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New York, NY, August 15, 2007 - The need to educate consumers about cosmetic injectables and standards to protect their safety is evident in the findings released today by The Physician Coalition for Injectable Safety. The independent study conducted by Industry Insights, Inc. surveyed members of the Coalition about injectable therapies that are U.S. FDA-approved brand names designed to treat facial wrinkles, improve the signs of aging, enhance facial appearance and treat skin imperfections with Botulinum Toxin (Botox), dermal fillers and fat injections.
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Not Your Average 26-Year-Old
Kreps is living the dream
Lane Lindstrom
Aaron Kreps is like most other 26-year-olds you know.
He loves to snowmobile and does so just about every chance he gets. He likes to mod his sled and pushes the machine to its limits. He doesn't really know the meaning of the word "trail" unless you're referring to a mogul-infested path through the trees to the backcountry. He also rides ATVs when the snow finally recedes from the high country. He works hard so he can play hard.
And, like many other 26-year-olds, Kreps has other hobbies. In his case, Kreps pro rodeos in the summer.
There is one distinction, though, that sets Kreps apart from most other sledders in their mid 20s—he owns his own snowmobile dealership.
Yea, how sweet is that?
Kreps knows he's got a good gig going and, during a recent
interview at his dealership, The Outdoor Toy Store in
Kreps graduated from the
How could he pass up an opportunity to own a piece of something he loves to do? He couldn't. "Rick sat me down one day and asked me if I wanted to buy it (the dealership)," Kreps recalled. "We negotiated a price and I bought it."
Then came the obvious question, in light of a troubled economy, among other issues such as being tied down to a demanding business: Do you regret the decision?
"Yes and no," he said.
"Having 11 employees makes you grow up real fast," Kreps said. "But it's a fun industry. It's fun to have a job where every day you can go snowmobiling and get paid for it." Of course, that going snowmobiling every day is somewhat all theory now as Kreps has to stick around as a hands-on owner. He admitted it's tougher and tougher to find time to ride. And, we pointed out, a lot of things are fun, but you can't always make money at them. His reply, "Exactly."
Also, the economy was in much better shape back when Kreps
bought the dealership and while the economy in southwest
Catering To Customers
One aspect of his business that Kreps prides his dealership on is the fact that his employees set up the snowmobiles for the customers' riding areas, regardless of where that area might be. "That's why I rode in nine states last year," Kreps said. So he does find time to ride, just not as much time as he used to enjoy during his college days, which really aren't such a distant memory—yet.
Kreps went to the
Well, okay, he planned it that way. "I set up my class schedule so I could ride Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday," Kreps said. And just how much sledding can you do in those three days a week? A lot, according to Kreps. "I put on 3,800 miles one year while I was in college," he said. So much for the idea of a poor college student who does nothing but study all the time. Kreps' sled of choice during his college days was an Arctic Cat M7, which he kept in the back of his pickup, ready to go at all times.
One of his riding buddies during college was Chad Koon of
Alticity films fame. "He's a character," was how Kreps described Koon. The two
rode near Drummond, just down the freeway from
Another spot near
Kreps also did a lot of riding with a couple of guys who
ended up being the sales manager and service manager at TOTS after graduating
from the
Real Horsepower
Since it was rodeo that was paying his way in college, Kreps did do a lot of riding on that kind of horsepower as well. "I should have gone to the college national finals but I never did," he said.
Kreps grew up riding sleds and horses, in no particular
order. His family are fifth generation cattle ranchers in the White Salmon, WA,
area but that's not the direction he wanted to go. "I wanted to do my own
thing," Kreps said of going to college at the
Not only did he graduate with a degree in marketing, but Kreps also minored in finance and art, specifically sculpting in regards to the latter.
When graduation came, Kreps was offered the job of managing The Outdoor Toy Store and "I jumped at it," he said, even though he could have stayed at the University of Montana and rodeoed one more season.
In talking to Kreps about life since his college days, its sounds like it's been an interesting ride—on and off the snow. He talked about finding (more) time to ride, managing a business, rodeoing, keeping customers happy, working long hours and developing new products and services at his dealership—quite a range of topics for a 26-year-old.
Since he purchased The Outdoor Toy Store, Kreps has expanded his workforce from 5 employees to 11, added the Polaris line to his offering of snowmobiles and ATVs (the dealership had been Arctic Cat-only when he bought it) and is now working to broaden the name and appeal of his TOTS branding of snowmobile mods.
Kreps has tried to staff the dealership with people who are passionate about motorsports, particularly snowmobiling, and said he believes one advantage his dealership has is the fact that "everybody rides" from the salesmen to the techs.
That, coupled with the fact that snowmobilers are passionate about riding, will help TOTS weather the storms that face the industry and other snowmobile dealerships across the snowbelt. He said, "It's a passion sport. If there's a will, there's a way."
Looking For A Balance
Kreps is also trying to find that balance between finding the best ride for his customers—whether it be stock or with a few mods, which can be tricky, especially during tough economic times. "What I and my employees try to do is create the best sled for that customer and his riding skills," Kreps said. "I remember when I was riding before I was a part of the industry and people were trying to sell me stuff I didn't need." He said he's trying to remember that when existing or potential customers walk into his dealership and want to buy a product. Kreps explained that about 40 percent of TOTS sales are stock with the rest being some sort of additional upgrades.
While sales are important, service is the key to customer retention and Kreps readily acknowledges that.
It also doesn't hurt that TOTS is on the way to one of
Kreps hopes to continue another activity that helps him stay close to his clientele—customer rides, which usually takes place on Thursdays. Not only does that allow Kreps to maintain a relationship with his customers, but it also allows him to see how the sleds, and any mods, are working on the snow in real world riding.
Not that Kreps needs to see how things are working on others' sleds—he's one of his own best testers. Need proof? He went through three sets of rails last winter. Yea, he gets on the snow a fair amount of the time. In fact, he was headed out just a couple of days after our interview with him in early November for a "shake down ride," just to make sure everything is running fine on the sleds.
Something else Kreps would like to do is step up his demo rides. "I love demoing," he said. "Demoing is awesome. You're just trying to help people have more fun. This is a fun sport. It's not like owning a pharmacy where only people who are sick are coming in. These people are looking for fun.
"It's great to sell fun."
Especially when you can make a buck or two doing it.
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A classically designed pharmacy style floor lamp in a dark bronze finish.
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7 MT teachers are state finalists in presidential awards 07/31/2014
Seven Montana Teachers Chosen as State Finalists for Presidential Science and Math Teaching Awards
Top MT teachers to celebrate effective teaching 07/16/2014
First-ever "ECET2-Montana" event (Elevating & Celebrating Effective Teaching & Teachers)
Anne Keith on the new math standards 06/30/2014
Bozeman math teacher Anne Keith is a National Board Certified Montana Teacher of the Year. She wrote this essay supporting Montana's Career and College Ready Standards, once upon a time referred to as "common core."
Video: ALEC in Montana 06/12/2014
Montana PBS did a great documentary on how the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is working in secret to pass its bills in state legislatures -- including Montana's. Don't miss this!
MEA-MFT Regional Trainings 2014 05/21/2014
MEA-MFT Regional Trainings a hit: more scheduled.
Stand up to ALEC! 05/14/2014
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) claims its education mission is to "promote excellence in the nation's educational system," yet its "model" legislation advocates for policies that defund public services, distort the curriculum, and undercut our educators.
Anna Baldwin & the Warrior Trail 05/14/2014
MEA-MFT member Anna Baldwin, Montana Teacher of the Year, brought her students from Arlee High School to spend part of the day with Governor Steve Bullock yesterday. It's quite a story.
MEA-MFT applauds Sen. Tester's NURSE Act to address school nurse shortage 05/07/2014
MEA-MFT, Montana's largest labor union, today applauded Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester for introducing a bill to increase the number of school nurses in America's k-12 public schools.
Sen. Tester passes resolution honoring public servants 05/06/2014
In honor of Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Senator Jon Tester (Montana) honoring federal, state and local government employees, both civilian and military, for their dedication and continued service to the United States.
Teacher Appreciation Week 05/05/2014
We celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week every year during the first full week of May, thanks to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who persuaded the 81st Congress to recognize the contributions of America's public school teachers in 1953.
Happy Public Service Recognition Week 05/05/2014
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In a tradition now 57 years old, the Rotary Club of Weatherford is preparing for its annual Pancake Supper.
Dubbed Pancake Palooza 2013, this year's event will feature all the elements the Weatherford community has come to love: pancakes, bacon, a silent auction, a raffle for a Holland grill and the opportunity to support the Rotary Club in its mission to serve the community.
However, this year the event will have an added twist designed to allow the Rotary Club to help even more local students through scholarships, literacy initiatives, and school-readiness programs. That twist: corporate partners, and there is still time for local businesses to get involved.
On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Pancake Palooza 2013 will be held in the cafeteria at Weatherford High School from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. At last year's event, Rotarians served pancakes to more than 1,650 people, and the club is hoping that number might increase this year. According to this year's event coordinator and the club's president-elect Sheri Campbell-Husband, that presents a unique opportunity for local businesses to contribute to a worthy cause and get their brand in front of a lot of people.
"Each corporate partner for Pancake Palooza 2013 will receive recognition and benefits, dependent upon the amount or cash value of its donation," Campbell-Husband said. "The event will also be advertised in multiple newspapers, on the web (including Facebook), on local radio and through promotional posters hung in businesses, schools and government offices throughout the community."
Additionally, corporate partners will be given tickets to the Pancake Supper, with the number of those tickets depending upon the donor level.
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Glamorous Tamil actress Lakshmi Rai is going to make an appearance in the much-talked-about film Pazhassi Raja, a mega project in the combination of Hariharan-MT- Mammootty. The film has Padmapriya and Kanika in the female lead roles.
This tall and sizzling Belgaum beauty Lakshmi Rai made her debut in Tamil with Gajendra, a Vijaykanth film. She also acted opposite Parthiban in Kundakka Mandakka. Now she is playing a seductive role in Nenjaithodu.
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Wow - so ethereal! And I'm with you...big deep water is *so* not my thing
Super cool. I love the colors!
(You do so much adventurous stuff - it's sweet when a tiny bit of chicken pops out.) That is a very cool anemone!! Like the way you highlighted it with the pop of color and the design elements.
The whole thing is amazing. Technology at its best, that's what this is. Very, very cool Karen.
Yes I agree. There are some beautiful sights in this world that I could enjoy by pictures taken by others. The deep blue (or green in your case) is one of those things that I have no desire to see with my own 2 eyes. I love how it's blended to look like one picture - and the color is beautiful.
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I created a gradient for the background using the eyedropper that matched the tone of two of the photographs so the blending would be seamless. Then I used several different blending modes to get the divers to fade into the background and showcase the incredible anemone.

Obviously, the photos were not taken by me. When my children and husband did this dive in Monterey, there was a guy on the boat who had an underwater camera that e-mailed these to us later. Photo credit: Ralph
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New Jersey Institute of Technology Hosts Celebration, a Black Tie Benefit
Hundreds of guests are expected to attend Celebration 2004, the annual black-tie benefit for New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). The festive evening of dining and dancing will take place Nov. 12, at 7 p.m., at the Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange.
"Celebration is a gala event that raises funds for scholarships," said Jacquelynn Rhodes, associate vice president for development. "Each year," she added, "we also honor a corporate partner, an outstanding alumnus and an outstanding entrepreneur."
To attend, call Rhodes at (973) 596-3407. The proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Dorman Honors College Endowed Scholarship Fund. The fund provides financial support to NJIT's best and most motivated scholars. Many students in the Dorman Honors College are the first in their families to go to college, and most of them rely upon merit and need-based scholarships. The Dorman Honors College, founded in 1994, now enrolls more than 500 students who are offered special classes, seminars and colloquia by distinguished professors and successful alumni.
This year at Celebration, the university will present King K. Moy, senior vice president for EcolSciences, Inc., with the NJIT Outstanding Alumnus Award. EcolSciences, Rockaway, is an environmental consulting firm. Reginald Best, co-founder, president and CEO of Netilla Networks, Inc., will receive the Entrepreneurial Leadership Award. Netilla Networks, Somerset, is a premier supplier of secure application access management solutions. And Schoor De Palma Inc., one of the region's leading engineering and consulting firms, will receive the Outstanding Corporate Partner Award. Schoor De Palma, based in Manalapan, has 11 offices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.


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OMG, you guys, Glenn Beck loves the nation-state so much. It is his favorite kind of world order. But according to his latest airtight theory, the United Nations, Wisconsin protestors, and Muslim Brotherhood are all in communication with each other about overthrowing the nature of international governance by making a single, Marxist, Islamist world government […]


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help : register Ext Designer server error
help : register Ext Designer server error
i have problem with ext designer , i can't register my ext designer ...i use my account registering,but every time the following message appear when login: " A server error occurred.
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Server Error Occurred
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When I am try to regitred Ext Designer 1.2.2, the program show this message "Server Error Occurred", I need used this version, because I used Ext JS 3.4
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We no longer offer trials for Ext Designer and so it gives a server error.Phil Strong
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I also encountered the same error...
how can i use Ext designer ya...
15 Oct 2012 9:41 AM #6
Ext Designer is no longer available for trials.
If you have a licensed copy of Ext Designer and are looking to activate your copy send an email to email@example.com.
If you are looking for a trial, you should try Sencha Architect.
http://sencha.com/products/architect/Aaron Conran
Sencha Architect Development Team
6 Jun 2013 1:01 PM #7
So how...
So how...
...if there aren't any trials for ExtDesigner then how do I test drive for 3.x? I have no need/interest in 4.x.
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Seems like you're missing out then. You clearly have a product that supports legacy but you won't offer people the chance to try your UI. Pity.
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French and Italian media are reporting that PSG have opened talks over the possible transfer of Edinson Cavani from Napoli.
L'Equip are reporting that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has agreed to move to PSG, but the move away from AC Milan is contingent on his wages.
Brazilian central defender Alex is the latest high-profile addition to an increasingly impressive collection of talent at Parc des Princes.
Uruguayan defender Diego Lugano leaves troubled Turkish side Fenerbahce for the nouveau riche of Paris Saint-Germain.
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The cozy and picturesque near-northwest suburb of Park Ridge will celebrate its hometown charms with saucy toppings, cool tunes and more at the inaugural Park Ridge
Pizza Fest on Friday and Saturday, September 7-8.
Presented by the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, this
post-Labor Day community celebration will take place in downtown Park Ridge at
the intersections of South Prospect and Summit Avenues in the shadow of the art
deco movie palace that is the Pickwick Theatre.
In addition to pies (Georgio's, Caponie's Trattoria and Beggars are among the pizza vendors) and a kids' area with inflatables and crafts, Friday night's music stage headliner is legendary Brit rockers Foghat while on Saturday it's acclaimed guitarist Daryl Stuermer of Genesis/Phil Collins fame.
Fest hours are 5:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. on Friday, and Noon-10:00 p.m. on Saturday. The suggested gate donation is $5. For more/updates visit www.chicagoevents.com;
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London Skolars agree deals with three more players
2:50pm Friday 14th December 2012 in Local Sport
Three more London Skolars players have committed themselves to the club for next season.
Martyn Smith joined them last year from London Broncos and made ten appearances, which included four starts, in his first season and contributed three tries.
Louis Robinson was another who joined from Broncos and made seven appearances for the Skolars in 2012, scoring one try.
Robinson played for the Canada Rugby League team in September when they took on the USA Tomahawks in the Colonial Cup. Although Canada lost both games Robinson made a big impression scoring one try and three kicks.
James Roche was one of four Australian players to join Skolars in 2012. Roche made a total of nine appearances for the club last term and has settled well in the capital, leading to him sign a new contract.
Head coach Joe Mbu said: "Martyn, Louis and James all made their Skolars debuts in 2012 and I'm delighted to have secured their signatures for the 2013 campaign.
"I believe that all three players have a lot to contribute to the squad in the coming season."
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Business VoIP Feature Article
September 04, 2009
CompareVoIP.com Names Nextiva a 'Top Business VoIP Provider'
By Patrick Barnard, Group Managing Editor, TMCnet
When it comes to choosing a hosted VoIP service for your business, there are basically four factors to consider: price, quality of service, reliability and customer service.
Business VoIP provider Nextiva excels at all four.
Recently, CompareVoIP.com, a leading resource for information on telecommunications services, honored Nextiva with its much-coveted Top Business VoIP Provider award for the third quarter of 2009. The award is given to the best phone service provider based on a number of factors including price, feature set, call clarity, network reliability and customer service.
The CompareVoIP.com VoIP directory is designed to provide readers with unbiased independent reviews of the top VoIP providers around the world. Readers can also read reviews from actual users to help identify if a particular VoIP provider is a good fit for them.
"We have carefully evaluated Nextiva's service, and have been consistently impressed with the quality of service they provide," said Michael Anderson (News - Alert), editor of CompareVoIP.com, in a release. "Their commitment to customer satisfaction is unmatched. This award is well-deserved."
Nextiva, which serves small businesses, is dedicated to providing superior, yet very affordable, hosted VoIP service. The company's Connect360 service (starting at around $20 a month) delivers advanced features found on Fortune 500 company phone systems including auto attendant with IVR capabilities; voicemail with numerous messaging options; dial-by-extension; dial-by-name; call transfer; call hold; call park; "find me/follow me;" music on hold; hunt groups; multi-party conferencing; and more. Nextiva also offers a hosted PBX (News - Alert) service, called Connect (starting at around $9 a month), which allows businesses to greatly expand the capabilities of their existing phone service with the aforementioned features.
The biggest advantage of hosted VoIP over on-premises systems is that companies don't need to lay out substantial capital for new servers, network infrastructure, phones or software licenses, as the service is delivered on a subscription, or pay-as-you-go basis, via the Internet. In addition the service provider is responsible for the performance, maintenance, troubleshooting and upgrading of the service -- so a hosted service won't bog down your already-taxed IT guy, or department.
Unlike other VoIP providers that deliver their services on a "best efforts" basis across the public Internet, Nextiva owns and operates its own nationwide, all-IP network – a network which the company has made considerable investment in since it was founded in 2005. This helps ensure reliability, crystal clear sound quality and superior performance. Perhaps most importantly, the company backs up its service with fast and knowledgeable customer support, which it dubs "Amazing Support." This includes a welcome service that ensures each and every customer is up and running properly following deployment of the service.
"We are excited and honored to be ranked as the Top Business VoIP Provider by CompareVoIP.com," said Yaniv Masjedi of Nextiva, in the release. "When considering a new business phone system, we recognize businesses need a provider that offers robust features coupled with exceptional customer service."
CompareVoIP.com isn't the only VoIP services resource to rank Nextiva as a top business VoIP provider: Recently, WhichVoIP.com, another Website that ranks hosted VoIP services in order to help business owners make an informed decision, awarded Nextiva as its "Provider of the Month" for July 2009.
CompareVoIP.com is an Internet publisher of expert reviews for the VoIP service industry. The company provides visitors with access to in depth VoIP service reviews, side-by-side feature VoIP comparisons, industry-related news and articles, online help, and safe links to purchase services.
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Barbara Pierce, 85, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Carington Park Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since 1999.
No local services or visitation will be held. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery in Fairborn, Ohio. The Ashtabula Home of Fleming & Billman Funeral Directors, 526 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula is handling arrangements.


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AP: Alternative tax plan advances through committee
TOPEKA (AP) — A legislative committee approved its Republican chairman's plan for cutting Kansas' sales and income taxes on Tuesday, advancing an alternative to the governor's proposal that more aggressively slashes income taxes.
TOPEKA (AP) — A legislative committee approved its Republican chairman's plan for cutting Kansas' sales and income taxes on Tuesday, advancing an alternative to the governor's proposal that more aggressively slashes income taxes.
The plan drafted by Rep. Richard Carlson, chairman of the powerful House Taxation Committee, would reduce individual income tax rates over the next four years only if state revenues grow by at least 2 percent each year. Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's proposal calls for cutting income tax rates each of those years regardless of state revenue.
But Carlson's proposal also would allow the state's sales tax to decrease to 5.7 percent in July, as scheduled by state law. The governor wants to keep the tax as its current 6.3 percent rate.
The committee's voice vote sent the measure to the entire House for debate, a day before the Senate was to debate its own tax legislation.
Senators are considering a bill that contains most of Brownback's plan, including his proposal to continue the sales tax rate at its current rate.
Brownback and many Republican legislators want to follow up on massive individual income tax cuts enacted last year to stimulate the economy, but they also need to stabilize the state budget. Republican leaders in the House, including Carlson, have said they don't think their chamber will support keeping the current sales-tax rate.
Carlson's plan also would phase out all individual income tax deductions as tax rates decline, rather than target specific deductions for homeowners, as Brownback did. In addition, Carlson is proposing to divert $370 million over two years from highway projects to the rest of the budget.
"The path that we're on, to me at least, is the path that is the right direction," Carlson said just before the committee's vote. "Perhaps none of us get there as fast as I want to go either, but we have to go there, I believe, in a responsible fashion."
Brownback has said he wants to position the state to eventually phase out individual income taxes. Many GOP legislators have endorsed that goal, and some want to eliminate corporate income taxes as well.
"Governor Brownback has clearly stated his administration's priorities — create jobs, grow the economy, protect core services, and reduce the size of government," spokeswoman Sherriene Jones-Sontag. "He welcomes other ideas on how we can get to a zero state income tax and accomplish his priorities."
The proposals to eliminate income taxes are designed to stimulate economic growth. But they also would force the state to rely most heavily on its sales tax to finance its programs — and poorer families tend to pay a higher percentage of their incomes to that tax than wealthy ones. Kansas also is among a few states that taxes groceries, making its sales tax even more regressive.
In the Senate, Democrats hope to counter such concerns by offering their own proposal to drop the sales tax in July, as well as measures to restore income tax breaks eliminated last year for renters and families using child care. Democrats also want to revive a rebate that poor families had received for the sales tax they pay on groceries.
"You've got clear choices here to make," said Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka, who outlined Democrats' proposals in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Do you want to lessen the burden for low-income people or cut taxes for the rich?"
Many legislators in both parties don't want the sales tax to stay at 6.3 percent. Lawmakers boosted the tax three years ago to balance the state budget and promised that the higher rate would be temporary.
Other sticking points for legislators are Brownback's proposals to eliminate income tax deductions that homeowners can claim for the property taxes they pay on their residences and the interest on their mortgages.
But by sidestepping those problems, Carlson also is ditching Brownback's guarantee that individual income tax rates will drop significantly again over the next four years. Instead, his plan says that the state automatically will reduce income tax rates if its revenues grow more than 2 percent in a given year.
Tax Committee members from both parties questioned whether the annual decreases would be significant and whether the state would ever phase out income taxes.
"I'll be dead, I'll tell you that," said Rep. Arlen Siegfreid, an Olathe Republican.
But Rep. Marvin Kleeb, an Overland Park Republican, called Carlson's plan "a reasonable approach."
"No, it's not as fast as any of us would like, but it does not gut state services," Kleeb said.
House Taxation Committee's plan is contained in House Sub for SB 84. The legislation before the Senate is HB 2059.
Kansas Legislature: http://www.kslegislature.org
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Chicken with Lime-Chili Sauce
Yield: 30 appetizers Prep 30 mins Start to Finish 1 hr 15 mins
- 1 1/2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 3 scallions, white and green parts chopped
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce (nam pla)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro, plus whole leaves
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped peanuts
- 2 dried red chilies, chopped or 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1. Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes and place in a bowl. Combine scallions, oil, lime juice, honey, fish sauce and garlic in a blender until nearly smooth. Pour over chicken, cover and chill for 30 min or up to 3 hr.
2. For the dipping sauce, cook vinegar and sugar over medium-high heat in a small saucepan. Simmer until reduced slightly, about 4 min. Cool, then add cilantro, peanuts and red chilies.
3. Cook chicken on a grill pan or in a large skillet over medium-high heat until golden and cooked through, about 6 min. Thread one or two pieces of chicken onto hors d'oeuvre skewers with a cilantro leaf and serve with dipping sauce. Makes 30 appetizers.
Nutrition Facts
- cal.(kcal)55,
- Fat, total(g)2,
- chol.(mg)13,
- sat. fat(g)0,
- carb.(g)6,
- fiber(g)0,
- pro.(g)5,
- sodium(mg)59,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet


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The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Energy Policy Office, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Department of Education, are putting out the call for entries in an energy art competition for Tennessee second and seventh graders. The "Think Clean, Think Green, It's in the Bag!" contest invites students to create and submit a design to be printed on a reusable shopping bag and a written paragraph explaining the meaning of their design.
"It is imperative to engage children from an early age in the important acts of recycling and energy conservation," said ECD Commissioner Matt Kisber. "Even with something as simple as the design of a reusable shopping bag, we can instill a green practice in students that will last a lifetime and keep Tennesseans moving forward in green practices."
This statewide project aims to educate students on the benefits of conserving energy and other resources through such practices as using reusable shopping bags. It also provides an opportunity for students to conduct research and apply their findings in both written work and creative design. State of Tennessee education standards in science, language arts and visual arts are addressed in this project.
Participating schools should select one entry each from their grades two and seven submissions to represent the school at the state level competition. A winner will be selected statewide from each grade level and that winner will receive a $500 prize. Second place winners will receive $300, and third place winners will receive $200. Each of the six winning teachers-sponsors will receive $200 for the classroom and 500 reusable shopping bags with their student's design.
The deadline to enter the "Think Clean, Think Green, It's in the Bag!" competition is Saturday, March 6.
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Caitlin Barker
The Valdosta Daily Times
"Dance with her always, she'll never be too young or too old," is one of the many positive messages displayed at the entrance of the annual Father-Daughter Valentine Dance. As the dance enters its 17th year, fathers and daughters nationwide are getting ready for one of the most memorable weekends of the year.
Created by Jeff Stewart in 1997, the father of two daughters, Macy and Melissa, he started the dance with the intention for fathers to show their daughters how a young lady or woman should be treated.
"It is an opportunity for dads and daughters to spend time together and provide an environment for the father to show the daughter how she should be treated on a date," Stewart said. "Dads can raise the bar, like opening doors."
In past dances, fathers have given their daughters the experience of a lifetime. They will go dress shopping, out to a nice dinner and even rent a limousine to make the night extra special.
"It was a fantastic bonding experience," radio host Scott James said. "You get all dolled up. It was an absolute blast. It is a neat way to show them how a lady should be treated in life. It is a good lesson."
In its first year, Jeff and his wife Becky hosted the dance at their church, First Presbyterian, accommodating about 170 people. 17-years later, their attendance has grown abundantly to around 5,000.
"We are the largest father-daughter dance in the nation," Stewart said. "We owe the dance's success to Valdosta and other areas in the community."
Fathers and daughters of all ages come for the experience, even families of more than one generation.
"We have fathers that come with their grown daughters, who have daughters of their own, who are accompanied by their fathers," Stewart said.
The dance is held at James H. Rainwater Conference Center and is decorated beautifully for the special occasion. Stewart and his team bring in all of their own decorations and prepare a day in advance to make sure everything is perfect.
"We hang a cranberry red gossamer on all four walls, white over all of the doorways and bring in our own chandeliers and gazebos," Stewart said. "Members begin decorating preparation Thursday and then the ladies come in and fine tune."
A great music selection is also provided at the dance, to suit the daughters' and fathers' tastes.
"They look forward to their favorite song. For dad, we might play Celebration, by Kool and the Gang, for her, the YMCA," Stewart said.
The hallway to the entrance of the dance is even dressed up with witty sayings, such as, "Teach her that if she acts stupid to attract boys, she'll attract stupid boys," and "Never let her forget that you love her. Even when you're angry with her." The messages are present to remind both the fathers and the daughters of how much they impact each other's lives.
With the past 16-years being a success, Jeff is looking forward to entering their 17th strong.
"We are expecting another tremendous event," Stewart said. "Even though we started the event, we owe all of the credit to God."
Another huge inspiration for the idea, the dances are dedicated to Jeff's late sister, Lucy Martin Stewart. A brilliant singer and compassionate woman, he knows she would've loved to be a part of the event.
The dance will be held on Friday, Feb. 8, and Saturday, Feb. 9. There are two dances each night, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, at $10 per person and are encouraged to be purchased online at www.fatherdaughterdance.org, in advance. Proceeds will go to the First Presbyterian Church for missions.
For more information about the dance, please call Jeff Stewart at (229) 460-3800.


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By Bob Hertzel
Times West Virginian
Nicco Campriani was tossing around a couple of pounds of precious metals, a pound of gold that he took out of London at gunpoint. In this case, Scotland Yard was not hot on his tail, considering he had won them honestly, a silver medal for a second place finish men's 10m air rifle competition and that shiny Gold medal he had hanging around his neck in the 50m three positions competition.
It was an amazing performance and, as he would note later, "a great story," but not really for any of the reasons you would imagine.
Olympic success, you see, is almost always seen as individual triumph, be it Mary Lou Retton in gymnastics, Usain Bolt on the track or Michael Phelps in the pool, but former WVU rifle champion Nicco Campriani was not about overlook a support team, two of whom flanked at him at a welcome home press conference in the new basketball facility.
To his right was his coach, Jon Hammond, who had shot in the same Olympics, a rather emotional return home to Great Britain, being a Scot and performing in a venue that had to send chills down the spine of any mad dog or Englishman.
"I have to share this with a lot of people here. First of all Jon. He brought me here. It's the truth, without this experience I would not be at this level talking about medals," he said.
And to his left was his girlfriend, Petra Zublasing, also an Olympic shooter from Italy and a WVU teammate, whom he would credit with saving him in his pursuit of the medal.
"For these," he said, displaying his medals, "I really have to thank Petra. We shared the Olympic experience together and a lot of days she really saved me. She helped me recharge the battery."
But there was someone special to whom Campriani would express his thinks, an absentee from the podium but one who may have had as much to do with his success than anyone but Campriani himself, the shy Dr. Ed Etzel, head of the sports psychology department at the school and himself an Olympic rifle champion from 1984.
"I want to thank the sports psychology department," Campriani said. "You really have to be proud of what you have here. It's unbelievable. I had a lot of experience back home with sports psychology and it didn't work out good. But here it was a privilege to work with Dr. Ed Etzel, who was an Olympic champion in 1984.
"It's just unbelievable, the mental preparation I've done the last three years. It was the real thing. It made a difference."
One of the first people he visited upon returning to Morgantown from London three days ago was Etzel.
"He's an interesting person. He didn't hug me or anything like that," Campriani said of the meeting. "He was really, really close to me, even during that week at the Village. I called him a lot of times."
Separated by the Atlantic Ocean meant nothing with Skype available and so they would have eyeball-to-eyeball discussions, important discussions for Campriani's mental well-being, and honestly, his sanity.
"The only difference between the Olympic Games and a World Cup and a World Championship is you have to deal with so many distractions. A lot of people talk about medals, they talk about outcomes. These are distractions and nothing else," he said.
Etzel would help put his mind on track.
"You have to stay focused on your job, you have to stay in the moment. You talk with 20 or 30 people a day who talk about medals and, at the end of the day, before I go to bed, it's nice to talk with someone who talks about technical elements and myself."
And so it was a warm moment when they met, but if you know Etzel, you know it wasn't emotional.
"When I saw him, we shook hands and smiled. It's great, what he has done with me," he said. "It was a great experience for me, but it was an adventure for him, too, going back to Olympic level shooting. I think we both succeeded."
And then there was Petra. This was an interesting setting, boyfriend and girlfriend, each an Olympic competitor, the man the No. 1 shooter in the world.
And he needed her to save him.
"He says I saved him simply because when he said he was freaking out, I was not. It's hard to be at the Olympics as a couple because you try not to be in two Olympics. You have your own Olympics and you don't want to be in your boyfriend's," she said.
"It's a hard thing to do but we did a great job of it. When he was stressed out, I tried to assure him. I wanted him to know whatever happened I would be there. Like, if you lose tomorrow, it's not going to matter to me. I'll still like you. I liked you before and I like you now."
She did not come home with a medal, but she realizes that she played a huge role in his and was not in any way disappointed in her own performance.
"In my competitions, I did everything could. I left time for myself to prepare as best I could. I shot a great match. I learned lots of stuff. It was hard for me at the beginning to understand that since I didn't win a medal I didn't do bad … but I really didn't do bad."
And now she begins preparing for Rio and the 2016 Olympics. By then, who knows, maybe they will dominate, for Campriani will be there, too, for his final go-round as an Olympic athlete.
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What to Expect if You Were Wait-Listed
Many colleges expect to admit more wait-listed students this year, but that news is bittersweet.
The recession is causing many colleges to put record numbers of applicants on wait lists this spring. Admissions officers say they need a pool of students ready to fill seats if admitted students change their minds for financial reasons or get accepted off wait lists for schools they like more.
That news is bittersweet for the tens of thousands of students still stuck in college limbo.
The sweet: A wait-list spot this year could mean better hopes than ever. Many admissions officers say they expect to eventually make admissions offers to more wait-listed students than in previous years.
But there's no escaping the bitter: In many cases, schools are wait-listing students they would have admitted last year. Those who choose to remain on wait lists could be dangling through midsummer. And getting accepted off the wait list this year could be especially tricky and expensive.
Some schools, such as the University of Texas-Austin, will simply try to fill surprise gaps in underenrolled majors. Others, such as Emory University in Atlanta, are more likely to admit wait-listed students who make special efforts to show their commitment to the school. But especially this year, after losing endowment funds to the stock market decline, many private colleges plan to offer less financial aid to wait-listed students than to regular admits and so will give preference to wealthier applicants. Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, for example, says that if regularly admitted students use up the aid budget in April, only students who can pay the full freight will be accepted off the wait list.
Historically, the odds for wait-listed students have been discouraging. The National Association for College Admission Counseling says only about 30 percent of students who chose to remain on a wait list eventually got accepted last year. And a recent survey of students by Lucie Lapovsky, an economist at Mercy College, found that only 1 percent of students got accepted from the waiting list to their first-choice school.
The recession is, if anything, worsening the odds for those hoping for a classroom seat at the most prestigious schools. Yale, MIT, and several other highly selective colleges with very generous financial aid policies were so swamped by record numbers of highly motivated applicants that they accepted fewer students and put fewer on their waiting lists this spring than last year.
But colleges that don't have the luxury of guaranteeing that needy students will get scholarships, or that serve as second choices on students' wish lists, say they have to protect themselves with bigger wait lists. Even North Carolina State University, where annual tuition is a comparatively affordable $5,300, padded its waiting list by 300 students this year, bringing the total to 1,500. "Community colleges are much less expensive, so people who might be coming to us may be staying home," says Thomas Griffin, N.C. State's director of undergraduate admissions. That fear of having students "melt" away to cheaper schools is also a key reason the University of Texas established its first-ever wait list this year.
As a highly ranked public university, the University of Washington was so concerned that bargain-seeking applicants would choose it this year that the school accepted about 1,000 fewer students this spring. Instead, it beefed up its wait list by 1,000 to a total of about 2,500 students, says UW Director of Admissions Philip Ballinger. The only way he'll be able to admit many of those students—who would most likely have been admitted last year—is if a significant number of the regularly admitted students opt for some other school. "We can't predict the future," he says.
The uncertainty is even greater at more expensive schools. Robert Massa, vice president for enrollment at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where annual tuition runs about $40,000, says one reason he increased the number of wait-listed students by about 10 percent to around 500 this spring is that surveys showed more than a quarter of all admitted students planned to send deposits to at least two colleges this year.


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Two years ago, Lezlie Cranston, 20, took a placement test at Bakersfield College that landed her four course levels below college writing and three behind in reading.
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Seven weeks after beginning City Manager Alan Tandy's yearly performance evaluation, the Bakersfield City Council finished it in a 110-minute closed session during a rare special meeting Wednesday, finally reaffirming its support for the city's top official of 22 years.
Shimeaka Hodges spent her 39th birthday Thursday near the southern tip of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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Vouchers Do Help Disabled Students
By Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster
A recent analysis by the Palm Beach Post asserted that Florida's voucher program for disabled students lures students into private schools that don't serve their needs. It appeared the day before a state task force met to consider possible changes in the program. The headline bluntly declared: ``Vouchers Don't Help Disabled Students.''
But the Post's claim is unfounded. A Manhattan Institute study of the program found that participating students had much smaller classes, were victimized less often by other students and in general got services that their parents say were better than what they got in the public schools.
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Availability: Hotel du Simplon
Standard Double RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
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Hotel in Lyon (La Presqu'ile) near Textile Museum
Located in the heart of Lyon, this hotel is within walking distance of Place Carnot and Textile Museum. Also nearby are Bellecour Square and St. Jean Cathedral.
Hotel Features
Amenities at Hotel du Simplon include complimentary wireless Internet access and a 24-hour front desk.
Room Amenities
Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, climate control, and complimentary newspapers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel du Simplon Amenities
- General
Hotel du Simplon features room service (during limited hours) and an elevator (lift). High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Hotel du Simplon is a smoke-free property.
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour front desk
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Total number of rooms - 37
- Free Wi-Fi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Offsite parking reservations required
- Smoke-free property
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
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Offsite parking reservations required
- Room Amenities
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
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- Soundproofed rooms
- Complimentary newspaper
- Daily housekeeping
- Satellite TV service
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- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
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Breakfast is available for a surcharge between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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Guests travelling with children must contact the hotel prior to arrival, either by filling out the special request section in the booking path or by contacting them directly using the number of the reservation confirmation received after booking via this Web site.
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
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What's up everybody!
I am not new to 1up.com, but this is the profile I will be using for everything from now on. I'm looking forward to this experience and I hope I can make some awesome connections while I'm here!
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Introducing "Thomas Plays"Posted: 2013-01-06 21:28:46.253
After over a year of waiting, I finally have the capability of recording gameplay with commentary. Naturally, since I am new at this, all I am doing at the moment is playing games and talking all while praying I'm entertaining/funny. I have received positive feedback from friends, but they are friends after all. So I decided to put myself out there and put my latest video up on here in the hopes that somebody gets a few good chuckles out of it. I know that I still have much to learn (this is just my third video, after all), but I also know that I have a ton of fun making these videos and I hope other people can have fun watching them.
That being said, don't think for a minute these are the only kinds of videos I will be making and sharing. I hope to share some more serious videos in the near future once I find a good topic to cover and I have the right footage to do so.
But, in the meantime, I hope you enjoy these short gems!
WARNING: Strong Language
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Wassup Guys!Posted: 2013-01-06 16:44:48.217
I hope to use this website to share my thoughts and ideas about what is going on in the gaming world and with games themselves.
I also hope to use this site to share with everybody what my friends and I are going to do soon! We are planning on starting a YouTube channel primarily for gaming, but not only. I'll update you guys as everything progresses.
All in all, I know I'm going to enjoy my time on here and in getting to know you all.
See you guys soon!
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