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Forensic Human Remains This differ from Pompeii where was hundreds of human remains. 6. How do archeologists know that other people have been to the ruins in Herculaneum before them? What were the people searching for? What dangers did they face? F. They know others where there because they dug tunnels. The people were raiding Herculaneum for beautiful art.
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The Supreme Court's Election Day 'Doomsday scenario' Washington (CNN)Legal experts call it the worst-case scenario: The day after the election arrives and the outcome turns on a dispute in one state. As things stand now, the suggestion seems remote. But with Donald Trump refusing to promise he will accept the results of next month's election, eyes naturally turn to the Supreme Court.
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- Answer The US Supreme Court can't enforce its decisions; this limitation is one of the checks on the power of the Judicial branch. The Court must rely on the Executive branch… to ensure the order the Supreme Court is carried out.
What Happens in a SCOTUS Tie? In 2004, after Chief Justice William Rehnquist was absent from the court after an operation, Brendan I. Koerner asked what happens when the Supreme Court has eight justices.
What Happens in a SCOTUS Tie? Although rare, 4-4 ties are hardly unheard-of—justices do recuse themselves from time to time. A split decision effectively upholds the ruling of the lower court (presumably a state supreme court). In the event of such a tie, the court typically issues what's known as a per curiam decision.
- A court case in the US, once decided on by the Supreme Court, cannot be appealed to any body, so the case is decided.… However, the precedent set by a US Supreme court case can be changed by a later US Supreme Court case decision, as was the case when Brown v Board of Education changed the precedent set by Plessy v Ferguson.
The Supreme Court's Election Day 'Doomsday scenario' So if 'Trump v. Clinton' came up in say, Florida, and the Florida Supreme Court decided it, and the Supreme Court of the United States took the case and deadlocked, the result would be affirming the decision of a state supreme court..
- The willingness of the government and the Exutive Branch to enforce that decision.
âHow a Case Is Decided ​How a Case Is Decided. Cases appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court are filed as applications for leave to appeal.. Applications are filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court in Lansing, during regular business hours. The Court receives nearly two thousand applications each year.
What Happens in a SCOTUS Tie? Although he is confined to his house for the time being, Rehnquist can still participate in Supreme Court decisions. Justice John Paul Stevens, who is subbing as chief justice with Rehnquist gone, made this clear yesterday when he commented that his cancer-stricken colleague reserves the right to cast his vote in upcoming cases.
- Senna Leaf is commonly known as senna or Alexandrian senna, and its scientific name is Cassia angustifolia. Only the leaves and the pods of the herb are therapeutically useful, states Herbs 2000. Senna is often taken as a tea, capsule, tablet or liquid extract.
Senna Senna is most commonly used as a laxative. Senna leaves or pods have been used as a laxative at doses of 0.6 to 2 g/day, with a daily dose of sennoside B from 20 to 30 mg. The brand Senokot is available in 8.6 and 17.2 mg tablets. A bitter tea can be made containing senna 0.5 to 2 g (ie, ½ to 1 teaspoon).
- Senna tea can be made with between 0.5 and 2 grams of senna leaves per cup, or 1/2 teaspoon to a teaspoon. Don't consume senna tea in amounts higher than that recommended on the package, as this could cause toxicity symptoms.
- Young woman drinking a glass of senna tea. Photo Credit Ryan McVay/Photodisc/Getty Images. If you're feeling a bit constipated, you might be considering drinking some tea made from the leaves of the senna plant to help speed along your next bowel movement.
Calcium Acetate 667 mg Capsules (Generic Phoslo) Before taking this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to it; or to senna; or if you have any other allergies. This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more details.
Laxative-Senna Sennosides are used to treat constipation. They may also be used to clean out the intestines before a bowel examination/surgery. Sennosides are known as stimulant laxatives. They work by keeping water in the intestines, which causes movement of the intestines.
Healing Herbs and Medicinal Plants List While senna tea or senna supplements, which are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as nonprescription laxatives, may be helpful in treating constipation, senna may cause side effects or be dangerous if taken in high doses or by people with certain medical conditions.
Senna What is the recommended dosage? Senna leaves or pods have been used as a laxative at doses of 0.6 to 2 g/day, with a daily dose of sennoside B from 20 to 30 mg. The brand Senokot is available in 8.6 and 17.2 mg tablets. A bitter tea can be made containing senna 0.5 to 2 g (ie, ½ to 1 teaspoon).
- Senna Leaf is commonly known as senna or Alexandrian senna, and its scientific name is Cassia angustifolia. Senna has been used since the 9th century by Arabian physicians as a laxative and has been known as the cleansing herb.. Only the leaves and the pods of the herb are therapeutically useful, states Herbs 2000. Senna is often taken as a tea, capsule, tablet or liquid extract.
Leptin Both hormones act on receptors in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus to regulate appetite to achieve energy homeostasis. In obesity, a decreased sensitivity to leptin occurs, resulting in an inability to detect satiety despite high energy stores.
Satiety - Appetite Control Furthermore, the lab tests in this study showed that pinolenic acid increased satiety hormones like CCK in the participants' bloodstreams. Specifically, four hours after taking pinolenic acid, test subjects had 60% more CCK circulating in their bloodstreams than did placebo subjects.7.
Cholecystokinin a digestive hormone secreted by the wall of the upper part of the small intestine (the duodenum). Secretin is a polypeptide made up of 27 amino acids. It was discovered in 1902 by British physiologists Sir William M. Bayliss and Ernest H. Starling. Bayliss and Starling placed dilute hydrochloric...
âSatiety hormoneâ leptin links obesity to high blood pressure ‘Satiety hormone’ leptin links obesity to high blood pressure. Leptin, a hormone that regulates the amount of fat stored in the body, also drives the increase in blood pressure that occurs with weight gain, according to researchers from Monash University and the University of Cambridge. Being obese or overweight is a major risk factor for the development of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
âSatiety hormoneâ leptin links obesity to high blood pressure The group showed that some obese people who were lacking the hormone leptin because of a genetic disorder had low blood pressure despite being very heavy. This was also the case for people lacking the gene for the leptin receptor in the brain, meaning that the brain was unable to respond to the hormone.
Satiety - Appetite Control CCK and GLP-1 are key hormones for appetite control and satiety, and scientific studies show that these two hormones exert effects in combination that are more powerful than either alone (synergistic effects).
News Now research is suggesting that satiety—the feeling of fullness amplified by leptin—is just part of the hormone’s story; it may also reboot the brain’s reward circuitry to make us desire food more intensely and take more pleasure in eating.
News Pleasure, Not Fullness, May Be Key to 'Satiety Hormone'. The balance between our food intake and energy expenditure is driven in large part by leptin, a “satiety hormone” released by fat cells. When fat stores are hefty, increased leptin acts on the brain to bring eating to a halt more readily; low levels of the hormone due to fasting or a very low calorie diet make hunger harder to satisfy.
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Creighton Abrams During this time, Abrams began the transition to the all-volunteer Army, also known as Project VOLAR. In January 1974, Abrams directed the formation of a Ranger battalion. The 1st Battalion (Ranger), 75th Infantry, was activated and parachuted into Fort Stewart, Ga. on July 1, 1974.
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- Now it’s time to test your urine and it’s important this is your first pee of the day. This is the measure of your body’s hard overnight work. Again, note the colour and number on the pH strip and write it down. Next you want to test your 2nd urine of the day.
pH and gout. Hereâs a diet that considerably increased the excretion of uric acid in urine One body pH you can measure yourself is the pH of urine. In a study in Japan in 2010 (1), by eating a more alkaline diet than their regular diet, 26 healthy young women significantly raised the amount of uric acid they excreted. And in a short time, only five days.
pH and gout. Hereâs a diet that considerably increased the excretion of uric acid in urine The participants didn't have to achieve such a big rise in urine pH to get a much larger percentage rise in uric acid excretion. The rise in uric acid excretion was from 302 mg* a day at pH 5.9 to 413 mg*** per day at pH 6.5. That's an excretion increase of nearly 37% from a rise in urine pH of about 0.6 (on the pH scale), compared to the uric acid excretion and urine pH of a participant's average daily diet for the preceding month.
How to Test Your pH (The Alkaline Test) Now it’s time to test your urine and it’s important this is your first pee of the day. This is the measure of your body’s hard overnight work. Again, note the colour and number on the pH strip and write it down. Step Three: The Post-Hydration Test. Next you want to test your 2nd urine of the day.
How to Test Your pH (The Alkaline Test) GOAL pH: Your first urine should be at or above pH 7.0. If you are below pH 7.0 then you are low in alkaline buffers and need to follow some of the steps below. If you are at pH 7.2 or above then you are doing great – you have the alkaline buffers needed to neutralise any acidity in your diet and lifestyle.
- Population of Appomattox County. Last official estimated population of Appomattox County was 15,031 (year 2014) [1]. This was 0.005% of total US population and 0.2% of total Virginia state population. Area of Appomattox County is 334.7 mi² (=866.9 km²), in this year population density was 44.91 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.1%/yr), Appomattox County population in 2018 would be 15,089 .
- i Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2015) 14,975 : i Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2016, (V2016) 3.3% : i Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2015, (V2015) 2.9% : i Population, Census, April 1, 2010 14,973 : Age and Sex
Appomattox demographics profile In Appomattox, 51% of the population over 15 years of age are married, 99% speak English and 1% speak Spanish. 78% of Appomattox residents were born in Virginia, 21% were born out of state, 0% were born outside of the United States and 1% were foreign born.
About Appomattox With a convenient mid-Atlantic location, Appomattox is within a days drive of over half the nation's population. We are four hours from Washington D.C., three hours from Virginia Beach, 2.5 hours from the Historic Triangle of Jamestown/Williamsburg/Yorktown, and 1.5 hours from Richmond, capitol of Virginia and the old Confederacy.
- Population in households in Appomattox County ; Total Population: 14,917; Male Population: 7,274; Under 5 years: 380; 5 to 9 years: 489; 10 to 14 years: 518; 15 to 17 years: 317; 18 and 19 years: 189; 20 years: 77; 21 years: 88; 22 to 24 years: 234; 25 to 29 years: 433; 30 to 34 years: 358; 35 to 39 years: 445; 40 to 44 years: 446; 45 to 49 years: 548; 50 to 54 years: 575; 55 to 59 years: 499
- 4.70%. 1 In Appomattox, 1.6% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin. Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above. 2 Source: The Appomattox, VA demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau.
About Appomattox, VA has a population of 2,124 people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $26,166. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Appomattox, VA declined from 2,132 to 2,124, a -0.38% decrease and its median household income grew from $25,879 to $26,166, a 1.11% increase. The population of Appomattox, VA is 60.3% White, 37.2% Black, and 1.51% Two+. 1.01% of the people in Appomattox, VA speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens.
- Occupation, wage, and industry data, over time, for Appomattox County, VA collected from the American Community Survey. In 2015, the median household income for Appomattox County, VA was $48,823, but the average male’s salary was $14,410 more than the average female’s salary. White is the most likely racial or ethnic group to be impoverished in Appomattox County, VA.
- Appomattox County, Virginia ; i Population per square mile, 2010 44.9 : i Land area in square miles, 2010 333.49 : i Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Lynchburg, VA Metro Area : i FIPS Code 51011
Population of Appomattox County, Virginia: Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Graphs, Quick Facts Population of Appomattox County, Virginia: Census 2010 and 2000 Interactive Map, Demographics, Statistics, Graphs, Quick Facts. Compare population statistics about Appomattox County, VA by race, age, gender, Latino/Hispanic origin etc. CensusViewer delivers detailed demographics and population statistics from the 2010 Census, 2000 Census, American Community Survey (ACS), registered voter files, commercial data sources and more.
Oregon Pharmacy Technician Salaries â OR Oregon Pharmacy Technician Salaries – OR. Tweet. Throughout the state of Oregon, pharmacy technicians average $33,000 per year in salary. This is higher than the national average of $28,500 as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.he breakdown of average salaries in the major cities in Oregon is below. Ashland, Oregon pharmacy technician salary – $32,000. Eugene, Oregon pharmacy technician salary – $32,000.
- $38,000. Average Pharmacist salaries for job postings in Oregon are 3% lower than average Pharmacist salaries for job postings nationwide.verage Pharmacist salaries for job postings in Oregon are 3% lower than average Pharmacist salaries for job postings nationwide.
- Within Oregon there is a lot of variation in Pharmacist salaries. These variations depend on on a wide range of factors from population to general competitiveness in the market. Below is a map displaying a few key cities in Oregon and surrounding states, click on any one to find Pharmacist Salaries for that area.equires a bachelor's degree and/or an advanced degree in pharmacy and is licensed to practice. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks.
- $89,000. Average Oregon Pharmacy Pharmacist salaries for job postings in Oregon are 3% lower than average Oregon Pharmacy Pharmacist salaries for job postings nationwide.verage Oregon Pharmacy Pharmacist salaries for job postings in Oregon are 3% lower than average Oregon Pharmacy Pharmacist salaries for job postings nationwide.
- The breakdown of average salaries in the major cities in Oregon is below. Ashland, Oregon pharmacy technician salary – $32,000. Eugene, Oregon pharmacy technician salary – $32,000.Portland, Oregon pharmacy technician salary – $29,000.he breakdown of average salaries in the major cities in Oregon is below. Ashland, Oregon pharmacy technician salary – $32,000. Eugene, Oregon pharmacy technician salary – $32,000.
- Compounds and dispenses prescribed drugs in a healthcare facility environment. Also responsible for transferring prescriptions, handling incoming physician calls, logging data into the computer, and Drug Utilization Review.equires a bachelor's degree and/or an advanced degree in pharmacy and is licensed to practice. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks.
- Compounds and dispenses prescribed drugs in a healthcare facility environment. Also responsible for transferring prescriptions, handling incoming physician calls, logging data into the computer, and Drug Utilization Review.Requires a bachelor's degree and/or an advanced degree in pharmacy and is licensed to practice.Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks.equires a bachelor's degree and/or an advanced degree in pharmacy and is licensed to practice. Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks.
Career Opportunities OHSU Department of Pharmacy Services provides pharmaceutical care services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As Oregon's only academic medical center, these services are provided by world-class pharmacy specialists and state-of-the-art therapies in a growing, team oriented, and customer service driven environment.s Oregon's only academic medical center, these services are provided by world-class pharmacy specialists and state-of-the-art therapies in a growing, team oriented, and customer service driven environment.
Pharmacist Salary By State That is a $55,000 a year difference depending on where you get your pharmacist job so it’s smart to do your research before you take your offer. Listed below is information that is specific to Pharmacist job salaries that you can expect to receive in that state area.Our state by state breakdown allows you to see which state is best to get a job as a Pharmacist.hat is a $55,000 a year difference depending on where you get your pharmacist job so it’s smart to do your research before you take your offer. Listed below is information that is specific to Pharmacist job salaries that you can expect to receive in that state area.
Jupiter Planet Jupiter Facts. 1 Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. 2 Its average distance from the sun is around 484 million miles (779 million km), more than five times Earth's distance. 3 The gas giant is the largest planet in the solar system with a diameter of around 89,000 miles (143,000 km).
Jupiter Jupiter. When you have finished this page, try the Jupiter Quiz. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and largest planet of the solar system. Jupiter's orbit is beyond the asteroid belt about 484 million miles or 778 million kilometers from the sun. It orbits the sun every 12 years. In order from the sun it is the first of the Jovian planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune).
A Comparison of Jupiter and the Earth. A Comparison of Jupiter and the Earth. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is much larger than Earth, as shown in the picture. Jupiter is a gas giant planet made mostly of hydrogen. The table below provides a comparison of characteristics of Jupiter relative to Earth values.
- Some states recognize common law marriages after a certain amount of time. Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington, D.C. are all states that recognize common law marriage. Some other states recognize common law marriages that have been created in the past.
Common-law marriage in the United States Note there is no such thing as common-law divorce in the United States — that is, a married couple cannot terminate a common-law marriage as easily as they got into one. Only the contract of the marriage is irregular; everything else about the marriage is the same as a regularly licensed and solemnized marriage.
Fact or Fiction: Five Myths about Common Law Marriage Children from a common law marriage have the same rights as those from a legal marriage. Plus, common law parents have the same obligations as any other parent. This means parents don't have to adopt children if they have already acknowledged them as their own.
- Some states have never recognized common law marriages. These include Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. For most states that recognize common law marriages, there are specific requirements.
- State law issues[edit] Common-law marriage in the United States can still be contracted in the District of Columbia as well as in the following ten(10) states: Alabama (until January, 2017), Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah.
Fact or Fiction: Five Myths about Common Law Marriage Cohabitation alone does not constitute a common law marriage. While the requirements for common law marriage vary slightly among states, the two essential elements are cohabitation and holding out.. Holding out means the couple's actions tell the world they are husband and wife. For example, the woman might assume her husband's last name.
Common-law marriage in the United States The Texas Family Code, Sections 2.401 through 2.405, define how a common-law marriage (which is known as both marriage without formalities and informal marriage in the text) can be established in one of two ways.
- The information contained within this bulletin is provided on the understanding that although it may be used to assist in your final clinical. decision, the Drug Information Service at Christchurch Hospital does not accept any responsibility for such decisions. November 2003 No. 68. Sulfur Allergy.
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- sulfur allergy have medication containing sulfur?” and, “What other drugs is the patient likely to be allergic to?” This bulletin discusses. the meaning of “sulfur allergy” (note sulfur is the internationally agreed spelling of sulfa or sulphur) and the allergies often grouped.
- The most common “sulfur allergy” is that to a sulfonamide drug. Sulfonamide is a generic name for derivatives of sulfanilamide. (PABA sulfonamide). It usually refers to sulfonamide. antimicrobial agents that include sulfamethoxazole, often. combined with trimethoprim as co-trimoxazole, and.
Flagyl FLAGYL (metronidazole) tablets, 250 mg or 500 mg is an oral formulation of the synthetic nitroimidazole antimicrobial, 2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole-1-ethanol, which has the following structural formula: FLAGYL (metronidazole) tablets contain 250 mg or 500 mg of metronidazole. Inactive ingredients include cellulose, FD&C Blue No. 2 Lake, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, stearic acid, and titanium dioxide.
- Justin was born around 100 (both his birth and death dates are approximate) at Flavia Neapolis (ancient Shechem, modern Nablus) in Samaria (the middle portion of Israel, between Galilee and Judea) of pagan Greek parents.
- While at Ephesus, he was impressed by the steadfastness of the Christian martyrs, and by the personality of an aged Christian man whom he met by chance while walking on the seashore. This man spoke to him about Jesus as the fulfilment of the promises made through the Jewish prophets. Justin was overwhelmed.
What Makes a Christian Martyr Different from Other Faithsâ Martyrs? A martyr is someone who believes so strongly in his religion that he is unwilling to compromise when faced with external pressures to convert to another religion. He would rather face death than dishonor himself and his god (either a false god or the True and Living God of the Bible).
What Makes a Christian Martyr Different from Other Faithsâ Martyrs? “He was a martyr for a good cause.” A person may be put to death (often quite brutally) because he refuses to recant his beliefs and teachings when he is demanded to do so by angry opponents. So we have Muslim martyrs, Jewish martyrs, communist martyrs, Christian martyrs, Buddhist martyrs, Hindu martyrs, and so on.
What Makes a Christian Martyr Different from Other Faithsâ Martyrs? The English word martyr is an almost direct transliteration from the New Testament Greek word, martus, which originally meant a “witness.” It was especially used in the early church to signify those who were witnesses of Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection (e.g., Acts 1:22), and consequently many of those Apostles died giving testimony of ...
- The early Christians who first began to use the term martyr in its new sense saw Jesus as the first and greatest martyr, on account of his crucifixion. The early Christians appear to have seen Jesus as the archetypal martyr. The word martyr is used in English to describe a wide variety of people.
- Socrates: The Good Life. Socrates is generally considered the first major philosopher of Western civilization. Before him there lived about a dozen other Greek thinkers, the so-called Pre-Socratics, who also produced significant work from about 600 BCE on. But little of that work has come down to us.
Joyce Carol Oates' New Novel Begins With An Abortion Doctor's Murder Joyce Carol Oates' latest book opens in 1999 with a killing: A man who considers himself a soldier of Christ shoots a doctor who performs abortions. Over the next 700-plus pages, we see the consequences of that act ripple through the doctor's family and that of his killer. The novel is called A Book of American Martyrs. Oates, who is outspoken about her liberal politics, spoke with NPR's Ari Shapiro.
- A record of the trial, probably authentic, is preserved, known as The Acts of Justin the Martyr. Three works of Justin have been preserved. His First Apology (in the sense of defense or vindication) was addressed (around 155) to the Emperor Antoninus Pius and his adopted sons.
Subject: Bonds - U.S. Savings Bonds If the owner does not have the serialnumbers of the bonds, the following information should be provided: The series of the bonds (E, EE, H, HH, I). The issue dates of the bonds (month and year of purchase). The denominations of the bonds ($50, $75, etc.).
- Paper I bonds were accrual type bonds issued at par (face value); for example, you paid $50 to buy a $50 bond. Interest accumulates and is paid as part of the bond’s redemption value when the bond is cashed. Series I bonds usually increase in value monthly; interest compounds semiannually.
Before May 1995 (EE Bond Rates and Terms) The market-based savings bond rateis set at 85% of the average of these yields for the applicable earning periods. Series EE Bonds Issued March 1993 through April 1995 Bonds with issue dates of March 1993 through April 1995 have a guaranteed minimum rate of 4% per year,compounded semiannually.
How to redeem Series EE savings bonds from childhood What to do with savings bonds from childhood. By Dr. Don Taylor, Ph.D., CFA, CFP, CASL • Bankrate.com. Dear Dr. Don, I have three $50 Series EE savings bonds issued to me (at my childhood address) back in June 1986. They were academic awards in grade school.I have no idea what to do with them.
- (Series I bonds and Series EE bonds issued May 1997 or later are subject to a three-month penalty ifcashed within the first five years of purchase.) Agents can use free PC software to price Series E/EE savings bonds, Series I savings bonds, and savingsnotes quickly. The software is updated every six months.
US Savings Bonds/Cashing in US Savings Bonds Full article with comments. Additional search terms for Cashing in US Savings Bonds. Guide to where to and how to cash or cash in series ee and i us savings bonds, cashing or cashing in us savings bonds, redeem or redeeming us savings bonds redemption. Help.
- For example, the redemption value of a bond cashed 18 months after the issuedate will include the first 15 months of interest (losing the last 3 months of interest as a penalty). Aftera Series EE or I bond is 5 years old, there is no penalty.
- 31 Comments. My husband has passed away and I would like to redeem some of our savings bonds and change the registration on some. I am named on the bonds as a co-owner. We have E and EE, I and HH bonds.
US Savings Bonds/Cashing in US Savings Bonds We have approximately $30,000.00 in I bonds and we would like to cash in about $8,000.00. My husband has passed away and I would like to redeem some of our savings bonds and change the registration on some. I am named on the bonds as a co-owner. We have E and EE, I and HH bonds.
Disney Seeking Young Actress to Voice Role of âMoanaâ Disney Seeking Young Actress to Voice Role of “Moana”. A big opportunity has presented itself for young actresses. Disney is doing online open casting calls for their newest Disney Princess, Moana. Interested actresses can download the script, videotape themselves and upload it directly to the web. The website then asks all interested parties to send the exact URL along with a headshot to the casting agency by mail.
Meet Disney's Newest Princess, Moana, and the 14-Year-Old Hawaiian Native Who Plays Her Now, it’s time to meet the princess at the heart of the movie: Moana, who enlists help from a demi-god named Maui (Johnson) -- as well as a sidekick pig, Pua, and cranky chicken, Hei Hei -- to prove herself a master wayfinder. On Wednesday, Disney announced that Auli’i Cravalho, a 14-year-old Hawaiian native, will voice Moana. And the video of Cravalho finding out she got the part is guaranteed to pull at a few heartstrings too.
- The character of Cassandra in Agamemnon fits this pattern. Written near the end of his life, and incorporating his own innovations and those of Sophocles, Agamemnon and the rest of the Oresteia make up Aeschylus's greatest achievement.
When Was the Iliad Written? Not exactly, but they are helping to ascertain when the Iliad was written. In a recent study, an evolutionary theorist, a linguist, and a geneticist have used the same technique that tracks how genes mutate to estimate that the Iliad was written in 762 B.C., give or take 50 years.