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This article is specifically about Highly Available (HA) clusters. If you are installing a single server, please click here.
The installation process can be performed without disrupting your existing infrastructure and is usually accomplished without the assistance of the Easy Connect Support team. That being said, every situation is unique; if you feel you will need assistance, it is recommended that you perform installation when Support is available (9x5).
Step 1: Unbox your server and check you have the necessary parts.
Unbox your two servers and check you have the necessary parts. In each box, you should have the following:
- the server itself
- the external power adapter
- the power cord to plug your power adapter into your power source.
- the Communication Board (provided in a separate box to the server)
- You would also have been sent a USB stick (flash drive) to update the software on the server. This would have been sent separately to the server and is needed for the installation.
You will need to provide:
- two Ethernet cables to connect the WAN port of the servers to your Internet connection
- two Ethernet cables to connect the iLO port of the server to your Internet connection
- two Ethernet cables to connect the LAN port of the server to your computer for the initial installation (and then into your LAN switch afterwards).
- two Ethernet cables to connect the servers together to form a cluster. (We recommend that these are 0.25 metre Ethernet cables.)
Step 2: Optional - Install expansion pack
If you have purchased an expansion pack, you will need to connect this to your server before you start the installation. Please view the article Expansion pack installation for instructions.
Step 3: Install the Communication Board into both of your servers.
You would have been supplied with two Communication Boards (which provides an additional 4 network ports per server) and you need to install these into both of your servers by following the below instructions.
3a: Loosen the captive screws, and slide the access panel toward the front of the server, then lift it from the server
3b: Remove the RJ-45 port bracket, and retain the screws for later use
3c: Remove the RJ-45 port blank and retain the blank for future use
3d: Remove the black plastic blanking plate from the Communications Board connector on the system board.
3e: Carefully install the Communication Board by aligning the rear screw holes of the communication board to the middle frame, and then press down on the front end of the board until it clicks into place.
3f: Install the RJ-45 port spacer. Ensure that the spacer is flush against the rear panel surface
3g: Align the rear screw holes of the RJ-45 port bracket to the middle frame, and then follow the sequence markers on the bracket to install the screws
3h: Install the Communication Board screws, and then refit the access panel (server case)
3i: Repeat the procedure on your other server
Step 4: Connect Power
Connect the power adaptor into the power socket on both of your servers, and connect the power adaptors into your power supply.
It is essential your servers are connected to a reliable power supply, and it is highly recommended that they are protected by an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS).
Step 5: Plug in USB stick
Plug the USB stick into the USB 3 port on the front of the server. This is the port on the left, labelled SS.
(This is the the USB stick which updates the software on the server, and would have been sent to you with the server or you created it yourself)
Step 6: Power on server
Power on the server by pressing the power button. The server will now boot from the USB stick, and the automated USB imaging process will now start. It takes approx. 40 minutes to complete.
(During the USB imaging process the hard disk activity light on the server will be flashing as the disks are being written to.)
Step 7: Wait for server to power off
When the server has powered off the USB imaging process is complete. The power button LED will be red.
You can now remove the USB stick from the server.
Step 8: USB image the other server
Repeat steps 5 to 7 on the other server
When you have performed the USB imaging process on BOTH servers, and when both servers have shut down and the power button LED is red - continue with step 9.
Step 9: Connect WAN ports
On both servers, connect the port labelled WAN into your network device which provides the WAN connectivity (Internet connection/router/ISP modem/switch) using an Ethernet cable. You will specify the IP address for this when you use the Installation Console. (only one IP address is used for the WAN - which is shared between both servers)
Step 10: Connect iLO ports
Connect up the iLO ports depending on how you configured it in the Commissioning Console.
- Air Gap (iLO IP same as WAN port): Leave the iLO port disconnected
- Public IP: Connect the iLO port to your router/firewall providing the connectivity
- Private IP: Connect the iLO port to your router/firewall providing the connectivity
- Crossover: Connect the iLO port into the network port which is labelled 4 on the other server
Step 11: Connect Cluster interconnect
Connect the servers cluster interconnect ports together. Connect the port labelled CL1 on server 1, to the port labelled CL1 on server 2. Connect the port labelled CL2 on server 1 to the port labelled CL2 on server 2. (we recommenced using a 0.25 metre ethernet cable for the cluster interconnects)
Step 12: LAN port
Leave the LAN port disconnected as you will use the LAN port to connect a client device, typically a laptop, to the server in order to complete the installation using the Installation Console.
If you will have an existing firewall in front of your server, you must ensure that all traffic is allowed out from the WAN IP address of the server to the internet. You'll also need to open a few ports to allow remote access to the iLO and WAN ports. For full details, view the article titled How to Install Your Server Behind a Firewall.
Having completed all of the above steps successfully, you can proceed to the next step which is to Access the Installation Console.


text: Health / sleep 5 Myths About Shut-Eye You don't really need 8 hours, expert says By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff Posted Nov 25, 2012 4:43 PM CST Copied A woman wakes up, but did she get enough sleep? (Shutterstock) (Newser) – Still sleeping off those Thanksgiving leftovers? Then let's consider a few myths behind the science of sleep: At the Washington Post, sleep expert Till Roenneberg lists five: That eight-hour thing. There's no one perfect amount of sleep that's right for everyone. Only 27% of people sleep eight hours or more, according to Roenneberg's research. Adults over 30 average roughly 7 hours. Yet Roenneberg says that we sleep "about two hours less per night than 50 years ago," which is bad for our health. story continues below "Early to bed..." An early bedtime and early wake-up made sense before electricity, when our body clocks followed the sun. But now that we stay up later, it's actually better to sleep in. Most of us can't, of course, so we suffer from sleep deprivation and catch up on weekends. Workouts help us sleep. Exercise might help, but it's really daylight that helps you sleep by synchronizing your body clock to the sun. Partners have differing sleep habits. True, women tend to sleep earlier—but that's about genetics and biology rather than personal preference. One neat fact: Women control the sleep times of their husbands, making them sleep earlier than they would as bachelors, according to research. Click for Roenneberg's fifth sleep myth. (Read more sleep stories.)

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Notice is hereby given to all persons interested in Gates Oil & Gas, Ltd. ("Gates"), Jasmine, Inc. ("Jasmine"), Oklahoma Energy Exchange, LLC ("OEE"), Harrisburg Prospect Lease Fund, LLC ("Harrisburg 1"), and/or Harrisburg 2 Prospect Lease Fund, LLC ("Harrisburg 2") (collectively, the "Entities"), of the following:
Background and Appointment of Receiver
1. On November 8, 2012, Gates, OEE, and Jimmy Gray filed suit against Gregory Gray and First Bank & Trust Co., primarily as an intra-company dispute over missing and/or inappropriately used funds.
2. On or about March 14, 2013, J.D. "Butch" Whitten (the "Stephens County Receiver") was appointed as receiver over OEE in the Stephens County case.
3. On September 9, 2013, the Oklahoma Department of Securities ("OKDS") filed its Complaint in this case alleging that the Defendants hereto had committed violations of the Oklahoma Uniform Securities Act of 2004 (71 O.S. §§ 1-101, et seq.). The allegations included:
4. On September 30, 2013 an Order was entered approving appointment of L. Vance Brown as Receiver ("Receiver") over Gates, Jasmine, and Harrisburg 2.
5. On or about October 17, 2013, the proceedings in Stephens County described in Paragraph 1, supra, were consolidated with the above-captioned case, and on that same date, the Receiver was also appointed to manage OEE and Harrisburg 1, effectively removing the Stephens County Receiver and putting the Receiver in control of all five Entities.
6. The September 30, 2013 and October 17, 2013 Orders (the "Receivership Orders") vested the Receiver with complete control of the Entities and their assets, including:
7. The Receivership Orders further directed that:
8. Individually, Jimmy W. Gray, Greg L. Gray, Michael K. Gray and Lance Bowman (the "Principals") are not subject to the Receivership, although their control of the Entities has terminated. In addition, the Receiver is not responsible for initiating any type of criminal investigation against any of the Principals. However, this does not mean that the Receiver will not seek civil relief (monetary damages) against any of the individuals or otherwise attempt to recover dissipated assets of the Entities.
9. From and after entry of the Receivership Orders, the Receiver began investigating the Entities' documents and records.
10. On November 27, 2013, Gates, OEE, Harrisburg and Harrisburg 2 each filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy relief under Title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
11. Due to the bankruptcy filing and the uncertain status it cast upon the Receiver and the Entities' assets and creditors, essentially all of the Receiver's operations halted. However, the Receiver did not relinquish control of the Entities' assets.
12. On December 23, 2013, the OKDS filed a Motion to Dismiss all four of the Entities' bankruptcy filings alleging that the bankruptcy Petitions were filed in bad faith and that the investor and creditor interests would be better served by dismissing the cases.
13. On January 29, 2014, three investors filed an Objection to OKDS' Motion to Dismiss, asserting that the cases would be better served in the Bankruptcy Court.
14. On January 29, 2014, the Entities each filed an Objection to OKDS' Motion to Dismiss.
15. On February 10, 2014, the Entities each withdrew their Objection to OKDS' Motion to Dismiss, stating that the best interests of the investors and creditors would be best served through the Receivership.
16. On February 12, 2014, the Bankruptcy Judge Sarah A. Hall conducted a hearing on OKDS' Motion to Dismiss. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Hall determined that cause existed to dismiss the Entities' bankruptcy Petitions, that such dismissal was in the best interests of the creditors and estate. All four bankruptcy cases were dismissed by the Court.
17. Upon final issuance of Judge Hall's Order on February 19, 2014, the Receiver was reinstated with control of the Entities and their various assets.
Information and Status
18. During the pendency of this Receivership, the Receiver will maintain custody and control of all assets belonging to the Entities, and has the sole right and obligation to conduct the business activities and affairs of said entities.
19. The Receiver is currently in the ongoing process of determining and investigating the nature, location, and value of all the assets of, and claims against, each of the Entities and/or their principals, control persons, insiders, and third parties.
20. As the process unfolds, the Receiver will finalize plans to maximize possible value for purposes of payment to creditors and return of capital to investors.
21. The Receiver has put in place certain interim measures as part of this effort and to preserve the value of the Receivership estates, including the transfer of all oil and gas operations.


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In our social-media age where the urge to confess is as irresistible as popping peanuts, it's surprising that a quaint term like "off the record" still carries weight.Remember that incident in the last presidential election when Samantha Power, an Obama advisor, called Hillary Clinton a "monster" in an interview with a Scottish reporter? Power had gone off the record but only after she had slammed Clinton. She forgot that important part of the "off the record" rule: Establish the ground rules first. Still, a lot of the U.S. journalism establishment was apoplectic at the time about it, saying you honor an "off the record" request even if given after the fact. By "off the record," we're of course referring to that journalistic practice of being given information that cannot be printed or attributed. It is sometimes confused with talking on background, which is providing information that can be printed without attribution.Meanwhile, while many journalists cotton to the term, PR professionals are often more likely to run when they hear the phrase. That's because so many of us have been burned by it. As PR coordinator Timothy Vassilakos aptly puts it: "Off the record exists until you get burned once."As a number of PR professionals have noted (see the interesting discussion on this topic on LinkedIn), there is a built-in conflict between the role of a journalist and that of a PR professional. Journalists, or at least the passionate, seek-the-story-to- the-end-of-the-earth types view their role as truth seekers. They bleed to uncover the real story, not the easy, glossy one. On the other hand, PR people are concerned with image and brand and relationship building. It's about putting the client in the most favorable light without distorting the truth. Put it this way: The journalist wants to pull off the toupee, so to speak; the PR person to glue it back on.That said, like any human relationship, there are complexities and gray areas. In our experience in the B2B PR world, off the record can work if you know a reporter well and can truly trust the person. No matter how you slice it, however, you are always taking some risk that what you say off the record could see the light of day.Bottom line: "It's a mighty big gamble," says PR professional Ed Shapson. "You don't want to see some statement printed in tomorrow's newspaper or aired on the evening news? Then don't make it!"Then why even bother? It can be a way of building relationships with a reporter, though as Cosmin Patlagenurisks noted in the LinkedIn discussion, there are better ways to build relationships: "Keep your word, deliver on time, say you can't when you can't, be there when you're needed." Here are some questions to ask yourself as you ponder the slippery slope of off the record:What will happen if the reporter doesn't honor your off-the-record request and prints what you say? What will be the ramifications?What do you gain by going off the record?Did you carefully lay out the ground rules in terms of what is considered off the record and what you mean by that? A New York Times reporter recently claimed to have a different definition of off the record than the commonly agreed upon one. Unless there is a compelling reason to go "off the record" and you can wholeheartedly trust a reporter, keeping your lips sealed is the safest approach to ensure your words, said in confidence, won't be splashed across the page–and the number one reason not to go off the record. What do you think?–Read more from author Wendy Marx, a B2B PR and exeuctive branding specialist, at Marx Communications.[Image: Flickr user Jamelah]
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There's no doubt that American physicians earn more than the rest of the western world. Even when you factor in the cost of medical education in the United States (and it is substantial) a medical degree remains something of a better investment in this country than essentially anywhere else. This is largely because doctors has far more control over their earnings in this country than do those in other western countries. As physicians here in the U.S. we're largely fee based and not salaried.
Now physician income, likely, tallies somewhere between 10 and 20% of all health care spending in America. Depending on who you talk to that's either substantial or it's not. But the fact is that even when physicians don't earn directly they drive health care costs with incentives, even if not financial, to promote health care spending in the form of tests/procedures/referrals.
As you might imagine, health care reform likely foreshadows changes to physician reimbursement in this country…at least in the long term.
Both NPR and the NY Times have recent articles on physician earnings under the shadow of healthcare reform.
Doctors who choose to work in nonprofit clinics seem to view their professions more as a calling than as a job. There is evidence that when medicine was less adversarial than it is now, American doctors were both happier and more respected, even though their incomes were much lower. Doctors elsewhere also remain satisfied and respected, though they are paid less than their American counterparts.
In time, medical schools will be able to attract plenty of talented people willing to accept positions under the Mayo model, where they would spend more time healing patients and less time fighting insurers. Any of the current health reform bills would help start this transition.
I'm not saying that physicians earn too much in America. They don't. Indeed most healthcare systems undervalue physician services. I know much economic work goes towards valuing human life, which is always questionable, but I have hard time believing anyone would truly value the life of a loved one when it comes to health care services. Especially acute care services where mortality or severe morbidity are on the line there is essentially topless value to the services provided by physicians and the rest of the healthcare professions.
Despite that healthcare reform MUST eventually level off physician reimbursement in order to control healthcare costs. It is coming, whether it is fair or not, so get ready for it.


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Seen in the mitts of everyone from bloggers to magazine editors they are now sneaking their way onto the high street and nestling nicely into the top 5 of my current shopping wish list.
Of course it means editing the contents of ones bag rather strictly. A bunch of screwed up receipts and a half eaten packet of mints doesn't really scream, "Got my shit together!" now, does it? But then comes the secondary, and in my opinion most important, level to this look. A smaller, inner, opaque bag. This is where those receipts can nest in peace away from prying eyes. So to the outside world I'm all Chanel hand mirrors, leather notebooks and slick smart phones but inside that inner bag is where the party's really at.
If you, like me, are intrigued by this pick-pocket friendly trend check out my top 10:
|Charlotte Olympia | Spider Clasp Pandora Clutch | £645.00
New Look | Perspex Hard Box Clutch | £12.99
Forever 21 | Studded Clear Tote | £13.00
|Accessorize | Dotty Perspex Clutch | £29.00
Forever 21 | Neon Boston Bag | £9.75
Alice + Olivia | Lucite Box Clutch | £195.00
|Bruuns Bazaar | Bette Clutch | £49.00
American Apparel at ASOS | Clear Backpack | £50.00
Alexander McQueen McQ | Large Fabric Bag | £78.00
H&M | Makeup Bag | Sold out online but still available in most stores
I can't quite pinpoint what it is about this look that appeals to me so much. Perhaps I've been suppressing my desire to parade all my lovely possessions in front of everyone and, until now, wasn't sure how to. Who knows? I certainly don't, but what I do know is I want one! While Charlotte Olympia is the undisputed queen of this trend there are a lot of alternatives in all price ranges so expect to see me clutching one of the above beauties soon - just don't ask me to open that inner bag...
I'll leave you with my clear (teehee) favourite from the catwalks. I mean, seriously. *swoon*


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Can of frozen soda explodes, leaves boy with 38 stitches
The key isn't the story about the frozen soda. Intead, it's the comments thereafter that show a true ignorance about product safety and personal responsibility. As one advertisement states, lawsuits aren't frivlous when its you or one of your family members who are seriously injured.
These conservatives don't think corporations should ever be held personally responsible for any harm done to individuals or society.


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Chimpanski x STAN STUDIOS Edition at its best. No product embodies Chimpanski better than this vintage Sparkling Wine from 2016. A fruity yet dry breed, with notes of apricot and late summer grass. This comes from 100% Pinot blanc, a very selective harvest and careful processing of the grape. Artwork created by Inken at Stan Studios Berlin.
For every bottle of Chimpanski consumed, the equivalent of a banana goes to Prowildlife Organization (prowildlife.de). The NGO takes care of the conservation of various monkey species in their natural habitat. It protects and defends nature responsibly.


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Hotel 4 stars & gastronomical Restaurant at Verneuil Sur Avre in Normandy
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Botanical Name for Black-Eyed Susan Vine
The botanical name for the black-eyed Susan vine is Thunbergia alata. The genus name, Thunbergia, is an homage to the 18th century Swedish botanist Carl Thunberg. A member of the acanthus (Acanthaceae) family, black-eyed susan vine is a frost-tender perennial that may reach lengths of up to 20 feet in warm climates. The vine is notable for its cheery yellow or orange blooms, which are marked with a dark purple or brown "eye" in the center.
A native of tropical Africa, black-eyed susan vine may be grown as an evergreen perennial in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. In USDA zones 8 and 9, the vine will generally die back in the winter and regrow in the spring. Black-eyed susan vine can be grown from seed as a warm-weather annual so long as the plant has a minimum of five months of frost-free weather, according to Floridata. The vine prefers morning sunlight and afternoon shade, particularly in warmer climates.
Black-eyed susan vine thrives in well-draining, fertile soil enhanced with organic matter. The vine is not drought tolerant and requires regular watering to look its best. The plant may be propagated by starting seeds indoors six to eight weeks before the last frosts of spring, or by sowing seeds directly in the garden in late spring. Though black-eyed susan vine may also be propagated by summer cuttings, Cal's Plant of the Week reports that plants grown from seeds are more vigorous than cuttings.
The climbing, sprawling black-eyed susan vine may be coaxed up trellises, arbors or fences, or planted in a hanging basket or container where its green, heart-shaped leaves and flowers can spill over the sides. If support is not provided, black-eyed susan vine makes an unusual and colorful ground cover. Flowers are quite long lasting, persisting from summer to fall. Cultivars include the pure white "Bakeri," the white-petaled, purple-center "Alba" and the dark-centered, orange, yellow or white-petaled "Suzie" hybrids.
Indoor Care
Black-eyed susan vine may be cultivated indoors. The vine will bloom all year if night temperatures stay above 60 degrees Fahrenheit and the plant receives direct sunlight in the winter. Indoor plants are susceptible to common pests such as whiteflies, scale and spider mites. Washing plants with insecticidal soap or water will help combat pests. Indoor plants can benefit from a balanced 10-10-10 fertilizer, diluted to half strength and applied to the soil every two weeks.


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I laughed the other night when I deciphered from a Samoan tv news article that there was a total fire ban in Samoa. I mean – what are the people supposed to do? Most village people cook their food over an open fire! What would a total fire ban be, if you were still allowed to light a fire for cooking? Too many questions. But, I still see umu smoke rising on a Sunday, so I guess they are not going hungry.
But the reason for the fire ban is obvious – there is a drought here. Water is scarce, especially on Savaii, and parts of Upolu. Our own area, up in the Aleisa hills overlooking Apia, that gets its fair share of rain clouds, has had poor water supply since we have been here – and that is nearly four months now. We were told there would be a new sub-main down our road once the budgets had been approved, because they were out of 2″ pipes until after the new financial year started in August. Well, hello, it's October, and no sign of our pipe yet!
We started with connecting into a half inch PVC pipe supplying the non-resident neighbour – who occasionally filled the water tanks for the cattle. Being downhill from us, it meant we could go without water for a day as he called by in the morning to turn the tap on, and returned later in the evening to turn it off – if we were lucky. But that was in the deal, so we got a few water barrels and made do with what we had.
When this even dried up for days because of the narrow pipe, we tapped into the other neighbour's 3/4 inch pipe and had a more regular supply. That became infrequent as the water authority turned the pressure down during the early part of the week, needing us to buy a pump just to get it up to the header tanks on the roof. It was always available at least once during the week to get the whites ready for church on Sundays – so we made sure to build our higher usage around the days the water flowed.
Somehow I have managed to produce a crop of over 500 tomatoes and 25 sweetcorn off the land, and beans coming out our ears! Another crop of tomatoes that made very poor growth to start with have now leaped into life with more regular watering. The pineapples continue to grow despite the lack of water, as do the staple crops of taro and taamu.
So, I will light no fires, as I am told to do. (Except my gas cooker and mossie zappers, right?) But I will still see smoke arising from around the village next Sunday, as always.


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A lot of people believe that fishing in Ireland is easy, that there are so many fish that they literally jump into the boat without even being hooked…
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God: Yes. Are you looking for a roommate?
Me: I'm sorry?
God: Are you looking for a roommate?
Me: Well, not really. Why?
God: Oh, my landlord threw me out, so I need a place to stay.
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God: Yes. So it would be very helpful if you could tell me about someone I could room with until I have this accomodation thing worked out.
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God: Well what does that have anything to do with it?
Me: You're God!
God: You now sound like a broken record. Can't you try to be of some help instead?
Me: I mean who ever heard of God not having a place to live?
God: That's what my landlord said when he kicked me out. So, can you help me?
Me: Well, actually, any place of worship is generally considered a House of God.
God: Oh, that didn't work. They threw Me out too. I tried temples, churches, mosques, synagogues, tabernacles, even pyramids!
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God: They aren't?
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God: Interesting.
Me: But everyone threw You out?
God: Yes. They claimed they were places of worship, not homeless shelters.
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God: I am, aren't I?
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God: Have you been listening? That's exactly what I am.
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God: Easy for you to say. I've been sleeping on park benches for the past few days.
Me: Park Benches?
God: Yes. And even there I have some people telling me that certain benches belong to them!
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God: Not a very good one.
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God: I know.
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God: Get a real estate agent, I guess.
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God: The rest of what?
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God: Currently, my boy, there is no Heaven.
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God: Yes, I thought it would be a nice experience for everyone.
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Me: It's not?
God: You should look at the mosquito problem at some of the popular vacation spots. The least you can say about Hell is that they have no mosquitoes.
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God: God in Hell? It goes against the principle of the thing, man.
Me: Right.
God: Anyway. I'll be heading off. I have an appointment with a real estate guy in an hour.
Me: Well, All the best.
God: Thanks. I'll need it. Bye.
Me: Bye.
Me: Hello?
SecretaryOfGod: Yes?
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SecretaryOfGod: Yes?
Me: Pinky?
SecretaryOfGod: Excuse me?
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Me: It's pretty high apparently. I wouldn't really know, though. I don't own any property.
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Me: Oh. Rates are low, are they?
SecretaryOfGod: Low? Ha!
Me: Then why were you advising me to invest?
SecretaryOfGod: Because they're not getting any lower!
Me: Oh.
SecretaryOfGod: Now did you have something to ask me, or not? I don't have all day.
Me: Well, it's like this. If all souls don't go to either heaven or hell, then, errr... where do they go?
SecretaryOfGod: What?
Me: I mean, I believe trillions of people have lived on this planet till now.
SecretaryOfGod: Yes?
Me: So, where are they now?
SecretaryOfGod: Dead, of course!
Me: I know that! But where are their souls?
SecretaryOfGod: Oh, that. Well, that's not a straight answer. They go a number of different ways.
Me: Different ways?
SecretaryOfGod: Of course. Everyone has different ideas about what to do with the afterlife.
Me: Oh?
SecretaryOfGod: Yes. Some of them just retire.
Me: Retire?
SecretaryOfGod: That's right. Retire.
Me: And what does that mean?
SecretaryOfGod: It means that they don't want to go through the process of living anymore. Life was enough.
Me: I'll pretend I understand.
SecretaryOfGod: That's nice of you. Some of them - and these are the annoying ones - try to become poltergeists.
Me: Really?
SecretaryOfGod: Yes. Not many succeed, though. It's quite a trick learning to affect the living world even when you are dead.
Me: Oh.
SecretaryOfGod: But that tends to be only a temporary pastime. Poltergeising is pretty exhausting. A few days of activity like that can tire a soul out for a couple of million years.
Me: That long?
SecretaryOfGod: In terms of eternity, it's not that much. It's like taking an afternoon nap.
Me: Oh.
SecretaryOfGod: Then, there's the lost souls.
Me: Lost?
SecretaryOfGod: Well, it's a euphemism, really. They're not really lost. Or even if they are, they have an eternity to find themselves. No. Lost Souls are actually only pranksters. They haunt houses and roads and such like.
Me: Oh.
SecretaryOfGod: Yes. But they do it part time. Which means that they work only in shifts. The night shift is a favourite of course. The other shifts don't have much job satisfaction.
Me: Job satisfaction?
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Me: Oh.
SecretaryOfGod: Some of them recycle themselves.
Me: Recycle? Oh, you mean reincarnation.
SecretaryOfGod: Reincarnation? Of course, not. A new soul is created for every new body born. Otherwise the soul-sellers would go out of business. It's a different matter that the dominating soul is not always the new one. After all, the old ones have more experience. But I was talking about recycling. They go back to the moment they were born, and reoccupy themselves.
Me: Reoccupy?
SecretaryOfGod: Yes. It's called temporal repetition.
Me: But why?
SecretaryOfGod: You know how humans always want to go back and change the past? Well, it's a soul's natural tendency to want to go and correct things in their own past.
Me: So they go back in time and changethings?
SecretaryOfGod: Of course not. Everyone knows you can't change the past.
Me: Then why do they try?
SecretaryOfGod: Just dumb I guess. Tell someone an iron is hot, and he hasto touch it to be sure. And these souls go back to live again. Can you imagine how much trouble that is?
Me: Not really.
SecretaryOfGod: Imagine needing to get potty-trained all over again.
Me: Ew!
SecretaryOfGod: Exactly.
Me: Well, you were also talking about the new soul not always being in control and something about old souls. What was that about?
SecretaryOfGod: Oh. That's related to the last and largest group of souls. Most of them try to occupy other living beings. You can't change the past, but you can definitely change the future.
Me: So there are people with more than one soul?
SecretaryOfGod: People and fish. Some even make the mistake of entering mosquitoes.
Me: Mosquitoes?
SecretaryOfGod: I know. A pretty short life. Some souls are just born dumb I guess. They end up as mosquito souls. And then there's no turning back.
Me: Ouch. That must be quite sad.
SecretaryOfGod: Well a mosquito can't really be sad. Not enough brain for emotions. So they're pretty happy most of the time.
Me: Well, how can one tell if a person has more than one soul?
SecretaryOfGod: Well practically everyone has more than one soul. Souls do a lot of sharing. There isn't much humanity to go around.
Me: Everyone?
SecretaryOfGod: Of course! Some people are occupied by billions of souls.
Me: Billions? What'd be the point of sharing a body with billions of other souls?
SecretaryOfGod: I told you. Souls are just naturally dumb. The funny thing is, that the lesser the number of souls occupying a body, the more likely that it'll get noticed. You humans call them people with multiple-personality disorders.
Me: Oh!
SecretaryOfGod: Right. People with many more personalities seem more normal. Because there's so many of them inside, that it becomes one constant hum of soulness.
Me: This is quite disturbing. And confusing.
SecretaryOfGod: That confusion? It's a sign that some of the souls in you are telling your brain to think one thing, and the rest, something else.
Me: Help!
SecretaryOfGod: Everyone needs it.
Me: I think I'm getting another one of those headaches...
SecretaryOfGod: A headache, of course...
Me: No! Don't tell me! I'm leaving.
[Me has logged off]
SecretaryOfGod: He he!
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TheDevil: That was fun!
Me: Hello?
God: Hello.
Me: God?
God: Yes?
Me: (phew) I think I spoke to Your daughter yesterday.
God: You did?
Me: Yes. She was logged in as Your secretary.
God: She was?
Me: Yes. She said she was six years old, called You Daddy and said You'd gone to get her some ice-cream.
God: Oh, you mean Pinky!
Me: Yes.
God: I'm sorry, with all living things being called Children of God, I had no idea which daughter you were talking aout.
Me: All living things?
God: It wasn't my idea.
Me: Oh, so Pinky isn't really Your daughter?
God: I thought we just decided that she is.
Me: No, I mean actual daughter.
God: Actual?
Me: You know, seed-of-Your-loins kind of daughter?
God: Seed of... Oh! Ha ha! No, no, no! Where'd you get that idea?
Me: Well, she called You Daddy.
God: That's just kid-speak for 'Father'. Of Father, Son and Holy Spirit fame.
Me: Oh. So are there lots of children in heaven?
God: Oh, lots. So many that we don't have enough adults to take care of them.
Me: More children than adults?
God: Of course. It's difficult finding adults with no sins to their name.
Me: Oh. How many adults do You have in heaven?
God: I think at last count, it was... let me check... fourteen.
Me: Fourteen??? That's it?
God: Yes. Well it was fifteen until last week, but then Gandhi defected.
Me: Defected?
God: Yes. He said he'd had enough of abstinence.
Me: But... but... trillions of human beings have probably died on earth. How can heaven only have fourteen?
God: It's not easy following all the ten commandments, you know. Even Gandhi had taken my name in vain a number of times. He only got through because he came highly recommended. And he's already defected.
Me: So all the other trillions go to Hell?
God: Of course not. The population of hell is approximately two hundred and seventy-eight.
Me: Then where do the rest of them go?
God: I have absolutely no idea.
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A bar in Horry County, S.C., named the Suck Bang Blow filed a lawsuit in May challenging the county's new ordinance prohibiting motorcyclists' "burnouts" (engine-revving with back-tire-spinning, creating smoke–and enormous noise). The bar claims that burnouts are important expressions of its customers' "manliness and macho" and as such are protected by the First Amendment. And Luigi Bellavite complained to reporters in Mountain View, Colo., in July that the theft of his "Vote Satan" yard sign ought to be prosecuted as a "hate crime" under state law as he is a member of the Church of Satan. Police called it an ordinary theft.
Miniature golf is remarkably simple to play, requiring neither experience nor much exertion, and even toddlers can negotiate their own brand of fun on the course. But in March, a set of "accessible design" standards went into effect, under the Americans With Disabilities Act, governing such things as the "slope" of courses (maximum 1:4 rise on some holes), the maximum length of the blades if artificial turf is used, and the minimum area of the "tee-off" landing (48 inches by 60 inches, with a slope not steeper than 1:48).
The only unlimited-issue U.S. visa allowing fast-lane entrance for certain foreign workers is the O-1, available to those (e.g., scientists, technology engineers) who, in the opinion of the State Department, demonstrate "extraordinary ability." Reuters reported in June that an O-1 recently went to British journalist Piers Morgan, whose extraordinariness seems limited to replacing Larry King on his CNN interview program, and another to Shera Bechard, Playboy's Miss November 2010, whose other accomplishment seems to be the creation of an online photo-sharing experience called "Frisky Friday."
USA Today, quoting a Pentagon official, reported in July that, during the last decade, the Pentagon had paid "late fees" totaling $610 million for not returning leased shipping containers by the due dates. And a Government Accountability Office report in July revealed that the federal government's vast properties include about 14,000 offices and buildings that are vacant (or nearly so), but which the government still pays to maintain (at about $190 million a year). A large building in Washington, D.C.,'s Georgetown–among the most valuable real estate in the city–has sat mostly unused for more than 10 years. Also, the Miami-Dade County, Fla., government confirmed in April that it had discovered, in storage, 298 brand-new vehicles that had been purchased in 2006-2007, but which had never been used.
New Mexico is an "open carry" state, with otherwise-law-abiding adults authorized to display loaded handguns in public. However, in the town of Vaughn (pop. 500, located mid-nowhere), perhaps the only ones not authorized to carry are the town's two police officers. Chief Ernest Armijo had been convicted in 2011 of criminal nonsupport of a wife and two sons, and among the conditions of probation was the prohibition on gun possession. Deputy Brian Bernal has his own domestic issue: a conviction for family violence that bars him, under federal law, from carrying.
Most people who call an FBI field office would be in serious trouble if they left an answering-machine message for a named agent, along with the caller's name and telephone number, in a message consisting of at least 13 F-word epithets threatening to "break [the agent's] [expletive deleted] neck." But when Thomas Troy Bitter left the message at the San Diego field office, according to a July report in OC Weekly, the agency, after initially charging Bitter, quietly dropped the prosecution with no further repercussions. OC Weekly speculated that Bitter is a confidential informant whom the FBI was late in paying.
Paris designer Jean-Emmanuel "Valnoir" Simoulin's latest project combines his boyhood fascination with jacket patches and the societal fascination with body modification. He said he will sew patches featuring his band's next album directly onto the skin of his own back. "It's a nostalgic project about my teenage-hood, when I had an iron faith [in] black-metal [music]."
The dogs could not care less, but the luxury doghouse market is thriving, according to a June New York Times report. "Many of them have carpeting, heating and air-conditioning, indoor and outdoor lighting, elaborate… entertainment systems," wrote the Times, and some even have solar panels. But, said one owner, "Maggie's never been in [hers]. She's a house dog." Although Walmart.com offers upscale houses for $4,400 to $4,600.


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Subj: Except that does not happen...
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 at 12:46:51 pm EDT (Viewed 828 times)
Reply Subj: No I mean specifically the death/inheritance tax...you know where
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Quote:2. The Estate Tax, death tax, is a perfectly fine tax. The estimate for 2017 was that 1 in 487 pay the tax (0.2%). This is hardly a pressing matter given the number of people implicated. There are bigger issues of fairness in the tax code and other issues than worrying about if very wealthy people can pass property and material tax free.
Quote:So you like multiple taxing on the same source of income?
Quote:I recommend you look at other sources
Quote:...when a parent dies the child receives taxes on what's left to them. Which is essentially at least a 3rd tax. First it was taxed when their parent made the money...then there was a tax on any purchases they made and then its taxed again when passed to their children.
If they are left money apparently it is not taxed. And they would only pay taxes on material in excess of the cap. Which, in 2017 is $5.49 million dollars. So, one could own property or have property of that value given to them and owe nothing.
So, unless there is something I do not know about. You are mistaken. At least on the federal level. Everything above is about federal.
Now if you are talking states than some of them do that.
But that is different than the topic at hand. As it seemed to me we were discussing federal taxes and actions at the federal level. In particularly the Estate Tax or Death Tax as it is commonly called by critics.
Quote:I know its often a state issue...maybe I misunderstood what you two were referring too.
It is, the fellow above is referring only to the federal tax system. As that is what Trump and Congress have power over. Nothing they do could fix issues with individual states. At least not through tax law.
Quote:Either way...multiple taxing on the same source of revenue is dicey.
Maybe, it really depends on what way one looks at it going in. One person did pay taxes on given money. They die and give it to somebody else.
If it is taxed under state law than this would be the only way of doing so. As the person would potentially be getting a load of money that they did not have before. Thus having a new income stream.
So at least by that logic it does make sense to some degree. Given that almost all sources of income are taxed, if people record it right is another matter.
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The Nantucket Boy Scouts troop now has another player on its team in the lawsuit against the regional Boy Scouts council over ownership of Camp Richard: the Nantucket Civic League, which was allowed by a judge to become a party in the suit late last month.
The Nantucket parties will be working together in the midst a contentious lawsuit, fighting the Cape Cod & Islands Council of the Boy Scouts of America since July over the ownership and potential sale of 15 acres of the 100-acre Camp Richard property on Nantucket between Fairgrounds Road and Lovers Lane.
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We are knee-deep in the postseason now, and today's games couldn't be any further from opposite. One game was a sheer runaway, the other was scary close. Well, at least no one in the AL Division Series is going to make things boring or repetitive.
Game 1: Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers
The first game was the runaway, when the Blue Jays kind of just ran all over the Rangers in front of their home crowd. Mainly, thanks to the Jays' starter Estrada who threw into the 9th inning, with just 98 pitches, giving up just 4 hits and a single run. In comparison, the Rangers' pitchers certainly got quite roughed up by the Blue Jays' batters.
In the 3rd, a 1-out walk moved to 2nd on a 2-out wild pitch before scoring on Donaldson's double. (Donaldson, by the way, is the reigning AL MVP and is certainly showing off why he was voted such last season in this postseason power.) A single and a walk loaded the bases so that Tulowitzki's triple cleared the bases. Upton's lead-off solo home run in the 4th kept the ball rolling for the Blue Jays. Travis reached safely on a sloppy throwing error, moved to 2nd on a passed ball, and then scored on (who else?) Donaldson's single.
That was enough to force the Rangers to pull their starter Hamels right there in the middle of the 4th inning. The rest of the Rangers' pitching staff did a better job of fending off the Blue Jays' offense until the 9th inning when Donaldson (again) led things off with a single. The next batter also singled to get a coupe of runners on base for the Blue Jays. A solid 3-run home run by Bautista capped off Toronto's scoring.
The Rangers got a small shot in the bottom of the 9th, trailing by a huge margin. Andrus led-off with a triple before scoring on a routine ground out to at least break the shut out of the game. It was also the final batter Toronto's starter faced, leaving his sole reliever to get a quick 2 outs to hand the Blue Jays the win.
Final score: 10-1 Blue Jays, Blue Jays lead series 1-0.
Game 2: Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians
And in the second game, the Red Sox and Indians proved they were a bit more evenly matched. At least for tonight's game, sharing fairly even statistics — 10 total hits and a lone walk each, 12/14 total strikeouts by each team's pitchers, and starters who didn't make it out of their respective 5th innings.
Cleveland fans haven't been this excited at a game since LeBron came back to "Plum City" (obscure nickname alert!), and the Indians at least made it worth their time. Tonight's game was close from the beginning, with neither team really breaking out and neither team willing to give up until the very end, which though disappointing for Boston, allows Boston fans to keep hoping themselves.
Boston struck first by leading off the game with Pedroia's double. He moved to 3rd on Holt's single, and then scored on a 2-out double. In the same play, Holt was thrown out trying to score at home. Well, he was originally called safe, but after Cleveland challenged the call, it was overturned and the inning was over.
To start keeping the game close, in the bottom of the 2nd, the Indians tied up the game. Ramirez led-off with a double and then scored on Chisenhall's single. Actually, Chisenhall tried to stretch it into a double himself, but was tagged at 2nd; originally called safe, a challenge from Boston revealed he slid off the base and thus was actually out. Benintendi led-off the 3rd with a solo home run to give the lead back to the Red Sox.
But the Indians came back in the bottom of the 3rd to tie things up with their own lead-off solo home run by Perez. Then 1-out later, Kipnis and Lindor hit back-to-back solo home runs to give the Indians the lead they wouldn't surrender this game. The Red Sox edged closer in the 5th with Leon's lead-off home run to put them within 1-run.
The Indians got their insurance run back in the bottom of that inning. Perez led-off with a single, moved to 2nd on a fly out, and then scored on Kipnis' single. But with the bases loaded a few batters later, the Red Sox bullpen kicked into gear and shut the Indians down. Honestly, the Indians' relievers pretty much did the same thing to the Red Sox's offense at the same time. The Red Sox, however, got one more run in the 8th with Holt's lead-off solo home run to keep things just as tight.
Final score: 5-4 Indians, Indians lead series 1-0.
Tomorrow is a very busy day for the postseason — Game 2 for the ALDS, and Game 1 for the NLDS. Yes, that's 4 games tomorrow.
And our thoughts and prayers going out to all in the path of Hurricane Matthew, places like Jamaica, Haiti, and the islands all over the eastern Caribbean already hit hard by the storm; and places like the east coast of Florida and the Atlantic Coast of the southeastern U.S. about to bear the brunt of the storm. Stay safe.
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- Captured Southern singles and doubles, Rhode Island singles and doubles and Tennessee State Championships.
- Advanced to the finals of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association (now the USTA) championships (now the US Open) two straight years.
- Also served as a charter member of the Mid-Winter Sports Association, which became the Sugar Bowl Committee.
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Government Inefficiency? Blame Division-of-Labor Pains.
The roots of the problems with government processes go all the way back to Adam Smith.
This past Independence Day, I wrote about what the Revolutionary War could teach us about fixing government more than 200 years later. Ironically, when we talk about how we got so screwed up, we need to jump into the Delorean, fire up the flux capacitor and head back to the same year — we just need to land on the other side of the pond.
In addition to dealing with those pesky rebels in the colonies, England was trying to cope with a second revolution at home. People were leaving farms across the country and migrating to the urban areas. The Industrial Revolution drove demand for products through the roof and flooded the city with a workforce that was well versed in animal husbandry and horticulture, but lacked the education and experience to make a living as skilled craftsmen.
Remember, you couldn't walk into "ye olde Wal-mart shoppe" and pick up eggs, horseshoes, a musket and sewing pins. If you wanted furniture, you found a carpenter who had studied for years and honed his craft to an art. He would go about making you furniture that fit your needs. Sounds OK, but as more people flooded into cities, carpenters and other craftsment just could not keep up with the new demand, and the new workforce could not simply jump in and start hammering away to help.
Then along comes Adam Smith, the grandfather of modern economics and hero to number geeks across the globe. He is studying the impact of this growing problem and puts forth a revolutionary idea: We can't teach John Boy to become a carpenter, but we can teach him to just sand the wood. In fact, if we can break the steps of making furniture into several simple, repeatable steps, then we can use this workforce to meet the growing demand. Thus, the division of labor — the assembly line — was born. And 200 years later, it's got our pipes so kinked-up and clogged we move at the speed of ... well ... government.
So, you're thinking, "We don't have assembly lines at work. We don't make furniture." But you do. Our widgets may not be made on a factory floor, like how we visualize assembly lines. But let's look at a common factory we all have some experience with: human resources. If I want to hire a new employee for my private-sector company, I may place an ad in the paper, then call folks to set up an interview, then pick who fits my needs and make her an offer. The whole process may take two weeks.
Can you hire in two weeks? Why not?
The government assembly line starts with the request to hire. That goes to someone in HR who will need to decide if this is new hire or filling an existing position. Let's pray it's an existing one, and that we have a job description and funding to fill it. Task one. Then it goes to someone, usually in a centralized function, who will advertise for the job in the papers, websites, at job fairs and so on. Task two. Applications will come in and get date-stamped up front until the closing date. Task three. Those applicants get ranked by a position specialist and put on a list. Task four. That list goes to someone who will call and set up interviews. Task five. Someone else usually interviews. Task six. A decision is made, and HR sends the official offer. Task seven. An assembly line of hiring. Not like Henry Ford's, but close.
Do you see the division of labor? In the first example, one person does the complex task of hiring an individual. In the second example, we have seven simpler tasks in a complex process to get to the same outcome. To get simple tasks, we need complex processes. To get simple processes, we need more complex tasks. It all grows from the theory that was planted the same time we were declaring our nation's independence: Hold the fireworks.
We justify dividing the labor into these simple tasks — and asking people to become specialists — by telling ourselves we are giving them a career path and professional goals to shoot for. The reality is far less attractive. What we are fostering is the moldy thinking that our employees can only handle simple tasks. They cannot be trusted to be a carpenter, but they can be a Wood Sander I and hope that when someone retires they can get promoted to a Sander II. Think I'm making this up as I go? How many of us have a I, II, III and IV after our job title? It's how we've been doing work for centuries, and the fact that we don't have farmers making chair parts only proves that our work has changed. Our thinking about it has not.
Back to the future: As Adam Smith was selling his division-of-labor theories, he was also warning that this is a short-term solution. He wrote that people would not find value in their work if all they did was a simple repeatable task all day, every day. That workers would eventually feel demeaned, like unvalued drones. It was a necessary evil to keep up with the demand and cope with this new type of workforce, but it wasn't ideal.
Today, we have amazing technology to exploit; we have work that does not lend itself to a traditional assembly line model; and we have an educated workforce. But it's an educated workforce that often feels undervalued and demeaned. We have lost our connection to the big picture by focusing on only the smaller parts in trusted to us. We lost sight because the work has changed, but our view of the worker has not. Hmmmm.... Maybe, Adam Smith wasn't such a pinhead after all.
Now I'm not saying that government leaders across the country consider their employees uneducated drones fresh off the farm. However, it's not what we say, it's what we do. And what we do is continue to divide our work. Translation: You as an HR rep cannot be trusted to hire employees start to finish, but you can be trusted to review and rank applicants only. We also continue to reward specialization by promoting within these tasks. Translation: Don't worry about the entire process, you'll be rewarded for doing your simple task better and better. We continue to breed a culture that was recognizably flawed at its conception.
The root of our kinked-up and clogged pipes is the division of labor. Chopping our work up causes handoffs, delays, bottlenecks, batches and backlog. It adds time, costs and levels of inspections that frustrate our customers — as well as our fellow employees.
The division of labor is also the root of so many employees' feeling undervalued and losing their connection with our noble outcomes. It forces us to focus on the tasks and not the process as a whole and the outcomes we are after. It stifles innovation and unintentionally fosters a culture of mistrust.
Our pipes are busted. If we want to fix them, we need to rethink how we work. We need to expose these kinked-up pipes and stop our own cycle that all started with Adam Smith. It's time for a new Industrial Revolution that matches today's needs and today's workforce. That means abandoning the idea that workers cannot be trusted with more complex tasks and thus frees up our ability to simplify our processes. Simplified processes mean faster, more affordable government services that increase our capacity to do more good and achieve more and more of the noble outcomes we want to be connected to.


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part of the Finance Department in the City the Pension & Benefits office
provides administration and guidance for employees and retirees who are covered
by City benefit plans. Retirement plans include a 401(a) Money Purchase Plan,
the Waterbury Retirement System which is a defined benefit plan, a 403(b) plan
for Department of Education employees and a 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan.
Welfare benefits include medical, health & wellness benefits, dental,
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dependent care account (daycare), as well as a comprehensive Employee
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We currently cover over 11,000 active employees, family members and retirees
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