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We were blown away by the uptake. Over 7000 developers enrolled in the offer and I have been watching amazing amounts of activity take place over the subsequent weeks – with some developers completing over 60 programming tasks as of April 5th. However I have also noticed that lots of developers have taken very few tasks and some none. This is something I am keen to understand more.
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Global Tax Alert | 18 October 2013
Italy issues draft 2014 Budget Law
On 15 October 2013, the Italian Government approved, as part of its 2014 budget package, a Draft Law (the Draft) regarding the so called "Law of Stability" for 2014. The Draft will be discussed by the Parliament for amendments and final approval.
The Draft contains some changes to the Italian tax rules that may be of immediate interest to multinationals with Italian operations. These include:
- •Introduction of a one-off asset step up
- •Increase of the notional interest deduction for 2014 through 2016
- •Re-introduction of the participation step up
- •Deduction of new employees cost for IRAP purposes
- •Special provisions for banks and insurance companies
This Alert provides some highlights based on an unofficial version of the Draft.
Introduction of a one-off asset step up
The Draft introduces a one-off opportunity for Italian companies to step up business assets for accounting and tax purposes for the period in course on 31 December 2013. To a certain extent, this rule revamps the same mechanics provided under other step up laws introduced from time to time as of 2000 (e.g., Law n. 342/2000) while it differentiates from the existing asset step up rules as it does not require a corporate reorganization (e.g., merger, contribution of assets) as a prerequisite for the step up election.
The election may apply to tangible and intangible assets (except for immovable properties held by real estate companies) as well as to qualifying shareholdings, provided that the mentioned assets are included in the balance sheet related to the period in course on 31 December 2012.
Under the proposed regime, companies can pick and choose the category of assets to be stepped-up through the payment of a substitute tax amounting to 16% for amortizable/ depreciable assets and 12% for non-amortizable/depreciable assets. The payment of the substitute tax results in a higher tax base allowing depreciation/amortization at a 31.4% rate or a lower taxable gain in case of disposal of the assets.
Tax recognition of the new values for depreciation and amortization purposes occurs starting from the third fiscal year following the one in which the step up was made (e.g., from 1 January 2016 for calendar year companies). Tax recognition for capital gain purposes occurs starting from the fourth year following the one in which the step up was made (e.g., from 1 January 2017 for calendar year companies).
The equity reserve created as a consequence of the accounting step up can be freely distributed provided that a 10% substitute tax is paid.
The substitute tax is due in three annual installments. The first payment is due within the deadline for the payment of the corporate income tax balance related to fiscal year 2013 (e.g., by 16 June 2014 for calendar years companies). No interest is due on the second and third installments.
Increase of the notional interest deduction for 2014 through 2016
The Draft sets out the notional interest deduction (NID) rates for 2014, 2015 and 2016 at 4%, 4.5% and 4.75% respectively. The NID allows Italian companies and Italian branches of foreign companies an income tax deduction computed as a percentage of the qualifying equity formed after 2010.1
For the fiscal periods 2011, 2012 and 2013, the deduction was fixed at 3%. For subsequent years the percentage is to be determined annually by the Ministry of Finance, on the basis of the average return on Italian public debt securities, possibly increased by an additional 3% to remunerate a higher business risk.
As a deviation from the original rule, the NID rates for fiscal periods 2014, 2015 and 2016 are directly amended by the Draft rather than determined by the Ministry of Finance. Specifically, the Draft increases the current 3% deduction to 4% for 2014, 4.5% for 2015 and 4.75% for 2016. The NID rate for the subsequent years should be periodically reviewed by the Ministry of Finance under the aforementioned criteria.2
Re-introduction of the participation step up
The Draft re-vamps a special rule which allows Italian companies to step up certain values related to controlled companies. The regime is reintroduced and made permanent as it can be applied with reference to participations acquired in the fiscal period 2012 and onwards. The regime was previously made available in two different stages for acquisitions occurred up to 2011 only.3
The election implies the upfront payment of a 16% substitute tax in order to benefit from tax amortization at a higher rate of at least 31.4% with respect to the hidden intangibles owned by the acquired controlled company (i.e., not shown in the latter's balance sheet or, in any case, with no tax relevance) and reflected in the value of the participation as shown in the consolidated statutory balance sheet.
The 16% tax is due within the deadline provided for the payment of the corporate income tax balance related to the fiscal period during which the relevant participation was acquired (i.e., generally by 16 June of the year following the year of the acquisition for calendar year companies). However, for transactions that occurred in 2012, the 16% tax is due by the deadline provided for the 2013 balance payment.
The higher tax amortization can be deducted starting from the second year following the payment of the 16% tax. If the relevant participation or the underlying assets are transferred prior to the fourth fiscal year following the one in which the substitute tax was paid, then the higher tax value would not be considered in the determination of the taxable capital gain.
The Draft provides that this option should not be available in case the taxpayer elected for another type of step-up regime and vice versa.
Specific implementing instructions will be issued by the Italian Revenue Agency.
Deduction of new employees cost for IRAP4 purposes
Starting from fiscal year 2014, additional deductions are provided for employees hired under contracts with no expiration date. Companies will be able to benefit from a maximum of €15,000 deduction for each of the new employees within the limit of the annual increase for the overall labor cost. The deduction will apply for the year of the hiring and the following two.
Special provisions for banks and insurance companies
The Draft introduces significant amendments for banks and insurance companies by providing that any bad debt write-downs will be deducted in a five year period for both IRES (corporate income tax, generally levied at 27.5%) and IRAP purposes. It is also provided that bad debt losses arising from the transfer of receivables will be immediately deductible for IRES purposes.
The proposed amendment represents a major change since current rules provide that banks and insurance companies may deduct the write-down of receivables only for IRES purposes (not for IRAP) and only for an amount exceeding the 0.30% of the total receivables booked in the balance sheet with the allowed deduction occurring over 18 years.
This new rule should already apply for fiscal year 2013.
1. A NID system for corporate income tax purposes (IRES) was introduced in the Italian tax legislation with Law Decree n. 201 on 6 December 2011 then converted into Law n. 214 of 22 December 2011.
2. For additional details on the NID system, see EY International Tax Alert, Italian government issues draft regulations on notional interest deduction regime, dated 16 March 2012.
3. For more information on this regime, see EY International Tax Alert, Italy issues regulations on tax step-up election on participations, dated 29 November 2011.
4. Italy's regional tax on productive activities, generally levied at 3.9%.
For additional information with respect to this Alert, please contact the following:
Studio Legale Tributario in association with Ernst & Young, Milan
- •Domenico Borzumato
+39 02 851 4503
- •Marco Magenta
+39 02 851 4529
Studio Legale Tributario in association with Ernst & Young, Bologna
- •Mario Ferrol
+39 335 122 9904
Ernst & Young LLP, Italian Tax Desk, New York
- •Emiliano Zanotti
+1 212 773 6516
- •Andrea De Nigris
+1 212 773 0478
- •Fabio Rousset
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The Beastie Boys have devised an online video game for their fans to play - with a strong political slant.
The rap trio have launched a game called TRIPLE TROUBLE on the CAPITOL RECORDS website, which is an update of the classic arcade game FROGGER.
Players are challenged to navigate each band member - Mike D on a bicycle, MCA on a skateboard and Ad Rock on a scooter - across a busy road to reach a political protest rally.
To get there, users must avoid crashing into likenesses of American President George W Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld and National Security Adviser CONDOLEEZA RICE.
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- 24-hour front desk
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It's common knowledge that particular products go on sale during certain times of the year. You may even be taking advantage of these sales when they come around, but are you buying enough to last until the next sale? This is something that veteran coupon queens (and kings) do on a regular basis. It's known as "Seasonal Buying."
Manufacturers frequently release coupons to coincide with these sales making the deals even better. Seasonal buying won't just save you money; it will also save you time and stress. How? Let's consider a real-life example, which happened a few years ago to my best friend.
Nicholle Bays, mother of four boys, sighed in exasperation, "Brayden, why didn't you tell me you needed poster board for tomorrow's art project when we were at the store on Tuesday?" "Sorry mom, I forgot," Brayden replied. Braving the snow, Nicholle packed up all four kids into the van in search of poster board. Two stores and one hour later, she arrived back home feeling worn out and irritated at having to over-pay for school supplies.
If you've got school-aged kids at home, I'll bet that you can relate to Nicholle's experience! However, now that she's learned about seasonal buying, this is a rare occurrence in the Bays' household. In fact, Nicholle now has a shelf in one of her closets stocked with crayons, notebooks, filler paper, glue sticks, pencils, and yes, extra poster board.
You've probably noticed that school and office supplies are on sale right now, deeply discounted, since it's the beginning of the school year. At my local stores, I've seen great back-to-school deals like a box of 24 crayons for a quarter (normally $1 or more) and composition books for 50 cents apiece (normally $2.50 each). Now is the time to buy your office and school supplies for the entire year! I frequently purchase pens and pads of paper for my business for free or cheap with coupons this time of year and you can too. Yes, you do need a little bit of space to store your seasonal buys but it is well worth the money you save.
With Labor Day upon us, the "last hurrah" of summer, it's a great time to stock up on hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, and other picnic supplies. You won't likely see great sales on these items again until Memorial Day next year. Hot dogs are a staple in most households with kids and I know moms who stock up and freeze several months' worth of them now.
Here's a seasonal buying guide for you to follow over the next few months:
- August and September – office and school supplies, hot dogs, hamburgers, buns, condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, steak sauce), and chips.
- October – If you're in charge of filling the office candy jar (or you just love chocolate or other candy), stock up on the mini candy bars you'll find on sale around Halloween. If you can wait a day or two after the holiday, you can get it on clearance and freeze it.
- November – The holiday baking season starts now. Stock your pantry with enough sugar, flour, spices, chocolate chips, and nuts to last you all year. Most of these will keep that long on the shelf or in the freezer. (Check expiration dates on the items you're buying to make sure you'll use them before they go bad.)
- December – Take advantage of the after-Christmas sales to stock up on wrapping paper, bows, tape, greeting cards, and tissue paper for next year. I also look for wrapping paper that could be used for other occasions like birthdays and weddings. Plain silver or gold foil paper is a good choice.
I hope that you will give seasonal buying a try and see how much money it saves your family. Around here, we all like our wallets to be fat, don't we?
Christine Luken is a Coupon Queen, Financial Coach, and author of the e-book, "Confessions of a Coupon Queen: Secrets Retailers Don't Want You to Know." She has a passion for helping families save money so they can build up their savings and pay off their debt. Christine lives in the Greater Cincinnati area with her husband, Nick, and two cats, Peanut and Little Tiny. In her spare time, you can find Christine on the golf course, at the mall shopping for shoes (coupons in hand!), or at home watching cage fighting with her husband. You can reach her at firstname.lastname@example.com or on her website: yourstrongtower.com


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The Best Americana of 2013
10 Dec 2013 // 9:14 PM
Our list for 2013 is predictably diverse, ranging from progressive newgrass to tradition-minded country to old-time acoustic to California canyon rock to psych folk to singer-songwriter and all points between.
Listening Ahead: Upcoming Music Releases for June 2013
30 May 2013 // 6:14 PM
Get the early word on anticipated new albums by Camera Obscura, Smith Westerns, and Eleanor Friedberger, as well as a listing of June's releases.
Alela Diane: About Farewell
24 Jun 2013 // 6:06 PM
About Farewell's only failing is that it clocks in at a mere 33 minutes in length. It leaves one gasping for more.
Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps: Little Wind
22 Nov 2011 // 4:00 PM
Smith has a quirky voice with a warble that resembles the freak-folk style of Joanna Newsom and Alela Diane. But while there is something Western about those two singers, Smith's vocals have a Midwestern, plaintive air.
Alela Diane: 14 August 2009 - Union Hall, Brooklyn
25 Aug 2009 // 2:00 AM
Three unique women vocalists from Australia, Oregon and Brooklyn carried a night of modern folk music that, as the headlining Alela Diane put it, made sense together.
SXSW 2009: Interview with Alela Diane (video)
25 Mar 2009 // 1:01 AM
PopMatters' Robin Cook chats with upcoming neo-folk singer Alela Diane at this year's SXSW. Diane talks about her guitar skills, upbringing and taste in music.


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The City Section coaches were given an opportunity to fill out questionnaires to discuss their teams and predict the order of finish of the upcoming league season. We tabulated the results and will be presenting our league previews for the leagues whose coaches responded in whole or nearly so. First up is the Eastern League.
Eastern League A poll of the Eastern League coaches reveals the league race shapes up as a two-team race for the top spot between Huntington Park and Bell (each received 3 first place votes of the six respondents). But don't count out Garfield. Roosevelt may have its moments also, but the three other teams all appear to be grouped a notch below the others.
Huntington Park Coach Joe Reed's team placed third in league last year (8-4) and were seeded 7th in the Division 3 playoffs, losing a 2-point game in the opening round. But the Spartans have reason to believe they will contend for the league title this campaign and hope to go deeper into the playoffs.
Three upperclassmen are the keys. Directing the offense at the point is junior Jesse Palomera, who can score and is determined to make this team a winner. Senior guard Ralph Cervantes has good ball handling skills and is also a very good three-point shooter. Another key contributor will be forward Rogelio Ferrer, an athletic player who is a defensive standout and should be the team leader in steals.
Bell It will be hard to duplicate the success of last season - first in league, 22-6 overall, and the City Section Division 3 champions. But coach Alexander Del Hierro may have the tools to do it or come close.
First, he's got two 3-year varsity players returning and, second, he's got some good height that should test league opponents and cause match up problems galore.
The two 3-year varsity players are 6'1 senior guard Eduardo Sanchez and senior post player Alfredo Renteria who stands 6'7. Junior forward Cesar Renteria is a 6'8 forward who can play inside/outside. Sanchez, who was 2nd team all-league last year, will provide scoring punch with his good shooting and slashing ability.
GarfieldCoach Ricardo Rivas will pin the Bulldogs' hopes on two seniors and a sophomore. Garfield finished 9-3 in league last year, which was good enough for second place. But most of the league's coaches seem to think they'll be a solid pick this season for third place.
Garfield has two guards that will share the point guard duties, but both can also score. Senior Antonio Luna is an excellent shooter/slasher and has some size. Sophomore Andrew Reyes is super quick and handles the ball well. He's also a tough defender.
But maybe the best player on the team is senior forward Willie Arqueto, an excellent athlete who can handle the ball, as well as provide a good presence on the boards.
RooseveltThe Rough Riders finished 4th in league last year and are the coaches' pick to repeat that feat this campaign. But coach Mario Perez's team has enough talent to contend for a higher finish.
Two experienced seniors return and they bring big hopes with them. Shooting guard Erick Rivera is a great team leader and was the team's leading scorer last year. He was also the team leader in steals and co-leader in assists. Forward Jesus Gonzalez is a 6'2 skilled big man and was the team leader in rebounds last year, and second leading scorer.
A talented junior will start at point guard for Roosevelt, Jonathan Hernandez.
L.A. JordanThere is projected to be a 3-team logjam in the bottom half of the league and Jordan is one of them. But coach Ronald Quiette is high on a freshman who will be running the point. He's Semaj Jones and if he develops quickly who knows how high Jordan can go.
Jones appears to be a blossoming talent who has a nice skillset, and he'll have a couple of pretty good shooters to dish off to. One is the shooting guard, junior Jamal White, and the other is senior forward Donte Richardson.
White has the ability to score and shoot from any range, while Richardson can also play great defense.
South EastWe don't have much information on coach Daniel Galvan's squad but their two best players are seniors. Ozzie Villanueva will be one of the team's guards and Eduardo Rangel will man the post.
The Jaguars finished the season last year with a close loss to Garfield and a win over Roosevelt, so hopefully for them the improved play will carry over to this season.
South Gate We were unable to get any current information on new coach Al Rangel's Rams squad. Senior guard Jesus Terrones was the team leader last year in assists and steals, and was the second leading scorer. If he is on the roster this season, then South Gate will have an experienced leader to build around.
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By Spencer Anderson
From: Fort Collins, CO
Mar 30, 2007
|The best route that I've done at the Palace thus far. Fun.
By Joe Leonhard
From: Denver, CO
Sep 5, 2007
|Don't miss the bomber hand jams near the top. They are a welcome change from the taxing face moves on the rest of the route!
By Guy H.
From: Fort Collins CO
Oct 6, 2007
|One of the best routes at the Palace that I have done. If you know how to jam, the route will feel easy for 5.11b.
By Fleetwood Matt
Nov 6, 2007
|A great route with good varied climbing. It would be much more rewarding, albeit still safe if it were a mixed pro route with say only three bolts plus cams.
By A. Wolaver
From: Golden, CO
May 11, 2008
|Possibly my very favorite single pitch sport route to date. I feel, even knowing how to jam, that early .11 is a good old school rating for the route. The second quarter of the route includes strong crimp moves, strange off finger size jams, and laybackish moves.
By Hazen Goodyear
Oct 20, 2008
|Great route.
By Alix
Apr 28, 2009
|My favorite route at The Palace. I ended up coming back and doing it with pro and clipping some of the bolts just to be safe and it was sooo much more fun! Definitely recommend this route!
By Grant Gerhard
From: Denver, CO
Oct 22, 2010
|Second Paul's comment on rockfall, also somewhat tentative belay is required on getting to the 4th/5th bolts, as jagged rocks are below and the the left.
By Dougald MacDonald
Oct 31, 2010
rating: 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
Definitely fun climbing, but this has to be docked a star because of the ramp on the left, which is both dangerous and tempting to step onto for a rest after the first crux.
My partner and I both thought this climb was no harder than Monstrosity (5.10b!), a combination of that climb being under-graded and this one over-graded. As people have said, this one is much easier if you have good hand and toe jamming skills.
By BrendanP Moran
From: Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 29, 2012
rating: 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
|Fantastic route, one of the finest of the grade at Palace. As for rockfall, as long as your leader stays on route it feels pretty clean, and not sure if it's been retrobolted at all, but the falls are very tidy and don't really seem to risk striking the lower flake at any point. But that's me.
By Nick Barczak
Jan 22, 2013
rating: 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
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Nor-Tech was founded in 1988 for the production of high performance custom watercraft. Building their vessels at a 45,000 square-foot North Fort Myers, Florida plant since 2002, Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats have broadened their product line-up offering an extensive source of v-shaped and catamaran-style watercraft. Bow rider, center console, cuddy and even sport yachts are boat configurations provided by Nor-Tech. Featuring vessels powered by outboard and stern driven propulsion, Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats offer customers marine engine combinations generating over 1,000 horsepower.


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Aurora — The local schools lost an administrator in 2013 who had been with the district for 16 years.
On June 26, Director of Business Affairs and Transportation Greg Pollock tendered his resignation effective July 31 after accepting an administrative position with the South Euclid-Lyndhurst schools. He became their director of human resources as of Aug. 1.
"My experiences and training have been invaluable, and I feel I'm leaving in good standing, having improved upon the many non-academic services I have overseen the past three years, as well as my years leading Leighton School," said Pollock. "I wish the district continued success."
Pollock was replaced by Sal Arquilla,with his title being changed to director of facilities, maintenance and operations. Arquilla previously worked in the district from 2002-10 as transportation director, then worked in the Field district for three years.
Pollock came to Aurora in 1997 and served as Harmon School's assistant principal until 2001. He was instrumental in establishing the PRIDE program.
He was transitional principal at Leighton in 2000-01 and oversaw construction of the new building, then was principal at Leighton until 2010.
2013 In Review: Veteran administrator leaves Aurora schools
Aurora — The local schools lost an administrator in 2013 who had been with the district for 16 years.


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On most days at Bowl O Rama, formerly known as Palm Beach Strike Zone, one can see an onslaught of bowling balls traveling down the lanes. On others, it's a helmet-wielding maniac sliding headfirst into the pins. Whatever the method employed, the alley's quality lanes ensure fair play and minimal friction. At the sports bar, visitors practice their bowling biceps by repeatedly lifting mugs of beer and slices of pizza, craning their necks to watch flat-screen televisions. Party rooms give birthday kids the chance to address their friends in private, before retiring to the lanes to take in a light and sound show as they bowl. And poker and cornhole games round out Bowl O Rama's opportunities for fun.


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Mission: Hollywood
Max Remy is in Hollywood on what should be a normal vacation. But Max is no normal eleven-year-old. And she can forget Hollywood glamour when her trip turns into a dangerous Spy Force mission! Max and her best friend, Linden, endure high-speed chases and earthquakes as they attempt to thwart Mr. Blue's dastardly plot to use the movie industry to take over the world. On top of everything else, Max's rival, Toby, is in town. So much for a relaxing vacation! With time ticking against her, can Max save a good friend and uncover Mr. Blue's evil plan before it's too late?
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Holloway is an inner-city area (located since 1965) in the London Borough of Islington, 3.8 miles (6.1 km) north of Charing Cross (a basis for measuring distances to the centre of London). It follows, for the most part, the line of the Holloway Road (A1 road). At the centre of Holloway is the Nag's Head area. Holloway is home to a very multicultural population and is one of the most densely populated areas of London.
Holloway was formerly in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington in the County of London from 1900 until 1965. At the 2001 UK census, the population of Holloway was 41,329.
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Bank Of America: You sold my mortgage, Stop foreclosing!
I bought our home in 2007 through Countrywide. They were the mortgage servicer until they merged with Bank of America in 2009. I never signed a contract with Bank of America anytime before or after the merger. I was told in court that even though Bank of America recently sold my account to Nationstar Mortgage, that in the contract I signed with Bank of America it states that they can still foreclose even if they don't own the mortgage account.
If you want to know more about my family and our trouble, what follows is what has been going on.
I purchased my first home in 2007 and I was extremely excited about it. I was in the Active Duty Army stationed at Fort Campbell and things seemed to be going great. In 2009, my youngest son was born and in 2011 his sister was born. My husband is currently in the Army getting out medically because he was diagnosed with severe PTSD and carpal tunnel, which required surgeries on both his arms, and neuropathy. He is going to be disabled for the rest of his life. Every Summer, we get my two older kids from Florida and his two older kids from Illinois. We have spent the past few years enjoying our time with our kids while we can. The kids love the house and so do we.
I was never able to find a job since I got out of the Army that would pay enough for daycare for our two toddlers. I had been enrolled in college trying to get a degree in Psychology, but we began having trouble in 2011 while my husband was deployed and my unemployment ran out. I became extremely stressed out and depressed and quit school because of the stress. Approximately half of my husband's monthly income goes to his ex-wife for child support and spousal support. We were told by the child support agency in town that he can't get it changed because it was calculated correctly and we have been told that he can't get the spousal support changed unless we hire a lawyer, which we can't afford to do. We applied for food stamps, so that way the money we pay for food each month could have gone towards housing, but we got denied with the county agency saying my husband made too much for a family of four before they could even deduct the child support.
My mother started assisting us in May 2011 by giving us $400 a month out of her Social Security. In April of 2012, she began to have a large number of health problems. She had to pay her own medical bills and buy new medications and couldn't help us anymore. I originally called Bank of America in June 2012 before we were behind. About a month later, a man from a company hired by Bank of America came by to drop off a packet of paperwork to start a modification process. He told us that we could file the paperwork, but that they wouldn't help us. In October 2012, Bank of America filed to foreclose on our home. I filed motions responding to the foreclosure to try to stop it since I was fighting to get a modification. In November 2012, I received a letter from Bank of America saying they were selling my mortgage to Nationstar Mortgage and that as of December 2012 they would no longer be my mortgage servicer.
I immediately contacted the people at Nationstar Mortgage after it went into effect. The people there were great and I started the modification process all over with them. Nationstar Mortgage knew nothing about my mortgage being in court for foreclosure and none of the modification information was in my account information from Bank of America. Shortly after that, I received something from Bank of America's lawyers that they had filed with the court trying to get the judge to let them finish the foreclosure and sell my home. I filed a response saying that they don't own the mortgage anymore because they sold it to another company.
I had to go to court January 9, 2013 to speak to the judge. I thought I was in the right because they sold my account that they didn't own it any longer. Their lawyer said that in the contract it states that even if they sell the account they can still foreclose and that I owe them everything. I was in shock. I couldn't think of anything to ask to clarify how that could possibly be legal. According to Bank of America's lawyer and the judge, I now owe two different companies the same amount of money for the same home. I do not understand at all how they could sit there and tell me its perfectly legal for Bank of America to foreclose on my home when another company is supposed to own it now.
I have been absolutely devastated since Bank of America started the foreclosure process. This has put extreme amounts of stress on me and I have become extremely close to snapping. My family and I have no where else to go. We love our home and had looked forward to many more happy years together in it. Now, because Bank of America says that are entitled to my home even if they don't own the mortgage, my family is on the verge of becoming homeless.
The judge had told me that he was not going to sign the final judgment for Bank of America right away, but I received a letter in the mail today that the judge signed it and my family has approximately 45 days to come up with the money to pay Bank of America off or the Master Commissioner of the county will set up a foreclosure auction.
After all the government promised to help fix the mortgage industry and help people get help with modifications, I was hopeful that there might actually be change, but until the government actually stands up against these banks that take advantage of people it never will be. I was hoping that something like this never happened to me or my family, but here I am. I am stuck between two companies saying I owe them both the same amount of money for my home.
I didn't know what else to do because Nationstar Mortgage has a backlog of modification applications from the several thousand Bank of America mortgages that they took over. The representative I spoke to today said it could take several weeks, but we don't have that time. Bank of America can choose to stop the foreclosure, but they won't unless I can get some help. They are a large bank that doesn't care about their customers. They are doing everything they can to push people around and I need help to push back. Please help my family keep their home because I don't want to have to live out of our car with our toddlers.
Stop foreclosing on my home when you sold my mortgage to another company
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New Twitter posts 'name' 14 stars with injunctions
A well-known blogger has 'named' on Twitter 14 celebrities rumoured to have injunctions, including a 'five-a-side team' of footballers.
The blogger used a series of obscure jokes to link personalities to the injunctions, with one posting referring to rumours that a famous figure used the gagging order to avoid his family finding out about his sex life.
Thousands of Twitter users started to follow the blogger's account in the latest case of the social networking site riding roughshod over the highly controversial privacy laws that stop the British media from revealing the names of celebrities taking out injunctions.
The blogger pointed to comments made by Twitter founder Biz Stone to defend his actions.
Mr Stone, 37, pledged that tweeters who claim to unveil celebrities with injunctions will not be gagged.
Yesterday TV presenter Gabby Logan attacked super-injunctions and Twitter users after she was falsely accused of having an affair with former footballer Alan Shearer .
She blamed the existence of super-injunctions for the damaging false rumours online, saying: 'My name was brought in with somebody else, which is clearly not true. The newspapers knew this and they published a story saying this is not true, but this is happening because super-injunctions are in place and people are now trying to guess who is it, who is involved.'
Logan also used the example of Jemima Khan , who has hit out at the false claim that she was the subject of a gagging order preventing publication of 'intimate' photos with Jeremy Clarkson.
Both strenuously deny the pictures exist.
Earlier this week another Twitter account supposedly revealed the details of 'super-injunctions' taken out by high-profile celebrities, including a Premier League footballer and several TV actors.
As a result Twitter saw its highest ever traffic in the UK on Monday, when the rumours were first posted.
Prime minister David Cameron has suggested there could be a parliamentary debate with the possibility of forming new legislation striking a 'balance' between freedom of speech and privacy law in relation to the super-injunctions.
A 'super-injunction' refers to a legal gagging order which not only prevents the media from reporting the details of a story, but also forbids mention of the existence of the injunction itself.


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There really is no better time than Advent to talk about the mystery of waiting. Under the best of circumstances, the delayed gratification of waiting is not something we embrace easily. The culture we have built bullies us into thinking that unless we have the next trinket, the next job, the next vacation, the next relationship, right away, our lives are somehow incomplete. What compounds the situation is the fact that we have effectively done away with waiting through "no monthly payments, no interest for a year" or "buy now, pay later" or "sleep with me now and I'll still love you" or "let's order pizza since there's no time to make dinner." And on and on it goes.
It is said that waiting is a virtue. We're just too anxiety ridden to be very good at it! The Bible is chock full of stories of those who waited. Noah and his family spent weeks inside a cramped handmade dumpster with some rather smelly roommates for months on end until it was safe to come out.
They waited.
Abraham and Sarah, elderly by any standards (and not without a number of impatient glitches along the way), waited almost a century to receive God's promise of progeny.
They waited.
Joseph, a little arrogant to begin with, lands himself in a boatload of vengeance at the hands of jealous brothers and, later, had 14 years in a Pharaoh's prison to do business with God.
He waited.
Moses, impetuous and entitled, took matters in his own hands, killing an Egyptian, and then spent 40 years shoveling sheep s**t on the backside of Mt. Sinai.
He waited.
David, God's man for Israel, was anointed King but spent years running from Saul and his upstarts before ever enjoying hat head from a crown.
He waited.
An embattled, beleaguered, divided and dispersed nation of Israel had waited for centuries to hear a prophetic voice of hope; someone to assure them that God hadn't forsaken them. And then…a devout priest, Zechariah and his barren wife, Elizabeth, get a most unexpected message, not by UPS camel, but by an angel that they were to become parents.
They had waited.
With the birth of their son, John, who came to be called "the Baptizer", all of the previous waiting and watching and expectations were slowly finding resolution.
We as a thirsty people wait, too. The point, however, is not that we wait, but how we wait. It should be a coveted spiritual discipline to wait well. To live with ambiguity and still be faithful; to ponder paradoxes of our lives together and still lead each other to Christ; to sojourn in those desert places where we can't always determine the way forward and still be grateful; to be stretched by unknown outcomes to baffling problems and still be present to each other; to fight the spiritual battles we didn't ask for and rise again, bruised but better – this is the Way of Jesus.
I pray that in all my waiting, I do so actively. An active waiting helps us not just to "bide the time" but to engage one another at our places of deepest need. We must not wait like the newly released prisoners of Pharaoh whose impatience for Moses' return from Mt. Sinai drew them into idolatry and destructive behaviors. Let us wait, instead, as John the Baptizer bids us wait – actively – bearing fruits of repentance. Like John before us, who enjoined his listeners to "prepare the way, making straight paths" for the Messiah who would soon follow, we must not give up hope in waiting. Even more importantly, let us remember that we do not merely wait for Jesus. We wait for one another; human and fallible people with imperfections, mixed motives, families to care for and a need for community. Let us all wait actively, without pretense or rivalries or bitter hearts, until God comes to us. Then will we see that waiting makes the most sense.
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How have you had to live with waiting recently? What has it formed in you?
Robert Rife is the music director at Yakima Covenant Church (http://yakimacovenant.org/), a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and writer. He is a recent graduate from Spring Arbor University with an M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Leadership and blogs at innerwoven.me.


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Download the 2015 webinar schedule (PDF, 100 KB) for topics, dates, program descriptions, and presenters.
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I had a bilateral mastopexy (anchor cut) with mentor textured saline implants under the muscle about 13 years ago. The results were great. I've had a lifted full appearance ever since.
Now at age 44, gravity is taking its tool. The implants haven't moved but the skin has started to fold at the armpits and headlights are shining too low:) Additionally, even though instered under the muscle, the rippling has gotten worse (when bending over - it's *very* noticable).
After learning about the approval of cohesive silicone implants and their natural feel and look I've been considering taking the plunge one final time. Any opinions/testimonies from doctors or patients would be appreciated.
Changing out saline implants for cohesive silcone. Will the results be worth going under the knife again? Can I expect a refreshed satisfaction - in feel (softer and natural) and appearance (less ripples) for another 10-15 years if I replaced the saline with cohesive silicone implants?
I realize at my age...I need to either settle or make a decision so that's why I'm in research mode:)


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I simply had to share this. This past weekend was my youngest sons 2 year birthday. He is a huge huge fan of Thomas the tank Engine so we had a friend make him a very detailed Thomas cake. This is his reaction picture.
I love it. Even closer on the most wonderful happy baby:
That is pretty damn cute, man. Love the surprise/pleasure on his face.
And no finger in the nose!
Awesome reaction, and congrats on another milestone!
That is awesome. My youngest son often wears that same expression. In fact, I've really come to learn that 2 year olds really only have three expressions: Intense interest, extreme joy, and rage.
Here's hoping that you get more of the first two than the third.
Hah! That's super awesome.
Two years old isn't a baby /nitpick
Nice pic. That cake looks great too.


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Winston's one-man band
Winston Peters is giving an audience to his followers this weekend. New Zealand First calls the meeting a party conference, but that is mere euphemism.
It would be easy to laugh at the cult of Winston - and perhaps we should laugh. His party is a one-man band in the purest sense: if Winston dropped dead, it would disappear. Nobody could replace him and keep the movement alive.
That's why it doesn't matter that he has no deputy leader and why the party is "in no hurry" to elect one. You don't need a deputy for a prophet. What would the deputy do?
Winston this weekend launches one of his familiar crusades, against immigrants. The timing is perfect. The economy is stuck, unemployment is high, there is no sign of it falling any time soon, and so it's time to revive the usual scapegoats. Stop the foreigners stealing Kiwi jobs!
New Zealand First is based on xenophobia, race-baiting, class resentment and brainless adoration of the leader. That, at least, is its rhetoric and its style. Whenever Winston gets into power, he is orthodox and mildly reformist. He doesn't turn the cult's darker prejudices into policy. He was a cautious and accomplished foreign minister.
His statement yesterday vowing to keep the age of entitlement for government superannuation at 65 was a classic. The move to increase the age was a big business plot to get more of our money. "It is simply the privatisation of superannuation."
So there's a conspiracy of the rich against the little people. There is a murky scheme to grab our assets. The talk about fiscal crisis is nonsense. The whole thing can be fixed just by making the economy grow a bit more - and this, of course, is easy.
Winston has made a career out of blaming the Other. In the 1980s he raged against the Treaty and those who backed it. In the 1990s he campaigned against Asian immigrants. Nowadays he preaches against Whanau Ora and the "bro-ocracy" and unskilled foreigners.
He aims, in short, at older lower-middle class Pakeha, the social conservatives who resent the wealthy elite and brown-skinned militants and funny-looking immigrants. He has picked a political niche and mostly he has held it with great skill. He is our most charismatic politician. When he growled in the House last week that the sell-down of state assets was betrayal and treachery and treason he was at his Churchillian best. But perhaps this just shows what a bauble charisma can be.
What is most interesting about Winston is his speech. Politics has been rightly defined as organised hatred. Winston, like all party leaders, plays off certain passions. He has built a movement on petty-bourgeois rage.
It is curious that Maori once flocked to him, just as working-class conservatives often vote National. There are even said to be Asian immigrants among his followers. How can voters support a party that seems so clearly to oppose their real interests?
An American politicial scientist, Jonathan Haidt, has just published a book that tries to explains some of these mysteries. Political argument, he says in The Righteous Mind, is not so much a reasoned debate as a collision of emotions. We think we are arguing on the basis of logic and facts. But our "reason" is just verbalised passion.
That is why facts play such a small role in political argument. Two opponents will consider the same data and not only draw different conclusions, but want to hit each other as well. When we do politics, he says, we are like politicians' press secretaries: we use facts and arguments to defend our position, not to establish the truth.
This goes for the supposedly rational and well-educated as well as the inarticulate and stupid. The PhDs are just better at dressing up their political allegiances. What's more, says Haidt, the Left is at a disadvantage in politics. Its arguments are based on only a couple of what he calls the six taste buds of politics. The western Left base their appeal mainly on two: the avoidance of harm to individuals, and fairness.
But there are other political values that clash with these. Haidt talks about values based on the good of the community rather than of individuals, on loyalty rather than individual rights, and on religion. He is a classic American liberal, and was shocked when he went to India to study. There, women were subservient to men, the lower class to the upper, and the perceived good of the community trumped individual rights.
But after some months of living in India, Haidt started to feel the pull of these alternative values. Part of the aim of his book is to bridge the gulf that now divides Democrats and Republicans in the United States. If Democrats can start to understand the different moral system that drives the Republicans - and vice-versa - then maybe the political wars will become less fierce.
Well, maybe.
Haidt shows that we can still change our minds during political argument. We are not merely the slave of our passions. Sometimes our reason can decide to take a different view - but we rarely change our minds by ourselves. Our habit, if left alone, is to find facts that confirm our opinions.
But others push our nose in the less convenient facts, and attack our view. In this sense political argument is not an abstract disagreement. It is more like verbal assault and battery. That is why political argument is so violent. But it is the emotional strength of these arguments that can change our minds.
So let's come back to Winston. Sometimes he appeals to liberal values of fairness and harm reduction. He argues for increasing the minimum wage, for instance, because it would reduce the suffering of the poor and lead to greater economic justice.
But sometimes he appeals to other values. His attack on immigrants is based on nationalism and group loyalty. His attack on Maori militants and the bro-ocracy is based on some sense of racial community and solidarity, to put it politely. His critics would call it something much less respectable.
Sometimes these darker passions have their uses. Haidt shows that we need political opponents to challenge our views - otherwise we will just stay the same. Liberals hate the way Winston attacks the Whanau Ora scheme, but sometimes he might expose a genuine case of abuse. That doesn't mean the scheme should be scrapped, although Winston probably thinks it does. But it does encourage Tariana Turia and her minions to make sure they don't do anything that Winston could exploit.
The emotional clash of political values, in other words, can help keep us honest. And in this, even New Zealand First has a part to play.
Sunday Star Times


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Hello Music launched its Dollar String Club in August. The subscription service delivers electric guitar strings directly to Hello Music members for as low as $1 per month. Members pick their preferred string type from three options and receive strings automatically each month.
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UNICEF Regional Director visited Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, July 9, 2010 - Mr. Steven Allen, the Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States visited this week Sarajevo and Banjaluka in order to discuss UNICEF's involvement in improving lives of children in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
During his visit Mr Allen had meetings with the Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, H.E. Mr. Nikola Spiric, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Mr. Mustafa Mujezinovic, H.E. Mr. Sredoje Novic, Minister of Civil Affairs and the Minister of Health and Social Protection of Republika Srpska, H.E. Prof. Dr. Ranko Skrbic, as well as with UNICEF's international partners and donors, Mr. Boris Iarochevitch, Head of Operations, Delegation of the European Commission to BiH and Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator.
Themes covered in meetings were related to UNICEF's priorities – early childhood development focusing on immunization and preschool education, juvenile justice and social protection and inclusion of children. The focus was on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and on their impact on lives of children in middle income countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mr Allen stressed that a special effort has to be made to ensure that even the most excluded and vulnerable families benefit from development processes. In all meetings, Mr Allen reconfirmed with UNICEF's partners that progress has been made in terms of fulfilling children's rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina comparing to the period 1998-2002, when he was UNICEF's Special Representative for Former Yugoslavia, based in Sarajevo, yet much more needs to be improved in order to realize that all rights are fulfilled for every child.
About UNICEF
UNICEF is on the ground in over 150 countries and territories to contribute to build a world where the rights of every child are fulfilled, as mandated by the United Nations General Assembly. In the last 20 years, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF has been promoting child health and nutrition, quality basic education, protection of children from violence and exploitation, advocating for children's full participation in the political, social, and economic development of their communities. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. In Bosnia and Herzegovina UNICEF focuses on addressing three key issues that are still challenging the fulfillment of child rights: poverty, social exclusion and system weaknesses.
For further information, please contact:
Nela Kacmarcik, UNICEF BIH, Sarajevo, Kolodvorska 6


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BYU guard Craig Cusick met with reporters after practice on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 to talk about Thursday's showdown with No. 2 Gonzaga at the Marriott Center.
Cusick learned a week ago that his father, Randy, had been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his small intestine. Randy Cusick attended practice Tuesday and chatted with several players after the workout.


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Mar 14, 2013 at 3:42 pm
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Top Minnesota legislative Democrats say they're almost certain to grant Gov. Mark Dayton's wish to raise income taxes on the state's richest people.
Reaction Thursday to his revised budget fell along party lines.Republican leaders say hope to marshal opposition to the Democratic governor's income tax proposal like they did with his now-abandoned sales tax expansion.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk and House Speaker Paul Thissen say they expect lawmakers will create a new fourth-tier income tax, though the parameters are still unresolved.
Dayton wants couples earning more than $250,000 in taxable income and singles making more than $150,000 to pay more.
Democrats say the money would balance the budget and boost education funding.
House Minority Leader Kurt Daudt says it's unclear if the GOP will propose an alternate budget.
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- "Storm Troopers work best under maximum pressure, maximum intensity, and maximum danger. When these things are shared with others, they help form a bond stronger than any tie known in the galaxy."
- — Attributed to an unnamed Storm Trooper officer
Storm Troopers, as they are known in Low Gothic, or Tempestus Scions, are the elite special forces units of the Astra Militarum and the Inquisition, belonging to a subdivision of the Astra Militarum known as the Militarum Tempestus. Trained from their youth by the Schola Progenium in the arts of war, Storm Troopers are, perhaps, the finest soldiers ever to serve in the Imperial Guard. Armed with their trademark Hellguns and Hellpistols, these soldiers take combat to the heart of the enemy with blinding speed and deadly precision. Their accuracy is aided by their highly-protective Carapace Armour's integrated targeting system. Equipped with the finest weapons and wargear in the Departmento Munitorum's arsenal, Storm Troopers are trained to carry out missions beyond the capabilities of the rank-and-file Guardsman. Deep strike assaults, reconnaissance, infiltration, sabotage, and airborne insertion are just a few of the special missions with which Storm Troopers are regularly tasked. They are the very best that the Imperial Guard has to offer, each man a perfect specimen of health and moral purity, forged by experience and training, not into a simple soldier, but into a one-man assault squad.
Storm Trooper Training
The Schola Progenium exists to adopt children whose parents died in the Emperor's service and train them to become the bedrock of the Imperium's defence and governance. The Schola's graduates are scattered across Imperial society: the Ecclesiarchy, the Administratum, Adeptus Arbites, Commissariat, Adepta Sororitas, or even the Inquisition. However, for those who prove to be particularly martial and aggressive, the Schola reserves its most difficult and dangerous training. This is the instruction provided to the famous Imperial Guard and Inquisitorial Storm Troopers. Storm Trooper training begins immediately after the Schola Progenium's primary educational course but does not supplant it. After all, potential Storm Troopers are expected to be more than simply warriors. Each is expected to be both well-schooled in basic education and Imperial lore and history, and be unwaveringly loyal to the Imperium as well (something a Schola education works diligently to impart).
Although the vast majority of Storm Troopers are Progena, orphans trained at the Schola Progenium, at times a senior official of the Imperium (such as an Inquisitor) uses his authority to have an individual inducted into the Storm Trooper training course of the Schola Progenium. In these situations, the Schola Progenium's Drill Abbots make no distinction between a barely-teenage new recruit and a grizzled veteran with years of service, and any complaints those veterans may have are quickly crushed under the weight of training. When (or if) those recruits emerge as Storm Troopers, they are often removed from their squad and assigned to their patron Inquisitor, instead.
To be selected to become a Storm Trooper in this manner happens but rarely, usually after some act of outstanding courage and dedication. The candidate must show developed martial skills, a strong mind resistant to terror and panic, and a deep faith in the Imperial Creed. Naturally, the sponsoring Inquisitor has his own, often obscure, agenda for sponsoring an Acolyte into this training as well. Storm Troopers make excellent Throne Agents, often serving as an Inquisitor's bodyguard in extremely dangerous situations and they are highly valued for their martial training and military knowledge.
Often, such an unusual candidate is examined carefully by the Drill Abbot instructors before being declared fit to train with the Storm Trooper Progena. Rigourous study with the Inquisition is also required for the candidate in order to acquire the same knowledge already learnt by the other Progena -- this often includes a deep understanding of the Tactica Imperialis, advanced stealth techniques, and a method to ensure basic and successful communion with the Machine Spirits of their special wargear, such as digital targeters and Grav-Chutes. In most cases, the "proper" Storm Trooper Progena never recognise the qualities of the outsider candidate, and prefer to remain aloof. The Inquisitorial candidate, after all, has entered the training from the sponsorship of a higher power, and many of the other Progena will doubt his own personal qualifications for such an honour. Traditionally, the Drill Abbots stand apart from the social aspects of their charges, and provide the candidate with no more and no less instruction than that given to any other Progena. Many a grizzled Imperial veteran may find his pride difficult to swallow when treated no differently than a raw and untested recruit by the Drill Abbots. However, swallow it they must if they are to complete their training and fulfil the expectations of their sponsor.
Should the candidate survive the gruelling regime of harsh training, he is now an Imperial Storm Trooper. However, candidates sponsored by the Inquisition are not meant to join a proper Storm Trooper unit, nor to deploy with the Imperial Guard. Instead, these Storm Troopers, with their training complete, are taken by their sponsor to serve a higher purpose -- a permanent place on an Inquisitor's retinue of Acolytes and Throne Agents.
Storm Troopers form a single Imperial Guard regiment, which is unique in that it is a permanent unit, receiving a constant influx of new recruits to keep it up to full strength. By virtue of its members having been recruited from the orphaned progena of the Schola Progenium, the regiment is made up of soldiers originally hailing from worlds across the Imperium of Man. With up to ten thousand men under arms at any one time, the regiment is also larger than most other Imperial Guard regiments raised from a single world. However this huge force does not fight in a single place; individual companies or battalions are instead sent to different war zones, and from there, individual Storm Trooper squads are spread among the other Imperial Guard regiments in a given war zone as required.
The Storm Trooper unit assigned to a warzone provides a core of elite squads, which are entrusted to carry out important missions requiring more training and initiative than are possessed by the average Imperial Guardsman. Storm Trooper squads are effective at spearheading assaults into heavily fortified positions, infiltrating behind enemy lines and sowing confusion and panic. They are often dropped into the thick of combat from Valkyrie Assault Carriers, guns blazing before they even touch the ground. In some rare instances, several squads of Storm Troopers will gather for a mission which is intended to be an annihilation of a target, rather than a take-and-hold. This task force is referred to as a Storm Trooper Strike Force.
Storm Trooper recruits are chosen from the progena of the Schola Progenium, where they have been raised and educated, and moulded into loyal and dedicated servants of the Emperor of Mankind. They are then taught to use superior battle tactics and the use of more advanced equipment than the average Guardsmen. The regiments to which the Storm Trooper squads are attached often regard the inimitably dedicated and better equipped Storm Troopers with a certain amount of animosity, referring to them by such names as "Glory Boys" and "Big Toy Soldiers." Regardless of the animosity or opinions of the average Guardsman, the effectiveness of Storm Troopers cannot be disputed, and even the most embittered Guardsman thanks the God-Emperor when a Storm Trooper squad appears to turn the tide of battle and save the day.
Several types of Imperial Guard regiments commonly employ Storm Troopers as part of their standard order of battle, including the:
- Armageddon Steel Legion
- Cadian Shock Troops (employ Cadian Kasrkin)
- Death Korps of Krieg
- Harakoni Warhawks
- Terrax Guard
Types of Storm Troopers
Storm Troopers can be divided roughly into four different categories: Grenadiers, standard Storm Troopers, Inquisitorial Storm Troopers, and Cadian Kasrkin:
- Grenadiers - Unlike standard Storm Troopers, Grenadiers are raised from the toughest and most skilled members of an already existing Imperial Guard regiment. This practice is normally found on highly martial worlds, such as Cadia or Krieg. Grenadiers are selected while they are still in the youth armies of the local Planetary Defence Forces or during their Imperial Guard basic training and are enrolled in special academies where they receive additional training. They are utterly dedicated to the preservation of the Imperium and follow an ethos of duty and honour that is both impressive and intimidating. Unlike standard Storm Troopers, who are looked upon with disdain by their fellow Guardsmen, Grenadiers are looked up to and seen as a model to follow and emulate, as Grenadiers are from the same world as the rest of the regiment. Grenadiers are often known by different names, depending upon the world they hail from, such as the Cadian Kasrkin, who are considered both a type of Storm Trooper and the Cadian equivalent of Grenadiers.
- Storm Troopers - Storm Troopers are the closest equivalent the Imperial Guard possess to elite special forces; they act as shock troopers and commandos, conducting raids behind enemy lines and acting as the spearhead for later offensive assaults. Storm Troopers are recruited from the orphaned sons of Imperial officials and military officers from all over the galaxy -- such as Planetary Governors or high-ranking members of the Imperial Guard or Imperial Navy. Raised within a Schola Progenium under the care of the Ecclesiarchy, they live a demanding life of prayer, study and physical exercise. This unremitting and punishing training regime hones their minds, bodies and skills to the very peak of human perfection. These potential Storm Trooper candidates are notable for their outstanding skills in the arts of war, but lack the iron personalities and charisma that would earmark them to become an Imperial Commissar or Imperial Guard officer or the affinity for space warfare that would make them an Imperial Navy officer. They are usually not from the same regiment or homeworld as those they serve with. Due to this origin, their superior wargear and training, they are often called "Glory Boys" or "Big Toy Soldiers" by the average Guardsman, who are jealous of their skill and access to specialised gear. Wearing highly protective Carapace Armour and armed with armour-piercing Hellguns, a single squad of Storm Troopers can be more dangerous than an entire company of regular Guardsmen.
- Inquisitorial Storm Troopers - The Inquisition maintains a number of fortresses throughout the galaxy, both secret and known to the inhabitants of the Imperium. Inquisitorial Storm Troopers are used by the Imperial Inquisition to guard their fortresses and the Black Ships as they make their purity runs across the Imperium's sectors, as well as to augment an individual Inquisitor's personal forces with reliable and effective soldiers. Many Storm Troopers of particular skill are chosen to become an Inquisitor's Throne Agents. Inquisitorial Storm Troopers are selected from families with a record of unwavering faith in the Emperor and prior duty to the Inquisition. They are trained and equipped in a manner similar to standard Imperial Guard Storm Troopers, albeit lacking the rapid insertion and infiltration skills, as they are not expected to undertake such types of missions. Such activities are more often carried out for the Inquisition by the Officio Assassinorum.
- Kasrkin - Kasrkin are the elite of the Cadian Shock Troops regiments and part of the Imperial Guard structure, dedicated to the security of the Fortress World of Cadia. Their name comes from the title of the heavy defended fortress-cities of Cadia, which are called "Kasrs" in the Cadian dialect of Low Gothic. Thus, the name of these units means the "City Kin." These are the elite of the already superior Cadian Planetary Defence Forces and are recruited while still serving as Whiteshields or recruits in the Cadian armed forces into the Imperial Guard. Their training is comparable, if not better than, that of standard Storm Troopers, of which they are the Cadian equivalent, and they are utterly dedicated to the preservation of Cadia, whereas Storm Troopers are indoctrinated to dedicate themselves to the defence of the entire Imperium. Kasrkin are highly trained in the use of numerous weapons and wear the more advanced Carapace Armour like standard Storm Troopers. They maintain a strict ethos of duty and honour and a devotion to the Emperor that is impressive for members of the Imperial Guard. Whereas the standard Storm Trooper is looked down upon in envy by most Imperial Guardsmen of the rank-and-file, the standard Kasrkin is looked up to with favour and respect by the other members of the Cadian Shock Trooper regiments. The Kasrkin are the ultimate defenders of Cadia from the enemies of the Imperium, such as the ever-present Forces of Chaos, and they lead the charge in defence of Cadia, particularly during the early days of Abaddon the Despoiler's 13th Black Crusade in 999.M41 when Cadia was invaded outright by the Forces of Chaos. To be a Kasrkin is to hold a position of honour in Cadian society, and all Cadians recognise this truth.
- Kill Squad Trooper - Used to enforce execution warrants or when extreme prejudice is required, Kill Squads are comprised of the special forces of Planetary Defence Forces and represent some of the most dangerous formations that can exist within the organisation of planetary Enforcers. Though not true Storm Troopers as they serve a planetary government and not the Imperium, the troops that comprise Kill Squads are often trained to the same elite level as most Imperial Storm Troopers, particularly on wealthy and technologically advanced Imperial planets. On some worlds, where the rule of the Planetary Governor is dictatorial and harsh, Kill Squad Troopers are the hated embodiments of their tyranny.
- Storm Trooper Carapace Armour - Carapace Armour is generally a sign of status and is mostly worn by Imperial officers and agents. Made from moulded plates of armaplas, ceramite, or other strong, light but highly resistant materials, it can cover the entire body or just selected regions of the body depending on the desired level of protection. Storm Troopers, for example, wear full-body suits of Carapace Armour, including a helmet, while most Imperial Guard soldiers are lucky to gain access to just a simple chestplate of Carapace Armour to wear over more comfortable mesh or flakweave suits. Some bodysuits have slots designed for simple carapace plates to be inserted in, so that the overall suits can be rapidly configured for as much or as little protection as desired. Damaged plates can in this way be more easily replaced without requiring the purchase of an entire new suit.
- Imperial Guard Fatigues - Storm Troopers generally wear the common battledress uniform or fatigues that are standard to their attached regiment beneath their Carapace Armour.
- Micro-Bead - A micro-bead or comm-bead is a short-range radio wave communication device worn in the ear, good for communications out to about one kilometre (depending on weather conditions and the intervening terrain). Each fits discretely in the ear, with higher craftsmanship models nearly undetectable in casual inspection.
- Respirator - A simple breathing mask that covers the nose and mouth or entire face, these offer much better protection than filtration plugs and are used by Storm Troopers in toxic environments or during attacks by chemical or even biological weapons.
- Hotshot Lasgun (Lucius Pattern) - Sometimes also known as Hellguns, "hot-shot" weapons are almost exclusively used by high-ranking Imperial officers and elite forces who favour the higher power provided by these weapons over the higher rate of fire but poorer penetration power of the Imperial Guard's standard-issue laser weapons. While Hellguns are rarely seen employed in the Imperial Guard outside of the elite Storm Trooper units, Hellpistols can be seen in use among many members of the Guard's officer corps and among agents of the Inquisition where their greater power often means the difference between life and death.
- 4 Charge Packs for Hotshot Lasgun - Charge packs are powerful batteries used almost exclusively by Imperial laser weapons. The cost of a charge pack varies depending on the class of the weapon. In all cases, it provides shots equal to the weapon's full clip value.
- Combat Knife - This one-handed melee implement is the ubiquitous back-up weapon for warriors all across the Imperium, be they lowly hive scum or the elite soldiers of a Planetary Governor. Some, such as the Catachan Fighting Knife, are designed for a specific purpose, whilst others are more generic in nature.
- Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer - A standard-issue Imperial text that covers a vast variety of topics, this book is possessed by all members of the Imperial Guard as part of their standard-issue equipment. The Primer is a basic guide that details everything a Guardsman needs to know: principles and regulations of the Imperial Guard, issued arms, attire, apparatus, and equipment, basic battlefield policy and Imperial Guard organisation and structure, elementary battlefield medical instructions, and a detailed guide on the foes of the Imperium. No Guardsman should ever be found without possession of a copy of the Uplifting Primer, for the punishment is severe. The Primer is a basic guide to life in the Imperial Guard and the tactics employed by its regiments. Even elite Imperial troops like Storm Troopers often times still rely on its advice.
Notable Storm Trooper Units
- 709th Storm Troopers Company - The 709th Company participated in Operation Comet during the Taros Campaign of 998.M41. The intent of this operation was for the Imperials to seize Taros' means of producing water and turn it to their own use. They spearheaded this operation by arriving over their targets, the hydro processing plants that produced clean water, and deployed by fast rope. Part of their mission was to place the homing beacons for the following wave of the 23rd Elysian Drop Troops Regiment. This task was of great importance to the successful continuation of the war for control of Taros with the Tau and was successfully completed despite ferocious Tau resistance.
- 2378th Storm Troopers Company - The 2378th Company participated in Operation Deathblow during the Taros Campaign of 998.M41. Receiving intelligence about the location of the Tau supreme headquarters, the Imperial Guard organised, planned and executed an operation known as Operation Deathblow. During this operation, 3 volunteer squads from a hand-picked platoon of Storm Troopers from the 2378th Company, led by Colonel Scheja, attacked the headquarters of the Tau army near the capital of Tarokeen on the Mining World of Taros during the Taros Campaign, in order to kill the alien leader, the Ethereal Aun'Vre. Aided by the suicide bombing attack of a highly-skilled operative of the Officio Assassinorum's Eversor Temple, the mission was almost successful. Though they were successful in the assassination of Aun'Vre, the Imperials failed to kill Shas'o R'myr (Commander Longknife), the Supreme Commander of Tau forces on Taros. Though initially stunned into inactivity by the loss of the Ethereal, anger swelled inside each Tau warrior into a vengeful wrath that they soon unleashed upon the humans. The Tau eventually won control of Taros and expanded their nascent empire during the Third Sphere Expansion. The Imperial forces were forced to withdraw from Taros, which was absorbed into the Tau Empire and renamed T'ros.
- Codex: Militarum Tempestus (7th Edition), pp. 16-31
- Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition), pg. 29
- Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 46
- Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), pg. 43
- Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition), pg. 21
- Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition), pg. 34
- Dark Heresy: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 341
- Dark Heresy: Ascension (RPG), pp. 43, 86-89
- Imperial Armour: Volume Three - Taros Campaign, pp. 45, 106, 109, 142
- Only War: Core Rulebook (RPG), pp. 96-97, 373-374
- Third War for Armageddon Worldwide Campaign - Forces Disposition, Imperial Forces: Storm Troopers
- Warhammer 40,000: Core Rulebook (8th Edition), pg. 71


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The ability to combine multiple arrays into a single one can currently only be achieved using zip/zipWith. Of course, these arrays can only combine 2 arrays at a time, so in general it would be useful to have operators for combining more than 2 arrays in more elaborate, but structured, ways.
Some requirements could be:
- 'combine' operator:
- a generalised array combining operator
- sum of input arrays sizes is equal to output array size - i.e. no elements are lost or duplicated
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- the combination does not need to preserve dimensionality - e.g. multiple 1D arrays could be combined to produce another 1D array (concatenation), or a 2D array (stacked) or even "maybe" a 3D array (stack-stacking?)
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J Affect Disord 150:790-7. 2013..The objectives of this study were to estimate the societal per-patient cost of depression in specialized psychiatric care in Sweden, and to relate costs to disease severity, depressive episodes, hospitalization, and patient functioning...
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Copyright 1997, by Bruce Demarest. Published by Crossway Books, 1997 & 2006 The Foundations of Evangelical Theology is a book series published by Crossway Books that is edited by John S. Feinberg. The series provides books within the area of systematic theology. According to Feinberg,
Systematic theology as done from an evangelical Christian perspective involves study of the person, works, and relationships of God. As evangelicals committed to the full inspiration, inerrancy, and final authority of Scripture, we demand that whatever appears in a systematic theology correspond to the way things are and must not contradict any claim taught in Scripture. Holy Writ is the touchstone of our theology, but we do not limit the source material for systematics to Scripture alone. Hence, whatever information from history, science, philosophy, and the like is relevant to our understanding of God and his relation to our world is fair game for systematics. Depending on the specific interests and expertise of the contributors to this series, their respective volumes will reflect interaction with one or more of these disciplines. ^[1]^
Furthermore, the series intention "is to address all areas of evangelical theology with a special emphasis on key issues in each area," and "though all contributors to the series are thoroughly evangelical in their theology... the series as a whole is not meant to be slanted in the direction of one form of evangelical theology. Nonetheless, most of the writers come from a Reformed perspective. Alternate evangelical and non-evangelical options, however, are discussed."
The intent for this series is that the systematic analysis of theology will not simply provide understanding but application to life, thus, each contributor explains how each doctrine applies to everyday living.
This series seeks to be scholarly yet understandable to a beginning student or academic theologian. Care is taken to define terms and technical ideas are explained.
- Bruce Demarest, The Cross and Salvation: The Doctrine of Salvation, 1997 (paperback), 2006 (hardcover).
- John S. Feinberg, No One Like Him: The Doctrine of God, 2001 (paperback), 2006 (hardcover).
- David K. Clark, To Know and Love God: Method for Theology,
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- Graham A. Cole, _He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit_, 2007 (hardcover).
Forthcoming volumes
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- ? Series Introduction.