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A recent survey by The Phoenix Companies revealed some great news for annuity advisors as well as disconnects for the safe product and consumers.
According to the survey, "71 percent of Americans said they would consider buying an annuity to meet a variety of needs, including predictable monthly income, leaving an inheritance for their heirs, assistance with chronic care expenses and asset accumulation opportunities."
That's the good news.
On another note: "More than half (53 percent) of the participants said they were not familiar with annuities, and only 20 percent are actually planning to use an annuity to convert their retirement savings into an income stream."
In the following pages, we'll take a look at highlights from the study, which surveyed 1,004 U.S. adults in June of this year.
1. The Great Disconnect
"This survey confirmed statistically what we have heard anecdotally for years — that the majority of Americans don't have a deep understanding of today's annuities," said Mark Fitzgerald, national sales manager for Saybrus Partners, Phoenix's distribution subsidiary.
"They don't necessarily understand the basic income protection traditionally offered on all annuities, and they also are not aware of the range of benefits available on newer products, such as accumulation and chronic care features.
"At the same time, when these newer types of features are described, a lot of people say they would consider buying the product," Fitzgerald said. "Annuities available today are 'not your grandfather's annuity.'"
2. Safety in Retirement
When Americans were asked which benefits they would consider purchasing an annuity, about half (49 percent) indicated they would purchase one to secure a predictable source of monthly income for retirement.
Forty-one percent said they would purchase an annuity to leave money for their spouse or heirs. More than a third (36 percent) said they would purchase an annuity to provide money for chronic healthcare expenses, while 31 percent indicated they would purchase one for asset accumulation opportunities. Twenty-five percent said they would not consider purchasing an annuity for any reason.
Regardless of this interest in the various benefits annuities offer, the survey showed that most Americans would not describe themselves as familiar with the product. Fifty-three percent of participants indicated they were not familiar with annuities, (19 percent were "not very familiar" and 34 percent were "not at all familiar"). Thirty-two percent consider themselves "somewhat familiar," and only 13 percent of participants said they were "very familiar."
3. Converting Retirement Savings into an Income Stream
Conventional wisdom says that creating a dependable stream of income in retirement is a major challenge for pre-retirees and retirees.
Surprisingly, then, 69 percent of the non-retired participants in the survey said they were confident they will be able to convert retirement savings into a predictable source of monthly income.
28 percent said they were "very confident" and 40 percent said they were "somewhat confident".
"Despite this high confidence level, many Americans are not on the right track with creating a predictable stream of income in retirement," said Fitzgerald. 4. Risks in Retirement More than half (55 percent) of those surveyed said that they plan to use their savings as a supplement to their pension and/or Social Security only as needed.
"When people say their savings will serve only as a supplement to a pension or Social Security, I consider it a signal that their savings will not be a significant source of income," Fitzgerald said.
"This is cause for concern because increasingly fewer people are covered by pensions and, in many cases, retirees need a lot more than the average monthly Social Security retirement benefit of $1,294."
5. Withdraw, Withdraw, Withdraw
Another 50 percent plan to withdraw a set amount each month or year from an IRA or employer-sponsored retirement account, such as a 401(k).
"There is a big risk in using either IRAs and 401(k)s as a direct source of income, as they are subject to market volatility and are not guaranteed," said Fitzgerald.
"Many of today's retirees and pre-retirees already lost a large portion of their retirement portfolio in the last recession, and they need to avoid putting themselves further at risk by depending on assets that are susceptible to market fluctuations. Individuals close to retirement should seek the counsel of a financial professional to find products with guarantees for income, chronic care coverage, and other benefits that meet their particular needs." 6. The 20 Percenters
Only 20 percent of consumers are planning to use an annuity, according to the survey.
"This is a low number, considering that annuities are a primary vehicle for producing a guaranteed income stream," said Fitzgerald.
He adds that it's also much lower than "the 49 percent who said they would consider purchasing an annuity to secure a predictable source of monthly retirement income."
According to Fitzgerald, there's solace in the disconnect that can be found in the expertise of an advisor: "While it is encouraging that people are willing to consider annuities, they clearly need some help translating intentions into concrete plans."
7. Let Me Give You Some Advice
Despite the need for financial advice, only 36 percent of participants who have not yet retired said they either currently work with a financial professional to help plan for retirement or have done so in the past.
And, those who have worked with a financial professional have more confidence in their prospects for a financially secure retirement.
"In general, people with more money are more likely to have benefited from professional counsel and are more confident they can convert their retirement savings into an income stream," said Fitzgerald.
"It is crucial for Americans of all income levels to educate themselves about the options available and to seek the counsel of a financial professional to develop a retirement plan that meets their needs." 8. Confident in Retirement
The vast majority (85 percent) of non-retired participants who have ever worked with a financial professional said they were confident they would be able to convert their retirement savings into a predictable source of monthly income.
Only 62 percent of those not retired who have not worked with a financial professional expressed the same confidence.
The survey also confirmed a common assumption that Americans with lower household incomes remain underserved by financial professionals.
Only about a quarter (26 percent) of those with a household income below $75k have ever worked with a financial professional, compared with over half (53 percent) of those with a household income of $75k or more.


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Ghanaian highlife maestro, Kojo Antwi, has waded into the ongoing debate over the determinant factors of the trend of music in Ghana and what musicians consider before coming out with songs.
According to Kojo, TV and radio stations, and sound engineers, have in recent times become agents responsible for determining the direction Ghanaian music should go.
"I think that in recent times, if you watch critically, TV, radio and then sound engineers determine the direction of our music. Right now, if you produce the song and you do not shoot a video to go with it, it becomes difficult to sell it," Kojo Antwi stated on Peace FM's Entertainment Review.
He explained that in their era, musicians told sound engineers what instrument(s) to play during the production, noting that but now young musicians walk into the studios and sing or rap to an already cooked up beat.
"These days the young artistes only think about dance music and nothing else. Our generation was different. We used to go into the studio and tell the producers that for this particular song we want piano or organ. But what we see now is that before these young ones go into the studio, the beats would have been cooked up already. They only have to go there and rap or sing or something," he said.
He disclosed that even though he is sometimes influenced by the imaginary trend, he always has a game plan anytime he walks into the studio to record a song.
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Kojo Antwi admitted there are times when musicians are influenced by some trending beats and styles. But he was quick to add that having an identity as a musician is the best way to stay unique.
"Definitely you will be influenced with some sounds and others but when you have an identity as a musician, then you have an advantage over the new artistes," he noted.
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The Caithness place quiz. Who can get them all?
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Here's something to pay attention to during benefits open enrollment season: Health insurance premiums may be stable but employees are getting socked with higher out-of-pocket costs including co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles, leading to much higher overall out-of-pocket costs. That means it's more important than ever to stay on top of ways to mitigate the damage.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Shakespeare's words from more than 400 years ago are proving to be healing for modern-day veterans.
A group of Milwaukee-area actors started workshops in which veterans depict conflict-heavy scenes from Shakespeare's plays, aimed at helping the former service members deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction and reintegration issues, and mental health problems. Continue Reading
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And our second attempt. It only took being buckled into a high chair and two Sesame Street video playlists to accomplish, but we did it. And it held all day long, even through a nap! (Except of course for a few adorable wispy curls that snuck out around the edges during the day)
Little girls are so much fun!
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I can't get over her cute, little, heart-melting, smile-inducing voice.
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Hasegawa released their kit of the Kawasaki T-4 in the UK in 2000. As it's a Japanese aircraft they seem to put a special effort into it. It goes together well, but not flawlessly; there is some filling and sanding to be done, but it's minor. The kit is pretty comprehensive with complete intake trunking and poly caps to hold in the tailerons and the undercarriage. The moulding for the pitot on the nose is exceptionally fine. A very comprehensive decal sheet is supplied that enables aircraft from at least 25 different Japanese operators to be built — I chose the most colourful example with the larger-than-normal orange tail and wing sections. The only disappointment I had with this kit is that the recessed detail fades quite badly towards the edge of the major components, such as the fuselage. I built it straight from the box, apart from replacing the fin pitot with brass tube and wire, and finished it with Humbrol enamels,Johnson's Klear, an oil wash and Humbrol Matt Cote.
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I haven't forgotten that I need to fix the brakes on the truck. Right now I am sitting here at five a.m. trying to get my turbo-tax to install LOL. I need to back up some stuff before I get too cute downloading things from MS. I will get back to you after I get my financial empire straightened out…definitely I need the truck this time of year. The new shop looks great.
5 stars MICHEAL S
Dr J. did a phenomenal job on my head gasket. The car runs like new and many other nagging problems such as a slow leak in radiator fluid which several years and as many mechanics later still nagged — he figured out and resolved. Also, my brakes were checked during a routine oil change, and I had already mentioned needing them checked. I was given the all-good for another 15000 miles instead of being sold new ones which I would easily have agreed to. Honest and damn competent.
4 stars RONALD G
You need to update your website to reflect the fact that you are no longer located on Los Arboles.
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As always, a very thoughtful and thorough examination and solution to the problem.
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Great, fast job, love your new location. I'm telling all my friends about Dr. J's Auto Clinic and Gun shop. Wow, what a combination!!
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Funding is being requested for the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence (JHCPYV) to implement a multifaceted strategy to reduce youth violence in the Lower Park Heights community of Baltimore in collaboration with the Park Heights Renaissance (PHR), Inc., other community organizations and residents, Baltimore City Public Schools, other service providers and governmental agencies. The proposed center includes faculty affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Education, and Arts and Sciences. The JHCPYV employs a multi-sectored, public health framework and developmental and ecological perspectives towards understanding and preventing youth violence. The proposed continuum of interventions will deploy a Safe Streets (CeaseFire) intervention to provide outreach to high-risk youth, mediate potentially violent conflicts, and promote community-wide social norms that eschew violence. This collaborative effort will be linked with complementary evidence-based programs in the schools to prevent bullying, and promote safe and supportive environments, social-emotional learning, and positive youth development in order to prevent violence. We will foster a collaborative partnership which draws upon the varied expertise of Center faculty, staff from city agencies, community-based organizations, parents, and youth. The Center also proposes to expand and enhance school-based services in another community so we can contrast the outcomes in a community receiving a multifaceted community and school intervention with one only targeting schools and one that will not receive special enhancements. We will use a variety of data sources on the physical and social environment to identify and remedy conditions that facilitate violence, including problem alcohol outlets and abandoned houses as well as positive social interactions. Data will be collected from police and school records, surveys of middle-school children, as well as a proposed survey of randomly sampled youth in the three communities with similarly high baseline rates of youth violence. The overall goals of the Center are to 1) Create and sustain an administrative infrastructure to support implementation and evaluation activities, 2) Create, implement, and evaluate a multifaceted, evidence-based approach to youth violence prevention in a high-risk Baltimore community, and 3) Integrate training activities for early career researchers, educators, practitioners, community residents, and youth in youth violence prevention to complement the implementation and evaluation activities of the JHCPYV. The large number of multidisciplinary prevention researchers and several pre- and post-doctoral training programs at Johns Hopkins that address violence prevention provide an outstanding environment to train and mentor early career researchers, fellows, students, and community members in youth violence prevention.
The Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence uses a multifaceted, evidence-based approach to prevent youth violence emphasizing community-based and school initiatives, disseminates information about prevention, and prepares researchers and community collaborators for success.
|Milam, Adam J; Buggs, Shani A; Furr-Holden, C Debra M et al. (2016) Changes in Attitudes toward Guns and Shootings following Implementation of the Baltimore Safe Streets Intervention. J Urban Health 93:609-26
|Lindstrom Johnson, Sarah; Reichenberg, Raymond; Bradshaw, Catherine P et al. (2016) Caregiver and Adolescent Discrepancies in Perceptions of Violence and Their Associations with Early Adolescent Aggression. J Youth Adolesc 45:2125-37
|Furr-Holden, C Debra M; Milam, Adam J; Nesoff, Elizabeth D et al. (2016) Not in My Back Yard: A Comparative Analysis of Crime Around Publicly Funded Drug Treatment Centers, Liquor Stores, Convenience Stores, and Corner Stores in One Mid-Atlantic City. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 77:17-24
|Fakunle, D O; Milam, A J; Furr-Holden, C D et al. (2016) The inequitable distribution of tobacco outlet density: the role of income in two Black Mid-Atlantic geopolitical areas. Public Health 136:35-40
|Kingston, Beverly; Bacallao, Martica; Smokowski, Paul et al. (2016) Constructing ""Packages"" of Evidence-Based Programs to Prevent Youth Violence: Processes and Illustrative Examples From the CDC's Youth Violence Prevention Centers. J Prim Prev 37:141-63
|Furr-Holden, C Debra M; Lee, Myong Hwa; Johnson, Renee et al. (2015) Neighborhood environment and marijuana use in urban young adults. Prev Sci 16:268-78


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Those of you subscribed to comment threads may have already noticed this. Hell, all of you may have noticed this because it's been so pronounced, but either Akismet has glitched or someone has figured out how to get reams of spam past it.
I hate spam. I don't want it on my blog. I don't, however, want to feel that removing those comments requires my constant vigilance. For the duration, I've turned on first-comment-approval moderation. I don't like that either, as it messes with the flow of discussion in comments, but…yeah, bleah all around.


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News Release
Homer CCSD 33C
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For Immediate Release:
July 19, 2017
Taking the Mystery Out of Illinois School Finance
School finance experts to present at next three Homer 33C School
Board meeting
Join the Homer School District 33C Board of Education for an informative,
yet simplified explanation of school finance starting July 25.
Dr. Tom Kersten, a professor of Educational Leadership at Roosevelt
University and author of Taking the Mystery Out of Illinois School Finance,
will explain the key principles of Illinois school finance in a way that the
average citizen can understand.
He will be joined by his wife, Beth, who served as the Assistant
Superintendent for Business Services in Skokie School District 68.
The goal is to educate new School Board members, as well as the
community, about school finance.
The first meeting will begin 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at the Hadley
Administration Center, 15733 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen. Subsequent dates
are: Tuesday, Aug. 22 and Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Teachers and administrators who attend any or all of the presentations will
earn CPDU (Continuing Professional Development Unit) credits. Please
contact the District office at 708-226-7600 to reserve your seat.


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Similar yardstick for Indians & Bangladeshis?
In some parts of the Northeast, Indians appear to be more alien than illegal migrants, a euphemism for Bangladeshis, reports Rahul Karmakar.india Updated: Aug 02, 2010, 02:23 IST
In some parts of the Northeast, Indians appear to be more alien than illegal migrants, a euphemism for Bangladeshis.
A Manipur-based militant outfit has refreshed its quit notice on non-Manipuris while asking "acceptable" settlers before 15 October 1949 to register at its newly opened bureaus.
The Revolutionary Peoples Front (RPF) had given an ultimatum to non-Manipuris to leave Manipur by May 31.
The bureaus of outfit offer an equivalent of the post-independence National Register of Citizens (NRC) that New Delhi came up with in 1951.
The RPF and other outfits don't recognise the merger of the erstwhile princely state of Manipur (along with Tripura) with the Indian Union on 15 October 1949.
"Non-Manipuris who settled in Manipur after October 1949 rode the Indian government's agenda of colonising these parts," said an RPF spokesman. "It is our duty to eliminate them."
Manipur militants have killed at least 30 non-Manipurs - mostly Hindi-speaking traders and labourers - in the past 12 months. The RPF has advised post-1949 settlers to heed its quit notice or face death; it has also asked pre-1949 non-Manipurs to get registered fast to remove any confusion about their 'citizenship'.
The RPF's notice to "illegal Indians" follows a gory complication over the exercise to update the NRC in Assam. New Delhi had earlier this year launched a pilot project in two revenue circles - Barpeta and Chhaygaon - to update the 1951 citizens' register on the basis of the 1966 voters' list.
Minority organisations protested this exercise, which they said victimised Bengali-speaking Muslims viewed as Bangladeshis. One such protest led by the All Assam Minority Students' Union (AAMSU) turned violent last month. Four protestors were killed in the consequent police firing.
"We want the NRC updated with 25 March 1971 as the base for citizenship, not the 1966 voters' list," said AAMSU president Abdur Rahim Ahmed.
The 1971 date is what the Assam Accord of 1985 - it brought the curtains down on an anti-foreigners' agitation - prescribes for detection and deportation of illegal migrants, primarily Bangladeshis.
The Barpeta incident prompted the Congress-led coalition government in Assam to stop the NRC update exercise 'temporarily'. Opposition parties lost no time in terming it a minority-appeasing move.
"The pause in (NRC) pilot project came as no surprise," said BJP spokesman Kulendra Daulagopu. "The demographic invasion from erstwhile East Pakistan and present-day Bangladesh suits this vote-bank obsessed government."
Muslims account for 32 per cent of Assam's population, and they have outnumbered the indigenous peoples in six districts while being on a par in another five. The bulk of them are alleged migrants from Bangladesh.


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Mr. Randy Grasser's Reviews Of Central North Vietnam Motorbike Tour
(Randy Grasser reviews of 5 days Central North, Honda Baja XR250, ~1,000 km)
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Last Friday night, Concordia students and music lovers alike joined CJLO at the Casa del Popolo in St. Laurent as it hosted The Link's third launch party of the Fall semester. The night was filled with meaningful conversations and electric live performances, creating the perfect atmosphere to celebrate the publication of The Link's third issue, which tackles a subject that can't be talked about enough in both the university setting and Canada: health.
As one of the most read independent magazines in Concordia's campuses, it is no surprise that The Link has created a platform for relevant and important topics to be discussed. Friday night was no exception. Joining us for the night and stealing the stage before the live performances were three panelists, all of whom had compelling stories that helped inspire the issue.
Dana Schnitzer, an art therapist, spoke about the importance of helping patients dealing with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and ADHD. Art therapy, standing between art and psychology, has given her a way to help these people. Unfortunately, she explained, not everyone is able to afford this form of therapy. This sparked a question in the room: is mental health not given the attention it needs?
Trenton Miller, the former quarterback for the Concordia Stingers, shared his riveting story with us, giving us a glimpse of life as a football player. Having suffered from several concussions, Trenton was permanently sidelined, and from his experience with physical injury, he is now able to speak up about safety precautions in sports that are in desperate need to take place.
Anne-Marie Rivard is in the process of writing her doctoral thesis on access to abortion in Canada. She spoke about abortion policies and how they vary from region to region. Sadly, although Canada is a step ahead in this issue than other countries, Rivard said there are still many obstacles to be overcome for abortion to become a constitutional right.
The panel was a great conversation-starter, and it encouraged the audience to ponder on physical and mental health, as well as access to healthcare in Canada. But the night didn't end there! Once the chairs were pulled out and the lights turned down, three local bands took the stage. The crowds then gathered and got transported into the psychedelic, art-pop melodies of Slight, the punk beats from Blessed and the experimental sounds of AIM LOW. Good music and the Casa del Popolo's vibrant atmosphere were just the perfect match for the night.


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Eighteen years have passed since FreeSpace 2 and the destruction of Capella, and the shattered colonies of man are finally ready to re-open the jump node to Earth. As the Alliance teeters on the verge of total social collapse, the Security Council deploys the elite 14th Battlegroup to re-establish contact with Earth, and young pilot Samuel Bei finds himself once more under his estranged father's command. Age of Aquarius describes the journey of the 14th Battlegroup as its mission to the Blue Planet goes shockingly wrong. War in Heaven takes place eighteen months after the events of Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius and details the final stages of the civil war between Sol and the rest of her colonies: a war without good or evil, only shades of gray. Built at the cutting edge of the FreeSpace Open engine, Blue Planet is a fan-made conclusion to the FreeSpace saga, a story of sacrifice, triumph, and destiny, and one of the most beloved FreeSpace mods of all time.
This mod is a drug, it sucks you in and does not let go. I wish more games like this were out, but that might push the limits of the phrase 'too much of a good thing'.
Might've been a year since I first played this, but it was amazing. Not only is it fun, but it had immersion. I was a skeptic at first because I found the Age of Aquarius (BP1) to be an above-average-but-not-the-best campaign because the whole magical alternate universe and the deus-ex-machina aliens lacked the human element. War in Heaven, on the other hand, is truly a human conflict. Vishnans were retconned to be a species that can't be fully trusted, and everything that happened can be scientifically (in a way) explained. Everything feels real, even the politics.
While some of the ships look good, the best part regarding the graphics are the effects. At the time, War in Heaven were using things never before seen. In fact, WiH helped influence the Mediavps, the community's graphical enhancement.
The story shines here, and I would say that it is the best in any game I've played. It is very well-written, and the characters are easy to relate to. This is novel. There is no black-and-white. There's just gray. Where a scifi book may have a glossary in the back of the book for special terms, the game's equivalent Techroom database entries is extremely detailed. You can tell that the BP team did their research by the way the characters speak in-game, which is more than what Hollywood does. Oh, and anything can be an allusion to anything.
The gameplay of the first part of War in Heaven is pretty much FreeSpace 2 with a lot of subtle-but-awesome tweaks. The AI is much smarter and does not cheat, for example. Most of the weapons and spacecrafts are useful unlike retail FS2, where you only need to reuse the same three ships to win. And the missions aren't at all repetitive. There's even a mission where you can command a frigate! The only gripe that anyone might have is the long lines without voice acting and slowdowns, but those will be fixed soon.
I've never seen a mod so well put together before with an actually engrossing storyline.
Even though this is a mod, it's still better than several triple A games I've played
On par with an average piece of fanfiction, with about the same quality in its gameplay.
I'm not going to speak a lot about it. For me, this mod is far ahead every game universe I know in terms of... the plot, writing, tactics... emotions.
Throw out stuff like Mass Effect to trash and install Blue Planet - you will be suprised.
'Nuff Said.
Blue Planet: Age of Aquarius gets sequel. And it is awesome. MORE!
incredible. Space porn. Beautifully crafted, acted and scripted. This isnt a mod. It's a sequel
Of all the Freespace mods I have played, none has been able to draw me in quite as much as Blue Planet. Blue Planet manages to achieve a perfect balance between the traditional Freespace action we all know from the series, and an excellent story steeped in drama and mystery.
While War in Heaven has not been voice-acted as of this review, Age of Aquarius is, and while most of the voice acting (such as that of the main character, Samuel Bei, and his squadmates) is very good, some of it ranges from slightly over-acted to unintentionally hilarious. However, most of the bad voice acting is not enough to affect my opinion of the AOA much, since it's mostly from minor characters that you only hear from once or twice.
The new ships and weapons introduced in both War in Heaven and Age of Aquarius are every bit as fun to use as the ones in the vanilla Freespace games. All of them manage to be strong in their respective roles without being gamebreakingly overpowered (with a few intentional exceptions).
The soundtrack is also amazing in a way I simply cannot put into words. All of it manages to capture the moment in a stellar manner that simply must be heard to be believed. Downloads for the music can be found on the Hard-Light forums, and I highly recommend them.
All-in-all, Blue Planet is an absolute gem of a Freespace 2 mod, with a level of quality on par with games I would easily pay full price for. Any fan of Freespace or space sims in general must, I repeat, MUST play this one.
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This mod is a drug, it sucks you in and does not let go. I wish more games like this were out, but that might push the limits of the phrase 'too much of a good thing'.
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According to iCIMS Chief Economist Josh Wright, the story of the U.S. economy in Q1 of 2016 was "underemployment" – and it's a story that may not end with a new deluge of full-time jobs for all.
Underemployment has been a problem in the U.S. since the Great Recession, and while full-time jobs are being created, they aren't being created fast enough to change the overall composition of the job market. The proportion of available full-time jobs to part-time jobs and contingent roles hasn't changed much.
According to iCIMS's recent Q1 Hiring Trends Report, it looks like the only way forward for today's job seekers is to get creative.
The Skills Gap Drives More People Toward Internships
One such way that entry-level job seekers are getting creative is by focusing even more on internships than they did in the past. The number of internships being created is on the rise, but the demand for these internships is rising even faster.
"Over the last couple of years, in the first quarter, there has been a rise in the number of people applying to internships," Wright says. "This seems to indicate that people realize they need to find alternative toeholds to get into the labor market."
This fact becomes even more striking when one considers that the increasing number of internship applicants is complemented by a decreasing number of applicants for full-time positions.
Pointing to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data, Wright notes that, normally, the number of new job openings and the number of new hires track pretty closely together, as one might expect. Right now, however, they're crossed over one another, and there are more job openings than hires.
"People are asking why we have all these surplus vacancies," Wright says. "There's a debate about this, but a lot of people think this is a sign of a skills gap, and that would be consistent with the talent supply/demand ratio declining for full-time positions."
If today's entry-level workers aren't gaining the skills and experience they need to snag full-time jobs upon graduation in the education system, then it makes sense that more of them would try to gain those skills and that experience by taking internships.
But is the skills gap the only thing driving more workers to apply for internships? It likely plays a role, but Wright says there are also other factors at work.
'The Twin Forces of Globalization and Technology'
Job seekers aren't more interested in internships only because they need more preparation before entering the full-time workforce. They're also interested in internships because outside of the internship system, full-time jobs are harder to come by. Many of these jobs have been replaced by part-time and contract positions, thanks to a globalized economy and rapid advances in technology.
"Certainly there's the twin forces of globalization and technology, so a lot of employers recognize that with their business models and the technology at their disposal, they don't need full-time workers," Wright says. "They can get people on-demand."
Wright believes this trend toward nontraditional forms of employment will only continue to grow as more and more businesses realize that they can use the Internet and mobile technology to more easily tap into on-demand labor. As a result, more people will create business models centered on this form of labor.
"It doesn't look like we're heading back to the 20th century manufacturing model that supplied so many people with full-time jobs," Wright says.
Which, in part, is why the iCIMS report poses the somewhat saddening suggestion that "today's entry-level workers might be forced to compromise their dream of landing that perfect job."
"So many jobs are being created that are not what we considered 'jobs' in the 20th century," Wright says. "They don't have the standard package we all grew to expect – all the benefits and the long-term employment with the same employer. So I think the model where you make a decision in your teenage years or your twenties, and then you go and pursue that interest and it carries you forward in a stable way — that's rarer and rarer."
The Gig Economy: 'The Dark Matter of the Labor Economy'
Today, workers need to have more flexibility about how they approach their careers, both in terms of the types of positions they accept and the fields in which they work. They may have to turn to the gig economy to earn a living.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing. While some people are forced to become flexible because they can't get the full-time jobs they want, others are embracing the gig economy and similar forms of nontraditional labor with open arms.
But does the gig economy have the capacity to be a meaningful replacement for traditional employment? Will people still be able to live and afford comfortable lifestyles? That's hard to say, because the data is sorely lacking.
"There's no question that we're going to have winners and losers as we move to the gig economy, but judging the total number of winners vs. losers is going to be hard if we don't even know what the size of the economy is overall," Wright says.
Wright has seen estimates of the size of the gig economy that range from 5 to 30 percent of the U.S. labor force. For that reason, he calls the gig economy "the dark matter of the U.S. labor economy": It's all around us, but we can't really pin it down just yet.
"It speaks to the pressing need to have better data in order to make better decisions, whether you are an individual job seeker, or an employer, or a policymaker," Wright says.
In the end, then, even the creativity of job seekers isn't enough. What we need is better data. Wright recently sent out a call for such data in an op-ed for Fortune, arguing that the U.S. government must play a major role in the push for a better understanding of the modern economy because of its unparalleled "ability to collect objective data and aggregate it into useful material for policymakers."
One hopes our political leaders are listening.


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Panel says bishops have the last word on Catholic theology
c. 2012 Religion News Service
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The task of giving the "authentic interpretation" of
the Catholic faith ultimately belongs to bishops, not theologians, a Vatican
panel said Thursday (March 8).
A report written by an advisory group of theologians that answers to the
Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said defining Catholic
teaching falls chiefly to the "college of bishops headed by the pope."
The report, "Theology Today: Perspectives, Principles and Criteria," was
prepared by the International Theological Commission but is not considered
part of the church's official teaching. Nonetheless, its publication was
specifically approved by the Vatican's doctrinal chief, Cardinal William J.
It is aimed at defining the principles of theological research in the
Catholic Church and at exploring the limits of theologians' freedom. The
issues raised by the document have recently come into the spotlight after
the controversial condemnation of feminist theologian Elizabeth Johnson by
the U.S. bishops.
"Theology Today" clearly states that "'dissent' towards the magisterium
has no place in Catholic theology," but stresses that "investigation and
questioning" are "justified and even necessary."
Bishops and theologians have "distinct callings, and must respect one
another's particular competence," the panel said. But in the end, the
"'authentic' interpretation of the faith" is a prerogative of church
authorities, namely the bishops, and theologians cannot "presume to
substitute the teaching office of the church's pastors."
According to the document, theologians play a role in helping church
authorities understand and accept historical developments. In the past, the
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This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported that supporters of California's Adult Use of Marijuana Act have collected 600,000 signatures to put the measure on the November ballot.
"Honestly? 'Soon' doesn't sound like an answer from a razor-sharp political operative. It sounds like the kind of thing you'd hear from a lackadaisical weed dealer about when he'll be home from his day job at GameStop."
That's almost twice the required amount needed to qualify, so it seems AUMA backers, including Napster founder Sean Parker and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom are hedging their bets. Given the total failure we saw in 2010, where boneheaded backers thought putting recreational marijuana use on a mid-term election ballot was a solid decision, it's a wise move.
But this is just one of many recent stories revolving around the fact that the measure is now "closer" to getting on the ballot. In fact, in an LA Weekly story we referenced last week, the California Attorney General recommended supporters turn in signatures by April 26th.
In case you happened to be super blazed right now, that was almost two weeks ago, and we still haven't seen any report that the petition has been officially received by the state. Additionally, we haven't even seen when the AUMA coalition even plans to submit it. Regarding that timing, the best we've heard from spokesman Jason Kinney—quoted in the LA Weekly story dated April 20th—was a non-specific "soon."
Honestly? That doesn't sound like an answer from a razor-sharp political operative. It sounds like the kind of thing you'd hear from a lackadaisical weed dealer about when he'll be home from his day job at GameStop. Perhaps it's time to remind the AUMA folks of the old adage "almost doesn't count except in horseshoes and hand grenades."
So while we wait for AUMA to actually make some real progress toward legalizing recreational marijuana in the Golden State, let's cross our fingers and watch Jimmy Kimmel ask folks on Hollywood Boulevard if the have a medical marijuana card.


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Qantas to Launch New Low Cost Airline
Qantas said today it would be the major investor in a new intra-Asia, low cost airline based in Singapore. The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Geoff Dixon, said the airline would fly to a range of Asian cities within five hours of Singapore and operate a fleet of single aisle aircraft - either Boeing 737-800s or Airbus A320s. He said that Qantas did not currently fly on any of the new airline's preferred routes.
Mr Dixon said the airline would begin flying before the end of 2004 with four aircraft and build to a fleet of more than 20 aircraft over the following three years.
He said Qantas would own 49.9 per cent of the new airline, with 21.1 per cent owned by Mr Tony Chew and 10 per cent owned by Mr FF Wong, both prominent Singaporean businessmen. Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, a major investment company based in Singapore, will own the remaining 19 per cent.Ê
The owners will invest a total of S$100 million in the new airline, with Qantas contributing S$50 million. All aircraft will be financed through operating leases.
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"The region, which has a population of more than 3 billion people, is enjoying strong economic growth and features many potential destinations for point-to-point travel from Singapore.
"Qantas has had considerable experience competing against low cost carriers in the Australian market over the past ten years and, more recently, Qantas set up its own low cost airline - Jetstar - which is taking bookings and will commence flying in Australia next month.
"A team from Qantas has been working on this project for the past nine months. The team, headed by Mr Con Korfiatis, a senior executive at Qantas, includes former executives of successful European low cost airlines.
"The team, plus people to be recruited throughout Asia in coming months, will open offices in Singapore and be responsible for bringing the airline on line.
"Our aim with the new airline is to stimulate this market, as other low cost carriers have done in other parts of the world.
"We do not aim and do not expect to be a threat to the major established airlines in the region."
Mr Dixon said Qantas had been flying to Singapore for 69 years and Changi Airport was Qantas' largest international hub.
"It is a very strong base for the airline and we have excellent local partners in Mr Chew, Mr Wong and Temasek," Mr Dixon said.
Mr Chew said: "I believe in the growth of budget air travel in Asia. Together with our partners, Qantas and Temasek, we have the right combination of financial backing, market knowledge, and airline experience.
"The new low cost carrier will deliver quality, value and safety to the traveller."
The launch of the new airline is dependent on it obtaining a Singapore Air Operators' Certificate and substantive traffic rights.Ê
Mr Dixon said the new airline would further grow the Qantas flying product, which comprised:
- Qantas International, offering about 540 flights each week serving 84 destinations in 35 countries;
- Australian Airlines, the full service international leisure carrier, which operates more than 50 flights each week to 12 destinations in six countries;
- Qantas Domestic, offering about 2,500 flights each week;
- Jetstar, the domestic low cost carrier that will start flying on 25 May; and
- QantasLink, the regional airline, offering more than 1,900 flights each week.


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Kia Ora Whanau, clear blue skies greeted us for our refreshing swim this morning at 0700 hours. Chores were completed and breakfast was demolished before we started our first lessons for the day on chart work and navigation. After our lessons we upped anchor to make our way to Black Rocks for diving and fishing. Despite the Arctic temperatures and cloudy visibility, our keen aquanaughts soon filled our catch bag with fat juicy mussels and hedgehog sized kina. We returned to the ship and a welcome bone warming shower was enjoyed by all.
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I asked this question, and got very nice answer from Mike and Tom.
This might be helpful for other people, so I post here:
Hello Yugo,
Building instructions for supercomputers tend to be idiosyncratic but
neuron is generally build with graphics, terminal capabilities, and
other interactive modules turned off via the configure options:
--without-x --without-readline --without-memacs
many supercomputers do not allow shared libraries so you would need
you certainly want to use communication between processors so you
definitely need
But the biggest question is whether the supercomputer uses the
same compilers as the login machine from where you launch the
job. If not then you need to cross compile. And that means
building/installing first with the "--with-nmodl-only" with proper
CC and CXX environement variables and then building/installing with
"--without-nmodl" and the CC, CXX, MPICSS and MPICC environment
variables properly set. As an example, for the Pittsburgh Cray XT3
the process is
../nrn/configure --prefix=`pwd` \
'--srcdir=../nrn' --with-nmodl-only --without-x CC=gcc CXX=g++
make install
../nrn/configure --prefix=`pwd` \
'--srcdir=../nrn' '--without-x' '--without-memacs' '--without-readline'
'--disable-shared' '--with-paranrn' '--without-nmodl' \
CC=cc CXX=CC MPICC=cc MPICXX=CC linux_nrnmech=no \
java_dlopen=no \
am_cv_CC_dependencies_compiler_type=dashmstdout \
am_cv_CXX_dependencies_compiler_type=dashmstdout \
make install
Do NOT try to use nrnoc. That contains such a small subset
of NEURON functionality that it is unusable in practice.
We will be happy to help you with your installation.
On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 17:52 -0500, Tom Morse wrote:
> Michael, Ted,
> I just received this request from Yugo.
> Are there generic NEURON building instructions for parallel systems on
> the NEURON web site? Please confirm/edit my response to Yugo and let me
> know if I should send it or if either of you would like to send one.
> -Tom
> yuguo <firstname.lastname@example.com>
> Yugo,
> You might be able to use the configure commands at the bottom of
> http://www.neuron.yale.edu/phpBB2/viewt ... de82bdc66e
> to build neuron on the supercomputer.
> When neuron runs on the supercomputer with the mpirun command it will
> not produce graphics.
> yuguo wrote:
> > Hi, Tom
> > I currently want to install NEURON program in linux environment at a
> > supercomputer. We have some issues want to make it clear and want your
> > help. We want to run neuron hoc file in supercomputer but don't need the
> > pop out windows, how could we do that?
> > You know, in windows xp system, in order to run a hoc file, every time
> > we need to open nrngui.hoc window. Is this same at linux environment?
> nrnoc can be used to run without graphics.
> nrngui will run similar to what you are familiar with on windows.
> > Could we compile neuron hoc file to be a executable file, like a C program?
> No, the interpreter is still used however the integration (run(),
> step(), etc. ) calls compiled programs so it runs fast.
> > so any time we just click the executable file, it will run and export
> > the results to an dat file.
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Sincerely
> > Yuguo
> >
> -Tom
> PS Yugo, please ask questions on the NEURON Forum so that other users
> can benefit from the answers.
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The first poem I wrote after not writing for over 10 years.
These hours were made for me. My mind just flows to a place away from the reality of the world and I begin to dream with my eyes wide open.
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Fridays have become my chance to pull great books out the archives that you may have missed when I first posted them. Today I am revisiting a series that roots itself in the Grimm fairytales. It eschews the softer and more palatable stories of today in favor of the cruel, more difficult stories which were perhaps more reminiscent of the arduousness of the times in which they were written.
This series is fun, dark and absolutely full of sarcasm. In other words, perfect for kids.
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Tessina + Jim – Lairmont Manor
From the bride:
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