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Breaker Brewing – Belsnickler Pre-Release
21 November 2009
The guys at Breaker Brewing were nice enough to invite me down to the brewery for a pre-release tasting of their new Belsnickler Holiday Ale. We sampled a glass or three and I'm excited to say the brew came out wonderful. The nose is sweet with candied-sugar and the finish easily hides the 8.1% ABV. I'm excited to report that the first BBC holiday ale is tasty and I can't wait to sit one down and see how it tastes in the future. Belsnickler will be available on tap at many of our BBC bars and also in bottles (release dates and locations coming soon)….so stay tuned for details. Thanks to Mark & Chris for the pre-release sample and for Tom and Brandon (and Kirby) for the entertaining evening. Sorry for the late night guys…
By the way I also had a chance to sample the latest Malty McGuire and I Love PA recipes, and you're all in for a treat…so watch for release dates and don't forget the guys will be pouring this weekend at the Splitrock Beer Festival so be sure to stop by and say hi.


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Dale A. Oesterle
Dale A. Oesterle, Are Leveraged Buyouts a Form of Corporate Arbitrage, 3 BROOK. J. OF FINANCIAL & COMM. L. 53 (2008).
Dale's starting point in this article is that the boom, following the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in companies being "taken private" through purchase by buyout funds was driven in part by a superior rate of return that buyout funds were able to achieve with their acquisitions. The article suggests that much of that superiority is attributable to the freedom private groups have to tailor boards of directors to change the management structures and styles of the companies from methods that are virtually required, de jure or de facto, for public companies and thereby to maximize returns. Before turning to the specifics of those structures and styles, the article gives an overview of different kinds of private equity funds (buyout, venture capital, and hedge), the nature of leveraged buyouts, and the less than ideal evidence about the success of these ventures.
Turning to the advantages of private structuring, Dale points out that the reduced number of shareholders facilitates shareholder monitoring of managers, more closely aligns managerial and shareholder interests, and allows the new ownership to force rapid change in managerial strategies. The article identifies those strategies, particularly those that depart from the approaches of publicly traded companies. For example, buyout funds construct very different boards of directors. Rejecting the traditional placement of company managers on the board, or the current "good governance" approach of independent, outside directors, boards are largely populated with individuals from the buyout firm, people, in the parlance popularized by Warren Buffett, with "skin in the game." Buyout firms also drive their acquisitions to use much more leverage than is considered acceptable in public companies, with the result that the need to pay down debt makes cash flow such firms' top priority.
The article also describes the practice of buyout firms to have outside auditors report directly to the buyout fund, rather than to the (now private) company itself. This last difference results in auditors reporting to the actual owners of the company (rather than the managers hired by passive investors), thereby eliminating a critical conflict issue that plagues corporate governance in publicly traded companies. The article explores the effects of these differences, and discusses their implications for publicly traded companies, including adaptions that might be useful in the public company context.
Dale Oesterle, State and Local Government Subsidies for Businesses: A Siren's Trap, 6 Ohio St. Entrepreneurial Bus. L.J. 491 (2011).
In this essay, Dale challenges the wisdom of state and local tax breaks and subsidies for local businesses designed to attract and retain the businesses within a particular state or county. Though such efforts have long been politically popular, Dale describes economists as a "new class of doubters" of their wisdom. The article situates the debate over the wisdom of these incentives for businesses in the broader debate over the economic value of government spending, specifically the extent to which a dollar of government spending stimulates economic growth: does it raise gross domestic product by fifty cents? A dollar? Two dollars? The article describes the traditional view as the "government should spend a dollar only if it can expect to increase gross domestic product . . . by more than one dollar."
The true value of this so-called "Keynesian Multiplier" has long been debated by theoretical economists, but has been notoriously difficult to measure. Dale cites recent empirical work by Professor Robert J. Baro, however, suggesting that the multiplier is very small, in other words that one dollar in government spending usually results in much less than one dollar in economic growth. If Baro's evidence holds up to scrutiny, the article suggests, "there should be a very heavy—almost conclusive----presumption against state and local government subsidies for businesses, large and small." The need for such a presumption is particularly strong, Dale argues, because both politicians and business leaders benefit greatly from such subsidies described as "job creating," even if they are in fact quite injurious to the local economy.
Dale Arthur Oesterle, The Collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Victims or Villains?, 5 ENTREPRENEURIAL BUS. L. J. 733 (2010).
This article traces the history of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and its little brother the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), with an eye toward assessing what went wrong, their role in the housing meltdown, what should be done now, and drawing lessons for other instances of government regulation. The article tells the story of an entity with modest beginnings that, through a series of regulatory shifts, endured mission creep and power expansion, as it cruised along a border between not technically being government guaranteed (and hence not subjected to tighter limitations) and being assumed by the market to have government backing (and hence receive significant market advantages in comparison to its private competitors)—not just too big to fail, but too full-faith and credited to fail. The article is critical of both the limited oversight along the way (the regulatory oversight agency was subject to capture by Fannie) and to the Treasury Department's decisions about whom to save and whom to allow to suffer crippling losses in the course of the ultimate trillion dollar government takeover.
On the question whether Freddie and Fannie were the victim or a primary cause of the mortgage crisis that triggered the recession, the article concludes that "Fannie and Freddie were the villains." Dale traces the manner in which Community Reinvestment Act loans with significantly higher risk to support affordable housing targets infected all underwriting standards, ultimately lowering standards for most home lending, not just community reinvestment act loans. The article points to the combination of political and economic forces that brought this about, ultimately describing those problems as endemic to government-sponsored entities, such as Fannie Mae. Therefore, Dale concludes, the best long term resolution is to take away any role for Fannie and Freddie in the secondary mortgage market and eliminate any hint of government guarantees of its obligations; in the article's words "return to 1938, with a caveat." Dale argues that experience in other countries demonstrates that United States home ownership rates can be achieved without government guarantees, and the true beneficiaries of such guarantees "are Wall Street financiers who benefit from the trading activity by under-priced asset insurance." Dale suggests the pathway that could be followed for this transition and argues that in future efforts to subsidize distressed neighborhoods or low-income wage earners, transparency and caps are essential, so that the subsidy effects do not leak out and affect risk decisions in the larger market.
Dale A. Oesterle, THE LAW OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (4th ed.) (West 2012).
The first edition of Dale's Mergers and Acquisitions casebook, published in 1991, was a path-breaking early entrant in an emerging field. This fourth edition, in a rapidly changing field, not surprisingly contains a great deal of new material. What it retains is Dale's distinctive style and approach. Corporate acquisitions, Dale notes, "are some of the most heavily regulated events in all of American law," and they bring to bear myriad disparate bodies of law: contracts, corporate, securities, tax, antitrust, labor, ERISA, accounting rules, and (sometimes) environmental, products liability, debtor-creditor, bankruptcy, and other regulatory subjects. So, rather than a distinct doctrinal area, Mergers and Acquisitions focuses on a "deal" and the relevant segments of multiple areas of doctrine. Unlike a majority of doctrinal courses, Mergers and Acquisitions also has a transactional focus rather than a litigation focus.
Dale brings his wide-ranging expertise, persistent focus on current issues, and sheer joy for the subject to these updated materials that have benefitted from his two decades of teaching Mergers and Acquisitions. In addition to the casebook, Dale wrote a teacher's manual with an on-line version updated with new events in Mergers and Acquisitions and power point slides for the class, with diagrams on the cases in the casebook.


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We all got together to sing Annabelle Happy Birthday. Adam videoed it and I need to post it! I thought she might be really weirded out. I had practiced with her singing to Dora etc and so she did ok!
She even knew how to blow out the candles without me even telling her how!
Yah Annabelle! :)
She was very ready to eat cake after all that hard work!
She dove right in to the little cupcake they made for her.
She spent a long time eating all that icing!
My sweet girls. Adelyn looks a little jealous huh? Her time is coming so soon!!
I tried so hard to be laid back about all the icing getting everywhere. I just let her have fun with it and we'll just have to see if the stains come out! haha! (I got her dress at Once Upon a Child for 6.50 so I figured it's ok if she ruins it, although I hope she didn't!!)
Annabelle is just like her mommy! Everyone that knows me knows that I only eat icing! haha! So does Annabelle!! Gotta love it!
Mom and Brit helped serve the cake! They were so sweet!
Oh Annabelle!
Adam being Adam! The top layer was red velvet cake because that's Adam's favorite and we said that was his birthday cake! He loved so much how it tasted that I don't think he cared it was big polka dotted.
Me and my sweet two year old!!! I loved the icing all over her face; that means she enjoyed it, right!
Next, we opened some presents. Annabelle got some of the cutest clothes
but she did get a little overwhelmed by all the present opening! So, I opened and she played with her new toys.
I loved all her new toys; I thought this guitar was so cute, not only is it a guitar like daddy's but it also has Dora on it!! Maybe this will help her act better on Sunday mornings while I practice! ha!
Adelyn ate her favorite treat (thank the Lord for the Target brand!!)
and Pres Pres got to play with some of Annabelle's new toys too!
We were so glad that some of our friends could come and celebrate with us! We wished all of our friends could have been there but we knew that would be way to overwhelming for miss Annabelle!
I caught the next door neighbors playing tea party during the party. It was funny and I had to take a picture.
The kids were able to play outside a lot which really helped out with crowd control in our house.
This is my last birthday post! We had such a great party! I can't believe my baby girl is two! I love you sweet Annabelle!! You are such a wonderful blessing! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Happy 2nd Birthday Annabelle!
2 comments:
- Heather said...
What a great party Ashley!! That cake looks so good and your little girl is an absolute doll!! The party looks so fun, and you look beautiful!! Happy Birthday to Annabelle!!
- September 29, 2010 at 8:54 PM
- the miller mommy said...
I have tears in my eyes as I am thinking back to my girls' 2nd birthday. Kate had a Dora party and my sister made the cake. It was so priceless and amazing! Ahhhh....it was just yesterday! You are going to be so thankful you are recording all of this right now.
- October 1, 2010 at 9:18 PM
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JIM LEHRER: Now to our second look at how voters see the new health care law.
Last night, Spencer Michels reported on what a Republican House member is hearing in his Northern California district.
Well, tonight, "NewsHour" health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser follows a Virginia Democrat.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Charlottesville business owner Mimi Hyde is glad her congressman backed the new health care reform law. In fact, she recently volunteered to be his poster girl for the overhaul because of her skyrocketing health insurance costs.
MIMI HYDE, owner, The Needle Lady: For me, it is just getting insupportable. And I really could have put two kids in college, what I paid in policies vs. what they paid out for me.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Hyde, a single mother of four, is self-employed. She runs a knitting and needlepoint store on the historic Downtown Mall.
MIMI HYDE: For myself and four kids, all healthy, it was $400 a month. Three years later, nobody's sick, no medicines, no chronic illness, it was $1,300 a month.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: And what is it now?
MIMI HYDE: Fifteen — just under $1,500 a month.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: So, what do you think of this new health care reform law?
MIMI HYDE: I would have liked to see it go a little further, but, you know, I am happy to have a beginning. I think I am tired of hearing everybody talk about how they don't want the government running their health care. Well, Anthem has been running my health care for eight years, and doing a lousy job of it. And it's expensive. And I get less and less for it.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Hyde's representative in Washington is Democrat Tom Perriello. The 36-year-old Yale-trained lawyer from Ivy, Virginia, won one of the closest congressional races in the nation in 2008, winning Virginia's 5th Congressional District by just 727 votes.
Voters here have mostly leaned Republican in recent years. They backed Republican Senator John McCain in the presidential election. Perriello has found himself the target of conservative ire in the health care reform debate.
There have been small protests at his Charlottesville office. And vandals attacked his brother's home shortly after he cast his vote in favor of the overhaul package, which became law last month.
Perriello says the new law will help many of his 700,000 constituents like, Mimi Hyde.
REP. TOM PERRIELLO, D-Va.: Health care, for some of us, was not an ideological fight. It was about economic relief to working and middle-class families, seniors who are struggling. If we can save them a little money, that's a really big deal for people.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Perriello's district is Virginia's largest. It stretches from the liberal city of Charlottesville in the north, east to the edges of metropolitan Richmond, and south to the more conservative and economically-challenged areas like Danville, near the North Carolina border.
Opposition to the new health care law among conservatives in the 5th is so strong that seven Republicans have lined up to run against Perriello this fall. And political observers suggest it could be a tough race for him.
REP. TOM PERRIELLO: A small, but vibrant crowd here in Charlottesville
BETTY ANN BOWSER: So, while home from Washington, he's set out to explain to voters what he thinks are the overhaul's good points.
REP. TOM PERRIELLO: We are extending the solvency of the Medicare trust fund by about a decade. We're closing the prescription doughnut hole. We're trying to further reimburse primary care docs for being part of the Medicare system. And we want to reduce some of those out-of-pocket expenses that our seniors pay.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: While many seniors in nationwide surveys have expressed concern about the new law, Perriello didn't have to work too hard at a town hall meeting at the senior center in Charlottesville. It's a city where 80 percent of the voters backed him in the 2008 election.
MAN: A real step in the direction that we all need to go.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: As Perriello fielded questions — some over the telephone — it was clear many simply didn't understand how they would be affected by the law.
DARLENE DOSS, Business Owner: We run a small business of six to eight, sometimes 10 employees. Where are we going to gain anything from the new health care plan?
REP. TOM PERRIELLO: Start retroactive to January 1 of this year, your company would be eligible for a 35 percent tax credit to cover the premiums that you're paying for your employees.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Head south outside of Charlottesville, and the political landscape changes dramatically.
Much of the 5th Congressional District in Virginia is made up of areas like this, rural areas. And, as you move away from the population centers in the north near Charlottesville, towards the North Carolina border, the new health care law becomes increasingly unpopular.
Along the banks of the James River in Lynchburg…
THOMAS JOHNSON, owner, Thomas A. Johnson Furniture Company: How's it going?
BETTY ANN BOWSER: … Thomas Johnson has plans to expand his furniture company, in spite of the economic downturn.
THOMAS JOHNSON: The big plan is that I want to establish a manufacturing industry, at a time when that industry is dying.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Johnson, who settled in the U.S. from Ghana nearly 20 years ago, currently employs about 10 full-time workers. But he doesn't offer health insurance, because he says it's too expensive. He thinks the new law will hamper his plans to hire 100 workers.
THOMAS JOHNSON: We are today in global market system, which means that somebody else is doing somewhere very cheap, sending them to the United States. So, if I am going to compete on a global market, then we have to level the playing field and make it in a way that I can make profit, to be able to afford health care. But if I am going to be forced to provide health care, with no profit margin, I think the company will crash.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: And Johnson says he's not happy his congressman voted yes for health care reform.
THOMAS JOHNSON: If he had listened to his constituents, I think he would have made a better judgment.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Perriello's theory is that the political left and right are no longer so engaged on health care as they were during the debate.
REP. TOM PERRIELLO: And I think that those who are really passionate on either side have faded a little bit, and now the people in the middle are getting their turn to say, all right, walk me through it.
This is the law of the land now. And people get pretty excited when you go through things like extending the Medicare trust fund and bringing the cost of drugs down, allowing people into these exchanges to get cheaper health care, tax credits to small business. So, what you see is sort of a revival of the moderates in this debate. And I think people are liking what they see so far.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: That remains to be seen. But Perriello has his sights set squarely on motivating what he thinks is crucial: the political middle.


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Federer edged a hotly-contested match against Croatia's Ivo Karlovic by taking the two tie-breaks 8-6 7-5.
Finn Nieminen had an easier run against Marcos Baghdatis, beating the Cypriot ranked five places above him 7-6 6-2.
Having saved match points in his first two matches of the week, Nieminen said: "I've gained a lot of confidence."
The 26-year-old, the first Finn to win an ATP event when he triumphed in Auckland last year, added: "I've had a good run this week.
"I lost a lot of tight matches this year but saving those match points here gave me a lot of confidence."
Baghdatis lost the first set on a double-fault in the tie-breaker and dropped his serve in the third game of the second. From then on, Nieminen cruised to victory.
"I was tired from last night's doubles, I went to bed very late and didn't sleep well," Baghdatis said.
Federer held his giant opponent to 16 aces in a match lasting just over 90 minutes - something of a triumph.
In the second breaker, the hometown hero reached a 4-1 lead before Karlovic staged a comeback.
However the big man netted a volley for two match points, Federer converting the second on another Karlovic error.
Swiss Federer has never lost to Nieminen in seven previous encounters.
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We are so pleased to share that we have been named a Computerworld Honors Laureate. Our new product Amaze, and it's impact on web accessibility was a factor in the decision.
Deque Systems Recognized by Computerworld as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate
Deque's Amaze Web Accessibility Platform Highlights the Company's Visionary Use of Technology
HERNDON, VA--March 19, 2013-- IDG's Computerworld Honors Program today announces Deque Systems as a 2013 Laureate. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change.
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The Computerworld Honors Program awards will be presented at the Gala Evening and Awards Ceremony on June 3, 2013 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.
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Nike Golf - PR & Social Manager
- Recruiter
- Nike
- Location
- Amsterdam
- Salary
- Competitive + attractive relocation package for foreign hires
- Posted
- 13 May 2013
- Closes
- 13 Jun 2013
- Function
- Account Director, Account Manager, Manager (In-House), Other
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Nike does more than outfit the world's best athletes. We are a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries, and push out the edges of what can be. Every employee brings inspiration and innovation to our business and we seek achievers, leaders and visionaries.
PR & Communications (80%)
- Working closely with the global Nike Golf Brand Marketing team, define the Nike Golf PR & Communications strategy for EMEA.
- Work closely with the Global Nike Golf Communications team to ensure alignment on key Global initiatives, messaging, storytelling, issues management and brand communications.
- Drive the Nike Golf innovation message in the media through integrated communications around key initiatives, products, athletes and events to generate the best possible coverage for Nike Golf.
- Proactively build and co-ordinate strategic media relationships with key publications, broadcast media and key media influences. Develop relationships with targeted editors and journalists; re-ignite existing relationships within the media that regularly cover Nike Golf and actively create new ones.
- Oversee the development and management of any relevant PR agency relationships.
- Manage Nike Golf EMEA PR budget and resources (internal and external) associated with the execution of the communications strategy, in line with global PR vision.
Social Media (20%)
- Lead the strategy and execution of Nike Golf EMEA social content, including channel management, content planning, posting and interaction in accordance with social media guidelines.
- Will drive and initiate regional and country specific digital & social campaigns when relevant and across key products & initiatives.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in PR/communications.
- Recent experience from a relevant golf, sports or youth-focused consumer business.
- Strong knowledge of social media platforms, the digital landscape and emerging trends
- Strategic planning experience is a must.
- International (European) knowledge and experience also critical, second language knowledge also preferred.
Nike offers a comprehensive relocation package for foreign hires.


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TPI NEXT® takes a good look at the test process used by an organization. It provides insight into the maturity of test organizations and provides a step-by-step plan toward improvement, regardless the test method that is being used. The business drivers are key and developments such as Agile, outsourcing, multiple test processes and end-to-end testing are taken into account.
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Review: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry DLC
The first batch of story DLC for the rather brilliant Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag has been released and has a lot to live up to. The DLC's protagonist, Adéwalé, has a tough act to follow after the enjoyable exploits of our lovable rogue, Edward Kenway.
Set 15 years after the main game, we assume control of the Jackdaw's first mate, Adéwalé, who's now a trained assassin and ends up at Port-au-Prince, a new location in the game. Full of French (a new enemy but essentially just a reskin of the British and Spanish),this tale is a far more serious outing that's all about liberating slaves and dealing with their captors, a far cry from the drunken and swashbuckling antics of Kenway's adventure. It's a serviceable story but one that really needs more than nine missions to have made a slavery tale standout.
The best part of the main game was sailing around the Caribbean and certainly not the over used tailing and eavesdropping missions. Sadly it's still too prevalent in this DLC package with a good percentage of the nine new missions involving following a target NPC and listening to their conversations whilst hiding in a bush. Not at all what springs to mind when thinking about the roles of an assassin.
Thankfully, like the main game there's the side activities which is where most of the fun is had. In the DLC these all revolve around freeing slaves from cells, plantations and helping escapees on the run. They're perfectly serviceable missions but they are essentially light variants on the warehouse looting, pirate liberation and catch the courier missions in the main game. Meanwhile, out on the high seas you now have slave ships which need to be left unharmed, during naval combat. In the heat of battle this can be quite tricky, but adds something extra to the challenge making it more fun than an annoyance.
There's also a new unlock system based upon the number of freed slaves. Once you've freed 20 or so you get a bigger ammo pouch, free a few hundred and you get free ammo. It's actually quite a good system as it means that there's more direct positive feedback from completing the side missions which can sometimes be in games just to pad it out. It's a nice gradual progression with lots of different perks along the way so it's different from some of the bigger tasks in the main game where you spend hours and get the unlock at the end.
You've also got a few new pieces of equipment such as firecrackers to distract guards and the awesome new blunderbuss which is basically an old fashioned shotgun which can come in handy in moments of desperation when you're surrounded.
The fact that Ubisoft has created a brand new city is commendable when they could have just mixed up existing locations like they did in Assassin's Creed III. Port-au-Prince is comparable in size to the other cities in the main game and the world map is probably a quarter of the size, maybe a bit under. Still it's a hefty chunk of new places to explore. It's not all that different to what we've seen before but it's such a fun game that it's still fun to search a few new shipwrecks and not feel cheated.
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A solid if unremarkable piece of DLC for a brilliant game. What made Black Flag special is still intact and present here with a few spins on what we've done before. The one thing that I should point out is that at no point did it feel as this content was cut from the main game to sell on for extra cash. There was so much content in the main game and this is different enough that it feels worthy of the investment.
Version reviewed: PlayStation 4
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry DLC is out now on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC.


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Dress up your wounds from the ship with these pirate bandages. Great for the full-sized or minature pirate in your life!
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Immunologic Function in the Elderly After Injury
This study has been completed.
Summa Health System
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: August 7, 2006
Last updated: January 28, 2008
Last verified: January 2008
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The purpose of this research is to learn more about the function of the body's ability to fight infection when the immune response is activated when injury occurs, in the elderly population.
|Over the Age of 65 Admitted to the Trauma Service
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|Immunologic Function in the Elderly After Injury: the Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte (PMN) and Innate Immunity
Further study details as provided by Summa Health System:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|December 2005
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|66 Years and older (Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Elderly after injury
Inclusion Criteria:
- Greater than 65
- Admitted to the trauma service
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to draw sufficient blood
- Immunocompromised
- Currently receiving systemic corticosteroids
- Participation in other studies
- In the opinion of the investigator will not be able to complete protocol
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00447135
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00447135
|United States, Ohio
|Summa Health System
|Akron, Ohio, United States, 44304
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|William Fallon, MD
|Summa Health System
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|August 7, 2006
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|January 28, 2008
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio juvenile detention center considered in crisis less than a year ago due to gang violence and other problems has become a safe and well-managed facility, according to a court-appointed monitor who tempered praise for the changes with caution that an unregulated population increase could undo the progress.
The report underscores dramatic shifts at the Department of Youth Services, which in less than a decade has gone from a full-service detention system to an agency housing the oldest and usually most violent youthful offenders in the state.
The 245-page report says the last time the monitoring team visited Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility south of Columbus in August 2011, "we found the facility in crisis."
The team found significant problems with programs offered youth, as well as safety, staffing, gang violence, crisis management and youth being held in cells by themselves for long periods of time, according to the report issued earlier this week.
"Conditions have substantially improved since our last visit, and this report describes a facility and school that are safe and well-managed, an environment in which staff and youth feel supported, and programs and activities that meaningfully engage youth."
Circleville's average daily population was 127 youth in August, compared to 91 youth last month, according to Youth Services.
The population was reduced during major renovations to living units, but also went down because of a system-wide reduction of about 100 youth. From more than 2,000 juvenile inmates at one time, Ohio now houses 605.
The agency declined to comment in detail about the report, saying it would file a response with the federal judge overseeing the monitor's work. Circleville "provides a safe and rehabilitative environment for youth," spokeswoman Kim Parsell said in an email.
Most juvenile offenders are now kept in county facilities to keep them close to home and community resources and away from the prison-like setting of the state facilities. The goal is to avoid exposing youth to situations that could cause them to worsen during incarceration and make them more likely to commit crimes when they are released.
Annie Person, a Circleville youth specialist -- the name was officially changed in recent years from "corrections officer" -- says things are definitely better.
"It's not perfect, because we are dealing with the most assaultive youth and gang problems, but it's more manageable with less youth," said Person, an 18-year Youth Services veteran.
The report released Monday said adding more inmates without extra staff and money could jeopardize positive changes, including fewer inmates on living units, low staff-to-youth ratios and lots of activities.
Circleville has 10 vacancies and 15 youth specialists on some kind of leave, "which would seriously affect staffing adequacy if the youth population wasn't so low," according to the report.
Last fall, gang problems were so bad at Circleville and Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility in Delaware that Youth Services asked adult prison guards to help move youth identified as gang leaders. Seven youths from Scioto and 12 from Circleville were moved to a separate unit at the Scioto facility.
Circleville now stands as an example of how to positively respond to gang problems, Monday's report said.
Former Circleville gang leaders cited last fall's transfer of gang leaders, clear expectations and consequences laid out by the Circleville superintendent and the increase in activities for youth as the main factors for reducing problems, according to the report.
The report is one of a series of reviews of state juvenile facilities stemming from the settlement of a 2004 lawsuit that alleged a culture of violence permeated the system.
Andrew Welsh-Huggins can be reached at http://twitter.com/awhcolumbus


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TOMS RIVER - The Southern Regional High School wrestling team failed to accomplish its ultimate goal Aunday, but that doesn't mean the trip to the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River was a wasted one.
The South Jersey Group IV champion Rams lost 34-27 to Shore Conference A-South rival Brick Memorial in the state Group IV championship after beating Hunterdon Central 33-24 in the semifinals earlier in the day.
A runner-up finish in the biggest enrollment group in the state isn't bad for a team that went to work Sunday with a full 14-wrestler lineup for the first time all season.
"I know that we're missing guys, but we've really come together the past week," Southern junior Zach Wilhelm said. "I'm impressed with how we wrestled."
Southern coach John Stout, along with assistants Jerry Tabbachino and Dan Roy, have never shied away from lineup adjustments this time of the year.
That's why it was only slightly surprising to see defending District 24 champ Matt Wilhelm wrestle for the first time this season Sunday.
Wilhelm battled mononucleosis earlier this season, but his participation Sunday allowed Southern to bump its entire lineup up one weight class to avoid having to forfeit any bouts.
The Rams only forfeited to Hunterdon Central in the final bout of the semifinals, at 160 pounds, after the match was clinched.
"We wanted to challenge them," Stout said. "If we were going to lose, we were going to lose challenging them, not giving away points."
Southern, which is ranked second in The Press Elite 11, is No. 12 in the New Jersey Wrestling Writer's Association poll of the top 20 teams in the state. Brick Memorial is No. 3 in that poll and Hunterdon Central No. 6.
Memorial also beat Southern 35-13 on Jan. 23 in a regular-season match in Stafford Township.
"If you would have told me three or four weeks ago that we'd be (in the state Group IV final), I would have told you you're crazy," Stout said. "This is a real nice accomplishment for the guys."
Southern has struggled to score bonus points this season, but sophomore 106-pounder Jimmy Knoeller started a nice run in the lower weights against Hunterdon Central in the early-afternoon semifinal match.
The Rams scored nine bonus points in a span of three weight classes against the Red Devils and won the team match by the same margin.
"I go into every match trying to get as many points as I can and whatever happens, happens," said Knoeller, who sat out the first 30 days of the season after transferring from Lacey Township.
Knoeller appeared headed for a major decision when he turned Tyler Rodriguez to his back for a pin late in the third period.
"There is no better feeling in the world," Knoeller said. "It was huge because it helped us for the match and helped the team out. Whatever I can do to contribute, I'll do."
Chris Crane followed Knoeller with a forfeit at 113 and Pat Mooney won by fall at 120.
Zach Wilhelm won a key 3-1 decision against Collin Boylan in the semifinal win but was pinned in overtime in the final.
Wilhelm and company weren't exactly sure what to make of it all when they were standing at 3-3 or 6-5 at different points of the season.
But Sunday's Group IV final loss to Brick Memorial snapped a seven-match winning streak.
"I think that says that we're a pretty tough group of guys," Wilhelm said. "We work hard and that shows when we wrestle."
Notes: Brick Memorial beat Hackensack 55-4 in the other semifinal. ... Buena Regional graduate Ron Roberts was one of two officials in the team's semifinal match.
Contact John O'Kane:
State Group IV semifinal
Southern Regional 33, Hunterdon Central 24
106-Jimmy Knoeller SR p. Tyler Rodriguez 5:20; 113-Chris Crane SR won by forfeit; 120-Pat Mooney SR p. Gabino Careaga 3:59; 126-Dylan Nace HC md. Andrew Tonneson 9-1; 132-Zach Wilhelm SR d. Collin Boylan 3-1; 138-Gary Dinmore HC md. Nick Racanelli 9-0; 145-Tim Higginson HC md. Matt Wilhelm 18-5; 152-Jake Campana SR d. Dylan Cote 7-1; 160-Joseph Scerbo HC won by forfeit; *170-David Fenton HC d. Gerardo Jorge 5-1; 182-Nester Crespo HC d. Cory Case 3-2; 195-Connor Case SR d. Paul Rallis 8-2; 220-Patrick Ferraro SR d. Leo Aquino 3-0; 285-Jesse Bauta SR d. Gabe Barba 5-2.
Records-Southern 13-6; Hunterdon Central 18-2.
*Match began at 160
State Group IV final
Brick Memorial 34, Southern Regional 27
106-James Knoeller SR d. Luke Vescovi 4-0; 113-Connor Maliff BM d. Chris Crane 4-2; 120-Joe Ghione BM md. Pat Mooney 13-5; 126-Andrew Tonneson SR d. Jared Staub 9-2; 132-Nick Racanelli SR p. Jose Bocalman 3:30; 138-Alec Donovan BM p. Zach Wilhelm 6:59 (OT); 145-Rob Ruggiero BM d. Matt Wilhelm 3-0; 152-Cliff Ruggiero BM d. Jake Campana 8-1; 160-Chris Serpico SR won by forfeit; 170-Gerardo Jorge SR won by forfeit; *182-Connor Case SR d. Connor Owen 9-3; 195-Nick Costa BM p. Pat Ferraro 1:32; 220-Matt Moore BM won by forfeit; 285-Tyler Poling BM d. Jesse Bauta 5-0.
Records-Southern 13-7.
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The new automatic rifle actually has great damage, but .308 ammo is too expensive and rare. The 10mm SMG is another good automatic gun, it has effective power and good accuracy. In addition, 10mm is cheap and easy to find. The best stealth machine gun is the 12.7mm SMG. Off the top of my head, it is the only one that can be silenced and has great damage for very quick close quarters kills. The final automatic gun I would suggest is the LMG. It has good accuracy, damage, and ammo capacity. It's incredibly easy to hunker down and blast enemies continuously at any range. That being said, you are going to want to watch your ammo supplies carefully. Depends on what you're doing, but I personally feel pretty good about the BAR with armor piercing rounds. Drop a Deathclaw fast!
If we're speaking purely about DPS the minigun with AP rounds beats them all but it has the highest strength requirement in the game, weighs a lot and eats ammo by heaps.
^^ Yeah I agree the B.A.R. is great on deathclaws, but I'd go with the light machine gun. I killed about 10 Legion Assassins and Veterans combined with 10 rounds left. No expanded drums.
The .45 auto SMG with all the perks (bloody mess, grunt) with AP rounds tears through shit like a monster. even better with the round drum and businesswear, hat, and sunglasses. Mafia style.


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Content Manager OnDemand V9.0 new date types for Date, Date/Time and Date/Time (TZ)
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New date types were introduced in Content Manager OnDemand V9.0 in order to allow for a broader range of values supported by the underlying database for Date, Date/Time and Date/Time (TZ).
Content Manager OnDemand (OnDemand) V9.0 new date types were introduced in order to allow for a broader range of values supported by the underlying database for Date, Date/Time and Date/Time (TZ) types.
In order to use the new types, you must be using OnDemand V9.0 or later of the OnDemand clients, for example: Windows client, arsdoc, Content Manager OnDemand Web Enablement Kit (ODWEK), CICS.
The previous types for Date, Date/Time, and Date/Time (TZ) were renamed as Date (old style), Date/Time (old style), Date/Time (TZ) (old style). Although these types can still be used, they are no longer recommended.
The valid ranges for the Date/Time fields are as follows:
|Date (old style)
Date/Time (old style)
Date/Time (TZ) (old style)
Date/Time (TZ)
1970-01-01 00:00:00
0001-01-01 00:00:00
1970-01-01 00:00:00
0001-01-01 00:00:00.000000
2037-12-31 23:59:59
9999-12-31 23:59:59
2037-12-31 23:59:59
9999-12-31 23:59:59.999999
The Time field has been renamed Time (old style) in the Windows administrative client, but there is no new Time field type. The Time (old style) data type is only available for existing application groups. A new application group cannot be created with a Time (old style) data type. The administrative client provides three ways to create an application group: add, copy, export. The Time (old style) data type isn't available when using the add function regardless of the version of the server (V8.5 or V9). When an application group is copied with a Time field, the Time (old style) data type is shown for reference but it must be changed before the new application group can be added. When an application group with a Time (old style) field is exported, the export fails and an error message is displayed. The Time (old style) field type has been removed because of it's limited granularity.
The old date/time data types in the batch administration program (arsxml) have not been renamed. Instead, new date/time data types have been added called Date (native), Date/Time (native), and Date/Time (TZ) (native). These are the same as Date, Date/Time and Date/Time (TZ) in the Windows administrative client. If an application group is exported using arsxml with a Time field, the resulting XML file contains "Time" as the value for the dataType attribute. The XML file can be used to update the existing application group but it cannot be used to create a new application group.
As can be seen, the new field Date/Time (TZ) now has extended ability to store up to 6 digits of precision (microsecond) – which is now used by the Content Manager OnDemand System Log and System Load application groups in order to represent more granular timing of activity on the system. In order to use these new types for the System Log/Load facility, use the –u option to the arssyscr command to update the existing application group(s). Although it is recommended that customers use these new fields, it is not required to update these application groups immediately upon installing OnDemand V9.0 – the update of System Log/Load can happen at any time.
You can create folder fields of type Date (old style) and map them to an application group field of type Date (old style) and/or Date. You can also create a folder field of type Date and map to an application group field of type Date (old style) and/or Date. It should also be noted that the only difference between the folder field types are that the minimum/maximum and default values that can be placed into those types must fall within the allowed range for that type. Same is true for Date/Time and Date/Time (old style) as well as Date/Time (TZ) and Date/Time (TZ) (old style).
What about existing application groups?
In Content Manager OnDemand V9.0, the Windows administration tool as well as the ARSXML command both support a way in which to update an existing application group from using old style formats to the new style formats. In the Windows administration tool under the Update an Application Group, under the General tab, under the Advanced button, there is an option Create/Use new style date/time field types in place of existing old style date/time field types. Selecting this check box causes the application group to be modified with new application group date/time fields. The equivalent approach with ArsXML is to specify the attribute createAndUseNewDates="Yes" for the application group to be updated. This does not modify the previously defined old style field types, nor does it modify any previously loaded data to that application group.
However, it does cause the following actions:
- The application group is updated with the new date/time fields (could be 1 or more depending on the application group definitions). You will not 'see' the new field types defined in the application group. They are hidden to simplify the definitions. If you had only a single Date value in the application group, you will continue to see only a single Date value defined using the Admin, but looking at the application group data table directly you would see two columns; one for the Date (old style) and one for the new Date field.
- The existing application group data tables are altered such that a new column (with a value of NULL) is added for each new date/time field. The new column name takes the existing date/time database field name and adds _dt or _dt<num> to the end of the name.
- All existing application group data tables are closed, so that no further data can be loaded into them. On zOS it is possible to create an application group such that only a single application group data table is generated, however with these new fields types, the old data table is closed and a new table created.
- Once new data is attempted to be stored into the updated application group, a new table will be created and all new metadata values will be stored into the new date/time fields. The old style date/time field(s) will be stored with a value of -1.
- Using any Content Manager OnDemand V9.0 or later client guarantees that any query will transparently and appropriately be made across any application group data tables regardless of the updated field types. See the next section to understand the new Content Manager OnDemand date/time query syntax.
In Content Manager OnDemand V9.0 we have introduced a new syntax, making it easier to create a query that includes date values. This new query syntax is also used to ensure that any updated application group is properly queried regardless of the existing or new date/time data in the application group. Previously, the SQL syntax for OnDemand date/time resulted in a query which used the database field name and the OnDemand internal date values.
For example, prior to OnDemand V9.0 to query for a date based on 2012/09/17, the query would look like:
WHERE crd_date = 15601
with OnDemand V9.0 or later, the same query will look like:
WHERE ODDAT_crd_date = '2012-09-17'
A query between two date ranges:
WHERE crd_date BETWEEN 15570 AND 15601
with OnDemand V9.0 or later :
WHERE ODDAT_crd_date BETWEEN '2012-08-17' AND '2012-09-17'
2;crd_date,crd_date; 15570,15601;WHERE crd_date BETWEEN ? AND ?
with OnDemand V9.0 or later :
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A client has sadly passed away. A very difficult time.
A family member - who was/is employee of the business - is continuing to run the business - with a view to selling up.
Does the family member continue to be employee of the estate?
Does post death income get reported as income of the estate - if so how and when?
Or does family member have to register as self employed and run the business as a sole trader?
Apologies if these seem basic - Ive never experienced death of a client before.
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Death of client
Is there a will ?
If an executor has been appointed all instructions emanate therefrom and the "employee" should look to him/her for instructions from which the employment status can be clarified. The executor's duty is to protect the assets of the estate, wind it up and distribue the net proceeds in accordance with the wishes of the deceased. This may be to continue to operate the business prior to it's sale. However I have come across cases where the deceased wanted the business to cease with death (that caused a lot of problems but was acted upon).
Sole trader or partnership?
Your original post stated that a family member was the "employee" now running the business whereas your later post refers to a "partner". If the business was run as a partnership you will need to refer to the partnership agreement which, if there is one, would usually set out the position on death. This may not have been in writing so some digging may be required to establish the intentions of the partners. If there is no partnership agreement, the Partnership Act 1890 will be in point.
If your reference to "partner" meant "common law spouse" rather than business partner, then any capital gains tax accrued up to the date of death of the sole trader will be wiped out although, of course, there may be inheritance tax due. The Executors will be deemed to have acquired the assets at market value (probate value) at the date of death and they will be responsble for capital gains tax arising from the date of death to the date of disposal and any such tax will be payable from the Estate. On the other hand, if the assets are distributed under the Will to the beneficiaries, they will individually acquire the assets at the Probate value and will be entitled to their own exemptions when the assets are sold. If the beneficiaries run the business themselves as sole trader or in partnership then they may be entitled to entrepreneurs' relief on eventual disposal, subject to the usual conditions.
As you have little experience of such matters, you may need to hand this case to someone with such experience or obtain consultancy advice to avoid having to spend many hours researching the rules. This is a major subject not to be underestimated in terms of the considerable grief (forgive the pun) that can arise if the solicitors and accountants get things wrong.
I had one of those many years ago.
Client ran a cinema showing (ahem) "continental" films and suddenly upped and died leaving me as executor.
I "had" to continue to run this business so as to get the most advantageous price on its sale. It certainly was an education choosing the films for each week - and rather fun too!!


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The group of Pokemon began to move again at a time when the sky was still dark from the night's passing, yet not quite dawn yet. The sun had yet to rise and shine its brilliance on the land, but light was slowly beginning to arrive nonetheless. It was the perfect time to move on. Zane wouldn't admit it outright to the others, but he was rather tired. The heat had definitely taken it's tole, and the cold night air didn't help either. Still, for the sake of the Alpha Alliance soldiers, and his Gold Tribe brothers, he had to put on a strong face.
The morning passed with nothing much happening. The journey continued with minimum stops for eating and resting. The sun was beginning to slowly rise into the top of the sky. Eventually, they would need to rest once more before making the last leg of the journey. Zane walked silently in the front of the group. It wasn't as much as he didn't want to talk as much as he felt if he did, it would greatly reduce his energy. Yes, it was that hot. Even simple tasks as talking could be difficult. The terrain, however, was slowly beginning to change. Instead of complete nothingness like before, many rocks were now appearing in the landscape. The change was subtle at first, but then grew. Eventually, the landscape was not just sand and dirt, but comprised of large rocks as well, reaching quite large sizes. It was a welcoming sight, actually. The change, if Zane recalled, meant that they were nearing Poseida Ruins. Less than a day was ahead of them.
The sun had reached high enough in the sky, and in good timing too. Up ahead was a small oasis complete with a small pond and even a palm tree or two. Zane smiled to the group as he spoke.
"The sun is getting pretty high. We'll rest here for the day until the sun begins to set."
The group began unpacking around. Many went straight for the pond, including Zane, who leaned down to splash the water upon his face. The group automatically seemed to appear less tense at the sight and sound of the water. Hazone took a drink and let out a deep, satisfying sigh, giving a smile to Zane. Everyone now rested around. Many were a bit more talkative now than before. Apparently, they just needed a bit of time to warm up to each other and start talking. The Alpha Alliance soldiers were much more talkative, even towards the Gold Tribe.
Suddenly, Zane thought he heard a sound in the distance. At first he ignored it as nothing but the wind. Just then, he heard it again. This caused Zane to sit up. Turning to the direction of the noise, he saw figures moving towards their position. Hazone noticed him looking there as well, and spoke in a hissing whisper.
"Scouts heading this way!" Hazone said.
"There appears to only be half a dozen of them. Shouldn't we just take them out?" An Aipom Alpha Alliance soldier asked.
"We shouldn't risk confrontation. We have no idea who they are. Hide behind the rocks!" Zane said. Quickly, everyone began hiding behind the terrain, spread out. Zane chose a rock formation rather close to where the oasis was. Hopefully not too close, but Zane wanted to see who it was.
The group of scouts' forms were now visible slowly to Zane. They were Ancients, alright. Two Bastiodon along with Two Kabutops, along with an Omastar. Then there was one more Pokemon. A Scizor. Zane's heart began to beat when he realized who it was. The Scizor was Drake Nol, also known as "The Sentry", one of the 8 Sentinels. It was a good thing they decided to hide. Sentry, of the 8 Sentinels, was by far the best tracker. He often went on scouting assignments or other missions involving locating people. He had become even more invaluable after Gold City fell, and the Gold Tribe went into hiding. Zane heard Sentry was responsible for the finding and killing of dozens of the Gold Tribe. Zane gritted his teeth as he thought of the amount of damage and harm the Sentinel had done to him. It took a lot of composure for Zane not to go out and attack the Sentinel. However, he knew if the Sentinel escape, which he very well might because of his effective speed and cunning, he would alert all the Silver Tribe about them. Zane reluctantly stayed in place.
Sentry, in the mean time, began observing around the oasis. He began looking at the area, and the dirt around. Appearing to look at something on the ground, Sentry picked up some dirt, and then looked around at the rock formations around. Zane hid behind the rock once more, holding his breath, hoping he wasn't caught. He looked to his left and right. The Gold Tribe and Alpha Alliance soldiers were spread out across the rocks. Sword and Shield was hidden behind a rather larger rock formation.
"Someone's been here." Sentry said chillingly out loud.
"Shall we scout the area for Pokemon?" One of the Kabutops asked him. Sentry thought for a moment, then spoke.
"No. I imagine they were just refugees fleeing. If they traveled into the Wastes of Will, they're nothing but corpses now, and I have no time nor use for dead citizens. Let's go."
With that, the Sentinel and the companions took off towards the east. After waiting for them to be gone, Zane slowly got out of his hiding spot. The others soon followed. Hazone walked up to Zane and spoke so everyone could hear.
"That was Sentry. By my count, he's heading east, most likely to Eternity City, but I'm not sure. We should continue south to Poseida."
Zane nodded, looking up into the sky. The sun was far from the top anymore, now closer to the mid-bottom position of the sky, the time to move again. Zane spoke. "Right. Come on, everyone. We should get going. Less than a day ahead of us."
It was a close call with a Sentinel just now, but luckily, they passed unnoticed. Poseida Village was not far now.
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Antoine Dodson first went viral, when a reporter filmed his outrage, when a man broke into his home and tried to attack his sister. Since then, his rant was turned into a song and became a download sensation. He has a line of merchandise for sale and even created the Antoine Dodson Bedroom Intruder Halloween Costume. With the money he earned, he managed to move his family out of the projects. The following is his latest Bedroom Intruder incarnation.
Okay, I think someone's 15 minutes of fame are up. When this first became a viral story, many were laughing at him because he was read as queer, poor, and Black, rather than championing his righteous defense of his sister. I can completely understood that he sought to capitalize from his experience to create a better life for his family; however, he has now absolutely reached the point of extreme coonery and buffoonery. Performances like this are not only harmful, they are completely a reflection of how Blackness and queerness are viewed by the public. I am not saying that Dodson has to be a good representation of Blackness or queerness, but I am suggesting that performing on cue like this for the amusement of others (people are laughing at him not with him), is affirming the right of others to view Black, queer bodies as inferior.
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Yes, the Bible says a great deal about money -- and I want to assure you that God is even more concerned about your situation than you are. Money can be a source of great blessing -- but (as you've discovered) it also can be a source of great conflict, if we let it.
What does the Bible say about our money? First, it tells us to get our priorities right. When things become more important to us than God... when our desire to impress others is greater than our desire to please God... when we look to money instead of God for our security -- then our priorities are wrong and our lives get out of balance. Begin by asking Christ to be the center of your lives, and learn to seek His will in everything.
The Bible also urges us to seek God's wisdom when we face problems. Ask Him to help you set a budget -- and stick to it. Ask Him also to help you work together on ways to economize. When disagreements come, turn to God in prayer and seek His will. Make it your goal to get out of debt -- and agree together on how best to reach it.
Finally, learn to delay purchases, and to be satisfied with less. Let the Bible's words be your guide: "Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you'" (Hebrews 13:5).


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Britain's late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said it all when she wrote that the world has "never ceased to be dangerous," but the West has "ceased to be vigilant."
Nothing better illustrates her point than the fact that the West has imported vast numbers of people who hate our guts. Political correctness has replaced self-preservation.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has warned us not to use the Boston Marathon terrorists as an argument against the immigration legislation he advocates. But if we are not to base our laws on facts about realities, what are we to base them on? Fashionable theories and pious rhetoric?
While we cannot condemn all members of any group for what other members of their group have done, that does not mean that we must ignore the fact that the costs and dangers created by some groups are much greater than those created by other groups.
It is already known that a significant percentage of immigrants from some countries go on welfare, while practically none from some other countries do. Some children from some countries are eager students in school and, even when they come here knowing little or no English, they go on to master the language better than many native-born Americans.
But other children from other countries drag down educational standards and create many other problems in school, as well as form gangs that ruin whole neighborhoods with their vandalism and violence.
Are we to shut our eyes to such differences and just lump all immigrants together, as if we are talking about abstract people in an abstract world?
Perhaps the most important fact about the immigration bill introduced in the Senate is that its advocates are trying to rush it through to passage before there is time for serious questions to be explored and debated, so as to get serious answers.
Above all, we need to look at immigration laws in terms of how they affect the American people and the American culture that gives us a prosperity that has long been among the highest in the world.
Americans, after all, are not a separate race but people from many racial and ethnic backgrounds. Yet most Americans have a higher standard of living than other people of the same racial or ethnic background in their respective ancestral home countries. That is even more true for black Americans than for white Americans.
Clearly, whatever we have in this country that makes life here better than in the countries from which most Americans originated is something worth preserving. A hundred years ago, preserving the American way of life was much easier than today. And most of the people who came here then did so to become Americans, to learn our language and adopt our way of life.
Today, virtually every group has its own "leaders" promoting its separate identity and different way of life, backed up by zealots for multiculturalism and bilingualism in the general population. The magic word "diversity" is repeated endlessly and insistently to banish concerns about the Balkanization of America.
We are importing many foreigners who stay foreign, if not hostile. Blithely turning them into citizens by fiat, rather than because they have committed to the American way of life, is an irreversible decision that can easily turn out to be a dangerous gamble with the future of the whole society.
What happened in Boston shows just one of those dangers.
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