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Forty-one apparent Christians and two Saudi Arabian and Egyptian Muslims were recently arrested in Saudi Arabia after authorities busted a party by a reported Asian diplomat.
Their crime? "Plotting to celebrate Christmas," reports the outlet Al-Akhbar.
The outlet has more:
The guests were said to have been referred to the "respective authorities." It is unclear whether or not they have been released since.
The kingdom, which only recognizes Islamic faith and practice, has in the past banned public Christmas celebrations, but is ambiguous about festivities staged in private quarters.
Saudi religious police are known to detain residents of the kingdom at whim, citing loose interpretations of Sharia and public statements by hardline religious leaders to justify crackdowns.
Saudi Arabia's head mufti Sheikh Abdel Aziz bin Abdullah had previously condemned "invitations to Christmas or wedding celebrations."
A member of the Higher Council of Islamic scholars in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Mohammed al-Othaimin recently prohibited sending holiday wishes to "heretics" on Christmas or other religious Christian holidays.
Gives you more to be thankful for, doesn't it?
This article originally appeared at The Blaze. Copyright 2014. Follow The Blaze on Twitter.


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With the ever-increasing reliance on the passing game in today's NFL, the feature back is gradually disappearing. Committee backfields of situational specialists have emerged in their stead, decreasing the importance of any one rusher.
That trend, in addition to a draft class heavy on running back depth in the middle rounds, is bad news for the 2014 crop of free agent runners. The upper-level players will garner solid contracts, but nobody is likely to be break the bank this offseason.
The top backs scheduled to hit the open market are comprised largely of once-prominent players who saw their stock slide in 2013 (Maurice Jones-Drew and Darren McFadden) and once-forgotten players who improved their standing (Knowshon Moreno, Rashad Jennings and Donald Brown).
Below are the top 10 running backs who are set to hit free agency in March. Players who are expected to be released as cap casualties, like Tennessee's Chris Johnson, are not included. Each player's 2013 team is listed in parentheses.
1. Ben Tate (Houston Texans)
Long considered one of the top backups in the league, Tate finally gets his opportunity to escape from the shadow of Arian Foster this offseason. He predicted his departure from Houston earlier this offseason on Twitter, so it seems a near certainty that he'll hit the open market. Tate produced average results as the feature back with Foster injured late in the season (Tate battled broken ribs and eventually ended up on the IR himself), but his talent and age -- he'll turn 26 in August -- is enough to keep him at the top of this list.
2. Knowshon Moreno (Denver Broncos)
It took five seasons, but Moreno finally lived up to his first-round draft selection, and just in time. The former No. 12 pick had a breakout campaign during his contract year, rushing for more than 1,000 yards and double-digit touchdowns for the first time in his career. The Broncos, who face expiring contracts from seven other starters, now have to decide if they want to fork up the money to keep him around. Considering they used a second-round pick on Montee Ball last April, they may elect to save cap space and let Moreno walk.
3. Maurice Jones-Drew (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Following years of heavy usage, Jones-Drew is no longer the franchise running back he used to be, and it seems unlikely Jacksonville will bring him back. A foot injury ended his 2012 season just six games in and he never appeared to regain his previous form during a lackluster 2013 where he averaged a career-low 3.4 yards per carry. However, the fact that he is still younger than 30 and is two years removed from a 1,600-yard season means he'll draw interest from teams desperate for a proven runner.
4. Darren McFadden (Oakland Raiders)
In terms of pure ability, McFadden easily tops this list. He has shown glimpses of being one of the most-dynamic runners in the league since coming off the board in the first round of the 2008 draft. The rest of the time, however, he has been sidelined with a seemingly endless array of physical maladies. He has yet to play more than 13 games in a NFL season, and was limited to 10 in 2013. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said recently he doesn't expect to re-sign McFadden, but a team willing to gamble with his injury history could hit big if he can stay on the field.
5. Rashad Jennings (Oakland Raiders)
One reason McFadden is expendable in Oakland is the emergence of Jennings, who had a breakout year while filling in for the predictably sidelined starter. There was a month in the middle of the season during which Jennings led the league in rushing. While he faded down the stretch, he has likely done enough to earn a new contract with the Raiders. Expect him to stay in Oakland, though at 28 years old he is a stop-gap as opposed to a long-term solution.
6. Donald Brown (Indianapolis Colts)
Injuries to Ahmad Bradshaw and Vick Ballard combined with the ineptitude of Trent Richardson landed Brown in the Colts' starting lineup by seasons end. He capitalized by rushing for three touchdowns and 4.6 yards per carry during the final four games (including the playoffs), and will likely draw attention as a high-level rotational piece on the free agent market. Judging from his recent nostalgic tweet, that probably won't be in Indy.
7. Rashard Mendenhall (Arizona Cardinals)
Through the first half of the season, it seemed as though the one-year "prove it" contract Mendenhall signed with Arizona last year would backfire. But after trudging through the first eight games, the former Steeler scored five touchdowns during final eight games and improved his stock. Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians has shown unwavering support for Mendenhall, but with second-year rusher Andre Ellington waiting in the wings, the veteran's stay in the desert could be over.
8. LeGarrette Blount (New England Patriots)
At one point during the season Blount would not have even sniffed this list, but injuries late in the season allowed him to climb to the top of the Patriots' depth chart and he took advantage with a ridiculous three-game stretch. He closed the regular season by rushing for 265 yards and four touchdowns during the last two games. He then followed that up with a record-setting 166-yard, four-touchdown day against the Colts in the Pats' first playoff game. Bill Belichick goes through backs more often than he washes his hoodie, though, so if Blount wants to nail down a steady gig, he should look to sign with another team while his stock is up.
9. Ahmad Bradshaw (Indianapolis Colts)
Bradshaw received little interest on the free agent market after being cut by the New York Giants last offseason, despite rushing for over 1,000 yards the previous season. He eventually signed a one-year deal with Indy, but played in just three games before landing on injured reserve with a neck injury. Even if Brown leaves, the Colts have Richardson and Ballard on the roster, making it likely Bradshaw will be searching for his second team in as many years come March.
10. James Starks (Green Bay Packers)
Starks has shown the ability to be a No. 1 back -- he was a key factor down the stretch in the Packers' 2010 Super Bowl run -- but has struggled to stay healthy. He missed three games in 2013 despite a decreased workload, and has now missed 35 of a possible 64 games during his four NFL seasons. He played well in relief of rookie starter Eddie Lacy this year, averaging a career-high 5.5 yards per carry.
Other notable names:
Andre Brown (New York Giants)
Brown missed half the season due to injury. When he did come back, he struggled to find the same level of success he had in 2012. He ran for 492 yards last season, but averaged 3.5 yards per carry. That mark was down from the 5.3 yards per carry he averaged in 2012. Brown is only 27, and has limited wear and tear, so he could draw interest on the market, especially from teams looking to add a solid backup.
Toby Gerhart (Minnesota Vikings)
After spending four seasons backing up Adrian Peterson in Minnesota, Gerhart will hit the open market. He ran for just 283 yards last season, but averaged a career-high 7.9 yards per attempt. He rarely got many carries playing behind the former NFL MVP, but excelled last season when given a bigger workload. He averaged 8.2 yards per carry in games with at least seven attempts. The former second-round pick could get a look as a starter, or at least in a rotation.
Willis McGahee (Cleveland Browns)
The 32-year-old signed with Cleveland last year, but was only able to muster 2.7 yards per carry. He is just two seasons removed from an 1,199-yard campaign with the Broncos. The question is how much he has left in the tank and if he can still regain that form. He sat on the free agent market for a long time last year after being released by the Broncos.
Felix Jones (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Jones' production declined in each of the last three seasons and that trend continued in 2013. He finished with 184 rushing yards, the lowest total of his career. Jones is still just 26 years old and can also handle kickoff returns, increasing the chance a team takes a shot at him this summer.
Ronnie Brown (San Diego Chargers)
The 32-year-old Brown rushed for just 157 yards last season. He has been in a backup role for the last three years, though he proved to still have something left in the playoffs, rushing for 77 yards on eight carries against Cincinnati.
Leon Washington (Tennessee Titans)
Washington stated the year with New England before being released. He then landed in Tennessee and proved he is still as dangerous a return man as ever. He didn't record a single rushing attempt with the Titans, but averaged 30.1 yards per kick return.

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The iPhone and the iPod touch by Apple Inc. with iOS5 can read ePub and PDF files using the iBooks application. Several other eBooks applications are also available, as well as web based eBooks. iPhone and iTouch run a specialized version of MacOS X. Click iPod if you were really looking for a solution for eBooks on those devices. Apple launched its first iPhone in 2007. See iPhone 5 for the latest phone and a comparison with iPhone 4 versions.
[edit] Specifications
[edit] iPhone 3
The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS location. The iPhone 3GS added a faster processor and a higher-resolution camera that could record video at 480p.
- Size and weight
- Height: 4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
- Width: 2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
- Depth: 0.48 inch (12.3 mm)
- Weight: 4.7 ounces (133 grams)
- Display
- 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
- 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
- Audio
- Capacity: 8GB or 16GB flash drive
- Cellular and wireless
- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- Video support
[edit] iPhone 4
- Price: $199.99 - $699.00 List
- 16GB $199 with contract, 32GB $299 with contract.
- Service Provider: AT&T
- Operating System: iPhone OS, later called iOS.
- Screen Size: 3.5 inches
- Screen Details: 3.5-inch, 960x640 Retina display at 326 ppi
- IPS LCD capacitive glass touch screen
- Camera: Yes
- LED flash and HD video capture
- Megapixels: 5 MP
- Wi-Fi: 802.11x: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Web Browser: Yes
- Network: GSM
- Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100
- High-Speed Data: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
- Dimensions: 9.3mm thick (24% thinner than before)
- Sensors: gyroscope, accelerometer (provides six-axis motion sensing), iPhone—compass, proximity, and ambient light
- FaceTime video calling using the VGA (640-by-480) front-facing video only between iPhones. 15 frames/second?
[edit] iPhone 5
- Price: $199.99 - $399.00 List
- 16GB $199 with contract, 32GB $299, 64GB $399 with contract.
- Service Provider: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint
- Operating System: iOS6
- Screen Size: 4 inches
- IPS LCD capacitive glass touch screen
- Camera: Yes
- LED flash and HD video capture
- Megapixels: 8 MP
- Wi-Fi: 802.11x: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Web Browser: Yes
- Network: LTE
- Dimensions: 7.6mm thick
- Sensors: gyroscope, accelerometer (provides six-axis motion sensing), iPhone—compass, proximity, and ambient light
- FaceTime video calling
[edit] eBook readers
Apple has opened up the iPhone and iPod Touch to third party development so expect new eBook Reader software. Many of these are now linked and available through iTunes.
[edit] Offline readers
If you like reading Comic books or Manga you should get the jcomix application.
For more eBook Reader choices see E-book software#iPhone and iPad.
[edit] Format Support in Offline Reader Software
|Supported Applications
|Import methods
|More info
|Non-DRM ePub
|iBooks,Stanza, txtr, Kobo, Bluefire Reader, Marvin
|Calibre server, email, Stanza Desktop, iTunes, Safari
|Barnes and Noble
|B and N eReader,Nook
|From B&N purchase only
|Adept DRM ePub
|txtr, Kobobooks
|Uploaded to txtr website, iTunes, Kobo can use Safari and email
|txtr does not support library books (because they require remote fulfillment).
|Overdrive ePubs
|Bluefire Reader
|Authorise with Adobe Digital Editions then transfer through app file sharing in iTunes.
|Built-in,GoodReader, lots more including most cloud apps.
|email attachment, open from any application which allows upload, download from internet, iTunes
|Adept DRM PDF
|Bluefire Reader
|Authorise with Adobe Digital Editions then transfer through app file sharing in iTunes.
|Apple DRM ePub
|Yes, with iOS4
|non-DRM MobiPocket
|Stanza, Kindle Reader
|Calibre server, email attachment, Stanza desktop
|Amazon DRM MobiPocket
|Kindle Reader
|Purchase from Amazon only.
|Multiple, needs investigation. At minimum - Bookshelf and iChm
|Needs investigation. Bookshelf has content server.
|By email attachment.
|Built-in does not allow any modification of background color so it wouldn't be particularly good for long-form reading.
There is also a chart on wikipedia.
[edit] Online readers
The built-in browser can be used to read some eBooks online.
There is also a new online application called Readdle that provides a tool to allow you to upload eBooks which can the be read online or even off-line for a book of less than 100K. It provides bookmarking and remembers your place in the book you are reading.
Another online application for eBook reading is TextOnPhone. This is a large selection of eBooks already available although you can also upload your own. It has notes support so you can add notes to the eBook is you wish.
Reader is a eBook Reader. It has one touch scrolling and bookmarks. Font size can be adjusted.


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VALPARAISO | Morehead State erased an 11-point halftime deficit, holding host Valparaiso scoreless in the second half in a 42-28 victory on Saturday at Brown Field.
"Our offense only played 30 minutes," Valparaiso head coach Dale Carlson said. "We knew we had to score some points in the second half, but we didn't."
The Crusaders started strong, taking advantage of a pair of Morehead State turnovers to take a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Andrew Cassara scored on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Eric Hoffman to kick off the game's scoring. Cassara completed the game with 12 catches for 135 yards.
Hoffman added another touchdown following a Morehead State fumble on a 2-yard keeper with 5:54 remaining in the first quarter.
"Give Valpo credit, they did a good job batting down balls and we were down 14-0," Morehead State coach Rob Tenyer said. "Luckily our offense was able to respond."
Morehead did respond, first with a 51-yard touchdown pass from Austin Gahafer to Mason Rutherford and a Brandon Bornhauser 1-yard run to cut the Crusaders' lead to 14-12 early in the second stanza.
Valparaiso (1-6, 1-3 PFL) continued to show life in the second, scoring on a 22-yard pass from Hoffman to Tony Taibi with 10:52 remaining in the quarter and a 7-yard Hoffman toss to Steve O'Bryant to give the Crusaders a 28-19 halftime lead. An interception by Patrick Derbak, who had 14 tackles, helped set up O'Bryant's touchdown.
A catch and leap over defender by Valparaiso wide receiver Tanner Kuramata provided a spark on the Crusaders' final touchdown drive, but Kuramata was later ejected due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
"We were short at receiver, but that is not an excuse," Carlson said. "Somebody needs to be able to step up."
A 38-yard field goal from Luke Boyd gave Morehead State their first lead at the 5:56 mark of the third quarter, 29-28, and the Eagles never looked back.
Morehead State running back Rob Harden gave the Eagles (3-4, 3-1) a 35-28 lead late in the third on a 1-yard touchdown run, his second score of the game.
The Valparaiso offense had a chance to tie the game midway through the fourth, but were stopped on a 4th-and-5 deep in Eagles' territory. On the day, the Crusaders were 2-for-6 on fourth down.
According to Carlson, the game came down to which defense would be able to hold on down the stretch.
"We knew defense was going to be key, and Morehead's hung on and ours didn't," he said.
Denzell Conway led the Crusaders rushing attack with 15 carries for 67 yards. Hoffman added 44 rushing yards and a touchdown.


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Rampage Jackson Enjoying His Time Off At The Orange County Fair.
He's a world class athlete … he trains every single day … so Rampage Jackson decided to treat himself this weekend … by chowing down like a fat kid at the Orange County Fair.
If you're gonna cheat, cheat with a super model…
oh man, I thought he was plowing down the highway again with his truck. I hope he gets destroyed in his next fight, he should retire already.
Anyone who doesn't like rampage is a tool. Let the man eat his nachos and burger. After having three vicious bouts with a wanderlei at his prime, giving us the best slam the world has ever seen (Arona), knocking out chuck lidell when he was the undisputed champ, unifying the pride and ufc belts by beating dan henderson, giving the most entertaining season of the ultimate fighter with rashad, coining the phrase "black on black crime", saying "f*ck dana" at a postfight interview when most fighters kiss his ass, acting in a moving, and not having a racist douche bag mentality against Asians the Man can do whatever he wants.
It's funny how much people hate on Rampage but all they do is Take him down because nobody in LW division can Trade toe to toe with him, MMA is dying because of p**** fights like we saw in the Jordan\Kongo fight
You sound sour!!! Did he refuse you a autograph or something! That man is a former champ and a top tier fighter and all round entertainer, pricks like you will never mount to much, away and beat yourself up.
Om nom nom
hes black, he likes fried food
Kinda embarrassed that I was a fan of this guy at this point…
Rampage likes to eat, big surprise
btw, it's funny how everybody hates him now after he talked s*** about UFC, meanwhile he's been a lazy douche for years and that didn't seem to bother people as much
Rampage has got it all under Control. He's human, and he will Win his Next Fight
Hope his face gets broken vera style, so he can blame the fans
Page is pretty much my favorite fighter, but he is going to get smashed if he doesn't take the fight seriously with Glover.
Why do you guys hate? Think about what you say. Rampage is having a good time and we should all too.
I like how TMZ always has their facts correct too. "Former UFC Heavyweight Champ"
whats your problem?
what the F***…this kind of food you only get in the us…I mean goddamit what is that? thats why most of us americans are fat slobs
daaaaam. dudes gonna have the churros later
wow wow wow hold onn there:
He's a world class athlete … he trains every single day …
ARE YOU KIDDING ME ! a world class athlete YEAA RIGHTTT try a fat washed up loser, and its a fact about rampage that he hates to train and he only trains during fight camp…if not he plays video games and eats HES A LOSER.
Looks like a 60 pound weight cut to make LHW to me. Such a cry baby.
Looks like 250+.
I dont like Rampage but even i say big deal on this one. Who doesnt eat this kind of stuff when you go to the fair? Now if Rampage fails to make weight, then let the heckling begin.
Go say Fat Kid to his face tough guys
page sucks. he was a great natural talent once, but that was a long time ago. i dont really see why chuck gets to sic his new phenom on everyone who embarassed him, but thats UFC for ya.
and if you have a shitload of kids and go to the fair without them, you suck.
Christ… How long until the Glover fight??? I remember his excuse in the Rashad fight being that he entered his training camp with excess weight that still needed to be shed, and that's why he performed poorly. He better be lean for his whole upcoming-camp or Glover is going to put another hole in his head.
sigh – just f****** retire – tito had more dignity with his cracked skull than this
looks like he doesn't think much of glover we'll see how that works out for him
I like rampage. Ill miss him when hes gone.
phuk CHeal…gonna grub on some ribs…
he can eat what the fcuk he wants as long as he trains hard for his figths and gives it 100$ in the octagon. My problem with him is I question whether he actually does give it 100% anymore in his fights, doesn't seem that way. If he has been giving it 100% then he simply just isn't the same fighter he once was
Glover will be the the s*** outta this has been 1000 green queens says so
beat ^
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Exactly like you said he trains hard every fckin day probably eating lots of healthy food,if he wants to have a fun night out where he can eat the food that he loves so what he deserves it he can work it off very easy because hes an athlete he can eat that s*** and not get fat where as all these reporters and journalists eat that food and do get fat cause their lazy,nosey bastards why the fck are people making such a big deal out of this like its so bad


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Now I can't believe Dan Popkey would speculate that Gene's firing was purely a political move to put Kustra in the spotlight however, I've thought President Kustra wouldn't be around for that much longer. Since Kustra was a 2011 People's Champion Nominee (He got 12% of the vote and was a distant runner up to Pat Forde) I thought this should be posted. In light of the Gene firing do you think Bronco Nation would vote Kustra for Governor solely because of what he's done at Boise State? This is probably the only time we can justify talking politics on OBNUG, at least until Kellen runs for Prez! Here's a link to more complete reasoning on this topic: I love how Popkey always blogs about other people's blogs Idaho State Journal Posting


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Mushrooms appear to have an anti-inflammatory effect on human arterial lining cells in vitro, which may help stop the inflammatory cascade thought integral to the progression of atherosclerotic (artery-clogging) heart disease. The effects of shitake, crimini, oyster, maitake and plain white button mushrooms are compared.
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We've covered how to prevent the first step of atherosclerosis… Decrease the level of bad cholestol in the blood. What about blocking some of these other steps downstream? "Both common and specialty mushrooms inhibit adhesion molecule expression and in vitro binding of monocytes to human aortic endothelial cells in a pro-inflammatory environment." So both this step… and this step.
Basically, what these researchers at Arizona State did just took the lining of a human artery, soaked it overnight with either nothing—the control group, or shitake mushrooms, crimini mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, maitake mushrooms or plain white button mushrooms. Then they took away the mushrooms, washed it off and added some monocytes before and after inflammation. So what we'd like to see is these bars come down, less monocyte adhesion, so instead of being sucked in the walls of our arteries they can go off and do their business elsewhere.
Which mushroom do you think worked the best? They all worked, but in another victory for this little funguy, plain-old cheap white button mushrooms worked the best. And under inflammatory conditions they found the same thing, but shitake didn't seem to work much at all.
"The health implications are that diverse mushrooms, including common and specialty mushrooms can protect against cardiovascular disease by interfering with events that contribute to atherogenesis."
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For more magic from plain white mushrooms, see Vegetables Versus Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Prevention: Which Mushroom is Best?. Just make sure to cook them (Toxins in Raw Mushrooms?). In terms of anti-inflammatory foods in general, check out Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidants, Garden Variety Anti-Inflammation, Aspirin Levels in Plant Foods, and Dried Apples Versus Cholesterol. In terms of pro-inflammatory foods, see the 4-part series Improving Mood Through Diet, Inflammatory Remarks About Arachidonic Acid, Chicken, Eggs, and Inflammation, and Chicken's Fate is Sealed. If you missed it, please check out the previous video and any of the other 500 or so videos covering more than a thousand topics.
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For more magic from plain white mushrooms, see Vegetables Versus Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Prevention: Which Mushroom is Best?. Just make sure to cook them (Toxins in Raw Mushrooms?). In terms of anti-inflammatory foods in general, check out Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidants, Garden Variety Anti-Inflammation, Aspirin Levels in Plant Foods, and Dried Apples Versus Cholesterol. In terms of pro-inflammatory foods, see the 4-part series Improving Mood Through Diet, Inflammatory Remarks About Arachidonic Acid, Chicken, Eggs, and Inflammation, and Chicken's Fate is Sealed. If you missed it, please check out the previous video and any of the other 500 or so videos covering more than a thousand topics.
I always like your Punniness with your comments!!
Interesting (as always Dr Greger), but I find it a little difficult to extrapolate from this study design to conclude anything about the mushrooms in my veg-lasagne. The concentration "of mushroom" on the intima in the study, is probably several thousand times higher than I can obtain through diet.
Ah, you may be right Dr. Juhl, but again the key is a Varied. You probably read this but here is a quote from the Study conclusion:
"These findings further support the notion that consumption of not only fruits and vegetables, but also dietary fungi, viz., mushrooms, is an important approach to minimizing CVD risk. Moreover, common, readily available and affordable mushrooms such as white button, or Agaricus bisporus, as well as specialty mushrooms including shiitake appear particularly beneficial to health."
I wouldn't want to try the 10% Mushroom diet they spoke about in the study. I will just use them as I like them. . . A BIG Portabella Mushroom Burger!
How about this study: A 2009 case control study of more than 2000 women correlated a large decrease of breast cancer incidence in women who consumed mushrooms. Women in the study who consumed fresh mushrooms daily were 64% less likely to develop breast cancer, while those that combined a mushroom diet with regular green tea consumption reduced their risk of breast cancer by nearly 90%.
That is if the statistics are interpreted correctly.
Enjoy, my friend, a Fungi filled day.
Thanks. The study is of course interesting, and points in a direction. Does that sentence make sense in english?
Information from epidemiological studies (e.g. The China Study) is very usefull in recommendations. The study you refer to also sounds very interesting.
No fungi today – Dark Horse Lentil Soup with brown rice for dinner.
Found a living beetle in my VEGETARIAN sandwich today. Got the money back…..
There they go trying to sneek a little animal protein in on ya without you knowing it ;-}
Oh the Insanity of it all!
But could they not have killed it first? On the other hand: If they had tried with pork, it would probably also contain a little feces, so I think I would prefer the bug……
No the sentence didn't make sense. When I cut and paste sometimes my sentence gets cut off and I didn't proof it before posting.
I stand corrected!
Dr. G., were the mushrooms used in the studies cooked or raw?
Good question. Problems with raw mushrooms?
From the study:
"Harvested mushroom crops were randomly sampled, cleaned, sliced, and stored at 0°C for 24 h. Samples were later freeze-dried (Model 15 SRC-X; Virtis Genesis Co, Inc., Gardiner, NY), ground to a fine powder, and sieved through a 16 mesh screen. Mushroom powders were collected in sterile sample bags (Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA) and stored in the dark at room temperature in desiccators prior to analysis. After analyses, lyophilized mushroom powders were stored desiccated at -80°C in the dark until use."http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-9-29.pdfHope this helps
We should try to consume mushrooms cooked simply because of some potential toxins found when raw.
Did anyone notice that this study was funded by "a grant from the Mushroom
Council (San Jose, CA, USA) and the Australian Mushroom Growers
Association"? Also, DMSO is a curious choice for a vehicle, and it could have interfered with the results.
The type is so small we can't read it.
Good news. I love mushrooms!
WOW! Who would have "thunk" that the white buttons beat out the shitake?! It'll save me future expenses…….Dr.Jim
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Bill Burt
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---- — FOXBORO — The Buffalo Bills amassed a whopping 59 points and 919 yards against the New England Patriots in 2012, the best two-game total against an AFC East division foe in a season this decade.
There was one problem, a problem Bills' kicker Rian Lindell, for one, has experienced all too often this past decade.
It wasn't enough.
The Patriots trumped the Bills with 929 yards and 89 points in their two games this season, including yesterday's flimsy 37-31 win.
"We've been in position to beat them, like today, but we just don't beat them," said Lindell, who is in this 13th season and 10th with the Bills. "We've had our chances. But that isn't enough. To beat the Patriots, you have to have your A-plus game. Really. They find ways to win. Trust me, I've seen a lot of them."
Lindell was playing his first ever game for the Bills after signing as a free agent before the 2003. The Bills waxed the New England Patriots, 31-0, on Sept. 7, 2003.
That was five days after the Patriots released Lawyer Milloy, who was picked up by the Bills. And, oh yeah, Drew Bledsoe was the Bills quarterback.
"How could I forget that game," said Lindell. "That's the game Sam Adams intercepted the ball and returned it for a touchdown. That was an incredible day. There was a lot of emotion. I felt pretty good about playing the Patriots."
A lot has happened to Lindell's Bills since. They have fired three head coaches and replaced four starting quarterbacks.
Over that time, the Patriots have had one coach, Bill Belichick, and, other than a knee injury, one quarterback, Tom Brady.
Lindell and the Bills have beaten the Patriots one other time, 34-31, last September. Lindell remembers that one, too. He ended the game with a 28-yarder to give the Buffalo a 3-0 record.
"Trust me, continuity, especially in those two positions, is important," said Lindell, a native of Vancouver, Wash. "When I left Seattle (after the 2002 season), I knew that was a good group. That group stayed together for the next three years and they went to a Super Bowl. Continuity is very important in this league."
Lindell and the Bills have had only one winning season — 9-7 in 2004 — since Lindell joined the team in 2003, going 60-93 over that stretch. The Patriots have now beaten the Bills 18 times (versus only two defeats), or roughly 20 percent of their losses.
The irony is that Lindell isn't complaining. He loves Buffalo ... the team and region. It's why he re-upped on a four-year deal worth $10 million in February.
"Obviously, one of the reasons was the money," said Lindell. "But this is where I want to be. I want to win like everybody else does. I want to win with this team. We're close, like we were today. We just have to finish the job."
As for many people in New England who are not happy with the way the Patriots, now 6-3, have looked this season, Lindell says "they" should get over it.
"Maybe the Patriots weren't at their best," said Lindell. "But this league is about winning. And since I've been around, nobody has done it better than these guys."
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This is one of my favourite blushes in my collection. Gives me the most natural flush. I find myself reaching for this one more than any of my other blushes. Would def buy this agian!
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I love this color. I haven't been able to wear it though because it is draws to much attention to red marks (from past blemishes) on my skin. Other than that it give a fun and natural look. The finish it gives is called satin, so it is not shimmery, more matte, so it gives a nice glow to the skin.
I have only used it a few times though for special occasions because I have to apply my foundation really well for it to not bring attention to the red marks. That is the only problem, but it does not break me out.
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This is the perfect baby/ballerina pink I was looking for. It's not real shimmery and gives a really nice pink to the cheeks, it's not vibrant or overpowering and has to be layered to get it to show up a whole lot. I was wanting something a little more subtle than my fleur power and this is it. I love it but I agree that it doesn't have a lot of pay off, I really have to get my brush good and covered for it to show up on my NC 15-20 skin. Nonetheless, it's the pink I was wanting and the only reason I took off a lippie was due to the pigmentation issues.
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Well Dressed is a pastil pale pink whit shimmers on it. i think its a frost, i dont remember. the color is so pretty, but its a bit light for me to show up on my skin :( i think im gonna buy it in the winter time, summer is coming and when my skin is getting even darker, im pretty sure it would be just pinkish shimmer on my cheeks. but for you paler ladies... go check it out!
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My mom bought this product and I decided to try this on and it looked so pretty! I'm in the shade NC20 when it comes to foundation/powder and this baby pink blush does not flush me out. All I need to do is build the color up and I'm set to go! I didn't realize until now that this is why it's so popular. Even Kim Kardashian wears it:)
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i like this blusher but i just dont understand why it is such a popular product. i am quite pale,nc15-nc20, and this doesnt show up right for me. i have to work really hard to get the color. it looks sooooo similar with the nars mata hari in the pan,they are both a bright baby pink. and i tried to use the same brush to apply well-dressed. it just didnt work. while it took me no time to get the color when i use that duo fiber brush to apply mata hari, i need to use a dense brush to layer and layer the product. on my face, well-dressed is very sheer and still nice and everything. but i just love how easy it was with mata hari, and the color stay true all day. they look incredibly similar in the pan, but when you swatch it, well-dressed comes out like nothing, and mata hari is like "wow!bright medium pink!"i still use it when i dont want to enhance my cheek but still have the mood for blush. but i wont reperchase and i dont think it is worth the hype. many other cheaper alternatives are aound, bourjous/milani and ect.
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Been using this everyday for 5 months and still have about 90 percents left so this is gonna last me... maybe 5 years? lol anyways, it's perfect for everyday makeup for those of you who want a very wearable blush. it compliments my fair skin tone very well.
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Very easy blush to use everyday without thought. It's such a pretty pink. Well Dressed is a really good blush for fair or light skinned starters. It really light and simple. I don't personally notice the healthy sheen it gives, but I like it nonetheless. I don't think it's AWESOME though, I still think MAC blushes in general can be more pigmented, could last longer...I don't know. NARS blushes are the first ones I purchased and I still think those blushes are unbeatable. After purchasing Pink Swoon and this one, I don't think I'll buy a whole lot more of MAC blushes.
This is a great blush for all pale gals. I'm alabaster in BB. #2 GA, and N3 in studio fix powder. It takes a heavy swipe for a full blush effect to show but it is a beautiful color. It's a light cool toned pink that will look good on skin tones up to about NC/NW25 imo. If you're darker, it might look ashy. Like many light colored blushes, it doesn't swatch well on the hand but shows on the face. The blush isn't super super pigmented like other mac blushes and requires a more heavy hand for application. The packaging is the simple mac packaging. I have been using this about once a week for a few months and it doesn't even look like I've made a dent.
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I just bought MAC´s Well dressed after reading all the reviews and i am NOT disapointed i must say :)
I am a NW20-25 and this is the perfect everyday pink.
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"The Multistate Tax Quandary for Professional Athletes"
This article, by State & Local Tax Practice Group partner Timothy P. Noonan and associate Lance E. Rothenberg, was originally published in the December 13, 2010 State Tax Notes. Reprinted with permission.
This is a great time of year for sports fans, even ones from Buffalo. The NFL season is in full swing, college football is reaching the bowl season, and the NBA and NHL seasons are underway, too. So naturally, our thoughts turn to one issue: taxes.
Among the many statistics associated with professional sports, one of the more interesting, from a tax perspective, is the high salaries paid to the players. And state tax departments have long been watching those statistics. Why? Well, it's not for the love of the game. Rather, professional athletes earn big dollars, and they have highly publicized travel schedules. So tax auditors know what they earn and where they are earning it. Those two facts place sports stars in the limelight, for sure. But it's one that brings with it a fanfare of thorny tax compliance and enforcement issues.
The players, the teams, and those tax practitioners with the good fortune to represent them should be thinking about the sorts of issues we'll be covering in this month's column. As usual, we'll focus on New York's rules, but this is a multistate concern. We'll also focus on professional team sports, but many of these issues can apply just as easily to NASCAR, golf, tennis, boxing, rodeo, wrestling, and so on. So let's play ball.
Domicile — Which Plate Is Home Plate?
The first issue to arise is residency. We all know that a state can tax its residents on all their income. And if you're a regular reader of this column, you know that it is difficult to determine where an individual resides for income tax purposes.1 The primary determination of residency is where an individual is domiciled, or in layperson's terms, where an individual's permanent home is located.2 An individual may have multiple residences, but he can have only one domicile. This can be a confusing and subjective test — creating a playground of sorts for state tax auditors.
But there are unique issues that arise for athletes in these domicile cases. Take the case of Derek Jeter. Besides being one of the most famous baseball players of all time, Jeter is somewhat infamous in state tax circles because of this very issue. In 2007 the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance went after the storied shortstop, claiming that he owed back taxes for 2001-2003. Jeter claimed to be domiciled during those years in Tampa, Fla., where he owned a home near the Yankees' spring training camp and where he spent his time during the off-season. Florida also happens to be one of a handful of states that does not impose a personal income tax on its residents, so this issue comes up a lot, and not just with athletes. The auditors, however, claimed that Jeter was domiciled in New York, where he ''worked'' and where he owned a multimillion-dollar apartment in the Trump World Towers on Manhattan's East Side. Presumably, the auditors probably also argued that if the shortstop for the New York Yankees isn't domiciled in New York, who is? But after challenging a procedural issue before an administrative law judge in New York's Division of Tax Appeals,3 Jeter reached a private, out-of-court settlement. And though we can only guess what the outcome was, it's clear that New York is going after issues like this.
Domicile issues can arise in other contexts as well. Draft time and trades are exciting for sports fans. But what does all that moving around mean for players when it comes to state income tax obligations? Take, for example, NFL superstar Randy Moss. In the past 10 years, Moss has played for the Minnesota Vikings, the Oakland Raiders, the New England Patriots, the Minnesota Vikings again (briefly), and the Tennessee Titans. He moved three times in 2010 alone (so far), playing for the Patriots, the Vikings, and now the Titans. Is Moss now domiciled in Tennessee? With all those recent moves, will Moss be able to show that he both abandoned his former domicile in Massachusetts (assuming that's what he was claiming) and acquired a new domicile in Tennessee? What are his tax obligations to Minnesota?
The sports world is littered with these types of issues, as players are traded or move as free agents from one team to the next and from one state to another. MLB pitching great Cliff Lee is another example. Within the last three years, Lee has played for the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Seattle Mariners, and now, for the moment, the Texas Rangers. With all that moving around, in what state is a player like Lee domiciled? The location of real property, how much time is spent in a given state, the location of family, business ties to a state, and many other factors, can each play an important role in determining which state (or states) gets to lay claim to a professional athlete's income.
We're often able to take a simple but sensible position in these cases: While the player is running around the country for ''work purposes,'' his domicile reverts back to his initial domicile. Indeed, as mentioned above, a person can have only one domicile, and until he establishes a new one, the old domicile remains. So maybe Lee, who's originally from Arkansas, will remain a domiciliary of Arkansas until he settles down somewhere else. Whatever the case, you can see how difficult and subjective the domicile test can be.
As a final note, let's not forget the biggest sports move of 2010 — LeBron James's move from the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat. Could that move have been motivated, in part, by the fact that Florida does not impose an income tax? Some news sources had speculated that had it not been for high New York state and city income taxes, James might have taken his talents to New York to play for the Knicks.4 So those die-hard Knicks fans need not feel so bad: That's the reason they have stunk for so many years.
Statutory Residency — An Instant Replay on Residency
Players have to worry about other residency tests, oo. What if an athlete, let's say a member of the New York Giants (the second greatest football team in the nation, after the Bills, of course) who is domiciled in New Jersey, also happens to have an apartment in Manhattan. Not an unlikely scenario. In that case, the athlete, if he is not careful, may well be treated as a resident of both New Jersey and New York (not to mention New York City, which imposes its own city income tax). Like New York, most states provide auditors with a second bite at the tax apple — kind of an instant replay of sorts for the residency question. This is known as statutory residency. Different states apply different tests in making that determination.
Under New York's rules, an individual who is not domiciled in New York still can be taxed as a resident if he maintains a ''permanent place of abode'' within the state (which includes any type of dwelling, whether rented, owned, shared, and so on) and spends more than 183 days in New York.5 This is a two-part test, and both elements must be satisfied. But once they are satisfied, the individual would be subject to tax on his entire income by both his state of domicile (New Jersey in our example) and the state of statutory residence (New York in our example).
So if our hypothetical football player maintains a permanent place of abode in New York, what can he do? Very simple: He must keep a calendar and watch his day count. Statutory residency is triggered if an individual spends more than 183 days in the state. What many people don't realize is that, barring a few exceptions, any part of a day counts as a day. And the burden of proving whether an individual was in or outside the state is on the taxpayer, not the auditor. So it is critical that the athlete maintains a contemporaneous and accurate day count and stays below that 183-day threshold. A large part of our practice is spent combing through credit card records, phone bills, flight records, E-Z Pass statements, and so on, trying to reconstruct where anindividual was on every day of the tax year.6 All of those records must be used and maintained.
Many other states use the same or a substantially similar test for determining statutory residency.7 Other states, though, apply slightly different tests. California, for example, broadly defines a resident as any individual domiciled in California as well as ''every individual who is in this state for other than a temporary or transitory purpose.''8 California's regulations explain that the goal of the statute is to include ''all individuals who are physically present in this State enjoying the benefit and protection of its laws and government, except individuals who are here temporarily.''9 In other words, a basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers but is domiciled in Las Vegas (Nevada, like Florida, does not impose a personal income tax) might well get shut out in a contest against California's aggressive tax offense.
One final note: If our hypothetical New York Giant played a home game at his team's home stadium, would that be counted as a New York day? If you answered no, you'd be correct. The Buffalo Bills, we can proudly say, are the only NFL team from New York state, because both the Jets and the Giants play in New Jersey. We might not be able to beat the Giants in a Super Bowl (or the Redskins, or the Cowboys), but at least we have that over them.
Nonresident Athletes — Pay To Play
So far, we've been discussing how states tax ''residents'' and the various ways in which an individual (athlete or otherwise) can be treated as a resident for tax purposes. But states also impose taxes on nonresidents on income derived from sources within their borders.10 The constitutionality of taxing nonresidents in this manner was blessed a long time ago by the U.S. Supreme Court.11
When a professional athlete plays an away game, he's likely incurred a tax liability in the state he's just visited.12 As mentioned earlier, because of the publicity that surrounds professional sports, tax auditors can easily learn how much athletes earn and where they are when they are earning it. This increased attention by state tax auditors has (somewhat falsely) led the media, the teams, and the fans to believe players are subject to special ''jock taxes.'' In fact, nonresident professional athletes are subjected to income taxation under the principles generally applied to all nonresidents. They just make way more money than the typical taxpayer, so their issues get all the attention.
Many states have promulgated detailed regulations directed at allocating and apportioning the income of professional athletes. Under New York's rules, for instance, the New York-source income of a nonresident individual who is a ''member'' of a ''professional athletic team'' is calculated by multiplying the athlete's compensation for services rendered to the team by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of ''duty days'' spent rendering services in New York and the denominator of which is the total number of duty days spent rendering services everywhere.13 Duty days include all team work days, including practices, team meetings, training camp, and so on. The rules also apply to any employee of the team who travels with the team and performs services on a regular basis. That includes coaches, managers, and trainers. New York's rules track the uniform rules recommended by the Federation of Tax Administrators and followed by most other states.14
Let's look at a fairly simple example. On December 26 the Patriots are scheduled to square off with the Bills in Buffalo. Even though, given the Bills' record, this may be a meaningless game in the standings, it will nonetheless have some consequences — tax consequences, to be exact! The Patriots' players, many of whom may be residents of Massachusetts, normally pay taxes to Massachusetts. When they travel to Buffalo, each player, along with the coaches and trainers, will be treated as having earned income in New York on December 26. And assuming they get into town a couple days before the game, those pre-game days will also count as New York duty days. Accordingly, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be coughing up a portion of their salaries to pay up to New York on that day no matter who wins the game (stop laughing — the Bills could win). But the next time Ryan Fitzpatrick, C.J. Spiller, and Jairus Byrd take the field in Foxboro, they'll be returning the favor to Massachusetts's tax coffers, paying taxes on the percentage of time spent in the state on duty days.
For players who play in lots of different states, compliance is a real concern, because most states have a similar sort of duty day rule. Thus, professional athletes will generally be responsible for filing tax returns in perhaps a dozen or more states, and their tax returns will be as thick (and as difficult to follow) as a legal treatise. That makes compliance difficult and complex, to say the least. Some states, like New York, try to ease the administrative burdens by allowing nonresident athletes to elect to be included on a group-nonresident return filed by the team — as opposed to filing their own separate nonresident returns.15 Even so, professional athletes need the assistance of competent tax advisers.
One final note on these nonresident allocation issues: Often we've found creative ways to structure a player's signing bonus to minimize the applicable state taxes. That has been increasingly important in recent years, because teams have tried to use signing bonuses both as a way to compensate star players and manipulate salary caps. The planning opportunity arises because many states have a rule like New Jersey's, which restricts its ability to tax a nonresident's signing bonus if some criteria are met. Under N.J. Admin. Code 18:35-5.1(b)(4)(iv), a signing bonus is not included in a nonresident's taxable compensation if the payment of the signing bonus is not conditional on the signer playing any games for the team, or performing any subsequent services for the team, or even making the team; the signing bonus is payable separately from the salary and any other compensation; and the signing bonus is nonrefundable. Thus, if a player can structure a signing bonus to cover those criteria, he'll get to keep a much bigger chunk of the bonus.
Resident Tax Credits — No Harm, No Foul
As if those various rules aren't dizzying enough, because more than one state is entitled to carve up an individual's income, often two or more states end up taxing the very same income. In those circumstances, double taxation is certain to follow. Fortunately, tax laws in each state provide for a credit mechanism that is intended to mitigate instances of double taxation, at least for ''earned income,'' like a player's salary.16 Accordingly, as a practical matter, an individual can claim a credit in his home state for taxes paid to other states.17 So, no harm, no foul, right?
In theory, yes. But in practice, it often doesn't work out that way. Because different states charge different tax rates, and because different states calculate their credits slightly differently, it's not always a wash for the player. Case in point: In 1998 Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs and Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals raced to break Roger Maris's single-season home run record. Sosa barely lost to McGwire. In 2003 Sosa struck out again, this time against the Illinois Department of Revenue.18 Sosa had sued the state seeking $38,000 in tax credits to offset taxes he had paid to other states where the Cubs played in 1998.19 While battling McGwire, Sosa had played games in, and therefore paid taxes to, California, Colorado, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania, in addition to his home state of Illinois. However, because of the manner in which Illinois calculated its credit, the court determined that Sosa was unable to get a credit for the full amount of taxes paid to those other states. Perhaps that is the price for glory. Or steroids.
Withholding — The One Holding Penalty That Always Gets Called
Up to this point, we've focused on the personal income tax obligations of the player. But sports are usually a team game, and that is just as true for tax purposes. Although individual players have to be aware of their responsibilities for their own personal taxes, the players' teams also have to be up to speed on every one of those issues as well, because almost all states require some form of personal income tax withholding on the type of wage income usually paid to players. The subject of withholding was recently covered in this column in great detail.20 But in this context, to properly withhold, all the above issues are important to consider. The team has to know where the player resides from a residency perspective, how to allocate his duty days, how the resident credits are going to work, and so on. And if the team doesn't get it right, that won't be a problem only for the player. The team itself could be subject to additional tax, penalties, and interest if the issues are caught in a state withholding tax audit. So the onus is as much on the team to make sure all those issues are handled correctly.
Sports and taxes. What a match. We've presented some of the important rules and highlighted some of the critical issues that pertain to state taxation of professional athletes. But as with everything tax related, these rules are more complicated and detailed than we can cover in just one column. Nonetheless, as states continue to expand their efforts to aggressively conduct residency audits and to export their taxes to nonresidents, professional athletes will undoubtedly find themselves getting dragged into more and more audits. Athletes and teams should be aware of those rules, and they need to take steps to comply with them upfront. Tax practitioners should sit with their clients and — after obtaining autographs — figure out what their clients consider to be their home state, where they maintain property, where they are traveling, and how often they are traveling there, and then everyone should decide on practical solutions for achieving the best possible compliance on a multistate basis. Go Bills.
1See, e.g., Timothy P. Noonan and Mark S. Klein, ''The Nuts and Bolts of a Residency Audit,'' State Tax Notes, Dec. 22, 2008, p. 793, Doc 2008-25828, or 2008 STT 247-3; Timothy P. Noonan and Elizabeth K. Pascal, ''New York Issues New Nonresident Audit Guidelines,'' State Tax Notes, May 10, 2010, p. 457, Doc 2010-9829,or 2010 STT 89-8.
2See, e.g., N.Y. Tax Law section 605(b)(1)(A).
3Matter of Derek S. Jeter, Administrative Law Judge (Nov. 8, 2007).
4''Local Penalty,'' New York Post (July 1, 2010). (''If Lebron James . . . goes to the Miami Heat instead of the Knicks, blame our dysfunctional lawmakers in Albany, who have saddled top-earning New Yorkers with the highest state and city income taxes in the nation.'')
5N.Y. Tax Law section 605(b)(1)(B).
6Timothy P. Noonan, ''Day Counts and the Importance of Testimony in Statutory Residency Audits,'' State Tax Notes, Apr. 28, 2008, p. 317, Doc 2008-8845, or 2008 STT 83-26.
7See, e.g., The Nuggets: Colo. Rev. Stat. section 39-22-103(8)(a); the Redskins: D.C. Code Ann. section 47-1801.04; the Orioles: Md. Code Ann. Tax-Gen. section 10-101(k)(1)(i)(2); the Red Sox: Mass. Gen. L. section 1(f); the Panthers: N.C. Gen. Stat. section 105-134.1(12); the Devils: N.J. Rev. Stat. section 54A:1-2 (m)(2); the Eagles: Pa. Stat. Ann. section 7301(p).
8Calif. Revenue and Taxation Code section 17014(a)(1).
9Calif. Code Regs. 17014(a).
10See, e.g., N.Y. Tax Law section 631.
11Shaffer v. Carter, 252 U.S. 37 (1920).
12See generally Charles Delafuente, ''Which Worksheet Is for the Away Games?'' The New York Times (Feb. 10, 2008).
1320 N.Y.C.R.R. section 132.22(a)(1).
14See generally Leslie A. Ringle, ''State and Local Taxation of Nonresident Professional Athletes,'' 2 Sports Law J. 169 (1995). (Ringle (now Mrs. Kellogg) is currently a partner in the tax department at Hodgson Russ.)
1520 N.Y.C.R.R. section 151.18(a).
16Unearned income — such as interest, dividends, and capital gains —will generally always be taxed twice if a player is determined to be a resident of two states.
17See, e.g., N.Y. Tax Law section 620.
18Sosa v. Bower, Dkt. No. 02 L 50670 (Ill. Cir. Ct. 2003).
19Manya A. Brachear, ''Sosa suit over taxes strikes out in court,'' Chicago Tribune (June 27, 2003).
20See, e.g., Timothy P. Noonan, ''Multistate Withholding Tax: The Next Big Issue in State Tax Practice?'' State Tax Notes, June 21, 2010, p. 981, Doc 2010-12738, or 2010 STT 118-1.
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Jerry and Sis Levin
A fellow was being tarred, feathered and ridden out of town on a rail. He said, "If it weren't for the honor of the thing, I'd rather walk." Thus Jeremy Levin refers to his kidnapping in Beirut on March 7, 1984 and being held hostage. His eventual escape and safe return to the United States constituted high personal drama. On another level, the activities of Levin and his wife Lucille (Sis) since his return home have unusual political overtones.
The day of Levin's kidnapping began like any other. Middle East Bureau Chief of Cable News Network, with headquarters in Beirut, he left his apartment by foot for his office. He never arrived. A soft invitation to enter a car that had pulled alongside his was reinforced by a gun barrel in his belly. Jerry Levin entered the car and left the normal world. For nearly a year he saw only dreary rooms while chained to walls or radiators. Blindfolded much of the time, told almost nothing by his captors, he worried about Sis and wondered what was going on. Upon release he first learned that President Reagan had been re-elected and that his hometown Detroit Tigers had won the World Series.
Feared Being Shot as an Infiltrator
Levin's escape reflected high personal courage. He stealthily slipped his bonds, tied blankets together and lowered himself to the ground. He slipped through the night to Syrian Army lines where, bearded and disheveled, he feared being shot as an infiltrator. But when the Syrians realized his identity, he received kind support on his homeward journey.
Upon returning to freedom, Levin learned that Sis, an intensely dedicated activist from a distinguished Alabama family, had worked long months to draw public attention to the fate of Jerry and other American hostages in the Middle East. He was amazed and gratified to learn that Sis and a distinguished Quaker educator and Middle East expert, Dr. Landrum Bolling, had talked in Damascus to the Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs about Jerry's plight. She had lost faith in the State Department's quiet efforts to gain her husband's release, and taken matters into her own hands. Now both Jerry and Sis believe that her trip to Damascus was successful and that Jerry's captors, under Syrian urging, permitted him to escape.
Upon his return to the U.S., Levin's eloquence deeply moved millions of TV viewers. He praised the Syrians, and thanked Sis, Bolling and Jesse Jackson. He called for release of the other American hostages in the name of one God worshipped by both the captives and their captors. He assured his captors that he harbored no bitterness against them, and credited his release to the prayers of Jews, Moslems and Christians. Jerry gave polite credit to the U.S. government, although in private it is clear he believes more publicity should be focused on the plight of the American hostages.
Credits Role of Prayer in his Release
Jeremy and Lucille Levin are an unusual and fascinating couple. It is the second marriage for both of them. Together they have six children. Jerry is a Yankee of Jewish heritage, Sis a Christian. Jerry has written, produced and directed in TV and radio for 25 years. Sis has taught school, been a producer/writer/anchor on public TV, and also a television actress. Sis is an intriguing combination of Melanie and Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind: ladylike as a traditional Southern woman, but driven by restless spirits. Relative newcomers to Middle East affairs, both have become deeply immersed.
The Levins advocate at every opportunity an improved climate between Americans and Arabs as the only way to avert further violence. They see quiet diplomacy as ineffective, speaking out and approaching Arabs personally as more effective. They intensely feel that Americans must be shown the connections between actions and reactions in the Middle East.
The Levins faith is that a better informed American public will speed the tempo of Middle East events. Early release of 39 American TWA passengers resulted, in their view, from intense TV coverage linking the passengers' plight to 700 Lebanese hostages held in Israel. The U.S. government will act with greater urgency to free seven U.S. citizen hostages still in Lebanon if the public understands their plight is connected to that of 17 mostly Shiite prisoners convicted in Kuwait of bombings that included the U.S. and French embassies, and caused several deaths.
Jerry's and Sis' efforts on behalf of the seven remaining hostages are inspiringly selfless. Their call for U.S. reconciliation with the Arabs holds both political and human promise. Tough talk and violent actions have brought tragedy both to Americans and to our former friends and admirers in the Middle East. Is the Levins' vision not worth a trial?
—By Andrew I. Killgore


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- CIA World Factbook: India– WWW
A great resource for finding basic country information on countries around the world.
- Global Road Warrior: India– ELECTRONIC
A comprehensive business travel, telecommunications, and business culture reference that provides information such as business culture, being a businesswoman, essential terms to know, and much more!
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Country-specific information about job search resources, employment trends, work permits and visas, applications guidelines, cultural advice, and more!
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Visa and Work Authorization
- Indian Visa Requirements- Travisa Outsourcing– WWW
Learn all about different visa types to India and how to apply for one. According to the Embassy of India, visa collection and delivery has been outsourced to Travisa.
Job Listings
Check out the International Job Listings and Job Listings by Country on the International Job Search research guide for additional resources.
- Faayda– WWW
A job search engine for India.
- Indeed.co.in– WWW and SimplyHired.co.in– WWW
Two of my favorite job search engines for the US also have India equivalents!
- Indian Internship– WWW
This blog is an excellent resource for finding internships- of all types- in India.
- Riley Guide- International Job Opportunities in India– WWW
The Riley Guide highlights the best job search websites for India.
Work Placement Programs
Find more programs by using one of our directories.
AISEC is a nonprofit dedicated to promoting cultural understanding and international cooperation, and offers hundreds of management, technical, education, and development internships abroad. You must join AISEC before you can apply for the internship program. The AISEC Penn chapter serves the entire Philadelphia region; you can contact Jill Portnoy, the VP of Talent Management, at firstname.lastname@example.com to learn more about the recruitment process.
- IASTE- International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience– WWW
IAESTE offers paid internships in over 30 countries in technical fields such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, natural/physical sciences, architecture, and agricultural science, for a program fee. Application deadline is January 10th.
- International Cooperative Education– WWW
ICE places students on paid international summer internships, for a fee of about $1150. They also place students on semester-long internships. They recommend applying by mid-March.
- U.S. Department of State– WWW
Offers unpaid student internships, about half of which are located abroad in US embassies.
Most work placement programs offer accommodation assistance, but in case you need to find housing for yourself, here are some places you may want to look:
- Bharath Rentals– WWW
Find flats (apartments) for rent in many Indian cities.
- Craigslist: Bangalore– WWW
Company Directories
Use these database to generate lists of companies in India.
- D&B Million Dollar Database — ELECTRONIC
Million Dollar is a fantastic database that allows you to compile lists of companies based on many different criteria including industry, country, region or city. You can export your results to Excel so you can save your company lists and their contact information.
- Business & Company Resource Center– ELECTRONIC
To generate a list of international companies, select 'Advanced Search.' Under 'Content Area' select 'Company Profiles/Products.' To specify location, select 'State/Country' from the drop-down menu. To specify industry, select 'Industry Description,' 'SIC code,' or 'Keyword' from the drop-down menu.
- Uniworld– ELECTRONIC
Use this electronic company directory to create lists of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countires and Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S. It's easy to use and searchable by country, industry and much more!
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"09.29.2011– ASHBURN, VA – The National Football League announced today that Washington Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan has been named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September. He is the first Redskins player to win the award since Chris Horton in September 2008 and the fourth overall to receive the honor (Horton, Fred Smoot in September 2001 and Champ Bailey in October 1999)."
Month? I'm ready to name Kerrigan NFL Defensive Rookie of the YEAR!
Kerrigan was the surprise first-round pick, 16th overall, of the Redskins in the 2011 NFL Draft. With turmoil at the quarterback position, Washington was expected to take Blaine Gabbert (Missouri) with the 10th pick. Instead, GM Bruce Allen traded the pick to Jacksonville for their first and second round pick. Thus, Washington backfilled the trade lost in the McNabb boondogle of 2010. It was the first move in the team's strategy of acquiring draft picks to restock talent. The Redskins would acquire 12 picks that weekend. They used the picks from Jacksonville to acquire Kerrigan and DE Jarvis Jenkins (Clemson).
Both Jenkins and Kerrigan impressed in preseason. Jenkins injured his ACL and is now in Injured Reserve. Kerrigan just rolls along. The Redskins, finally, look to be on the right path for building a winning roster.
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The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash
Talking birds with hats! Air pirates! Sword fights! This very handsome hardcover edition with engaging ink and watercolor illustrations by the author will make a fine gift for a backyard naturalist who loves stories of swashbuckling derring-do. Comparable to Brian Jacques' Redwall series with language accessible for a 9 year old, the coming-of-age/ bird-out-of-the-nest aspects of the story will appeal to older kids and the whole family will enjoy the high adventure. There is a clever balance between imaginative, unique world-building and accurate ornithological details. As a lifelong scholar of fantasy literature and an avid birdwatcher, this book seemed especially written for me, but I hope other readers will share my appreciation of this cunning blend of Roger Tory Petersen and Robert Louis Stevenson. (Ages 8-11)
When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins
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rhyme too. The story
has a bunch of important lessons, but it doesn't get preachy or saccharine
sweet and we appreciate family fun time that has nothing to do with screens or
gadgets. When Charlie's house loses power he loses control and lands in time out, but our hero makes some discoveries about himself and annoying his baby
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When I open Gonzalez's My Colors, My World, I feel myself getting lost within her worldbrought to life by her vivid artwork. Maya, her main character, narrates life living in the desert, at first, monochromatic with sand blanketing her environment. Yet with a little purple bird by her side, she teaches us to open our eyes to the accentuated intensity of natural colors such as pink sunsets, her red swing, and the green cactus growing outside her house. By reading the parallel text, young readers will be inspired to celebrate the beautiful colors of wherever they live. (Ages 5-8)
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In: Podcasts by Edie Sellers23 Jun 2008
True, this GameHounds shows up on a Monday, but that doesn't mean it lacks anything from your regular show.
Despite an El Nino-like drought of gaming news due to the impending E3 conference, GamerEdie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes still manage to dredge up the best the industry has to offer.
And this week, at listener request, we're quieter. No more guarding your ears against the GameHounds assault!
Topics and links after the jump…
This week, Edie and Hawkes discuss:
Both of you are dead to me! Not liking Final Fantasy, how dare you! Actually I'm kidding. You make some very valid points. I do agree that this series is quite sexist. The story base is pretty same in each game.
I do like Final Fantasy 4, but I believe the story was good and it was my first rpg. I don't mind turn based games. Hell, I've been playing Culdcept Saga.
So that's where you've been Edie. I have a question for you so I'll email you later.
Anyways, Great show, 3.75 out of 3.75.
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Grand spectacle!
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s**t up! you french f**k!!
And Edie, I'm sorry about the t-shirt. I just couldn't get my head around to send you money.
Great show guys ! Looking forward for the E3 coverage in a couple of weeks
Hopefully E3 will be a bit better than last year.
When Hawkes was talking about George Carlin, it made me damn near cry. And, how he was describing him reminded me of how I feel about Henry Rollins. If he dies, I will be devastated.
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I'm sure most of you diehard Buff fans have heard Coach Embree's post game interview from this past Saturday meltdown versus WSU. Sitting in my hotel room after the game, still pissed off, I booted up and was pretty shocked by his interview. Shocked and extremely happy to hear him go off.
Some people (mostly in the media) have been making a big deal of it in recent days, and that offends me more than anything Embree had to say. Fact is, he is an emotional coach, after an emotional loss, in an emotional sport. That type of frankness has been long overdue in this program and I KNOW most fans and more importantly, the players were glad to hear some passion about our Buffs performance come out. Fact is, we needed it, and I needed to hear it.
Any player that heard that and wanted to go cry to mama about it (I doubt there were any), should go do just that becasue we don't need them. Dan Hawkins might have, but Embreee doesn't. Anybody who thinks this kind of firely passion doesn't exist in football at the coaching level, has never played or been a part of a competitive football team. Go watch golf it you want that type of post game/round discussion.
What really pisses me off is the media trying to make an issue out of it, and after listening to today's Press Conference, Embree sounded completely neutered. Pity. I hope that doesn't last because it suddenly sounded like DH again and I can't take that.
So, on the off chance Coach Embree reads the Ralphie Report, please know that true Buff fans appreciate your passion, honesty, and desire to bring us Buffs Back To Prominence. Don't let that passion to win get squashed by a bunch of squeemish
pu$$ies fans. Remember,this is Divsion I PAC 12 football, not pee wee where everyone gets a trophy.
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Latino Heat : Eternal Champ in our Heart
Memories of Eddie Guerrero 1967 - 2005
Chavo Guerrero Sr.
Eddie was my youngest brother and sometimes my oldest.
I am extremely proud of his achievements as a wrestler,
as a person, as a brother, and most important of all
as a father to my beautiful nieces Shaul Marie and Sherrylinn.
He was a competitor from the time I can remember.
I am grateful and blessed by our lord Jesus Christ
to have had a brother like Eduardo Gory Guerrero.
I miss him everyday, but I know he is in a much better place.
I can write a book on Eddie, and maybe someday I will,
but one thing is for sure, his legacy will live on
with the people that knew him, his fans, WWE, his friends,
and most important of all, his family.
I love you carnal, thank you for your love.
Your carnal Chavo Guerrero Sr.
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Eddie Guerrero was my uncle technically, but we were brothers.
We're three years apart, he was the big brother I never had,
I was the little brother he never had.
Growing up as Guerrero was definitely different.
You know we had a lot of big shoes to fill.
We didn't just decide to get into wrestling, because you know it looked on TV.
We lived it ever since we were born.
Eddie and I had our first match together - it was against each other
when I was four and he must have been six / seven.
My grandfather had a promotion in El Paso, Texas, crossborder of Mexico.
And at the intermission, Eddie and I hit in the ring and wrestled each other.
Well the fans knew who we were, so the people started not go to intermissions
and buying consessions - they would sit and watch Eddie and I wrestle.
So they finally had to stop it because people won't spending money
on the consessions stand.Å@That was Eddie and I's first real match together.
We always grew up with a dream of becoming tag team champions ...
and we finally, we were able to make that dream come true, that dream came true
here in WWE when Vince McMahon and others decided to put us together
as tag teams.Å@That was a tag team for me that will never be replaced.
I'll never have a tag team partner like you Eddie - ever ever again.
You were - I just can't explain it. Together we did, we thought the same
in the ring.Å@I knew what he was doing, he knew what I was doing -
we each other were thinking at all times.
It was crazy we didn't have to work on becoming a tag team - it just was there.
Eddie, I just wanna tell you :
You're my brother, you will always be my brother.
I love you with all of my heart.
You were great inspiration to me
and you still are great inspiration to me.
Through just my faith, by my career, my family ... every aspect of my life,
I've come to you for help and you've always been there helping me.
I wanna say thank you.
You will be missed tremendously and ...
I'll see you again.
I love you, man.
Rey Mysterio
Eddie Guerrero ... my brother.
I know you are listenin' to me while I say these words.
Putting wrestling aside, I've got a lot of good memories
that you left behind my heart.
Not only for me but for my family, my son Dominick, my wife.
Your family and my family are bonded real good.
I'm gonna miss you, I miss you right now.
I wish you were here with me.
I wish this was a whole dream and I could wake you up
and you were still here with us.
Everybody misses you Eddie - I love you Eduardo.
I'm gonna miss you, Eddie.
You were a big inspiration to everybody.
As a fan, as a person, as a human being,
you had a good presence - such a good presence.<t;
I love you.
Kurt Angle
I just want to talk a little bit right Eddie Guerrero.
What he meant to me - he was one most loving, caring individual ever, man.
When he was on, he was the best wrestler in the business.
He might've even been the best ever.
Eddie Guerrero talked me a lot about this business.
He talked me what this business is about,
the respect of the business.
He showed me a lot of things
and settled a lot of things not only help me professionally, but personally.
Eddie - Eddie was a saint.
He cared about everybody.
He loved everybody.
I love you, Eddie.
And I miss you.
Chris Benoit
Eddie Guerrero is my best friend
and I'm sure there's a lot of people that he knew
that would be able to say the same thing about him.
He was such a beautiful person, such a kind-hearted person.
I can't find the right, I can't find the words.
Words can't describe what kind of a human being Eddie truly was.
I've known Eddie for just about fifteen years
and spent a good portion of those fifteen years with him on the road.
We laughed together, cried together, fought each other -
we've been up and down each every mountain, each every highway.
Eddie always led by example.
You know, he was the one friend that I had that I could go to
and pour my heart out to, if I was going through something,
if I had a personal issue, a personal problem.
He was the one guy I could call and talk to and know he would understand
and he would talk me out of it, because of all the experiences he'd been through
and I believe in leading by example and Eddie always led by example
through his life, through the obstacles he went through
and conquered - and I become a better person.
We never left each other, without telling each other that we loved each other
and I truly can say that I love - I love Eddie Guerrero.
He's a man I can say that I love and I love his family in my heart, in my thoughts
and my prayers go out to his wife Vickie, Shaul, Sherilyn and Kaylie
and I can't imagine the sorrow that they are going through right now
and the emotions that they are feeling - but I want them to know
that my prayers and my thoughts are with them.
And Eddie, I know - I know that you are in a better place
and I know that you are looking down on me right now.
All I want you to know is that I love you - I miss you.
Eddie you've made such a good impression of my life
and I wanna thank you everything you've ever given me.
I wanna thank you from my heart
and tell that I love you and I'll never forget you
and that we'll see each other again.
I love you, Eddie.
Penny Guerrero
Hector and I would like to thank all the devoted fans of the
Guerrero family that offered their heartfelt condolances for Eddie.
He was a very generous loving person that would give you
the shirt right off his back but that was Eddie.
We are touched that he touched so many people and was so loved by fans.
We will miss him so much but we know he is in a much better place.
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Thank you, Eddie, for the wonderful memories.
You always are living in our hearts.
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Reading's multi-million transport investment
Commuters and residents in Reading stand to benefit from plans to spend £4.5m on transport projects in the town.
The multi-million pound project includes two road schemes and will be funded by the Government.
Reading Bridge is to have more than £3m spent on structural improvements and the A33 will have £1.5m invested to remove several bottlenecks.
Conservative MP Rob Wilson who represents Reading East has welcomed the proposed injection of cash.
– Rob Wilson, Reading East MP
This Government has made Reading a priority for massive transport infrastructure development. This means that Reading will continue to be a big regional, national and international economic player.
Reading Bridge badly needs repairs due to fundamental deterioration of its structural condition having been neglected by the council and the last government.
Motorists and cyclists using the A33 will benefit as extra capacity is to be provided and a series of frustrating bottlenecks are to be removed."


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Albany- Long lines at check outs are a welcome sight to south Georgia retailers. The holiday shopping season is in full swing. Many shoppers were in the stores early this weekend looking for that extra bargain.
Retailers like Circuit City say deeper discounts have brought shoppers out in search of a bargain.
"Had an awesome day Friday. We did about ten percent more than we did last year same day, so just had a terrific day after Thanksgiving," said Michael Bruner, Circuit City Store Director.
Electronics are a popular gift this holiday season. The most sought after gifts are I-pods and the new XBox 360. Movies round out the top three most popular item.
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By Jetsunma on August 21, 2014
The following is an excerpt from a teaching by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo called "Western Chöd"
Understanding what is in front of you is like, I've used this analogy before, it's like walking through a dark room. Let's say that the life span that you have can be symbolized by a room. It's dark because [...]
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By Norma on August 21, 2014
8/21/2014 Thursday By Norma
A sudden awareness jump-starts the solution to a financial matter. At the same moment a personal shock comes. Watch where you're walking or driving, a speed demon is headed your way. A fall is possible. A quick reaction averts trouble today. Still, the aspects are favorable once you've sidestepped trouble. A [...]
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By Holly on August 20, 2014
His Holiness Khenpo Jigmey Phuntsok gave the following commentary on the recognition of Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo on July 30, 1993 at Kunzang Palyul Choling in Poolesville, Maryland
Padma Norbu Rinpoche was discovered by the fifth Kongtrul Thupten Chokyi Dorje. Thubten Chokyi Dorje by indicating who Padma Norbu Rinpoche's parents would be. When [...]
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8/20/2014 Wednesday by Norma
A sentimental journey begins today. Nostalgia rules! Spend time with those who matter most to you and talk about old times and old friends. Expect to burst into tears when your heartstrings are touched, and expect it of others too. You will spend time analyzing why you are weepy, (" I [...]
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An old couple prepares to go to sleep. The man gets in bed, but the woman lies down on the floor.
The old man asks, "Why are you on the floor?"
The old woman replies, "Because I want to feel something hard for a change."
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