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"TA Archive Pic" Jimmy, Arthur, and Jeff performing at a "TA Gig" Chicago restaurant in their outside patio back in 2010.
In this "TA Magazine" issue we reflect on some events that occured the last few months and will give background on their important meaning. We continue our series on Korea focusing with our allie South Korea and how their country prepares from the North Korean threat. Supreme Court Justices are listed from the beginning of our Nation up till today. Bankruptcy series continue this month focusing on Chapter 11. Our series on home ownership is continued to explain what is a Closing Statement. Also Who WON FIFA 2018 WORLD CUP?
TIME for GREAT FOOD, DRINKS, with Friends and Family!. Before Your Young Adult Leaves for College Celebrate their Success by Visiting this Month.
with their most Modern Cities in the World. A beautiful country to visit.
MORE ABOUT South Korea in Our September Issue.
South Korea is Always Aware of the China and North Korea Threat. The War Games that The United States and South Korea conduct every year prepares for the possibility of War from the Communists. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! The Readiness from Strategic War Games Work.
but often engage in humanitarian and disaster-relief efforts nationwide.
South Korea has to take there security extremely serious from the North Korean threat to protect their Beautiful and Prosperous Country.
U.S. PRESIDENTS Born in August.
The UNITED STATES of AMERICA consists of Three Branches of Government to Secure the Freedoms of Americans and its Residents. They are as follows: The EXECUTIVE Branch, The LEGISLATIVE Branch and The JUDICIAL Branch. This was set up by our Founding Fathers in the United States of America CONSTITUTION and The BILL of RIGHTS. The United States of America is A Representative Democracy. For further reference about our Constitution and Bill of Rights go back and review our "TA Magazine" Issue.
Benjamin Harrison 23rd U.S. President Benjamin Harrison was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. Born: August 20, 1833, North Bend, OH Died: March 13, 1901, Benjamin Harrison House, Indianapolis Party: Republican Party Presidential term: March 4, 1889 � March 4, 1893 Spouse: Mary Dimmick Harrison (m. 1896�1901), Caroline Harrison (m. 1853�1892) Quotes I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process. We Americans have no commission from God to police the world. Great lives never go out; they go on.
Herbert Hoover 31st U.S. President Herbert Clark Hoover was an American engineer, businessman and politician who served as the 31st President of the United States from 1929 to 1933 during the Great Depression. Born: August 10, 1874, West Branch, IA Died: October 20, 1964, Waldorf Astoria New York, New York City, NY Presidential term: March 4, 1929 � March 4, 1933 Spouse: Lou Henry Hoover (m. 1899�1944) Political party: Republican Party Quotes Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. Children are our most valuable natural resource. All men are equal before fish.
Lyndon B. Johnson 36th U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as major Decision making U.S. Senator and Vice President of The United States of America. Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, TX Died: January 22, 1973, Stonewall, TX Presidential term: November 22, 1963 � January 20, 1969 Vice president: Hubert Humphrey (1965�1969) Party: Democratic Party Quotes Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: "President Can't Swim.". Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
Bill Clinton 42nd U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Prior to the presidency, he was the Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992. Born: August 19, 1946 (age 71 years), Hope, AR Presidential term: January 20, 1993 � January 20, 2001 Vice president: Al Gore (1993�2001) Education: Yale Law School (1970�1973), MORE Quotes I did not have sexual relations with that woman There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. When I was in England I experimented with marijuana a time or two -- and didn't like it -- and didn't inhale and never tried inhaling again.
Barack Obama 44th U.S. President barackobama.com Barack Hussein Obama II is an American attorney and politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. Born: August 4, 1961 (age 57 years), Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, Honolulu, HI Height: 6'1"; Presidential term: January 20, 2009 � January 20, 2017 Education: Harvard Law School (1988�1991), MORE Parents: Ann Dunham, Barack Obama Sr. Quotes Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress. I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.
FIFA WORLD CUP RUSSIA 2018 CROATIA v FRANCE 90 MINUTES OF ACTION in the Finals.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of France Emmanuel Macron and President of Croatia Kolind Grabar-Kitarovic Congratulate Top Player MBAPPE with Team France.
FRANCE Wins FIFA World Cup 2018! Final Score 4 to 2.
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"TA Legal Eagle" As of 07/09/18.
President Trump to replace Justice Kennedy who is retiring from The United States SUPREME COURT. VACANCY occured at the end of July 2018. The nominee to replace Justice Kennedy is 53 year old Brett Kavanaugh. Nominee Brett Kavanaugh graduated from Yale Law School. He is a Catholic, married with two school age daughters. His past jobs include being a Law Professor at Yale, Harvard, and George Town University. Mr. Kavanaugh was with Presidential Candidate George W. Bush legal team that counseled the candidate's issue regarding a hanging election Chad in Florida. The Secretary of Sate of Florida supported the State's determination that the vote from that hanging Chad for candidate Bush was legitimate. He also Clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antony Kennedy. Brett Kavanaugh in 2006 was Appointed to the bench of the Circuit D.C. Court of Appeals from 43rd President George W. Bush. He also was on the legal team for Kenneth Starr. Currently the U.S. Senate will review and debate the legitimacy of this Supreme Court nominee. So far a thunbs up from Arizona U.S. Senior Senator John McCain. Seems that the supporting votes for this nominee have the majority from our U.S. Senators. Judge Kavanaugh has 12 YEARS of JURIS PRUDENCE with about 300 cases he ruled over to be reviewed by all 100 U.S. Senators to figure out "WHO IS JUDGE KAVANAUGH". Being part of the 43rd President's staff office as secretary there is Tons of policy notations to review. Eleven of his Court of Appeals Opinions have been adopted in actual Supreme Court cases by our Justices. U.S. Senators are interested in his decisions that may expose his thoughts of Stari Decisis in cases to see how and what a Set Precedent may or will be adjusted in the context of a case. Judge Kavanaugh credentials, Superb.
Notes: The acceptance of the appointment and commission by the appointee, as evidenced by the taking of the prescribed oaths, is here implied; otherwise the individual is not carried on this list of the Members of the Court. Examples: Robert Hanson Harrison is not carried, as a letter from President Washington of February 9, 1790 states Harrison declined to serve. Neither is Edwin M. Stanton who died before he could take the necessary steps toward becoming a Member of the Court. Chief Justice Rutledge is included because he took his oaths, presided over the August Term of 1795, and his name appears on two opinions of the Court for that Term.
The date a Member of the Court took his/her Judicial oath (the Judiciary Act provided “That the Justices of the Supreme Court, and the district judges, before they proceed to execute the duties of their respective offices, shall take the following oath . . . ”) is here used as the date of the beginning of his/her service, for until that oath is taken he/she is not vested with the prerogatives of the office. The dates given in this column are for the oaths taken following the receipt of the commissions. Dates without small-letter references are taken from the Minutes of the Court or from the original oath which are in the Curator’s collection. The small letter (a) denotes the date is from the Minutes of some other court; (b) from some other unquestionable authority; (c) from authority that is questionable, and better authority would be appreciated.
Christian beliefs center on the life of Jesus of Nazareth, a teacher and healer who lived in first century Palestine. The primary source of information about the life of Jesus are the Gospels, which were written sometime between 20 and 100 years after his death and became the first four books of the New Testament. The Gospels describe a three-year teaching and healing ministry during which Jesus attracted 12 close disciples and other followers who believed him to be the Messiah (Christos). Jesus' teachings focused on the themes of the kingdom of God, love of God and love of neighbor. Along with some of his teachings, his growing popularity with the masses was seen as dangerous by Jewish religious leaders and the Roman government, leading to his execution by crucifixion. Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead three days later, and in so doing made it possible for those who believe to be forgiven of sin and attain eternal life. Much of Christian belief and practice centers on the resurrection of Christ. The sacred text of Christianity is the Christian Bible, which consists of the Old Testament (the Jewish Bible) and the New Testament. The New Testament contains 27 books: four gospels (narratives of Jesus' life), one account of the apostles' ministry after Jesus' death, letters from church leaders (the earliest of which predate the Gospels), and an apocalyptic book. Nearly all Christians regard the Bible as divinely inspired and authoritative, but views differ as to the nature and extent of its authority. Some hold it to be completely without error in all matters it addresses, while others stress its accuracy only in religious matters and allow for errors or limitations in other areas due to its human authorship. Christianity has divided into three major branches. Roman Catholicismrepresents the continuation of the historical organized church as it developed over the centuries, and is headed by the Pope. Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism separated in 1054, when the Patriarch of Constantinople and the Pope excommunicated each other. Eastern Orthodoxy (which includes the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches and several others) differs from Catholicism in its refusal of allegiance to the Pope, its emphasis on the use of icons in worship, and the date it celebrates Easter. Other cultural, political, and religious differences exist as well. Protestantism arose in the 16th century. Protestants do not acknowledge the authority of the Pope, reject many traditions and beliefs of the Catholic Church, and emphasize the importance of reading the Bible and the doctrine of salvation by faith alone. Protestantism encompasses numerous denominational groups, including Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Pentecostals and Evangelicals. Christian practices vary by denomination, but common elements include a Sunday worship service, private and corporate prayer, study and reading of the Scriptures, and participation in the rites of baptism and communion. Distinctive Catholic practices include recognition of seven sacraments, devotion to Mary and the saints, and veneration of relics and sacred sites associated with holy figures. Eastern Orthodoxy holds many practices in common with Catholicism, but is especially distinguished by the central role of icons.
With over 2 billion adherents worldwide, Christianity is the largest religion in the world. It has dominated western culture for centuries and remains the majority religion of Europe and the Americas. Christian beliefs center on the life of Jesus of Nazareth, a teacher and healer who lived in first century Palestine. The primary source of information about the life of Jesus are the Gospels, which were written sometime between 20 and 100 years after his death and became the first four books of the New Testament. The Gospels describe a three-year teaching and healing ministry during which Jesus attracted 12 close disciples and other followers who believed him to be the Messiah (Christos). Jesus' teachings focused on the themes of the kingdom of God, love of God and love of neighbor. Along with some of his teachings, his growing popularity with the masses was seen as dangerous by Jewish religious leaders and the Roman government, leading to his execution by crucifixion. Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead three days later, and in so doing made it possible for those who believe to be forgiven of sin and attain eternal life. Much of Christian belief and practice centers on the resurrection of Christ. The sacred text of Christianity is the Christian Bible, which consists of the Old Testament (the Jewish Bible) and the New Testament. The New Testament contains 27 books: four gospels (narratives of Jesus' life), one account of the apostles' ministry after Jesus' death, letters from church leaders (the earliest of which predate the Gospels), and an apocalyptic book. Nearly all Christians regard the Bible as divinely inspired and authoritative, but views differ as to the nature and extent of its authority. Some hold it to be completely without error in all matters it addresses, while others stress its accuracy only in religious matters and allow for errors or limitations in other areas due to its human authorship. Christianity has divided into three major branches. Roman Catholicismrepresents the continuation of the historical organized church as it developed over the centuries, and is headed by the Pope. Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism separated in 1054, when the Patriarch of Constantinople and the Pope excommunicated each other. Eastern Orthodoxy (which includes the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches and several others) differs from Catholicism in its refusal of allegiance to the Pope, its emphasis on the use of icons in worship, and the date it celebrates Easter. Other cultural, political, and religious differences exist as well. Protestantism arose in the 16th century. Protestants do not acknowledge the authority of the Pope, reject many traditions and beliefs of the Catholic Church, and emphasize the importance of reading the Bible and the doctrine of salvation by faith alone. Protestantism encompasses numerous denominational groups, including Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Pentecostals and Evangelicals. Christian practices vary by denomination, but common elements include a Sunday worship service, private and corporate prayer, study and reading of the Scriptures, and participation in the rites of baptism and communion. Distinctive Catholic practices include recognition of seven sacraments, devotion to Mary and the saints, and veneration of relics and sacred sites associated with holy figures. Eastern Orthodoxy holds many practices in common with Catholicism, but is especially distinguished by the central role of icons.
2.2 billion worldwide, Christianity is the largest religion in the world. It has dominated western culture for centuries and remains the majority religion of Europe and the Americas.
Prayer, Bible study, baptism, Eucharist (Communion), church on Sundays, numerous holidays.
Easter, Christmas, saints' days (Note not all Christian Religions Celebrate).
be in our December 2018 Issue.
With its emphasis on individual interpretation of scripture and a measure of religious freedom, the Reformation marked not only a break between Protestantism and Catholicism, but the beginning of Christian denominationalism and sectarianism as we know it today. And perhaps not surprisingly, some of the most interesting developments in Christianity have occurred in the United States, where individual freedom in all things is intensely valued.
Christianity encompasses an astounding variety of denominations, sects, and churches. Relationships between these groups range from mutual respect and cooperation to denial that the other group is really "Christian." Many Christian groups would also refuse the label of "Christian denomination," considering themselves the only true form of Christianity, not one among many.
The Christian Religion is based significantly on the life or teachings of Jesus under the broad category of "Christianity." Two divisions groups of Christianity is the One Group cites that Jesus is "GOD" and the other that Jesus is "The SON of GOD".
PERTO RICO has severe issues with their elderly. Since the last hurricane Maria that occured on September , 2017, 4,600 seniors have died because of the lack of medical care. The island is still in trouble. Late in getting power and roads in trouble make it difficult to assist the elderly.
A closing statement is a document used to provide the closing details on a transaction. Standards for closing statements vary by transaction type. In a real estate transaction a homebuyer will typically receive a closing statement on both the home purchase and the mortgage loan they receive to finance the purchase.
Closing statements are part of the final step a borrower must take to close on a loan and receive their principal balance. Closing statements are also prepared by real estate closing agents to complete the real estate sales process. Homebuyers should be prepared to manage and agree to closing statements on both their mortgage loan and home purchase in order to fully complete a real estate purchase.
Closing statements are prepared by loan closing agents and standards vary by the type of loan being issued. This document may also be called a settlement sheet or credit agreement. In a revolving credit loan such as the approval for a new credit card or banking line of credit, the closing details of the loan are typically reported in the credit application with the borrower agreeing to the lending terms at the time they submit their application for approval. A more complex closing statement is commonly used in personal loans and real estate loans where a borrower is approved for a large lump sum that is associated with non-revolving credit.
Mortgage loans include a closing statement that complete the loan transaction for a borrower utilizing credit to complete the purchase of a new real estate property. The mortgage lending industry has numerous regulations governing the mortgage loan closing process which is overseen by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Standard mortgage loan borrowers must receive a closing disclosure at least three business days before the loan closing. The closing disclosure outlines details of the loan including the interest rate, monthly payments, length of payments, fees and any other provisions associated with the loan.
A property closing statement is prepared by a real estate closing agent and includes all of the details required for the purchase of a real estate property. Details and provisions commonly included in real estate transaction deals include the total purchase price, all fees associated with the transaction, commissions, taxes and any insurance that may be included with the property. The closing statement also details the Title transfer process for the property and when transfer of ownership will occur.
More Mortgage Terms that May Help You in Purchasing Your Property or Home will be Continued Next Month.
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"TA Archive Press Box 2017"
Reaching out to help others is Arthur Liceaga's mission.
Liceaga, a Westmont resident, started his band Tomorrow's Alliance with his brother in 2005, and by 2007 he was using it as a way to help.
"We had been playing for nonprofit organizations, and we had our normal gigs, but we wanted to give back to the community," Liceaga said.
Thus the Tomorrow's Alliance Community Rocks Project was born.
"We knew so many bands," Liceaga said, "so we figured let's bring the community together, let's bring the music together for a good cause."
What started as a way to bring awareness and help raise funds for organizations such as the local Lions Club, eventually came to the attention of the United Service Organizations.
Liceaga reached out to the USO, explaining what he and the band were trying to do. About three years ago, the USO reached back and struck up a partnership.
The USO was created in 1941 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought together many different organizations working to support the troops and veterans.
"During these world wars, you had five, 10 different organizations covering these different sectors," Liceaga explained. "How are you linking them all together? That was a struggle back then. Now that it's 76 years old, we want to bring this to our generation."
The Tomorrow's Alliance Community Rocks Project started doing USO benefit shows consistently about a year ago. The shows provide a place for music fans and veterans to go, to meet and to get informed about USO programs between sets. And since the shows are free, all donations go to support the organization. Liceaga also brings banners provided by the USO that supporters can sign and write messages to troops overseas and veterans.
"So many generations grew up with (entertainer and USO supporter) Bob Hope, so many people knew who the USO was," Liceaga said, "but there are some Millennials in the new generation, 17 and younger, they're right behind us. They're entering the workforce, going to college, they have the ability to donate or get their families to donate. We want to bring that awareness to the whole Chicagoland area, bridging that gap. That's where the music comes in. It gets audiences involved, lets them have a really nice night out, but they're learning something, too."
This weekend's show at the Brookfield VFW Auxiliary 2868, 8844 Ogden Ave., features pop rockers Double Identity, alternative rock band Over The Sun, classic rock veterans Thadeus Project, garage rock band Wompus and Tomorrow's Alliance.
"We're honored to be a part of it," said Joe Brunker, vocalist for Over the Sun. "It's supercool that people want to actively support the USO … people are serving our country. Regardless of how you view war, they're willing to die for you. Why not live to promote and help them?"
The Tomorrow's Alliance Community Rocks Project is back at the charitable game, raising funds for the United Service Organizations with a free show at the Tap House Grill of Westmont. Enjoy music from Tomorrow's Alliance, The Cave Dwellers, Double Identity, Over the Sun, King O Keys and Thadeus Project, as well as a 50/50 Split the Pot raffle and USO merch for sale. Donations (and 10 percent of the Tap House Grill sales during the event) will go to the USO and its many projects supporting the armed forces abroad and veterans here at home. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Tap House Grill, 6010 S. Cass Ave., Westmont. No cover; donations accepted. (630) 541-8840 or taphousegrills.com.
"TA NATION & WORLD Historic Events"
was founded on April 4th, 1949.
and Lester Pearson of Canada.
President Truman signs document to establish the Twelve countries that were part of the founding of NATO:Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy,Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, theUnited Kingdom, and the United States. In 1952,Greece and Turkey became members of the Alliance, joined later by West Germany (in 1955) and Spain (in 1982).
The Treaty bound its signatories to treat an armed attack against any one of them as aggression against all and to react with any action necessary including armed force. It was drawn up by a working party of diplomats from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, which began work in July 1948 and produced a draft text in December. Representatives of these countries and five more (Italy, Portugal, Norway, Denmark and Iceland) signed the treaty at a long mahogany table in front of the twelve national flags in the auditorium of the State Department building on Constitution Avenue.
A distinguished audience 1,500 strong watched as Paul Henri Spaak signed first for Belgium, followed by Pearson for Canada. Robert Schuman stepped up for France and Bevin and Dean Acheson, the US Secretary of State, signed last. Each foreign minister used a different pen. In his speech President Truman described the new treaty as 'a shield against aggression and the fear of aggression - a bulwark which will permit us to get on with the real business of government and society, the business of achieving a fuller and happier life for all our citizens'. The ceremony was simple and impressive, though Sir Nicholas Henderson, one of the working party, deprecated the 'insouciant influence' of the US Marine Band, which played Gershwin tunes, including 'Bess, you is my woman now' in apparent homage to Mrs Truman, who had a front-row seat.
The Treaty had still to be ratified by the US Senate, which approved it on July 21st, 1949 after almost two weeks of debate. It was powerfully commended by Senator Vandenberg for the Republicans and Senator Connally of Texas for the Democrats, and opposed by Senator Taft of Ohio, who argued that it entailed 'arming Western Europe at American expense'. The final vote was eighty-two votes to thirteen in favour, which supplied the necessary two-thirds majority. President Truman signed the instrument of accession and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was duly established with its secretariat in France.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.
The Nato countries are: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic,Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia,Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Mark Janus speaks to the media after the US Supreme Court rules 5-4 in his favor.
June 27—Today the US Supreme Court released a landmark decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, Country, and Municipal Employees, Council 31. The Court ruled in favor of plaintiff Mark Janus, a child support specialist who works for Health Care & Family Services, returning First Amendment rights to public sector workers. This means that five million public servants in 22 states no longer have to pay a government union as a condition of employment.
Specifically, the Court ruled that the “State’s extraction of agency fees from nonconsenting public sector employees violates the First Amendment,” overturning the Court’s earlier decision in Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.
The Court’s decision will impact how government unions extract fees from members—moving the system from opt-out to opt-in. The onus is now on the unions since public sector employees must now “affirmatively consent” to pay dues. Now, no government worker can be forced to check their First Amendments rights at the door in order to serve their communities.
This is a long-awaited victory for worker freedom, but the work has just begun. The network now has an opportunity to help workers understand how this decision affects them. In the months leading up to this decision, government union leaders have been hard at work in localities and states to apply pressure on workers and put hurdles in the way for those whose rights have been restored.
Now more than ever, workers like Mark will need the network’s help when it comes to understanding what the decision means for them, holding government accountable, and promoting sound interpretation of legislation and litigation that affects workers’ rights.
Background: What was Janus v. AFSCME about?
Prior to the Janus decision, government workers’ only option to avoid paying dues was to find another job or leave their profession entirely. As a child support specialist who works for Health Care & Family Services in Illinois, Mark—like almost all Illinois public employees—had to pay mandatory AFSCME union fees if he wanted to continue the work he loved. Mark is not anti-union, but he believes he should be able to keep his job and serve his community without being forced to support politics that oppose his own values.
Mark’s story isn’t unique. In 22 states, workers have not been able to take a government job without being forced to pay union fees. For those who are happy with the services provided by the union and fully support the political agenda being advanced, this is not a problem. But those who disagree are left feeling that they are being used or that they have no voice in their workplace.
So, Mark took this question to the US Supreme Court in February: To keep their jobs, should government employees in America be forced to fund political agendas they disagree with?
Represented by Liberty Justice Center and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Mark’s case argued that public-sector unionsʼ core activity—representing workers in collective bargaining—is inherently political. When a union bargains with the government, it tells the government how much it should spend on government employee salaries, pensions, and benefits in addition to how it should run its programs. When anyone else does that, everyone recognizes it as political speech, and we call it lobbying.
So, when a worker had been forced to give money to a government union to pay for collective bargaining, he or she has been made to pay for someone else’s political speech—something the First Amendment virtually never allows. The only way to protect workersʼ First Amendment rights is to allow them to choose whether to join a union and pay the membership fees.
SPN congratulates Mark Janus, the Liberty Justice Center, and the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this victory. This victory is just the beginning, and several state think tanks stand ready to help government workers understand and exercise their rights. In the coming weeks, stay tuned for more about how state think tanks are helping workers in their states understand what the Janus v. AFSCME decision means for them.
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Keeping South Korea SAFE from the North Korean Threat through REAL WAR GAMES.
Further information: Korean Liberation Army. The South Korean armed forces were largely constabulary forces until the outbreak of the Korean War. It was heavily damaged by North Korean and Chinese attacks and in the beginning relied almost entirely on U.S. support for weapons, ammunition and technology. After the Korean War South Korea maintained a large military ground force, which in 1967 had about 585,000 personnel, much larger than the northern forces of about 345,000. During South Korea's period of rapid growth in the 1980s, the military modernised, benefiting from several government-sponsored technology transfer projects and indigenous defense capability initiatives. The Global Security.org website states that "in 1990 South Korean industries provided about 70 percent of the weapons, ammunition, communications and other types of equipment, vehicles, clothing, and other supplies needed by the military."
Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea). The Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff headquarters (Hangul: and, Hanja: & Daehanminguk Hapttongchammobonbu) is a group of Chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Unlike the United States, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has operational control over all military personnel of the armed forces. All regular members are 4-star generals or admirals, although the deputy chairman sometimes has only 3 stars.
South Korea has one of the highest defense budgets in the world, ranking 10th Globally in 2016, with a budget of more than $36 billion U.S. Dollars.
National Command Authority The President is the Commander-in-Chief Forces ex officio. The military authority runs from the President to the Minister of National Defense, who is commonly (but not legally bound to be) a retired 4-star General (equivalent to a British Army/Commonwealth full General or a Royal Navy/Commonwealth Admiral). The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a 4-star General or Admiral, is the Senior Officer of the Armed Forces and has the Operational Authority over the Armed Forces, with directions from the President through the Minister of Defense.
Traditionally (with one exception), the position is filled by an officer of the Army. The chain of Operational Authority runs straight from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Commandants of the several Operational Commands. Currently there are five Operational Commands in the Army, two in the Navy (including the Marine Corps) and one in the Air Force. The respective Chiefs of Staff of each Service Branch (Army, Navy, Air Force) has administrative control over his or her own service. Each Chief of Staff is also a standing member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Personnel Military service is mentioned as one of the Four Constitutional Duties (along with taxes, education, and labor) for all citizens. The current effective Conscription Law, however, applies only to males although women can volunteer as officers or non-commissioned officers. Military service varies according to branch: 21 months for the Army and Marine Corps, 23 months for the Navy, 24 months for the Air Force and civil service. The other professional civil service is from 26 months to 36 months. Korea had a bonus point system (Hangul: & Hanja: RR: gungasanjeom) which gives a person who completed military service bonus points when applying for a job, but it was found unconstitutional by South Korean constitutional court in 1999. Recently, however, there has been significant pressure from the public demanding either a shortening of the term or a switch to voluntary military service.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea). The Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff headquarters (Hangul: and Hanja: and Daehanminguk Hapttongchammobonbu) is a group of Chiefs from each major branch of the armed services in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Unlike the United States, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has operational control over all military personnel of the armed forces. All regular members are 4-star generals or admirals, although the deputy chairman sometimes has only 3 stars.
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) is the highest-ranking officer (four-star admiral) of the ROK Navy.
The ROK Navy includes the Republic of Korea Navy Headquarters, Republic of Korea Fleet, Naval Logistics Command, Naval Education and Training Command, Naval Academy, and Republican of Korea Marine Corps, which is a quasi-autonomous organization.
Its capabilities include many sophisticated American and European weapon systems, complemented by a growing and increasingly more advanced indigenous defense manufacturing sector.
For example, by taking advantage of the strong local shipbuilding industry, the ROK Navy has embarked on a rigorous modernization plan with ambitions to become a blue water Navy by 2020.
United States Nuclear Submarines are part of these Military Exercises to combat the Communist threats from North Korea.
South Korea has assisted the United States to keep tabs of China and Russia and of course North Korea using our top technology including Sea power.
A multirole all-weather version of the T-50 is the modified FA-50, which can be externally fitted with Rafael's Sky Shield or LIG Nex1's ALQ-200K ECM pods, Sniper or LITENING TARGETING PODS, and Condor 2 reconnaissance pods to further improve the fighter's electronic warfare, reconnaissance, and targeting capabilities.
ROK Air Force. Main article: Republican of Korea Air Force ROKAF F-15K STRIKE FIGHTERS The ROK Air Force (ROKAF) maintains a modern air force in order to defend itself from various modes of threats, including the North Korean Army. The ROK Air Force fields some 450 combat aircraft of American design. In contrast, the North Korean Army has roughly 650 combat aircraft, but mostly obsolete types of Soviet and Chinese origin.
The Republic of Korea Air Force also expressed interests in acquiring the RQ-4 Global Hawk and Joint Direct Attack Munition kits to further improve their intelligence and offensive capabilities. The replacement programs for the F-4D/E and F-5A/B/E/F are the KTX-2 and F-X, respectively. The latter has been fulfilled by the Boeing F-15K.
Korea began a program for the development of indigenous jet trainers beginning in 1997. This project eventually culminated in the KAI T-50, dubbed the "Golden Eagle" which is used as a trainer for jet pilots, now being exported to Indonesia.
The ROK Navy (ROKN) is the armed forces branch responsible for conducting naval operations and amphibious landing operations. As a part of its mission, the ROK Navy has engaged in several peacekeeping operations since the turn of the century.
Today, the South Korean armed forces enjoy a good mix of avant-garde as well as older conventional weapons.Its capabilities include many sophisticated American and European weapon systems, complemented by a growing and increasingly more advanced indigenous defense manufacturing sector. South Korea has a joint military partnership with the United States, termed the ROK-U.S. Alliance, as outlined by the Mutual Defense Treaty signed after the Korean War.
ROK Marine Corps Republican of Korea Marine Corps ROK Marines preparing to board the American amphibious assault ship, USS Essex (LHD-2) in 2007. Although the National Armed Forces Organisation Act stipulates that the ROK Navy includes the Republican of Korea Marine Corps, the ROKMC is a semi-autonomous organization that carries out much of its functions independently.
During the Korean War, the ROKMC earned their nickname as 05 (English: Ghost-Catching Marines). The motto of the ROK Marine Corps is (English: "Once a Marine, Forever a Marine").
South Korea has a joint military partnership with the United States, termed the ROK-U.S. Alliance, as outlined by the Mutual Defense Treaty signed after the Korean War.
During the outbreak of the Vietnam War, ROK Army and the ROK Marines were among those fighting alongside South Vietnam and the United States.
More recently, South Korea also takes part in regional as well as pan-Pacific national military wargames and exercises such as RIMPAC and RSOII.
ALWAYS ON THE WATCH FROM THE COMMUNIST THREAT.
SOUTH KOREA PROTECTING THEIR COUNTRY FROM THE NORTH KOREAN THREAT.
Other improved weapon systems over FA-50 include SPICE multifunctional guidance kits, Textron CBU-97/105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon with WCMD tail kits, JDAM, and JDAM-ER for more comprehensive air-to-ground operations, and AIM-120 missiles for BVR air-to-air operations.
Among other components of the armed forces is the Defense Security Command, originally the Army Counter-Intelligence Corps, which had a major role in monitoring the military's loyalty during the period of military rule in South Korea.
7,032 missile defense systems and 13,000 infantry support systems.
FA-50 has provisions for, but does not yet integrate, Python and DERBY missiles, also produced by Rafael, and other anti-ship missiles, stand-off weapons, and sensors to be domestically developed by Korea.
South Korea Target Practice against North Korea.
The current administration has initiated a program of self-defense, whereby South Korea would be able to fully counter the North Korean threat with purely domestic means within the next two decades.
The ROK Army (ROKA) is by far the largest of the military branches, with 495,000 personnel as of 2014. This comes as a response to both the mountainous terrain native to the Korean Peninsula (70% mountainous) as well as the heavy North Korean presence, with its 1-million-strong army, two-thirds of which is permanently garrisoned in the frontline near the DMZ.
Under a restructuring plan aimed at reducing redundancy, the First and Third Armies will be incorporated into the newly formed First Operations Command, whereas the Second ROK Army has been converted into the Second Operational Command.
The Republic of Korea Armed Forces (Hangul & Hanja: & RR: Daehanminguk Gukgun; lit. "Great Korean Republic National Military"), also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK military has participated in various peacekeeping operations, and counter-terrorism operations. It is recognized as one of the world's most professional militaries.
Created in 1948, following the division of Korea, the Republic of Korea Armed Forces is one of the largest standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength of 3,725,000 in 2016 (625,000 active and 3,100,000 reserve).
Until January 2011, "mixed-race" men were prohibited from being conscripted into the South Korean military. Homosexual relations constitute a criminal offense in the military code, giving rise to a maximum sentence of two years' imprisonment, take place or not in the units of the army.
South Korea military is always in motion to protect their country from the dangerous of North Korean Communist neighbors that is linked to China and supported by Russia. DANGER!
President Trump Supports our Military Mission to Assist South Korea against North Korea who is backed by China and Iran and Russia. Tough Job!
The 45th President of the United States, President Trump has to Balance the delicate task of supporting our South Korean Allies with our Military help against The Communist North Koreans.
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a region on the Korean peninsula that demarcates / divide North Korea from South Korea.
Republic of Korea Army. South Korean soldiers at the JSA (Joint Security Area) between the blue buildings. North Korea is in the background.
Roughly following the 38th parallel, the 150-mile-long DMZ incorporates territory on both sides of the cease-fire line as it existed at the end of the Korean War (1950�53).
North Korea Dictator Kim Jong-un and President of South Korea Moon Jae-in. The DMZ is a Division of Korea NOT Open to the public. Access is only granted by the South Korean government. DMZ has been in use since July 27, 1953.
North Korea Dictator Kim Jong-un and President of South Korea Moon Jae-in will try to work the fundamental differences out, but first better trade may be discussed.
Our Government has Supported South Korea from the Start. Our Military Will Today and Tomorrow Honor the Friendship and Trust between South Korea and The United States of America. Good Friends in the World.
President of South Korea Moon Jae-in. More recently the South Korean military began increasing its participation in international affairs, acknowledging its role and responsibility as the eleventh economic power in the world in terms of GDP.
China has been imposing their newly earned riches on the World by Creating a Great War Machine. President Donald Trump has to leverage our Nations Military and Economic assets to try to contain the possible Chinese Military Threat in the World led by theirChairman of the Central Military Commission, President Xi Jinping.
President Donald Trump, President of South Korea Moon Jae-in and North Korea Dictator Kim Jong-un are in talks to improve relations between the three countries. South Korea has been concerned about North Korea's Nuclear threats for decades. The United States of America has been involved in lowing this military threat for decades securing the Trans Pacific treaties we have with our Allies.
Chinese and Russian threats against South Korea have been a reality since the 1940's and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin continues the treat that the United States of America and our Allies have to be deal with. South Korea has experienced the threats from North Korea supported by China and Russia for over five decades.
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NEWLY ELECTED President of Mexico is Andrés Manuel López Obrador Former Head of Government of Mexico City Andrés Manuel López Obrador, often abbreviated as AMLO, is a Mexican politician who is the President-elect of Mexico until he is inaugurated as President on 1 December 2018.
Spouse: Beatriz Gutierrez Muller (m. 2006), Rocio Beltran Medina (m. 1979�2003). Children: Jesus Ernesto Lopez Gutierrez, .
Mexico and the U.S. are bound not only because of the common border, but by a shared culture and history. Without economic growth and job creation in Mexico, we won't be able to confront the migratory phenomenon.
More Quotes: If we accept the rule of those who think they are the bosses and lords of Mexico, nothing will change for the people on the bottom.
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"TA Archive Pic" Jimmy in front of the "TA" Box Truck at an out door festival in 2009.
"TA Archive Pic" Fans at a "Tomorrow's Alliance" performance back in the summer of 2008. Mom as usual supporting our "TA" Gigs. Happy Birthday MOM!
"TA Archive Pic" Arthur at a "TA" Private Party Gig in 2008 in front of the drum set used by our 1st "TA Drummer" Zack Swiec. "TA" actually Bought the red drum set from Zack this year in June.
"TA Archive Pic" Dave and Arthur at a 2014 Memorial Day Parade after a "TA" performance. "Tomorrow's Alliance" has Supported The Lions Clubs since 2007 and The USO since 2014.
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The gross domestic product (GDP) is one of the primary indicators used to gauge the health of a country's economy. It represents the total dollar value of all goods and services produced over a specific time period, often referred to as the size of the economy. Usually, GDP is expressed as a comparison to the previous quarter or year. For example, if the Q3 2017 GDP of a country is up 3%, the economy of that country has grown by 3% over the third quarter. While quarterly growth rates are a periodic measure of how the economy is faring, annual GDP figures are often considered the benchmark for the size of the economy.
The countries with the largest GDP in descending order are 1. The United States, 2. China, 3. Japan, 4. Germany, 5. The United Kingdom, 6. France, 7. India, 8. Italy, 9. Brazil and 10. Canada.
Germany became the first nation in the world to adopt an old-age social insurance program in 1889, designed by Germany's Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. The idea was first put forward, at Bismarck's behest, in 1881 by Germany's Emperor, William the First, in a ground-breaking letter to the German Parliament. William wrote: ". . . those who are disabled from work by age and invalidity have a well-grounded claim to care from the state."
One persistent myth about the German program is that it adopted age 65 as the standard retirement age because that was Bismarck's age. In fact, Germany initially set age 70 as the retirement age (and Bismarck himself was 74 at the time) and it was not until 27 years later (in 1916) that the age was lowered to 65. By that time, Bismarck had been dead for 18 years.
By the time America moved to social insurance in 1935 the German system was using age 65 as its retirement age. But this was not the major influence on the Committee on Economic Security (CES) when it proposed age 65 as the retirement age under Social Security. This decision was not based on any philosophical principle or European precedent. It was, in fact, primarily pragmatic, and stemmed from two sources. One was a general observation about prevailing retirement ages in the few private pension systems in existence at the time and, more importantly, the 30 state old-age pension systems then in operation. Roughly half of the state pension systems used age 65 as the retirement age and half used age 70. The new federal Railroad Retirement System passed by Congress earlier in 1934, also used age 65 as its retirement age. Taking all this into account, the CES planners made a rough judgment that age 65 was probably more reasonable than age 70. This judgment was then confirmed by the actuarial studies. The studies showed that using age 65 produced a manageable system that could easily be made self-sustaining with only modest levels of payroll taxation. So these two factors, a kind of pragmatic judgment about prevailing retirement standards and the favorable actuarial outcome of using age 65, combined to be the real basis on which age 65 was chosen as the age for retirement under Social Security. With all due respect to Chancellor Bismarck, he had nothing to do with it.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) began life as the Social Security Board (SSB). The SSB was created at the moment President Roosevelt inked his signature on the Social Security Act (August 14, 1935 at 3:30 p.m.). The SSB was an entirely new entity, with no staff, no facilities and no budget. The initial personnel were donated from existing agencies, and a temporary budget was obtained from Harry Hopkins and the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Frances Perkins , Secretary of Labor, offered one of her Assistant Secretaries, Arthur Altmeyer, to be an initial Board member, and she even gave her high-backed red-leather executive chair to Altmeyer since the SSB had no furniture. The Board itself consisted of three presidentially appointed executives and such staff as they needed to hire.
On 7/1/39 the Social Security Board lost its independent agency status when the new sub-cabinet level Federal Security Agency was created. The FSA encompassed the SSB, the Public Health Service, the Office of Education, the Civilian Conservation Corp., and the U.S. Employment Service.
On 7/16/46 the SSB was renamed the Social Security Administration under the President's Reorganization Plan of 1946. Arthur Altmeyer, who had been chairman of the Board of the SSB, became SSA's first Commissioner.
On 4/11/53 President Eisenhower abolished the FSA and created a new Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). SSA was made part of this new cabinet agency.
HEW was replaced by the Department of Health & Human Services on 5/4/80. SSA was a major part of HHS until legislation signed by President Clinton on 8/15/94 returned SSA to it original status as an independent agency--effective 3/31/95.
President Clinton signed the bill on August 15, 1994 (59 years and one day after FDR signed the original Act). (See text of President Clinton's remarks at the signing) And on March 31, 1995 at a ceremony at SSA Headquarters in Baltimore, SSA once again became an independent agency.
In 1983, a Congressional Study Panel produced the following brief narrative history of the main organizational changes at SSA for the period 1935-1983.
This Committee was established by President Roosevelt in June 1934 (Executive Order No. 6757) to develop a comprehensive social insurance system covering all major personal economic hazards with a special emphasis on unemployment and old age insurance. The Committee's legislative recommendations were presented to the President in January 1935, and introduced to Congess for consideration shortly thereafter. A compromise Social Security Bill was signed by the President on August 14, 1935.
The Bureau of Federal Old-Age Benefits, renamed the Bureau of Old-Age Insurance (BOAI) in 1937, was created in December 1935 and was the forerunner of today's Social Security Administration. The Bureau was responsible for Title II of the Social Security Act and its functions included: the maintenance of wage records; supervision of field offices; examination and approval of claims, including related claims functions (for certification of payments recovery of excess payments, and hearing and deciding appealed cases); and the making of actuarial estimates.
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This established the Federal Security Agency (FSA), and the Social Security Board became a part of that agency. The FSA also administered the programs of the U.S. Public Health Service, Office of Education, National Youth Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps. The U.S. Employment Service and the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation were consolidated into the Bureau of Employment Security under the Social Security Board. The only administrative change was the transfer of the General Counsel and personnel functions to a central function under the FSA Administrator. The FSA Administrator permitted the Social Security Board to continue its program in an independent manner. The Bureau of Old Age Insurance was renamed "Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance" (BOASI) when the President signed the Amendments to Title II of the Social Security Act on August 10, 1939, which provided benefits for dependents and survivors of insured workers, and made other major changes. In 1940, a Control Division was added to handle the increased claims load resulting from the 1939 amendments. Finally, a Training Section was established in the Director's Office to take over the complete training program, a part of which had previously been handled by the Social Security Board.
Because of the war-time scarcity of space in Washington and a marked increase in the benefit rolls, the central offices of the Bureau of Old Age and Survivors' Insurance were moved to Baltimore in 1942. At the same time Area Offices were opened in Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and New Orleans for the certification and recertification of claims. The Control Division was replaced by the Claims Control Division and the old Claims Division by the Claims Policy Division. The adjudication of claims was shifted to the field offices, leaving the responsibility for claims review in the Claims Control Division and its area offices.
The President's reorganization Plan No. 2, effective in July 1946, abolished the Social Security Board and placed its functions under the newly established Social Security Administration (still under FSA). The FSA Administrator established the position of Commissioner to head the Social Security Administration (SSA). Several administrative functions (i.e., personnel, procurement, information services, etc.) from the Social Security Board were incorporated into SSA at this time.
The Federal Security Agency was abolished and its functions transferred to the new Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). The Bureau of Federal Credit Unions was transferred to the Social Security Administration and the Commissioner's position was designated as a presidential appointee requiring Senate confirmation.
On January 28, 1963, a reorganization in HEW retained the old-age, survivors and disability program functions in the Social Security Administration and established a new Welfare Administration to administer five Federal-State programs (the Children's Bureau, Bureau of Family Services, the Special Staff on Aging, and the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Development Staff). The Bureau of Hearings and Appeals, the Office of the Actuary, and the Division of Program Research continued as units of SSA. The Bureau of Federal Credit Unions was still affiliated with SSA but only for administrative support. This split effectively made the old BOASI and other legislated social insurance programs into the modern day Social Security Administration.
The 1965 Amendments not only increased the scope and complexity of OASI and DI programs, but established the Health Insurance Program (Title XVIII) which became known as Medicare. A reorganization was effected which established four program Bureaus (Retirement and Survivors Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, and Federal Credit Unions). A centralized record keeping operation, the Bureau of Data Processing and Accounts, was established to service all programs as well as a single field organization. Five functional staff units with agency-wide responsibility for program evaluation and planning, actuarial functions, public affairs, management and research functions were also established. Also at this time, the regional presence was enhanced by the establishment of the ten Regional Commissioners who served as the Commissioner's representatives and were responsible for evaluating and coordinating the agency operations. It is notable that the Regional Commissioners were not delegated "line authority," so they might retain their objectivity and detachment.
The 1972 Amendments created the Supplementary Security Income (SSI) program and a new bureau was established in 1973. There remained only four program bureaus, however, for the Bureau of Federal Credit Unions left the agency in March 1970.
The Commissioner of Social Security announced a reorganization of the Agency in January 1975. The new organization significantly reduced the span of control of the Commissioner by consolidating eleven functions into only five functions and by placing the Regional Commissioners under an Associate Commissioner for Program Operations. The Regional Commissioners did receive line authority (through the Associate Commissioner for Program Operations) at this time for all cash benefit operations. Significant changes included: (1) the establishment of four Associate Commissioners for Operations, Program Policy and Planning, External Affairs and Management and Administration; (2) creation of a new policy and regulation making organization; (3) creation of a Commissioner-level organization dedicated to the long range improvement of SSA's automated systems; and (4) the creation of a centralized program evaluation and quality assurance program.
This reorganization established the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and abolished the Social and Rehabilitation Service (SRS). HCFA received Medicare (Bureau of Health Insurance) from SSA which had implemented and run the program since 1965. SSA received the responsibility for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Commissioner of SSA became the ex-officio Director of the HEW Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). Some policy functions also transferred to HCFA but other functions (i.e., computer support and field office services) continued to be performed by SSA. SSA also received cash assistance functions from SRS which encompassed Cuban and Indochinese refugee programs and the U.S. Repatriate Programs.
A newly appointed Commissioner of Social Security announced a reorganization along functional lines. The intended results were to: (1) improve the communications, policy development and decision making processes; (2) eliminate duplication; (3) elevate the field organization back into the main stream of headquarters activities, and (4) consolidate systems functions. Two deputies were created, one for operations and the other for program policy issues. An Executive Secretariat was created to enhance communications and ten Associate Commissioners along functional lines "to provide program direction and leadership." This reorganization was followed by a reorganization for the field structure under the Regional Commissioners. Unlike the 1975 Reorganization which was never fully implemented, it was completed in less than a year.
Fine tuning by succeeding Commissioners who found the span of control too broad under the 1979 reorganization was implemented over the next four years. Efforts to modify the organization to make it more responsive to changing mission requirements resulted in the following changes: (1) the consolidation of the public information and governmental affairs functions; (2) the abolishment of the Associate Commissioner for Operating Policy and Procedures; (3) the establishment of four Deputy Commissioners including one for systems and another for management and assessment; and (4) the creation of six new Associate Commissioners, including two for systems requirements and integration functions; three for the RSI, SSI and DI programs and one for the field.
In some smaller cases the U.S. trustee may be unable to find creditors willing to serve on a creditors' committee, or the committee may not be actively involved in the case. The Bankruptcy Code addresses this issue by treating a "small business case" somewhat differently than a regular bankruptcy case. A small business case is defined as a case with a "small business debtor." 11 U.S.C. § 101(51C). Determination of whether a debtor is a "small business debtor" requires application of a two-part test. First, the debtor must be engaged in commercial or business activities (other than primarily owning or operating real property) with total non-contingent liquidated secured and unsecured debts of $2,566,050 or less. Second, the debtor's case must be one in which the U.S. trustee has not appointed a creditors' committee, or the court has determined the creditors' committee is insufficiently active and representative to provide oversight of the debtor. 11 U.S.C. § 101(51D).
INFORMATION On CHAPTER 13 WILL Be PRESENTED In the September "TA Magazine".
* BRIEXIT Announced in July that they will leave The European Union on March 29th, 2019.
* Japan has agreed to sign trading treaties with The European Union worth Billions and will influence about 600 million people.
* Transportation News on "CREATE".
* September U.S. President Birthdays.
* Puerto Rico - golden mile / puerto rican bonds - Hurricane Maria.
* Profile on the Jewish Religion.
* Life in South Korea.
* A Look at American Unions.
* We will discuss chapter 9 Bankruptcy soon.
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"TA Archive Pic" Arthur and Jimmy in 2010 Appreciate what our Mother has done for us both. We Love You Mom! Happy Birthday Mom!
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