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This nutrient plays a vital role in bone formation and maintenance, largely by regulating calcium and phosphorus concentrations in the blood.
In children, a shortage of vitamin D can cause rickets, in which bones soften and become deformed. In adults, vitamin-D deficiency can lead to bone loss and fractures triggered by an overactive thyroid.
Natural sources of vitamin D in food are limited to a few items such as liver and fat from saltwater fish, seals, and polar bears, as well as eggs from hens that have been fed vitamin D. For this reason, cow's milk is artificially fortified with 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per quart. Some margarines, too, are fortified. So are some cereals.
Vitamin D is also manufactured by the human body in response to sunlight. This complicates the setting of dietary requirements. People who live in sunny latitudes or spend most of their time outdoors may need no dietary vitamin D, while people at high latitudes who remain cooped up for long periods may need a lot. To further confuse the issue, race and age may play a role: darker skin needs more sunlight to produce vitamin D, and so may the skin of people over 60.
It is also relatively easy to get too much vitamin D. For older people, toxic levels may be less than five times the Food and Nutrition Board's (FNB's) Adequate Intake (AI). (See "Upper Limit," below.) Overconsumption can lead to calcium deposits in soft tissues and irreversible kidney and cardiovascular damage.
Vitamin D and Osteoporosis
Vitamin D supplements, when combined with calcium supplements, have been shown to help prevent bone loss and fractures in the elderly. Some experts recommend daily supplements, especially for people who are past 60, have dark skin, live at high latitudes, or spend most of their time indoors.
Your Daily Allowance
On November 30, 2010, the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) revised its recommendations for vitamin D intake. DietPower has adjusted its Personal Daily Allowance accordingly.
Below are DietPower's old Personal Daily Allowances, followed by the new.
Old Allowances
Formerly, DietPower set your Personal Daily Allowance (PDA) of vitamin D at the FNB's Adequate Intake (AI). (The AI was designed only for people who didn't get "adequate exposure to sunlight," however. DietPower recommended that others read "Revising Your Allowance," below.)
The AI, as measured in the International Units (IU) used on food labels, was 200 for people 0* through 50 years old, 400 for people 51 through 70, and 600 for people over 70. During pregnancy and lactation it was 200 IU.
New Allowances
In April 2011, DietPower's Personal Daily Allowances (PDAs) began reflecting new Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) announced by the U.S. Food and Nutrition Board. The new PDAs, measured in the International Units (IU) used on food labels, are 600 for people 14 to 70 years old, 800 for people over 70, and 600 for females 14 to 50 who are pregnant or lactating. (If you specify that you are over 50 and pregnant or lactating, DietPower sets your PDA at the nonpregnant figure: 600 for age 51 to 70 or 800 for age 71 and up.)
To see whether your DietPower reflects the new PDAs...
...click Help > About DietPower at the top of the software's Home Screen. A dialog will open, showing your DietPower's "build date." If the build date is August 19, 2009, or older, your DietPower is still using the old vitamin D defaults. To see if a later build is available, contact DietPower.
Special Needs
Patients on glucocorticoid therapy may need extra vitamin D.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), children and teens* may also need extra vitamin D, especially if they don't drink at least 17 fluid ounces of milk per day or get regular exposure to sunlight. In October 2008, the Academy announced that it was doubling its recommended daily allowance of vitamin D for children to 400 IU per day. This is the amount provided by most multivitamin supplements. (Note, however, that the Food and Nutrition Board's 2010 recommendations, described above, are now 50-percent higher than the AAP's.)
* But remember that DietPower is not designed for people under 14.
Revising Your Allowance
If your doctor recommends changing your PDA, use the Personal Daily Allowance Editor.
Upper Limit
For teenagers and adults, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of vitamin D is 4000 IU per day. Getting more than the UL may be harmful to your health. (Until November 30, 2010, the UL was 2000 per day. The U.S. Food and Nutrition Board doubled it on that date.)
If a label cites vitamin D in micrograms...
...you can convert them to IUs. See International Units of Vitamin D.
Color Coding of This Nutrient
The vitamin-D bar in your personal Nutrient History is:
blue for "good" if you've logged 100 to 150
percent of your PDA
red for "bad" if you've logged less than 100
percent of your PDA or more than the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
yellow for "caution" if you've logged more
than 150 percent of your PDA
missing if you've logged no vitamin D
In the nutrient profile of a food or recipe, the vitamin-D bar is:
green for "good" if getting your entire PDA
of calories from this item would give you more than 150 percent of your
PDA of vitamin D
magenta for "bad" if getting all your calories
from the item would give you less than 50 percent of your PDA of vitamin
blue for "neutral" otherwise
missing if the amount of vitamin D is either zero or (when the term Vitamin D is grayed out) unknown
How Complete Are DietPower's Vitamin D Readings?
For the 8500 generic items in the Food Dictionary: terribly incomplete. About 95 percent list their vitamin D content as "unknown."
For the 2500 chain-restaurant items: totally incomplete. All list vitamin D as "unknown."
For all 11,000 items combined: terribly incomplete. About 96 percent list vitamin D as "unknown."
To see whether a particular food has a vitamin D reading, open the Food Dictionary and check the food's nutrient profile. If you find a question mark beside "Vitamin D," it means the amount is unknown. (To see all foods with unknown vitamin D readings, click the dictionary's PowerFoods tab and sort the foods by vitamin-D power; then scroll toward the bottom of the list until you see foods with question marks in the "Power Rating" column.)
Vitamin D on Food Labels
Most food labels are not required to report vitamin-D content, but vitamin D-fortified milk and margarine do. They may cite the amount in International Units (IU) or as a percentage of the Daily Value.
The Daily Value for vitamin D is 400 IU. As suggested above, this amount may not be right for you¾it is a gross estimate meant to accommodate most of the U.S. population.
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Medicare and Medicaid were created in 1965. Medicare insures 49 million seniors and people with disabilities, while Medicaid covers 69 million low-income and disabled Americans, including one of three children.
Medicaid is a shared federal-state program, and the federal government covers 56% of the cost. Eligibility requirements vary by state.
Medicare accounts for 15% of the federal budget and is on target to grow at least 6% a year until 2019. The trust fund that pays for hospital insurance is projected to run out of money in 2024. Medicaid accounts for 8% of the budget and is projected to grow at least 7% a year until 2019.
Some money-saving proposals would tweak the programs. Others would privatize them or place them under state control. Last spring, House Republicans passed a plan by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that would replace Medicare with a voucher-like program for people now 54 and younger.
President Obama unveiled a debt-reduction plan in September that would cut $248 billion from Medicare and $72 billion from Medicaid over 10 years. Most of the Medicare reductions would spare beneficiaries in favor of cutting payments to doctors, hospitals, drug companies and insurers.
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One company's name springs to mind when it comes to antivirus products: Symantec. Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is the 800-pound gorilla of antivirus software, on both the Mac and the PC, and NAV 11 proves that reputation is well deserved. This version features a new, more straightforward interface, and a new Vulnerability Protection feature that scans files and images as you download them to ensure they aren't packing viruses or malware. While it's true that Macs are relatively free of viruses, NAV also scans for Windows viruses, of which there are plenty, which means your Mac won't accidentally pass along dangerous files to your Windows-using friends.
Previous versions of NAV were notorious resource hogs, and version 11 addresses that flaw. Scanning my test Mac's roughly 410,000 files (give or take a GIF here and there) had little to no impact on performance. Surfing the Web, checking e-mail, and listening to music with iTunes were as snappy as I'd expect on my 2.16GHz Core Duo MacBook Pro.
Despite the low impact on your system, there will come a time when you don't want a scheduled scan to take place (perhaps you're in the middle of editing a large video file), and that's where the Snooze feature comes in. Before a scheduled scan is set to run, a notification window appears that lets you delay (or snooze) the scan for anywhere from 15 minutes to a day.
NAV took more than three and a half hours to complete the initial scan of my 170GB of data. This is something to keep in mind, since NAV 11 is configured, out of the box, to scan all volumes that you mount on your Mac, including disk images, iPods, Time Capsule volumes, and removable media. You can easily exclude volumes from autoscanning (a good idea for Time Machine disks) or disable this feature altogether. During my testing the scanning didn't interfere with using the attached volume, nor did it report any false positives.
The Auto-Protect function constantly runs in the background, making sure that your Mac's defenses are not breached. When NAV finds a virus (and it found all the test viruses on my system), an alert window appears in the lower left corner of your screen. NAV will repair any viruses it finds and alert you that it has done so. If it can't repair the virus, it whisks that virus into Quarantine, a special folder on your hard drive, where it can't harm your data. Once a file lands in NAV's quarantine, a few things can happen: NAV can attempt to repair the file and remove it if possible; you can delete the file; or, if it was flagged erroneously, you can restore it to its original location.
Speaking of default settings, NAV's defaults are a bit aggressive. The application automatically scans all attached volumes, as noted above, and it also scans compressed files (.sit, .zip, and so on). NAV actually decompresses and then recompresses files on the fly, which makes such scans slightly more resource intensive. If this default is unchecked, NAV will immediately scan the files when they're uncompressed, so your Mac maintains its level of security.
Macworld's buying advice
Norton AntiVirus 11 is the obvious choice for protecting your Mac in a mixed Windows-Mac environment, and a great option for anyone who is looking for a "set it and forget it" antivirus program. Upgrading from previous versions is worth the price for the scanning improvements alone.
[Scott McNulty is a full-time geek living in Philadelphia. He is the lead blogger at The Unofficial Apple Weblog and cohosts the cooking podcast Fork You.]
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SU study reveals problems with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detentions
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A report released on Feb. 20, led by Syracuse University associate professor Susan Long, found that a significant number of people incarcerated between 2008-2012 through Immigration and Customs Enforcement were not criminals.
In fact, some were even citizens.
The analysis was published by SU's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. Long, a managerial statistics professor, is the director of the TRAC Research Centre.
An immigration detainer, often called an immigration hold, is a notice issued by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents to local federal law enforcement agencies. It is the primary tool Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) uses to apprehend suspected non-citizens being held by these authorities, Long explained.
"TRAC analyzed the detention holds from 2008 through 2012," Long said. "Even though it is illegal for agents to detain U.S. citizens, that happened in more than 800 cases."
The analysis of five years worth of detention data shows only 20 percent of the one million immigration hold orders issued by federal agents were for people with criminal convictions, she explained.
In Syracuse, ICE agents held 65 people in the Onondaga County Jail between 2008-2012, according to TRAC data. Of those, 60 had no criminal records. Additionally, eight people were held in the Wayne County Sheriff jail in Syracuse. Of those, five had no criminal record, according to TRAC data.
This means that of the 77.4 percent of the detainers issued by ICE, the record shows that the individual who had been identified had no criminal record — neither at the time the detainer was issued nor subsequently, according to TRAC data.
For the remaining 22.6 percent that had a criminal record, only 8.6 percent of the charges were classified as a level 1 offense, which includes crimes such as homicide, kidnapping, robbery and major drug offenses, according to the TRAC website.
During the period between 2008-2012, ICE agents issued nearly one million detainers across the country, according to case-by-case records obtained by TRAC through a Freedom of Information Act request.
The TRAC website also reports public transparency is a useful tool that could assist in ensuring these announced priorities are faithfully carried out.
In response to these findings, a newly issued version of the immigration detainer form includes a series of checkboxes to mark the reasons the detainer was issued, according to TRAC data.
In its analysis, TRAC further recommended that ICE Director John Morton publish monthly statistics tracking the number of detainers issued under this new version of the form, the location of the detainees, the numbers corresponding to the checked boxes on the new form and the ultimate outcome, including removals of immigrants that occurred after filing the form, according to TRAC's website.
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Maui is a great island. So much to do and see. Definitely get up to Honolua Bay while you're there and the road to Hana if you've got the time. Both are fantastic areas even if the waves aren't great.
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theres something you can do about it. sneak away and catch a boat then hang low for a little soon youll be forgotten about
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If you want to surf some of the sickest surf of your life, do yourself a favor, go find Honomanu Bay, today, specifically. Its looking to be upwards of double overhead. Honomanu is on the North Shore past Paia and Hookipa up towards Kaenae, and it is a sick point break right coming off a cliff in a valley with a perfect ring style beach. Everyone else will be all crowding out Hookipa and Paia Bay, but there will be hardly anyone at Honomanu, and the wave their is beyond epic. If not there definitely try to hit up some of the spots around and including Honoloa, today. Its supposed to be glassy and 2ft. overhead, but be warned, it is Sunday so everywhere will be crowded. That's why I'm suggesting Honomanu. Enjoy! ...but then again, it is Sunday, and the drum circle at Little Beach and all the naked hippie girls will be a poppin'! Shootz cuz, do it all, its a small island. Have fun, and don't get beat up.
Dont listen to that guy! ^ it is not double overhead...
thisguysthumbs may wanna check the bouys vs surfline or what not. There is a bit of ENE windswell 8ft @ 8-10s. So you may find decent surf towards hana. But the bay will most likely be flat, and he is right that its a sunday so everybody will be out.
Little beach is a gay beach everyday other than sunday, and dont think they all leave for the drum circle on sundays. Nope they just take some shrooms and swing their d!icks around. THere are a few hippie chicks hula hoopin and poi dancing, but thats about it. Its a tourist scene nowadays anyhow.
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COMO stands for computational modeling: This is on the one hand the modeling of natural phenomena, and on the other hand developing algorithms for complex problem solving inspired by these natural phenomena. COMO has experience in a wide range of learning techniques such as Reinforcement Learning, Genetic Algorithms, Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, Bayesian Networks, etc. Nowadays, research in COMO is organized around two research tracks: 1) machine learning techniques for data mining applications, and 2) multi-agent systems (MAS).Concerning the second track, we strongly focus an evolutionary view on MAS and on the problem of learning and adaptation in MAS.In the evolutionary approach, we use biological metaphors like natural selection, co-evolution and evolutionary transitions to investigate problems like how collaborative or cooperative behavior can emerge in a complex environment of interacting agents that compete for the limited available resources. In evolutionary biology, we often see cooperation at the group level although the individuals are competing for limited resources. This dilemma has been overcome several times in evolutionary transitions like for instance from unicellular organisms to multi-cellular ones. Our goal here is to find the necessary and sufficient conditions under which cooperation can emerge between competing individuals and to use it in the context of MAS. The problems of learning and adaptation in MAS are studied from the perspective of existing machine learning techniques especially reinforcement learning (RL). RL is well-understood for stationary environments, both theoretically and empirically. In contrast, in MAS we face state dependent non-stationary environments, i.e. environments that are non-stationary not only because conditions are changing in the environment, but also because actions taken by other agents influence the rewards an agent experience for taken some action. Our goal here is to get more insight in the effect of state dependent non-stationarity on the application of RL techniques and how RL can be adapted for learning in MAS. Both above directions are joined in a theoretical framework based on evolutionary game theory (EGT) and which we are currently developing. EGT was developed in evolutionary biology to understand among other things phenomena like evolutionary transitions.The experience of COMO in the application of machine learning techniques to telecom problems such as distributed load-based routing will certainly be of great value for the proposed project. Routing is an interesting case study for learning in MAS, it possess the important properties of a MAS because it is distributed, communication is delayed and not for free, routers have to take autonomously decisions based on limited information, and the state dependent non-stationarity is very apparent. These properties are also present in a learning MAS for traffic management. The experience of COMO in evolutionary computation, evolutionary game theory and the theory of complex dynamical systems will contribute to the understanding of the dynamics and the evolution of MAS including their emergent properties.For a list of publications, please visit our website at http://como.vub.ac.be
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A Model for Combination of External and Internal Stimuli in the Action Selection of an Autonomous Agent.
MICAI 2000: Advances in Artificial Intelligence.
Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 1793.
Springer-Verlag, pp. 621-633.
Gershenson, C. and Gonzalez, P. and Negrete, J.
Action Selection Properties in a Software Simulated Agent.
MICAI 2000: Advances in Artificial Intelligence.
Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 1793.
Springer-Verlag, pp. 634-648.
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Thinking Adaptive: Towards a Behaviours Virtual Laboratory.
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Instead of substantively responding to these failed expectations, the ACE takes a spin-cycle approach.
Symbolically, he looked liberal, while substantively, he governed from the center.
substantively, the decision to try him in a regular criminal court didn't bother me.
substantively, I think he pretty well signaled that the Justice Department isn't going to take up this case.
Fleury differs a little from this legend, but has substantively preserved it.
The priests are generally the most crafty of men, and many among them are substantively wicked.
In linking these adjectives, you will realize one of my infatuations wherever they are substantively found.
He would have been ugly, he substantively granted, had he not been happy; he would have been dangerous had he not been warranted.
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Macroeconomic effects of zero corporate income tax on retained earnings
International tax competition had led to a lowering of corporate tax rates worldwide. Estonia was the first country to reduce the tax rate on retained earnings to zero, while distributed profits remained taxed at the pre-reform level. This paper seeks to analyse the effects of this unique tax reform implemented in year 2000. We apply a neoclassical exogenous growth general equilibrium model with an extension for endogenous corporate finance. Our findings indicate that the reform had a strong positive effect on capital accumulation and a modest positive effect on output and consumption, while preferential treatment of retained earnings increased equity finance and reduced debt finance.
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The army of would-be property investors willing to take the plunge into the cooling housing market is shrinking.
The number of Australians interested in buying an investment property in the next year slumped by 15 per cent to 698,000 in the June quarter - the lowest result in nearly two years.
The Nielsen Media Research poll, conducted for Wizard Home Loans, suggested the new 2.25 per cent tax on the sale of investment properties in NSW has influenced sentiment. The number of prospective investors in the state fell by 50,000 - almost half the national drop. The executive chairman of Wizard, Mark Bouris, said: "It's clear that the new taxes on investment property transactions in NSW contributed significantly to this sharp drop we've seen in investors."
However, other figures show the proportion of first-home borrowers has risen in the past few months after the State Government eliminated stamp duty for most first-time buyers.
In the middle of last year the Nielsen poll revealed that about 900,000 people had been intending to invest in residential property.
Since then sentiment has turned, and some indicators show house prices fell in the first half of this year.
The Reserve Bank remains cautious about the long-term implications of household debt, still growing at an unsustainable rate driven by the house price boom.
The bank's deputy governor, Glenn Stevens, said in a speech in Melbourne yesterday that he was concerned about the long-term economic effects of the "run up" in house prices and credit.
The influence of the recent housing boom would play out over a long time span.
"So we could easily have been lulled by a reassuring one-year forecast into ignoring problems that would be likely to build up beyond that horizon," he said.
Separate figures yesterday underscored the economy's appetite for imports.
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Classification: Endangered Missing
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Schaefer was last seen in California on June 24, 1979, as she was walking back to her grandmother's house, after a Christian youth meeting at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.
Serial killers Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris confessed to her abduction and homicide. She has never been located.
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Before we bring you the happy recap of today's game, please sit back and take a look at this red ass delight, first brought to the masses by the good fellas over at Deadspin [1].
Somehow, this was left on the so-called cutting room floor.
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Austin-based Bazaarvoice is the target of a lawsuit from the Department of Justice, over the company's acquisition of PowerReviews in June of last year, according to legal filings Thursday. The U.S. Department of Justice claims that the acquisition of PowerReviews--which also provided online, ratings and reviews for e-commerce retailers--reduced competition in the sector. As part of the complaint, the US DOJ released a string of internal emails where Bazaarvoice execs discussed the need to reduce competition through the acquisition. The DOJ has been probing Bazaarvoice since June of last year, when word first filtered out over anti-trust concerns by the DOJ.


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Anne Bradstreet
The Four Elements. - Poem by Anne Bradstreet
The Fire, Air, Earth and water did contest
Which was the strongest, noblest and the best,
Who was of greatest use and might'est force;
In placide Terms they thought now to discourse,
That in due order each her turn should speak;
But enmity this amity did break
All would be chief, and all scorn'd to be under
Whence issu'd winds & rains, lightning & thunder
The quaking earth did groan, the Sky lookt black
The Fire, the forced Air, in sunder crack;
The sea did threat the heav'ns, the heavn's the earth,
All looked like a Chaos or new birth:
Fire broyled Earth, & scorched Earth it choaked
Both by their darings, water so provoked
That roaring in it came, and with its source
Soon made the Combatants abate their force
The rumbling hissing, puffing was so great
The worlds confusion, it did seem to threat
Till gentle Air, Contention so abated
That betwixt hot and cold, she arbitrated
The others difference, being less did cease
All storms now laid, and they in perfect peace
That Fire should first begin, the rest consent,
The noblest and most active Element.
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Diary of Thomas Burton Esq: Volume 4, March - April 1659. Originally published by H Colburn, London, 1828.
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Thursday, March 10, 1658–9.
Mr. Speaker took the chair at nine.
Prayers by Mr. Cooper.
A Petition was offered from Mr. John Herbert, (fn. 1) versus Jack Trevor, touching the Custos Brevium (fn. 2) office. It was appointed to be read on Monday.
Mr. Knightley, for Serjeant Waller, reported from the Committee of Privileges, touching the election for Tiverton, that Alderman Warner and Sir Coppleston Bampfield were duly returned, and Colonel Shapcot unduly. (fn. 3)
It was moved to recommit it. Others moved that nought could intervene till the great question, touching the Scotch and Irish members, was determined. This held in debate till eleven, and at last
Resolved to agree with the Committee. My single negative was to it.
Mr. Bethel. I move that the debate upon the Scotch and Irish members be taken up, and that the persons concerned, withdraw.
The order was read touching the adjournment, and he moved that before they withdrew, they might be heard say what they had to say for themselves.
Dr. Clarges. There is nought in this debate but ipsi diximus. I am of opinion that the gentlemen that serve for Scotland have a clearer right than the English. You conquered them throughout. Commissioners were on both sides for an union. (fn. 4) There was a declaration in 51, to that purpose. To subdue a people and offer them the same privilege with yourselves, (fn. 5) and then take it away, is a clear inconsistency.
Some of those parts stood out, and would not unite, but did deliberate (fn. 6) You did not carry arms thither, to make an absolute conquest upon. them.
His Highness did assume the government, by advice of his council. I shall not dispute the title. Two Parliaments were called, where the members from thence came. One Marquess and two or three Earls (fn. 7) have complied so far with you, as to come and sit with you upon this foot.
We have a statute for sending thirty members hither. (fn. 8) You have no statute to call four hundred members for England. You have laws and customs, you will say. There is no law to call one Parliament, nor for a Protector to call Parliaments. He is Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Parliament is so; and he had no power to call a Par liament, but by that title, and by this consequence you are now a Parliament.
It is no new thing for members for Scotland to sit here. All the objection is, that the distribution is not agreed on, the more wrong to the people of Scotland; yet they are content with the distribution.
For Ireland, they have as good a foot as any. They are united to you, and have always had an equal right with you. He that was King of England was King of Ireland, or Lord. If you give not a right to sit here, you must, in justice, let them have a Parliament at home. How safe that will be, I question. Those that sit for them are not Irish Teagues, but faithful persons.
Your writ is your charter of sitting, else you are no Parliament. If you please, put the question whether the members for Ireland and Scotland shall sit in the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland; seeing it is the course to end with a question.
Sir Henry Vane. It is truly told you, they are united, and ought to have a right to sit here. That is not the question; but whether the right be derived according to law. The Petition and Advice gives his Highness power to call Parliaments, but, according to law. Query, if that be pursued ?
It is well this is agreed to be a Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. There is no incorporation for Ireland, as was for Scotland. Admit Scotland to have a right of union, they are not duly and warrantably called.
Proceed first upon Ireland, and if any Irish members have aught to offer, they may be heard, and at the question withdraw.
Mr. Lockyer. The dependence of this business is of greater consequence than the concernment of any person; but, the nation of Scotland being concerned so deeply, give me leave to speak my thoughts.
The tie of that nation to England is very great. It cannot be denied that it is now united to England. There is a declaration and manifest engagement from England, to preserve the rights and liberties of that nation.
When the English army came first into that nation, two proclamations were put forth, declaring they had no intention to enslave that nation, but to assert their liberties and privileges.
This union did most acquiesce all interests. The malignants were no sooner suppressed, but you sent to us Commissioners to treat for an union. They had power to tender, not to make an union. In law, reason, justice, and conscience, then, ought to be given all rights and privileges due to that nation.
The privilege of sitting here as expressed in the Act of Union, (fn. 9) and in the Petition and Advice. (fn. 10) Not only de jure, but by possession we have sat here. I conceive it is a maxim in law that no man that is in possession should be debarred, but by a better right. If they be debarred, it will not only annul all that is done this Parliament, but all Parliaments before.
I have been bred in law, though not acquainted with the law of England. If I have no right to sit here, no Act made while I am here, but is void.
All the objection is that there is no distribution of the members. I take the proportions to amount to the number, and there is no distribution in that clause of the Petition and Advice. That clause is no more plain for England than for Scotland and Ireland. If it were disputable, it is determined by order of his Highness and Council, and by former Parliaments, and this Parliament admitting them by a tacit consent, and the consent of the persons that have a right to choose.
When the gentleman said we did not know yea or no, surely he meant not that we could speak nought else, (fn. 11) but that I leave to the judgment of the House.
The nation of Scotland have been so tenderly cared for by this House, when they had exasperated this nation, that I dare well repose now that this House will do nought to take away the rights and liberties of our nation.
Colonel Kirkley. I shall offer an expedient.
It were a sad thing that this House should rise and do nought. Our enemies would rejoice. To reconcile this, I shall be of a worthy knight's opinion, (fn. 12) to make addresses to his Highness, expressing how willing you are to receive him, and to establish another House; so you may secure the rights of the people.
If his Highness refuse it, you are but where you were. It is no dishonour. I never saw his person, though well known to his father. I and all people have great hope of him.
It is not safety to disengage these nations. If the family of Stuart should make any stir, as they will, then it becomes a national quarrel. I should be sorry to see it a quarrel between two families.
My motion is, to consider in what way you will address to his Highness, to acquaint him clearly what has been your stick.
Captain Baynes moved to the order of proceedings, and was called down by the chair, unless he speak to the orders of the House.
Sir Thomas Wroth, who stood up first, moved to hear all they could say, and then that they would please to withdraw.
Mr. Fowell. The case of Scotland differs from that of Ireland. Go on with that of Scotland first, and, if you please, they may withdraw.
Major Knight for Scotland. (fn. 13)
If you will not admit them to sit, why were they called ? Put the question whether they have a right or no.
As to withdrawing, I cannot, till by your vote I am com manded. I cannot discharge my trust if I withdraw till you command one. If you please, put that question first, whether we shall sit and vote ?
He said, we should turn him out when he went out.
Sir Charles Coote. I could offer you something to the service of this House. We are entered upon a debate which was not agreed on, when the House rose, to be matter of the debate. If you please, go on upon the debate about transacting, which is the natural question. The merit has been well spoken to.
Mr. Hewley. This debate came in irregularly, to divide us from a question, and, now, to divide the Commonwealth. I would have you put the natural question.
Mr. Knightley. I cannot sit still and hear the word irregular used in this House. It is not parliamentary. It was a little too peremptory.
Mr. Speaker told him, under the favour of his worthy countryman, the word "peremptory" ought not to be used in this House.
Mr. Trevor. Seeing the Scotch and Irish members themselves desire it, put it off your hands, though the debate come in irregularly.
Sir William Wheeler for Scotland.
There is no complaint before you from those parts, touching the distribution. We are united, and have equal right with England to sit by the Petition and Advice. They are one body with you.
Fourteen several Acts, passed last Parliament, granted or confirmed pardon, while they sat. I understand not why any should now find a starting hole. I believe we shall do you no disservice. Some of us have spent, and will be ready to spend our time, our blood, our treasure, for you.
Colonel Birch. I was against this debate coming in at first; but now, I would have you proceed. Therefore I would have you put a clear question, that we may freely give our votes; not put both nations together, but Scotland first. I shall speak to that.
It rejoices my heart to hear so much said upon such good grounds. This Union is a return of prayers, put up many years ago. The north parts always prayed this prayer.
I shall say no more to the legal part, but to the prudential. If you turn out the members, think of the consequences after such an union, to subdivide. I hope this House is generally satisfied in it. There is more to God's glory in this thing. than in any thing that is done this war. If they have a Parliament of their own, it is a question whether they will agree to vote with us.
I shall propound a question, if you please, whether you will reject the members for Scotland from sitting in Parliament. Then they may withdraw, if they think fit; though I could offer authority, that they ought not to withdraw.
Sir Henry Vane. There is no such question before you, of rejecting; but questioning whether the Chief Magistrate have power to bring in members here, without a foundation of law.
If you please, adjourn for an hour, and let your Clerk, in the mean time, gather up all that on your books may relate to this question.
Mr Jenkinson seconded that motion.
Mr. Annesley. This of the Clerk gathering out of your books, is a new question. I move to divide your question. You cannot carry on Scotland and Ireland together. The cases differ. I never see you carry on two boroughs together.
Mr. Attorney-general. I was always of opinion that this question came in irregularly. I doubt this cannot be determined, before you proceed upon your first question, and debate it in a full and free house. It tends neither to villanage nor slavery, but to peace and unity.
Mr. Knightley. I am sorry to hear a gentleman that, sat so long in this House for England, should now be serving for a borough in Scotland; and should, insist that he sits upon as good a foundation as England. (fn. 14) And I may well call that peremptory, (fn. 15) when a whole House is charged with doing that which is irregular.
There was a great debate whether the Irish or Scotch members should be first taken into debate. Some moved to adjourn. I came away at almost one. The House sat till almost three, and at last,
Resolved to proceed in the debate concerning the rights of the Scotch members to-morrow morning.
The Committee of Grievances sat in the afternoon.
Colonel Terrill in the chair.
Mr. Wharton offered Sir William Huddleston's Petition versus Dale.
Mr. Annesley offered a Petition touching the excise from Dublin.
Both were appointed to be read on Wednesday next.
I seconded pro Sir William Huddleston.
Mr. Raleigh offered the Petition of Lady Worcester touching Worcester House, (fn. 16) which was read, and referred to a Committee, quorum unus T. B.
It was referred to the same Committee to consider of unnecessary courts, viz. Drury House and Worcester House Committee, obstructions, &c. This was occasioned by this Petition.
Sir Arthur Haslerigge. I repent from my heart, and ask forgiveness of the Committee, that I was guilty of setting them up.
Lady Hewett's Petition, (fn. 17) it seems, was delivered to the clerk, and by some legerdemain got off the file. It was moved to be produced.
The case of Longe and Edwards was heard by counsel at bar. The Committee of Privileges sat touching Packer and Cooper's election.


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From: "Drew" <>
Subject: [NZ] WW1 Egypt
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 13:44:04 +1300
Hi listers,
Not directly a NZ enquiry, but one someone may be able to help with.
I am compiling my G'fathers war history and have come across a photo he took of a tent in the Egyptian desert to which G'dad has noted that it is the P.O. M??sca? . The writing is very hard to read (due to condition) and the ? mark replaces letters I can't read.
He was serving with the Wellington Mounted Rifles in North Africa at the time, so the pic appears to be their unit, division or perhaps campaign post office.
Anyone have any knowledge of what the missing letters might be in the name of this temporary office? If nobody knows I will try Army historians next.
BTW, amongst his collection of pics (there is about 100) there are several photos of fellow serviceman, mainly from Aus & UK, on the back of which he has named the chaps. It would give me great pleasure to supply copies of these pics to the descendants of those soliers. Anybody know of a site which might post such pics where their rellies might find them?
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text: Fact: During Jason Garrett's three full seasons as head coach, the Dallas Cowboys have steadily declined on defense. They ranked 14th defensively in 2011, 16th in 2012 and 32nd last season. The shallow mind may look at that and say: 1. Our defense blows. 2. We can't stop anyone. 3. There's no leadership on the defensive side of the ball. 4. We lack any semblance of talent to truly compete. Let's delve a little deeper... One of the basic building blocks of a successful team is a solid offensive attack that consists of a mixture of creative passing along with some invigorating down your throat running. Practically every "pass first" offense has utilized the run successfully to compliment the passing game and "manage the clock". Last year it was the Seahawks that utilized "Beastmode" consistently throughout the year to compliment the pass and manage the clock. Their unwavering reliance on a balanced attack led to a largely unknown defense taking the field regularly in position to succeed. It may sound a bit strange to you but there's more to successful offense than just scoring. If you score too fast it can sometimes be the equivalent to a 3 & out. I would be much more content with an offense that utilized 20 opportunities per game to log 28 points than one that utilized 30 opportunities to do the same. Ball control is a cornerstone to a successful venture. I harken back to Seattle once again because they mix in the run with great regularity. So what happens when you have a nice mix of run/pass? Garrett are you listening? 1. The opposing defense remains off balance and ON the field which keeps our defense OFF the field and rested. 2. All 11 offensive players are primed and ready to do damage when breaking the huddle... Believe it or not, offensive linemen prefer firing out and putting someone on their back over pass pro all day everyday. 3. Your defense remains fresh and ready to produce stops. It all evens out when you utilize balance in the offensive scheme. So why is it that after three years we are still searching for that balance on offense. We are wasting Demarco Murray's prime very much like we wasted the prime years of players like Witten and Ware. The issues are systemic yet we are to believe that a little tweak here or there on the coaching staff is the answer. Hmmmm. I'll gladly wait and see on that one. I have seen it plenty of times in the last few years. The only real way to achieve balance on offense and allow the run game to finally become the meaningful part of the strategy that it should have been all along is to keep Garrett as far away from the offensive game planners as humanly possible. As a matter of fact, if the offensive brain trust is strategizing on one side of the field in practice, I want Garrett on the opposite sideline. Reduce him to a rah rah coach and let's get on with truly improving our ability to place our defense in positions to be successful when they takes the field.


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Most people borrow money at some point in their lives, but many may not realize that having the right kind of debt – and paying it off as promised – can show money management smarts rather than poor spending habits. Here's how to sort the good from the bad when it comes to owing money.
Think of good debt as an essential element to making substantial purchases you can't otherwise afford now but should help you produce value later, such as paying for college or a major business expense. In the long term, this borrowing is worthwhile because of its anticipated future benefits. Here are some more examples:
MortgagesA mortgage is a necessary debt for most people who want to own their own home. It's considered smart debt because a house will likely appreciate in value at a faster rate than the interest on the loan. Additionally, the interest paid on a mortgage is usually deductible from income for federal tax purposes, which effectively reduces the cost.
Borrowing for BusinessFinancing a business with a commercial loan is smart because it probably will generate increased value for the operation. The money needs to be used to improve products and services offered, or in other ways that will grow the company.
Student LoansPaying for an education is one of the best ways to invest in yourself. Taking out loans is considered good debt on the assumption it will produce a lifetime of benefits by equipping you to qualify for better jobs that result in higher income. But make sure to not borrow too much.
Bad debt, on the other hand, doesn't increase your wealth over time and often comes with a high interest rate. It's the type of borrowing frequently used to pay for things you don't really need. Some examples of bad debt are:
High-Interest Credit CardsCredit card balances and the resulting interest are considered bad debt because there's no anticipated gain. In fact, if balances mount too high or interest rates rise, it can quickly turn into a vortex of financial difficulties.
Payday LoansThis form of very short-term borrowing is described as a debt trap by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, partly because of the high fees and the checking account access given to the lender. If you can't pay right away, the fees can quickly become exorbitant; the average annual percentage rate for a payday loan is about 400% and can run as high as 5,000%. And most people who use them can't pay them off on time and must refinance repeatedly, according to the government agency. It's easy to get into a big financial pickle with payday loans, so they are best avoided.
Not every form of debt will fit neatly into "good" or "bad" categories. For example, a car loan may be smart if you get a low interest rate and can pay it off while you still own the vehicle, particularly if having the transportation means you can get a better job. It's bad debt, though, if the amount borrowed and the interest rate are so high that payments will probably continue long after the car is gone. The key thing to consider is whether the purchase being financed will gain or lose value over the long run.
Spencer Tierney is a staff writer for NerdWallet, where he covers all aspects of personal finance.
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Do financial statements baffle you? Do your eyes glaze over when your banker seems to be speaking another language? Chances are you aren't up to speed on the latest bank jargon. Once you decode these common bank terms, you'll be in a better position to manage and grow your assets.
You may have noticed that deposited funds aren't reflected immediately on an online bank statement or paper receipt. That discrepancy occurs because your available balance refers to the total account balance minus any uncollected funds or restrictions. Checks that still have to be cleared won't show up. Additionally, if your account has any debits pending or other restrictions, your available balance will be less than the full amount deposited to the account.
Understanding an available balance is vital because it reflects the accurate amount of your usable cash. Always refer to this figure when writing checks or paying bills online to avoid overdrafts or bounced checks.
A balance transfer allows you to move your outstanding balance from one credit card to another, usually to reduce the interest rate or enjoy a period of no interest at all. The promotional rate only applies for a fixed period and you may have to pay a balance transfer fee.
Balance transfers can help you pay off debt faster and with less expense.
When you make a major purchase, you may be asked to pay by certified check. A certified check is a check drawn from your account that's guaranteed. Your bank will certify a check on your request, with a bank official's signature. This signature guarantees that your signature is genuine, that you have sufficient funds in your account and that these funds have been earmarked to pay this check. Most banks charge a fee for a certified check. See the 1st Mariner Bank Schedule of Charges for details.
Understanding certified checks ensures that you'll be able to make purchases that require them without unnecessary delay or complication.
When a borrower has insufficient credit, he or she may need a co-signer for credit approval. A co-signer promises to pay a loan or satisfy a financial obligation if the primary account holder defaults. A co-signer's legal responsibilities may include the full amount of the debt as well as interest, late fees and collection costs.
If you don't have good credit, finding a co-signer may help you borrow money and establish credit. If on the other hand, someone asks you to co-sign a loan or credit card, a clear understanding of what this obligation entails is essential.
If your account is frozen, this means you won't have access to that money until the bank unlocks it. Accounts may be frozen due to liens, court orders, legal processes or dispute over account ownership.
Knowing why accounts are frozen may help you avoid this experience. If your paychecks are directly deposited to an account that gets frozen, you'll need to stop this direct deposit immediately for continued access to your pay.
Traditional IRAs are retirement savings accounts that are tax-deductible up to certain specified limits. You can't withdraw these funds without penalty until you reach age 59½. Once you withdraw money from your IRA, it becomes taxable income.
Investing in an IRA may significantly reduce what you owe in income tax today, while helping you save for retirement.
LTV is the ratio of the amount you're borrowing to the actual value of your purchase. For example, if you need to borrow $450,000 to purchase a $500,000 home, your LTV would be 90%.
The lower your LTV, the more likely you'll be able to negotiate good interest rates and loan terms.
A POD account allows you to designate a beneficiary who'll inherit this account after your death. During your lifetime your beneficiary has no access to your account.
Converting your bank accounts to POD status assures that your assets will automatically belong to your loved ones when you pass, with no danger of a probate delay.
A POA is a legal document that authorizes one person to act for another. It may be a general authorization or a specific one defining a time period, act or event.
If a loved one becomes too ill to manage finances, he/she may grant you power of attorney to make important decisions for him/her or make payments from his/her bank accounts. Even a healthy person may use a POA, such as the case when you'd want to grant your accountant power of attorney to obtain certain financial documents on your behalf to resolve a tax dispute.
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Whether you just opened your first checking account or want to know all that's on offer at your local branch, it's wise to learn the language spoken by your bank. Consult the following list to upgrade your banking vocabulary.
A certificate of deposit, or CD, is a savings product offered by financial institutions. It earns a higher interest rate (see below) than a regular savings account, but that comes in exchange for locking up your money for a specified period of time, from a few months to a year or more. Withdrawing money before the term is over will result in penalty fees. Be aware that there are fixed CDs and "flex CDs."
How it is relevant to you: A CD can be a useful mechanism for long-term, recurring savings. One strategy to use when managing CDs is a CD ladder, which involves reinvesting short-term CDs into longer terms.
An eStatement is an electronic copy of your account statement, delivered to you via email. Many consumers have switched from the traditional, mailed statements to eStatements for the sake of convenience and security.
How it is relevant to you: You can download and save your statements to view whenever you want. And they're safe, since they won't get lost in the mail or stolen from your trash.
Interest refers to the charge that comes with borrowing money (such as on credit cards and loans), or the profit that is made from loaning or depositing money (such as in saving accounts or CDs). There is no uniform rate across banks. However, the national average rates can give you a sense of the trend.
How it is relevant to you: It's important to understand interest rates to see if you are taking full advantage of your savings products—or paying too much on your credit cards.
A money market account is an account that generally offers a higher interest rate than a savings account but also requires a significantly higher balance to maintain. This type of account provides you with limited ability to write checks.
How it is relevant to you: Unlike with a CD, you have the opportunity to make a limited number of withdrawals from your account.
When you try to make a transaction that exceeds your balance—say, you try to use your debit card to buy a $200 smartphone but there's only $100 in your account—your bank will do one of two things: (1) decline the transaction or (2) let it go through, causing you to "overdraw" on your account. In this second scenario, your account balance is now in negative territory, and your bank will charge you an overdraft fee. An overdraft can also happen when attempting to withdraw money from an ATM or writing a check.
How it is relevant to you: Keep a close eye on your account balances, because overdraft fees are expensive and can add up quickly.
In much the same way as email moves a letter from one person's computer to another's electronically, a wire transfer moves money from one person's account to another person's account electronically. This can be done when people have accounts at different banks or at the same bank. Wire transfers are expensive due to typically high fees charged by banks to both parties. If the money is needed right away, consumers should know that banks send out wire transfers at certain times of day, and you could miss a cut-off time.
How it is relevant to you: Wire transfers are often used for large purchases, such as the down payment on a home.
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Bruce stars as Dink Heimowitz whose wife Tulip is jealous of his beautiful employee Beth Raymer, whom Dink believes to be his good-luck charm.
"Lay the Favorite" has debuted its first official trailer. Making its way out via Hey U Guys, the U.K. trailer focuses on Bruce Willis as Dink Heimowitz, a high-stakes gambler whose wife is jealous of his sexy employee Beth Raymer, played by Rebecca Hall.
Beth is a beautiful girl with a big heart who leaves her dancing job at a Florida strip club to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. It's not exactly an ideal career choice, but her borderline-ditzy personality doesn't give her many options.
In walks, Dink, a professional sports bettor who sees through her bubbly exterior and offers Beth a job placing wagers all over town to gain an advantage over the casinos. Her surprisingly impeccable mind for numbers soon cements her status as Dink's good-luck charm, until his gorgeous-but-frigid wife, Tulip, starts to get jealous.
Serving behind the lens for "Lay the Favorite" is Stephen Frears with D.V. DeVincentis penning the script. Tackling the part of Tulip is Catherine Zeta-Jones. Also joining the cast ensemble are Joshua Jackson, Vince Vaughn, Laura Prepon and John Carroll Lynch.
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Hello Ely. Thank you for the quick response!! I accidentally gave you incorrect information. The actual last payment they received from me was 11/2008. The other dates I mentioned, 03/2008 & 04/2008 were actually 03 & 04/2009, however these were statements I received that showed late payment and overcharge fees. Again the last payment made was 11/2008 and the last charges were in 11/2008. Would this be the accurate date of last activity?
Also, I have received information indicating that a credit card account is an open ended revolving account, which in Florida has a statute of limitations of only 4 years, which I believe they were trying to beat by filing in 06/2013. Is that correct? Thanks!!
Ely, thank you again for your help. one last clarification, if you don't mind. A portion of your answer, "It goes by last date of when payment became due, but that is overcome by last date of payment made."
you mention that it goes by last date of payment due but it is overcome....
Do I understand you correctly that the last date of payment made supercedes the last date of payment due? So my receiving the statement that reflects continued finance charges but no actual activity in 06/2009 with a payment due date of 07/2009 is then superceded by the last payment made in 11/2008? I want to work out paying the debt but want to avoid a judgement against me and if the SOL is up then no judgement can be won as I understand it, does that sound correct?
Again Ely, thanks for all the help, your answers and response have been fantastic and I will rate you accordingly!!!
So, the SOL begins running on:1) Date of when it became due;2) Superseded by any payment made later (if any).
When u say any payment made later..... This is a credit card account and I made a scheduled payment on 11/15/2008 and also had some charges, with the last being on 11/24/2008. I received normal statements from the credit card company with due dates of 12/15/2008, 01/15/2009, etc. all the way up to 06/15/2009, however NO payments or additional activity occurred other than late payment, over limit and finance charges during that time.
I am slightly confused by the superseded by any payment made later provision...
I have statements from after the last payment in 11/2008 (the 11/2008 charges showed up on the 12/2008 statement) with due dates also after the last payment date (as mentioned above).
My question is...does the last payment on 11/2008 supercede the date when it became due if I am receiving additional statements after that payment? (does this make it a payment later)?


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I've been sitting in the Enterprise space as a UX mercenary for probably around 5+ years. In every team, sales meeting and brainstorming session I've always encountered resistance around "maturity" in terms of design. The more money that is being spent on the software, the more "serious" the design should be. This line of thinking I think typically comes from the concern that if the design is not serious therefore the trust around it's ability to do the various task(s) will be eroded.
The thing is, the more sales meetings I've been in or participated in the preparation for the more I've come to the conclusion that "design" isn't even a bullet point in the overall sales pipeline. Sure the design makes an appearance at the brochure / demo level but overall nobody really sits down and discusses how the software should look or feel during the process. Furthermore the client(s) typically have invited the sales team(s) into the selection panel(s) based off their existing brand, known or rumoured capabilities and/or because they are legally required to.
To my way of thinking, being "playful" with your design is a very unnerving discussion to have in such a scenario. The moment you say the word "playful" most people respond with some word association positive or negative (usually negative) as the word may take you back to your childhood (playing with lego or dolls …I didn't play with dolls..they were called G.I. JOE'S!). It's that hint of immaturity with the word that makes it more appealing to me, as it forces you to think about maturity but with the constraints of immaturity (cognitive dissonance).
Playful however doesn't have to be immature, there are very subtle ways to invoke the feeling of making something playful without actually being obvious about it. For example, Google+ and most of Google's new branding is what I'd consider "playful" but at the same time the product(s) or body of work that goes into their solutions are quite serious.
Why be playful? My working theory is that the reason why users find software "unusable" has to do with confidence and incentive. If these two entities don't' fuel their usage furnace the overall behaviour around their usage decay(s), that is they begin to taper off and reduce it to an absolute "use at minimum" behavioural pattern. This theory is what I would class as being at the heart of invoking "emotion" or "feeling" into how software is made and often why a lot of UX Practitioners will preach as to why these two should be taken quite serious in the design process.
The art of being playful in a way regresses adults back to their childhood where they were encouraged to draw, build and decorate inanimate object(s) without consequences attached. As a early teenage child, you were encouraged to fail, you were given a blank piece of paper and asked to express your ideas without being reprimanded. You in short, "designed" without the fear of getting it wrong or for that matter right (although right was usually rewarded with your art piece being put on the fridge at home or something along those lines). A playful design composition can be both serious but inviting, as a good design will make you feel as if you're "home" again. A great design will make that temporary break away into using other software and then back again an obvious confidence switch – as if you're saying out loud "gah! that was a horrible experience, but I'm'm back to this app…man…it feels good to be home and why can't other software be like this"


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For repeal of section effective Oct. 1, 1998, and subsequent reenactment of section, see note set out preceding section 1201 of this title.
2005—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 109–8, § 1003(a), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "provide for the full payment, in deferred cash payments, of all claims entitled to priority under section 507 of this title, unless the holder of a particular claim agrees to a different treatment of such claim;".
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 109–8, § 213(3), added par. (4).
Subsec. (b)(11), (12). Pub. L. 109–8, § 213(4), added par. (11) and redesignated former par. (11) as (12).
1994—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–394 added subsec. (d).
Pub. L. 109–8, title X, § 1003(c), Apr. 20, 2005, 119 Stat. 186, provided that:
Amendment by section 213(3), (4) of Pub. L. 109–8 effective 180 days after Apr. 20, 2005, and not applicable with respect to cases commenced under this title before such effective date, except as otherwise provided, see section 1501 of Pub. L. 109–8, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–394 effective Oct. 22, 1994, and applicable only to agreements entered into after Oct. 22, 1994, see section 702 of Pub. L. 103–394, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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