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CP-297: IRS Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing
The CP-297 "Notice of Intent to Levy and Notice of Your Right to a Hearing" are well known. When you receive this IRS Notice in the mail, you have already ignored the IRS' prior notices. CP-297 is exactly what its title suggests. It is a final alert prior to steps that bring about a Tax Levy beginning.
Why the IRS Delivers to You IRS Notice CP 297
CP-297 is towards the end of an extended line of IRS warnings that you might not have received or that might have gone disregarded. CP 297 alerts you about your tax debt needing to be satisfied before they enforce a tax levy on you. CP-297 also grants you the alternative to contest your debt, in case you think it is wrong. The secret is acting quickly if you would like to retain your pay and the monies in your bank account protected from IRS Levies. Do not ignore this form. Otherwise, a tax levy will be next.
CP-297 Simplified
Brushing aside this document is not a solution if you want to avoid a tax levy. The IRS can take any funds you obtain when it comes to a levy, including your SSI. No assets, work-related or personal, can be shielded from an IRS Levy. IRS Notice CP-297 also explains that a Tax Levy is about to be issued. Think of a Tax Lien as basically a red flag on your credit, destroying your likelihood at succeeding in life because you can't do anything involving credit.
What Steps Should I Take Once I Get the Notice?
The IRS doesn't tolerate excuses. They simply want the money you owe paid completely. If you're incapable of paying the entire amount in one payment, you must work with a tax debt settlement expert to find a way to work out an alternative plan for managing the amount you owe that does not include payment in full. Depending on your situation, you might be able to make affordable payments each month or resolve what you owe completely by way of an Offer in Compromise (OIC).
Time Frame to Pay Your Tax Debt Before a Levy Is Issued
The IRS will be expecting fulfillment of the past due tax right away. But the Internal Revenue Service does grant you a thirty-day period to pay them.
Effects of Not Making IRS Payments
If you decide not to acknowledge the alerts the IRS gives you in this notice, they'll move forward with determination. The IRS might attempt to garnish any payments being made to you, like your salary, the most often levied asset. Not even your bank account will be safe. The IRS can enforce a Bank Levy to take all of your bank account cash in one swoop. As mentioned before, an additional major problem to expect is a Tax Lien, which is unavoidable when money is owed to the IRS.
Fighting Notice CP 297 from the IRS
In some uncommon instances, the IRS has made an error and delivered the CP 297 when you in reality don't owe the IRS. You have the right to an Appeal Collection Due Process Hearing, but you must act within 30 days and you should have proof that supports your claims. Whatever you choose for resolving your IRS tax debt problem, it is a good idea to have a tax professional on your side to aid you in resolving your tax debt troubles.
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By Alan Duffy
The Swiss Super League, up and running for the new season, may have already produced what may well be the best own-goal of the 2014/15 campaign.
Young Boys' Serbian midfielder Milan Gajic was the scorer of the unfortunate own-goal in the Bern club's clash with St. Gallen, lashing the ball (with some unintentional skill) into the top corner after his attempted interception went of kinds of wrong. The strike is what is currently known, by the hip young football types, as a 'thunderbastard'.
That goal but St. Gallen 2-1 up but the game ended in a 2-2 draw so hopefully that will provide a crumb of comfort for the 27-year-old Galic.
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Peter Kramer/NBC. Inset: Courtesy Savannah Guthrie
When Savannah Guthrie announced her engagement on the Today Show Monday morning, we couldn't have been the only viewers at home shouting at the television for a close-up of the ring.
The show's anchor gave her co-hosts a great view of her new, sparkly accessory — and even Bradley Cooper got to get up close and personal — but we were dying for a better look.
Luckily, Guthrie was happy to share, passing along a peek at her classic ring from fiancé Mike Feldman, who called himself "the luckiest guy in the world" while calling into the Today Show's fourth hour.
RELATED: See even more beautiful star engagement rings here!
Feldman selected the ring himself from a jeweler in Philadelphia, where he grew up, says a Today Show spokeswoman. It's a round solitaire diamond in a classic platinum setting, with pavé diamonds in the band.
And though Guthrie said she wouldn't televise her nuptials, after seeing how gorgeous this ring is, we don't know if we'll be able to make it without seeing photos of the dress, flowers, wedding bands … you name it.
Tell us: What do you think of Guthrie's engagement ring?
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London Councils Reveal Undeveloped Land Tax Plan
A recent report which stated that over 800,000 new homes would need to be built in the capital by 2021 in order to meet demand has prompted several London councils to join forces and come up with an action plan to tackle the housing crisis, and you guessed it, it involves new forms of taxation. Good news for our construction workers and their tax claims you would think.
The recently revealed 'London Housing Challenge' paper highlights a variety of possible policy solutions that could help provide the necessary space and capitol to build the vital homes, including and undeveloped land tax, long term contracts for homebuilders, developing on green belt land and removing the cap on the amount councils can borrow against housing stock.
A group of experts representing all 33 London local authorities, found that the current rate of supply in the city would build a deficit of 559,000 houses by 2012. The paper went on to say that the worrying undersupply could put the city's status as a global contender at risk whilst adding a 'huge pressure' to both individual's and the government budget.
Amongst the ideas set out, the paper suggests providing more financial stability for large scale builders by offering long term contracts with the opportunity to build more homes. This will in turn allow builders the freedom to expand and develop techniques to improve their speed and efficiency, which could lead to greater investment in the UK construction industry.
According to the paper a tax on undeveloped land, whereby land with planning permission is taxed if less than 5% of the proposed building is started every year, could lead to the construction of an additional 26,000 houses being built over the next five years.
The paper went on to suggest that the 'artificial cap' imposed on councils who borrow against their housing stock should be lifted to enable councils to borrow more and build more homes themselves.
The paper explained that developing green belt land in a ten hectare area around 11 railway and tube stations in the city could deliver an extra 7000 homes and help promote 'sustainable suburban development'. It went on to say that greenbelt land would only be developed where it had 'failed as a planning tool' and its status should not be a barrier to developing much needed housing.
Small scale builders could benefit from greater flexibility when paying community infrastructure levy, including making it possible for builders to make payments when a development is complete or within six months of a sale, the paper said.
Mayor of Lewisham and part of the housing supply crisis team Steve Bullock called the result of the paper 'a scandal', going on to warn that the future prosperity of the UK's capital city is 'on the line'. Bullock explained that the rising cost of housing is a huge hindrance to those wishing to buy or rent in London and asserted that if the problem was not addressed quickly, the costs for London's economy will continue to spiral out of control and many more families will be forced out of the city.
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Work is beginning this week to repair some of the stonework damaged at Mullion Harbour during the rampaging storms earlier this year.
Mullion harbour sustained "significant damage" during the storms, resulting in repair costs likely to exceed £250,000.
This follows repairs carried out in 2012 totalling £95,000 and work carried out in the previous five years resulting in costs of over £300,000.
In 2005 the Trust carried out an extensive study that looked at the strength of the structure and the likely impact of sea level rise and increasing storminess on the long term future of the harbour walls.
The conclusion, agreed with a stakeholder group at the time was that it will continue to maintain and repair the harbour walls until a time when a storm or series of storms cause such damage that further repair is not viable and at that point further repairs would not be carried out.
Following detailed surveys this spring, the Trust considers that the breakwaters have stood up well to the exceptional conditions and whilst significant damage has been inflicted, the integrity of the structure of the walls is intact.
Alastair Cameron, general manager for the Trust said "After the Mullion Harbour study we spent a lot of money strengthening the walls to give the harbour the best possible chance of survival and this would appear to have worked.
"The storms this year were intense and incessant and whilst the conclusions of our survey nearly ten years ago still stand, we are pleased that the harbour has not suffered too severe damage this time"
Work begins on the main western breakwater this week and subject to further plans and consent work will continue on the smaller southern breakwater later in the year.


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Can't Let Go
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"The ground was a deep black, the pine branches a brilliant green, the people wrapped in yellow looking like special spirits that were allowed to wander over the earth on rainy mornings only. They floated over the earth in silence, carrying farm tools and baskets and some kind of sack." -Toru Watanabe
It's been well over half a year since I started on this wonderful read. I have intentionally prolong reading the last few pages because I don't want it to ever end.


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Quote For The Week
"This is nothing more than an attempt to intimidate the Trump administration and to intimidate the Trump supporters. This is a slap in the face to the voters. In our democracy, the voters decide who will lead these institutions of government. And numbers came out, enough to make Donald Trump the President-elect of the United States. It's going to take them some time, but they'll get over it. But in the meantime, you put up with them like a petulant two-year-old. You let them dance and have their tantrum. And then at some point you take them by the arm and you look them in the eye and you go, 'That's enough.'"
-Milwaukee County (Wisconsin) Sheriff David Clarke, Jr., speaking on the Fox News TV show Hannity on November 10 about anti-Trump protests/riots
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Some Clinton Supporters Protest, Riot After Election
In yesterday's "Signs Of The Time" post, I noted that the Oath Keepers had recently conducted a webinar addressing how to prepare for the possibility of post-election civil strife and violence.
Apparently, a limited amount of social unrest kicked off on America's "Left Coast" and elsewhere in the country early this morning after the conclusion of the U.S. presidential election.
Gemma Mullin reported on The Mirror (UK) website today:
Crowds of angry protesters have taken to streets across the United States chanting "Not Our President" while setting fires and smashing windows.
Hundreds of people descended on California minutes after it was announced that Donald Trump had won the election.
Hillary Clinton supporters were filmed setting fire to the US flag while marching through the streets of Portland, Oregon, shouting "F*** Donald Trump".
Footage also emerged of activists setting tyres and rubbish bins on fire, blocking main roads and lighting flares.
People also burned an effigy of the President-elect, who will be officially sworn into office in January.
Meanwhile, a young student has reportedly been hit by an SUV and severely injured during a march in Berkeley, with one witness claiming the crash was intentional, according to NBC Bay Area…
Other protests have broken out in the San Diego, San Fransisco and San Jose areas, according to reports… A demonstration also unfolded at the University of California, Davis…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Thomas Fuller added over on The New York Times website this afternoon:
From Pennsylvania to California, Oregon and Washington State, hundreds of people hit the streets, according to reports by local news media and The Associated Press…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
After watching TV and surfing the Internet/social media sites earlier today, it's clear to me that a number of Hillary Clinton supporters (and "Never Trumpers") are absolutely livid about Donald Trump's Oval Office victory.
As such, additional- and more intense- acts of civil disobedience/unrest are certainly possible tonight and in the coming days.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Mullin, Gemma. "Trump win sparks riots across US as crowds burn American flag and chant 'Not our president.'" The Mirror. 9 Nov. 2016. (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/trump-win-sparks-riots-across-9225317). 9 Nov. 2016.
Fuller, Thomas. "Anti-Trump Demonstrators Take to the Streets in Several U.S. Cities." The New York Times. 9 Nov. 2016. (http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/us/trump-election-protest-berkeley-oakland.html). 9 Nov. 2016.
Chicago Targeted Friday By Anonymous 'Day Of Rage' Protest?
Earlier this week I read Internet chatter about the "hacktivist" group Anonymous coordinating national "Day of Rage" protests for Friday, July 15, in response to recent police-involved shootings.
Suspecting there would probably be some event planned for Chicago if this was "legit," I did some digging and observed that protesters are supposedly to meet at the Richard J. Daley Center (50 W. Washington St.) in the Loop at 6 PM tomorrow to kick off their "festivities."
The thing is, these "Day of Rage" protests might not even be real.
Jason Howerton reported over on TheBlaze.com earlier today:
Rumors that Anonymous, the infamous so-called "hacktivist" group, is planning a national "Day of Rage" on Friday to protest recent police-involved shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota are nearly identical to a false rumor that circulated in 2014…
Snopes reported the "Day of Rage" rumor is "virtually identical to one that was circulated two years earlier after the shooting of teenager Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri."
In 2014, one of the group's affiliated accounts denied the "Day of Rage" plans…
On Wednesday, a different Anonymous account dismissed the rumor once again…
Further, the same list of supposed times and locations for so-called protests in 2016 was also released in 2014…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
All of this is starting to sound like one gigantic hoax. But should enough aspiring "Ragers" gather at one/a number of sites, who knows what might transpire in the "Windy City" and other cities Friday.
Head on over to TheBlaze.com here for additional information.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Martin Armstrong Warns Illinois 'Taxpayers Are Absolutely Screwed And This Is Not A Place You Want To Own Property'
Speaking of Martin Armstrong, I was reading the economist's blog early Wednesday morning when I came across the following in his April 4 post entitled "Illinois on the Brink of Bankruptcy":
The pension crisis is brewing and the one state that appears to be heading toward a complete bankruptcy is Illinois. Clients should not own ANY debt from Illinois, be it city, municipal, or state. Just get out before the curtain falls. The Illinois Constitution plainly states that pension benefits, once granted, "shall not be diminished or impaired." Thus, taxpayers are absolutely screwed and this is not a place you want to own property…
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"Taxpayers are absolutely screwed and this is not a place you want to own property"
"Just get out before the curtain falls"
Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity know this has been a major concern of mine for a couple of years now. I blogged back on November 9, 2012:
Events that have unfolded at the local level on up for some time now have convinced me that my future lies outside of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois. Which is a shame, because as I've mentioned before, my family has deep ties to the area. So much so a number of family members are familiar with the tale of one ancestor who fought courageously to save his tailor shop (at least the contents of it) from the approaching flames of the Great Chicago Fire back in 1871.
141 years later, another looming disaster looks to be in store for me and my loved ones if I don't take action, and soon.
It's bad enough Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois was already overrun by too many residents that live their lives in pursuit of the Ubi East Mea ("Where's Mine?") mentality and politicians who have been quick to pander to these individuals with "free" things in exchange for votes- long before last Tuesday's election results revealed the rest of America is now marching down this same path.
But combine this with poor financial health, a bleak economic outlook, and growing attacks on the finances and freedoms of productive, law-abiding residents as politicians rob Peter to pay Paul in their attempt to remain in office- and you've got one hell of a mess coming to this area of the Midwest in the next few years.
Eventually, I predict the productive residents will split town (this happened before in Chicago in the late 60s-early 70s in some neighborhoods), there will be no more money for "freebies," and the "Where's Mine?" brigade will riot. Athens-style.
As I've been telling those close to me for some time now, "First you'll see the strikes. Then the larger protests. Until finally, the riots."
History shows you don't want to be in the city when the riots break out.
And I don't plan on being here in Chicago when the coming civil strife erupts either.
I split town several months after writing all that.
You can read Armstrong's entire blog post on his company's website here. Disturbing stuff for citizens of "Madiganistan."
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's note: A qualified professional should be consulted prior to making a financial decision based on material found in this weblog. If this recommended course of action is not pursued, then it must be understood that the decision is the reader's and the reader's alone. The creator/Editor of this blog is not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information contained herein.)
SP Intel Report- December 1, 2015
I hope Survival And Prosperity readers had a nice Thanksgiving holiday. I'm going to keep the SP Intel Report short and local tonight as I get back into the swing of things.
Chicago Thanksgiving Holiday Shootings Leave 8 Dead, At Least 20 Others Wounded
The long holiday weekend was a bloody one for Chicago. It was reported on the Fox 32 (Chicago) website Monday morning that 8 people were killed and at least 20 others wounded in shootings across the city. According to the HeyJackass! website this afternoon, the "Windy City" has tallied 2,750 shootings and 464 homicides year-to-date. Yikes.
'Magnificent Mile' Retailers Say Protest On Black Friday Resulted In Sales '25 Percent To 50 Percent Below Projections'
Kim Janssen reported on the Chicago Tribune website Monday afternoon:
Activists who blocked the entrances to stores on North Michigan Avenue on Black Friday to protest the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago cop may have split opinions with their tactics.
But their goal of forcing retailers to suffer economic pain on what's historically the busiest shopping day of the year was a success, according to unhappy store staff and managers who said Monday that Black Friday sales on the Magnificent Mile were 25 percent to 50 percent below projections…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
As if the city of Chicago needed more financial misery heaped on it these days.
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy Fired
"I've never quit on anything in my life. I'm 56 years old. Don't expect that to change… The mayor has made it very clear that he has my back…"
-Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on November 27, 2015, in response to calls for his resignation post-Laquan McDonald shooting video release
"FNN: Garry McCarthy out as Chicago Police Superintendent"
YouTube Video
"The mayor has made it very clear that he has my back"
Famous last words .
While I wasn't a fan of Superintendent McCarthy, I do thank him for his several years of public service on behalf of the residents of Chicago.
Illinois State Rifle Association Issues 'Urgent Alert' On Prepping For Terrorism
While I haven't been following the activities of the Illinois State Rifle Association for long, I don't think I've ever seen them this worked up about such an issue. From a November 14 Facebook post:
People around the world were treated today to a brutal spectacle having its roots in political naivety, ignorance of history, and wholly misguided immigration policy. Does that sound familiar? It should, because it aptly describes not only to the French government, but the sitting U.S. administration as well.
If you are of the mind of, "…it can't happen here" then you are sorely deluded. The apparatus to launch a Paris-style bloodbath is already in place here in the United States. All these determined terrorists are waiting for is the go-head from their higher headquarters.
We may be only hours or even moments away from the news that dozens if not hundreds of Americans – just like you and your family – are laying dead or dying in a heap on the floor of some sporting, shopping or entertainment venue. We may be only hours or even moments away from hearing about how the police are looking for "…a few extremists" responsible from the carnage.
It's not a question as to whether this is going to happen here, because it will. The real question is whether you are prepared to stand and protect what is yours. Are you prepared and able to defend yourself and your family? When the inevitable moment of truth arrives, are you willing to stand and fight or will you be content to play dead – hoping desperately that it is not your day to die?
The survival of you and your family is not mere fodder for some analysis of the war on terror – it's a cultural imperative. As an American, you are very fortunate that you have a formula for survival and it's called the Second Amendment. However, the power of any right is directly proportional to how vigorously it is exercised. Left unattended, the rights you enjoy under our Second Amendment will wither away.
To better the chances of survival for you and your family, the Illinois State Rifle Association urges you to do the following:
1. Make sure every person in your family holds a FOID card and that all eligible family members hold Illinois concealed carry permits.
2. Assemble a family defense arsenal consisting of one or more semiautomatic rifles such as the AR-15; one or more 12-gauge pump action shotguns, and one or more semiautomatic handguns. If you do not have a family defense arsenal, this is a good weekend to begin putting it together.
3. Be sure that you and every member of your family have had sufficient training in the use and field servicing of the weapons in your family defense arsenal.
4. Be sure that you have sufficient quantities of the proper ammunition on hand to defend your family.
5. Resolve this weekend to get yourself and your family into a physical training regimen. Your physical conditioning may be the difference between life and death during a Paris-style attack.
6. Encourage your extended family and friends to develop plans for protecting self and family from the threat of terror our government takes so lightly.
You have to understand that this is not a battle you can hire someone else to fight for you. When the time comes, you may very well find yourself standing nose to nose with a guy intent upon obliterating you, your culture, and everything you hold sacred.
Are you prepared?
Disturbing. Yet nothing to scoff at, as I too believe it's only a matter of time before a major terror attack is launched by jihadists against the U.S.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"8 killed, 20 wounded in Thanksgiving weekend shootings across Chicago." Sun-Times Media Wire. 30 Nov. 2015. (http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/54615863-story). 1 Dec. 2015.
Janssen, Kim. "Michigan Avenue Black Friday protests cost stores 25-50 percent of sales." Chicago Tribune. 30 Nov. 2015. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-black-friday-mag-mile-fallout-1201-biz-20151130-story.html). 1 Dec. 2015.
Next Riot: Cleveland?
Ferguson. Baltimore. Next up, Cleveland?
There's been talk that Cleveland, Ohio, could potentially be the location of the next major U.S. riot after the verdict from the manslaughter trial of Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo is released as early as this week.
From a Friday post on the Straight from City Hall website, which is maintained by the Mayor's Office of Communications in Cleveland's city hall:
City of Cleveland Preparing for Peaceful Protests
The City of Cleveland continues to prepare for peaceful protests leading up to and following the trial of Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo. Mayor Frank G. Jackson stated that the city is working with citizens and leaders across the community to foster understanding and ensure order and public safety. The verdict may be reached as early as next week and subsequent protests may be spontaneous or unpredictable…
"The verdict may be reached as early as next week."
One Cleveland news outlet doesn't think today will be the day the verdict is announced. Kaily Cunningham reported on the Fox 8 (Cleveland) website Saturday night:
The verdict for Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo is not expected to come Monday, but could actually take days or weeks.
In a statement from the administration at the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, they said Judge John O'Donnell is not expected to make a decision as early as Monday…
Brelo, 31, is charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter for the 2012 police chase and shooting that left Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams dead…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Stay tuned…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Cunningham, Kaily. "Verdict for Cleveland police officer charged in deadly chase and shooting could take days or weeks." Fox 8. 16 May 2015. (http://fox8.com/2015/05/16/verdict-for-cleveland-police-officer-charged-in-deadly-chase-and-shooting-could-take-days-or-weeks/). 17 May 2017.
Chicago Should Prepare For Baltimore-Style Civil Unrest
Have any readers been following what's been going on in Baltimore as it concerns the protests and riots over the death of Freddie Gray?
Do Chicago-area readers think such civil strife could happen here someday?
It's happened before. And considering the potential flash points that currently exist (ongoing racial tension, limited economic opportunities in lower class neighborhoods, growing divide between the economic/political elite and everyone else) which could be sparked by intense financial pain as the business cycle inevitably turns down and/or some crisis, I think it could definitely happen again. I'm not the only one. Early Tuesday I was watching the WGN morning news when Corey Brooks, Senior Pastor at New Beginnings Church of Chicago, came on. The South Side reverend advised:
I'm hoping and praying that it never happens in Chicago. But it would be best if we would prepare.
"But it would be best if we would prepare"
Amen to that.
"Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks headed to Baltimore to help stand against violence"
WGN News Video
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Another Quote For The Week
"We've had four months of propaganda starting with the President that everybody should hate the police. I don't care how you want to describe it- that's what the protests are all about. The protests are being embraced, the protests are being encouraged. The protests, even the ones that don't lead to violence- and a lot of them lead to violence- all lead to a conclusion:
The police are bad, the police are racist. That is completely wrong.
Actually, the people who do the most for the black community in America are the police- New York City and elsewhere. They are the ones, not the Al Sharptons, they are the ones putting their lives on the line to save black children."
-Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, on FOX News Sunday, December 21, 2014
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Chicago, New York City Cops Talk 'De-Policing,' 'Blue Flu'
"In Oklahoma City, after the terrible bombing, Americans were wearing a T-shirt- I've got a copy of it here that was given to me- and I'd never seen this before. But this T-shirt shows all the different things that federal law enforcement officials do and mentions all the different agencies and has the following quote on it:
A society that makes war against its police had better learn to make friends with criminals.
That's a fact."
-Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in a July 20, 1995, meeting with federal law enforcement
I've been following the protests, riots, and other activity related to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. And considering the anti-police sentiment that's arisen and being stoked by certain politicians, the mainstream media, anarchists, and other agenda-driven parties, I was wondering how long it would take before someone in law enforcement uttered the following. From the popular Chicago police blog Second City Cop early Sunday morning:
We're about to see a nationwide "de-policing" shortly.
De-policing. A situation where law enforcement activities are unofficially curtailed.
Comments on that Sunday post lent support to such action:
"De-Policing", hey, I'm all for it! Give the people/folks what they want, maybe then they will be happy!
Essentially de-policing is the solution to all of this nonsense but it must be a concerted effort by all the police and not just one municipality. That will wake bitch slap the media and politicians into realizing what the consequences are of falsely accusing the police of these stupid excessive force accusations. NYPD did it right by telling the jack-off mayor he is persona non grata. For starters that should be done to mayor tiny dancer, libtard Dick Durbin, jack-off soon to be out of a job Holder and a host of others.
Why are we waiting for de-policing to happen? Start right now, answer all calls and do paper. No more rushing to a man with a gun, burglary in progress, person shot. Take your time and get there safely, take down all information. When the detectives get there they can suspend the case until the offender turns himself in and proceed with paper work. Not charged unless they confess, don't bother calling the useless Felony Review or asa Office. Sorry, take it slowly, no more racing around for me on jobs. Gotta go, I feel the flu coming on. Take care of those that mean the most to you!
There was also talk of law enforcement officers coming down with the "blue flu" on that Second City Cop post. In New York City, the flu is also known as a "sick out"- which is what a number of cops out in the "Big Apple" are calling for as the anti-police protests carry on. From Thee RANT Forums ("New York City Cops speaking their minds") website, under "Sick out New Years Eve":
It's been said many times now it has to be done! Bratton sold you all out and the Mayor hates your guts. How many Captains and above on the job 700? let them work the detail on New Years. If everyone goes sick this city will be at a fughing standstill! It needs to be done folks to give everyone a much needed reality check. I'm sure the job has a contingency plan in place where everyone who goes sick will have to report to the Police Academy. How many Surgeons do we have? What could they do? It needs to be done! It will cost 2 days pay perhaps but would be well worth it.
Again, commenters lent support to such activity:
The city and the public need a reality check. Can u imagine what would happen in Manhattan alone. A lot of robbed beat up white-boys.
"De-policing," "Blue flu," "Sick out." Personally, I don't see any of this happening on a large scale just yet. The present animosity being directed at the police isn't coming from the majority of citizens (despite what the MSM would like you to think), and I believe most LEOs realize this.
However, as America's finances continue to deteriorate going forward, I can see such work slowdowns and stoppages occurring with law enforcement. Disputes over wages, pensions, working conditions are likely flashpoints.
If the coming financial crash ever gets as ugly as what's happened in the once-prospering South American country of Argentina, then perhaps we might see incidents like what took place there last year around this time. From the BBC website on December 10, 2013:
At least five people have been killed as looting spreads through Argentina.
Hundreds have been injured as people took advantage of a police strike to rob shops and homes.
Police have refused to go on patrol until their demands for a salary rise are met.
Their move follows a police walkout in Cordoba province last week which also led to lootings, and which was settled after the governor almost doubled officers' pay…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"Looting rife in Argentine city of Cordoba as police take strike action"
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On the third-ever day of this blog (November 24, 2010), I shared the following with readers (not sure I had any at that time though). I think it bears repeating here. I wrote:
This last thought about the individual being ultimately responsible for their own personal protection is hammered home by John S. Farnam, a long-time defensive firearms instructor and deputy sheriff (training officer) in the Park County, Colorado, Sheriff's Office. In The Farnam Method of Defensive Shotgun and Rifle Shooting, the founder and president of Defense Training International wrote:
It is said by enlightened social scientists, "If it rained twenty-dollar bills every Monday morning, there would still be people begging for their dinner ever Monday evening!" The same is true with criminals. No matter how "civilized" or indulgent our society becomes, there will always be criminals. And, the more foolishly dependent we all become upon governmental institutions as the only means of preserving civil order, the more dubious our continued existence becomes, and the more quickly order will disintegrate when our societal underpinnings are crippled or even imperiled. When citizens become additively dependent on an eleemosynary and paternal government to do for them what they could be, and, of right, ought to be, doing for themselves, that civilization's days are surely numbered. Never forget, regardless of how politically incorrect it may sound to the uninformed, your personal security is always your responsibility, and yours alone!
By Christopher E. Hill
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SCC. "NYPD Takes A Stand." Second City Cop. 14 Dec. 2014. (http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/2014/12/nypd-takes-stand.html). 15 Dec. 2014.
"Deadly Argentina looting spreads as police go on strike." BBC. 10 Dec. 2013. (http://survivalandprosperity.com/2010/11/24/putting-the-self-back-into-defense/). 16 Dec. 2014.
Farnam, John S. The Farnam Method of Defensive Shotgun and Rifle Shooting. Boulder: DTI Publications, 1997.
Guns, Ammo Being Removed From St. Louis-Area Gun Shops By Order Of Police?
"A grand jury has reached a decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson, the white Ferguson, Mo., police officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager sparked days of turbulent protests, sources close to the process said.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) and the county prosecutor's office are expected to hold news conferences later Monday, and prosecutors have notified the family of Michael Brown — the teen who Wilson killed — that the grand jury's decision will be announced Monday night, family attorney Benjamin Crump said…"
–The Washington Post website, November 24, 2014
Last night I told my girlfriend that Monday would probably be the day for the announcement of the grand jury's decision on the Michael Brown shooting (wasn't going to happen on a weekend- "party time"- or too close to Thanksgiving because of the potential economic impact any violence could have). And by the looks of it, it will be coming Monday night.
There's no shortage of people predicting Ferguson-related protests are bound to descend into rioting and looting if Officer Wilson isn't indicted. We'll find out if they're correct in a matter of hours, I'm guessing.
I know one thing though. If I resided in an area that could be affected by civil unrest stemming from an announcement of no indictment, I would have prepared for this possibility some time ago as much I possibly could have (I understand financial/time constraints often get the best of us).
Paranoia? Hardly. All I'd be doing is taking responsibility for the safety of loved ones and myself in advance of a potentially-volatile situation where life, limb, and property could be threatened.
Now, I recently blogged about firearm sales being brisk around St. Louis. For those area residents still looking to purchase a gun and/or ammunition- I understand you might be out of luck at this point. From Valerie Beaumont over at the Addicting Info website Saturday:
A St. Louis area gun shop refused a sale to an African-American woman because, according to the clerk, St. Louis police informed gun stores that Darren Wilson will not be charged. To be clear, this was not an instance of racism (not in the traditional sense, anyway) — the shop was just in the process of removing all guns and ammunition from the premises, allegedly on the order of police.
"Did you notice the tractor trailer back there to our loading dock?" the man asked the woman, who responded with an affirmative. "All the guns are already packed in, and we're taking all the pawns out of here too, just to protect our customers' merchandise."
"They've been saying that they're gonna target gun stores and pawn shops," the clerk told the woman. "This came from law enforcement; it's what they told us. They sent out memos and everything."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
At this point in the game, for those Survival And Prosperity readers in the crosshairs of potential civil strife related to Ferguson, I pray for your safety. Hopefully, peaceful protests rule the day (and night).
You can read Beaumont's entire piece here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(UPDATE: I just got done watching a couple hours of streaming video of Ferguson this Monday night courtesy of Bassem Masri on Ustream and Infowars. The situation there steadily eroded after the "no indictment" announcement, and what I saw unfold was much worse than what the mainstream media is reporting at this time. Burning vehicles (I counted three), looted businesses (liquor store, hairdressers, mobile communications store), torched buildings (Sam's Meat Market- which was defended by armed individuals back in August, a storage facility office, another business that wasn't identified), multiple gunshots (firefighters had to pull back from Sam's because they were being fired at), and much more insanity. I was even forced to stop watching Masri's Ustream feed (approximately 90,000 viewers at one point) because his phone was ripped from his hand and stolen during the chaos. Just plain crazy. And according to the Infowars guys (Jakari Jackson and Josh Owens), it's been said the second day of the 1992 Los Angeles riots was the worst. Great.)
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A very Happy New Year to all readers of this column.
I hope 2013 brings you health and happiness. For all that New Year is a time of celebration, there probably aren't too many people who would name January as their favourite month of the year.
It is, after all, the month that we take down the Christmas decorations and have to think about paying the bills and losing the extra pounds gained as a result of all the turkey, chocolates and alcohol consumed over the festive period.
And, this being Scotland, the weather is almost always cold, wet and windy.
But, for all that, January is also a time of fresh starts and renewal. It is an opportunity to turn over a new leaf and do things differently.
So, like many of you, I have made my fair share of new year resolutions.
Whether I will be able to stick to them is another matter - but the good intentions are definitely there.
At the top of my list is the old favourite: Do more exercise and get fit.
I promise myself to do this every year - and in some years I have even succeeded, for a while.
But the older I get, the more conscious I am of the need to take exercise seriously.
So if, over the next few weeks, you see me out cycling or pounding the pavements, you'll know what's going on.
Another of my personal resolutions is to make more time for family and friends.
When I think of how quickly the years fly by, I realise just how important it is to value those close to us.
And yet I am really bad at making the effort to keep in touch. There is always something more important to be done at work that allows me to convince myself that I just don't have the time.
Well, this year it's going to be different. So, if you are one of my long lost pals, beware - I'm coming to see you.
Last, but by no means least, I have made one very important work-related resolution - and that is to do everything I can to ensure that the debate about Scotland's future is a positive one.
Next year, the referendum will give us the chance to decide if Scotland should regain her independence. In other words, if we should give our own Parliament the power to make decisions on the economy and welfare, just as it already does on health and education, and work with the rest of the UK in a spirit of equality and friendship.
It is a big decision and the Scottish people deserve a debate that will allow them to make it in an informed way.
So, I think it's time for both sides of the debate to stop the name-calling and silly scaremongering and, instead, focus on what kind of country we want to be and how best we can get there.
If that's the debate we have over this and next year then –whatever the outcome – it will be one of which we can all be proud. Happy New Year.


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The Minnesota Golden Gophers have had a pretty strange season. The team started off red-hot, winning 15 of their first 16 games, but their fortunes quickly turned. Before we knew it the Golden Gophers were making a dance video in the midst of many Minnesota fans calling for the head of Tubby Smith. However, with all of that behind them, Minnesota looks to be headed in the right direction.
It started late last month. The Golden Gophers had just lost four of their last five before playing the number one ranked Indiana Hoosiers. Most were assuming that the game would be the final nail in Minnesota's NCAA Tournament coffin. Although, they seemed to think it was more of an opportunity to right all the wrongs they had committed throughout the Big 10 schedule.
Not only did the Gophers pull off the upset, but they are going to have the chance to build some serious momentum going into the conference tournament. With only games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Purdue Boilermakers remaining, the road to madness is paved in such diabetic-unfriendly cupcakes.
Considering the Golden Gophers already took care of an upset-minded Penn State Nittany Lions team, I think it is safe to assume that Smith won't allow his players to look past some of the conference's bottom-feeders. If Minnesota could avoid slipping up, the players' confidence could be fully restored and as high it was in December.
Since the season has been as wacky as any in recent history, it is almost better to be the hotter team in March than the better team. Thanks to their schedule, Minnesota can be one of the hottest teams in the nation come tourney time.
Joe is a Senior Writer for Rant Sports. Follow Joe on Twitter @JosephNardone


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Life has become harder and harder to live. The grim visage of life has even peared it's wretched self in the music we have all come to know and love. A prime example would be this latest release from "Annihilator".
Just by looking at the titles of Criteria For A Black Widow alone, you can tell that this albm is definately one of the darkest, most intense thrash albums ever recorded by "Annihilator". With such tracks as 'Bloodbath' and 'Sonic Homicide', anger and betrayal seem to be the biggest things on the album. And the music definately holds that same element.
Right from the start you are jolted into a world of pain, hatred and misery with intensely dark and extreme guitar riffs and drums, as well as lyrics. And the fact that all but one member of the original line-up has returned can assure you an amazing album, and that simple promise holds up with amazing music and vocal work.
Also notable about the release is that it is the most explicit "Annihilator" album ever as well, especially with the title track 'Criteria For A Black Widow', which is pretty much about sex, but in rather a very vulgar way.
But don't let that stop you from picking the album up for a listen. While most of their material is usually anger driven or very down to earth, the album is seriously dark and insane, and from start to finish you'll be wishing you left the lights on as you journey through a world of torment, only to end with a relaxing instrumental that indicates exactly what is done when all your anger is unleashed, 'Mending'.
The album is a trip deep inside of the world and mind of Jeff Waters, and all the torment that he had suffered over the years. Many of the lyrics in the album are very relatable to every day situations, which also can make the album an excellent anger management source. So if you have yet to check this one out, don't pass it by because of the grim visage that it holds. It is an excellent audio attack that no one should pass up for any reason.


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We were reminded of the modern meaning of 'Nike Elite' in a big way this past week as the Basektball division's Elite Series debuted in the NBA Playoffs and at retailers, while the (American) Football team showed off their new Elite 51 uniforms in and around the recently concluded 2012 NFL Draft. But over thirty-five years before Nike's latest attempt crafting gear for the pro gridiron, we were introduced to a waffle-soled runner without which the Swoosh might not even exist. And now the Elite is reborn as the Nike Elite No-Sew, a remix borrowing from the same construction utilized on the recent NFC East x Air Max 95 No-Sews. Your choice of Volt/Sail or Signal Blue/University Red gets you either a modern or classic look, and both are available now from Nike Sportswear dealers like End.
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Although I agree that Sen. Nancy Barto has assisted rural Arizonans with some of her health care bills alleviating regulations for anesthetist certification and pharma administration, I cannot overlook her self-proclaimed public policy advocacy for fewer Federal mining regulations and lower business taxes. She is also a prolific Capitol voice continually propelling regulation on female body parts and even voted to cut Medicaid reimbursements, nearly crushing rural hospitals. Therefore, I look at the Legislator of the Year award from the Arizona Rural Health Association as just another pandering distinction to another legislator who does not represent me in any way.
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LIVE BLOG: BroadwayGirlNYC on the 2011 Tony Awards!
Welcome to the @BroadwayGirlNYC 2011 Tony Awards LIVE BLOG!!
Note that new items will be posted at the TOP (lines closest to this message are the NEWEST), so refresh often!
If you're on the go, you can keep up with the live blog via my Twitter feed @BroadwayGirlNYC.
LET'S DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN FOR THE WEST COAST!!! #TonyAwards
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS RAPPING! I have a feeling this is a @Lin_Manuel joint. Yay the #TonyAwards!!!
Trey Parker thanks "co-writer Joseph Smith" hahahahahahaha #TonyAwards
BEST MUSICAL IS THE BOOK OF MORMON!!!! #NoOneIsSurprised #TonyAwards
Chris Rock: "If you told me 2 years ago I'd miss the best #Basketball game ever to hang out with Nathan Lane, I'da said you were crazy"
The uninitiated will be confused about the so-called "Mother With the Hat." IT ISN'T ABOUT ANYONE'S MOTHER #TonyAwards
ME, TOO. RT @SimsJames I almost started tearing up when Norbert mentioned his recently murdered sister. #TonyAwards
NORBERT LEO BUTZ wins for @CatchMeMusical as Best Actor in a Musical! #TheTonyAwards #ButCanHeWalkThroughWalls?
#WhatIsMarkRylanceTalkingAbout #NotSurprised #TonyAwards
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY... MARK RYLANCE!!! #TonyAwards #AmazingNominees #HeIsAmazing #iAmDrunk
Best Leading Actor in a Play. Who do you want to win? #TonyAwards
It's clear why @PriscillaUS won for best costumes. These #Queens are gorgeous!! #TonyAwards
Paul Shaffer is here to play HIS song, "It's Raining Men," with the cast of @PriscillaUS!! (hi @tadwilson!) #TonyAwards
Sutton Foster loses her shit about her dresser! Can she GET any more charming!! #TonyAwards
Sutton Foster: "Bobby Cannavale, my love, has changed my life" #TonyAwards
Sutton Foster: "I've never been so happy in my life" #TonyAwards
Best Leading Actress in a Musical - winner is SUTTON FOSTER!!! #TonyAwards #TripleThreat #iWantToBeHer
Frances McDormand: "I love my job! I love my job!" #TonyAwards #QuotesToBeUsedInFutureTonysPromos
Frances McDormand is definitely on my #TonyAwards #WorstDressed list. But her performance in Good People was top-notch. #CrazyBrilliant
Best Leading Actress in a Play: FRANCES MCDORMAND in GOOD PEOPLE! #TonyAwards
DANIEL RADCLIFFE exchanged his blue bow-tie for a black one. Looking good Harry! I mean Daniel #TonyAwards
Listen to Lin, my lovelies. I hear there's a treat in store at the end of the #TonyAwards. RT @Lin_Manuel Watch all the way to the end, kids
TYNE DALY is so regal. She is a good choice to introduce the "in memoriam" section. #TonyAwards #Sad #ArthurLaurents #ShannonTaverez
ANYTHING GOES wins Best Revival of a Musical! Congrats @AnythingGoesRTC! I will come see you again soon to celebrate #TonyAwards #Deservedit
I freaking LOVE Company. Did you know they have a twitter @CompanyOnScreen?? This production was A+. Sigh. #Sondheim #TonyAwards
Hey look! Barbie is introducing a Tony performance! #ChristieBrinkley
HUGE standing ovation for #JamesEarlJones and #VanessaRedgrave as they take the #TonyAwards stage. #Legends
Just announced: The #TonyAwards Best lighting design of a musical: Another coup for @BookOfMormonBWY! #GodsFavoriteLighting
And.... @AnythingGoesRTC just sold a bazillion tickets. #TonyAwards
And this winner of Best (NEW) Play is... WAR HORSE!!!! #TonyAwards
Samuel L. Jackson is here to present BEST PLAY!! #TonyAwards
Scenic Design of a Play goes to War Horse! It was based on a bunch of charcoal drawings, which are on display in the @Lincoln_Center lobby.
I hearby grant permission to anyone who wants to STOP. #BeSafe #TonyAwards RT @suechru You might need to quit the #tonysdrinkinggame LOL
The @MemphisBroadway performance is so cute with all of those kids! But @ChrisRock doesn't look amused. WARM IT UP, CHRIS!!! #TonyAwards
To clarify, @TheNormalHeart won best REVIVAL of a play. #drunktweeting #TonysDrinkingGame #TheTonyAwards
Can't fault Larry Kramer for dressing like a monk. He's so powerful & wonderful & I just want to celebrate everything about him. #TonyAwards
Darryl Roth accepts the Tony for @TheNormalHeart and reads a beautiful plea for #MarriageEquality. I'm getting choked up. #BROADWAYIMPACT
NPH: "The ironic thing is that the entire Horse is held together by glue" #groan #TonyAwards
AHHHH Neil Patrick Harris is on the War Horse!!!! #TonyAwards @ActuallyNPH
Be caerful!!!!! RT @danielgeneNYC BroadwayGirlNYC girl your #TonysDrinkingGame is killin' me! #TonyAwards
(I wish I had thought of this line!) RT @ RT @robintilejr: Whoopi is the Mother with the Hat :) #TonyAwards
Patina Miller is leading the cast of @SisterActBway... man, she is beautiful. And that VOICE!!! #TonyAwards @patinamiller
Whoopi Goldberg, WHAT ARE YOU WEARING??? #TonyAwards
Best book of a musical goes to... The Book of The Book of Mormon!! #TonyAwards #WhatAboutTheBookOfArnold
Robin Williams: "What a great night! The only beard here is on my face!" #TonyAwards#OutGayPeople
Jim Parsons: "This is the highest-grossing Broadway season ever." Um yeah, maybe because @BookOfMormonBWY tickets are $181? #JustSayin
Smart for the @SpideyOnBway performance to include new dialogue -- so those who only saw the old version will be reminded that it's changed.
Bono and the Edge here to introduce a performance by a musical that isn't even open yet! I think it's about a superhero? #TonyAwards
Daniel Radcliffe is so cute. He's my favorite thing about John Laroquette's acceptance speech. #TonyAwards
Best featured actor in a musical is... John Laroquette?!?!? Color me very surprised at this one. #TonyAwards
Hey @TheWing, @ActuallyNPH & @RealHughJackman should co-host @TheTonyAwards in 2012. Anyone care to second the motion? #TonyAwards
Revised: Hugh Jackman just called NPH "Neil Patrick Harrison" AS PART OF A BIT. #TonyAwards
Hugh Jackman just called NPH "Neil Patrick Harrison" #TonyAwards
WINNER of Best Costumes in a Musical: @PriscillaUS!!! Yay for pink feather boas!!! #dragqueensrule #tonyawards #Broadway
Coming up: Defending champions @MemphisBroadway will perform and I hear they have some wonderful special guests appearing too #TonyAwards
BOOK/MORMON: 5 awards. NORMAL HEART: 2 awards. WAR HORSE: 2 awards. ANYTHING GOES: 1 award. IMPORTANCE/EARNEST: 1 award. #TonyAwards #SoFar
A standing ovation just broke out in my living room! @BookOfMormonBWY #TonyAwards
I am not Mormon, but I DO belong to the religion of @BookOfMormonBWY! #TonyAwards
Congrats to @AndrewRannells for a flawless performance from #GodsFavoriteMusical! #TonyAwards
Stephen Colbert is the PERFECT presenter for @BookOfMormonBWY. But since he's never been on Bway himself... driiiiink #TonysDrinkingGame
Nikki M. James: "They're saying 'wrap it up' but I will not leave this stage!" #TonyAwards#FakeMormonsAreTakingOverTheWorld
Nikki James is crying, emoting, so real, so wonderful. She looks gorgeous. I love it when winners let loose like this! #TonyAwards
Featured Actress in a Musical winner is... NIKKI M. JAMES!!! She looks truly shocked. And I love that about her. HOORAY @BOOKOFMORMONBWY!
Harry Connick Jr presents Featured Actress in a Musical! My fave is @LauraBenanti. And the winner is...
Angela Lansbury. The classiest, most beautiful woman in the room. #Always #TonyAwards
Desmond Heely just won "Best Costumes" in a play for The Importance of Being Earnest. Very worthy. #TonyAwards
BRING BACK THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS!!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!! #TonyAwards @ScottsboroBoys
Don Cheadle is an Oscar nominee but has never appeared on Broadway. You know what that means; DRINK! http://bit.ly/kopW6q #TonyAwards
Don Cheadle introduces @ScottsboroBoys. I've been waiting months to see this ensemble together again. Brava!! #TonyAwards
Tonight the @DramaBookShop, home of my faves the @StoryPirates, won a special Tony Award! It's a hidden gem on 40th & 8th. #TonyAwards
Winner of BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY is... WAR HORSE!! Such an amazing production. I'd have voted for it, too. #TonyAwards
Trey Parker may have just won a Tony, but his shirt loses. Sorry, buddy. #TonyAwards
Casey Nicolaw and Trey Parker just won BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL! But WHAT is the story with that SHIRT, Trey?! #TonyAwards #UglyFashion
David Hyde Pierce presents Best Direction of a Musical (is it always so early in the show?) #TonyAwards And the winner is...
NPH: "As many Spiderman jokes as I can tell in 30 seconds" -- OH NO. Just chug for 30 seconds if you're playing the #TonysDrinkingGame
Best Choreography - Kathleen Marshall for @AnythingGoesRTC!! #TonyAwards
Book of Mormon won Sound Design of a Musical! @BookOfMormonBWY wins again. Three for three! #TonyAwards
WAR HORSE @Lincoln_Center has just taken Sound Design in a play! #TheTonyAwards @WarHorse
The real Frank Abignale Jr is in the audience at the #TonyAwards. That's a classy move, @CatchMeMusical. Glad he could come.
So far, two awards go to @BookOfMormonBwy and two go to @TheNormalHeart. Looking like these are the shows to beat! #TonyAwards
Sorry that @KerryButlerNYC couldn't be part of the #TonyAwards performance. We miss you, Kerry! @CatchMeMusical
And here is NLB now! I still always enjoy thinking of Tveit & Butz as dueling Fiyeros :-) #TonyAwards@CatchMeMusical
Sigh. Aaron Tveit is so cute. But you know what? I think Norbert Leo Butz is sexy too. #TonyAwards @CatchMeMusical
"Being a part of @TheNormalHeart has been the proudest moment of my career" -- John Benjamin Hickey #TonyAwards
Viola Davis presents BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY. And the winner is... JOHN BENJAMIN HICKEY #TonyAwards #YAY!!! @TheNormalHeart
Viola Davis presents BEST FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY. And the winner is...
THE @JohnLeguizamo is doing part of his show at the #TonyAwards -- and he referenced NOT being nominated, so DRINK!
Neil Patrick Harris: "I just had to stop Daniel Radcliffe from poking out the War Horse's eyes"#LOVE #TonyAwards
BOOK OF MORMON wins best original score too!!
BOOK OF MORMON just won Best Orchestrations!! Yay @BookOfMormonBWY at the #TonyAwards!!!
NPH made a Spiderman joke in the opening number... Alec Baldwin stumbled over the name of Motherfucker with the Hat... Drink twice!
Coming up: Chris Rock, Book of Mormon, and Hugh Jackman! (What's an ackman?) #TonyAwards #HugeAckman
The dance number by @H2SBroadway is going to sell lots of tickets -- & not just to #HarryPotterfans! Radcliffe's really got it. #TonyAwards
The "How to Succeed" cast is performing "Brotherhood of Man". Dan looks so cute. I dig a guy in a bowtie. #nerdsonbroadway
The "How to Succeed" cast is performing "Brotherhood of Man". Dan looks so cute. I dig a guy in a bowtie. #nerdsonbroadway
Two actors who played J. Pierpont Finch, Robert Morse & Matthew Broderick, introduce @H2SBroadway's performance!
I was SO moved by Ellen Barkin's performance in @TheNormalHeart. I'm really glad she won. #TonyAwards #ChangeTheWorld #LarryKramerRules
NICE DRESS, Ellen Barkin!! You look sexy in black lace. #TonyAwards #BroadwayDebut
Best Featured Actress in a Play goes to... ELLEN BARKIN!!! #TheTonyAwards
Is Alec Baldwin understudying @BengalTigerBway? Nice beard! :-) #TonyAwards
The #TonysDrinkingGame calls for a drink for every NPH costume change... that's TWO!! Ack!!!!! (something on your neck Neil) #TonyAwards
Stephen Colbert sings as part of the opening number! Get on the beat, Colbert... eek#TonyAwards #Broadway
"It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" hilarious opening #TonyAwards number from @ActuallyNPH! I love #Broadway so much :-)
It's the start of the #TonyAwards and #Glee has already been mentioned in song! That's a #TonysDrinkingGame shot... uh oh
"Teen Heartthrob" Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) has opened the #TonyAwards!!
The Tony Awards will begin at 8pm and I will be HERE with minute-by-minute updates!!
I am simultaneously be tweeting, live-blogging for BroadwayWorld, AND participating in the Tonys Drinking Game. Wish me luck!
Despite his awesome turn in Jerusalem (not to mention the British Office), I still see a pirate when I look at MacKenzie Crook.
There is NO online stream of the Tony Awards this year. Sad face!
I absolutely adore Mark Rylance.
Harry Connick Jr: "This is where the real talent is. I've worked in every medium imaginable, & I admire those on Broadway most."
Harry Connick Jr on the red carpet, being interviewed by Frank Dilella of NY1. Two very dreamy guys. (Donna looks good too!)
Martha Wash from the Weather Girls, and Paul Shaffer, who wrote "It's Raining Men," will join the Priscilla, Queen of the Desert cast to perform the song.
I barely recognized Tony Sheldon out of drag! He looks so handsome. He's on the Tony Awards red carpet with Beth Leavel!
Hundreds of people in Times Square, at the TKTS red steps, watching a free screening of the Tony Awards! Need a place to watch? Go there!
Cameras going off like strobes for Christy Brinkley & her daughter Alexa Ray Joel on the Tony Awards red carpet!
Right now, Sutton Foster is on the red carpet in a beautiful strapless gown.
New York 1 is broadcasting the red carpet from the Tonys, and I am glued to my TV!
The Tony Awards red carpet has begun!!


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Special Issue "Exposure to Airborne Toxics in Biological Populations and Implications for Health"
A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2014)
Special Issue Editors
Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. James Jay Schauer
University Wisconsin, Environ Chem & Technol Program, 660 N Pk St, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Interests: atmospheric chemistry; source apportionment; measurement of atmospheric pollutants; measurement of air pollution source emissions; atmospheric aerosols; atmospheric mercury; trace metals in the environment and redox cycling of metals; air quality in developing and underdeveloped nations
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Prof. Jill Baumgartner
Institute for Health & Social Policy, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health, McGill University, 1130 Pine Avenue W, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A3, Canada
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Interests: cardiovascular disease; environmental health; epidemiology; exposure assessment; household air pollution; pollution composition and health; rural energy interventions
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Dear Colleagues,
Air pollution health studies have demonstrated a consistent increased risk for a number of adverse health outcomes in relation to both short- and long-term air pollution exposures in biological populations. However, many of these studies use air pollution metrics that lack specificity and are highly correlated with airborne toxic compounds resulting from the fact that they are emitted from common sources (i.e. roadways, Industrial facilities) or meteorological effects. As a result, our current understanding of airborne toxics fails to provide sufficient information to guide air pollution control strategies to best protect human health. Recent advances in exposure assessment, toxicology, and epidemiological methods, and the better integration of tools from these disciplines are helping to better inform which toxics in air pollution are most harmful to biological populations and facilitate more targeted approaches to removing the most toxic components of air pollution. This special issue will bring together current research on airborne toxics that help elucidate the impacts of these pollutants on biological systems and human health outcomes. Original research that demonstrates advances in the development of methods and novel applications of exposure assessment, air pollution epidemiology, and air pollution toxicology are being solicited to contribute to this special issue.
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Title: Health Risks Associated with Exposure to PAHs in a Hot Spot of Air Pollution in Camden, NJ
Authors: Xianlei Zhu1, Xiangmei Wu2, Paul Lioy3 and Zhihua (Tina) Fan3
1College of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, China
2Department of Public Health, University of California, Davis, California, USA
3Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI), Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Correspondence to: Dr. Zhihua (Tina) Fan
Address: Exposure Science Division, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI), Rutgers University, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Tel: (848) 445-3194 Fax: (732) 445-0915 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Abstract: PAHs data measured at community level are very limited, because PAHs have not been listed as routine monitoring species by the US EPA air quality monitoring programs. Due to the lack of data, health risk assessment associated with exposure to PAHs estimated from regional ambient air quality data or the modeled exposure levels using air toxics emissions data may not be representative for the population living in a hot spot of air pollution. This study will estimate individual cancer and non-cancer risks and accumulative risks using the neighborhood ambient and personal concentrations of PAHs measured in two neighborhoods in Camden, NJ, suspected hotspots of air pollution. To calculate cancer risks, US EPA conventional approaches will be applied to the ambient and personal air pollutants concentrations measured in the study area. To evaluate cumulative cancer risks associated with exposures to the target PAHs for each study participant, compound-specific cancer risk estimates for all of the known, probable, and possible carcinogenic species will be summed. Noncancer risk will be calculated by a direct comparison of the exposure of each participant with a chemical-specific noncancer "health benchmark". Cumulative noncancer risk will be assessed by aggregating the chemical-specific noncancer risks across the species that affects the same target organ. The results will be compared to those conducted in the hot spot of air pollution as well as those estimated from the EPA ambient air quality monitoring data, and the factors that may affect the estimates of risks in different studies will be discussed. Furthermore, this study will identify the major chemical species contributing to the risk and local outdoor sources that contribute to those risks. Such information will be helpful for policy-making related to air pollution control, particularly in a hot spot of air pollution.
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[30 July 2008]
As I am sipping coffee, checking my e-mail, and absentmindedly picking a hangnail, I realize full well the irony of writing this review on Maggie Jackson's new book, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and The Coming Dark Age. In fact, I found myself repeatedly put to shame as Jackson outlined nearly every conceivable form of modern distraction, ranging in severity from rather harmless Web-surfing ("mobile foraging") to life-consuming virtual love, making my multitasking and bored Internet meanderings seem more sinful than eating a fried Oreo. Is my inability to focus on one task at a time contributing to the Western world's gradual descent into a medieval stupor?
Jackson's answer has the frustrating smack of learned caution: it depends. Conflicted between a desire to focus and a need for efficiency, the technological world is on the brink of literally losing its mind—or minds, as the people in it are slowly taking part in what Jackson calls "a dehumanizing merging between man and machine".
Sound scary and Terminator-esque? Not when you think about our everyday experiences with technology, Jackson argues. Her chapters probe deeply into the mind-blowing pros and Big Brother-like cons of seemingly mundane products such as surveillance systems, e-mail and robotics, presenting their implications for our culture in a whole new light. Not until the creepy-but-harmless Furby gives way to the Huggable, a robotic bear that can return hugs, make eye contact, and potentially "enabl[e] a soldier, business traveler, or faraway grandparent to be with a child virtually" does technology seem a little too advanced for its own good. Or is it?
Jackson tells a very fair story of the battle between the undeniable benefits of technology and their detrimental counterparts. Exploring areas such as enhanced leg prostheses and brain anatomy with some of the world's top experts in those fields, she does not deny how useful our modern day tools have become. As a working mother, freelancer, and regular columnist for The Boston Globe, Jackson is certainly aware of the perks of working in a techo-bound society. Yet almost hand-in-hand with her admiration of technology is Jackson's keen awareness of its ability to foster ignorance and irresponsibility.
"We can't blame the BlackBerry," she said in an interview with Business Week, voicing a simple truth that is easy to forget in a world of (presumably) flawless machines. A burned pizza, a missed meeting, a late wake-up—we would all love to point fingers at our self-regulatory bits of technology, existing as we are in an age where "we outsource memory almost entirely to our gadgets." But the bitter truth is out there, folks; we're the ones who are ultimately in charge.
Quite appropriately, one must be prepared to settle down with a pencil and a focused mind in order to properly read this book. With its 50 pages of endnotes and exhaustive bibliography, Distracted is a dense, challenging read. It is not so much her style of writing, but rather her endless references and quotes from various "experts" that are sometimes, well … distracting. Citing study after study, Jackson tends to get lost on her own trains of thought—never derailing, per se, but elaborating for a little too long (e.g., five pages on eyeball anatomy).
Nevertheless, I found myself wishing for more of Jackson's fluid, witty prose, punctuated as it was with snippets of wisdom from her elders and betters. She seemed like enough of an expert on the subject to me—after hiking in Oregon with reknowned cognitive neuroscientist Michael Posner, visiting a Buddhist sanctuary in the mountains of Colorado, and meeting with the head of consumer insight for Dunkin' Donuts to discuss "commuter-friendly" pizza, Jackson's experience-based approach to researching attention gave Distracted some well-earned credentials, both academic and hands-on.
Jackson often describes these personal excursions in great detail, making Distracted seem more like a series of journal entries than a formal assertion. Culminating in an eerie brain-scanning scene sprinkled with Jackson's thoughtful musings, Distracted leaves us with what could have been the final entry in a neuroscientist's scrapbook: "What did I learn from this test, this voyage, this quest to understand the mysteries of attention? … Will we cultivate a renaissance of attention?"
While Jackson doesn't take the "Dark Ages v.s. Renaissance" argument as far as I would have liked, her skeleton outline of the inverse relationship between technology and attention is reinforced with each chapter. Plunging deeper into our tools and machines, we drift farther and farther away from one another—"one-quarter of Americans say they have no close confidante, more than double the number twenty years ago," she writes in the introduction—and hence, farther away from the potential to develop a culture of people, of interpersonal connections and philosophical reasoning. Technological advancement, Jackson argues, is simply not enough.
But did we ever think it was? Not until we are shaken out of the comfort zones of our Bluetoothed selves are we able to fully realize where we are, what we have done, and what it has done to us. Glued to our computer chairs and helpless, Distraction is the first of (hopefully) many wake-up calls this world needs to unglue, unplug, and relax. It is by no accident that Jackson chose to use good ol' ink and paper to bring her voice of reason to the people—what better way to encourage long periods of concentration?
In typical scientist-cum-philosopher style, Jackson manages to ask all the right questions (read: open-ended), and ultimately leaves it up to us to decide our own fate. And in case we still aren't paying attention, she slaps us upside the virtual head with a frightening suggestion: "We just might be too busy, wired, split-focused, and distracted to notice a return to an era of shadows and fear."
Published at: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/distracted-the-erosion-of-attention-and-the-coming-dark-age/


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Kelly Wallis, Director
Boone County Community Services
|605 E. Walnut, Ste. A
Columbia, MO 65201
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Children's Services
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- Mission Statement
- Vision Statement
- Bylaws
- Policies
- Meetings
- Agendas & Minutes
- Members
- Contact
- Board Application
- Funding Opportunities
- Funded Organizations
- Media
Community Health
Social Services
Domestic Violence
Children's Services Board Vision Statement
Values and Vision: In pursuit of its mission, the Board Members responsible for the Children's Services Fund hold the following core values and have the following vision:
- Accountability: The Children's Services Fund will be operated transparently and funds invested wisely to earn and sustain the public's trust.
- Integrity: The Children's Services Board Members will act with respect, honesty and transparency.
- Discipline: The Children's Services Fund will be used with purpose and focus on efforts to support the creation of integrated systems.
- Adaptability: The Children's Services Fund will be used flexibly and will be responsive in order to meet the changing needs of our community.
Any questions? Feel free to contact us:
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Board of Ordained Ministry
The Board of Ordained Ministry is in charge of enlisting and recruiting ordained clergy into the process of education, training, and ordination. They assess, assist, and evaluate candidates for the process. The Board also serves as a conference resource for moving and changes in clergy status.
Members of the Board
View the list of the current members of the board, the Conference Center staff, and the Executive Committee contacts.
Financial Assistance
Learn more about financial assistance including: scholarship eligibility, the application process and awards summary information.
Provisional Member Educational Requirements
Retirement Information
This is the retirement information necessary to explore status changes for the upcoming year.
The Call
Click here to visit thecalltoministry.org.
Here one can see the processes for candidacy, local pastors, deacons and elders.
Elder or Deacon Inquiring Candidate
Local Pastor Inquiring Candidate
Local Pastor's Licensing School
The Licensing School information and registration for 2016.
BOM Forms
- Continuing Education Grant form
- Scholarship Application form (PDF): for the 2016-2017 school year
- Other Forms
Guidelines for Social Media
Highest Ideals
Trudy McManus, Clergy Relations and Benefits Administrator
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APC Smart-UPS protects critical data by supplying reliable, network-grade power in either traditional tower or rack-optimized form factors. Award-winning Smart-UPS is the perfect UPS for protecting business critical servers, voice and data networks, point of sale, retail/bank back office and ATM's. High real power output (watts), generous runtime, sine wave output, 16-segment LED visual display, and intelligent battery management make Smart-UPS the leading server class UPS. Included PowerChute management software provides IT administrators the comfort of safe system shutdown and advanced UPS management. Additional manageability is available through the SmartSlot, an internal accessory slot that allows installation of optional accessories to enhance the performance of your UPS.
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|Line-interactive UPS
|Manufacturer Part Number
|Manufacturer Website Address
|American Power Conversion Corp
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|Smart-UPS SC 1500VA Tower/Rack-mountable
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|RS-232 Serial
|Network Management
Battery Information
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|8 Hour Typical
|Spill Proof, Maintenance Free Sealed Lead Acid User Replaceable Hot-swappable
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Dr. Brian Weiss appeared on Thursday's show, discussing his work conducting past life recall therapy.
His first such case, Katherine, was "the one who turned my life upside down," he said. Up till then Weiss had been a traditional psychotherapist who had received his medical degree from Yale. But he was shocked when during his hypnotic regression of Katherine she went back over 4,000 years to describe drowning in a tidal wave. After the session, some of her long standing phobias had suddenly vanished. "I sure did stumble on a valuable healing technique," he said. Since then he's conducted some 4,000 hypnotic regression sessions with patients, a number of whom also reported spontaneous recovery from their long standing ailments.
Weiss said that people can conduct past life recall sessions on their own, through meditations or listening to recordings (such a CD is provided in his book Mirrors of Time). After using progressive relaxation techniques, the person first recalls a happy scene from their childhood. Subsequent to that, they imagine a door, where just beyond is a whole new scene. "Imagination can be the rope that is pulling the memory through," said Weiss, who suggested that those with serious conditions or problems may want to seek out a qualified past life regressionist.
Tonight's guest, Dr. Brian Weiss, has found startling evidence for the idea of reincarnation and past lives, through his work with regression techniques. Conversely, the late Dr. Helen Wambach, pioneered "future-progression" studies with large groups of people beginning in 1980. What she found, as documented in the book Mass Dreams of the Future by Chet Snow, disturbed her.
The majority of subjects who were hypnotically progressed to the early 21st Century, reported being in a "floating" state which she recognized as indicating they were between lives. Because many of the people should have still been alive in this time frame, Wambach concluded a large scale catastrophe(s) may have wiped out a significant portion of the population.
Things were looking up by 2300 A.D. and beyond, where a higher percentage of subjects reported being alive (i.e. in a future life). Snow characterized this era as "The Outward Wave," where people found themselves living in a synthetic space environment, a greatly changed Earth, or on another planet all together. One subject reported: "I was alone, looking at a very cold, tall and metallic-type city which you couldn't see into...I was tall and slim, all encased in a body suit except for face and hands...There was a huge empty space all around. Nothing green or growing, no trees, no other people; all was encapsulated in the city I guess."
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From the new iSound Collection, the Portable Power is a rechargeable 8,000 mAh (30Wh) backup battery which provides up to 240 hours of device playback time and allows you to charge up to 5 USB powered devices at the same time, anywhere. It also features an LED flashlight and a battery power level meter.
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|Power Accessory Kit
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|Manufacturer Website Address
|Dreamgear, LLC
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However for complete and updated descriptions, compatibilities, specifications and actual photo we recommend our clients to consult with manufacturer's websites or simply call us for proper clarifications. Computer Valley is not responsible and will not accept returns for items purchased that are not compatible with your system. Please ensure that you have verified compatibility and actual photo with your system by visiting the manufacturer's web site prior to purchase or give us a call to make sure what you are purchasing.
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AT and Older South Carolinians
The elderly population is growing much faster than the general population. The number of people over age 85 is the fastest growing part of the elderly population. For these and other reasons, assistive technology's potential for elderly people is a critical issue. Since the cost of living in a nursing home is usually much more expensive than the cost of the assistive technology needed to help an older person live independently, provision of assistive technology for the elderly is a critical health care issue.
An assistive technology device is any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, off-the-shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase, maintain, or improve a person's functional capabilities. An assistive technology service is any service that helps a person select, acquire, or learn to use an assistive technology device. These services include customizing, adapting, maintaining, and repairing devices, assistive technology evaluations, funding, and technical assistance and training on device use.
Laws Affecting the Rights of Older Americans
Medicare (P.L. 89-97) is the most comprehensive health care insurance for people over 65 and can provide coverage for assistive technology that is medically necessary, if it fits Medicare's definition of "durable medical equipment." When requesting Medicare funding for assistive technology devices, the case must be documented with physicians' prescriptions.
Medicaid, another federal program (Title XIX of the Social Security Act), provides medical assistance based on financial need. Again, all items must be medically necessary.
The Older Americans Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-73) affirmed the nation's commitment to the well being of older Americans. This legislation created grants for community planning, services and training. It outlines each state's responsibility to older people and mandates the creation of state agencies to administer these services. The agency in South Carolina that provides these services is the Governor's Office Division on Aging. This act also defines assistive technology as technology, engineering methodologies or scientific principles applied to meet the needs of, and address barriers confronted by older individuals with functional limitations.
Transportation and Mobility
The first resource about obtaining mobility aids like walkers, wheelchairs and motorized carts should be a person's primary medical or rehabilitation agency. Medicare and Medicaid can purchase these items if they are medically necessary. Vans and volunteer drivers are available in some areas for people who are unable to drive.
Home Modifications
Living at home can be much less expensive than institutional care. A few simple changes like installing stair railings and grab bars, and coating floors with non-slip substances, can make a house or apartment much easier to navigate. A good source of information about home modifications is the National Association of HomeBuilders (NAHB). The address for NAHB appears at the end of this fact sheet. One of their publications, the Directory of Accessible Building Products, discusses building products and modified household appliances. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) publishes many articles on housing, as well as a book, The Do-Able Renewable Home, which discusses appliances and modifications for convenience and safety. SCATP also publishes a fact sheet on home modifications.
Aids for Daily Living
Assistive technology can help people who have problems with movement, balance or coordination to perform many of the activities of daily living. Many of these devices are inexpensive or can be made easily.
Sensory Aids
The most common sensory aids are eyeglasses and hearing aids. Because we depend so heavily on our senses of sight and sound, an impairment in one or both of these senses can significantly limit our functioning. Hearing aids may be covered by third party insurers or Medicaid/Medicare.
Recreation and Entertainment
Because the number of Americans over 65 is growing quickly, manufacturers and service providers are designing many products and services especially for this market. Information geared towards seniors is available about everything from sports equipment to travel agencies. For people who like to read, magazines and books are available on tape or in large-print editions. Readers Digest and the New York Times are two publications that publish in large print. The Library of Congress provides books on tape free of charge to eligible consumers. People with hearing impairments can still enjoy television through closed-captioning technology. Most network programs are close-captioned, which means that captions are visible with a special decoder hooked to the TV set or cable box. For information, contact the National Captioning Institute at the address listed below.
The Governor's Office Division of Aging
202 Arbor Lake Drive Suite 301
Columbia SC 29223
(803) 737-7500
601 E Street NW
Washington DC 2004
(202) 434-2277
Center for Accessible Housing NCSU School of Design
PO Box 8613
Raleigh NC 27695-8613
(919) 515-3082
Library of Congress – Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
1291 Taylor Street NW
Washington DC 20542
(202) 707-5104
National Association of Home Builders
400 Prince George's Blvd
Upper Marlboro MD 20072
(202) 822-0200
National Captioning Institute, Inc.
5203 Leesburg Pike
Baileys Crossroads VA 22041
Voice/TDD (703) 998-2400
SC Federation for Older Americans
PO Box 5473
West Columbia SC 29171
(800) 803-7305
SC Independent Living Council
801 Dutch Square Blvd Suite 214
Columbia SC 29210
Voice and TDD: (803) 731-1607
SC Legislative Committee on Aging
212 Blatt Building POB 11867
Columbia SC 29211
(803) 734-3153