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You asked, we answered: What you wanted to know about the property tax (pt 2)
After last week's Q&A about the property tax you had more questions so we've been getting you more answers…
Jan 26th 2013, 12:00 PM
LAST WEEK WE answered some of the questions you had about the forthcoming property tax but those answers only led to more questions.
With the implementation of the tax just months away plenty of you are wondering whether or not you are liable, whether you are able to get an exemption of any sort and if you are liable, how much do you have to pay.
As we've mentioned before this helpful FAQ from the Revenue Commissioners, this graph and this blog from the economist Ronan Lyons should help you to get a basic understanding of the tax.
But in response to some of the questions you posed in last week's Q&A we've got some more answers this week:
Q: Diarmuid Canning asked: "On the assessment date of the 1 May 2013 my house will be partly demolished and building will be under way, how do I value it?"
The simple answer at this stage is that we don't have enough information from Revenue on the valuing procedures. But it has stated very clearly that the amount of property tax you pay will be based on the market value of your residential property on 1 May this year.
Assessing the value of the house will be up to you but will be based on the guidance provided by the Revenue in March when it sends out an LPT (Local Property Tax) Return. "If you follow Revenue's guidance honestly, we will accept your property value assessment," Revenue says.
Q: Tokidoll asked: "I'd be interested in finding out how those who purchased affordable housing will be assessed considering there is clawback involved e.g. you might sell it for 200k, but an agreed percentage of this must be given to the council. Will this be taken into account when taxing such homeowners?
Revenue told us this week that there is no provision for a discount in respect of the affordable housing scheme. But it pointed out there are a number of deferrals for owner-occupiers who are on low incomes: "There is a system of deferrals – where an owner-occupier's gross income from all sources doesn't exceed €15,000 for a single person or €25,000 for a couple, they will be eligible to apply for full deferral of the local property tax.
"Also, owner-occupiers may be eligible for a deferral of 50 per cent of the local property tax where gross income from all sources is less than €25,000 in the case of a single person and €35,000 in the case of a couple. Where the property was purchased with a mortgage, these thresholds are increased by 80 per cent of the mortgage interest payment."
Q: Paula Nesbitt asked: "I'm just wondering if you live in an estate where you have to pay yearly management fees, which in some cases can cost 1k per year. Will these residents need to pay or at least have a reduced fee? Seems unfair to be charged twice for the up keep of your area." A similar questioned was posed by Jim Jameson, who asked: "If you live in an apartment and already pay 1.5k upwards in management fees (as many do) for all your services, including maintenance and upkeep of local recreation areas most times, are they still laying their tax on top of that at the same rate or is there some allowance? Andrew Matheson also asked about this.
Unfortunately payment of management fees has no bearing on the amount of property tax a homeowner is liable for. So the short answer is no, there is no allowance, deferral or discount for people who pay management gees.
Q: Falstaff Oldcourt asked: "How permanent is the future household charge/tax? As in, this charge is being brought in under FG/Lab coalition administration. They speak about it being in place for ever more basically. But, can future governments or administrations abolish it once it is in place? Can a political party make it a part of their manifesto to abolish it if they ever get into power? I believe there was a council tax in place decades ago and it was abolished. Can it happen again?"
This is not an easy question to answer. But we do know that the property tax return you submit to the Revenue will apply until 2016, which is coincidentally the latest point at which the next general election can be held. Beyond that it is not clear what will happen although the government has pointed out that most European countries have property charges and that Ireland was unique in not having one.
It is of course at the discretion of future governments to abolish the property tax and for the record both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin oppose the introduction of the property tax. Most TDs on the independent benches also oppose the property tax as currently constituted.
Q: Jean O'Donovan asked: "In the case of a rental property, who is liable? Landlord or tenant?"
The simple answer is the landlord. Revenue says that where a residential property is rented on a normal short-term lease i.e. less than 20 years, the landlord is liable for the property tax. But that does not prevent them from adding the cost of the charge onto the weekly or monthly rent you pay.
Q: Alien8 asked a number of questions: A) I have co ownership of my house with my wife, who does not work but has her own PPS number. She should be exempt from this tax due to being unemployed, how do you register this split? B) I travel a lot with work, would it make sense to apply for a separation to remove an liability from this tax – we primarily got married to avail of joint tax assessment, so is this the next path? C) As this is an obvious case of double taxation, has anyone challenged the constitutionality of this in the courts… Is this not what we pay the DPP handsomely to do? D) can I check what self assessment Philip hogan has given to his house(s) and make sure that property taxes and second home taxes are recovered?
The answer to A and B is that that owners of a property are jointly and severally liable. This means that the Revenue will puruse the payment of the tax against both you and your wife but it will be up to you determine what portion you are each liable for. In other words, it is at your discretion to sort out who will pay what amount but your wife's employment situation will not impact this unless you, as co-owners, jointly satisfy the criteria for a deferral, as mentioned above, if gross income is below a certain amount.
In answer to C, as far as we know the constitutionality of the tax has not been challenged in the courts and in answer to D it is unlikely you will be able to check this information as Revenue's stated policy on most taxation matters is that it does not comment on individual cases.
Revenue also told us that the publication of tax defaulters applies to all taxes but only in cases where the liability is great than €33,000 which means it is unlikely that anyone's name will be published for defaulting on the property tax alone.
Q: Mack asked: "I live in a small housing development of 24 house, they are 16yrs old but I only bought three years ago. So what I'm wondering is will all house be valued at the rate I paid or can we sit down and agree to devalue our houses to a lesser figure …"
Again this is likely to become a lot clearer when Revenue publishes guidance in March but the stated position now is that a property is individually assessed by its owner so the value of other properties in the surrounding area will not necessarily be an exact guide although it will probably be close.
Q: Garreth O'Mahony asked: "I'm self employed when is the tax liable in October when I make the return or earlier?"
The property tax comes into effect and thus homeowners are liable for it from 1 July this year. Revenue does say however: "Consideration is also being given to linking the timely submission of property tax returns and income tax returns from self-employed liable property owners." Again, more detail about this is likely to come in March.
Q: Paul Walsh asked a number of questions: 1. If a person is in a position to defer for the next few years due to unemployment but in say 4 years their circumstances change and they get a job, will they then be liable for the deferral arrears which could be substantial on top of then being liable for that year's charge. 2. If a person who has made use of the deferral scheme, but is in negative equity, sells their home who will get paid first the revenue or the bank? 3. The market value of a home on up to an acre is to be considered. Can a person on more than an acre select an acre around the house but excluding the entrance/access to value? 4. Have we any guarantee that the State will not sell on the debts/liens on the property?
Yes, the deferred amount and interest will remain a charge on the property and must be paid before the property is sold or transferred. While the order in which creditors get paid depends on the timing of the various charges. In the event of a sale of the property, the proceeds must be used to pay debts in the order in which those debts arose.
Revenue added: "Revenue will only have preferential creditor status over a mortgage provider where its local property tax liability was due and payable before the mortgage provider advanced a loan in respect of the property. On that basis, deferrals and charges for the local property tax should not have an effect on currently outstanding mortgages."
Again, more detail on valuing the property is likely to become clear when the Revenue publishes guidance in March.
More Q&A: You asked, we answered: What you wanted to know about the property tax
Column: Dubliners should pay more property tax – here's why…
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Q: Read txt file into array then find min max and average of salaries Looks like this is the week for this type of question. And after reading through all of the new ones and several old ones, I'm no less confused!
I have a text file with 5 employees, each having 10 salary values listed beneath their name. I am to read in this file, find and display the employee Name, minimum salary, maximum salary and the average salary for each person. I must have 3 loops: One to control reading the file, one to lad the data into the array, and one to do the calculations. I have to print the information for each person on one line, and i must allow decimals rounded to 2 decimal places apparently using Math.round which I've never heard of!
I am embarrassed to show you the mess of code I have because it's not much, but I don't know after reading all that I have if I've even started correctly.  I do not know if I have even the right idea of how to proceed.  Your help is appreciated.
UPDATED CODE: AGAIN!
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import java.io.*;
public class MinMaxSalary3
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    public static void main(String args[])throws Exception
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        // Declare input file to be opened.
        FileReader fr = new FileReader ("salary.dat");
        BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader (fr);
        //General Declarations
        final String TITLE = "Employee's Salary Report";
        String employeeName, salaryString;
        double avgSalary=0.0;
        double totalSalary = 0.0;
        double sum = 0.0;
        // Declare Named Constant for Array.
        final int MAX_SAL = 10;
        // Declare array here.
        int salary[] = new int[MAX_SAL];

         System.out.println (TITLE);
            while ((employeeName = br.readLine()) != null)
            {
               System.out.print ("" + employeeName);

        // Use this integer variable as your loop index.
                int loopIndex;
        // Assign the first element in the array to be the minimum and the maximum.
                double minSalary = salary[1];
               double maxSalary = salary[1];
        // Start out your total with the value of the first element in the array.
                sum = salary[1];
            // Write a loop here to access array values starting with number[1]
                for (loopIndex = 1; loopIndex < MAX_SAL ;loopIndex++)
        // Within the loop test for minimum and maximum salaries.
                {
                    if  (salary[loopIndex] < minSalary)
                    {
                        minSalary = salary[loopIndex];

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                    maxSalary = salary[loopIndex];

                    }

                        {
            // Also accumulate a total of all salaries.
                       sum += sum;
          // Calculate the average of the 10 salaries.
                            avgSalary = sum/MAX_SAL;
                        }
            //  I know I need to close the files, and end the while loop and any other loops. I just can't think that far right now.
            }
            {
        // Print the maximum salary, minimum salary, and average salary.
            System.out.println ("Max Salary" + maxSalary);
            System.out.println ("Min Salary" + minSalary);
            System.out.println ("Avg Salary" + avgSalary);
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I must have 3 loops: One to control reading the file, one to lad the
  data into the array, and one to do the calculations.

What I've written below might just be more gobbledygook to you now, but if you ever get past this class it might be useful to know.
Another way to look at this would be more object-oriented and better decomposition to boot: You need an object to hold the data, to perform the calculations, and render output.  How you get that data is immaterial.  It's files today; next time it might be HTTP requests.
Start with an Employee object.  I deliberately left out a lot of detail that you'll have to fill in and figure out:
package model;

public class Employee {
    private String name;
    private double [] salaries;

    public Employee(String name, int numSalaries) {
        this.name = name;
        this.salaries = new double[numSalaries];
    }

    public double getMinSalary() {
        double minSalary = Double.MAX_VALUE;
        // you fill this in.
        return minSalary;
    };

    public double getMaxSalary() {
        double maxSalary = Double.MIN_VALUE;
        // you fill this in.
        return maxSalary;
    }

    public double getAveSalary() {
        public aveSalary = 0.0;
        if (this.salaries.length > 0) {
            // you fill this in.
        }
        return aveSalary;
    }
}

The beauty of this approach is that you can test it separately, without worrying about all the nonsense about file I/O.  Get this object right, put it aside, and then tackle the next piece.  Eventually you'll have a clean solution when you assemble all these smaller pieces together.
Test it without file I/O using JUnit:
package model;

public class EmployeeTest {
    @Test
    public void testGetters() {
        double [] salaries = { 10000.0, 20000.0, 30000.0, 40000.0 };
        Employee testEmployee = new Employee("John Q. Test", salaries);
        Assert.assertEquals("John Q. Test", testEmployee.getName());
        Assert.assertEquals(10000.0, testEmployee.getMinSalary(), 1.0e-3);
        Assert.assertEquals(40000.0, testEmployee.getMaxSalary(), 1.0e-3);
        Assert.assertEquals(25000.0, testEmployee.getMinSalary(), 1.0e-3);
    }
}

A: The approach you would want to espouse in this situation is an object-oriented approach.  Bear in mind that objects are a representation of related data.  Consider that an Employee may have information about their salary, name, and what department they work in (as an example).
But that's just one Employee.  You may have hundreds.
Consider creating a model of an Employee.  Define what is most pertinent to one of them.  For example, they all have to have a name, and have to have a salary.
One would then elect to handle the logic of finding information about the collection of Employees - including min, max, and average salaries - outside of the scope of the generic Employee object.
The idea is this:

*

*An Employee knows everything about itself.

*The onus is on the developer to tie multiple Employees together.

It's possible that I don't know enough about what your problem is specifically looking for - I'm not even sure that you can use objects, which would really suck - but this is definitely a start.

As for your compilation errors:

*

*salary is a double[].  An array holds many different values of type double inside of it, but a double[] isn't directly a double.  Assigning a non-array type to an array type doesn't work, from both a technical stance, and a semantic stance - you're taking something that can hold many values and trying to assign it to a container that can hold one value.
From your code sample, you want to use a loop (with a loop variable i) to iterate over all elements in salary, and assign them some value.  Using just salary[0] only modifies the first element.

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September 15, 2017 | Disabling Segregation: Creating a Culture of Inclusion
Dan Habib didn't give much thought to disability — until his son Samuel was born with cerebral palsy. In this eye-opening talk, the disability-rights advocate describes his family's fight to ensure an inclusive education for Samuel, and makes a powerful case for ending the systemic segregation of students with disabilities. Dan shares how inclusive education is not only preparing Samuel for his adult life in the community, but also describes the powerful impact that inclusion has on students without disabilities. Habib will also share a preview of his upcoming film Intelligent Lives, which explores how the segregation of people with intellectual disabilities became the norm, why this segregation is slowly being dismantled, and how some people with intellectual disabilities are blazing a bold new path.
Participants of this session will:
Increase their understanding of the benefits and challenges of inclusion;
Learn new ways to support inclusion in school, family and community;
Obtain a deeper understanding of the benefits of inclusion for children without disabilities and the entire school community.
Increase their understanding of the possibilities for inclusion in preschool-higher education.
Dan Habib is a filmmaker and a project director at the Institute on Disability at UNH
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October 20, 2017 | Trauma In Childhood
This training provides an overview of the effects of trauma during childhood, particularly as it relates to children with IDD, and the implications for diagnosis and treatment strategies. The potential outcomes of trauma experiences and the importance of trauma informed approaches will be discussed.
Review short-term and long-term effects of trauma during childhood
Explore how trauma during very early development affects attachment
Review of trauma and its impacts on brain development and maturations
Understand increased risk for exposure to trauma and effects of trauma for children with IDD
Review treatment approaches to childhood trauma in children with IDD
Jill Hinton, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the clinical director for the Center for START Services
November 17, 2017 | School-Based Mental Health Supports and the Interconnected Systems Framework
This training was originally scheduled for March 16, 2018 and has been rescheduled for November 17, 2017
This presentation will provide mental health practitioners who may be collaborating with schools with an overview of Integrated Systems Framework (ISF) for providing support to students with intellectual or developmental disabilities and who may have mental health issues. ISF seeks to combine best practices in mental health supports with best practices from Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports to enhance social, emotional, behavioral and academic outcomes for all students. ISF is delivered within a multi-tiered framework that supports all students within a school, students who may need a little more assistance, and also students who require intensive levels of support.
Become familiar with how ISF integrates behavioral and mental health supports.
Identify effective practices of ISF within a multi-tiered framework.
Discussing the culture of schools and how it impacts the delivery of mental health supports.
Understand how ISF practices can enhance their collaboration with school teams
Learn how multi-tiered support systems lay the foundation for effective school practices for all students, some targeted students and students with intensive needs
Learn about significant enablers and inhibiters to developing effective collaborative relationships with school teams
Dr. Kincaid is a Professor of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida. He is Director or Co-Director on a number of Positive Behavior Support Projects including 1) the Florida Positive Behavior Support Project, the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, 2) the University of South Florida's subcontract with the Center for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, an OSEP-funded grant, 3) the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities, 4) Florida's School Climate Transformation grant, and 5) the Florida AWARE Project. All of these projects integrate school-based positive behavior interventions and support within a multi-tiered support system framework. Much of his professional activity involves coordinating systems change efforts at a local, state and national level to support the implementation of evidence-based practices. Dr. Kincaid also teaches at the University level and serves on a number of editorial and advisory boards in the area of positive behavior support.
January 19, 2018 | Genetic Syndromes Associated with IDD
In this presentation, a basic introduction to genetic syndromes and IDD is provided. The following topics will be reviewed:
What is a Genetic Syndrome?
How genes affect behavior: Nature-Nurture Transactions
What is a Behavioral Phenotype?
Common Genetic Syndromes Associated with IDD
Implications for our day to day work with individuals with IDD
Information about common characteristics and conditions that individuals with these syndrome share will be presented. We study these syndromes because the more we know, the better our care will be since there are implications especially for healthcare of affected people. The power of environmental influences to alter life pathways, even in the setting of a genetic syndrome, will be emphasized. Case examples are provided.
Provide participants with a basic overview and definitions of genetic syndromes and behavioral phenotypes so they may better understand the specifics of how these entities affect the lives of people with IDD who experience them.
Help participants to be equipped to provide better education and care planning for people with IDD who have genetic syndromes, by informing them of the usual associated features of the most common syndromes.
Raise awareness among participants regarding the power of environmental influences over genetic influences, and share implications for their work with people with IDD.
Explain what is a genetic syndrome and what are behavioral phenotypes.
Describe some of the most common features associated with the more common genetic syndromes associated with IDD.
Describe what they can do in their work with people who have a genetic syndromes and IDD, to influence quality of life outcomes based on their increased understanding of gene versus environment interactions.
Lauren Charlot, LICSW, PhD is a Developmental Psychologist, who has been working with individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and severe co-occurring psychiatric disorders and challenging behaviors, for over 30 years. She has been the Clinical Director of the NC S.T.A.R.T. East program serving people with Intellectual Disabilities and mental health disorders who are at high risk of hospitalizations for the past 2 ½ years and is now consultant to this program. Dr. Charlot is an assistant professor of at the UMass Medical School/UMass Medical Center, where she designed a specialized Medical Home program for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and severe behavioral health challenges. She has developed and run a specialized inpatient unit serving adolescents and adults with IDD, as well as running emergency respite and specialized outpatient mental health services. She has published original research, and has lectured widely on a variety of topics related to the care of individuals with ID and ASDs (Autism Spectrum Disorders) across the United States, Canada and in Europe. Dr. Charlot is a member of the Center for START Services National Consultation and Training Team (Institute on Disabilities, University of New Hampshire) and provides expert consultation and training regarding issues of assessment and treatment of individuals with IDD/MH. She is a contributing author to the DM-ID-2 (Companion guide to the DSM-5 for people with IDD).
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February 16, 2018 | Surviving and Thriving: Health and Wellness as a Game Changer
Health and wellness are big business and a growing area of focus for people with disabilities. We know that the health status of people with I/DD and behavioral health needs should be and can be improved. Health and wellness require knowledge, skills, supports, and opportunities to enable the individual to move from surviving to thriving and fulfillment. This presentation will discuss the importance of combining strategies that target individual change with supportive environments and policies. We believe that everyone has the right to the best possible health status and quality of life. To achieve this goal means that people with I/DD and behavioral health needs must be supported to protect, preserve and improve their health and wellness in order to survive and thrive in their home and community. Building and sustaining a culture of health and wellness takes advocates, champions, educators, risk takers, role models, and leaders.
Acknowledging the critical role of health and wellness in quality of life, self-determination, crisis prevention, and life transitions
Understanding the alignment of health and wellness values and outcomes with the medical home and integrated care
Exploring how organizational culture can value and support health and wellness
Identify core principles that support health and wellness for people with I/DD and behavioral health needs
Describe the role of health and wellness in person-centered collaborative care
Describe evidence-informed practices and related resources in health and wellness for people with I/DD and behavioral health needs
Karen Luken has more than 35 years of experience in the areas of disability and health, recreational therapy practice, research and education, and grants management. Karen is the project director for the "Medical Health Homes for People with Developmental Disabilities" initiative, funded by the NC Council on Developmental Disabilities. Prior to this opportunity to address health care reform and systems change Karen worked with the North Carolina Office on Disability and Health, utilizing a public health approach to promote health equity, address chronic disease, and improve the quality of life of people with disabilities. Earlier in her career she was the Associate Director of the Center for Recreation and Disability Studies at UNC-CH, teaching, conducting research and developing innovative practices that supported people with significant disabilities to live in their community of choice. Karen has worked as a recreation therapist in a community psychosocial rehabilitation program, in-patient and out-patient psychiatry, and a physical medicine and rehab hospital. Karen received her bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation from the University of Illinois-Urbana, and her graduate degree in Recreation and Leisure Studies and a certificate in public health from UNC-Chapel Hill.
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March 16 | Substance Use Among People with I/DD (2 Part Presentation)
This training was originally scheduled for November 17, 2017 and has been rescheduled for March 16, 2018.
Two presentations will be given. The first presentation will be an hour long. This presentation will address the social context of substance use among people with developmental disabilities. Specifically, self-determination and the dignity of risk will be discussed. An introduction to screening for substance use disorders among people with developmental disabilities will also be given. The second presentation will be twenty minutes long. This presentation will build on the first presentation. It will cover the assessment and treatment of substance use disorders among people with developmental disabilities.
1) To orient providers working with people with developmental disabilities to the social context of substance use in this population
1a) To manage substance use among people with developmental disabilities in a way that respects self-determination
1b) To manage substance use among people with developmental disabilities in a way that respects the dignity of risk
2) To introduce approaches to substance use disorder screening among people with developmental disabilities.
2a) To use a substance use disorder screening approach developed for people with developmental disabilities
3) To delineate the challenges associated with clinical assessment of substance use disorders among people with developmental disabilities
3a) To modify existing substance use disorder assessment approaches for use with people with developmental disabilities
4) To present the state of the research on substance use disorder treatment for people with developmental disabilities
4a) To choose the best available approaches for substance use disorder treatment with people with developmental disabilities
Dr. Elspeth Slayter is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts. She conducts disability services research related to substance use disorders and child welfare. She has taught social policy, research methods and social work practice courses at Salem State University since 2005. Dr. Slayter obtained both a master's and doctoral degree in social policy and health services research from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University where her scholarship focused on disability and health policy. During her time at Heller, Dr. Slayter was a pre-doctoral trainee supported by the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) and an American Fellow supported by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Dr. Slayter has also received training in Community-Based Participatory Research from the National Institutes of Mental Health.
Prior to her doctoral work, between 1995-2000, Dr. Slayter practiced as a forensic social worker in a variety of court-based settings in New York City. These settings included Washington Square Legal Services, where Dr. Slayter partnered with New York University law students in the co-representation of parents charged with child abuse and/or neglect. Dr. Slayter went on to work as a social worker and educational consultant for the Legal Aid Society's Juvenile Rights Division in Brooklyn, where she partnered with guardians ad litem in the representation of children on cases related to child protection, juvenile justice and special education law. Dr. Slayter also worked as a social worker in partnership with public defenders at The Bronx Defenders, an early adopter of the "holistic advocacy" model of criminal defense. In the Bronx, Dr. Slayter developed a special interest in addressing the behavioral health concerns of people with disabilities (especially people with intellectual disabilities).
April 20, 2018 | From Stability to Flourishing…. Practical Strategies for Promoting Mental Wellness
Presenter: Dan Baker, PhD, Internal Reviewer & Successful Life Project Clinical Supervisor, Jensen/Olmstead Quality Assurance and Compliance Office, Minnesota Department of Human Services
For people in crisis, we often have a goal of simply stabilizing situations and reducing the risk of services being terminated. But that is no way to live. This session will focus on practical positive strategies to support people in building skills and enjoying mental wellness. Universal strategies which will benefit most, if not all, people, are the theme of this webinar.
Identify reasons to deliver universal supports
State major considerations in promoting mental wellness
Select areas to target for skill instruction
Identify steps in Direct Instruction
Design supports
Dr. Dan Baker is with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, where he serves as the Internal Reviewer and Positive Support Lead with the Jensen/Olmstead Quality Assurance and Compliance Office. Dr. Baker is involved with the design, development, and monitoring of treatment programs to align with the Positive Supports and a person-centered culture. Dr. Baker's clinical focus is on positive behavior support, models of community and educational support, transition services, and mental health services for persons with disabilities.
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On a scorching hot summer Wednesday, a dedicated team from EWU University Police donned heavy gear and did the exhausting but important work of incidence-response training.
Inside Morrison Hall, which formerly housed students, officers led by Sgt. Nick Bickley, firearms and armor instructor, and Officer Greg Karlis, defense tactics instructor, learned the foundational skills necessary to respond to an active shooter — a worse-case-scenario that requires advanced preparation and training.
The men and women in blue did their training outfitted in bullet proof vests — weighing 30-plus pounds —hurriedly scaling up stairways and canvassing hallways as room temperatures climbed. Air conditioning wasn't part of the plan as the training involved battling back the exhaustion and adrenaline overload that comes along with responding to life-threatening situations.
"We just train to address the threat," said Jewell Day, chief of police for the university, adding that the officers learn what it takes to advance on their own without having to wait for the team.
Day says the team, which includes 13 officers, trains throughout the year, going through every building on campus to become familiar with the layout in case of emergencies. This year's training is designed to build foundational skills, exercises that are particularly important in the wake of Covid-19, which put a halt to its annual training exercises.
Additionally, the department has added five new employees over the past two years. Because of the pandemic, this is the first time that those officers have gone through active shooter training.
"We wanted to make sure we are all operating from the same baseline," Day said.
University officers train to respond individually, in small groups and with the entire team. Their training includes being able to track where a shooter might be located inside a multi-floor building. Unlike television, shots tend to echo in a building and tracking their origins can be a major undertaking.
Some coordinated response moves that look suspenseful in cop shows are actually energy-draining and detrimental in real-life situations. For instance, crouching while canvassing a room and carrying a weapon will wear an officer out sooner that hurrying through hallways with a typical upright gait.
"Move in a way where you are not going to exponentially drain your strength," Bickley advised the trainees.
Although news accounts of active shooter instances are a regular part of modern life, Day said that the department has trained for this threat for the entire 15 years he has been on campus. When the state of Washington implemented new use-of-force requirements for law enforcement last year, the department was already following those procedures.
"It's not something that's new to us. It's just who we are," Day says.
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Home / Lifestyle / Fine-dining, takeouts and some cooking too, Thai cuisine climbs popularity ladder
Thai cuisine is extremely popular in India.(Unsplash)
Fine-dining, takeouts and some cooking too, Thai cuisine climbs popularity ladder
Food Trends 2019: A 2019 survey by YouGov, a London-based market research and data analytics firm, noted that nearly 65 per cent of the respondents in India said they liked Thai food.
By Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 28, 2019 01:32 PM IST
When the average big city vegetable vendor stocks lemongrass and bird's eye chilli and neatly separates paneer from tofu and galangal from the humble, regular ginger, you know that Thai food is fast climbing the popular cuisine ladder.
The cuisine hasn't become quite as ubiquitous as Chinese but is fast getting there with more and more Indians discovering their love for flavours sweet, sour and spicy all at once. With supermarkets dedicating entire shelves to instant Thai curries and soups and all the ingredients available at the nearest vegetable seller, urban Indians are cooking up a Thai storm in their kitchens. And for those who can't, don't have the time or just want that bang on authentic taste, high-end restaurants and even the neighbourhood takeout provide the answer.
Thai green curry, red curry, pad thai, som tam… the dishes, many of them with coconut milk as their base, are rapidly getting as familiar as hakka noodles or arrabiata pasta.
A 2019 survey by YouGov, a London-based market research and data analytics firm, noted that nearly 65 per cent of the respondents in India said they liked Thai food.The surging popularity of Thai food can be attributed to increasing globalisation with most cities offering a bewildering range of cuisines and also the expanding travel itineraries of Indians, say leading chefs of the cuisine in the country. "Thai cuisine is extremely popular in India. With an increase in travel and tourism, Indians have become more accepting of several international cuisines," said Prashant Chaudhri, owner of Mumbai-based restaurant Chin Chin Chu.The Thai delicacies on offer at the Asian cafe located in Juhu include Thai curries, jasmine rice, seafood and tom yum soups.The cuisine, which made its advent about two decades ago, is now getting lapped up at restaurants -- both pocket-friendly and fine dining -- and also home delivered on food apps like Swiggy and Zomato.Thai food did not always enjoy this fandom.It did not offer a "satiating experience" as people were not aware, said renowned chef Veena Arora of The Spice Route at the Imperial hotel in Delhi.
Like the rest of the world, Indians, too adapted to it "slowly and gradually", she added. According to the Thai tourism ministry, a record 1,80,000 Indians visited Thailand in June alone this year. Arora got associated with The Spice Route at the time of its inception when neo-Thai cuisine was almost unseen on the culinary map of India. Her artistically crafted menu features authentic Thai favourites such as Laab kai (Thai minced chicken salad with roasted glutinous rice), Phad Phed Kai (Wok fried chicken and green beans with red curry paste) and Phad Thai Chae (Stir fried Thai rice noodles with chives and leeks flavoured with tamarind juice, palm sugar and crushed peanuts). Travel has, according to her, opened people up to the idea of savouring local flavours thereby inculcating a deeper understanding of the cuisine. "At the Spice Route, they now ask for specific ingredients like tofu, pok choy and other greens along with the signature herbs in their food," she said.
Among more affordable options in the National Capital Region are restaurants like Berco's, Ichiban, Mamagoto, Boa Village, Mr Choy, and Soy Soi, which after a successful run in Chennai is opening an outlet in Gurgaon. Prices at these vary from Rs 800-1,500 for two, letting people relish Thai food without burning a hole in their pockets. Peter Tseng, chef at Soy Soi, said food from each region in Thailand was distinct, and this versatility has made it appealing."Each region is distinct in flavour profile and ingredients used in cooking. Indians love the flavours of Thai food, as the holy trinity of Thai food: sweet, sour and spicy is also inherent in Indian dishes," Tseng said. The flavour combo is what former corporate lawyer Vikram Shah loves about Thai food."I really like the coconut based curries, the sweet, sour spicy combo and the way they use peanuts," the Mumbai-based Shah said.Similarities between the Thai and Indian cuisines have also drawn foodies towards the food from the South East Asian country. For instance, both are largely curry-based and use spices in copious amounts. Both Indians and Thai people use herbs like mint and coriander along with coconut milk in abundance.
"Thai cuisine has many ingredients like coconut milk, chillies, and ginger which are also used in Indian cuisine. Our guests relate to the spicy-ness of the chillies and the smoothness of the coconut milk and the sharpness of ginger," said Chef Paul Kinny of Mumbai's By the Mekong. Vikas Vichare, executive chef at W Goa hotel on Vagator beach, said the rice, the curries and spices act as a bridge between Indian and Thai palates. For 26-year-old Aprajita Upadhyay, Thai green curry is the "ultimate comfort food". "I like Thai food because of the use of coconut milk. It's the ultimate comfort food. It also has a great balance of sweet and sour," she said.
While experimentation might be the key to remain relevant, tampering with the authenticity of the cuisine is a big no for all chefs.
"It's like adding ketchup on a pizza," Vichare said. For Arora, maintaining the authenticity of a dish is essential.
Chef Sahil Singh of Delhi based TYGR- Modern Thai Bar & Grill agreed. "If we Indianise Thai food, then there will be no Thai left in it to savour," he said, adding that the only tweak he makes is the restricted use of fish sauce.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.)
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Rapid blood test can now identify patients at highest risk of severe Covid-19(Twitter/WebMD)
Rapid blood test can now identify patients at highest risk of severe Covid-19
Since some coronavirus patients get better without intensive treatment, scientists have now developed a rapid blood test that can identify patients at highest risk of severe Covid-19 complications or death
Milan Fashion Week 2021: Ermenegildo Zegna opts for pre-records, Fendi live show(Instagram/bianardinii)
Milan Fashion Week 2021: Ermenegildo Zegna opts for pre-records, Fendi live show
Milan Fashion Week 2021: Though Dolce & Gabbana have withdrawn from the four-day men's fashion event, brands like Fendi, Etro and Kway are opting to broadcast live shows while Ermenegildo Zegna, Tod's, Prada and Church's have opted for pre-records as rising Covid-19 cases dampen the buzz in Italy
Thailand's private pool villas fail to lure foreign arrivals, travel dips(Twitter/VickyProfitTC)
Thailand's private pool villas fail to lure foreign arrivals, travel dips
More than three months after over a hundred resorts reopened to extended-stay travellers, in an attempt to revive Thailand's battered economy, foreign arrivals have failed to meet even rock-bottom expectations with just 346 overseas visitors entering each month, on average, since October
India currently holds the record for world's longest high-altitude tunnel, cheapest successful mission to Mars and largest camera trap wildlife survey, among other things. Indians hold the records for most diamonds on a single ring and smallest deck of playing cards, among many, many others. (IMAGES: HT Archive, Renani Jewels)
Just for the record: Overview of some of the biggest, oddest ones set in India
By Natasha Rego and Zara Murao
Scores of records are set and broken in India every year, by individuals, communities and the country as a whole. They tend to be a mix of accidental, intentional and outright bizarre. Take a tour of the most remarkable ones from recent years.
A screen displays a broadcast of the Fall/Winter 2021 Men's fashion collections by the Italian Chamber of Italian Fashion (Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana ) on January 15, 2021 in downtown Milan, on the opening day of a four-day so-called "phygital fashion week", a mix of digital and physical shows, during the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus..(AFP)
Milan Fashion Week 2021: First fashion week opens without VIPs due to virus
Italy's fashion chamber is opening on Friday the first Milan Fashion Week that won't have VIPS populating runway front rows, as the reality of Italy's persistent resurgence of the coronavirus has forced an all-virtual format for presenting menswear previews.
You may not get it right the first time. That's what second chances are for. In the pandemic, more than before it, couples are getting back together and making it work. (Shutterstock)
To couples that come full circle: With Love by Simran Mangharam
By Simran Mangharam
Getting back together with an ex is not unusual, but the numbers I'm seeing suggest it's been happening a lot more since the outbreak of Covid-19
This artist's rendering provided by MASS Design Group illustrates a proposed monument entitled "The Embrace," consisting of four 22-foot-high intertwined bronze arms. As cities and states continue to grapple with the legacy of controversial monuments, Boston is moving forward with a major effort commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Organizers are building what they say will be the country's largest memorial dedicated to racial equity at the site of a 1965 civil rights rally that MLK led on the city's historic Boston Common.(Associated Press)
Martin Luther King, wife Coretta's meeting place to get $9.5 million memorial
A major memorial honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King is moving forward in Boston, where they met and studied in the 1950s.
Passenger Ioanna Karagiannidou speaks with driver Konstantinos Bekios following their ride in his taxi that he turned into a 'night club', amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Thessaloniki, Greece, January 14, 2021.(Reuters)
Nightclub taxi drives away the blues in lockdown Greece
"I saw that people were always stressed, sad, everyone was in a bad mood," says Greek taxi driver Konstantinos Bekio, who is doing his bit to lift his passengers' spirits amid coronavirus lockdown, turning his cab into a nightclub.
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Star chef breaks the rules with a one-hour Bolognese sauce
YouTube's Matty Matheson amps up the ingredients and turns up the heat to make his quick and easy pasta sauce a delight.
Polycystic Ovarian Disease: Here are some natural ways to fight PCOS, PCOD
Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD), also known as PCOS stands for polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that is characterized by the overproduction of a woman's hormone levels, irregular menstrual periods, and cysts in the ovaries.
Life is not an episode of Suits. You may not have a face-to-face interview anymore. Consider these pitfalls before your next job hunt. (IMAGE COURTESY USA NETWORK)
Hire calling: How to update your CV for a pandemic-era work world
By Rachel Lopez
Should you mention that you were laid off? That you prefer to work from home? That you have excellent skills on TikTok? Recruiting is getting a reboot. Catch up here.
Trump cards: Weekly puzzle by Dilip D'Souza
By Dilip D'Souza
Today's puzzle is prompted by the images from Washington on January 6
Singapore's hawker stalls are a beloved part of city life. But even the regulated model has flaws. New chefs find it hard to survive, get subsidies, and innovate. (SHUTTERSTOCK)
Singapore's street food has a Unesco tag. Can India's hawkers get one too?
Indian street food isn't confined to hawker centres. It's spread across the country, with small vendors often selling a single item. But our diversity alone deserves being celebrated as our intangible heritage. Experts weigh in
Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh in a still from the runaway 1971 hit Kati Patang. The story, of a young woman pretending to be someone she isn't, was written by Gulshan Nanda.
Remembering Gulshan Nanda, forgotten author of affairs to remember
By Poonam Saxena
The best-selling novelist was Bollywood's go-to storyteller in the 1960s. He wrote family dramas shot through with suspense. The films live on, but what a pity so few even know his name.
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Called a sl*t: 69-yr-old Rajini Chandy on being trolled for 'sexy' photos
By Alfea Jamal
In another instance of ageism and intolerance, 69-year-old south Indian actor Rajini Chandy's 'feel good' photoshoot (wearing outfits that can best only be described as modest) has resulted in her being massively trolled for being 'too old' to be 'exposing her body'.


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Congress Passes a $9.7 Billion Storm Relief Measure
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A displaced civilian searches for clothing. (Photo: DVIDSHUB / Flickr)Washington – Under intense pressure from New York and New Jersey, Congress adopted legislation on Friday that would provide $9.7 billion to cover insurance claims filed by people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
The measure is the first, and least controversial, portion of a much larger aid package sought by the affected states to help homeowners and local governments recover costs associated with the storm. The House has pledged to take up the balance of the aid package on Jan. 15.
The House passed the insurance measure 354 to 67; it then cleared the Senate by unanimous consent. President Obama is expected to sign the measure into law.
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In the House, all of the votes against the aid came from Republicans, who have objected that no cuts in other programs had been identified to pay for the measure despite the nation's long-term deficit problem. The 67 Republicans who voted against the measure included 17 freshman lawmakers, suggesting that the new class will provide support to the sizable group of anti-spending conservatives already in the House.
Speaker John A. Boehner, Republican of Ohio, brought the bill to the House floor after he drew criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike for adjourning the previous Congress earlier this week without taking up a $60.4 billion aid bill that the Senate had passed to finance recovery efforts in the hurricane-battered states. Among those most critical of Mr. Boehner were several leading Republicans, including Representative Peter T. King of Long Island, who is a senior member of Congress, and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who is a possible presidential contender in 2016.
The bill adopted on Friday would give the National Flood Insurance Program the authority to borrow $9.7 billion to fill claims stemming from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and other disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the flood insurance program, recently notified Congress that it would run out of money within the next week to cover claims filed by individuals.
"The administration is pleased that Congress has taken action to ensure that FEMA continues to have the funds to cover flood insurance claims, including over 100,000 claims from Hurricane Sandy the agency has already received," Clark Stevens, a White House spokesman, said in a statement. "We continue to urge Congress to take up and pass the full supplemental request submitted last year to ensure affected communities have the support they need for longer term recovery."
Congress's action did not fully mollify lawmakers from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and other states struck by the storm. Some officials continued to criticize the chamber's leadership for failing to act more quickly on the larger aid package, saying it provided the necessary financing to help the region rebuild.
"I am optimistic and worried," said Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York. "Optimistic because there is pressure on the House to produce. Worried because I know how difficult it is to get things through the Congress."
Mr. Christie and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, a Democrat, issued a similarly cautious statement.
"Today's action by the House was a necessary and critical first step towards delivering aid to the people of New Jersey and New York," they said. "While we are pleased with this progress, today was just a down payment, and it is now time to go even further and pass the final and more complete, clean disaster aid bill."
The overall measure would provide money to help homeowners and small-business owners rebuild; to repair bridges, tunnels and transportation systems; to reimburse local governments for overtime costs of police, fire and other emergency services; and to replenish shorelines. It also would finance an assortment of longer-term projects that would help the region prepare for future storms.
Some Republicans have been critical of the size of the proposed aid package, and have suggested that it includes unnecessary spending on items that are not directly related to the hurricane, like $150 million for fisheries in Alaska and $2 million for museum roofs in Washington. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo, Republican of New Jersey, said Friday that the measure going before the House later this month would "strip out the extraneous spending directed to states not affected by the storm."
"Today's vote is a key step in getting critical federal assistance to the residents, businesses and communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy," Mr. LoBiondo said in a statement. "I hope my colleagues recognize politics has no place when dealing with a disaster and that the overwhelming bipartisan support demonstrated today is present as the remaining federal aid is considered."
In the House debate leading up to the vote on Friday, several lawmakers said it had taken too long for Congress to provide federal aid to the region and urged the speaker to make good on his pledge to bring the $51 billion aid package to the floor later this month.
"We have been waiting for 11 weeks," said Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, a Democrat from New York City. "It is long overdue."
Raymond Hernandez


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Japan-based filmmaker John Williams, release of film in Tokyo
Japan-based filmmaker John Williams, who spent a sabbatical last year with us, has made a new film which will be on release in Tokyo from Saturday 30 June for three weeks with English subtitles. The film 審判 or "The Trial" is based on Franz Kafka's famous work but set in contemporary Tokyo. The film tells the story of Yosuke Kimura who suddenly finds himself under arrest on his 30th birthday for an unknown crime. The film will be shown at Eurospace Shibuya. For more information and the schedule please check the film's website.
John Williams is a graduate of Trinity College Cambridge, but has lived in Japan since 1988. As well as directing, he also produces a variety of films and teaches Film Production at Sophia University.


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Saint-Chamant ist eine französische Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) im Département Corrèze in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Geografie
Die Gemeinde liegt im Zentralmassiv und ist von ausgedehnten Wäldern umgeben. Die Präfektur des Départements, Tulle, befindet sich gut 14 Kilometer nordwestlich und Argentat zehn Kilometer südöstlich. An der Gemeindegrenze zwischen Forgès und Saint-Chamant mündet die Franche Valeine in die Souvigne.

Nachbargemeinden von Saint-Chamant sind Saint-Bonnet-Elvert im Norden, Argentat-sur-Dordogne mit Argentat im Osten, Neuville im Südwesten, Albussac im Westen sowie Forgès im Nordwesten.

Wappen
Beschreibung: In Grün drei silberne Balken.

Einwohnerentwicklung

Persönlichkeiten
 André Malraux (1901–1976), französischer Schriftsteller, lebte von 1943 bis 1944 in Saint-Chamant

Sehenswürdigkeiten

 Kirche mit befestigtem Turm
 Château de Soulages

Weblinks

 Saint-Chamant auf annuaire-mairie.fr
 Saint-Chamant auf den Seiten des Gemeindeverbandes

Einzelnachweise

Ort in Nouvelle-Aquitaine


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This streamlined approach to billing allows our clinic to free up our front desk staff to do the more important work around the clinic - TEACH YOU EXERCISES! Also, it frees up the staff to supervise workout exercise form and help out in the treatment area as needed. As the clinic continues to grow, we will require more of this assistance from our staff and appreciate the new and simple technology available.
(We are happy to provide assistance to those with Blue Cross coverage who do not own smart phones or computers in order to ensure that their payments go through correctly).
We look forward to any feedback from clients.


By taking his first overseas trip to the US for a bilateral meeting, the Brazilian president has signalled the importance he attaches to his relationship with America and his growing friendship with Trump.
Washington: There is a "real opportunity" to fundamentally remake America's relationship with Brazil, the White House said Tuesday, a day before the Oval Office meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart, Jair Bolsonaro. The White House has thrown a red-carpet welcome for the newly elected Brazilian leader, which is seen as an effort by the Trump administration to cement ties between the two countries at a time when China is spreading its wings in Latin America and Venezuela is facing domestic strife.
"This is a real, historic opportunity where the United States and Brazil are aligned on domestic, regional, and foreign policy priorities," a senior White House official told reporters during a conference call on the eve of the meeting. The two countries plan to announce a joint statement that will have a lot of deliverables, the official said.
"It's the first time in a long time that a Brazilian president who is not anti-American, comes to Washington," Bolsonaro, often referred to as the 'Tropical Trump', had said on Twitter after he arrived here Sunday.
By taking his first overseas trip to the US for a bilateral meeting, the Brazilian president has signalled the importance he attaches to his relationship with America and his growing friendship with Trump. The US-Brazil relationship has always been one of potential, but yet it always seemed that the potential has never been met, a senior administration official said.
"This time, it is different. This is a historic remaking of the US-Brazil relationship, where there's truly going to be a north-south axis of the two largest economies in the western hemisphere and a true partnership of the two largest economies in the western hemisphere," he explained.
Responding to reporters' questions, the official said China would be one of the major topics of discussion. China is the largest trading partner of Brazil and the US. They face same challenges, the official added. "This is a unique opportunity to voice concerns."
"These are two countries that face many of the same challenges from China on the economic influence space and in regards to the inherent structural unfairness of the trade relationship and the effect that it could have," he said.
"That has been a subject of President Bolsonaro's trip. That will be a subject of discussion tomorrow. Brazil is a member of the BRIC countries, where China is also a member. It's been very interesting, because even just last week or week before, Brazil came out clearly in its position, and within the BRIC system, sought to tell the other countries that they were wrong as regards to Venezuela and their continued support for Maduro's usurpation of democracy there," the official said.
The ongoing crisis in Venezuela will be a subject of discussion between the two leaders as well, the official said. "We give them credit for working tirelessly to provide humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan people and, frankly, opening their doors," he said.


Take a break from your holiday shopping this week to whip up a batch of the most festive eggnog chocolate truffles. You'll thank me later.
The days following Thanksgiving tend to be all about the deals. From Black Friday to Cyber Monday, we get bombarded with coupons, discounts and must-have deals everywhere we look. Y'all know what I'm talking about.
I've gotten a fair amount of holiday shopping done (and put a big dent into my Christmas list) this weekend so now I'm turning my attention back to the other big thing that happens after Thanksgiving. It's an unwritten rule but all of a sudden, we're allowed to flaunt our holiday spirit once everyone is done with their day of turkey. From the Christmas tree to the holiday Spotify playlist to eggnog and candy cane everything, it's all socially acceptable from here on out! Anyone else like to kick off their holiday playlist with 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' on repeat? No, just me then.
These eggnog chocolate truffles are a great way to embrace the holidays' arrival. They are creamy, smooth and packed with flavor. If you love eggnog, this is a no-brainer. Not the world's largest eggnog fan? I get it, I was you just a few years ago. I've overcome my distaste of eggnog and am now plagued with a bit of an addiction. From one extreme to the next.
These truffles are more than their eggnog base. Don't assume you'll dislike these truffles though. If you like white chocolate and truffles with a tart cocoa powder exterior, give these a try.
With Christmas less than a month away, I'm kicking up my holiday baking. Based on a recent Instagram poll, y'all are super keen on some peppermint treat so stay tuned for more of that coming soon.
Combine white chocolate chips, heavy cream and eggnog in a double boiler, stirring occasionally until the chocolate has fully melted and everything has combined. Transfer to a tupperware. Refrigerate until it hardens, about 4 hours.
When ready to roll the truffles, combine the confectioners sugar, cocoa powder and nutmeg in a small bowl. This is your truffle topping. Scoop a tablespoon-sized ball of the chocolate eggnog mixture and use your (clean) warm hands to shape it into a perfect circle. Roll ball into the topping. Repeat until all of the chocolate is used up. Serve immediately.


However, the domain name ModernWarfare3.com was registered by an unnamed individual via GoDaddy.com on March 26 of 2009, well before Modern Warfare 3 was announced.
ModernWarfare3.com is back to its old format online, but with a twist. Sitting on the home page is a copy of the complaint (read here) the owner received. The documents give the illusive holder of the ModernWarfare3.com domain name 20 days in which to respond to the official complaint once they receive it from the NAF. It also points out that they might like to seek legal assistance to help with the fees now totalling $2,600.
According to the rules of the UDRP, Activision must establish that the ModernWarfare3.com domain is identical to a trademark it has the rights to, that the person who registered it has no rights to the domain name, and that the individual in fact is using it in bad faith.
Today, the website has nearly 17,000 Facebook "Likes".
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Das Memeler Dampfboot war eine der ältesten und erfolgreichsten deutschsprachigen Tageszeitungen in Nordostpreußen bzw. im späteren Memelgebiet. Seit 1950 erscheint es in Oldenburg als Monatszeitung der Memelländer in Deutschland.

Die erste Ausgabe erschien ein Jahr nach der Revolution von 1848 am 3. Juli 1849 in Memel, das damals 10.000 Einwohner hatte. Hergestellt wurde sie in der Buchdruckerei Teubert und Stobbe. Seine Gründer gehörten der liberalen Revolutionsbewegung an, bezeichneten ihr Blatt als "eine anständige und eben liberal geleitete Zeitung". Für die ersten 23 Jahre war August Stobbe alleiniger Drucker und Verleger. Bis 1850 erschien das Memeler Dampfboot zweimal, dann dreimal die Woche. 1852 kam das Memeler Kreisblatt hinzu, das zugleich die Reichweite erhöhte. Der Verleger Willy Siebert, Inhaber der Memeler Zeitung, kaufte 1872 die Druckerei und das Memeler Dampfboot. Nach einer Modernisierung des Betriebes erschien die Zeitung täglich, jedoch mit geringerer Seitenzahl. Dafür wurde ein erster Redakteur eingestellt, der fast sechzigjährige Rabbiner Isaak Rülf, aus Hessen stammend und in der Stadt Memel lebend.

Mit dem ersten Januar 1895 bekam das Memeler Dampfboot eine erste direkte Telefonverbindung nach Berlin und zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts löste eine Rotationsmaschine die bisherige handbetriebene Schnellpresse ab. Zusätzlich unterstützte eine Linotype-Setzmaschine den zeitaufwändigen Handsatz. Nach sechzehn Jahren wurde Rülf 1898 durch den Münchener Ludwig Sochaczewer ersetzt, der in den Jahren vorher maßgeblichen Anteil an der Einführung des telefonischen Nachrichtendienstes in der Redaktion des Memeler Dampfbootes hatte. Damit konnten nicht nur aktuelle Nachrichten aus der Umgebung zeitnah gedruckt werden, sondern auch aus dem Deutschen Reich und dem Ausland.

Ab der Jahrhundertwende wechselten die Redakteure in kürzeren Abständen. 1908 zählte das Memeler Dampfboot 5600 Abonnenten in der Stadt, die zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits 21.000 Einwohner hatte. Der vierteljährliche Abonnentenpreis betrug zwei Mark.

Der Erste Weltkrieg brachte eine immense Auflagensteigerung für das Memeler Dampfboot, da die deutschen Truppen im Baltikum informiert werden wollten. Nach der Besetzung des Memelgebietes durch Litauen musste der Königsberger Hauptschriftleiter Robert Leubner seine Position räumen, weil er jetzt als Ausländer galt. Diesen war es durch litauisches Gesetz verboten, Chefredakteur einer memelländischen Zeitung zu sein.

Der aus dem Schuldienst kommende Martin Kakies aus Schwarzort wurde 1927 Leubners Nachfolger. Er setzte sich für die Erhaltung und Stärkung des Deutschtums unter litauischer Besatzung ein. Das Memeler Dampfboot konnte so seine Popularität weiter steigern und erreichte Mitte der dreißiger Jahre eine Auflage von 17.000 Exemplaren. Für die Litauisch sprechende Bevölkerung bot der Dampfboot-Verlag ab 1888 die so genannte Lietuwiszka Ceitunga an, mit einer Auflage von rund 4.000 Exemplaren. Mit der erzwungenen Rückgliederung des Memelgebietes in das Deutsche Reich 1939, wurde auch das Memeler Dampfboot in eine zentral gesteuerte, nationalsozialistische GmbH überführt. Am 8. Oktober 1944 räumte bei der Evakuierung des Memelgebiets aufgrund der Kriegssituation die Redaktion ihren Sitz und brachte am 6. Februar 1945 die letzte Ausgabe in Heiligenbeil heraus.

Ende 1948/Anfang 1949 gründeten Friedrich Wilhelm Siebert und Heinrich Albert Kurschat (1918–1984) im westdeutschen Oldenburg erneut das Memeler Dampfboot, zunächst unter dem Namen Memeler Rundbrief. Dieser Titel war nötig, weil die Besatzungsmächte zunächst nur Rundbriefe und Mitteilungsblätter, aber keine Zeitungen für ehemalige Bewohner der deutschen Ostgebiete zuließen. Ab dem 5. Januar 1950 erschien die Zeitung dann wieder unter ihrem alten Namen Memeler Dampfboot, nun aber als Monatszeitung. 1972 musste Siebert, exakt 100 Jahre nachdem sein Großvater den Dampfboot-Verlag gekauft hatte, die Druckerei an die Firma Köhler & Foltmer (später Köhler + Bracht GmbH & Co. KG) verkaufen, die die Zeitung bis heute in Oldenburg druckt. Die Herausgeberschaft ist mit dem Tod Sieberts 1983 auf die Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Memellandkreise übergegangen.

Das Memeler Dampfboot hat eine Auflage von rund 3.000 Exemplaren pro Monat. Thematisch richtet es sich eng an der Leserschaft aus: Auf den ersten Seiten wird hauptsächlich über aktuelle Ereignisse im Memelgebiet sowie über Veranstaltungen der Memeldeutschen in Deutschland berichtet. Es folgen in der Regel historische Abhandlungen oder Geschichten aus der früheren Heimat. Zudem werden Leserbriefe, Mitteilungen der verschiedenen Memellandgruppen, ein Terminkalender sowie Todes-, Geburts- und andere Familienanzeigen publiziert.

Seit der Ausgabe 11/158 (November 2007) liegen alle drei Monate die Deutschen Nachrichten für Litauen in ihrem ursprünglichen Layout bei.

Literatur
Carl Ziegner: Deutsche überregionale Presse in Litauen seit 1991 untersucht am Beispiel der Baltischen Rundschau. Leipzig 2006, S. 53f.

Weblinks
 Memeler Dampfboot, aktuelle Webseite des deutschen Verlags
 Memeler Dampfboot, litauische Seite mit digitalisierten alten Ausgaben (unvollständig)
 Angaben des Verlages: Druckhaus Köhler + Bracht,

Memelland
Zeitung (Ostpreußen)
Medien (Weimarer Republik)
Ersterscheinung 1849


Turning sound inside and out, Sarah Angliss is an electroacoustic composer who specialises in the manipulation of sound through layering and electronics. Beginning her career in Trinity College of Music, Sarah continued her obsession with sound by studying for an electroacoustic engineering degree.
It's something I've always done - some of my earliest sound experiments were as a kid, taping my own imaginary radio shows about trips to the moon. I was lucky enough as a teenager to be given a full scholarship to Saturday lessons at Trinity College of Music - all paid for by the Bedfordshire County Music Service. Every week we'd have extemporisation sessions and a class where we had to bring in a new composition - two activities I loved. Everyone expected me to go to music college but I actually opted to study electroacoustics, an engineering degree, as I knew I wanted to turn sound inside out. I struggled in the early 90s to find a home for my ideas - as I was an engineer, I found it hard to convince people I was also a bona fide musician. It took another fifteen years (and some advances in cheap tech) for me to gather my own kit and grow the confidence to work independently as an electroacoustic composer.
It's so variable and tends to be accidental - triggered by anything from a story to a sound, an object, a chord or a striking physical gesture juxtaposed with an emotion. Once an idea is in my head, I tend to obsess about it until I've created something. I'm drawn to sounds that get under the skin, sounds that are sly in the way they do this, sounds that are introspective, that you have to lean into. I obsess about the inside of sound. I'm far more inspired by the thought of layering of sounds rather than notes, even when I'm writing notated music.
It took me until my late thirties to feel I could identify as a composer. So it's now a term I'll use deliberately, preferring it to sound artist. I work with notated music, Max patches, found sounds, robotics - I think of it all as composition.
Tell us a bit about your experiences a composer; have you faced any challenges?
I think I go through a similar arc to many other composers I know - lurching from excitement, obsession, nagging terror and giddy optimism with the latest project I'm on. I work extensively with electronics so Bjork's comments about certain journalists' attitudes to her studio collaborations resonated with me. These days, I'm quick and fearless to correct people if they assume I'm relying on others' technical expertise.
Sarah Angliss' British Music Collection records can be found online via here.


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John Inazu is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion and Professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. He teaches criminal law, law and religion, and various First Amendment seminars. His scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion, and related questions of legal and political theory. John is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. His first book, Liberty's Refuge: The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly, was published by Yale University Press in 2012. His second book, Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving Through Deep Difference, was published by the University of Chicago Press and recently released in May of 2016. He has written broadly for mainstream audiences in publications including USA Today, CNN, the Hedgehog Review, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post.
Pluralism, Difference, and the Dynamics of Trust
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Whew! Nikki-Michelle dot com has moved!
I've moved on over to the Blogger.com platform from Wix and I must say, while it has been a hassle, I'm looking forward to writing here everyday. It's imperative that I do so. Writing is therapeutic for me, well except when I'm writing for school. I'm getting my MBA and I absolutely hate writing papers. LOL That's neither here nor there. So many greats things are in store for me and I can't wait to share this journey with you. Bi-Satisfied will be released August 25, 2015 and it was a joy to pen that novel. Anyway, let me stop my ramble for now. I'll be back!


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Tearful Pique bids farewell as Barcelona beats Almería 2-0
Barcelona's Gerard Pique waves to fans after playing his last home game for FC Barcelona at Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, November 5, 2022. [Photo/Agencies]
BARCELONA, Spain — Gerard Pique kept his composure until he began to tell the 92,000 crowd how much he loved his boyhood club.
Then, the tears flowed uncontrollably for the 35-year-old Barcelona defender and multi-trophy winner as it sunk in that he would never play for his home fans again.
Pique played his last match at Camp Nou on Saturday, making his 616th appearance for Barcelona in a farewell that was sweetened by a commanding 2-0 win over Almeria that lifted the hosts to the top of the Spanish league.
He was applauded after the first touches he made and when he was substituted late on. He hugged each of his teammates and waved to the crowd, which gave him a standing ovation.
After taking a lap of honor around Europe's biggest soccer stadium, Pique took up a microphone to say that he plans to return to the club in the future, but not as a player. In the past, he has said that one day he may consider running for club president.
"In life, when you grow up, sometimes to love is to let go," he said before breaking down.
"There is so much love, so much passion between Barca and me that it was time to give us some space, some air, and I am convinced that in the future I will be back. My grandfather made me a club member the day I was born. I was born here and will die here. Long live Barca forever."
Pique, a world and European champion with Spain and a three-time Champions League winner with Barcelona, made the unexpected announcement this week that this would be the final home game of his 14-year career with the Catalan club. He said that he would not play for any other team.
After Robert Lewandowski missed an early penalty, Ousmane Dembélé opened the scoring against the outclassed Almería in the 48th minute and Frenkie de Jong put the result beyond doubt in the 62nd.
The win lifted Barcelona two points ahead of Real Madrid before it plays at Rayo Vallecano on Monday.
PIQUE'S LEGACY
A skilled passer and scorer from his position of centerback, Pique was a part of Barcelona's most storied teams alongside Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, and current coach Xavi Hernández. He helped Barcelona win 30 titles, including eight Spanish leagues and seven Copa del Rey crowns.
Pique scored 52 career goals for Barcelona and shares the record for most Champions League goals scored by a defender on 16, along with former Real Madrid left back Roberto Carlos.
In his youth, Pique played with Messi and Cesc Fabregas as part of a golden generation of youngsters at Barcelona's "La Masia" training academy. After a stint at Manchester United, he returned in 2008 and immediately became a starter with Carles Puyol in the heart of the defense.
He then partnered over his long career several center backs, including Javier Mascherano, Samuel Umtiti, Clement Lenglet and, most recently, Ronald Araújo and éric García. For Spain, he helped win the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championship before retiring from international soccer in 2018.
Pique was a Barcelona fan favorite for his verbal digs at fierce rival Real Madrid over the years.
But with the arrival of Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen and Marcos Alonso this summer, Xavi demoted Pique to a rarely used back up for the first time in his career.
"He leaves behind a very important legacy of leadership, bravery and of playing with character. He is what Barcelona's colors need," Xavi said.
"Gerard formed part of an extraordinary era, and our task is to try to live that again." Sergio Busquets, who is now the only remaining member of the best Barcelona teams of former coach Pep Guardiola, called Pique "an example of what a Barcelona player should be." While he will be missed by his teammates, his exit will help reduce the salary burden of the indebted club.
Pique can now focus on his business ventures, which include the revamped Davis Cup for tennis, and sorting out his personal life following his recent breakup with pop star Shakira.
EASY WIN
Lewandowski hit the outside of the post with a seventh-minute penalty after Kaiky Fernándes had used his arm to stop a header by Ferran Torres.
Dembélé finally broke through just after halftime. He received a long ball from Busquets on the right flank, slalomed past two defenders to the edge of the area and slotted a shot just inside the post.
De Jong smashed in the second after goalkeeper Fernando Martínez did well to save a point-blank shot by substitute Ansu Fati.
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