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In a move that could stall promising health care delivery system reforms and drive up entitlement spending, the House Appropriations Committee last week voted to defund the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) in their 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education bill.
Abandoning CMMI, in particular, would increase deficits this decade by $45 billion (or by $37 billion before incorporating the additional interest payments needed to service the higher debt), according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), and potentially by much more over the long run. The Innovation Center, created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is in charge of testing new approaches to improve quality and reduce cost within Medicare and Medicaid, including promising programs such as Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), bundled payments, and initiatives to increase care coordination among low-income seniors and people with disabilities who are dually-eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
Rescinding CMMI’s remaining $6.8 billion ($6.5 billion of outlays) in funding through 2020 (funding beyond 2020 is not eliminated) would put these initiatives and many more in jeopardy or delay them significantly, and severely curtail CMMI’s ability to fine-tune them as time progresses. Moreover, they would no longer be able to undertake new delivery system reform efforts with the potential to improve quality and lower costs, which is part of the reason CBO finds that defunding would increase mandatory federal health care spending by about $37 billion over the next ten years.
The rescission also represents an egregious budget gimmick, and is perhaps the worst CHIMP – or change in mandatory programs – we have seen so far. As we’ve explained before, CHIMPS allow policymakers to cut mandatory spending in order to pay for discretionary spending increases. More often than not, the discretionary spending increases are real, but the mandatory cuts are fake – and for one reason or another do not general actual savings. In this case, the situation is far worse – rather than failing to generate savings, this CHIMP creates significant future costs.
Health care spending is arguably the most important part of CBO's long-term outlook, being a key driver of our nation's growing debt over the long term. Little has changed, though, since CBO's outlook last year, with similar assumptions for excess health care cost growth but a small improvement towards the end of the 75-year period due to a change in an assumption about Medicaid.
As a result of the fiscally-irresponsible physician payment law passed this year and slightly higher assumed long-term cost growth, Medicare spending is projected to be higher than last year's outlook by about 0.1 percent of GDP per year for the next ten years and by increasing amounts in later years. CBO expects Medicare spending to grow from 3 percent of GDP this year to 5.1 percent by 2040 (about as much as all federal health care spending this year), 7.2 percent by 2065, and 9.6 percent by 2090.
Other major health care spending – including Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) health insurance subsidies – has improved both as a result of short-term revisions to spending in CBO's ten-year projections and a change in CBO's assumption about Medicaid eligibility over the long term. CBO now assumes that, since Medicaid eligibility is largely determined by the poverty line, which grows with inflation, as real wages increase, more and more of the currently eligible would eventually lose eligibility. In the past, CBO assumed that states would either expand eligibility, increase outreach to the currently eligible, or expand benefits in order to offset this effect, but now it assumes they will only offset one-half of the effect. This assumption reduces their Medicaid eligibility projections by 4 percent over the next 25 years.
Much of the focus on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) score for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) naturally has focused on the ten-year budgetary and economic feedback effects, which showed that repeal would increase deficits by $353 billion on a static basis, or by $137 billion if macroeconomic effects were incorporated. As we pointed out in our write-up, though, CBO also provides an estimate of the second-decade effects, finding that repeal would increase deficits over the second decade in the broad range of one percent of GDP (which implies around a $3.5 trillion deficit increase).
CBO doesn't provide a detailed year-by-year score beyond the first ten years because those estimates, as it explains, "would not be meaningful because the uncertainties involved are simply too great." However, the report does provide enough information for a reasonable estimate to be made based on the growth rates of the broad categories of policies, which show the savings generally rising much faster than the costs.
To estimate the long-term impact of the legislation, CBO divides the bill into parts and assigns simplifying growth rates to each part. Specifically, CBO assumes the following:
- Savings from repealing coverage provisions – including new spending as well as revenue from the mandates and Cadillac tax – will grow by about 2 percent per year
- Costs of repealing Medicare and Medicaid savings – including reduced growth rates for provider payments -- will grow by about 15 percent per year
- Costs of repealing non-coverage tax increases – the biggest being the Medicare investment income tax – will grow by about 6 percent per year
The main focus of CBO's long-term budget outlook is rightly on the unified budget numbers regarding spending, revenue, deficits, and debt. But it is also important to look at trust funds, both in what CBO estimates for their insolvency date and how CBO's assumptions about trust funds can affect debt.
CBO's ten-year projections also project insolvency dates for three trust funds: the Highway Trust Fund (later this summer), the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) trust fund (FY 2017), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) multiemployer pension fund (FY 2024). The PBGC's trust fund exhaustion is reflected in the budget numbers, meaning that spending is automatically limited to incoming revenue, but the other two much larger trust funds are assumed to continue spending at scheduled levels despite not having the resources to do so.
The same goes for the two trust funds whose exhaustion dates will come after ten years and thus are only discussed in the long-term outlook: the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund and the Social Security Old Age and Survivors' Insurance (OASI) trust fund. CBO does not specifically project an insolvency date for HI, which finances Part A of Medicare, because it doesn't do long-term projections for each part of Medicare. It does say that exhaustion would likely come shortly after ten years, and by the looks of the ten-year projections, that date would likely be around 2027.
As for OASI, CBO projects the trust fund to run out in 2031, the same as it projected last year. But on a combined basis, the Social Security trust funds would be depleted in 2029, one year earlier than CBO projected last year.
For the first time in nearly three years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new estimate of the budgetary effect of repealing the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA). Just like in its previous estimates, CBO finds that repealing the ACA would increase ten-year deficits -- and this time, they come to that same conclusion even with the economic effects included.
CBO's static estimate of repeal, which excludes macroeconomic effects, shows a ten-year deficit increase of $353 billion, the net effect of $1.174 trillion of tax cuts and $821 billion of spending cuts. Repeal would save money in the first three years of the budget window by $40 billion, but then increase deficits in subsequent years and by $118 billion in 2025 alone. Using this static score, debt would be about 1.4 percentage points higher in 2025 as a result of repeal.
Incorporating the dynamic macroeconomic effects into the budget score reduces the resulting ten-year deficit increase by $216 billion, making the total deficit increase with dynamic scoring $137 billion. The macroeconomic effects peak at $29 billion in 2019 and fall slightly to $20 billion by 2025. The main economic effects include: the decrease in labor supply due to a greater availability of insurance outside employment and from the implicit marginal tax rate increases from the insurance subsidies, as they diminish with income; the decrease in the capital stock from increased tax rates on investment income; and the decrease in aggregate demand from repeal of the insurance subsidies. CBO estimates that ACA repeal would boost GDP by an average of 0.7 percent in 2021-2025.
Isn’t it ironic, mere days after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) warns about our nation’s long-term fiscal challenges in its annual report, the House of Representatives is set to vote on repealing a key mechanism put in place to constrain the core driver of our growing debt?
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), scheduled for a repeal vote tomorrow, is a 15-member board of Senate-confirmed experts created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the purpose of controlling Medicare costs. If Medicare per-beneficiary cost growth is projected to exceed GDP per capita growth plus one percentage point (GDP+1%), IPAB (or the Secretary of Health and Human Services if no Board members have been appointed) must make targeted recommendations to provider payments – which cannot affect Medicare benefits, eligibility, or cost-sharing – to bring per-beneficiary spending back in line. These recommendations then automatically take effect unless a majority in Congress votes to replace them with equivalent savings or a three-fifths majority of Congress overrides them entirely.
This last protection is valuable given how difficult it is for lawmakers to enact fiscally-responsible reforms otherwise. That repealing IPAB now has broad support in Congress just reinforces its importance.
Update: The Reed amendment was rejected in floor consideration by a 46-51 vote.
The Senate is currently considering the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and there are a number of issues at stake. Most notably, this bill has the potential to bring the issue of sequester relief to a head, with Senate Democrats and the White House threatening to block passage of the bill due the use of war spending (Overseas Contingency Operations, or OCO) to allow defense spending to rise above sequester levels. There are also military compensation reforms in the bill, although there is less controversy there since the White House generally supports them.
The NDAA, largely reflecting the Congressional budget resolution, would authorize defense appropriations totaling $605 billion for FY 2016, including $516 billion for regular defense spending, in line with the sequester-level caps, and $89 billion in OCO funding, which is not subject to spending caps. CBO estimates that $50 billion of this OCO funding would be used for war-related activities, with the remaining $39 billion to be explicitly used to backfill regular defense spending (actually slightly larger than the budget resolution's $38 billion slush fund). We’ve written many times about the problem with using this slush fund to get around the spending caps and how it is much more preferable to lift the spending caps and offset them with other savings as they did in 2013. Although this has been a growing trend on the margins, this year's budget and appropriations utilize this gimmick to an unprecedented degree, increasing war spending well above the President's request as opposed to past years when appropriations typically matched the request.
Update: This blog was updated on June 30 to reflect a CBO estimate published on June 23. Our original estimate was $13 billion, based on staff calculations and information published in The Hill.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently advanced a bill (H.R. 6) unanimously intended to facilitate research into and the development of medical cures. The bill finds savings from elsewhere in the budget to pay for its $12 billion cost, abiding by pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules.
The 21st Century Cures Act intends to promote biomedical research, streamline drug and device development, and make the development of cures more efficient. Among other things, it reauthorizes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through FY 2018, creates a $2 billion per year NIH Innovation Fund through 2020, makes several changes to facilitate drug development and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, utilizes health IT and telehealth to increase access to new developments, and creates a flexible $110 million per year Cures Innovation Fund through 2020.
Update (6/12/15): A new CBO score estimates that repealing IPAB will cost $7.1 billion over ten years, with all of the cost recorded after 2021. The text has been updated to reflect this score.
The House Ways and Means Committee today will markup several bills, including repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and the medical device tax. You can find out more about the markup on the Ways and Means Committee website.
Unlike full ACA repeal, these policies stand a chance of overcoming a Presidential veto due to the bipartisan support already exhibited for each: as of this writing, the medical device tax repeal bill in the House (HR 160) has 281 cosponsors while the IPAB repeal bill (HR 1190) has 233 cosponsors. However, repealing these policies without offsetting savings from health care or revenue would be a mistake. IPAB, in particular, should not be abolished without a replacement that can similarly restrain long-term Medicare cost growth.
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has estimated that repealing the 2.3 percent medical device tax would cost $26.5 billion over ten years. However, JCT estimates that the amendment in the nature of a substitute that is expected to replace the bill in markup will reduce revenues by $24.4 billion over the same period.
Although the original co-sponsors of the bill, Reps. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) and Ron Kind (D-WI), said they expect the bill to be offset, no cost-savers have been produced yet. We suggested bundling payments for inpatient care as one option, which not only would produce enough savings to fully offset repeal but also achieve much of its savings from providers cutting their medical device costs. Thus, the medical device industry would still be asked to contribute to deficit reduction, but in a more efficient manner. There are many other options available as well, as we showed at the time and in our latest health care options.
|Potential Offsets for Medical Device Tax Repeal|
|Memo: Repeal Medical Device Tax||-$24 billion|
|Expand bundled payments for inpatient care||$25 billion|
|Reduce state Medicaid provider taxes to 4.5 percent of patient revenues||$35 billion|
|Reduce Medicare coverage of hospital "bad debts"||$30 billion|
|Encourage use of generic drugs by low-income Part D beneficiaries||$20 billion|
|Equalize payments for similar services performed in different settings||$20 billion|
|Increase Medicare Advantage coding intensity adjustment||$20 billion|
|Increase Medicaid drug rebates||$10 billion|
|Move up "Cadillac tax" by one year to 2017||$35 billion|
|Eliminate tax breaks for oil and gas companies||$40 billion|
|Increase cigarette tax by 50 cents||$35 billion|
|Close "John Edwards/Newt Gingrich" loophole||$35 billion|
|Limit tax benefit of retirement accounts||$30 billion|
|Eliminate tax exclusion for private activity bonds||$30 billion|
|Require Social Security numbers for refundable portion of child tax credit||$25 billion|
|Eliminate the mortgage interest deduction for second homes and yachts||$15 billion|
Source: CBO, JCT
Earlier this week, Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the Medicaid Generic Drug Price Fairness Act, a bill designed to hold down spending on generic drugs in Medicaid. The bill, which has also been introduced in the House by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), is a reprise of similar legislation introduced in the last Congress.
Skyrocketing Generic Drug Prices
The legislation comes in the wake of a huge jump in generic drug prices in 2014 -- even among certain drugs that have been on the market for a considerable amount of time -- without a clear cause. In some cases, the generic drug is now barely cheaper than the brand-name equivalent that benefited from patent protection. Forbes cites a report showing that several drug groups at least doubled in price and some jumped by much more than that. A few drugs whose prices jumped by an order or two of magnitude drew the particular ire of Sen. Sanders and Rep. Cummings last year.
Some of the price increases are almost certainly the result of raw material shortages or price markups for specific compounds needed in production, but many experts suspect that consolidating market power among generic drug producers and decreasing competition may be playing a significant role. Generic drug-makers, including during testimony at Sen. Sanders' Subcommittee hearing late last year, have generally refused to clarify what the causes have been.

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What You Must Understand about a Trichology Salon You might not have actually become aware of a trichologist, yet if you have a hair trouble, they’re the specialist you require. A trichologist is a professional in the field of scalp and hair wellness, as well as they’re often seen in salons. They assist customers with a range of conditions, including dandruff, dry skin, as well as also loss of hair. They can additionally offer guidance for those who intend to add more hair, whether it’s via wigs or extensions. Your hair and scalp are just one of the body’s most metabolically energetic body organs, and also they can mirror the first signs of interior disruption. A trichologist can diagnose these concerns, along with those pertaining to various other parts of the body. They might utilize an electronic microscope to analyze your scalp and hair, or even take blood samples from the area. They can likewise check for allergic reactions and hormones. Some trichologists focus on a certain type of loss of hair, such as androgenetic alopecia (male or women pattern baldness). If you’re detected with alopecia, they may advise steroid shots as well as other treatments. Trichology is a medical specialty, which implies that you can discover a trichologist in dermatologists’ offices as well as hair restoration facilities. They’re additionally often described by other health care specialists, like doctors and also registered nurses. While a trichologist can treat both cosmetic as well as medical issues, they generally concentrate on alternative therapy strategies. They can offer support on diet plan, lifestyle, and various other aspects that can influence your hair. They’ll additionally make certain you have all the information you need to start a therapy strategy as well as track progress. They’ll explain the numerous approaches for dealing with different kinds of loss of hair, and also recommend a course of action that fits your needs. Your trichologist will certainly collaborate with your other healthcare providers to ensure that you get the most extensive as well as effective care possible for your details condition. They might refer you to a physician that specializes in your specific condition, such as a dermatologist, or they may companion with oncologists to establish a therapy plan for cancer-related alopecia. The trichology industry is growing, and it’s one that can be extremely financially rewarding. There are lots of colleges that supply trichology certifications, which you can finish in around 6 months. Nonetheless, it is essential to do your study as well as pick a program that supplies the correct amount of training and also hands-on experience. The primary step to becoming a trichologist is to gain your degree or certificate in the field. You can do so in a school or online, and also you’ll need to examine a range of topics connected to your specialty. You’ll additionally need to take a variety of programs on trichology as well as loss of hair. These courses will certainly provide you an in-depth understanding of your specialty, consisting of the scientific research behind your job. If you have an interest in becoming a trichologist, you can locate programs that offer trichology qualifications at hairdresser as well as online. These programs commonly last concerning six months as well as call for a substantial amount of academic coursework, hands-on training, and examinations.

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Several top level domain names become available this week.
From learning to entertainment, here a the top level domain names launching this week.
.Tickets launches today for the ticket sales business. Domain investors will need to be judicious; one year registrations start at over $500.
.Courses enters general availability on Wednesday. This domain name is pretty good for online education, although it faces competition from domains such as .education, .university, and .college.
Speaking of .College, XYZ launches this domain name in landrush on Tuesday. The landrush will be in an early access dutch auction format.
XYZ also launches .Rent in general availability this Thursday. Expect to pay $60 or so for .rent registrations.

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Archive for the ‘Blogging Tips’ Category
We now know certainly the importance of having a blog for your business or simply any online venture. As readers become more social and collectively garner a more powerful voice demanding communication and quality content and services from businesses, its now ever more important to have an effective method for delivering on that. Many companies have jumped on the blogging bandwagon but solely jumping on won’t cut it anymore. Companies launch their blog expecting readers and customers to come flooding in but I’m sure for most that hasn’t happened.
I’m going to be honest with you and tell you why. Here’s for some tough love.
Every business with a website knows that they need to focus on search engine optimization. Without good SEO, sites suffer in the SERPs, have high bounce rates, and fail to generate a quantity of search referrals in line with the size of the market. SEO is all about getting people to a site, but that’s only half the battle.
Once visitors arrive, businesses need them to carry out a specific set of actions, whether that’s making a purchase, clicking on an ad, or leaving their contact details for later follow up. We’re now in the domain of conversion rate optimization. Unfortunately, many businesses don’t put as much focus on CRO as they should. There’s very little point in investing heavily in SEO when, once visitors arrive on a site, they are confused, frustrated, or otherwise discouraged from converting. Read More
The term “Growth Hacking” has been around for several years and is essentially the art of gaining an avalanche of users and customers via trackable, testable and scalable tools such as emails, pay-per-click ads and blogs instead of blind traditional methods. The growth hacker eliminates big marketing spending and their products gain traction like a spreading virus, multiplying and spreading from user to user. Gaining much for very little.
One of the earliest notable examples of the concept was when the creators of Hotmail decided to add the signature line link, “Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. Get it now.” to every email sent, which meant that everyone who received an email via a Hotmail account would see a link to sign-up. This free and simple tactic moved Hotmail’s user base from a few thousand to 12 Million in a year at a time when there were only approximately 36 Million internet users. (Source: Internet World Stats)
If you are looking for an opportunity to earn some extra money that could turn into a full-time career, then one option to consider is starting a blog. Don’t expect it to be an easy road to riches – but if you are willing to put in hard work and have something interesting to say, then it is perfectly possible to build a six-figure annual income after a few years of effort.
From the idea of online brand promotion has emerged the concept of ecommerce blogging. We know people want to buy products online today rather than spending hours on shopping in local, physical markets. It can be anything ranging from second hand mobiles to latest car model or a brand new house.
This trend has boosted the importance of ecommerce blogging and has made businesses to run a successful ecommerce blog in order to get more and more loyal clients everyday from all over the world. This is the very reason we decided to share practical tips to run a successful ecommerce blog with our loyal audience so they can put their ecommerce blogging on right path to reap the benefits of a huge online audience looking for all types of products they need in everyday life. Read More
You’ve heard all the usual tips about giving your blog the edge – write quality content, pay attention to your blog design, be active on social media, and so on. You can go on and on with these tips, but I believe it all boils down to a fundamental factor: your writing.
You do not have to be the best writer in the world. You don’t need to be grammar perfect. You don’t need all the big words. But you do need to find that way of writing that will catch your readers’ attention AND keep it, too.
If you need more specific, actionable tips, here is a handy guide in the form of an infographic.
If you specifically like writing, it is highly possible that you will find blogging interesting. Blogging is an interesting proposition since it provides writing opportunities and the added advantage of being paid for it. Freelance writing resources, when chosen carefully, can show what ‘s in store for you once you choose the path of blogging for hire.
The New Year is going to be an interesting one for the writers and bloggers out there. We saw a lot of Google changes in 2013, and some experts say that SEO has been forever changed. Forever changed or not, writers are going to need to get serious, and although many might not have noticed, they are probably going to be most affected by some of these changes. We have to change the way we write and how we optimize, and that’s no easy task.
Whether you’re hoping to train your writers on some of these new tactics or just want a checklist for yourself to help you be successful, look no further. Below are tips coming straight from a writer (an SEO writer no less) that will help you stay on track this upcoming year.
Many small business owners across the United States are stretched thin as far as overhead costs are concerned. Indeed, many folks simply don’t have the means to expand their operation in a manner they would ideally like.
Perhaps they don’t have the resources to mount an aggressive marketing campaign geared towards maximizing exposure, gaining more leads and increasing ROI. But to not have an online marketing presence in this day and age can be particularly detrimental to the livelihood of any small business. And the cornerstone of any good online strategy is blogging. Read More
Blogging is exciting, especially if you’re covering topics that you truly are interested in – and if you are new to it. After a while, though, even if you may have an inherent passion about the topics you write about, you will find that dry periods occur more than you want. After all, how many ways can you spin a topic? How many angles can you approach a niche from?
One thing you have to realize is this: blogging involves some effort.
You may have regular bursts of inspiration and productivity, but if you’re in it for the long haul, you will have to consciously work on things.
If you’re in a rut – or something of that sort – you might want to take steps to supercharge your blogging this year. Here are three really simple ways you can do this. Read More


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My only dream in life is to own a pimped-out black-on-black 1970 Cadillac hearse with nothing but the funk bumpin' out the back. So far the closest I've been able to get is this new Cozy Shawn mix. And that's damn close.
If you ever stepped foot inside the MJQ café (aka the back room) back in the day, you're already hip to DJ Cozy Shawn's type of get-down. His latest residency, so to speak, happens online every week at SoulandJazz.com, where he cues up an endless stream of classic ’70s grooves and funk. He kicked off his March 13 debut episode with Willie Hutch's oft-sampled 1973 joint "Tell Me, Why Has Our Love Turned Cold." Need I say more?
New "Get Cozy" podcast mixes drop every Tuesday, with complete tracklists, and previous episodes are available for download. This week's edition is a family affair; a jazzy, soulful mix (featuring Earth Wind & Fire, M.F.S.B., Lonnie Liston Smith, and plenty more) Shawn calls The Austin Family Edition: Vol. 1 and dedicates to his parents and NYC birthplace:
My parents will always be the coolest, hippest & smartest people I know. Their taste in groovy music continues to be the backbone of my sound as a DJ & tastemaker of cool & funky grooves. Growing up in the NYC Metro area in the 1970’s, 80’s, & early 90’s provided the perfect backdrop for them to enjoy all that the NYC nightlife had to offer in their leisure time — being original patrons of Studio 54 & well versed in the uptown & downtown Manhattan’s hip scene throughout the 70’s & 80’s! They are what you would say….a jazzy couple, exposing my sister & myself to all of the coolest of hip sounds. This then is an episode of Get Cozy that’s an example of the soulful, jazzy & funky sounds that my parents use to rock on vinyl at the crib.
Beck and Alabama Shakes...that's about it. I'm sure there's an unknown or two I would…
Well, this years Music Midtown sucks!
I'm pretty sure he was 19.
3 people apparently love handing over an extra 40% in fees for nothing in return…
Dang. I thought they would name some actual headliners.
Forgot to mention that Iggy did a stellar show @ the Agora in the spring…

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EARLY LITERATURE. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be... read more
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New York State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, a District 34 Democrat, introduced legislation last week to extend the state’s eviction and foreclosure moratorium until Oct. 31.
In light of the New York Emergency Rental Assistance Program’s failure to issue federal aid to struggling tenants and landlords, this bill aims to protect tenants, homeowners and small landlords who continue to endure financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New York State’s eviction moratorium is set to expire Aug. 31.
“The failure of the Emergency Rental Assistance Program to properly distribute funds and the surge of the Delta variant has put the livelihoods of many New Yorkers at risk,” Biaggi said. “With the eviction moratorium set to expire August 31st and little COVID-19 rental assistance distributed, many New Yorkers who still owe rental arrears are fearful of losing their homes come September 1st. We cannot let hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers risk homelessness due to the negligence of our own government. The Executive has failed New Yorkers, and the Legislature must reconvene to deliver for the people that we were elected to serve.”
This legislation extends the COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 and the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Businesses Act of 2021 until Oct. 31.
The legislation provides the following protections:
Eviction: Under this bill, eligible residential and commercial tenants will continue to receive relief from eviction if they submit a hardship declaration form to their landlord or a court. In submitting the form, residential tenants must attest that they have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic that prevents them from being able to pay their rent in full or move, or if someone in the household is at increased risk of severe illness from COVID. Commercial tenants must attest that they have lost income as a result of COVID, had a significant increase in moving expenses, or are unable to relocate due to the cost of moving expenses. Additionally, all tenants must attest that any government assistance they have received, including rental assistance, does not fully make up for lost income.
Foreclosure and Tax Lien Sales: Homeowners, small landlords who own 10 or fewer units including their own dwelling, and eligible commercial property owners and mortgagors will continue to receive relief from foreclosure or tax lien sales by submitting a hardship exemption form, following a similar procedure to tenants.
As part of the 2021-22 enacted budget, the Legislature created the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The program provides up to 12 months of rental arrears assistance and up to three months of prospective rental assistance for residential tenants impacted by the pandemic. Tenants must be at or below 80% of the local area median income in order to qualify. The program has $2.35 billion in federal funds and an additional $100 million in state funds to distribute. Although the program opened for applications in June, only 55 households have received funds as of the end of July. More than 160,000 applications have been received.
The 2021-22 enacted budget also included funding to assist small businesses, including an $800 grant program administered by the Empire State Development Corporation and an additional $200 in tax credits for eligible businesses.

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Those new to motion capture have one common question when working with Noitom’s team of experts, “What is Perception Neuron?”
Our best answer to this inquiry is: Perception Neuron is like a keyboard for the body. By putting sensors on the body, we are able to translate human motions into digital data that can be interpreted and utilized for film special effects, animation, ergonomics, gaming and sports injury prevention.
Our user-friendly, affordable equipment can be customized for any project, large or small, making good on our mission #MOCAPFORALL that removes expensive price points as a barrier for innovative creators. Noitom’s motion capture systems are as unique and personalized as the artistic creations they bring to life and there are several options from which creators can choose, based on their specific needs and budget.
Perception Neuron started back in 2014 with the original Perception Neuron 32. Trusted by over 1300 backers on Kickstarter we delivered on the worlds most affordable and accessible motion capture system. While much has changed since the first iteration of our motion capture system, the mission remains the same. Below are some of the latest solutions being used by creators around the world.
Perception Neuron 3 is the smallest self-sufficient motion capture sensor on the market and works on a proprietary 2.4Ghz protocol, delivering connected content with latency no greater than 20ms even when teams are working remotely. This humanoid motion capture system gives users access to free software, plugins, and SDKs. Perception Neuron 3 eliminates the need for fixed installations and puts affordable, portable technology directly in the hands of creators.
Perception Neuron Studio features industry-leading sensor technology and revolutionary sensor algorithms, giving users limitless potential to take their motion capture to the next level. As the flagship solution in the Perception Neuron family - Perception Neuron Studio offers 6 hours of battery life, up to 240 FPS, time-code integration, dual accelerometers and more. All features and requirements of the ever-growing real-time production pipeline.
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Learn more about Noitom’s full product offering on our website and find the right motion capture system to bring your dreams to life.


FIFA 21 Road To The Final Team 3 Announced
It looks like EA Sports are releasing one more round of Road to the Final cards for FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. Here is what we can expect to see this time around.
EA Sports announced in the FUT Freeze post that a third RTTF team is coming to Ultimate Team.
Following the conclusion to the group stage of both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League group stages last week, EA have seen fit to promote a new set of RTTF cards in celebration of the teams that made into the last 16 of the Champions League.
FIFA 21 Road To The Final 3 Team Announced
The Road To The Final cards (RTTF) are a set of players EA Sports have chosen from each of the teams participating in this year's UEFA Champions League competition. Much like the Ones To Watch cards, the players that receive one of these cards will have their stats increase for everything they do for their team as the tournament progresses. So as you can imagine the player that sees their team make to the final will have the highest stat increase of the rest of them.
What Can Expect This Time?
EA Sports have been going at it with the promotion of the RTTF cards this season, having already released two sets of them during the group stage, and now with 16 teams remaining in the Champions League we can expect a lot of big things to come from this third batch.
For one we will see a number of the previous RTTF players, like Mohamed Salah and Antoine Griezmann, receive their first upgrades of the season following their teams' progressions into the last 16. We may also see players that we're previously overlooked for one of these cards receive their dues this time around.
We can also expect their to be a few new Europa League RTTF cards as well, with the likes of Manchester United and Ajax dropping into the Round of 32 following their less than stellar performances in the Champions League group stages.
When Will These Be Released?
EA Sports have yet to confirm when exactly these cards will be made available, though we can speculate that the RTTF cards and respective SBC challenges will go live sometime later this week. The most likely time would be alongside the upcoming Team of The Week that will be released on Wednesday.
As for which players will be making the cut this time around, we will have to wait until EA Sports releases them. Until then FIFA fans can look forward to spending more time in the FUT Store and SBCs tab when the third wave of RTTF cards come out.


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A shift to Office 365 drives digital workplace maturity, but legacy monitoring tools can cause unforeseen performance challenges.
To support new ways of work, infrastructure and operations leaders must work with application leaders to improve visibility before, during and after the move to a collaborative cloud suite.
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The Horicon Marsh is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States. It comprises over 33,000 acres and is managed by the DNR and the US Fish and Wildlife service. The marsh offers opportunities for visitors to bike, hike and drive to view birds and other wildlife.
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Melbourne Airport signed agreement to trial Smiths Detection’s CT based checkpoint scanner system
11 December 2018
Melbourne Airport (MEL), VIC, in Australia has signed an agreement to trial Smiths Detection’s computed tomography (CT) based checkpoint scanner system. Known as HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, Smiths Detection’s latest screening systems can produce a 3D image of items inside a travellers’ baggage, unlike standard solutions currently in use. As well as improving traveller throughput and reducing overall costs for airport, the new baggage screening system also eliminates the needs to separately screen liquids and gels, as well as laptops and other electronic items. Melbourne Airport’s aviation chief, Simon Gandy, said: “Thanks to the pilot programme, we are able to better understand how in the future passengers can pass through security screening without having to divest their items, which simplifies the start of the traveller journey right from the outset.” The airport is also piloting Smiths Detection’s iLane.evo, an automatic tray handling system; and Checkpoint.evo Plus Checkpoint Management Software, which combines all components together to provide a single, integrated solution to better assist security staff.


CHENNAI: Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth announced on Sunday that he will launch a political party, ending months of speculation about his future, prompting a series of congratulatory messages from some of India’s biggest celebrities, and sending his fans across Tamil Nadu into a celebratory frenzy.
The 67-year-old, who had last week promised a “big announcement” on December 31, said his party would contest the next
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The DDA will launch its new housing scheme by June next year. At least 20,000 flats will be put up for sale. The construction of these flats — coming up in Narela, Dwarka, Rohini, Vasant Kunj and Jasola — will end by March 2018. “We have initiated the process to Continue reading
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Top row: Sketchbook with studies of houses for large pen and ink study currently under way. Cow parsley & daisy small watercolour experiments using household candles as a wax resist – it works surprisingly well – I just need to work out the sequence of masking items in the composition. Far top right – my small inspiration scrapbook open at a page with botanical tapestries.
Middle row: Watercolour of birch trees on Bristol board, I’m experimenting with layers of watercolour paint to build up a texture – this is only working because of the shiny nature of the Bristol board – the paint sits on top of the paper rather than sinking in as it does with watercolour papers. Test watercolour sketches for main pen & ink picture. Small painting of white California poppys with dark blue background, using watercolour paints + Inktense pencils. I eventually plan to turn this into a pattern repeat fabric design.
Bottom row: Kumihimo braiding disks I have designed and made from plywood on my laser cutter this week. (On sale at Etsy!) Sketchbook – colour sampling the Pantone colour of the year Greenery – (thanks to Angela Anderson’s Youtube channel for the mixture quantities) – 1 part white + 1 part Prussian Blue + 8 parts Cad Yellow Light. Far right my trusty Cotman watercolours by Winsor & Newton

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Nick Baker pays tribute to virtuoso musician Larry Adler.
Nick Baker explores the remarkable life of virtuoso musician Larry Adler.
Larry Adler's achievement was to take the harmonica, until then thought of as a children's toy, onto the concert stages of the world. He did this with a parallel career as a celebrity, a raconteur, writer and funny man.
This celebration of his work includes rare archive and new contributions from broadcaster Paul Gambaccini, author Michael Freedland along with musician Philip Achille and those close to him.
* "The Adler Archives" - A selection of hidden gems.
* "Nice Work if You Can Get It (part one) - The Tin Sandwich"
Russell Davies explores Adler's early days in Baltimore, tours of the United States and how his virtuoso harmonica playing inspired composers. Originally broadcast in 2001
* "Deconstructing Larry"
A brand new programme sees Nick Baker attempting to unravel the mercurial world of the infamous mouth organist.
* "Blow Suck - The World's Most Successful Instrument
Nick Baker traces the history of the harmonica. First broadcast in 1987
* "Nice Work if You Can Get It (part two) - It Ain't Necessarily So"
Russell Davies concludes his series on Adler with more anecdotes and musical tales. Originally broadcast in 2001
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Prevalence of HPV types 16 and 18, which cause 80% of cervical cancers, has fallen by two thirds in England since the HPV vaccination programme was introduced in 2008, according to research published in the journal Vaccine.
Experts said the findings added to confidence that the programme will reduce the number of cervical cancers.
The study, from researchers at Public Health England (PHE), analysed samples from 4,178 women aged 16-24 undergoing chlamydia screening in GP surgeries and sexual health clinics between 2010 and 2012.
The samples were tested for HPV and the results compared with those from a survey undertaken before the HPV vaccination programme began in 2008.
Researchers found that the prevalence of HPV types 16 and 18 fell from 19.1% before the programme was introduced to 6.5% afterwards.
Dr Kate Soldan, head of PHE’s HPV surveillance, said: ‘These data show that as expected the HPV immunisation programme in England is reducing HPV 16 and 18, and doing so very substantially. We observed a clear correlation between immunisation coverage and reduced type 16 and 18 HPV infections.
‘This adds to our confidence that the programme will achieve its aim of reducing cervical cancer.’
Latest PHE figure show vaccine coverage remains high, with around 86% of 12- to 13-year-olds receiving all three jabs.
All four UK nations have HPV vaccination programmes for 12- and 13-year-olds.


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Buchenwald Nazi Concentration Camp Liberation footage
Warning: Uncensored actual footage of Nazi atrocities. Some footage may be disturbing to some viewers.
By Thomas Gaist in the USA:
US government paid millions in Social Security benefits to ex-Nazis
4 June 2015
The US government paid more than $20 million worth of retirement benefits to at least 133 former Nazis over a period of more than 50 years, according to an internal auditing report released by the US Social Security Administration (SSA) last Saturday.
Many of the recipients of the federally administered retirement benefit checks were directly involved in the extermination camps and other atrocities, serving as guards, commandos, administrators and executioners with the SS and other Nazi units.
The volume of payments grew rapidly from the 1990s onward, rising from at least $1.5 million in 1999 to at least $20 million by 2015, according to the Associated Press. Some of the ex-Nazis were induced to leave the country by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which quietly made known that those who left the country voluntarily would continue to receive their benefit checks. At least $14 million was dispersed to Nazis who were never forced to leave the US at all, according to the SSA.
The SSA payments were apparently continued in order to maintain good relations between Washington and its ex-Nazi clientele, while also avoiding an unnecessary public airing of the matter. The benefits payments allowed the DOJ “to skirt lengthy deportation hearings,” the Times of Israel noted in a recent report.
Responding to the initial exposure of the payments by an Associated Press report published in October 2014, the US Congress passed the “No Social Security for Nazis Act’ last December. Nonetheless, another round of pension checks was reportedly sent to some of ex-Nazis this January, an “accident” the US government has promised will be the last of its kind.
The US government has refused to release a list of recipients’ names. Research by the Associated Press, however, has uncovered details concerning a small number of the recipients:
* John Avdzej became military governor of portions of Belarus during the Nazi invasion of the USSR, directing mass roundups and executions against the local Jewish population. Avdzej agreed to leave the US for West Germany in 1984, where he continued to receive SSA checks until his death in 1998.
* Nazi rocket scientist Arthur Rudolf was granted asylum in the US on the grounds that he possessed valuable technical skills, despite overseeing the use of slave labor at a Nazi V-2 rocket production factory during the war. Rudolf signed a “settlement agreement” with the US government in 1983 after his involvement with the regime’s use of slave labor was exposed, and he left the US for West Germany the following year, where he formally repudiated his US citizenship at an American diplomatic facility in Hamburg
Rudolf continued to receive checks from the SSA until his death from heart failure in 1996.
* Former Nazi SS member Jakob Dezinger, who served with a Death’s Head battalion, the special units tasked with running the extermination and forced labor camps, after joining the SS in 1942. Dezinger moved to Ohio after the war, where he enjoyed a prosperous career as an executive at a plastics producer.
* Martin Hartmann, also a member of the SS Death’s Head battalions, was a guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, enjoyed US citizenship until 2007, when he moved to Berlin as part of a deal to keep his SSA benefits. Official records show that Hartmann had informed the US government about his membership in the SS immediately after the war.
* Elfriede Rinkel, a guard at the Ravensbrueck concentration camp who settled in California after the war, was the only female ex-Nazi ever prosecuted by the DoJ. She continued to receive SSA checks after agreeing to leave the US in 2006.
These examples, merely the tip of the iceberg, once again confirm that despite decades of fraudulent anti-Nazi posturing by the US political establishment, active and enthusiastic Nazis were allowed to continue living and working comfortably on American soil for decades after the war’s end, before enjoying a secure retirement at US government expense.
Anything but accidental, this outcome was produced by policies orchestrated over decades by the US government. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) routinely shielded, employed and financially supported known and suspected Nazi war criminals for decades after the end of World War II. At least 10,000 former Nazis entered the US between 1948-1952, according to investigations by the DOJ.
Such routinized and systematic support can only be explained as the product of the common interests of US capitalism and Germany’s Nazi regime.
While rivals for domination of the world market, US and German imperialism were united by common hatred and fear of the USSR, the first workers’ state that had emerged out of the 1917 October Revolution. Though not without anxieties about unconstrained German domination of Europe, the US ruling class still viewed the Nazis and their backers as a useful bulwark against the threat of further seizures of power by the working class.
After the war, the US became a leading refuge for former Nazis. State agencies, including the CIA and FBI, recruited Nazis into the government while systematically concealing their presence from the public.
Washington recruited former Nazi spymasters to create an anti-Soviet espionage network, originally known as the Gehlen Organization, named after chief of military intelligence for the Eastern Front, Reinhard Gehlen.
After being packed with former Nazi cadres, including entire units of former Nazi SS men, under American supervision, the Gehlen Organization went on to become the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), which remains the official West German intelligence service up to the present.
The US government relied heavily on former SS troopers as it sought to assemble anti-Soviet paramilitary and intelligence units known as “stay behind” forces. Nazis who participated in the clandestine units were later rewarded by the CIA with bonus checks and arrangements that allowed them to resettle in Canada and Australia.
The $20 million in SSA checks was pocket change for the many other ex-Nazis and their descendants who continue to occupy positions of power and privilege within the German corporate and political establishment.
Nonetheless, the latest exposure of US benefit payments to Nazis starkly illustrates the longstanding fraternal relations between US imperialism and fascism. Abetted by Wall Street and Washington DC, the perpetrators of the worst crimes against humanity in history have largely gotten off scot-free, with US government pensions thrown in to boot.
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Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson was indicted Thursday on charges of violating her oath of office and hindering a law enforcement officer following an investigation into her office’s handling of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year, the Associated Press reports.
The investigation found Johnson showed “favor and affection” toward Greg McMichael, one of the three men indicted on federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping charges in connection to Arbery’s death. McMichael worked as an investigator for Johnson prior to his retirement in 2019.
She maintained at the time that her participation in the case was “minimal,” pointing out that she not only recused herself but turned away Glynn County police who sought legal advice from her assistant prosecutors due to a conflict of interest.
Shortly after the incident, McMichael contacted Johnson, asking her to call him back while admitting to being involved in a shooting. “Jackie, this is Greg,” he said in the recorded call. “Could you call me as soon as you possibly can? My son and I have been involved in a shooting and I need some advice right away.” Phone records indicate she never called him back.
Johnson is also accused of interfering with police officers at the scene by “directing that Travis McMichael [Gregory’s son] should not be placed under arrest.” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is asking the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to also look into Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Barnhill’s handling of the case because he received a call from Johnson regarding how to handle the shooting.
Barnhill recused himself from the case as well after Arbery’s family discovered that his son served as an assistant prosecutor for Johnson. Before stepping aside, Barnhill advised officers “that he did not see grounds for the arrest of any of the individuals involved in Mr. Arbery’s death.” Carr said he was unaware of this development when Barnhill was appointed to take up the case.
Barnhill also allegedly wrote a letter to the captain of the Glynn County police saying the McMichaels “were following, in ‘hot pursuit,’ a burglary suspect, with solid first hand probable cause, in their neighborhood, and asking/ telling him to stop,” and since “their intent was to stop and hold this criminal suspect until law enforcement arrived,” their actions were “perfectly legal” under Georgia law.
Gregory and Travis McMichael, along with William “Roddie” Bryan, were formally charged nearly three months after the footage surfaced. They have all plead not guilty, claiming Arbery matched the description of a burglary suspect. Their trial is set to begin with jury selection in Feb. 2022.


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At the September 2021 Nintendo Direct, Capcom dropped an announcement teaser trailer for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, a “massive” expansion for the game that will arrive in summer 2022 simultaneously on Nintendo Switch and PC. As Capcom PR explains, Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak will “include an all-new storyline with more new monsters, in addition to new locales, gameplay elements, quest rank, and more” for Switch and PC players. At present, Monster Hunter Rise is not available on PC, but it will be in early 2022 when the Nintendo Switch period of exclusivity is complete.
Beyond the really beautiful visuals and locales teased in the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak trailer at the Nintendo Direct, we don’t have any further information to go on for this expansion. However, what we do know is that Rise has been wildly successful for Capcom and Nintendo, and it played a part in Capcom achieving record first quarter profits upon its release this past March. The game has received several crossover characters and costumes to date as well, including Rush from Mega Man 11, Akuma from Street Fighter, Amaterasu from Okami, and Tsukino from Monster Hunter Stories 2.
It’s pretty impressive that a Monster Hunter expansion isn’t even in the ballpark for the largest news at the Nintendo Direct today, since the shocking Super Mario movie casting was revealed and Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games and controllers were revealed for Nintendo Switch Online as part of its Expansion Pack.

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It's no joke. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have given baby names a whole new strange direction by calling their daughter North West, according to reports from TMZ and People. Well, at least she'll always be able to find her way home.
Funny, since Kim denied the baby would be named North West after rumours of the annoying name got out in March.
If you thought this story couldn't get any more bizarre, Vogue's Anna Wintour gave the name "her blessing" at a pre-Met gala dinner at Wintour's home, says Fashionista. What was she thinking?
For a while there, we thought Kimye's baby was going to be named Kaidence Donda West. We're not sure which is worse.
So what's with celebrities and their obsession with wacky and egomaniacal baby names?
In case you need a reminder, we've rounded up some of the most memorable (and unfortunate) baby names of all time.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter.
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's daughter.
Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim's son.
Moroccan and Monroe
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins.
London and Cash
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter.
Rob Morrow's daughter.
Rachel Griffiths' son.
Jason Lee's son.
Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter.
Zuma Nesta Rock
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son.
Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches and Pixie
Bob Geldof and Paula Yates's daughters.
Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily
Paula Yates and Michael Hutchence's daughter.
Astala and Phaedra
Peaches Geldof's sons (yes, it runs in the family).
Sylvester Stallone's son.
Ocean, Autumn, Sonnet and True
Forest Whitaker and Keisha Nash's children.
Bono and Ali Hewson's daughter.
Not to be outdone: The Edge's daughter.
Katie Price's daughter.
Kevin Smith's daughter.
Rocket, Racer, Rebel and Rogue
Robert Rodriguez's sons (we'll allow the daughter's name, Rhiannon).
Matt Bellamy and Kate Hudson's son.
Courtney Cox and David Arquette's <s>clown</s> daughter.
Steven Spielberg's daughter.
Nick Lachey's son.
Actress Shannyn Sossamon's son.
Footballer Tommy Williams and Nicola McLean's son.
Son of Jermaine Jackson
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni's son. We see what they did there.
Rumer, Scout and Tallulah Belle
Brue Willis and Demi Moore's daughters.
Song of Korn lead singer Jonathan Davis.
Geri Halliwell's daughter.
Seven, Puma and Mars
Erykah Badu's son and daughters.
Barbara Hershey's son (who then changed his name to Tom when he was nine).
Buddy Bear, Petal Blossom Rainbow, Daisy Boo and Poppy Honey
Jamie and Jools Oliver's son and daughters.
Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's son.
Denim and Diezel
Toni Braxton's sons.
Dweezil, Moon Unit and Diva Thin Muffin
Frank Zappa's son and daughters.
Jermaine Jackson's son.
Penn Jilette's daughter.
Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz and Harper Seven
David and Victoria Beckham's sons and daughter.
Sean Penn and Robin Wright's son.
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger's daughter.
Ryan Giggs and Stacey Cooke's daughter.
John Cougar Mellencamp's son.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter.
Prince Michael II
Michael Jackson's third child (also known as 'Blanket', because Prince Michael II just isn't silly enough).
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To President Obama who wisely gave the coup de grâce to the ill fated A-76 process. The A-76 process, to outsource tasks once only performed by government, had some worthy goals. But, the implementation was poorly managed by OMB during the Bush Administration, and most Agency heads had come to the conclusion that the A-76 process consumed far more resources than it saved. Obama was right to bury it.
To OMB Director, Peter Orszag. This past weekend, Orszag was asked why the President would sign a budget that included some 8,500 earmarks providing funding to thousands of non-essential projects (studying pig odor in Iowa is but one particularly offensive example). Orszag responded that the President did not yet have the “full legislative authority” to fulfill his campaign promise. What a shameful response! With Democrats controlling the House, the Senate and the Executive Branch, the excuse that they lack legislative authority is nonsense.
As far back as August 2008, I criticized the decision by OMB to forego the discipline of conducting a rigorous budget review during President Bush’s last year in office (Irresponsibility Alive and Well). Now we can fully understand the cost of Johnson’s decision to punt on difficult budget priorities and Orszag’s recent declaration to do the same. Taxpayers are going to eat another 8,576 earmarks and spend billions on projects we don’t need and can’t afford. The nation continues to pay a very high cost because key leaders in OMB, in both the Bush Administration and now the Obama Administration, lack the courage to say no to wasteful spending.


The New York City Department of Health is a major proponent of safe sex. It distributed 35.5 million free condoms last year, and even launched an app that directs users to the nearest place to pick them up. But increasingly, according to the Village Voice, the mere possession of those free condoms could be used as cause for arrest. Studies and experts—and some prostitutes themselves—say that the possession of condoms is often used by police as evidence of “loitering for the purposes of prostitution,” an arrestable offense. Worse, some police are reportedly setting up undercover operations near places of condom distribution in order to sting sex workers, problematically causing some of them to be wary of carrying condoms at all.
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"No one is taking this lightly ... we are hoping we will not have to do this," said Karen Lewis, CTU president, at a news conference after the unanimous vote.
More than 780 delegates voted. The teachers union says sticking points include wages and benefits, and job security - and they blame the school board and Mayor Rahm Emanuel for forcing this deadline.
"This is the fight he started. We didn't start this fight. We're only defending ourselves," said Zeulma Violeta Ortiz, JFK High School teacher.
"We remain focus on negotiations," said Jean-Claude Brizard, CPS CEO, Thursday night. "A strike will only hurt our kids. So if the leadership of the CTU decides to go on strike, as they've done in the past 24 hours, we'll be ready, but none of us want to strike."
Some CPS parents expressed their support for CPS.
"Work with the CEO, give him a break," said Lisa Scales, CPS parent. "Help him fight for the things that we need. We need our children in school."
The mood at previous union meetings has been exuberant, even raucous but Thursday teachers were decidedly more subdued.
"We don't want to strike. We're hoping that this is it. But we're ready to if we need to," said Erica Santacruz, CPS teacher.
Earlier in the day, the head of CPS, Jean-Claude Brizard, announced details of the district's strike contingency plan, which calls for the opening of 145 school sites from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Locations are to be announced later.
No instruction will be given, but breakfast and lunch would be provided. And students would have access to sports facilities, computers, and areas for reading and writing.
CPS has also asked the Illinois High School Association to waive its rule barring sports programs in the event of a strike.
"We're trying to see what we can do as a system to make sure we keep as many programs going as possible in the event that CTU decides to go on strike," said Rosario.
In addition, city summer camps would be extended and libraries, churches, and non-profits would be enlisted. Among them is Catholic Charities, which says it's working with the state to provide free all-day child care for cps families that apply in advance.
In addition to CPS's plan, several daycare facilities are planning to extend their summer hours including the Wishcraft Workshop in Roscoe Village where a waiting list is growing. The owner is herself a CPS parent.
"For families that are just making it, this is, it could be disastrous," said Candice Blansett-Cummins, The Wishcraft Workshop.
At Yates Elementary in Humboldt Park Thursday, the potential teachers strike had parents uneasy.
"I just would have to put them in daycare. It's going to be hard, but that's the last option I guess," said Yeidimar Rosario, CPS parent.
If her kids can't be in school, Rousse Candelario may have to put on hold her own education plans.
"I haven't been because my kids come first, and I'm not going to leave something not finished and then do something for me, you know?" Candelario said.
The union says the strike date could be suspended or changed depending on negotiations.
Statement from CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard on 10-Day Strike Notice
Should CTU leaders decide to strike on September 10, more than 350,000 students will be taken out of their classrooms, just as they're making progress with the Full School Day. Varsity sports for 11,000 student athletes will be suspended. More than 400,000 daily breakfasts and meals will no longer be served. College transcripts and recommendations for 20,000 seniors will be put on hold. If our priority is our kids, then strike should never be an option. That's why we need to take advantage of each of the next 11 days and work until we reach a fair resolution for our teachers that will allow our kids to stay in school where they belong.

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* The Toronto Stock Exchange's TSX rises 1.77 percent to 18,924.76
* Leading the index were West Fraser Timber Co Ltd , up 14.4%, Interfor Corp, up 9%, and Bombardier Inc, higher by 8.6%.
* Lagging shares were Capstone Copper Corp, down 2.7%, Franco-Nevada Corp, down 2.4%, and Cronos Group Inc, lower by 1.8%.
* On the TSX 207 issues rose and 30 fell as a 6.9-to-1 ratio favored advancers. There were 3 new highs and 2 new lows, with total volume of 149.5 million shares.
* The most heavily traded shares by volume were Athabasca Oil Corp, Baytex Energy Corp and Crescent Point Energy Corp.
* The TSX's energy group rose 4.97 points, or 2.3%, while the financials sector climbed 7.65 points, or 2.2%.
* West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.59%, or $1.63, to $104.23 a barrel. Brent crude rose 1.09%, or $1.16, to $107.43 [O/R]
* The TSX is off 10.8% for the year.
This summary was machine generated July 19 at 20:03.

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Filed under: Business / Trade,Naypyitaw,News
A new mining law will compel the government to put a proportion of profits from the sector into a development fund so that local communities benefit from mining projects, says Minister for Mines U Myint Aung.
“The ministry is working to amend the by-laws so that there is a reserve fund for regional development. Income from the industry will go toward both corporate social responsibility projects and mine closure programs,” U Myint Aung told the Pyithu Hluttaw on February 11.
Under the current system, the Ministry of Mines gives income from the sector to the Ministry of Finance, U Myint Aung said. It is then redistributed through the annual budget.
The minister was speaking in response to a question from MP Saw Htut Khaung Lwin about the government’s income from mining in Kayin State and what percentage is used for regional development.
Saw Htut Khaung Lwin, the representative Kyainnseikyi, said the ministry both local and foreign companies, the latter mostly from China and India, have both legal and illegal mining operations in the state, where antimony is particularly plentiful.
U Myint Aung said his ministry granted permits to 109 local and foreign mining companies in Kayin State in 2012-13 but it had no power over how income was spent.
“We gave more than K1.3 billion for 2012-13 from these industries to the Ministry of Finance,” he said.
While this was not used directly for regional development, U Myint Aung said private mining companies have been fulfilling the needs of locals and are an important source of jobs.
He added that the government wants to amend the 2008 constitution to introduce provisions on the sharing of natural resources with region and state government so that those living near mining projects enjoy a share of the profits.
Saw Htut Khaung Lwin said change is sorely needed to meet the aspirations of ethnic groups.
“We are rich in natural resources but we haven’t been able to use this for developing our region,” he said. “Local people are living in poor conditions.”


De La Soul has long been at odds with their former record label, Tommy Boy Records, over the rights to the masters of their back catalog. And now, it appears an unexpected ally has come to the legendary rap trio’s aid.
On Monday (April 27), Rostrum Records founder Benjy Grinberg told HipHopDX he’s trying to help De La Soul obtain the masters to their back catalog by buying Tommy Boy Records outright.
“De La Soul was incredibly impactful and important to my musical upbringing,” Grinberg told the outlet. “Along with Prince Paul, they helped influence my love of Hip Hop and of creativity in general. I would love nothing more than to be able to help them in any way I possibly can, though I haven’t gotten very far with Tommy Boy. It’s an uphill battle.”
The first six albums that De La Soul released under Tommy Boy have long been unavailable on streaming platforms amid disputes over the royalties and music rights.
De La Soul almost reached a deal with Tommy Boy Records in 2019, but negotiations fell through over a dispute, according to SPIN. The group objected to the deal in which they’d only receive 10 percent of royalties from streams while 90 percent would go to Tommy Boy.
“Well friends, after 30 years of profiting from our music and hard work... and after 7 long months of stalled negotiations, we are sad to say that we’ve been unable to reach an agreement and earn Tommy Boy’s respect for our music/legacy,” the group announced on Instagram. “With some helpful consulting and long careful consideration, we’ve decided we will not do our 30+ years the disservice of settling on Tom Silverman’s terms. Tommy Boy says they are ‘not in the business of giving artists back their Masters.’”
The message continued, “We realize, there is a process in reclaiming ownership but we do not trust Tommy Boy in this process after so many years of disappointment. Therefore, our catalog will not see the light of day by way of our involvement or consent.”


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Is your doll looking for a last-minute costume idea for Halloween? Here is a tutorial on how to make quick and easy costume ears for your doll-no sewing required!
Happy Dolliday Jubilee!
Yesterday, Kirsten Larson had to get up very early so that she could make her family a special breakfast of Saint Lucia Buns and coffee. While the breakfast was cooking, Kirsten quietly dressed into her long white gown, red sash and the beautiful wreath with glowing candles. She then finished cooking the breakfast and prepared everything on a tray. In the darkness, Saint Lucia's candles glew as she welcomed her family to breakfast and welcomed winter and the Christmas season.
Here are is a brand new video of Kirsten getting ready to play Saint Lucia, as well as new photos on the 2015 Larson Photo Page.
What are some of your favorite holiday traditions?
It's time for the fifth Dolliday Jubilee update (only two more to go!) Tonight I have a new section on the website to share-the Fan Gallery, which you can find on the Your Doll Play section, above! Every few months I hope to change the theme of the gallery and feature doll photos from YOU-the fans of Cherished Playtime and dolls!
So without further ado, check out these awesome pics of dolls having fun celebrating holidays and enjoying some winter fun!
PS. If you'd like to submit a photo for the Valentine themed gallery, please email me your first name, your photo (file or link) and a caption to go with it. Submissions due by February 8th, 2015.
For Update #4 of the Dolliday Jubilee, I have two Samantha-inspired Christmas crafts for you: Spice Scented Pinecones and Glitter Pinecone Ornaments! Both of these would add an elegant touch to your home. Enjoy!
Submissions Deadline for the Winter Fan Gallery is tomorrow, Friday December 19th!
Submissions Deadline for the Holiday Short Story Contest is Monday, December 22nd!
Email photos and contest entries to: firstname.lastname@example.org
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In Asimov's "The Final Question," and Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder," to what extent does technology motivate each story? Without the Sci Fi mainstay of futuristic machines and gadgets, would the stories work at all? Why or why not?
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How is Asimov's "Nightfall" and Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" symbolic of end of the world stories?
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Please help paraphrase this Summary "Hands" Story below. "Hands" is the story of a fat, old, little man named Wing Biddlebaum who lives mainly isolated from the town life of Winesburg, Ohio. He remained a mystery to the majority of the town after moving there twenty years before. Often frightened, he would hear ghostly voices
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![rsmkax438v.jpg](https://img.esteem.ws/rsmkax438v.jpg)Animals need sleep, just as our human needs.In fact, just as sleep refreshes the human mind completely, I think animal sleep is needed for its physical refresh.Since I am a nature loving human being, I love all the animals but the most unique of them is the dog.
I think the friends I have in this virtual world know a little bit about my personal life, I am personally a writer, mobile photographer and a person of faith, I have a career outside of that, I am a dentist.I'm a dentist, it's my professional identity but photography, writing, traveling are all my hobbies.
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A type of hot sandwich consisting of thin slices of tender roast beef layered on a French baguette and served with the flavorful beef sauce known as au jus (pronounced oh zhoo'), which is French for “with juice” (au jus typically accompanies prime rib).

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Pregnancies are incredibly complicated procedures. Doctors and nurses must competently do thousands of things to protect against as many potential problems that could arise. They are not always successful and because of their mistakes children sometimes suffer from birth defects such as cerebral palsy. Here are some Illinois cases where that happened:
2013; Illinois; $3,750,000 Settlement:
The pregnant mother in this case called her doctors when she was experience pain and bleeding in her abdomen. Later reports found that she was in the middle of preterm labor and had symptoms of placental abruption. Nevertheless, after calling two and three times, staff at the doctor’s office told her to remain call and come to their office even though going to an emergency room would have probably been more advisable.
Once she got there, doctors were not ready to perform the Cesarean section for nearly half an hour. The baby that was delivered had cerebral palsy. The representatives of the child claimed that these failures caused the condition in the child and sought damages from the hospital and treating doctors. They settled out of court for $3,750,000 with the hospital paying the bulk of this amount.
2013; Illinois; $5,750,000 Settlement:
This story involved a woman who was having a hard time delivering her baby. Doctors failed to realize that the drugs she was prescribed precluded her from pushing the baby out of her. Further, they did not take steps to accelerate the process and, therefore, the baby was delivered late.
The consequence of this was that it was born with cerebral palsy and other related brain injuries. The parents sued their medical providers under the Illinois Family Expense Act and the hospital and doctors agreed to settle for $5,750,000.
2011; Illinois; $5,000,000 Settlement:
This tragedy involved a pregnancy gone awry. A woman went to the emergency room when she started going into labor. Doctors ordered her to undergo a Cesarean section at approximately 10:30 at night. However, this procedure did not initiate until nearly an hour after that and, simultaneously, nurses gave her Pitocin and oxygen.
Eventually, the baby was born with cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, mental retardation, and other injuries. The child’s parent sued the doctor and hospital for this chain of events. They contended that the delay and combination of medications gave the child these defects. Recognizing defeat, the defendants offered to settle and the plaintiffs agreed for $5,000,000.
2014; New York; $3,065,899 Settlement:
The controversy in this case began when a child was born with cerebral palsy and various neurological defects. The pregnancy was being overseen by various nurses and midwives. Apparently, the mother was having a hard time pushing the child but the staff failed to initiate a Cesarean section; consequently, the baby was deprived of oxygen for a substantial amount of time.
When the parents discovered the kid’s birth defects, they sued the providers for medical malpractice. They alleged that staff’s missteps and negligence caused these injuries. Both sides settled out of court for $3,065,899.2014; Virginia; $5,500,000 Jury Award:
This case resembled many other birth defect cases in some respects. The plaintiff alleged that the negligence of medical staff during delivery caused injuries to the newborn child. Specifically, the doctors were slow to realize that the mother was not able to push the child on her own and deliver it manually through Cesarean section or other means.
The unique aspect to this case, however, was that the action was brought by the affected child nearly ten years after the birth. As in other cases, the defendants denied these charges so the jury was left with the difficult question of determining the cause of the kid’s cerebral palsy and other injuries. They returned a verdict for the patient in the amount of $5,500,000.
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Mercedes-Benz USA announced today that it will move operations for its Vehicle Preparation Center, currently based in Jacksonville, Fla., to a new facility at Georgia Ports Authority's Colonel's Island terminal in Brunswick.
The announcement not only means an additional 50,000 Mercedes vehicles coming into the Port of Brunswick for processing each year, it also virtually assures Brunswick will continue to be the port of export for some 100,000 Mercedes SUVs built in Alabama.
The company has been looking at consolidating the two operations in Jacksonville or Brunswick for several years.
"The proximity to the port, combined with better railroad and highway access and room for expansion make Brunswick an excellent location for this facility," said Ernst Lieb, president & CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.
"With quality being our top priority, the new (center) is an important step toward consistently delivering the best vehicles to our dealerships and ultimately our customers."
The new dockside 50,000 square-foot facility will be built on 50 acres to be acquired by Mercedes-Benz USA. The target date for completion of the groundwork and new construction of the facility is the first quarter of 2009.


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On s'Angoisse : soprano voice with piano
by Carl Vine (1978)
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Instrumentation: Soprano, piano.
Duration: 3 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Professional.
Commission note: Commissioned by Sydney Dance Company.. Commissioned for full-length ballet 'Poppy'
Text is extract from 'Les Enfants Terribles' by Jean Cocteau.
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