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Party Recap
Girl's Firetruck Party
My daughter wanted the firetruck to come for her 4th birthday party! I was challenged with creating a firetruck party that was authentic and traditional but with feminine touches added in the way of flowers and gingham. Also rather than using a birthday cake, we decided to make it more of an ice cream social (which I always associated with the firehouse growing up). The kids made their own ice cream sundaes and the firetruck/firemen came for a visit!
Design Concept
I searched the internet and found these adorable hand-stamped, canvas favor bags from Jennifers Cookies on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/JennifersCookies . Jen gave me permission to recreate the firetruck as a jpg and design the party around it. Since the party was catering to pre-readers I thought it would be fun to use a pictogram theme which I used throughout the party.
Dessert Table
For the dessert table, I bought a canvas painter's drop cloth from Home Depot to use as a tablecloth. I cut one section off the back to create the large firetruck backdrop (see DIY firetruck backdrop).
I had custom desserts made by various different companies.
The firetruck, ice cream cone and flower cookies were all from my hometown gourmet grocery store, Dorothy Lane Market http://www.facebook.com/dorothylanemarket
The cakepops were from Jens Cake Pops on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/JensCakePops
The fondant toppers were from Two Sugar Babies http://www.etsy.com/shop/TwoSugarBabies
The flower arrangements were from a local florist.
The large balloons were from Shop Sweet Lulu http://www.shopsweetlulu.com/
I wanted to incorporate the apples to give the party a fall feel. We used them in the flower arrangements and I used them for the firetruck fondant. I also used my Pastry Pedestal http://www.thepastrypedestal.com/ to display the apples which I was excited about!
I used the large firetruck backdrop to play the game "pin the siren on the firetruck" I printed multiple sirens on sticker paper and each child had a turn trying to stick it in the correct spot.
Ice Cream Sundae Table
For the ice cream sundae table, most of my décor was from Shop Sweet Lulu and Party City. Each child had a firehat at their place setting. I recreated the local fire department emblem to incorporate the child's name and age. I followed the pictogram theme on the drink cup and ice cream up labels. Each child had 4 sundae toppings to choose from for their sundae with whipped cream, chocolate, caramel and sprinkles in the center of the table to share. If I hadn't forgotten, we would have put candles in the birthday girl's sundae and sang "Happy Birthday!"
The rest of the Party
After the ice cream sundae making, we opened gifts and the firetruck came. (this is a wonderful, free service provided by our local fire station)
The kids toured the firetruck, learning about the different parts, sprayed the firehose, and took a ride...with the birthday girl in the front seat! (parents got to ride too, which was a blast!)
DIY Firetruck backdrop
I blew up the firetruck jpg to a large size. The picture on the computer was blurry, but that's okay. I printed the firetruck in letter size sections on cardstock and taped it all together. Then, I cut the picture out to make a large stencil. I used acrylic paint and sponged the firetruck on to the canvas. My daughter was able to help with this, which she loved. We had an old frame in our garage that the previous homeowners left. I bought some matching latex paint and painted it red. Then I stapled the canvas on to the backside of the frame and propped it on the table for a backdrop!
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Nur A wrote:
I love the decor and the simple red/white color combination. I used to think firetruck is a boy theme, but after I saw this party I'm having hard time visualizing it as anything other than a very girly theme. I'm planing a firetruck themed party for my son's third birthday; who is so crazy about firetrucks that he calls himself (and makes us call him) firefighter. I love the personalized helmets. Where did you get them? I searched for free clip art to do it my self, but couldn't find anything simple like yours. Thanks, Nur
Wendy O wrote:
Hi Nur, Thank you for the nice comments! How fun that you get to do a firetruck party for your son! I sell the firehat labels in my Etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/88247288/custom-printable-firehat-labels-printing I also sell the full printable package here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/84119825/pizzazzerie-featured-firetruck-birthday Thank you! Wendy
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BALTIMORE, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 02/16/13 -- A post-repair inspection, performed by Mark's Body Shop in Baltimore, Maryland, revealed that the insurance company's "preferred" shop had used substandard parts throughout the repair. After only a month, rust was developing, indicating that corrosion protection had not been used. In repairs to the airbag, unibody, and bumper, the shop had failed to follow the manufacturer's strict guidelines for a proper repair.
After the owner of a Mazda 6 had his vehicle repaired at his insurance company's "preferred" body shop, he immediately noticed a major water leak. He brought the vehicle back to that shop three times for re-repair, but still couldn't get the issue resolved. Finally, he went to Auto Damage Experts, a third party diminished value assessment provider, for a post-repair inspection, in the hopes of finding a solution.
Mark's Body Shop hired Absolute Perfection Media to create an in-depth video (click here to see it) documenting the problems they found, in an effort to educate their customers about this disturbing trend in the collision repair industry. Insurance companies, in the interests of increasing their profit margins, pressure body shops participating in their DRP (Direct Repair Programs) to use non-OEM, reconditioned and salvaged parts. They also expect preferred shops to discount parts and labor, and limit budgets for paint and other necessary materials.
"Preferred" body shops perform substandard repairs in exchange for a steady stream of referrals. "No mechanic wants to use substandard parts in a repair. It's actually easier to use high quality, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) parts," explained Mark Schaech, "and that leads me to believe that the 'preferred' shop must have been pressured into using these parts by the insurance company."
Not only is this a clear conflict of interest, as it forces body shops to make the insurance company a priority over their customers, this industry trend has also created an epidemic of unsafe, low quality repairs. Consumers have no choice but to protect themselves by requesting post-repair inspections and diminished value assessments.
"The Mazda we inspected ended up being a total loss as a result of the way it was repaired," said Mark Schaech. "Consumers who've had their vehicle repaired at their insurance company's preferred shop should always get a post-repair inspection, because they may be entitled to a diminished value settlement. And even more importantly, they may be driving in a vehicle that has been rendered unsafe to drive."
About Mark's Body Shop
Mark's Body Shop, a second-generation, family-owned collision repair facility founded in 1975, has no "direct repair" relationships with insurance companies, and performs post-repair inspections. Contact them for assistance with your diminished value assessment, and ensure that your vehicle will be safe in a subsequent collision. Remember, you have the legal right to have your vehicle repaired at the shop of your choice.
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The Montcross Area Chamber�s latest move in the campaign to create jobs is a summit focusing largely on DIY entrepreneurial practices.
Startup speak
Entrepreneurs in the 21st century have their own set of challenges, not to mention their own vocabulary to talk about how to prove their mettle.
Branding: The practice of creating a name, symbol or design that indentifies and differentiates one product from the host of others on the market.
Bootstrapping: Financing your company�s startup and/or growth with by stretching financial and other resources as far as possible � usually without borrowing money.
Crowdfunding: Using small amounts of money from a large number of people to finance a new business venture.
Want to go?
When: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 19
Where: Belmont Abbey College, 100 Belmont-Mount Holly Road, Belmont
Register online at MontcrossAreaChamber.com or call 704-825-3507 x3.
Cost: $59 for chamber members; $79 for non-members and $39 for students
The Montcross Area Chamber�s latest move in the campaign to create jobs is a summit focusing largely on DIY entrepreneurial practices.
Business owners and people aspiring to be their own bosses will hear about the topics of crowdfunding, bootstrapping and branding from area experts during the Entrepreneur Summit 2012.
The event�s theme: igniting innovation.
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, a supporter of efforts to allow businesses to use crowdfunding for financing, will be the keynote luncheon speaker.
Other presentations come from a mobile application developer, a computer system designer, a photographer and a manufacturer, as well as from corporate financial experts.
The purpose of the Oct. 19 event is to inform existing business owners about strategies for growth and to help entrepreneurial hopefuls in the region.
�Creating jobs among existing businesses and growing the economy through development of high-tech new businesses is the top priority for our Chamber,� said Montcross Area Chamber President Ted Hall.
The Entrepreneur Summit is part of the group�s long-range Forward Together plan. More than 30 companies, nonprofits, cities and individuals have pledged donations to support the program.


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Germany is one of Europe's psytrance capitals! Prepare for a roller coaster of feasts, treats and temptations as you take in Germany's soul-stirring scenery, spirit-lifting culture, romantic palaces and half-timbered towns.
It all started in the beginning of the ninetees between Hamburg and Berlin and the VooV Experience. The mother of all German parties! Voov was the first German Goa-Trance Open Air in 1991. Two years after the Antaris project started. And now there's almost a festival every weekend whole summer.
Frankfurt Airport is the main gateway for transcontinental flights, although Düsseldorf and Munich also receive their share of overseas air traffic. Until the opening of the new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, flights to Berlin will arrive at its two smaller international airports, Tegel and Schönefeld.
Read more: http://wikitravel.org/en/Germany#Get_in
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Murder Suspect Allegedly Dated Chicago Victim
ABERDEEN - Authorities say a South Dakota man accused of murdering a woman in Chicago had been dating her and allegedly pushed her out of a third-floor apartment window after an argument.
Twenty-nine-year-old Daniel Neasom is fighting extradition to Illinois after his arrest last weekend in Aberdeen. The American News reports that court documents indicate Neasom came to Aberdeen sometime after the July 23, 2011, death of Cynthia Barnes to live with a family member.
Court documents say Neasom told Chicago police after Barnes' death that he did not know how she fell from the window and denied being involved.
Authorities will be going through the legal process of forcing Neasom to be extradited.
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(all photos by me, pre-digital camera age)
I'd studied Latin, Spanish, and French in high school, but I'm a visual learner, and until I learned the Korean alphabet, I was sunk -- I couldn't replicate what I was hearing the native-speaking instructors say. It all looked like dashes and circles to me! I very nearly flunked out of DLI until I finally mastered writing the language, and I quickly caught up to graduate with a 94% average.
After language training in California, I spent six torturous months at Goodfellow AFB, TX, deep in the middle of nowhere -- again, with no car. I was tasked with learning the military side of the Korean language, and more than I ever wanted to know about military equipment. I say the months at GAFB were miserable not because of the classes -- I actually thrived and won a Student of the Month award -- but for bureaucratic and personal reasons that I'll just leave for the book.
In July of 1989, I donned my blue uniform, and began the long, long flight to Osan Air Base, South Korea. Rather than fly a commercial flight, where I might have kicked back in the comfort of, well, comfortable clothes, my military orders had me boarding the Flying Tigers, a military transport line that soon was sold to FedEx.
Secondly, there was the purple smoke.
From the bombs.
I had no idea WHAT the hell was going on, but there were minor explosions, purple and green smoke in the air, and, as we were driving to our Orderly Room by jeep to check in, I noticed everyone was running around in flak vests, canteen belts, chemical gear bags, and Kevlar helmets. This was NOT what I'd been expecting.
I was nearly in tears. I was the girl that came in last in gym, for crying out loud. I broke a leg in Basic Training just trying to RUN for Pete's sake. How was I going to last this out?
Thankfully, this was not the norm. I was seeing a particularly rousing military exercise and was told they rarely lasted more than three days. Or so. And we didn't have them that often. Usually.
Well alrighty then. After all, I did join the military. Even if I did join it out of anger at finding out I had no college fund and a desperate desire to get out of the town I grew up in, I DID raise my right hand and promise to deal with purple smoke.
Chemical warfare exercises aside, Korea shaped me into who I am today. I showed up fresh-faced with a mind like a sponge -- an open book ready to change my life.
|Lori, age 20, South Korea
|Behind my house, down the road a bit
|This is a street in Seoul, South Korea -- done up a bit prettier than my town of Songtan, with the trees, but how about that parking!
|Houses in Songtan so close together roof tops touched.
|Houses in Songtan -- usually a family would live on the first floor, and the second floor was another house entirely. For a while, I lived in a house similar to these.
|Tons of power lines everywhere.
|Houses in a Seoul neighborhood looked a lot nicer than where I lived.
Now to walk back down, leisurely enjoying the scenery.
|View from the new bridge into the DMZ of the old bridge into the DMZ.
Lori Anderson creates jewelry for her web site, Lori Anderson Designs, and wrote the blog An Artist's Year Off. She's also a contributor to Art Bead Scene. She is also the creator of the Bead Soup Blog Party.


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You can help a new project started by bmartin on UF. From PMs we exchanged and the Dev-Link thread he created, the idea is to come up with a universal WiFi installer, that will automatically detect and install wireless drivers for a variety of wireless cards. They are currently building up a database of wireless chipsets and the drivers that work with them.
Please visit the above thread, it will not take more than 5 mins of your time.
In addition, there is a poll regarding the project name. The current name is WiFix.
Thanks for contributing!
Edit: Keep you informed and contribute to the development of the project here.


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It has been revealed that SPEED will be donating their album profits in memory of the '5.18 Gwangju Democratization Movement' portrayed in their latest MVs.
Core Contents Media stated on the 16th, "Whatever the amount of SPEED's debut album profits end up being, it will be donated to the organization affiliated with the 5.18 Gwangju Democratization Movement. This is a decision made by both the members and the agency on the 14th. SPEED has already received over 10,000 pre-orders for their album."
SPEED's "Sad Promise" and "It's Over" MVs are currently receiving a lot of attention for touching upon this moment in Korean history that took place in 1980.
In other news, SPEED will perform their debut stage starting on 'M! Countdown! on the 17th.
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Meteosat Third Generation takes a step forward
Since the launch of the first Meteosat in 1977, 33 years of imagery combined with increasing computer power have given meteorologists the tools to improve weather forecasting, with direct benefits for us.
Numerical weather prediction is improving with data from operational satellites, like Meteosat Second Generation (MSG). Today, thousands of daily measurements are the basis for numerical forecasts, making use of the world's most powerful computers. The MSG satellites are expected to provide operational services at least until 2015.
In order to have follow-up geostationary missions, ESA and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) plan the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite system. Intended for launch in 2015, MTG will provide a significant improvement over the capabilities of the current Meteosat satellites.
The finalisation of the selection process for the contract to build the MTG satellites is still under way. After careful evaluation of proposals received by industry, the Tender Evaluation Board (TEB) has made a recommendation to ESA's Director General. The Director General has asked the TEB for some clarifications on the detailed report.
These clarifications will be provided at the beginning of March. The announcement of the company with which negotiations will be initiated will, therefore, take place in early March in order to allow the EUMETSAT special Council, planned on 15 March, to approve the MTG Programme Proposal.
Weather satellites allow us to monitor large areas of the globe, compensating for gaps in the terrestrial or sea-surface meteorology data-gathering network. The wide-area view provided by satellites can frame an entire weather system in a single optical or infrared image. MTG will be a European operational geostationary meteorological satellite system and is set to revolutionise weather forecasting and environmental monitoring.


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Courtesy of USAA
Do you dream of the day you can retire, but aren't sure how to get there? You're not alone. Many people find it easier to avoid reality when it comes to planning for retirement. "That can lead to big mistakes in their retirement income planning," says Zachary Gipson, vice president of retirement and wealth planning at USAA.
Here's a look at five common myths that could derail your expectations for income when you retire.
Myth 1: You won't be around long enough to go through your money.
The reality: Life expectancies are at record highs in the United States, so it's important to acknowledge that you or a family member may spend as many years in retirement as you did working. According to a 2010 report by the National Academy of Social Insurance, for a 65-year-old married couple, there's a 48% chance that one spouse will live to age 90.
To help stretch your money, consider incorporating immediate and deferred annuities into your planning. Created to provide guaranteed, lifelong income in retirement, they can also offer guaranteed growth while you're saving for it, Gipson explains.
A long retirement extends your exposure to one of financial planning's most subtle enemies: inflation. As you invest, it's important to seek a mix of assets that guard against the declining value of the dollar and that is in line with your risk tolerance and goals.
Myth 2: You should get out of stocks when you retire.
The reality: Stocks can help provide the long-term growth you need to make your assets last longer since your retirement could span several decades.
You've probably heard you should reduce your investment risk as you age. But with traditional pensions being replaced by 401(k) plans, you're wholly responsible for making asset allocation decisions. As Gipson puts it, "Everyone now has to be a pension fund manager with their own money, and most people just aren't equipped to do that."
Gipson agrees with the notion of dampening portfolio risk at retirement, but that doesn't mean getting rid of stocks entirely. Rather, regularly reviewing, and if necessary, rebalancing1 your portfolio based on your risk tolerance can lock in gains from strong-performing asset classes and allow you to buy those that underperform at cheaper prices.
Myth 3: You can just keep working.
The reality: Counting on being able to work as long as you want is dangerous, Gipson says. Employers are feeling pressure to cut costs, and with high unemployment, finding work is always a challenge. A disability also could force you to stop working prematurely.
Many people think they can simply work longer if they don't have enough money to retire. According to a recent survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 74% of workers plan to work at least part time during their retirement years, and Schaffer notes working in retirement has become a necessity for many.
Good planning doesn't rely on good fortune. Rather, your plan should both keep you from having to work the rest of your life and deal with the consequences of unexpected surprises that prevent you from earning a paycheck.
Myth 4: An inheritance will bail you out.
The reality: You may be hoping for an inheritance as a potential retirement boost. But hope is not a strategy, and counting on an inheritance can create big problems if it doesn't come through.
In reality, many people who expect to inherit money never do so, Gipson says. And even for those who do inherit money, it's often too small or comes too late to make a difference in their retirement planning, he adds. The safer thing to do is to treat an inheritance as an unexpected bonus rather than relying on it.
Myth 5: Your taxes will be lower in retirement.
The reality: Big government deficits make future tax increases much more likely. Also, taking money out of retirement accounts, such as traditional IRAs and 401(k)s, creates taxable income that can push you into higher tax brackets.
One suggestion Gipson offers is to consider converting part of your eligible retirement assets to a Roth IRA. By doing so, you'll pay taxes now, but you'll create a tax-free pool of money to tap in retirement. Diversifying with both Roth and traditional IRAs is a possible way to handle future tax uncertainty.


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Makes 2 dozen
115g unsalted butter, softened
200g caster sugar
1 egg
Grated zest of 1 orange (2 to 3 tsp)
1 tsp vanilla extract
200g plain flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
¼ baking powder
¼ tsp salt
225g white chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 190oC/170oC fan oven/375oF/Gas mark 5. Beat the butter and sugar. Add the egg, orange zest and vanilla extract.
Sift together the dry ingredients. Stir the dry ingredients and chocolate chips into the butter mixture and combine.
Roll into balls. Use your fingers to flatten onto a non-stick baking sheet 5cm/2in apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool for five minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.
When cool, store in an airtight container for up to four to five days.


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I recently considered sending my complete GEDCOM to Ancestry, but restricting access by not agreeing to the default "Allow others to see my tree as a public member tree"
When I unselected the option some paragraphs popped up informing of the benefits on which I'd be missing out.
Then I had a look at the Submission Agreement which you have to select for the upload to proceed.
What I read shocked me.
Despite deselection of the public member tree option I would still be agreeing that "Ancestry may reproduce, compile, and distribute, all information about non-living individuals in your submitted GEDCOM file."
Despite later statements about private member trees it's not clear that they over-ride Ancestry's right in the clause above.
It appears that Ancestry continue to have the right to use the GEDCOM submitted even if the data is deleted by the member. perhaps because an error is found.
Thanks. but no thanks
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Ancestry's submission agreement
I recently considered sending my complete GEDCOM to Ancestry, but restricting access by not agreeing to the default "Allow others to see my tree as a public member tree"
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Thanks for mentioning this as I was considering looking into submitting my gedcom as well. Like you, no thanks!
- 31 March, 2011 09:07
- Grandma Shirley said...
I wonder if that applies if you create the tree one person at a time rather than submitting a GEDCOM.
- 31 March, 2011 10:35
- Ellen Thorne Morris said...
Since most of the gedcom records can be found in "public" sources, does it really matter that your information is private? Pictures are uniques, and family stories are also, but I would rather draw out similar items from cousins, Ellen
- 31 March, 2011 12:01
- Mike More said...
And Ancestry's definition of non-living includes anyone without dates. I found myself and my family on somebody's tree which they had uploaded without any dates, so I was considered "non-living". Ancestry did change myself and my immediate family to living upon my request but they would not change my living cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. without a request from a closer family member.
- 31 March, 2011 13:12
- Tony Timmins said...
What we need is a sort of GEDCOM Parser that takes a GEDCOM apart, strips out all the information you don't want to publish, then puts the GEDCOM back together. Mental note - Must mention this to Mark Tucker for his GenPerfect idea.
Many sites worry me, including Ancestry, Facebook, Genesrunited, etc., they have their uses but you can lose control over your research data.
I have found my data and photo's all over the place, with no permission from me. Genesreunited is the worst offender (now owned by Findmypast.co.uk group) closely followed by Ancestry.
I know that people have copied my info, they still have the simplistic error that I embedded! Easy to correct if you took the trouble to do a basic check on the data.
I want to publish all my data but don't want "Surname Miners" to misuse it. I have actually found my whole tree in someone elses online tree with no connection whatsoever to any other part of their tree(s); this person had over 14,000 relations!!
I think what Ellen says has a lot of credibility. If you want unknown cousins, with information you don't have, to connect with you, then why worry about the 'Jeanealogists'.
Footnote - I use a combination of TribalPages, Ancestry, Genesreunited and WikiTree to share my information. But I make sure I fully understand how their protection works first.
- 31 March, 2011 15:37


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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Butternut squash loaf... or muffins
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- AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 10:22 PM
I have the same issues with bananas, for some reason I keep buying them but never actually eat them and now my freezer is overflowing. I'm sure I'll get around to making banana bread one of these days.ReplyDelete
Mmmm, I love butternut squash loaf. I only made it once but I loved the flavour. Yours looks much lighter then mine turned out.
Cute! I love the sprinkling of pepitas on top. I've heard of cooking with frozen squash puree before but I haven't done it with anything except pumpkin.ReplyDelete
Question about baking with frozen bananas - Do you just defrost them as use them as though they were fresh? I've only used frozen bananas in smoothies; I wish I had such a surplus! I can't get enough!
thanks Maggie this loaf was pretty light. This was the first time I made a squash loaf. I like the flavor, its not as sweet as banana bread.ReplyDelete
Foodfeud...Yes totally use them like they were fresh. Actually I think the flavor is better once they have reached there ripening peak. I just take them out and place them in a bowl, the juice is kinda messy.
Looks sooo good.ReplyDelete
I too have a banana morgue in my freezer. So easy to whip up banana bread when a friend pops in.
I have a pumpkin morgue in my freezer. I am lazy, I only cubed it and never made any puree. But now I feel motivated to make some so I can make this loaf.ReplyDelete
they look beautiful and love your photography!ReplyDelete
These sound healthy and delicious. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog till Monday night and I'd love it if you'd come by and link your muffins up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2012/01/sweets-for-saturday-51.htmlReplyDelete


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(WSJ) Showing that legislation to overhaul drug-safety laws has strong bipartisan support, members of the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee approved the nine bills on voice votes. The legislation, which also would renew programs that let the FDA charge fees to drug and medical-device companies that help fund the agency, is similar to many provisions contained in a single FDA bill that swept the Senate last month 93-1. The full House Energy and Commerce Committee takes up the legislation tomorrow, and a full House vote is likely in July.Who do we think is going to pay these fees?
The FDA had proposed collecting $393 million from drug companies next year. Drug companies would pay an additional $50 million under the Senate bill and an additional $225 under the House bill over five years. Much of the extra money would be used to fund drug-safety monitoring programs. Both the House and Senate bills would also authorize the FDA to collect about $287 million in fees over the next five years from medical-device firms.I assure you, with profit incentives, it won't be the drug and device companies.


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text: Sony Xperia P is supposed to stand out of the crowd with its 4.0-inch qHD display manufactured using Sony's very own WhiteMagic technology, the device's screen is capable of delivering brightness superior to that of any other smartphone on the market today, according to Sony. Thanks to that, the screen's outdoor visibility should be outstanding, to say the least. Looking further down its specs sheet, we see a dual-core chipset providing the Sony Xperia P with processing power. Responsible for capturing those special moments is an 8-megapixel camera residing on the smartphone's back. What is really cool about the camera is that it should be capable of booting really fast straight from the lock screen.


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PHPMaster.com has a new tutorial posted showing how you can work with the Amazon DynamoDB to store session information from your PHP application (originally posted on CloudSpring).
This tutorial will show you how to use Amazon DynamoDB as a storage facility for PHP sessions. This method becomes very useful when your applications take advantage of the Elastic Load Balancing and Autoscaling services. You will need Amazon AWS account enabled to use EC2, Elastic Load Balancer and DynamoDB as a prerequisite to play along the tutorial.
He starts with a description of what the elastic load balancing service is and how it autoscales. He shows how, based on this demo application, to use a custom PHP session handler that implements the Amazon SDK libraries to hook into the DynamoDB service. Also included are screenshots (and the steps that go with them) to configure the service itself.


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Hincapie in first phase of recovery after Tour of Utah crash
By Cycling News
Stitches come out next week
US national road champion George Hincapie will find out next week how his recovery is progressing from the knee injury he suffered in a crash last week at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah.
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The BMC Racing Team's road captain got back on his bike for the first time Thursday for a short spin. The 18 stitches in his right knee will be removed Monday or Tuesday, and doctors will examine him Wednesday.
"The pain is gone, it's just very sore," Hincapie said from his home in Greenville, South Carolina - site of next month's US road championships. "I just need for the wound and soreness to go away before I can properly train and make a decision as to whether I can do the next races or not."
Hincapie crashed about halfway through stage 3 of the Tour of Utah. He swerved to avoid another rider, and his front wheel slid out on loose gravel. In addition to the cut on his knee, he had road rash on his right shoulder and face, which has nearly healed.
"I'm definitely disappointed I wasn't able to finish the Tour of Utah," Hincapie said. "I really enjoyed doing that race. Supporting US racing is always good, so I was disappointed to leave that way."
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Previous media releases
UBS reports first quarter net profit of CHF 1,363 million
UBS reports net profit after tax in first quarter 2002 of CHF 1,363 million, 14% less than the same quarter a year earlier but 23% higher than fourth quarter 2001. Pre-goodwill, and adjusted for gains from the sale of Hyposwiss, profit was CHF 1,574 million, 17% less than the same quarter a year earlier but 10% higher than the fourth quarter 2001. Although the market environment remained difficult, revenues continued to recover, showing the benefit of a diverse business mix.
UBS achieved first quarter 2002 net profit after tax of CHF 1,363 million, 14% less than the same quarter a year earlier but 23% higher than fourth quarter 2001. Pre-goodwill, and adjusted for gains from the sale of Hyposwiss, profit was CHF 1,574 million, 17% less than the same quarter a year earlier but 10% higher than the fourth quarter 2001. Overall profitability grew for the second consecutive quarter, with every business unit (except UBS Capital) recording quarter-on-quarter growth. The highly successful Swiss domestic banking business again posted record pre-tax profits.
"The market environment remains difficult, but the progress of all our businesses is very encouraging. We continue to see the benefits of our disciplined cost and risk management, our strategic focus and our diverse business mix," said President Peter Wuffli.
Wealth management results proved resilient despite the uncertain sentiment, and UBS Warburg's core Corporate & Institutional Clients unit performed very well - driven by record fixed income results. A large proportion of the Group's drop in profits compared to first quarter 2001 was recorded by UBS Capital, which continues to post disappointing results as wider economic difficulties depress private equity valuations.
Operating income in first quarter 2002 was CHF 9,589 million, down 5% compared to first quarter 2001, but up 13% compared to fourth quarter 2001. Wealth management businesses provided stable growth, with revenue increasing quarter-on-quarter, thanks in particular to growth in asset-based fees. These recurring fees rose both in Private Banking and in UBS PaineWebber, to record levels in the latter. Investment fund fees also hit an all-time high.
General and administrative expenses dropped 9% compared to first quarter 2001 to CHF 1,700 million, their lowest level since the merger with PaineWebber, reflecting deep cuts in marketing, travel and entertainment and technology spending. Personnel expenses rose 1% to CHF 5,317 million on higher performance-related compensation. These costs are managed on a full-year cycle with the fixing of annual performance-related compensation made in the fourth quarter. Headcount discipline continues to make capacity cuts unnecessary and leave scope for strategic investments.
Credit loss expense was CHF 85 million in first quarter 2002 or 3 basis points of the loan book for the quarter, compared to CHF 115 million in fourth quarter 2001 and CHF 136 million in the same period a year earlier. The Group benefited from the improved quality of the Swiss domestic portfolio while UBS Warburg continues to manage risk cautiously and to make effective use of credit protection.
Clients invested CHF 11.8 billion in net new money in first quarter 2002, a satisfactory result given the current market environment and the short term impact of the Italian tax amnesty, which reduced net flows in Private Banking in this quarter by CHF 4.5 billion. The strategic build-up of domestic private banking activities in Italy helped UBS retain nearly half of the CHF 8.4 billion in repatriated assets. UBS PaineWebber, the Group's US private client business, continued to gain market share from its US private client peers and generate strong net new money, capturing CHF 7.4 billion in net new money this quarter. UBS's investment funds continued to attract net inflows.
Performance against Group financial targets:
Pre-goodwill and adjusted for the one-off gain from the sale of Hyposwiss in first quarter 2002:
Annualized return on equity was 15.2%, within the target range of 15-20%, but below the 17.6% achieved in the first quarter a year earlier.
Basic earnings per share were CHF 1.27, 15% lower than the first quarter 2001, but ahead of last year's quarterly average.
Outlook 2002
As in 2001, UBS performed relatively strongly in the first quarter. The diversity of the Group's revenue streams continues to mitigate the effects of adverse market conditions and low levels of client activity.
Regrouping and management accounting changes
On 29 April, UBS published restated figures for 1999, 2000 and 2001 that reflect its new Business Group structure, which has been effective from 1 January 2002.
UBS also instituted a number of management accounting changes, the foremost being the allocation to the Business Groups and business units of goodwill arising from the merger in 2000 of UBS and PaineWebber.
None of the changes have an impact on the Group Financial Statements for 1999, 2000 and 2001. They only affect the results of the Business Groups and business units. All figures in this quarter reflect the new structure.
Results of the business groups
(adjusted for significant financial events 1)
UBS Switzerland
The Private and Corporate Clients business unit achieved another record result in the first quarter, with profit before tax rising 24% from fourth quarter 2001 to CHF 705 million, representing an annualized return of 47% on its allocated regulatory equity. Operating income rose 5% to CHF 1,665 million, as fee and commission income recovered slightly from the previous quarter's levels and benefited from certain one-off items. Interest income, on the other hand, suffered some margin pressure.
The cost/income ratio improved significantly, falling to a record 55% from the previous low of 59% in fourth quarter 2001, thanks to continued stringent cost management and a 22% reduction in headcount in the three and a half years since the merger of Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation. Net new money totalled CHF 1.3 billion, mainly invested by corporate clients.
Private Banking's profit before tax was CHF 601 million, up 3% from fourth quarter 2001. Total operating income increased 3% to CHF 1,593 million, driven by the slight improvement in market conditions in the first quarter and higher contributions from the European wealth management initiative. The entire increase was driven by improved asset-based income, which now comprises 71% of total income, while transaction-based income remained at the fourth quarter level.
Net new money in the quarter totalled CHF 2.6 billion, a strong result in view of the outflows related to the Italian tax amnesty. Of the outflow of CHF 8.4 billion, UBS managed to retain almost half (CHF 3.9 billion) within its Italian domestic business. Excluding the effect of the Italian tax amnesty, net inflows clearly surpassed both the CHF 4.2 billion inflow recorded in fourth quarter 2001 and the CHF 4.5 billion in the first quarter a year ago.
UBS Global Asset Management
UBS Global Asset Management reported profit before tax of CHF 75 million, up from CHF 72 million in fourth quarter 2001, as general and administrative expenses fell. Operating income eased 1% to CHF 556 million in the period, while operating expenses fell CHF 9 million to CHF 481 million.
Total invested assets rose to CHF 677 billion on 31 March 2002 from CHF 672 billion on 31 December 2001. Net new money was CHF 0.4 billion, with inflows in Asian fixed income mandates and GAM equity and asset allocation products, offset by outflows in UK asset allocation mandates and low margin US fixed income mandates.
UBS Warburg
UBS Warburg's Corporate and Institutional Clients business unit recorded a strong relative performance, with profit before tax of CHF 954 million for the first quarter, a 20% reduction from the same quarter a year earlier, but up 18% on the fourth quarter.
Operating income, at CHF 4,133 million in first quarter 2002, declined 7% from the same quarter last year, but was up 29% from the fourth quarter 2001: Fixed income and foreign exchange, where revenues rose 41% from first quarter 2001 to CHF 2,117 million and 89% from the fourth quarter, achieving a record performance, although not completely offsetting the result in equities. Investment banking revenues were largely in line with first quarter 2001 with good progress in US underwriting mandates.
UBS Warburg continued to expand its resources dedicated to the largest and most important industry sectors of the corporate finance market globally. In particular, market share in the Americas in first quarter 2002 increased to 3.6% from 3.4% for the full year 2001.
Personnel expenses this quarter increased to CHF 2,425 million, up 3% from first quarter 2001, due to higher levels of incentive-based compensation. The ongoing cost management program helped to push general and administrative expenses down by 17% from first quarter 2001 and 9% from the fourth quarter.
UBS Capital's operating loss widened to CHF 462 million from CHF 287 million in fourth quarter 2001, reflecting difficult conditions in private equity markets, leading to increased writedowns, and few opportunities for secondary market exits. Total operating expenses, at CHF 30 million in the first quarter, were at their lowest level in over a year. There were no material divestments in the quarter.
Looking ahead, conditions will remain difficult for private equity valuations and exit opportunities will remain limited. Until markets recover and more favorable exit opportunities arise, UBS Capital will likely continue to report losses over the next several quarters. UBS continues to focus on maximizing the value of the existing portfolio, making no significant additional investments.
UBS PaineWebber
UBS PaineWebber recorded a pre-tax loss of CHF 171 million compared to a loss of CHF 217 million for the fourth quarter of 2001 and a loss of CHF 114 million in first quarter 2001. When commenting on UBS PaineWebber results, UBS focuses on the operating profit excluding acquisition costs (goodwill amortization, net goodwill funding costs and retention payments) to isolate underlying performance. On this basis, pre-tax profit rose 23% to CHF 164 million from CHF 133 million in fourth quarter 2001 and was down 30% from CHF 233 million compared to first quarter 2001.
UBS PaineWebber's results underscore the resiliency of its private client franchise despite the prevailing market conditions. The business performed well in comparison to its US private client peers. Client transaction activity during the first quarter was slightly higher than fourth quarter 2001, but was down 13% from first quarter 2001.
Operating income was CHF 1,600 million in the first quarter, an increase of 6% from fourth quarter 2001 thanks to strong results in municipal securities, increased recurring fees and currency effects. Compared to the first quarter a year earlier, operating income fell 7% on the reduced level of client activity.
Total personnel expenses were CHF 1,223 million, a 2% increase from fourth quarter 2001. Excluding currency effects, personnel expenses were 1% lower than the fourth quarter, principally reflecting lower variable compensation. Compared to the first quarter a year earlier, personnel expenses were down 6%, reflecting lower revenue-driven compensation and reduced levels of support staff.
Net new money was CHF 7.4 billion in the first quarter, compared to CHF 8.5 billion in the fourth quarter and CHF 6.2 billion in first quarter 2001. That pushed invested assets to CHF 779 billion at 31 March 2002 from CHF 769 billion at 31 December 2001. The cost/income ratio before acquisition costs was 90% for the first quarter, an improvement of two percentage points from fourth quarter 2001, reflecting continuing cost control initiatives. Among private client peers, UBS PaineWebber is the only firm reporting an improvement in the cost/income ratio quarter-onquarter.
In first quarter 2002, UBS realized a pre-tax gain of CHF 155 million from the sale of Hyposwiss. This was recorded as a significant financial event. In first and fourth quarter 2001, there were no significant financial events. (See UBS First Quarter 2002 Report for the full details of the effect of significant financial events in 2002 and 2001.)
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Relentlessly Relational
Dave Gibson is one of my friends, mentors and heroes. He may be the best I've ever seen at personal evangelism. Yesterday he was telling me that he uses the term "relentlessly relational" to describe their church's philosophy of evangelism. It's a slight twist on our "relational and relentless" tag line at Dare2Share and I love it! We should be relentlessly relational with our classmates, co-workers, teammates, neighbors, family members and friends. We should be relentlessly relational with strangers. We should be relentlessly relational with those who love us and those who hate us.
Jesus said in Matthew 5:43-48, "'You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
This brand of love only comes through the Father via his Holy Spirit to us ("…because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us" Romans 5:3.) As we learn to walk in a moment-by-moment declaration of dependence on Him he will enable us to love the unloveable and pursue them with the gospel in love.
If we truly have the divine agenda as the top priority on our human agendas then our #1 mission should be to "go and make disciples of all nations…." We should long to see everyone in our circle of influence (and outside of it for that matter) receive the forgiveness, life and hope of Jesus. This is the call of Christ for each of us: to lovingly, gently, persistently and prayerfully nudge anyone and everyone into the kingdom of God.
Aren't you glad that Jesus was relentless in his pursuit of you? In spite of us trying to get away from him and turn to our own ways he wouldn't stop until we were his. He chased us down and caught us. In spite of our protests he wooed us and won us. Jesus is the most relentlessly relational being in the universe.
Well guess what? We are his hands, feet, mouth and eyes on this earth! We are the eyes of Jesus so that we can see the lost from a divine perspective and have our hearts break for them in the process (Matthew 9:36.) We are his hands to touch the hurting (Mark 1:40-42.) We are his feet to run after them with the good news (Romans 10:15.) We are his mouth to preach the gospel (Mark 16:15.) If we truly want to be like Jesus then we won't give up, shut up or back down until everyone possible comes into a relationship with Him!
Let's love those around us enough to "seek and save what was lost" (Luke 19:10) through a relentlessly relational pursuit of them. Let's be kind, humble and wise as we do, but let's do.
I close with the words of Charles Spurgeon, "If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay….let not one go there unwarned and unprayed for."


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including authorized guide for the hiking and lunch in Positano
This memorable day tour will start with one of Joe Banana Limos' local, English speaking drivers greeting you at your accommodation in Rome. He will then chauffeur you to Bomerano, the starting point of the path, by our luxury private vehicle. Your private guide will be waiting for you and ready to let you climb up to the heaven beauty of the Amalfi Coast.
Your adventure into the nature will last around 3 hours and from a unique perspective you will have the chance to spot wonderful places like Punta Licosa, the Island of Capri, Punta Campanella, Praiano, Furore and Positano. We wish to advise people who are afraid of heights that the path is steep and scary in some points.
At the end of your unforgettable hike, you will arrive in Nocelle where your driver will be waiting for you. After such a walking, you totally deserve a great and tasty lunch, so the driver will take you to one of the most famous family-run restaurant in the area: La Tagliata, which has great views of the coastline and food to match (you can check it out at latagliata.com).
Your table will be ready with a breathtaking view waiting for you. The lunch starts with appetizers including: Parma ham, buffalo mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, eggplant parmigiana, tomato salad with fresh basil and many other things that you'll love if you like Italian food.
Moreover, you will have the homemade pasta such as: ravioli, cannelloni, gnocchi (of potato) and finally mamma pasta which is a speciality dish. Save a little space for the "dolci deliziosi" (delicious desserts), all made by mamma (the owner of the restaurant). Of course after desserts we usually have a shot of limoncello (very famous lemon liquor made in Italy, specifically the Amalfi coast) which aids as a digestive. All drinks are included and without limit; even the wine is homemade by the way.
After this delicious lunch, you will have one hour to relax and walk around the city centre of Positano. You will then be taken back to your accommodation where this fulfilling experience will end.
Available: from May to October
Tour Duration: 12-13 hours
Pick-up/Drop-off Location: your accommodation in Rome
Pick-up Time (suggested): 7:00 AM
- Luxury air conditioned vehicle
- English speaking driver
- English speaking authorized guide for the hiking
- All taxes, parking, tolls, gasoline and driver maintenance
- Lunch at La Tagliata in Positano including drinks and wine
- Entrance Fees and gratuities - unless otherwise specified.
In case of inclement weather conditions, we reserve the right to replace this hike with a driving tour.
It's very easy to book or join a shared tour, only (2 clicks), please click on the calendar, choose the date you're in port, then click on "Create Group" button.
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|2 Pax
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- The tours and the itineraries CANNOT be changed. As it is a sharing tour, we provide the tours as described on our website (unless everyone in the vehicle agrees to a different itinerary).
- We recommend that guests always be on time and follow our driver's suggestions regarding timing throughout the day, in this way everyone will have a wonderful tour and we'll be 100% certain there will be no complains or recriminations.
- Once you have joined an open tour or created a new group, your information (name, mobile phone, email address) will be given to the other participants in the group.
- Everytime new party joins or cancels partecipation in the group you will receive a new automated voucher, with the guest's information, number of participants and the new price you'll pay per person.
- Above 8 passengers from Naples, Sorrento, Amalfi, Salerno, Taormina, Catania and Messina ports we can either provide a Mercedes Sprinter minibus or multiple luxury minivans (according on the availability we have), while from Civitavecchia, Livorno and La Spezia ports we always provide multiple minivans with the maximum number of 8 guests in each minivan.
- Unfortunately the minibuses cannot enter the city centre and you'll automatically waste a lot of time walking to destinations, while by minivan, you can get directly to your point of interest, without wasting any time.
- Payment will be made at the end of the day in euro cash directly to your driver/guide.
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APT Travel - The Reliable Companion
APT Group, the former Asia - Pacific International Travel Company was established in 2004, of which MR Nguyen Hong Dai is the Chairman of Board, the Directors and General Manager.
APT Group has set up its offices and agent system all over the country. The head office and branches of APT Group are located within Hanoi - one of the most commercial, cultural, political, entertainment centers of Vietnam - with a nearly 1000-year-old Old Quarter.
The head office of APT Travel at No.5 Hang Chieu Str, Hanoi
This place attracts millions of visitors every year. In the Old Quarter, there are not only full kinds of tourism such as ecological tourism, cultural tourism, and villages but also convenient for those who want to discover Hanoi's surrounding cultural areas and famous sights such as Ha Long Bay - the international natural heritage, Cat Ba Island, Hoa Lu - Tam Coc, Huong pagoda, Mai Chau - Hoa Binh, Sapa.
APT Group have provided professional tourism services such as domestic and international tours, restaurants, hotels, transportation, yacht, information technology, broadcast - media, export, and import. APT Group desires to provide best products and services to customer with aim at becoming a powerful corporation. With the enthusiastic and professional staff and tour guides, APT Group is an expert in organizing and operating domestic tours, international tours and other services in which customers, agents, and partners trust.
MR Dai always desires to serve travelers nice tours which are suitable with each customer.
Thus, APT Travel has provided many products which can satisfy tourist' demands for travel with a real sense of comfort and meaning. Therefore, we have a flexible policy to diversify products with attractive tours such as land tours and international tours. With the goal of "Becoming the best supplier for travelers", we always enhance product's quality to bring pleasure and satisfaction for domestic and foreign tourists.
In 2011, the company was awarded "The gold product - service in the integration", the competitive Trademark Certification, and the quality certification.
APT Travel commits to serve customers the best services with a motto "Satisfaction of customer is the source for our development and prosperity".
Apt Group provide travel services such as domestic and international tours, daily tours, hotel, restaurants, transportation, yachts, broadcast - media, information technology, export, and import.
International Travel:
We operate tours for foreign visitors who would like to travel in Vietnam and organize international tours for Vietnamese who want to travel abroad (Inbound and Outbound). To have the most attractive tours, we has co-operated with companies in foreign countries.
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We provide many kinds of domestic tours which are both unique, attractive and suitable with all customers. High quality of services and ideal destinations are always accompanied with you passion to explore beautiful Vietnam.
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Come to APT Travel Company, you will be warmly welcomed by our enthusiastic staff who have a lot of experiences in tourism. In particularly, there are many foreign experts supporting us. If you are looking for a comfortable and impressive holiday, let depart with APT. We are very honor to be accompany with you journey.
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Dina Lohan has spoken out about the release of phone recordings reportedly by her ex-husband, Michael Lohan, to the media.
"It's just gotta stop. It just has to stop," she told TMZ on Wednesday.
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Dina said her four children – including Lindsay Lohan — have no contact with their father, but they are still very hurt by the release of the recordings, which appeared on Radar Online last week.
"It's so hurtful for my children more than myself. I don't care what he says about me," she said.
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When asked what she thinks about Michael's claim that he is speaking out to help Lindsay, Dina said he definitely isn't making the family's lives any better.
"He is not helping. He has nothing left because he has hurt us so much," she said.
The mom said she is concerned about her ex-husband's recent behavior too.
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"He's dangerous and — I feel — spiraling out of control," she said.
She also said Michael, whom she claims owes her child support, is being watched by the authorities.
"The DA and the law enforcement are watching his every move," she said.
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Michael has alleged that his daughter, Lindsay, has a problem with prescription drugs, and he claims he has been speaking out in order to help her.
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Administration C.T.A. (With the will Annexed)
An Administration C.T.A. (With the Will Annexed) occurs where (1) a testator fails to appoint an executor in his/her Will or (2) where the named executor has died, renounced or otherwise failed to serve prior to the application for probate and the Will names no alternate or substitute executor. (See information sheet for Probate)
The first right to apply for Letters of Administration With the Will Annexed is in the residuary clause of the Will. The residuary legatee is the person to whom a testator bequests the residue of his personal estate after payment of such legacies as specifically mentioned in the Will. If more than one residuary legatee is named, each would be equally entitled to make application.
If the Will contains no residuary clause, any part of the Will which disposes of property not expressly disposed of by other provisions of the Will, any of the next-of-kin may apply upon obtaining renunciations from the next-of-kin of the same degree of kinship to the testator.
It is necessary at the outset to ascertain certain information in order to do an Administration C.T.A. (See information Sheet for Probate).
- Check the death certificate to determine which Surrogate's Court has jurisdiction. The Administration C.T.A. must be done in the county where the decedent resided at time of death.
- Check the Will to be sure that it is the original Will, not a conformed copy. Only an original Will may be entered into probate by the Surrogate.
- Determine who the named executor is in the Will. If he/she has predeceased the testator obtain a certified copy of the death certificate.
- Determine who has the right to make application for Administrator C.T.A. by the residuary clause.
- Check to see if the Will is "self-proved" (N.J.S.A.3B:3-2). If not, a witness will need to be located to execute a Proof of Witness.
- List all next-of-kin by names, addresses and if a minor child the age. If there are any deceased next-of-kin then their issue must be named.
- List all the assets that are solely in the decedent's name in order to determine the number of short certificates that need to be requested.
- Determine the value of these assets for the purpose of securing a surety bond.
The Administration C.T.A. cannot occur until the eleventh day from the date of death. The procedure may be initiated in the Surrogate's Court before the eleventh day but issuance of the short certificates and Letters of Administration C.T.A. will not occur until the eleventh day. This eleven day period allows for the filing of a caveat by the proper degree of kinship.
The Administration C.T.A. procedure is initiated with presenting the original Will together with a certified copy of the death certificate of the decedent and the death certificate of the named executor if having predeceased the decedent. If the purported Will is adjudicated to be valid than an Application for Administration C.T.A. which cites the reason why such an administration is sought and gives the value of the assets comprising the estate, an Authorization To Accept Service of Process, an Administrator C.T.A. Qualification and a Child Support Verification are prepared by the Surrogate for execution by the proposed Administrator C.T.A. The Administrator C.T.A. must sign a surety bond as principal and his/her signature must be witnessed. He/she will take the bond form to an insurance broker, purchase the surety bond and return it to the Surrogate's Court. The bond amount is determined by the value of the assets in the decedent's name alone at the time of passing.
After the Administrator C.T.A. has paid funeral expenses, taxes, creditors and any other estate related expenses he/she will perform Child Support Judgment Searches on each beneficiary to ensure no child support is due by any of the beneficiaries. The Administrator C.T.A. will then prepare Refunding Bonds and Releases (see index form) to be executed by each beneficiary before a Notary Public. The completed Refunding Bonds and Releases must be filed with the Surrogate. This Refunding Bond and Release ensures that if a creditor were to make a claim against an estate at a later date, all beneficiaries would place monies back into the estate for payment of the claim. Remember, that an estate is only liable for debts up to the value of the assets of the estate. These bonds also ensure that each beneficiary who inherits under the Will has received proper distribution and the beneficiary is satisfied with the performance of the Administrator C.T.A. The Surrogate will issue to the Administrator C.T.A. a Certificate of Release which the Administrator C.T.A. will present to the bonding agent to be released from the Surety Bond. The Administrator C.T.A. may then distribute the decedent's estate pursuant to the Will to each beneficiary.
An Application for Substitutionary Administration C.T.A. is filed when (1) the Will has been admitted to probate and the appointed fiduciary thereafter ceases to serve and an alternate executor is not properly named or is not named at all or (2) the named Administrator C.T.A. dies before completing his/her duties.
The Substitutionary Administrator C.T.A. must make application which will have additional language setting forth the facts of the appointment of the original Executor or Administrator C.T.A. and the reason for discontinuance of service. He/she will sign an Authorization To Accept Service of Process (Power of Attorney), Substitutionary Administration C.T.A. Qualification and a Child Support Verification. The death certificate of the Administrator C.T.A. or Executor must be presented and a Surety Bond will be required of the Substitutionary Administrator C.T.A.
The Surrogate will issue Letters of Substitutionary Administration C.T.A. (certification of the appointment with a copy of the Will annexed) and Substitutionary Administration C.T.A. Short Certificates. After funeral expenses, taxes, creditors and any other related estate expenses have been paid the Substitutionary Administrator C.T.A. will prepare Refunding Bonds and Releases to be signed by each beneficiary before a Notary Public. These bonds must be filed with the Surrogate who will issue a Certificate of Release to the Substitutionary Administrator C.T.A. to present to the bonding agent to cancel the Surety Bond. Distribution then may be made to each beneficiary under the Will by the Substitutionary Administrator C.T.A. after having performed a Child Support Judgment Search on each to ensure that no child support is due.


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1.) For your youngest kids, Manhattan Toys Cirque Du Soleil Twisterella ($28) is a great stacking toy with rattles and squeakers and crinkle paper that will inspire your infant. I love the colors and feel of this entire collection.
6.) For ages 6 to 8, I have to give you a boys and girls choice, because both will fly off shelves faster than you can say "holiday shopping." Two of the hottest items of the season are also the most affordable. Let's start with the boys. Can you say Bakugan? These are magnetic marbles that burst open to reveal Bakugan warrior action figures when they roll onto the real metal Gate Cards. There are full board sets and smaller sets, but you can begin to play for as little as $5.99, and the full board is $19.99.
7.) For 6- to 8-year-old girls, the rave is Clickables! Not only is this a jewelry box with charms and bracelets and necklaces featuring Tinkerbell, but it's also an online and offline play pattern. For the first time, girls playing offline can exchange information through their jewelry, and magically it will appear online in their virtual Pixiehollow Worlds. You have to play it to believe it. This new groundbreaking technology is awesome, and the price to play is $9.99 to $29.99, depending on the set.


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Woman charged; Toddlers inside vehicle during apparent overdose
Police say needle fell from woman's arm while a 2- and 4-year-old were in van
A Fayette County woman is facing child endangerment and drug possession charges after police say she injected drugs into her arm while her children were in the backseat of her van.
Uniontown police charged Clara Bass, 32, after the Wednesday night incident in a Morgantown Street shopping center.
Lt. Tom Kolencik said Bass' friend called 911 after she returned to the van to find Bass was passed out. When police pulled her from the van, Kolencik said a dirty syringe fell from her arm.
Emergency medical workers were able to awaken Bass, who was taken to Uniontown Hospital. When she awakened, Kolencik said Bass asked police, "Where are my children?"
The girls, one 2 years old, the other 4, were in the backseat of the van.
"Surprisingly, they were very calm. At one point, the 4-year-old asked if her mom was breathing yet," Kolencik said.
The girls are now in the custody of each of their biological fathers.


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The light that illuminated the vacant school playground—the same playground that a mere few hours ago was filled with hyper children dressed in costume—has now gone away. The sun has drifted off beyond the mountains leaving in its absence an eerie glow of darkness. Cups, streamers, decorations and candy wrappers litter the empty school; remnants on the ground of a parade that took place earlier in the day. Night has fallen upon the neighborhood. No sounds can be heard for miles away. Not a soul is stirring, for the sun has just disappeared. Children are still getting ready. Still eating dinner. Holding in their excitement and anticipation of what is yet to come. It is not a complete and total darkness, for sporadically, lanterns and pumpkins with faces light up sidewalks and pathways into people's driveways. The jack o' lanterns are signals. Beacons inviting the youth and their gracious parents to come up and ring the door bell or knock on the door for some candy. Flashing strobes and creepy sounds begin to stir and rise up from homes. A rolling fog erupts from certain houses, creating a spooky mist amidst the sidewalks and pathways. An invisible curtain is lifted as if to say, "the show has started." Doors begin to open and you can feel the excitement erupt from tiny creatures and characters, as they leave their homes and embark on their Halloween adventures, bags, buckets and baskets in hand.
One house on the block, however, has yet to open its door. As ghouls, goblins, vampires, wizards and mermaids fill the sidewalks with a kick in their step, this house remains silent for some reason. Deep inside, a mother warns her children of the outcome of not finishing their dinner. The kids hear their mother. They hear her loud and clear. But try as they might, the peas and carrots still linger on their plates even after they open their eyes. Feeling defeated and completely excited they gobble down their vegetables, as fast as they can forgetting about their terrible flavor, and make a run for the door. It opens with a loud bang and out comes a witch, a pumpkin and a pirate, mother in tow. The family of four make their way down the path leading to their fence. It creaks as they push past it, one at a time, in line. They travel down the friendly neighborhood, avoiding the haunted houses and screaming kids. Instead they knock on quiet homes with not-so-scary decorations and friendly faces. "Trick-or-treats," are said as candy is dropped into treat bags along with the rest of the evening's treasures. House after house they continue on, but the night begins to grow weary. The pumpkin is limp, the witch is cranky and the pirate is sleeping on his mother's shoulder as she carries him back home, his fist still tightly clenching his goodie bag.
Back home the children forget about their sleepiness. Their tired faces are long gone and are jovial once more. The dining table is cleared to make room for all the goodies. On the count of three they all empty out their buckets. Candy flies out onto the table in their own little corner—forming a mound in front of them—making sure that none of their pieces have gone astray into one of their siblings' piles. Suddenly they hear their mom call out. They argue and complain but to no avail. No one is allowed to touch a single piece of candy until it has gone through inspection. "Check mine first. Check mine first. No mine!" The witch, pumpkin, and pirate all yell out at once. She decides to do the reasonable thing and goes in order from oldest to youngest. The witch goes first. The mother immediately throws away anything "homemade" and self-wrapped, picking through each of the kids' loot. When the candy has passed the inspection, they are allowed one candy each. Per day. The excitement leaves their faces once again, knowing that she will, no doubt, hide the buckets and only bring them out once a day when they are allowed to pick one candy apiece. Lucky for them, the pumpkin knows where their mother hides the bucket, as she has picked the same hiding spot for the last two years. They each pick a moderately sized candy for the evening knowing that they still haven't eaten their halloween dessert. Each year it changes. Is it candy apples this year? No. Coffin brownies perhaps? Nope. Ghost cupcakes? Not a chance. It's something much more decadent and spooky. Something much more fancy.
"Graveyard Pots de Crème," the mother says as she sets the tray on the now cleared table.
"Graveyard huh?" the pirate responds.
"Oh it's chocolate pudding," the pumpkin answers.
"It's custard," the mother says, thinking of how this fancy dessert is lost on her children.
"It looks like pudding to me," the witch replies as she digs her spoon into the cup and taking a bite of her tombstone cookie.
"Just eat it," orders their mother.
Next year she'll make something easier. Like cookies. From a tube.


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The Chicago Fire confusion has begun.
Taylor Kinney — star of the upcoming NBC firefighter drama "Chicago Fire" — told reporters during a conference call last week that some Chicagoans get the wrong idea when he tells them what he does for a living.
"If you (say) 'We're working on "Chicago Fire,"' they ask you if you're a soccer player," said Kinney, according to RedEye.
The Major League Soccer team — which is named after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 — is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. The team has the third-best record in the league but continues to battle for fans and media attention in one of the most crowded sports cities in the country. Fire forward and leading scorer Chris Rolfe said he thinks having the same name as a primetime TV show will help his team more than hurt it.
"I think (it's confusing)," Rolfe said. "But I think it's a good thing for the organization. If people are confused, at least it means they're talking about the Fire."
Executive producer Dick Wolf — who also produced "Miami Vice" and "Law & Order" — said the name can benefit both sides.
"I would hazard to guess it's to our mutual benefit," Wolf said during the show's red carpet premiere Tuesday at the Chicago History Museum. "All the soccer fans will tune in, and people outside of Chicago might know the soccer team, which I don't think is really nationally top of the mind."
In addition to Kinney, "Chicago Fire," which premieres Wednesday, stars Jesse Spencer ("House") and Eamonn Walker ("Oz") and revolves around firefighters and paramedics working in the Chicago Fire Department. Walker took part in the ceremonial coin toss before Wednesday's Fire game at Toyota Park in Bridgeview and also hosted a screening of the show's premiere after the game on the jumbotron.
Players were expected to attend Tuesday's screening but had to cancel due to scheduling conflicts, according to the Fire.
"There are plenty of potential opportunities," Fire team president Julian Posada said. "We're starting that dialogue. We're both working on the same thing — promoting in our own way. I wish we had the money to spend advertising what we're doing during their shows."
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In the early days of mobile health apps and wearable medical devices, providers weren't sure they could cope with yet another data stream. But as the uptake of these apps and devices has grown over the last two years, at a rate surpassing virtually everyone's expectations, providers and payers both have had to plan for a day when wearable and smartphone app data become part of the standard dataflow. The potentially billion-dollar question is whether they can figure out when, where and how they need to secure such data.
To do that, providers are going to have to face up to new security risks that they haven't faced before, as well as doing a good job of educating patients on when such data is HIPAA-protected and when it isn't. While I am most assuredly not an attorney, wiser legal heads than mine have reported that once wearable/app data is used by providers, it's protected by HIPAA safeguards, but in other situations — such as when it's gathered by employers or payers — it may not be protected.
For an example of the gray areas that bedevil mobile health data security, consider the case of upstart health insurance provider Oscar Health, which recently offered free Misfit Flash bands to its members. The company's leaders have promised members that use the bands that if their collected activity numbers look good, they'll offer roughly $240 off their annual premium. And they've promised that the data will be used for diagnostics or any other medical purpose. This promise may be worthless, however, if they are still legally free to resell this data to say, pharmaceutical companies.
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Meanwhile, even if providers, payers and employers are very cautious about violating patients' privacy, their careful policies will be worth little if they don't take a look at managing the logical and physical security risks inherent in passing around so much data across multiple Wi-Fi, 4G and corporate networks.
While it's not yet clear what the real vulnerabilities are in shipping such data from place to place, it's clear that new security holes will pop up as smartphone and wearable health devices ramp up to sharing data on massive scale. In an industry which is still struggling with BYOD security, corralling data that facilities already work with on a daily basis, it's going to pose an even bigger challenge to protect and appropriately segregate connected health data.
After all, every time you begin to rely on a new network model which involves new data handoff patterns — in this case from wired medical device or wearable data streaming to smartphones across Wi-Fi networks, smart phones forwarding data to providers via 4G LTE cellular protocols and providers processing the data via corporate networks, there has to be a host of security issues we haven't found yet.
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Worst of all, hospitals' and medical practices' cyber security protocols are quite weak (as researcher after researcher has pointed out of late). Particularly given how valuable medical identity data has become, healthcare organizations need to work harder to protect their cyber assets and see to it that they've at least caught the obvious holes.
But to date, if our experiences with medical device security are any indication, not only are hospitals and practices vulnerable to standard cyber hacks on network assets, they're also finding it difficult to protect the core medical devices needed to diagnose and treat patients, such as MRI machines, infusion pumps and even, in theory, personal gear like pacemakers and insulin pumps. It doesn't inspire much confidence that the Conficker worm, which attacked medical devices across the world several years ago, is still alive and kicking, and in fact, accounted for 31% the year's top security threats.
If malevolent outsiders mount attacks on the flow of connected health data, and succeed at stealing it, not only is it a brand-new headache for healthcare IT administrators, it could create a crisis of confidence among mHealth shareholders. In other words, while patients, providers, payers, employers and even pharmaceutical companies seem comfortable with the idea of tapping digital health data, major hacks into that data could slow the progress of such solutions considerably. Let's hope those who focus on health IT security take the threat to wearables and smartphone health app data seriously going into 2015.


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|5 Hidden Resume Killers:
by Alesia Benedict, CPRW, JCTC
You may think you have the perfect resume, but you keep getting overlooked for all kinds of positions, and you can't figure out what's happening! Perhaps you are sabotaging yourself in ways you don't recognize.
Almost everyone is aware of obvious job search killers in resumes, such as spelling and grammatical errors; however hidden mistakes often end up costing you the interview when you have an otherwise solid resume. Protect yourself from being misperceived out of a job opportunity by carefully reviewing your resume for hidden killers.
1) Highlighting Political or Religious Affiliations
Many people fill their time with charitable work and, in the process, make some strong community contacts. Great idea and very fulfilling, most likely, but if that organization is your local church or political action group, you may be sabotaging yourself if you include this in the resume. Just the mere mention of such groups may subconsciously create a negative response in the reader. Don't place yourself at risk for potential discrimination or a negative first impression because of an association with a group that may not align with the values of hiring managers. We all know it's not ethical, but better to protect you, than be naïve and lose another opportunity.
2) Explaining Employment Gaps with too much Personal Information
Although it is critical to be honest about gaps in your employment history, exercise caution about giving too much personal information or suggesting your personal life may overwhelm your work life. Be brief and succinct in explaining any gaps in your personal work history, and be aware that caretaking for elderly parents, for example, is becoming much more common. Career change or geographic moves may be part of necessary family caretaking decisions, which could also be important to explain in your resume. Caretaking for family members is not as gender-based as it once was in our society, however you don't need to provide a lot of detail regarding the emotional toll and investment of time such caretaking has taken. The explanation doesn't need to suggest you have been consumed by personal obligations, hinting that personal obligations may be more important than your work life.
3) Don't Broadcast Weaknesses
Everyone has skill deficits or areas where his/her work could improve. However, by over-emphasizing these deficits or appearing nervous about them, you are likely to sabotage the strengths identified in your resume. Being honest doesn't mean you have to hang your head and kick at the floor like a school child; it's likely you feel worse about these shortcomings than necessary. Emphasize your strengths and practice a response to express information about potential weaknesses. What is it that bothers you so much about this particular deficit when you likely have other strengths? You don't need to be "all things to all people in order to land the job", and feeling shameful about deficits can only work against you.
4) Too Many Positions within the Same Time Frame
Sure, you may have worked 2 or 3 jobs in college, but later in one's career, this may send a message that you are scattered, unfocused, or worse yet, not committed to your primary field of interest. Potential employers want to know you are working toward company goals with the same level of energy they are, rather than being tired and distracted. Review the job history realistically. You cannot misrepresent your work experience, but try to look at "your story" during that time of your life. If there were a number of part-time positions pieced together out of financial necessity, be certain to identify the positions as part-time. Perhaps the positions included experiences for certification. Such situations denote a commitment to professional growth and are typically time-limited, a situation that more clearly explains seemingly dual, simultaneous employment.
5) Don't Over-emphasize Periods of Self-Employment
Many potential employers question your ability to be a team player if you are accustomed to being the boss yourself. It may also intimidate hiring managers or suggest you are over-qualified, if you have labeled yourself President of your own company. Again, don't be deceitful, but be cautious regarding labels. Describe creative development skills associated with self-employment in ways that will benefit the prospective employer, such as market analysis, client development, or full P&L.
Increase your own awareness of potential "resume killers", and you will be well on your way to eliminating obstacles to employment. Resumes can communicate in many more ways than just using words. The nuances of a resume are similar to body language – people get the message even if not overtly expressed. Rid your resume of hidden killers and move ahead in your job search!