under the 2002 Federal Law 114-FZ on Countering Extremism, prohibiting extremist materials and their dissemination.
The decision to ban the book caused much controversy and was appealed by the Prosecutor General of Southern-Sakhalin, Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of the Chechen Republic, the Association of Muslim Businessmen, and the Sakhalin Muslim Association.
The Prosecutor General argued the decision of the lower court was too broad, and that it requested to declare extremist only the parts of the book that were opinions of the author, rather than the whole book, which included Quranic verses.
Ramzan Kadyrov's lawyers requested that the ban on the book to be lifted all together, arguing that the linguistic expert review was improper and that the ban had potential to incite violence.
First, the Southern-Sakhalin court explained that the Russian Constitution establishes equality of rights for all citizens, highlights that multiplicity of ideology is one of its foundations, and guarantees the right of conscience and belief. At the same time, the constitution prohibits all forms of limitations on the rights of citizens on the basis of social status, race, nationality, language or religion. The court also cited a judgment of the Supreme Court of Russia from July 2, 2013, stating that although the constitution guarantees certain rights – including those to opinion and information – speech advocating hatred on religious, national, or racial grounds is prohibited.
public incitement to commit the acts listed above or premeditated dissemination of extremist materials, or storage of extremist materials for purposes of dissemination at a later date.
After explaining the applicable law, the court reviewed the prosecution's expert assessment of the book "Prayers (Dua) to God: its purpose and place in Islam" and its conclusion that the book contains extremist speech. The conclusions were confirmed during the court's examination of the prosecution's expert witness. The court also took into consideration the expert's note that the book does not explicitly justify or support extremism, BUT, it contains features that are generally associated with persons of extremist values.
The court tested the prosecution expert's conclusions of the book by initiating its own linguistic-psychological review by a linguist and professor of Russian language. The court's expert concluded that the book contains statements that promulgate the superiority of one group over another, and that although the book does not contain explicit calls or justification for extremism, it contains features specific to extremism. These features were described by the expert to include extremist thought process and convictions.
The court ruled that, noting the high qualifications of experts reviewing the book, it had no reason to deny their findings.
The court also explained that the side opposing the prosecutor's request to label the book as extremist had the right to provide evidence to the contrary. However, the only evidence was a statement by an imam of the "Sakhalin's Muslim Community" who explained that the book aimed to educate Muslims on how to better articulate prayers to Allah. The court explained that the imam's statement could not be accepted, as he was a member of the organization from which the book was confiscated, and thus, provided a biased assessment of the book.
The court concluded that, on the basis of the qualified expert testimony, the book contained indirect statements of incitement to unlawful and extremist activities dangerous to the public. The danger stems from the statements' potential to create a positive outlook on extremism among some, which could lead to the creation of extremist values and beliefs, undermining Russia's constitutional regime.
The decision was appealed by Ramzan Kadyrov, the President of the Chechen Republic, and by the Prosecutor General of Southern Sakhalin.
The Prosecutor General requested the appellate court to partially strike-down the decision of the lower court. The Prosecutor argued that it requested only the opinion and comment parts of the book to be declared extremist. Thus, the lower court acted beyond the Prosecutor's intent when it banned the Quranic verses. The Prosecutor asked the court to lift the extremist label from the Quranic verses in the book, and requested permission to hold a new linguistic expert review of the opinion and comment parts of the book for signs of extremism.
Ramzan Kadyrov's lawyers argued that no part of the book should be declared extremist; that additional linguistic review of the book was the prosecution's attempt to delay the process since it already had over a year to conduct any needed review; that the linguistic review of the lower court was conducted by non-Muslims; and that declaring the book extremist had security risks. On the latter, the lawyers stated that declaring the book extremist might cause similar events as the Charlie Hebdo caricatures, possibly worse, since the caricatures only portrayed the Prophet Mohammed while the lower court declared Quran, and thus, the whole religion extremist.
The appellate court ruled that no part of the book should be declared extremist and dismissed the prosecution's request for review of the book's comments and opinion sections for sign of extremism.
The decision also portrays the dangers of content based analysis of speech. In this case, a verbatim interpretation of religious text, something that many States blame jihadists for doing, to prove existence of the superiority of one religion over another. Such interpretation rejects the common sense understanding that persons follow a particular religion because they feel that it is somehow truer or better, and by that logic all believers and religions would be extremist.
The higher court struck-down the decision, but it was likely solely due to the President of the Chechen Republic appealing it, as well as open criticism of the decision by Putin.


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Speaking after the debate in the European Parliament on the replenishment of the stocks of European eels, Sinn Féin MEP Bairbre de Brún welcomed EU Commissioner Borg's acceptance of European Parliament amendments that mean closure periods for eel fishing will no longer be set arbitrarily at the first fifteen days of every month.
Ms de Brún said:
"The Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative has taken great care over the years to manage the fishery in such a way as to conserve stocks and the arbitrary closure period from the first to the fifteenth day of every month would have been disastrous for the industry here. The European Parliament proposed a compromise amendment that shortening the fishing season in order to reduce fishing effort by half can be achieved while allowing the member states to choose the way of achieving this.
"I welcome the Commission's acceptance of this sensible proposal. Commissioner Borg has rightly recognised that this can give a result which would work in the direction of replenishing eel stocks in a way that would not give as much difficulty to the sector itself as the original proposal.
"I presented a report on the work of the Lough Neagh Fisherman's Co-operative to the Commissioner when he visited the North last year and I will continue to commend their work to both the European Commission and Parliament as a model of good practice which deserves to be supported at both national and at EU level. I will seek support for this from both the Department at home and from the European Fisheries Fund.
"During the European Parliament debate this evening I raised the problems caused by the large-scale export of glass eels. The glass eel is particularly vulnerable since large quantities of glass eels are exported to South East Asia and this has consequences for the industry as a whole. I have raised this point with the Commission in the past, and Commissioner Borg has now said he will take this into account and that Commissioner Peter Mandelson will look at possible measures once conservation measures are under way in Europe. I hope that Commissioner Mandelson will soon move on the vital international trade aspect of this important issue.
"I would like to pay tribute to my fellow MEPs and to Jan Maat MEP in particular for the work he has done in bringing forward sensible proposals for the replenishment of the stocks of European eels.
"I would also pay a particular tribute to the Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative and to pledge them my ongoing support in what will continue to be difficult times ahead." ENDS


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#WalkTheTalk: Valeria Ignatieva of Diverse City Careers
Por el colaborador de Nitro 01 de enero de 2016 01:44
Valeria Ignatieva, or simply 'V' to her many acquaintances, is a familiar face to those who fight the good fight for gender equality here in Australia – we partnered up to put together Zero Gender Divide. Her giddy laughter and infectious energy belies a sharp focus for discovery and growth – taking her into the world of IT with 11 global and national awards with the Microsoft Partner network through to her current role as co-founder of niche job site turn social enterprise, Diverse City Careers (DCC). Here, Valeria shares her journey with us:

What drew you to the world of IT?

Eight years ago, I found a flexible role in a small tech firm, nSynergy (sold to cloud subscription business Rhipe for $25M in 2014) which suited me, after stints in HR, advertising and hospitality. At that time, I became a single parent and went through a tough period putting my son who was born with cerebral palsy through therapy. I continued working in marketing for a number of tech firms, and then started my first consultancy, B2B Tech Marketing in 2013 – the same year my son was diagnosed with epilepsy, and being in control of my work helped me deal with my personal challenges better.
Meanwhile, I saw a gap in the representation of women in IT, so joined the Females in IT & Telecommunications (FITT) board where I reconnected with an ex-colleague, Gemma Lloyd who shared a business idea with me that turned my world positively upside down! Today, Gemma and I run Diverse City Careers (DCC), a social enterprise helping women pursue rewarding careers and in particular, assisting women to enter sectors with low female participation.
Left to right: Gemma Lloyd and Valeria Ignatieva – cofounders of Diverse City Careers

Tell us about DCC.

DCC started as a jobs board promoting gender diversity; we pre-screen employers to make sure they provide a supportive environment for women before advertising their jobs. With corporate partners such as Dropbox and Accenture, we started working with Australia's leading employers on a number of initiatives such as the Leaders in Gender Diversity campaign and panel discussions to raise awareness.
In addition to this, we offer a range of events, webinars, campaigns and free resources to support professional development. This year, I'm proud to say that DCC was nominated in the innovation category in the ARN Women in ICT awards.
It's encouraging to see a growing awareness of diversity among corporations such as Origin Energy, ThoughtWorks and Curtin University, and the participation of over 90 companies in the WGEA Pay Equity Campaign which addresses gender pay gap is only the beginning.

What life lessons can you share?

I've picked up a range of valuable life lessons along the way, with resilience and tenacity being at the top of my list. Here's a few more:
Be entrepreneurial: When you're running your own business, wearing multiple hats is a must, and it helps to embrace the opportunity to learn something new by diving in, as opposed to being intimidated by not having previously done the task.
Let everyday inspire you: I tend to look up to "everyday" heroes who have overcome the odds and gone on to build successful businesses, such as Aromababy's Catherine Cervasio who I admire for finding that balance of work, family, and social work.
Own it: When working for someone else, I've always behaved as if the business was mine. Never be afraid to ask questions and look for alternative ways of doing something. Many entrepreneurs are told that their idea will never work, and I urge them to pave their own way instead of worrying about the opinion of others.
Game on: Bring your best game both on field and at work. By leveraging your competitive spirit and defining clear goals for winning, I strongly believe it will make you a better performer and team player at work.

Finally, who is your business hero?

Valeria's business hero, Seth Godin.
My business hero at the moment is Seth Godin. Reading 'The Linchpin' showed me that anybody can step into the role of a leader regardless of the job description, which influenced me when I started my career. I also recommend 'The Bootstrapper's Bible' to any aspiring entrepreneurs. It goes through a lot of the common pitfalls of starting a business, and has great real-life examples of how to build a great business while bootstrapping.
Colaborador de Nitro


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Mario Draghi: The economic policy of Federico Caffè in our times
Speech by Mr Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, to mark the centenary of the birth of Federico Caffè at the Lecture room of the School of Economics and Business Studies "Federico Caffè", Rome, 12 November 2014.
by Mario Draghi
Knowledge of the real world: institutional, social, behavioural; indignation about what, in this reality, violated fundamental ethical principles, or even economic rationality, when he saw stupidity inclined to serve greed; an authoritative call to action to jointly reprove a passive acceptance of reality; what to do about both inequities and inefficiencies: this was the economic policy of Federico Caffè and this is now economic policy in its supreme form.
This is his full and complex personality, which responds to reality with reason, with passion, with action, and which feels the need to share all this with his students, and which has made him unforgettable.
We students (I graduated under his guidance in 1970 with a thesis on the Werner Plan, the forerunner of the single currency, in which I argued that the conditions for its implementation did not exist at that time), we have experienced certainly different professional lives, also because of the different interpretations we have given of his teachings, but united in the belief that economic policy meant an analysis of reality, a denial of its distortion and use of our knowledge to remedy it.
It is with this legacy of thought that we are confronted. And today I want to share with you the action that the ECB has taken to respond to the crisis in which the euro area, and especially Italy, has found itself for many years now.
The current unacceptable level of unemployment - 23% of young people aged between 15 and 24 years do not have a job - conflicts with any notion of fairness, is the greatest waste of resources, inflicts damage on human capital, affects the potential of economies, pushing down growth for years to come.
This unemployment has its origins first in the great recession which has touched all the advanced economies; then in the sovereign debt crisis which has concentrated the job losses in those countries where the debt and the public deficit were higher, where the fiscal instruments of macroeconomic stabilisation have been paralysed by the need to show to investors that the debt, despite the crisis, was sustainable; in those countries where the transmission mechanism of monetary policy has stopped working, causing a credit crunch that has further aggravated the crisis.
Cyclical factors have thus played an important role in increasing unemployment.
The ECB has reacted to the crisis on three fronts. As for "conventional" monetary policy, it has cut interest rates from 1.5% in November 2011 to 0.5% today. It has reduced the interest rate paid by banks on their deposits at the ECB from 0.75% in November 2011 to -0.20% today. It also activated at the end of 2011 credit lines for the banking system amounting to €1 trillion and with an unprecedented maturity of three years. Subsequently, facing the re-emergence of the sovereign debt crisis and a serious crisis of confidence about the survival of the euro, it introduced the now famous outright monetary transaction programme which has helped to rapidly reduce uncertainty in the financial markets in the euro area and to realign spreads with the credit rating. More recently, it has introduced a further three measures of unconventional monetary policy: the TLTROs, credit lines of up to four years that can be used by banks for loans to households and businesses; two programmes for the purchase of covered bonds and ABS with the aim being to further expand liquidity via operations directed towards the real economy. All these policy actions, accompanied by the expected maintenance of interest rates at their current level for a long period of time and an ongoing expansion of the ECB's balance sheet, together with the commitment by the Governing Council to take further unconventional policy actions should medium-term inflation expectations worsen or if the measures already decided on prove to be insufficient, has led to an unprecedented degree of monetary accommodation. Today, all the current and expected market interest rates over all horizons are lower than they have ever been, and lower than they are today in the United States.
But most of the measures taken may have effects on the real economy only through banks, which in the euro area intermediate about 80% of the credit. Only if they pass on to households and businesses the extraordinarily accommodative conditions in terms of interest rate, the maturity, the quantity that the ECB offers them, will monetary policy be fully effective with its stimulus. For that to happen it is not only necessary for there to be demand for credit from customers able to repay it, but that they [the banks] themselves are healthy. It is to this end that the ECB, on the eve of becoming the single supervisor for the euro area, together with all the national supervisory authorities, launched a year ago the recently completed comprehensive assessment of the 130 most significant European banks.
Another obstacle has thus been removed to the contribution that the ECB's monetary policy can make to reviving growth.
Monetary policy has done and will continue to do its part but it is not enough. On the demand side, just bear in mind that since 2007 private investment in the euro area has fallen by 15% and public investment by 12%.
Let's not forget that in some countries of the euro area unemployment was already high even before the crisis. At the same time there is ample evidence that a significant proportion of the current unemployment is structural.
A fiscal policy which, in compliance with the existing rules, may see more investment and lower taxes, together with an accommodative monetary policy are not enough to generate a revival of strong and sustainable growth without the necessary structural reforms in product and labour markets.
Increased competition, the completion of Europe's single market, measures which would allow unemployed workers to quickly find a new job, thus reducing the period of unemployment, measures which would raise the level of specialisation and adapt it to the demand have long been on the economic policy agenda of many euro area countries: may the thought now make way for action.
It is clear that both demand and supply side policies are necessary.
The lesson of 2012 has taught us that the crisis of confidence in the euro was also caused by uncertainty about the future of the single currency - which turned out to be unfounded. Amid this uncertainty, European leaders responded in June 2012 by creating the banking union which led to the ECB becoming the single supervisor. This was the most important act of integration that has ever been decided on since the creation of the euro.
Ties that endure need a solid basis of mutual trust. The euro area countries have in recent years greatly strengthened their ties and correspondingly expanded the basis of trust on which they rest: the single monetary policy, with common fiscal rules, now with a banking union and a single banking supervision and soon with a common capital market.
Our experience shows that sharing national sovereignty is a precondition for lasting trust in planning our shared European journey.


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do I have other blog posts queued in the drafts? yes. am I drowning in things to do and therefore have yet to finish any of them? also yes.
write something every day (except Shabbat). this was not as great this week; I even dropped the ball on my bullet journal and just took a few days off from life and habits. (to be fair, this detour coincided with my return to Dragon Age: Inquisition and my drowning in Cullen feels, but.) I've got some interesting things to write coming down my queue, but it's a matter of managing my time so that I can write them. we'll see.
be better about money. the IRS saga continues, unfortunately, and I know that it's just a game of chicken between me and USCIS and the IRS, haha. I think I've been doing okay in other aspects, but I also know this is a hella tough month financially so I have to figure out if I can keep it together moving forward.
self-validate more. I actually have continued to do well in this, which is really surprising and exciting—I had absolutely expected this to be the toughest resolution to stick to! I think this will be harder when I'm having really low days, but so far I've been pretty even and validating myself has been pretty comfortable.


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On November 9, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee released its proposal for tax reform. It varies from the House of Representatives proposal in a number of ways. We will be discussing those differences over the next several posts, but will be starting with the tax rates.
There are currently 7 ordinary income tax brackets.
For single individuals in 2018, your first $9,525 of income is taxed at a 10% rate. A 15% rate applies to your income over $9,525 to $38,700. The 25% tax bracket applies to your income over $38,700 to $93,700. Your income over $93,700 to $195,450 is taxed at a 28% rate. A 33% rate applies to your income over $195,450 to $424,950. Your income over $424,950 to $426,700 is taxed at a 35% rate. All of your income over $426,700 is taxed at a 39.6% rate.
For married couples choosing to file a joint tax return, your first $19,050 is taxed at a 10% rate. A 15% rate applies to your income over $19,050 to $77,400. The 25% tax bracket applies to your income over $77,400 to $156,150 is taxed at a 25% rate. Your income over $156,150 to $237,950 is taxed at a 28% rate. A 33% rate applies to your income over $237,950 to $424,950 . Your income over $424,950 to $480,050 is taxed at a 35% rate. All of your income over $480,050 is taxed at a 39.6% rate.
You may expect that the married filing jointly tax brackets would be exactly double the single tax bracket. However, once you get to the 28% tax bracket you will notice that is not true. This is what is known as the marriage penalty.
There would be 7 ordinary income tax brackets under the Senate proposal.
For single individuals, your first $9,525 of income is taxed at a 10% rate. A 12% rate applies to your income over $9,525 to $38,700. From over $38,700 to $60,000 your income is taxed at a 22.5% rate. The 25% tax bracket applies to your income over $60,000 to $170,000. A 32.5% rate applies to your income over $170,000 to $200,000. Your income over $200,000 to $500,000 is taxed at a 35% rate. At $500,000 and above your income is taxed at a 38.5% rate.
For married couples choosing to file a joint tax return, your first $19,050 of income is taxed at a 10% rate. A 12% rate applies to your income over $19,050 to $77,400. From over 77,400 to $120,000 your income is taxed at a 22.5% rate. The 25% tax bracket applies to your income over $120,000 to $290,000. A 32.5% rate applies to your income over $290,000 to $390,000. Your income over $390,000 to $1 million is taxed at a 35% rate. At $1 million and above your income is taxed at a 38.5% rate.
As you may have noticed, the Senate proposal preserves the marriage penalty, but only for the 32.5% and 35% tax brackets.
There would be 4 ordinary income tax brackets under the House of Representatives proposal.
For single individuals, your first $44,999 of income is taxed at a 12% rate. Your income from $45,000 to $199,999 is taxed at a 25% rate. A 35% rate applies to your income from $200,000 to $499,999. At $500,000 and above your income is taxed at 39.6% rate.
For married couples choosing to file a joint tax return, your first $89,999 of income is taxed at a 12% rate. Your income from $90,000 to $259,999 is taxed at a 25% rate. A 35% rate applies toy our income from $260,000 to $999,999. At $1 million and above your income is taxed at a 39.6% rate.
The House of Representatives also maintain the marriage penalty for the 35% tax bracket.
Currently, there are 3 tax rates that apply to capital gains (0%, 15%, and 20%).
In 2018, the 0% tax rate applies if your taxable income is $38,700 if you are single and $77,400 if you are married filing a joint tax return.
The 15% tax rate applies if your taxable income is between $38,701 and $426,700 if you are single and $77,401 and $480,050 if you are married filing a joint tax return.
The 20% tax rate applies if your taxable income is above those thresholds.
The House and Senate proposals would maintain the same three capital gains rate (0%, 15%, and 20%). They would also have the rates apply to the same income limits even though they are changing the underlying tax brackets.
In our next post, we will discuss the Senate's new deduction for business income, as well as their proposed changes to the standard deduction, itemized deductions, and AMT.
In the past 3 posts in our series, we discussed how the House of Representative's tax reform bill would change individuals' tax rates, amount of taxable income, and their tax credits. Now, we are going to illustrate how all those changes come together and could affect you.
Justin is single and works as a teacher in San Diego earning a $50,000 salary. Every year, he spends at least $250 on supplies for his classroom. Justin is renting an apartment with friends.
Under the current tax system (with 2016 tax rates), Justin would owe $5,628 in federal taxes. This is because he had $50,000 in adjusted gross income and is able to deduct up to $250 as educator expenses. His standard deduction of $6,300 is greater than his almost non-existent itemized deductions, and his personal exemption is $4,050. That means his taxable income is $39,400, and he is in the 25% marginal tax bracket.
Under the tax reform proposal, Justin would owe $4,536 in federal taxes. He still has $50,000 of income, but he is no longer entitled to the educator expense deduction. His standard deduction is now $12,200 but he does not have a personal exemption. His taxable income is $37,800, and he is in the 12% marginal tax bracket.
Ryan and Amy are married and both work for the City of San Diego earning a salary of $60,000. Amy also invested into a friend's business years ago as a passive investor, and has $20,000 of ordinary income per year from that investment. Ryan and Amy own a house, and owe $400,000 on it. They will have to pay mortgage interest of $14,000 and property taxes of $7,000. They made charitable contributions of $2,000. They paid $5,500 of California income taxes during the year.
Under the current tax system (with 2016 tax rates), they would owe $17,393 in federal taxes. This is because they have $140,000 in adjusted gross income. They itemized their deductions and are able to deduct a total of $28,500, and have personal exemptions worth $8,100. That means that their taxable income is $103,400, and they are in the 25% marginal tax bracket.
Under the tax reform proposal, they would owe $17,200 in federal taxes. They still have $140,000 of adjusted gross income, but now instead of itemizing their deductions they are taking a standard deduction of $24,400 and do not have a personal exemption. Their taxable income is $115,600, and they are in the 25% marginal tax bracket.
Tom and Carolyn are married and live in California. Tom is an engineer with an annual salary of $70,000. Carolyn is a doctor who owns her own practice (as a sole proprietorship), and this year she has $300,000 of business income. They own a house and owe $1.2 million on it. They will have to pay mortgage interest of $44,000 and property taxes of $12,000. They made charitable contributions of $10,000. They paid $24,000 of California income taxes during the year.
Under the current tax system (with 2016 tax rates), they would owe $85,972 in federal taxes. This is because they would have $362,976 of adjusted gross income ($370,000 of income less a deduction of $7,024 for self-employment taxes). They itemize their deduction and are able to deduct a total of $84,587. That is because their mortgage interest deduction is limited slightly due to the size of the loan, and there is an overall limitation on the amount of itemized deductions they are allowed to take due to their income. They are only entitled to personal exemptions of $4,698 due to income limitations.
Their taxable income is $273,480, and would have federal taxes of $68,209, but they are in AMT and therefore owe an additional $5,390 in federal taxes. In addition, due to the amount and nature of their income they would owe $14,048 in self-employment taxes and $873 as a Medicare surtax. They are in the 33% marginal tax bracket.
Under the tax reform proposal, they would owe $83,882 in federal taxes. They still have $362,976 of adjusted gross income, and would still be allowed to itemize their deductions. However, because they cannot deduct state taxes or as much mortgage interest, their itemized deduction is only $40,333. They do not have any personal exemptions. Their taxable income is $322,643, and there is no AMT under the tax reform proposal. They would owe $68,981 in federal income taxes, and the same $14,048 in self-employment taxes and $873 as a Medicare surtax. Although their total taxable income would have otherwise pushed them into the 35% tax bracket, because 30% of the business income is taxed at a 25% rate they never left that tax bracket.
Frank and Mary are married and live in California. They own a very successful real estate development company together (which is organized as an S-corporation), and will make $800,000 of net profit. They own a house and owe $1 million on it. They will have to pay mortgage interest of $38,000 and property taxes of $15,000. They made charitable contributions of $30,000. They paid $67,000 of California income taxes during the year.
Under the current tax system (with 2016 tax rates), they would owe $229,772 in federal taxes. This is because they have $800,000 of adjusted gross income. They itemized their deductions and are able to deduct $135,339 due to a reduction of $14,661 as a result of an overall limitation on the amount of itemized deductions. Due to income limitations, they are not entitled to a personal exemption.
Their taxable income is $664,661, and they owe income taxes of $208,872 on that amount. They owe an additional $20,900 as a Medicare surtax. They are in the 39.6% tax bracket.
Under the tax reform proposal, they would owe $216,800 in federal taxes. They still have $800,000 of adjusted gross income, and would still be allowed to itemize their deductions. However, because they cannot deduct state taxes or as much mortgage interest, their itemized deduction is only $64,000. There are no personal exemptions. Their taxable income is $736,000. They would owe $190,900 in federal income taxes and the same $20,900 as a Medicare surtax. Although they are in the 35% tax bracket, $240,000 of their business income was still taxed in the 25% tax bracket.
On November 2, 2017, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives unveiled their tax reform proposal. This tax reform proposal, if enacted, would be the most sweeping piece of tax legislation since 1986. Because the actual bill is over 400 pages long, we will be covering several major aspects of it over several blog posts rather than all at once.
If you heard nothing else about the proposed tax reform, you heard that the tax rates that apply to individuals would be decreasing. That is true, although not as straight-forward as it sounds as we will be discussing here and in future posts.
Under the proposal, there would be 4 ordinary income tax rates: 12%, 25%, 35%, and 39.6%.
For single individuals, the 12% rate applies to your first $44,999 of income. The 25% rate applies when your income is between $45,000 and $199,999. The 35% rate applies when your income is between $200,000 and $499,999. All income above $500,000 is taxed at a 39.6% rate.
For married couples filing jointly, the 12% rate applies to your first $89,999 of income. The 25% rate applies when your income is between $90,000 and $259,999. The 35% rate applies when your income is between $260,000 and $999,999. All income above $1 million is taxed at a 39.6% rate. For married couples choosing to file separately, the tax brackets are one-half of the filing jointly tax brackets.
While this proposal does not change the current capital gains tax rates (i.e. 0%, 15%, and 20%), it does change the income thresholds at which the various rates apply.
For single individuals, the 0% capital gains tax rate applies if your income is less than $38,600. The 15% capital gains rate applies if your income is between $38,600 and 425,799. The 20% capital gains rate applies if your income is $425,800 or above.
For married couples filing jointly, the 0% capital gains tax rate applies if your income is less than $77,200. The 15% capital gains rate applies if your income is between $77,200 and $478,999. The 20% capital gains rate applies if your income is $479,000 or above.
For married couples filing separately, the 0% capital gains tax rate applies if your income is less than $38,600. The 15% capital gains rate applies if your income is between $38,600 and $239,499. The 20% capital gains rate applies if your income is $239,500 or above.
Under the House Republicans proposal, business owners may also benefit from a lower tax rate. Businesses that are operated as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company (LLC), or an S-corporation currently do not pay federal income taxes themselves, but instead "pass thru" the income and losses to the owners. The owners then pay taxes on that business income at their individual tax rates. Under this proposal, owners of these "pass thru" entities would still report the business income on their individual tax returns, but now may pay a maximum tax rate of 25% on a portion of their business income, if they qualify.
All income from passive activities (e.g. a business that you invest in but have no active role in operating) would be taxed at the 25% rate. However, if you are actively operating a business, the government does not want you to disguise your compensation (which may be taxed at a higher rate depending upon what your taxable income is for the year) as business income. Therefore, they apply a formula to determine what percentage of your business income should qualify for the 25% business tax rate. They do allow a safe harbor percentage of 30%, and also allow taxpayers to make a "facts and circumstances" determination rather than using the prescribed formula.
However, certain types of businesses do not qualify for the 25% business tax rate. These businesses are those in the fields of: health, law, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, financial services, brokerage services, or any business where the principal asset is the reputation or skill of one or more of its employees. These businesses are typically thought of as "personal services" businesses.
In the next post, we will be discussing changes to the standard deduction, itemized deductions, and personal exemptions and how those changes will affect your taxable income.


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