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Reviewer: xtcnsk8, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been on this pill for 3 months. I have gained a bit of weight but then again that can also be due to me not working out as much as I used to. My breast feel fuller and more sensitive. Sex Drive is still there. No pregnancies! I do get a little more emotional before my period. Which is not good, but that can just be me. Overall I am happy because no pregnancies. I Just dont like the fact tha ... Show Full Comment
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Reviewer: meg89, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been on Lutera for jus tender 4 months. It is so bad my boyfriend calls it Luterror. I have lower abdominal cramping, mood swings, diarrhea, breast and nipple tenderness and swelling. My sex drive just died last month. But the cherry on top is that I also started to lose my hair! So Saturday will be my last day. Pros: not pregnant, no weight gain, skin is very clear.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Lutera works really well for me. Prior to taking it I was on the depo provera injection. This pill cleared my acne and my moods improved. My periods have become super light and only last 3 days at the most. Overall I am very satisfied with it.
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Reviewer: MelAce, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Just started taking this pill and so far no complains. I bled for a couple of days. I take it at 8pm every night. I feel like my boobs are fuller. I dont have any significant symptons and my sexual drive is still there. It works different on everyone but so far, no complaints.
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Reviewer: Madi, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I've been on Lutera for 4 months. I was a little apprehensive to take this particular birth control pill after reading the reviews of it. Fortunately, I had no real negative side effects. My acne cleared up a lot, I haven't gained weight, any increase in my breasts is insignificant, since I'm still wearing the same size bra. There is an increase in discharge, which is one of the purpos ... Show Full Comment
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Three deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in central Wisconsin, and environmental leaders want to know if other animals are infected.
Hunters gathered at a public meeting Tuesday evening to learn about the disease and voice their concerns.
Marcell Wieloch attended the meeting. He hunts on land north of Portage County, but he says he's worried about the spread of CWD.
"A lot of people are concerned about this," he said.
Others also attended the meeting led by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to learn more about the disease. CWD affects deer, moose, and elk.
"I started out small game hunting and got into deer hunting and big game," said Wieloch.
DNR leaders say the disease was first found in Wisconsin 11 years ago.
"I think everyone should be concerned about CWD," said Lindsey Long, DNR wildlife veterinarian.
Earlier this year, a deer harvested in Portage County tested positive for the disease. It's the first time CWD was found in a wild deer in that county.
"Folks can help us by reporting sick deer," said Kris Johansen, DNR area wildlife supervisor.
It's a simple step hunters agree can make a big difference.
"That's the only way to know, finding how far it's spreading is to test it and hopefully the more testing they do, they get clean results," said Wieloch.
But it's important to remember, not all deer with CWD look sick.
"It's very difficult to tell when a deer has Chronic Wasting Disease unless its in the very final stages," said Long.
That's why the DNR is asking hunters to test their deer especially if they're harvested in a county where CWD has been detected.
"It's not just going to go away so it's a chronic disease that can not only affect an individual animal, but a whole population," said Long.
That's why wildlife experts hold meetings like on Tuesday, to get the word out and help reduce the damage.
"We care about the deer population, we care about the hunting tradition, and we want to make sure that continues," said Long.
If you want to eat a deer harvested in an area where CWD has been found, officials say you should get it tested first.
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When a creative duo who are not romantically linked makes beautiful music (or plays or movies) together, it becomes human nature for onlookers to wonder whether that partnership extends to the bedroom. Once the artistic workday is over, so to speak, are these creators getting it on and, if so, does that romantic spark fuel the creative partnership? If things go sour on the personal arena, can the professional partnership continue?
Playwright Rick Elice has been ruminating on these types of questions — albeit in a human interest rather than TMZ vicarious way — since he did a stint acting in a play written by Elaine May more than a decade ago. There is a common assumption that the immortal team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May were an item as well, despite the fact that both writer-actor-comedians have long been married to other people.
"How the people in those relationships navigate that intimacy and that dependency and sometimes that dysfunction is fascinating to me," he continued. "It really becomes sort of a second family, sometimes more intimate than one's personal relationship."
Key members of the Dog and Pony creative team can likely relate to working in close collaboration. Composer/lyricist Michael Patrick Walker co-wrote his Off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz with Gary Adler. Elice's first two Broadway musicals, Jersey Boys and The Addams Family, were written with Marshall Brickman. And during her days acting and writing for "MADtv," Dog and Pony leading lady Nicole Parker cooked up a lot of yuks alongside writing partners Jordan Peele and Ike Barinholtz, often at the expense of Britney Spears and her then husband Kevin Federline.
"I remember writing jokes at midnight, having to make each other laugh or saving each other," said Parker. "There's a whole scene about that (in Dog and Pony) and a song that describes the nature of collaboration. It's so rich for anybody in the audience since everybody has had that kind of friend."Continued...


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Edinburgh is a minimum security work facility of the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Jacob Aflleje was serving a 10-year sentence out of Morgan County for arson, and was due to be released on July 7. He was assigned to the warehouse/state maintenance facility inside Camp Atterbury, and was noticed missing early Monday afternoon.
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A BRAVE boy whose dreams came true has inspired a charity night in Moulton this year.
Matthew Potter, seven, met Father Christmas in Lapland in December, thanks to the charity Make A Wish.
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In Saturday's key matchup, we revisit a one-on-one battle that played a key role in Denver beating Pittsburgh in the 2011 wild-card round.
Steelers CB Ike Taylor vs. Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas
When the Steelers and Broncos met in January in the final game of the wild-card weekend, Pittsburgh controlled matters early. The Steelers held the ball for 11:40 in the first quarter, and they looked very much like the favorites they were.
However, promising drives of eight and 12 plays ended in field goals, leaving Pittsburgh with a mere 6-0 lead after 15 minutes.
Perhaps the Steelers could have seized control of matters early with 10 or 14 points. The Broncos had lurched into the playoffs, losing their final three games, and they had managed but three points in their regular-season finale vs. Kansas City. An early lead of more than a touchdown might have been a hurdle too tall for Denver. We'll never know.
When the second quarter started, though, the Steelers' advantage quickly evaporated. Two plays into the quarter, on 3rd-and-12 from the Denver 18, Broncos QB Tim Tebow took a shotgun snap and scanned the field. He had plenty of time in the pocket thanks to solid protection from his offensive line. Soon he started to roll left, and he threw a deep strike to WR Demaryius Thomas, who had gotten behind CB Ike Taylor. Thomas was covered initially, but he altered his route, and Tebow, who had about 5-6 seconds to make a play, found him for a 51-yard gain. Two plays later, Tebow hit WR Eddie Royal for a 30-yard TD, and the Broncos had the lead.
On the next series, the Broncos faced a 2nd-and-7 from their 30. The 6-3, 229-pound Thomas, the only wideout in the formation, was lined up to the left. The Steelers crowded the line, with all 11 defenders within about six yards of the line of scrimmage. Tebow faked to RB Willis McGahee and dropped back to pass. TE Dante Rosario ran underneath, drawing SS Troy Polamalu's attention. FS Ryan Mundy closed toward the line of scrimmage and was out of deep coverage.
The 6-2, 195-pound Taylor, who was in man coverage vs. Thomas, was all alone. Thomas, among other moves in a unique route, started outward, then cut inward, then stopped, leaving Taylor behind. Tebow hit Thomas downfield, and the 58-yard gain set up another TD.
Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, Thomas wasn't done making big plays. His crowning acheivement came on the first play of overtime. The Steelers again crowded the line of scrimmage, with Mundy — who was in the lineup for starter Ryan Clark, who does not play at high altitude because of health concerns — again rushing the line of scrimmage. Tebow, who was in the shotgun, faked a handoff. Thomas, with Taylor again in man-coverage, ran a slant and got inside of his opponent.
Tebow delivered the ball on-target about 17 yards downfield, and Thomas did the rest, stiff-arming Taylor and sprinting for a 80-yard touchdown, earning Denver a 29-23 win.
For Thomas, it was a breakout performance. For Taylor, it was a low point in a solid nine-year career. A seven-season starter for Pittsburgh, Taylor has played very well at times, and the 2011 regular season was one of his better ones.
How Taylor fares if again matched up with Thomas figures to be closely watched. The 24-year-old Thomas was a decisive winner in the last meeting, and he could be a player on the rise. Will he again prove too much for Taylor, a player eight years his senior?
Counting out Taylor may be dangerous, considering his work ethic, athleticism, competitiveness and experience. Surely he will be up for this matchup.
What's more, Thomas, for as well as he played in the wild-card round, will have to beat Taylor different ways this time. The Steelers won't be crowding the line with Peyton Manning, not Tebow, under center.
Anyway you look at it, this is a fascinating rematch.


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DeCastro will make his regular season debut Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.||||||| DeCastro won the job at right guard in training camp after Pittsburgh drafted him 24th, but he injured his left knee in a preseason game. He played special teams the past two weeks. Ramon Foster is moving over to the injured Willie Colon's spot at left guard to make room for DeCastro.
DeCastro's injured right knee is feeling better, and the first-round pick is optimistic he'll return at some point this season.||||||| DeCastro underwent surgery last month to repair damage suffered when the knee buckled in grisly fashion during a preseason win over Buffalo on Aug. 25. The Steelers placed him on the injured reserve-recall list, meaning he could be activated at some point during the second half of the year.
DeCastro may be out for an extended period of time after sustaining a potentially serious right knee injury early into Pittsburgh's 38-7 preseason win over the Buffalo Bills on Saturday night.||||||| Coach Mike Tomlin said DeCastro's injury is "potentially severe," before adding that the team will know more about the injury after DeCastro has an MRI on the knee. DeCastro was hurt while pass blocking as Pittsburgh faced third-and-8 at its 6-yard line on its second possession. DeCastro's right leg twisted beneath him after being bowled over by defensive tackle Marcell Dareus.
Steeler coach Mike Tomlin on Tuesday officially named DeCastro and Mike Adams starters for Pittsburgh's preseason opener in Philadelphia against the Eagles.||||||| DeCastro, the No. 24 overall draft pick, will start at right guard.


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The Panthers have announced they've re-signed Edwards.||||||| Edwards started 14 games and posted a career-high six sacks last season with Carolina, third-most among NFL defensive tackles. He also had 52 tackles. The 31-year-old Edwards is expected to be a starter this season.
The Panthers have announced they've made a move at defensive tackle, signing free agent Dwan Edwards and waiving last year's third-round draft pick Terrell McClain. Terms of Edwards' deal were not immediately available.||||||| Edwards played the last two seasons with the Buffalo Bills after spending six years with the Baltimore Ravens. The 6-foot-3, 301-pound Edwards has played in 85 games with 45 starts during his NFL career.
A person familiar with the move says the Buffalo Bills have released Edwards. The person confirmed Edwards' release on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the team hasn't made an announcement. Edwards is an eight-year NFL veteran, and preparing to enter his third season with Buffalo.||||||| Edwards was a two-year starter as a defensive end with the Bills, but was preparing to play a backup role at tackle position after the team switched to a 4-3 lineup this season. He had two years left on the $18 million contract, and scheduled to make a $4.1 million base salary this season.
Edwards is done for the season after being placed on injured reserve Thursday because of a hamstring injury.||||||| Edwards signed with the Bills this past offseason as a free agent, and had started all 11 games. He was injured in Sunday's overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Edwards has signed a four-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.||||||| A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press early Wednesday morning that the contract potentially is worth $18 million. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced by the Bills. Edwards is a six-year NFL veteran, who played his entire career with Baltimore. He missed the entire 2008 season with a neck injury, but bounced back last year, with 56 tackles and two sacks in 18 games, including playoffs.


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The United States is heading to the Gold Cup semifinals after pummeling El Salvador 5-1 in Baltimore, MD on Sunday. Five different players scored for the Americans, including Landon Donovan, who also had three assists in the easy quarterfinal win.
Things could have been even worse for El Salvador, who were never really in the match despite some goalkeeping heroics from Dagoberto Portillo and a sell-out crowd of 71,000, most of whom were clad in blue and white. The U.S. was simply sensational, dominating the midfield and creating chance after chance to put them in front before pouring it on late with three goals in the last 30 minutes,
Clarence Goodson put the U.S. in front when a short corner kick play undid the El Salvador defense. Michael Parkhurst collected the ball 25 yards out before chipping for Donovan, who crossed for a wide open Goodson in front. The scrambling El Salvador defense was nowhere near Goodson, who tapped the ball in for the opening goal.
Joe Corona added to the U.S. lead just before the half-hour mark with a couple calm touches to create space and a good finish that should have put El Salvador away.
But El Salvador didn't go away after Corona's goal. They didn't play much better, but the U.S. made one mistake at the back and let La Selecta back in the match. Three defenders failed to stop Rodolfo Zelaya then DaMarcus Beasley took him down in the box for a sure-fire penalty. The referee blew his whistle and Zelaya converted the spot kick and all of a sudden, the U.S. was back in a dogfight.
The second half started much like the first, only the Americans couldn't break through. Their chances went begging and then the tempo slowed, leading Jurgen Klinsmann to bring Eddie Johnson in. That solved the problem.
14 seconds after coming in as a substitute in the 60th minute, Johnson skied above the El Salvador defense to head home the Americans' third goal and all was well for the U.S.
The U.S. had some breathing room and El Salvador was broken, leading to a romp in the final 30 minutes. Landon Donovan added another goal in the 78th minute before Mix Diskerud wrapped things up six minutes from time, with a chance after chance in between as the U.S. easily played their way into the semifinals.
The Americans will be back in action on Wednesday when they play the winner of Costa Rica vs. Honduras for a spot in next Sunday's final
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|Friday, September 20, 2013 12:06 AM
Herald Editor
This year's theme was "Feel the Magic," with performances by illusionist Paul Krendl and his crew. Krendl also emceed the event. He is a Delphos native and 2007 graduate of St. John's High School and will offer two full shows on Saturday at Jefferson Middle School Auditorium.
Canal Days Chairman Michael Mesker and Mayor Michael Gallmeier had everyone raise their glass to Delphos and what she has been and will be.
This year's Canal Days Queen, Tori Suever, and her court were introduced. This was Suever's first official event as queen and she joined Krendl on stage for one of his tricks.
Permanent Canal Commission Trustee Lou Hohman and Trustee and MECCA member Steve Dorsten also addressed the crowd. Hohman encouraged everyone to visit the Canal Commission Museum during the weekend celebration and Dorsten praised Delphos for its willingness to preserve and enhance the Miami-Erie Canal. Dorsten also highlighted projects along the Miami-Erie Canal Corridor from Piqua to north of Delphos near Paulding. Several communities south of Delphos are seeking grants to install crushed limestone walking paths along the canal.
The PEAK Performance Biggest Loser winners were announced. Teams have been watching what they eat and hitting the gym for the past eight weeks.
Individual winner was Susan Lunz, who lost more than 35 pounds ($500). The winning team was Optimist Scholarship Foundation ($1,000), who lost a total of 85 pounds. Team members included Michael Freidrich, Kirsten Freidrich, Amber Collins and Angie Friedrich.
The evening opened with a buffet provided by 10 area restaurants, including: Baked to Perfection, Cabo Mexican Restaurant, Chief Supermarket, Chik-n-House, Delphos Eagles, Kosta's Topp Chalet, Marco's Pizza, Pizza Hut, Rustic Cafe and The Fort.
North West Physical Therapy provided bottled water and Ivy Hutch & Flowers, Celerbations, Lock Sixteen Catering, Heidelberg Distributing Co. and Jubilee Winery provided decorations, table linens and beverages.
Event sponsors were Ameriprise Financial, Budweiser, Delphos Ambulatory Care, Schrader Realty, Sign Pro Imaging, Superior Federal Credit Union and Toledo Molding and Die.
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A SMORGASBORD of events guaranteed to whet the appetite and get the taste buds tingling are about to take off.
Culinary lovers in for a treat as Widnes and Runcorn celebrates My Halton Foody Fortnight from Monday, September 17.
Highlights will include chefs live on stage in the town's markets, beer and ale cake tasting at Norton Priory, a baked potato trail and the chance to watch ice cream being made.
Halton Council leader Cllr Rob Polhill, said: "I am really looking forward again to what is becoming a very popular fortnight in Halton's calendar. There are events for everyone!"
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MMO Champ NHL Chat Room: http://webchat.quakenet.org/?channels=#mmoc-hockey
First bought this computer it was a prebuilt one, wont make that mistake again, but as you can tell some of the parts are still blah. but replacing them!
My current build: (my i5 2500k, ASRock Z77 Extreme4, and Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8gb ram are coming today)
Case - Cooler Master Elite 430
CPU - AMD Athlon II X4 645 3.1GHz
CPU cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
RAM - 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR3 1333
Hard Drive - 1TB SATA II
GPU - EVGA GTX 560 ti
Motherboard - Don't know which one exactly it is, its an Asus somethin
Cable managements not the greatest. i wanna get a better psu sometime and a new case.
Will post more pics later after i get my new parts and put them in
Had to make a filter for this fan on the bottom so i took out the front filter of my old case and cut it to fit haha, still gets a lot of dust though
Build is complete! If you want to see all of the pictures, I invite you to view the build log here: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...esign-Arc-Midi
I'll just be posting the highlights in this thread.
First off, specs:
CPU: Intel core i5 2500K
CPU Cooling: XSPC RASA 750 RX240
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Video Card: 2GB MSI GTX 680
Memory: 16GB Mushkin Enhanced Blackline
SSD: 120GB OCZ Vertex 3
HDD: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue
Power Supply: SeaSonic X750W
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi (with a custom window mod)
Monitor: 24" Dell U2412M
Mouse: Logitech G9X
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K60
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Looks good NWN, I'm happy it all went well
CPU: Intel i5-3570k (4.5GHz) MB: ASUS Z77 Sabertooth (uefi 2003)
GPU: Asus 280X TOP (1080MHz/1700MHz) RAM: Corsair LP/LV white 8GB 1600MHz
SSD: Samsung 840Pro 256GB + Crucial m4 128GB (040H) PSU: Seasonic 620M CASE: Corsair 500R (White/Black) Monitor: LG 237L-BN IPS
Current build! ||Old Build || Bitdefender Total Security 2014 || AV-TEST Jan/Feb 2013
Man that's looking sweet!
Later you are getting a gpu waterblock too though? That's basicaly the only part at the moment which doesn't fit the colour scheme :P And where's that pump/res combo going to go?
I'd might personally use one 45° fitting from the radiator to the CPU at the begin of the hose. Would make it look tighter and less "hangy". Although suppose it fits somewhat as there's that long tube running arcross the system depending on where you tape the pump .
Anyway :P Top notch and extremelly inspiring!
The pump/res is staying where it's at. It is held in place by industrial strength velcro, so it isn't going anywhere.
I'm not sure if I'll add a GPU waterblock or not, I may, eventually, but there's no plan to as of right now. I may have a pinstriper paint those letters white though, so they match the color scheme. The only upgrade that I have in mind, as of right now, is adding another Vertex 3.
I tried to not cross them, but the tubing would kink every time I tried to use the inside barb on the radiator to the in barb on the CPU block.
Awesome job Noteworthy! And congrats on finally being able to be back on a real rig!
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GODDAMN that looks beast Nice job man!
looks good, also, there is nothing wrong with crossed tubing
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Case: Corsair Obsidian 550d
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Handles everything flawlessly and idles at 30c basically silently.
No, because there's multiples ways to make the that loop order work. Somebody already mentioned the 45-degree elbow fitting option. There's also the option of flipping the radiator around. I just found it funny becauseyou made it out to be impossible when the solutions are relatively simple. My preference is for a simple tubing change because elbows add flow restriction and you never know exactly when you might add a loop component and be forced into an even tighter bend.
"Wrong. Deterrence deflects 100% of Iron Prison (Not tomb) dmg." -Jaydenkor, 2014
Still waiting for my 3570k to arrive (I'm still hoping IB will be worth it...), but here is a minor update on my build:
- All components more or less mounted in place. As I said, still waiting for the CPU.
- Cable management done. Spend around 50 cable ties (not kidding). I would not recommend the FT02 to an inexperienced builder unless they don't mind having a cable mess. I guess the sleeved cables do add to the bulky-ness, but still. Getting the 24-pin connector to not cause a huge bump in the side panel was pretty exhausting.
The specifications are (or will be when it's done):
- Silverstone FT02
- i5 3570k cooled with an H80 in push-pull
- ASRock Z77 Professional
- 16GB Corsair Dominator GT (8-10GB as a RAMDisk)
- ASUS Radeon 7970
- ASUS Xonar DX
- Samsung 830 128GB SSD
- Corsair AX750
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Football > 2013 > Keeper Rankings > RB
2013 Keeper League Rankings
1. Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN - Age 29
Goes without saying even the most optimistic fantasy evaluators underestimated All Day's power of recovery. That won't happen this season.
2. Doug Martin, RB, TB - Age 25
This lofty rank is more about Martin's fantasy potential than his NFL status among running backs. Either way, the rising second-year back is a major threat in what should be an improved offense now that the OL is healthier.
3. C.J. Spiller, RB, BUF - Age 27
Crazy 6.5 ypc average for the shifty Spiller. Now we hope the Bills news coaching staff realizes he must be fed early and often. We suspect they do.
4. Ray Rice, RB, BAL - Age 27
Don't believe reports about Rice losing his grip on hefty role in Baltimore. If anything there could be more passes coming his way now.
5. Jamaal Charles, RB, KC - Age 27
The other RB medical marvel racked up nearly 1,800 total yards while playing in a pedestrian offense. Now Charles will be part of Andy Reid's system, one that Brian Westbrook and LeSean McCoy starred in,
6. Trent Richardson, RB, IND - Age 23
Those that want to praise Richardson can point to the combination of power and speed he displayed as a rookie. Those that are waving caution flags note a 3.6 ypc and injury fears. Decide which camp you're in and proceed accordingly.
7. Arian Foster, RB, HOU - Age 28
There is just enough wear-and-tear doubt to drop Foster on this list, but the production remains for now.
8. Marshawn Lynch, RB, SEA - Age 28
Lynch runs hard, runs wild, runs for lots of yards. Whether that means he starts breaking down sooner than later, we'll see, but Seattle is on the rise and Lynch is a major reason why.
9. LeSean McCoy, RB, PHI - Age 26
One of the best two-way threats now enters play in a fast-breaking, run-heavy offense. No idea how the new scheme will work, but McCoy can overcome any issues.
10. DeMarco Murray, RB, DAL - Age 26
Not sure any player in the top-20 has a wider upside-downside difference. If Murray stays on the field, big numbers are coming. Obviously, that's a big if.
11. Alfred Morris, RB, WAS - Age 25
Can Morris possibly duplicate (or sniff) his franchise record-setting rushing campaign, especially if RG3 is limited? Perhaps not, but he's ideally suited for the Redskins running plans and there are no obvious options to supplant him even if Morris' coach tries another round of Shanahanigans.
12. David Wilson, RB, FA - Age 23
The Giants opened the door for Wilson by cutting Ahmad Bradshaw. Sure, Andre Brown still exists, but it's the rising second-year speedster every fantasy player should monitor, if not covet.
13. Stevan Ridley, RB, NE - Age 25
Tricky because you never what Belichick will cook up next, but that was an awfully impressive 2012 campaign.
14. Matt Forte, RB, CHI - Age 28
Even if the Bears' new regime means more passing and less running, Forte's receiver skills will keep him involved.
15. Lamar Miller, RB, MIA - Age 23
Bye bye Reggie Bush, sit down Daniel Thomas. With his 4.9 ypc, we're entering Miller time.
16. Giovani Bernard, RB, CIN (R) - Age 22
Even if the Law Firm starts or picks up the goal line work, Bernard is the future in Cincinnati. Legitimate three-down potential.
17. Chris Johnson, RB, NYJ - Age 28
Days of CJ2K talk are in the rear view, but Johnson still has burst. Will benefit if Jake Locker ever figures how to be a legit NFL QB.
18. Darren McFadden, RB, OAK - Age 27
Between injury risk and Raiders' scheme concerns, DMac no longer receiving assumed Top 10 status. For now.
19. Le'Veon Bell, RB, PIT (R) - Age 22
On some level this high ranking is potential by association, but the power back is a nice fit for the Steelers ground game. Bell has no obvious competition for now.
20. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, OAK - Age 29
MJD breaking down after a lengthy holdout, incredibly predictable. Assuming the human bowling ball cannot recapture top shelf form, less obvious.
21. Frank Gore, RB, SF - Age 31
Still productive and in a nice situation. Just hope the now 30-year-old can hang on for another couple of seasons.
22. Steven Jackson, RB, ATL - Age 31
In line for a monster 2013. Only concern is whether after years of pounding, S-Jax can hold up as a fantasy stud for 2-3 seasons.
23. Montee Ball, RB, DEN (R) - Age 23
Posted monster numbers at Wisconsin and landed in a tremendous situation. Unless Ronnie Hillman starts looking like an every down RB, Ball should receive tons of carries, including those inside the five-year line for this high-scoring team.
24. Darren Sproles, RB, PHI - Age 31
The PPR threat remains incredibly elusive, a Drew Brees favorite and the only sure thing in the Saints backfield.
25. Reggie Bush, RB, DET - Age 29
Resurrected his career in Miami. Now Bush hopes to keep motoring on in Detroit. Should remain a PPR force.


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Starting at 10:00 am PT the action resumes in Long Beach, California and the fields have been reduced to just two grapplers in each weightclass. For a recap of yesterday's action check out Ben Thapa's play-by-play of Day 1 in the black belt divisions. To take you the rest of the way is T.P. Grant, and here is a link to the Quarter and Semifinal action from earlier today.
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Roosterweight Final: Bruno Malfacine vs Caio Terra
These two have met many, many times in finals and know each other's games so well. Double guard pull and Terra is on a footlock, but lets it go. Malfacine is up and going for a leg drag. Terra trying to get deep on the half guard, Malfacine stuffing it. Malfacine sneaks out and goes for the back, but Terra is too crafty and gets back to half guard. Terra comes back to guard, gets Malfacine down but couldn't come up for the sweep.
Score is 2 advantages to 1 in favor of Malfacine. Terra trying to work a 50/50 sweep but Malfacine is defending very well. Very tactical battle here as Malfacine is constantly re-positioning himself to stop Terra's attempts to off balance him. Terra gets the back hook grip and comes up to the top, earning him a 2-0 lead in points. Malfacine has a chance for the back.
Bruno sweeps back and it is tied 2-2, and now Malfacine is back up on advantages. Terra gets the back leg hook again but Malfacine is able to get it out and not get swept. Minute left and Terra working very hard to get back up. Terra spins for a great leg lock attack and the match is tied on advantages.
30 seconds left to win. Terra comes to the top as Malfacine goes for a leg attack and Terra gets 2 points for a sweep with seconds left. Terra wins.
Caio Terra defeats Bruno Malfacine by points (4-2)
Light Featherweight Final: Ary Farias vs Gabriel Moraes
Farias leaps at Morase and they both pull guard. They are fighting to come up and Farias is the first to come up for an advantage. Moraes with a super active half guard, almost gets Farias' back, but Farias saves it at the last second. A second advantage awarded to Farias and he kicks over the other side of half guard. Farias has a strong cross face and looking to free his leg and Morases is super dynamic almost catches back, Farias almost gets back and both end up in sitting guard, what a scramble!
Break to fix belts, score is 3-1 advantages for Farias. Fighters start standing and both leap to double guard. Moraes attacks a footlock and comes up on top, no sweep but and advantage for him, now 3-2 Farias.
More leg battles, just under 2 minutes left. Moraes is working really hard for a pass, smashes down Farias' knees and has his grips. Farias works his hips and gets his knees free. No pass, Farias holds on to win. Wait, penalties being given! Gabriel Moraes just won due to a possible over and disrespectful celebration penalty on Farias.
Gabriel Moraes defeats Ary Farias by advantages
Featherweight Final: Rafael Mendes vs Augusto Mendes "Tanquinho"
Tanquniho shoots in quickly and starts match with 2 points for a takedown. Mendes getting his grips in guard, a deep collar grip and working a closed guard. Reset in the center of the mat. Mendes shoots a triangle, Tanquinho is able to pull out, Mendes goes for a Bermibolo, Tanquinho defends well.
Mendes gets under Tanquinho and elevates, but Tanquinho is able to keep his balance. Tanquinho backs out the the guard and then dives back in. Still 2-0 from Tanquinho's early takedown. Nice scissors sweep attempt from Mendes, Tanquinho again backs out of guard and gets a penalty. Mendes inverting and then sitting up, working very hard to create some movement of Tanquinho's base. Mendes gets under through a berimbolo off a footlock.
Tanquinho protects his back and gets to 50/50 guard, no points for Mendes. Rafa comes up in 50/50 getting sweep points and now takes the lead with advantages. 50/50 see-saw battle now, Mendes trying hard not to get swept back.
Two minutes left, Mendes holding a toe hold but not seriously threatening with it right now. As Tanquinho tries to come up Mendes went harder on the toe hold but lost it, half a minute left and the 50/50 see-saw continues. Tanquinho escapes for an advantage and gets a takedown but it was out of bounds as time runs out. Tanquinho gets an advantage for it with no time left on the clock! Tanquinho wins.
Augusto Mendes "Tanquinho" defeats Rafael Mendes by advantages (2-1)
Lightweight Final: Lenadro Lo vs Michael Langhi
Match starts with a nasty foot sweep attempt by Langhi, almost looked like a leg kick. Langhi then drops back to guard without a grip but no penalty given. Lo is now working in Langhi's spider guard and is spinning Langhi around trying to pass.
Lo stuffs a de la Riva hook, and Langhi trying hard for a sweep, has rather large knee reap that is uncalled. Lo gets Langhi to turtle up, but Langhi rolls back to guard. Advantage for Lo. Reserve de la Riva guard now for Langhi and this is slowing Lo down quite a bit. Lo nearly catches the back in an attempted pass but Langhi recovers very nicely. Another advantage for Lo with about four and half minute left.
Langhi stands and Lo pulls guard, working his own spider guard now. Two minute left as Langhi is trying to untangle Lo's guard. Lo gets a stall penalty but he is still up 3-0 on advantages. Lo gets on open guard sweep and now working to pass with a 2-0 lead on points. Langhi trying for footlocks as time runs out.
Lenadro Lo defeats Michael Langhi by points (2-0)
Middleweight Final: Otaivo Sousa vs Claudio Calassans
Both fighters take their time engaging, looking for grips. Calassans charges in and Sousa pulls guard. Calassans stands in Sousa's closed guard and Sousa comes up with him but Calassans opens up the guard. Sousa working a de la Riva guard and Calassans is basing very low. Action has slowed, tied at zero.
Stalling penalties for everyone!
Calassans trying to berimbolo from the top into a leg drag and Sosua is using it to his advantage, one grip is keeping Sousa down. He breaks it, comes up and gets two points for a sweep. Sosua now working on sliding his knee through Calassans' half guard. Calassans goes to 50/50 guard to stop the pass, a see-saw battle is coming.
Calassans comes up, and Sousa attacks with that lighting quick armlock. Calassans turns his arm, steps over the omoplata and gets two points for a sweep, Sousa gets an advantage for the attempted armbar. One and half minutes left.
Calassans trying to stack with pants grips, Sousa puts in a de la Riva hook, Calassans tries for foot lock and Sousa is able to come up and knock Calassans over for the sweep. Time running out with Sousa having a 4-2 lead.
Otaivo Sousa defeats Claudio Calassans by points (4-2)
Medium Heavyweight Final: Braulio Estima vs Romulo Barral
Teammates close out the bracket.
Romulo Barral defeats Braulio Estima by forfeit
Heavyweight Final: Rodolfo Vieira vs Lucas Leite
Lucas pulls guard and Rodolfo goes right to his knee slide. Rodolfo gets to side control and is now sliding a knee across to mount. Leite sneaks Rodolfo's knee back into the half guard, but is down 5-0. Rodolfo moves to mount again and it is now 10-0, and Leite puts him back in the half guard. Rodolfo passes again, moving to 13-0 and then gets a Brabo choke.
Rodolfo Vieira defeats Lucas Leite by brabo choke
Super Heavyweight Final: Bernardo Faria vs Joao Rocha
Rocha charges right at Faria, and Faria drops down for a leg. Rocha flattens Faria and almost gets a guard pass. Faria back up on a single leg, Rocha being very heavy. Faria loses leg and drops back to half guard. Rocha almost passes again and again Faria comes up on a single leg. Score is one advantage for Rocha.
Faria going for a high crotch life, switches to single leg, but gets reversed by Rocha. Advantage for Faria, all tied up. Faria in on a double and gets Rocha down to a sitting position and gets the two points. Now he is working in Rocha's guard. Rocha going for an inverted triangle and then attacking the foot, but Faria turns out of both attacks.
Rocha looking for a straight ankle lock, a scramble ensues and Rocha almost catches the back, but no points for Rocha. Three minutes left and now it is Faria on the back after passing guard, score is now 9-0 with two minutes left.
Score revised to 6-0, Rocha reverses back to guard. Rocha breaks guard standing, trying to pass, turns for a foot with less than a minute left to get something. A decent toe hold attempt by Rocha, Faria defending will with less than 30 seconds left. Time ticks down.
Bernardo Faria defeats Joao Rocha by points (6-0)
Ultra Heavyweight Final: Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida vs Rodrigo Cavaca
Cavaca is Buchecha's coach, so a close out is expected.
Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida defeats Rodrigo Cavaca by forfiet
Men's Absolute Final: Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida vs Rodolfo Vieira
The crowd is going nuts as this match is getting ready to start. Both fighters come out low, and Buchecha goes for an outside double Rodolfo stops it and Buchecha pulls guard. Buchecha gets a very quick sweep, Rodolfo looking for X-guard. Buchecha flattens him out and is in an open guard now.
Buchecha breaks Rodolfo's grips, Rodolfo it sits up, lays back and rolls under for X-guard. Rodolfo looking to get the back, Buchecha now working on a kneebar. Buchecha switches to side control, Rodolfo fighting tooth-and-nail and doesn't give up points, advantage to Buchecha.
Rodolfo gets Buchecha over with a swept, but it is Buchecha who ends up on the back, 6-0 Buchecha. Match half over and Buchecha is looking for a choke. Rodolfo fighting off grips and looking to turn, he stands with Buchecha on his back. Slowly working Buchecha off his back, and into guard. Buchecha drops for a foot and Rodolfo drops with him. And Buchecha black magics his way to the top with two minutes left. Rodolfo putting in spider guard grips, but it is looking more and more futile.
Buchecha steps into mount and now looking for armbar with 30 seconds left. Rodolfo doesn't want easy way out, loses on points.
Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida defeats Rodolfo Vieira by points (9-0)
Women's Light Featherweight: Gezary Matuda vs Nyajh Easton
Easton goes for a flying guard pull. Gezary steps over a leg. Easton establishes de la Riva guard and gets Gezary down but not able to come up for the sweep. Gezary looking for a knee slide and Easton fights it off, back to DLR guard. Gezary pulls Easton's leg over for a leg drag but they go out of bounds and restart in the center.
Easton working very hard to off balance Gezary, but she is again able to step over Easton's free leg, looking for a knee slide. Again Easton is able to get Gezary to fall but can't come up for the sweep. Score still tied at all zeros.
Very active and difficult guard from Easton. Quick scramble, Easton almost gave up back trying to escape a knee slide and Gezary gets an advantage. Now Gezary threatening the back, but Easton turns into half guard, second advantage to Gezary. Almost passes guard, but Easton inverts and fights off pass, another two advantages for Gezary.
Two and half minutes left and Easton still working on trying to sweep. Easton's teammates start chanting to try to fire her up, she tries a sweep and gets an advantage, still 4-1 in Gezary's favor. Another very near sweep for Easton stopped by Gezary. Easton gets another advantage and another close sweep, but Gezary is just refusing to go down.
Gezary Matuda defeats Nyajh Easton by advantages (4-2)
Women's Featherweight: Luiza Monteiro vs Marina Soares
Both sit to guard, and it is Luiza who comes up to the top getting the first advantage of the match. Marina is working a spider guard. Marina looking for an omoplata and has a leg free to threaten with. Luiza stands up to step over Marina's free leg. Grip fighting to gain the edge in a loose half guard.
Marina goes for a loop choke, it fails and now Luiza is in the driver's seat grip-wise. Marina quickly recovers back to spider guard. Just about 4 minutes left . Luiza momentarily passes guard, loses it and now has her posture broken down. Fighters spin as Luiza tries to pass to no avail.
Two minutes left and Luiza picked up another advantage for her near pass, now up 2-0. Marina setting up her grips for an attack, one minute left. Marina sweeps and gets her two points as time expires!
Marina Soares defeats Luiza Monteiro by points (2-0)
Women's Lightweight: Beatriz Mesquita vs Fabiana Borges
Borges pulls guard into sitting guard, Mesquita looking to drive her knee forward. Borges pops up for a low double leg. Two points for Borges.
Mesquita goes for an over the head sweep and as soon as Borges catches her balance Mesquita snatches up an armbar to win.
Beatriz Mesquita defeats Fabiana Borges by Armbar
Women's Middleweight: Vanessa Oliveira vs Luanna Alzuguir
Fighters start very low and sit guard. Stalling penalties issued to both grapplers as they fight from the double guard position. Luanna stands and gets the first advantage of the match. Reverse de la riva battle here as Vanessa sweeps to earn 2 points.
Luanna attacking a kneebar, rolls to the top and earns a sweep. Score is 2-2 with Luanna owning an advantage. Luanna working on freeing Vanessa's left leg, which is triangled in a classic kneebar defense. Luanna struggling for this and Vanessa has slipped her knee to the floor and appears to be safe for now.
Vanessa moves to the half guard, avoids the kneebar but is down an advantage with a minute left. Luanna driving into the guard of Vanessa, stacking it. Vanesse goes reverse de la riva and goes for the sweep she got earlier in the match but Luanna stops it. They are on their feet and Luanna stops several desperate takedown attempts to try to get a takedown.
Luanna Alzuguir defeats Vanessa Oliveira by advantages (3-1)
Women's Medium-Heavyweight: Feranda Mazzelli vs Michelle Nicolini
Nicolini sits to guard and start working a spider guard against Mazzelli. Nocolini goes to a closed guard and looks to be setting up a triangle. Mazzelli gets her arm free from an overhook and postures up, Nicolini goes to a butterfly guard and then an omoplala, then a kneebar, then to a toe hold in a matter of about a second. Mazzelli is in real danger here and she taps.
Michelle Nicolini defeats Feranda Mazzelli by toe hold
Women's Heavyweight: Gabby Garcia vs Andresa Correa
Two Alliance teammates close out the bracket.
Andresa Correa defeats Gabby Garcia by forfeit
Women's Absolutes: Beatriz Mesquita vs Gabby Garcia
They lock up and Gabby runs Bea out of bounds, advantage Gabby. Bea tries to pull guard on the restart but Gabby snaps her down for the takedown. Bea has turtled and Gabby putting down the pressure, looking for clock choke grip. Bea sits to guard, matched stop for hair band.
Bea gets to full guard and Gabby working for a low pass, steps over to half guard and has escapes the the half guard. Bea gets to her knees and avoids side control. Gabby working for a clock choke again, Bea defending well but not doing much.
Gabby has a lapel passed down between Bea's legs and is trying to roll her as boos rain down. Gabby lifts Bea by her belt and puts her on her back. Another break for hair fixing. Bea has double underhooks from guard, but Gabby able to sit back and put Bea back down. Bea tries for armlock, but Gabby just stands, puts Bea down and passes to side control. Gabby going to work on that far arm, but Bea is working hard to get to her side. Bea gets to her knees again and rolls for a kneebar attempt but Gabby stuffs it.
Gabby Garcia defeats Beatriz Mesquita by points (5-0)


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No new LOST jurisdictions
There are no new LOST jurisdictions going into effect on 7/1/2012.
Iowa legislative summaries
Legislative summaries for 2012 will be posted on our Web site as soon as they are available.
Solar Energy System tax credits
The Iowa Department of Revenue has announced its process to implement new 2012 legislation for solar energy system tax credits. Please see Solar Energy System Tax Credits for details.
Sales tax exemption for
items used by car washes
Recent legislation, effective May 25, 2012, created a new sales and use tax exemption for certain items used by car washes. Please see this page on the department's website for details.
Iowa's annual Sales Tax Holiday will be held Friday, August 3, and Saturday, August 4, 2012.
For more information, please see our Sales Tax Holiday information.
Do you owe consumer's use tax?
Many taxpayers are not aware Iowa has a 6% consumer's use tax. Consumer's use tax normally applies to items purchased outside Iowa and brought in or delivered into Iowa, such as online purchases.
Please review the following to determine if you might owe the tax and how to pay it if you do.
General Information on Consumer's Use Tax
Consumer's Use Tax Information for Individuals
Consumer's Use Tax Information for Businesses
This tax was established in 1937, three years after the sales tax was enacted, to create a fair playing field for Iowa businesses. In Iowa, the rate of the consumer's use tax is always equal to the state sales tax rate.
Use tax protects in-state businesses from unfair competition by ensuring tax will be paid even if an out-of-state seller is not required to collect it from the purchaser. When tax is not collected on taxable purchases and services used in your community, local businesses operate at a competitive disadvantage.
New way to pay consumer's use tax coming
In the fall of 2012, the Department's eFile & Pay system will be updated to include a new option to pay consumer's use tax electronically. This new option will allow taxpayers without a consumer's use tax permit to make an electronic payment of any use tax they may owe.
eFile & Pay withholding tax application changes
In the fall of 2012, the Iowa Department of Revenue will install enhancements to the eFile & Pay Withholding Tax Application.
The enhancements will include:
The Department is on schedule to implement these enhancements September 1, 2012.
Is your contact information up-to-date?
When working with taxpayers, the Department often finds the contact information we have on file for a particular business may be outdated. We know employees come and go, but the Department can only discuss tax matters with the person(s) listed on our records. If that person is no longer with the business, we may not be able to work with the current individual until we have received an official update from the business.
If your business information changes, please be sure to let us know: http://www.iowa.gov/tax/forms/change_cancel.html
Also, if you have a Power of Attorney on file with the Department, please make sure it is up-to-date as well: http://www.iowa.gov/tax/forms/14101.pdf
Have you sold or closed your business?
The Department continues to expect tax returns to be filed until notified. This could result in letters being sent or estimated billings being issued. Please let us know if you need to cancel your permit(s): http://www.iowa.gov/tax/forms/change_cancel.html
Temporary sales tax permits
for special events
Special events are any type of show, flea market, road side stand or event where vendors offer products or services for sale. Sponsors of such events, and vendors making sales at them, should review their sales tax responsibilities.
Double-check your check!
If you send a check to the Department, please be sure it is filled out correctly. Checks should be make payable to Treasurer – State of Iowa. Also be sure the amount entered on the check in numerals is the same as the amount entered in writing. If they don't match, an underpayment or overpayment may occur, resulting in a bill or waiting for a refund. Of course, the best way to pay is electronically whenever possible.
New online publications now available
The Department has recently added the following four new publications to its Web site:
Janitorial, Building Maintenance and Cleaning Services (31-026)
Painting, Papering and Interior Decorating (78-120)
Pet Grooming (31-025)
Photography (31-024)
The publications address Iowa sales tax issues for these types of businesses.
Sales tax issue for contractors
A contractor is considered the consumer of building materials purchased for use in a construction contract. As such, they are responsible for paying Iowa sales/use tax on those materials at the time of purchase.
When a contractor performs new construction, no additional tax is due because the contractor has already paid tax on the materials and the contractor does not collect any tax from the customer.
If a contractor performs a taxable repair, the contractor collects tax from the customer on both the labor and materials (including any mark-up). Since the contractor paid tax on the materials at the time of purchase, the contractor may take credit for tax paid on materials on the sales tax return.
ABC Company is a contractor and must pay sales tax to its suppliers when it purchases building materials. When ABC performs a taxable repair, it must collect tax on the amount charged to the customer for materials and labor. ABC must have a sales tax permit to report this tax. Since tax was already paid on the materials when ABC purchased them, an adjustment can be made on the sales tax return by entering the amount ABC paid for the materials as an "other" exemption on line 4 of the sales tax return.
For additional details, please see the Iowa Contractors Guide.
Sales tax on services performed by students
During the summer months many students may perform services that are subject to Iowa sales tax. A complete list of taxable services can be obtained in our publication titled Services: Which ones are taxable?
For example, the services of landscaping, lawn mowing, and lawn care are taxable unless performed on or in connection with new construction, reconstruction, alteration, expansion, or remodeling of a building or structure. Persons who mow lawns are providing a taxable service regardless of their ages; however, effective 7/1/06 a casual sale exemption exists if (1) the owner of the business is the only person performing the services; (2) the owner of the business is a full-time student; and (3) total gross receipts from the services do not exceed $5,000 for a calendar year. Please see our handout on landscaping and lawn care .
A casual sale exemption may also apply to services which would otherwise be taxable if:
1. It is a sale of a nonrecurring nature, and
2. The seller at the time of the sale must not be engaged in selling goods or taxable services for profit; or if the seller is so engaged, the casual sale must be outside the regular course of business.
1. It is a sale of a nonrecurring nature, and
2. The seller at the time of the sale must not be engaged in selling goods or taxable services for profit; or if the seller is so engaged, the casual sale must be outside the regular course of business.
Two separate selling events outside the regular course of business within a 12-month period are considered nonrecurring. Three separate selling events within a 12-month period are considered recurring. Tax applies beginning with the third separate selling event. However, when a sale event is planned and occurs consistently over a span of years, the sale is recurring and not casual, even though only one sale event occurs each year.
Students performing taxable services for which a casual sale exemption does not exist should apply for a sales tax permit online at Apply for an Iowa permit .
Sales tax for grocery stores and restaurants
It is sometimes confusing to determine when sales of food are subject to Iowa sales tax and when they are not. People in the food sales business should review our Iowa Sales Tax on Food publication for more details.


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Baroque violin
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A Baroque violin is, in common usage, any violin whose neck, fingerboard, bridge, and tailpiece are of the type used during the baroque period. Such an instrument may be an original built during the baroque and never changed to modern form; a modern replica built as a baroque violin; truly rare anachronistic Baroque violins of the 19th century[1] or an older instrument which has been converted (or re-converted) to baroque form. "Baroque cellos" and "baroque violas" have had similar modifications made to their form.
Following period practices, most baroque violinists use three upper plain gut strings, lending a richer blend of overtones to the sound. Baroque violinists commonly play without a chin-rest or shoulder-rest: the chin-rest was not invented until ca. 1820 by Louis Spohr (as he claims in his ca. 1830 Violinschule) and did not catch on quickly; the shoulder-rest is a mid 20th-century creation. The relaxed and natural baroque violin posture is quite different from the more tense modern violin position.
Playing a "Baroque violin"[edit]
The baroque violin, as played today, is often held more parallel to the floor than the modern violin. Yet in Francesco Geminiani's The Art of Playing on the Violin[2] (London, 1752; fasc. rpt. London: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1952), and most other treatises, it is suggested to tilt the violin up on the bass side so the lowest string can be reached more easily, not unlike the modern position. Some players do not touch their chin to the instrument at all, using its thicker neck for support rather than chin pressure. Most treatises—e.g., Geminiani 1751 (cited above), Leopold Mozart: Versuch einer grundlichen Violinschule (Augspurg 1756; trans. by Editha Knocker: A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing [London: Oxford University Press, 1937, 1948, etc.])--advocate a preference for a chin-free grip (though L. Mozart offers the alternative of gripping the violin on the treble side of the tailpiece for those who cannot master the chin-free method), as we see in virtually all iconography.
Characteristics of baroque violins[edit]
Other typical differences from the modern violin include a smaller, narrower, shallower bass bar, although there was experimentation with size and even placement (in such French instruments as those by Médard and Louis Laghetto) of the bass bar or in later examples from Mittenwald; a differently shaped bridge with less mass owing to the high placement of its "eyes"—holes on either side—-and greater flexibility in the upper half, yielding a more even overtone blend, richer in upper partials than in later models. The modern bridge is related to transitional styles that began to emerge during the early 18th century, with more mass in the top than the bottom, producing a more fundamental-heavy, darker, less colorful sound. A baseless myth credits this bridge design to Joseph Guarneri del Gesù (1698–1744). In a ca. 1770 painting of Gaetano Pugnani (1731–98), an early champion of del Gesù violins, however, one sees his unusually flat-arched violin, clearly his Guarneri, with the typical earlier bridge one expects (see Dominic Gill, ed.: The Book of the Violin [New York: Rizzoli, 1984, p. 100). Perhaps the erroneous Guarneri attribution stems from the ca. 1820 transitional bridge on Paganini's famous Guarneri violin, the "Cannon," (see Alberto Giordano, "A fitting conclusion," The Strad, Oct. 2004, p. 1048), which some may have mistaken for an original; the caption for the photo of the bridge, reading "labeled by Guarneri del Gesu himself" doesn't help matters. A bridge, in the Paris Conservatoire, is labeled "Guarneri del Gesù," adding to the confusion: the label simply references the violin from which the bridge was removed (in 1880 when the Conservatoire acquired it); not the anonymous, similar Paganini-period maker of the bridge.
The baroque tailpiece is flatter and does not have an upper saddle nor does it have the keyed holes one sees in its modern counterpart. Of course, fine-tuners were unknown and unnecessary until the advent of the wire E-string, ca. 1917. The most noticeable and important difference between the modern and baroque violins is the neck and the tension its placement causes the strings to exert on the bridge. Most old violins have had new necks grafted into their peg-boxes that slant strongly backwards, the strings creating a steeper angle on the bridge than the early neck, where the angle was generally shallower and quite variable. A wedge-shaped, veneered fingerboard completed the proper rise to the bridge. The old neck was also generally glued to the violin's ribs and nailed from the inner top-block through the thicker, more gently sloped neck-heel, while the modern neck is mortised into an opening cut into the ribs and upper edge of the violin. The subject is thoroughly examined in: William L. Monical, Shapes of the Baroque: the Historical Development of Bowed String Instruments (New York: The American Federation of Violin & Bow Makers, 1989). Earlier, less accurate, information appears in: David D. Boyden: The History of Violin Playing from its origins to 1761 (London: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1965).
No authenticated 16th century "renaissance" violins survive unaltered. One of the earliest violins with a nearly original set-up is the 1613 H&A Amati Amati piccolo violin in the Shrine to Music Museum (Vermillion, South Dakota, USA). But even here, the neck has already been re-angled[3] by two shims, so the wedging of the fingerboard is less than it must have been originally; thus, any information to be gained is compromised. (See: Margaret Downie-Banks, "The violino piccolo and other small violins," Early Music, vol. XVIII no. 4, Nov. 1990, pp. 588–596; and a professional drawing in: Peter Walls, "Mozart and the violin," Early Music, vol. XX no. 1, Feb. 1992, p. 11)
Baroque bows are quite different in construction and use. The modern violin bow contains inward curve, or camber, in the middle to make it usable with the higher, hatchet-shaped head while the "baroque" bow will look straight or bent outwards under playing tension though it is still generally relaxed. Small amounts of "corrective" camber were not infrequently used even on earlier bows and can be discerned when they are completely loose. The old bow, almost always made of the strong, dense snakewood, terminates in a lower, elegant "pike" or "swan-bill" head. The bow was roughly 58–63 cm long until about 1720, and was later called a "short bow" during the 18th century after the advent of "long bows," which are 68–72 cm in length. The screw mechanism for changing hair tension is first mentioned in a French shop inventory of 1747; it was not universally accepted for over a decade as players were perfectly happy with "clip-in" models: a removable frog held in place by hair tension in a mortise carved into the stick, its tension adjusted by shims between hair and frog surface. Transitional bows, with higher heads and inward curve, usually made of the less dense, more elastic pernambuco, appear ca. 1765; in essence, the early modern bow created by François Tourte, ca. 1780, ultimately the universally accepted version, was simply one among these experiments. The earlier snakewood bows are intended for natural articulation and color, while the transitional/modern bows seem to have been invented because the inward curve permits a bounced stroke that captivated musicians in the mid-late 18th century, but ironically, with which they became disenchanted by ca. 1820. The so-called "Bach-bow," invented by Emil Telmányi, with a bizarre, exaggerated arched shape where the tension was controlled by a trigger mechanism in the frog (nut) is a fantasy concocted by musicologists Arnold Schering and Albert Schweitzer in the 1930s: the "Vega bow". All involved should have known better: strongly out-arched bows shown in iconography had fixed (clip-in) frogs and were, as described, probably quite flexible. The most relevant information about the early bow is: Robert E. Seletsky, "New light on the old bow," Early Music, Vol. XXII, May 2004, pp. 286–301 [Pt. 1] and XXIII, August 2004, pp. 415–426. A revised reprint appears in Baroque Music, ed. Peter Walls in the series The Library of Essays on Music Performance Practice (UK: Ashgate, 2011), pp. 81–106.
Baroque violins today[edit]
Baroque violins are part of the expanding interest in authentic performance that began in the 1950s and increased during the 1970s and '80s. Their use reflects an attempt to rediscover the style of violin playing best suited to music of their period. Many luthiers today are able to offer violin-family instruments in early set-up, though much is still unknown, given the relative scarcity of unaltered original instruments for study. Typically, period instrument players attempt to learn the style and aesthetic appropriate to the music and instruments in period treatises and facsimile editions. This practice is referred to as HIP, or Historically Informed Performance.
Baroque violin concertmasters, soloists or professors[edit]
- Fabio Biondi
- Giuliano Carmignola
- Enrico Gatti
- Sigiswald Kuijken
- Elizabeth Wallfisch
- Chiara Banchini
- Lucy van Dael
- Isabelle Faust (performs principally on the modern violin)
- Ilya Gringolts (performs principally on the modern violin)
- Reinhard Goebel
- Gottfried von der Goltz
- Alice Harnoncourt
- John Holloway
- Monica Huggett
- Alina Ibragimova (performs principally on the modern violin)
- Jin Kim
- Jeanne Lamon
- Sergiu Luca
- Andrew Manze
- Ingrid Matthews
- Robert Mealy
- Eduard Melkus
- Petra Müllejans
- Rachel Barton Pine
- Rachel Podger
- Johannes Pramsohler
- Hélène Schmitt
- Jaap Schröder
- Simon Standage
- Anton Steck
- ^ The Baroque violin – more than catgut strings
- ^ "Geminiani - Art of Playing on the Violin". Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ "Violino piccolo by Girolamo Amati, Cremona, 1613". Retrieved August 2, 2012.


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Yes I have already done that, still I am getting this error :(
We are facing some problems related to dlls in 3.0. Can anyone please help us?
We have received a dll compiled in gcce from a 3rd party. We are compiling our application in armv5_abiv2, so...
Thanks a lot for your reply.
Apart from the size of the compiled code what are the other differences between armv5 and gcce? Cost is not an issue for us, I just need to prove that armv5 is better...
We are developing an application in S60 3.0, we are using ARMV5 in order to build for the device. We are using a library from a 3rd party which has been compiled in gcce.
My question is,...
We are building an application in S60 3.0, in order to build for the target which compiler should we choose ARMV5 or GCCE?
Which one is better? What is the difference?
Hi Sandy,
I have found this solution of reseting the timer. The problem with this approach is that the screen saver is disabled but the backlight remains on all the time, thats a drain on the...
I have an image which I want to rotate, how can I do that?
CBitmapRotator rotates the image but is rotates only increments of 90 degrees. I want more gradual rotations some thing like a...
Did you get a solution to this? If yes then please share it with me.
Use CHWRMLight class to turn backlight ON\OFF.
Hi All,
Is there a way to disable the screensaver? I want to evade the screensaver during the life time of my application.
Is there a way to do it?
I want to suppress all global notes during the lifetime of my application. I am able to do this using RAknKeyLock class.
EnableSoftNotifications API of this class can be used toggle the...
I found this in the SDk help.
void CMMFDevSound::SetGain(TInt aGain)
Setting a zero value mutes the sound. Setting the maximum value results in the loudest possible sound.
Looks like a...
Is it possible to change Profile programatically in S60 3rd edition?
Any idea?
I have through this post, quite informative. Now that 3rd edition public SDK has been release, did anyone tried playing and recording audio at the same time.
In my application I have a...
Hi All,
In S60 3rd SDK classes CSettingInfo and CSettingApi have been removed. These classes where used to find out active profile related info. In 3rd edition they have introduced the concept of...
No its not working, its giving me tones of error. May be I using it in a wrong way.
I tried this, but even this is not working:
**************Header File*****************
I am thinking of doing something like this:
typedef TInt (*ptr2Func)(TInt, TInt);
RPointerArray< RPointerArray<ptr2Func> > iPtrArray;
Is this the right way to do it?
I have to create two dimensional array of pointers to functions. How do I do that? Should I use RPointerArray class? But how?