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Oman endorses Al Mutawa.
Manama Oman has officially endorsed the nomination of Bahraini Mohammad Al Mutawa as the next secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
In a written message from Sultan Qaboos of Oman to King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa, Muscat said that it welcomed the nomination of Al Mutawa to succeed Abdul Rahman Al Atiyyah as the head of the six-member alliance.
Al Mutawa, a former information and Cabinet affairs minister and currently cultural adviser to Bahrain's prime minister, is expected to take over in March 2011. He now needs only the public endorsement of Qatar. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait have already expressed their support to Al Mutawa.
Earlier this year news emerged that Qatar might seek to prolong the tenure of Al Atiyyah who has been secretary-general since April 2002, but they remained unconfirmed.
Other media reports that surfaced in Kuwait claimed that the GCC leaders were discussing the nomination of Mohammad Al Saqr, a 57-year-old lawmaker and former head of the Arab Parliament, as the next secretary-general. The reports said that Bahrain, scheduled to assume the position, had given up its turn in favour of Kuwait.
However, Manama said that it was determined to have the position rotated in the Arabic alphabetical order of the names of the six member states. Bahrain was scheduled to assume the position in 2002, but gave up its turn after a request from Qatar.
Abdullah Bishara of Kuwait was the first secretary-general of the GCC, established in 1981 in Abu Dhabi. He was succeeded in 1993 by Fahim Bin Sultan Al Qasimi of the UAE, Jameel Al Hujailan of Saudi Arabia in 1996 and by Abdul Rahman Al Attiyah of Qatar in 2002. The Secretary-General is nominated for a renewable three-year term.
Al Mutawa holds a university degree in philosophy and social studies.
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Former zookeepers and forever baseball lovers, Amber and Erich's common interests united them. Now, these fun loving partners are married and continuing to visit as many stadiums as they can together.
Looking back on their wedding day, smiles of joy were abundant. They got ready separately at The Transept, both eager for the first look in Washington Park, a favorite of many Cincinnatians. We strolled through the park, enjoying the colorful fall leaves and views of Music Hall, before heading in for the ceremony.
After their vows, Amber and Erich spent cocktail hour mingling with guests, hugging, laughing, and chatting, while a caricature artist captured their beloved and friends in a more playful way. (Always a well-loved wedding favor!)
The reception roared with laughter during toasts, and awe'd during the parent dances. Last, and certainly not surprisingly, the dance floor remained a popular spot all evening.
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The European Federation of Audiology Societies, EFAS, is a non-profit organization, formed as a federation of national audiology societies in the European countries founded about 20 years ago. The main scope of EFAS is to promote better educational and professional liaison in European audiology, in both the academic and practical spheres. This includes grants and scholarships for young audiology students to enable them to travel, learn and promote interchange with institutions in other countries. EFAS also develops collaboration through EFAS Working Groups which help to promote important underlying and unifying educational, screening and diagnostic audiology principles across Europe.
The scope of EFAS is to promote cooperation, exchange of experience and knowledge of audiology
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• Provide guidelines for education in Audiology (in relationship to the Bologna process)
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I am really surprised to know that I am not the only person having the problem with connectivity between Sony Bravia & USB HDD Drives. But my problem is a bit different. I bought the Sony Bravia LED TV (KDL-48W605B) on 27/12/2014 and after bringing it home a day later, I tried connecting my Transcend Hard Disk (32GB) and was happy that I was able to watch my movies from the HDD in my big TV screen.
But this didn't last long. Since yesterday, my TV is not detecting the HDD drives, for some reason. When I tried restarting my TV, I was getting the error:
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I am not sure whether this error has anything to do with the HDD connectivity to the TV.
Also I read about the other question & answers related to this problem. Most of the answers led to the topic of Formatting the Hard Disk to FAT32 system. But in my case, I was watching the movies with my hard disk until yesterday. Why, all of a sudden, do we have this problem popping up?
Meanwhile, I also cross-checked that my Transcend Hard Disk is already in FAT32 file system. So what's wrong in my case?
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Before Usher had his monster hit "Yeah" he came out with "U Don't Have To Call." This song was off his 3rd album 8701. There were countless hits off this album including "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad." Needless to say Usher really embraced the "U" aspect of his song titles.
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Thursday Throwback: Public Enemy – Bring The Nose
One of the most influential Hip-Hop groups of all time Public Enemy knew how to "Bring the Noise." Chuck D has one of the most distinct rap flows of all time and his verses on "Don't Believe the Hype" are legendary. Flavor Flav is that kid who gets voted most unforgettable in high school. Flav brings so much energy to every track. Even if you are a casual Hip-Hop listener Public Enemy is always a great listen.
Sidebar: One of the best parts in Friday Night Lights is when Boobie Miles is doing what Boobie does best and that is score touchdowns. The song playing is "Bring the Noise." This gives me chills every time.
Thursday Throwback: Bombs Over Baghdad
If this doesn't get your weekend goin the right way I don't know what does. Outkast just straight kills it in this song. Once the beat drops there won't be a person at the party standing still. Put this shit on at the pregame tonight and its like musical cocaine, you won't sleep all weekend cause you're too busy getting obnoxiously drunk and making terrible decisions..but hey, that's what weekends are for right? Happy raging.


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The three little pigs
So last week the kids were playing around on the stage in the gymnasium after lunch. Lucy said "Hey let's do a Harry Potter show!" You see Lucy is all about SHOWS and performing these days... After they decided that would be too complicated, Jorge suggested they do the Three Little Pigs. All kids jumped up and down and started picking their parts. Since then they have been practicing their lines, coming up with sets and deciding on costumes. One of the things I absolutely LOVE about this classroom is that students are free to run with ideas and let their creativity run wild. They don't actually realize they are learning most of the time! Paula allows this freedom and flexibility exist in the classroom and kids can choose to spend time of the areas they find most interesting and most pertinent to them!
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by Lillian Csernica on July 5th, 2015
I have three cats. Two of them have managed to get themselves wounded by one or more of the many varieties of wildlife in our neighborhood.
Hunter is gray and white, much like Tom of "Tom & Jerry" fame. He's not the smartest feline on four paws, but he is a dedicated hunter. Unfortunately, earlier this week something got him by the tail and bit down good and hard, which resulted in an abscess.
CoCo is my black longhair, fluffy and silky and quite the beauty. She's also the terror of the lizards, moles, gophers, smaller rodents, and even the birds. She'll catch some hapless critter, bring it to the front door mat, then lounge around playing with her prize until she decides to eat it. I don't know what she tangled with yesterday, but by late evening her right cheek had swollen to the point where she could hardly see out of that eye. Tomorrow she goes to the vet. The abscess will be drained, the vet may or may not put a tube in, and CoCo will probably come home wearing a protective device that she will despise.
UPDATE: CoCo managed to puncture the abscess, resulting in a serious mess. Chris just loaded her up to take her to the emergency vet. We have to get her cleaned up and dosed with antibiotics before the problem gets any worse. Poor kitty!
At the moment Hunter is still wearing that very device, what the veterinarians call an "Elizabethan collar." Thanks to the movie UP, that device is commonly referred to as the "Cone of Shame." The purpose of the device is to keep a cat from worrying at its wound so it can heal. My other two cats have been giving Hunter strange looks and avoiding him. He's miserable. I'll be happy when the Cone comes off, because the poor cat will be able to groom himself properly. Also, I won't hear strange noises in the night as Hunter bangs into something due to the Cone making it hard for his whiskers to do their job.
My third cat, Rayas, is a torby, which means she's a mix of tortoiseshell and tabby. She doesn't go outside as often as Hunter and Coco do. When she does, nothing and nobody messes with her. She's on the small side. Even so, I've seen her run off dogs and foxes.
Hunter wants to be Rayas when he grows up. Unfortunately, Hunter is an idiot. He chases deer. I don't know what he thinks he's going to do with one if he ever catches it.


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The Mystery Of 'Rogue One' Revealed: How The Film Originally Ended...
Rogue One was a cinematic triumph, proving that there's more to Star Wars than just the Skywalker saga.
Rogue One was a cinematic triumph, proving that there's more to Star Wars than just the Skywalker saga. Amusingly enough, though, there's one mystery that seems to have fascinated fans: How did the film originally end? The trailers include countless scenes that hint at a very different third act, from the stars running down the beach of Scarif with the Death Star plans, to an iconic moment when Jyn faces a TIE fighter on the tower. As powerful as the film's ending may have been, fans are understandably curious: how did the film almost end?
Since Rogue One's release, we've been getting slow drips of information about that original ending. Now, in the run-up to the film's Blu-ray/DVD release, screenwriter Gary Whitta and director #GarethEdwards have finally filled in the blanks. So here we go - it's time to learn just how different an ending Rogue One could have had...
Surviving Scarif
Let's start by spinning back to the very first drafts of the film, where - surprisingly - the team survived. Screenwriter #GaryWhitta explained that they originally didn't think Disney would be happy with killing all the cast off (in fact, Felicity Jones's contract even included the option of sequels). That said, even at this early a stage the crew all felt this should go in a very different direction. As Whitta put it:
"It's worth it. If you're going to give your life for anything, give your life for this, to destroy a weapon that going to kill you all anyway. That's what we always wanted to do. But we never explored it because we were afraid that Disney might not let us do it, that Disney might think it's too dark for a Star Wars movie or for their brand."
So the first scripts allowed the heroes to escape. Now, it's worth remembering that you're talking a very early draft here; this was before Jyn became a street urchin, back when she was envisioned as a sergeant in the Rebel Alliance. She was in charge of a very different team; Cassian had a different name, and Bodhi, Chirrut and Baze hadn't even been thought of. Still, at that early stage we had a handful of survivors.
The original plot didn't feature a transmission tower at all. Instead, a Rebel ship would rescue the team on the ground, and they'd fly to a rendezvous with the Tantive IV. That's when Darth Vader would press in with his Star Destroyer, with Leia escaping with the plans - and Jyn's ship destroyed. Still, even as the Star Destroyer pursued the Tantive IV into hyperspace, the camera would pan in - on escape pods.
Frustrated with the script, though, the Rogue One team approached #Disney. As Whitta explained:
"The fact that we had to jump through so many hoops to keep them alive was the writing gods telling us that if they were meant to live it wouldn't be this difficult."
To everybody's relief, Lucasfilm signed off on a dramatic change: everybody would die.
A Radical Change in Geography
But these changes were long before filming began, and don't explain the #RogueOne reshoots. By the time the film was in production, Jyn's fate was sealed, but the movie still needed some significant tweaks.
In the original version of the film, the Death Star plans were kept in a separate building to the transmission tower. That meant the mission was even more complex; Jyn and Cassian had to break into the first building, retrieve the plans, and then run along the beach to the main building. They then had to steal their way into another Imperial complex, and transmit the plans.
The problem was, this led to an overly lengthy third act. Gareth Edwards explained to SlashFilm:
"In cutting the film, it just felt too long. We had to find ways to compress the third act, which was quite long as it was. And one real, fast, brutal solution was to put the tower in the base, so they don't have to run across the beach and do all of that stuff to get there. That became a decision that eliminated the shots you see in the trailer of the back of Cassian and Jyn and the AT-ATs. That was some of the reinvention that happened. It was all to do with compression."
He's right. It's very easy for a film to outstay its welcome, and - given the repetitiveness of breaking into not one but two Imperial installations - that would be a real risk with the original version. Sadly, it seems that we'll never see this alternate ending; it was unfinished, and never got far into post-production. Even basic visual effects were never added, leaving Edwards in particular clearly unhappy with sharing this unfinished version.
So there you have it; the mysteries of Rogue One have finally been revealed. Ever since the film aired, fans have been conflating the 'survivors' arc with the reshoots; but according to the crew, that was just a very early script. By the time we got to filming, Jyn's fate was already sealed. The reshoots were a matter of tightening up the third act, compressing it in order to make it more effective. Personally, I think the Rogue One team made the right call.
[Sources: Entertainment Weekly, SlashFilm, Yahoo Movies]


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A swimmer has had a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter with wild orca.
Judie Johnson was on her morning swim in Hahei Beach in New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula when the killer whales swam up alongside her.
Drone footage has captured the beautiful moment two juveniles and one adult orca seem to be playing with Johnson, circling and ducking under the swimmer before heading away.
Johnson told New Zealand's 1 News that she initially thought they were dolphins.
"There was this shape that went under me… and I thought 'oh dolphins' and I was quite excited and the I saw that white."
Her fear quickly kicked in.
"Oh my god, these aren't dolphins, these are orca."
Johnson said that she was worried about appearing as a seal in her black wetsuit, however her fear quickly turned into excitement as she continued her swim with the creatures.
"It was just sheer joy," she told 1 News.
"It was so different to anything that's happened to me before."
Killer whales, or orca, are the largest members of the dolphin family. Whilst the apex predators have not been known to attack humans in the wild, there are cases of the animals attacking handlers in marine parks.
The drone footage was captured by Australian tourist Dylan Brayshaw, who said he was shocked when Johnson got out of the water, only to return to her killer whale swim.
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I've seen this happen on Google before which is fare enough as they just aggregate from around the web and people can feedback the knowledge panel.
If artists have the same band name on Spotify they can even display both side by side with different pictures.
Anyway I was searching for a track by one of my favourite shoegaze bands 'Mira' - the track comes up searching 'Mira - Space' it's from their album apart - but the profile when you click on the link has another singers discography on top of 'mira' the band https://soundcloud.com/mira74516
so you have to scroll down to the bottom (Right to the bottom like to get to the bands actual work -
Anyone have any ideas what has happened here? I have always followed this band they are from Talahasse Florida - this page seems to be mixed up with a pop singer also called Mira (Very good by the way)or several pop singers called Mira, but the confusion here is very strange never seen a mix up like this on Soundcloud, as I have said it is seen often on google knowledge panels(mix-up's with artists work that is.)I will add that these tracks are on the Go+ plan as well so searching and finding the track shouldn't be mixed up with other artists on the page though I can imagine this could easily happen just have never seen it on soundcloud.
So this is the band Mira
And this is the pop artist Mira
There might even be more pop artists mixed up on the one page as I see tracks in Deutsch and Swedish languages also but this could be attributed to the first artist.
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The Station Fire, One Year Later
The Station Fire burned through the mountains east of Los Angeles throughout the end of August and into mid-September.
This mage, from NASA's Landsat satellite, shows the fire on September 7, 2009.
Authorities still have not found the culprit of the Station Fire, the largest blaze in the recorded history of the Angeles National Forest and the 10th largest fire in California since 1933.
[to put it in Swiss perspective, the Station Fire was the size of the WHOLE Valle Maggia region!]
Authorities reiterated Thursday that an outstanding reward of $50,000 is still available to anyone with information about the investigation into the blaze and/or deaths of the two firefighters who died fighting the fire.
Information via LA City Councilmember district 2, Paul Krekorian
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To identify the regions of the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) that are important for function in vivo, we used random mutagenesis to isolate 10 cold-sensitive (Cs−) and 31 methyl methanesulfonate-sensitive (Mmss) mutations of the PCNA gene (POL30) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Unlike the Mmss mutations, the CsC mutations are strikingly clustered in the interdomain region of the three-dimensional PCNA monomer structure. At the restrictive temperature, the Cs− pol30 mutants undergo a RAD9 dependent arrest as large-budded cells with a 2c DNA content. Defects in DNA synthesis are suggested by a significant delay in the progression of synchronized pol30 cells through S phase at the restrictive temperature. DNA repair defects are revealed by the observation that Cs− pol30 mutants are very sensitive to the alkylating agent MMS and mildly sensitive to ultraviolet radiation, although they are not sensitive to gamma radiation. Finally, analysis of the chromosomal DNA in pol30 cells by velocity sedimentation gradients shows that pol30 cells accumulate single-stranded DNA breaks at the restrictive temperature. Thus, our results show that PCNA plays an essential role in both DNA replication and DNA repair in vivo.
- Received May 20, 1996.
- Accepted July 1, 1996.
- Copyright © 1996 by the Genetics Society of America


text: HomePlaylistCaribou – 1000-song playlist Bianca Bideac January 14, 2015 Playlist Caribou just described his "musical history of my life" through an enormous 1000-song playlist. The last few years of my life have been incredible, thanks in large part to all of you – so I've been thinking of how to say thank you. As you can imagine, music has been a central love of my life since I was a teenager and over the years I've been introduced to a lot that has stayed with me. I've collected the majority of that music here – and I thought sharing it with you seemed like one way I could say thanks. I'm sure some things are under-represented or over-represented, but roughly speaking this is a musical history of my life. Of course a lot of this music has come to me through my friends – thank you to Koushik, Kieran, Jeremy, Gary, Brandon, Jason, Sam, Ketan, Ryan, Toby and many others… Also, please share music with me that you think I would like but is not included here, in the hope this becomes a dialogue rather than a monologue. […] Caribou. Stream the virtually infinite playlist via YouTube and prepare yourself for some amazing songs.


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Houstonians recall Sandy Hook victims and push for gun law changes
When a gunman killed 28 people in Sandy Hook Elementary School six years ago, Willie Johnson believed that gun safety laws would soon be reformed.
"Then nothing was done," Johnson said at a vigil for the victims. "I'm very upset… I'm just trying to figure out how many children have to die before the legislators do something."
As the state legislature prepares to convene, local clergy and the Metropolitan Organization on Sunday held a gun control vigil at Trinity United Methodist Church. Those present spoke passionately about gun safety policies.
"Despite the fact that we're supposed to be a first-world country, a civilized nation, a nation of laws, we continue to see the scourge of gun violence in the United States," said Houston Police Department Chief Art Acevedo.
In January, Acevedo will become president of Major Cities Chiefs, a group of the police chiefs from the largest cities in the United States and Canada, and said he would use the position to argue for implementing a universal background check and closing what's known as the gun show loophole, which allows private individuals to sell and trade arms without background checks.
"We are going to be a lot more vocal," Acevedo said.
While organizations such as Major Cities Chiefs are gearing up to advocate for change on a federal level, the Mayor's Commission on Gun Violence has researched safety policies that the city, county and state can implement.
One of the members of the commission, Abbie Kamin, pointed to the gun show loophole as an issue that could be acted upon locally. "That's something the city can do immediately," she said.
As the roughly three dozen present remembered the tragedy, many expressed frustration at what they perceived as a lack of progress. Wasiq Javed, a freshman at the University of Houston, is also on the Mayor's Commission on Gun Violence and spoke about the impact Sandy Hook had on him as a 12-year-old.
"At that time, I didn't understand what was going on, but I knew children had died, and I knew that I was just two years older than them — that my life could've been at risk," he said. "What have we done in six years?"
David Lyon, senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel, read an opinion piece he wrote for the Houston Chronicle in January of 2013. After every mass shooting in the years since, he has referred to the article and says he could still write it word for word. He eventually published a version for his congregation with blanks instead of the words "Sandy Hook" so that members could fill in the name of the latest disaster.
"Our purpose here is to stop filling in the blanks and change the narrative," Lyon said.
For the Ed Jones, the pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, the urgency of the vigil that he had been planning for months had been underscored by personal tragedy that very week.
A family member, 17-year-old Drew Conley, had been shot and killed the Monday before.
"He should've played football in the playoffs Friday night," Jones said, of Conley, a Fort Bend Marshall defensive back.
"Sometimes we don't think about this issue until it knocks on your door," Jones said about gun safety. "And sadly, sadly it has knocked on many doors. It hurts my heart."
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Listen to some of the most popular (and interesting) songs at the top of the charts around the world.
Canada: LMFAO "Sexy and I Know It"
Popular music that trickles down to the U.S. from Canada has long tended toward the weighty, whether staid and wintry (Leonard Cohen, Neil Young) or histrionic (Céline Dion, Arcade Fire). In return, we send them the type of fluff that remains America's stock and trade. Recently, this means LMFAO's cheeky party anthem "Sexy and I Know It," which brings a whiff of Jersey Shore to Canada—as well as to Australia and New Zealand, where it has similarly topped charts. Surely, it's the people of such English-speaking nations who are equipped to appreciate the intricacies of the duo's poetics (e.g., "I got passion in my pants, and I ain't afraid to show it").
Cuba: David Calzado y Su Charanga Habanera "La Suerte"
Since the late '80s, David Calzado has steered Cuba's Charanga Habanera through shifting line-ups and sounds. The band is rooted in timba—a cool, contemporary strain of salsa—with multiple vocalists who collectively set the atmosphere of a rollicking dance party. The gleeful "La Suerte" lays down Havana rhythms, call-and-response choruses, and hip-hop swagger. The video suggests it packs enough energy to coax the dead to dance—any exaggeration is only slight.
** Thailand: Crescendo "Can We Go Back to the Way We Were?"**
The pop playlists of Thailand make room for the likes of Bruno Mars and (as is decreed by international law) "Moves like Jagger." More so than in many countries, however, Thai radio seems dominated by its own countrymen. Chief among them is Crescendo, a quintet of somber gents whose "Glup Mah Pen Meuan Derm Dai Mai" ("Can We Go Back to the Way We Were?") is a soft rock power ballad replete with a guitar solo that seems to have escaped from late '80s MTV.
Denmark: Medina "Kl. 10"
The Danish pop groups recently coveted in New York (Hess Is More, O Land) tend to be sleek and arty, with an offbeat humor lurking behind their beats. Back in Denmark, however, the reigning pop queen is Medina, a straight-forward crooner whose hit "Kl. 10" conveys a sort of plastic pop yearning that never slips from fashion.
Spain: Michel Teló "Ai Se Eu Te Pego"
In October, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated a goal by performing a dance related to "Ai Se Eu Te Pego," a folksy burst of sunshine by the young Brazilian singer Michel Teló. Within weeks, the accordion-driven song became a hit in Spain. As players from various European soccer leagues took to performing the dance following their goals, "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" conquered audiences from Romania to Switzerland, where listeners may not fully grasp the Portuguese lyrics—about coveting a girl at a club—but do appreciate the lingua franca that is soccer. (It goes without saying that in the States, the song is nearly invisible.)


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Earning the designation of an ASAM Fellow demonstrates notable accomplishment. An honor granted only every other year, the FASAM title is bestowed on those ASAM members who have provided significant contributions in three different areas related to addiction medicine, says Paul H. Earley, M.D., FASAM, of Earley Consultancy, Atlanta.
"Fellows of the Society have worked for years, sometimes decades, for ASAM and its pursuits," he says.
Dr. Earley says the criteria to become a Fellow includes being a member for at least five consecutive years, giving significant service to ASAM, and making considerable contributions in specific areas. Those areas include serving:
- On the ASAM Board of Directors
- As a chair or member of an ASAM committee, task force, or work group
- As an ASAM delegate or alternate to the American Medical Association (AMA)
- As an officer of a state society or chapter of ASAM
- Through other noteworthy contributions
"It is important to show you have made a contribution to academic medicine or training, either by publishing papers or speaking to groups to train other physicians about addictive illnesses," Dr. Earley says.
Participation in other medical and professional organizations can include service as an officer, committee member, or representative in medical societies or organizations such as the AMA, the American Osteopathic Association, and the American Psychiatric Association, as well as state and local medical societies.
Giving back to the surrounding community is also an important aspect for qualifying as a Fellow, Dr. Earley says.
"Candidates must show they are contributing to their communities, maybe through a nonprofit board that has to do with addiction services, supervising a free clinic, or working in a church or a local ministry—anything that shows you are giving back and promoting addiction awareness education or health," he says. "A Fellow has to meet all of these areas over years or decades to be given the FASAM title."
Dr. Earley says the awarding of Fellowships is important for ASAM.
"It is a great way for us to recognize members who have really given of themselves, sometimes tirelessly, to the care of patients who suffer from addictive diseases to the addiction research or treatment community and to ASAM itself," he says. "ASAM Fellows are individuals who give their time to help others understand addiction is an illness that needs to be addressed with science and compassion."


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Transgender Woman With Completed Sentence Files for Clemency After Retaliatory Punishment Keeps Her Behind Bars
ILLINOIS – Strawberry Hampton, a 28-year-old transgender woman, is seeking immediate commutation of her sentence, which was unfairly extended by the discriminatory policies and retaliatory discipline of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). Ms. Hampton was originally scheduled for release in February 2019. The petition for clemency can be found HERE.
"Strawberry deserves to be free. She fought with strength and courage for over two years to be free from sexual violence and to have the IDOC recognize that she is a woman," said Vanessa del Valle of the MacArthur Justice Center. "In return, she received repeated retaliation which unfairly extended her sentence for over nine months. She is being kept behind bars because she is a trans woman who survived unspeakable abuse and stood up for her rights."
Ms. Hampton has been incarcerated in four men's prisons, where she was subjected to extended abuse and sexual assault. In December 2018, after a year-long legal battle, Ms. Hampton was finally transferred from Dixon Correctional Center to Logan Correctional Center, a women's facility in Lincoln, Illinois.
The transfer followed an emergency hearing in the federal court in November. After the hearing, the court acknowledged her abuse and affirmed that Ms. Hampton was likely to succeed on the merits of her claim that the IDOC violated her rights under the Equal Protection clause by placing her in the men's facilities.
Ms. Hampton's case is the second case in the country in which a federal court has recognized that a prison's decision to mis-assign transgender people is a form of unlawful discrimination.
Despite her legal victory, Ms. Hampton still suffers from IDOC's retaliatory actions. After she reported her abuse to IDOC, officials retaliated against her by in falsely accusing her of disciplinary infractions and extending her sentence by nine months. IDOC further discriminated against Ms. Hampton by prohibiting her from participating in programs to earn "good time" – sentence reductions awarded to prisoners for good behavior. Ms. Hampton was repeatedly told by prison officials that, as a trans woman, she could not work or attend classes with men because her presence would allegedly cause disruption.
"There is a clear and all too common hypocrisy in Strawberry's case—IDOC simultaneously refused to acknowledge her gender, and at the same time restricted and caused her harm based on her gender," said Alan Mills of Uptown People's Law Center.
During her legal battle, Ms. Hampton has earned widespread recognition as a leader in the struggle for transgender prisoners' rights, in Illinois and nationwide.
Ms. Hampton was originally scheduled for release from prison on February 16, 2019. A petition for clemency has been filed before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board asking Governor J.B. Pritzker to grant commutation of her sentence in this case to the time she has already served. The petition can be found HERE.


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52 Weeks Of Gratitude Week 9: How Did You Do and Feel?
All the other posts I've written so far with regards to this challenge have involved me having to express thanks to a particular person or for a certain thing. So at first, I wasn't completely sure as to what I was expected to do here for week nine but I figured that I was being asked exactly what it says on the tin, and explain how I've done with this challenge so far and how I feel so far – so I will!
When I first heard of this challenge, I thought it was a great idea and I wanted to take part in it. I've always been a big believer in the power of gratitude and expressing thanks, and it shocks me just how ungrateful some people can be. It's a sad fact that we live in a world where there is an ever increasing sense of self-entitlement. There are always feelings of wanting more no matter how much we have. And 'thanks' is a word that seems to be missing from a lot of people's vocabularies these days. Just hold open a door for people or give up your seat on the bus for someone and you'll see what I mean. So doing this challenge was a way to reinforce my existing sense of gratitude and also to see if I could learn more about myself.
As for how I did, well I think it's fair to say that so far I haven't done very well! After all this challenge should have been completed in 2017 but it's now 2018 and I'm now only on week nine! I could very well have thrown in the towel and put this challenge into the bin consigned for challenges that didn't work and very conveniently forgotten about it – but I would have hated that. Another thing I firmly believe in other than gratitude, is the philosophy of better late than never, so I'm more determined than ever to keep going and complete this challenge.
And in any case, I'm pretty sure there's a parallel universe somewhere where it's still 2017!
52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge Wk8: Express Gratitude To 3 People
As usual I was stuck when it came to deciding which three people I wanted to express gratitude to – as once again there are so many, I really didn't know who to choose! But I finally decided on three and you'll notice that there's a theme with this post – other than gratitude – as all three people who I would like to express gratitude to have all played a major role in my career as a teacher for which I can never thank them enough.
I'm really grateful to my aunt because after spotting an ad in the paper for a teaching position in London that she knew I would love, she informed me immediately. Mr. D and I were living in Devon at the time, working in student accommodation, and we HATED every second of it (not necessarily picturesque Devon but the job and the people we had to deal with.) We wanted to either come back to London or return to Bournemouth where we had previously been living but work was very thin on the ground so for the time being at least, we weren't going anywhere.
Then I received a call from my aunt who, knowing that I wanted to go into teaching English, said that she'd seen an ad in the paper for teachers at a language school in Central London and that I should apply. So I did – and found out that I had two days to get down to London for an interview to see if I'd be accepted for the training program. Ever the optimist, I didn't think I would pass the training, so I booked a coach ticket and headed over to London with just a week's worth of clothes not knowing that I'd never be going back to Devon again…
I had three trainers in total plus a lovely principal and I am grateful to all of them, for the opportunities, support and help that they had given me. But why I feel that I have to thank P.B. first and foremost is because he was the trainer who interviewed me and gave me the chance to train there. He seemed very no-nonsense and the kind of person who wouldn't put up with any of my shenanigans, and he even warned me that the training program was very tough and intense and that even if I was accepted for the training, there was a chance that I might voluntarily drop out due to the pressure. Filling me with confidence, he wasn't!
For reasons I'm not sure either of us understand, I was put through to the training program – something I'm sure he's regretted ever since! Ever the optimist, I was sure I wouldn't pass training, but not only did I do so but I continued to work there right up until the school very sadly shut down (that's a whole other story) Had it not been for P.B. I would never have had the chance to do something I loved, and realise for the first time that I'm actually good at something. I met tons of really cool people, both staff and students, who I'm still in touch with to this day – including P.B. of course!
OK, I'm cheating here a little because instead of expressing gratitude to one other person, I've chosen to be thankful to a bunch of people – but it's impossible to to select just one person. Who should I choose? The receptionist who handed over my CV that had turned to paper maché when I walked in from the rain looking like a drowned rat? The former colleague from my previous school who unbeknownst to me was at that school, and put in a good word for me when he discovered that I had applied? Or the principal who hired me based on the strength of my CV and what my colleague had told her and felt that a formal interview wasn't necessary? The staff that took care of me when I got sick? The staff that propped me back up when I suffered a devastating blow while at work? And I could never forget the amazing students there who were an absolute joy to teach.
When my visa came through to move to the States, I handed in my notice and did so with a very heavy heart for while I was happy to be reunited with Mr. D. and start the next stage of our lives together, I was also very sad to be leaving a place where I was ecstatic to go to every day – and how many people can claim to be ecstatic about going to work? When my last school shut down, I never thought that I'd ever find another place to work where I could fit in so effortlessly and be so damn happy – but I did. And I have all these fantastic people to thank for that – people who are no longer staff, colleagues or students but friends.
52 Weeks of Gratitude: Week 7 – A Friend (1)
I'm really embarrassed to still be continuing with the 52 weeks of Gratitude Challenge because this was supposed to have been completed by the end of last year! But last year was a roller-coaster of a year and I didn't blog as much as I'd hoped to, and as I hate leaving things unfinished, I have decided to pick up where I left off and this time I'm determined to get to the finish line. So week seven it is!
This week's topic is 'a' friend that I am thankful for. Talk about a super hard topic! I am incredibly blessed to have so many amazing people in my life who I am very happy to call friends – some of them are more like family – so naturally I'm finding it hard to talk about just one person. So I'm going to cheat a little bit – or a lot – and talk about a group of people.
So I would like to give a massive shout-out to the strong, supportive, thoroughly big-hearted people who came to my rescue when I was going through what was definitely one of the worst periods of my life; when I didn't feel as though I was emotionally or physically strong enough to overcome my problems. These incredible people listened to me, gave me advice and support and were always there for me whatever time of day or night it was. Even though many of these fantastic people were busy with their own lives or had their own problems to deal with, they always made time for me and never got fed up or made me feel as though I was being a nuisance (which I probably was!) They even shared some of their own painful stories with me in order for me to draw strength and inspiration and to see that things always do get better. Some of these people weren't even especially close friends at the time, and that makes me feel even more incredibly humbled that people who didn't have to be there for me, chose to do so which speaks volumes about the kind of people they are.
I don't think I can ever totally put into words how grateful I am to this exceptional bunch of people who got me through a tough time and got me back on my feet again. Everyone says that you never really know who your true friends are until you go through a crisis and they're not wrong. We sadly live in a world where its every person for themselves – or at least that's how it seems most of the time. But now I know that there are some truly amazing people out there and I'm so thankful that I get to be their friend. Everyone should have wonderful people like that in their lives.
52 Weeks of Gratitude: Wk 5 – Something Someone Gave You
Trying to think about what I would choose as my something I've been given for this week's challenge was hard as I've been given so many meaningful things by some very special people.
So I decided to go with the keys that Mr. D. presented me with that opened the door to our first home – and that's the first home that we own and not one where we're paying off someone else's mortgage.
As a big rock fan, I love that its not your standard run of the mill looking key and represents our love of concerts and the way we met.
But it means so much more than that.
When we lived in London, owning our own home seemed like the impossible dream – and anyone who lives in London and isn't a millionaire will know what I mean. Getting on the property ladder was hard. We couldnt even get on the property footstool and I was really kicking myself for not having got a move on much earlier.
I just wanted a home we could call our own, where we could be us and do our own thing, and be surrounded by things that were 'us'. Where I could entertain and have people over to stay. Mr. D. was more concerned with having woodland, animals and a lake to fulfil his desire for nature. I also wanted enough land to build smaller homes for our parents in their retirement.
Talk about a pipe dream!
Admittedly when we first went to view the house, I wasn't really taken with it. A chance encounter with a neighbour really had me hoping we'd buy somewhere else! But the house came with land for me, woodland for Mr. D and a lake behind the nearby conservation land. Plus the house was in our price range so it looked like it might just happen…
Fast forward eighteen months and we are very settled in our home. We still haven't done much with it and we're still getting used to being homeowners. This house was definitely worth the wait and almost worth leaving London for… If only I could have taken my family and friends with me 😢
We've been saddled with a thirty year debt but believe it or not we are so thankful for that. If it means we'll never have to deal with another greedy landlord, see another dodgy tenancy agreement or share with another hideous housemate then great! Although I hastened to add that I actually miss most of our housemates but there are some I'm hoping never to bump into again.
But yes, these keys are among some of the most cherished things I've been given and I am so very thankful for them.
52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge WK 2: Your Spouse
I'm running behind on this challenge but I have to say, this is the week I've been looking forward to most – where I get to talk about my amazing Mr. D. And as it's exactly seven years today since Mr. D popped the question after planning the most beautiful proposal, I'd say that this post has come at the right time.
When I met Mr. D almost ten years ago, I really did think that that was going to be the first and last time I ever saw him, despite my intention to stay in contact. We lived on different continents and our lives moved in completely different directions so it seemed unlikely that we would ever meet up again. I have never been so thankful to have been proved wrong!
Being a die-hard romantic I wanted the old-fashioned eyes-meeting-across-a-crowded-room deal. I wanted popping champagne corks, symphonies, and fireworks. What I actually got was better than that: a sh**load of vodka, a hard rock band from Oklahoma, and nachos! People who hear about how met and got together think it's like something out of a rom-com movie and I'm so glad that we have such a unique story to tell.
Admittedly since we got married, Mr. D now feels that he doesn't have to try so hard, so things like opening car doors, pulling out my chair in restaurants and flowers are now a thing of the past! Hmmm… And don't think I haven't complained about it!
But one thing that hasn't changed about Mr. D is his good heart. He has got the kindest heart out of everyone I know. He's extremely compassionate, forgiving, non-judgemental and he treats everyone with the respect they deserve. He's the last person you'll ever find bitching about anyone (though I have heard him complaining about me more than a few times!) Whereas my exes were so caught up in appearances and being the life and soul Mr. Popularity, down-to-earth Mr. D. really couldn't care less about any of that and is just intent on being his humble self. It's an attitude I find refreshing and is one of the reasons why it's not just me, but why my family and friends love him him as well.
I always feel that you know when you're with the right person because they bring out the best in you and Mr. D certainly does that for me despite us being total opposites. He's been a very calming influence on me and the fact that we are so different means that it never gets boring and we learn tons from each other.
A few of our closest friends know that last year was a very tough year for us. It was one of the most stressful and traumatic periods we've ever encountered in our married life and I hope we never have to go through anything like that again. But marriage isn't always wine and roses and as someone once said, sometimes you only know the strength of a relationship when it's been pushed to the limit and you're being tested. I'd like to think we've passed the test.
Mr. D. is absolutely my best friend, the love of my life and my most favourite person. I could spend all day, every day with him and never get bored. I'm so thankful I get to call him my husband.
And I will forever be grateful to that rock band from Oklahoma!
52 Weeks of Gratitude Challenge #1: Why Start This Challenge
So this is the first week (for me!) to start this challenge and I'm very thankful to be doing it at all after very nearly missing out!
As I said in the previous post, I've never really participated in such challenges before. But this was one that I felt I should do…
I was brought up to believe that gratitude was everything. I knew from a young age the importance of saying thank you. I was taught to be thankful for everything that you have. As I grew older I learned to count my blessings, and realise I actually had plenty of them.
And as most of us know, gratitude is a quality which is very much in short supply these days. How many people express genuine gratitude when something nice has happened to them? How many people even bother to say those two little monosyllabic words 'thank you'? Judging by the number of people I see sailing through a door being held open of them by someone kind enough to do so, I'd say not many!
It might be strange to say that we need to practice gratitude when it should be second nature but I guess we all don't reflect enough on the good things that we have in our lives. And that's what's so good about this challenge.
2016 was not one of my better years and that's something of an understatement. I'm so glad to have left it behind and all the awful things that came along with it. But as I sit here writing this post, I think how easy it could have been for things to have been far worse than it was. So would you believe it – I'm even thankful for the problems that I have!
So as grateful as I am for everything, I hope that by the end of the year when this challenge is over, I'll have experienced an even deeper level of gratitude.
Best of luck to everyone who's taking part in this challenge. May it make us ever more thankful, kinder and wiser with it.
The 52 Weeks Of Gratitude Challenge: I'm Late But I'm Thankful!
So those who have opted to do this challenge are well under way with the 52 Weeks Of Gratitude Challenge but I've come into it a little bit late…
2016 was a very overwhelming year for me from start to finish. True, there was never a dull moment but that said, life was sometimes a little more overdramatic than I wanted it to be. As a result, many of the plans I had, including my blogging endeavours, got put on hold towards the end of last year.
So I log on this week, ready to kick some serious blog ass in 2017… and then I stumble across this very interesting and exciting challenge. With the exception of a couple of challenges I've set myself in the past, I don't really get involved in any of the challenges that I see my fellow bloggers partaking in. But this one struck a chord with me…
So late as I am, I think I will give this one a go. Better late than never and all that. And I can't wait to get stuck in!


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Hey Everyone, I absolutely love this app but am yet to commit to purchasing the full app. The only reason being that I am a "larger lady" , was very ill last year and piled on 6 stone on full bed rest in 10 months. I am healed and ready to get fit and get my life back but after watching a workout I am not sure I have a hope in hell pulling off some of that moves?! I have just joined my local gym to drop some weight via cardio machines but I would love to be able to do some yoga too. I read an article on Friday re plus sized yoga and the journalists that wrote it mentioned that the yogi community "would stare at big women if they joined a group", is this realistic? By the way, what a great app and lovely group you all are! X
Thank you Heather, you have encouraged me to join a class! Much Love 🙏🏼❤
I've been part of the 'yogi community' for nearly 15 years, and whilst I can only speak for me, there is no judgement on body shape or size. Yoga teachers often emphasise that yoga is self practice and not to compare ourselves to others or even to ourselves as our bodies are different on different days. Some days I'm fierce and want a strong practice and others I'd like an hour of shavasna. There will always be people who will judge as I don't think the world will ever be fully compassionate but if you go to a class and feel that way, maybe that teachers not for you. I truly believe there's a type of yoga for everyone, you just have to find it... Every body is a yoga body irrespective of size and shape, capable of different things! I have ridiculously short arms which make certain poses challenging, no matter how often I practice my arms don't get longer...and I'm ok with that. 😆
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Thank you all for your words of kindness. I am convinced and I am signing up! I look forward to sharing my experience with you all! Namaste 🙏🏼❤
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And I have to say that article is totally rubbish. I've been to bikram yoga a few times and I've seen people of all shapes and sizes doing poses that I can't!
Im also recovering from a back injury from last summer. I gained about a stone. And although I haven't lost pounds like others here, my body shape is changing and I'm gaining muscle. (I used to run a lot before I got hurt)
These exercises are done at home. Which I love. And I don't feel self conscious.
And I don't see this as an app...
I see us as a family going through a special journey. We are here for each other. 😘
Sign up you won't regret it for a moment !! It guides you on an amazing transformational journey 😃 I have lost 1 stone since the start of January and I am not able to even do the Move element of the programme due to a back injury, so I can't wait to see the results when I start in earnest 😉
Hi Lisa
Absolutely not. Yoga is for all shapes and sizes and I have never found this. I go to lots of classes.
I was in the same boat. Gained 4 stone after a year in bed. Now lost two and because of yoga and this plan I have started to like myself a bit more.
Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do it. You can 😊.
Do what you can with the exercise and as you get stronger you will do more.
Honestly I am on week 4 and it's the best thing I have ever done for myself.
Good luck 😘
I've just followed the food plan and have dropped 10lb to date I'm on week 4, I've followed weight watcher slimming world the lot and I can honestly say this is the best eating plan I've ever followed..... I would say yes commit it's the best app ever and the glow girls are all very supportive 🌺🌺
(Me again) I just wanted to add - try to recognise it when you act out of fear. It is not a good adviser. We all have moments when we are going out of our comfort zone and these moments are precious. They don't feel good forcefully at first but they are the ones who can make you grow hugely as a person. Embrace change, life continuously move forward.
For having had Pilates classes I can tell you everyone was super nice and kind. And you find all sorts of people and backgrounds. You can even make very good friends.
You can start with the app in your own home. I've never been to a class and never tried yoga as I am super inflexible. With the app I can try it out without the pressure of trying to be perfect. I was around 12st when I started the plan and have lost 7lb in 3 weeks. The plan is amazing and for me it really works because of the meal planning and support network. Hope this is helpful 🙅😄
Hi Lisa An, please don't let that article put you off trying yoga - I started going to regular classes about 5 months ago and love it! The great thing about it is that you will make improvement (whether to strength or flexibility) no matter what your size or shape. I would be surprised and disappointed if your fellow yogis treated you in such a way to make you feel uncomfortable - they should be focusing on their own practice, not yours. 🙏🏼😀
By the way I love Audrey Hepburn and this quote from her, a good inspiration to your question too:
I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day. I believe in miracles.
A good mantra for our every day life! (Or when you do your yoga 😉)
I believe what matters is not people looking at you but what you have inside. If you build your core within, who cares what others think, you can shine inside out and slowly but surely heal and recover. You can even inspire others or give them a lesson of life.
If you try yoga and you feel it is not for you yet do not hesitate to do walks. It is one of the best exercises, too often ignored, and it has the advantage to be more gentle while bringing a good, calm state of mind. Then when you feel ready you can go for something more stretchy. Or if you feel ready for yoga now just go for it and do not hesitate to speak with your teacher and get advice to make it work for you. I suppose you can even do a consultation if you are not sure. Only you can tell. Just keep your objectives in mind and work towards them consistently. Have a plan that is balanced enough, listen to your body and identify your own needs. Rome was not built in one day. And remember you do it for you, not for anybody watching. Most people are insecure, including very slim people. Work towards your own happiness, it starts with yourself and then that's the best thing you can share with the world. X


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How do we improve the service for teenagers and young adults with cancer at Derriford Hospital which will benefit young people, their friends and family, the hospital, the city and beyond?
RIO recruited and worked with a group of amazing volunteers, aged between 16-22.
The group has been together since January this year and has been creating a plan which will help improve the service for young cancer patients at the Plymouth hospital. While patients already benefit from fantastic support and treatment from the amazing staff, they have seen that the spaces, facilities and resources aimed at the specific needs of young people, are somewhat lacking.
As young people themselves, the volunteers from A Driven Force understand that it's important to see a 'young' presence to help young people feel welcome at the hospital.
RIO has been supporting these amazing young people to develop their values and brand, to raise money to support the project, to develop their ideas, to market and promote their work through social media and the press and to help them develop relationships with other organisations that might support their project
Elisha Searl, a volunteer with A Driven Force
"When I heard about working with RIO with the aim to help improve cancer services for young people, I was instantly interested and it was something I could not turn down. I am extremely passionate about cancer care for patients and am very familiar with the current care that is available. This has driven me to make a change!"
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The business year has officially come to an end and what a year it has been for us. Filled with tons of inspiration and learning, wonderful challenges, surprises and the usual bits of frustration (of course, because what would life be without it?!). We at DSGN Kartell like to say thank you to everyone who has worked with us and supported us and our mission in the last year. Every little bit is appreciated and we are thankful for the fantastic opportunities and amazing people in our life – near and far.
It is absolute amazing to be a part of the current design era creating innovative environments and spaces working with inspiring people. Before we continue to to grow our network and portfolio in 2017, we will take a well-deserved break to recharge our solar powered battery packs and hope you will be able to do the same.
See you all in 2017 to keep up the awesomeness of creating a more balance world with people, for people.


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There is a lot of noise being made in the media at present regarding the Leader of the Opposition's tax arrangements, after his decision to attack the Conservative peer Lord Fink.
Ed Miliband, the leader of the Labour Party and the man hoping to get the keys to Number 10 Downing Street in May, is reported to have "conspired" with his mother and brother to reduce his father's Inheritance Tax liability following his death in 1994.
The family are reported to have used a Deed of Variation, a legal vehicle by which the beneficiaries of an Estate can agree with the Executors to alter the terms of a Will. From personal experience working in Probate, there can be any number of reasons for making this variation, but the allegation against Mr Miliband is that the Deed was drawn up to reduce the Inheritance Tax bill.
Mr Miliband has denied the claims, but the former Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, who is now standing as a Labour candidate in the safe seat of Holborn & St Pancras, has admitted that the intention of the Milibands was to reduce tax.
Whether the Deed was intended to reduce Inheritance Tax or not, I couldn't possible comment. Even if it was, I for one would not attack Mr Miliband for doing so. It may highlight an apparent hypocrisy, but the real issue, for once, is not the standards of those who hold public office, but of the subject matter at hand.
Inheritance Tax is wholly unjust and must be abolished!
The death duty is levied on 40% above any Estate worth over £325,000, subject to certain exceptions. For married couples, this threshold could rise to as much as £650,000.
In March 2013, an apartment in Temple House in the City of London was bought for £1,050,000. Assuming it was not mortgaged, the net value for tax purposes would be in the region of £1.2m today. Even with the whole of the nil-rate band being transferred, that would leave £550,000 liable for tax. Under the current rules, that would equate to a whopping Inheritance Tax bill of £220,000 on the property alone, without taking into account any other savings, investments or assets.
Often when I am discussing Inheritance Tax with clients, I am met with constant criticism of the regime. Of course, as a professional, I must remain impartial on the politics of the subject. Not so as a political activist or blogger.
The Conservative Party attempted to make a great deal of capital with their pledge to raise the Inheritance Tax threshold to £1m. Now, that pledge sits within their ever-growing pile of broken promises – and, in any case, did not go far enough.
Every penny of an Estate that is taken in Inheritance Tax has already been taxed. When the property was bought, it was subject to Stamp Duty Land Tax. When the money was earned for the savings account, it was subject to Income Tax and National Insurance – and, when the interest accrued, it was subject to more Income Tax. When the shares were bought, they were subject to Stamp Duty. There may also have been Capital Gains Tax paid on additional properties. Yet the government believes they have the right to tax the income again.
Well it doesn't wash with me – and it doesn't wash with UKIP, either. Among their Issues, they say:
UKIP will abolish inheritance tax. Inheritance tax brings in under £4bn – less than a third of what we spend on foreign aid. The super-rich avoid it, while modest property owners get caught by it. It hits people during a time of grief and UKIP will budget in its 2015 spending plans to completely abolish this unfair death tax.
When the party released 100 reasons to vote UKIP with 100 days to go until the election, number 50 was to abolish Inheritance Tax. I also picked it up as one of my personal top 20 reasons. Patrick O'Flynn, UKIP's economic spokesman said last year:
Instead of being envious of those who have inherited, our primary response should be to be respectful of those who earned the money, paid tax on it, invested it wisely and wish to pass it on to their chosen heirs.
Of course, those heirs are fortunate but envy at their good fortune should never be used as a justification for depriving property owners of the right to pass on the wealth they have created.
Tax was already paid on this wealth in life; it should not now be levied on death as well.
I could not have put it better myself. Inheritance Tax raises less than £4bn annually – less than 1% of the government's income – and it hits the middle class harder than it benefits the national coffers.
There is a simple answer: abolish it. Get rid of it. Scrap it. Make it cease to be. Inheritance Tax is an unjust system and a modern society should not continue seeking to raid the graves of those who have contributed so much to the government and society in their lives.
It is what I believe and it is what UKIP promise: a 2015 UKIP budget would abolish Inheritance Tax.
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Many of us have had the "never give up, no matter what" mentality hammered into our heads for our entire life. But truly great leaders and business people understand that sometimes the wiser decision is to back down from an idea or project rather than to hopelessly push forward with it. How do you know when to pull the plug and when to plow forward?
Here are some scenarios in which you may just have one of those "time to quit" situations arise. Consider these scenarios carefully, and remember them the next time you reach a crossroads with an idea.
1. You're fighting against your own colleagues and teammates in hopes of moving forward.
If you don't have the support of your team, it's going to be an uphill battle for the entire duration of your project. Everyone knows the importance of bringing in the right people for your team, but it's also important to remember that you brought those people in for a purpose; you believe in their abilities to do their jobs well and to give you honest feedback about the direction of your company. If even your team members are against moving forward with a particular project or mission, it is likely a sign that you need to turn back. Or is it? The exception may be if you purposely hired polar opposites to your methods. If your methods were not advancing the company, and now you have a problem with your team making changes – you may be the problem.
2. The benefits of your project are not worth the cost to complete it.
Will your plan give a positive ROI to your business? Or even more simply, do the benefits of completing this project outweigh the costs? If not, it's probably time to reconsider the merits of the project and to put it to rest. Be sure to do a thorough cost-benefit analysis before moving too far into any project you undertake; the last thing you want is to put your business through a major ordeal for some very minimal benefits. Never forget to track everything you do, every decision you make – this helps remove emotions from business decisions.
3. You've failed to properly plan out your project or mission.
This is an area where a nimble small business has an edge, the ability to move quickly. It's also what can inflict operational pain. It's a common problem in business: a brand new project or idea comes in, people get excited about its potential and then the business moves forward without stopping to properly plan it out first. You need to do your due diligence in these situations, otherwise you will likely wind up creating a mess for yourself to have to clean up. If a project has gotten to the point where it looks like your failure to plan has had a major negative impact on its potential to succeed, then it's best to put an end to it before things get truly out of hand. It's easy to point the fingers of blame. It's difficult to look in the mirror to find fault. The latter should be your first reaction. Quitting under this circumstance is like an army regrouping. It's often a symptom of reacting to change versus planning to impact change.
"A goal, without a plan, is just a dream." ~ Elbert Hubbard
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