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In a speech on the Senate floor shortly before the Senate adjourned, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, discussed tax reform and his efforts to develop a proposal to better integrate the corporate and individual tax systems.
Chairman Hatch indicated that his idea is to allow corporations to deduct, from taxable earnings, dividends they distribute to shareholders, resulting in only one level of tax on those earnings (at the shareholder level)—similar to the way debt is treated.
Chairman Hatch also stated that he had received "very positive" feedback from the Joint Committee on Taxation on his proposal, including that his proposal would increase capital investment and reduce effective tax rates for U.S. businesses; would alleviate some of the "pressures that drive corporate inversions and help prevent erosion of the U.S. tax base overall;" and could do so without adding to the deficit or shifting the tax burden from higher-income to middle- and lower-income taxpayers.
Chairman Hatch also noted that he and his staff are prepared to address concerns about the potential impact of the proposal on tax-exempts, charitable organizations, and retirement security stakeholders when the proposal takes legislative form. [As described in the "background" section below, these concerns have arisen due to the possible imposition of withholding on both interest and dividends under a dividends paid deduction regime.]
With regard to when he might try to move his proposal forward, Chairman Hatch indicated that he was "excited to see how the debate over comprehensive tax reform plays out in the near future and where [the integration] concept might fit in that broader discussion." He further cautioned that it is important to "take the time to reflect of the results and acknowledge the realities on the ground. " Specifically, he stated:
I remain very interested in the concept of corporate integration and continue to believe that it would have a positive impact on our tax system and our economy overall. But, let's be honest . . . after this election, the ground has shifted, and, while we don't know how everything will play out in the coming months, it's safe to assume that the tax reform discussion is shifting as well. I remain very interested in the assumptions and parameters that have, for some time now, governed the tax reform debate will have to be modified, if not thrown out entirely.
Right now, we are seeing more momentum for COMPREHENSIVE tax reform – that is reform that deals with both the individual and business tax systems – than we've seen in a generation or more. And, if we're going to do right by our economy and the American people, we need to think in those comprehensive terms. . .
I believe that corporate integration can and should be part of the comprehensive tax reform discussion that appears to be on the horizon. But, given the current reality, any substantive tax reform proposal will need to be considered and evaluated in the context of what has quickly become a much broader discussion.
Let me be clear: I am not walking away from the idea of corporate integration.
On the contrary, I am excited to see how the debate over comprehensive tax reform plays out in the near future and where this concept might fit in that broader discussion. . . .
This discussion about comprehensive tax reform promises to be one of the big-ticket items in the coming Congress, and I am excited to be a part of it.
Read Chairman Hatch's statement.
"Corporate integration" generally refers to integrating the individual and corporate tax rules so that corporate income is subject to only one level of tax. Under current law, entities that are treated as partnerships or S corporations for federal income tax purposes are already subject to an integrated tax system because they generally are subject to tax on business income at only one level—the owner level. Other specialized entities (such as real estate investment trusts and regulated investment companies) also are subject to integrated tax regimes. However, "C corporation" income generally is subject to tax at two levels: (1) at the corporate level when income is earned; and (2) at the shareholder level when income is distributed.
There are several different ways integration could be achieved. For example, (1) the corporate tax could be eliminated and earnings could be taxed at the shareholder level; (2) corporations could be allowed a deduction for dividends paid; (3) dividends could be exempt from tax at the shareholder level; or (4) shareholders could be given an income tax credit to reflect corporate-level tax paid with respect to dividends. There also are methods to achieve partial—rather than full, integration—such as providing reduced corporate rates on distributed earnings relative to retained earnings, reducing the rates at which shareholders pay tax on dividends, and providing a partial deduction for dividends paid.
For many years, various players in the tax community have explored proposals to modify the rules applicable to C corporations to better achieve integration. For example, in 2003, President George W. Bush proposed excluding dividends paid by a corporation from a shareholder's gross income—this would have resulted in only one level of tax being imposed on the corporation's income (at the corporate level). As the measure moved through the legislative process, however, the proposal was modified to instead provide for taxing "qualified" dividend income at a preferential rate relative to ordinary income. Thus, complete integration was not achieved.
A report on comprehensive tax reform [PDF 15 MB] prepared by the Republican staff of the Senate Finance Committee in December 2014 (the "Republican Staff Report") provides a lengthy description of the history of integration proposals since the beginning of the income tax system, why corporate integration is desirable, integration regimes currently contained in the Code, integration systems in use by other countries, and the methods by which integration can be achieved (including through a dividends paid deduction). For example, the report explains the need for integration as follows:
Eliminating the two-tier system would reduce or eliminate at least four distortions to economic and financial choices: (1) the incentive to invest in non-corporate businesses rather than corporate businesses, (2) the incentive to finance corporations with debt rather than equity, (3) the incentive to either retain or distribute earnings depending on the relationship among the corporation, the shareholder and the capital gains tax rate, and (4) the incentive to distribute earnings in a manner to avoid or significantly reduce a second level of tax, such as payments giving rise to deductions or stock repurchases that give rise to basis recovery and capital gains.
The Republican Staff Report also discusses the difficulties associated with integrating the individual and corporate tax systems, given the large amount of corporate debt and equity held by tax-exempt entities. The report explains that, under current law, a single level of tax is imposed (at the corporate level) on earnings distributed to a tax-exempt owner to the extent the shareholder can exclude the dividend from income for purposes of the unrelated business income tax (UBIT); however, if the corporation instead distributes its earnings in the form of interest to the tax-exempt entity, those earnings may be subject to no tax at any level if the corporation deducts the interest while the tax-exempt entity excludes it from UBIT. The report explains that "…the difficulty in adopting integration with respect to tax-exempt investors is that achieving the policy goals of taxing business income once and equalizing the treatment of debt and equity will necessarily affect the tax position of tax-exempt investors relative to current law because current law is so far out of alignment with the two policy goals." With respect to a dividends paid deduction in particular, the report proceeds to explain:
If the dividends paid deduction is adopted to achieve integration, then parity is achieved between debt and equity because the corporation will deduct both interest and dividend payments but the goal of a single tax on business income is not satisfied. The tax-exempt investors will, under current law, exclude the interest and dividends from gross income for purposes of UBIT. As a result, under the dividends paid deduction, tax-exempt investors would have to be taxed on both interest and dividends. This could be accomplished through a new compensatory withholding tax or requiring the tax-exempt investors to include interest and dividends in gross income for purposes of UBIT.
The Senate Finance Committee held two hearings earlier this year on corporate integration. The Finance Committee explored the potential advantages of corporate integration as well as the difficult issues associated with it (including those associated with the treatment of tax-exempt entities) during these hearings.
Chairman Hatch and his staff have dedicated a lot of time to exploring corporate integration. Chairman Hatch's statement does not indicate whether or when he might release a detailed proposal for a dividends paid deduction. Instead, it provides flexibility for Chairman Hatch to determine, as the tax reform process evolves, how and whether corporate integration might fit into the debate over tax reform.
The tax reform process itself can be expected to be very dynamic. At this point, tax reform appears to be a priority for congressional Republicans and the Trump Administration. However, putting together tax reform legislation can be difficult, and it is not certain whether tax reform would be enacted in the next couple of years and, if so, what its details would be.
For more information on the tax reform process, read a KPMG report, Understanding the Tax Reform Process: FAQ [PDF 1.4 MB]
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Topic: Year(s) (01/20/11)
TITLE: 364 Days to Go
By Dee Yoder
My knees are shaking as I rise. Can I confess this? Can I do this? I wish there were a way for me to stand behind a wall while I say this.
"Hello. My name is Summer, and I'm a…um…I'm addicted to…um…well, I'm addicted to eating Bible pages."
I sit down quickly as I feel a hot flush spread over my body. Oh my goodness. This is horrible. What am I doing here? I hear a titter in the back of the room. When I have courage to look, I see hardened, lined faces, weathered by drugs and alcohol, surrounding me. Only one or two appear to find my confession funny. The rest have seasoned themselves to nonreaction.
The leader, his expression benign, nods. "Thank you, Summer." He glances around the double circle. The group responds: Hello, Summer.
I squirm. I can't wait to get home and eat a few Psalms. The comforting ones, maybe.
January 30: Third Meeting
"Summer, why don't you share what has brought you here to us this past month. Let us know how you're doing with your addiction and how we can help you." The leader taps his pen against his leg.
"Um…well, I began to eat Bible pages when I was five. My daddy died and Mama would read the Bible to me as a comfort. She kept telling me we were gobbling up the peace of the Lord's word. One night, I accidentally tore a corner off the page and I…I popped it in my mouth."
A smiling freaky-haired young man pipes up. "That's normal for kids. They's always puttin' stuff in their moufs."
I sniff back a tear. Oh man.
"Do you think it was comfort that you associated with the Bible that got you started on eating the pages?" The leader glances at his pen.
I nod.
"What happened then?" he gently urges.
"I kept eating it. I ate it behind Mama's back, but when she noticed how many torn pages there were, she got suspicious."
"So you always knew it wasn't a good thing to do?"
"Yes. I mean, none of my friends ate paper and my Mama didn't eat paper."
"Do you eat any other kinds of paper?"
"No. Bible paper is thin and—" I stop. I can't say this!
"Melts in your mouf?" Freaky-hair guy finishes for me. His grin is oddly reassuring.
In spite of my embarrassment, I giggle and the others giggle with me. Okay. Maybe I can keep doing this. Maybe I can skip eating the Word and just read it tonight.
March 10: Twelfth Meeting
I've not eaten Bible pages since January. My addiction is at my elbow, though, and I struggle daily with not consuming the Word—literally. But, I got a new Bible and the crisp pages are calling my name.
"I confess I have a new Bible and it's hard not to tear off pieces." The group knows me well. They offer support.
A new member snorts. "Get rid of your Bibles, okay?" She's a silver-haired woman fighting pain killer addiction. Her tone is impatient.
I gasp. "But, I'm a Christian--and have to read my Bible!"
The group closes in to comfort me; a nearby few pat my back. "Hang in there." "Call me anytime, honey."
The leader clears his throat. "I have a suggestion. How about using only online resources?"
I stare. I never thought of that!
November 27: Thirty-sixth Meeting
I lounge in my chair, waiting for the leader to begin. Tonight I officially announce my addiction to Bible page eating is over. I haven't even thought of munching the Word since March. I love my laptop and, most especially, BibleGateway.
"Hi. My name is Summer and I have an addiction to eating Bible pages—" The group shares my triumph as I tell my story and declare my liberty. I can't remember when I've felt so free!
January 14: Church Business Meeting
"I'd like to bring up new business. Miss. Summer teaches our kids and not once have I seen her bring a Bible to church! Does she have a problem with feasting on the Word?"
I gulp and glance around, my hands shaking. I have no answer.
January 28: Special Church Meeting
"Well? What about it, Summer? Where's your Bible?"
I wave my arm triumphantly, the object I'm holding glittering. Its name shines under the sanctuary lights: Kindle.
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I thought I would give the new app a try and show you all the lovely yarn a spun on my new wheel! I'm so excited about my new hobby!
Big Girl Bonnet
I wrote a pattern for a crochet hat quite a few years ago, it's not very well written, there's no gauge reference and it really was just a 'wing it' project. However, I've been fortunate to have the pattern well "favorited" on Raverly and other crocheters comment to make it easier for others attempting the pattern.
This pattern is licensed under creative commons with the stipulation that credit is given to the designer and it is clearly stated where the free pattern can be found. Enjoy!
Grandpa Turns 90!
My Grandpa turned 90 at the beginning of March so we had a big party for him over the long weekend. Lots of family and friends arrived at my childhood home and we had a great weekend sharing stories and hanging out together.
I did plan ahead for things to do while Grandpa napped and earned the title of "Crafternoon Facilitator". Our Friday afternoon craft was Modge Podged wall mounted bottle openers. I picked up some great Pulp Fiction books from a local used book store and we used the covers to decorate our bottle openers. I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out and have to find a place to mount it. We used exterior Modge Podge so they could go outside.
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Posted by: Ryan Allen on July 3, 2008 at 4:20 pm
The Dials, Amoeba Amore (No Fun Records, 2008)
MP3: "Antonio"
From the Buzzcocks' "What Do I Get?" to Green Day's "Nice Guy's Finish Last," when done right, punk's grit and fire have always fit nicely with pop's melodic thrust. Chicago's the Dials know this all too well, as they've spent the better part of the last six years seamlessly melding buzzsaw guitars with hard-candy melodies that reference everybody from sugar-pop princesses the Go-Go's and riot grrrl pioneers Sleater-Kinney, to electro-punk godfathers Magazine and squiggle skronkers Devo. Three ladies front the four-piece outfit, but if you're expecting cutesy-pie crush songs and glimpses into Hello Kitty-adorned diaries, you'll likely be shocked when their aggressive fuck-you pop kicks you square in the teeth. Amoeba Amore, the band's third record, comes to us post some unfortunate trauma, as original drummer Doug Meis was tragically killed in a car accident in 2005. So you can't blame the band for getting a bit darker, angrier, and more angular this time around. Opener "Antonio" — propelled by new drummer and ex-Sarge skinsman Chad Romanski's precise bashing — rages and grooves like Bikini Kill covering the Clash's "Clash City Rockers." Other tracks, like "Amoeba Amore" and "3 is Better Than 4," hit the same shrill heights mined by 70s post-punks X-Ray Spex and the Au Pairs, but also nod to modern day dick kickers Mika Miko, Erase Errata, and You Say Party! We Say Die!. But, just as things seem like a rehash of the Rough Trade catalogue circa 1979, the Dials switch it up, and get back to adding a bit more pop to their punk. "Joe Lies" could be a lost Ramones track, and "Happy Afterall" imagines bouncy Cure-esque guitar lines playing catch up with the kind of speedy delivery that Husker Du would come up with. But whichever way they go, the Dials find a way to sink their hooks in deep, whether they're bashing you over the head with 'em, or cheerfully shouting them in your face. This is the kind of pop-punk that you shouldn't be ashamed to dig. — Ryan Allen
The Dials • CD Release Show w/ The Coronados and The Dial Tones • The Belmont • 7/3/08
Tags: Amoeba Amore, Devo, Erase Errata, Green Day, Magazine, Mika Miko, No Fun Records, Sleater-Kinney, The Au Pairs, The Buzzcocks, The Cure, The Dials, The Go-Go's, X-Ray Spex


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Pineapple Cheerleaders have worked with a fantastic list of clients including: MTV, The BBC, Disney's High School Musical, Pizza Hut, Red Bull, Channel 4, Chelsea FC, Leicester City FC, Race of Champions, GSK, Virgin Media, ITV, This Morning, The Sunday Night Project, Arbonne Cosmetics, Volstead, Chinawhite, Cafe de Paris, P&G, Orville Reddenbachers, Walkers, Status Quo, Renault World Series and many more.
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Pineapple Cheerleaders have a great record of wowing clients. The Pineapple Cheerleaders are extremely good at what they do and the squad manager knows exactly how to get great results using cheerleaders. The Squad manager always works with clients to find out what they need to achieve, and then works with the cheerleaders to deliver a service which does that - be it fund raising, crowd attraction, social media presence, press coverage, create atmosphere...etc. As a result, the Pineapple Cheerleaders always get fantastic feedback from their clients who are delighted not just with the fabulous performance from the girls, but also by the specific results that they deliver.
- Chelsea Football Club said that more fans stayed in their seats during half time than ever before when the Pineapple Cheerleaders performed, leaving their new sponsors highly impressed.
- Renault World Series were so happy with the crowd's response to Pineapple Cheerleaders performance at Silverstone that they hired the team again the following year not just in the UK, but for other European countries on their tour, in place of local performers who were not as effective as the Pineapple Cheerleaders. The cost of taking the Pineapple Cheerleaders on tour was well worth it for the difference in the performance standard & professionalism.
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Hi CeCe,
Having worked with you now on a couple of shows, I know that The Cheerleading Company is an efficient, professional outfit and very entertaining. You and the other cheerleaders have been a pleasure to have on the show and your performances and routines are always of a high standard – and very enjoyable to watch! I look forward to working with you again soon.
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Selfridges - Olympics British Bang
Hi Cece,
I just wanted to drop you a line to say a massive THANKYOU for providing the girls for the Big British Bang celebrations at Selfridges. They were so lovely to work with, great energy, lots of smiles and the represented you very well. I hope to work with you again. :-)
Thanks again,
All the best
Pru x
BT London Live - London Olympics 2012 Hyde Park
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I just wanted to say on behalf of myself and the News International team a big Thank You to you and The Cheerleading Company. It has been such a joy working with you all and we are looking forward to staying in touch to progress onto future projects.
Kind regards
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Cheerleaders at Media preview of Top Gear USA for BBC Worldwide
Hi Emily,
Just wanted to say thanks so much for the Cheerleaders last night- they looked fantastic, and really added to the atmosphere last night. Greta was very professional and was a pleasure to work with.
The VIPs from America thought the girls were great too!
Thanks, Tori
Cheerleaders at Stephen Fry In America book launch
Hi Emily and Cece,
Thanks so much for everything yesterday – the girls were fantastic and the cheer was absolutely brilliant! Pictures are attached – do please let me know if you need anything else.
Thanks again and hope to work together again soon,
Best wishes,
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Cheerleaders at Cagefighting BCFA event
Hi Cece,
I want to thank you and the girls for turning up on Saturday evening after all the travel problems you incurred, and putting on a perfect show all evening
With such enthusiasm and of course glamour, in fact i think that i am in love with them all!! Please make sure that you put May14th in your diary as the next booking for me at the same venue!
Thanks Again,
Cheerleaders at Launch of Kiehls Loreal Bluewater
Hi Alison,
The two girls we had were great and full of energy. They were more than happy to hand out samples and had various Kiehl's cheers ready.
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Cheerleaders at MTV's The Hard Timed of RJ Berger internal launch event
The Pineapple Cheerleaders were exactly what we needed for our staff event. They were friendly, helpful, professional and able to tailor their performance song, chant and even costume to our event theme. On the day their performance was brilliant – everyone loved it and we definitely got value for money.
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Cheerleaders at Launch of Kiehls Loreal
Hi Alison
All positive – the Pineapple Cheerleaders were professional, looked like proper American style Cheerleaders, they asked for feedback about what they could do for us and were happy to hand out samples. The Cheers were Kiehls inspired and were happy to wear our Kiehls t-shirts.
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Hi Emily, I just wanted to let you know what a fantastic job the cheerleaders did at our event last night. They were absolutely brilliant and they added so much energy and colour to the evening.They were great at fundraising too and sold all their raffle tickets – we are hugely grateful for their hard work. Please pass on our thanks. With very best wishes Rachel
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Wednesday, October 5
Recipe, Video, Giveaway… OH MY!
The rainy weekend set me on a downward spiral of night showers, morning changes from PJ's to clothes that could easily be slept in. The weather has been rainy, the air cold, the chance of snow being threatened. I've locked us in, crafted, cooked, laughed, organized, snuggled, played, enjoyed and lavished in the much craved goodness of all that is homey.
The coolness that's shifted the weather outside, stirs up all that is warm inside… giving me the most perfect excuse to make this…
Sausage Tomato Mac & Cheese
While you boil 1 pound, ziti pasta, brown 1 pound sausage in a skillet, then drain on towel. In same pan, saute 1 small onions, 3 or 4 cloves garlic, and any other anything {mushrooms, green peppers, red peppers, broccoli}, salt & pepper. Drop in a tablespoon of butter at the end. Add 2 tablespoons flour. Whisk in 1 cup of stock, than stir in 1 cup of heavy cream. Bring to a bubble, than stir in 2 cups of 4 blend shredded cheese {I just grate what I've got}. Stir until melted and thickens. Add in diced tomatoes {canned are fine, just drain first}, sausage, and cooked pasta. Transfer into baking dish, top with bread crumbs, crackers {or as I prefer it, bread crumbs, crackers, butter and parmesan cheese}. Throw under boiler until golden brown on top.
{Warning: this next picture alone, can widen your waistband by 2 inches}
And once I've eaten myself sick, I find I have just been given the most perfect leeway into my justified reasoning on why I gain weight in the winter, because of the heaviness of dinners just like this. Curse you winter, curse you, and the weight you make me gain!
Speaking of weight gain, there's a certain little sweet-um in this house, weight in at 20 lbs, having me gain, a hell of a lot of stress in my life. Just look at what she's up to now….
{I never had a grey hair before this one came along, now I have more than I'm willing to put a number on}
Right now, I've got this whirlwind of energy, swirling inside of me. You know, one of those, so much to do, not sure where to focus, types of energies. This last 5 days of hunkering down, staying close to all that I love, is turning out to be just what I needed to prepare to be 6 hours away from it all, the next 4 days, as Nate and I heading out for a wedding filled weekend in Rhode Island… with that said, I've done little to prepare for those 4 days away. The 11th hour is striking my friends, and here I sit, blogging.
Early this week, I asked about doing a giveaway on the blog. I truly had mixed feelings about this. Without going into the whole process of do's and don't, should or shouldn't, what if's, and settling on the why not… Goodnyou? is now diving in deep with our first giveaway… and it's a great one!
After turning down the less than 'Goodnyou?' like products that brought this adventure to the forefront in the first place, I've settled on something very 'Goodnyou?'ish. As a simple thank you for supporting the blog, in the form of this giveaway, I in turn, feel it's important to support those who are doing their own thing, following their own dreams, loving what their doing, and doing what they love… that brings me to our first giveaway, sponsored by my friend Stefanie's new Etsy shop, Baboo's Bin.
What's the 'doing what you love, loving what you do', in your life?
Leaving a comment below, qualifies you, to be randomly selected to win your choice of the Lady Bug Tutu & Lady Bug Hat set, showcased by my little ladybug OR the Monkey Hat, being sported by my very own Monkey Man! Either way, win win, and might I mention, they will be custom made to fit the size of your little one!! Win, win, win
Winner will be announced when we get back, on Monday's post!
Happy Hump Day!
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- October 5, 2011 at 8:38 PM
- Tracey said...
Love the blog Sam.. Always look forward to reading it.. Love the pics, your kids are adorable.. =)
- October 5, 2011 at 8:41 PM
I love readint this blog! The hats are adorable. Great job, Stefanie.
- October 5, 2011 at 8:42 PM
*reading :)
- October 5, 2011 at 8:43 PM
- Monica said...
Very nice :-)
- October 5, 2011 at 8:47 PM
Hope you have a great weekend and sure hope I win. Just happen to know a littel girl that would adorable in lady bugs:)
- October 5, 2011 at 8:51 PM
Great blog Sam...I really enjoy reading it. I love Stef's hats...and she will be getting an order from me!! Have a great trip to RI this weekend...and I ordered a certain yummy drink from Ellis'!!
- October 5, 2011 at 8:52 PM
Love,Love, Love your blog and love the hats and tu-tus! Its keeps us close in between our times away. The Claybrook family loves Goodnyou and the Richardson clan!
- October 5, 2011 at 9:23 PM
- Christina said...
Great giveaway, Sam - and great models, too! ;) I feel kind of lame that my first comment on here is for your giveaway, but I'm a faithful reader and always enjoy checking in on what's new at the Richard ranch!! :)
- October 5, 2011 at 9:39 PM
OOOH...such fun! I am sure missing Maine and all the chilly air talk makes me miss it more! Lucky!
- October 5, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Love all your blogs, Sam and you have inspired me to take more pics of the everyday life. Nik has grown so fast and your blogs have made me realize I need to capture more moments before he is gone off to college (UGH!!). It will be here too soon.
- October 6, 2011 at 9:04 AM
love reading allof your blogs. makes me smile..
- October 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM
The pictures are perfect - exactly what loving, munchkin filled house should be! xo
- October 9, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Great Blog...Love seeing pics of the kiddos!!!
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Thursday, nine a.m.: snow, snow--everywhere! There must have been five (fifteen?) inches, and it was still coming down, pretty hard. He squinted. Perhaps his ten-year-old eyes were deceiving him--or it could be the fever--but wasn't that William at the end of the road? Evan opened the window and stuck his head out, just a little (but enough to make his mother very unhappy, should she pick this moment to slink into his room with a bowl of steaming oatmeal atop a bed tray).
Ah, yes--it was, in fact, his rotund nemesis who was plodding his way down their street, dragging his expensive, bragged-about sled behind him. The tracks he made looked like those of some giant, inelegant slug-like creature. His puffer jacket and thrice-wrapped scarf only added to the bulbous effect. Evan briefly pondered shouting some pre-adolescent insult, then reconsidered (again, Mom). Anyway, he needed to shut the window. Brrrrr!
Evan made his way back to bed and flopped under the covers. He thought of his own sled, that marvelous old hunk of an heirloom presented to him with grave pomp by his father, around this time last year ("Son, I think you're old enough to appreciate this now.") It must be waiting, forlorn, in a corner of the mudroom; surely it itched to get out and skim across the snow just as much as its young owner.
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Submissions for the 2017 festival will open on October 31, 2016 with a deadline for submissions on December 9, 2016. The Hamilton Fringe Lottery Party will take place on Monday December 12, 2016 at Mills Hardware, 95 King St. E. at 7pm.
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There are many distinct disadvantages to having your significant other locked in a jail cell. The most glaring drawback is having the person you love absent from your everyday life. They are not there to share your good times and bad times, to give you a shoulder to lean on, and they cannot help you with keeping everything going financially. All of lifes burdens and joys are yours to experience as if you were single and all the while having you feel the profound emptiness because you are painfully aware that you are not. It seems like a very unfair situation, especially to you, considering that most of the time a person is in jail due to their own bad decisions. It is literally a case of this person choosing whatever crime they committed over being with you.
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The IWGB has written to the head of the Royal College of Music in London demanding the immediate implementation of the London Living Wage for the college's outsourced workers.
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Political Spectrum: A View from the Right — Does the financial industry need more government regulation?1
May 24, 2012 by Mike Landry
When I was a kid there was a newspaper cartoon by Harry Shorten and Al Fagaly featuring ongoing scenarios about people doing the kinds of obnoxious things that get under our skin. The cartoon was "There Oughta Be A Law." I guess the cartoons were funny then. Today, that title turns me off. Because when crooks break laws, government responds by developing new ones. Take for example Enron. It crashes, people are ruined. There oughta be a law! So legislators pass new laws to ensure another Enron cannot occur and in the course of it hamper the abilities of honest companies to conduct their business. Never mind that masterminds who created the Enron collapse went to jail under laws already on the books.Read More...
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Political Spectrum — A View from the Left: Does the financial industry need more government regulation?0
May 23, 2012 by Richard Drake
Does the financial industry need more government regulation? Government regulation. The horror of the ages. Urban legend tells us that regulations kill the life blood of American creativity, that "job creators" across this great nation of ours would be hiring workers by the bushel if weren't for those regulations, which govern everything from workplace safety to environmental protections. And nowhere, the legend goes, does the hand of regulation have a more strangling effect than on our financial industry. And one of the most vicious pieces of legislation, the one that has kept the best and brightest helping to left our economy from the recession we now find ourselves in. When we talk about legislation of late, we talk of two things: J.P. Morgan and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The fact that J.P. Morgan lost so much of its investors' money might seem to play up the urgency for bills such as Dodd-Frank, yet for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the J.P. Morgan crisis matters – pardon the pun, but I can't help myself – not a whit. In fact, as he pointed out on a news show this week, somebody made money off the debacle, and …Read More...
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Political Spectrum: View from the Right1
May 8, 2012 by Mike Landry
Question: Washington County voters, on May 22, will decide whether or not to establish a quarter cent sales tax that would provide $7.5 million annually for Ozark Regional Transit. Do you support passing this measure? Why or why not. By Mike Landry Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) wants you to give them $7 million a year to build another government empire. The Empire of the Magic Buses. ORT wants a full-blown urban bus system for Washington County. And it's all speculative. There's no current demand for the service ORT proposes. Rather, it's all based on the Field of Dreams concept of mass transit: "If you build it, they will come." It's magic. ORT says annual ridership will increase tenfold from its current 200,000 to 2 million by 2022. There we'll be, lugging around our laptops, sales presentations, groceries, and infants. And we'll be smiling as we whisk through Washington County on the magic buses because…because… Well, if they build it, we will come. And it gets better. With all the planned increased services and capital goodies of this empire (including getting rid of most of their little $70 thousand vehicles for full-sized $400 thousand buses), ORT has no plans to …Read More...
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May 8, 2012 by Richard Drake
Question: Washington County voters, on May 22, will decide whether or not to establish a quarter cent sales tax that would provide $7.5 million annually for Ozark Regional Transit. Do you support passing this measure? Why or why not. By Richard Drake As I write this, I am sitting in western Oklahoma, which, on a clear day, is sort of like seeing Northwest Arkansas in a funhouse mirror. This city does not encourage recycling, and sidewalks – oh, I still haven't seen one of those yet, and I have been here a little over a week. There is no public access television, no volunteer citizen committees to advise local governments and no public transportation. It may be a city, but it doesn't appear to be a community. It is Social Darwinism at its finest, and I can't wait to come home. It is, however, the perfect place to ponder this question. I wouldn't want to live in a city which lacks any of the above. To find oneself in such a place, which seemingly feels no need for any of them, boggles the mind. To paraphrase a quote from those great musical philosophers, The Animals, "I gotta get out of …Read More...
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Political Spectrum: Open Mic, Commentators Choice — A View From the Left1
April 23, 2012 by Richard Drake
There is a wonderful scene in "The Manchurian Candidate" (the original and still the best version with Frank Sinatra) in which the character played by James Gregory can't quite figure out how many Communists there are in the State Department. After all, he has to give a speech that day, "proving" that there are, after all. As his wife Angela Lansbury (in a magnificent role so far removed from her bland "Murder She Wrote" character) harries him, his eye falls upon the Heinz Ketchup, advertising its "57 Varieties" on the bottle. "There are 57 Communists in the State Department!" he cries aloud later that day, waving a piece of paper before TV cameras, thus becoming just one more player in Angela Lansbury's communist plot. Yes, there were communists; he just didn't know where to look. Today, of course, the number has jumped from 57 to 80, and they are not in the State Department but in Congress, and Ted Nugent defender Florida Congressman Allen West is the only man brave enough to speak truth-to-power. Clarifying his remarks, the good senator said he meant the folks in the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Progressives, Communists, it's all the same, isn't it? Really? After …Read More...
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Political Spectrum: Open Mic, Commentators Choice — A View From the Right0
April 23, 2012 by Mike Landry
I collect quotes. Every once in awhile I'll lift something from online or copy something from a book or magazine and put it in my file of quotes. But the files are getting full and need exposure to daylight. I'm going to clean them out. Want to join me in taking a look at the following? "Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play." — Hitler's propaganda chief, Joseph Goebbels. "Literally millions of Americans have had enough. They're organizing, they're studying the Constitution and the Federalis Papers, they're reading history and case law, they're showing up at rallies and meetings, and a slew of conservative candidates are throwing their hats into the ring." — Garry Hubbell, Aspen Weekly Times. "Show me the man, and I'll find you the crime." — Soviet secret police chief Lavrenti Berea. "I love Arkansas. It's the backbone of the nation, and it all starts with letting people be who they are." — Ben Stein. "While it is the view of many scientists, including this one, that research behind the global warming scare has and continues to suffer from a lack of integrity, it is nonetheless true that think tanks, …Read More...
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Political Spectrum: A View From the Left — Can Romney Beat Obama?0
April 10, 2012 by Richard Drake
It seems apparent that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee. Can he beat President Obama? Mitt Romney, the man the Republican party must finally embrace as its standard bearer this year, is actually the perfect man for our times. He all-too-perfectly represents the conflict between what Obama means for America, and the modern-day values of the GOP. Romney is the candidate for those among us who fantasize about a return to the "good old days" when life was simpler, while Barack Obama represents for them the worst excesses of the decade that followed, a time when life became confusing. The Siren Song of the 1950s is the anthem of the "modern-day" GOP, and Mitt Romney is the perfect "Father Knows Best" candidate for them. The 50s, as historical revisionists would have us believe, was the last perfect decade (okay, except for the Reagan years, when it was a perpetual morning in America) before the 1960s came upon this great nation of ours and brought us down. Mitt Romney is the man to remind Americans of all of that. And he could win. Without the 1960s, men like Barack Obama would never have risen in the ranks of the Democratic …Read More...
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Emma Thompson will vote to keep Britain in Europe
British star Emma Thompson says Britain is a ''cloud-bolted, rainy corner of sort-of Europe'' and that she will be voting to stay in the EU. Edward Baran reports.
British actress Emma Thompson got political on Tuesday -- voicing her opinion that it would be the wrong choice for Britain not to vote to stay in the European Union in the UK's upcoming referendum. SOUNDBITE, Emma Thompson, actress, saying (English): " So of course I'm going to vote to stay in Europe, are you kidding? Oh my God, of course. It would be madness not to, that' s a crazy idea not to. We should be taking down borders, not putting them up." Speaking at a press conference at the Berlin Film Festival, Thompson, who lives in London, also had some choice words aboout her home country. SOUNDBITE, Emma Thompson, actress, saying (English): "I'm living in Europe, of course, as it were. Well, a tiny little cloud-bolted, rainy corner of sort-of Europe, I mean really not...A sort of, you know, cake-filled misery-laden grey old island." Britain could hold a referendum on membership of the European Union within a few months.


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What makes a company successful?...
... delivering products and services that are relevant and create impact among consumers.
I combine my expertise as a Marketing executive in a Fortune 500 company and my passion as an investor to find the Companies that I think have "cracked the code" with consumers. Advertising does work. When I see a new product that fits relevant consumer trends, and that is supported with a campaign that I find particularly shrewd and innovative, I know that Company is potentially a great investment.
One of the great investors of all times, Peter Lynch, recommends to "buy what you know". You watch TV, go to the supermarket and walk around everyday. Observe... look around: what you see can make you money in the stock market. Now, let's be clear: a Company is not good just because it advertises. What we have to look for is great products supported with -and enhanced by- great advertising. The principle is simple: if something is good enough to draw your interest, it will be of interest to millions of persons just like you.
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Apple: The Leader That Others Continue to Follow
Apple (AAPL) is fine. The competition that we see arising around the tablet category they created was to be expected, and if any, will only strengthen Apple.
How come? Read my article in Seeking Alpha named "Apple: The Leader That Others Continue to Follow"
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Nokia, Apple: New strategies spell opportunity
Today, two interesting announcements surfaced that will surely change the landscape in the heated smartphone arena, creating new opportunities for investors. One involves the creation of "Winkia": the strategic allegiance between Nokia (NOK) and Microsoft (MSFT). The second one is about Apple (AAPL) developing a smaller iPhone to better compete against Google's (GOOG) Android. I discuss the impact of these strategies for investors in a Seeking Alpha article under the title "Nokia and Apple: New Strategies Spell Opportunity"
Sprint's Competitive Strengths
I believe Sprint (S) has several competitive strengths that define a far more robust competitive position than many might want to give it credit for. Those strengths are a) compelling plans that are well communicated to consumers; b) superior customer service; c) the increasing popularity of Google's (GOOG) Android; and, related to that, d) Sprint's strong line-up of popular Android phones.
I discuss these strengths in a Seeking Alpha article with the title "Sprint Earnings Preview: Competitive Strengths to Drive Results".
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Ford: in the driver's seat
Optimism about Ford (F) is no news: there is a positive sentiment in the Street about this company. For investors, though, the lingering question is whether this optimism is justified. Indeed, Ford was better able to weather the economic storm that brought its American peers to their knees, but does it mean that it has the right stuff to succeed in the long term against the entrenched Asian importers?
I analyze the strategies that will drive Ford's long-term success in an article published today in Seeking Alpha with the name of "Ford: a sound marketing strategy to deliver growth".
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Prices vary on these drool worthy machines from round $1200 for the Kona Ute to upwards of $4000 for some of the Dutch made Bakfietsen bikes, there are a multitude of styles to suit just about every purpose and personal style provided you have the bucks to spend. It's easy to get initial sticker shock, but consider the average price of a car, fuel (lets not get started about the REAL cost of gasoline to this beautiful planet), insurance and the priceless health gained by using pedal power...all of a sudden they seem cheap in comparison to the savings they provide.
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Last but not least there are a range of cycles made specifically for parents that are similar to the Dutch made bikes with more of a modern "stroller" feel. They range in price from $1600 on up and some can be easily transformed from bike to trailer to stroller, making them a solution to many tot toting problems. The bike pictured below is a Zigo and I'm fast becoming a big fan of this versatile machine. Anyone who has had a child knows the immense amount of gear that they seem to need, with this set-up you can take care of a few needs at once with the huge benefit of having your child in your line of sight at all times (unlike the conventional trailer behind bike).
I can see a lot of pros and cons to either set up and for me the decision is still in the works. If I had the money I'd grab a Dutch made cargo bike in a heartbeat, these bikes are great investments and hold their resale value well but I'm also really drawn to the new breed of kid movers that morph to fill so many needs. I have set a deadline of January 22nd to find my bike, until then I'm scouring used ads and soaking in the options, always trying to be realistic that at the end of the day its the rider that makes the bike "work" to whatever their situation is. It's all very exciting and I find myself obsessing over bikes but then having "real" moments when the idea of not driving for an entire year is really daunting! I can't help but think the dramatic weather fluctuations of SE Washington will play a big part into how enjoyable or torturous this next year is, and then throw in sore knees and a back that predicts the weather...this will be an adventure to say the least!
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Had my sons little party here on sat and santas grotto was there and I have to say him and all his friendship absolutely loved it! I cannot thank the staff enough for being so nice and helpful, especially dean and tina. They made sure we was well catered to and that everything ran smoothly! I will... Read more
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After you have finished with old accounts/bills, instead of throwing out or shredding the whole thing, cut off your name and address and use these to glue onto the back of envelopes when sending/writing letters to friends, etc. It saves getting name labels printed and looks quite professional.
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But since the time I completed my MBA, my mom has been my rock. Even before I completed my MBA, mom realized that her little girl had grown up and could take her own decisions. And since then she became my guide. She does try to impose her decisions on me sometimes (which mom doesn't!), but she is also happy when I do my own thing :-)
Doing my MBA was one of the first big challenges in life. And even there, once mom understood that I was determined, she was totally supportive. Dad and mom came along with me when I had to go for interviews outside the city for my MBA and they were both so patient when my emotions were swinging like a pendulum due to stress.
Since MBA, I have done my CFA, have faced multiple challenges at work, have got married and learnt to understand what marriage means (compromise!), changed jobs, changed teams within jobs, and so many other big and small things. And all through these changes, there has been one constant - my mom.
Whenever I am upset or cannot decide what to do, I call my mom. She is always so calm and optimistic. No matter how bad the situation looks to me, she always sees the positive in it and makes me feel positive. She is one person who will never let me to look at the negative side. She believes in "everything happens for the best."
She has helped me take so many important decisions in life. So when I am stressed, I think of my mom. If I cannot immediately speak with her, I bring her calm face to my mind. I think of what she would tell me to do. And everything seems alright then. It makes me remember that nothing is all that important in life. The important thing is to live life to the fullest and not let small or big things make drastic changes to my life.
For me, God speaks through my mom. So whenever I cannot make a decision, I speak with my mom, and through her, with God. She is my optimism, she is my life. :-)
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I am not a man, clearly. I don't wear big belt buckles and neither does Scary Hubby, but I do want this one. I'm not sure what I would do with it, but it is just so freakin awesome. Maybe make it into a necklace? Or a bracelet? Mother's Day is coming up, so maybe I can talk Scary Daughter into getting this for me? Probably not, she tends to like the more traditional gifts. Make your Mother happy and get her what she really wants here.


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CUC2C is an approach of collective impact and our processes are thorough and deliberate. While we may all want to do something now, process is key. There are no quick fixes in improving the culture of a community. Collaboration takes time. Joining Community Council and taking those commitments seriously is doing something. Other ways to help:
Complete a One-time task In the past CC members have distributed literacy materials, helped a student prepare a resume, or provided design work.
Engage at the strategic level The Co-directors and the Steering Committee serve at an operational level. Goal Team co-facilitators build teams which are representational and have time and expertise. Team members devise and take action on goals.
Provide in-kind resources This all volunteer organization needs the resources that business/organizations/individuals can provide. Examples include printing, personnel, marketing assistance or grant-writing.
You tell us! Let us know how you can be part of the movement. Contact Lee Ann Kelly.


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Cheryl to make X Factor return thanks to Cowell's €2.4m offer
Cheryl Cole is set to return to the the X Factor judging panel.
No doubt the singer will be sitting pretty following reports she is being offered ¿2.42m to rejoin the programme despite having been kicked off the American version in 2011.
The 30-year-old singer is set to replace former Pussycat Doll singer Nicole Scherzinger who announced she would not be returning to the programme this year.
Reports suggest that Cole is in talks with Simon Cowell, who is trying to encourage her to return.
Last week Cheryl posted a picture of herself on Twitter with the music mogul causing the rumour mill to go into overdrive. Cole was fired from the American version in 2011 because US executives felt the public wouldn't be able to understand her accent and feared her profile wasn't big enough in the US.
The sacking was humiliating for the singer who took the show's producer, Blue Orbit, to court for €1.67m loss of earnings.
Details from the court case show the singer was promised a salary of ¿1.31m for the first season of the Fox show and ¿1.46m for a second season.
Cheryl Cole attends the Roberto Cavalli show as part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2014
She was paid for the first season, but not the rest of her salary. A settlement was reached out of court with Cole reportedly walking away with an estimated ¿1.09m.
Last year Cowell claimed he had made up with Cheryl. This certainly seemed to be the case at the singer's 30th birthday with the music guru buying the star a land deed -- making her a lady.
The star uploaded a picture of the deeds to her Instagram account showing she had become the lady of a piece of land in the Scottish Highlands thanks to Cowell.
With the offer of ¿2.42m on the table if she returns, it looks like Cheryl Cole may certainly reign as Lady of X Factor some time soon.
(The Herald)
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The Labour Party is on the brink of a historic general election victory. To consolidate this unlikely (as seen by our political opponents), but readily achievable goal (as seen by those of us with a finger on the pulse of 21st century politics), I hereby invite all Labour prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) to join Labour PPCs for members' rights.
Daily reports being supplied to election coordinator Douglas Alexander MP are highlighting how volunteers (members and supporters) knocking on doors in key seats are going to determine which party wins the forthcoming General Election.
The Party leadership needs to be reminded very publicly that members and supporters matter. Members and supporters want a say in policy and in selections. Who better to reinforce that message than the people who want to win - Labour's PPCs? So who will lead the charge?
What have you got to lose, apart from the 2010 General Election?


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I finally got tired of manually making walkable maps from Tiled files and created a quick little function that does it for me.
Create your walkable are in Tiled and make sure it's the first layer (the one at the bottom of the Layer list in Tiled). Export your level as Lua and then use that file as seen here:
local level01 = require("level01") -- load the exported Tiled level --======================================================================= -- pass in the table that holds the level info from: local level01 = require("level01") -- get back a table that can be used as a map for Pathfinder --======================================================================= local function walkableMapFromTMX(lvl) local t = {} local idx = 1 for h = 1, lvl.layers[1].height do t[h] = {} for w = 1, lvl.layers[1].width do t[h][w] = lvl.layers[1].data[idx] idx = idx + 1 end end return t end map = walkableMapFromTMX(level01)
You'll end up with the map variable holding the walkable map that Jumper needs.
This makes tweaking walk maps so much easier.
It would be pretty easy to grab the data based on layer name instead of hardcoding the first layer. That way you could name the layer something like "Walkable" inside Tiled and grab that no matter whether it's the first, last, or middle layer.


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CREATIVE&TEChNO MEDIA ART FESTIVAL
What happens if a creative community of digital artists, inventors and explorers shares their jobs and prototypes developed with the most innovative tools with young talents? They gather in the Media Art Festival, a format–workshop for production which has been already successfully tested in several European countries and now is at its second edition in Italy. The news is that the project promoted by Fondazione Mondo Digitale is about to start: the event is scheduled in Rome from April 13 to 17.
Five days of new artistic and technological concept
During the five days of the event, a set of projects and innovative ideas about art and new technological concepts will invade the capital. The projects have been developed by several artists who have worked with 12 Italian schools in Rome, Milan and Naples for several months; a meeting between the north, centre and south of Italy to jointly build a digital art project. The results of these works will be exhibited at MAXXI during the days of the festival, where the winning work will also be proclaimed. MAXXI will be one of the venues hosting the event along with other locations, including the Goethe Institute, the Innovation Gym, the Embassy of Chile and the University of Fine Art Rufa.
What to expect from the Media Art Festival
Among the events, art meetings, workshops, conferences with international experts, guided tours and much more, technology will be the main player of the event; for this edition, the project teamed with BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas and the Fondazione MAXXI, together with the patronage of the Ministry of Heritage, Culture and Tourism. The festival wants to serve as a gym where every mind is at the service of the most modern forms of art.
New ideas for new opportunities
This event encourages creative ideas to turn into something real like tangible and innovative projects: the work developed wont be only exhibited, but will be the prototype of new technology products to be assessed and considered for its further production.
Click here to find out all the venues of the Media Art Festival: www.bnlmediaartfestival.org/location/


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operations team
NOW HIRING: Operations Team Member (Facility is located in Brisbane, CA)
People often ask how we are able to consistently serve such fresh and high-quality ingredients day-in and day-out, all while supporting our busy stores. Our answer? Our operations team.
The operations team is the 'spine' of our company, responsible for making sure every aspect of what we do is held to our 'next-level quality' promise. They are in charge of the 'magic' that goes on behind the scenes – from preparing our recipes to making sure our stores always have what they need. Team members should have a knack for details, a self-starter mentality, and an appreciation for Kind bars and other team-approved snacks.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Preparing fresh ingredients and menu items that are served daily in our stores.
- Picking supply and merchandise orders for our stores.
- Packing orders for wholesale products such as our packaged Tea People teas and Pure Milk Tea bottled drinks.
- If qualified, delivering and driving cargo van to Boba Guys retail store locations and wholesale clients.
- Working with other departments to roll out new products, seasonal specials, and marketing promotions.
- Attention to detail in all aspects of the role, assuring all of our work is accurate and consistent.
- Basic math, writing, and reading skills and the ability to understand and internalize recipes and formulas.
- Ability to effectively problem solve, using sound judgment.
- If driving the cargo van, ability to navigate to stores around the Bay Area and maneuver through traffic appropriately.
Also must have a current CA driver's license and clean driving record.
- Ability to lift heavy boxes up to 40lbs.
- Teamwork oriented and flexible in work schedule.
- Performance that consistently demonstrates Boba Guys' vision, mission, and values.
We encourage applicants of all ages, races and ethnic backgrounds.


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You can't calm the storm, what you can do is calm yourself.
The storm will past.
It is all about find the calm in the chaos.
it does not mean to be in a place
where there is no noise, trouble or hard work
it is mean to be in the midst of those things and still be
CALM in your heart.
sources: Mr. Google


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International Conversation Hour
Kent Campus - Library
Room: 418-H
The Writing Commons cordially invites international students for casual conversation with native English speakers. Join us, and make yourself at home! We meet at the Writing Commons, located on the 4th floor of the main library. No appointment or RSVP is necessary. Everyone is welcome!


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Do you remember the moment when you first rode a bike without training wheels? The moment when your daddy, grandfather, mama, or friend running behind you let go? The moment when the world became just a little more free?
I remember as though it were yesterday. My bubble gum pink Schwinn with the flower banana seat and huge seventies handle bars. My grandfather was holding me and running whispering encouragement, just him and I. The rest of the family cheering from the house. I felt him let go. I remember thinking I could ride anywhere. Do anything. Free. I turned to see for myself this feat and crashed. Thirty or so rides up and down the street that day, scrapped knees and all, I was a different person who walked into my home that night. Confident. Excited. The world looking just a shade different as I took one last look at my bike.
I've experienced this moment now with three of my four children. Each amazing and unique. The smile ever so different. The glint in their eyes similar.
My four year old, a week ago, just experienced this for himself. He, my confident, boisterous, willing to try anything boy. The big daddy removed the training wheels and he was off. Just like that. Huge smile. Glinty eyes. He knew he could do it. So he did. That is who he is. Everyday since we have been biking. If he falls I hear him say to himself, "that's all right" as he climbs right back on. So interesting how much you can tell about a child or anyone for that matter by the way they handle life, isn't it?
I won't forget this moment for him. I will later describe his smile to him. I will giggle with my grandchildren as they learn to ride their own bikes. These are the moments that seem to stick close to a mama's heart. Watching your children begin to stretch their wings and soar. It's terrifying and amazing all wrapped into one.


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Axis Communications, the market leader in network video surveillance, today launches the compact and competitively priced AXIS M3027-PVE, a 5-megapixel fixed dome that offers a 360° or 180° overview of wide areas. The IK10 vandal resistant, day/night network camera is designed for indoor as well as outdoor use. Examples of suitable installations are inside or outside hotels, boutiques, restaurants and offices.
AXIS M3027-PVE, which is the latest addition to the lineup of outdoor-ready AXIS M30-VE cameras, can be mounted on ceilings, soffits or under porches for a 360° overview and on walls for a 180° view. The camera provides de-warped views such as panorama, double panorama and quad views, as well as view area modes where users can digitally pan, tilt and zoom in on areas of interest. Multiple streams in H.264 and Motion JPEG can be sent simultaneously. AXIS M3027-PVE offers I/O ports for connection to external devices.
All cameras in the AXIS M30 Series come focused at delivery, which means short installation time. They support Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af), which eliminates the need for power cables and reduces installation costs.
AXIS M3027-PVE offers considerable support for the installation of intelligent video applications through AXIS Camera Application Platform. Further, the camera's built-in microSDHC card slot enables several days of recording to be stored locally on a memory card. Using local storage together with the complimentary AXIS Camera Companion video management software provides users with an easy solution to remotely view and manage video from up to 16 cameras per site.
AXIS M3027- PVE is also supported by other video management software including
AXIS Camera Station, hosted video offerings and third-party applications through Axis' Application Development Partner program. Client side de-warping of the 360º overview is supported by Axis' video management software and also by some partners. AXIS M3027-PVE is ONVIF Profile S conformant.
AXIS M3027-PVE is now available for order through Axis' distribution channels at a suggested retail price of $799. For product photos and other resources, please visit


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Delegates convened in June 1885 to revise Florida's state constitution. The existing constitution had been in effect since 1868, when it was adopted as part of Florida's reentry into the United States following the Civil War. The 1885 constitution legitimized poll taxes as a prerequisite for voting, which ultimately disproportionately disenfranchised African Americans and many poor whites.
The powers of the government of the State of Florida shall be divided into three departments: Legislative, Executive and Judicial; and no person properly belonging to one of the departments shall exercise any powers appertaining to either of the others, except in cases expressly provided for by this Constitution.


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It's Saturday. I woke up late to a call on my mobile (which I didn't take). After texting the caller with some white lie to cover up the fact that I don't feel like going out today, I sat in front of my computer. I played some music, the likes of Christina Perri, Matthew Perryman Jones, Katie Herzig, Ross Copperman, Ed Sheeran (yeah, nothing loud), made myself some jasmine tea with sugar ( 😀 ), eating peanuts I forgot I have, and started writing this post.
My room is one big mess, with hairs everywhere on the floor. No, I am not having a shedding dog. It is just me who's always been having hair fall issue since I don't remember when. Miracles do exist. I am not bald already!
And I feel okay, a little elated even. Although you can argue that me writing this blog represents my need to connect to the world. The fact is I need to be in the company of others as much as I need solitude. I can call both weekends where I go to the beach with friends and where I hide myself in my room for two days straight, a delight. What does it make me? Egotistical? Anti-commitment? I-need-my-own-space-type of person? Disengaged?
Humans are complex. I know I am. And if I am humbled by my own contradiction, who am I to expect a 'perfect' man who suits me in all my moods (and is not turned off with all the hairs around the house)? And I should be the one unsurprised by my singledom, not distracted from the questions and comments from others, range from thoughtful ('but you're a catch!') to tasteless ('don't be too picky and materialistic').
I believe two wholes make a whole. Or like Wang Leehom said in his song: (being) two people doesn't mean 'us'.


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The community of Plattsville, Ontario, south-west of Kitchener, is today part of Blandford-Blenheim Township. Even to this day, though, the sleepy community revels in the fact it is the birthplace of 'Babe' Siebert, born January 14, 1904. Yet, although 'Babe' was born in Plattsville, he was raised in Zurich, Ontario, 100 kms. due west, located on the shores of Lake Huron. It is here that Siebert learned to play the game he loved so well. It is also where 'Babe' tragically lost his life.
Having just turned eighteen, Siebert joined the Junior Kitchener Greenshirts in 1922-23. He graduated to Senior hockey by the next year, starring with Kitchener Twin City, where he scored 9 goals during the ten-game season. In 1924-25, he played Senior with the Niagara Falls Cataracts, and it was here that his skills were noticed by the NHL's Montreal Maroons, who signed 'Babe' as a free agent on March 16, 1925.
Although Siebert was originally a rover, a hockey position held over from an era when the game employed seven players per side, he was later used as a defenceman. Considered exceptionally strong, making it difficult to stop him in his tracks, 'Babe' also had outstanding skating skills. With his abundant skills, the Maroons placed Siebert at forward, and he contributed immediately. In his rookie season, 'Babe' finished second on the team in scoring with 16 goals and 24 points, as well as an aggressive 108 penalty minutes. The Maroons finished second in 1925-26, just behind the Ottawa Senators. But those two teams met in the playoffs, and Montreal eliminated Ottawa. Then, the Maroons defeated the Victoria Cougars, the Pacific Coast Hockey League champions, three games to one in the best-of-five series to capture the Stanley Cup. Siebert scored a goal and two assists in the Stanley Cup final, the last to feature a non-NHL team. The next season, the NHL took sole possession of the Stanley Cup, as it stands today, as well. On the Stanley Cup itself, 'Babe' was identified as A.C. Siebert (Albert Charles).
In 1927-28, Hooley Smith was acquired from the Ottawa Senators and placed on a line with Siebert and Nels Stewart. Journalists immediately tagged the unit the 'Three S Line' (Siebert, Stewart and Smith) as they terrorized opposing netminders. The three led the Maroons in scoring, with Stewart counting 34 points, Smith 19 and Siebert 17. Nels Stewart was the goal scorer, Hooley Smith was the playmaker but Siebert was the digger, using his physical strength to spring pucks from opponents in the corners, then backchecking relentlessly in order to lug the puck back into the opposing end.
Although memories are relegated to relics of the era, the line is considered one of the top offensive lines of the late-1920's and early-1930's. The 'Three S Line' remained at the top of the league, with 'Babe' enjoying the finest season of his career in 1931-32. He scored 21 goals and 18 assists for 39 points, good for eighth best in the NHL that year.
Siebert sat out the first three games of 1932-33 in a contract dispute with the Rangers, but once it was settled, was part of a second Stanley Cup championship. The Rangers faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the best-of-five Stanley Cup final. New York came out of the box strong, winning Game One by a 5-1 count, then followed with a 3-1 win in Game Two. Toronto rebounded sharply in Game Three, edging the Rangers 3-2, but on April 13, 1933, the Rangers got an overtime goal from Bill Cook at 7:33 to win 1-0 and capture the Stanley Cup. Babe had no points in the four games that comprised the final, but his ten minutes in penalties led the team.
Midway through the following season (on December 18, 1933), Siebert was traded for, believe it or not, Vic Ripley and Roy Burmeister. The trade reunited 'Babe' with his long-time friend Nels Stewart, but Siebert was met by an adversary in the dressing room. Eddie Shore, Boston's All-Star defenceman, had a long-running feud with Siebert that had resulted from Babe's days with the Maroons. Apparently, a Maroon player had held Shore down while Siebert administered a bloody beating on the Bruins legend. Although they now played together, the two never spoke a word during the time they shared a dressing room.
'Babe' was dismissed in Boston as past his prime, but Montreal Canadiens' coach Cecil Hart insisted that his club do whatever they could to acquire 'Babe' Siebert. Just prior to the commencement of the 1936-37 season, Siebert was packaged with Roger Jenkins and sent to the Canadiens, with Boston receiving Leroy Goldsworthy, Sammy McManus and $10,000.
Cecil Hart knew that the 32-year-old Siebert had lost a step, so moved him from forward back to defence. By re-inventing Siebert, Hart rejuvenated him. He was named captain of the Canadiens and was named to the NHL's First All-Star Team that season as well as the two that followed. In 1936-37, his first season with the Canadiens, he was awarded the Hart Trophy (ironically, donated to the NHL by Cecil Hart's father) as the league's most valuable player. Curiously, during his three seasons with the Canadiens, Siebert wore the number 1.
Immensely popular, fans suffered with the Montreal captain when his wife, Bernice, was paralyzed from the waist down due to complications during the birth of the couple's second child. Elmer Ferguson, sports editor of the Montreal Gazette, wrote, "The 'Babe' would become embroiled in fistic battles. Perhaps he would suffer penalties and earn the disfavour of the crowd by his bruising style of play. Perhaps the game would make him seem like a crude and uncouth person, rough and brutal. From the dressing room, the 'Babe' would stride along the promenade until he reached the chair where his fragile bit of an invalid wife sat. Bending down, he would kiss her, then he would gather her up into his great muscular arms, stride out of the rink, and deposit her carefully in a waiting car that would take her home to the kiddies that he adored so much."
On June 9, 1939, mere weeks after calling an end to his playing career, Siebert was named coach of the Montreal Canadiens. The move wasn't entirely a surprise to on-lookers as 'Babe' and Jules Dugal had taken on coaching duties for the Canadiens when Cecil Hart took a leave of absence from the team in January of the previous season.
Tragically, 'Babe' Siebert never got the chance to step behind the bench for the Canadiens. On August 25, 1939, while on holiday at the family cottage in St. Joseph, on Lake Huron not far from where Siebert grew up in Zurich, 'Babe' drowned in the process of swimming out to retrieve an inflated inner-tube with which his children had been playing. As the tire drifted further away from shore, 'Babe' grew tired and simply disappeared below the lake's surface.
Devastated, the hockey world banded together when they discovered that most of Siebert's savings had gone to care for his wife. A special tribute hockey game was planned, using a template that had helped raise funds for the families of other players. The Hod Stuart Memorial Game was held in Montreal on January 2, 1908, and raised funds following the drowning death of the Montreal Wanderers' star. On February 14, 1934, the Ace Bailey Benefit Game took place in Toronto. Bailey's career had been cut short due to an on-ice incident. The Howie Morenz Memorial game was held in Montreal on November 3, 1937, honouring the Canadiens' Hall of Famer following his death due to a coronary embolism suffered after he broke his leg in a hockey game. 'Babe' Siebert was one of the participants in the Morenz tribute contest.
The Babe Siebert Memorial Game was held at the Montreal Forum on Sunday, October 29, 1939. The Canadiens, who 'Babe' was set to coach, faced a collection of All-Stars from the other NHL teams. The Stars defeated the Canadiens 5-2. Although attendance was a disappointing 6,000 fans, the game raised $15,000, which was presented to 'Babe's' widow and two young daughters.
In honour of an outstanding career, Albert Charles 'Babe' Siebert was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1964.
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Man questioned over serious assault
A man is being questioned over an attack on a woman at Denison, north-west of Sale, in Gippsland overnight.
Police were called to the house just before 6:00pm (AEST) and found a 55-year-old woman with serious injuries.
She was airlifted to the Alfred Hospital.
A 52-year-old man was also injured in the incident.
Police are questioning a 53-year-old man.
Topics: assault, heyfield-3858


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As you will be seeing in my Christmas Pressies blog post (tomorrow I promise!), my boyfriend bought me some of the Myface Cosmetics Lil Bling nail polishes.
I was so excited to receive these, as I have been wanting to try them since they were first launched. I painted my nails with the gold polish on Christmas day, and took a few photos to show you all just how amazing this polish really is...
First picture in natural lighting, second with flash.
This is with only two coats, with three coats it's even more impressive. The only bad thing I have to say about the polish is that it's not very hard wearing, but it's nothing a top coat can't solve!
Described on the website as 'the ultimate haute chrome coats' they really aren't wrong!
I definitely want to buy all the colours, and for only £5.99 I think they're well worth the money.
Unfortunately, these photos don't really do the polish justice... it looks sooo much better in real life, it's like liquid metal on my nails. If you have a look on their website, you can get a better idea of what it's like on with their promo shots.
I can't wait to try out the other colours I got!
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Very pretty. I've got the pearl-silvery-white coloured one (can't remember what it's called!) and it's gorgeous too. Agree they chip quickly, but I found it fine with seche vite over the top. xReplyDelete
Wow I love that colour :)...I always find it hard to find a nice gold colour, but that's really nice! xReplyDelete
Beautiful! That colour looks great! xxReplyDelete
I am looking for a nice gold polish! Next time I'm in boots I will swatch this one =D xReplyDelete
This isn't normally a colour I like, but actually this is very pretty. I would need tons of coats to make it look good.ReplyDelete
omg that is amaaaazing! gold is my obsesh at the moment!ReplyDelete
Lovely colour its stunning xxReplyDelete
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De Quervain's Disease
De Quervain's disease also referred to as De Quervain's tenosynovitis is a medical condition in which the tendons in the thumb side of the wrist are inflamed. The inflammation leads to pain, which especially flares with each movement of the wrist. Pain is experienced when making a fist or even when simply grasping something.
The pain arises because the tendons are swollen in this condition and with each movement their coverings rub against the narrow tunnel through which they pass. The pain's focal point is the base of the thumb and extends to as far as the lower arm.
Symptoms which indicate De Quervain's disease
The first and foremost symptom will be a pain near the base of the thumb. Accompanying that pain can be a possible swelling. People also experience a "lag" or a stop and go feeling in their thumb when trying to move it. Everyday activities which involve thumb and wrist movements for example grabbing will be difficult.
If you have these symptoms and applying cold packs along with resting the affected area does not ease the pain then you should consult your doctor for a thorough diagnosis. The diagnosis of this disease is quite simple and straight forward. In most cases the use of X-rays is not required. Doctors simply employ the "Finklestein test".
The Finklestein test involves bending the thumb across the palm and then the fingers over the thumb. After this is done the wrist is to be moved towards the little finger. If feeling of pain rises on the thumb side of the wrist then there is a good chance of De Quervain disease being present.
Initially to reduce the pain and the swelling doctors may suggest the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Ibuprofen (sold as Motrin, Advil etc). Doctors also employ injections of corticosteroid medications to lessen the swelling. These are directly injected in the tendon sheath.
In cases of De Quervain's disease where treatment begins within the six months of symptoms first appearing it is seen that most people recover completely after receiving just one corticosteroid injection.
People can also benefit from visiting physical therapists as they can review one's daily habits and then give suggestions on necessary amendments to relieve any stress being put on the wrists. Therapists are also aware of exercises focusing on the hand and wrist. These exercises can help to strengthen the muscles, lower the pain and curb the irritation level of the tendons.