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On Tuesday, various reports came out that indicated the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will have a 5.7-inch 2560 x 1440p QHD display. The current Galaxy Note 4 already has a 1080p display and it's hard to imagine anything more crisp. This would make the Galaxy Note 4 screen 515 dots-per-inch. Can the human eye really tell a difference between a screen that is 400 dpi and 515 dpi? In most cases, no. However, it is still quite an achievement to pack all those pixels on such a small screen.
"The Galaxy Note 4 will also have an even brighter screen that the Galaxy Note 3," Los Angeles Industry Analyst Paul Mueller tells us. He says the screen is like a larger Galaxy S5 screen, but only bigger. Mueller also says that like the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy Note 4 will be dust resistant. However, there were conflicting reports of the casing.
Some sources state that the Galaxy Note 4 will have the same rubberized plastic texture of the Galaxy Note 3, which isn't actually that bad compared to the pure plastic cheapness of the Galaxy Note 2. However, others believe that the new Note will have an aluminum and glass casing like the iPhone 5s. Mueller tells us that the design has not been finalized yet.
The Galaxy Note 4 is expected to feature Samsung's new octa-core Exynos 5433 chip, while variants released in the United States, Korea and Asia will most likely feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor. The Note 4 will likely have 3GB of RAM, just like the Note 3.
The Galaxy Note 4 likely will run Google's Android 4.4 KitKat mobile operating system, although some rumors have claimed that it will arrive with the next version, expected to launch as Android 5.0 Lollipop. This likely will be skinned with Samsung's TouchWiz user interface, which has only become better in the past couple years.
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It's over 100 pages and it's a little ponderous to read. Here's a snapshot of the Pima County Audit for your digestion( or indigestion). A listing of the MTCVB Board will follow soon. It's up to them to see if this gets fixed and get rid of the Walker/Vaughan tandem.(at left on their Scottish Golf Vacation with one of their vendors)
Here' s the complete report: http://pima.gov/Administration/MTCVB_audit/bd-mtcvb.audit.report_20110712090644.pdf
Tale of the Tape – Stats on Tourism Growth
The ten-year recent period of 1999-2008 was selected, just before
the precipitous drops that occurred across the state in 2009. Here
are the results.
1. Arizona's total travel spending for the period grew 41.4
percent, from $13,071billion to $18,480 billion dollars.
2. Maricopa County's travel spending percentage of growth
exceeded that of the state with a 49.7 % increase, from $7,779
billion to an estimated $11,642 billion.
3. Pima County's tourism expenditures experienced a
significantly less robust estimated growth rate of only 21.8
percent, from $1,725 billion to $2,101 billion.
This time period was during the boom days. Before global economic meltdowns, SB 1070s, etc. Pima County lost significant market share during the tenure of the Walker/Vaughan. They were funded anywhere between $6-$10 million per year. They also get paid $180,000 and $230,000 respectively. That's some serious money. Serious money for bad results. Time to go, gents.
Dear Editor, Your headlines seemed like a dream come true: "Lower tax, few cuts in county budget" [Arizona Daily Star 4-28-09], declaring a "drop in property taxes" for a "total budget … down $6 million…"
Not explained is that the $6 million dollar "reduction" is offset by an increase of almost $22 million in the total property tax levy amount, from $399 million in 2008-09 to $421 million in 2009-10. A more accurate headline could have read "County to collect over $15 Million more from the taxpayers!"
This is because increase assessed values counters any real reduction in taxes. This year's current tax rate is based on $746 Million in increased primary property assessments for 2007 — figures derived before the recession hit. Our property is being over-valued and over-taxed. Last year, Supervisor Ann Day and I submitted an alternative budget to the Board majority. In our introduction we explained:
"[W]hile the Primary tax rate decreased from $4.072 to $3.602 between 2002 to 2007, the amount of revenue collected by the county increased by over $70 million dollars…"
Your newspaper had clarified this in an article [10/22/08] with the headline: "Though tax rate dips, we're all paying more." The article explained how, even with the drop in tax rates:" taxpayers are paying twice as much in property taxes as they did a decade ago."
Equally ominous is the hidden long term and ever increasing debt. Our debt service has jumped this year by $10 million to a total of $110 million dollars, which currently makes up over 37% of our primary property taxes. And Pima County's debt is going up with non-voter approved debt through "Certificate's of Participation." In fact, Pima County's current outstanding principal debt is almost twice as large as all other Arizona counties debt combined ($757.6 million vs. $339.7 million). Next year the county wants a $500 million dollar bond sale next year for our Wastewater Department. Who do you think gets to pay these debts?
And speaking of other debt obligations, University Physicians at Kino Hospital is now asking for an extra $30 Million dollar subsidy, with up to $39 Million in each of the next five years (even though the original agreement assured decreased payments and self-sufficiency). But as the county reduces support for the cost of health screenings, the County Administration increases its budget by $2.7 million. While we increase fees for our children to play in county parks, this same budget increases Economic Development subsidies by an extra $14 million.
This raises the question of "sustainability" – a term used often with regards to the environment, but which should apply to our taxpaying citizens.
Because as we continue to bleed our taxpayers dry by continuing to raise taxes and fees on everything without a mandatory cap, the number of homeowner's facing foreclosure remains at record levels in Pima County. We need to learn to live within our means rather than attempting to instill false impressions about "rate reductions." But to do so, we need to have an honest accounting of our revenues and expenses.
There are three steps that could be taken immediately to help in the process:
1. We need the majority on the Board to stop refusing to appoint their representatives to the outside Citizen's Budget Advisory Committee. Other people without a vested interest in the growth of government need to make an objective review of the Pima County budget. Since 1997, the Board has never allowed this committee to have a quorum.
2. There needs to be at least three public meetings on the budget, preferably at night – not just one meeting, scheduled for Tuesday morning, May 19th, when most working people can't attend, in which all departments are superficially reviewed and a tentative budget is quickly adopted.
3. Finally, the county budget should be posted in both the Arizona Daily Star and the Tucson Citizen for the general public to be able to review. We paid TNI over $600,000 last year; we can afford to have their readers see our budget.
There are no legitimate reasons why Pima County government can't be more transparent with the use of taxpayer funds. Perhaps, with a more informed public, deceitful declarations regarding property taxes will be subjected to a bit more scrutiny. One can only hope.
Ray Carroll
Pima County Supervisor
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Twenty-five years back, there were a clutch of prime mantras among the activist set: Growth could be stopped. Cattle-grazing was archaic. Mining was a goner. Developers could be battled to a standstill, and the Pusch Ridge bighorns would tough it out.Today, folks who built below Pusch Ridge adore the foothills wildlife–until it nibbles their bougainvillea. More habitat has vanished from this county than perhaps ever existed in some states. Cows are now seen as bulwarks against bulldozers. As for bighorn sheep, well, somebody figures they might have seen a footprint up beyond those pretty cul-de-sacs sometime back.
Growth has continued at freakish levels, although a crashing real estate market offers some hope. Still, even wayward water supplies haven't truly threatened this juggernaut; the housing industry, along with local government, still huddles under the Central Arizona Project's rippling chimera.
Yet time marches on. And some iconic battles from those days–stopping the UA telescopes on Mount Graham, for example, or blocking developer Don Diamond's Rocking K Ranch exurb–weren't exactly won, but they weren't totally lost, either.
The Mount Graham mountaintop telescopes are nearly due for review by the Coronado National Forest, and UA astronomers may lack the political muscle of yesteryear. Diamond did toss a few acreage bones to Saguaro National Park East, and bankrolled the Rincon Institute to cope with what his avarice had wrought.
Meanwhile, some things have actually improved. Though our fair city has plumped beyond reason, one recent UA analysis reveals that Arizona's population grew by a measly 1.6 percent in the last year, the lowest rate since the blistering recession in the 1990s.
And although we've had decades to ponder the mine tailings south of Tucson ("Manmade Mountains!" one real estate brochure enthused), citizens are tightly organized against a new mine proposed for Rosemont Valley in the Santa Rita Mountains.
So there is reason to hope. Indeed, tempered optimism is raison d'ètre among most conservationists. Among them is Carolyn Campbell, executive director of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection. Campbell's coalition has been knee-deep in prodding Pima County's Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (one true victory-in-progress) down the road to reality.
Since its late 1990s inception as a wildlife-protection blueprint, the project has spent roughly $120 million from a voter-approved bond to purchase or lease more than 160,000 acres.
To Campbell, that 2004 bond–when citizens earmarked nearly $175 million to buy open space–was a turning point. "In Pima County, people have always been working on protecting open space," she says, "and we've had open-space bonds for the last 20 years. But the big difference is the planning and scientific effort that went into this endangered-species project. The open space we targeted was key habitat for particular species, along with connectivity between some of the already preserved areas. So there was a little bit of method to the madness.
"It's why there's still a lot of support from the conservation community, and, I believe, the community at large," Campbell says. "We've had the best available science behind the plan, and not politics. But what is different now is that we have the political will among citizens. Before, it was like beating our heads against the wall."
Gayle Hartmann has also been in the trenches for eons, including a stint on the Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission. She now heads Save the Scenic Santa Ritas, a group fighting the proposed Rosemont mine. Hartmann heralds the addition of Sharon Bronson and Ray Carroll to the Pima County Board of Supervisors. Bronson was elected to the board in 1996, representing District 3; Carroll was appointed to represent District 4 a year later, and formally elected in 1998. Finally, says Hartmann, "there was a majority on the board that was really interested in conservation."
Both supervisors championed open-space preservation, and Carroll has fought the proposed Rosemont mine with a notable vengeance. In 2007, he garnered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Outstanding Achievement award.
Equally notable is a shift among Green Valley constituents in District 4 who support him. "Twenty years ago, Green Valley was always against any type of open space," says Hartmann, "and that's completely changed. I don't know if it's because there are more people there, or if the people there are somewhat different. But his district–although they may be politically conservative in some ways–now seems very concerned about environmental issues."
That concern has been critical in efforts to limit Santa Cruz Valley growth, including the vastly scaled-down Canoa Ranch development. Many Green Valley dwellers have also been bare-knuckle opponents of the Augusta mine.
Another positive change, says Hartmann, "is that we don't have quite as nasty a war between the pro-growth and no-growth sides. To some degree, I guess the pro-growthers won. But at the same time, I think there's a much better understanding of the need to do preservation and see that we have enough water."
Roger Featherstone, a longtime anti-mining activist, has likewise been in the fray for years. Today, he relishes the heat generated against Canadian-owned Augusta Resource Corp., the mining company hoping to gut Rosemont Valley. He's also guardedly cheered about legislation sifting through Congress to reform the despised 1872 Mining Act. This antiquated law gives mining companies such as Augusta near carte blanche in laying claim to public lands.
"Tucson has become a lot more conservation-minded in the last 20 years," Featherstone says, "and I think that really shows in the Rosemont fight. You now have to look long and hard to find anybody who's in favor of that mine.
"People understand," he says, "that Tucson has different values now when it comes to raping and pillaging the land than they did 20 years ago."
Despite that positive shift, says Featherstone, conservationists now face an unexpected foe: themselves. "Twenty-five years ago, when we were all here fighting, we worked really hard, and we had some successes and some real disappointments. But the pace wasn't nearly so frenetic. We had time to sit on a porch at night with buddies and drink beer.
"But now we've really gotten into this 'Alice in Wonderland' syndrome, where we're running twice as fast, and we're still falling behind. I think the conservation community has to take a serious look at the fact that they're working twice as hard and getting a lot less done–with a lot more stress and a lot more unhappiness.
"If I could start a new environmental trend," he half-chuckles, "it would be modeled on the slow-food movement."
So does long and languid dining offer any tantalizing hints for Tucson's environmental future? We'll pop a beer, gnaw a few pretzels and get back to you on that in about 25 years.
Times are tough, we get it. Belts are tightening both in the private sector and at every level of government. In desperate times people (and governments) do desperate things. Today Pima County voted 3-2 to join the City of Tucson and State of Arizona by getting into the highly profitable photo radar business. Make no mistake this is nothing more than a tax on drivers, call is safety, call it law enforcement but we know what's up. The three Democratic Supervisors voted in unison with the two Republicans, Ray Carroll and Ann Day standing up for civil liberties and seeing this new revenue stream as nothing more than a shake down. Surely there are other areas the county could cut back on before joining the speed enforcement bandwagon. We'll put a list of suggestions together for another post.
The good news is, smart people are finding ways around the photo radar systems. I had a talk with Charlie the owner of The Specialist this afternoon and learned that these things have become so bad in Phoenix that innovative entrepreneurs have used GPS technologies to outsmart the cameras. There are products you can buy that sync your GPS into a national database of speed enforcement cameras. My linking up daily even the mobile enforcement vehicles are being uploaded into your GPS system. When you get into the photo speed enforcement zone the unit starts beeping and letting you know to slow down. Seems like a lot of work and planning which could be avoided by simply slowing down but leave it up to good old ingenuity.
These things are getting out of control and based on the comments from the Star's online version the people know what's up.
Oh and if they don't get you with the photo radar or the red light cameras the State will hit you with the new license plate frame law. They ding you $135 for the vanity coveryou got for fathers day that read 'Worlds Greatest Fisherman'. What next, dirty car citations, ridiculous spinning rims tickets, poor gas mileage warnings?
A bit more about photo radar tactics HERE
More-enlightened police forces in North America are aware people do not deliberately speed out of malice or disregard for the law. They realize the majority of motorists speed because of inattention or distraction and that raising awareness is much more effective than punishment in keeping the roads safe.If you travel Interstate 5 in Northern California, you will see a number of electronic signs along the highway at select locations. Wherever the posted speed is critical to safely negotiating a dangerous corner, the highway patrol have installed solar-powered, radar-operated traffic signs. Only instead of the radar taking your picture and mailing you a ticket 3 weeks later, it displays your actual speed immediately so you can slow down in time to negotiate the turns safely. Of course, the highway patrol doesn't make any money from this technology but they do manage to save lives and protect citizens… which after all should be the primary purpose of any police agency.
In less-traveled areas, the California highway patrol employs the same technology effectively using mobile trailers. Called SMART for "Speed Monitoring Awareness Radar Trailers", these solar-powered trailers can be towed wherever they are needed and can be set up in minutes to help motorists slow down. They are extremely effective at making drivers more aware of their speed.
But, of course, Photo Radar isn't about speeding, it's about revenue. And we didn't need this sorry episode in CalgaryAlberta to prove that.
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Here it comes? Correction hits Dubai Financial Market
The DFM General Index, which was up 113 per cent last year on the prospects of the MSCI upgrade of the UAE to emerging market status, fell 5.5 per cent to 4,856 points, its lowest close in a month and biggest one-day loss since August 27.
Khaled Mohammed Hassan Abu Zaher of Fujairah Shares and Bonds Company described the decline as an inevitable correction after gaining 55 per cent so far this year.
"We are witnessing a wave of corrections since last Thursday immediately after the announcement by the MSCI. But I believe that the current correction will diminish its impact in the coming trading sessions and I see that some of the stocks have become very attractive to buy," he said.
The drop made DFM the worst performer among the more than 90 benchmarks tracked byBloomberg globally.
Market analysts did not rule out a further fall as across the Middle East several bourses retreated.
Monday's decline trimmed the DFM's 2014 gains to 44.1 per cent as 18 stocks fell by more than five per cent. Emaar dropped the most since September 3 to Dh9.7, trimming its advance this year to 40 per cent. Deyaar declined to Dh1.31 and Union Properties dropped to Dh2.15.
The MSCI, whose gauges are tracked by investors managing about $8 trillion in assets, on May 14 named companies from the UAE and Qatar, including Emaar, to its developing-markets gauge.
Elsewhere, Qatar fell 1.8 per cent to a three-week low, Saudi Arabia made its biggest drop of — 0.9 per cent — since April 13 and Kuwait slumped to September 2013 levels.
Egypt escaped the gloom, rising 0.6 per cent in its sixth gain in seven sessions to reach a 69-month peak.
The DFM has now declined for four straight sessions, its biggest losing streak in that surge. The drop came in the wake of the MSCI adding nine stocks from the UAE and 10 stocks from Qatar to its emerging market index last week. UAE shares picked up by the index compiler included Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Aldar Properties, Arabtec, DP World, Dubai Financial Market, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emaar Properties, First Gulf Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
Analysts believe the immediate impact of the upgrade would be less significant than many market participants expect, but over the next few years both the UAE and Qatar bourses will see an influx of institutional investors driving a sustained rally.
Khaled Sifri, chief executive officer of Emirates Investment Bank, predicted the upgrade is expected to attract up to $15 billion of new inflows over the next five years from international institutional investors.
A broad consensus among most analysts is that there will be $1.5 billion to $2 billion boost in fund flows into the UAE and Qatar markets together over the next 12 to 18 months. Cairo-based EFG Hermes said it expected around $800 million in such flows to the two markets.
They expect that impact in terms of volume increase on these markets would come from passive investors. The long-term impact will most likely be transformational supported by improved foreign investor participation. Analysts also expect that with the inflow of large funds from foreign institutions, there will be a substantial increase in the market capitalisation on the UAE stock markets.
With the reclassification of the bourses more listed companies in both markets are expected to get the opportunity to raise foreign ownership limits to cope with the growing interest from international institutions.
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Trying to Conceive: Getting Help
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If you have been trying to get pregnant but haven't been successful, when do you look for professional help? What questions do you need answered to determine what's wrong? Amos Grunebaum, MD, medical director of the WebMD Fertility Center, joined us on Oct. 25, 2004, to talk about it.
The opinions expressed herein are the guests' alone and have not been reviewed by a WebMD physician. If you have questions about your health, you should consult your personal physician. This event is meant for informational purposes only.MEMBER QUESTION:
I went off the pill in January and cycles and ovulation had been regular. Then in September we started TTC and no period. So my last period was in August. I think I may have ovulated on Wednesday, but then on Friday and part of Saturday I had a brownish discharge. What is that from?
The most important information to gather when you TTC is whether you ovulate or not. So you need to be clear if it happened, because everything in your cycle points towards whether and when you ovulated. Keeping a temperature chart helps you identifying this all-important information, and it will help you find out why you are spotting or missing a period.
Spotting generally can have many different reasons. They include hormonal issues, polyps, or infections, to just name a few. Having a temperature chart will help you find out more whether it's hormonal or not. And having your doctor examine you will help you find out if it's an infection or something else.
I'm almost certain I did ovulate. I had midcycle pain and clear egg white cervical mucous.
I understand, but the temperature chart is a little more precise. Just pain or EWCM point in the right direction, but a biphasic curve is better.
How does Clomid work for low sperm count on men?
There is a lot of controversy about Clomid for men. Instead of asking, "How does it work" you may first want to ask, "Does it work?" And the simple answer is that there is no sufficient evidence that Clomid works to improve the sperm count. There are no good studies showing it's effective.
I was on Depo-Provera for seven years (since I was 15) and I've been off it now for 18 months. My cycles are irregular, every 17 to 21 days apart, lasting 7 to 10 days with dark to brown blood. Is this normal? And can I still conceive? I'm only 22 years old.
Your cycles are clearly not normal. Normal cycles last around 21 days, and there is normally ovulation with each cycle. So the first thing to do is find out whether and when you ovulate. You can do this (see above) by keeping a temperature chart.
Once you have charted and found out that there is a problem with ovulation, you should see your doctor, do some tests, and find out why you don't ovulate. Once the reason is found you can get treated to make you ovulate and help you get pregnant.
What are some supplements that my husband and I can take in order to increase sperm count and mobility for my husband, and also help with my hormone levels, etc.?
First you should make sure his diet is OK, no alcohol, no smoking, and he is at the best weight. Then there are generally multivitamins and zinc, which can be helpful, and then there are some herbal supplements like FertilAid, which has a product for men and women. This herbal supplement includes all essential vitamins as well as some natural herbs that support fertility.
What about Ovulex and Amberoz?
I just turned 35. I've been trying to have a second child since 1999 with no luck, I've tried Clomid; my husband and I have been tested. We already have an 11-year-old so I know we could make babies. I just don't get what's happening. What are my chances now that I've turned 35?
The first question to answer is, "What's the reason?"
It's unexplained infertility, and yes I'm ovulating. I do the temp thing. And yes to those questions.
OK (should have said that right away). Unexplained infertility is diagnosed when everything seems OK; all tests are OK, and still no reason. Women with unexplained infertility can still get pregnant, but it takes longer. The fastest way to get pregnant with unexplained infertility is IVF. With IVF your chances are over 50% having a baby.
It was so easy with our first on our wedding night while on birth control!
I understand. But all of our bodies change over time and, unfortunately, not always for the better. Good luck!
As far as I know neither of these include a full vitamin supplement. The vitamin supplement helps you replenish you body if it's missing the essential nutrition.


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Metabolic and energy homeostasis play a vital role in governing the cellular pathways. It is important to note that molecular factors involved in these processes are implicated in life-style disorders (diabetes/ obesity), aging and age related diseases (cancer/ neurodegeneration).
One of the proteins that directly link metabolic inputs to various molecular events within a cell is Sir2, which was initially identified in yeast as an NAD-dependent HDAC. Sirutins (Sir2-like proteins) play a vital role in cell survival, DNA damage response, cellular differentiation and aging. We use flies, mice and cell culture systems to elucidate the molecular mechanisms regulated by sirtuins. Importantly, we investigate their functions in metabolic and energy homeostasis and also study their role during aging and age-related diseases such as cancer, diabetes and obesity.
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Banerjee KK, Ayyub C, Sengupta S, Kolthur-Seetharam U (2013) Fatbody dSir2 regulates muscle mitochondrial physiology and energy homeostasis via fat metabolism and IIS, and mimics the autonomous functions of dSir2 in muscles. Molecular and Cellular Biology 33: 252
Lazarus A, Banerjee KK, Kolthur-Seetharam U (2013). Small Changes, Big Effects: Chromatin Goes Aging. Subcellular Biochemistry 61:151
Banerjee K, Ayyub C, Ali SZ, Mandot V, Prasad NG, Kolthur-Seetharam U (2013) dSir2 in the adult fatbody but not muscles regulates lifespan in a diet-dependent manner. Cell Reports 2: 1485.
Banerjee K, Ayyub C, Sengupta S, Kolthur-Seetharam U (2012) dSir2 deficiency in the fatbody, but not muscles, affects systemic insulin signaling, fat mobilization and starvation survival in flies. Aging 4:206
Ramachandran D, Roy U, Ghosh S, Garg S, Pathak S, Kolthur-Seetharam U (2011) Glucose dependent changes in mir-9 transcription regulate the NAD-dependent deacetylase Sirt1 in insulin secreting beta-cells. FEBS Journal 278(7):1167


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Performance Management
Performance Review Meeting Guidelines: During the Meeting (E)
Performance review meeting is important performance management tool that requires preparation and compliance to certain rules. These rules are applying to team leader and his subordinates as well.
Posted: Jan 2012
As it is said in previous article, everybody should come prepared for review meeting. Team leader need to do all necessary preparations for review meeting.
Employee that reports to team leader need to collect all information, conducts necessary analyzing, prepare the report in standard sheets. Reporting employee need and prepare fishbone diagrams and corrective action plans for every key performance indicator that is underperforming.
TL should create an environment that allows an open and honest dialogue, far from distractions of regular daily routine. He/she should ensure there is a two-way process of communication in which the job holder shares perceptions of performance. TL briefly checks and confirms objectives in the performance plan.
Team leader conduct a coaching discussion with the employee, focusing on the specific KPIs. It is necessary to ensure this documentation is complete. TL focuses on major KPIs and KPIs that show to be underperforming on previous review meeting.
TL ensures that reporting employee does most of the talking. Where appropriate, he/she take the opportunity to discuss the job holder's specific KPI related issues. TL record and action any immediate development needs that may be necessary for successful accomplishment of tasks. Leader of the review meeting need to complete and sign appropriate documentation.
The employee that is responsible for particular KPI needs to participate and contribute. He/she shares views on progress done so far on every key performance indicator. Every KPI is reviewed compared to previously set target for specific period. Achievements should be recognized and acknowledged.
For those key performance indicators that are performing below standard it is necessary to conduct further analysis. The route cause analysis, usually in a form of fishbone diagram with additional tabular and graphical expression should be prepared. Corrective action plan (CAP) should be prepared as well.
CAP need to explain further steps in overcoming current problem. Corrective action plan need to precisely cover all aspects:
WHO will conduct activities in correcting the problem.
WHAT will be done, by specifying the desired action.
HOW it will be done, stating necessary action.
WHEN in term of specific deadline.
During the performance review it is necessary to highlight the additional skills and knowledge that are needed in order to achieve Performance Plan. This means that if it is necessary to acquire additional skill or resource, it should be discussed with team leader.
Employee need to listen to feedback on competencies and help identify one or two to focus on for development and to plan to include in next IDP.
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College Hockey:Boston University Takes Over Atop USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll
MINNEAPOLIS — Notre Dame's unbeaten streak came to an end last weekend, and with it the Fighting Irish's run at the top of the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Division I men's poll. Notre Dame, which had been No. 1 for the last seven polls, was supplanted at the top of the rankings by Boston University as the teams switched places.
The Terriers, who beat Merrimack in their lone game of the weekend, earned 33 of 50 first-place votes to place first overall. The Irish received the remaining 17 first-place nods to slip to No. 2 after a split with Michigan. Once again, all 50 voters ranked BU and ND first and second in one order or the other.
Northeastern lost to Massachusetts Friday but remained third in the poll as Michigan zoomed from eighth to fourth. Cornell slipped to No. 5 this week after a loss to St. Lawrence and a tie with Clarkson.
Coming in at No. 6 was Denver, which split with Alaska-Anchorage. The Pioneers traded places with Vermont, which lost its only game of the weekend against New Hampshire.
Up two places to eighth was Miami after a sweep of Bowling Green, while Minnesota dropped four spots to No. 9 with two losses against Minnesota State. Princeton rounded out the top half of the poll at No. 10 with a loss to Yale and a win over Brown.
New Hampshire was up two places to No. 11, followed by 12th-ranked Boston College, which tied Providence Friday; the Eagles were the fifth of five Hockey East teams in the poll's top 12.
No. 13 this week was North Dakota, which split with St. Cloud State, and Yale moved up four positions to 14th with wins over Yale and Quinnipiac. Ohio State, which split with Alaska, was No. 15.
The next two teams in the poll, Wisconsin and Minnesota Duluth, split last weekend's series, while another WCHA team, Colorado College, was 18th after a bye week. Dartmouth was No. 19, having beaten Rensselaer and tied Union, while St. Lawerence entered the poll at No. 20 after wins over Cornell and Colgate.
Dropping out since last week was Air Force.
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Media-savvy Franciscans raise $250,000 in 30 days
Friars raise funds via social media to repair St. Francis' cell
Picture: Kickstarter.com
April 16, 2014
Bypassing strapped government funding, a community of Franciscan friars in Rome was able to raise more than a quarter of a million dollars in 30 days through the crowd-funding platform, Kickstarter.
The Franciscans in charge of the Church of St. Francis at Ripa will be using the money to restore the darkened, crumbling cell where St. Francis of Assisi stayed during his visits to Rome.
More than 1,100 people, mostly from the United States, contributed to the Franciscans' Kickstarter account, raising $130,000.
Organizers said the largest donation ($20,000) came from William Doty, the son of Catholic philanthropists, the late George Doty and his late wife, Marie, of New York City. While most donors were from the United States, contributions also came from Italy, the UK, Singapore, Dubai, Russia and Latin America.
The Franciscans turned to private donations through Kickstarter as a way to let people from around the world get involved in the project. They also didn't want to approach the state for funding because they preferred scarce government funds be earmarked for needed social programs.
Catholic News Service posted the story about the restoration project and the need for funding in mid-March — about half-way through the fundraising campaign. We reached more than 4,000 people with that post, but it was an April 1 article in The New York Times that gave the campaign its most effective fundraising source. Organizers said they got 171 offers and more than $23,000 from the link in the NYT's story.
Work on the room's soot-covered walls, rotting wooden ceiling, scuffed floors and flaking frescoes will start soon. The Franciscans would like it restored in time for this year's Oct. 4 feast day of St. Francis. His namesake, Pope Francis, has been invited to the restoration's unveiling that same day.
Full Story: Touchdown! Franciscans reach goal with a winning kick.
Source: Catholic News Service
Nuns help people with disabilities live with dignity in India
Often confined at home, Augustinian order seeks to allow the disabled to contribute to society
Activists, priests welcome Right to Information bill
Law will reduce instances of corruption and promote good governance, says priest from Colombo Archdiocese
Cardinal Tagle urges for mercy to be put into action
Manila Archdiocese accepts two US-donated mobile clinics to help care for street children
Misunderstanding, fear of terrorism mars Ramadan in China
Authorizes in Xinjiang have forced halal restaurants to open during the day in Ramadan
Indonesian blood appeal meets Ramadan shortfall
Catholics step in to stem potential shortage while Muslims abstain from donating during holy month


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Brian Thomas DeMarco
Position: G-T
Height: 6-7 Weight: 323 lbs.
Born: April 9, 1972 in Berea, OH
High School: Admiral King
College: Michigan St. (school history)
Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 22 (4446th overall since 1950)


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From Lewis Lapham's introduction to the Celebrity issue of Latham's Quarterly (Winter 2011, p. 16):
In place of the gods who once commanded the heights of Mount Olympus, the media present a repertory company of animated tropes enthroned on a never-ending talk show, anointed with the oil of sweet celebrity, disgorging showers of gold. It doesn't matter that they say nothing of interest or consequence. Neither did Aphrodite or Zeus. Celebrity is about being, not becoming. Once possessed of the sovereign power to find a buyer, all celebrity is royal. The images of wealth and power demand nothing of their votaries other than the duty of ritual obeisance. The will to learn gives way to a being in the know, which is the instant recognition of the thousands of logos encountered in the course of the day's shopping and an evening's programming.


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President Barack Obama signed H.R.
The following is a press release from the Symphony of Southeast Texas:
Save Our Children (S.O.C.), a local non-profit group founded and operated by the Rev. J.D. Roberts and dedicated to teaching youth how to become better citizens in the community, is now offering counseling services for youth in its newly opened Fannin location in Beaumont.
The Anayat House, a medical hospitality home, held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, June 5, at 1025 N. 14th Street in Beaumont to celebrate its new facility.
A gaming ordinance tabled at last week's Beaumont City Council meeting passed unanimously on Tuesday, June 10, with a few changes.
Beaumont Independent School District Superintendent Timothy Chargois and BISD Board of Trustees president Gwen
While the Beaumont Independent School District administration claims they are speaking on behalf of the students of the school district, the students spoke up for themselves at a budget meeting Monday, June 9.
A list of all the proposed RIF positions, as well as a current list of BISD central administration office employees and their salaries, can be found in the attached gallery. ***
Investigators report that one person is deceased after what appears to be an accidental drowning in Port Arthur.
A prostitution sting by officers of the Orange Police Department on June 4 resulted in the arrest of a repeat offender who now faces state jail felony charges, police report.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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NANCY ZAK, of Ironwood, presents the U.S. flag aboard her quarter horse mare, Significantly Custom "Crome," at the start of a horse show hosted by the Spring Valley Ranch Horsemen's Club in 2013. The club will host two all-day shows Saturday and Sunday starting at 8 a.m. each day at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. A special Flag Day presentation is planned for Saturday's show.
IRONWOOD - The Spring Valley Ranch Horsemen's Club will host two all-day horse shows Saturday and Sunday at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood.
Competition begins at 8 a.m. both days. Classes for all levels and ages of riders will be featured, including leadline and walk-trot classes for children, rookie classes for beginners in the show ring and higher levels where exhibitors can earn national breed show points. Both days will include "in hand" halter and showmanship classes, English and western rail, performance, jumping and trail classes.
Saturday's show also features timed speed events.
In honor of Flag Day on Saturday, the show will begin with a special flag presentation. The colors will be presented by Claire Jewess, with her huge Gypsy Vanner gelding, Sir Avano. Jewess sponsored the show in honor of her late father Arvid Anderson, of Ramsay. Sunday's show will honor dads for Father's Day with a special fathers walk only horsemanship class, open to all current and future dads.
The shows will be judged by Larry Kasten, of River Falls, Wis ., and GiGi Bailey-Rahmlow, of De Pere, Wis.
Kasten is a professional horseman with years of experience training and competing in the National Reining Horse Association. He is also retired instructor/dean of the Equine Department at University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Bailey-Rahmlow is an instructor and trainer with World Championships in the American Quarter Horse Association. She has also judged top national and international shows, including the AQHA World Show, the All American Quarter Horse Congress and European shows.
Exhibitors include local residents and horsemen and women from as far as Stephenson, Houghton, Eau Claire and Superior, Wis.
Both shows are sanctioned by the AQHA, the Lake Superior Quarter Horse Association and the Upper Peninsula Quarter Horse Association. Riders can also earn American Paint Horse Association Paint Alternative Competition points or qualify for the Wisconsin Champion Challenge Show or the U.P Equifest Championship Show set for this fall.
Spectators are welcome and there is no gate fee. Concessions will be available.
The Spring Valley Ranch Horsemen's Club is an all-ages club formed by a group of local riders to promote good horsemanship and provide the riders with opportunities for learning experiences, trail rides, fun play-days and camaraderie, a news release said.
For more information, visit springvalleyranch.net.
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Intel's Visualize this interviews Chris Taylor on Demigod
Intel's weekly show "Visualize This!", hosted by Arti Gupta, conducts an interview with Chris Taylor, CEO of Gas Powered Games. The video opens with some new developments in Intel's Graphics Performance Analyzer (GPA), and then moves into talking about how the GPA was instrumental in the development of GPG's "Demigod". See the Video after the […]
Big Machine Design talks about Front Mission Evolved
In a new press release from Maxon, Big Machine Design discusses creating the cinematic for the upcoming "Front Mission Evolved" game. To accomplish the seamless movement of the Wanzers the BMD team used colleagues as stand-ins for the robots, shooting those segments while working out the choreography in realtime. Those performances were then used as […]
Carmack believes iPhone 3GS Can Run id Tech 5
John Carmack of id software, now part of Bethesda, sits down with Toms Hardware to talk about the iPhone 3GS and what can be done with the new OpenGLES2.0 hardware, and he's excited about the possibility. In fact, he proclaims, "now I am very excited about what I can do from a hardware and graphics […]
Online game site Gaikai Video Demo
A live video demonstration of the Gaikai online gaming service is now online, and the results are impressive.
The making of MAFIA II
2K Czech has finished up Mafia 2 and the results are stunning. They sit down with CGSociety to talk about the project and how they brought the godfather era to life. "We are using 3ds Max and ZBrush. The main tool is 3ds Max but for creating the characters or more complex normal maps we […]
ZeniMax, owner of Bethesda Software, acquires id Software
ZeniMax, parent company of Bethesda Softworks, has just announce that they will be acquiring famous game engine development powerhouse id software. Bethesda is well-known for it's Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, while id is famous for it's first-person shooter franchises Quake and Doom. At first glance, id, an almost exclusively first-person shooter dominated studio; and […]
Poke London's augmented reality RubberDuckZilla mini-games
An augmented reality website promotion built around Coca-Cola's new fruit drink Oasis taps into graphic talent from Rex Crowle.
New Sony PSP Augmented Reality Game INVIZIMALS
Novarama has demonstrated a new Augmented Reality creature capture/combat game for the Sony PSP using the Videocamera attachment.
Star Wars: The Old Republic Video Game Cinematic
A new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic was released at E3, showing some fantastic CG renderings and motion tracking work.
Simul Weather v1.2 SDK Now Available
Simul Weather, a C++ library for volumetric cloud data, hits v1.2 and provides realtime access to that data via a lightweight API.
Seasonal Flu vs Pandemic Flu Infographic Game
A new interactive infographic that works as a game aims to teach people about the similarities and differences between the seasonal Flu and the pandemic Flu (Avian, Swine, take your pick). It's an isometric game that borrows alot of it's visuals from infographic theories. Here is a game that allows you to learn more about […]
Render Impostering in Simsville
"Impostering" isn't a new idea in real-time rendering, it's been around for quite some time. To put it simply, it's replacing complex geometry with simple sprites (textures) to reduce the complexity of the scene. If the sprites can be dynamically regenerated upon certain criteria (when the camera exceeds some threshold, usually) or cached locally, then […]


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Finding Fellow Atheists
On The Net
To: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: PA-via_Q_and_A:_Atheism_and_Outlook
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 1:39 PM
Yes, atheism is the main focus of my life. Unfortunately.
I say "unfortunately" because, since there is no such thing as god, there should be no such thing as "atheism."
But here in the Babble Belt, religion is all over the TV, papers, etc. -- In other words, even in the privacy of your own home! I just hate it.
I've only been on the 'Net two weeks now, and it's a delight to know of all the other atheists on it. In my personal, everyday living in Tennessee, I don't know of one.
It's so good knowing people like you are here. Now, I hardly ever even turn on the TV to hear the weather "preached" ("what it will be like when we're going to church tomorrow") and can track tornadoes even better on here with the Doppler any time I want to check on it.
Best Wishes!
P.S. I'm so happy Bill Gates is an atheist, or this thing could have been as bad or worse than TV -- Spam in the Name of the Lord!!!
From: "Positive Atheism" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Subject: Re: PA-via_Q_and_A:_Atheism_and_Outlook
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 1:59 PM
You have yet to receive religious SPAM only because you haven't been on AOL long enough. Believe me: it's out there. That's okay, though; AOL provides you with the "Delete" button for a reason. HotMail is so bad that they've included a function where you can delete your entire Inbox with one fell swoop-- because it's all SPAM! I have yet to give my HotMail address to anyone, but I get eight or ten SPAMs per day in my HotMail account. I wonder how anyone got my address!
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Date: December 11 2012
The arts community was saddened by the passing last week of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC, DBE.
On Tuesday, December 18, the ''arts angel'' will be honoured with a state memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral.
Due to the overwhelming reach of Dame Elisabeth's work in supporting Melbourne's culture, the number of people hoping to pay tribute at the service has been great.
The proceedings will be broadcast live on the screens at Federation Square across the road.
The service begins at 11am, and the family has requested that in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.
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If it's economical transportation you want, you'll be pleased with the 2014 Nissan Versa sedan because of its low price and miniscule appetite for fuel.
The Versa has a sibling vehicle, the Versa Note, that's a hatchback.
The Versa is powered by a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 109 horsepower and is mated to either a five-speed manual, a four-speed automatic or a continuously variable transmission. The latter option yields the highest fuel efficiency, at 31 mpg city, 40 highway, with the former two getting 27 and 36, which still is pretty good.
The Versa comes standard with 15-inch steel wheels, or you may opt for 16 inchers. Fog lights and a rear spoiler are other exterior options.
The Versa has a very basic design, so if you want something that's really sporty looking, you might want to consider other subcompact sedans.
But the Versa's upside is that it has a roomy interior. Four adults can sit relatively comfortably in the Versa, with pretty good head and leg room.
It also has a 14.9 cubic foot trunk, which allows you to haul suitcases or a number of grocery bags.
But as for amenities, the standard list in the Versa is pretty short to keep costs down. A stereo with CD player and air conditioning are standard. But if you want power windows and locks, that's optional. When was the last time you rolled down a window?
The Versa starts at a little over $12,000 and tops out at right around $18,000.
For affordable transportation, it's hard to beat the Nissan Versa.
2014 Nissan Versa: Affordability that's hard to beat
If it's economical transportation you want, you'll be pleased with the 2014 Nissan Versa sedan because of its low price and miniscule appetite for fuel.


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So far the second half of "Revenge" season 3 has a lot of drama and suspense. It doesn't look like things are going to settle down for Emily. According to a March 12 report by Enstars, one character will die and Emily will have a new character stalking her.
Warning: If you do not want to know "Revenge" season 3 spoilers, then stop reading.
It is no secret that by the end of season 3 a major character will die. There are a lot of rumors about who that could be, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Back in November, Josh Bowman, who plays Daniel on the show, told TV Guide that he was pitching his death to producers. However, nothing more was said about it and fans don't know if he was successful or if he will remain on the show.
It has also been revealed that Emily is going to have a stalker. Viewers will meet Detective Brian Hosko, who works homicide cases at the NYPD. He is described as being "clever" and "dangerous." He doesn't trust Emily and it is being reported that he will begin stalking her.
Lately Emily's blackouts have been getting worse and Nolan even asked her to put down the knife, which she didn't seem to realize she had in her hand. She is losing control, acting crazy and is having a difficult time. In the previous episode, she told Nolan that she was going to "kill them all." Will she commit murder? If so, who will be her victim? There is also the question of if she does kill someone, will it be in the midst of one of her blackouts or not?
The next episode of "Revenge" will air on March 16.
Suggested Links
- 'Revenge' season 3, episode 15: Synopsis and spoilers for 'Struggle'
- 'Revenge' season 3, episode 15: Will Emily's new plan backfire?
- 'Revenge' season 3, episode 16: Synopsis for 'Disgrace'
- 'Revenge' season 3: Theory on the cause of Emily's blackouts
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Getting geared up for your next copy project?
Before you pick up your pen (or place those fingers on your keyboard) there's one thing you should always do before you start working at your sales copy; write down the full list of benefits of whatever you're writing about.
If you've developed a good working knowledge of whatever you're writing about, you might be tempted to shrug off this step.
It's especially tempting if you work in a specific niche for a while – it feels like you know all the benefits, so why bother putting them down?
But whether it feels necessary or not, you'd be surprised at how helpful it is to write those suckers out!
The advanced theory on why writing the benefits out is a fantastic idea:
Humans have workable short term memories - but we can only hold so much temporary information in our minds at a time.
I recall reading that humans can only remember a certain number of numbers, phrases or words on their 'read only' memory at any given time (which is why most phone numbers are 7 numbers long.)
So if you have to keep recalling what made "Johnson's Hardware Store" so great while you were trying to write the copy, I suspect you'd keep getting slowed down by accessing your brain for benefits instead of having the list in front of you.
Free up your brain space
Here's what you can do to make your life a bit easier:
Start by writing out all the benefits that come to mind (remember how to tell features and benefits apart?)
Next arrange the benefits in order of how important they are to your customers.
Not what's important to the business owner, not the benefits you like the best, not what your cousin Jim likes – only focus on what's important to the customers.
That's who you're trying to target, remember?
After you've got the benefits arranged, stick it in an easy to access place and have it on hand as you write out the copy.
Not only will this step save you a lot of time when you're writing out your copy, but you'll also save a lot of brain power.
Heck, even if you're not writing sales copy, simply writing out what's on your mind will free up your brain space for other things.


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Apple Crostata
During the early spring, most greenmarkets had little to offer but some root vegetables and various types of apples. With the cool evenings lingering, an apple crostata is a perfect way to enjoy both the apples and the heavenly way the house will smell while the crostata bakes. As a bonus, using a pre-made pie crust makes this recipe a snap
Apple Crostata
- 1 pre-made rolled pie crust (one half of a Pillsbury Pie Crust box)
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 tablespoons of cold butter, cut into patties
- 1 1/2 pounds apples (such as Jona Gold)
Set the pie crust aside to soften a bit so it's easier to roll out.
While the pie crust softens, make the topping: Using a food processor, combine the flour, sugar,salt, spices and butter, pulsing the mixture until the butter has broken down into the size of peas. Transfer to a small bowl and press the mixture together so it forms small clusters. Set aside.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and carefully roll out the pre-made pie crust. It should measure 11 inches in diameter.
Core and peel apples and cut them into large chunks. Place the apples into the center of the pie crust, leaving a border of about 1 to 1 1/2 inches. Evenly fold the border of the crust up over the apples, and top with the crumbled topping. Gently brush the exposed crust with water (optional) and place the crostata into a pre-heated 375 degree oven.
Bake for 40-50 minutes, until the crust is a golden brown. Let the crostata cool for at least 10-15 minutes, or longer if you plan to serve it at room temperature.
Using two spatulas placed at either end of the crostata, transfer it to a serving plate and enjoy.
Serves 6 - 8.


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1. What are Asset Protection Exemptions?
The term "Asset Protection Exemptions" refers to the various assets that are protected by Arizona law from most or all creditors after a judgment or bankruptcy filing. Asset protection and bankruptcy attorneys usually refer to these as statutory exemptions. They are available to any Arizona resident and operate independently from corporation, LLC, and trust laws. Each statutory exemption limits the remedies available to a court when attempting to seize assets from a debtor (the person who owes the money to a creditor).
2. What are drawbacks of relying on Asset Protection Exemptions?
Statutory exemptions fail to provide much peace of mind to someone interested in protecting assets from future creditors. The exemptions are intended to protect essential assets only as defined by public policy. Asset protection planning does not rely solely on statutory exemptions. Some exemptions rely on case law, which is subject to change over time. Many exemptions are Arizona-specific, so persons moving out of Arizona – or beneficiaries who inherit from Arizona residents – may not have the same protections.
3. What are some of the Asset Protection Exemptions?
These are some examples of statutory exemptions in Arizona:
Homestead Exemption
– Up to $150,000 of equity in your primary residence is exempt from creditor claims in Arizona. See A.R.S. 33-1101. The exemption is automatic.
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4. Is life insurance protected by law?
Yes. During the policy owner's lifetime the cash value (investment portion) of a life insurance policy is 100% protected after the policy has been in force for two years. See A.R.S. 33-1126(A)(6). This is a valuable benefit of permanent life insurance that term insurance cannot provide. In order to qualify, the life insurance policy must name a surviving spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, or any other dependent family member as beneficiary.
After the insured's death the death benefit is also fully protected from the insured's creditors in Arizona. See A.R.S. 20-1131(A). The amount of the exemption is unlimited, provided the beneficiary did not also agree to be responsible for the debt. However, Arizona law gives the surviving spouse and children up to $20,000 of claim-free insurance proceeds even if they are also obligated to pay the debt. See A.R.S. 33-1126(A)(1). In other words, if a person dies insolvent but owned a life insurance policy, then a spouse or child can still inherit up to $20,000 of life insurance proceeds free of any creditor claims.
Annuity contracts are treated much the same way as life insurance. The investment component of an annuity is 100% protected after the contract has been in force for two years.
5. Are retirement account assets protected by law?
Yes. Federal law (under "ERISA") protects the assets in a qualified retirement plan. This includes all 401(k), 403(b), and TSA accounts.
Arizona law goes further by protecting the assets in an Individual Retirement Arrangement ("IRA") by statute. See A.R.S. 33-1126(B).
Arizona law apparently goes even further by protecting IRA assets from a beneficiary's creditors after the original owner's death, provided the account is treated as an inherited IRA. This result is supported by an important Arizona bankruptcy case (
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Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D Case design for RC Model Stabilizer Product http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=60789&th=12555#msg_60789 <![CDATA[I am looking for a 3D designer to help in the drawing and prototyping of two light-weight but sturdy cases for an inertial stabilizer for model airplanes. The two cases would be needed to fit two variants of the same board. One variant of the board would have 3 potentiometers on it for adjustment while the other would not, allowing the case to be much thinner in places. The job would involve designing the cases for injection-mold fabrication, but hopefully iterating through 3D printing.

 To preface this, we have had some experience with case manufacturing before. Internally, we don't have any mechanical engineers by trade but we do have a little 3D printing and manufacturing experience between us. Feedback on all design points in terms of look, feel and manufacturability are very welcome!

 Our hope is to make a snap-top case that will encapsulate our PCB without requiring screws, but still hold the PCB very firmly to help mitigate vibration. In light of this, the PCB should also be easy to snap into the case for assembly. The snap top should be simple to secure as well, but should require a screwdriver or similar to remove. Please see the attached drawing for concept details.

 Finally, due to the vibration and orientation sensitive nature of the product, I would ask that in addition to being held down by snaps, the PCB should have a mold of its underside worked into the case to accommodate its bottom components and keep it perfectly level relative to the bottom of the case.

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Despite an increasing number of evidence favoring high fat low carb ketogenic diets as ideal for weight loss and health, they reign as the "black sheep" of the nutrition world. That's the conclusion of Dr. Mike Roussell during a Tuesday podcast.
Dr. Mike talked with podcast host Jimmy Moore, author of "21 Life Lessons From Livin' La Vida Low-Carb: How The Healthy Low-Carb Lifestyle Changed Everything I Thought I Knew," about the science behind low carb diets. He is concerned that because of the prevailing myths around these diets, many dieters who might benefit from the plans never even try them.
In particular, high fat ketogenic diets are misunderstood. Many people think of them as high protein diets. In reality, however, a high fat low carb ketogenic diet features moderate amounts of protein, higher percentages of fats and reduced amounts of carbohydrates.
As for its impact on cholesterol, minimal evidence exists that LDL targets correspond to heart disease risks. Jimmy, who also authored "Cholesterol Clarity: What The HDL Is Wrong With My Numbers," struggled with his own cholesterol until he saw the low-carb light.
How can you benefit from a low carb diet, and where should you start? Dr. Mike notes that you can benefit your metabolism by using a hierarchy.
The first steps: Cut or dramatically reduce foods with added sugars, followed by refined grains. Then start limiting your intake of whole grains and even fruit as you move toward a high fat, low carb ketogenic approach to boost fat-burning and shed pounds faster.
Consumers seem to have gotten the message as more of them are favoring increased amounts of protein, reported the Marketing Daily on Tuesday. More than 50 percent of adults are consciously trying to eat more protein.
In addition to weight loss, consumers view protein as a way to prevent type 2 diabetes, said Melissa Abbott, culinary insights director for The Hartman Group."They look at it for controlling blood sugar, which is really code for satiety and its connection to weight management."
Indicative of the increasing acceptance of low carb diets: Dr. Robert Atkins' weight loss plan that rolled out in the 1980s has become popular again. Dr. Atkins initially was bombarded with skepticism about the safety of the unlimited amounts of protein and fats in his diet.
Now, partly as a result of the weight loss success of celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Sharon Osbourne on the Atkins diet, the low carb high fat (LCHF) diet has become mainstream. In an exclusive interview, Colette Heimowitz, VP of Nutrition & Education at Atkins Nutritionals, told me that the newest version of the Atkins diet reflects the latest research.
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Living with a TBI Patient
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
TBI stands for Traumatic Brain Injury. My Husband has one. Was injured last year. It's getting worse. This is an awful life for him. And since it happened at work, all expenses should be covered by workman's comp. Except... in the beginning we didn't understand how impaired he was. He was still driving to his own appts, still handling his own paperwork.
Now - it's clear how impaired he is. His comp claim is all screwed up because he didn't bother sending in referrals or even answering phone calls when folks called with questions. Now his lawyer and I are left trying to untangle the mess. And he's not getting treatment from some doctors b/c they are not getting paid.
But the really fun part is that he's mad at ME - yelling at ME because I'm not making the appointment he needs. He invariably says he told me "2 months ago" (it's never 2 months ago) that he needed this appointment. He still doesn't have the right paperwork. And have I mentioned that I work a stressful full time job? He's calling me at work to yell at me.
He started the day upset with me because I must have been spray painting. The smell was making him sick to his stomach. I assure you, as I did him, I have not spray painted anything. Not even in this decade. But there was nothing I could say or do to assure him that there was no spray painting being done, the smell was his brain playing tricks on him and he couldn't get really sick from it.
I'm just venting. I try to keep a sense of humor about it. But it's harder some days than others. And I know, truly know that I need this health care improvement for myself. I need to log in and vent. I need to eat healthy meals and exercise to have the strength to manage our lives. So thank you for listening - if anybody reads this...
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Hi there,
I am also a brain injury survivor... I found your blog note when trying to find another group... Thank you for your insight. I can relate to SO much...
How is everything going for you? I hope well... time doesn't heal ALL wounds, but the brain can move forward given enough time and care... it is a fragile thing.
I started a group on here several years ago called Brain Buddies. I have slacked TERRIBLY for several months, and while we are a small group, we are strong of heart... my goal this year is to bring myself back to building this... I would welcome you there if you would be interested...
Wishing you a positive and healthy NEW YEAR!
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Thank you for sharing. My husband also has a TBI and it's been a struggle for us to adapt, especially considering the delayed onset of some of his problems. The biggest problem for us has been his forgetfulness (doctors appointments, taking meds, doing chores) and the change in his personality in the form of frustration and anger.
I was having a tough day dealing with his anger that was directed toward me and I came across your blog. Seeing someone else go through a very similar situation makes the tough times seem not so bad. Thanks again. I wish you and your husband the best of luck with his recovery.
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Oh my goodness! I just logged in to do my daily readings and didn't expect this response. Thank you ALL so much! It felt so good to read your words of comfort, support and advise. As always, today is a better day. We have an appointment today with his neurologist. I was going to try to go into work for a few hours today, but decided to take the day off. Well, not off - I'm going to focus on his paper work, the lawyer, and tracking down records he needs to see another specialist. He only yelled at me once today, so far (LOL) but I could see he recognized that it was inappropriate and he stopped and apologized. That means it could be a could day.
Thank you again. Some of you hit it on the head with understanding the loneliness that comes with losing my best friend to this injury. He's right here - but most of the time it's not him. We call it "alien" when it takes over my husbands body. I have some good friends, I do have a church that I fairly recently joined. There is an online support group that I'm in - but no local resources (I'm sorta in the boonies). But my time is almost exclusively his, as we have not been approved for any nursing care and there is literally no one that can come watch him for me. I leave him alone when I go to work and pray he doesn't do anything that will harm himself. Unfortunately that has lead to many a fall and further injuries...
But as I said - today is a good day. I am thankful for that and for all of you. I beg, really quite literally, for your continued support and friendship.
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Vent all you like! Unfortunately he's no longer the man you married. He no longer has the capacity, or ability to be that man. A lot if people end up divorcing, after violence or accusations of infidelity caused by the brain injury. Good luck in your troubles.
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I'm so sorry for the terrible stress you are going through. I don't know your spiritual condition, but I read and agreed in prayer for what Editor wrote. I do hope you will let Jesus help you carry your burdens. The load will be so much lighter in ways you can't imagine if you are not walking with him already. I have been through a lot of trials and tribulations in this life, and for me, I wouldn't have made it through without the Lord on my side, really good supportive friends, and whatever support groups I could find for my needs at those rough times. I could almost guarantee that there are TBI support groups for family members, as well as groups for caregivers, depending on the area where you live. In any case start ongoing counseling for yourself, even if it's Al-Anon, because the 12 steps really help. I'm pretty sure that some of the symptoms you describe are similar to my ex-husband's alchoholic outbursts. God bless you, dear friend
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Oh my goodness The worst thing I could tell you is my former brother-in-law had this too. I will spare you all details and concentrate on you.
Father, we cannot see the blessings. We can not see the good. We can see, however, you giving Going2B an avenue where she can get support, understanding and prayer. Be with her through this ordeal and let her not lose sight of Your love and care. Bless her and give her strength each day to face tomorrow. In Christ Jesus' name we pray. Amen
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My goodness. Vent all you need to!
I didn't have your situation, but when my son was born, he had a plethora of life threatening health issues. At the time, I had a toddler daughter that I adopted at 2. She had ADHD and Reactive Attachment Disorder manifested when I started being gone a great deal at the hospital. If he wasn't in the hospital, we were driving to doctor appts DAILY! With a hyper toddler, 3 lb infant w cardiac issues on oxygen for hours. Every. Day.
I can't imagine how difficult it must be to care for an adult. On top of that, he can't be reasoned with. On top of that, you get yelled at. On top of that, you work a full time job, maintain a home, and the bills. Then deal with an attorney and an insurance company. And then it's your husband. So you are doing this alone without the help of your best friend. I can only imagine you feel scared and alone. I know you know what I mean when I say that it probably FEELS like having another child. God bless and strengthen you and give you joy.
Please reach out anytime. I am here.
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Oh, honey, do I ever understand! My husband has a head injury resulting in short term memory loss, massive migraines, and inability to articulate his thoughts into words. But, he sure knows how to yell at me when I'm at work!
I have to remind myself ALOT that the head injury is the reason for his anger and forgetfulness. It can be frustrating to say the least.
If you ever need to vent, feel free to send me a message if you want. We spouses need to stick together!
Hope you have a better day!
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That must be so difficult to face. I'm so sorry! I wish that I had some help or advice.
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I can't imagine how hard it must be for you both. Life is so unfair sometimes. Thinking of you and sending hugs xx
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He is grateful for your love.
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Vent all you want this is a very hard time for you and it needs to come out before you talk to your husband later.
Keep your spirits up
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Today family, friends, the city of San Francisco mourn the passing of beloved comedian: Robin Williams.
We had the honor of meeting Williams and share their pain. Williams was 63.
Investigators suspect "the death to be a suicide," according to a statement from the Marin County Sheriff's Department.
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today issued the following statement on the passing of beloved actor Robin Williams:
"San Francisco mourns the profound loss of Robin Williams who inspired us with his comedy and art. His legacy has had a deep and inspiring impact on our City and on our residents.
His ties to San Francisco were deep, having found early success in our City's comedy clubs with his popular stand-up routines and where he was destined to launch a successful career that included starring roles in classic television shows and big screen success including an Academy Award.
Despite his success, he has never forgotten San Francisco. He was a philanthropist who gave generously, and he was a friend of the City.
San Francisco is heartbroken by the tragic loss of Robin Williams who forever changed the world with laughter and joy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this time of mourning."
Your laughter, smile, humor, stellar performances will remain in our hearts always. Thank you for touching our lives.
This is our tribute to Mr. Williams:
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Do not stand at my grave and cry,
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