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Akumal is a stunning town between Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. This location is an optimal feeding, nesting and breeding habitat for marine turtles, it actually means "Land of turtles" in Mayan!
Environmentally diverse it offers, beach, jungle, wetlands and reefs, so you are sure to have an awesome time exploring the area, road trip to Tulum or even Cancun on your days off as you'll also only be a couple of hours away.
During your first 12 weeks, whilst conducting marine research, you’ll be staying in shared accommodation. The facilities are basic and participants share base duties including cleaning and chores. On your 12 week work placement accommodation is of a higher standard, sharing with other participants. Your placement will be discussed with you further when you are in Mexico and this will be based along the Caribbean coast.
You will be working with up to 18 other international interns alongside field staff that assist the project. When on placement you will be working with local dive centre staff.


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At 9:00, Sakima Brown will be on air with us talking about her career as an engineer and her experience in the army!
Then at 9:30 Christine Little will be at the station! She is an experienced nurse, and she plays several other roles within the community involving community service, politics, Board Member participation, etc.

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Plaintiff entertainer appealed from an order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, granting summary judgment to defendant advertising agency in plaintiff's action alleging infringement of various intellectual property rights under state and federal law.
Defendant advertising agency prepared a series of advertisements for defendant electronic company. One particular ad depicted a robot dressed in a wig, gown and jewelry, selected to resemble plaintiff's hair and dress. Unlike the other celebrities used in the advertising campaign, plaintiff neither consented to nor was paid for the ads. Plaintiff commenced an action against defendants alleging infringement of various intellectual property rights under state and federal law. Plaintiff appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants.
The court affirmed the grant of summary judgment on the right of privacy claim, but reversed the judgment on the right to publicity and the Lanham Act claims.
The court held that for the advertising to be effective, it must evoke the celebrity's identity.
Defendants attempted to elevate its ad above the status of garden-variety commercial speech by pointing to the ad's parody of plaintiff.
Unless the first amendment barred all right of publicity actions - and it did not, then it did not bar the case.
The court reasoned that plaintiff pleaded claims sufficient to go to a jury.
The court affirmed the grant of summary judgment on plaintiff's right of privacy claim, but reversed the judgment on the right to publicity and the Lanham Act claims because plaintiff pleaded claims sufficient to go to a jury.

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Bytes.com is a community for Developers and IT Professionals. Join 418,050 members and discuss topics such as software development, networking, security, web development, mobile development, databases and more.
RootUsers - Guides, tutorials, reviews and news for System Administrators.
With Radmin, provide instant remote tech support to corporate network users. Gain secure remote access to network computers and servers.
Instructions/Tutorials on Unix/Linux commands, C Programming, Unix Administration , Oracle, PL SQL, Perl, Productivity tips soft skills for newbies and professionals.
EMCO designs and creates network inventory, remote audit, management and deployment tools to simplify network administration and maintenance tasks.
Welcome to the official website of Frankie Manning.
Internet security, system security, network architecture, systems consulting and custom programming.

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(The Iowa PTA link for the categories listed hasn't been updated yet. To double check click here.) Each student may submit up to four entries in each category. All entries are scored by experienced judges. The top four scores in each category and age group go on to compete at the state level. State winners are then submitted for National PTA Reflections® awards.
It is very important that you read and follow the rules for each entry category. All Reflection entries are due Thursday, October 26, 2017. It is highly recommended that a parent drop off the Reflection entries before school on October 26th. The chair of the Riverdale Heights Reflection Program will be in the office that morning from 8-8:30 am. For questions or more information, please contact Shelagh Clark, shelaghphillips04@gmail.com, 630-631-9077.
Do you have a special artist? Here are the rules to qualify and guidelines for submissions.

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At Cosmetic Dentists of Houston, our dental crowns and onlays are metal-free and fabricated from durable and highest quality US-made materials. For more information about crown technology, the quality of our materials and what to expect from the dental crown procedure, please see Dental Crowns, Onlays and Bridges.
The average cost of a porcelain dental crown at Cosmetic Dentists of Houston ranges from $1800 – $2500. Each crown is custom designed by world-class ceramists in our laboratories in Idaho, using highest quality US-made non-metal materials.
You may find less expensive crowns, but we promise you that you will never find higher quality work anywhere else.
Because Porcelain onlays are more difficult than crowns and require more precision to create, many dentists do not even offer them. Dr. Canto, however, is an expert in the art of porcelain onlays and will recommend them to her patients as needed.
A well-done dental onlay conserves healthy tooth structure and is gentler on the gums than a crown. Generally the cost of an onlay is about the same as the cost of a porcelain crown.
If you are in the Houston Texas area, please contact us for a free, no-risk porcelain crown and onlay consultations to get a more exact estimate.
Dr. Canto strongly believes in personalized education for each of her patients and will be happy to consult with you to help you decide if dental crowns, onlays or bridges are right for you.
Call 713-622-1977 or come visit our Houston Galleria office for a Porcelain Crown or Onlay Consultation.
Learn more about your dental options and get all your cosmetic dentistry questions answered by Dr. Amanda Canto, DDS.

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Why create artificial intelligence? We don’t want to work and we don’t want to die, but more than that, we want answers to life’s mysteries, the most elusive of those mysteries being our own consciousness. More than a perfectly rational decision-making engine we want a salve for our existential insecurity. Through the course of human history, we have envisioned ways to construct a superintelligence that would remove our uncertainty. Is it not curious that whenever we conceptualize an intelligence superior to our own and do not endow it with divinity, we divorce it from the body? Trapped in our fragile shells, tormented by the pain of existence as a physical organism, we long for the purity of thought we imagine could only reside in a “talking head”, be it the brazen heads of the alchemists, the dream of an artificial brain, or the cable network news analyst. We regard the body as a trap for reason, subject as it is to those pesky biological imperatives. Our senses fool us. We’re guided by our heart’s passions. Our thirst and hunger drive us to madness. But the talking head eschews these worldly concerns, has no wants and needs, rather exists only to be an oracle.
The head is traditionally the seat of wisdom. At the end of the mythological Norse Æsir-Vanir War, a hostage exchange goes sideways, and the Vanir wind up beheading an Æsir negotiator named Mímir, sending his head back Asgard. Odin did a little Teutonic magic, and preserved Mímir’s head so he could continue to consult him as a trusted and knowledgeable advisor. Presumably labor laws now prevent this kind of exploitation. Before his unfortunate decapitation, Mímir was considered a fount of wisdom, but after, the head alone was credited with the revelatory abilities and the possession of information about other worlds. 12-13th Century Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson’s Heimskringla (Chronicle of the Kings of Norway), describes the technical process by which Odin prepared Mímir’s noggin’ for employment. “Odin took the head, smeared it with herbs so that it should not rot, and sang incantations over it. Thereby he gave it the power that it spoke to him, and discovered to him many secrets” (Sturluson, 1844, p218-219).
Pope Sylvester II (946-1003 A.D.), originally known as Gerbert of Aurillac, had a lot of scholarly talents, from astronomy to mathematics, introduced the decimal numeral system to Europe, reintroduced the abacus, and just so happened to be the first French pope. Another of Gerbert’s many claims to fame was his reputed creation of a brazen head, instructions which he found in a stolen secret tome from Moor-occupied Spain. “He cast, for his own purposes, the head of a statue, by a certain inspection of the stars when all the planets were about to begin their courses, which spake not unless spoken to, but then pronounced the truth, either in the affirmative or negative” (William of Malmesbury, 1889, p181). Now, I’m reasonably impressed with any fellow who can make a metal head that answers questions, but one of the common threads that reappears in the alchemists’ and sorcerers’ dabblings in brazen heads is that the head knows the truth. It’s why you create it after all.
After Gerbert, the list of brazen head makers is long and includes the Roman poet Virgil, English scholar Robert Grosseteste, Doctor of the Church Albertus Magnus (Thomas Aquinas, his student, was said to have destroyed it when it wouldn’t shut up and was interfering with his concentration), philosopher and theologian Boethius, alchemist Johann Georg Faust, physician and astrologer Arnaldus de Villa Nova, and “Doctor Mirabilis” himself, Friar Roger Bacon, who reportedly created his brazen head with the express purpose of asking it whether it made sense to make Britain impregnable by ringing it with a wall of brass. A bold, and likely cost-prohibitive maneuver, but what price freedom, eh? Unfortunately, Bacon and his fellow engineers were so exhausted from constructing the head that they supposedly fell asleep and missed the decisive answer. Apparently, brazen heads do not like to repeat themselves.
We’ve been constructing bodiless intelligences for at least a thousand years now, hoping to hit upon that particular combination that reveals the meaning of life, and I suspect our latest obsession with creating artificial intelligence is likely just the latest reflection of this crusade. Perhaps we wouldn’t mind smart cars, smart agents, smart refrigerators, mechanical chess masters, Jeopardy winners, and free-thinking robo-servants/soldiers/adult toys to keep us company in this lonely universe, where we’ve seen no other signs of intelligent life, but deep down we figure if we can create a conscious mind not dissimilar to our own, but faster and free from our worldly cares, are we not gods? And shouldn’t gods have prophets? Talk about tautological theology. We’re not sure about the existence of the gods anymore, and consequently we have to make our own oracles, just in case they never get around to answering our prayers or explaining themselves. As David Byrne of Talking Heads fame said, “Patience is a virtue, but I don’t have the time”.
Snorri Sturluson, 1179?-1241. The Heimskringla. London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1844 ed.
William, of Malmesbury, approximately 1090-1143. William of Malmesbury’s Chronicle of the Kings of England: From the Earliest Period to the Reign of King Stephen. London: G. Bell, 1889.

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In their high schools and colleges, students often are assigned question-answer papers to write. Unfortunately, most of them are unprepared for this task since they cannot understand and follow its key peculiarities so they open their search engine and desperately ask, “Where can I get answer questions help?” Certainly, writing a question-answer essay is a challenge for an average student since it is a very unusual task. As such, in this task, the writer has to answer a certain amount of questions in a clear and concise manner. These questions may refer to one topic or may not be related to each other. However, all of them should be within the scope of one discipline. In terms of word count, the writer should keep the balance and dedicate enough attention to every question that may be quite a difficult task to do. To write a good essay, the writer should possess the necessary knowledge, as well as writing, and organization skills. Unlike the common 5-paragraph essay, Q/A type does not require writing an introduction and conclusion. The answer to every question should be detailed and meaningful.
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Mr. Boroujerdi has spent more than 820 days in general sections and 320 days in solitary confinements of Evin prison and Yazd central prison since Oct 8, 2006 until Nov 2009. As one day in solitary confinement is equal to 10 days in general section, this clergy who is opposite to religious government, has totally spent 4020 days in prison that is equal to 11 years imprisonment.
Therefore his period of condemnation has finished now and Iran judicial system must release this political and ideological immediately.


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William Timothy O’Brien was born in 1946 in Austin, Minnesota, and is best known for his novel, The Things They Carried (1990). The stories were inspired by his experiences in the Vietnam War.
O’Brien won the 1979 National Book Award for Going After Cacciato, and in 1995 In the Lake of the Woods won the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction. O’Brien notes that ‘a good piece of fiction, does not offer solutions. Good stories deal with our moral struggles, our uncertainties, our dreams, our blunders, our contradictions, our endless quest for understanding. [They] do not resolve the mysteries of the human spirit … [they] describe and expand upon those mysteries. O’Brien teaches creative writing at Texas State University–San Marcos.

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Duties and taxes of approximately 30-40% of the total value apply if the owner of the goods does not qualify for duty and tax free import.
Used items must have been owned by the owner of the goods for a minimum of 6 months prior to import into Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Customs may require bank guarantee for total amount of temporary imported goods.
Diplomats can import vehicles that are not “EURO IV” duty and tax free with a diplomatic protocol issued by the B&H Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Returning B&H citizens can import vehicles that are not “EURO IV” duty and tax free with statement from B&H embassy / consulate at origin must show that the owner of the vehicle has lived abroad for more than 36 months and proof that returner is owner of the vehicle abroad at least 12 months until the date of return to B&H.
The vehicle must be imported within 12 months from the “date of the return to Bosnia and Herzegovina”.
Temporary import is possible for the period validity of work / residence permit vehicle must meet at least “EURO IV” standards.
Customs may require bank guarantee for total amount of temporary imported vehicle.
Cars older than 7 years cannot be imported.
Pets other than cats and dogs (e.g., birds, reptiles, small rodents, etc.) are not required to prove rabies vaccinations.
Cats and dogs must be vaccinated for rabies at least 30 days but not more than 12 months prior to entry.
Rabies certificate is required for pets originating from certain countries.
Contact destination agent for more specific information.

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Stor(y)age is an interactive audio-performance that invites the audience into a world of remembrance to examine their own material possessions. Wearing headphones and carrying an FM transmitter, the audience takes a guided trip up to an attic accompanied by an audio montage of others' self reflections. Along the way, they are asked to reflect on what they keep, where they keep it, and most importantly, why.
Once in the attic, the audience meets a live performer, a collector of many things, who shares with them a list of her own hidden and stored-away gems. Finally, the audience is probed for personal responses which are fed back into the same FM transmission that they are listening to.
An experience of being "alone, together", stor(y)age ends on a quiet and nostalgic tone and leaves each participant reflecting on a vivid image of the one thing they just can't get rid of.
Stor(y)age was created by FIXT POINT in collaboration with Suitcase in Point Theatre, and originally produced for Magnetic North Theatre Festival as part of Subdvision 2013.

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text: Classic is always in style. Chambray keeps this classic style light, while a graphic trim adds some extra interest. And the pair is as comfortable as ever, of course.

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M.A. Henry Consulting staff looks forward to working with you to measure and improve your program results and delivery of services. Our staff is certified in evaluation practice through The Evaluators Institute and uses the most current methods to ensure success of our research and evaluation support.
With a strong background in formal education from elementary grades through post-graduate courses, informal education, and after-school and community-based programs, M.A. Henry Consulting offers curriculum development and writing services, aligning results to local and federal standards.
Integrating evaluation into the routine work of organizations and programs is recognized by professionals and funders alike. External evaluation services, such as those we offer, does not offset the role for internal evaluation capacity. We help organizations empower themselves through a proven, collaborative process of assessment, training and implementation.


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How to open file with FMOD extension?
The FMOD file extension belongs to the category Settings Files. The extended name of this file format is Adobe Illustrator Flattening Module. Below is a list of programs that support files with this extension. Just download one of them, then double click on the FMOD file, which did not want to open and manually select the program installed by default. The FMOD file should open now without any problem.
It can also happen that, despite the installation of one of the following programs, your FMOD file will still return an error when you try to run it. In such a case, refer to the next part of our article, where we present solutions to most problems that may occur when you try to work with the new file extension, which is the FMOD.
Right-click the FMOD file that we want to open, then clicking the option "Open with"
In this case, the solution may be to find another copy of the FMOD file, to ask for another copy of it (if you got it from another person), or to try to download it again from the internet.
In this case, you must associate the FMOD file with the application either by selecting the application (information here) or manually (information here).
The application for supporting the FMOD file has not been entirely installed.
Your computer does not have sufficient resources to the currently open the FMOD file.
We install all the drivers that are needed to run the application that supports the FMOD file.
Most of the items on the registry concerning the FMOD file are added automatically during installation of the program/application. In some situations, the user himself has to create a new registry entry, and type in the appropriate value. This method can be used to associate a file type with an existing application. Then locate the ProgID of the application in the registry. To access the Windows registry editor - click "Start", type "regedit", and then press ENTER.
To associate the FMOD file type with the new application, you must define the ProgID for a particular application and if you want to get information on defining a new ProgID, you should see the program identifiers. For information about file extensions and its associations with applications look in the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT .
Have you ever got a file that you could not open? Probably the situation was that it had an extension not used before on your computer, e.g. FMOD. Such a situation could also take place with other extensions, but it always ended the same - giving you a headache when determining which program should be used to properly open the file.
Typically, Windows has the appropriate software to open the FMOD file or just preview its contents. Often, however, there is no such software, and then we need to identify what kind of file it is, and download the appropriate software to support it.


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On March 22, 2016, Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the Government of Canada’s budget in the House of Commons. As expected, there were many tax proposals included in Budget 2016 which focused on helping the middle class, including the introduction of a new Canada Child Benefit program (to replace the current Universal Child Care Benefit) and the elimination of both the education and textbook tax credits. Interestingly, two anticipated items – an increase in the taxes paid on capital gains and changes to Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (CCPCs) – were left intact.
This summary highlights areas of the budget that may be of particular interest to physicians, residents and medical students, and provides an overview of some of the budget’s non-tax measures in the health sector.
While the Liberal electoral platform indicated their intention to preserve the currently legislated decrease of the Federal small business tax rate to 9% by 2019, the Federal small business tax rate of 10.5%, applicable to the first $500,000 of active business income earned by a Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC), will remain unchanged for the foreseeable future.
There are no proposed changes to the current non-eligible dividend gross-up and tax credit factors.
Budget 2016 proposes tax amendments that will limit the benefits of certain corporate and partnership structures which currently allow for the small business tax rate to apply to multiple instances of $500,000 of active income. This has historically been accomplished through the use of more complex structures that use a combination of multiple corporations, partnerships and/or contracts for services. The intention is to limit the ability of high-net-worth individuals to use private corporations to inappropriately reduce or defer tax.
Example 1: Dr. Jones is the sole shareholder of a medical professional corporation (MPC) earning $1M of active business income. Ordinarily, the MPC would be eligible to pay the small business tax rate on the first $500,000 of active business income and would pay the general corporate tax rate on the remaining $500,000. However, in order to have the full $1M taxed at the small business rate, Dr. Jones’ spouse, Mr. Jones, incorporates his own corporation and provides services to Dr. Jones’ professional corporation for a fee of $500,000. The end result is that each corporation would end up with $500,000 of active business income and each could benefit from the small business tax rate on this income. Budget 2016 proposes to eliminate this advantage in situations where one corporation, its shareholder or a person who is not at arm’s length with the shareholder, has a direct or indirect interest in the other CCPC from which it is deriving its services/property revenue.
Example 2: Where a CCPC is a member of a partnership, the CCPC is entitled to its pro-rata share of the $500,000 small business deduction based on its share of active business income allocated to it. Therefore multiple corporate partners would have to share one instance of the $500,000 small business limit. To avoid this, structures have been implemented where an individual owns a partnership interest. The individual partners then incorporate CCPCs which, in turn, provide services or property under contract to the partnership. Each corporation would claim the small business deduction in respect of the income earned through their services contract with the partnership effectively allowing multiple partners to access the small business deduction. The new proposals would eliminate this advantage by having the corporations deemed to be direct partners of the partnership.
Dual physician families with two corporations, each owned by one spouse, will be unaffected by these changes as long as these corporations provide little or no services to each other.
The proposed incorporation measures are intended to address very specific situations where partnerships or multiple corporations are involved in the structure. Many physicians operate their medical practices as part of a cost sharing arrangement with other physicians. It is important to note that these arrangements are not the same as partnerships.
In 2015, the previous government announced plans to undertake a consultation on active vs. passive income earned by a corporation to consider whether certain CCPCs that are not currently eligible for the Federal Small Business Deduction should become eligible. The consultation process was completed and no changes are being proposed in this area.
All students are currently eligible to claim a 15% non-refundable education tax credit based on $400 per month of full-time enrolment in a qualifying program, or $120 per month for part-time enrolment. Further, the textbook tax credit currently offers $65 per month of full-time attendance, and $20 for part-time. Budget 2016 proposes to eliminate both of these tax credits, a change which will be effective as of January 1, 2017. This measure DOES NOT eliminate the tuition tax credit.
Unused education and textbook credit amounts carried forward from years prior to 2017 will remain available to be claimed in 2017 and subsequent years.
Budget 2016 proposes to increase Canada Student Grant amounts by 50% - from $2,000 to $3,000 per year for students from low-income families; from $800 to $1,200 per year for students from middle-income families, and from $1,200 to $1,800 per year for part-time students.
Budget 2016 also noted that we can expect further enhancements to expand eligibility for Canada Student Grants, which will be in place for the 2017–18 academic year.
The loan repayment threshold under the Canada Student Loans Program’s repayment Assistance Plan will increase under Budget 2016. The proposed change will have students repay their student debt once they earn a minimum of $25,000 (up from $20,210).
Starting in July 2016, the new Canada Child Benefit (CCB) will replace the current Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) and Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB). Depending on the family’s adjusted net income, the proposed CCB will offer tax-free monthly payments to Canadian households. It will provide a maximum benefit of $6,400 per child under the age of 6, and a maximum of $5,400 per child aged 6 through to 17. The benefits will be gradually eliminated at phase-out rates, which vary depending on the number of children under the age of 18 and the family’s adjusted net income. The CCB will be fully eliminated for households with income of $200,000 or more.
A tool for calculating estimating monthly CCB payments is available at the following this link.
The Family Tax Cut Credit provided yearly tax savings of up to $2,000 to Canadian families by allowing parents with a child under the age of 18 to allocate (for tax purposes only) up to $50,000 of taxable income from a high income earning spouse to a lower income earning spouse. Budget 2016 will eliminate this credit for 2016 and subsequent tax years.
Currently, the Children’s Fitness Tax credit provides a tax savings equal to 15% on up to $1,000 of eligible fitness expenses. Budget 2016 proposes to decrease the maximum expenses eligible for the fitness credit from $1,000 to $500 in 2016, and to entirely eliminate the credit for 2017 and the subsequent taxation years.
Similarly, the Children’s Arts Credit provides a non-refundable tax credit of 15% on up to $500 of eligible expenses. The maximum eligible expenses will decrease from $500 to $250 for 2016, and will also be eliminated for 2017 and the subsequent taxation years.
Budget 2016 proposes to cancel the provisions in the Old Age Security Act that would have, starting in April of 2023, gradually increased the age of eligibility from 65 to 67 for both Old Age Security (OAS) and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). Budget 2016 also proposes that seniors are eligible to collect allowance benefits until the age of 60 (under the former government, this would have been until the age of 62).
For seniors who rely almost exclusively on OAS and GIS, the top-up benefit will be increased by up to $947 annually.
Further to recent discussions regarding the enhancement of the CPP, Budget 2016 announced that the government will launch public consultations shortly, which will give Canadians the opportunity to provide input on improving the CPP.
Amendments to the Old Age Security Act have been made to ensure that couples who receive both GIS and Allowance benefits, and have to live apart for reasons such as a requirement for long term care, will receive higher benefits based on their individual incomes.
According to the current income tax provisions, Canadian mutual funds can be in the legal form of a trust or a corporation, commonly referred to as corporate class mutual funds. MD does not carry these in our MD group of funds. In some cases, mutual fund corporations are structured as “switch funds”, where the corporation has different classes of shares, and where each class represents a different fund. The goal of a “switch fund” is to provide investors with the ability to have exposure to different assets, and when investors want to exchange shares to another class, they are able to do so without immediate tax consequences. Worthy to note: this deferral is not available when investors hold units of mutual fund trusts.
Budget 2016 proposes to amend the Income Tax Act so that this deferral is no longer available. When the investor switches between classes, this will be considered a disposition for tax purposes at Fair Market value, resulting in a capital gain or a capital loss. This measure will apply to dispositions of shares that occur after September 2016.
Where the previous government proposed a capital gains exemption for individual and corporate donors on the sale of private company shares or real estate to an “arms’ length party” if the proceeds were donated to a registered charity within 30 days, Budget 2016 announced its intention to cancel these tax measures.
The Government of Canada will adopt certain measures recommended by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) to strengthen both international and domestic tax integrity. In the fall of 2015, Canada reaffirmed its commitment to cooperate with the automatic exchange of information with respect to financial accounts held by non-residents, under the framework of the Common Reporting Standard developed by the OECD. Canada intends to implement the standard starting on July 1, 2017, allowing for first exchanges of information with other countries in 2018.
Example: A physician sells his personally owned life insurance policy to his medical professional corporation for its appraised fair market value. There are circumstances under which the physician could receive the proceeds from the corporation, tax-free. These proposals have been included in Budget 2016 to ensure amounts are not inappropriately received tax-free by the policyholder.
Currently, life insurance proceeds received as a result of the death of an individual insured under a life insurance policy are generally not subject to income tax. When a corporation or a partnership receives insurance proceeds, those proceeds are added to the capital dividend account, or the adjusted cost base of the partnership respectively. Budget 2016 proposes amendments, effective March 22, 2016, to provide that the “insurance benefit limit” (the portion of the policy benefit received by the corporation or partnership that is in excess of the policyholder’s ACB of the policy) applies regardless of whether the corporation or partnership that receives the policy benefit is a policyholder of the policy. Further, there will also be an information-reporting requirement where an entity is not a policyholder but is entitled to receive insurance proceeds.
In the coming months, and as further details are made available, MD Financial Management Inc. will continue to monitor any new developments with respect to changes proposed in the 2016 federal budget. If you have questions about how you or your individual financial plan may be affected, please contact your MD Advisor for more information.
The full 2016 federal budget, including additional proposals and economic developments, is available online.
MD Financial Management, with more than $40 billion in assets under administration, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association. MD is dedicated to serving physicians and their families. MD Financial Management provides financial products and services, the MD Family of Funds and investment counselling services through the MD Group of Companies. For a detailed list of these companies, visit md.cma.ca.

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For the past year Friday has been my day off. I use the term "day off" lightly because well, Im a mama and mama's don't get days off! Which is fine by me because I love these little nuggets of mine and I realized a long time ago that I love being with them more then anything else.
So every friday the four of us head out on an adventure of sorts. We go exploring. Which really means that I make them tag along with me while I try out new lunch spots.
This past week we lunched at a trendy new pizza place downtown....I'm doing my best at hipster mom these days! We also came to the conclusion that visiting these places during their slowest times of the day keeps this Mama from completely losing her mind.
Bringing three girls along with me everywhere I go has resulted in carrying a lot of stuff around. Like it or not! Not to mention, I am not a diaper bag mom so I always need something a little oversized but still cool that will fit the multiple devices, diapers, wipes, shoes (cause who keeps those on?) and then maybe just maybe there is some room left in there for my things.
So I was pretty excited when I found my new Giulia Bag by Uashmama.
Its paper! Seriously, its made from washable yet super durable paper that feels like leather. Even the Mr. was impressed and he doesn't get in to this sort of thing! If you haven't heard of them yet, its a family run company 'Le Sorelle', which is made up of four sisters so of course this was near and dear to my heart. Oh and check out the cutest little key holder...you know for when, if ever, I'm just out by myself and don't need all this extra storage.
But for now this is my life and this bag has been the perfect solution. Its not super heavy and it fits all my (their) stuff without me having to dig for it.
We really had too much fun checking out this new pizzeria and basically had the entire place to ourselves so that was pretty awesome! Check out this graffiti wall. My middle one was all about it and asking if we could do that in her room? Maybe!! Personally I was dying over the cool lighting and of course all the white! White, Black, Wood...how could I not love this place?
When we had sufficiently made the entire restaurant staff crazy with our antics and picture taking it was off to explore the rest of downtown. I'm a city girl at heart and I would so live down here if I could just get the Mr. on board.
The girls love all the shops and I love the architecture. This red door and navy entry..I wouldn't mind calling this home.
It turned out to be one of our best exploring days yet and I'm looking forward to seeing what today brings because its Friday y'all!! Oh and you can believe that this Uashmama bag is coming along. When I find something that works and is this cute and modern on top of it...I'm hooked!
Okay sorry but just one more of this door!!
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Blog is looking really great, Anissa!
I like Your blog very much! Thanks for Your ideas and photos!
Love Pizzology! I never thought I'd say this but their brussel sprout pizza is to die for! I currently live on the east side but lived downtown for 2 years when we first moved to Indy and I loved it. I'd love to live on Mass Ave!

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The graffiti in the Glens area of Limavady.
A Limavady pensioner whose home has been targeted on countless occasions by vandals daubing graffiti has made an appeal to the perpetrators to stop.
On Tuesday, the words ‘Touts Need SHOOT?’ (sic) appeared on the side of the property in Glenlea Park. The next day, vandals struck again, adding the words, ‘A Fruit’, to the graffiti.
The man who lives in the property said the graffiti was a “bad job”.
The man said he wished that those behind the graffiti would stop.
“It does annoy me. I just want them to stop and leave it alone,” he said.
Local politicians condemned those behind the graffiti.
Sinn Fein Colr. Brenda Chivers said: “This is not the first time there has been graffiti in the Glens and I would appeal to those who are doing it to wise up and stop,” said Colr. Chivers.
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Running a company is hectic enough—it's hard to muster the time, energy and patience necessary to help your employees resolve their personal disagreements.
But even though conflict management may look like a distraction from more important business, it's good to nip these things in the bud. Otherwise, they might turn into chronic patterns, lowering morale and even impacting production. Promptly addressing workplace conflict can stop an escalating situation before it turns into something bigger.
So how do you handle it? Try taking practical steps like these.
Find a concrete business reason to talk about the problem.
It often feels awkward or strange to talk about personal feelings at work, but if there's a real business reason to do it—if, let's say, there's a production hangup because of poor communication between hostile coworkers—the conversation will seem more necessary and legitimate. Explain the business problem and use that to frame the conversation.
Sometimes people just need to vent. Frustration mounts when people can’t express their feelings. If there are ongoing disagreements or abrasive personalities, you might get an earful. You may need to meet with each worker caught in the conflict separately to fully understand both parties’ point of view. But remember to listen first, rather than looking immediately for solutions. Try to hear the needs that people are expressing.
Resolving conflict means finding common ground, which can be challenging with two opponents who don’t want to see eye to eye. A useful way to begin is to talk about the problem itself. Everyone is likely to agree with some central observations—that there is a real problem, that they don't enjoy working under the tension and stress that it causes, and that they want to find a solution that's good for the business.
These can be a huge barrier to finding common ground. For example, task-driven workers and people-driven workers can easily misunderstand each other, even when they want the same outcome. Similarly, extraverts and introverts can misjudge each other's intentions. Helping people see the value in other people's ways of working can help eliminate misunderstandings.
Move toward solutions and compromise.
Sometimes people see compromise as a loss or failure. This means that people often resist good solutions, which often involve compromise. As a leader, you can overcome this resistance by restating the situation so both parties look reasonable, which allows them to maintain self-respect and dignity. Employees will be more likely to agree to a compromise when they feel respected. Be positive about each employee's contribution to the company.
As with any other business problem, you'll need to circle back and make sure the solution is working. Have followup conversations with all parties involved to make sure there aren't any lingering bad feelings. As a business owner, your guidance and direction are critical to making a great company with a positive working environment.


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Who doesn’t want luminous skin? Spring is the perfect season to stick to the basics and to put away your heavy makeup and go for a more spring/fresh look don’t you think? We all know that makeup looks best when your skin is well taken care of. I will go into details about my current skin care routine on an upcoming post! (promise). But for now I will share the 3 products I always use to create this dewy/natural finish (plus the foundation brush). The Nerium Age-Defying Day cream is very lightweight and also very hydrating which is perfect for the day time! I will go into more details later but this product has powerful antioxidants and it boosts the cell renewal process to reveal younger looking skin (just two reasons why I am obsess with it!). I highly recommend it for any skin type. My skin is incredibly sensitive so when I find something that works I stick to it. I wait 5-10 minutes because I like giving my skin time to absorb the moisturizer before applying anything else. Next, is the one and only Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist and it literally gives you that dewy looking skin instantly ( Anyone who has dry skin and always wanted the “glow from within” look needs this asap). And the final step is to apply foundation. You guys all know that the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Foundation is one of my favorite foundations of all time. I always apply it using my Morphe 439 foundation brush (it’s on sale now!). It’s inexpensive and all the brushes I have from them are high quality brushes. I highly recommend this foundation brush. A while back I talked about my favorite Morphe brushes on Snapchat (jessicahinkson8) But I’m happy to talk about here on the blog if you would like.
Oh how I love the Spring weather! With each season I’m always inspired to try different things and change the routine a little bit. Let me know if you have any requests for beauty posts.

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Dr. Matthew McCleery, Bend, Oregon dentist, is pleased to offer ClearCorrect invisible aligners to his patients. ClearCorrect is the clear and simple way to straighten teeth giving you the confidence to show off your smile during the entire teeth straightening process!
At McCleery Dental, in Bend, Oregon, we offer a complimentary impression study, at no cost to you, to help evaluate whether ClearCorrect is the right teeth straightening solution for you. The impressions are quick and easy to make and are used to evaluate your specific dental situation. We will show you what your teeth look like before ClearCorrect to determine if you are a candidate for this orthodontic treatment. If you are a candidate, we’ll discuss the anticipated length of treatment with you.
Is ClearCorrect the right teeth straightening solution for you?
ClearCorrect is a teeth straightening solution that will work without intruding into your life. You will be able to wear your aligner at school, at work, and around town, all day long. Ready to eat or just feel like a snack? Want to brush or floss or chew a breath mint? No problem. ClearCorrect aligners are easy to remove and insert back whenever you want.
Do you have concerns about the way you’ll look in braces? If you might be embarrassed about people noticing, or if you are worried about looking unprofessional at work; ClearCorrect is the answer. You will feel comfortable wearing these aligners. ClearCorrect aligners are so discreet you may even forget you’re wearing them.
Once you decide to begin treatment with the ClearCorrect system, you’ll receive your aligners in sets. You’ll need periodic follow-up appointments so we can check your progress and give you your next set of aligners.
The ClearCorrect system is affordable we offer payment options to suit your budgeting needs.
The procedure for the cleaning and caring of your teeth will remain the same, and you will be able to eat whatever you want.
ClearCorrect invisible braces are clear and easy to remove, and treatment has low or no impact on the way you look and your daily routines.
ClearCorrect can help you achieve your best smile whether your problem is crowded teeth or teeth that are widely spaced. Most overbites and underbites can be corrected and this solution can also straighten and align teeth that are crooked or turned.
An actual assessment of your particular case will be necessary. ClearCorrect has a very broad application and the chances that you can benefit from this treatment are good.
Age is not an issue for ClearCorrect aligners. This treatment is works well for adults, teenagers, younger children who may not have all their molars, and even seniors with more complicated dental cases are all perfect candidates.
You’ll be surprised and delighted at how quickly you’ll forget that you are wearing ClearCorrect aligners. They are very clear and will not be noticed by any one else.
You deserve a beautiful smile, and now it is easy and affordable. Call our office in Bend at 541-389-2905 to schedule an appointment to see if ClearCorrect is right for you.
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Biofield Tuning is a unique, non-medical therapeutic method that uses sound waves produced by tuning forks in the biomagnetic field that surrounds the human body. It resolves distortion in your electromagnetic field, leaving you feeling calm, clear and free of stress. It takes the noise out of the signal, so that you are less influenced by past events and their impact. The shift in the field allows for profound and often lasting change in the body and mind.
“I have had a lot of energy work done on myself for many years all over the world but I have never experienced such a clean, clear feeling of relief walking out of the sessions with Shannon. The last one I felt almost reborn and full of light and sound. Practically euphoric but with a toe hold on the planet. I felt younger, happier and more positive about my life.” – Judith Henderson, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Biofield Tuning is a powerful method that addresses precisely WHAT is keeping us stuck in rigid patterns of thoughts, behaviors and feelings.
Our life experiences leave us with recordings of what happened, how we felt about it, and how we perceived these events. We generally call these recordings “memories”, although often they are not at all remembered. These recordings continue to broadcast messages based on these events. Tuning forks can find these recordings, smooth out the distortion, and resolve them. With therapeutic sound, we can bypass the conscious mind, and work directly with our unconscious patterns, leading to real, lasting changes.
Biofield Tuning is the distillation of 21 years of research by Eileen McKusick, author, researcher, and wellness practitioner. I have had the great fortune to receive 100 hours of training from Eileen in Burlington, Vermont. My 15 years experience as a psychotherapist is integrated into my work as a Certified Biofield Tuning Practitioner, bringing the best of both worlds into one modern approach to wellness recovery. It is my honor to help bring this unique and powerful healing work to Central Texas.
With Biofield Tuning, we can listen to the sounds produced by the tuning forks and hear the tonal soundtrack of any period of our lives, and we can make adjustments. Because of the way our memories and experiences are stored, we can work with them whether we consciously remember them or not. Biofield Tuning is an excellent way to resolve issues that have remained unchanged, even after extensive work in psychotherapy, bodywork, etc.
Inserting the coherent frequency of the tuning fork into an area of incoherent frequency helps the body to resolve it, and allows people to let go of deeply rooted issues that are standing in the way of leading a healthy, harmonious and joyful life.
While it’s not possible to provide any guarantees, the outcome of this targeted sonic-induced relaxation can be immediate and profound, reducing anxiousness, discomfort, and other distresses during the session, with other benefits unfolding in the days following a session. Results can be both short term as well as long term and sometimes permanent. The effects of multiple sessions are cumulative and a minimum of three sessions is generally recommended but not required.
Click here for more information about Biofield Tuning, and the Biofield Tuning Institute.
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Disclaimer: Biofield Tuning is contraindicated for women who are at any stage of pregnancy, people with pacemakers, and anyone in treatment for cancer or other serious life threatening medical issues. Biofield Tuning should not be relied upon as health, medical, psychological or professional advice of any kind. Biofield Tuning’s intended use is as a method for self healing and wellness. Biofield Tuning practitioners are not diagnosing or treating any medical or mental health ailment. Biofield Tuning is generally considered a safe alternative or complementary health modality, but is not regulated by the state of Texas.


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A fruit-flavored slush drink filled with rubbery balls of cassava root may sound disgusting to some, but to many, this concoction is the most delicious relief on a hot day.
The recent heat wave means it’s bubble tea season. The drink, notable for its tapioca pearls, came to the U.S. by way of Taiwan in the 1990s.
If you love bubble tea but are over the subpar offerings close to campus – like Snap in Georgetown or Gallery Market in the Ivory Tower basement – venture to these Metro-accessible bubble tea vendors.
300 N Washington St., Rockville, Md.
Rockville, Md.’s superior restaurants, supermarkets and cafés reflect a burgeoning new Chinatown. Rockville’s best-kept secret is Kam Sam, which seems like an average Asian supermarket to the naked eye. Just like giant, traditional Asian markets, English is heard rarely, the fish for sale still swim and customers can only pay in cash.
But Kam Sam takes the art of making bubble tea extremely seriously, with an exhaustive menu that spans three white boards which are divided into black and red tea. The wide variety may daunt bubble newcomers, but the patient barista was happy to suggest the mango black tea, and this recommendation made the long train ride worth it. The flavor shot through my taste buds, and the drink was packed with just the right size and consistency of boba. For bubble tea that good, plus the opportunity to stock up on the amazing coconut and taro buns at Bread Corner (591 Hungerford Dr., Rockville, Md.) across the street, I would justify devoting another Saturday morning to return to Rockville.
Though Ten Ren Tea is a Taiwan-based chain with locations in seven countries, you wouldn’t know it by the homey atmosphere. Manga and board games encourage customers to relax, and the menu is extensive, with a guide on how to order a drink based on your preferences of temperature and consistency. I settled on a raspberry chai bubble tea. Even if you don’t like raspberry flavor, you will love it when combined with this rich chai taste. It evokes warm gingerbread, and mixes perfectly with those chewy tapioca pearls that can make or break bubble tea.
2049 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, Va.
I was wary upon entering this popular office lunch spot, as I haven’t had positive experiences with restaurants selling bubble tea as a side hustle. However, TNR Café has a few redeeming qualities. The friendly hostess recommended a taro smoothie, whose bubbles had the ideal level of rubbery-ness that had me scraping the bottom to eat them all even after the drink was done. The tea was thinner than I prefer, void of the thickness that allows one to nurse the drink going about the day. Moreover, the limited selection of flavors, which doesn't include staple bubble tea flavors like avocado, was disappointing.
Teaism, which has three locations in the city – including the nearby 800 Connecticut Ave., NW – offers only one flavor of bubble tea. On the menu, it is listed as "zhenzou pearls," the Taiwanese term for “pearl milk tea.” Because of its proximity to campus, I'd definitely return to this café if the craving for boba hits. The iced milk tea is refreshing and the tapioca pearls had a nice chewy resistance. The busy eatery has a Japanese tea house atmosphere without being kitschy. Come here on weekends for brunch and add a bubble tea to your meal.


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A sometimes misunderstood doctrine of the gospel which is closely connected to the atonement of Jesus Christ is that surrounding the subject of murder. This article will discuss the nature of murder, what its eternal consequences are, and what its appropriate punishment should be.
It is often said that it is never too late to repent or that we can be forgiven for anything. This is generally true doctrine, but it needs to be qualified somewhat before it becomes completely accurate. There are some sins for which there is no forgiveness. The sin against the Holy Ghost is one of these. John the Beloved taught, “If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death” (1 John 5:16-17). God revealed, “I, the Lord, forgive sins unto those who confess their sins before me and ask forgiveness, who have not sinned unto death” (D&C 64:7). In other words, there are sins which are forgivable, and there are sins “unto death” which are not forgivable.
The great sin unto death is the sin against the Holy Ghost, which is denying the Holy Ghost. Jesus Christ taught, “All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men…whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come” (Matthew 12:31-32).
The second sin unto death, which is murder, is like unto the first.
The Book of Mormon makes clear what the hierarchy of the three worst sins is. Alma explained it to his son, when he said of sexual sins, “Know ye not, my son, that these things [sexual sins] are an abomination in the sight of the Lord; yea, most abominable above all sins save it be the shedding of innocent blood or denying the Holy Ghost?” (Alma 39:5). In other words, the greatest sins are 1) denying the Holy Ghost, next, 2) murder, and then 3) sexual transgressions in all their varieties. The third has forgiveness available, although it is very hard won. The first two, on the other hand, are unforgivable. However, they are not unforgivable in the same sense, and the fate of a murderer is not the same as the fate of a son of perdition.
Once a person sins against the Holy Ghost, they remove themselves completely beyond the pale of grace. Their irreversible fate is to suffer in hell until the last resurrection, in which they will receive a resurrected body without glory, and then they will be cast straightway into outer darkness with the devil and his angels for all eternity. Joseph Smith taught that the sons of perdition can never be redeemed and are eternally lost, and that the idea that they can be restored is a “doctrine of devils” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 24).
What is the fate of a murderer? It is clear from the revelations of God and the teachings of Joseph Smith that murderers receive no forgiveness. “Thou shalt not kill;” the Lord declared in the early days of our dispensation, “and he that kills shall not have forgiveness in this world, nor in the world to come” (D&C 42:18, emphasis added). This is the same phraseology that is used for sons of perdition. However they will not share the same fate, since the telestial kingdom is the place where murderers go, unless they have also sinned against the Holy Ghost, “But…murderers…shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimestone” (Revelation 21:8) until “death and hell [shall deliver] up the dead” (Revelation 20:13). At that time, murderers who have not also sinned against the Holy Ghost shall finally inherit the telestial kingdom, which consists entirely of those who have previously spent their time in hell (D&C 76:84, 106). All murderers go to hell. As soon as a person commits murder, they become completely ineligible for the celestial kingdom forever, even if they desperately want to repent.
the Saints arose at Christ's resurrection, probably all the Saints, but it seems that David did not. Why?
farthing. The prayers of all the ministers in the world can never close the gates of hell against a murderer.
And so we find the very interesting truth that murderers cannot be baptized, even if they wish to be very much. This means that they absolutely cannot go to the celestial kingdom, for baptism is a prerequisite to that kingdom. And, as we have already established, no murderer will go to the terrestrial kingdom either, since murderers suffer the torments of hell, and those who go to hell but have not denied the Holy Ghost can only inherit the telestial kingdom (D&C 76:83-84). To summarize, at the moment a person commits murder, they are doomed to suffer in hell once they die, be resurrected at the last resurrection, and finally inherit the telestial kingdom only after terrible suffering.
The whole world is in the midst of a war that seems the worst of all time. This Church is a worldwide Church.
responsible for the conflict. This is a major crisis in the world-life of man. God is at the helm.
Murder is an act of malicious intent; it is by its nature a wrongful killing, and those who have killed under other circumstances are not guilty of it.
What is the proper earthly punishment for murder? Much is said by the liberal-minded that execution of murderers is inhumane or morally wrong. But this is entirely out of sync with what God has prescribed for murder. In every age of the world, God has prescribed the death penalty, capital punishment, for the crime of murder. God commanded Noah, “Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed” (Gen. 9:6). In the Mosaic dispensation, God prescribed death penalties for many crimes. But these crimes could all be satisfied through alternate penalties, chief of which was monetary reimbursement called “satisfaction.” The exception, however, was murder. “Moreover, ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall surely be put to death” (Num. 35:16). The Nephites’ law was clear in its punishment for murder. Jacob the brother of Nephi declared, “Wo unto the murderer who deliberately killeth, for he shall die” (2 Ne. 9:35). Later in the Book of Mormon, it is made clear that “the laws which have been given unto [the Nephites] by our fathers, which are correct…were given them by the hand of the Lord” (Mosiah 29:25). And these correct laws from God verily declared that “he that murdered was punished unto death” (Alma 1:18). Now coming down to our own day, to our own dispensation – what has the Lord declared regarding murder in the latter days? God said, “And again, I say, thou shalt not kill; but he that killeth shall die” (D&C 42:19). The First Presidency has declared, “The revelations of God to this Church make death the penalty for capital crime, and require that offenders against life and property shall be delivered up to and tried by the laws of the land” (Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, Joseph F. Smith, Messages of the First Presidency, 3: 185). In other words, it is God’s will, and it is proper and correct that a murderer should die. It makes the world a better place when a murderer is destroyed, and it gives the victims and the family of victims justice for the perpetrator to be executed. What if the nation in which a person lives does not observe the God-ordained death penalty? There is a provision in God’s law that “if any persons among you shall kill they shall be delivered up and dealt with according to the laws of the land” (D&C 42:79). In other words, follow the law. But to forego the death penalty is not the preferred, nor the proper scenario.
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so far as in his power lies-for that sin, for the blood of Christ alone under certain circumstances will not avail.
It is apparent, therefore, that the punishment of death is the very best thing for everyone involved when considering the crime of murder. It gives justice to the slain victim, peace to the family of the victim, and when a murderer voluntarily submits to death it allows him to begin his process of repentance, so far as he is able, and if done with the proper spirit of contrition, no doubt makes his suffering in hell less severe. From the foregoing, therefore, it is very obvious that members of the Church should believe in capital punishment. There are liberal voices that say that capital punishment is somehow wrong. But this is a completely mistaken and unscriptural idea. If capital punishment is wrong, as the liberals say it is, then God himself is guilty of wrong-doing. A notion like that, of course, is complete absurdity.
In all the record of humanity found in Holy Writ, there has been only two exceptions to the rule of God ordaining capital punishment. This is the cases of Cain and David.
When Cain murdered his righteous brother Abel, God did not prescribed death but said, “A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth” and also cursed him in his livelihood, which was “a tiller of the ground” (Moses 5:37, 17). In addition to this, God did a very peculiar thing. Cain complained that someone finding him would surely carry out a penalty of death upon him, “it shall come to pass, that he that findeth me will slay me, because of mine iniquities.” The Lord declared in reply, “Whosoever slayeth thee, vengeance shall be taken upon him sevenfold. And I the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him” (Moses 5:39-40).
Why would the Lord do this? Why would God set a distinctive mark upon Cain so that he would be spared from death? Certainly it was done so that a certain number of spirits who “could not have the right of Priesthood” (Abr. 1:27) could be born through Cain’s lineage. It was also necessary that this group of God’s children be easily identified from others, which was the purpose of the mark. In the case of the Lamanites, their mark was given with this specific purpose in mind: “[T]he Lord God set a mark upon them…And this was done that their seed might be distinguished from the seed of their brethren, that thereby the Lord God might preserve his people, that they might not mix and believe in incorrect traditions which would prove their destruction” (Alma 3:7-8). We can only assume a similar reason for the mark placed upon Cain and his seed, that is, “that they might not mix” with the priesthood-holding people while the seed of Cain were still under the curse of priesthood restriction.
It cannot be denied that the seed of Cain are the blacks. There are liberal voices that would cringe at the notion that black people are descended from such a notorious character as Cain. They would see it as offensive and against the social progress that has occurred for these people. But this matter is set forth far too clearly in scripture. And no offense is intended. Certainly we wish to afford blacks their proper and due respect as fellow children of Almighty God, and who are our brothers and sisters, for the Lord “hath made of one blood all nations of men” (Acts 17:26). But in doing so we cannot decide to ingore (or worse yet, deny) the story of their lineage in a misguided effort to be polite. And the matter of Cain and his descendents happens to be relevent to the topic of murder and punishment. No offense is intended; we wish simply to discover the truth as God has revealed it, and if that runs counter to modern political correctness, then this author would suggest that it is the fashionable notions of modern-day political correctness that are in error, and not the Word of God.
Let us now proceed to prove by scripture that the blacks who were denied priesthood until 1978 are the descendants of Cain. This will demonstrate that the reason Cain was not executed for murder was so that those who were not allowed to hold the priesthood could be born over the years through his identifiable lineage.
It can further be established that Ham is the father of the blacks. When Ham uncovered the nakedness of his father Noah after the flood, Noah renewed the curse as pertaining to the priesthood upon Ham’s posterity (Gen. 9:22-26). Noah decreed that God would “dwell in the tents of Shem” meaning that God would reveal himself to the world through Shem’s descendents. Canaan, the youngest son of Ham here representing Ham’s entire posterity, would receive no such privilege (Gen. 9:24-27). In other scriptures Ham’s posterity is clearly designated as the blacks. Ham had a son named Cush (Gen. 10:6; 1 Chron. 1:8-10) for whom Ethiopia, a portion of black Africa, was designated as the land of Cush (Isaiah 18:1 see footnote c). The continent of Africa is known in the scriptures generally as the “land of Ham” (Ps. 105:23; Ps. 106:21-22). Also, the Bible Dictionary under the heading “Ham” reads, “Cush = dark-skinned race of eastern Africa and Southern Arabia: Mizraim = Egyptians; Phut = Libyans; Canaan = inhabitants of Palestine before arrival of the Semitic races” (p. 698).
Who else was “of that lineage by which [they] could not have the right of Priesthood” except the blacks of Africa? They are the only people of whom we have record of having had such a restriction on priesthood as this. From the foregoing therefore, it is very apparent that the blacks are the descendants of Cain. The most irrefutable proof that the blacks are indeed descendants of Cain, however, is the fact that the Prophet Joseph Smith himself taught that this was so. He explicity referred to the “negroes” as the “sons of Cain” (History of the Church, 4:501). Therefore, there is simply no disputing this curious fact. And whether this fact is politically correct or not makes no difference, since it is nonetheless true in any case. The descent of black people from Cain is an interesting fact that should be accepted but not used as a basis for derision. Again, why is the lineage of the blacks significant to this subject of murder and punishment? It is significant because it serves to demonstrate why Cain, as the first murderer, was spared from the earthly penalty of murder: God had a plan for Cain’s descendants, and therefore his life necessarily had to be preserved.
David was the next exception to the general rule of capital punishment. David was guilty of killing Uriah, a member of his elite forces (see 2 Sam. 23:8-39; 1 Chron. 11:11-41), in order to disguise David’s love affair with Uriah’s wife Bathsheba (see 2 Sam. 11). While David did not personally slay Uriah, he did deliberately send him to his death by having his general Joab place Uriah “in the forefront of the hottest battle” (2 Sam. 11:15). The design and intention was to have Uriah killed so that David could conceal his guilt with Bathsheba.
Ordinarily one would expect a death sentence to have passed upon David. But perhaps because he was king, or because the Lord decreed that he had further use for David in mortality, the penalty of death was foregone in David’s case. David was told through the prophet Nathan that “The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die” (2 Sam. 12:14, emphasis added). Note that a special declaration of exemption was necessary: the specific declaration that “thou shalt not die” was required. Why? Because the law was: “Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death” (Num. 35:31).
A likely reason for David’s exemption from the penalty of death was so that David could sire his son Solomon through Bathsheba. The scriptures say, “And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him” (2 Sam. 12:24). Solomon became a great ruler, a builder of God’s temple, and ultimately an ancestor of the Lord Jesus Christ.
There can be no forgiveness for murder in the sense that the murderer can escape the torments of hell or be saved. Murderers must always go to hell. But ultimately they are cleansed and forgiven in the sense that they inherit telestial glory, which is after they suffer in hell and are resurrected. Those like Cain, who are sons of perdition in addition to being murderers, of course will never escape hell. God has long decreed that death is the appropriate punishment for a murderer, and no amount of liberal thinking makes any difference to this fact. There has only ever been two recorded exceptions to God's standard of capital punishment for murder: the peculiar and atypical cases of Cain and David. There is no provision in the gospel that makes it acceptable to reject the death penalty for murder. All Latter-day Saints who know and understand these things should therefore believe in capital punishment.


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England sealed the ODI series against the West Indies with a four wicket win in the second match in Antigua having been set a target of 226 to win.
The tourists found themselves in trouble during the chase slipping to 124/6 before allrounder Chris Woakes and Joe Root came together to put on a match winning stand of 101.
The West Indies batsmen earlier struggled on a sluggish surface with only Jason Mohammed (50) able to get to fifty.
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite was the next highest scorer with his steady 42 off 70 balls, while his strike-rate was well below what is normally expected in ODI cricket it is in fact above his career strike-rate.
The West Indies lost wickets on a regular basis throughout an innings that never really got off the ground but Jonathan Carter was able to add some impetus in the middle period when he hit 39 off 36 balls.
The English bowlers spread their wickets around but Liam Plunkett ended as the pick of the bowlers taking 3 for 32.
Steven Finn went to 100 ODI wickets when he caught Kieran Powell (9) off his own bowling.
England started their innings very well after the initial loss of Sam Billings (0) who was caught off the bowling of Shannon Gabriel in the first over.
Jason Roy (52) got England moving forward very quickly as he and Root put on 86 for the second wicket.
When Roy holed out to Ashley Nurse it triggered an England middle order collapse.
Root held up one end but a procession of England batsmen failed to get into double figures.
Eoin Morgan (7), Ben Stokes (1), Jos Buttler (0) and Moeen Ali(3) couldn't get in on the tricky surface as Nurse (3 for 34) and Divendra Bishoo (2 for 43) tore through the middle order.
But England bat deep and the next man in, Woakes has saved the team's bacon before.
Woakes was granted a life as England approached the death overs when he was dropped by Rovman Powell off the bowling of Carlos Brathwaite.
He would be dropped again with England on 214 this time off the bowling of the other Brathwaite, Kraigg.
Woakes would end on 68 not out becoming England's all-time leading scorer in batting positions 8-11, credit must also go to Root who played the anchor role for the team and fell 10 runs short of a century ending 90 not out.
England take an unbeatable 2-0 series lead in the three match series after the win.

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A 250-pound, World War II-era bomb was discovered in the dirt at the Makua Military Reservation. After it was found Nov. 1, the Army restricted access to the reservation.
Draped in black and red instead of the traditional white for the Makahiki, native Hawaiian groups protested the Army's cancellation of the cultural celebration at the Makua Military Reservation.
Malama Makua and Hui Malama O Makua held a protest vigil at the facility's gate yesterday, the first day of Makahiki.
On Nov. 1, the Army discovered a 250-pound, World War II-era bomb near the gate to the live-fire training ground, and has denied access to native Hawaiian groups until it can detonate the device.
The protesters called the Army's reasoning "double talk," saying that if the bomb was really a threat, it would've been removed or detonated by now, since the initial danger zone from the bomb extended beyond the fence and into water.
"It doesn't make any sense for the Army to say it's too dangerous for us to go into Makua to practice our religion, and at the same time, refuse to remove a bomb it says threatens the lives of keiki playing at Makua Beach," said Momi Kamahele, cultural adviser for the group Makua Makahiki. "The Army's either lying about the danger, because it wants an excuse to deny us our cultural access, or it's being incredibly reckless with innocent people's lives."
The Army is obligated by law to follow certain procedures and regulations before it can detonate the bomb, said Army Public Affairs Director Dennis Drake.
"It's the goal of the Army to restore public access for the cultural events as fast as possible, within the guidelines imposed on us," Drake said.
The Army just completed a sweep of the area looking for more unexploded ordnance.
"The next step is to develop a disposal plan ... and that plan will be completed early (this) week," Drake said. "Then we have to comply with the National Historic Preservation Act, which requires a 30-day public comment period."
Drake said the Army is trying to get an exemption from the federal government to shorten the comment period.
Although the initial projected blast range extended past the shore, troops have placed sandbags that shorten the damage arc to within the fence line, he said.
Makua has been an Army firing range since 1942.
A 2001 settlement agreement to a lawsuit brought by Malama Makua allowed access to the area for cultural and religious celebrations.
The groups yesterday draped the facility's gate in ti leaves and chanted.
In early Hawaii, Makahiki was a festival time after the harvest when wars were put on hold, group organizers said. It is a traditional celebration of peacetime.
Earthjustice attorney David Henkin, who represents Malama Makua, said it doesn't make sense to close off the area when the bomb has presented no threat for several years.
"It has been there through years of live-fire training, literally making the ground shudder," Henkin said. "We feel comfortable coming here today because we believe there is no safety-based reason for the Army to preclude the cultural access that was to happen."


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Natural water retting employs stagnant or slow-moving waters, such as ponds, bogs, and slow streams and rivers. The stalk bundles are weighted down, usually with stones or wood, for about 8 to 14 days, depending upon water temperature and mineral content.
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