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Baroness Blatch: My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for his remarks. That is indeed the case. However, I should point out to him that that will discriminate against those teachers who find it very difficult to get away at weekends. Some teachers simply cannot, over a period of one, two or three years--which is what we are talking about--undertake such training on a regular basis; therefore, those teachers who are free and who do not have family responsibilities because their children have grown up, will have an advantage over others who may be just as ambitious. It is just another of those issues about which I know the National Association of Head Teachers is concerned. Indeed, it is just another issue which needs to be resolved before this becomes a requirement, making it compulsory for all head teachers to have such a qualification before they can be made heads of schools.
As I have said, there is a world of difference between the scheme which is voluntary, which encourages participation and, indeed, which encourages people to give up their weekends and holidays in order to gain such a qualification and a scheme which is compulsory and has no flexibility. I believe that to be most unfortunate. When replying to the amendment, it would be helpful if the Minister were to hint that some flexibility in terms of the requirement could be considered on Third Reading, albeit the last stage in this House.
For all of those reasons, I believe that my amendment ought to be on the face of the Bill, if only because I believe it is what the Government will argue is the case; namely, that they are unlikely and it is not their intention--indeed, I would be most surprised if they said that it was--to bring this in as a requirement until they have an adequate pool of teachers to provide healthy choice for schools from which to choose their heads. If my amendment were on the face of the Bill, it would take up very little space. It would hold the Government to no more than I believe is their general intention. However, it would be a huge reassurance to potential candidates for headships for our schools. I beg to move.
Baroness Young: My Lords, I support the amendment. I entirely support the general principle of a professional qualification for head teachers. Indeed, when I was a Minister in the then DES I discussed this matter on several occasions. The points raised by my noble friend are most serious. I was interested in the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Dormand, regarding his discussions with the TTA.
One has to be realistic about the life of a teacher. Let us take, for example, a teacher in a primary school. Of course, such teachers have their hours of teaching and they have their lessons to prepare. However, these days, teachers have endless parent meetings and, possibly, governors' meetings. There are also meetings regarding their professional qualifications and discussions as regards training days. My impression of teachers is that not only do they work all day but also that most of them work five evenings a week. Now we are asking them to work at the weekend.
Again, one has to be realistic. I do not quite know what age we are thinking about as regards those who will apply to take this course, but it is really quite difficult for women with families to give up weekends. Indeed, it would be impossible for them to do so. The matter needs to be thought through most carefully to ensure that we have a scheme that will work.
My argument is entirely based on my knowledge of the lives that young teachers lead today. We are probably talking about men and women in their late thirties who are thinking about promotion, with all the attendant pressures of family, and so on, that arise. The whole scheme needs to be thought through most carefully. I believe that the rather slower pace suggested by my noble friend as regards the introduction of the scheme to enable us to see how it will work out and
Lord Tope: My Lords, I believe that I made clear in Committee that we are perhaps a little more enthusiastic than the other Opposition party about the head teacher qualification and, indeed, compulsion in that respect. Indeed, I believe that it is long overdue and most necessary. Therefore, as I said, we support its compulsory nature. I give way.
Baroness Blatch: My Lords, I am deeply grateful to the noble Lord for allowing me to intervene. I should like to remind him that it was my party which introduced the professional qualification requirement for head teachers. Indeed, the pilot schemes that are running at present were implemented by my party when it was in office.
Lord Tope: My Lords, I recognise that fact. I was about to say that we certainly support this amendment and believe that it is necessary to introduce the compulsory nature of the scheme in order to make it work. Your Lordships may recall my suggesting in Committee that, over a proper period of time, it should also apply to people who currently hold headships. However, I have not returned to that issue today.
Nevertheless, I have much sympathy for the amendment. As I have said many times in this House, I happen to be married to a primary school teacher and can certainly endorse all that noble Baroness, Lady Young, said. I can assure her with, perhaps, greater personal knowledge that what she said applies not only to the evenings of the week but also to the weekends. Indeed, when I am working so is my wife. Therefore, I believe that those concerns are right and proper.
The amendment before us raises proper concerns and I say that from the point of view of an enthusiastic supporter of the scheme; indeed, it is one which I wish to see implemented as quickly as possible. As I said, this amendment raises proper concerns. However, I do not know whether it needs to be included on the face of the Bill. I accept the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Blatch, that it will not take up much space, although I am not sure that that is the strongest argument I have ever heard for an amendment. This is an important issue. I shall listen with care to the Minister's reply. I hope that she will be able to give us the reassurances that we all seek.
Lord Whitty: My Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Tope, reiterated his support both for the professional qualification--I think all noble Lords support that--and the need to make it mandatory at some point. That is certainly the strategy of the Government. I say to the noble Baroness, Lady Blatch, that her comments did not quite reflect the substance of the amendment. Surely we should be talking about a sufficient number of potential applicants, not a sufficient number of head teachers. We wish to improve the supply of potential applicants who will in due course acquire this qualification.
My noble friend Lady Blackstone has already said on the record--this is contained in the note we have placed in the Library--that our intention is that, subject to further development, the NPQH will be the mandatory qualification. However, we still need some positive feedback from piloting. We shall give sufficient notice of our intention to designate NPQH in this way, and of the intended date for implementation of the qualification requirement. At this stage it is not sensible for us to give a precise date. However, we have indicated that we hope that this will become mandatory for applicants, as distinct from serving head teachers, during the course of this Parliament. But obviously we have to consider the effectiveness of the qualification and the supply in different types of school and different parts of the country.
We have no intention of introducing the requirement until we can be confident that we have a sufficient pool of qualified candidates from which employers can choose. We have taken practical steps to encourage potential aspiring heads to apply for the qualification. As there is a problem in relation to primary and special school heads, LEAs will be able to fund, in appropriate cases, supply cover to release those potential NPQH participants who wish to apply for headships. They will also have greater flexibility to fund supply cover in the case of secondary head candidates. I believe that that goes some way to meet the concerns of the noble Baroness, Lady Young, and the noble Lord, Lord Tope, in relation to the impracticality of achieving this qualification through weekend study.
We have made clear our intention in the debate and in the documentation. We do not believe it is necessary to write on to the face of the Bill our intention that we shall ensure that there is a sufficient supply of applicants. I offer every assurance to the House and to the noble Baroness that we have no intention of introducing the requirement until we have a clear picture of the timetable, the effectiveness of the qualification and the feed-through of qualified candidates. It would be extremely shortsighted and foolish for us to impose a requirement which might risk limiting the supply of candidates. I can assure the noble Baroness that that is not our intention and it will not happen. I hope therefore that with those assurances she will not press her amendment.
Lord Davies of Oldham: My Lords, before my noble friend sits down, does he recall that on the previous occasion when teachers had to enhance their status through additional training--the Open University offered courses to teachers to acquire graduate status--they responded magnificently to that requirement and made enormous sacrifices and gave up their time to acquire graduate status? When teachers can see that the route to promotion and success in their profession lies in achieving this qualification, they are bound to respond with the greatest enthusiasm, and the timescale
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Lessons learned before summer really hits for the Dubs
Dublin have impressed and endured during this spring campaign, leaving boss Jim Gavin with plenty to mull over
Five areas of spring comfort for the Dubs
In seven Division 1 matches in 2014, Dublin conceded 8-91 or 16.4 points per match.
Over the same gallop this year, they gave up 2-68, or an average of 12 points.
More significantly, Dublin have demonstrated an adaptability that hasn't always been the case under Jim Gavin.
Some sit deep and guard space now. Others still press the ball. As Donegal last year proved, the more predictable the Dubs, the more vulnerable.
"We have our sights set on the end of May, if I'm honest," said Gavin during an earlier rocky patch.
Nevertheless, they beat Mayo, Monaghan and Derry in the last three matches of the League to reach Sunday's semi-final, a reminder that when it has been put up to this Dublin team, they tend to deliver.
Man of the Match against Donegal, Small was injured playing in the Trench Cup, the sort of hardship which might have slammed a young player's (22) window of opportunity closed but in his second incarnation as a Dublin senior, Small has taken his chance.
Physically strong with a good positional sense and clever distribution skills...if Gavin can't get Ger Brennan back fit, he'll at least have a similar fitting replacement.
Given his presence in or around the Dublin senior panel for most of the last decade, hardly a 'find' in the same way as Small but Dublin were thin on back-up/competition in midfield last year and practically parched of stylistic alternatives. Re-enter – after shoulder, knee and hamstring injuries – the 33 year-old Templeogue/Synge Street man.
In a dozen League and O'Byrne Cup matches this year, Bastick has started 10.
His amazing block-and-gather from a nailed-on Mark Ronaldson goal chance in Castlebar was undoubtedly the highlight of his splendid spring thus far. Tomás Brady and perhaps Shane Carthy, has granted Gavin other viable midfield options.
Hip and groin are the 'trendiest' GAA injuries out there and Dublin have suffered plenty.
James McCarthy was encumbered, to some degree, for almost two years.
Paul Flynn tweaked his before the All-Ireland quarter-final with Monaghan and Cian O'Sullivan could barely walk down the stairs the day after the Donegal loss, so acute was his physical pain.
All have undergone operations and are back and fit. Ciarán Kilkenny, separately, has returned from his cruciate rehab, too.
And five areas of concern
Numbers don't lie. On March 7, Dublin scored 1-9 against Tyrone, their lowest tally in either League or Championship under Gavin.
A tally that looked comparatively ostentatious to the 0-8 they got three weeks later against an equally densely populated Derry defence.
The only sure thing is that they'll have to deal with it more often than not from here until the climax of their season.
Which leads neatly to the cruel cruciate misfortuneof O'Gara.
One of the few players in Ireland with both the pace and strength to keep possession through multiple would-be tacklers, Dublin will miss O'Gara this summer.
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'How will Dublin cope when Cluxton hangs up his gloves/boots?' is a rhetorical query pondered so regularly as to have entered the realms of cliché but it got another million or so airings after Seán Currie's kick-out struggles in Killarney.
Under'21 'keeper Lorcan Mollo, meanwhile, got precisely no League time.
Whatever about future retirement, Dublin should be petrified of potential injury to their number one.
Not a major thing, but a thing nonetheless. Dublin had won six of the last seven meetings with Kerry prior to their trip to Killarney on March 1, a spiteful game when advantage was ceded.
You couldn't escape the feeling that day, or a week later, when they facilitated a big Cork win with a meek performance, that the Kingdom were cherry-picking their spring scalps.
Not a problem of Dublin's making but the slide of counties who might just give Dublin a game pre-August continues at avalanche velocity.
Westmeath and Kildare suffered successive relegations meaning no other Leinster team - again - will keep Dublin company in Division 1 of the League in 2016.
Only Meath and Laois will play in Division 2 and neither of those showed traces of the sort of conspicuous improvement required to push Dublin into the extremities of their abilities.


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Meeting of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory's International Academic Board- 27/11/2007
The International Academic Board of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) is meeting at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education on 3rd December 2007 to assess the work setting up this new international laboratory. The Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, José Mariano Gago, will take part in the opening of this Board meeting.
The INLs International Academic Board includes:
- Roberto G.M. Caciuffo, Director of Actinide Research, Joint European Union Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Thomas Jovin, President of the Department of Molecular Biology, Max Plank Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany.
- Emilio Mendez, 1998 Prince of Asturias Prize for Scientific and Technical Research, Director of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, State University of New York at Stony Brook since 1st November 2006, Director of the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, which is one of the five nanocentres funded by the US Department of Energy and is being built at the Brookhaven National Laboratory to be ready in April 2007, New York, USA.
- Christopher B. Murray, American Chemical Society's Nobel Laureate Signature Prize 1997, Richard Perry University Professor of Material and Chemical Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania since October 2006, and was Manager of the Nanoscale Materials and Devices Department, IBM, T.J.Watson Research Ctr., Yorktown Heights, New York, USA, where he has worked since 1995.
- Aristides A. G. Requicha, Gordon Marshall Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Director of the Laboratory for Molecular Robotics (LMR), University of Southern California, named editor-in-chief of the scientific journal IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology in November 2006, Los Angeles, EUA.
- Mihail C. Roco, Carl Duisberg Prize, Burgers Professorship Prize, Engineer of the Year Award (1999, 2004), President of the Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science of the National Science and Technology Council, USA, Engineering and Technology Coordinator for the Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry Initiative of the National Science Foundation (NSF), Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology, NSF, he has worked on the USAs National Nanotechnology Initiative concept approved in 2004, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- Heinrich Rohrer, Nobel Physics Prize 1986 for his work with Gerd Binnig on the scanning tunnelling microscope, while working at IBMs Research Laboratory in Zurich, Wollerau, Switzerland.
The meeting will also be attended by members of the INLs Setting-up Committee General Assembly, Luis Magalhães (President of the General Assembly and President of Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC), Portugal), Francisco Marcellan (Secretary-General for Scientific and Technological Policy, Spain), João Sentieiro (President of the Science and Technology Foundation (FCT), Portugal), Montserrat Torné (Director-General for Research, Spain), and the Board of Directors of INLs Setting-up Committee, consisting of professors José Rivas (President), Carlos Bernardo (Executive Director ) and Paulo Freitas.
The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) was set up as an innovative international research laboratory under a joint initiative by Spain and Portugal that was decided on at the Summit between the two countries in November 2005. The premise was to develop a laboratory of international scientific excellence that could attract researchers of the highest calibre on a worldwide level and which would be open to members from other countries, both European and from other continents.
The strategic importance of research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology has recently been reinforced by the approval of conclusions on the development of nanotechnology on the progress made with the implementation of the nanosciences and nanotechnologies Action Plan for Europe at the important EU Council of Ministers for Science held on 20th 21st November 2007 in Braga. Several Joint Technology Initiatives were approved at this meeting, including two pertaining directly to nanotechnologies, namely nanoelectronics (ENIAC European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council) and systems embedded in other products (ARTEMIS Advanced Research and Technology for Embedded Intelligence and Systems). Sizeable investments in Public-Private Partnerships are planned with the objective of guaranteeing the strategic development of these areas in Europe.
The Portuguese Presidency of the EU has made this area a special priority, as is obvious from the Council of Ministers for Science in the EUs decisions, which refer to the organisation of the High Level Conference on Nanotechnologies held on 20th and 21st November 2007 in Braga. Among the participants were the Portuguese Minister for Science, Innovation and Higher Education, José Mariano Gago, Spains Minister for Education and Science, Mercedes Cabrera Calvo-Sotelo, the European Commissioner for Research, Janez Potocnik, and the European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding. Emphasis was given to the Joint Technology Initiatives, European Technology Initiatives, the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and other leading research laboratories in the EU, and to recent developments in nanotechnology, both in industry and scientific laboratories.


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Tony Bellew has retained his world cruiserweight title with a dominant third-round knockout of BJ Flores at the Echo Arena in Liverpool this evening.
The hometown favourite began his maiden title defence at a quick tempo, but was caught by Flores in an even first round.
From then on, though, it was all Bellew as he knocked the American down three times in the second round, with Flores eventually being saved by the bell.
Both fighters came out swinging in the third round, but it took just one more knockdown before the referee called an end to the bout.
It was the first time that Flores has been stopped in his career, and after the bell Bellew made a beeline for long-time rival David Haye at ringside.
The Liverpudlian then called out Haye in his post-match interview, seemingly setting up a future heavyweight bout between the British rivals.


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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Indy Fuel announced that they have signed rookie forward Dean Chelios for the 2014-15 season.
The Fuel are the ECHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League and the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
The son of Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Chelios, the 25-year-old, appeared in eight games with the Toledo Walleye at the end of the 2013-14 season following the conclusion of his collegiate career.
In four seasons at Michigan State, Chelios tallied 53 points (22g-31a) and 80 penalty minutes in 139 games played from 2009-14 in CCHA and Big Ten Conference play. Prior to his time with the Spartans, Chelios spent three seasons in the junior ranks with the USHL's Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Chicago Steel from 2007-09. In his final junior campaign, Chelios scored at a better-than point-per-game pace notching 53 points (19g-34a) in 49 games for the 2008-09 Steel.
Chelios' father Chris, a three-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL's best defenseman (1988-89, 1992-93 and 1995-96), three-time Stanley Cup Champion (1986 with Montreal, 2002 and 2008 with Detroit) and 11-time NHL All-Star, played 26 seasons in the NHL with the Montreal Canadians (1983-90), Detroit Red Wings (1998-2009) and the Fuel's NHL affiliate, the Chicago Blackhawks (1990-99) before concluding his playing career with the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010 as the NHL's all-time leader in games played by a defenseman (1,651).


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The fire in the "New Round": TC protect from looters
On the fire place in the trade fair complex of OAO "Tatneft" 11 kilometers from Kazan more than 300 police maintain public order and the protection of property.The press service of the Ministry of interior said that in place of staff of the Kazan garrison police, Riot police and Zelenodolsk police Department. They will work all night to protect the goods from looters, said Interfax.To 18:00 on the highway Kazan-Zelenodolsk on the way to a "New Round" formed tube, which was fire engines and trucks entrepreneurs who had the goods in the burning complex. To eliminate congestion were sent six police crews. Currently the movement at this site is fully restored.The report of a fire in a one-story shopping complex area h meters was received at 14:05 on Monday, few visitors and staff were evacuated.The fire occurred in two storage cells in the square a little more than 20 square meters. The fire quickly spread to neighboring areas. By evening, the fire had already been covered 6 of 8 boxes on a total area of 21 thousand square meters.Monday shopping complex health day, this explains the small number of people. The dead and injured there, but many entrepreneurs in the fire lost all their goods. In fire suppression participate 127 people and 34 units of equipment, a Mi-8 helicopter aviation unit of the EMERCOM of Russia.Set up operational headquarters, to enhance and organization of fire prepared Kazan stronghold in the amount of 76 people and 14 units. The causes of fire and the damage is established. Possible causes include fire debris and circuit wiring.


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Local media took notice when Nebraska Public Power District trained Cooper Nuclear Station's fire brigade at the fire training center in Bellvue, Neb.
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Local media took notice when Nebraska Public Power District trained Cooper Nuclear Station's fire brigade at the fire training center in Bellvue, Neb.
When a mega-quake followed by a massive tsunami struck Japan last March, the country's defenses were overwhelmed by the scale of the natural disaster. While the earthquake and tsunami caused catastrophic destruction and significant loss of life, radiation released from the Fukushima Daiichi reactors has not caused a single death. In fact, the radiological consequences of the accident to date are negligible, due in large part to emergency response plans that were in place before the incident.
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How does means testing work?
Means testing is used to decide how much financial help you are entitled to. For most students it's based on the joint income of your parent(s) before tax (they are allowed to take off their pension contributions and some allowances for each of your younger siblings, if you have any). If you have a lot of savings in your own name this will also be taken into account. There are a few situations that mean the testing is based on your own income (and your husband, wife or civil partner if you have one) including if you are over 25, or have financially supported yourself for more than three years, have no living parents or are caring for a child.
If my parents are divorced / separated whose income is means tested?
If this is the case in your family the income of the parent you live with most of the time will be used (if that's not clear, this is normally the parent who claimed child benefit for you before university). If the parent you mainly live with remarries or has a cohabiting partner, their joint income will then be looked at.
Will the student loan go on my credit file?
Whenever you apply for a financial product which involves lending you money, be it a bank account, contract mobile phone or monthly paid car insurance, the company you're applying to will check your credit file to help decide if they want to lend to you. Your file is a record of things like how much debt you already have and whether you have missed payments on credit cards or utility bills. Having a lot of outstanding debt on your file can make it hard to get a loan or credit card. Unlike other loans, student loans won't appear on your credit file, so lenders won't know about it unless they ask – and they often won't. Even if they do, though, in the bigger scheme of things due to how it's repaid it's only likely to have a limited impact on your ability to borrow.
Will it be harder to get a mortgage later?
Once you're earning enough to repay the student loan you'll have less income than if you didn't have it, so this will have a minor impact on your ability to get a mortgage. However, it's worth noting that this has always been the case.
If we've got the money should we simply pay and not take the loan?
If you or your parents decide to pay your tuition fees without taking a loan there's a few things to bear in mind. It's definitely a bad idea if you or your parents are borrowing the money elsewhere to do it – as student loans are a very cheap long-term form of borrowing, and you only have to repay them if you earn enough. Even if you used savings, it's worth remembering that if, as an extreme example, you never earned over £21,000 you'd have effectively paid that cash for no reason – as you'd never have needed to repay the loan. This is a complex subject though, so if you're serious about doing it, research the pros and cons fully before making a decision.
Why does a bursary beat a fee waiver?
Unless you earn a higher salary on graduation, a fee waiver is unlikely to reduce the amount you repay at all. So while it may feel like your fee and debt is lower, there may well be no material impact on your pocket. Yet a bursary will provide cash now, which could reduce the need for any commercial borrowing. So as one is a certain gain, and the other a 'you may benefit in the future but might not', the choice is a no brainer.
If you've got savings or other earnings after I graduate do they count?
If you have additional income of £2,000 or more from savings interest, pensions or shares and dividends, this will also be treated as part of your income for repayment purposes and you'll need to repay 9% of that, again via self assessment.
Do I still have to pay if I move abroad?
Yes is the simple answer. You're still obliged to repay the student loan based on 9% of all earnings above the equivalent of £21,000 in the country you are in and can face a fine if you don't. By taking out the loan you have a contractual relationship to repay it. You may have heard that some people don't repay loans when they move abroad. If that happens it's because there are practical difficulties in the government pursuing them for the money – but that doesn't stop them being responsible for paying it back.
How do you pay back the debt if self-employed?
If you set up your own business or work for yourself your repayments will be collected via HMRC's Self Assessment scheme. This means you will need to make payment at the appropriate deadline to fulfil your legal obligations. If you do not pay, HMRC will pursue you for any amount overdue.
What happens if I drop out of university?
If you don't complete your course, any tuition or maintenance loan you have taken up to that point will still need repaying. The repayments and interest work in the same way as if you had done the course – in other words you repay 9% of everything earned above £21,000 from the April following the three years after you started.
What happens to the loan if I die?
While it sounds morbid, it's worth knowing that if you die, or are permanently injured, the rest of your loan is wiped, meaning your kids or parents will never have to pay it on your behalf.
Can I pay back the loan more quickly?
Yes, the government has said that you will be able to repay the loan early without penalty charges, although this doesn't mean you should pay off early. While in general it's better to repay debts as quickly as possible, student loans are one of the rare cases where it may be a bad decision because you might not repay the full amount before it's wiped after 30 years.
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I wish you lived closer, so I could come help ya out and just sit a while with ya and make believe we don't hear anything ... .
That would be a good work out for my sensory overloads, ha.
I wish there was something more I could say, except that I'm going to make an extra push in the prayer department for you, that you'll suddenly PERK and maybe won't have to increase the meds. I can pray that much.
I can imagine that it's hard to imagine going on more, when you're feeling grogged. Maybe with just a bit more time ... and Spring coming ... things will look brighter and the ol' doc there, will see you're leveled off alright.
So how are things ? Did your daughter move and the lady friend you had staying with you ?
I don't know if you can drink coffee at all, but it keeps me going. At least mentally.
Some folks can't handle it at all and I know how that is.
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Beginning with the 2006 tax year, residential and commercial property insurance policyholders will receive an income tax credit under the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation because of regular and special assessments they paid due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The assessments are a result of losses on insured property caused by both hurricanes, Byron Arthor spokesman for the Louisiana Department of Revenue told the Herald-Guide.
"The refundable tax credit will be reimbursed if the policy holder paid prior to January 1, 2007, but if the policy holder paid the assessment on or after January 1, 2007, they will have to wait and claim the tax credit on the 2007 tax year return," he continued.
Arthor said the tax credit will offset $239 million in property insurance premium costs for policyholders in this state budget year alone.
According to LDR the massive losses of both hurricanes cost the citizens in Louisiana over $1.2 billion dollars.
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Tax papers may file the amount of the Louisiana Citizen's assessment shown as a separate item on the face of the premium notice (bill). Taxpayers may claim the credit on Line 9 of Schedule F of Form IT540 or Form IT-540B. Line 9 is labeled "Other Refundable Tax Credits." Taxpayers will be required to attach a copy of their premium notice(s) to the return in order for the credit to be allowed.
All individuals should keep a copy of all paperwork associated with this tax refund for four years in case of an audit, an investigation to determine whether the information provided to the government on the information/tax return is correct.
The credit is claimed for the year paid regardless of the due date of the premium. Citizens assessments paid before Jan. 1, 2007 can be claimed on the first income tax return with an original or extended return due date in 2007. Only LA citizens assessments acutally paid in 2005 or 2006 will be allowed as a credit on a 2006 income tax return.
If multiple assessments were paid, for example, one in Dec. 2005 and another in Dec. 2006. you are entitled to claim a credit for both payments on your 2006 income tax return.
A citizens assessment paid in 2007 can only be claimed on the first income tax return due in 2008.
Policyholders who are not required to file a state income tax return are eligible for a direct refund from the state.
These policyholders may pick up Form R-540 INS, (Request for Refund of Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Assessment), from any of the eight Louisiana Department of Revenue Regional Offices listed on the Internet, including the main office, or from any local Library.
Louisiana Department of Revenue's website is www.revenue.louisiana.gov.
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Two phrases that normally strike fear into the hearts and checkbooks of hard working Americans are tax season and college tuition, but with Louisianas START Saving Program contributions to a college savings account can also net the crafty consumer a nice tax deduction as well.The program is part of the states 529 college savings plan and offers account holders a variety of tax benefits and incentives. Account owners may exclude the deposits that make into their START account from their taxable income on their state tax returns up to $2,400 per year, per account or $4,800 for married couple filing jointly.
START savings grow tax-deferred, and withdrawals are exempt from federal income tax, as long as theyre used for qualified higher education expenses. However, contributions to a 529 college savings plan are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.
Louisianas unique educational savings program offers other benefits as well. For instance, the state offers matching funds on account owners deposits. As part of the START saving program, the state will annually match a percentage of the deposits made to an account during the calendar year - up to 14 percent – depending upon the category into which the account has been classified and the federal adjusted gross income reported by the account owner for the previous year. This match is called an earnings enhancement.
Getting started is simple and accounts may be opened for a beneficiary by anyone, including parents, legal entities, grandparents, friends, relatives, etc., as long as the account owner or the beneficiary is a Louisiana resident. Best of all, there is no limit on the frequency of deposits and the minimum deposit is only $10.
START accounts fall into several categories and may be opened any time of the year for a beneficiary at any age – provided they have a social security number. Either the account owners or the beneficiary must be a Louisiana resident.
Theres no limit to the number of accounts that can be opened for a beneficiary; however, the sum of funds in all accounts may not exceed the maximum allowable account balance for a beneficiary or $218,535. START funds may be used for undergraduate programs and professional programs.
There are six different investment options available through the START program, ranging from conservative to aggressive, to everything in between. For instance, START offers and aggressive variable return equity investment, managed by the Vanguard Group. It offers greater earnings potential, but the redemption value is not guaranteed. Or you can choose the more conservative Louisiana Principal Protection Option, which is managed by the State Treasurer wherein deposits are guaranteed by the State of Louisiana.
And since the program is a qualified tuition program, earnings are exempt from federal taxes when used to pay qualified higher education expenses. Account holders are able to track all earnings and account information online at any time.
For complete details on the START college saving program or to open a start account, go online to www.startsaving.la.gov or call 1-800-259-5626 (ext. 1012) for more information.
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Enslaved aboard an interstellar colony ship by the enigmatic alien menace known as The Vine, Aric of Dacia and his fellow captives have only one thing in mind – escape! But can a ragtag band of ill-equipped humans stand against the combined technological might of an extraterrestrial army bent on subjugation and conquest? Aric will have to use the full force of The Vine's own X-O Manowar armor to even the score – if it doesn't kill him first…
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Grand Boulevard is a gorgeous outdoor shopping center just outside the well-manicured gates of Sandestin.
The bourgeoning development is one of the newer players on the South Walton shopping scene and has been quickly adding a variety of new restaurants, shops and businesses including South Walton's only movie theater, Carmike Cinema.
The newest additions to the center include three national retailers. Anthropologie, Lilly Pulitzer and Vineyard Vines made their debut in May 2016.
The new stores can all be found in the new center building, which is located on the west side of Grand Boulevard, across from the movie theater.
The opening of Anthropologie completes a period of expansion and growth for Grand Boulevard's town center. Clothing, accessories, and homewares are artfully displayed throughout the 9,000-square-foot store.
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Karva Chauth is known as the festival of love, courtship and loyalty . In a way, it is sexist because women need to starve for the entire day and needs to break her lent after seeing the moon and her husband in the evening. Though it is patriarchal, it is still celebrated with a lot of devotion by the Indian women for the long life of their husbands.
Today we are not going to discuss about the festival, but about the style quotient of this festival. Yes, in a way, it is a festival where Indian fashion is deeply rooted. Shades of red, orange, pink, yellow and many other vibrant colors are generously used in Karva Chauth wardrobe ensembles.
Now, we are going to discuss about 5 Bollywood movies which gave us a lot of style tips to steal from them for Karva Chauth. This Karva Chauth fast with style in Bollywood way.
1. Kabhi Khushi Khabhi Gham
Bole Chudiyan is the right song for you to steal some great style tips for this Karva Chauth. . Kajol's maroon anarkali lehenga was a way too fashionable for us to handle. And SRK's embellished sherwani was a topic of gossip in those days. So girl impress your husband by stealing Kajol's look. And boys, break your wife's fast in style with this sherwani.
2. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was a typical Gujarati movie, and Karva Chauth scene had to be present in the movie. Aishwarya looks gorgeous in the scene wearing a green silk saree. Just the right thing for you, if you think red is too gaudy.
3. Baghban
A movie which was heart touching and won millions of hearts. Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan looked adorable together. In this movie, we again get to see a Karva Chauth scene. Hema Malini is seen dressed in an orange and light green chiffon saree. She is not called the dream-girl for no reason.
4. Biwi No.1
Remember Karishma Kapoor's superb performance of a typical Indian housewife in Biwi No.1? Yes? Then you definitely need to steal her style for this Karva Chauth. The orange and yellow Kanjivaram silk sarees is what we like to drool over. Kanjivaram are minimalistic yet fashionable. Girls, get the look.
5. Zeher
In this movie, we see a comely Indian wife portrayed by Shamita Shetty singing a song for her husband during Karva Chauth. The song was a superhit and also Shamita's red suit.
These are the five movies which have inspired many to dress up for Kaurva Chauth in style. If you wanna dazzle this Karva Chauth, then definitely go for these Bollywood-inspired fashion.
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Toss: at this track team which wins the toss and elects to bat will definitely be in very strong position for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Live Scorecard.
Pakistan Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq,Mohammad Hafeez, Taufiq Umar, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Cheema, Junaid Khan.
Sri Lanka Squad: Jehan Mubarak, Kusal Perera, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Tharindu Kaushal, Nuwan Pradeep,Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-captain), Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kithruwan Vithanage, Dhammika Prasad, Dushmantha Chameera, Suranga Lakmal.
Match is being played at P.Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Highlights Day 1.
After dramatic win against Sri Lanka in 1st test now today both team will meet in colombo for 2nd test.
Pakistan has bit edge and enough confident they shown with their performance in previous test but Lankan will try to comeback in series for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Highlights Day 1.
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Thank you for looking at my ultimate Rammus build. I only wish to become the best rammus ever so any comments are very much appreciated. This build is mostly focused on taking advantage of his godly armor while still being resistant to AP characters and not having to worry about going back to base as much making you an overall better tank for your team.
My rune choices may be a kind of trollish but I highly suggest it because of its amazing ability to make you extra tanky and allows you to have attack damage that even exceeds AD carries at lvl.1 this may very well lead to first blood if you lane with an AD carry like master yi or tryn with early game damage.
the masteries are very straight forward. It is set up to to feed your carry as much as possible and if your feeding a carry no need to do damage to minions. I also like my ghost to make me fast as possible so you can rush to save someone or start a team fight.
this build is mainly to counter for the AP people usually build against Rammus but if you go against a team with 3 ad I would definitely suggest sunfire cape before warmog's armor.
sunfire cape can also help you farm very easily to so its really just your choice. another change could be when you happen to be laning against to AP champs I don't like doing this but you will most likely build your force of nature first. You might also notice my build has items that max his hp without giving up that much armor and relys on his very high hp regen which is caused by the force of nature. With this very high hp regen and the magic resist you wont have to worry about any AP carries bringing you pain. Youll really notice the affects of this build as soon as you get a warmogs your hp regen is so fast you will start to second guess yourself when your running.
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Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, 2 nights ago, six people were shot inside of 15 minutes in my home city of Chicago. Seven more victims were killed just last weekend by gunfire, including two 16-year-old boys. In Chicago, this year alone, over 200 people have been killed in shootings. And nationwide, every day, 34 people are killed by guns.
In the hours following the horrific tragedy in Colorado, we paused to reflect and send our prayers to families grieving an unimaginable loss. But now is the time to have a national discussion about how to stem these epidemic levels of gun violence.
I wish this tragedy in Aurora were an isolated incident, but it seems to be part of a recurring pattern: 19 people were shot, and eight were killed in Tucson in 2011; 29 people were shot, and 13 died at Fort Hood in 2009; 21 people were shot, and five were killed at Northern Illinois University in 2008; and 17 people were wounded, while 32 people died at Virginia Tech in 2007.
When will we have enough? When will we stand up and say we may not be able to stop every crime, but we can stop some of them and at least minimize the damage of others?
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A Flash Mob of 27 schools is being held to celebrate arts and music as part of the Southport, Learning Partnership Arts and Dance Festival, Photographs by Lynda Matthews Fogg.
Up to 30 pupils from each school, aged three to 18, took part in the event which was held today, Tuesday, July 14, in the Wayfarers Arcade.
Each school was given five minutes to perform a series of dances and songs.
The Southport Learning Partnership (SLP), which is organising the festival, is a collaborative group of headteachers from schools in the area that formed in 2010 to set joint ventures which involve all pupils at the SLP schools.
The event ran from 10am-3pm, with a Flash Mob involving all the pupils took place at 11am and 1.50pm.
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You can get a sampling of the singing if you order a birthday cake. ALL singing is done on the stairs. So if your sitting central, you'll have good seat. Music is often live at this time, as there is a piano pit in the middle of the stairs.
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The chairs are pretty comfortable. Padded cloth seats. All chairs have arms. Important to know if you want to wear a belt bag or something. The lighting is very dim. Everything lit with little halogen lights. I like a brighter place, this was dark. There is a lot of wood work on the walls. A large mosiac on the back wall.
At the end of the vacation, the waiter tells you that there is a card in your room. It's a performance card, he said to check off only the best for him. We did, as we didn't have anything against him. But I found it rather rude to even ask that.