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By Jan Strupczewski and Robin Emmott | February 23, 2013 1:28 AM EST
The euro zone will not return to growth until 2014 and struggling Spain and France will be among those who miss debt-cutting targets as a result, the European Commission said on Friday.
Paris and Lisbon said they would seek more time from Brussels to reach their deficit goals. Madrid has already indicated the same.
The EU's executive said the euro zone economy, which generates nearly a fifth of global output, would shrink 0.3 percent in 2013 after a 0.6 percent fall last year, blaming a lack of bank lending and record joblessness for delaying the recovery.
That represented a marked downgrade of the Commission's prediction from November that the euro zone would grow this year. The euro slipped on the back of the forecasts.
The currency bloc is consolidating its public finances to regain market trust after excessive government spending, real-estate bubbles and lack of competitiveness triggered a sovereign debt crisis.
"The ongoing rebalancing of the European economy is continuing to weigh on growth in the short term," EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said.
Under EU budget rules, sharpened at the peak of the crisis in late 2011, euro zone countries can face fines if they fail to take action to meet deficit targets set by EU finance ministers.
Progress is uneven among the 17 countries sharing the euro.
The main laggard was Spain, which badly missed the 6.3 percent of GDP target for 2012 with a result of 10.2 percent. While that included 3.2 percent of GDP cost to recapitalise banks, even at 7.0 percent the deficit was above target.
This year, Madrid will have a deficit of 6.7 percent rather than the 4.5 percent set for it. And unless policies change, Spain will have a gap of 7.2 percent in 2014 against the target of 2.8, the Commission said.
Euro zone countries whose economies perform much worse than expected can count on an extension of deficit deadlines.
But they need to show that while they missed the nominal deficit target because of recession, they have still cut the structural deficit, which strips out the effects of the economic cycle and one-off effects.
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said he would talk to Brussels about pushing back the deficit-cutting timetable and now aims to hit 3 percent of GDP in 2014 not this year.
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho also chipped in, saying Lisbon needed an extra year to get its budget deficit under 3 percent given a weaker than expected economy.
Rehn said decisions would be looked at in May but others were less charitable, particularly towards Paris.
European Central Bank board member Joerg Asmussen urged Paris to take "concrete and measurable" steps to cut the budget deficit, saying France faced a test of its credibility and had to come as close as possible to its 3 percent goal this year.
Michael Fuchs, a senior lawmaker in Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party, referred to France as a "problem child" that was badly trailing its partners on economic reform.
Madrid looks much further off track.
Spain, in recession last year and seen shrinking again this year, was asked last July to cut its structural deficit by 2.7 points in 2012 to 4.3 percent of GDP and by 2.5 points in 2013.
Commission data showed it came nowhere near doing so, and will fall short again in 2013.
Yet Rehn signalled Madrid's efforts may be seen positively when the Commission decides in May whether to grant more time to governments or to step up disciplinary action.
"In the case of Spain, it seems that the structural fiscal effort has been undertaken and there has been also an unexpected shortfall of growth," he said.
One of Spain's main problems is a record high level of unemployment which is to reach almost 27 percent of the workforce this year. Joblessness in the whole euro zone is set to peak at 12.2 percent, or more than 19 million people, in 2013, the Commission said.
Germany will remain the motor of the euro zone economy, expanding 0.5 percent this year and 2.0 percent in 2014, while the second biggest economy of France stagnates and third biggest Italy only emerges from recession next year.
France will also miss its nominal deficit targets - this year's shortfall will be 3.7 percent rather than the 3.0 percent agreed with the EU, because of the weaker than expected growth.
But Paris hit its nominal deficit target last year and cut its structural deficit by more than required. It could repeat that feat this year.
Commission forecasts showed Portugal's headline budget deficit rose to 5.0 percent of GDP last year from 4.4 in 2011 and will only ease to 4.9 percent this year, unless policies are altered.
But Portugal's GDP is now seen shrinking almost twice as much as previously this year -- 1.9 percent instead of 1 percent.
"I think it would not be surprising if there was an opening on behalf of the European Commission," Passos Coelho said.
(Additional reporting by Annika Breidthardt and Noah Barkin in Berlin, Michael Shields in Vienna, editing by Mike Peacock)
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New figures show that 16.9 percent of students in last spring's graduating class scored a 3 or better on one or more Advanced Placement exams by the time they graduated, up from 15.9 percent in 2009 and 10.8 percent in 2001.
The exam is scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 3 considered passing. The report released this month by the College Board, the New York City-based organization that runs the AP curriculum-and-testing program, says that students who score 3 or higher are more likely to succeed in college courses.
Of the 3 million students in last year's graduating class, 28.3 percent took an AP exam sometime in high school, up from 26.4 percent in 2009 and 16.8 percent in 2001.
As the popularity of AP courses and exams grows, however, fewer tests get a passing grade, a continuing trend that College Board officials have said is to be expected as the testing pool widens to include more students who have not previously had access to good preparation. In the class of 2010, 56.1 percent of the exams taken received a passing grade, compared with 56.5 in 2009 and 60.8 percent in 2001.
Far more "traditionally underserved" students—those from low-income homes or ethnic and racial minority groups—are taking part in the AP program, College Board data also show. Between 2001 and 2010, the number of African-American students who took an ap exam tripled. Participation by Latino students nearly tripled, and participation by low-income students nearly doubled between 2006, the first year the College Board reported data in that category, and 2010.
But African-American and Latino students continue to be underrepresented among students who take and pass the tests, the data show.
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7. Country stakes in climate change negotiations.bitumen bitumen (bĭty`mən) a generic term referring to flammable, brown or black mixtures of tarlike hydrocarbons, derived naturally or by distillation from petroleum. , oil shale oil shale
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In law, a writ authorizing a law-enforcement official to take into custody the property of a defendant in order to enforce a judgment or to preserve the property until a judgment is rendered. variables (potential for reduced deforestation deforestation
Process of clearing forests. Rates of deforestation are particularly high in the tropics, where the poor quality of the soil has led to the practice of routine clear-cutting to make new soil available for agricultural use. and carbon storage) are not measured in compatible units, so we leave them separate. For the same reason, we leave the two impact variables (sea level rise, weather damage) separate.
7.1 Overall Correlations
Our indices all have highly skewed distributions, so we compute rank correlations to obtain robust estimates of their relationships. Table 17 presents the results, with starred coefficients denoting significance at the 95% level. We are particular interested in assessing the interaction of two broad dimensions: source vulnerability (related to factors affecting the response to emissions limits--nonrenewables, renewables, employment risk and sequestration options) and impact vulnerability (sea level rise and weather damage). Part of our interest lies in determining whether correlations suggest reinforcing or offsetting effects within the two vulnerability groups. We are also interested in the overall direction of the relationship between the two dimensions, because this has implications for successful negotiation of a global protocol. In general, countries with high impact vulnerability and low source vulnerability should be the strongest supporters of a protocol, while the converse should be true for countries with low impact vulnerability and high source vulnerability. Country postures in the other two cases (both vulnerabilities high or low) would depend on the relative strength of the two effects.
Within the source vulnerability group, Table 17 indicates that four correlations are significant and relatively large, and that all four moderate overall vulnerability via offsetting effects. Countries with plentiful non-renewable energy resources (relative to energy demand) also tend to have significantly less sequestration storage potential. Countries with more sources of renewable energy tend to have slightly less nonrenewable energy. Countries with relatively high employment vulnerability also tend to have less renewable energy resource options (again, relative to energy demand) and less potential for sequestration through reduced deforestation. As a statistical corollary, countries with plentiful renewable energy sources also tend to have high potential for sequestration through reduced deforestation; and those with higher sequestration (storage) opportunities tend to have less potential for sequestration through reduced deforestation.
Within the impact vulnerability group, the two dimensions have a small but significant negative correlation Noun 1. negative correlation - a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with small values of the other; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and -1
indirect correlation : Countries with large potential impacts from sea level rise tend to have smaller potential damage from weather events.
Across the two dimensions, overall results are mixed. Countries vulnerable to sea level rise tend to have weaker options for renewable energy and sequestration via reduced deforestation, higher employment vulnerability and greater options for sequestration via storage. Countries vulnerable to weather damage also tend to have lower employment vulnerability. However, they also have greater renewable and non-renewable energy options, less potential for storage sequestration and greater potential for sequestration via reduced deforestation.
To summarize, our correlation results suggest that countries with high source vulnerability in some dimensions tend to have lower vulnerability in others. The same is true for impact vulnerability. Between source and impact vulnerability, the evidence is mixed. While these general results are of some interest, none of the observed correlations is very high. By implication, country cases should be our principal focus because they tend to be unique.
7.2 Country Cases
For a composite view, we combine all of our vulnerability measures into a general index that reflects countries' ability and willingness to participate in an international protocol. We construct an index with high values for low source vulnerability and high impact vulnerability, and low values for the converse case. Again, we ensure robust estimates by using ranks rather than numerical values. We also normalize normalize
to convert a set of data by, for example, converting them to logarithms or reciprocals so that their previous non-normal distribution is converted to a normal one. ranks to the range 1-100 to prevent distortion from differences in data structure. (10)
Our analysis considers seven dimensions that affect country orientation. Five dimensions promote a positive orientation toward a protocol: Three reflect source vulnerability (renewable energy resources and both dimensions of sequestration (deforestation reduction and storage)), and two relate to impact vulnerability (sea level rise, weather damage). Ceteris paribus Ceteris Paribus
Latin phrase that translates approximately to "holding other things constant" and is usually rendered in English as "all other things being equal". In economics and finance, the term is used as a shorthand for indicating the effect of one economic variable on , the higher a country's measure in any of these dimensions, the greater the relative attraction of a global protocol. Two dimensions, both source vulnerability elements, reflect negative factors: nonrenewable energy resources and employment vulnerability. Ceteris paribus, the greater a country's measure in either dimension, the lower the relative attraction of a global protocol.
To develop an overall orientation index, we compute standard ranks (rank 1 for the largest value) for the five positive dimensions and inverse ranks (rank 1 for the smallest value) for the two negative dimensions. We compute one sequestration measure by averaging ranks for deforestation and storage potentials. We normalize all six remaining rank measures to the range 0-100 and select the set of non-island states that have complete measures for all variables. (11) This yields a computation set of 120 countries. We compute orientation indices as weighted averages of dimensional ranks, with total weights constrained to one (Table 18). We test for robustness by computing indices with widely-varying weights to reflect relative emphasis on energy resources (renewable and nonrenewable), impact vulnerability (sea level rise; weather damage); neutrality (equal weights); positive source factors (renewable energy; sequestration potential) and negative source factors (nonrenewable energy, employment vulnerability).
Table 19 reports the results for countries, by World Bank region. For each weighting scheme, we compute index values for all 120 countries and divided the results into three equal groups with high (1), medium (2) and low (3) values. Then we tabulate the results for each country. We assign countries to the High orientation category if at least three of five index values are 1's and the rest are 2's. We assign them to the Low orientation category if at least two of five values are 3's. Intermediate cases are assigned to the Middle category.
Tables 20, 21 and 22 provide useful information about general relationships. Table 20 indicates that correlations among the six dimensional indices are all relatively low, except between renewable energy sources and employment vulnerability and weather damage. Nevertheless, Table 21 shows that alternatively-weighted combinations of these indices are highly correlated, with one exception: high weights for positive source vulnerability factors (index D: renewable energy; sequestration potential) vs. high weights for negative source vulnerability factors (index E: nonrenewable energy, employment vulnerability). Table 22 shows that many countries retain their orientations as the index weights change. Overall, 35 of 120 countries rate 'High' because they display positive orientations across all five weighting schemes. Conversely, 48 countries are consistently 'Low'. The results suggest that the Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. / Caribbean region has the strongest regional orientation toward a protocol, with 16 countries scoring 'High', 5 'Middle' and 1 'Low'. However, sub-regions are distinctly different. Non-Andean South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. are almost completely in the 'High' Category, while the Andean countries (except Peru and Ecuador, which are 'High') are 'Middle' and the Caribbean is mixed.
In contrast, Eastern Europe Eastern Europe
The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. / Central Asia (except Georgia) and South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent.
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia are predominantly 'Low' regions: 18 of 21 ECA ECA
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Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia East Asia
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East Asian adj. & n. / Pacific are more evenly balanced. In SubSaharan Africa, 12 states are 'High', 14 'Middle' and 8 'Low'. Within the region, however, sub-regions differ markedly. Among Coastal West African West Africa
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Unfortunately, our evidence also suggests that, among the World Bank's partner countries, total emissions are much greater from the 48 'Low' states than from the 35 'High' states. Overall, 'High' states account for 21.0 % of emissions, while 'Low' states account for 50.1% (Table 23). China and India, both 'Low' states, account for nearly 80% of that group's emissions. However, even among states other than the four greatest emitters (China, Indonesia, Brazil, India), 'Low' states account for the greatest share of emissions. This unfortunate result provides a suggestive indicator of potential difficulty in attempting to extend an emissions-reduction protocol to low- and middle-income countries in the next round.
To summarize, our results suggest that the geographic distribution of protocol orientation is far from random. Among 35 states with 'High' scores, almost two-thirds are in three sub-regions: non-Andean South America (8), Central America (6), and Coastal West Africa (8). States with 'Low' scores also display some concentration, particularly in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Unfortunately, carbon emissions are also heavily concentrated in World Bank states with 'Low' scores: China (4.9 Gt), India (1.8 Gt) and 46 others (4.2 Gt) (Table 23).
7.3 Two Dimensions of Country Vulnerability
It is also useful to position countries two-dimensionally, according to their relative source and impact vulnerability. We focus on non-island states, and for this exercise we include states with some incomplete data. Using normalized ranks (1--100), we compute source and impact vulnerability indices as means of the available dimensional indices for each country (four for source vulnerability (nonrenewable energy, renewable energy, sequestration, employment); two for impact vulnerability (sea level rise, weather damage)). Then we divide the source and impact vulnerability index values into equal 'Low', 'Medium' and 'High' groups.
Table 24 and Figure 7 present our results for non-island states. Ceteris paribus, 'High' source vulnerability should discourage participation in a global protocol, while 'High' impact vulnerability should encourage it. The most positively-oriented states should therefore have 'Low' source vulnerability and 'High' impact vulnerability. In Table 24, 26 states are in this category. All are low- or middle-income countries, and they are heavily concentrated in three regions: Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
Table 25 indicates that these 26 states account for about 11% of tabulated emissions. Table 24 identifies 32 states with the greatest negative orientation ('High' source vulnerability, 'Low' impact vulnerability). These are middle- and high-income countries, concentrated in three regions: Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. However, a number of these negatively-oriented countries are major emitters. Table 25 shows that together, they account for about 11% of total emissions (dominated by C[O.sub.2] emissions from the Russian Federation, see Table 3).
Table 25 shows that two groups with the greatest volume of emissions are subject to conflicting pulls in the two dimensions of vulnerability. The countries with 'High' source vulnerability and 'High' impact vulnerability account for about 19% of all emissions. Of particular interest in the 'High'/'High' group are China and India, which together account for 68% of the greenhouse emissions from countries in the lower half of the international income distribution (Table 3). The 'High'/'Medium' group, accounting for 27% of emissions in Table 25, is dominated by the United States and the Ukraine.
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Try of the Year nominees announced
ESPN Staff
November 22, 2012
South Africa's Bryan Habana is one of four wingers in the running for this year's IRB Try of the Year award © Getty Images
The International Rugby Board has announced the contenders for this year's Try of the Year award.
Wingers dominate the four-try shortlist with New Zealand duo Julian Savea and Hosea Gear, South Africa's Bryan Habana and France's Julien Malzieu all in the running for the honour that is presented by International Rugby Players' Association (IRPA).
This quartet of tries was selected by a panel of All Blacks Test centurion Mils Muliaina, South Africa's Try of the Year 2009 winner Jaque Fourie, former IRB Player of the Year Shane Williams and Japan's Daisuke Ohata, the leading try scorer in Test Rugby.
Flying the flag for Europe in the Try of the Year shortlist is Malzieu. The tall and rangy wing fended off two would-be tacklers before stepping inside another in a mesmerising run on his way to Italy's try-line in their Six Nations encounter in Paris.
Gear's effort in the third Test against Ireland in June was all about power and pace, too. The speedster got on the end of a tremendous offload from Conrad Smith following an overthrown Ireland lineout, and raced down the left touchline, leaving his opposite number for dead. Gear then bulldozed his way past Keith Earls to score in the corner.
Habana's try stemmed from a lineout move bang on the All Blacks' 10-metre line during The Rugby Championship match in Dunedin. While off balance South Africa scrum half Ruan Pienaar was able to get his pass away to the onrushing Habana, who took the ball at pace and then gathered his own chip ahead for a marvellous score.
Rounding off the nominations is Savea's second try for New Zealand against Scotland at Murrayfield earlier this month. Dan Carter's deft kick over the Scottish defence was caught on the bounce by Savea, who stood up his man before sprinting over in the left hand corner.
Rugby fans are being given the chance to name their favourite but the panel, which between them boast more than 300 Test matches and 195 international tries, has the unenviable task of deciding which of these tries should be named the IRPA Try of the Year 2012 with the winner set to be announced on November 29.
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text: Overview of Veterans' Benefits February 27, 2008 Equip for Equality Disability Rights Consortium Presented by John F. Costello, Jr. Prof. Joseph R. Butler Veterans' Rights Project Veterans Legal Support Center Legal Assistance Foundation The John Marshall Law School (312) 347-8340 (312) 427-2737 ext. 346 email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com Objective of Presentation Provide an overview of veterans benefits; Create awareness of veterans' need for legal assistance; Allow issue-spotting and referral to highest and best resource for assistance; and … Motivate you to answer the call for assistance from our veterans. INTRODUCTION Statistics on Veterans VA Benefits in General Who Is a "Veteran": Basic Eligibility Requirements Overview of Major Disability Benefits Programs Service-Connected Disability Compensation Needs-Based Disability Pension VA and SSA Interplay Benefits for Survivors Overview of Claims Process Attorney Fees Resources for Assistance LAF's Veterans' Rights Project – Legal and Educational John Marshall Law School, Veterans Legal Support Clinic & Center – Legal and Educational Illinois Attorney General, Veterans Rights Bureau – Educational Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago – TBI Screening Q&A Statistics on Veterans Show of hands Veterans Family members of Veterans Statistics on Veterans Of the 25 million veterans currently alive, nearly three of every four served during a war or an official period of hostility. In Cook County there are over 250,000 veterans About 1/4 of the nation's population -- approximately 70 million people -- are potentially eligible for VA benefits and services because they are veterans, family members or survivors of veterans Between 1/4 to 1/3 of all homeless are veterans In Cook County there are an estimated 25,000 to 35,000 homeless veterans Benefits in General United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits range from healthcare, compensation for service-connected disabilities, needs-based pensions, education, vocational training, home loan guarantees, life insurance, and burial and memorial benefits. Certain VA benefits are also provided to eligible dependents and survivors of veterans. Benefits in General The VA benefits system is "paternalistic" In other words, it favor the veteran Reason: service members do not receive workers compensation or disability insurance from the Department of Defense while in military service, and therefore, this system is designed with that in mind Who Is a "Veteran": Basic Eligibility Requirements A "veteran" is defined as a "person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable" 38 U.S.C. § 101(2); 38 C.F.R. § 3.1(d). Who Is a "Veteran": Basic Eligibility Requirements Active duty requirement A "veteran" must have "active military, naval, or air service," includes, inter alia: Full-time service in Army, Navy, Marine Corp, Air Force or Coast Guard Training, if disease or injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty Guard or Reserve only if called to serve on regular active duty Who Is a "Veteran": Basic Eligibility Requirements Character of discharge is important A "veteran" must have been "discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable" Military services generally have 5 types of discharges: 1. honorable discharge (HD) 2. discharge under honorable conditions (UHC) or general discharge (GD) 3. discharge under other than honorable conditions (UOTHC) 4. Bad conduct discharge (BCD) 5. Dishonorable discharge (DD) or dismissal (if officer), Certain administrative discharges by the Department of Defense do not carry a characterization of service, and VA reviews on a case-by-case basis to determine if "other than dishonorable" "personality disorder" – pre-existing condition Recent press stories of this practice Dishonorable, bad conduct discharges, or other conduct may operate as "statutory bar" VA benefits Former servicemembers can seek a discharge upgrade from a Military Discharge Review Board or the Board for Correction of Military Records "discharge upgrades" Who Is a "Veteran": Basic Eligibility Requirements Length of service requirement Before September 8, 1980, there was no minimum length of service requirement to establish general eligibility for most VA benefits. After September 8, 1980, a veteran must have served 24 months of active duty or "full period for which … called or ordered to active duty" to be eligible for VA benefits. Who Is a "Veteran": Basic Eligibility Requirements Wartime versus peacetime service The following are periods of wartime designated by Congress for purposes of VA benefits: Indian Wars – January 1, 1817 – December 31, 1898 Spanish-American War – April 21, 1898 – July 4, 1902 Mexican Border War – May 9, 1916 – April 5, 1917 World War I – April 6, 1917 – November 1, 1918 World War II – December 7, 1941 – December 31, 1946 Korean Conflict – June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955 Vietnam Era - August 5, 1964 (February 28, 1961 if "in-country") – May 7, 1975 Persian Gulf War – August 2, 1990 – date to be determined NOTE: Congress has not enacted legislation that would make the periods covering the invasions of Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury 1983) and Panama (Operation Just Cause 1989) "wartime" service. Certain benefits (ex. needs-based pension) are available only to veterans that served during wartime Overview of Major Disability Benefits Programs Service-Connected Disability Compensation Disability compensation is a monetary benefit paid to veterans who are disabled by an injury or disease that was incurred or aggravated during active service. Needs-Based Pension Pension is a monetary support benefit paid to permanently and totally disabled (not service-connected) veterans with low incomes who served during a defined period of war. Prohibition Against Dual Receipt of VA Compensation and VA Pension Benefits On occasion, a veteran may be entitled to both compensation and pension. The VA is prohibited from paying both benefits concurrently. 38 U.S.C. § 5304(a); 38 C.F.R. § 3.700. A veteran entitled to both must elect to receive one benefit or the other. Service-Connected Disability Compensation Service-connected disability compensation is available where disability claimed was either incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, not the result of willful misconduct, and the veteran's discharge was other than dishonorable, 38 U.S.C. § 1110 The "in line of duty" requirement is very liberal Only a temporal connection to the period of service beginning with induction and ending with discharge is required, 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(a) Example: A soldier that injures a knee while skiing on leave in Breckenridge has just as much right to disability compensation as a soldier that injures knee jumping from helicopter into combat in Baghdad. Service-Connected Disability Compensation 3 Requirements to Obtain : 1. medical diagnosis of current disability 2. evidence of in-service occurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury 3. link or nexus (usually medical evidence) between the in-service occurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury and the current disability Service-Connected Disability Compensation 1. medical diagnosis of current disability Veterans can submit VA or private medical records VA has a statutory "duty to assist" claimant to obtain medical evidence by making "reasonable efforts," 38 U.S.C. § 5103A, which include ordering an examination by a VA physician Service-Connected Disability Compensation 2. in-service occurrence or aggravation VA places great weight on contents of military personnel and medical records Unit histories Deck logs VA is required to consider lay evidence Veterans own statements describing in detail circumstances of injury or event Private medical records Buddy statements Newspaper articles Letters to family / friends Internet resources can be of tremendous value Service-Connected Disability Compensation 2. in-service occurrence or aggravation Lay evidence may be enough when issue relates to observable event (ex. statement of combat veteran concerning bullet wound), but if circumstances raise a medical issue then medical evidence is required (ex. "triggering event" for post traumatic stress disorder). See, e.g., Espiritu v. Derwinski, 2 Vet. App. 492, 494-495 (1992). Relaxed evidentiary standards for combat veterans, 38 U.S.C. § 1154(b), requires VA to accept veteran's lay statement if event: (1) occurred while "engaged in combat with the enemy;" (2) statement is "consistent with the circumstances" of such service; and (3) there is not "clear and convincing evidence to the contrary" Service-Connected Disability Compensation 3. Evidence of Link or Nexus 5 ways to establish service connection 1. Direct service connection – medical evidence 2. Aggravation – medical evidence and presumption of soundness 3. Statutory Presumption 4. Secondarily service connected 5. Section 1151 and FTCA claims VA must consider all 5 ways, Schroeder v. West, 212 F.3d 1265 (Fed Cir 2000) Service-Connected Disability Compensation Medical Evidence in General "competent medical evidence" must establish that "it is as likely as not" that current disability resulted from disease, injury, or precipitating event during service. 38 U.S.C. § 5107(b); 38 C.F.R. § 3.102. referred to as "benefit of the doubt" standard In other words, a 50% chance "competent medical evidence" can come from Letter or statement of VA or private physician Evidence in veteran's service medical records and treatment records Evidence in medical textbooks, treatises or journals Medical evidence not required if nexus is presumed Chronic disability diagnosed in service, 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a) Disability presumed to be service-connected is diagnosed within presumptive period following service, 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.307(a); 3.309 Service-Connected Disability Compensation Direct Delayed Direct Service-Connection An event in-service caused the veteran to suffer a disability or disease many years later, 38 C.F.R. § 3.303(d) Hearing loss due to noise exposure Arthritis due to trauma PTSD due to XYZ Chronicity, 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(a) If veteran was diagnosed with a chronic disability while in service and currently suffers from the same chronic disability, then the VA assumes the connection. Arthritis – a/k/a - you try humping around a 100 pound rucksack Myelitis – spinal cord inflammation linked to exposure to wet or cold Continuity of Symptomatology Shown through military or service medical records that condition diagnosed or manifested during service, or demonstrating by medical opinion that in-service event caused current condition Service-Connected Disability Compensation Aggravation Veteran shows worsening of pre-existing condition due to military service Must be more than the natural progression of a condition Certain disabilities cannot be service-connected if the result of, for instance, "congenial or developmental defects" or "personality disorder and mental deficiency." 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.303(c); 4.9; 4.127. However, veterans are presumed to be in "sound condition" at induction to military service, unless otherwise noted in induction examination, 38 U.S.C. § 1111; 38 C.F.R. § § 3.304(a,b) Presumption of "sound condition" can be rebutted only by "clear and unmistakable evidence" VA Gen. Coun. Prec. 3-03 (July 16, 2003) Service-Connected Disability Compensation Statutory Presumption Congress has determined that certain disabilities and conditions are presumed to be related to military service Chronic diseases: manifested within defined period of time, 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.307(a)(3) and 3.309(a) Tropical Diseases: manifested within defined period of time, 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(b) Prisoners of War: manifested at any time, 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(c) Persian Gulf Veterans: manifestation of "undiagnosed disability," 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(b) Radiation-Exposed Veterans: 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.309(d) and 3.311 Agent Orange: 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.309(e) and 3.313 In other words, these presumptions relieve a qualifying veteran with a qualifying condition from the obligation to show a nexus between service and the condition. Service-Connected Disability Compensation Secondary service-connection If a service-connected condition causes or aggravates a second condition, then that second condition is treated as also service- connected, 38 C.F.R. § 3.310 Compensated just like original service-connected condition Examples: depression as a result of physical impairment, hip condition as a result of knee condition, etc. Service-Connected Disability Compensation Section 1151 and FTCA Claims If disability or disease was caused by VA medical treatment or vocational rehabilitation, then that disability or disease is treated "as if" connected to service, 38 U.S.C. § 1151 – legal fiction Also potential for Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) cause of action, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680 Must file administrative claim with VA prior to filing suit in U.S. district court, 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a) administrative claim must be filed within 2 years after claim accrues, and U.S. district court lawsuit must be filed within 6 months of determination on administrative claim Service-Connected Disability Compensation Once a condition is found to be service-connected, a percentage of disability is assigned for compensation purposes. The diagnostic code (DC) for the condition and the evidence of symptomatology determine the exact percentage assigned. See 38 C.F.R. Part 4. Description of Benefit Disabilities are rated on a percentage scale and monthly awards determined according to assigned percentage. Percentages range from 10% to 100%, and monthly awards range from $115 to $2,471 per month. CONTRAST with Social Security Administration – disabled or not Veterans may be entitled to a 100% rating where veteran is unable to engage in substantially gainful occupation – termed total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU or IU), 38 C.F.R. § 4.16 Veterans may be entitled to special monthly compensation amounts for certain severe disabilities. Examples: Aid and Attendance Housebound Needs-Based Disability Pension 5 Basic Eligibility Criteria 1. Veteran must be discharged under other than dishonorable conditions 2. Veteran must have served during a "war-time period" 3. Veteran must have limited income and net worth ~ "needs test" 4. Veteran must be permanently and totally disabled Need not be service-connected 5. Disability cannot be the result of the veteran's "willful misconduct," examples of which include substance addictions and venereal diseases. 38 C.F.R. § 3.1(n), 3.301(b). However, exceptions exist if what would ordinarily be attributable to willful misconduct is secondary or caused by another service-connected disability. 38 C.F.R. § 3.301(c)(2),(3). For example, lung cancer due to smoking might be covered if that substance addiction was deemed to be secondary to service-connected post traumatic stress disorder. Arguments have been made that the substance addiction was a form of "self medication." Needs-Based Disability Pension Determining the Monthly Benefit "Needs Test" - veteran's "countable income" cannot exceed the Maximum Annual Pension Rate (MAPR) Amount of MAPR varies depending on number of dependents and need for services 2007 MAPR for single veteran is $10,929 Monthly payment = (MAPR – countable income) / 12 VA and SSA Interplay A veteran can receive Service-Connected Disability Compensation and SSDI concurrently – there is NO offset However, a veteran cannot receive Needs- Based Disability Pension and SSI concurrently – there is an offset Practice Pointer for Low Income Clients: VA pension rates are much more generous than SSI rates Benefits for Survivors Main Benefits Programs for Survivors: Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Service-Connected Paid to dependents of veterans whose deaths were caused by service- connected conditions, 38 U.S.C. § 1310, … or … Paid to dependents of veterans that received / were entitled to receive disability compensation for a defined period of time prior to death, 38 U.S.C. § 1318(b)(1,2,3) Death Pension Non-service Connected Needs-based pension with eligibility criteria for survivors similar to that of the eligibility criteria for veterans disability pension – "wartime" service and low income However, the MAPR for survivors is much lower than the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) for veterans, and the MAPR for a surviving spouse is only $7,329 Burial and Memorial Benefits Overview of Claims Process Procedure on Claim for VA Benefits VA Regional Office (VARO) 58 VAROs in U.S. – at least one in each State plus DC, Puerto Rico and Phillipines For Illinois: Chicago VARO at 2122 W. Taylor (Damen & Taylor) Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) Timeline: substantive appeal must be filed within 60 days of the mailing of the SOC or within 1 year from the date the VA mailed its decision, whichever is later United States Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims (CAVC) Timeline: notice of appeal must be filed within 120 days after the BVA mailed its decision United States Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit United States Supreme Court Overview of Claims Process Overpayments Any time the VA determines that a monetary payment made to a claimant is in excess of what should have been paid, a debt is created. Debts of this type are commonly referred to as overpayments. VA is aggressive in collecting debts. 2 methods to assist claimants facing overpayments: Dispute the existence or amount of the debt Request waiver of collection of the debt Attorney Fees Crippling lack of attorneys representing veterans…Why? Economic Disincentives… History of VA regulation of attorney fees 1862 – 1988 attorneys could only charge $10 (at risk of imprisonment) 1988 – 2007 attorneys could not charge fee at initial administrative levels, but could charge "reasonable fee" for advocacy after BVA denial (after 2nd stage of administrative process) Attorney Fees Result… Crippling lack of attorneys represent veterans Less that 100 coast-to-coast Veterans Service Organizations fill the gap and provide assistance Disabled American Veterans, Amvets, American Legion, Military Order of the Purple Heart, etc. About ½ of veterans seeks benefits from the VA pro se Veterans with some kind of representation receive, on average, $6,225 more per year than unrepresented veterans Attorneys can make a Tangible Impact Attorney Fees Effective June 20, 2007…Public Law 109-461 The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, which provides that claimants may hire an attorney earlier in the claims process. Attorneys cannot charge fee at initial administrative level Attorneys can charge a "reasonable fee" – 20% is presumptively proper –after Notice of Disagreement (NOD) is filed (after 1st stage of administrative process) repeal bill pending in House of Representatives? Powerful lobby believes there is no need for attorney involvement Proposed regulations for attorney accreditation (i.e., testing) pending…still awaiting final regulations Legal Assistance Resources Department of Veterans' Affairs www.va.gov Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs www.state.il.us/agency/dva Illinois Attorney General, Veterans' Rights Bureau www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights/veterans.html LAF Veterans' Rights Project www.lafchicago.org Veterans Legal Support Center & Clinic, John Marshall Law School (VLSC) www.jmls.edu/veterans National Veterans' Legal Services Program (NVLSP) www.nvlsp.org Publishers of Veterans' Benefit Manual, which is a recommended resource for advocates practicing in the area of veterans' law. 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'Oliver Sacks is a perfect antidote to the anaesthetic of familiarity. His writing turns brains and minds transparent' Observer How does the brain perceive and interpret information from the eye? And what happens when the process is disrupted? In The Mind's Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities: the capacity to recognize faces, the sense of three-dimensional space, the ability to read, the sense of sight. For all of these people, the challenge is to adapt to a radically new way of being in the world -- and The Mind's Eye is testament to the myriad ways that we, as humans, are capable of rising to this challenge. 'The Mind's Eye is about the possibility of recovery and the inexorable decline of the ageing individual. From this collision of incompatible truths, tragedy is made ...making this Sacks's most powerful book to date' Sunday Telegraph 'Packed with wisdom, humour, extraordinary human stories and reflections on how we all perceive the world ...He ends with a brilliant discussion of blindness and the ways in which blind people develop visual concepts.Heartily recommended' Reader's Digest
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George Hamilton-Jones, from our Charing Cross Road shop, celebrates the return of William Gibson with The Peripheral, which should delight fans of his early futuristic works, such as Neuromancer.
Rob Ryan reveals how he put together his stunning paper-cut and screen-printed illustrations to create his latest book, The Kingdom Revealed.
Andrew Wilson, author of Ukraine Crisis: What It Means for the West, highlights the issues that matter about the Kiev Uprising and Russia's response.


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Andrea is a rare mix in the design field; she seems to be able to pass simultaneously from architect, to designer, to artist with great ease and skill. I loved watching Andrea's calm working methods and I think it is reflected in her finished work. Andrea drew the EARTH card and she had a subdued approach to it, looking for color inspiration in subtle ways. The green grass insets concerned the judges with its slightly impractical care and they are right, but I love when there is an impractical addition to a room. It requires a lot more focus from the housekeeping department, but I'm sure the guests would appreciate the effort. At this point of the game, with this much talent, it is really hard to tell who will have the TOP DESIGN. Three left, stay tuned.


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Skeptical Inquirer
Skeptical Inquirer is the official journal of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Six times per year Skeptical Inquirer publishes critical scientific evaluations of all manner of controversial and extraordinary claims, including but not limited to paranormal and fringe-science matters, and informed discussion of all relevant issues. In addition to news, articles, book reviews, and investigations on a wide variety of topics, Skeptical Inquirer has a stellar stable of regular columnists including Joe Nickell ("Investigative Files"), Massimo Polidoro ("Notes on a Strange World"), Massimo Pigluicci ("Thinking About Science"), Robert Sheaffer ("Psychic Vibrations"), and SI managing editor Benjamin Radford's reader-driven ("The Skeptical Inquiree"). Yale University neurologist Steven Novella, M.D., founder of the New England Skeptical Society and executive editor of the Science-Based Medicine blog, contributes a new "The Science of Medicine" column, and contributing editor Kenneth W. Krause adds a regular science column, "ScienceWatch."
Why We Are Unmoved as Oceans Ebb and Flow
by Paul Quincey
Volume 18.5, September / October 1994
If you think your body might be feeling the forces that cause the tides, think again.
A Celebration of Isaac Asimov: A Man for the Universe
by Carl Sagan
Volume 17.1, Fall 1992
Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age. Like T. H. Huxley, he was motivated by profoundly democratic...
Subliminal Tapes: How to Get the Message Across
by Brady J. Phelps and Mary E. Exum
Volume 16.3, Spring 1992
Pseudoscience is alive and well. One reason for this is that members of the scientific community do a poor job...
The Cargo-Cult Science of Subliminal Persuasion
by Anthony R. Pratkanis
Volume 16.3, Spring 1992
Imagine that it is the late 1950s-a time just after the Korean War, when terms like brainwashing and mind control were...
Subliminal Perception: Facts and Fallacies
by Timothy E. Moore
Volume 16.3, Spring 1992
Can the meaning of a stimulus affect the behavior of observers in some way in the absence of their awareness of the stimulus?
Magic Melanin: Spreading Scientific Illiteracy Among Minorities
by Bernard Ortiz De Montellano
Volume 16.2, Winter 1992
Afrocentric beliefs include a range of tenets. One of the fundamental ideas is that Egypt is the source of civilization...
Multicultural Pseudoscience: Spreading Scientific Illiteracy Among Minorities
by Bernard Ortiz De Montellano
Volume 16.1, Fall 1991
There is general agreement that minorities are underrepresented in science and engineering...
A Field Guide to Critical Thinking
by James Lett
Volume 14.4, Fall 1990
There are many reasons for the popularity of paranormal beliefs in the United States today, including:
Why We Need To Understand Science
by Carl Sagan
Volume 14.3, Spring 1990
Ignorance of science threatens our economic well-being, our national security, and the democratic process. We must do better.
Controversies in Science and Fringe Science: From Animals and SETI to Quackery and SHC
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Volume 12.1, Fall 1987
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I've never had an interest in Screeching Weasel, as I don't listen to punk music that comes off like it was meant to be the soundtrack of a straight-to-video film about kids rollerblading in a shopping-mall parking garage. I listened to Boogadaboogadaboogada! a few times (primarily just so I could s ... More >>
Like a lot of newcomers, Jason Hicks was a bit flummoxed by his first visit to the Shadow Tree apartments last year. The complex, just a short stroll off East Colfax in Aurora, is home to a growing number of refugee families, relocated from places like Nepal and Burma and Somalia. It's a population ... More >>
Shoppers at the Colorado Mills Outlet Mall in Golden will soon have several new dining options to choose from: The food court is slated to open three new restaurants next month. See also: Jeff Osaka on ramen mania, his ramen pop-up and Osaka Ramen, his new restaurant
We'd both been to some pretty amazing comedy festival setups ranging from Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon to the now defunct HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado and we both agreed that Denver deserved a truly sustainable festival that would be uniquely "Denver." We thought ... More >>
From Yves Saint Laurent's couture homages to Mondrian, Matisse and Braque to Yayoi Kusama's dotty collection and shop environments for Louis Vuitton, high fashion and fine art have long been entangled. It's a mutual admiration club you can wear on your body -- if you can afford it -- that raises the ... More >>
While previous summers have given comedy fans a handful of semi-decent shows to look forward to, this August is so packed with top-shelf talent that it's difficult to limit a list of the highlights to just ten shows. In the month ahead we have two female comedy duos, two local festivals, a bit of fo ... More >>
As the sun continues to heat up Denver, womenswear is heating up the streets. One of the bright spots we spotted this week was Lauren Jestes, a local technical writer and fashionista. Read on to discover her favorite accessories, where she shops, and who inspires her personal style. See also: - Wom ... More >>
It's ironic that nearly all the businesses mentioned when we named Tennyson Street the best neighborhood shopping district in 2011 have left the block or closed their doors (see the link below), including some that were strangled by prolonged street construction in the heart of the district. But now ... More >>
Sometimes getting caught for one crime leads to the discovery of other far-worse ones. That appears to be the case with Joel White, a youth soccer coach from Missouri. White was busted at the U.S. soccer team's World Cup-qualifying match at Dick's Sporting Goods Park for allegedly swiping jerseys a ... More >>
Some people look good even when they dress down. That is the case with health care worker Erin Orland, who says we spotted her on "an off day." Continue reading to discover her style mantra, what her favorite accessory is and how some "seedy people" have inspired her life, just not her fashion. Se ... More >>
It's been an exciting NBA regular season for a lot of reasons, including the Miami Heat's 27-game winning streak and the epic battle between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant for the scoring title. But don't overlook the Denver Nuggets, who had one of the best season's in franchise history. The team ... More >>
The 2013 Best of Denver issue is on stands now, and in its 196 pages you'll find Westword's picks for the best people, places and services in Denver. Along the way, we asked you to nominate and then vote for your favorites online, via paper ballots and through text messages during a poll that lasted ... More >>
Fashion is never finished. For many, the new year signals the start of a cycle of goals dedicated to self-improvement and personal passions. One of those individuals is Erika Gamez, a student at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and a violinist whom we spotted in Writer Square because of h ... More >>
Resort 2 Kindness -- a nonprofit committed to making a difference through random acts of kindness -- will host Trucks for Pups, a food-truck gathering benefiting local dog-rescue centers, from 4 to 7 p.m. today in the parking lot of Petco at 8100 West Crestline Avenue in Littleton.
Our post about Rachel Maddow's takedown of Mike Coffman over his recent birther comments spurred lots of vituperative debate in the comments section. Here's the view of a reader who feels that laughing off Coffman's comments or dismissing him as a fringe character are the wrong tactics.
How much respect are the Nuggets getting going into the playoffs? Well, the NBA.com video recap of last night's key victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder (it's on view below) is dominated by great OKC plays, including Kevin Durant's epic posterizing of JaVale McGee. But if the Nugs can take care of ... More >>
How can Denver be in the playoffs and still be a national laughingstock? This morning, NPR opened a half-hour segment by noting that the Broncos have 120-1 odds against making the Super Bowl, with the host wryly noting that this fact probably won't prevent some Tim Tebow fans from betting on them. B ... More >>
Jim RiceLast week, Harvard law nerd John Cochran made what some are calling one of the biggest blindsides in Survivor history by switching allegiances to teammates of the former Upolu Tribe. The move didn't sit well with Denver dispensary owner Jim Rice, who called the rat-faced weasel a cowa ... More >>
Jim RiceAfter weeks of everyone deservedly picking on nerdy law student Cochran for being a scrawny weakling ginger that didn't contribute much of anything to the team (including this medical marijuana critic), he finally snapped like a freckled twig and completely changed the game for Denver ... More >>
PortisheadPortishead (due Thursday, October 27th, at 1stBank Center) wasn't the first band associated with the aesthetic of trip hop but it is the most commercially successful with major hits in the 1990s. The thing that made the band so remarkable was that the sound it crafted wasn't one tha ... More >>
Jim RiceLast week, Jim Rice ended up as the hero for his Savaii Tribe after pushing his team to victory in the elimination challenge. This week, though, the role of tribe savior was usurped by his team mate, veteran Ozzy.
Jim Rice.Last week on Survivor, we were given a glimpse at a potential power struggle in the Savaii Tribe orchestrated by dispensary owner Jim Rice. This week, his plan was put to the test and our local guy came out on top -- for now.
Tonight's episode of Survivor got off to a quick start for local medical marijuana dispensary owner Jim Rice, who crafted some pretty big shake-up moves for his tribe within the first two minutes of the episode. Even if it was just with powerless Harvard law nerd Cochran.
Even now, 62 years old in the church that is his second home, Reverend Larron Jackson can split his life easily into three separate metaphors. Those words, in turn, found their way into the title of his recent autobiography, The Ghetto, the Gridiron and the Gospel, a painfully honest if not quite te ... More >>
Jim RiceLast week, America was introduced to Jim Rice, former Wall Street suit-turned-poker player-turned-Denver medical marijuana dispensary owner. Jim Rice "survived." And while he quickly became somewhat of a focal point of that episode for causing waves, Rice played it cool this week and positi ... More >>
This is one. Nine more suggestions for that Tebow billboard are below.As if losing to the Oakland Raiders at home on the first Monday Night Football nightcap of the year wasn't enough humiliation, the Denver Broncos are a laughingstock again today in the sports world because of a plan by a gr ... More >>
Jim RicePosing in front of 20 pounds of marijuana got High Level Health/Discount Medical Marijuana owner Jim Rice on Survivor, but strategic moves and a bit of politicking kept him in in, at least through tonight's first episode.
Oh, yes. This year will be epic.Everyone's had their ass kicked at some point, whether in a Final Four pool or in a fantasy league, by the girl who couldn't care less about whatever sport the betting relates to and instead picks winners based on team colors, mascots or how her hair would look ... More >>
Shawn Merriman.Shawn Merriman, aka the Mormon Madoff, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in December 2009, earning a twelve-year sentence for Ponzi scheming that allowed him to amass an amazing collection of classic cars and more. This Saturday, Merriman's playthings go on the block. The photos of ... More >>
In many of the stories about the roof collapse at the Dallas Cowboys practice bubble over the weekend (seen vividly in the video above), special teams coach Joe DeCamillis is identified as the son-in-law of former Cowboys star Dan Reeves, as if that's his principal claim to fame. But if DeCamillis' ... More >>
The Bell Tower is the most talked-about building in Denver that's yet to be built. Ever since local real estate developer Buzz Geller proposed the strikingly angled 34-story condominium at the corner of Speer Boulevard and Market Street, folks have been buzzing about it -- some grumbling, while othe ... More >>
The Internet, unwieldy and nebulous as it may be, still has a number of defining characteristics. You can uncover trivial facts or basic information in just a few short moments. There's the convenience of email, the power of search engines, social-networking capabilities, maps and directions, free ... More >>
A More Messages blog from January 30 includes an e-mail Q&A with Ward Churchill, who responded to a query about the dropping of charges against one of his supporters over an episode involving Boulder Daily Camera reporter Heath Urie. However, the final section of the communique was temporarily omitt ... More >>
In 1996, Westword published its thirteenth Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that saluted everything from Best Yuppie on a Harley (then-senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who posed for a Banana Republic ad) to the Best New Public Art (Mark di Suvero's still-controversial "Lao Tzu") ... More >>
Ah, 1995: a time when entire Best Of categories were devoted to the O.J. Simpson trial, Bernie Bickerstaff and Dikembe Mutombo were still dominating the sports pages, and Mel's Bar and Grill was still new. Check out the winners from our 1995 Best Of issue after the jump.
In 1994, Westword published its eleventh Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that saluted everything from Best Italian Restaurant (the brand-new Carmine's on Penn) to Best Makeover (the renovated Herb's Hideout) to Best New Arts Venue (the Bug, on Navajo Street) to Best News for Blue ... More >>
In 1985, Westword published its second Best of Denver issue, a celebration of the city that saluted everything from the Best Cheeseburger at My Brother's Bar to the Best Bronco (John Elway, now in his second year with the team), to another future landmark, the Best Addition to the Skyline (Herbert ... More >>
As noted in this week's Message column, Don Howe could be the most aggressive radio executive in recent Denver broadcasting history -- and as a result, he's made plenty of enemies over the years. Among them is radio longtimer J.J. McKay, who co-hosted the morning show on rock-oldies outlet KOOL 105 ... More >>
Circa early 2006, J.J. McKay and Rick "The Coach" Marshall (seen in the foreground of the accompanying publicity shot) were mainstays of KOOL 105's s0-called Kool Morning Krew, and they were doing fine in the ratings. According to McKay, "We were number eight with adults from 25-54, number three for ... More >>


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Jewelry + Metals: Casting
Course No. MET 268-368-468 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Matthew Hollern
As a basic technology in the jewelry and metals field, casting provides the opportunity to explore complex and dynamic form, surface and texture, the organic and geometric language. Technologies and materials from ancient to the cutting edge provide new and exciting possibilities for models, molds, parts. The course will address concepts and technologies of basic waxwork and model making, CAD/CAM, and casting processes to challenge students to apply new techniques and technologies to create work that remains unique to their direction. From fundamental wax carving and found objects to 3D modeling and output to the Solidscape™ 3D wax printer and the CNC milling machine, the course will cultivate new skills and opportunities for the creation of new work. Vacuum, centrifugal, gravity, and rubber mold casting are addressed to provide a range of opportunities for tangible objects. A wide variety of metals, plastic resins, and rubber provide endless possibilities. Readings, essays, and discussion offer the integrated seminar experience. Visiting artists, field trips, and presentations will supplement the activity in the department. Open to sophomore Jewelry + Metals majors and all electives.
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Church's 'Radical Experiment' Shakes Up Ala. City
NYC Police Tightens Security for New Years Eve
Fmr. CIA Spy: Iran Will Use Nukes Against Israel, West
Documentary Sheds Light on Life in Biblical Times
Mark Zuckerberg Named Time 'Person of Year'
Experts: Foreclosures May Hit All -Time High
Study: Half of U.S. Will Be Diabetic by 2020
Four in 10 say 'Marriage Becoming Obsolete'
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Mayo Clinic Home Remedies Save Time, Money
Author: 'Timing' is Everything to Save, Reduce Stress
Giants Beat Rangers to Take World Series Title
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Girl Inspires Community One Can at a Time
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