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Bears head coach Lovie Smith and his entire staff insist they are focused on getting a win in Minnesota on Sunday and finishing the season on a strong note. Smith says they are getting ready for the Vikings just like they would for any other opponent.
Bears head coach Lovie Smith and his entire staff insist they are focused on getting a win in Minnesota on Sunday and finishing the season on a strong note. Smith says they are getting ready for the Vikings just like they would for any other opponent.
However, he didn't seem too prepared to talk about them Thursday.
"Gerhart … is that his name? Toby? Toby did a heck of a job last year against us," Smith said. "Their quarterbacks, whether it's Ponder or Webb — right Zach (Zaidman)? — either one of them poses problems for us. Percy Harvin of course is a great player. Defensive side of the ball, Jared Allen — isn't it? — Jared Allen is a heck of a player also. We'll have to deal with them."
You may want to refresh your memory on their names as well.
Urlacher, Barber may sit
Linebacker Brian Urlacher and Marion Barber did not practice Thursday, so don't expect either to play much, if at all, Sunday. LB Lance Briggs (knee) and TE Kellen Davis (illness) did not practice either, but they will suit up and probably play. PR Devin Hester (ankle) and DE Corey Wootton (concussion) practiced in full and should be ready to go against the Vikings in the meaningless season finale.
If Barber can't go (or even if he can) RB Kahlil Bell will get most of the carries, but Smith did not want to disclose who would replace Urlacher if he sits out. Maybe he thought someone cared.
"You want me to give you the game plan? How long have we known each other?" Smith told a reporter. "We have options if he can't play."
Briggs playful with media
Briggs has always been one of the more personable Bears, at least when it comes to dealing with the media. But on Thursday, for his final podium chat with beat reporters of the year, he was extra giddy.
"I just want to take a moment to say that it's been fun in here on Thursdays with you guys. I'm going to miss you," Briggs said. "And I know that a lot of you aren't supposed to have my phone number, but I'm sure when something comes up, I'll get texts from all of you asking for an interview. I can't wait."
He later closed his 10-minute chat with a big smile and an opportunity to send management a message.
"Could you repeat that question? I didn't catch the question. I believe that 'you said that earlier in the year you mentioned contract issues and you decided to put that under the rug and forget about that.' It seemed to enhance my play this year," Briggs jokingly repeated the question asked. "Do I hope the Bears get the message going into the offseason? I'm going to leave that with a no comment."
Stat of the Week
RB Bell is averaging 5.1 yards per carry over the last four games.
Quote of the Week
LB Briggs, on some of the more memorable moments he's had in Hawaii for the Pro Bowl: "I saw a whale for the first time when I was out there; like literally, it was a huge whale. We're just fishing, and the next thing I hear somebody shout: 'Hey look at that whale.' We all look over, and boom, I saw Humphrey."
Jay Taft's Quick Shots on the Chicago Bears appear Friday. He can be reached at 815-987-1384 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Victor Davis Hanson borrows the concept of the Borg from Star Trek ("the fictional alien race that appears as recurring antagonists in various incarnations") to capture the Obama administration's groupthink reformulating the war on terror. The Obama Borg, as Hanson dubs it, dissociate Islam from terrorism. The denial has reached absurd proportions with results that would be laughable if they weren't so serious and pathetic.
We are all familiar with the cases of Obama Borg members Janet Napolitano, John Brennan, James Clapper, Eric Holder, George Casey, and Charles Bolden. Hanson mentions all but Holder, whose case receives attention in Daniel Pipes's essay "Denying Islam's role in terrorism: Explaining the denial." Pipes demonstrates that the phenomenon of denial predates Obama, but it has risen to the status of official doctrine in the Obama administration.
The Obama Borg have now claimed another victim in the person of Lt. Col. Matthew Dooley. Colonel Dooley is an officer decorated for valor in Iraq and the subject of glowing evaluations.Colonel Dooley has been passed over for a combat battalion command, likely heralding the end of his promising Army career. What is his offense?
Colonel Dooley's offense was to have taught the dangers of radical Islam in a course at the Joint Forces Staff College. As told by Rowan Scarborough, the case of Colonel Dooley presents as an appalling study in the wages of the Obama Borg.
Wesley Pruden takes up the case of Colonel Dooley in "How to intimidate a paperclip general." Pruden directs his ire to "the paperclip generals," but this fish is rotting from the head.

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Flexibility is not a dominant selling point of Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts–or the life insurance policies that inhabit them. ILITs usually serve a single purpose, for instance providing a liquid fund to pay estate taxes, but a little creativity and flexibility can go a long way with clients who are on the fence. A recent IRS ruling (Revenue Ruling 2011-28, 2011-49 IRB 830) provides a path for at least one type of ILIT flexibility.
Substitution Power
There are not a lot of places to work flexibility into the structure of an irrevocable trust; too much flexibility and the value of the trust's assets will be included in the grantor's estate. But one area where flexibility can be introduced is in a power of substitution retained by the grantor.
The power of a grantor to substitute trust property for other property of equivalent value is often drafted into a trust for the purpose of conferring grantor trust status on the trust for income tax purposes. Prior IRS guidance established that the substitution power will not result in trust assets being included in the grantor's estate for estate tax purposes.
Despite that general rule being clear enough, it was still unclear whether substitution power would result in the value of trust assets being included in the grantor's estate when the trust is an irrevocable trust and the asset is a life insurance policy.
A grantor's power to substitute in a life insurance trust could be interpreted as giving the grantor an "incident of ownership" in the life insurance policy held by the trust–thus resulting in estate inclusion of the value of the policy. Revenue Ruling 2011-28 provides a definitive answer to that question.
Prior Guidance
Prior to issuance of the ruling and its companion, Revenue Ruling 2008-22, there had been some uncertainty surrounding whether a substitution power would cause the trust's assets to be included in the grantor's gross estate under Section 2036 (property transferred by a grantor with a retained life interest) or 2038 (revocable transfers).
In Revenue Ruling 2008-22, the IRS came to the general conclusion that a grantor's substitution power will not cause trust assets to be included in the grantor's estate. Ruling 2011-28 extends Ruling 2008-22 to include a substitution power over a life insurance policy held in an irrevocable life insurance trust.
Conditions on Substitution
In both 2011-28 and 2008-22, the noninclusion rule is subject to two conditions:
- The trustee must have a fiduciary obligation to determine that the property acquired by the grantor and the substituted property are actually equivalent in value.
- The grantor's "substitution power cannot be exercised in a manner that can shift benefits among the trust beneficiaries."
In other words, the trust agreement must not allow the trustee to turn a blind eye to a non-equivalent substitution. Without that requirement,
a trust could be drafted letting the grantor strip value out of the trust. By ensuring that the trustee has a "fiduciary obligation" to ensure equivalent value, the beneficiaries can hold the trustee to account if he or she allows the grantor to take action that will prejudice the beneficiaries' interests in the trust.
The substitution power cannot be "exercised in a manner that can shift benefits among the trust beneficiaries" if either:
- The trustee has both the power (under local law or the trust instrument) to reinvest the trust corpus and a duty of impartiality with respect to the trust beneficiaries, or
- The nature of the trust's investments or the level of income produced by any or all of the trust's investments does not impact the respective interests of the beneficiaries–for instance, when distributions from the trust are limited to discretionary distributions of principal and income.
Often, grantor status isn't necessary (or desirable) in a life insurance trust. When the trust is funded with income producing assets that will be used to pay premiums on the policy, it may be appropriate to ensure that the trust is a grantor trust so that the grantor will pay income tax on trust income. Otherwise, the trust may be forced to pay under the trust rate table, which rises to the top 35% level much quicker than the individual rate tables.
But where there is some possibility that an obligation of the trust will be forgiven, generating cancellation of debt income for the trust, grantor status will be highly undesirable. For instance, if the trustee has the power to borrow from the policy and the policy is allowed to lapse while the loans are outstanding, the grantor will be on the hook for the tax bill.
Selling Opportunities
The ruling clears a path for replacing policies in an ILIT without disturbing your client's estate plan. Outdated, expensive policies no longer have to be an expensive irrevocable mistake. You have an opportunity to put the right policy in place for your client, even where their policy is locked up in an ILIT.
If your client's ILIT does not permit substitution of the policy by the grantor, there's hope. Depending on state law, an irrevocable trust can be amended in a couple of ways.
First, does the trustee or someone else have the power to amend the trust under the trust agreement? If the trust agreement doesn't include an amendment provision or the trustee is unwilling to sign off on an amendment, state law may grant amendment power to the grantor. Usually, state law allows a grantor to amend an irrevocable trust with the consent of everyone who has a beneficial interest in the trust.
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Harold A. Hartman, Sr., 94 years of age, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Hartman was born on September 22, 1918 in Aurora, Ohio, the son of the late Maartin and Katharine (Marm) Hartman.
A lifetime Aurora resident, Mr. Hartman graduated from Aurora High School, and was a longtime dedicated member of the Aurora United Methodist Church. A skilled machinist, he had been employed at David Hunter Manufacturing in Solon from where he retired. During World War II, Mr. Hartman was proud to serve his country in the United States Navy. He held memberships in the Aurora V.F.W. , and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, F.& A.M., as well as a 32 Degree member of the Scottish Rite, Valley of Cleveland, Ohio. The legacy of Harold A. Hartman, Sr. will include his generosity to all Aurora residents which is seen in the Sugar House that he had built for the City of Aurora and donated for present and future generations. This active Sugar House has been constructed from the large Ash trees on his property that have been cut and made into the planks for the siding of the Sugar House. For those who have been privileged to know Mr. Hartman, his knowledge and the ability to share same, and his care for the community he lived in, will always be a significant contribution to all.
Mr. Hartman also leaves to his family a devotion for them and that of his loving wife Anne Marie Hartman who he married on June 15, 1940, and whose passing took place on December 27, 2011. Also with much sadness was the passing of his son Harold A. " Butch "Hartman, Jr. on March 31, 2012, and that of 2 sisters and 4 brothers.
Mr. Hartman is survived by his cherished grandchildren Harold "Chip" (Suzanne) Hartman, III of Pinkney, Michigan, Julie Hartman-Tues and Kristen ( Jim ) Hartman-Sopa both of Wisconsin, his great-grandchildren Alex, Michael, Torri and Elle, and his niece Patricia ( Dan ) Bernardinalli of Mantua.
Funeral services to Celebrate the Life of Mr. Hartman will be Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua at 12:00 Noon, where visitation will take place on Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until service time. Officiating will be Rev. Laurie Metzko, Associate Minister of Pilgrim Christian Church in Chardon. Mr. Hartman will then be laid to rest beside his loving wife Anne at Westlawn Cemetery in Mantua Township, Ohio. Full military rites will be presented by the United States Navy Honor Guard Team, assisted by members of American Legion Post No. 193 of Mantua. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Aurora High School Alumni Association.
The grandchildren of Mr. Hartman would like to extend a very special thank you to Kathleen Kolar for the years of her devoted support to both Mr. Hartman and their late grandmother Anne Marie Hartman , to Faith Szygenda for the tender and professional nursing care of both their grandparents, and to the caregivers from Home-Instead for additional support provided to the Hartman family. His obituary may be viewed at www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
(Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service, 330-274-3145, RC 1-25, 26-13)SClB


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Evan Sims has posted about the launch of a CodeIgniter-driven application that brings the bash.org quoting abilities to the world of Twitter.
Today marks the launch of TwitterBash, a concept conceived and design by my good friend Judson Collier. [...] TwitterBash takes the concept of the long Internet-famous bash.org, which allows folks to post snippets and quote conversations from IRC, and applies it to Twitter. Just sign up for an account, then head to the submit page. Pop in the permalink for a tweet you want to quote and you're done.
The site runs on the PHP5 CodeIgniter framework allowing for fast and easy development. There's already a pretty good amount of content, so go over and check it out (and submit some of your own).


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Congenital platelet function defects are problems with one of the blood elements needed for normal clots to form. These cells are called platelets. Congenital means present from birth.
Platelet storage pool disorder; Glanzmann's thrombasthenia; Bernard-Soulier syndrome; Platelet function defects - congenital
Congenital platelet function defects are bleeding disorders that cause reduced platelet function, even though there are normal platelet counts.
Most of the time, people with these disorders have a family history of a bleeding disorder. Bernard-Soulier syndrome occurs when platelets lack a substance that sticks to the walls of blood vessels. This disorder may cause severe bleeding.
The following tests may be used to diagnose this condition:
You may need other tests. Your relatives may need to be tested.
There is no specific treatment for these disorders.
People with bleeding disorders should avoid taking aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (such as ibuprofen and naproxen) because they are known to affect blood clotting. Patients who have severe bleeding may need platelet transfusions.
Most of the time, treatment can control the bleeding. However, congenital platelet function defects are life-long conditions. There is no cure. People with this problem should take steps to avoid bleeding.
Call your health care provider if:
A blood test can detect the gene responsible for the platelet defect. You may wish to seek genetic counseling if you have a family history of this problem and are considering having children.
Macartney CA, Paredes N, Chan AKC. Disorders of Coagulation in the Neonate. In: Hoffman R, Benz EJ Jr, Silberstein LE, Heslop HE, Weitz JI, eds. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 152.
Nichols WL.Von Willebrand Disease and Hemorrhagic Abnormalities of Platelet and Vascular Function. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 176.
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Offense is in, but defense is still what it takes to win big.
That's the lesson of college football's 2012 season.
For the fourth straight year, scoring rose during the regular season - with FBS schools averaging 29.6 points per game. That's up from 28.3 per game last season, from 27 in 2009.
Despite all of the pass-happy, fast-paced fun, those atop the BCS standings paint a far different picture of what it takes to be successful. Notre Dame, Alabama and Florida are Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in the BCS standings, and they also fall into that same order in another category - points allowed.
The No. 1 Fighting Irish (10.3 points allowed per game), No. 2 Crimson Tide (10.7) and No. 3 Gators (12.9) led all BCS schools in scoring defense this season.
It's no surprise that the top two in that category will meet in the BCS National Championship game on Jan. 7 in Miami, while Florida is headed to the Sugar Bowl against Louisville on Jan. 2.
It's hard to lose if the other team doesn't score.
IRISH FIGHTING: While Alabama had to rally in the closing minutes against Georgia this weekend to reach the championship game, Notre Dame was able to sit back with its ticket already punched.
The Fighting Irish and third-year coach Brian Kelly also managed to assume the mantle of top defensive team in the country, thanks to the Crimson Tide's 28 points allowed in the 32-28 win over the Bulldogs. Notre Dame, which secured its spot in the championship game with last week's win over USC, has allowed a grand total of 10 touchdowns in 12 games this season.
Alabama led the country in scoring defense entering this weekend's action, allowing just 9.25 points per game. Despite falling to No. 2 behind the Fighting Irish, the Crimson Tide still lead the country in total defense - allowing just 246 yards per game.
It's doubtful Alabama minds falling behind Notre Dame in any given statistic all that much, not when it has the opportunity face the Fighting Irish in person - bringing the full might of six straight Southeastern Conference national championships with it.
ALL-FUN LEAGUE: The Big 12 continued to carry the mantle of the country's top offensive conference this season.
For the fourth time in five seasons, the conference's teams at least tied for the most points scored per game. This season, Big 12 teams averaged 35.8 points per game.
Oklahoma State (44.7) led the way, with Baylor (44.1) a close second. Five of the conference's 10 teams averaged at least 40.2 points per game, while Texas Tech (37.8) and Texas (36.1) were hardly slouches.
Lowly Kansas pulled up the rear, averaging a paltry 18.2 points per game.
The only year the Big 12 hasn't at least tied for the most points scored over the last five seasons was in 2010.
The conference that led the way that season, you ask? That was the (allegedly) defensive-minded SEC, whose teams scored an average of 31 points per game that year.
50-POINT CLUB: A pair of programs topped the 50-point mark on average this season.
Louisiana Tech, which surprisingly missed out on a bowl game, led the country with an eye-popping 51.5 points per game. The Bulldogs scored at least 44 points in all but one of their games, a 28-14 win at New Mexico State on Oct. 27.
Despite all the points, and a memorable near-miss in a 59-57 loss to Texas A&M on Oct. 13, Louisiana Tech's season will likely be best remembered for the bowl game that wasn't.
DUCKS CALLING: Oregon was the other team to top the half-century mark.
The Ducks averaged 50.8 points per game this season, though that number could have been much higher were it not for coach Chip Kelly's kindly ways.
Oregon led by significant margins in several of its games this season before shutting things down. That included taking a 50-3 second-quarter lead over Arkansas State in its season opener before ``settling'' for a 57-34 win.
The Ducks scored at least 41 points in all but one of their games this season. That, of course, was their only loss - a 17-14 setback to Stanford.
EXTRA POINTS: Marshall quarterback Rakeem Cato topped several of the passing categories to end the regular season, including passing yards per game (350.1). ... Baylor quarterback Nick Florence led the country in total offense, averaging 387.7 yards - gaining 4,121 through the air and another 531 on the ground. ... Florence narrowly topped Heisman Trophy hopeful Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M, who averaged 383.3 total yards per game. ... Arizona sophomore Ka'Deem Carey topped the regular season with an average of 146.4 yards rushing per game, 1,757 total, though Northern Illinois' Jordan Lynch finished with the most yards (1,771) rushing.


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Initial grease fill
- SNLN 30 housings have two holes that have been drilled and tapped for an AH 1/8-27 PTF grease fitting. On a new housing, the holes are covered by plastic plugs. These plugs should be replaced with the grease fitting and threaded plug supplied with the housing.
- If a larger grease fitting or other equipment has to be used, an adapter to change to a G 1/4 thread is available (→ Accessories).
- Dimples cast into the top of the housing cap indicate alternative positions where holes can be drilled and tapped to accommodate a grease fitting for bearing or seal relubrication.
When relubricating from the side, which is typically necessary for CARB toroidal roller bearings, the offset hole in the housing should be used. SNLN 30 housings from size 3024 to 3038 have an integral flange that guides grease from the grease fitting directly to the rolling elements (fig. 4).
When bearings mounted on an adapter sleeve have to be relubricated from the side, the grease should be introduced from the side opposite the lock nut.
When bearings mounted at the end of a shaft have to be relubricated from the side, the grease should be applied at the point closest to the end cover.
When relubricating bearings from the side in housings with V-ring seals, mount an additional V-ring inside the housing on the side where grease is applied (fig. 5). This forces the grease to travel through the bearing and exit the housing on the opposite side.
SKF can supply an appropriate V-ring together with a splash plate that fits in the seal groove to cover a bit more than the top half of the housing. The sets are identified by the series designation ASNA followed by the housing size identification and the suffix V, e.g. ASNA 3024 V, and are available from size 3024 to 3032.
When four-lip seals (TSN .. L) or felt seals (TSN .. C) are used, grease cannot escape via the seals. If relubrication is required, the housing should have a grease escape hole.
SNLN 30 housings can be supplied with a grease escape hole (designation suffix V). A grease escape hole can be drilled into the housing using the dimensions provided in table 2.


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(CNN) - Zombies took center stage Wednesday at Canada's House of Commons. In a tongue-in-cheek exchange, parliament member Pat Martin suggested that Canada needed to be prepared for a zombie invasion.
"I rise today to salute the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and the Province of Quebec for putting in place emergency measures for dealing with the possibility of an invasion of zombies. Now, I don't need to tell you, Mister Speaker, that zombies don't recognize borders and that a zombie invasion in the United States could easily turn into a continent-wide pandemic if it's not contained. So, on behalf of concerned Canadians everywhere, Mister Speaker, I want to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, is he working with his American counterparts to develop an international zombie strategy so that a zombie invasion does not turn into a zombie apocalypse?"
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird assured lawmakers that the House of Commons is a zombie-free zone.


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Can you really learn about genealogy on YouTube? This is the first in a series of articles on locating genealogy teaching videos on various YouTube channels. I challenge you to watch at least one and learn something new.
"Know Your Records" Now Online
Did you know the National Archives (NARA) has a YouTube Channel? The archivists are creating short videos on records in their possession as well as putting videos of recorded presentations online. Most of the recorded lectures come from their "Know Your Records" series of live presentations given at the National Archives since 2005. Now you do not have to go to NARA in Washington, D.C. to see the presentations, but can learn about these records from the comfort of your home. Here are links to a selection of the videos available, but there are hundreds more.
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[Goodness, you have to prepare! Youll be lost!! Why arent you done yet!!! Wheres my Prozac!!!!The first camp is not the camp to be in. If you decide not to prepare you will be way, way behind and lost. It might be useful, however, to discuss why this is true, so that the importance of preparation will make sense, and so that youll know what and how to prepare, in a way that is manageable and beneficial. You should enjoy your summer before law school (as you should enjoy all summers). But you absolutely should not blow off preparing for whats to come.][Thane]
What does prepare mean?Outline the entire course?Learn to brief a case, spot the issue, use IRAC method?I'd love to outline the entire course and feel that would be the best course of action because you can adjust it as you progress through the course, but how much detail should be involved in that initial outline. Does anyone have any 1L Outlines they would like to share?
Do NOT use someone else's outline. You must do your own. In fact, you must do two.


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Burner Is a Handy Way to Grab a Throwaway Phone Number
Aug 13, 2012 5:00 AM PT
Burner - Disposable Phone Numbers, an app from Ad Hoc Labs, is available for US$1.99 at the App Store.
Burner phones are not just for criminals. They're also not just for guys who are caught in Jack Bauer or Jason Bourne situations where misguided law enforcement wants to catch them as much as the bad guys. No, a burner phone can be handy for nearly everyone, it turns out, and it even can be used for things that have nothing to do with nighttime nefarious activities -- like selling stuff on Craigslist or crank calling your neighbor and asking him to stop playing Lady GaGa so loudly in the morning.
Burner phones, also known as "pay-as-you-go" phones, are the ones you buy in a box from a retail store and then use without needing personal identification or a contract. Unless you screw up, they are essentially anonymous tools for communication. When you're done with the phone, you toss it in a garbage can or in the back of a moving pickup truck so that whomever is chasing you follows a dead end or doesn't know where you are.
There's an app for that.
It's called "Burner - Disposable Phone Numbers," and it works for the iPhone. Basically, for $2 you can get yourself a workable phone number with a local area code that you can use for a week or 20 minutes of talk time, whichever comes first. And if you're done with it, you can delete it -- or burn it -- at any time. If you need a burner number for a longer period of time, you can buy additional numbers through the app or extend your existing numbers.
To buy numbers or extend them, you purchase credit packs. A three-credit pack will get you a number and the aforementioned seven days and 20 minutes of talk time usage. An eight-credit pack is $4.99, a 15-credit pack $7.99, and a 25-credit pack costs $11.99. Doing the math, $12 will get you 8 different numbers ... or you can keep a number indefinitely by adding credits to it to extend the talk time and length of time it's active.
Call Me Maybe
Of course, the burner number is only limited by your imagination. If you don't like giving out your personal number to potential crazy stalker chicks or dudes from karaoke night at a dive bar, you can use it in social media situations where you need to post a phone number but you don't want your real number available online to just anyone forever. You could use it for online dating. You could even use a number for those situations where you need to open official accounts but you don't want to be called by the company for future telemarketing or even data harvesting-efforts.
There are plenty of ways to keep extra phone lines around or use VoIP line services, but the main point of Burner is to let you quickly and easily create a brand new phone number to use in a situation that you might not have imagined until seconds before you need a private, working phone number.
It's a pretty cool idea, really. And personally, I appreciate the ability to be mostly anonymous. I know that whenever I sell things on Craigslist to strangers, for example, I have to make a judgement call about my phone number, my address and location, and a meeting point. After that, my needs for a private number are likely to be pretty slim.
The terms of service state that Ad Hoc Labs will provide information to law enforcement if they are legally required to, so I doubt this could work as well as a real burner phone -- just in case you're an inactive secret agent with repressed memories and all manner of hell suddenly breaks loose on you.
How It Works
The overall process is pretty simple. The original $1.99 app fee gets you one burner number for 7 days and 20 minutes of talk time. To set up the app, you need to receive a text message with a code number to enter into the app. And if you decide to create a burner number, you can name it and add it to your contacts list so you recognize the number when it's used. To make a call, you dial out through the app itself. Easy enough, except you don't have access to your contact list, so you'll have to manually type the number in through the app. It makes sense because how often do you need to call your own contacts with a burner number?
The caller ID on the other end shows the burner number and a location. The burner number that I created listed the city where I live ... even though the iPhone number I have for my real phone originated from a different city altogether. Plus, when I created the burner number (you can choose your area code), I was traveling and in a different city. Interesting. I'm not sure if the app system knew to create the number in my home city or if it was just luck.
To answer a call on your own iPhone that's going to your burner number, your own iPhone caller ID will identify the burner number on your screen. When you answer, be patient -- the call connection will take a couple seconds longer than normal, and you'll have a chance to respond to a voice prompt if you want to take the call. Press #1, and with a beep, your call will be connected.
To send a text message, you tap in the destination number through the app, then tap in the message and send it off. On the receiving end, it looks like a regular text message.
Not for 911!
I'm not sure about the all electronic ninjutsu that goes on behind the scenes, but Ad Hoc Labs makes it clear that you should not use your burner numbers for 911 calls. That's probably because it could make it difficult for a 911 operator to figure out where the call is coming from.
All in all, it's pretty easy to use, and I'm happy to see its existence for the world, if only because sometimes you just might need to talk to someone who you'd rather not be talking with ever again. It happens, and when it does, being ready with a $1.99 investment in Burner seems, well, downright prudent. And maybe a little spy-thrillerish.


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What better way to wish fall away and usher in spring than to spend the evening at the 6th annual Panhandle Sportsman's Banquet
What better way to wish fall away and usher in spring than to spend the evening at the 6th annual Panhandle Sportsman's Banquet sharing with friends your outdoor adventures of the fall and plannng new ones for the spring. One of the area's most anticipated sportsmen's events is soon to occur.
The date of the annual Panhandle Sportsman's Banquet has been set for Thursday evening, Feb. 21. Port St. Joe Lions Club members are busy working to make this year's event not only one of the biggest and best ever, but another special moment to remember.
Attendees will enjoy the historic surroundings of the Port St. Joe Centennial Building while socializing with numerous area sportsmen and friends, and enjoying appetizers of Apalachicola oysters, boiled shrimp and all the trimmings beginning at 5:00 p.m. The beverage bar will also open at that time.
At 6:30 p.m. the serious eating begins. Chef Charlie Norton's "famous, no-man-left-hungry" ribeye steaks will take up a goodly portion of the dinner plate, leaving just enough room for the salad, potato and rolls. Don't forget to save room for Sister's "almost equally famous" banana pudding.
The Centennial Building will remove the threat of inclement weather impacting the evening and provide the backdrop of the historic building, erected in recognition of the signing site of Florida's First Constitution.
At 7:30 p.m., it's time to let a few notches out of your belt and get ready for the real excitement.
Over $20,000 worth of contributions and prizes will be distributed to the guests through live auctions and raffles. A few of the items offered will include over 24 shotguns, hunting rifles and pistols, along with numerous other outdoor products. There will also be items available for women and children. This will mark the third year of the $8,000 cash drawing held during the event. The lucky winner could win up to $8,000 if his ticket is drawn last from the box, but each ticket holder will have a one in 25 chance of at least doubling their money.
Tickets for the event are $50 in advance and $60 at the door. They can be purchased at Hannon Insurance and Ramsey's Printing and Office Products in Port St. Joe and from any Lions Club member. Additional information or ticket purchases can be made by calling 227-1133, 227-7767 or 527-1338.
The real winners at this year's banquet will be the beneficiaries of the community service projects supported by the Lions Club. Nearly $15,000 was raised at 2011's banquet for community service programs in the panhandle.


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i am wondering what people think chi really is.
this can be a very confusing subject because the asian idea of chi/ ki is used to explain many concepts.
1. as a life force (the magic that keep us breathing,, science has been able to make a heart pump and the nerves respond ect ect, but we still cant bring total life back once it has gone.
2. kinetic energy (basicly hitting power, why some people can hit harder than others. also in aikido the kinetic force moving torward you being guided in another direction.
3. interactive emotional energy,,(music bands talk about taking the audience energy and passing is back to them,, asian culture also talks about the "ki" of the room in training. sometimes it is energized sometimes it is laid back.
4. internal emotional energy.. (somedays you feel good,some days you dont)
are there other concepts i have missed? what are peoples thoughts and comments on chi?


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I had a recent discussion with a friend about the New Evangelization. As I see it, one of the potential pitfalls with this "new" approach, aside from the lack of a really firm definition, is that it endangers the whole effort. See the middle paragraph below.
17. In the Church's evangelizing activity there are of course certain elements and aspects to be specially insisted on. Some of them are so important that there will be a tendency simply to identify them with evangelization. Thus it has been possible to define evangelization in terms of proclaiming Christ to those who do not know Him, of preaching, of catechesis, of conferring Baptism and the other sacraments.
Any partial and fragmentary definition which attempts to render the reality of evangelization in all its richness, complexity and dynamism does so only at the risk of impoverishing it and even of distorting it. It is impossible to grasp the concept of evangelization unless one tries to keep in view all its essential elements.
These elements were strongly emphasized at the last Synod, and are still the subject of frequent study, as a result of the Synod's work. We rejoice in the fact that these elements basically follow the lines of those transmitted to us by the Second Vatican Council, especially in "Lumen gentium," "Gaudium et spes" and "Ad gentes."
All the "essential elements" must be maintained. And what are those? The centrality of Christ. The shared responsibility of all believers. The life witness of Christians as the most effective means of spreading the faith. Especially a life lived in such a way as to attract others–in curiosity, in wonderment–very much as the Lord attracted seekers.
These elements of evangelization were not unknown to the council bishops. Those three documents mentioned, the two constitutions and Ad Gentes, all provided the modern groundwork for what has followed through this 1974 synod and the developments since.
One parishioner noted an example of evangelization, and I agreed. This weekend's priest moved off the altar platform to give an embrace of peace to a wheelchair-bound man. The parishioner commented that that gesture was more effective than the homily in communicating the meaning of evangelization, new or otherwise. I suspect she was right.
Perhaps we Catholics would be better off speaking of a Full Evangelization, and not so much a New. What do you think?


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As used in this article, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Apprentice" means a person who is preparing to become a licensed funeral director and embalmer and is learning the practice of embalming, funeral directing or cremation under the direct supervision and personal instruction of a duly licensed embalmer or funeral director.
(b) "Authorized representative" means a person legally authorized or entitled to order the cremation of the deceased, as established by rule. An authorized representative may include in the following order of precedence:
(1) The deceased, who has expressed his or her wishes regarding the disposal of their remains through a last will and testament, an advance directive or preneed funeral contract, as defined in section two, article fourteen, chapter forty-five of this code;
(2) The surviving spouse of the deceased, unless a petition to dissolve the marriage was pending at the time of decedent's death;
(3) An individual previously designated by the deceased as the person with the right to control disposition of the deceased's remains in a writing signed and notarized by the deceased: Provided, That no person may be designated to serve in such capacity for more than one nonrelative at any one time;
(4) The deceased's next of kin;
(5) A court order;
(6) A public official who is charged with arranging the final disposition of an indigent deceased; or
(7) A representative of an institution who is charged with arranging the final disposition of a deceased who donated his or her body to science.
(c) "Board" means the West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners.
(d) "Certificate" means a certification by the board to be a crematory operator.
(e) "Courtesy card holder" means a person who only practices funeral directing periodically in West Virginia and is a licensed embalmer and funeral director in a state which borders West Virginia.
(f) "Cremated remains" or "cremains" means all human remains, including foreign matter cremated with the human, recovered after the completion of cremation.
(g) "Cremation" means the mechanical or thermal process whereby a dead human body is reduced to ashes and bone fragments and then further reduced by additional pulverization, burning or recremating when necessary.
(h) "Crematory" means a licensed place of business where a deceased human body is reduced to ashes and bone fragments and includes a crematory that stands alone or is part of or associated with a funeral establishment.
(i) "Crematory operator" means a person certified by the board to operate a crematory.
(j) "Crematory operator in charge" means a certified crematory operator who accepts responsibility for the operation of a crematory.
(k) "Deceased" means a dead human being for which a death certificate is required.
(l) "Embalmer" means a person licensed to practice embalming.
(m) "Embalming" means the practice of introducing chemical substances, fluids or gases used for the purpose of preservation or disinfection into the vascular system or hollow organs of a dead human body by arterial or hypodermic injection for the restoration of the physical appearance of a deceased.
(n) "Funeral" means a service, ceremony or rites performed for the deceased with a body present.
(o) "Funeral directing" means the business of engaging in the following:
(1) The shelter, custody or care of a deceased;
(2) The preparation of a deceased for burial or other disposition;
(3) The arranging or supervising of a funeral or memorial service for a deceased; and
(4) The maintenance of a funeral establishment for the preparation, care or disposition of a deceased.
(p) "Funeral director" means a person licensed to practice funeral directing.
(q) "Funeral establishment" means a licensed place of business devoted to: the care, preparation and arrangements for the transporting, embalming, funeral, burial or other disposition of a deceased. A funeral establishment can include a licensed crematory.
(r) "Funeral service licensee" means a person licensed after July 1, 2003, to practice embalming and funeral directing.
(s) "License" means a license, which is not transferable or assignable, to:
(1) Practice embalming and funeral directing;
(2) Operate a crematory or a funeral establishment.
(t) "Licensee" means a person holding a license issued under the provisions of this article.
(u) "Licensee in charge" means a licensed embalmer and funeral director who accepts responsibility for the operation of a funeral establishment.
(v) "Memorial service" means a service, ceremony or rites performed for the deceased without a body present.
(w) "Mortuary" means a licensed place of business devoted solely to the shelter, care and embalming of the deceased.
(x) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, not-for-profit organization or any other organization.
(y) "Registration" means a registration issued by the board to be an apprentice to learn the practice of embalming, funeral directing or cremation.
(z) "State" means the State of West Virginia.


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The most obvious, and most common, way to think about spending money is that this is an individual decision. Within this broad framework individuals receive pay for the work they have done and then decide how much money should be spent on housing, on clothes, and on discretionary items. Some people spend carefully. Some spend less carefully. And some spend in ways that guarantee financial problems for themselves.
This simple and compact world view has been the basis of many editorials about thrift and forms the philosphical underpinning for many of the questions I get when I occasionally do media interviews on the subject. And this particular narrative does contain some truth. No less than The Pope has repeatedly warned against the moral dangers of materialism. And while thrift and materialism are not perfect opposites, my life experience suggests that those who spend their leisure hours emersed in activities other than shopping or plotting how to acquire their next posession are far more likely to handle their money responsibly — to spend and save in ways that are in line with their long-term economic well-being. It doesn't always work this way, but often it does.
But this view also has an important ommission that has practical implications for the way we think about spending decisions. Consumption, and particularly conspicuous consumption, takes on added social meaning when an individual feels powerless relative to others in society. A Hispanic woman, who speaks English with a Spanish accent, may believe that others who meet her for the first time will assume that she is poor and less educated. How might she compensate for this? She may choose to purchase a Louis Vuitton handbag or drive a BMW even if she cannot really afford to do so. Expensive luxury brands tell the world "I am not as powerless as you think I am" and they appeal to some segments of the population who can least afford to purchase them. Look in the mirror. Will people meeting you for the first time assume by your appearance and speech that you are likely to be reasonably successful at life? If the honest answer is "yes" it is easier for you to handle your money responsibly.
Is there evidence of this effect? Yes. A recently published paper, Desire to Acquire: Powerlessness and Compensatory Consumption, provides some experimental evidence that feelings of powerlessness and the willingness to spend more money to compensate for that feeling are related.
As we move forward with efforts to teach responsible spending and saving, to understand why some people are better at it than others, we need supplement the common moral narrative with the understanding that the psychological value of conspicuous consumption varies across individuals in accordance with their own self-perceptions of power and position. Lifting up those who feel powerless is more likely to change self-defeating spending behavior than recriminations that make them feel worse than they already do.


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The W.A.S.P. Seat
In my post below, I warn that not every name I bandied about in my quoted column should have been taken seriously. One name that must be taken seriously, however, is Diane Wood. For President Obama, Wood is the perfect successor to Justice John Paul Stevens, should his lagging clerk-hiring be an accurate predictor of his imminent retirement.
First, the basic qualifications: Wood is a well-known liberal judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She was the first person President Obama interviewed for what is now Justice Sonia Sotomayor's seat on the Supreme Court. President Clinton nominated her to the Seventh Circuit in 1995 and she took her seat with the Senate's unanimous confirmation. She has since emerged as the Circuit's most identifiable liberal voice amid her famously conservative colleagues, Judges Richard Posner and Frank Easterbrook. That much had already been widely reported in the weeks following Justice Souter's announcement of his retirement.
Now, what makes Wood the perfect fit for Stevens's seat?
- THE BEST WOMAN: President Obama will nominate a woman. Period. But Obama will not want to nominate just any political or legal star. Unbound by any other identity concerns from his own political coalition, Obama will nominate the very best woman for the job: the woman that no man–or woman, for that matter–can plausibly contend is his inferior.
- The W.A.S.P. Seat: Justice Stevens is the lone Protestant on a Court staffed by six Catholics and two Jews. As critical mass has made "the Catholic seat" and "the Jewish seat" irrelevant, President Obama will find encouragement in the irony that by nominating Judge Wood, he is preserving a link to the Court's–and the country's–past. In this sense, she's a two-fer: the left's traditional identity politickers can be satisfied with another step towards the Bench's gender balance while the right's neo-identity politickers–notably, the Senate Judiciary Committee's W.A.S.P.s so perturbed by Sotomayor's "wise Latina" remarks–can take a break from lamenting where their country has gone.
- PRO-CHOICE: Judge Wood is unabashedly pro-choice. In Planned Parenthood v. Casey, in which Justices O'Connor, Souter, and Kennedy affirmed a woman's right to choose an abortion while narrowing Roe v. Wade's original protections, Justice Stevens argued that Roe needed no modification. Judge Wood's abortion jurisprudence has proven broader than Casey permits: when she creatively sidestepped the Court's undue burden standard to find that an anti-abortion organization violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act through their protest activities, the Supreme Court reversed her, with only Justice Stevens dissenting.
- A STRONG VOICE: The Court's liberal bloc will lose its leader upon Justice Stevens's retirement. He has long served as a powerful counterweight to the Court's conservative heavy-hitters. Judge Wood will bring with her a decade and a half of sparring experience with Judges Posner and Easterbrook, whose intellectual reputations not only stand as tall as those of any of the Supreme Court's conservative bloc, but also their forceful personalities rival even Justice Scalia's. Further, after nominating the prosaic Sotomayor, President Obama will want to put forward a "rock star of the written word," who, as a Mother Jones reporter described, "Federalist Society members viewed—off the record, of course—as the left's answer to John Roberts."
- NON-IVY LEAGUE: Judge Wood earned her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas. Currently, Justice Stevens, a Northwestern Law graduate, is the only member of the Court not to hold an Ivy League law degree.
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW PROFESSOR: Judge Wood taught alongside President Obama on the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School.
- SEVENTH CIRCUIT: Judge Wood sits on the Seventh Circuit, where then-Judge Stevens served prior to his confirmation to the Supreme Court.
- AGE: As Joan Biskupic of USA Today noted on her blog today, Judge Wood's age–she will be 60 this summer–may not be problematic, given that "President Obama has not been seeking younger candidates for the federal bench as GOP predecessors Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush did."
Of course, these factors only speak to why Obama will nominate her, not to why the Republicans will support her. They won't. Not even if she preserves the W.A.S.P. seat and would, however unlikely, vote less liberally than Stevens. The Republican Party in the summer of 2010 will see Wood's nomination as an opportunity to feed raw meat to their pro-life base in anticipation of the mid-term elections.
However, if Sotomayor was Obama's pick for expanding the Court's diversity, Wood will be Obama's pick for bolstering the Court's progressivism. After the Republicans put up a near-united front for Sotomayor and Health Care, Obama surely recognizes that the days of gaining a broad consensus vote will not be returning anytime soon. No matter who he nominates next, the vote will be nearly party line. And with the specter of losing a sliver of his Senate majority next November, this summer may be Obama's only opportunity to nominate the perfect successor to Justice Stevens. Judge Wood's time has come.
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ASHEVILLE - A former Asheville high school football star was shot and killed after police say he was involved in a break-in and fired a gun as officers chased him.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports (http://avlne.ws/1bm7xhA ) former Reynolds High School football star A.J. Marion was shot Sunday morning after being struck by a single bullet. Police said Marion died at Mission Hospital.
Sgt. Dave Romick said officers responding to a burglary call chased the suspect. Romick said officers saw the suspect had a gun, and when they confronted him, he refused to comply with commands from police and was shot.
The State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a probe and the officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave.
As a sophomore, Marion helped lead Reynolds High School to the 2009 state championship. He rushed for 1,815 yards and 24 touchdowns in his junior year and was offered a scholarship by East Carolina that season. But a serious knee injury in his senior year derailed his season and his college plans.


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At Chocolate Sunday's I caught a little jewel chat with great people like Tony Rock, RT Stekel, Dannon Green, Shang, Sidney Castillo,Deon Cole, David Golstan, Al Walser & so many more. So lets get to my first jewel chat with Tony Rock. Now alot people know Tony because his big brother is hilarious funny man Chris Rock. But dont get it twisted this young comic has made a name for himself and do to his roles on numerous tv shows & performances in numerous comedy tours there is no question that the Showtime at the Appollo Host is blazing his own trail. When i asked him about his relationship with Tommy & what he thought about the show. He said and i quote "Indirectly I started Chocolate Sundae's" Not meaning to be arrogant. Only that he was the original first host of the show and he created the name.
He says Tommy is a great choice for the show. He says they have been friends for a long time due to the fact that he is the little brother of Chris Rock. Which has been friends with Tommy for years. He says he has the most respect for him and believes that Tommy being apart of Chocolate Sundaes is only going to make the show bigger & better.
You can catch Tony as a new cast member on the Hit BET show "Reed Between the Lines".
He is currently on the Royal Comedy Tours with Bruce,Bruce Sommore, Dl Hugley & so many more.Also he will be on the Rock The Mic tour. check him out on twitter or Instagram.
Up next I talked to my very funny friend and one of the performers on Chocalate Sundaes RT Steckel. I asked what he thought about the party and his response was " Pookie Put together a hell of a party".. He's so funny. He went on to say how proud he is to be apart of the show & how much he respects Tommy Davidson
He finds him to be professional & hilarious.He"s always been inspired through comedy from greats like Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy & Goerge Carlin just to name a few and that those were the comic that gave him passion to be a comedian, Catch RT on Chocolate Sundae's premiering on Showtime Sunday & on The Real Husband's of Hollywood.
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Now by this event being thrown during Grammy Weekend it wouldnt be a proper party without seeing some nominee's. I bumcomedian ped into Grammy Nominee Al Walser courtesy of hollywoods well known and bubbly publicist Charmaine Blake after telling me how much she loved the party and how she was so proud to be black.
It was random for the coversation.But thats Charmaine for you.After our little chat she introduced me to Singer/producer/songwriter from Liechtenstein which is nominated for his dance song "I cant live without you".Although some of you might not know who he is just yet. He is one of the most talked about nominee's this year. He admits to being the under dog in this category. But in my opinion if you can come from being the only bi-racial kid in a country with a population of 35,000. Id say the under dog is looking real good right now. Catch Al on his dj tour & his weekly radio show. Al Walser top 20. To learn more about Al Walser go to his facebook page or follow him on twitter.
Now before i go i have to dish about my jewel chat with Shah's of Sunset Cast member. Actor/comedian David Golshan this guy is too funny. When i asked him was he enjoying the party his reply was "Hell Yes" he say he loves being in diverse enviroments and around so may talented people. He also finished by saying he thinks he is mixed with black because he doesnt like to swim. That was so random and had nothing to do with our interview.But it was kinda funnt.Loved it. Checkout David Golshan as a new cast member on Parks/Recreations & Shah's of Sunset.He is also touring.


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If you're anything like me, the last 36 hours or so have been filled with rage, tears, and yelling obscenities at the Supreme Court over it's appalling ruling allowing employers to refuse to provide health insurance coverage for some forms of birth control. This blatantly sexist travesty was compounded this morning when SCOTUS clarified that the decision is not limited to the four types of contraception specified in the Hobby Lobby case, but extends to ALL methods of birth control.
In light of the number of times I've have had to engage in debate with friends, family members, coworkers and random people on the internet as to why the Hobby Lobby ruling is terrible for women, I've compiled a list of the most frequent arguments I've heard in support of the decision and some (hopefully!) handy links and talking points refuting said arguments.
1. Should the government be able to force companies to pay for something that goes against their religious beliefs? What about their right to religious liberty?
On one level, this all stems from the Citizens United ruling. This is the infamous case in which the Court held that corporations are 'people'. There are obviously a number of real, substantial, non-trivial differences between a person and a corporation, including but not limited to the fact that an actual human being can: A.) die, as opposed to going out of business; b.) go to jail if they commit a crime, as opposed to, you know, banks and Wall Street firms that are "too big to fail" or completely unaccountable; etc. Many people, myself included, do not believe that corporations should be considered 'people' under the law. SCOTUS (well, at least 5 of them) and I disagree bitterly on this point. So, my to answer the question of "should the government be able to force companies to pay for something that goes against their religious beliefs?" is that yes, I think that the government should have that power.
The government can already force corporations to do all sorts of things that may be at odds with a corporation's religious beliefs - for example, the government compels private companies to abide by federal anti-discrimination laws. Thus, while your religion may tell you that gay marriage is evil/sinful/whatever, that does NOT mean that if you own a bakery, you can't refuse to sell them a wedding cake.* I fail to see how requiring private corporations to comply with a mandate to cover contraception is somehow different. Though who knows what kind of doors this ruling may open for corporations to argue that that also violates their religious liberty...
Which brings us to the second part of the argument: "What about their [corporations'] right to religious liberty?"
Let's remember that corporations *DID* have an alternative to covering contraception, which was simply to not provide health insurance for their employees at all and instead pay a fine. If a corporation's morals are so important (which, as Hobby Lobby invests in funds that include the makers of the morning after pill, IUDs, etc illustrate, they clearly aren't), then the company should be willing to stand up for their convictions and pay the price.
*Caveat: religious organizations are exempt from this, so a church CAN refuse to perform a same-sex wedding. Under the ACA, religious organizations/religious non-profits were also exempt from the contraceptive mandate.
2. Why can't women just buy their own health insurance if their employer doesn't believe in covering contraception? Why should employers have to pay for women's birth control/give women a 'handout' anyway?
I would argue that health insurance should not be tied to employment to begin with. The way the system currently operates is that employers provide their employees with health insurance as one form of compensation for work performed. So its NOT a 'handout', it is an earned benefit. If Hobby Lobby wanted to hand all of their employees who wanted to purchase insurance that covered birth control the same amount of money that the company would be putting toward their health insurance through the company, and the employee would have to cover the difference, then I would be fine with that.....assuming that the laws were modified to allow employees to do that. As the ACA currently exists, however, if an employer offers health insurance, an individual may not always be able to purchase insurance on the exchanges, and the prices of such insurance may be too high to be feasible, given the higher-risk pool of those insured through the exchanges. And those employees would not be eligible for the subsidies or tax credits that other people whose employers do not offer insurance are, even if they make the same amount, making that currently an unrealistic option for many even if the premise of this idea, that Hobby Lobby et al would be willing to give employees such a deal.
3. Why can't women just use whatever methods of birth control their employer does cover? Its not like birth control is medically necessary or anything.
First of all, my employer should NOT have the right to decide what medical treatment I can or cannot access. Those decisions are between me and my doctor. That's not something you hear men ever having to say, because its so obvious that meddling in private medical affairs is something that only ever affects women.
Not all birth control is equal and not all birth control works for everyone. There are a myriad of reasons why one pill may work where other methods may not. [I will use myself as an example of some points, insert your own or feel free to use me as 'your friend' for illustration purposes when discussing with someone.] I personally cannot do an IUD, for example, because in my body, they like to migrate up into the Fallopian tubes...that is not a fun experience. Other forms of birth control interact with other medications I am on and other medical conditions I have, so for me, the pill is the best option.
Which brings us to the next point - there are a number of legitimate medical uses for the birth control pill that have NOTHING to do with preventing pregnancy. In fact, one of the common condition treated with birth control pills is endimetriosis, which can be incredibly debilitating, and in that case, birth control pills can actually PRESERVE a woman's future fertility, for when she wants to have a child! I am on the type of the pill that prevents me from getting my period because I have a genetic connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - Hypermobility. My joints regularly sublux and dislocate, which is unsurprisingly quite painful. During menstruation, the normal laxity hormone that is released causes these issues to become worse and more frequent. So for me, taking a pill that keeps me from getting my period means less laxity hormones, which means fewer trips to the doctor/ER/days off work, etc.
In my particular case, birth control may in fact save my life. If I were to get pregnant, it could very well kill me. I am at high-risk for uterine rupture, hemorrhage, aortic aneurysm, etc, not to mention the potential long-term effects on physical health/quality of life if I did survive a pregnancy. There are many, many other women in similar circumstances and we should not have to disclose such information to our employers in an attempt to 'beg' for leniency in what medical care is covered.
4. Birth control only costs like $15-$60 a month, why can't women just pay that out of pocket? Besides, Planned Parenthood gives out free birth control and you can always just use condoms anyway.
Well, besides the fact that women shouldn't HAVE to pay out of pocket just because their employer has "sincerely held" religious beliefs (never mind that such beliefs are factually inaccurate and scientifically invalid), even is birth control "only" costs $15-$60/month out of pocket, well, lets do the math. For the sake of argument, lets say a woman's birth control costs $37.5/month...over the course of a year, that comes out to $450. That is a substantial amount of money for a teenager, a young woman, someone earning minimum wage, women with families, etc. It may not be much for you personally, but that's not the point. To a vast number of people in our country, that is a barrier to access and that's STILL less than the cost of something longer lasting, like an IUD, that costs about $600 upfront, plus surgical insertion fees in some places.
And please don't tell me how you can just get birth control for free at Planned Parenthood, because over the last decade of so, absurd TRAP laws have forced the closure of TONS of Planned Parenthoods and similar organizations. The nearest PP might be over a 100 miles away, and functional non-existent for many poor women.
As for condoms....CONDOMS BREAK PEOPLE! Typical condom usage is only about 85% effective, which is far less than the 98-99% effectiveness of birth control pills. There are also people who are allergic to latex (hi!), and let me tell you, non-latex condoms are about $9 for a box of 3. I'm in a position in my life where that cost isn't an issue for me, but tell that to a teenage girl, assuming that she hasn't been slut shamed so much by our culture that she's too afraid to even mention condoms to her boyfriend because then she's a "whore" or some such crap. Not to mention the fact that if a woman is sexually assaulted/raped, let's just be realistic about the potential that her rapist is going to respect her request for a condom!
5. Relax, the Hobby Lobby ruling is very narrow! It only applies to "closely held corporations," it won't affect that many people.
Actually, about 90% of companies in the United States are closely held companies! 90%!!!! And those companies employ 52% of the workforce! That's pretty significant and not at all what I would call narrow.
6. Aren't you over-reacting? The ruling doesn't restrict access or prevent women from accessing contraception, it just means that employers can't be forced to pay for them.
While this ruling, in and of itself, may not specifically prevent or restrict women's access, in reality, it does and will. If, in the wake of this ruling, your boss drops contraceptive coverage and you can't afford your birth control, your access has been significantly affected. It may be an indirect effect, but it is by no means an unintended consequence.


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Design Lab
The Design Lab provides an opportunity to collaborate on bold ideas that make a difference in the lives of students. By using design thinking matched with an entrepreneurial mindset, we collectively transform ideas into solutions. The lab serves as a new model for the way we impact learning by focusing on student-centered design.
Educators want to create solutions to existing challenges. The Design Lab validates educators' insights and provides a means to experiment with transformative design. It enables shared power, highlights teachers as innovators, and creates a model for on-going innovation.
It also capitalizes on educators' experiences, expertise, and passions by changing the way in which problems are identified and addressed. This iterative process involves gathering information about educational issues, developing possibilities, and evolving them into viable solutions. These potential solutions are tried in various classrooms and Out-of-School Time programs.
The Design Lab reframes the way we look at educational problems as a community. It encourages us to see problems as opportunities and to collectively find solutions together. It promotes partnerships between schools and their communities and represents a powerful system for local, sustainable innovation.
Design Lab Mission:
Angie UyHam
District Design and Innovation Coach


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It seems to me that rapid-development web platforms are going to radically change the world of web applications.
It has been five years since Rails 1.0 was released for Ruby, and since that time we have seen Grails for Groovy, Django for Python, and Roo for Java.
But to my knowledge (which is probably limited, being a Java/Groovy progammer) there is no similar framework for C#.
Does such a thing exist? If not, why not?
Edit: It's quite possible I'm not using the right words when I say "rapid-development," but I'm talking about frameworks that can conceivably allow you to build a working blog engine in 30 minutes. You couldn't reasonably do this with, say, Java, Spring, and Hibernate, given the various configuration needed to allow your controllers to be found, and both configuration and code necessary for your entities to persist and be retrieved.
So I'm talking about frameworks that handle all of the CRUD with a convention-over-configuration mentality. If someone has the right words for what I'm talking about, let me know.


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One of the problem with owning a white body car is maintaining its paint surface from ugly swirl marks and dirt. I am quite particular when it comes to washing my car and 99% of the time, I would wash it by myself. However, as months go by, faint swirl marks started to appear despite being extremely gentle when I was washing it. There were also some persistent water marks which I can't get rid of no matter how much car shampoo I used.
Finally, I turned to the Internet to look for a reliable Auto Detailing Specialist. I have heard many horror stories how bad workmanship resulted in more swirl marks on the car after polishing. Some even use cheap wax which doesn't last long.
After doing a fair bit of research, I stumbled across Posh Care Care. Using Meguiar's range of products which are known to be one of the best around, Posh Car Care offers a surprisingly good price for their polish and wax packages.
I made an appointment with them via e-mail a few days beforehand and promptly sent my car in at around 10:00 a.m. The place was already jammed packed by the time I arrived which is a good indication of their soaring business.
I was told that the 3 steps polish and wax will take around 5 hours or so.
This gave me some opportunity to take some pictures while waiting for my car to be pampered.
The workmanship is pretty good and the person who was attending to my car is very meticulous with his work.
From cleaning my car with clay bar to polishing it, every area of my car was given a good a pampering that it deserves.
After a long wait, I was pretty happy with the work done.
The surface is really smooth and looks as if it just came out from the showroom.
A word of advice. Go to their Subang outlet as they have a bigger floor space there to polish your car. Look for Deric at the contact details below.
Posh Car Care
Shah Alam Outlet
YG15, Jalan Plumbum Y7/Y
Pusat Komersial Seksyen 7
Shah Alam Selangor
Tel: 03-55664018
Subang Outlet
No. 11, Jalan USJ 19/4A
47630 Subang Jaya
Tel: 03-8024 5610


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With delight, I warmly welcome you to the website of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Rwanda – Huye Campus (CASS-UR). Looking back at our excruciating history that struck our country two decades ago, today our major focus is on the future.
Our goal is therefore to educate the next generation of leaders in Rwanda who are prepared and dedicated to building a more just and sustainable world and also supporting the development of Rwanda by discovering and advancing knowledge, committed to the highest standards of academic excellence , where students are prepared for lives of service, leadership and solutions.
More detailed information about our College is available on our website (see menu on top). We are eager to receive your opinions and suggestions in a constructive way in order to improve information on our website.
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The mission UR is to deliver quality education and develop innovative teaching and research meant to address the problems of the population, the students, the nation, the region and the world.
Mainly, CASS offers 1 Advanced Diploma program, 14 Bachelors degree programs, 7 Masters Programs, as well as MPhil and PhD programs by research that can be offered by all disciplines available in the college.
– The College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) Head Office is located in Huye
– 4 Schools, 4 Research Centers a Radio and a Legal Aid Clininc
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To be a leading University that develops highly enterprising graduates prepared and dedicated to building a more just and sustainable society locally, nationally and globally, with appropriate innovations that advance quality of life.
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Now it's Ruth Madoff's turn to lose her shirt.
The wife of notorious Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has yet to be accused of a crime. But that didn't stop a federal judge from stripping away most of her possessions as part of a settlement with the Madoffs on Friday.
On the chopping block are $80 million in Ruth's assets that include much more than than the family's $7.5 million East Side penthouse, according to court documents.
Ruth could literally lose the shirt on her back and the comforter on her bed as part of a list of must-sell items that includes "all salable apparel, accessories, footwear, leather goods and luggage."
Also on the list: Two Mercedes Benz luxury cars, Bernie's 35 sets of watches and cufflinks, and one $12,500 black dyed and sheared women's mink coat bought from J. Mendel salon at Bergdorf Goodman.
That's too bad.
The 68-year-old already suffers the daily indignity of grey streaks because her stylist won't treat her, and has been reduced to riding the subway like an ordinary New Yorker.
At least she'll get to keep $2.5 million in cash from the settlement, according to WSJ.com.
She may want to use some of that money to buy back a few of these items on the Fed's list:
From the family's East Side Penthouse:
- All furniture, clocks, lamps, lighting fixtures and wall sconces = $1.75 million
- All musical instruments, including one Steinway piano = $39,000
- All floor and window coverings = $382,000
- All tableware and service pieces, including silverware and plate = $41,580; chinaware and glassware = $16,910
- All paintings, prints, professional photographs and sculptures = $1.6 million
- All linens and bedding = $18,000
- All electronics and appliances
- All decorative objects = $160,870
From Ruth's $11 million Palm Beach, Florida home:
- All furniture = $1.175 million
- All floor and wall coverings = $107,510
- All tableware and serving pieces = $8,505; chinaware and glassware = $16,664
- All paintings, prints, professional photographs, sculpture and artwork = $858,150
- All decorative objects = $248,158
- All electronics and appliances
Four boats, One 1999 Mercedes Benz CLK Class, One 2004 Volkswagen Toureg, One 2001 Mercedes Benz E Class, One 2006 dark grey Peugeot 206
- Any and all of Ruth's jewelery = $2.62 million
- One Russian sable fur three-quarter length coat, appraised at $36,000
*Dollar amounts often referred to as "insured replacement value" in court document