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Annual returns for employment-related securities | deadline 6 July 2021

Published on 14th May 2021

The deadline for submitting HMRC annual returns in respect of employment-related security arrangements for the tax year ending 5 April 2021 is 6 July 2021. Action should be taken soon if you have not started to gather together the necessary information.

Annual returns containing details of reportable events during the tax year must be submitted online to HMRC by 6 July for all:

  • tax-advantaged plans (including enterprise management incentive, or EMI, options); and
  • non-tax advantaged employment-related securities arrangements (this is widely drawn and will broadly capture any shares if the right or opportunity under which they were acquired was available because of an office or employment).

Companies that have adopted new arrangements during the tax year ending 5 April 2021 are reminded that, in order to submit an annual return, it is necessary for the company to first register the "scheme" with HMRC’s online employment-related securities service. The registration process takes up to 10 days, so it is important to allow time for registration to enable companies to meet the 6 July deadline for filing annual returns.

Companies that operate tax-advantaged SIPs (share incentive plans), CSOPs (company share option plans) or savings-related share option (Save As You Earn or SAYE) plans will also need to complete the important self-certification declaration as part of the annual returns process.

Further information, together with the templates to be completed and submitted with the annual returns, is available on HMRC’s employment-related securities service.

Late filing will trigger automatic penalties from HMRC and will have particularly serious consequences for tax-advantaged plans. Action should be taken soon if you have not started to gather together the necessary information.

Some practical points for companies to note include the following:

  • there are separate templates to use for each type of tax-advantaged plan, and the “Other” template should be used for arrangements which are not tax-advantaged;
  • if there has been no activity for a registered scheme in respect of the tax year then a nil return should be filed; and
  • it is important to take screenshots of all the information uploaded to HMRC, for the company’s records.

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European Nations Divided In Syria Issue

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According to reliable source, no Western power wishes to interfere in the Syria crisis, however, most of the nations expresses their views to clarify their expression on last week’s attacks.

It is informed that in the weekend Barack Obama, US president had a discussion with David Cameron, UK Prime Minister for near about 40 minutes and also spoke to the president of France after that. It is worth to mention that French and British have the means and both of the nations have decided to participate in the military operations.

European Nations Divided In Syria IssueHowever, the most interesting fact is that this is perhaps the first time the Germans have had a call discussion over phone. This is perhaps because of the fact that in recent times the United States has been nudging and urging the Germans so that they can assume a greater leadership role in global affairs.

It is evident in the past; the prospect of military action has caused division in Europe. The invasion of Iraq was opposed by Germany and France. However, Britain and France led the campaign against Gaddafi’s forces in Libya whilst the Germans abstained at the UN over the attack. Germany and France differed in opinion regarding the matter of Mali.

There are some early differences this time also. The French demanded consequences quickly for the Assad regime. In the words of foreign minister of German, they would clarify the consequences before speaking of it.

It is hoped that three strongest nations of Europe would reach agreement regarding the crisis of Syria. In his speech, Francois Hollande, the French President, indicated that they would offer support to the military intervention.

On the other hand, the spokesperson for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Steffen Seibert, opined that chemical attack is a serious infringement especially of the international convention that prevents the use of these types of harmful weapons. He is of the opinion that it must be punished and could not remain without consequences.

It is informed that Washington is likely to offer new and fresh evidence of the regime’s role later this week. Foreign policy chief of the European Union, Catherine Ashton, stated that it is quite difficult for the union consists of 28 members to reach a joint conclusion. To get the support of the UN Security Council is of utmost important, according to Catherine. She further opined that the view would receive wide support in Europe however, it would be extremely difficult to get UN involve in the agreement with Russia opposing any outside the action of the military.

In order to find out the truth that whether Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destructions, the UN inspectors required more time. It is worth to mention over here that President Obama was reluctant to occupy the role of police to supervise the world. However, he informed that the use of weapons like chemical changes would change the scenario of the world and the credibility on US is on line.

According to source, more than 110,000 persons have been killed in the attack whereas the number of wounded people is almost doubled that number. In addition, there are four to five million of refugees in the country.

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Action is heating up in the whitetail woods

Bucks that have been relatively nocturnal are starting to venture out in daylight hours.

Some of my hunting buddies forgo the early archery season.

“Too many other options,” some say.

“The hunting doesn’t get good until the rut,” say others.

I can’t argue. Autumn in Michigan provides us with world-class waterfowling and fall fishing, some of the best upland game bird hunting in the country, terrific turkey, bear, rabbit and squirrel hunting, even an early elk season for a select few who win the annual elk lottery.

Some of the best waterfowl hunting around occurs up and down the Great Lakes corridors. Don’t believe me? Check out the opportunities that await at our Wetland Wonders, seven managed waterfowl hunting areas in southern Michigan (Nayanquing Point, Shiawassee River, Fennville Farm Unit, Fish Point, Muskegon County Wastewater Facility, Harsens Island and Pointe Mouillee). Click here for more.

Year after year, Michigan is the No. 1 state in the nation in woodcock harvest and production and one of the top three or four states for ruffed grouse (partridge). Check out our nationally acclaimed Grouse Enhanced Management Sites (GEMS), 19 locations across the Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower Peninsula that are managed to produce quality upland game bird habitat. Click here for more.

If turkeys are your target, don’t overlook the state’s Turkey Tracts, public hunting areas where intensive turkey habitat projects have occurred.

Rubs like this one on a cedar tree indicate that a mature whitetail is in the area.

Some of the best fishing of the year occurs in the fall, whether your target is walleye, northern pike, bass or even panfish. And don’t forget about the phenomenal steelhead fishing that awaits in Michigan’s Great Lakes tributaries. Michigan has more than 11,000 lakes and 38,000 miles of rivers and streams, including over 300 named rivers. Stand anywhere in Michigan and you are never more than six miles from a lake or stream.

All that opportunity aside, if whitetail hunting is on your agenda, now is the time to head for the woods.

Bucks are tearing it up right now, creating rubs and scrapes in an effort to show their dominance to other bucks and to let does know they are ready and waiting.

Now through the middle of November is the most exciting time to be in the whitetail woods. In the past week, I’ve seen more activity than I’ve seen all season long. Bucks are sparring, and some are downright battling it out. (I’ve seen several trail camera photos of bucks with broken antlers.) Bucks that have been all but nocturnal so far are showing up in daylight hours, and the amount of rubs and scrapes that have popped up is nearly overwhelming. It seems like every deer trail I venture down is ripped up with rubs and scrapes.

Action is heating up in the whitetail woods with sparring sessions and downright battles taking place between local bucks.

If you are a bowhunter waiting for the action to heat up, now is the time to nock an arrow and get out to your favorite stand. Bucks are antsy, but the does are still a week or more away from estrus. So now is a good time to try to fool a buck into coming your way. Use calls and scents or try rattling up a buck. Try anything you can to raise a bucks curiosity so he will visit your stand site.

Once the rut starts, bucks will be locked down with receptive does, or on the move trying to find a mate. Remember, your scent is still a surefire way to keep whitetails at bay. One whiff of human odor and the game is over, so be sure to do all you can to eliminate your human scent and absolutely use the wind to your advantage.

There is no better time to be in the whitetail woods than now.

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Smoking salmon again

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The author, left, holds a pair of pink salmon while his father, Tom Sr., holds a pair of Atlantic salmon. The fish were caught in the St. Mary’s River near the Cloverland Electric Company power plant. (Photo courtesy of Tom Pink)

At my wedding reception in 1987, I heard several people – some who had traveled far – say they almost didn’t make it to the church on time.

It wasn’t because they were stuck in traffic or left home late. It was because they were having so much fun catching pink salmon off the downtown docks that they didn’t want to quit.

Who could blame them? In the mid- to late-1980s and early 1990s, the St. Mary’s River pink salmon fishery was phenomenal. It still is fantastic, but the shore fishing isn’t quite as easy as it was back then. These days, fishing from a boat, or wading in the St. Mary’s rapids or Lake Huron and Lake Superior tributaries, produces better results.

Days before the wedding, I told my dad that the anglers who were doing best were using pink-colored flashy spoons that they jigged through the schools of fish, rather than just casting and retrieving. With that intel, Dad tied some lures using Lake-St.-Clair-meets-Lake-Superior technology. He took jig heads that he normally would use for walleye, painted them with pink nail polish, and instead of threading soft-body tails onto the jigs, he tied tufts of Christmas tree tinsel on them.

The combination may sound crazy, but the flashy results spoke for themselves, so much so that after Dad caught his limit, he was kept busy building his custom jigs for fellow fishermen right there on the dock and he sold them as quickly as he could tie them, for a buck apiece. We all had a lot of fun and Dad and his buddies went home with coolers full of pink salmon that had been smoked by a local resident for – wait for it – a buck apiece.

More than 30 years later, we got into pink salmon again, but this time, we fished with a guide with a ton of experience and a knack for tying flies that proved to be irresistible not only to pink salmon, but Atlantic salmon, too. Jason Carstens of True North Guide Service really knows his stuff and I was amazed at how he matched the nymphs with what the fish were eating.

For a little while, Dad tried his ol’ tinsel-tail jig for old time’s sake, but he quickly switched over to one of Jason’s secret weapons. A few hours later, we went home with a dozen pink salmon – having released several – as well as a beautiful rainbow trout and two Atlantic salmon, both caught by Dad – his first and second.

The excursion left an impression on me in so many ways. First, it never ceases to amaze me that you can pull a hard-fighting, acrobatic fish into the boat using just a tiny No. 12 to 14 hook. Also, there is no substitution for fishing with someone who has put the time in and gained a lot of knowledge about the fishery. I’ve been relying on fishermen smarter than I am since I settled in Sault Ste. Marie 40 years ago.

Jason’s enthusiasm and joy for being outside is contagious. I’ve never been into sports, but I know a good coach when I see one. I’ve known Jason since he was a college student, and he has always been generous with his time, knowledge and equipment. Dad and I were really grateful to be able to spend time on his boat.

I haven’t run a smoker since I gave mine away to another student several years ago, but I borrowed one from a buddy for this batch of pinks. We filleted the Atlantics and used Jason’s brine recipe to prepare them for the grill later in the week. All of the fish were delicious. Outstanding. I ate the last of the smoked stuff on scrambled eggs the other day.

If you’re in the Soo and need to hire a fishing guide, check out Jason’s photos and info on Facebook at True North Guide Service, on Instagram @truenorthguidefishing, or write

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Oral or dental health is an important part of your overall health and well-being. In fact, poor oral hygiene or habits can lead to serious gum disorders and cavities and has also been directly linked to diabetes, cancer and heart disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), between 15 and 20 percent of adults aged 35 to 44 years have severe gum disease. There are different problems that can affect your teeth including tooth decay/infection, misaligned teeth, tooth injuries and impacted tooth. Maintaining good oral hygiene from an early age is important to ensure healthy teeth and gums. Practicing regular dental care habits like – frequent brushing, flossing, and limiting your sugar intake can reduce the chances of toothache and other infections. Early identification of symptoms and other risk factors that directly contribute to dental problems can help prevent these conditions in the long run. Dental medical billing and coding can be quite challenging. When it comes to reporting symptoms and diagnoses of different dental conditions, dentists or other physicians can depend on reliable and established medical billing and coding companies. Reputable companies will have skilled medical coding service providers who are knowledgeable in the codes and other related guidelines, and can easily manage the coding and claim submission processes.

Causes and Symptoms of Dental Disorders

The oral cavity collects all sorts of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These are quite harmless when they are in small quantities. However, poor oral hygiene and a diet high in sugar create an environment in which acid-producing bacteria can grow. This acid dissolves tooth enamel and causes dental problems or cavities. Bacteria in your gum line increase in a sticky matrix called plaque. Plaque accumulates, hardens, and migrates down the length of the tooth if it is not removed regularly by brushing and flossing.

Regular visits to a dentist will help identify a dental problem at an early stage even before the symptoms start appearing. Some of the common warning signs of dental health problems include –

  • Ulcers, sores, or tender areas in the mouth (that don’t heal after a week or two)
  • Sudden sensitivity (to hot and cold beverages)
  • Pain with chewing or biting
  • Pain or toothache
  • Loose teeth
  • Frequent dry mouth
  • Chronic bad breath
  • Bleeding or swollen gums

Three Common Dental Problems and Their ICD-10 Codes

Let’s take a look at the ICD-10 codes for three common dental conditions –

Gingivitis – A common form of gum disease, gingivitis causes swelling, redness, and irritation of the gingiva – the part of your gum around the base of your teeth. This gum condition is estimated to affect 3 out of 4 Americans during their lifetime. Poor oral hygiene is one of the most common causes of gingivitis. Having poor oral habits can cause plaque (a naturally occurring sticky film containing bacteria) to build up on the surface of the teeth causing inflammation of the surrounding gum tissue. As plaque advances, it can develop into an infection when it extends below the gum line. Generally, this gum disease occurs without any specific symptoms. In severe cases, symptoms like bright red or purple gums, tender gums (that may be painful to the touch), receding and soft gums, bad breath and bleeding from the gums when brushing or flossing, may occur. If left untreated, this condition can progress to gum disease that spreads to the underlying tissue and bone, resulting in tooth loss. Regular and timely treatment can help to reverse the symptoms of this gum condition and prevent it from progressing to a more serious gum disease and tooth loss. Treatment options for this condition include – deep cleaning your teeth, antibiotic medications, and surgery. Related ICD-10 codes include –

  • K05 Gingivitis and periodontal diseases
  • K05.0 Acute gingivitis
    • K05.00 Acute gingivitis, plaque induced
    • K05.01 Acute gingivitis, non-plaque induced
  • K05.1 Chronic gingivitis
    • K05.10 Chronic gingivitis, plaque induced
    • K05.11 Chronic gingivitis, non-plaque induced

Periodontitis – Periodontitis is a gum infection that damages the soft tissue and destroys the bone that supports your teeth. Also known as gum disease or periodontal disease, the dental condition occurs due to poor brushing and flossing habits that causes plaque (a sticky film of bacteria) to build up around the tooth. This may result in inflammation of the gums and cause redness, swelling and a tendency to bleed during brushing. As per reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about half of Americans aged 30 years or older have periodontitis – the more advanced form of periodontal disease. The gum disease may progress slowly without producing any specific symptoms, even in the later stages of the disease. Some of the top symptoms include – swollen gums, pus between the teeth and gums, bad breath, bleeding gums, painful chewing and a metallic taste in the mouth. If left unchecked or untreated, the inflammation can spread down below the gums and along the roots of the teeth, causing possible destruction of the periodontal ligament and the supporting alveolar bones. Untreated periodontitis will eventually result in loosening and potential loss of teeth. Maintaining good oral hygiene can help keep the teeth and gums healthy and prevent infection in the long run. ICD-10 codes for diagnosing periodontal disease include –

  • K05 Gingivitis and periodontal diseases
  • K05.2 Aggressive periodontitis
    • K05.20 Aggressive periodontitis, unspecified
    • K05.21 Aggressive periodontitis, localized
      • K05.211 Aggressive periodontitis, localized, slight
      • K05.212 Aggressive periodontitis, localized, moderate
      • K05.213 Aggressive periodontitis, localized, severe
      • K05.219 Aggressive periodontitis, localized, unspecified severity
    • K05.22 Aggressive periodontitis, generalized
      • K05.221 Aggressive periodontitis, generalized, slight
      • K05.222 Aggressive periodontitis, generalized, moderate
      • K05.223 Aggressive periodontitis, generalized, severe
      • K05.229 Aggressive periodontitis, generalized, unspecified severity
  • K05.3 Chronic periodontitis
    • K05.30 Chronic periodontitis, unspecified
    • K05.31 Chronic periodontitis, localized
      • K05.311 Chronic periodontitis, localized, slight
      • K05.312 Chronic periodontitis, localized, moderate
      • K05.313 Chronic periodontitis, localized, severe
      • K05.319 Chronic periodontitis, localized, unspecified severity
    • K05.32 Chronic periodontitis, generalized
      • K05.321 Chronic periodontitis, generalized, slight
      • K05.322 Chronic periodontitis, generalized, moderate
      • K05.323 Chronic periodontitis, generalized, severe
      • K05.329 Chronic periodontitis, generalized, unspecified severity
  • K05.4 Periodontosis
  • K05.5 Other periodontal diseases
  • K05.6 Periodontal disease, unspecified

Dental Caries – Also called tooth decay or cavities, dental caries is the permanent destruction of tooth enamel – the hard, outer layer of the teeth that develop into tiny openings or holes. The dental problem is caused by a specific, sticky film of bacteria called plaque that forms on the teeth. If left untreated, the condition can get worse and affect the deeper layers of the teeth causing toothache, infection and tooth loss. Inadequate brushing, tooth fracture or abscess, prevalence of mouth plaque, cavity formation and frequent unhealthy snacking habits are the top causes of the condition. The condition can affect the teeth at any age; however, it is most common among children and young adults. Generally, the early stage of dental caries may not show any specific signs or symptoms. However, as the tooth decay worsens, certain signs and symptoms like toothache, tooth sensitivity, visible holes or pits in your teeth, pain when biting and brown, black or white staining on any surface of a tooth may occur. Treatment options include – fluoride treatments, fillings, root canals, crowns and tooth extractions.

ICD-10 codes for dental caries include –

  • K02 Dental caries
  • K02.3 Arrested dental caries
  • K02.5 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface
    • K02.51 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface, limited to enamel
    • K02.52 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface, penetrating into dentin
    • K02.53 Dental caries on pit and fissure surface, penetrating into pulp
  • K02.6 Dental caries on smooth surface
    • K02.61 Dental caries on smooth surface, limited to enamel
    • K02.62 Dental caries on smooth surface, penetrating into dentin
    • K02.63 Dental caries on smooth surface, penetrating into pulp
  • K02.7 Dental root caries
  • K02.9 Dental caries, unspecified

Practicing good, consistent oral hygiene and stopping activities that damage or stress the mouth lining are the best ways to prevent dental disorders. Make a habit to brush your teeth twice daily with fluoride toothpaste. Floss your teeth every day. Eat a healthy, balanced diet and get regular professional dental cleanings as recommended by your dentist. Other prevention strategies include – stopping smoking or chewing tobacco, stopping the consumption of alcohol, eating antioxidant-rich foods, avoiding abrasive dental hygiene products (like whiteners and rinses), attending routine dental exams and maintaining dental hygiene.

Medical billing and coding for dental disorders can be complex. For accurate and timely billing and claims submission, dental practices can outsource their medical coding tasks to a reliable medical billing and coding company that provides the services of AAPC-certified coding specialists.


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Oxford students learn dangers of using tobacco products

Published 10:18 am Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Outside of the Oxford Conference Center on Tuesday morning was a banner which read, “One out of three smokers will eventually die from a tobacco-related disease.” A grim reminder for the high school students entering the L.E.A.D. Conference, which aims to cut tobacco out of their lives, but the day was filled with enlightening (and fun) activities to inform the school groups about the dangers of chewing, dipping and smoking tobacco products.

L.E.A.D. (an acronym for Leadership, Engagement and Activism Development) Conferences are a part of Generation FREE, a program under the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi that began back in the early ‘00s, which aims to cut tobacco out of school children’s lives.

The day started with a lighthearted speech from Demarco Fomby who used humor and his acoustic guitar to get a deeper message across.

“Your passion is the key to power,” he said toward the end of his talk, reminding the school groups that youth are often the tastemakers for culture.

The Youth Program Coordinator for Generation FREE, Frederick Wiley, says he was drawn to the message of the program due to familial connections to tobacco.

“I only met one of my grandparents due to tobacco,” he said. “Currently, my grandmother is suffering from lung cancer. I have a very tangible connection to tobacco. I realized how tobacco flies under the radar. You can choose not to use it.”

Wiley says that the conferences aim to have the youth look at the larger picture with tobacco.

“We try to highlight looking at the grand scheme of things,” he said. “Most of tobacco’s ramifications happen later in life. We want to get them to think about when you’re 40, 50 and 60 and you have a family. You want to be around for your grandkids.”

Generation FREE holds ten conferences per year, and the Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi also has programs for kindergarteners through six graders called Reject All Tobacco (or R.A.T.).

“A tobacco executive was quoted as saying, ‘today’s teenager is tomorrow’s potential customer’,” Wiley said. “Nine out of ten smokers started before the age of 18. We can save lives. If I can get a youth to put down tobacco, I can ultimately extend their life.”


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A Japanese spacecraft has discovered oxygen from Earth on the Moon. Scientists believe they may be able to find additional oxygen samples from billions of years ago, which could answer questions related to our planet’s ancient atmosphere.

While researchers have known for years that oxygen can be found on the Moon, a Japanese spacecraft has detected lunar samples of the element with a very interesting origin: Earth.

Not only does the team believe the discovery could shed light on our planet’s creation billions of years ago, including the state of its early atmosphere, they also have a theory on how Earth’s oxygen made it to the Moon. The researchers believe oxygen ions slowly made their way from the Blue Planet to the Moon during this brief respite and became embedded in the Moon’s loose top layer of soil and rock.

Our Future with the Moon

Geologic activity on Earth has erased evidence of our ancient atmosphere. However, these oxygen ions on the Moon could remain embedded for billions of years. Therefore, collecting samples of this displaced oxygen could help researchers understand how Earth’s atmosphere has changed over time and how much of an influence these changes had on the evolution of various forms of life.

In addition to helping us understand the Earth’s past, such research could also help us in efforts to colonize space. We do need oxygen to breath, after all, and the Moon seems to be the most likely colonization destination based on the number of plans in the works: Japan aims to put another astronaut on the Moon by 2030, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos believes it’s time for us to permanently settle there, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has its own plans for a Moon colony.

We won’t know for several years whether or not the Moon becomes our first off-world home, but regardless of humanity’s colonization plans, the undeniable truth is that we’re not done learning about our natural satellite just yet.

References: Scientific American, Nature Astronomy


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As seen during last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw, Finn Balor lost the Intercontinental Championship to Bobby Lashley. Lashley was able to regain the title when Lio Rush interfered and ended up costing Balor the match via distraction. It was a peculiar decision to switch the title back to Bobby Lashley. Balor only won the title when he beat Lashley & Rush during the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view a couple of weeks ago. Several fans have been asking why WWE would take the title off of Balor so soon after he won it, but it sounds like this may not have been a last-minute decision by WWE. The company may have decided to do the title change yesterday because they now have different plans for Balor.

Chatting w/ a source this morning. One notable quote: “I’m figuring they took the IC off of Finn for a reason, I think they have something for him at Mania”
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The Santa Barbara County ACEs Connection Steering Committee brought its work to the larger SB ACEs community at the KIDS Network meeting on September 5th. Participants connected with one another through a brief storytelling exercise before hearing a report on the learning process and outcomes of the committee's Phase 1 efforts.

Those in attendance  had the opportunity to grapple with one of the mapping exercises undertaken by Steering Committee members in previous months.  They were also introduced to some of the other strategies being considered for data collection and organization of existing efforts across the county.

As the Steering Committee moves into Phase 2, they will embark on detailed planning and discussions about action groups that will support the objectives identified in Phase 1.

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Much of what Senator Becker is proposing is renewable energy on an accelerated schedule, coupled with storage. As we get to a higher percentage of renewable energy to generate electricity, we must have sufficient storage to cover for those times when there's not enough generation. What happens at night or when the wind is light? Or during the peak of energy use from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.? Energy storage from the peak time of solar generation is starting to displace "peaker" natural gas plants that were the answer in years past. Rate-based incentives to use less energy during the peaks of consumption and distributed energy must play a role, too.

In California, there are very few commercially viable wind energy sites left. Repowering of existing sites occurs when it is economical. The rest of the country has plenty of high-quality wind energy sites, especially in the Plains states from Texas to Iowa, but the high cost and losses incurred during long-distance transmission mean that it is a marginal solution for California.

Rooftop solar must continue to increase, both on homes and businesses. Picture parking lots covered with solar collectors. These have the advantage of being close to where the electricity will be consumed. Large solar arrays will have to continue to be built, mostly on marginal agricultural land.

There will be no more large hydropower installations, and hopefully (in my opinion) none of the "new" smaller nuclear plants that are now being proposed in some circles. California's one nuke plant at Diablo Canyon is scheduled to close in 2025, although we will all pay for its decommissioning for years after.

I agree that control of the human population increase would be really nice for the long-term solution to the climate crisis, but I don't see that happening yet.

The devil can be in the details, but hopefully not. Such bills are sometimes used to justify more nuclear power plants and more river-wrecking hydropower. Another big problem can be landscape-smothering, commercial-scale solar installations and ridge-wrecking wind turbines. In addition, most new large-scale "alternative energy" installations require miles of new roads and power lines, causing massive destruction and ecosystem disruption in the landscape. All new so-called "clean" energy development should be within the current developed footprint and served by the current grid pattern, among the best answers being distributed solar energy (could provide up to 40 percent of current energy needs) and hugely more efficient energy use. And, of course, no long-term sustainable solution will be possible without human population stabilization and then reduction.

Bravo, Senator Josh Becker!

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The walking sharks of Raja Ampat are some of the most unique creatures you might encounter while scuba diving in the region. Both epaulette and wobbegong sharks are classed as ‘walking sharks’ and there are 2 of each species lurking on the reefs here so you have a good chance of spotting one while diving in Raja Ampat. Here are 5 facts about these strange and wonderful sharks.

1. They have hardly changed for millions of years.

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The DNA of current day walking sharks is little changed from those of the late Cretaceous period. This means there have been very similar walking sharks in the oceans for up to 100 million years! Although different species have evolved in specific areas, all 9 known species are very closely related.

2. They are good swimmers

Many people assume walking sharks use their fins to ‘walk’ because they are terrible swimmers but this just isn’t true. While they may not be the best swimmers in the ocean, they are perfectly proficient. They just choose to use their pectoral and pelvic fins to crawl along the seafloor and over shallow reefs as another way to get around. It also gives them an advantage when stalking prey.

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3. They can leave the water

One of the most unique things about walking sharks is their ability to leave the water and ‘walk’ over shallow reefs and through rock pools. This allows them to chase pray like crabs, crayfish, and other small fish. Their ability to survive out of the water for up to 3 hours is a huge advantage for them and makes them the apex predators in the shallows.

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Walking sharks like to stay home and don’t generally leave the reefs they were born on. There is generally plenty of food on the rich reefs where they live so no need to go far. The gene flow is also hindered by small stretches of deep water that the sharks aren’t able to pass. This has caused unique species have evolved in different places.

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Although only 9 species of walking sharks have been identified marine biologists think there are more to be found. As mentioned above, walking sharks don’t venture far from their home reefs. However, over around 9 million years groups have evolved in different areas around Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia. Scientists say they would not be surprised if more unique species like Hemiscyllium Halmahera, named after the island of Halmahera in Raja Ampat, were found in these tropical waters.

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Would you flat-call with aces or kings?

Craig Yates via Facebook

If there’s already been a raise would you always re-raise with aces and kings or do you tend to flat call? I always seem to lose more often with kings than I win and am wondering if I’m playing them wrong?

There are very few ‘always do this’ rules in poker, and in tournaments it is sometimes optimal to not 3-bet with AA.

As aces are the strongest starting hand in poker (winning +-90% of the time) most players will try to build a pot with them. However, depending on your opponent, your own playing style, and the dynamic between you and the initial raiser, it may sometimes be best to just flat.

When I will not flat with aces:

  • If I believe that two or more players may call after me because I don’t want to get into a four-way pot holding aces.
  • If the initial raiser folds to three-bets 85% of the time but is a calling station post-flop, then three-betting here is burning money.
  • If you have a tight image at the table then flatting is a good option as your three-bet will look extremely strong.

The times I feel it is best to flat-call with aces include:

  • When an aggressive player has raised and has been folding to me in late position.
  • When there has been a raise and there is an aggressive player in late position, or the blinds with around a 20 big blind stack that is likely to go all-in with a wide range. This can allow the initial raiser to call, or potentially re-shove, as your hand is so disguised and you have built the pot substantially more than if you had three-bet preflop in which both players would have to fold unless they have a premium hand.
  • If the initial raise calls a lot of three-bets then I would definitely three-bet here, and would even three-bet bigger than I would against other players to build the pot as much as possible. If you have a very loose-aggressive image at the table, then I would continue to three-bet.

Kings are a different hand as an ace will flop approximately 23% of the time when you have them in your hand. Because of this, a lot of lower stakes players will almost always three-bet with kings. However, you should make the above adjustments depending on some of the reasons I mentioned.

I think that getting to showdown with aces or kings reminds players that you three-bet when you have strong hands. It is, therefore, important to still include them in your three-betting range to keep it balanced.

I hope this helps, Craig, thank you for your question and good luck at the tables!

@AceHighJohnT (John Thomson) via Twitter

How do your opening ranges change from online to live, if at all?

As with my answer to Craig, there are a lot of factors to consider with your opening ranges, including:

  • Stack sizes
  • Player dynamics
  • Your image at the table
  • Stage of the tournament
  • Position

As long as I have taken all of those things into consideration my opening ranges from online to live should be almost identical.

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Which poker events is Natalia looking forward to playing the most?

Steve Hamel via Facebook

What is your worst distraction when it comes to playing, whether you’re in a hand or not?

Those of you that know me will know that I am a big foodie and absolutely love eating! Being hungry, whether playing live or online, is a big distraction for me. I always try to eat healthy, small portions regularly when playing as I find eating a big meal makes me extremely tired. When I have a big online session, I will meal prep so that I have plenty of food available – quick things I can make during the breaks. Between, I’ll snack on nuts and fruit.

I think it is very important to stay healthy when playing poker as it makes you feel good and helps keep you alert.

@jonty_willis (Jonty Willis) via Twitter

What event are you most looking forward to playing this year?

I am most looking forward to playing  the new partypoker LIVE events, and of course the partypoker MILLIONS at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham this April. I mean who wouldn’t leap at the chance of winning £1,000,000? I think the atmosphere at Dusk Till Dawn that weekend is going to be incredible and I can’t wait.

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What was your first experience like playing poker and at what point did you want to take it seriously?

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Playing in this and a weekly £10 rebuy they also had at the casino became a regular gig for me until my friends discovered the Dusk Till Dawn Casino in Nottingham. I would occasionally venture there with them to play in the nightly £25 game, until eventually someone suggested I start to play some of the slightly bigger buy-ins.

I took their advice and played a £150 comp and finished third, first and second on my next three consecutive trips, banking just shy of £5800. From there I started to play online and live, more and more as my bankroll increased, along with getting into cash games. This became my biggest source of income. I used my holidays to visit other countries to play in tournaments, meeting some great friends along the way who I began travelling with. I could discuss strategies and hand histories with them, meaning I was constantly studying the game.

At 26, I decided it was now or never and opted to leave my job and pursue poker as my profession. There is always a chance it may not work out in the long run, but I am fortunate enough to have seen more places in the last two years than some will see in a lifetime and experience them with some amazing people. No matter what happens in the future, I will always have those amazing memories. And for that, I am extremely grateful.

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The Anteaters’ first-round upset of the previously unbeaten Bruins sends them east to play Wisconsin

Scarlett Camberos and the UC Irvine women’s soccer team are still riding high after a 1-0 upset of previously unbeaten UCLA in an NCAA tournament opener late last week. The Anteaters next head east to take on Wisconsin this Friday. (Photo courtesy of Robert Huskey, UC Irvine Athletics)
Scarlett Camberos and the UC Irvine women’s soccer team are still riding high after a 1-0 upset of previously unbeaten UCLA in an NCAA tournament opener late last week. The Anteaters next head east to take on Wisconsin this Friday. (Photo courtesy of Robert Huskey, UC Irvine Athletics)

IRVINE — Scarlett Camberos sees openings before they open, makes plays in her head before anyone else gets the picture.

At 5-foot-7 she gets bounced and knocked around in the process, but that’s part of the bargain. In a way, she is a lot like the athletic program she represents. UC Irvine, across the board, has always found ways to win on the fly.

The women’s soccer team rejoined that number on Friday night, at UCLA, in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

The Bruins had a 26-game unbeaten streak, had not trailed at halftime this season and had not failed to score first. They were ranked third overall nationally and were one of the four No. 2 seeds in the 64-team tournament.

Notice all the past tense. Scarlett and her teammates knew all the numbers and, frankly, didn’t give a damn.

They won, 1-0, and now head to the nation’s capital for a second-round engagement with Wisconsin on Friday and, if they win that, a match with either host Georgetown or Santa Clara.

Three days after, Camberos and Coach Scott Juniper sat in a courtyard at Crawford Hall and had no trouble recalling the noise.

“They had the 10-second countdown at the end, and the ball was down on the other end, and at that point, I’m thinking, we’ve got this,” Juniper said. “I’ll remember that for a long time.”

It was the first NCAA tournament victory for a Big West Conference team in 10 years. Three years before that, Juniper took this job. This is UCI’s third NCAA trip since then and its fourth Big West regular-season title, and the Friday win raised the Anteaters’ record to 16-5.

But to clinch the NCAA berth, UCI had to win the league tournament, which it did over Cal Poly, 1-0, on Alex Jaquez’s goal. In the semifinal, Camberos got the only goal in a victory over UC Santa Barbara.

UCLA, in fact, was UCI’s fifth consecutive shutout victim, with Glo Hinojosa stopping seven shots. The Anteaters have kept a pristine net since Oct. 24.

Danielle de Seriere, the former UCI goalie and now assistant coach who was part of the UCI turnaround, has a saying that’s difficult to dispute: “If we don’t give up any goals we’re going to win a national championship.”

“I had a really good feeling about that game,” Camberos said. “We were pumped, because we were able to get a rematch (the Anteaters had lost, 3-1 in a season opener in August). And I didn’t want it to be my last game. I thought we were keeping the ball better in the first half, better than we expected and maybe better than they expected. And, yeah, it was great to get a goal early.”

In the 14th minute, Alyssa Moore scored on a header, from Destinee Manzo and Lilli Rask.

“Slowly that might have put some questions in their heads,” Juniper said. “The goal came at a very good time. And then we started hearing it from their players. They got a little more frantic. Their voices changed.”

Camberos has 13 goals and seven assists in 21 games, team-highs in both categories. She is from Chula Vista and played club soccer with Hinojosa, whose goals-against average is 0.66 per game.

“She was just very natural on the ball,” Juniper said. “I remember she just had a natural affinity for a soccer ball. Her athleticism matches our sport. And she’s inventive and creative in the middle of it. She can solve problems in the moment. She’s able to figure it out. Sometimes it means she’s on the scoresheet, sometimes it means she’s setting others up.

“When I don’t think about it,” Camberos said. “and I just remember to have fun, that’s when I’m at my best.”

Juniper is from Bath, in England, and his local influence has spread far beyond UCI. He coaches a semi-pro team that used to be called L.A.Galaxy OC Women, which plays at Great Park in Irvine, won a national championship and will be known as SoCal Reds when it resumes in 2022.

He first visited the U.S. to conduct camps, and then befriended Junior Gonzalez, who was an assistant at UC Riverside. Juniper joined that staff and later assisted April Heinrichs at UCI for one year before his promotion.

“At the time I came over I wasn’t even looking past the next week,” Juniper said. “But I’m still here. I noticed there was a lot of talent in America, and what’s unique about it is that it gets influenced from every corner of the planet. There are many different pathways. That can be an adjustment when you’re putting together a national team, but it’s exciting.”

The Anteaters’ pathway now changes, by three time zones. The trick is to make sure their voices don’t.

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This elegant ring features a scalloped halo of sparkling round diamonds set in high polished 14kt white gold trimmed with milgrain detail. (D .08 carat total weight) This ring is a SEMI-MOUNT and it comes with NO CENTER STONE as shown but it will accommodate a 6.5mm center stone.

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Code: M51612075-BK
  • Three Point Strap
  • MOLLE Side Panels
  • Lightweight/Compact

A lightweight and low profile bag for transporting essential equipment conveniently, or to be used for Skirmishing as part of a loadout. It offers a comfortable Three-Point Carry Strap which holds it tight to your body and makes it easy to use and access.

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The main compartment of this bag is generously sized and has two internal cargo net pockets as well as a removable Holster which can securely hold a Small/Medium sized Pistol or other equally sized equipment. The Holster is attached to the inner wall via Velcro, which means it can be removed and have any number of other inserts installed such as Magazine Pouches. The front compartment also has a good sized and includes a Zipped cargo net pocket as well as Elastic retainer loops for loose items. The front compartment has a large Velcro panel on the front which comes included with an 8Fields Tactical patch attached. The sides of the bag features MOLLE loops for you to extend the already generous carrying capabilities by installing further pouches/MOLLE compatible equipment. The Zips are all glove friendly with large Nylon loops and Polymer covers, and the Three Point Strap can be adjusted to hold the bag tight against your side.

  • Three Point Strap
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  • 2 x Internal Cargo Net Pockets
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  • Internal Elastic Retainers
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A set of high profile mount rings for scopes up to 30mm wide, which attaches to a 20mm rail and provides a solid platform for you to use your optic.

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A set of high profile mount rings for installing your optic on a 20mm rail, and leaving enough space for you to see down your sight even when wearing lower face protection. The scope mounts are easy to use, being secured by Allen screws and attached to rails via a finger-adjustable nut. These rings can accept an optic up to 30mm wide at the tube, and have a grippy section inside the ring to help hold the scope tight.

  • Set of two scope rings
  • Attaches to 20mm RIS
  • High profile mounts
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  • Alloy construction
  • Black finish

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IMAX Senior (60+) $10.75
IMAX Nature/Science Documentary $8.00
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Matinee (All shows before 6pm) $7.25
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It’s been a while since I’ve played an adventure game like this. With all the action titles that are being produced, it was kind of refreshing to play through a slower-paced game where the focus is on solving a mystery rather than gunning down an army single-handedly, although the appeal didn’t last long with this title.In the game, you control a detective who agrees to take a case where people making a film on a remote lot are disappearing. The set for the movie is within walking distance of a huge mansion, owned by the family that has requested your services. This is where you’ll begin your adventure.You are initially briefed by a video tape recording that provides some background on the mystery at hand. You must then follow the clues that will lead you to discover the truth behind these disappearances. The reason you were specifically chosen for this a*ignment is because you’re gifted with a paranormal sight, where you receive flashes of the past that are cued by objects or settings. These flashes are presented as pre-rendered video clips that will show, for instance, why a glass on the table is now broken or why an item was left in the place it is now. These flashes are short, but a clever way to progress the story and keep the mystery interesting.As you follow the clues, you’ll work your way out of the mansion to a lake, a hotel, a church, and the film set. This is one of those adventure games where you’ll do a lot of backtracking in order to use an item you’ve recently discovered. So, when you find a key, it may not be apparent which room it goes to, so you’ll have to do some experimenting. In the beginning, a fair number of the puzzles can be solved relatively quickly. As you progress though, some of the puzzles really don’t even seem to make much logical sense. Their only purpose seems to be to keep you from progressing the story.To aid you in organizing all the data you’ll discover, you’ll have a PDA at your disposal. You’ll automatically use this for writing down information about people involved with the movie or suspicions about murders. This PDA also houses your inventory list, the main game menu, and a mini-map of the area you can use to instantly warp yourself to a location you’ve already visited.The PDA also makes the interface of the game rather simple. Just right-click the mouse to display the PDA. You can then use the mouse to navigate through all the PDA sections. You’ll also need to use the keyboard in order to move the detective through the world. The backgrounds are all 2D pre-rendered images, but you can move in 3D. The up arrow makes you walk in the direction you’re facing while the left/right arrows cause you to turn, and the down arrow causes you to step backwards. You can also hold down Shift when walking to run and press the spacebar when you want to interact with an object.What’s helpful about interaction in the world is that an icon will appear on the screen that lets you know when you can interact with an object. So, as an example, if you walk into a room and walk in front of a dresser, an icon will come up and if you press the spacebar, you’ll be taken into a search mode, where a 2D image of the dresser will be displayed, allowing you to look for clues. The mouse will be a magnifying glass and it will change when you pass it over something that can be interacted with, i.e. a drawer. If you click the drawer, it can open and there may be something in there that you can take.This is the way almost all of the clues are found in the game. Some of them are pretty basic, but others will require you to be very thorough in your search, otherwise you could miss something vital to the game. There were many times when I searched a scene once or twice and still missed something. In fact, that was one of my biggest problems with the game, I wasn’t sure how the developers expected gamers to figure out some of these puzzles. One example was a book that was on a shelf. I picked it up and opened it and there was nothing on the inside pages. However, as I found out later, if you use a knife on it, you’ll cut out the page and reveal a key. I can understand someone hiding something in a book, but the puzzle wasn’t obvious at all. And not finding something like that could lead to hours of backtracking later in the game, which is always a downer.The Final Cut isn’t a technological masterpiece by any means. The resolution is very low and the character models are fairly simple — the 2D backgrounds are probably the most detailed part of the game. I was a little surprised with the lack of video options in the game, but since this game is focused on adventure, the graphic quality plays a minor role and does well enough to get the job done.What does get some better attention is the music, which changes depending on what building or area you’re in. There’s a fairly broad range of tunes that are played that help to give a movie-like sensation to the game. You’ll hear dramatic, orchestral tracks, simple, piano tracks, as well as more modern rhythms. And they’ll always chime in with a quick musical attack when you reveal something new (i.e. a corpse).There are some problems with technical aspects of the game. One time I used a phone before I was supposed to and the message I left was about something I had not seen yet. It seems the game expects you to perform actions in a certain order and can’t compensate accurately if you don’t. I’ve also had times where my character is off-screen, but the view won’t change to show me where I am.The Final Cut is solely an adventure game. What you can expect from it is a lot of searching for clues, a lot of backtracking upon finding new items, and a lot of trial and error. The progression of puzzle solving is well done in the beginning, but near the end of the game, the puzzles become less and less obvious – expect to do a lot of aimless wandering. Gamers should not go into this game expecting an action title and advanced graphics, because that’s not what this game focuses on. This game has a slow pace and it seems targeted toward gamers with a lot of patience.

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Law Day Project Helps Low Income Islanders to Create Wills

  • April 17, 2017

The Canadian Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and the Wills and Estates Section are excited to announce a “Wills Clinic.” The project will run from April 24 - 28, 2017 in recognition of Law Day, which is celebrated annually on April 17. Lawyers on PEI are volunteering to draft wills for a number of low income Islanders.

Family Arbitration Training: Save the Date!

  • February 01, 2017

The course will satisfy the family arbitration training requirements to act as a Parenting Coordinator and is intended to provide family law practitioners and parenting coordinators with a basic level overview of the legislation, case law, procedural steps, ethical dilemmas and practical aspects of family law arbitration including as it relates to parenting coordination practice.


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Update: Riverside County officials on Wednesday afternoon issued mandatory evacuation orders for some communities in the Holy fire burn scar. Earlier, evacuations were urged but were not mandatory.

Evacuations were ordered for these areas: Amorose, Alberhill, Glen Eden, Glen Ivy-A, Glen Ivy-B, Grace, Horsethief-A, Horsethief-B, Laguna-A, Maitri, McVicker-A, Rice and Withrow-A.

Voluntary evacuation orders were in place for the Alvarado-A, Lakeside-A and Laguna-B areas.

Also in Riverside County, evacuation warnings were issued for some communities in the Cranston fire burn area: Hurkey Creek, Apple Canyon, Lake Hemet and Fleming Ranch.

Additionally, localized flooding was possible in the North Shore area of the Coachella Valley, potentially creating hazards for motorists.

Also Wednesday, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department issued a voluntary evacuation warning for homes in the Holy fire area in Trabuco Creek, Rose Canyon and the Mystic Oaks/El Cariso areas. Trabuco Creek Road was open only to residents during the afternoon.

Earlier coverage:

RIVERSIDE — A low-pressure storm system is set to bear down on the Inland Empire Wednesday, bringing moderate to heavy showers as well as the potential for flash flooding and debris flows, according to the National Weather Service.

The NWS issued a flash flood watch for the San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains, valleys and the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning that will be in effect from late Wednesday through Thursday evening. A high wind warning will also be in effect in the county mountains from noon today through 10 p.m. Thursday. The Coachella Valley was not included in either advisory.

A massive trough of low pressure loaded with energy from the Gulf of Alaska and a disturbance farther south in the Pacific will begin spreading across the region this afternoon, according to the NWS.

The system will bring steady rain starting Wednesday evening and continuing overnight into Thursday, when the heaviest rainfall is expected, NWS meteorologist Miguel Miller said.

The Riverside metropolitan area and Lake Elsinore are forecast to get up to four-tenths of an inch of rainfall Wednesday, while up to six-tenths of an inch is expected in the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, and the Coachella Valley will receive around one-tenth of an inch, forecasters said.

The storm is expected to bring between a tenth of an inch an a quarter-inch of rain to San Bernardino and surrounding areas on Wednesday.

Idyllwild and Pine Cove could get up to 2 inches of rainfall Wednesday.

Snow levels will remain above 9,000 feet, Miller said.

South to southwest winds of 25 to 40 mph, with gusts reaching 65 mph, are expected this afternoon through Thursday evening, according to the NWS.

County officials urged residents to check maps at to determine if they are in an evacuation area. Residents can also sign up for emergency alert notifications via the website.

A wide area skirting the eastern boundary of the national forest, including Lake Elsinore and the Temescal Valley, was left exposed to potential flood damage because of the 23,000-acre Holy fire in August. The blaze, allegedly the work of an arsonist, denuded steep terrain below Santiago Peak, permitting water to flow unchecked onto lower slopes where subdivisions are situated.

During a three-part storm series between Jan. 31 and Feb. 4, the EMD issued mandatory evacuation orders covering the Glen Ivy, Horsethief Canyon and McVicker Park communities on the north side of Lake Elsinore and south of El Cerrito, along Interstate 15.

Mud and debris flows prompted several street closures, but no significant damage was reported in connection with the storms.

The storm will die down significantly late Thursday afternoon, and scattered showers are expected to continue through Monday afternoon, Miller said.


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Q&A on Pennsylvania's school performance report card

The Pennsylvania Department of Education will issue School Performance Profiles on Thursday, evaluating individual public schools for the second year.

These profiles serve a multitude of purposes from allowing parents to gauge the performance of their child's school and giving taxpayers a look at the return they are getting on their tax dollars to factoring into teacher evaluations. They will be used as a factor in principal's evaluations next year.

The following attempts to answer seven general questions about the profiles.

Q. What will the school building profiles show?

A. Each will include fast facts about a school along with data detailing students' performance and academic progress as measured by standardized tests, and a myriad of other indicators. In addition, each school will be assigned an academic score.

And because last year served as the baseline year, a trend line will show a school's performance on individual indicators that measure progress from one year to the next. Eventually, this trend line will reflect five years of a school's performance.

Q. What does this score represent?

A. It represents how a school building performed on a number of different indicators that include standardized test results, academic growth, and other measures such as attendance rates and graduation rates. Districts, as a whole, however, will not be graded.

Q. Who does the scoring and how are scores determined?

A. The state Department of Education is the grader. It uses a 100-point scale that breaks down this way:

• 40 percent based on percentages of students who scored at or above grade level on standardized tests;

• 10 percent on a school's progress in closing the achievement gap between white and historically under-performing groups (poor, minority, non-English speaking, and special needs students).

• 40 percent on academic growth as determined by the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System, which tracks academic progress of groups of students from year to year in tested subjects.

• 10 percent on other academic indicators that assess factors that contribute to student achievement such as graduation rate, grade promotion rate, attendance rate, among others.

Schools also can get extra credit for high-level performance on state and industry assessments as well as the percentage of students earning scores on Advanced Placement tests that qualify for college credit.

Q. What information won't be in the profiles?

A. The profiles will not include any teacher or principal or student specific data, which is not being made available to the public.

Q. What can a parent/taxpayer do with this information?

A. After studying the results and perhaps using the "compare" tool on the website to do some comparisons to other schools, a community may want to throw a pizza party for a school's stellar performance.

Or if performance is lower than hoped, a visit to the school or a school board meeting might be in order to inquire about what's being done to address weak areas.