Helping Your Adult Children Get Disability

There is a little known fact about social security disability that few people can take advantage of, and this is getting disability when you’re over 18 based on your parent’s SSI benefits. Many disabled adult children in Chicago aren’t aware of the fact that they can receive help from the government even if they’ve never worked, but only in a very specific circumstance. In order to make this clearer, we will discuss it in more detail below. What Exactly Is An “Adult Child” In This Case? The term is pretty straight forward; it is a son or daughter of a parent who has gone past the age of 18. Normally, we call them adults and so do the social security offices, but in some circumstances you can be officially labeled as both. This is what happens when you get covered under SSDI in this special circumstance. There are a couple of things that need to happen before you can take advantage of this program. First, you will have to have been disabled prior to reaching the age of 18. This means you probably haven’t had the ability to work at all up to this point. Second, one of your parents must be collecting, or had been collecting before they died, social security when you reach full age and you cannot currently be married. If you meet these requirements then you will probably qualify. What Does Qualifying Do For An SSDI Case? In the event that you have qualified for this little known exception, you will be able to collect disability payments based on your parent’s income earnings instead of your own. The reason behind this is that when you got your disability your ability to work was diminished, and since that happened when you were a child that means you’ve never been able to hold down a job for long enough to pay into SS. The government created this exception for children who become adults and are still incapable of working, and they allow...

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Luxury European Tours Allow You to Experience History

Jul 31, 15 Luxury European Tours Allow You to Experience History

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The history of the European continent stretches back thousands and thousands of years. The first hominids, Homo erectus georgicus, settled in present-day Georgia around 1.8 million years ago. Modern humans appeared in Europe roughly forty thousand years ago. Ever since then, European culture has been developing. The culture you want to visit is young by comparison, though still hundreds or thousands of years old. Greece Luxury European tours cannot be considered complete without visiting Greece. Western civilization was founded in ancient Greece. Democracy and individualism were ideas popularized in ancient Greece. The city-state, or polis, was invented in the region as well. These political ideals shaped the rest of European history, but they were not fully adopted again until the 1700s. European philosophers and leaders looked to ancient Greece to inspire their societies. Rome The Roman Republic and later Roman Empire were major influences on European civilization. Law, devotion to a state, politics, language, architecture, and many other features of Western Civilization were created in the Roman Republic. Latin as a language of education and business comes from a reverence for ancient Rome. The Catholic Church, founded in Rome, adopted many of the customs of the Romans. To this day, some Catholic masses are still conducted in Latin. Luxury European tours often visit these historic cathedrals to experience the religion and thinking that shaped so much of the world’s history. Middle Ages After the Roman Empire had disappeared, Europe experienced much change and unrest. Many different groups of tribes and civilizations began moving about in Europe. This was also when Arab Muslims began to encroach on European nations. They claimed much of what used to be Roman territory. Ultimately, this proved to the benefit of Europe and to the benefit of tourists as well. When luxury European tours travel to parts of the Mediterranean, the Arab Muslim influence is undeniable. One such attraction is Alhambra in Spain. Alhambra Alhambra, in Andalusia, is a palace and fortress. Originally, it was built in the ninth century...

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PROSERIES LED: FEATURES OF PROSERIES LED LUMINAIRE

ProSeries LED Luminaire is an energy-efficient “wet-location”, sustainable and cost-effective alternative utility lighting solution for indoor environments where ingress protection from dust and moisture is highly desirable. Providing more than 50,000 hours of lumen output compared to 8,000 hours for a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and 1,000 hours for an incandescent lamp, this luminaire provides huge energy savings, eliminates service maintenance and the ongoing replacement costs of incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps. In addition, rebates from local electric utilities make the total ownership cost of the ProSeries LED Luminaire the lowest-cost utility lighting solution. Providing more than 1,000 lumens through a 14-watt LED engine, the ProSeries LED Luminaire features an 18-cubic inch Polybutylene Terephthalate junction box that is resistant to solvents, mechanically strong, heat-resistant up to 150oC and non-combustible. The junction box’s eight mounting brackets are in line with the ½-inch and ¾-inch trade-size knockouts to expedite installation by eliminating the need for an additional 2×4-inch stub-in. In addition to the junction box, the fixture includes a Silicone gasket that seals out moisture and dust, a Polycarbonate globe that protects the LED lamp and ensures even light distribution, and an LED light engine and heat sink. ETL-listed for wet locations and ceiling or wall mounting, it is ideal for commercial and industrial facilities, walk-in refrigerators, service/maintenance tunnels, corridors, bridges, temporary walkways, agricultural buildings, and animal confinement areas Be the first to...

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What Can You Do With A Paddleboard In Charleston SC?

This depends upon what you actually expect a paddleboard (sometimes written as two words – paddle board) to be. It is a relatively new word relating to the field of water sports that grew out of the sport or activity of surfing the ocean’s waves. Paddle Out Beyond The Waves To a layman, the word “surfer” conjures up an image of someone standing up on a surfboard while riding a big wave back to the shore – usually with the wave arching up behind them. However, for them to do this; they must first get out from the shoreline to a point where they are behind the incoming breaking waves. To do this, they usually lie prone on their board and use both arms as paddles to propel themselves out to sea. Sometimes, they might choose to kneel on the board to provide extra impetus to their “paddle strokes”. Paddling Further Afield Avid surfers developed this further to allow them to cross stretches of open ocean and make an actual journey from “A” to “B”; possibly crossing breaking surf en-route. Standard boards can be used for this but improved, special, boards began to be developed for this specific purpose and these were the first true paddleboards. It should be noted that, in the strict sense, no actual paddles are used; motion is provided purely by arm power with hands and forearm dipping in and out of the water. The participant can choose between prone and kneeling positions. Replace Hands With Paddles As with a surfboard, it is possible to stand up on, or, sit astride an early example of the paddleboard; but, to then use a single or double bladed oar type paddle (like those used in canoes or kayaks), can give rise to stability and balance problems. Fortunately, only relatively minor adjustments are required to the basic board in order to overcome these problems. Once this was sorted out, a new variation became available. Stand Up Paddle Surfing This grew out of surfing...

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The Doors And Cabinets Of Your Dreams For A Fraction Of The Cost

Jul 30, 15 The Doors And Cabinets Of Your Dreams For A Fraction Of The Cost

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For about as long as history dates, people have been building houses out of the resources available to them. And for many parts of the world, the best resource to use was wood. Wood is a beautiful and durable material to build with, but it has its drawbacks. When using wood for finished surfaces that receive a lot of use and ultimately wear and tear such as doors, cabinet drawers and paneling, wood isn’t necessarily your best choice. For doors and drawer fronts, MDF (medium-density fiberboard) is a better choice because it doesn’t expand or contract in temperature changes. When wood expands and contracts, it causes paint or a finish to crack. MDF board however does not and has a smoother, cleaner finish than wood, which makes it an ideal surface to paint. MDF doors and drawer fronts are also much easier to customize to your size and specifications. This means you’ll be ordering, installing and enjoying cabinets much sooner than you would if you were to be ordering whole tree wood boards. Another great advantage to MDF doors and drawer fronts over wood is the cost. The cost of MDF cabinet and drawer fronts is the cost. Ordering custom MDF cabinet fronts is considerably less expensive than using wood. High Humidity Areas And MDF In high humidity areas such as a bathroom, a wood cabinet is going to swell and contract making it almost impossible to keep your cabinets lines looking clean and crisp. For this reason, most contractors use a high quality MDF board that has been treated with a resin to ensure its durability. Most companies who build custom MDF doors and panels offer a finish that is formaldehyde-free, making it okay for ‘green’ home certifications. Going Green With MDF MDF board is essentially repurposed wood shavings, sawdust and excess scraps. Through the process of binding these materials that would otherwise be scrapped or thrown away, theses excess materials that would otherwise be swept up or sucked up in some shop...

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