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UPDATE: Two more people have tested positive for COVID at the Sewak’s Your Independent Grocer at 8200 Bear Paw Trail in Whistler. They worked there on March 22 and March 26.
Loblaws has issued a new notification about employees testing positive at the Sewak’s Your Independent Grocer at 8200 Bear Paw Trail in Whistler.
The notification was issued today.
“Team member tested positive on a presumptive test for COVID-19. The last day the team member worked was on March 22,” Loblaws announced today.
“We are committed to being transparent to being transparent with our colleagues and our customers, and have all of our cases listed on our corporate website,” the company said.
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) reported a decrease in community COVID-19 transmission in Whistler compared to previous weeks.
Those in Whistler concerned about COVID-19 can also call the dedicated COVID clinic line at 604-966-1428 between 9 and 2 pm daily.
An appointment will be made to speak with a screening doctor who will assess you over the telephone and decide if a COVID test is required.
If a COVID test is required, an in-person appointment will be booked by the screening Doctor at the new COVID Testing Centre located adjacent to the Whistler Health Care Centre on the edge of the Olympic Plaza.
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UPDATES TO LOCAL SPECIALTY CONTRACTOR LICENSES FOLLOWING HOUSE BILL 1383
MONROE COUNTY, FL – In 2021, the State of Florida Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 735, which preempted local occupational licensing. This year, the Florida legislature adopted House Bill 1383, which made several changes to the law previously adopted under HB 735.
Pursuant to HB 1383, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners extended all current local specialty contractor licenses to July 1, 2024.
House Bill 1383 created a carve-out for counties that include an area of critical state concern, which includes Monroe County. Monroe County will again issue local specialty contractor licenses previously preempted by HB 735. All previous specialty license types are offered except Landscaping and Landscape Curb. Specialty contractors may apply for local specialty contractor licenses through the Monroe County Building Department rather than through the State of Florida.
Licenses are required to pull permits and conduct contracting work in Monroe County.
Monroe County staff is available to discuss specific licensing situations and to answer questions by emailing firstname.lastname@example.org or calling 305-289-2583 or 305-292-4493.
These updates will be discussed at the Contractors’ Examining Board (CEB) meeting on Sept. 12, 2023, with an approximate time of 11 a.m. Additional information on the CEB can be found at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/ceb, including meeting links.[livemarket market_name="KONK Life LiveMarket" limit=3 category=“” show_signup=0 show_more=0]

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From the anime, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka joins Kotobukiya's line of scale figures.
The lightly fluttering haori and the wildly rippling waters of the base bring to life the very moment when Giyu's enemy is cut down before his eyes.
- Size: 20.5 cm tall approx
- Material: Painted ABS and PVC
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Thanks for listening! ~Tommy & Brook
I LOVE sharing quick and easy recipes with you! I like to use simple ingredients and flavors that are family friendly! (even for picky eaters) Try some! And if you have any to share, please send them my way!

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The same notions of moral fitness and intellectual capability were asked of black people, when they were once enslaved. So I find strong parallels to the very paternalistic thinking of, women can’t be trusted. We trust them to have babies, we trust them to go to war, we trust them to drink alcohol, we trust them to buy guns, but we can’t trust them to decide whether or not to end a pregnancy. Just rings a little hollow to me.
Khazan: The idea with that is that you would still see a doctor to get the prescription for the abortion pill, right?
Parker: Well, not necessarily.
Khazan: How would it work?
Parker: Women right now [are] accessing the web for regimens of how to end pregnancies without the supervision of the medical system or without the scrutiny and the harassment of folk who are opposed to their decision. The question is, if those medications that are safe and are accessible, and women can make that decision, that may be where we’re going.
Khazan: Do you mean over the counter?
Parker: There’s technically no reason why a person who is appropriately instructed around using a medication, like, we trust people ... Probably one of the most dangerous drugs over the counter is Tylenol. And yet we don’t question people’s ability to go to the store and to get Tylenol for its appropriate use.
Khazan: I just want to be sure I understand, would they be able to buy the pill over the counter or would they need a prescription? Or is it more like the morning-after pill?
Parker: That’s a health-services question. That’s a question that will be reflected by our collective values, our ability to monitor the safety of medications. What I’m intentionally avoiding giving you is what my personal opinion would be about how that system should be structured.
Khazan: You don’t want to give your opinion?
Parker: No, ’cause with my opinion and $5 you can get a Starbucks coffee. The notion that I’m saying, “Abortions for everybody, just kinda do your thing,” I’m not saying that. There’s a way to create medical literacy so that people understand how to make decisions about the situation that they’re facing. And I think what I’m pushing back against is the additional scrutiny that’s imposed on this issue, because it's unique to women.
Khazan: Something that I’ve heard a lot from abortion opponents is this idea that, because so many African American women have abortions, some of them have taken this up as a sort of a Black Lives Matter kind of cause, in that if black lives truly matter, then black women should be discouraged from getting abortions. What do you make of that argument?
Parker: I think it’s very interesting that all of a sudden black lives and the lives of black women, black babies, matter and that the loudest voice is coming from nonblack people. The women that I see, they’re advocating for having more resources to control their lives, not less. They place abortion in the context of the things that help them fulfill their reproductive destiny.

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Editorial Commentary: Returning to High-Impact Sports After Hip Arthroscopy: Are We Shooting Ourselves in the Hip?
There is a clear consensus in the literature that professional athletes exhibit high rates of return to sport following hip arthroscopy. As orthopaedic surgeons, we are well equipped to guide athletes back to the field after intra-articular hip injuries. However, returning to high-impact sports and playing through the pain can have implications on long-term health. Literature suggests that former elite athletes are at greater risk for reinjury and developing hip osteoarthritis compared with non-athletes. While it is incumbent upon us as orthopaedic surgeons to inform and advise our patients regarding the long-term consequences of return to sport after a hip injury, we recognize and enthusiastically support the passion that many athletes feel for the game and the vast benefits that they can derive from returning to the sport they love.

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Disrupted Sleep Cycles May Be Related to Parkinson's
Parkinson's is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects neural functioning; resulting in slowed movement (bradykinesia), tremors, muscle rigidity, and postural instability. Scientists discovered a link between disrupted circadian rhythm and Parkinson's in a recent study.
Study found that elderly males with irregular or weak circadian rhythm are more prone to developing Parkinson's disease. A study conducted in UC San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences analyzed 11 years' worth of data on about 2,930 community-dwelling men.
Chicken or the egg, that's the problem
The findings suggest that these circadian disruptions may foresign neurodegeneration underway that will eventually lead to a Parkinson's diagnosis.
The authors of the study note that further investigation so as to determine whether it is the disruption of rhythm itself a cause for neurodegeneration or if it is an effect caused by Parkinson's itself. Further investigation may pave the way for a novel preventive treatment paradigm; strengthening circadian rhythm to lower the risk of Parkinson's.
After Alzheimer's, Parkinson's is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. In the US alone there are over half a million officially diagnosed patients.
Patients are often over the age of 60. As of now, there is no preventive treatment yet, but more and more medication for management are hitting the market each year.
The possibility of forecasting the Parkinson's
Parkinson's takes years to develop, even decades perhaps, so Leng notes: "earlier signs might be critical in understanding the disease and its mechanisms" and adds "This is the first large, long-term study to find that disrupted circadian rhythms might be linked to Parkinson's that emerges years later."
The participants have originally enrolled in a different study "Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MRoS)" in 2000. At the beginning of the study, none of the men had
Researchers monitored the participants' circadian rhythm at three separate 24 hour-long periods with an actimeter, a device resembling a watch that records movements of the wrist with great precision. Later, this data was compared to Parkinson's prevalence. At follow-up evaluations, 78 of 2,930 were found to develop Parkinson's.
The study found that those with the lowest circadian robustness were three times at more risk of developing Parkinson's when compared to those with the highest.
Animal models of Parkinson's also demonstrate that neurodegeneration onsets long before symptoms do. Leng also adds that circadian rhythm disruptions cause increased inflammation and metabolic changes and thus there's a possibility of these changes may be contributing to neural degeneration itself.
Leng also does not rule out the possibility that disruptions in circadian rhythm, already known to cause metabolic changes and inflammation, might contribute to neurodegenerative disease in itself.
Leng and the team hope to investigate whether weakened circadian rhythms trigger inflammation or the abnormal accumulation of proteins seen in affected brain tissue in both Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated that brains synchronize while playing online games even when the participants are not physically present in the same room.


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I am fairly new to both Blender and this forum so I will apologise in advance for and simple mistakes I may have made.
I have just finished trying to mod a helmet for Oblivion and now for some reason when the helmet is worn it appears 1 meter to the left of the wearer’s head and rotated 90 deg on its side, however it is properly textured. The model was made by taking the original helmet mesh (provided by the game) and simply deleting a few faces, adding an interior mesh to the helmet and performing some general shape alteration. I did NOT perform any translations or move the object around the editing “arena” grid at all during editing process.
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If you’re a fan of Star Trek, Star Wars, James Bond, Batman, Spiderman, Game of Thrones and time travel: teleport, fly, or beam down to this show! These things are irreverently celebrated and dissected by a pro. Mike’s done the show at various theatres, comic cons, museums, comedy clubs & comedy festivals in the U.S. and the U.K.
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Mike Capozzola is a London-based Stand up comedian & published cartoonist (Prospect, Private Eye, MAD Magazine, Ted Talks, WIRED, Best of McSweeney’s). He’s performed in performed in most of the U.S. as well as Canada, The U.K., Ireland, Spain, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Turkey.

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Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park, Olustee
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Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park has the distinction of being the first park in the Florida State Park system and the site of the only major battle fought in Florida during the Civil War. Estab... read more »
Stopped at the Olustee Battlefield but there is nothing to see. A bunch of old signs that you can't even read as you walk along the trail.
We were just looking for a place to have a picnic and Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park was in the area. No entrance fee (donation box). Not a whole lot to see but in main building you will find... read more »
This is a great location year round, it has the same appeal as other larger parks in Florida; but what really sets this place apart is the Civil War reenactments that happen here. I don't put my stamp of approval on any/all Civil War reenactments, but having seen these first hand on multiple occasions I can say that they have no ill will or negative intentions in what they're doing. The reenactments here leave a great impression of what average day-to-day life was like for soldiers of both sides during the war, if you're even a little bit of a history buff this is definitely worth checking out.
Stop by during the reenactment and plan to come back when no one is there. You can learn something both times.
Really cool place. Talked to the Ranger and he told us all about the history of this place. He was so nice. He even took a few pictures of us standing by one of the cannons. Great history learning at the place.
Loved the visitors center. Nice, air conditioned with displays and a video on a loop explaining not only the battle but the events that brought Florida into the Civil War. Fantastic place for history buffs. The walking trail has an interesting fact posted every couple of feet, the monument is beautiful, the grounds are well kept. Plenty of picnic tables in the shade for you and your family to bring a lunch. There is also a fire tower on the property that was built by the Civil Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Many things to see even when there isn't a reenactment taking place. (By the way, that happens in February.)
Very nice little park for a picnic and learn some history. Also has hiking trails.
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Next week, the Florida-born and LA-based singer and songwriter Joanna Warren will release her new album Johanna Warren will release her excellently titled new LP Lessons For Mutants. We’ve already posted that album’s two early singles, “I’d Be Orange” and “Piscean Lover.” Today Warren has given us a third.
Johanna Warren’s latest is a soft, florid piano ballad called “Tooth For A Tooth.” Warren’s voice on the song emits a deep calm, but her lyrics do not: “Sometimes, I can relate to myself/ I disassociate more than I’d like to, but what can you do?” In the video, which Warren co-directed with Richey Beckett, Warren gets tied up in string and dances across a desert landscape. Check it out below.
Lessons For Mutants is out 10/7 on Wax Nine/Carpark Records.


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Analysis and control of genetic regulatory systems with switched drug inputs
Because cancer usually involves multiple genes and pathways, combination therapy is considered as a promising approach for cancer treatment. However, when multiple drugs are taken by a patient simultaneously, toxicity becomes a concern. A potential solution is to give the drugs sequentially rather than simultaneously. In this study, we try to explore the feasibility of such an approach. Specifically, this study investigates the response of genetic regulatory networks to sequential (switched) drug inputs. The switching mechanism is based on the combination of a state-dependent and time-driven switching function. The design of the switching strategy ensures that the genetic regulatory network will be stabilized and satisfies a decay rate performance index. Simulation results using a mTOR pathway model show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Oduola, W., Li, X., Duan, C., Qian, L., Wu, F., & Dougherty, E. (2016). Analysis and control of genetic regulatory systems with switched drug inputs. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/mechanical-engineering-facpubs/11


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The Caribbean Girls Who Weblog motion was began by two Caribbean gals, a hashtag, and two social media accounts. Statistics show a strong link between poverty and high start charges, which limit women’s opportunities to make a greater residing. In Bolivia, Guatemala and Haiti, among the many poorest international locations in the area, girls give birth to a mean of four children. In Barbados, Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago, the place financial prospects are higher, the birth charge is lower than the population substitute fee (2.1 kids per lady).
22Brodbelt, Fenwick, Rhys and Hart reveal much about perspective to race and complexion, domestic service and slavery, home life, celebrations, motion and journey and women’s lives. Their letters thus suggest many themes in Caribbean history caribbean girls, which can be explored from women’s perspectives, not merely when it comes to their position in and contribution to the evolution of the Caribbean.
These data relate historically to the structure of the Latin American nations which, since their foundation, have targeted on the dominant elites and their allies at the expense of the massive majorities. A major percentage of the expansion and the wealth of Latin America is, in truth, concentrated within the palms of the richest people, which considerably harms the center class and the poor in the region. 8 This downside is bolstered by the existence of highly regressive tax programs targeted on taxing, above all, consumption and incomes – which contributes to a stronger focus of wealth – and the serious tax evasion that, 12 months after year, deprives the region of important funds ( ECLAC 2017b ).
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Christianity is the dominant religion practised within the area, passed down after centuries of slavery and colonisation. Throughout biblical texts, women are taught to be ashamed and silent about their menstrual cycles, and usually, it is still a subject that people sometimes find challenging, given the secrecy that surrounds it. The basis reason behind this shame stems from religious ideologies that portray a woman as unclean and impure. Therefore, due to the uncomfortable nature, or the shame skilled with a menstrual cycle or interval, it has turn into common follow to keep what girls are bodily experiencing throughout the dwelling.
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Amos Leon Thomas Jr (born 1937, died May 8, 1999) was an American avant garde jazz singer from East St. Louis, Illinois. He changed his name to Leone in 1974. Thomas is best known for his work with Pharoah Sanders, particularly the 1969 song "The Creator Has a Master Plan" from Sanders' Karma album. Thomas's most distinctive device was that he often broke out into yodeling in the middle of a vocal. This style has influenced singers James Moody and Tim Buckley,among others.
“Real music is crash protected,” state the liner notes of Black Radio, a future landmark album by the Robert Glasper Experiment that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jazz, hip-hop, R&B and rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag. Like an aircraft’s black box for which the album is titled, Black Radio holds the truth and is indestructible.
Chris Potter (born January 1, 1971) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Potter has released a number of albums as leader and has performed and recorded with many leading musicians including Kenny Werner, Red Rodney, Marian McPartland, the Mingus Big Band, Paul Motian, Ray Brown, Jim Hall, James Moody, Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Mike Mainieri, Steve Swallow, Steely Dan, Dave Holland, Joanne Brackeen, and many more.
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews (born January 2, 1986) is a trombone and trumpet player from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Rare indeed is the artist with the virtuosity to draw the unqualified respect of some of the most iconic legends in jazz and the ability to deliver a high-energy funk rock show capable of mesmerizing international rock stars. Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is one such artist - and there is no one else like him.
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Equality Comes First: Calling triple talaq unconstitutional, Allahabad high court boosts women’s rights
In a boost to the case against triple talaq, the Allahabad high court has observed that the practice of instanthttps://wordpress.com/post/wizardlegal1.wordpress.com/737 divorce is unconstitutional and violates the rights of Muslim women. The court further emphasised that no personal law board is above the Constitution and hence personal laws of any community cannot claim supremacy over constitutional rights granted to individuals. This is a welcome observation that upholds the principle of equality and gchallenging the validity of triple talaq and other Islamic practices related to marriage like nikah halala and polygamy. In fact, the central government has already submitted before gender justicet will be recalled that the Supreme Court is currently seized with a bunch of petitions challenging the validity of triple talaq and other Islamic practices related to marriage like nikah halala and polygamy. In fact, the central government has already submitted before the apex court its opinion that triple talaq violates the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution and that the issue needs to be considered in light of gender justice and non-discrimination. There’s no denying that the practice of triple talaq in India has taken ridiculous forms with women being divorced through postcards and SMSes. Given that religious orthodoxy insists that only men enjoy the right of divorce, triple talaq leaves Muslim women extremely vulnerable.
In such a scenario, the law needs to be on the side of the exploited. Besides, triple talaq as practised by the Muslim community in India isn’t observed in many Muslim-majority nations. In fact, triple talaq has been banned in more than 20 Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh. Hence, contrary to the claim of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the practice isn’t essential to Islam. Neither does it enjoy universal acceptance since most petitioners against triple talaq are Muslim women. Thus, the Allahabad high court observation should encourage the petitioners and hopefully pave the way for their victory in the Supreme Court.
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Slamming triple talaq, HC says it’s contrary to the spirit of Koranic laws
: While slamming the practice of triple talaq , the Allahabad High Court has observed that Muslim law in India was being applied contrary to the spirit of Koranic laws and the Prophet’s teachings. The “same misconception vitiates the law dealing with the wife’s right to divorce”, it said.
The court said the “arbitrary” and “unilateral” use of triple talaq by Muslim husbands was not in sync with Islamic laws, and it was a “popular fallacy that a Muslim man enjoys, under the Koranic Law, unbridled authority to liquidate the marriage”.
‘Not above Constitution’
Holding triple talaq as “cruel” and “the most demeaning form of divorce practised by the Muslim community”, the court said “personal laws, of any community, could not claim supremacy over the rights granted to individuals by the Constitution”. “Women cannot remain at the mercy of the patriarchal set-up held under the clutches of sundry clerics having their own interpretation of the holy Quran,” said a single bench of Justice Suneet Kumar in an order dated November 5.
The court, however, acknowledged that triple talaq has been “deprecated” and was not followed by all sects of Muslims in the country.
Dismisses writ petition
The court made the observations while dismissing the writ petition of a 23-year-old Muslim woman Hina and her husband, 30 years older than her, who had approached it seeking protection from harassment by the woman’s mother and police.
The husband submitted in court that he had divorced his first wife through the custom of triple talaq only to marry Hina, his second wife.
The couple from western U.P.’s Bulandshahr district were seeking the court’s directions to stop their harassment by Hina’s family, and to ensure their safety and security.
“The legality of the marriage/divorce and rights of parties is kept open,” the court said while dismissing the plea. While the difference in the age of the man and his second wife was not an “issue”, “what is disturbing” Justice Kumar observed “is that the instrument of instant divorce [triple talaq ], in the facts of the present case, has been used for ulterior purpose for divorcing the [first] wife.”
‘Matter in SC’
“The judicial conscience is disturbed at this monstrosity. The first wife has to live life [alone] for no fault of her but for the reason that her husband got attracted to a lady half of her age, which is the reason for being divorced,” the court said.
The court, however, added that since the issue of triple talaq was in the Supreme Court, it would not like to comment on it further.
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Join Hafta-Ichi to Research the article “Australia’s health department ‘actively monitoring’ if doctors are charging for Covid jabs | Health”
The federal health department says it is “actively monitoring” whether doctors are charging patients for Covid vaccinations following reports some pensioners had been asked to pay $70 for a pre-jab consultation.
The Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie told parliament last week she had been told by elderly constituents that they had been charged out-of-pocket expenses for a pre-vaccination consultation by a small number of GPs.
The government vaccination program is supposed to be entirely free. But due to the program’s design, general practitioners have found themselves facing a sudden influx of new patients with unknown medical histories.
Sharkie last week described several cases in which pensioners had been charged between $70 and $90.
“It’s outrageous to charge them and according to the advice of the health department, it’s also against the rules of those clinics participating in the program,” she said. “We need to make sure the message gets out because we cannot risk our elderly forsaking their access to the vaccine because they think they cannot afford to visit a clinic.”
Sharkie’s office referred evidence of the practice to the health minister. The department told the Guardian it could not discuss individual case details. But it did say that it was actively monitoring for such activity and would take action against doctors if non-compliance was detected.
“The department is actively monitoring the claiming of the Covid-19 vaccine administration items and practices or practitioners who bill patients inappropriately may be subject to compliance action,” the department said in a statement.
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners told the Guardian that no GP should be charging for pre-vaccination consults for individuals who are ready to have the jab.
“The new Medicare Benefits Schedule Covid-19 vaccine suitability assessment items allow GPs and other qualified health professionals to assess if a patient is suitable to receive a Covid-19 vaccine,” the college’s president, Dr Karen Price, told the Guardian.
“The suitability assessment, the cost of the vaccine and the vaccine delivery in general practice are fully covered for patients through Medicare.
“The vaccine suitability assessment can include a short patient history, and limited examination and management, where it is clinically relevant and then the vaccine is either administered or not. Patients do not need to book a separate GP appointment prior to receiving the vaccine.”
The health department said the overwhelming majority of clinics were doing the right thing. But it warned others it would not hesitate to take action if needed.
“The department takes allegations of Medicare non-compliance by health care providers very seriously and all tip-offs will be reviewed in accordance with the department’s compliance assessment procedures,” it said.
“The department may pursue a range of responses including education, review, audit and investigation into breaches of Australian laws. Privacy and secrecy provisions set out in legislation do not allow us to provide details regarding the progress of our actions.”
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Health care and business leaders were appointed Thursday to the University of Michigan Health System Board, after approval from the U-M Board of Regents.
In July 2016, the Board of Regents approved the establishment of the University of Michigan Health System Board to advise the Board of Regents and Health System leadership and provide governance. The Health System board provides guidance and acts as a governing body for licensing, accreditation, compliance, quality of medical services and related purposes.
This new governing board will include leaders from outside the University for the first time.
“We believe these individuals will bring significant collective experience and expertise that will benefit the Health System,” says Marschall S. Runge, M.D., Ph.D., executive vice president for Medical Affairs, dean of the U-M Medical School, and chief executive officer of the Health System.
“This group will provide a strong and effective board that I know can help us reach our strategic goals and prioritize our missions of research, education and clinical care.”
The board has 11 members. Four are ex-officio: Runge; U-M President Mark Schlissel; Kevin Hegarty, executive vice president and chief financial officer; and David Spahlinger, M.D., executive vice dean for Clinical Affairs and president of UMHS.
Regents approved seven additional members to the board:
Patricia Hurn, Ph.D., R.N. (term ends Sept. 2018)
Hurn was appointed as the dean of the University of Michigan School of Nursing in August 2016. Hurn came to U-M from the University of Texas System, where she was vice chancellor for research and innovation and an executive officer. She is internationally known for her work in understanding the cellular and molecular basis of gender differences in response to experimental brain injury. Hurn has been the principal investigator on more than $20 million in grant-supported research.
Michael M.E. Johns, M.D. (term ends Sept. 2017)
Johns is an internationally recognized head and neck cancer surgeon and leader in academic medicine and health policy. He currently serves as a professor in the Schools of Medicine and Public Health at Emory University. He is emeritus executive vice president for Health Affairs at Emory University and emeritus president, CEO, and chairman of the Board of Emory Healthcare. Currently, he is the interim executive vice president for Health Affairs at Emory. Johns recently served as interim executive vice president for medical affairs at the University of Michigan from June 2014 through February 2015.
Paul Lee, M.D., J.D. (term ends Sept. 2017)
Lee serves as F. Bruce Fralick Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the U-M Medical School and director of the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center. Lee has served in several leadership capacities, including as the chair of the ARVO Foundation, an at-large member of the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, chair of the American Glaucoma Society’s Quality of Care Subcommittee, and original co-chair of the AMA-AAO Consortium Task Force for Eye Care Quality Indicators.
Bob Sheehy (term ends Sept. 2018)
Sheehy is a co-founder and chief executive officer of Bright Health, a next generation health insurer and executive partner at Flare Capital Partners, a healthcare investment company. Sheehy is the former chief executive officer of United Healthcare, where he worked for more than 20 years. He led all of United’s acquisitions that were health plan focused during a period of tremendous corporate growth. Previously, Sheehy served as president and chief operating officer of United Healthcare for seven years before assuming the role of senior vice president of UnitedHealth Group.
Kevin Tremper, M.D., Ph.D. (term ends Sept. 2019)
Tremper is the Robert B. Sweet Professor and chair of the U-M Department of Anesthesiology. During medical school and during his internship at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, he became involved in the clinical testing of the first “artificial blood” product in 1981. In the mid-1990s he initiated a co-development effort with a software company to create a perioperative information management system for patient care, education, and clinical outcomes research. This was purchased by General Electric and today the U-M Department of Anesthesiology is the development site for General Electric’s perioperative software.
Marianne Udow-Phillips (term ends Sept. 2019)
Udow-Phillips is the executive director of the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation. Previously, she served as director of the Michigan Department of Human Services from 2004 to 2007, appointed by Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. Udow-Phillips came to state service from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, where she served in a number of leadership roles for over 20 years, most recently as senior vice president of Health Care Products and Provider Services, with responsibility for the BCBSM social mission, health policy, data analysis, and care and network management programs. She also served as senior vice president and vice president of Plans and Operations for Mercy Alternative and Care Choices.
Tadataka Yamada, M.D. (term ends Sept. 2019)
Yamada originally joined Frazier Healthcare Partners as a senior advisor in 2006 and rejoined Frazier as a venture partner in 2015. Before re-joining Frazier, Yamada was chief medical and scientific officer at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Tokyo, as well as a member of the Board of Directors. In this role, Yamada was responsible for all of Takeda’s research & development activities, with a budget of nearly $4 billion. Prior to Takeda, Yamada was president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Program in Seattle, where he oversaw over $9 billion in grants to address major health challenges of the developing world. Previously, Yamada was the chief of the U-M Division of Gastroenterology and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine.


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Well, I've finally finished the front and back covers to my new handbound art journal. It's been a while in the making - but I suppose I'm coming to accept that with a three year-old and a two-year old, things don't always happen at the rate you'd like them to. Now all I have to do is put it all together! I've also been reading a great book called The Creative License by Danny Gregory - so I hope to really do more drawings and quick sketches in this journal to keep the mind creatively active. And just to keep drawing and painting all the time. Hopefully it wont take too long to complete!
Read a wonderful quote by the very inspiring Jen Gray today...
"even though others may not support you,
even though the world doubts you,
even though you feel like you havent made much progress,
even though that person over there seems to be running down her path with total ease,
even though it seems no one sees you,
even though you are unsure,
you just keep on...
follow that map imprinted on your soul...."
This seemed to ring so true in my soul. (NB: I actually do feel very supported by my friends and family) - but i think its more the part that says 'even though that person over there seems to be running down her path with total ease' that really touched a chord.
'even though i am unsure... just keep on.'
these are simple yet powerful words. wise and easy and difficult but none-the-less true.
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One by one until there where none
Two by two to their lovers they flew
Two by two into the foggy dew.
Three by three they danced on the sea
Four by four they danced on the shore
Five by five they tried to survive
Six by six they were playing with tricks.
How many paths did he try and fail
How many of their brothers and sisters linger in jail
How much poison did their inhale
How many black cats crossed their trail.
Seven by seven they head for heaven
Eight by eight their got to the gate
Nine by nine they drank the wine
Ten by ten they drank it again.
How many tomorrows have they given away
How many compared to yesterday
How many more without any reward
How many more can they afford.
Two by two they step into the ark
Two by two they step in the dark
Three by three they’re turning the key
Four by four they turn it some more.
One by one they followed the sun
Two by two to another rendezvous
Three by three don’t tread on me
Four by four they’re loosing the war.
Five by five can’t stay alive……
Lyric 2 X 2 (Two By Two) – Bob Dylan

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WASHINGTON — Whoever is elected president will have some cabinet building to do in January. If it’s Mitt Romney, he may need another binder.
As the campaigns for both presidential candidates make a final push to election day, each is readying to put together an administration team should he emerge victorious.
Judging by the people with whom Romney has surrounded himself during his campaign, there may not be many women on his short list.
The most likely woman to land a spot in the inner-circle of a Romney administration is longtime close political comrade Beth Myers, who has worked closely with Romney throughout his political career and seems a shoo-in for the White House chief of staff post. Yet many pundits are predicting that job will go to former Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt or Romney advisor and former Bain colleague Bob White.
Names floating around as potential secretary of state include Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and former World Bank president Robert Zoellick, though Zoellick could also be tapped go to the Pentagon, as might former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent. Former FCC chairman Richard Wiley is the most oft-mentioned attorney general candidate, though Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell also could get that nod.
Washington chatter puts Romney surrogate and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in charge of dismantling Obamacare over at the Department of Health and Human Services, and labor policy advisor William Kilberg as head of the Labor Department.
These people all have something in common with the likely candidates to fill key intelligence, national security and White House advisor posts under Romney, such as David Petraeus, Michael Hayden, Eric Edelman, Richard Williamson and even Joe Lieberman: Y chromosomes.
That’s not to say that Romney won’t try to find more women as he said he did when he was in the State House, and ultimately put women in half of the cabinet posts, although that percentage fell by the time he left Beacon Hill. But in that situation, part of Romney’s motivation was surely to have a record of hiring women once it was time to run for president. In the White House, that incentive evaporates.
President Obama’s inner circle is somewhat less estrogen-challenged.
Though early in a second Obama term Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would step down to focus on not running for president — and be replaced by John Kerry — Obama could counter by installing the nation’s first female secretary of defense: Michele Flournoy, a Defense undersecretary turned campaign advisor. Most of Obama’s other female cabinet members likely would stay.
Romney may be serious about putting women in his cabinet. But it’s hard to judge by the company he keeps.


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When I started my blog, sewtakeahike, my projects consisted of crafts and clothing. And that's how I wanted it to stay. When a friend of mine started talking to me about getting into quilting, I was strongly against it. I had heard too many testimonials from women that once they got into quilting, all other sewing ceased and quilting took over. I didn't want that to happen to me since I love all kinds of sewing. I'm happy to say that since I started quilting, I still do the occasional clothing or craft project. Quilting is my main obsession now, but if a clothing or craft pattern catches my eye, I don't think twice about sewing it up!
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Trump boasts of 'great new trade deals,' but he hasn't finalized anyBy HEATHER LONG
The Washington Post
August 15. 2018 10:10PM
President Donald Trump touted his trade agenda Wednesday, writing in a Twitter post that his tariffs are “leading to great new trade deals.”
But so far, he has yet to finalize any trade deals.
Trump has put hefty extra taxes on certain imports coming from China, Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korean, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Most of these nations were outraged by the tariffs, and their leaders called or met with Trump to express their frustration. Nearly all of the foreign leaders then proceeded to hit back at Trump by putting tariffs on some U.S. products such as soybeans, Harley motorcycles and whiskey.
The result is that just over a year and a half into his presidency, Trump has achieved an escalating trade war and some heated conversations about trade, but no actual deals have been signed. The Trump team argues the tariffs are giving them leverage in trade negotiations and any short-term pain from the tariffs will eventually be worth it, but they are yet to see results.
“President Trump has only imposed tariffs. He has yet to get any other countries to remove their tariffs or to remove his own tariffs,” Chad Bown, a trade expert at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, wrote on Twitter. “There are not yet any trade deals. None.”
The closest Trump has come to a genuine deal is with South Korea and the European Union, long-time political, military and economic allies of the United States.
The Trump Administration put out an announcement in March saying an agreement with South Korea had been reached “in principle.” In July, the White House said the United States and European Union would “work together toward zero tariffs” and start an “executive working group” to hopefully reach a deal. Neither deal has been finalized on paper yet, let alone signed by both sides. Trade experts say a sweeping agreement with the European Union could take years.
South Korea was supposed to be the model trade deal. The Trump Administration hinted nearly a year ago that it would withdraw from the free trade deal with South Korea, known as KORUS, if Korean leaders didn’t agree to concessions.
On March 23, Trump hit several nations with a 25 percent tariff on steel and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum sent to the United States. South Korea was initially exempted because the White House said the trade negotiation was progressing well, but the threat was there that the tariffs could go into effect.
The South Korean government seemed eager to negotiate and put this behind them. By March 27, the White House and South Korea announced the framework of a deal where South Korea would lower barriers so more U.S. cars could be sold there. South Korea also agreed to reduce its sales of steel to the United States by 30 percent in exchange for Trump removing the tariff.
Top White House officials such as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer made the television rounds to herald the deal as proof the Trump trade agenda was working, calling it “historic” and an “absolute win-win.” Trump tweeted it was a “great deal.”
Yet nearly five months later, the deal has not been finalized, a time frame trade experts say is getting long for what appeared to be a straightforward tweak to an existing deal. The hold up, according to South Korean lawmakers and former U.S. trade officials, is Trump’s new threat to put tariffs on foreign-made cars and trucks. South Korean companies like Hyundai and Kia sell a lot of cars in the United States, and South Korean leaders thought their country would be excluded from any further tariffs if they signed a revised KORUS with the Trump Administration.
“The Koreans learned that even if you reach an agreement with the Trump Administration, they might hit you again with something later to get more,” said Troy Stangarone of the Korea Economic Institute.


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Mixed media Illustration composed from a drawing and photograph. The amazing stairwell was actually in Budapest. It was a great background for my series. The woman was inspired by fashion photography, one of my favorite inspirations for drawing.

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India’s media market, specifically the TV is increasing at a rapid pace. After China, it is the largest market. And it will keep at it. With TV sets in 167
Experts are predicting that the high profit margins experienced by the Indian IT companies will erode in the next 3-5 years. And would settle at just around the 11-15% mark.


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- Are eggs a good bedtime snack?
- What should I eat before bed to lose weight?
- What foods should I avoid before bed?
- What burns fat overnight?
- What is the flat belly overnight trick?
- Is banana good at night?
- Does a spoonful of peanut butter before bed?
- Is it OK to eat 2 boiled eggs a day?
- What foods cause insomnia?
- Can I eat boiled egg in empty stomach?
- What is a healthy bedtime?
- What happens if I eat boiled eggs everyday?
- Can I eat banana empty stomach?
- How can I fall asleep in 10 seconds?
- Can you eat salad before bed?
- What is the best thing to eat before bed?
- What is a good bedtime snack?
- Can I eat cereal at night?
- Is peanut butter a good bedtime snack?
- What 2 vegetables kill belly fat overnight?
- What should I eat to last longer in bed?
Are eggs a good bedtime snack?
Whole, minimally processed foods like berries, kiwis, goji berries, edamame, pistachios, oatmeal, plain yogurt and eggs make easy, tasty and healthy late-night snacks.
Many of these foods even contain sleep-supportive compounds, including tryptophan, serotonin, melatonin, magnesium and calcium..
What should I eat before bed to lose weight?
Here are six bedtime beverage that may do just that:Greek yogurt protein shake. As noted above, having protein before bed—especially if you’ve worked out beforehand—helps stimulate the repair and rebuilding of muscle (muscle protein synthesis) while you sleep. … Chamomile tea. … Red wine. … Kefir. … Soy-based protein shake. … Water.Feb 21, 2020
What foods should I avoid before bed?
Five worst foods for sleepChocolate. High levels of caffeine in chocolate make it a poor choice for late-night snacking. … Cheese. While cheese is generally considered a comfort food, it is actually one of the worst foods to eat before bed. … Curry. … Ice cream. … Crisps. … Cherries. … Raw honey. … Bananas.More items…
What burns fat overnight?
Here are five handy ways you can burn fat while you’re asleep.Drink a casein shake. … Sleep more. … Eat cottage cheese before bed. … Resistance training. … Eat small meals throughout the day.
What is the flat belly overnight trick?
Flat Belly Overnight’s trick consists of two eBooks comprising of a template and a detox formula along with a series of three minute effective exercise videos that aim to assist users in shedding the stubborn belly fat by carrying out the right exercising techniques.
Is banana good at night?
It turns out; this beloved fruit is the perfect sleep aid. It provides several vitamins and minerals that can improve the quality of your sleep. Bananas reduce stress and anxiety, alleviate muscle cramps, and regulate your sleep-wake cycle with serotonin and melatonin.
Does a spoonful of peanut butter before bed?
Peanut Butter Peanut butter is loaded with tryptophan, but also has been known to boost your metabolism, so you can burn more calories while you sleep and through the next morning. For an added benefit, put the peanut butter on half of a whole-wheat bagel to get those sleep-inducing carbs.
Is it OK to eat 2 boiled eggs a day?
Eating eggs leads to elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), also known as the “good” cholesterol. People who have higher HDL levels have a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and other health issues. According to one study, eating two eggs a day for six weeks increased HDL levels by 10%.
What foods cause insomnia?
These 5 Foods and Substances Can Cause Anxiety and InsomniaWhich foods are most likely to press your panic button?Caffeine.Nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, and goji berries)Alcohol.Aged, fermented, cured, smoked, and cultured foods (salami, cheese, sauerkraut, red wine, etc.).Sugar, Flour, and other Refined Carbohydrates.Bottom Line.Jul 8, 2016
Can I eat boiled egg in empty stomach?
Reduces Bloating However, eating boiled eggs for breakfast and staying away from junk food can be of great help in preventing a bloated belly. Boiled eggs for breakfast will make you feel lighter as compared to eating something unhealthy for breakfast.
What is a healthy bedtime?
Having a regular bedtime may have numerous health benefits for adults as well. There’s no shortage of research touting the importance of getting enough sleep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests adults need at least seven hours of sleep a night.
What happens if I eat boiled eggs everyday?
But another study published in The New England Journal of Medicine found that eating two hard-boiled eggs daily increased the formation of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a chemical linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Egg yolks contain lecithin, an essential fat that contributes to TMAO formation.
Can I eat banana empty stomach?
Best known as a super-food, banana satiates hunger and is good for digestion. Bananas contain high amounts of magnesium and potassium and when eaten empty stomach, can imbalance magnesium and potassium levels in our blood.
How can I fall asleep in 10 seconds?
The military methodRelax your entire face, including the muscles inside your mouth.Drop your shoulders to release the tension and let your hands drop to the side of your body.Exhale, relaxing your chest.Relax your legs, thighs, and calves.Clear your mind for 10 seconds by imagining a relaxing scene.More items…
Can you eat salad before bed?
7. Salads – One of the healthiest addition to this list is salads. You can have a pre-bed food such salad filled with lettuce, berries, cottage cheese, and honey are delicious and extremely healthy. Besides, lettuce is filled with lactucarium which has sedative properties.
What is the best thing to eat before bed?
Here are the 9 best foods and drinks you can have before bed to enhance your quality of sleep.Almonds. Almonds are a type of tree nut with many health benefits. … Turkey. Turkey is delicious and nutritious. … Chamomile tea. … Kiwi. … Tart cherry juice. … Fatty fish. … Walnuts. … Passionflower tea.More items…•Aug 27, 2020
What is a good bedtime snack?
Snacks for SlumberLow-fat milk or cheese.Seafood, meat or poultry.Whole grains, such as a bowl of cereal with skim milk.Scrambled eggs.A peanut butter sandwich.Yogurt with granola sprinkled on top.A sliced apple with one ounce of cheese.Nov 15, 2017
Can I eat cereal at night?
Not all cereals are bad choices at night, but if you’re eating a high-sugar, low-fiber one, then you’re wreaking havoc with your blood sugar. You’ll likely wake up starving a few hours later or in the morning due to the over-production of insulin the sugar triggers.
Is peanut butter a good bedtime snack?
Peanut butter has a lot of calories, and is also incredibly delicious. It may not sound like a typical fitness food, but it is indeed incredibly healthy. It’s also amazingly useful for helping you fall asleep and it does wonders for you no matter whether you want to build muscles or lose fat.
What 2 vegetables kill belly fat overnight?
Here Are Some Of The Best Vegetables That You Can Include In Your Diet To Lose Belly Fat Quickly:Spinach And Other Leafy Greens. Spinach and other leafy green vegetables like kale, lettuce, etc. … Mushrooms. … Cauliflower And Broccoli. … Chillies. … Pumpkin. … Carrots. … Beans. … Asparagus.More items…•Jan 7, 2021
What should I eat to last longer in bed?
Stamina can mean many things, but when it comes to sex, it often refers to how long you can last in bed….Foods rich in B vitamins include:lean meat, fish, and poultry.eggs.peanut butter.avocado.fortified and enriched grains.milk and dairy products.leafy green vegetables.


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The New York Fed engages with individuals, households and businesses in the Second District and maintains an active dialogue in the region. The Bank gathers and shares regional economic intelligence to inform our community and policy makers, and promotes sound financial and economic decisions through community development and education programs.
Several academic papers have documented investors’ willingness to pay a premium to hold money-like assets and focused on its implications for financial stability. In a New York Fed staff report, we estimate such premium using a quasi-natural experiment, the recent reform of the money market fund (MMF) industry by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The financial crisis of 2007-08 and the ensuing recession, the most severe since the 1930s, prompted a wave of regulatory reforms: tighter bank capital and liquidity rules, new failed bank resolution procedures, a stand-alone consumer protection agency, greater transparency in money market funds, central clearing of derivatives, and others as well. As these reforms have gradually taken effect, a healthy debate has emerged in the policy and academic communities over their efficacy in achieving their intended goals and possible unintended consequences.
The global financial crisis, and the ensuing Dodd-Frank Act, identified size and complexity as determinants of banks’ systemic importance, increasing the potential risks to financial stability. While it’s known that big banks haven’t shrunk, the question that remains is: have they simplified? In this post, we show that while the largest U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs) have somewhat simplified their organizational structures, they remain very complex. The industries spanned by entities within the BHCs have shifted more than they have declined, and the countries in which some large BHCs have entities still include numerous “secrecy” or tax-haven locations.
One goal of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 was to end “too big to fail.” Toward that goal, the Act required systemically important financial institutions to submit detailed plans for an orderly resolution (“living wills”) and authorized the FDIC to create an alternative resolution procedure. In response, the FDIC has developed a “single point of entry” (SPOE) strategy, under which healthy parent companies bear the losses of their failing subsidiaries. Since SPOE makes the parent company responsible for subsidiaries’ losses, we would expect that parents have become riskier, relative to their subsidiaries, since the announcement of the SPOE strategy in December 2013. Do bond raters and investors share this view?
It is widely said that a lack of “skin in the game” would distort lenders’ incentives and cause a moral hazard problem, that is, excessive risk‑taking. If so, does more skin in the game—in the form of extended liability—reduce bankers’ risk‑taking? In order to examine this question, we investigate historical data prior to the Great Depression, when bank owners’ liability for losses in the event of bank failure differed by state and primary regulator. This post describes our preliminary findings.
Nicola Cetorelli, B. Gerard Dages, Paul Licari, and Afshin Taber
The Committee on the Global Financial System, made up of senior officials from central banks around the world and chaired by New York Fed President William Dudley, recently released a report on “Structural Changes in Banking after the Crisis.” The report includes findings from a wide-ranging study documenting the significant structural adjustments in banking systems around the world in response to regulatory, technological, and market changes after the crisis, while also assessing their implications for financial stability, credit provision, and capital markets activity. It includes a new banking database spanning over twenty-one countries from 2000 to 2016 that could serve as a valuable reference for further analysis. Overall, the study concludes that the changed regulatory and market environment since the crisis has led banks to alter their business models and balance sheets in ways that make them more resilient but also less profitable, while continuing their role as intermediaries providing financial services to the real economy.
Kenneth D. Garbade, Frank M. Keane, and Radhika Mithal
The Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) was formed in February 2007 in response to the appearance of some questionable trading practices in the secondary market for U.S. Treasury securities. (A history of the origins of the TMPG is available here.) Left unaddressed, the practices threatened to harm the efficiency and integrity of an essential global benchmark market. The Group responded by identifying and publicizing “best practices” in trading Treasury securities—a statement of behavioral norms intended to maintain a level and competitive playing field for all market participants. The Group’s focus expanded in 2008 to include market architecture issues, and again in 2010 to include the federal agency debt and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) markets.
In a previous post, I documented that much of the expansion into nontraditional activities by U.S. banks began well before the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act in 1999, the legislation that repealed much of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. The historical record actually contains many prior instances of the Glass-Steagall restrictions being circumvented, with nonbank firms allowed to operate as financial conglomerates and engage in activities that go beyond traditional banking. These broad industry dynamics might indicate that the business of banking tends to expand firm boundaries beyond a traditional—“boring”—perimeter.
Since the global financial crisis and Great Recession, many critics have called for regulatory and legislative reforms to restore a system of “boring” banks constrained to traditional banking activities like deposit taking and lending. The narrative underlying this argument holds that the partial repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999 by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act enabled banks to expand into nontraditional activities such as securities trading and underwriting, thereby contributing to the financial crisis some ten years later. The implication is that if we could restore the Glass-Steagall Act, banks would become boring once again, and financial stability would be enhanced. The reality, however, may be more complex; an in-depth look “under the hood” of banks’ organizational structure over the past forty years shows that bank holding companies (BHCs) began expanding into those financial activities in the early 1980s and that this expansion was, in fact, nearly complete by 1999.
The 2007-09 financial crisis highlighted weaknesses in the over‑the‑counter (OTC) derivatives markets and the increased risk of contagion due to the interconnectedness of market participants in these markets. As a response, the global regulatory community introduced a number of reforms to both the market structure and the regulatory environment. The intent of these innovations was to improve the functioning of OTC markets but some market participants have suggested that some of the new regulations may have had unintended consequences. In this post, we discuss some key takeaways from a recent two-day conference on “Over‑the‑Counter Derivatives and Recent Regulatory Changes,” where policymakers, academics, practitioners, and other experts convened to discuss the evolution of OTC derivatives markets after the crisis.
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As the unsprung components of vehicle, lightweight wheel plays a significance role for handling stability and riding comfort. Besides, the energy saving effect of lightweight design for wheel is 1.2 to 1.3 times as much as that of components without rotating. Therefore, the lightweight design of wheel is an inevitable development tendency in future. For the wheel composed by long-fiber reinforced composites through injection process, the difference of fiber distribution and orientation at various positions leads to anisotropy on the macro performance. This paper explores a new type of high-performance thermoplastic composites (LGFTs) material reinforced by long glass fiber for lightweight wheel design. The dynamic impact simulations on the LGFT wheel with isotropic properties and anisotropic properties are conducted according to the ISO procedure, using the software Moldflow, Digimat, and Abaqus. The comparison of the simulation results demonstrates that the anisotropic properties of material have a significant effect on the impact characteristics of the wheel. The research in this paper is beneficial to improve the accuracy of the impact simulation on LGFT wheel, and also provides foundation for further lightweight design of the wheel.
Influence of Material Anisotropy on Long Glass Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics Composite Wheel: Dynamic Impact Simulation
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And, if that process wasn’t involved enough, each state differs in its rules and process of how a bill is passed.
So it is noteworthy that benefit corporations did not only become law in a single state. The legislation has gone on to be introduced in various states, and has recently been passed in another 5 states. And similar legislation is being introduced in various other states.
So which states were first on the scene for benefit corporation?
- Maryland passed SB690/HB1009 in April 2010.
- Vermont passed S.263 in May 2010.
- Virginia passed HB2358 in March 2011.
- New Jersey passed S2170 in March 2011.
- Hawaii passed SB298 in July 2011.
- California passed AB361 in October 2011.

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“You don’t find your passion, your passion has already found you — you just need to look inward to discover it.”
Our passions are those things that interest us and make our souls come alive when we take a risk and leap — with no other foreseeable landing or outcome in sight other than the enjoyment we get when we do what we love.
Sadly, most people give up the one thing that makes them come alive because of what others may think or out of the fear of not being able to support themselves while doing what they love — yet their passions are tied directly to who they are.
Embracing the things that you love is the gateway to self discovery — your passion is an extension of you that allows you to showcase the full expression of who you are to the world, in relation to your purpose.
Fear is also often tied to embracing our passions because it goes against everything that society, our friends and our families taught us about how to survive in a world where only the “beautiful” and “talented” can support themselves by doing what they love.
But this just isn’t true.
Our passions make us feel the way they do because they’re in direct alignment with our purpose.
Upon discovering your passion, own the fact that it’s apart of your identity and what makes you, you — don’t be shy about it, either. Don’t worry about the people that will misunderstand you because most people don’t even understand themselves — which is why they spend their energy and time trying to convince you that you don’t understand “you” either.
The only person that your passion has to make sense to is you, and trying to make someone understand why you’re doing what you love will only take your magic away.
The people who stand out when they finally find their niche in life through embracing their passions are the ones who are unapologetic about what they love to do — because they know that the thing that makes their soul come alive is the wings they were given to fly.


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The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that it will require low-income workers to prove their eligibility to receive an earned income tax credit next year to try to stop fraud associated with the program.
The tax collector, in a news release issued in Washington, said 25,000 recipients of the earned income tax credit will be required to "pre-certify" their eligibility by providing documents such as birth certificates, starting with the 2004 tax filing season in January.
The certification initiative is designed to stop erroneous and fraudulent payments in a program identified by the General Accounting Office as "high risk."
Up to $9.9 billion in improper payments was distributed in 1999, the IRS said.
"Our goal is a fair and balanced EITC program--one that clearly encourages eligible people to apply while reducing erroneous claims," IRS Commissioner Mark Everson said.
Critics including Mayor Richard M. Daley have said the certification process will scare some low-income workers from claiming the credit, which is intended to offset Social Security and Medicare taxes deducted from workers' paychecks.
Some 19 million taxpayers claimed $32 billion in the refundable credits in 2002. Families with children receive larger checks, which has allowed some to claim the credit for children they cannot legitimately claim as dependents.

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Chances are good that the first words most people will hear when meeting a police officer will be, “Identification, please.” There are many reasons for this requirement, including the need to protect the officer’s safety or to locate wanted subjects, to name but two. Likewise, there are also a number of reasons why proper credentials are essential for legitimate business and government functions.
One might think that legislation mandating proper identification would be a protective measure easily embraced by everyone. However, when said mandate has political strings attached, one would be wrong. The political strings attached to recent legislation in both Virginia and South Carolina require voters to have government issued identification.
I would normally support a law that increases the number of people with photo identification, but that doesn’t mean any law will do. This law actually imperils voters’ rights; the same rights the measure was allegedly designed to protect.
The media controversy surrounding these two state laws has galvanized activists in both political parties. It has also immersed state legislators in a quicksand of presidential politicis, racial tension and federal prosecution. That result is due to the fact that the voter ID mandate will clearly benefit one political party (Republican) over another (Democrat) at the polls in November.
A recent Trib article (8/27) connected the dots by referencing the lopsided number of minorities who, for various socioeconomic reasons, are less likely to have acceptable government identification such as passports, military ID or state driver’s licenses. The loss of this demographic on election day would, according to the report, be a severe blow to the Democratic Party.
The media debate extends to the so-called intent of the measures: the prevention of voter fraud. Another round of media inquiry failed to uncover any significant examples of the fraud these laws were drafted to prevent.
One side effect of this discussion is the resurrection of the term gerrymandering, last seen by most people in multiple choice civics tests in high school. Gerrymander - a word that references a voting district unfairly restructured to favor a particular party – has been the verb used to describe South Carolina’s voter ID mandate. Unlike Virginia, South Carolina’s voter ID mandate has incited the wrath of the U.S. Department of Justice, which has dispatched civil litigators there to argue on behalf of citizens who may be indirectly disenfranchised by the new law.
That brings us up to date, more or less, on a topic that is far more important than it may seem at first. To be blunt, a voter ID mandate will affect citizens who either don’t care enough about voting, or who lack the resources or will to obtain and maintain proper identification in order to do so.
Should we care about the voting rights of people who may have to choose between buying food and paying for ID? Should we care about the rights of people who don’t seem to care about their own?
South Carolina and Virginia said, “No” to these questions. That was the wrong answer. The right answer is “Yes” and here is why:
Our country was born into a world that knew nothing of civil rights, our continued existence as a free people is due to the sacrifice of brave men and women who fought, bled and died for the right to choose our own leaders up until this very day, and those hard earned rights should NEVER be legislated away.
The Department of Justice needs to deliver the message to South Carolina politicians, and our nation, that no state should be allowed to dangle the right to vote on a string.


One of the most anticipated releases of the year, Pegboard Nerds and Knife Party‘s “Harpoon” on Monstercat is finally here. The vocals are supplied by Knife Party’s own Rob Swire. “Harpoon” is the last track for #NERDWEEK, where Pegboard Nerds have released a single every day this week. It started with an upbeat, modernized version of “Purple People Eater.” Then there was the culturally eclectic “OSCar.” Lastly, the collaboration with Dion Timmer called “Escape.”
“Harpoon” jolts through the waves with high energy. Taking more of a Knife Party approach to the overall sound, the track jumps into a surefire electro house hit during the drop. Pulsing sharp synths stab at your ears as a heavy four-on-the-floor rhythm drives the energy. Be sure to put on your snorkeling gear because you’ll need it for this piece.
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The MacBook Pro 2021 refresh is one of the most anticipated Apple hardware upgrades of the year. For a while, the new MacBook Pro was the hottest WWDC 2021 rumor. Some claimed that Apple planned to unveil its most significant MacBook redesign in years at the developer conference. But that never happened, which seemed to confirm other reports that said Apple’s major MacBook Pro upgrade would drop only much later this year. An unexpected finding after the WWDC 2021 keynote aired suggested that Apple might have scrapped plans to unveil the new laptops at the last minute.
A brand new report from Asia says that Apple plans to unveil the MacBook Pro 2021 refresh this quarter, pointing to September as a potential launch event.
A new Digitimes report (via MacRumors) says that Apple wants to unveil the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models during the third quarter’s period that’s traditionally reserved for iPhone launch events. It’s unclear whether Apple will unveil the MacBook Pro 2021 generation during the iPhone 13 even. The report makes no mention of the new iPhones. Apple could always unveil the new MacBooks and iPhones at the same time. That’s if the iPhone 13 launches on time this year. On the other hand, other rumors from the same Digitimes suggest the new iPhones will not see delays this year.
Digitimes says that 2021 MacBook Pro shipments will peak in October. That’s another indication that the new notebooks might be unveiled a month earlier than that.
The MacBook Pro 2021 redesign
What’s really exciting about the new MacBook Pro is that we’re not looking at the yearly specs refresh that Apple offers buyers each year. 2021 is the year when Apple will release a brand new MacBook Pro design. If the rumors are correct, this MacBook Pro generation will fix everything buyers hated about the current design. On top of that, Apple will introduce a bunch of exciting features unseen on other MacBook Pro versions before.
The new MacBook Pro models should be flatter, in line with Apple’s current design language for iPhone and iPad. But the more exciting design detail concern the ports. The 2021 MacBook Pro models will supposedly bring back MagSafe charging. They’ll also feature HDMI and SD card readers, according to several reports from earlier this year.
When it comes to new features, this year’s MacBook Pros should introduce a new size. The 14-inch version will replace the 13.3-inch model, just like the 16-inch display replaced the 15-inch option. The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros will feature a brand new mini-LED screen, similar to the 2021 12.9-inch iPad Pro display.
Finally, both MacBook Pros will pack an Apple M-series chip that’s will offer better performance than the current M1 version. The M1 powers four Macs already, including last year’s 13.3-inch version. Several rumors claimed that Apple’s next-gen M1X or M2 chip will power the new MacBook Pro.


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Amazing, seriously! I can't believe we are done with basketball (okay, we have a game Saturday.) and starting baseball! (tryouts are also Saturday.) Sunday we bought H a new bat, cleats, and sliding shorts. We also purchased some essentials for M--she'll be playing tball this year! She demanded a pink glove, cleats, and helmet! And, of course, got all three. So a girl needs pink, who cares?!!
Then, tonight, after throwing with the kids until dark, we took H to the batting cages. While there, we ran into his manager and a coach from last years team. So fun! My little man is growing up. Its amazing to see how tall he is, and now is swinging a bat that I know he couldn't get around last year! Also amazing is that he picked up right where he left off! He does love baseball. As do I. I cannot wait to start watching him play again. I'm a score keeper for his teams, usually, and believe it or not, it is actually difficult for me to watch a game if I'm not score keeping! I get way too nervous b/c I think about how he's doing too much. Silly, I know. So, in honor of baseball season, I thought I'd share a page from last year that I did. This was one of my very first LOs I did as a digi-scrapper. I used Misty Cato's clipping mask tutorial and scraplifted her page.


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Visions of Italy
The Grand Tour From A Stunning Aerial ViewDVD - 2004
Visions of Italy is an awe-inspiring aerial tour of the cities, hill towns, and spectacular sights of Il Belpaese "the Beautiful Country" from the Alps to Sicily. Filmed in high definition from a helicopter-mounted camera. Approx. 240 min. on 2 DVDs. Each includes nearly an hour of bonus footage not seen on PBS.
Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, c2004.
Branch Call Number: DVD 914.504 VISIONS
Characteristics: 2 videodiscs (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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