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Hollywood's Sexiest Jewish Women
First we announced the boys. Now it's time for the girls to get some recognition.
After writing yesterdays article "Hollywood's Sexiest Jewish Men", I was inspired to publish a list of the most attractive women as well. There are countless beautiful and talented Jewish women in the entertainment biz, and I would hate to see them go unrecognized.
The men's list was based on suggestions from our readers, but this list is a lot more biased- it's just my personal opinion. If you disagree with any of my selections, or believe someone was overlooked, e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Here it goes:
1. Natalie Portman
This Jerusalem born beauty has been acting for almost 20 years! Her raw talent was recognized at the young age of 13 for her groundbreaking role in Leon: The Professional. Portman is nominated for Best Actress this year for Black Swan, and considering she's already won the Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA, and many others, I think she's a shoe in for the statue.
2. Scarlett Johansson
When Johansson first gained recognition in cult film, Ghost World, her talent was obvious but her looks hadn't yet blossomed. Now her beauty is undeniable. With those luscious curves and perfect porcelain skin, it's no wonder Dolce & Gabbana snapped her up. Johansson can be seen next year in the new version of classic action film The Avengers.
3. Evan Rachel Wood
This edgy sexpot has been acting since the age of 7, but really made a name for herself in 2003's controversial Thirteen. Wood currently stars in HBO's True Blood as Louisiana's Vampire Queen.
4. Lizzy Caplan
Her sultry eyes lure in everyone that watches her. Caplan began in career in TV movies and series, but really gained popularity after 2008's Cloverfield. She currently stars in Oscar-nominated 127 Hours, and shared some screen time with Evan Rachel Wood in HBO's True Blood.
5. Lea Michele
Us Gleeks all know Lea Michele as Rachel Berry- the innocent, yet beautiful star of Fox's Glee. What you may not know is that Michele has been wowing Broadway audiences since the age of 8 when she played Cosette in Les Mis. Michele's Broadway career is extensive earning her Tony nods for almost 15 years.
6. Mila Kunis
Another child actress- starting her career at the age of 9, Kunis' exotic beauty is irrefutable. Since That 70's Show, Kunis has made a swift transition from small to big screens starring in Oscar-nominated The Black Swan and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Although her film career is skyrocketing, she can still be heard as the voice of Meg Griffin on Family Guy every week.
7. Kat Dennings
You may not be familiar with this beauty's name, but there's no doubt you'd recognize her face. Dennings' huge eyes and plump lips cannot be forgotten. Having starred in Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, The House Bunny, and Charlie Bartlett, her sarcastic sense of humour and talent are evident. My prediction is that Dennings' career has only just begun.
8. Jennifer Connelly
Connelly has come a long way since the unibrowed teen in Jim Henson's Labyrinth. Once she outgrew that awkward phase, her sophistication and elegance shone. Connelly, in my humble opinion, is one of the most underrated actresses in Hollywood. If you've seen Requiem For A Dream, A Beautiful Mind, or House of Sand and Fog, you would have to agree.
9. Mia Kirshner
This Toronto- raised enchanter has a rare ethereal beauty. Kirshner first received attention while playing the lead role in Egoyan's sensual, yet somewhat disturbing, Exotica. Most people know her as attention-seeking writer, Jenny Schecter, from Showtime's The L Word. Beyond her tremendous acting talent, she's also an active philanthropist.
10. Kate Hudson
Having Goldie Hawn as your mother definitely helps secure a winning smile and comedic talent. This All-American sweetheart has proven that her skills surpass that of a rom-com lead, marveling audiences in Almost Famous, Nine, and The Killer Inside Me. Hudson can be seen next year as the title role in Lovelace.
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Pressure Canning Tomatoes – Canning What You Grow
Holly shows how to pressure can tomatoes for long term storage.
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SimCity to Bring Mac and PC Gamers Together
Mac users who can't wait to get their hands on the rebooted city-building game SimCity finally have a release date to look forward to: June 11.
And there's more good news. Not only do the server issues that have plagued the game since its PC release last month appear to be largely resolved, but the upcoming release will be cross-platform.
That means you don't have to choose which machine you want to build your urban masterpieces on — and you can construct cities on the same map as your friends, whichever platform they use.
The Mac version will be a free download for PC owners, and the PC version will be free for Mac owners, too. No matter what machine you're using, at home or at work, you can pick up your city where you left off. (Not that you would ever waste time playing SimCity at the office, of course.)
That kind of cloud-based gaming goodness might help sweeten the bitterest pill users have had to swallow with SimCity: the fact that you have to be online all the time you play it, via Electronic Arts' Origin service.
User outrage at the lack of an offline mode has been simmering ever since the game was launched. EA tried clarifying the fact that this new SimCity was intended as an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online game), to little effect. A month of server issues with the popular game helped propel EA to the number-one slot in the Consumerist's recent "worst company in America" poll, for the second year in a row.
Will the cross-platform plan help calm user anguish, or does EA still have a way to go? Give us your take in the comments. image courtesy Maxis


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In a very shocking incident, a knife-wielding man in Kent, Washington attacked and attempted to rape a bikini barista.
The alleged attack took place on Tuesday, 20 February, morning when Michael Reynolds walked into the Hottie Shots Espresso to buy a cup of coffee. As soon as Madeline Guinto turned to her espresso machine to make the drink, he reportedly crawled through the window and tried to kidnap and rape her.
Video footage of the stand shows the 33-year-old suspect slowly sliding the window glass and climbing inside the store. He then jumps over the woman, who can be heard screaming "oh my God!" in the video after the attacker grabs her.
The surveillance clip also shows Reynolds dragging Guinto to her feet and saying, "I won't hurt you", The Daily Mail reported.
Authorities who responded to the scene said that the incident happened at around 4.45am local time.
The 30-year-old victim told authorities that the accused had put a knife over her throat and forced her to come with him. He then allegedly took her to a dark and secluded place, where he tried to rape her.
In her statement, she stated that throughout the ordeal, she kept fighting as hard as she could to get away from him. "I'm doing everything I can to stall him. I'm dragging my feet. I'm giving him dead body weight so it's not easy for him to just walk me over into my death. And I was just like, 'oh my god why isn't anyone pulling up," Guinto told KVAL.
She added that while she continued her struggle, Reynolds suddenly got distracted, possibly from a customer pulling up to the stand, which gave her chance to run away from him. Guinto said she immediately approached the customer, who helped her call 911.
Kent police arrested Reynolds on Wednesday from a furniture warehouse, where he was employed.
Reynolds has already served a decade for robbery and burglary in jail and was released in September 2017.
"That's relieving just to know he won't ever get anyone again. I'm kind of just glad it's over," Guinto said, expressing her happiness over Reynolds' arrest.
She also wants to share her story with others so that people, especially women, don't fear their attackers and fight back. "It's sad that women don't realize how strong they really are. And, I don't know, maybe me sitting here will influence more people to be strong and to speak up and speak out," she added.


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When we found out we were having a boy I had no clue what I wanted for a color scheme, but after late nights of Pinterest scouring I found that I was drawn to a clean, modern slate with pops of color. I also knew I didn't want a "typical" nursery with a theme so I played on modern and rustic decor with fun animals mixed in. I wanted to make this nursery a room Maddox could grow up in and we won't really have to do a lot of redecorating in the future. Plus we can reuse a lot of this furniture throughout our house.
Crib: Craigslist find, refurbished and painted white
Crib Sheets & Blanket: Target
Bookshelf: Lowes
Basket holding animals: Tjmaxx
Dresser: Amazon
Dresser Lamp: Bed, Bath and Beyond
Changing Pad: Target
Little Man Sign: Etsy
Giraffe print: Gift
Ram's head: Steinmart
Frames: Michaels
"Love You to the Moon and Back" sign: Bed, Bath and Beyond
Nursing Pad Cover: Etsy
Pouf: Target
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The contract, valued at $1.2 million annually, will migrate the city and county's 23,000 municipal employees onto Exchange Online
The San Francisco city-county government will deploy a cloud-based e-mail platform from Microsoft over the next 12 months, officials announced Wednesday, May 18.
The multiyear contract, valued at $1.2 million annually, will migrate the city and county's 23,000 municipal employees onto Exchange Online, a move San Francisco CIO Jon Walton said will consolidate IT resources and cut costs.
"We're very excited about this opportunity, not just about e-mail but what it means for the future of the city," Walton said.
The e-mail rollout is one of the key projects outlined in San Francisco's first ever five-year strategic IT plan scheduled to be released Thursday, May 18. Walton said the new e-mail contract is helping the Department of Technology achieve its 20 percent budget reduction target for this fiscal year, which was directed from the mayor's office.
Walton said San Francisco considered two other cloud e-mail platforms — Lotus Notes and Google — to replace its seven different e-mail systems currently in use across 60 departments, but a group of agency-level CIOs came to the unanimous decision that Microsoft's platform best fit the city's strategic vision.
Shawn McCarthy, a research director at IDC Government Insights who spoke at Wednesday's announcement, said moving to cloud-based e-mail isn't new, but it's becoming more popular.
In October, New York City announced an agreement with Microsoft to deliver cloud computing services to 30,000 city employees and consolidating licensing agreements. Two years ago, Los Angeles partnered with Google for its cloud e-mail services.
Last year, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra ordered government agencies to use a "cloud first" policy when seeking new software and systems.
"Getting common, standardized solutions from a common platform in the cloud is definitely the way of the future, and certainly San Francisco going down this path is making a choice that is becoming more and more popular with government entities," McCarthy said.
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Pet Peeve Warning: It is not – I repeat – NOT necessary to ever use the verb exclaim when you want to attribute a line of dialogue to a particular character. Why? Because the exclamation point you used at the end of the sentence is a pretty good indicator that the character is exclaiming something. Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
"I heard you!" Johnson exclaimed.
The fix could go a number of different ways, but the only way to definitely screw that sentence up is to use the word "exclaimed."
Remember this little rhyme as you write your novel:
It's lame to exclaim!


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How Google's Panda Update Changed SEO Best Practices ForeverBlog Post: June 23, 2011
Thanks for lifting some of the fog surrounding the Panda update and what it means to us Web Strategists. I'm going to put that on my business cards - I love it! One of my sites dropped 1 PR and one went from PR0 to PR3, and it is a new site. Going to focus upon the user experience from now on, that is the intuitive way to go as well. Just the right blend of SEO and captivating content and test, test, test. Thanks again!


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No time to write anything today, but luckily, my friend Rob Kohr did. He's put out his first Android app, an RPG die roller.
I don't have a smartphone, so I haven't tried this yet. But it's $0.99 and Rob is one the best programmers I know. In the "writes useable applications" sense, not in the "least people skills" sense of the phrase "best programmer."
Check it out, and let me know how it is if you use it. I need to get one for my Windows laptops, that's all.
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The Altra Lone Peak 3.5 is updated and improved to make a best-seller even better. With drainage holes to keep your feet dry, a 4-point gaiter system to keep dirt and rocks out, and an upgraded mesh upper for enhanced durability, this shoe is ready to tackle the trail. Run with confidence and conquer the gnarliest terrain with the fully cushioned Zero Drop™ platform, FootShape™ toe box, and MaxTrac™, TrailClaw™ outsole.


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"A clearcut is about as beneficial to the climate as a new coal-fired power plant."
– spokesman for the Center for Biological Diversity
Spin consumes science
Such a sound bite is 'spin;' and we should not confuse such political posturing with fact. Perception trumps truth and the California Air Resources Board has caved to political pressure from CBD and its ilk, reversing its earlier decisions on carbon protocols. We should not be skipping and shouting yippee! The result runs counter to the goals and the scientific truths CBD professes to hold.
The Science of Carbon Sequestration
In the section on the Forest Sector the IPCC uses peer-reviewed science to back its priorities for using trees to reduce the affect of carbon-based fuels. These methods are:
1) carbon conservation,
2) carbon sequestration and storage,
3) carbon substitution.
Carbon conservation practices include preventing the conversion of forests to other land uses e.g., agricultural uses or subdivisions; and controlling major fires and pest outbreaks.
Carbon sequestration and storage practices include expanding forest area and/or biomass of natural and plantation forests.
Carbon substitution in general means substituting wood products for non-wood building materials, i.e., cement-based and metal-based products, rather than using fossil fuel-based energy and products.
Because forests are "renewable resources," displacing fossil fuels for low energy-intensive wood products has, according to the IPCC, "the greatest mitigation potential in the long term."
Clearcutting is not the bogyman
If the CBD and other green organizations cared about human-caused global warming they would embrace forest management, including even-aged. They would promote using California forests for the wood products that store carbon. They would demand that the national forests begin harvesting timber in greater quantities. Our California forests have the capacity to produce all the wood we need and export some as well, yet we import 75% of our wood. You can bet the wood we import wasn't harvested under restrictions as comprehensive as those within California's Forest Practices Act. Did any of the harvests have a Timber Harvesting Plan that took water and wildlife into consideration?
Logging in California does not equal deforestation. As a forester, I have seen the before-and-after of tree cutting and I have watched forests over decades. I support conserving trees. I also support harvesting trees responsibly. We need to grow more trees.
We must use the wood we grow as a substitute for metal, concrete, and plastics wherever possible. As Greenpeace co-founder and another environmental heretic, Patrick Moore, points out, "Wood is the most renewable and sustainable of the major building materials. On all measures comparing the environmental effects of common building materials, wood has the least impact on total energy use, greenhouse gases, air and water pollution, solid waste and ecological resource use." Don't believe him or me? Read this peer-reviewed paper "Carbon dioxide balance of wood substitution: comparing concrete- and wood-framed buildings," by Leif Gustavsson, Kim Pingoud, and Roger Sathre. Their research indicates "wood-framed construction requires less energy, and emits less CO2 to the atmosphere, than concrete-framed construction."
CBD and their ilk promote Kabuki environmentalism with the "zero-cut" illusion of preservation, getting wood from countries with lax environmental enforcement. It's unadulterated NIMBYism.


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409A non-qualified. Executive Privilege. deferred compensation plans. A turnkey retirement planning supplement for select employees
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1 Executive Privilege 409A non-qualified deferred compensation plans A turnkey retirement planning supplement for select employees Products and financial services provided by American United Life Insurance Company a OneAmerica company
2 Two challenges 1 Retirement for key employees Many employers offer qualified plans to help employees save for retirement. While these plans generally provide a sufficient vehicle for most workers to save for retirement, they tend to fall short for highly compensated employees (HCEs). IRS regulations and non-discrimination tests limit the amount of money that HCEs can defer into qualified plans. The chart below illustrates the impact these limits have on the potential for HCEs to replace income at retirement. As salaries rise, the percentage of income that can be deferred falls. The end result is that HCEs are left with an income deficit to fill at retirement. 2 Attracting, retaining and rewarding key employees Employers constantly face the challenge of attracting and retaining key employees. The fact is that top people have many options, and tend to stay where they are appreciated and appropriately rewarded. But such rewards need to be mutually beneficial for employer and employee. In today s competitive economy, employers need to find ways to reward key personnel for performance that satisfies company goals. One solution 409a non-qualified deferred compensation plans 409A plans allow key employees to defer income for retirement and can help employers motivate, reward and retain their top personnel. These plans avoid many of the restrictions inherent in qualified plans, offering the following advantages: n Discriminatory Employer selects the key employees who can participate. n Unlimited Participants can defer an unlimited amount of income, including bonuses. n Pre-tax Participant contributions are made on a pre-tax basis. Retirement deficit for HCEs Income replacement goal at retirement is 80 percent of pre-retirement annual income Qualified plan limits make it difficult for highly compensated employees to adequately replace their income at retirement Graph assumptions: Starting at age 45 and based on 2006 internal revenue code (IRC) limits, maximum 401(k) contributions assuming 3 percent annual salary growth with a 4 percent employer match. Highly compensated employee contributions are capped at 7 percent and subject to the 2006 maximum compensation limit of $220, (k) assets earn 8 percent in all years and generate retirement income, depleting all assets, from age 65 through age 85. Estimated social security retirement benefits assume no future increases in prices or earnings. Source information from the Annual Statistical Supplements to the Social Security Bulletin at
3 Employee/Employer contributions t only can 409A plans accommodate employee deferrals but they can also allow, or be exclusively funded by, employer contributions. The following example illustrates how 409A plans can be structured to uniquely reward employees for their service to the company. n A rewarding example a 409A plan could pay a bonus to select employees at a specified time. The bonus could be subject to a graded vesting schedule or paid only if the employee completes the service. Additionally, the terms of the bonus and vesting schedule can vary by employee. Employer-funded 409A plans give companies considerable flexibility in offering a bonus plan that specifically targets their business needs. Comparison of 401(k) plans and 409A plans Following are some of the fundamental differences between 401(k) plans and 409A plans: Can plan participants be selected on an individual basis? Can participants be limited to a select management group? ¹ ¹ How much can a participant defer? $15,000² limit Can the employer contribute to the plan? Does the employer receive a deduction for contributions? Does the employer receive a deduction when benefits are paid? Are contributions and earnings income taxdeferred to the participant? Are participant benefits protected from employer bankruptcy creditors? Are loans available to plan participants? Is there an income tax penalty for distributions prior to age 59½? 401(k) plans (10%) 409A plans Can participants roll money to an IRA? Who pays the costs of plan administration? Employer Employer 409A plan advantages The Jobs Creation Act of 2004 established Internal Revenue Code 409A, which now governs most nonqualified deferred compensation plans. 409A plans are exempt from the vesting, funding, participation and fiduciary requirements of ERISA as long as they are offered only to a select group of management or highly compensated employees and a one-time statement is filed with the Department of Labor. 409A plan distributions Aside from retirement, death, disability and separation of service, 409A plans can be structured to offer the following unique distribution events without penalty to the participants: 3 n Specified dates Future distribution dates can be specified in the plan. For example, a participant could plan to take a distribution 10 years after his/her enrollment to finance a vacation home. n Specified events Certain specified events can trigger distributions. For example, the plan could specify that distributions be made during years when participants have children attending college. n Change in ownership/control The plan can allow for distribution of all participant assets if the company experiences a change in ownership or control. n Unforeseeable emergency Distributions can be made if participants experience an unforeseeable financial emergency A plans must be limited to a select group of management or highly compensated employees. 2. $15,000 in 2006; participants age 50+ can make additional catch up contributions ($5,000 in 2006) if the plan allows. 3. While non-qualified plans may include a variety of distribution options, IRC 409A has strict rules regarding the timing of making and changing contribution and distribution elections.
4 Employee benefits Employees may defer an unlimited amount of their salaries and/or bonuses on a pre-tax basis, and any earnings attributable to these deferrals are credited on a tax-deferred basis. Below is an example of how much money could be accumulated and taken as retirement income if earnings are set aside pre-tax and allowed to grow tax-deferred in a 409A plan versus after-tax earnings growing in a taxable investment. 409A plan vs. savings plan Assumptions: Age 45, 8% return, 32% tax bracket Annual contributions Total annual contributions Account value at retirement (gross) Account value at retirement (after-tax) Annual retirement income (after-tax) Total retirement income (after-tax) 409A plan $15, , , ,084 66, ,370 Savings plan $10, , , ,875 45, ,270 Period Years 1-20 Years 1-20 Age 65 Age 65 Years Years A plan: Pre-tax earnings, tax-deferred return Savings plan: After-tax earnings, taxable return Employer benefits A 409A plan can be structured to help companies attract, retain and reward key employees. Employers may choose who participates in the plan from among their highly compensated and/or management employees. Employers can elect to match employee deferrals or make discretionary contributions into the plan. Such contributions can be subject to a vesting schedule that may differ for each employee. In fact, employers can discriminate as to who is allowed to participate in the plan as well as to what extent all on an annually discretionary basis. n-qualified deferred compensation 409A plans are non-qualified plans and, therefore, exempt from ERISA vesting, funding, participation and fiduciary requirements. This means that employers may discriminate as to who participates in the plan and to what extent. In order for contributions to be made on a pre-tax basis, however, nonqualified plans must not allow participants to hold a beneficial interest in plan assets. To achieve this, 409A plan benefits must be an unsecured promise to pay from the general assets of the employer. C-corporations are the best candidates for 409A plans because owners as well as key employees can participate. te that while 409A plans may not directly benefit owners of pass-through entities (i.e., S-corporations, LLCs, partnerships, sole proprietors, etc.), they can benefit non-owner employees. Tax-exempt and governmental employers may adopt non-qualified plans, but additional rules apply under IRC 457. Calculations assume contributions are made mid-year on an annual basis.
5 Design considerations Plan structure Deferral plan vs. SERP 409A plans may be structured to accept employee and/or employer contributions, as follows: n Deferral plan allows employees to defer salary and/or bonus compensation into the plan; employees are always 100% vested in the plan benefits based on their own deferrals. n Supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP) allows only employer contributions and generally involves some type of vesting schedule for plan benefits. n Combination plan a combination of a deferral plan and a SERP; for example, an employer may offer to match employee deferrals. Defined benefit vs. defined contribution Another design consideration for 409A plans is whether to offer a defined benefit or defined contribution plan: n Defined benefit plan pays a specific benefit to participants at time of distribution. These plans are usually SERPs and do not specify contribution amounts. Example plan benefit: Each participant receives $500,000 after ten years of plan participation. n Defined contribution plan allows contribution values to accumulate in a hypothetical account for each participant. Participants may be allowed to allocate the value of their hypothetical accounts among a variety of indices based on the performance of selected investment options and/or fixed returns. Plan benefits for each participant are based on the value of his/her hypothetical account at time of distribution. Example plan benefit: Each participant receives a monthly benefit for ten years based on the value of his/her hypothetical account at retirement. Hypothetical account vs. notional asset reserve Defined contribution plans may be structured to base their benefits on account values determined according to the following methods: n Hypothetical account participants may allocate the value of their hypothetical accounts among a variety of indices based on the performance of certain investment options and/ or fixed returns. The employer will often mirror these allocations in the plan s funding vehicle. 4 n tional asset reserve allows the values of assets, like mutual funds or corporate-owned life insurance for each participant, to become the values used to determine the participant s benefits. This is a popular design for plans with a small number of participants and/or employers that do not want the possibility of a discrepancy between hypothetical account and plan funding vehicle values. Rabbi trust An inherent risk of a 409A plan is that an employer might be financially unable to pay plan benefits at time of distribution. To reduce this risk, a Rabbi trust may be adopted to hold plan assets. The trust prevents the employer from using plan assets for purposes other than paying plan benefits, but does not protect the assets from creditors in the event of a bankruptcy. Rabbi trusts are often used in deferral plans but are less frequently used in SERPs. 4. Depending on the funding vehicle and the employer s funding commitment, plan assets and liabilities can become mismatched over time.
6 Taxable assets Unless the employer chooses to informally fund its 409A plan with an asset that is tax-exempt or tax-deferred, any income or gain on plan assets is taxable to the company. This is true even if a Rabbi trust holds the plan assets for the employer. Taxable assets may comprise almost any asset, including equity investments such as mutual funds. The obvious disadvantage to funding a 409A plan with taxable assets is that the company must pay taxes each year on any gain. Additionally, since employee deferrals are pre-tax and build tax-deferred for the participant, this means that the plan assets and liabilities can become increasingly mismatched to the company s disadvantage over time. Funding 409A plans cannot truly be funded like a qualified plan. Qualified plan assets are generally held in trust for the participants. n-qualified plan assets remain a general asset of the employer (or held in a Rabbi trust owned by the employer) and must be subject to the claims of company creditors. There is no requirement to fund a non-qualified plan; however, most companies choose to set money aside to meet future plan liabilities. n-qualified plans are typically informally funded in one of the following three ways. Unfunded Since there are no requirements for a 409A plan sponsor to establish a reserve to pay future benefits, one funding option is to simply pay plan benefits when due from cash flows. This is increasingly the least desirable funding option for employers. Plan benefits are a legitimate debt of the company for which a sufficient reserve should be established. Additionally, the nature of the plan and the often unique relationship between the company and participants typically mandates some type of informal funding. Tax-deferred assets Since 409A plan assets are held as a general asset of the employer, many companies choose to fund these plans with tax-deferred assets. The most common tax-deferred 409A plan funding vehicle is corporate owned life insurance (COLI). COLI not only provides tax-deferral on any gain, but account values can be withdrawn from the policy to pay plan benefits on a first-in first-out (FIFO) basis. This means that at any point in time, an amount equal to the premiums paid can be taken from the policy tax-free. Additionally, any gain can be borrowed from the policy without creating a currently taxable situation. If a COLI policy is held until death, the proceeds are paid to the company tax-free. COLI proceeds can be used to pay participant death benefits, provide key person insurance and/or reimburse the company for the 409A plan costs.
7 Executive Privilege 409A plans Our Executive Privilege 409A program brings together all legal, funding and administrative elements of a non-qualified deferred compensation plan, and consolidates them into one easy-to-establish, turnkey package. Leveraging the widely recognized expertise in employer-sponsored retirement plans of American United Life Insurance Company (AUL), a OneAmerica company, Executive Privilege offers a wide variety of unique features and benefits. Executive Privilege funding vehicle A flexible premium variable universal life (FPVUL) insurance policy serves as the primary funding vehicle for Executive Privilege 409A plans. In addition to providing the inherent tax advantages of life insurance, a FPVUL offers a variety of benefits that make this type of policy well-suited for corporate ownership. administration services. McCamish Systems will prepare a customized fee quote based on the features of the plan. Other steps to installing a plan include: n If desired, an enrollment meeting may be held with prospective participants to review plan features. n Each participant completes a joinder agreement and any related insurance applications. For more information about Executive Privilege, please visit Key person and split dollar arrangements Corporate owned life insurance can be structured to provide multiple benefits to owners and beneficiaries. For non-qualified plans, COLI can serve as the plan s informal funding vehicle and provide life insurance for a variety of needs and beneficiaries. For instance, the policy proceeds could be structured not only to reimburse the employer for all plan costs but provide key person insurance as well. Another option would be to pay a portion of the proceeds to the participant s spouse under a split dollar arrangement. Under such an arrangement, the spouse could receive a benefit equal to what the participant intended to save for retirement if he/she had lived and continued to contribute to the plan. Plan development & administration One of the first steps to installing a 409A plan is the company s adoption of a plan document. A sample plan document is provided but a practicing attorney must generate an executable version. AUL has contracted with McCamish Systems, LLC, a nationally-recognized third party administrator (TPA) in non-qualified plans, to provide plan
8 Solutions for a lifetime About OneAmerica/AUL. OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc., traces its solid foundation more than 125 years in the insurance and financial services marketplace. Its nationwide network of partner companies and affiliates offers retirement plan products and services; individual life and group insurance; and annuities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, American United Life Insurance Company (AUL) is the founding member of OneAmerica. AUL is licensed and authorized to conduct life insurance business in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Securities offered through OneAmerica Securities, Inc., Member NASD, SIPC, a Registered Investment Advisor, P.O. Box 1984, Indianapolis, IN 46206, (317) , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American United Life Insurance Company. American United Life Insurance Company a OneAmerica company One American Square, P.O. Box 368 Indianapolis, IN OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc. All rights reserved. I /26/06
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Fresh Asian wheat noodles come in lots of styles, shapes, and packages. Most will work fine for this recipe, but if you use noodles that are heavily dusted in flour, you might want to give them a quick dunk in hot water before adding them to the pot so the flour doesn't thicken the broth.
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Combine broth, 2 cups water, the ginger, garlic, and 3 tbsp. soy sauce in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat; cook 10 minutes.
Mix the remaining 1 tbsp. soy sauce and 1 tbsp. chili sauce in a small bowl; set mixture aside.
Cut tofu crosswise into 8 slabs, each 1/2 in. thick. Heat oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Cook tofu, turning once, until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat; pour soy-chili mixture over tofu and turn gently to coat.
Add noodles and carrots to broth and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook just until wilted. Ladle noodles, broth, and vegetables into bowls and top each with 2 slabs of tofu. Drizzle tofu with more chili sauce if you like.
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Cyberlibertarianism, broadly speaking, refers to a discourse that claims that the Internet and related digital media technology can and should constitute spaces of individual liberty. Liberty here is understood as non-interference such that individuals are able to act and express themselves as they choose, and thus are self-governed, where interference is understood as most readily emanating from governments but also at times from corporations, particularly crony-capitalist ones. Various strands of this discourse have developed over the last few decades. These strands differ in the weight that they place on technology, markets, policy, and law for securing cyberspace as a space of, and for, individual freedom.
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The department was the first one in Illinois to offer a Regional Anesthesia fellowship. Busy clinical practices at the University hospital, where approximately 1,000 peripheral nerve blocks per year are performed, and at the Jesse Brown VA Hospital, with about 700 blocks per year, provide a rich and diverse regional anesthesia experience for our residents. Our graduates have annually greatly exceeded the minimum number of procedures required by the ACGME. Residents become proficient in both ultrasound-guided and peripheral nerve stimulator-guided techniques, aided by skilled faculty who consider regional anesthesia their area of interest and expertise. They also learn continuous catheter insertion techniques for such operations as total knee arthroplasty and open shoulder repairs. Among the techniques the resident will be frequently exposed to are the interscalene and supraclavicular brachial plexus approaches, lumbar plexus blockade, the various approaches to the sciatic nerve, and continuous interscalene and femoral nerve blocks with an indwelling catheter.
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The flight from Paris to Lucerne is only 35 minutes, so before you have a chance to drink your cup of coffee, you're already landing in Zurich. I rent my favorite Italian car: Alfa Romeo, for the 1-hour drive to Lucerne. Lucerne is located in central Switzerland; amid snowcapped mountains on the north end of Lake Lucerne…imagine that! With its enchanting, colorful old town, its 14th-century Museggmauer city walls, the turreted buildings, this place is truly the storybook image of a Swiss town. But the most famous landmark in Lucerne is the The Kapellbrücke Bridge.
Translated, the Chapel Bridge is a covered wooden footbridge spanning diagonally across the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique since it contains a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with most of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire. Subsequently restored, the Kapellbrücke is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, as well as the world's oldest surviving truss bridge. It serves as the city's symbol and as one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.
I am her to meet my dear friend Javier Millership's father for some Service Industry consulting work; we're meeting at his company's latest acquisition: the iconic 1888 Château Gütsch, a palatial hotel in a 19th-century, belle époque-style castle on top of a mountain peak overlooking the entire city. When you arrive at this property you really gasp at the beauty of this dramatic building and most of all, the incredible view from practically everywhere you look. Mr. Millership has arranged a stunning balcony room in the main castle with the best view in the house. After making myself comfortable and taking 100 photos of the view, I decide to go to town for the afternoon before my dinner meeting with Mr. Milleship. I haven't been in Lucerne for many years; I think the last time must have been one of those school trips we used to take so often at my school. Tough it's a splendid city, it's just not on my radar, far to tranquil for little old me, furthermore, German is not my best language so I tend to avoid. I always feel like I'm walking into a Swiss version of Disneyland when I walk around the streets of Lucerne; its just so damn cute and charming with it's steeples and bridges and the most beautiful golden hanging signs from building I have ever seen. You're just waiting for Heidi to pop out of nowhere and make you hot Swiss chocolate.
It's time to go back to the Castle and get ready for my meeting. We are having dinner at the hotel tonight on the terrace overlooking all of Lucerne; I'm exited to try the food and get to know Mr. Milleship, considering I adore his son! The rest is pretty much all business and probably not to interesting for my spoiled readers; so I'll make this a short post and reconnect with you after I arrive in Los Angeles…Yes, tomorrow I'm off again to Lala Land to get ready for the Christmas season…my favorite season of all!!!!
Ho Ho Ho…
The Chateau Gutsch on top of its mountain peak
Front facade of Chateau Gutsch and my balcony suite right at the middle
The first photo of many to come of the spectacular view from my bedroom balcony
The torrets of Chateau Gutsch
Another breathtaking view from my balcony
My cute bedroom
The main Salon
The Bar lounge
The Bar
The City's landmark: Kapellbrücke Bridge
Kapellbrücke Bridge
A feathered visitor
The 17th century paintings on the Kapellbrücke Bridge
The beautiful tower at Kapellbrücke Bridge
17th century Germanic style architecture on this old town church
The stunning Hanging Signs all over the Old Town
The Reuss River with its beautiful buildings
Robert Kass and Mr. Millership having an after dinner drink at the Bar


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A senior Kuwaiti official said on Sunday the Khafji oilfield, run jointly with Saudi Arabia, had been shut down for "purely technical and not political" reasons, state news agency KUNA reported.
Crude production from the Khafji oilfield had been halted temporarily to comply with environmental rules, according to an industry source and an internal letter seen by Reuters. But the closure of the offshore field, which has an output of between 280,000 to 300,000 barrels per day, revived speculation of renewed tensions between the two countries. Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry undersecretary Khaled al-Jarallah, speaking in Riyadh after a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers, said relations between the two countries were too strong to be affected by discrepancies over oil output from the field.
"This discrepancy is related to the joint zone, joint production and the aspects of this production," he told journalists, according to KUNA. "The halt of oil production in the divided zone is due to purely technical, rather than political reasons," he said, adding that production could not resume until the technical matters were addressed.
Sources told Reuters last week that an onshore gas gathering plant in Khafji needed to be repaired after a gas leak and that the repairs could take around six weeks.
"Our brothers in the Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) want to conduct maintenance work and take some measures linked to the environment which the Kuwaiti side understands and is aware of," Jarallah said.


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Spring is just around the corner. Soon college and high school graduation ceremonies will be celebrated all across the country. Thousands of graduates will be seeking employment in the coming months. As usual, competition will be fierce for the best jobs, and the smart job seeker will dress thoughtfully for that all-important job interview. To ensure that you are appropriately dressed for your job interview, keep these key points in mind.
- Wear attire that is appropriate to that business. No jeans in the office, no three-piece suits in the automotive shop.
- Check the company's dress code to make sure you dress within the guidelines.
- No flashy colors or styles – they will distract from you and your qualifications.
- Make sure your clothing is freshly cleaned and pressed.
- Shine your shoes.
- Keep jewelry simple. Limit yourself to 13 accessories or less, including watch, belt, earrings, eyeglasses, etc.
- Get a fresh haircut to create a good impression. Men should be clean-shaven.


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It's easy to be focused on getting in shape leading up to the summer months, but once the cooler weather arrives and we say goodbye to swimsuits and shorts, many people seem to lose that motivation. Even worse, the holiday season coincides with the cooler weather and we go from eating leftover Halloween candy to Thanksgiving meals to multiple holiday parties with rich food and irresistible sweets.
So what can you do to stay fit during the colder holiday months?
Water – You've heard it before, but drink LOTS of water. Besides the health benefits of drinking water, it can also suppress hunger leading you to eat less food at those holiday gatherings.
Stay Active – Whatever you do, make sure that you keep moving. When it's cold outside, it can be difficult to convince yourself to get out of your cozy bed in the morning to exercise. If it's too cold outside, jump on a machine like the Endurance TF3i Folding Treadmill in the warmth of your own home. Further, with holiday family gatherings, we quickly make excuses that we have no time, but don't buy into these excuses. Make exercise a priority and schedule it into your routine so that it doesn't get overlooked. In the post How I Stay FIT During the Holidays, Tara suggests working out in the morning to get it done. She says, "No one wants to miss out on family fun, games, treats, and memories so they can go hit up the local gym. So, just make it happen first thing in the morning and then you get to forget about it the rest of the day!"
Moderation – Especially in the height of the holiday season, you may find yourself missing exercise more often than you'd like, so don't be too hard on yourself. It's okay to give yourself a break sometimes. Of course moderation is key! In the post New Year's Resolution Reboot, it states, "Generally, you will need to burn around 500 calories more than what you eat per day for a whole week to lose about a pound." Be realistic and know that this may not be likely during Thanksgiving week, especially if you're on the road or have more than one group with which you share a Thanksgiving meal. But at the same time, you can make good choices like stopping after your first plate of food instead of going back for seconds or deciding to drink water instead of soda.
Accountability – Finally, don't try to go at it alone. Find someone who shares your desire to stay healthy no matter what the season and encourage one another in your journey.
Don't be intimidated by what this holiday season can do to your health. Rather set yourself up to enjoy the season and stay healthy while doing so.
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46707 Race and the Human in Anticolonial Thought
This course will consider the vexed status of the human—and of the corresponding terms, humanism and humanity—in midcentury anticolonial thought and postwar antiracist discourse. Our way into this question will be some of the various attempts, after World War Two, to reconstitute "humanity" as a political and moral constituency, both in literature and philosophy but also in the work of institutions such as the UN and UNESCO. We will examine these textual and historical scenes alongside a close consideration of midcentury anticolonial prose concerned with the enduring violence of fascism, slavery, and empire, and the attenuated hopes and false promises of liberal humanism, but invested too in the trope of "humanity" and in the refiguration of radical new humanisms. (20th/21st)


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Denver Post has announced the appointment of entertainment editor and music critic Ricardo Baca as its first marijuana editor as Colorado braces for the legalization of recreational marijuana in the new year.
News Director Kevin Dale provided details in a memo to the newsroom on Tuesday:
I'm happy to announce that Ricardo Baca has been appointed the editor of the marijuana website we are building. In this new role, Ricardo will be responsible for building the community and engagement around the site much like he did with Reverb in its early days. Ricardo will be working with editors and reporters in every department to ensure the site is lively, authoritative, in-depth, educational and packed with content spanning regulations to reviews.
Marijuana legalization will be the newspaper's biggest story in the coming year, Dale said.
In a Q&A posted Wednesday on denverpost.com, Baca was asked if he partakes in pot:
The short answer: I've covered concerts for a living over the last 15 years. That means hanging out with musicians, working with people in the industry, attending music festivals in Austin and the Coachella valley and New York and L.A. So yes. And though I've never been a full-on stoner, I've shared concerts and conversations and late-night sessions at the bar, and had Twitter wars with thousands of them.
It's uncharted territory for the newsroom, no doubt. The Post's Missy Miller, senior vice president of human resources, noted the paper's policy on marijuana use:
As with alcohol, you are not allowed to ingest (either via cigarettes or food) marijuana in the office or come to the office "reeking" of marijuana. If you do imbibe marijuana in the course of covering it for your job, we expect you to take necessary steps to ensure you do not drive while impaired or put anyone at risk.
The Post also plans to hire a freelance pot critic and a freelance pot advice columnist.
Get in line, dude.
Correction: A previous version of this story misspelled Ricardo Baca's first name.


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Dating from 1062, this refurbished castle is a unique setting for relaxing vacation high above the Neckar River, right between the Black Forest and Swabian Alb. Come and enjoy the historic flair of the converted fortified castle whose 3 hotel wings reflect the architectural style of the Renaissance, Baroque and Neo-Gothic era. After resting in your cozily furnished room, choose among a variety of cultural activities and recreational pursuits. Discover the scenic Black Forest, go cycling through the Neckar Valley or enjoy a round of golf. Culture vultures can embark on day-trips to museums, concerts and theater performances. In the evening, treat yourself to the hotel restaurant's exquisite cuisine and soothing atmosphere.


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Jurgen Klopp is apparently looking at the possibility of bringing Newcastle's Moussa Sissoko to Anfield this summer, with the Frenchman desperate to force an exit from the newly relegated Magpies, as reported by the Echo.
Sissoko has been very vocal about his desire to leave Newcastle, even before the club were relegated at the end of last season. He's previously stated that he'd love a move to Arsenal (via The Telegraph), but he presumably wouldn't turn down a switch to Liverpool if given the chance.
The jump up from the Championship to any Premier League side is obviously huge, and from Newcastle to Liverpool would be absolutely massive for Sissoko. If Klopp wants him then there seems to be very little standing in our way, so it may well all depend on whether the rumours are true
He's shown with both the Newcastle and France that he's a top quality player on his day, but consistency has been a real issue. When he's on form he's practically unplayable, as his pace and power allow him to easily blast past any opponent. Too often he goes missing in games though, and it seems to be a lack of motivation more than anything else.
The 26-year-old hasn't had as many chances with France during the Euros as he'd perhaps like, but when he has taken to the field he's performed well.
Markovic hoping to win Klopp over in pre-season
If Jurgen Klopp could get the best out of him it could prove to be a superb bit of business, but it remains to be seen how much truth there is in these rumours. The report suggests he's being valued at around £20m, but you'd expect and hope the actual fee for a Championship player looking to force his way out would be significantly lower.


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For most homeowners around Scottsdale and Phoenix, landscaping that meets their needs must be colorful, striking, drought tolerant and low maintenance. The plants we use in desert xeriscape design must also be able to withstand the heat of summer sun without a lot of fuss. Not only is the graceful Red Yucca popular with people – hummingbirds love it too. is clean, doesn't shed, is drought tolerant, interesting and colorful, easy to maintain, extremely cold hardy, takes full sun and reflected heat with ease, attracts Hummingbirds and has a graceful, arching form.
Hesperaloe parviflora as it is formally known, is a wonderfully interesting succulent that adds great architectural quality to anyone's xeriscaping landscaping in Phoenix or Scottsdale. Due to its massive appeal though, many times it is used in far too large of an area. To get the biggest impact from Red Yucca, it is best to use it as an accent plant. You'll get far more impact from your Arizona landscaping with this plant as a highlight, rather than a major player.
A member of the Agave family (hesper-aloe), Red Yucca is a hummingbird magnet when at full bloom. Since most of us are as fascinated with these tiny nectar lovers as they are with red blooms, this is just one more benefit of having this drought tolerant plant in a spot where you can enjoy it all. Additionally, due to the non-messy nature of not dropping a lot of plant debris, these are great accent plants anywhere – even for pool landscaping.
The red to pink colored blooms sit atop long, graceful stems than can be up to 8 feet tall. They are borne in elongated clusters of trumpet shaped florets that are 1.5 to 2 inches long. Once the blooms of Red Yuccas are spent, they go into the next phase of adding interest to xeriscaping landscaping in Phoenix and Scottsdale with interesting seed pods that add texture to your plantings.
You'll get the best performance from the Red Yucca in a full sun location in your Arizona landscape design. While they will tolerant a shadier spot, you won't get the full impact of those beautiful blooms as they will be far less abundant. When first newly installed, the plants will require good moisture practices, but once established in your soil they need very little water to thrive. Over watering will make the plant look shaggy, so be sure to watch how much moisture you give them during the adjustment stage in your yard.
This is a very low maintenance plant that is well suited to our desert climate. Before winter you will want to clip out all of the old flowering stems, but that is pretty much all the tasks it will require of you. It isn't picky about soil types beyond wanting good drainage, so if your spot in that Scottsdale or Phoenix landscape design you want to plant them in is clay, do be sure to amend the area well for best results.
While winters here are mild, we occasionally get cold spells that can cause problems with some plants we use for landscaping in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Red Yuccas are nicely cold tolerant even should temperatures drop into the teens.
The plant itself requires little to no maintenance except for the need to remove spent flower stalks at the end of the growing season so it is perfect for those looking for ease of maintenance. Red Yucca has a long growing season from late spring to late fall. The plant is very tolerant of the low winter temperatures typical of the desert and is cold hardy to the low teens and below. These plants can also take inadequate soil conditions. As long as the soil adequately drains Red Yucca will be tolerant of most soil conditions. All in all, its just right for Scottsdale and Phoenix landscaping.
Closeup image of flowers courtesy of John Novak.


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The 5th of May I changed roles and took the perspective of a player instead of a game leader in my own system. It was my good friend Anders who had an idea and wanted to shape it into an adventure. Anyone who has seen The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus might see resemlance in the absurdities.
In any case, I hope someone else than us can enjoy reading it, which is why I now decide to publish it.
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