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Progress and problems in contemporary radiation chemistry
CelostГЎtnГ radiochemickГЎ konference, 10th, MariГЎnskГ© LГЎznД›, Czechoslovakia 1970
1971 in Prague .
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|Contributions||Teplý, J., Československá akademie věd. Ustav jaderného výzkumu, Řež|
|LC Classifications||QD601 A1 C4 1970|
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Just because you’re making a gluten-free pie, doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy the crust. This recipe makes twice as much crust as a regular pumpkin pie, with enough to make a lattice on top. The addition of brown butter, a tip borrowed from a Four and Twenty Blackbirds recipe, adds a nutty note that enhances the other classic pumpkin pie spices.
Two tips: First, you can use fresh pumpkin, but canned pumpkin purée is often just as good (not to mention easier!) And second: If possible, prepare your crust a day ahead to give it time to chill.
A disk of dough before being rolled out.
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Gluten-Free Brown Butter Pumpkin Pie
Makes one 9-inch pie
IngredientsFor the crust:
1 1/2 cup Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 Gluten-Free Flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 tablespoons ice-cold water
For the filling:
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 cup heavy cream, divided
2 eggs, plus two egg yolks
1 cup whole milk
One 15-ounce can pumpkin purée
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch ground cloves
To serve (optional):
5 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
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1. Put flour and salt in the base of a standing mixer and whisk to combine.
2. Add butter one tablespoon at a time, mixing as you go on slow speed. Once incorporated, add ice water one tablespoon at a time, using a spoon to stir it in.
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2. In a large, heavy-bottom pan, melt the butter. Keep cooking until it begins to brown and smells nutty (once it melts, this will happen very quickly), then add brown sugar and whisk together. If it begins to clump, add some water. Cook over medium-low heat until it becomes nearly caramely, then add in 1/2 cup of the heavy cream, whisking to incorporate it. Set aside and let cool.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and yolks with the remaining 1/2 cup heavy cream and whole milk. Whisk in the pumpkin purée, extract, spices, and brown butter–cream mixture until fully mixed.
4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll out one disk until 1/4-inch thick, adding minimal flour as needed. Place a 9-inch pie pan on top, and carefully invert the dough onto the pan, removing plastic wrap. Trim edges and press the dough into the pan. Add parchment to cover the dough, then fill with pie weights or beans and pre-bake until it just begins to turn golden at the edges, about 12 to 15 minutes.
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Dick Jackson captures the humor and sheer incongruity of working across cultures in an international career spanning diplomacy and education. Written in a lighthearted tone, his memoir also delves into tragic consequences in countries such as Somalia, Libya, and Greece. The author uses wit and anecdote to chronicle the monumental changes in the world environment and the practice of diplomacy. And the whimsical sketches of illustrator ELIZA JACKSON enhance the reader’s enjoyment.
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Jackson writes: “I think of this account as an ‘anti-memoir,’ suppressing the trivia of my own career and focusing instead on the breathtaking transformation of diplomacy, in the short span of one career, from the rollicking, mostly lighthearted endeavor on which I embarked into a kind of security-driven defensive crouch. When I revisit old haunts, like the American Embassy in Athens or the maximum security prison that is now our Consulate General in Istanbul, I am drawn irresistibly back to days when diplomats used shoe leather to meet contacts over green tea in the medina or, yes, even on the golf course.”
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RICHARD L. JACKSON was a U.S. Foreign Service officer for three decades, with postings in Somalia, Libya, Washington, Greece, the United Nations, and Morocco. He then served eleven years as president of Anatolia College in Thessaloniki, Greece, later becoming an international consultant on higher education and a freelance writer.

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By Barham Abdel-Moneim
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - To counter protests demanding civilian rule, Sudan on Thursday deployed security forces in the capital Khartoum, closing the main roads leading to the presidential palace and army headquarters.
Security forces began checking passing cars before the start of the protests calling for "complete civilian rule."
According to Anadolu Agency's reporter on the ground, security forces blocked most of the bridges using shipping containers and closed streets in the center of the capital with concrete barriers and barbed wire to prevent demonstrators from reaching the presidential palace, and the headquarters of the army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan.
The Suba bridge, which connects the city of East Nile and the capital, witnessed massive traffic congestion, angering commuters.
On Wednesday, resistance committees issued a public call to hold a new round of demonstrations in the capital and the rest of the North African country's cities on Thursday to demand full civilian rule and reject what the protesters consider a military coup.
On Sunday, Sudan's transitional prime minister submitted his resignation hours after three people were killed during the protests.
Sudan has been in turmoil since Oct. 25 when the Sudanese military dismissed Abdalla Hamdok's transitional government and declared a state of emergency.
Before the Oct. 25 military takeover, Sudan was administered by a sovereign council of military and civilian officials overseeing the transition period until elections in 2023 as part of a precarious power-sharing pact between the military and the Forces of Freedom and Change coalition.
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One always hears that tall men have an economic advantage in the workplace. Is there any advantage when it comes to health? Do shorter men have fewer arthritic problems than tall men? Does height have any effect on life expectancy?
—Felix N. Chien, DO, Newport Beach, Calif.
Studies have shown that increased height does indeed confer a mortality benefit. The Whitehall study, which followed more than 18,000 men in the United Kingdom for years, is probably the best known one to have demonstrated this phenomenon. Respiratory disease seems to have the strongest inverse association with height. Cardiovascular disease also is inversely affected, but more so by subjects’ leg length, which may be a marker of prepubertal nutrition (Am J Epidemiol. 2006;164:136-142). The effect appears to be independent of socioeconomic status, although it is felt that height likely serves as a marker of improved nutrition during childhood. Cancer does not appear to be inversely affected, with some studies showing a slightly higher risk in taller subjects (Ann Oncol. 2006;17:157-166), which may be attributable to higher childhood caloric intake. Some studies have shown an association between taller stature and increased back pain as well as increased osteoarthritis of the hip (Am J Epidemiol. 2000;152:855-862); other studies, however, have not demonstrated an increase in arthritis in tall subjects.
—Seonaid Hay, MD, assistant professor, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. (98-12)

domain: biology


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There are many Indian legends regarding dream catchers. I particularly love the one of Asibikaashi (the spider) who is said to have protected the children of the Objiwe tribe by weaving its web over their beds.
Good dreams went through the loop's web into the little one sleeping, while bad dreams became hopelessly tangled in the web... perishing in the first light of dawn.
As the tribe prospered and grew, it had to disperse to new territories. Asibikaashi could no longer weave its web over all the cribs and therefore asked the women of the tribe to help with the task. Mothers, sisters and grandmothers learned to weave the magical cloth and protect their children. Red willow sticks were used to make the hoops and deer hide to weave the fabric.
And so, dream catchers became the guardians of our nights and dreams. Pleasant thoughts glide along the feathers and fill our rooms. These feathers represent love, gentleness and kindness...
Beyond its simple grace and beauty, the dream catcher bears witness to the spiritual importance of dreams to American Indians and how they consider them essential to understanding human psychology.
The interpretation of dreams, messages from our subconscious and from the Spirits, is a common and central part of this ancient culture. It is practised in groups or in one-to-one sessions with a wise man or a shaman who will demystify or give a symbolic interpretation of these dreams.


Kaylana Lake, Jodhpur
Kaylana Lake is situated 8 km west of Jodhpur city in Rajasthan. An artificial lake funded by Pratap Singh in 1872, the lake covers an expansive area of 84 sq km.
Long ago, the lake region had palaces and gardens owned by the erstwhile Rajas Bhim Singh and Takhat Singh. These regal structures were demolished by the kings to create space for Kaylana Lake.
Kalyana Lake is located amid igneous rock land formations. The water supply comes from Haathi Nahar which is further linked to the Indra Gandhi canal. The vegetation surrounding the lake comprises Babool trees (Acacia nilotica). In the winter, Siberian cranes visit the lake site to rest for some period.
Another factor that makes Kalyana Lake highly significant is the dependence of Jodhpur city and its inhabitants on it for water supply.
Boating facilities are also available for visitors at the lake site. It is good for a visit on a winter day.


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The green and gentle landscape of Prince Edward Island is so inviting that visitors find themselves spending plenty of vacation time in the great outdoors.
Picnics on the beach, cycling excursions or just an afternoon lounging with a book under a tree are just some of the possible ingredients of an Island fresh-air adventure.
Let's begin on the ocean, where the warm salty water laps up on sandy shores or rolls in against red sandstone cliffs. "Surrounded by water" defines our Island and the opportunities to take advantage of that fact are many.
For those who like to paddle their own boat, there are more than a dozen outfitters offering sea and river kayak tours. This is an activity that can meet the needs of the most adventurous or those who just want to try paddling for the first time.
It's true, you can swim in the warm salty water at PEI's beaches. The shallow shelf surrounding the Island's shore allows the water to heat up, and in July and August you will find supervised beaches in our provincial and national parks. Other beaches are perfect for those long solitary walks, or watching for the array of migratory and shore birds.
The Island is known for its excellent windsurfing conditions. Any afternoon when the breeze picks up, cars loaded with boards and sails can be seen heading out to the many access points around the Island.
Get out your bikes, or drop into one of the bicycle rental shops in PEI, for the Island is made for cycling. From multi-day tours to a couple of hours on a woodland trail or along the roadside, bicycle transport is the way to see the Island up close. The Confederation Trail is a first-class trail that connects the Island from tip to tip. Built on abandoned railbed, the trail is flat and safe–why not take the whole family on a bicycle tour?
Camping is a fun and inexpensive vacation option and PEI is blessed with a wide selection of campgrounds. Near the beach, among the trees, tenting plots or full service sites; we have it all. The province has 10 provincial campgrounds as well as National Park camping and a large choice of private sites.
Read Tip-to-Tip Touring by Bill Scheller.

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Clayton State University faculty and staff played a major role in the recent Distance Learning Administration (DLA) Conference, held at Jekyll Island, Ga., wherein almost 200 representatives from universities and colleges from throughout the United States and Canada gathered. The conference was focused on the best practices in administration, technology and teaching within the online environment.
The highlights of the conference for Clayton State included Ginny Bass, director of Degree Completion, receiving the previously-announced DLA Outstanding Instructional Support Award for 2012, and Professor of Sociology Dr. Rodger Bates receiving the Best Paper Award at the conference for his article, “Distance Learning for Special Populations.”
Bass’ award is one of three DLA Wagner Awards to be presented to outstanding individuals, to recognize them and/or the groups that they represent, for their excellence in Distance Learning Administration Innovation, Outstanding Instructional Support, or Leadership.
on to being published in the Conference Proceedings, Bates’ article also was published in the June edition of the Online Journal for Distance Learning Administration.
The paper summarized research by Bates on offline distance learning in a variety of environments, including deployed military personnel, prison populations, Native Americans and athletes.
This paper was partially developed through Bates’ previous experience in providing ipod-based distance learning opportunities for deployed USAF personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Bates also recently published, “Dancing with Wolves, Today’s Lone Wolf Terrorists” in The Journal of Public and Professional Sociology
. This article reviewed the growth and importance of lone-wolf terrorists. In addition, a typology of single-actor, self-radicalized terrorists was developed.
The DLA Conference also featured Clayton State faculty members Sherry Southard (Legal Studies), Mara Mooney (Legal Studies), and Dr. Christie Burton (Bachelor of Applied Science program coordinator) presenting, “Shifting from Obligatory Discourse to Rich Dialogue: Promoting Student Interaction in Asynchronous Threaded Discussion Postings” which was also published in the Conference Proceedings.


The Samsung Galaxy S24 launch is just days away and you've probably seen the AI-themed ads all over social media: Samsung is pushing AI features heavily this year, and they appear to be the big selling point for the Galaxy S24 range. But while the Galaxy S24 is going to get all the headlines, many of the same features will also be coming to existing Samsungs – including the Samsung Galaxy S23, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5.
That's according to SamMobile, which says that the new features "could give even Google a run for its money". The list of "numerous" new AI features includes live translation during calls, removing objects from photos and expanding your images through the power of generative AI.
While existing Samsungs won't have the same AI-focused processors as the new Galaxy S24 range, the report says that they will be getting some AI upgrades in the coming weeks.
What AI upgrades are coming, and when can you get them?
According to the report, the new features will be delivered in a One UI update in the first quarter of 2024, which means it's coming very soon. However, while SamMobile's sources say that the update will indeed include new AI features, they haven't been able to confirm or indicate which specific features are coming.
Whichever new AI features are coming, they're only currently planned for the Flip 5, Fold 5 and Galaxy S23 range; other Samsung devices apparently lack the necessary AI horsepower to run the new features well.
It's important to note that this is currently a rumour and it hasn't been corroborated by other sources, let alone Samsung: the only apparently concrete information is the models of the phones Samsung intends to enhance with the update. And even the timescale for the update may be inaccurate: if the One UI update does indeed include significant AI enhancements, that means it'll be a more ambitious upgrade than your typical One UI releases – which means it's possible Samsung's intended release date may slip.
However, the report does suggest that existing Galaxy, Flip and Fold users might want to tune in to Samsung Unpacked even if you're not planning to replace your phone: if SamMobile's sources are correct, this is an update Samsung is going to want to make a fuss about, not least because it tells new customers that the firm is committed to looking after its existing ones.


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Top Posts of 2014
| Peter Klein |
It’s been another fine year for O&M, with over 100,000 unique visitors from Albania to Zimbabwe and about every country in-between. Our pageviews are down from 2006, the year we started this blog, but nowadays many people read our posts through Facebook or other syndication and sharing sites, so our actual reach is much larger.
Here are the most viewed posts written in the last year:
- What are “Transaction Costs” Anyway?
- Notes on Inequality
- Gary Becker: A Personal Appreciation
- It’s the Economics that Got Small
- Rich Makadok on Formal Modeling and Firm Strategy
- The Piketty Code
- Gary S. Becker, 1930-2014
- Is Human Capital Theory Compatible with the Strategy Literature?
- Cheating and Public Service
- The Soft Underbelly of Business Model Innovation
- More Skepticism of Behavioral Social Science
- Theories of the Firm
- The Theory of Mind in Agency Theory
- Academics and Social Media
- The New Empirical Economics of Management
Thanks to our readers and commentators for a great 2014. We are looking forward to 2015!

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More developments today as the South Park Bridge – a lifeline not just for its namesake community, but also for many people in south West Seattle and White Center who use it – nears the county’s planned June 30th shutdown date:
For one, more than two dozen representatives of government agencies gathered this morning in South Park for the first of at least two sessions to strategize the closure plan. Also, we’ve gathered some updates on the quest for money to build a new bridge.
Those first: After the closure meeting this morning, county rep Andrew Glass Hastings spoke with WSB about what’s being done to find money for a new bridge. He said a “stakeholders’ meeting” is being assembled for mid-April and said the project will certainly require a “different level of partnership” from entities including the city of Seattle – in other words, some monetary contribution.
But will the cash-strapped city even consider chipping in money toward the project’s $100 million-plus cost, money the county has been unable to find for years? Shortly after the South Park meeting, we put the question to Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, as he hosted media reps in his conference room for one of his periodic roundtable chats:
(If you can’t take two minutes to watch the clip – or are unable to – his answer boiled down to: The city doesn’t HAVE money to chip in, but maybe we should all look at our regional priorities, considering, for example, the Port of Seattle is getting ready to raise $300 million to chip in on the “proposed bored tunnel.”)
Given what the mayor said – will the port consider a contribution? Port commissioner Gael Tarleton was visible and vocal at both South Park Bridge community meetings two weeks ago (WSB coverage here and here). We’ll be checking with her. Meantime, read on for toplines — and maps — from the multi-agency closure-plan meeting this morning:
The meeting was held at the International Association of Machinists Local 751 union hall in South Park, underscoring the neighborhood’s proximity to Boeing facilities – just across the all-but-condemned bridge. The union’s Larry Brown opened by imploring the county to “think about ways to extend the life of this bridge so that South Park can continue to survive.”
But that wasn’t the focus of the meeting – it was led by King County Roads Division’s Paulette Norman explicitly to gather everyone who will be affected by the bridge’s closure. There were sizable contingents from city, county and state transportation departments, but also from Seattle and Tukwila (which owns half the bridge) police and fire, as well as the Port of Seattle and other scattered entities, even Puget Sound Energy, plus reps from the offices of elected officials including King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, and County Councilmembers Jan Drago and Julia Patterson.
While county leaders noted once again that a study is under way to doublecheck their conclusions that the bridge is in such bad shape it needs to close now, they reiterated that they have very little expectation those conclusions would be disproven – and in fact, county Roads Division chief Linda Dougherty acknowledged, the study firm was tasked with “confirming” that assessment.
She also reiterated key bridge facts – its 20,000 daily vehicles, 14 percent related to freight, and the fact the U.S. Coast Guard requires its demolition after closure, so that vessels can keep getting through. One point we hadn’t seen before: While the “movable spans,” which are to be permanently opened after the 7 pm June 30th permanent closure, would be scheduled for removal next year, the rest of the South Park Bridge wouldn’t be scheduled for “removal and cleanup” before 2015, assuming money for a new bridge is NOT found. (And if it is, the presentation warned, construction will take up to 3 years.)
The most significant new information presented at the meeting came in the form of maps showing projections for traffic congestion after the closure. Most relevant to people on the west side of the Duwamish, the double-span 1st Avenue South Bridge will be jammed. The county showed how the level of service would change; right now, that bridge in some time slots is rated “D,” but post-closure will go to “F.” Here’s the sequence of maps – an overview, then the AM and PM breakouts, before/after:
How to help people cope with that? Signal changes, signage with advance warnings, rider alerts at bus stops all were suggested.
Several key agencies got the chance to send reps to the mike to explain what they’re talking about so far, with three months to go till the scheduled bridge shutdown: SDOT’s Eric Widstrand discussed Seattle’s concern to support the message “South Park is open for business,” even with a drop in traffic through the neighborhood, particularly to the business district that stretches south from the bridge. At the 14th/Cloverdale intersection (map), he says “opportunities” presented by the bridge closure include the lifting of peak-hour parking restrictions – street parking might be allowed 24/7.
The state’s concern includes signal coordination at Cloverdale/509 and Holden/509 (both east and downslope from West Seattle), neither of which has much room to accommodate more traffic.
Metro talked about the routes that’ll be affected – 60, 131, 132, 134. They’re “still looking at reroute options.”
Serious concern was voiced by Seattle Fire Department assistant chief Bill Hepburn: “The closure of the bridge is going to create some pretty significant challenges for us for fire protection in South Park.” While SP has its own station, the challenge comes when there is an incident requiring a sizable response, such as a structure fire; backup comes from Georgetown, SODO and Beacon Hill, Hepburn said, and will have to take what is bound to be a congested 1st Avenue South Bridge. The congestion isn’t the only concern – so is the fact it’s a drawbridge, and one that is “slow … going up and back down,” as Hepburn described it. The fire-response situation may affect West Seattle, as they may have to draw more frequently on Highland Park’s Station 11, whose crews would not have to cross the river to get to South Park, but that lengthens the response time.
Southwest Precinct Lt. Ron Rasmussen envisioned police impacts, too. The West Seattle precinct also covers South Park, but increased traffic would be a challenge for them too – as would more collisions, caused by more traffic trouble.
Norman then laid out what the county expected to have to put together – bridge closure plan, traffic-operations modification, detour plan, transit-reroute plan, emergency services, school bus routes. It was suggested that “communications plan” be added to the list. The public might be getting mixed messages, some noted, with the study under way that MIGHT show the bridge could stay open, and with neighborhood residents holding onto hope that would be the case.
KCDOT’s Dougherty promised they would communicate that they “have to plan for the worst-case scenario … We’ll work on trying to put that study in context better, that the most likely scenario is closure.”
Then came the question: So, with this entire meeting devoted to closure planning, there’s still no plan for funding?
Norman replied, “A lot of efforts – that hasn’t stopped.”
That wasn’t enough to allay a concern that the message of closure planning is that the county might be “giving up forever” on getting a replacement bridge.
Meantime, here’s the timeline for what’s next:
-Mid-April, draft closure plan
-Mid-April, (per Andrew Glass Hastings – this wasn’t part of the meeting itself) stakeholder discussions re: funding
-Late April, 1st public meeting on the closure plan
-May, the study on the bridge’s condition is expected
-Early May, 2nd meeting to coordinate agencies (today was the first)
-Late May, 2nd public meeting
-June 30th, bridge scheduled to close permanently to vehicle/pedestrian traffic, 7 pm, with the spans then opened for vessels and staying that way till they’re removed in 2011


If you are running an application inside Parallel Amplifier XE, the output of the program is not displayed in the "output" window. Instead, the output ends up in the console, where you started Parallel Amplifier XE.
This is a known issue, and has been fixed in Beta Update 1. Please go to https://registrationcenter.intel.com/RegCenter/Download.aspx?productid=1362, download new package.
Simply use "File\Options", click on "General", change "Application output destination" to "Product output window".
I've updated to build 108099, but the problem still exists: The
application output is displayed in the console, where I launched VTune,
and the window "Application Output" is empty.


Leftists fervently complain about how the American History taught in colleges is all the time insufficiently progressive. This week, Time author Olivia Waxman expressed disgust that college students taught about Helen Keller study her childhood, and never her actions as a leftist grownup activist, co-founding the American Civil Liberties Union, in addition to being an early supporter of the NAACP and contraception. She was a member of the Socialist Party and skim her Karl Marx.
Sascha Cohen, who teaches American Studies at Brandeis University, and wrote the 2015 TIME article “Helen Keller’s Forgotten Radicalism”, argues that Keller’s involvement in employees’ rights may help college students perceive the roots of the employees’ rights and inequality points that persist in the present day.
But Amanda Prestigiacomo on the Daily Wire expressed amazement at Keller being dismissed as “just another privileged white person”:
“[T]o some Black disability rights activists, like Anita Cameron, Helen Keller is not radical at all, ‘just another, despite disabilities, privileged white person,’ and yet another example of history telling the story of privileged white Americans,” TIME reported Tuesday.
“Critics of Helen Keller cite her writings that reflected the popularity of now-dated eugenics theories and her friendship with one of the movement’s supporters Alexander Graham Bell,” TIME added. “The American Foundation for the Blind archivist Helen Selsdon says Keller ‘moved away from that position.’”
Conservatives fired again. Mary Vought tweeted: “You’ve got to be kidding me,” stated Mary Vought. “The woke mob is now going after Helen Keller for being white. Never mind the advancements she worked to achieve for those with disabilities.” Donald Trump Jr. replied to Vought: “[T]hey’re now canceling Helen Keller for being white. You can’t make this crap up anymore. You can never be woke enough.” Ted Cruz stated “INSANE.”


DuPont supply chain growing in the automotive industry
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DuPont is going to close the year with automotive industry material sales showing a 9% growth rate, especially sales to auto parts manufacturers, who consume its coatings and high performance polymers, said Juan Jose Zaragoza, leader of the automotive division of the company. In addition, the plants that opened during 2016 are boosting the auto parts production in Mexico. DuPont's best-selling material for the automotive sector is nylon, which is used to manufacture different components, such as the case for the radiator fan, engine covers, among others. DuPont started this year with the commercialization of an elastomer called Vamac, which offers more resistance to fluids like oil, gases, chemical products and high temperatures. Mr. Zaragoza estimates there will be growth in the automotive and auto parts production during 2017, as there are currently over 1,700 components manufacturers and new providers keep coming.


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- native (fast) cobol syntax highlighter.
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One of the little pleasures of June, at least for Supreme Court watchers, is a game I call “Supreme Court Bingo.” Through it, we can get some idea of who is writing key opinions at the end of the court’s term, and get a sneak peek at the future of American law.
To understand how this works, one must understand the rhythms of the esteemed body. The high court hears a set number of cases each month; after oral argument, the justices meet in their conference room, alone, to discuss and debate the cases. They vote, and then the senior justice in the majority assigns an author to the case. The chief justice is treated as the most senior justice, therefore John Roberts outranks Clarence Thomas and Stephen Breyer even though they were appointed to the court before he was.
This can be consequential. If you can figure out who’s writing an opinion, you know that jurist is in the majority. So if Sonia Sotomayor is in the majority, you can be fairly confident that the opinion will not be strongly conservative. Likewise, a Thomas opinion is unlikely to be far to the left. Moreover, it can tell us something about the tone and reasoning of the opinion. Thomas is not known for writing a narrow opinion; in a narrow outcome he’s more likely to be concurring than the primary author.
How do we figure out authorship ahead of time? The justices also try their best to keep the number of opinions even each month, and across the term. As the term goes on and the justices announce their opinions, it narrows the list of potential authors for each remaining opinion.
The game is usually more fun than it will be in the current term, because the court typically hands down its biggest decisions last. This term, there is only one potential blockbuster remaining, and one less-important case that nevertheless has potentially important ramifications. Nevertheless, it is still a worthy endeavor.
There are five opinions remaining to be handed down. It turns out that if you assign one opinion each to justices Elena Kagan and Amy Barrett, one to Roberts, and two to Samuel Alito, you end up with an outcome where Thomas has authored seven opinions, Barrett has authored five (she was not yet on the court for October arguments), and everyone else has authored six. Moreover, you can do this while keeping the number of cases assigned each month roughly equal.
The easiest case to figure out is also the most significant: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee. Because it is so important, we’ll return to it later to discuss it in more detail. The only justices who have not authored a case from February are Thomas, Breyer, Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh. Thomas has already produced seven cases this term, so he is clearly not the author. Breyer and Kavanaugh have produced six. It is possible that one of them is writing Brnovich, if Alito lost his majority from someone switching their vote (either on this case or some other case). But that’s not the most likely outcome; Alito almost certainly is writing Brnovich. Again, more on this later.
There are three opinions from April still outstanding. Two of them involve patent law and an energy statute (called “FERC”) and are of little consequence. The third, Americans for Prosperity v. Bonta, involves the constitutionality of donor disclosure requirements and could have far-reaching consequences for campaign finance law down the road. Neither Barrett nor Roberts has written a decision this month, which features 13 rulings overall; they almost certainly have two of these opinions, and either Alito or Kagan has one.
Obviously, liberals would prefer it if Kagan wrote the AFP decision. However, if one had to bet, the smart money would probably be on her writing the patent law decision, if only because she has carved out a bit of a niche on the court in that area. Regardless, whomever of Alito or Kagan is not writing an opinion in April is probably writing Johnson v. Guzman Chavez, the only case remaining from January. This case involves the process for removing persons in the U.S. illegally, and is relatively narrow in scope.
Let’s return now to Brnovich, which is a potentially explosive opinion requiring some backstory to explain. There are two major aspects to the Voting Rights Act of 1965: Section 2 and Section 5. We can break the laws reviewed under this statute into two rough prongs: vote dilution cases, which typically arise out of redistricting, and vote suppression cases, which arise out of changes to voter laws (for an example, liberals bring photo identification law cases as vote suppression cases).
Section 5 requires certain states with a history of discrimination to ask for federal permission before they can change laws or regulations related to elections. In part because of this, the body of law surrounding vote suppression cases is not particularly well-developed; the most far-reaching laws were smothered in the crib (because every state must redistrict, we still get a fair number of dilution cases).
When the Supreme Court struck down the formula for deciding which states would be covered under Section 5, states were given wider latitude in changing their election laws. We’ve seen a proliferation of vote suppression claims in the past decade, with little Supreme Court guidance as to what the proper standard would be.
Brnovich, which involves a pair of statutory provisions that ban ballot collection and require officials to reject ballots for statewide office cast in the wrong precinct, gives the Supreme Court an opportunity to provide such clarification. Because there’s relatively little precedent in this field, it also has wide latitude in the type of opinion that would be written.
Last week there were three potential authors for the opinion: Breyer, Kavanaugh, and Alito. Had Breyer been the author, he likely would have written a very narrow, fact-specific opinion, perhaps reversing the Ninth Circuit (which struck down the Arizona statute in question) on procedural grounds, such as standing. But then he produced the opinion in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., a First Amendment case, likely ending his writing for the term.
All eyes were then on Brett Kavanaugh. Because he is a fairly junior justice, he would only be assigned the opinion. The speculation was that the chief justice might have assigned him an opinion that would be right-of-center, but perhaps fact-specific or narrow in scope. But then Kavanaugh wrote his sixth opinion in TransUnion v. Ramirez, likely ending his writing for the term.
That left Sam Alito as the obvious potential author. Alito is one of the most conservative justices on a court with six right-of-center justices, and he has expressed frustration with Roberts’ penchant for narrow decisions. Whatever he is writing, it is unlikely to be limited.
The question, then, is just how broad his opinion will be. There are a number of standards that the court could announce for these claims, and Alito would not necessarily have to endorse the broadest one. It’s entirely possible that he was assigned an opinion by the chief that endorses a standard that is not palatable to liberals, but that doesn’t give conservatives everything that they want.
Another possibility looms, however. Roberts might not be in the majority; instead we could see a 5-4 split, as we saw in some of the COVID-related religious freedom cases, where justices Thomas, Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett form a majority, leaving the chief justice to dissent or write a narrower concurring opinion, perhaps joined by the liberal bloc.
If the chief justice is in dissent, Thomas would be the assigning justice, and he would likely be content to assign this opinion to Alito, who is probably the closest justice, ideologically speaking, to himself. Along these lines, since the chief gets first “dibs” on opinions, Roberts typically takes the more interesting cases for himself, especially when blockbuster decisions on race are being handed down. It seems unlikely he would take a pass on this case, although anything is possible.
Of course, there are other possibilities; this is ultimately just informed speculation. Alito could have lost his majority, or he could be authoring an opinion for a badly divided court for which he is the “author” in name only.
Overall, we might do some back-of-the-envelope odds-making as follows: A 5% chance Alito isn’t the author; a 20% chance there is a badly fractured opinion, of which Alito is the technical author; a 25% chance of Alito writing a 6-3 conservative opinion; and a 40% chance he’s writing a 5-4 “Katie-bar-the-door” decision.

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A super-soft cotton tee perfect for shuttle rides and nights around camp, the NRS Women's Rigged Out T-Shirt gives a nod to old rigs and new adventures.
- Soft, cotton-blend fabric for long-lasting comfort.
- Machine-wash cold, tumble dry low; do not iron over graphic.
- Graphic design features the new NRS Slipstream and is brought to life by Idaho artist, Ed Anderson.
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“Adultex is a smorgasbord of adult toy company owners and reps, global adult media executives, the world's biggest adult stars and Australia’s top adult retailers and media buyers,” said Michael Bassett, CEO of Australian adult distributor Cal Vista Australia, which founded and manages Adultex.
“Put simply — it’s a collaboration of the best and that’s how we love to do business,” he added.
Jane is attending Adultex for the sixth time.
"There couldn't be a better spot for this show — Australia is absolutely beautiful and we can't wait to get there and visit all our friends and fans down under," she said.
She will be joined by fellow DP contract star Riley Steele. Both stars appear in DP's latest big budget release “Fly Girls.”
"I am so excited to head down under and see what Adultex is all about," Steele said. "I've heard so many great things about this show and I can't believe that I finally get see it in person."
TitanMen exclusive Francois Sagat hits Australia for the first time and has a full schedule of appearances. His visit is timed to coincide with Sydney’s Margi Gras party.
Nikki Benz will attend Adultex representing Jules Jordan Video and AJ Bailey fronts for Vivid Entertainment.
Marc Dorcell, Daring Media Group and New Sensations are bringing Eufrat, Natalia Forrest and Amy Ried respectively.
The sixth annual Adultex B2B trade event will be held in Hunter Valley wine district, two and a half hours out of Sydney.
The commercial event allows adult industry retailers to meet with company owners and sales representatives from more than 40 leading companies such as California Exotic Novelties, Doc Johnson, Topco, Pipedream Products, Pjur and Sportsheets.


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Has your family specialist revealed to you that you may require muscular medical procedure? Provided that this is true, you might be asking why and what your following stage is. More often than not, you will be given a reference to see another specialist. For what reason do you require this? What would you be able to expect structure this sort of treatment? In spite of the fact that many see “specialist” after this present specialist’s name and stress, there is no compelling reason to do that. Truth be told, it is frequently a lot of the case that you will discover a treatment that is ideal for your particular condition that isn’t obtrusive or even unsafe.
What Is This About?
As a rule when you need muscular medical procedure, it is because of the issues you are having with your bones and your joints. The joints are one of the main spaces of the body to wear out on the grounds that they frequently rub together. The weight on them from strolling, use, and hefting around additional weight likewise makes them wear out rapidly. This is agonizing and it frequently requires figuring out how to add some Matthew C. Shillito, M.D. sort of pad to the space to diminish the squeezing and torment. This is frequently how these specialists can help you.
What would you be able to anticipate from this kind of supplier? For the most part, the individual will actually want to offer you both careful and nonsurgical treatment choices. This might be for any of the joints in your body, remembering those for your hands, shoulders, knees and hips. You may require assist with your spine, as well. This might be because of injury you’ve encountered. A games injury could cause an issue with these designs that will just deteriorate without treatment. In different cases, degenerative infections can be an issue prompting the need to supplant the joint by and large. Different conditions, including contaminations, tumors and inborn sicknesses are frequently behind the issue as well.
What’s in store
At the point when you do come in for an interview from this sort of specialist, you will find out about an assortment of things about your condition. In the wake of testing, your PCP will actually want to mention to you what steps might be important to improve the condition. For instance, this may incorporate infusions into the space where the ligament is worn out. In different cases, you may require a more radical circumstance to substitute the whole joint for great.
Before you become overpowered with worry about visiting a muscular medical procedure trained professional, understand that this could be the progression you take to improving the manner in which your body feels as long as possible. You can at long last return to moving around effectively and decreasing distress that you may have had for quite a long time.


Born February 17, 1972.
In 1994 she graduated from the Perm State Institute of Art and Culture.
She worked at the Lysven Drama Theater, Perm Youth Theater (until 2005).
At the same time, she actively played in city teams of KVN. In 2000, she began playing in the Perm Parma national team, and since 2002, in the Higher League. The image of the rustic PTUshnitsa Svetka, paired with Zhanna Kadnikova, brought her to the KVN elite and glorified her throughout the former Soviet Union.
Since the end of 2005, she began working on the radio.
In 2007, received her first role in the series "Soldiers". The success of the actress brought the role of nurse Scriabin in the television series "Interns" (2010-2013).
In the fall of 2018, Svetlana announced the opening of the children's musical theater and Everett Studio. The first family performances have already taken place, in which, as conceived by the authors of the project, small spectators took an active part. Svetlana Permyakova became the artistic director of the creative team, but such a responsible position does not prevent her from entering the stage of all interactive performances as a performer.
The actress is also in demand in the entreprise. With her participation, there are now performances of “Non-flying weather, or the mating season with penguins”, “Too Married Taxi Driver”, “There Are Never Many Husbands” and “All Women Want Love” based on the play by Murlene Murlo, by Nikolai Kolyada.


In the event of a major incident, such as a collision, grounding, fire or a flood, a quick and targeted response is critical in avoiding and maintaining damages. To mitigate risks like these, Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings offers a range of specialist services under the solution – Wärtsilä Shaft Line Repair Services
To help reduce further damage and ensure safer operations for the future, Wärtsilä Seals & Bearings provides a centralised, cross-functional project management approach. Our approach relies on positioning alignment specialists, project managers and our wide product portfolio and service network at the right time and place to ensure customer needs are efficiently addressed.
Typically, customers contact us when they are experiencing a problem with their shaft line. This can range from hearing a noise along the shaft line, vibrations on components, a leaking seal or a worn or overheating bearing. When addressing an incident, alignment specialists provide expert investigations which allows Wärtsilä to accurately determine the work which needs to be performed on a shaft line.
The team consists of analysts and specialist service engineers who have experience working on complete shaft lines and associated equipment. Through specialist training provided by Wärtsilä, engineers develop their skills and expertise to become qualified alignment engineers. They are supported by our global team, who are experts at diagnostics, analytics, calculations and measurements. Our specialists can be deployed within hours of being contacted by the customer and are in constant communication with project managers to support the project.
Following this, our project managers co-ordinate the repair by ensuring all necessary parts and services required for the repair are scheduled and delivered efficiently to limit customer costs and ensure the vessel is back in operation as soon as possible.
Our competitive edge is founded on having one of the widest product and service portfolios on the market. This, combined with having a strategic footprint in our manufacturing plants enables us to produce products and spare parts locally and deliver them quickly to site. Our wide and global reach of service engineers means we can provide resources at the right place and time. Through Wärtsilä Shaft Line Repair Services, we pull all these elements into a project in order to deliver very efficiently for our customers.
In addition to reactive services for urgent issues, we also provide preventative services such as our Wärtsilä Portable Condition Based Monitoring System. This service enables customers to investigate the alignment of their shaft line without taking the vessel out of operation. We install the equipment and it monitors the shaft line for a usual sailing under all normal operating parameters and conditions of the vessel. The data is then analysed, and a report of recommendations is sent to the customers on any work required.
Wärtsilä Shaft Line Repair Services is focused around providing fast, efficient and project-managed shaft line solutions. We would encourage vessel owners and operators to contact us should they be experiencing even what they might feel are minor issues, such as noise and vibration, as these can lead to much bigger problems if not addressed.


Wolf Creek Pass needs your help to remain the beautiful area that you and thousands of others know and love. Out-of-state developers continue to pursue plans for a "Village" at Wolf Creek, a city of 8,000-10,000 people at the top of the Pass.
This intense development plan in an otherwise undeveloped area entirely surrounded by National Forest would dramatically impact the entire region. Impacts of the proposed development threaten local businesses in nearby Archuleta and Rio Grande Counties, unspoiled backcountry recreation opportunities along the Continental Divide, water supply and water quality for downstream communities, rare and ecologically valuable fen wetlands, and one of the most critical wildlife corridors in the Southern Rocky Mountains.
On April 19, 2017, Friends of Wolf Creek spent the day in court answering questions and clarifications Judge Matsch had about the case. Travis Stills, one of the attorneys representing Friends of Wolf Creek explained how the Environmental Impact Statement did not investigate in full the effects of the project, especially for the threatened Canada lynx, and how the US Forest Service claimed it did not have the authority to control the development, which had jumped from a 208 unit development to nearly 1,200.
Barclay Samford, an attorney for the Department of Justice, claimed that the Forest Service believed that the land exchange was considered a better option than easements it would have had to manage and maintain. "It's actually better for the public interest to use the land exchange," he said.
Judge Matsch responded: "I understand the public interest but there is also the natural environment's interest, which is what this is all about."
Now we wait for Judge Matsch's decision.
If we are successful, the lawsuit would reverse the 2015 decision by the Forest Service to approve a land exchange providing critical road access needed for the 8,000 person "village" on Wolf Creek Pass.
The brief for this case details how the Forest Service unlawfully limited the scope of the environmental analysis and used the process to benefit a private business over the good of the public. Despite the site of the proposed development being located in crucial habitat for the endangered Canada lynx, a wildlife corridor linking two major Wilderness areas, and containing rare fen wetlands, the Forest Service did not properly analyze protections or demand mitigation as part of the land transfer.
Article in The Durango Herald: Federal juge hears arguments in Village at Wolf Creek lawsuit
Press Release: "Final Arguments, Filings Against Massive Development at Wolf Creek in Judge's Hands"
Article in The Durango Herald: "Future of Village at Wolf Creek awaits judge's decision"
Blog post about ski area character: "Glitz and Glamour at Wolf Creek?"
Blog post about Canada lynx: "The “Village” at Wolf Creek Pass – a disaster for the Endangered Species Act listed Canada lynx"
For an in-depth, chronological history of this case, visit our Background page.
The Friends of Wolf Creek coalition petitioned U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell, requesting that he immediately stop the land exchange and start an independent review of the decision making process. Click here to see the petition.
Refer back to this website, our Facebook page, or sign up to receive emails (by choosing "Friends of Wolf Creek News") for current updates.
This donation button links to the Rocky Mountain Wild general donation page. Please indicate that your donation is for Wolf Creek in the special instructions box.


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The shares of Romania’s largest bank, Banca Transilvania (TLV), plunged by nearly 10% in the first part of the January 15 trading session to recover almost the entire loss and end the day with a marginal 1% decline.
TLV’s shares traded RON 2.35 on December 18, before the Government announced the emergency ordinance that set a special tax on bank assets, to drop at RON 1.7 at the end of January 15, meaning it lost more than one quarter of its market capitalisation.
The other major bank traded in Bucharest, BRD-Socgen lost “only” one fifth of its market capitalisation over the same period of time. The recovery during the second half of the day was not driven by good news, but rather technical trading.
On the contrary, Ziarul Financiar daily reported about foreign banks in Romania attending Euromoney meeting in Vienna and their managers expressing perplexity with the Romanian Government’s total lack of transparency. In the absence of any official clarifications, banks expect the worst in terms of the financial assets tax.
More than the tax, the Government’s refusal to discuss the issue with banks is the most annoying, anonymous sources within the banks told ZF.
(photo source: Pixabay.com)

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Pilot to speak at 20th Century Veterans event
Capt. Mark A. Cullinan, a pilot during Desert Storm and Desert Shield who has been awarded a Bronze Star and an Air Medal, will speak at the 20th Century Veterans Association Veterans Day event at the 20th Century Veterans Memorial at Highway 83 and Interstate 80.
The event starts at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Kevin Kennedy will give the welcome and Chaplain Gary Smith will give an invocation. The Lee Bird Civil Air Patrol Cadets led by Commander Tom Moore will give a flag salute and Dr. Kim Baxter will sing the national anthem. The cadets will also lead the service in the Pledge of Allegiance before Cullinan takes the stage.
Baxter will sing “God Bless America” “High Above All” and “God Bless the USA” before a benediction by Smith and “Taps” will be performed by Jonathan Dekleva.
Honor veterans, then eat at American Legion
The American Legion Post No. 163 in North Platte will host a ceremony honoring veterans at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The ceremony will take place at the American Legion Hall, 2020 E. Fourth St.
The VFW Bean Feed is at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the American Legion Hall, 2020 E. Fourth St. The bean feed will follow the veterans ceremony, and will continue until the ham and beans run out. All are welcome to come celebrate.
Downtown parade at 2 p.m. Sunday
The North Platte Veterans Day parade is at 2 p.m. Sunday in downtown North Platte.
Promotion to help Wounded Warriors
Scooter’s Coffee is honoring active and retired military on Veterans Day with free drinks of any size and also providing customers with the opportunity to show their support through a partnership with Wounded Warriors Family Support. WWFS is an organization dedicated to assisting the families of those wounded, injured or killed in action.
On Sunday and Monday,, Scooter’s Coffee customers will be able to add a dollar donation for WWFS to their order.
In addition to the free drink and donations, customers will also notice Scooter’s Coffee’s Veterans Day theme smiley stickers on each cup.
Museum will honor veterans
The public is invited to honor veterans from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Gothenburg Historical Museum. Special guests are those who have served or are currently serving in the honor guard.
Refreshments will be served.
Program Monday at school
Sandhills Schools will host a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Monday at Halsey Elementary in Halsey.
American Legion to host dinner and speakers
The Hershey American Legion Post No. 279, 108 E. Second St., will host a Veterans Day dinner on Sunday.
The doors open at 6 p.m., followed by the scalloped potatoes and ham dinner at 6:15. The program begins at 7 with the Boys and Girls State speakers. Cost is a donation.
Stapleton to host soup supper
The annual Veterans Day soup supper is at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans Memorial Building. Freewill donations will be accepted.
The Stapleton Public Schools Veterans Day program is at 10 a.m. on Monday.
The guest speaker is Darwin M. “Derb” Frey.
Legion Hall to serve breakfast
Take your family to the casual breakfast from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Sutherland Legion Hall on Sunday and enjoy a visit with friends and neighbors.
The recommended donation is a minimum $6 for adults and children 6 and older. Children 5 and younger eat free. Everyone is invited.
Legion Hall hosts dinner Sunday
The Thedford American Legion Hall is hosting a Veterans Day dinner at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.
There will be a Veterans Day program at 2 p.m. Monday at Thedford High School.
McPherson County Veterans Day program is today
The annual McPherson County Veterans Day program is at 10 a.m. today at McPherson County Schools in Tryon.
On Saturday, there will be a card party at 7 p.m. at McPherson County High School commons area. Freewill donations will be accepted. The event is sponsored by American Legion and Auxiliary with proceeds going to Boys and Girls State, and to support veterans.


The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned the general public that it is illegal to operate a drone with dangerous weapons attached.
The warning comes after a slew of recent reports about attaching dangerous weapons to drones, including reports of a drone that comes equipped with a flamethrower and consumers attaching fireworks to drones for special occasions.
The FAA specifically stated that drones with attached guns, bombs, fireworks, flamethrowers and other dangerous items are considered illegal as they may result in harm to others.
A drone operating with a dangerous weapon is a violation of Section 363 of the 2018 FFA Reauthorization Act and comes with a civil penalty of up to $25,000 for each violation. Additionally, some state and federal criminal laws regarding weapons and hazardous materials may also apply to drone operators attaching weapons.


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The RPB pension, long-term disability, life insurance and pension continuance plans are valuable tools for congregations to attract and retain staff members. To properly serve the Reform Movement, the RPB established eligibility requirements for these programs that are described in this section.
Eligibility for participation in the Reform Pension Plan, a defined contribution, 403(b) plan, requires that the individual is a member of their appropriate Reform Movement professional organization participating with the RPB and be employed by a URJ-affiliated congregation. In addition, 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations such as federations, Jewish community centers, etc. may also be considered eligible employers. Membership in or employment by the following organizations qualify for eligibility:
- Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR)
- Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)
- National Association for Temple Administration (NATA)
- National Association of Temple Educators (NATE)
- Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism (ECE-RJ) (Assistant Directors and Directors only)
- Progressive Association of Reform Day Schools (PARDeS)
- Program Directors of Reform Judaism (PDRJ)
- Reform Pension Board (RPB)
Participants who change positions to a congregation that is not affiliated with the URJ but maintain an active membership status with their appropriate professional organization can continue to make contributions under a three-year grace period. The three-year grace period begins upon commencement of employment with the congregation not affiliated with the URJ. Following the conclusion of the three-year grace period, participants are no longer eligible to make contributions to the RPB; however, they may leave their pension accounts with the RPB, and their funds will continue to be actively invested.
Please contact the RPB office to verify your eligibility for the Reform Pension Plan and to request an enrollment package.
Life Insurance Plan
Free Basic Life Insurance
RPB participants who have a combined annual pension contribution paid on their behalf of at least 10 percent of salary (including parsonage, if applicable) through their congregations/employers are eligible for free basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance coverage from the RPB. The 10 percent contribution can originate from either the employer or the participant (via elective salary deferral) to qualify for the free benefit. The benefit is equal to one times annual salary (including parsonage, if applicable) up to $50,000. The AD&D insurance program has a maximum benefit of $30,000.
Optional Life Insurance
RPB participants who have a combined annual pension contribution paid on their behalf of at least 10 percent of their salary (including parsonage, if applicable) by their congregations/employers are eligible to purchase optional life insurance. This insurance coverage, which is in addition to the free basic life insurance coverage, can be purchased in increments of up to five times their salary to a total maximum amount of $600,000. Participants enrolling in the pension plan for the first time may purchase life insurance coverage equal to two times salary up to $300,000 without completing the insurance carrier’s Statement of Health form. Participants who want to purchase life insurance coverage in an amount greater than two times salary up to $300,000 must complete the insurance carrier’s Statement of Health form and be approved by the insurance carrier for the coverage.
Participants who decide to increase their life insurance coverage after their initial enrollment, or who decide to purchase optional life insurance at a later time, will have to complete the insurance carrier’s Statement of Health form and submit it directly to the insurance carrier. Participants can request the form by contacting Ingrid Aponte at the RPB office. Upon notification of approval by the insurance carrier, the RPB will send an invoice to the participant for the premium that is due. Once the payment is made, the insurance policy will be in full effect.
Long Term Disability (LTD) coverage, unlike the pension plan and life insurance programs that have restrictive eligibility criteria, is available to all employees of URJ-affiliated congregations who work at least 18 hours per week.
The RPB LTD program runs on a calendar year schedule; coverage is from January – December of each year. LTD invoice forms for enrollment are located in the Long-Term Disability section of our website during open enrollment periods. The RPB offers two open enrollment periods for LTD:
- Annual Open Enrollment Period: December
- Semi-Annual Open Enrollment Period: July – August
Renewal invoices for LTD coverage are sent directly to LTD participants in December of each year for renewal of coverage for the following year. We notify congregations that we have sent the renewal invoices to the participants simultaneously so that both employees and employers are informed.
Pension continuance insurance continues pension contributions made by the employer of up to 15 percent of a participant’s salary in the event that a participant becomes disabled and is unable to work. The RPB provides pension continuance insurance as a free benefit to plan participants who are receiving long-term disability insurance benefits through the RPB and who were receiving pension contributions at the time of disability. The participant must meet the qualifications of the insurer’s (MetLife’s) definition of disability. Pension continuance contributions would commence after a 180-day waiting period.


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- Awesome Music: "Thrasher"
- Face of the Band: The Drake brothers, though now it's just Matt, as Ol left in August 2013.
- Back to being the Drake brothers after Ol's return in 2018.
- Funny Moments: During a studio recording session, the band decided to try autotune. The results are hilariously butchered cover renditions of Cher's "Believe" and Rebecca Black's "Friday", complete with an improvised love song sung by Matt. (Note that this all happens around the 3:56 minute mark.)
- Growing the Beard: Enter the Grave was straight retro thrash, while Infected Nations was a well-meaning if misguided attempt to modernize their sound by adding progressive and darker elements and throw off the retro tag; by contrast, Five Serpents Teeth is a far more melodic mature and well-realized attempt at coming into their own. In Skull, the band combined the aspects of the band's earlier albums together.
- Heartwarming Moments:
- After the Tear Jerker that was Mike Alexander's death, Evile and friends of the band set up a charity to help Mike's girlfriend and kids, and to promote it they did two benefit concerts composed of covers of Mike's favorite songs.
- It goes even further with "In Memoriam"; the opening bassline is what Alexander plays during soundcheck, while in the video the band decides to hang up some of Mike's basses in his memory.
- Song Association - The appearance of "Thrasher" on Rock Band probably didn't hurt their popularity.
- They Copied It, So It Sucks!
- Evile's detractors tend to note that the band sounds very similar to Slayer.
- With the release of Five Serpent's Teeth and the release of their music video for "In Memoriam", they've also earned comparisons to Metallica. Doesn't help either that they also covered the latter's "Through the Never" on a Kerrang! covers album.
YMMV / Evile

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