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7.0.8 contains a number of fixes in almost every area and you are recommended to upgrade if you experience problems with earlier version(s). Especially if you have encountered the "error 306" problem.
The Configurator v2.9 has been updated to use this version.
If you are already using the Configurator and build from source you can upgrade from MySQL Cluster 7.0.7 to 7.0.8 (and you are recommended to upgrade because of the following changes/fixes) in four steps. Here is how:
1. run the upgrade-707-to-708-src.sh script (put it in install/ and chmod u+x ./upgrade-707-to-708-src.sh):
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[cluster01]# ./download-and-compile.sh(the 'downloaded binary' should really read 'Copied binary').
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(else run 'install-cluster.sh' later)? (y/n):y
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Torrington school budget increase could result in many staffing, program cuts
TORRINGTON >> Superintendent of Schools Cheryl Kloczko's proposed budget, totaling $71,622,258, is likely to result in some drastic cuts to programs and services throughout the district.
Kloczko presented a first look at her proposed budget to the Board of Education's budget subcommittee Tuesday night. The budget's 5.6 percent increase, Kloczko said, is needed to maintain services and commitments the school has made this year and to comply with state mandates.
"What we spent this year is what's going to cost us next year," said Kloczko at Tuesday's meeting.
To make up for such an increase, Kloczko also presented a list of cuts the school district could make -- elimination of all Torrington Middle School athletics, for a savings of $68,502; and elimination of junior varsity sports teams at the high school, equaling a savings of $81,498. Kloczko's list also removes two full-time high school teaching positions, for a savings of $100,000, and five full-time teaching positions from the elementary school --one each from East, Forbes and Southwest and two from Torringford. She also proposes cutting a guidance/social worker position from each school, replacing those posts with a Director of Guidance to serve students in grades 6-12.
According to Chairman of the Board of Education, Ken Traub, the state is cutting $1 million in funding from Torrington's annual education budget. Traub said $500,000 is being cut from transportation and more than $200,000 will be cut from early childhood development programs, which will eliminate any such programs that have been put in place to help children get ready for kindergarten.
Late last year, Mayor Ryan Bingham asked all departments to present budgets with a zero increase for 2013-14.
For the school district to have a zero percent increase, according to Kloczko's budget, additional cuts would have to be made in order to meet state mandates. Such cuts would include the reduction of full time employees in all the schools, and the elimination of programs like swimming and the .Certified Nursing Association program.
"We can't do zero (percent)," said Christopher Rovero, chairman of the budget subcommittee.
Traub said it pays to have a good education.
"The community wants a quality education for their kids and that costs money," said Traub after the budget meeting.
At the end of the meeting, the subcommittee agreed to look over the proposed budget and report back at their next meeting. That meeting is scheduled for Feb. 20 at 6 p.m., before the full Board of Education meeting.
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/ Friday, January 22, 2010 / 13 Comments / Appetizers and Snacks , Breads and Bakes , Breakfast , Dessert , North American
Chocolate Banana Cake
Not sure if you've noticed, but, I have been baking quite a lot lately, haven't I? I guess it must be the cooler weather over here in Vancouver now. Guess I must be trying too hard to contain my soaring gas bill by using the oven to keep parts of my house warm, especially, the dining hall. No one is buying that excuse yet, not even my kids! :-) In any case, this is a lovely Chocolate Banana Cake that I baked a couple of days back. The cake is just delightful, smells great and it's filled with chocolate and has that awesome crumbly texture. Yummy!
Recipe adapted from Baking From my home to yours by Dorie Greenspan
Chocolate Banana Cake
(Printable Recipe)
2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
1 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 ½ tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Sea Salt
¼ tsp Baking Soda
1 Stick (8 Tbsp) Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
¾ Cup Sugar
½ Cup (packed) Light Brown Sugar
2 Large Eggs
2 Ripe Bananas, mashed
¾ Cup Buttermilk
3 oz Bittersweet Chocolate, coarsely chopped, or ½ cup store-bought chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
Butter a 9 x 5 –inch loaf pan and place it on an insulated baking sheet or on two regular baking sheets stacked one on top of the other.
Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
Working with a stand mixer, preferable fitted with a paddle attachment, or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter at medium speed for about a minute, until softened.
Add the sugars and beat for 2 minutes more. Add the eggs one at a time, beating for a minute after each addition. At this point, the batter may look a little curdled-it's okay.
Reduce the mixer speed to low and mix in the mashed bananas. Add the dry ingredients in 3 additions, mixing only until they disappear into the batter. Still on low speed, add the buttermilk, mixing until it is incorporated. Stir in the chopped chocolate. Scrape the batter into the pan.
Bake for 30 minutes. Cover the bread loosely with a foil tent to keep the top from getting too dark, and continue to bake for another 40 to 45 minutes (total baking time is between 70 to 75 minutes), or until a thin knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack and cool for at least 20 minutes before running a knife around the edges of the bread and unmolding it. Invert and cool at room temperature right side up.
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Bananas and chocolate? Great combo!!!ReplyDelete
Looks gorgeous Angie and yes, I have noticed you bake a lot lately. Talking about you are not good in baking, you're a liar!!!! You are so good at it! And what is it you spread on the cake? White butter?ReplyDelete
Hey Quinn, it's true that I'm not very good at baking yet (especially cakes) but I think I'm getting better at it though. That is sour cream.ReplyDelete
I love banana cake but have never added chocolate into it. I have to try this. Looks delicious.ReplyDelete
That looks absolutely amazing!!! It took me a couple of seconds to close my mouth after seeing these pics. I'm definitely making this one!ReplyDelete
Great combo..banana and chocolate! I will want to try this out. Thanks Angie for sharing this recipe. Great for teatime with a cup of hot lemon tea..mmmm delicious ( can imagine how good it will taste * wink)ReplyDelete
Love the cake! Will try it today :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2010 at 11:58 AM
Wondering if the Chocolate Banana Cake can be made in a bundt pan?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 28, 2010 at 5:40 PM
Just made it. It is delicious.ReplyDelete
I made this cake today, and I've got to say, it was great! Worth staying up late to let it finish cooling just so I could have a slice before bed. So much richer than I expected, and I adored the complexity the bananas gave it. Thanks for the recipe!ReplyDelete
I made this for a dinner party on Thursday and it was so decadent I was floating on Cloud 9 for the rest of the evening!ReplyDelete
My second batch is baking in the oven. Yes, second batch for today! Made this for darling hubby whom had been pestering all week for it. Mom dropped by after lunch, had a slice. Then another. Then before leaving had asked for a loaf to take back home! It's such a rich cake from those dark dark chocolates with such light density that only banana cakes can give. Beautiful, angie. Lovely cake. Thanks!ReplyDelete


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20, 2014] The
Lincoln Park District has planned another series of Art Workshops
for Beginners, featuring Jody Phillips as the instructor.
Phillips is a local artist and will be offering classes for adults
and children. If you enjoy painting or would like to try painting a
picture for the first time, then treat yourself to an art class.
These workshops are designed for kids and adults to have fun while
creating. No experience is needed and all materials are provided.
Adult and high school age participants will have a class on
Saturday, March 22, beginning at 1 p.m. The instruction will be with
landscape painting, perhaps with a country theme. Youth classes will
meet on Sunday afternoon, with kindergarten through second grade
from 1 to 2 p.m. and young people in third through eighth grade from
2:30 to 4 p.m. Phillips encourages everyone to wear old clothes just
in case paint gets on them. The cost for these make-and-take
projects is $35 for adults and high school ages for park district
residents and $42 for nonresidents. The cost for grade school ages
will be $20 for residents and $24 for nonresidents.
for baseball (boys) and softball (girls) will run
through April 7 at the park district's administrative offices. Costs
will be the same as last year, with a discount per additional
sibling. The park district is looking for a lot of parents to be
involved in the program this year. If you have an interest, please
indicate that when you register your children.
The park district will offer something new very soon. The
district has partnered with On A Good Note music therapy
services for children's classes in two age groups. Katelyn Kratz is the president of
On A Good Note and a board-certified music therapist. Children will
have the opportunity to explore, learn, create and appreciate music
in a way that is fun and exciting. Kratz works with a very broad
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singing, songwriting and using technology to create music and
recordings. All participants will work together to make new beats,
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Karen Steidinger has a lot more help these days studying the toxic algae.
Red tide research has come a long way since Karen Steidinger used to retrieve harmful algal bloom samples from a bucket lowered into the water from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter.
Then again, Steidinger has been studying dinoflagellates through a microscope for close to 50 years, most recently at the marine lab of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in St. Petersburg.
She'd expect changes. On Monday morning, she talked about a few of them at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota, where she opened a four-day symposium for 215 harmful algae researchers from 31 states.
That's one change right there. The field has grown.
The blooms, which are really population explosions of microscopic organisms, have become more widely distributed and more frequent worldwide, Steidinger said. Because their toxins often kill fish and other animals, pose a health threat to humans, and put a crimp in tourism, the effort to control and predict the outbreaks has freed up money for research.
From the looks of it, the presenters have been at it with a vengeance. For instance, Charles Tilney and Mark Warner of the University of Delaware have written "Comparing the diel vertical migrations of sympatric Karlodinium veneficum (Dinophyceae) and Chattonella subsalsa (Raphidophyceae) in laboratory columns."
Meanwhile, a group of California scientists have found that a "Transcriptome analysis of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia australis reveals pathways associated with domoic acid biosynthesis."
It's just a rumor that Disney is going after the movie rights.
And for those who like polls, a University of Kentucky researcher, employing state of the art methodology, has determined that people (with asthma or without it) are much less likely to go to the beach if it stinks and dead fish are lying around. Note to tourist areas: Clean up the fish.
Seriously folks, the symposium does show that some great minds are working on a vexing problem with at least three questions: What is the nature of these microorganisms? What causes them to erupt and release poisons? And what, if anything, can we do to predict or control them?
Practically speaking, all the studies conducted so far haven't advanced us too much further than the native Americans in the 1600s, who concluded, "Don't eat the fish when the water's glowing."
Researchers learn more about dinoflagellates every day, but, as Steidinger observed, "What happens is you study a question, that leads to other answers, that leads to other questions." The more you know, the more you know you don't know.
Science often advances slowly and cautiously, and for good reason in this case. Faulty conclusions could lead to poor resource management decisions.
For instance, Steidinger says today's researchers have split DNA to realize that more than one species of algae causes the toxic blooms experienced worldwide. In Southwest Florida, it's most likely Karenia brevis, the genus named for Steidinger. Each species releases its own toxin, which has unique characteristics and effects.
Researchers also now recognize the complicated life cycle of dinoflagellates, some of which can go dormant for a hundred years, then burst from the sediment in a population explosion, triggered by who knows what, to poison the water.
Nutrients (particularly nitrogen and phosphorus), the currents, the temperature and any host of factors, including interaction of one species with another, can influence a bloom.
Two areas of measurable progress have come in identification and reporting. Satellite imagery has helped define the boundaries of the worst blooms. And sites such as Mote Marine Laboratory's "beach condition report" can identify where red tide has hit and, equally important, where it hasn't.
Meanwhile, scientists continue to manipulate the variables to pinpoint how it all fits together. The symposium, sponsored by Mote and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, plays a role in that effort.
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Alberto Carvalho urges voters to pass $1.2B school bond referendum
Average Miami-Dade homeowner would pay $9.70 a year
MIAMI – Miami-Dade Superintendent Alberto Carvalho spoke to dozens of people at New Birth Baptist Church on Monday, trying to win over support for a $1.2 billion school bond referendum on the November ballot.
"We're talking about replacement, renovations, maintenance and across all schools, technology," said Carvalho.
So far, 280 schools have been earmarked to be replaced or repaired. The cost to the average homeowner in Miami-Dade County will be $9.80 a year.
"We've been operating on fumes, fumes. You may have the best policies in place but if you have no funding, you're not going to get a different result," said Carvalho.
It's been 24 years since Miami-Dade voters were asked to approve a $980 million school bond issue, but some members of the black community thought they got shortchanged.
Carvalho promised that won't happen this time around, saying, "According to our plan, some of the first 70 projects under this bond will go into the urban area. Not in the second or third or fourth phase of the bond, the very first phase. The first phase is years one, two and three."
Over the last month, the issue has received some strong support from an all-start cast, including Alonzo Mourning and Former Senator Bob Graham.
During Monday's meeting, Carvalho promised to ensure that 100 percent of dollars raised will be invested directly in the community to stimulate the local economy and create jobs.
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THE TOUGH CUSTOMER – CONsumer complaint: Jail canteen raises inmate's ire
I received a letter a few weeks ago from an inmate at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail expressing "hopes that my pleas and lack of respect that we receive while incarcerated will be heard throughout our community."
Before I get to those pleas, I'll note that I could not specifically confirm my correspondent's status as a current or former inmate, so I won't be using his name. In any event, given the general issues involved, this inmate's specific identity is not necessary.
"Inmate X" had some complaints about the jail's canteen, a privately run operation at the jail that sells miscellaneous supplies and foodstuffs to the inmates, somewhat comparable to a neighborhood convenience store.
X wrote that he had purchased a package of pastries from the canteen, and that later that evening, upon opening and eating one of them, he noticed mold in the package.
The canteen refused to refund his money.
According to Jail Superintendent Col. Ronald Matthews, the canteen's policy is that prisoners must "inspect the product before they take delivery." Matthews explained that otherwise the canteen has no way of knowing whether the product became defective after it was purchased, or if it was even purchased by the inmate attempting to return it.
Col. Matthews' explanation has surface appeal, but in my experience, most stores, at least in our little burg, would provide a refund in this situation, provided the purchaser could establish the place and time of the purchase through a receipt or other method. Indeed, any store that failed to do so would eventually see a drop in sales from a lack of repeat business, as ticked-off customers went elsewhere.
The canteen, of course, enjoys a monopoly in the prison, not to mention a, ahem, captive customer base. That explains the policy; it doesn't justify it.
Perhaps one might argue that jail inmates are less honest consumers than people on the street, but that's debatable. Also, I suspect, some people may feel that extending any consideration to prison inmates amounts to coddling, and thereby takes the sting out of punishment– so who cares anyway?
I'm looking at it, however, from a purely consumer perspective. And from here the policy seems unfairly strict, at least as applied to food products, which are often purchased for consumption at a later time. A convenience store should give a refund for a defective product. Since it's not always practical to inspect food at the time of purchase, in jail or out, shouldn't the customer get the benefit of the doubt?
X also complained, "Some of the foods ... are clearly outrageously priced."
"Ramen noodles that are 10 cents on the street are 67 cents in jail," he wrote, helpfully enclosing a canteen price list. "Packs of mayo are 10 cents apiece. A pack of tuna fish that costs under $1 on the street costs us $1.95."
Matthews stressed that a private contractor, not the jail, operates the canteen and sets the prices. Even so, he also maintained that canteen prices are comparable to prices at a 7-11.
So I checked out a local 7-11, and Matthews is right. Some canteen products are significantly more expensive, such as tuna, while some are significantly less, such as AAA batteries. Some are competitive, such as soda, candy, and most hygiene products I looked at.
Lastly, X complained that the canteen's clothing, and its shower and tennis shoes, are of poor quality, but I was unable to evaluate this claim.
While Matthews says there is occasional griping among inmates about the canteen, as far as he knows, all problems get resolved, and he has received only one on-the-record complaint about the canteen in his three years at the jail that has led to an administrative proceeding.
Still, X is clearly aggrieved. Not having ever been in his situation, it's difficult for me to fully appreciate his position, so to get a better perspective on the issue, I'd be very interested in hearing from any readers with personal experiences with the jail canteen.
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porque cada 3 a 6 meses siempre esta suviendo el precio de la canteen, aun que uno trabaja en la prision por solo un dollar o dos dollars a dias sacando cuenta que el pago semanal es de 5 dollars o 10 dollars a las semana, con eso que el estado nos paga no lo das para compral una cantina. no los quiere suvir el pago de los trabajo pero si los suves los precio de la cantina, que podemo hacer que no tenemo familias que nos pueda ayudar. necesitamo que pares de suvirnos los precios de la cantina... yo estuve en la prision de massachusetts en gardner correction en N.C.C.I y la pase bien mal porque no tenia a nadien que me ayudara a compral mi javon nin enguague de boca... ahora veo que mi amistaded que dejes alla adentros esta pasandoles los mismo que trabaja solo para poder compral una sopas y javon y que pasa que ahora no puede compral mas acticulos. Eso necisatamo de paral que siga suviendo el precio, Necisatamo que nos pague mas o que pare de subir los precio de la cantina.Ayudenos a paral el abuso que tiene en la pricion de massachusetts.


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Happy Christmas in July to everyone! It's LeAnne from Everyday Celebrations with a fun and Christmassy project for you all. I have to say it was a little fun doing a Christmas project in June because I already have some of my handmade gifts crossed off my list! However, something not fun was the fact that the weekend I worked on these, it was 120 F degrees outside. (I live in Arizona.) As far from Christmassy weather as you can get. This project is simple, fun, and something you can do with your entire family. There are lots of options to make this project reflect you and your family's Christmas decor and traditions.
{for all ornaments}
1 mini-charm pack and/or
1 to 2 charm packs (depending on how many and whether you want identical ornaments)
1 fat quarter for initials (depending on how many you are making the solid charm squares may be sufficient)
scraps of cotton batting
baker's twine or other desired string for hanging
1 to 2 skeins white embroidery floss
1 yard fusible webbing (I prefer Heat n' Bond Ultrahold)
embroidery needle
doll needle or other needle with large eye for adding hanging loops
{handprint ornament supplies}
solid squares from charm pack or 1 fat quarter for initials
fabric or acrylic paint
foam brush
black embroidery floss (to embroider the year)
Note: The printable PDF includes the text for all the ornaments and hexi templates. When you print these pages, just print them flipped or mirror so the letters are backwards for fusible web. If you don't know how to do this, just print normally and tape the paper to a sunny window with the back facing you. Then trace onto fusible web. Or you can always print off your own letter!
{Handprint Ornament}
I love making handprint memorabilia with my girls. These ornaments are rather large, but they still look wonderful on the tree. (They are the full 5″ with the corners trimmed.) Every year I have my girls make an ornament for their Grandmas. So this is their Grandma ornament for this year!
1. First, select two 5″ charm squares for each ornament. Next, you will want to put a handprint on the charms you picked for the ornament backs. (I found using less busy prints helped the handprint standout more.) Tape the charms to a piece of cardboard at each corner. (After doing this I found it helpful to tape at each corner instead of just the top. The fabric can move quite a bit.) Paint your child's hand generously with fabric or acrylic paint. Help them place their hand in the middle of the square and press their hand firmly down to get a nice print. Allow to dry.
2. I cut the corners of my squares after adding the handprint to give more of an 'ornament' shape. To make a template, simply take the cardboard that comes with the charm pack and cut each corner at a 45 degree angle. (I used the 45 degree mark on my cutting mat to make it consistent. Cut ornament fronts, backs, and batting using the template. Trim batting so it's slightly smaller than the fabric.
3. If desired, embroider the year on the back with the handprint using a backstitch.
4. To make initials trace the appropriate letter on to fusible webbing. Adhere to fabric according to directions and cut. Adhere onto ornament front. (A set of letters is included in the printable PDF.) I used my Cricut to cut my letters. If you have one, or another digital craft cutter, check out my tutorial for cutting fabric with the Cricut.
To finish the ornament, see the finishing section.
{Hexagon Ornaments}
I love hexis! These are fun and much smaller than the handprint ornaments. (Perfect if you have kids whose hands are too big for the charms.) I made a set of mini hexi ornaments for my family with our initials. I also made a large hexi ornament that says JOY.
1. First, select two squares for each ornament. Cut front, back, and batting using the hexagon template. (Included in the printable PDF. I included both a large and small hexi template.) Trim batting so it's slightly smaller than the fabric.
2. To add text or initials, trace the appropriate letter(s) on to fuisble webbing. Adhere to fabric according to directions and cut. Adhere onto ornament front. (I included a small set of letters in the printable PDF and the JOY letters.)
To finish the ornament, see the finishing section.
{Square Ornaments}
For these ornments I used the mini-charms. Select two for each ornament.
1. Select ornament front and back. Cut a piece of batting slightly smaller than the squares.
2. Trace letters onto fusible webbing. Adhere to fabric according to directions and cut. Adhere onto ornament front.
3. To make the JOY ornament, string together the three squares after finishing.
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From an ultimate point of view, neither do we. But provisionally, we do get born and perish at death.zamotcr wrote: But the idea is what you said, but it is said that Buddhas won't die.
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As head of LIMRA's Retirement Research since the end of March, I have been extremely impressed by my colleagues' dedication to the pursuit of knowledge and their high research standards. So if Bob Clark's blog on AdvisorOne on July 20 had been a sarcastic commentary on my colleagues' sometimes hyper-vigilance about methodology, precision, and reliability of data, I would have had to concede the point. These are people who have passionate, on-going debates on things like sample design and statistical significance. To have their credibility and motives questioned, however, is without merit.
The goal of LIMRA's retirement research is to provide valuable data and insights to our members that will help them better understand issues relating to retirement. Our 2012 research agenda includes projects examining individuals, retirement plan sponsors and providers, as well as financial advisors. This agenda is developed based on the interests of our members, which include insurance companies, advisory firms, asset managers, banks and other financial service organizations. It is also driven by the desire to identify ways to help people save adequately, invest appropriately, and retire with financial security. Ideally, our research will inform solutions that address the looming retirement crisis. We all have a stake in this effort – whether as an insurance company, advisory firm, advisor/blogger, or future retiree.
It is disturbing that only 51% of non-retired people are saving for retirement in a defined contribution plan or an IRA, according to LIMRA research. Moreover, the median value of their retirement savings accounts is only $40,000. While some of the non-savers may be covered by a defined benefit pension plan, such plans are under enormous financial strain. Aside from the huge liability problems, fewer workers are accruing benefits or will enter retirement with significant pension income. Only one fifth of all private-sector workers have access to a defined benefit pension plan at work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Pew's Center on the States found that the gap between state obligations to public employees' retirement benefits and the funds set aside to provide those benefits is at least $1.38 trillion. The private sector is not much better: a recent article in The New York Times stated that the companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 collectively reported that at the end of their most recent fiscal years, the difference between their pension plans' obligations and assets was $355 billion, the largest ever. It may be a good time for those covered by a DB plan to start saving.
There is good news. LIMRA research found that advisors can influence consumers' behavior.
People working with advisors (defined as a paid professional, e.g., broker, financial planner, or advisor who helps make at least some of their retirement planning and investment decisions) are more likely to be saving for retirement, saving at higher levels, and are confident that they will have sufficient savings to last throughout retirement. Fully 78% of non-retired people who work with advisors are saving for retirement in either a defined contribution plan or an IRA, compared to 43% who do not work with an advisor. Similarly, 61% of those working with an advisor are saving more than 7% of their income in their defined contribution plan versus 38% of those without an advisor.
Importantly, these results are not a function of income; the relationship is true for those with both high and low incomes. These better savings habits are likely the reason that 71% of those working with an advisor are confident they will have a secure retirement compared to 43% of those not working with an advisor.
This is not an unexpected finding, but one that does underline the importance of, and need for, good financial advisors. Given the uncertain and changing economic environment, I only expect this need to increase. Our job is not to promote any particular distribution segment, but to provide the knowledge that will engage and motivate our members, others in the industry, legislators and regulators and the general public to take the actions needed to improve retirement security.
Please read Bob Clark's blog about LIMRA on July 20 at AdvisorOne.


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Sketch a Day #53
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Sketch a Day #53 is an original evolving character of mine- a Deva. She's part fairy, geisha, and other worldly kami. In the story that Tim and I are working on, (Ode), there are are all kinds of devas besides […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…


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Job Title: Medicare Benefits Associate
Location: Scranton, PA Geisinger Community Medical Center
Department: Geisinger Health Plan
Work Schedule / Type: Monday – Friday 4 hours/day
Anticipated September 2019 – February 2020
Promote and provide education to Geisinger patients regarding health care coverage options for Medicare eligible patients. Approach eligible patients to educate on Medicare and coverage options. Collect contact information and secure authorization from interested patients for follow-up from the sales team. Complete data entry with information of interested patients.
Understand and follow all Federal and State regulations around marketing, sales and enrollment. Study, test and certify on all required/mandated training. Follow approved group and individual presentations and meet compliance metrics during all presentations
Knowledge of the insurance industry's trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations and trendsetters.
Knowledge and understanding of state laws and regulations affecting insurance practices.
Knowledge of health insurance products, market segments and marketplaces.
Knowledge of the general components of insurance products, how those components are inter-related, and how they may or may not appeal to different customers or markets under varied circumstances.
Knowledge of policy language and endorsements to tailor new or manuscript coverage to meet customers' needs.
Demonstrates advanced organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of and ability to use personal computers or workstations
The specific statements shown above are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job
Required: Minimum 1-year Customer Service experience
Required: High School Diploma or GED
Work is typically performed in an office or clinical environment. Travel may be required.
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
GEISINGER HEALTH PLAN (GHP) is the health insurance component of Geisinger and serves over 460,000 members in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Begun in 1985, GHP provides high quality, affordable health-care benefits for businesses of all sizes, individuals and families, and Medicare beneficiaries.
About Geisinger: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family.
We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.
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Proselytism, as distinct from evangelism, involves actively and illegitimately seeking and inducing people from one religious faith to another. People converted this way are known as proselytes. The English word proselytism derives from the Greek language prefix pros- (towards) and the verb erchomai (to come).
In Biblical usage, a proselyte was one who converted to the Jewish faith, not having been born into the Covenant.


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Posts Tagged 'beginners'
Things you should know to start playing with Drupal
During the last months I've been collaborating with a well know NGO in Spain to help them building a new web site. We were evaluating Plone, Joomla and Drupal. After started with Joomla we decided to move to Drupal, it just seemed to be simpler. So far I have to say we are happy with the choice we did.
The site have a great number of requirements: shopping cart, customized member forms, newsletter, customized list of animal cards, customized cards .. We can't say it is finished but we are close to finish it, as you may know the details in this kind of tasks are very time consuming.
If you want to give Drupal a chance, I recommend you to start looking at the following documentation:
- using drupal http://www.usingdrupal.com/
- http://learnbythedrop.com/ a great web site to learn drupal trough screencasts
- Most popular modules: http://drupal.org/project/usage
- IRC channels http://drupal.org/irc
- The Drupal Cookbook (for beginners) ( I haven't used it but seems to be very useful )
And if you have similar requirements, these are some of the modules you would need:
- cck to create new content types
- views to play with list of items setting up the criteria, fields to be displayed, ..
- imagecache and imagefield to manage images, thumbnails and so on
- contemplate to modify the layout of content types
- ubercart as shopping cart solution
- imce as wysiwyg
I hope these little advices can help beginners to enjoy this CMS.


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Mamistvalov Nukri
Classical Ballet / Apprentice
Nukri Mamistvalov, a native of the Republic of Georgia, begin his training at age of 13 at Olga Kresin's ballet school in Philadelphia, and continued at the First State Ballet Theater. Nukri has attended Haried Conservatory, Milwaukee Ballet and Richmond Ballet summer intensives. Nukri has danced with the Richmond Ballet as an apprentice and as a company member with the First State Ballet. Nukri danced Basilio in Don Quixote, Don Jose in Carmen, Prince Desire in Sleeping Beauty and Van Rothburg in Swan Lake. This is Nukri's 1st season with the Alabama Ballet.
Nukri, e-mail me. I have a question about ceramic tile
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5900 Series
5900 Series material testing systems represent the latest range of high performance load frames, high bandwidth DSP (Digital Signal Processing) based electronics, and Bluehill modular applications software.
Electronic options include strain channels for connecting extensometers and other transducers and analog outputs for chart recorders, plotters, data loggers etc. The Expansion Channel Module provides four or eight additional channels for data acquisition and control.
Principle Of Operation
Some applications may require direct strain measurement from the specimen or load/strain control. Sensor conditioner cards may be added to the 5900 Series and these are directly compatible with Instron's extensometers and LVDTs, as well as devices with +/- 10V DC output.
The 5900 system can take up to two additional (optional) signal conditioning cards as standard but this can be considerably increased by the addition of the Expansion Channel Module. This provides signal conditioning and calibration for either four or eight additional transducers which may be used for control as well as data aquisition.
An Analog Output and Digital I/O card is also available, allowing connection of analog chart recorders,plotters or data loggers.
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The Sacramento Bee has this entertaining expose about what many of your tax dollars are buying in Sacramento — namely, countless edits to Wikipedia.
The Bee reports that state Department of Justice "computers were used to alter Wikipedia entries about submarines, battleships and vintage airplanes roughly 1,100 times." The Bee calculates that "If the anonymous aviation buff spent 10 minutes on average per edit, that's more than four 40-hour weeks over three years." Another state worker "edited encyclopedia entries about pornography stars," complete with "profane accounts of their sexual skills."
Then, of course, there are the political aides who have tried to make their bosses' entries look better on the online encyclopedia:
Someone from the state Legislature thought it was a good idea to remove a reference to state Sen. Leland Yee's 1992 booking in Hawaii on suspicion of shoplifting.
Another of the Legislature's computer users prettied up a section on Assembly Speaker Fabian Nez, citing his penchant for creating budgets that are "lean but not mean" and deleting a summary of his conflicts with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
I'm not sure if this does more to diminish my confidence in Wikipedia or in California state government — although both are pretty low.


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Acura's TSX Sport Wagon was added just last year, bringing a premium five-passenger family hauler to Acura's entry-level TSX lineup.
The wagon is almost identical to the sedan from the front to the back of the rear seat; from that point, there is a squared-off open cargo area.
For 2012, there are no changes except for a $200 price increase for both trim levels. Base price is $31,160 (plus $885 freight), while the Tech model, which we tested, is $34,810. That reflects the additional $3,650 for the Technology Package.
With that package comes a dash-mounted navigation system, which has voice recognition, a rearview camera system, 8-inch LED backlit screen and a 60-gigabyte hard-disk drive.
Also included are the Song By Voice interface with the ability to store more than 3,500 songs and to replay them by voice command; real-time traffic and weather; the Acura/ELS Surround Sound system with 10 speakers, DVD-A, DTS and Dolby ProLogic II; dual-zone automatic climate control; and a power tailgate.
The audio system also came with satellite radio, MP3/auxiliary input jack, USB audio interface and the radio data system.
No other options are offered.
With standard front-wheel drive, the Sport Wagon is powered by the same 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine as the base TSX sedan. It has computerized variable valve timing and is rated at 201 horsepower and 170 foot-pounds of torque — the same as in the sedan.
The engine is connected to a five-speed automatic transmission, also borrowed from the sedan. The transmission comes with steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters that allow the driver to shift manually without having to use a clutch. (Not available is the six-speed manual transmission from the TSX sedan.)
EPA fuel-economy ratings are a quite decent 22 mpg city/30 highway.
For now, the 280-horsepower V-6 available as an upgrade in the TSX sedan will not be available in the wagon.
The Sport Wagon is yet another in a series of small wagons and crossovers that automakers have been rolling out in response to rising gasoline prices and the increasing popularity of these vehicles as replacements for larger SUVs and crossovers.
They provide the fuel economy and comfort of passenger cars, along with some of the cargo-hauling capabilities of sport utilities. You can load lots of soccer gear in the back, even with three kids in the rear seat.
Major competitors include comparably sized wagons and small crossovers, including the Infiniti EX35, Subaru Outback, Audi A4 Avant (which starts about $5,000 higher) and even Acura's own RDX crossover, which costs slightly more but has about the same interior space.
There are bucket seats up front and a rear bench with a split-folding seatback in the rear to hold up to five people comfortably, but no third row is offered to expand passenger capacity. (Acura has the larger MDX crossover for those who need the third seat.)
With the rear seat folded, there is 60.5 cubic feet of cargo space, and the rear hatch opening is 28 inches high, which can accommodate items such as mountain bicycles, which are popular with the Generation Y crowd for which this vehicle is intended.
There is a removable side panel in the cargo area that allows for loading wide items such as golf clubs, and there are under-floor storage bins where valuables can be hidden while the vehicle is parked. These would be good for state and national parks, where vehicle break-ins are common in remote areas.
The exterior has a European-style design that incorporates "bold wheel arches," 17-inch aluminum wheels, a sloping roof and a "chiseled, muscular body," Acura says.
Standard amenities include a power glass moon roof; dual-zone automatic climate control; leather interior; power front seats; 17-inch, five-spoke aluminum wheels; power windows/mirrors/door locks; premium sound system; Bluetooth hands-free phone connection; and a USB port and auxiliary jack for connecting portable music players through the vehicle's audio system.
High-tech features include an optional hard-disk-based navigation system with an 8-inch, high-resolution color monitor and AcuraLink Real-Time Traffic and Weather with radar-image mapping.
Also available is the really nice Acura/ELS Surround Premium Audio System, which has a hard-disk drive for onboard music storage.
Safety features include Acura's Advanced Compatibility Engineering body structure, front seat-mounted side air bags, roof-mounted side-curtain air bags for both rows, electronic stability control, antilock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution, tire-pressure monitoring and LATCH child-seat connections.
The wagon is 189.2 inches long, which is 3.8 inches longer than the sedan. It's 72.4 inches wide and 57.9 inches high, and has a 106.5-inch wheelbase, the same as the sedan's. It's also the same width as the sedan, but 1.2 inches taller.
There's enough power for most situations, but the engine can bog down a bit when the vehicle is fully loaded and trying to climb hills.
The driver and front passenger have comfortable bucket seats, and so do the rear outboard passengers. The seat in the middle of the back is best left to a small child in a safety seat.
Contact Express-News automotive columnist G. Chambers Williams III at 210-250-3236 or email@example.com.


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Alumni Profile: Jason Kobeda '07
Current Position: Ballpark Maintenance Manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration; Sport Management Concentration
What were the best aspects of your RMU experience?
I have very fond memories of my time at RMU. The people and the education were what you would expect from a first-class institution. Being in the sports management department is not like other curriculums. It is a fraternity of people who know they're entering a demanding and competitive environment. The professors were always available to give advice and continue to be friends of mine six years after graduating.
Why did you choose RMU?
I chose RMU because of the number of distinguished alumni their sports management program produced. I spoke with Kevin Colbert at Steelers training camp and he recommended that I meet with Dr. Dave Synowka. Seeing what an endorsement that is, I set up a meeting and he sold me on the program.
How long have you known you wanted to work in the sports industry?
Since I was about 19. At that point I was working toward a more typical career in engineering, but decided to be more aggressive in pursuing my dreams. I studied editorial journalism hoping to make it as a sports writer, but as I became more familiar with that industry, I realized I wanted to be in the sport, not writing about it. I am in my second season with the Pirates, which is my first job in baseball. I spent time interning or working part-time for three NFL teams, then worked on the sports business side of city government, and now MLB.
Were you involved with any activities/groups at RMU?
Not as many as I should've been. I was with the Sport Management Association briefly, but couldn't stay because of work commitments. I held five different internships during my time at RMU, which took a lot of my time. I helped where I could as a student equipment manager and with certain activities like the Susan Hofacre 5k. I am now a member of the alumni group and speak annually at the conference.
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Chase is a very sweet, calm, low-key guy. He just seems to take everything in stride.
"Doesn't anything ever upset you?" I asked.
"Nah," he replied. "Life's too short to get worked up over stupid shit!"
He's 29 now and he's already had a pretty interesting life.
"School wasn't really for me, so I joined the military."
"How was that?"
"It was a great experience," he said. "I got to travel all over the world. Australia, Hong Kong, Sinapore…"
"What are you up to now?"
"Basically just school full time," he said.
He also likes to work out a lot, and it's paid off. Check out his muscles!
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Faculty Concert at Ludwig Recital Hall on Feb. 16
Cellist Keith Robinson and pianist Donna Lee will perform together in the Ludwig Recital Hall, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. The program will include "Adagio" by Benedetto Marcello, as well as works by Camille Saint-Saëns and Richard Strauss. The concert is free and open to the public.
Robinson and Lee released a CD together last year on Blue Griffin Recording, titled "Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello and Piano." The pair has also performed "The Complete Works for Cello and Piano by Beethoven" together on many occasions.
Robinson is a founding member of the Miami String Quartet and has been active as a chamber musician, recitalist and soloist since his graduation from the Curtis Institute of Music. Robinson has had numerous solo appearances with orchestras throughout the U.S. including the New World Symphony, The American Sinfonietta and the Miami Chamber Symphony.
Highlights of recent seasons include performances in New York City at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, engagements in Boston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Paul and Philadelphia. Internationally, Robinson has performed in Bern, Cologne, Istanbul, Lausanne, Montreal, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong, Taipei and Paris.
Lee, pianist and associate professor of music at Kent State University, has appeared as a soloist and collaborative artist at Kennedy Center's Concert Hall and Terrace Theater in Washington, D.C. and Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York City. She has also performed in Asia, Europe and throughout the U.S., with recent performances in Wuhan, China; Brno, Czech Republic; and Maui, Hawaii.
Lee earned her doctorate from Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, her masters from The Juilliard School, and her bachelor of music degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, where she studied with prominent artist-teachers Julian Martin, the late Rudolf Firkusny and Thomas Schumacher, respectively.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Praise for the Little Things: Paperback Book Cover Art
One reason I've largely ignored paperbacks is that they often have no illustrator credits. This frustrates the heck out of me. The cover above is gorgeous - but its could have been done by any one of dozens of talented illustrators of the mid-20th century. My OCD inclinations kick into high gear when I'm confronted by artwork I can't catalogue! Grr!
Another frustration is the lousy reproduction quality one often finds on old paperbacks. The images above and below seem slightly out of focus, don't they? That annoys me to no end. They would be a lot more rewarding to study if they were sharper looking.
The one below is signed "Barye", whom I've been discovering was Phillip Baryé, an illustrator of a million-billion paperback covers, almost every one of which featured at least one fetching gal in a state of semi-undress. If Barye's covers were taken as a snapshot view of history, one would have to conclude that manufacturers of women's clothing in the 50's had not yet perfected any type of button, zipper or clasp.
Here's another gem I found for a quarter. I think that tiny signature near the sprawling lady's bare foot says "McGinnis", meaning this would be by Robert McGinnis, who also did tons of paperback covers (often featuring ladies, sprawling or otherwise).
What's interesting is I found a similarly sprawling lady - definitely by McGinnis - on Flickr... and although that piece is from 2 years earlier, its painted in a much more sophisticated manner. Hhmmm.
And finally, the last of my fishing trip finds: a beautiful paperback cover by Sandy Kossin. This one's from 1960, but don't let the fairly traditional, literal style fool you. Sandy was not the sort of artist who got stuck in a rut when it came to style.
And that gives me the chance to re-present some of his other paperback covers we've looked at before...
Believe it or not, the cover below is also by Sandy Kossin - and from just one year later than the one above. If that isn't a little remarkable to you then I don't know what is!
When I asked Sandy about that cover he said, "I am constantly amazed at the new attention to my paperback covers, mostly emanating from your blog. THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST was done twenty five years ago or more for Bantam, of course, and the art director was Len Leonni, one of the few people with artistic taste and power. He agreed with my concept of using a technique borrowed from the Masters..."Just give me a great piece of art."
"I don't remember doing a color sketch of the piece. Probably not. I just find I can enjoy doing a spin-off like this, since I learn from concentrating on the artist and extracting enough information that allows me to do it my way. This was obviously Christ and Judas painted in gouache with background colors mixed with Elmers Glue or acrylic matte liquid. Yes, the editors and Leone loved it. (I hope your reproduction isn't as dark and dingy as shown here)"
One day, out of the blue, Sandy sent me the scan below - again, in a variation of style - and when I pressed him to tell me more about his influences he wrote back, "I do give a lot of credit for any drama and design I use to David Stone Martin and Shahn. Ben Shahn, who I never met, but was alive while I was in art school, opened my eyes to not only shape-making, but the use of 'layers' of color over underpainting, and the judiscious use of color."
"DSM was also alive back then, and was a great influence on my line, which emulated Shahn's line which had that same stop-and-go quality which was useful in keeping a drawing from being fast and slick. No, never met the man, but again, his use of line and design made him the icon he became. In fact, his clients would not let him "grow" and change his style, which eventually led to his dropping out of the business."
"Growing" and having the freedom to change one's style was obviously always an important facet of how Sandy Kossin went about making pictures. Its the key to why his paperback covers never became derivative or tediously formulaic. At the end of one message Sandy wrote, "Most other paperback houses knew what I did, so I was given a lot of leeway in my concepts. And I was lucky enough to be assigned their number one books."
"Any more questions?"
* Sandy Kossin wrote a long and lavishly illustrated article about his career in Illustration magazine #25
* My Sandy Kossin Flickr set.
* My Paperback Covers Flickr set.
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That Shadow cover is fantastic!ReplyDelete
I agree, that Shadow cover is superb, one of the best things I've seen by Kossin since the Bay of Pigs. Even that glowing green color on the title works well, against all odds. Nice!ReplyDelete
Hi, i don't know if you indicated in some old post, but i found this gallery about the record covers by David Stone MartinReplyDelete
thanks for your great blog!
Love the white hair short hair cuts of the 60's. Shell Scott and Roger "Race" Bannon of Johnny Quest.ReplyDelete
Not sure if I agree with the Shadow painting. I'm gonna always go with George Rozen or even the later paintings of Jim Steranko.
- Rich2:42 PM
Praise for the little ThingsReplyDelete
Your title says it all. What else to say?
Just wanted to add that this "Christ and Judas" cover, using a "technique borrowed from the masters" "painted in gouache, loved by the editors", reminds me of Georges Rouault, considered to belong to the hall of fame of Fine Artists.
"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit -- crime does not pay!"ReplyDelete
Just had to throw that in there; lovin' that Shadow pic!
- Anonymous12:10 AM
Although Mcginnis is more well known and respected, I really like Bayre's stuff. Many of his have a nice balance of realism and impressionistic technique. He did an incredible number of covers. There was a style in the 50's and 60's for the pulps that many illustrators used -- sort of a deliberate unfinished quality. Pretty interesing. Nice.ReplyDelete
PS. Have you posted much re Robert Jonas? He's an unsung one of a kind.
Leif: I know how you feel about the artist credit thing. I run into the same frustration often on my comics blogs. Nothing pains me more than to leave great work uncredited. I always feel that I am cheating the artist somehow, or that - if I just look hard enough - I can find the artist. Even when I go with the "artist is uncredited" thing, I always feel like I've given poor service.ReplyDelete
Great post and great, great book covers. -- Mykal


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Who do we have here? ;D--Elveonora (talk) 21:52, February 17, 2013 (UTC)
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Yeah, just in case, you could be fake Yomiko-chan ;D--Elveonora (talk) 22:01, February 17, 2013 (UTC)
Ah well I'm not too sure how well the signature technique info would fit into articles but we've always tried to add personality things from the databooks like Izumo's germophobia for example, so you can feel free to add those it's just the sig techs i'm not too sure about.--Cerez365™(talk) 22:12, February 17, 2013 (UTC)
Any "delicate" info missing from the articles? Thought mostly everything is already included :O--Elveonora (talk) 22:28, February 17, 2013 (UTC)
For the personality traits, try to add them to their personality sections but check to see first if the information isn't already there.--Cerez365™(talk) 00:19, February 18, 2013 (UTC)
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No. Its till you become autoconfirmed.~ UltimateSupreme 04:27, February 19, 2013 (UTC)
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It would filter down the amount of persons that are allowed to edit the page, and I'd assume a better opportunity for editors to fix what is there. Requests like these are usually made on Jacce's talkpage but may be carried out by any other admin that sees it.--Cerez365™(talk) 10:14, February 21, 2013 (UTC)
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Hi,I was wondering why you changed the " Clone Technique" page when I added Sakura Haruno as a user?--Abiola M Fraser (talk) 21:39, February 21, 2013 (UTC) Abiola M Fraser(idk wat a time stamp is so ima leave it blank)
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Suishōha & Suijenheki
I am wondering why you want to leave Shuishouha out of Suijinheki's article, as in Ultimate Ninja 3 it's appearance is a direct reference from Suishouha, as Tornado of Water is much smaller. --Aeris97 (talk) 21:04, March 10, 2013 (UTC)
I'll admit I worded some thigns in there a bit wrong, but, I never meant that the move was Suishouha, but that it borrowed the same manner. --Aeris97 (talk) 21:27, March 10, 2013 (UTC)
Re: Tailed Beast Legends
I agree that it borrows somewhat on those legends, not all tailed beast reflect the ones of legend at all. A trivia mention on the tailed beast article would be fine in my opinion, but this is something you should be asking on that article's talkpage so that others may voice their opinions as well.--Cerez365™(talk) 10:25, March 11, 2013 (UTC)
I think because of the age of the forum, it might either go unnoticed or ignored, so the Tailed Beast talkpage is probably a better place to put it.--Cerez365™(talk) 10:37, March 11, 2013 (UTC)
Probably one of UltimateSupreme's smart filters. Changing the topic wording you're trying to add should fix that, I'd assume.--Cerez365™(talk) 12:13, March 12, 2013 (UTC)
- Not really smart enough ;)
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== Wow........ it took me nearly 24 hours to eventually do this....... -_- ==?
Thanks for the info. You're really helping me out. (Evilpuppy (talk) 03:49, March 15, 2013 (UTC))
how do you add a jutsu stub? (Evilpuppy (talk) 21:20, March 24, 2013 (UTC))
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I read that on Sasuke's page on the Taijutsu section. Inoyamanaka98 (talk) 01:35, May 25, 2013 (UTC)Inoyamanaka98
You know I'm not sure I think its episode 212 or 213. Inoyamanaka98 (talk) 02:34, May 25, 2013 (UTC)Inoyamanaka98
Ok Thank You! Inoyamanaka98 (talk) 03:07, May 25, 2013 (UTC)Inoyamanaka98
One more thing if its not those two try either episode 214-216 ok. Again Thank You! Inoyamanaka98 (talk) 04:10, May 25, 2013 (UTC)
Well, Well
Looks like we have another member joining the family on full time...good for ya Yomiko...any later, and you'd probably get kicked out due to those stupid new laws for anon users. Give a shout out if you need help, or discuss something. Darksusanoo (talk) 03:37, July 29, 2013 (UTC)


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Three of the larger stories involving the helicopter industry in 2013 have ties to Eurocopter. The first is something Eurocopter didn't do in relation to arguably the biggest story of the year, as the manufacturer dropped out of U.S. Army Aviation's Joint Multi-Role (JMR) competition, which leads to Future Vertical Lift (FVL), first with the medium variant. Army Aviation Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) awarded four contracts related to the first phase of JMR, which involves a technology demonstrator program (see "Proceed with Caution," November 2013 issue, page 40).
The competition involves two coaxial concepts – from Boeing/Sikorsky, which announced a partnership earlier in 2013, with the other from AVX Aircraft – and a pair of tiltrotor designs, from Bell Helicopter and Karem Aircraft.
AVX is offering its Compound Coaxial Helicopter (CCH) design concept and Bell uncovered its V-280 Valor in April 2013 (see "Future Vertical Lift: An Overview," May issue, page 28). Karem Aircraft came "straight out of left field" for many observers with its TR36 technology demonstrator, while Boeing/Sikorsky is basing its design on the X2/S-97 Raider.
Absent from Army Aviation's Oct. 2 investment agreements for JMR TD Phase 1 were European OEMs AgustaWestland and EADS/Eurocopter, as well as former entrant Piasecki Helicopter.
What will happen during and after TD Phase 1? Will the U.S. Army select a single design or consider funding more than one concept due to the massive dollar amounts that are involved? How will small companies AVX and Karem fare against helicopter industry giants like Bell, Boeing and Sikorsky, or will they partner with other big OEMs looking for a piece of the pie?
2014 will hold the answer to some of these questions. For more on the JMR program, read "Future Vertical Lift: A New Hope in Challenging Times," April issue, page M12.
Another story with wide-ranging implications comes from Eurocopter parent company EADS, which on July 31 announced the decision to change its name to Airbus (see "Aircopter? Helibus? Anatomy of a Name," September issue, page 4). Eurocopter will become Airbus Helicopters. What that all means for helicopter designations and the like will come into focus during 2014, with implementation of the rebranding effort set to start January 1 and run through the second half of the year.
The third story of interest surrounding Eurocopter – besides the departure of longtime CEO Lutz Bertling to Bombardier Transportation – is the EC225's return to operational status following the variant's grounding since late 2012, after identifying the root cause related to a problem with the main gear bevel shaft (see "EASA Approves EC225 Fix as Operators Prepare for Return to Service," August issue, page 10).
One of the more memorable stories of the year for me personally – mainly because it included the opportunity to ride in an AW139 – was a trip to AgustaWestland's U.S. plant in Philadelphia, which is now producing the AW169 as a second site to the location in Italy (see "AgustaWestland to Bolster Philadelphia Production Line with Addition of AW169," June issue, page 12).
It wasn't an entirely positive year for the manufacturer, as Italian police arrested Finmeccanica CEO Giuseppe Orsi in February on corruption charges (see "AgustaWestland Controversy Emerges from the Dust of Aero India," March issue, page 12).
Russian Helicopters opened the doors of its Rostvertol plant to a group of journalists in August, including International Bureau Chief Andrew Drwiega (see "Russia Means Business: Marketing War, Not Cold War," October issue, page 32).
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I'm certain to have missed a number of topics – AgustaWestland's Project Zero, Bell's Short Light Single and 429 WLG, Chongqing Helicopter Investment Company's acquisition of Enstrom, Erickson's purchase of Evergreen, "Flying the MD540F," (see January issue, page 43), Honeywell's Synthetic Vision Avionics Backbone, the introduction of Rockwell Collins HeliSure, Robinson's R66 certification in Russia, the Rolls-Royce sale of the RTM322 to Turbomeca and the unveiling of Sikorsky's Matrix Technology, to name a few – but from an editor's perspective, these are some of my picks for the most interesting stories of 2013.
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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2013 - As the Senate Finance Committee began a serious discussion of tax reform led by Chairman Max Baucus and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch, Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, sent the letter below to Senators reflecting on key provisions in the tax code that ensure progressivity, including the EITC, charitable deduction, estate tax and parsonage exemption. The full text of the letter follows:
"Dear Senator,
On behalf of the Union for Reform Judaism, whose 900 congregations across North America encompass 1.3 million Reform Jews, and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, whose membership includes over 2000 Reform Rabbis, I write to urge you to ensure that tax reform does not increase poverty or inequality in our country. In response to Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatchs invitation for input into tax reform, I encourage you to write a letter emphasizing some of the most important and effective anti-poverty measures that are embedded in the tax code, including the EITC, charitable deduction, estate tax and parsonage exemption.
I encourage you to ensure that tax reform raises enough revenue to reduce the deficit while at the same time meeting the needs of the most vulnerable in our communities. Rashi, a medieval Jewish philosopher, wrote commentary on Leviticus 25:35: "If your fellow becomes impoverished and his hand (assets) becomes shaky among you, you must support him". Rashi says: "Do not allow him to decline and fall, it will be difficult to restore him but strengthen him from the time of his weakness". The tax code is a vital and effective anti-poverty tool in our country. It helps struggling families pull themselves out of poverty and into self-sufficiency.
Especially important to preserving our social safety net and increasing equality is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Last year the EITC lifted an estimated 6.6 million people out of poverty. These struggling families have greater access to the necessities of life because of this program. The EITC not only has the immediate effect of ameliorating poverty, but also has been shown to encourage work, improve childrens health and increase childrens earnings once they reach adulthood. As the conversations on tax reform proceed, I urge you to ensure that the millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet are not left out of the conversation. Please ensure that the EITC is preserved in tax reform.
The private sector often helps those in need who fall through the cracks of the public system. The charitable deduction encourages individuals to increase their giving, helping nonprofits do the vital work that benefits communities and people across America. Studies show that for every $1 claimed through the deduction, the public sees around $3 in benefits. The charitable deduction allows individuals to give back to their communities, reinvesting the money in critical programs that help families on the ground. I urge you to ensure that the current charitable deduction is preserved.
Along with the charitable deduction, the estate tax provides a vital incentive for charitable giving. Shrinking the estate tax would weaken this incentive, likely leading to a decrease in charitable donations. I urge you to ensure that a meaningful estate tax continues.
The parsonage exemption frees our nations diverse religious communities to perform beneficial community work while respecting religious liberty. Most religious communities have structured their salaries around the parsonage exemption for generations, allowing religious entities to carry out their core functions, often embodying successful models of social services that supplement government programs and serve the neediest in their communities. Frequently clergy are at the beck and call of the church, face restrictions as to where they can live and use their homes as centers of church life. I urge you to ensure that the parsonage exemption is preserved.
We are inspired by the biblical commandment, "gather as much of it as each of you needs" - no more and no less (Exodus 16:16). Our progressive tax code allows us to not only meet immediate need while simultaneously reducing our deficits, but also to begin to address the astounding growth in inequality. I urge you to write a letter to Chairman Baucus and Ranking Member Hatch reiterating the need for these effective anti-poverty tools in our tax system.
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Annual, biennial, perennial herb (rarely shrub, tree), often from taproot
Stem often ± scapose, generally ribbed, hollow
Leaves basal and generally some cauline, generally alternate; stipules generally 0; petiole base generally sheathing stem; blade generally much dissected, sometimes compound
Inflorescence: umbel or head, simple or compound, generally peduncled; bracts present (in involucres) or not; bractlets generally present (in involucels)
Flowers many, small, generally bisexual (or some staminate), generally radial (or outer bilateral); calyx 0 or lobes 5, small, atop ovary; petals 5, free, generally ovate or spoon-shaped, generally incurved at tips, generally ± ephemeral; stamens 5; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 2-chambered, generally with a ± conic, persistent projection or platform on top subtending 2 free styles
Fruit: 2 dry, 1-seeded halves that separate from each other but generally remain attached for some time to a central axis; ribs on each half 5, 2 marginal and 3 on back; oil tubes 1several per interval between ribs
Genera in family: 300 genera, 3,000 species: ± worldwide, especially temp; many cultivated for food or spice (e.g., Carum, caraway; Daucus; Petroselinum); some highly toxic (e.g., Conium). Underground structures here called roots, but true nature remains problematic. Mature fruit generally critical in identification; shapes generally given in outline, followed by shape in X -section of 2 fruit halves together.
Biennial, perennial herb, from taproot, clustered roots, or rhizomes, generally glabrous, generally ± spiny
Stem creeping to erect, rooting at nodes, branched or not
Leaves basal and generally also cauline; petioles 0 or present; blades linear to triangular-ovate or round, generally pinnately or palmately lobed or dissected, rarely entire, often sharply toothed or ciliate, net-veined; juvenile leaves linear, segmented
Inflorescence: heads 1many in cymes, racemes, or panicles; bracts in 1 or more series, a single bractlet accompanying each flower; rays, pedicels 0
Flower: calyx lobes prominent, persistent on fruit; petals oblong to ovate, white to blue or purple, tip long; projection atop ovary 0
Fruit obovate to round, not compressed to very compressed front-to-back, densely scaly or tubercled or some surfaces glabrous; ribs 0; oil tubes inconspicuous; fruit central axis not an obvious structure
Seed: face generally flat
Species in genus: ± 200 species: Am, Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand
Etymology: (Ancient Greek name used by Theophrastus)
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