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A PATIENT at a Cardiff hospital believed to be suffering from Ebola has tested NEGATIVE for the killer virus, officials have confirmed.
University Hospital of Wales, where the unnamed patient was tested for the killer Ebola virus
The patient is believed to be from Barry, in south Wales, and reportedly has a history of travel to West Africa – the epicentre of the deadly viral outbreak.
It is important to remember that, to date, only one case of Ebola has been identified in the UK and there has been none in Wales
Last night, the unnamed patient was rushed to the University Hospital of Wales with symptoms of the disease.
However, following tests, Public Health Wales has now confirmed the cause of the illness was not Ebola.
Director of health protection at Public Health Wales, Marion Lyons, said: "It is important to remember that, to date, only one case of Ebola has been identified in the UK and there has been none in Wales."
Although there has yet to be a confirmed case of Ebola in Wales, there have been a number of scares.
Engineer Stephen Powell, from Pontypridd, was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital near Llantrisant in January after showing flu-like symptoms.
The 53-year-old had been working in Sierra Leone between September and December last year where he was helping to build specialist Ebola hospitals.
The father-of-two was put into isolation as a precaution while tests were conducted, but results later tested negative for the disease.
Symptoms for Ebola include diarrhoea, intense weakness, vomiting and stomach pain.
As the infection begins to spread, the symptoms then include bleeding internally and from the ears, eyes, nose or mouth.
Ebola is transmitted via contact with the blood, bodily fluids or organs of an infected person.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a statement yesterday commending the United Kingdom for being "now free of Ebola virus disease".
Scottish nurse Pauline Cafferkey remains the only Ebola case confirmed in the UK.
However, 29-year-old Briton William Pooley was evacuated from Sierra Leone to be treated at the Royal Free Hospital, in London.
Since the outbreak started in March last year, more than 9,800 have died of Ebola.


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Ok within the last few months I get pauses in cursor movement etc(lasting a second or two)usually when surfing the net. I use Chrome for the most part. Sometimes the pc will completely freeze after doing this and only option is to manually shut down or restart. Also my mouse cursor will not change to what it should like the finger, pointer or typing blinking dash. Right now it should be blinking dash inside this text box but it's not it's still the standard windows pointer.
Sometimes I get artifacts too and one time I got nvidia driver error message so GPU might be dying? Maybe just try new drivers? Sometimes I "shut down" my PC and windows seems to shut down but the actual PC remains powered. I have to manually hold the button.
I think I had this problem last summer too. Could it be the heat and humidity? Defrag? New drivers? Virus maybe? Reformat W7? What are my options here?
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In a tell-all interview with Entertainment Tonight shortly after his divorce from Miranda Lambert crushed headlines, Blake Shelton fesses to his childhood beauty pageant past.
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Due to the scale of the changes, and their potential effect on consumers, the ICO has requested further information regarding what will be shared.
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said, "Our role is to pull back the curtain on things like this, ensuring that companies are being transparent with the public about how their personal data is being shared and protecting consumers by making sure the law is being followed."
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Berlin, Oct. 10 (ANI): A German publishing company has pulled out from a novel based on 'Islamic honour killings' in order to avoid any violent protests from the Muslim community.
The publisher said that he withdrew from the book, which was to be titled 'To Whom Honour is Due,' after an Islamic expert warned him that some of the passages could put his life in danger.
"After the Muhammad cartoons, one knows that one can't publish sentences or drawings that defame Islam without expecting a security risk," Fox News quoted Felix Droste, of Droste Verlag publishing, as saying.
Gabriele Brinkmann, the author of "To Whom Honor is Due," has criticized the publisher for the cancellation of her book.
"It's a scandal for a publisher to tuck its tail between its legs. This is anticipatory obedience," Brinkmann said.
Critics have called the publishing company's decision 'a cowardly move', but others say the publisher is simply being responsible.
Dr. Phyllis Chesler, author of several books, including "The Death of Feminism: What's Next in the Struggle for Women's Freedom," said cancelling the book is not an isolated case.
"Most academic and mainstream publishers won't even consider books that might offend Islamists or Muslims. The West has, so far, given in and censored its writers and artists in order to avoid being sued or bombed. Appeasement will get us nowhere," Dr Phyllis Chesler, author of 'The Death of Feminism: What's Next in the Struggle for Women's Freedom' said.
However, Nonie Darwish, the author of 'Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law,' said the publisher had every right to be afraid.
"The publisher is being realistic in their fear of retaliation from Muslims. I cannot blame the publishing company. I blame Western governments, [the] legal system and police who are not protecting the infidel West from the danger of Islamic assault on Western civilization.
Last month, Yale University Press had removed 12 controversial caricatures of Prophet Muhammad from an upcoming book in order to avoid any violent protests. (ANI)


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French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen on Wednesday reported record sales and said it would form a new joint venture in China, the world's largest and fastest growing auto market.
The company, ranked second in Europe behind Germany's Volkswagen, said it sold 1.86 million vehicles in the six months to June, up 16.9 percent from a year earlier to outpace global market growth of 13 percent.
The gain was driven by new models, sales to China and an environmental focus, it said, with overseas sales offsetting a slowdown in Europe as government incentives to scrap old cars were withdrawn.
In the first half, sales outside Europe accounted for 36 percent of the total, up from 34 percent in the same period of 2009.
The group stood by its forecast that the European market would contract by about nine percent this year but that its share -- 14.6 percent in the first half, up one percentage point -- should continue higher thanks to new models.
China, now the largest and fastest growing market after it overtook the United States, is expected to grow at double-digit rates this year, with South America in single-digits.
PSA said sales in China chalked up a fresh record at 176,000 vehicles, up 49 percent as it increased its market share there to 3.3 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from first half 2009.
The company will sign a joint venture accord on Friday with China's Changan Automotive Group, Jean-Marc Gales, director for Peugeot brands said.
The new venture will build light utility vehicles and passenger cars, with Asia now a priority market for the company, he said.
"Asia is a priority," said Gales. "Two-thirds of world growth in the next ten years will be in Asia ... These are priority markets for us."
Car sales in China hit 13.64 million units in 2009, overtaking the United States as the world's number one auto market.
Beijing has offered incentives such as lower purchase taxes and subsidies for fuel-efficient vehicles in rural areas to boost the sector.
Peugeot has a separate joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corporation and their two factories in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei province, have a production capacity of 450,000 vehicles.
PSA aims to boost it Chinese market share over the next six years to eight percent, Gales said.
IHS Global Insight analyst Ian Fletcher said in a note that the figures showed "PSA has made a positive start to the year" but cautioned that as car scrapping incentives drop out, sales will likely slow.
PSA was well-placed in three key markets -- Europe, China and Latin America -- but remains out of India, Fletcher noted, and the company will likely be watching developments there closely.
Press reports earlier said PSA planned to invest 700 million euros in India to build a plant with annual capacity of 100,000 vehicles in the southern state of Andra Pradesh but Gales said he had nothing concrete to add.
"There are always discussions but there is nothing concrete," he said.
"We haven't forgotten India (which remains) a priority market."
Gales said the record first half sales reflected the strength of the Peugeot and Citroen brands, stressing the strong gains in Europe, the development of its presence in China and "confirmation of the environmental leadership" of the group.


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Several hundred children from Erie and Niagara counties will receive free dental care Friday as 50 Erie Community College dental hygiene students take part in the American Dental Association's 12th annual Give Kids a Smile Day.
The program, which will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the offices of Just 4 Me Pediatric and Adolescent Dental Care, 1660 Hopkins Road, Amherst, is designed to bring treatment to disadvantaged youngsters, many of whom have never been to a dentist.
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National Australia Bank said today that while further consultation would be needed, some sensible credit card law reforms would benefit consumers and banks offering the fairest and best value.
Commenting on the release of the Federal Government's proposed changes to credit card laws, NAB Personal Banking Group Executive, Lisa Gray, said the Bank had already implemented a significant change to its credit card portfolio and the overall reforms were consistent with its focus on delivering better value to customers.
"NAB was the first, and still the only major bank, to have abolished the most unpopular bank fees, including the credit card fees targeted by the Federal Government's proposed credit card law changes," Ms Gray said.
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The one thing that must be sorted out is the system of patient calls for assistance. After a gruelling operation under local and 5 hours post-op care in recovery, I was moved to Gate 33b (and please dump the inappropriate airport metaphor).
Even after oral morphine paracetamol I got very little sleep because the patient calls were randomly going off all night, like trucks reversing. They repeat and if nurses are busy with one patient, they just keep going. I strongly recommend some ear plugs - it is very like a long-haul flight in that regard. With all the benefits of new facilities and single rooms, it was still a rotten experience. The staff told me that they have asked for the call system to be reviewed and that feedback from patients might make a difference. I suggest integrating the existing system with an app on staff smart phones (BYOD?) that pings gently and vibrates. As an ex-Apple/Microsoft guy and health professional, I would be happy to consider creating one for you.
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Dear Simon S - Thank you for your feedback, please accept our sincere apologies that you found your inpatient stay so stressful, and that you were not able to sleep well because you could hear the patient call bells going off all night.
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Well lee sin has lots of great things about him, lets take a look shall we?
Pros: Has very fast jungle timer
Survivability in the jungle thanks to Iron Will
His Tempest/Resonating Strike make him an excellent ganker
Iron will makes for great escapes with Wriggles lantern and wards
Cons: He is very strong early game and kind of falls off mid game
Lee Sins Dragon Rage is very unforgiving if you do not kick the enemy where you want them to go
Summoner Spells
Well the reason i take flash and smite if because im jungling and i do not want to be saseptable to early ganks and die. Some people usually take Exhaust or Ignite so that it will be of more use late game sense Lee Sin has two gap closers
Team Work
Lee sin is a good anitiator or better, an assassin. I use lee sin to go in the middle of the enemy team and tempest leading into a cripple slowing atk speed and movement speed. if used correctly and your willing to waste flash, you may do so by flashing behind their carry and using Dragons Rage into your team to kick their main damage output. He is seseptable to damage but with iron will you can out lifesteal/spell vamp the enemy teams damage and if you feel you need to escape use safeguard and you will be alright.
This build is pretty much "meta-golem" but without the Try-force. the reason i dont get try force is because, yes a good item, but it doesnt comprehend the damage blood thirster is over try-force. the BT gives you 100 AD over its 30 and gives you 30% lifesteal within it
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Win 7(32b) won't share second drive
Have Dell Dimension 8400 I fixed up with new disk and 4g ram. Put a clean Win7 32 install on the new 500g disk, and formatted the old 250 as a spare disk. Nice box!
My main machine is a Win7 64b Ultimate box - I can network to an XP SP3 box, and the Dell 8400 main disk (made a folder there and shared it). But the Dell box just won't allow any connection to that second disk or a folder in it.
All machines on same workgroup. AFAIK "HomeGroup" stuff is all turned off. I have a user by the same name on both Win7 machines... have REPEATEDLY gone over the network settings for private/public - and all seems correct.
Is there something about sharing a non-main disk? I just want a drop box on this Win32 machine as it will ultimately become a development server for MS SQL Server 2008 express.
I supposed this same kind of question has been asked a thousand times here - yet another testament to just how 'easy' Windoze networking can be!
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you may want to look over this, just to make sure you haven't missed something.
Of course file and printer sharing needs to be on for all the computers connected as well.
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Thanks - I don't think Everybody is there. Will check later and get back.
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You'll need the everyone group with full or modify
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Thanks to all - esp Maguscreed with the link to the details on setting up "Everyone". That DID the trick! Will def save a link to THAT tut.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Feature film of Dusty Mitchell. Its premiere was performed in 2015, it is a production of USA. You can watch The Sailboat online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2015.
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|Policy vs. Practice: An Assessment of 2012 Federal Recommendations for Pregnant & Parenting Teen Programs in Schools
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|This thesis focuses on how schools support their pregnant and parenting teens (PPTs) through programming and resources. Historically, teen pregnancy was not always considered a social problem; however, the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s signaled an increase in sexually active teens and pregnancies and births to unmarried teens. This led to a social and moral fear of an "epidemic" of teen pregnancy and parenting. After enduring years of exclusion from public school programs, Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments forced schools to offer programs for PPTs, but did not describe what programs should and should not include. Consequently, this thesis addresses policy recommendations enumerated in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Adolescent Health's 2012 expert panel workgroup called What Works for Pregnant and Parenting Teens. These recommendations, known as Promising Strategies and Existing Gaps in Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Teens (known as the HHS recommendations in this paper), advise programs on strategies proven to be successful methods to support PPTs. In response to these recommendations, this research centers on the question: how accurately do PPT program recommendations from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reflect the real world settings at four public high schools with different geographic locations and student body demographics? With this comparison, this thesis outlines points of agreement and separation between school practices and HHS policies while making suggestions for how to improve the HHS recommendations to better support teens. Data was collected from a series of in-depth, semi-structured interviews with school officials and PPTs from two public high schools in Pennsylvania and two public high schools in New Jersey. These participants described their experiences as or with PPTs in their respective schools, and they spoke to concepts mentioned in the HHS recommendations to explain how topics functioned in their schools. Interviews were conducted in-person or over the phone, and were partially transcribed with the consent of participants. Evident from this research are the differing needs of pregnant teens and parenting teens, various schools' attitudes towards PPTs and PPT issues, and diverse reactions to the HHS recommendations. Findings reveal two distinct approaches that these schools take when supporting PPTs, integration and accommodation, as well as concordances, gaps, and tensions between the recommendations and the actual practices of the schools. Concordances include programming about diversity, setting joint goals, recognizing triggers, maintaining flexible perspectives of family structures, utilizing a holistic approach, and sustaining staff morale. Tensions include involving fathers and recognizing failure. Gaps include lack of PPTs on the expert panel, little consideration of the aforementioned approaches, insufficient emphasis on childcare, and scarce mention of emotional support. Analysis of the in-depth interviews allows this thesis to suggest improvements to account for the gaps and tensions in the recommendations. Such improvements are a PPT focus group, a renewed emphasis on childcare and emotional support, and a restructured program curriculum that redefines the role of fathers and failure.
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How does one possibly figure out the best goal scored in the entire world?
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Hillcrest Youth Center
In order to develop into successful and fully participating citizens, our youth need a safe, welcoming and affirming space where they can be themselves and access the resources they need. The Hillcrest Youth Center is the first drop-in and recreational center in San Diego County dedicated to the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and HIV+ (LGBTQ+) youth.
HYC offers programming for LGBTQ+ youth and allies, ages 14-18, with special hours on Tuesdays for youth ages 10-13. You'll find computer access, health education, basic financial education, youth leadership training, HIV prevention education, life skills training workshops, discussion groups, creative and performing arts programming, and amazing social activities. It's an impressive list of programs and services, and we are extremely proud of what we offer. But the heart of what the Hillcrest Youth Center offers is much larger than our excellent programs.
HYC is committed to providing a safe, affirming space for LGBTQ+ youth to be proud of who they are and the freedom to discover who they might become. We host approximately 300 visits from youth each month. They are 80% youth of color -- Latino, African-American, Asian and Pacific Islanders, Native American -- and 20% Anglo-American. They are youth from all over the county, representing almost every zip code. Some come from our most affluent homes, some are homeless. More than 70% are low-income and underserved.
For more information, contact the HYC coordinator at email@example.com or 619.692.2077 x250. You can also find details on group meetings, workshops, events and more on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HYCSD.
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Monday: 4:30-9pm
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Friday: 4:30-9pm (HIV testing from 3-6pm once a month)
Queen Eddie Conlon Youth Fund
The Queen Eddie Conlon Youth Fund was established by City Commissioner Nicole Murray-Ramirez, co-founder of the Imperial Court de San Diego, Imperial Court board member Nathan Garcia, and the Imperial Court de San Diego in conjunction with The San Diego LGBT Community Center. Named in honor of LGBT community leader, army veteran, columnist and entertainer Eddie Conlon, the Fund provides assistance to San Diego youth for education-related expenses, books, supplies and clothing.
Additional information and an online application can be found here.
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Youth Groups
All groups meet at the Hillcrest Youth Center. Group meeting times and days are subject to change. Please call ahead to make sure the group you're interested in is meeting. For more information on youth discussion groups, call 619.692.2077 x250, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Queer Movie Monday
This group meet, watches and discusses age-appropriate LGBTQ themed films. Topics include coming out, homelessness, identity, being undocumented and more. Pizza, popcorn and beverages are provided. For youth ages 14-18 years old.
Mondays, 6-9pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
10-13 Year-Old Youth Program
The Hillcrest Youth Center is open for 10-13 year olds every Tuesday night from 4:30-7:30pm. You'll find computer access, health education, basic financial education, youth leadership training, discussion groups, creative and performing arts programming, amazing social activities and more. In addition, Tuesday nights will include structured activities such as group games, arts and crafts and mini LGBTQ workshops and discussions. For more information, email email@example.com.
Tuesdays, 4:30-7:30pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Lettuce Talk /// 10-13 Year-Old Youth Program
This is an open group to talk about various topics centering gender and sexuality.
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Gender Identity Group /// 10-13 Year-Old Youth Program
This is a closed discussion group for anyone identifying as Transgender, non-binary or questioning their gender identity.
Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Young Men's Group
This group for youth ages 14-18 years old addresses relationships, coming out, being out, sexual health, activism, community building and other important topics related to the group. This is a closed group. To join or more information please contact email@example.com.
Wednesdays, 6-7pm
Urban Beats
This recurring event allows youth to create art around breaking down negative stigmas regarding mental health. Youth engage in conversations while participating in an art project. For youth ages 14-18 years old.
See HYC's Facebook for information on the next Urban Beats.
Common Ground
A discussion group for youth, 14-18 years old, who want to talk about dating, relationships, school, work, family, friends and other topics of interest. Each week there is a structured discussion and intriguing topic. There are also guest speakers who come from the community to share fun workshops. Youth have the chance to co-facilitate the discussion so the group always feels like it's being led for and by youth.
Wednesdays, 7-8pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
ThursTAYS LGBTQIA Transitional Age Youth (TAY) @ HYC /// 18-24 year olds
This space is open to LGBTQIA Transitional Age Youth (TAY) 18-24 looking to connect with community and attend life skills workshops. We opportunities to learn about sexual health and identities. This is a closed group. To join or more information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thursdays, 5:30-8:30pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
South Bay Club House
Drop-in Center in Chula Vista welcoming all LGBTQIA high school students age 14-18. For more information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or call 619.692.2077 ext. 122.
Thursdays, 4pm-7:30pm at Chula Vista Youth Center, 465 L St., Chula Vista, CA 91911 *Next to the CVHS Baseball Fields
Friday Fun
Friday fun night will consist of an activity such as charades, Pictionary, trivia, or a movie. For more info. contact email@example.com.
Fridays, 6-7pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Youth Advisory Circle
Come get involved in the programming of the HYC! Learn how to be a leader and see what collaboration is all about! All time spent at the meetings, events, fundraising, doing outreach, etc. can be used towards your community service hours! For youth ages 14-18 years old.
First Friday of every month, 5:30-6:30pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
The Marauders Club
This closed group at the HYC is dedicated to Harry Potter for youth 14-18. Mostly meetings, this club will organize the once a month Harry Potter event and get together to discuss and develop book club type conversations, critical thinking and comparisons from the characters and society to LGBTQIA identities and relationships. For more information please contact email@example.com.
First Friday of every month, 5-6pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Young Women's Transgender Group @ HYC
This group is for any youth ages 14-18 identifying as trans woman, female, femme. The group will focus on sharing experiences, referrals and resources, discussion topics include sexual health, PrEP, HIV testing, healthy relationships, coming out, being out, gender identity and expression, empowerment, mental health, school and home safety, hormones and surgery, accessibility. To join or more information please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fridays, 7-8pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Gender Identity Group (14-18 year old)
A discussion and support group for transgender, gender non-conforming, and trans-questioning youth ages 14-18. The group is also open to youth who are interested in learning more about gender identity.
Fridays, 8pm-9pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Free HIV Testing
While HIV testing is available every day at The Center, once monthly we provide a tester at the Hillcrest Youth Center (HYC)! Testing at the HYC is available for youth ages 14-18. We offer FREE Oraquick Rapid HIV antibody testing on the 2nd Friday of every month from 3-6pm. The test is done with a mouth swab and results only take about 20 minutes. While you're waiting, your HIV test counselor will have a judgement-free, sex-positive conversation with you that provides accurate information about HIV and risk. And there's free swag and incentives for testing. Testing is available by walk-in, or you can make an appointment by calling 619.692.2077 x250 or email email@example.com.
Second Friday of every month, 3-6pm at Hillcrest Youth Center
Rainbow Prom
The Rainbow Prom provides LGBTQ youth a safe, welcoming and affirming event where they can express themselves. LGBTQ youth want to go to prom, dress up and dance with that special someone, just like everyone else. Queer Royalty! Free! Great food! Awesome music! For more info. contact email@example.com.
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Deliberately Felliniesque, this surreal and uneven Canadian satire from iconoclastic French Canadian director Gilles Carle offers an episodic look into an anarchistic, metaphorical world filled with a bizarre assortment of weirdos, wackos and misanthropes. The story roughly centers on the adventures of Yo-Yo, a young woman who is first seen acting as a high priestess for a ceremony involving the miraculous healing powers of the little boy Alphonse.
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nice work, looks like you rigged her too, how do you feel about learning in blender? you liking it so far?
It's pretty alright. I've messed with other 3d software and so far it is my favorite. I relaly need to do more in it but it's time ocnsuming and isn't paying the bills :P
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I thought this community might be interested in The Tale of Helvetica & Comic Sans by Bertie Wells. Is there a pending class war represented by those that use Helvetica in their work and those that use Comic Sans?
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A technical issue now being considered by Congress could jeopardize the retirement benefits of 19 percent of the American workforce. While losses to 401(k) plans and similar defined contribution pension plans have received a great deal of attention, equally serious problems face defined benefit pension plans. As a result of prolonged stock market losses and historically low interest rates, an increasing proportion of these pension plans do not have enough assets to pay full retirement benefits to present and future retirees.
Currently, 12 percent of the labor force is covered by defined benefit pension plans, while an additional 7 percent is covered by both defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Under a defined benefit plan, a worker is promised a retirement benefit based on a percentage of salary for each year worked or similar measures. While the worker does not have the direct investment risk associated with a 401(k) plan, the benefits depend on whether or not the plan is fully funded. The risk that it is not fully funded can be as great or greater than the risk from stock and bond investments, but it is usually much harder for the worker to determine how high that risk is.
A key question is whether the pension plan's level of funding is being measured properly. A July 8 proposal by the U.S. Department of the Treasury addresses both the proper way to measure pension plan funding and ways to make it easier for workers and others to determine whether their company's pension plan is at risk. It also proposes ways to prevent companies that are in financial trouble from making promises to their workers and then making the taxpayers pay for them.
The Treasury Department's plan is far superior to the discount rate provisions in the July 18 version of the Portman-Cardin bill passed by the House Ways and Means Committee--H.R.1776, named for the bill's two principal sponsors, Representatives Rob Portman (R-OH) and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)--and Congress should consider incorporating Treasury's proposed reforms into the final bill.
Why an Appropriate Discount Rate Is Important
The funding of a defined benefit pension plan is measured using a "discount rate." A plan is assumed to be fully funded if the assets that it currently has can be expected to grow at a certain interest rate until the resulting level of assets then equals the total amount of pension payments that the plan promises to make in the future. For example, if a fund will owe $1,000 in 30 years and assumes that its assets will earn an average of 5 percent every year after inflation, it must have $231 today in order to be fully funded. (Invested at a 5 percent interest rate, $231 will grow to $1,000 in 30 years.)
The discount (interest) rate used to measure a plan's funding is crucial. If a plan assumes that its assets will grow at 7 percent a year instead of 5 percent, it needs only $131 today to be fully funded (rather than the $231 it would need if it used a 5 percent rate). On the other hand, if a plan uses a discount rate of only 3 percent, then it must have $412 on hand today to be fully funded.
The discount rate has no actual relationship to how much a pension plan's investments are earning. While the law requires that plans make prudent investments, these investments can change over time and are greatly affected by short-term swings in the stock, bond, and property markets. The discount rate is intended to measure whether or not the plan has sufficient assets to meet its obligations over a long period of time; thus, a defined benefit plan uses the rate for long-term government or corporate bonds instead of the rate of interest the plan is earning on its investments.
From 1987 to 2002, the law required that defined benefit pension plans use a weighted four-year average of the returns of the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rate as their discount rate for determining funding adequacy. Under the 1987 law, plans were allowed to use any number between 90 percent and 105 percent of that rate. The spread between 90 percent and 105 percent was intended to allow the pension plan a slight amount of flexibility in its calculations. This discount rate is also used to determine lump-sum benefits for workers who want a one-time payment instead of a monthly check.
However, using this rate presents two problems. First, the Treasury Department announced in 2001 that it would stop issuing the 30-year Treasury bond. As a result, market prices for these bonds are distorted by the realization that they will no longer be issued. Second, interest rates in general are at a historic low, reaching levels not seen for almost 50 years. While economists expect them to rise gradually, pension plans argue that using today's low rate would make pension plans look far more underfunded than they actually are. Continued use of today's rate would force companies to assign pension plans literally billions of dollars that could be used more effectively to build the company.
Recognizing that the old discount rate was too low, in 2002, Congress allowed pension plans to use instead a number equal to 120 percent of the four-year average of the 30-year Treasury bond rate. However, this law expires after 2003. Some corporations have proposed that Congress substitute a longer-term corporate bond rate for the 30-year Treasury rate. Since corporate bonds do not have the full faith and credit of the United States behind them, they have higher interest rates. Using those higher interest rates would sharply reduce the amount of money that a pension plan must have on hand in order to avoid being underfunded while still protecting the funding status of the plan.
How the Treasury Department Proposal Would Affect the Discount Rate
On July 8, the Treasury Department proposed that a two-stage change in the pension plan discount rate be substituted for the current 30-year Treasury bond rate. For the next two years, the Treasury proposal would allow plans to use Congress's choice of either the 20-year or 30-year corporate bond rate. After that two-year period, companies would begin a three-year transition to using a corporate bond interest rate determined by the average age of an individual company's workforce.
Since companies with older workers will begin to pay out pension benefits sooner than companies with younger workers, the Treasury Department proposal would require companies with older workers to use a shorter-term corporate bond rate. Short-term bonds of all types have a lower annual interest rate than longer-term bonds do. This lower discount rate means that those companies would have to have proportionately more assets available to pay pension benefits. Companies with younger workers could use a longer corporate bond rate, which would allow them to have proportionately less cash and other assets available. This is an important reform that should be carefully considered.
The simple fact is that some industries and companies have workforces that are older on average than others. Since these companies will have to begin paying their workers' pension benefits sooner, the health of their pension plans is a significant factor in their ability to remain in business. If their pension plans are underfunded and the company has to make significant payments to them, that company is at a higher risk of bankruptcy than if the same company had a younger average workforce. Rather than using a uniform measure for all companies, it is much more prudent to use a discount rate that is customized to reflect a particular company's workers.
Using a customized discount rate as proposed by the Treasury Department would allow workers and investors to better understand a company's overall financial health. The customized discount rate also should allow earlier identification of problem companies so that changes can be required before they become critical.
Balancing the Interests of Workers, Companies, and Taxpayers
It is tempting to see the issue of discount rates as affecting only the amount that cash-strapped companies will have to divert to their pension plans. However, much more is at stake. Changing the discount rate to just a single long-term corporate rate might benefit companies by lowering the amount that they have to contribute to pension plans, but it also might hurt both workers and taxpayers in the long run. Workers who want to take a lump-sum pension distribution instead of monthly payments would receive less under such a system than they would under the current discount rate.
Lump-sum pension benefits are calculated by determining the total amount of pension benefits owed over a lifetime and calculating how much money invested today at the discount rate is needed to grow into the promised total amount. The higher the discount rate, the lower the amount of money that will be necessary to grow into that promised benefit, and the lower the lump sum benefit. At the same time, too low a discount rate may mean a lump-sum payment that is too high, thus further draining the plan of needed assets.
In determining an appropriate discount rate, Congress must balance the needs of both pension plans and retirees wishing to take a lump sum benefit. Similarly, if Congress only substitutes a higher uniform discount rate for the present one, taxpayers could find themselves required to pay higher taxes to make up for Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) deficits. The PBGC is the federal insurance agency that takes over insolvent pension plans and pays benefits to retirees. Even though the PBGC limits the amount that it pays to each retiree, taxpayers can expect Congress to bail out the agency with additional tax money if the agency runs major deficits.
When Congress considers the appropriate discount rate, it must take into consideration the risk that an overly generous discount rate will result in more underfunded pension plans, and thus that more of those plans will be turned over to the PBGC for payment. This is not just an issue that concerns companies; taxpayers have an equal stake in its outcome.
Two Other Important Reforms
The Treasury Department proposal includes two additional reforms that would increase the information available to workers and investors and lower the potential liability to the PBGC. Even if agreement on the discount rate cannot be reached for now, Congress should swiftly consider making the following reforms:
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All too often, the true status of a defined benefit pension plan is unknown to the affected companies' workers and investors. The Treasury Department proposal would require pension plans that are underfunded by more than $50 million to make a more timely and accurate disclosure of their assets, liabilities, and funding ratios. In addition, while phasing in the new discount rate changes, all plans would have to make an annual disclosure of their pension liabilities using the duration matched yield curve. This reform would further improve the ability of workers and investors to judge whether a pension plan is properly funded.
Finally, pension plans would have to disclose whether they have enough assets available to pay the full amount of benefits that workers have already earned. Known as "termination basis," this method ensures that if the company files for bankruptcy and seeks to terminate its pension plan, workers are not suddenly surprised to find that the plan cannot pay the pension benefits they have already earned.
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Companies that are in severe financial trouble often try to keep their workers happy by promising them higher pension benefits. Similarly, companies in bankruptcy sometimes seek to improve pension benefits in return for salary concessions. In both cases, these higher pension promises often get passed on to the PBGC, and thus to the taxpayers, for payment when the company seeks to terminate its pension plan. The proposed reforms would prevent severely underfunded pension plans from promising higher pension benefits or allowing lump-sum payments unless the company fully pays for those improvements by making additional contributions to its pension plan. Similar restrictions would apply to companies that file for bankruptcy.
Portman-Cardin Comes Up Short on Discount Rates
While it contains many other important pension reforms, the version of H.R. 1776 (informally known as the Portman-Cardin bill) passed on July 18 by the House Ways and Means Committee fails to address the discount rate issue adequately. Rather than including either the Treasury Department proposal or any other solution to the issue, Portman-Cardin would allow pension plans to use a long-term corporate bond rate through 2006 to determine whether a plan is fully funded.
By using the long-term corporate bond rate, Portman-Cardin fails to answer the discount rate problem, giving underfunded companies no incentive to support any further improvements in the discount rate. Extending the new rate for three years exacerbates the problem. The longer period makes it likely that when 2006 approaches, companies will seek merely to extend the date. In three years, simply extending the date will still be easier than addressing a complicated issue.
Finally, Portman-Cardin excludes both the proposed disclosure requirements and restrictions on the ability of failing companies to make pension promises that are likely to be passed on to the PBGC for payment. As a result, more workers will likely be shorted on their expected pensions because their company has passed the plan on to the PBGC for payment. Even worse, taxpayers will have to pay for recent pension increases that companies offered knowing that they lacked the assets to fund them.
Congress should speedily consider all of the elements contained in the Treasury Department's pension plan proposal. It should not rush to change the current pension plan discount rate from the current 30-year Treasury bond to a long-term corporate bond rate--even if it is for only a three-year period. Doing so would only provide relief to corporations without considering the interests of taxpayers. It would be too simple for future Congresses to simply extend that time period without considering the potential consequences of such a move.
If Congress cannot agree on a permanent and comprehensive change in the discount rate, it should just extend companies' current ability to use 90 percent to 120 percent of the 30-year Treasury bond rate for another two years. However, if it takes that course, Congress should at least include the additional disclosure requirements and tighten restrictions on financially unstable companies to prevent them from passing the cost of their pension promises on to the taxpayers.
David C. John is Research Fellow in Social Security and Financial Institutions in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.


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David Robbins: Walking in Camino wonderland . . . but only in my dreams
My plans to take my daughter on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage walk have not been going smoothly. In fact, they may have to be postponed -- for about 10 years.
First, I showed her a promotional brochure that came with one of the papers this week. "Look," I said, "mom and me did this walk a few years ago. Wouldn't it be nice if we all did it again as a family?"
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Wells Fargo economist Mark Vitner came to town Wednesday to present the bank's version of an economic forecast. While I won't delve into Vitner's analysis here (check the newspaper and website on Sunday for that), I will share a few tidbits on Vitner's favorite economic indicators.
Vitner -- a UGA grad, by the way – highlighted two monthly statistics. The first, and best, is the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which comes out at the beginning of each month. The index basically reflects a survey of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector who are asked about five issues: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and employment.
Managers are asked if the environment in those areas is better than the previous month, worse or about the same. A "better" answer is scored as one point, "worse" is minus-1 and "same" is a zero. A score of 51 or better represents expansion in the manufacturing sector; 49 or worse means contraction.
Vitner isn't alone in putting heavy credence on the PMI – former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan once classified the index as the one to watch.
For the record, the U.S. PMI for September was 49.6.
Vitner's second-favorite economic indicator is a more familiar one: the Consumer Confidence Index. That 5,000-household survey comes out late each month and includes questions about current confidence as well as inquires about how consumers feel about the future. Future expectations carry more weight (60 percent to 40 percent).
The issues addressed are business conditions (current and six months out), employment conditions (current and six months out) and family income (for the next six months). Like the PMI, survey respondents can answer better, worse or about the same.
Unlike the PMI, the monthly score should be viewed from a trend perspective (is it rising or falling compared to recent months?) rather than how it compares to a benchmark. The CCI has a benchmark – 100 -- but it is tied to where consumer confidence stood in 1985.
The U.S. CCI for August was 60.6 in August, its lowest reading since October 2011.
Vitner's preference for these two indicators is easy to understand: manufacturers are arguably the nation's most important employers and consumers are, well, you and me. The fact that one is released at the beginning of the month and the other at the end and both are essentially real-time indicators (unlike labor and housing stats, which are lagging indicators) gives them more clout.
So keep an eye out for those indexes in the month ahead.
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