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Cartridges made of paper were the mainstay
rifle and pistol ammunition of the American Civil War for both sides. The paper
used to make paper cartridges was not waterproof. And the available gunpowder
wouldn't work when wet.
Over 90% of the Civil War guns were loaded from
the front end. Revolvers were loaded from
the front end of the cylinder. Muskets were loaded from the front end of the
barrel, the muzzle.
Paper cartridges are fat like a cigar (but
shorter) and light colored like a cigarette. The ends could be tied with string
or folded over and glued. Paper or linen cartridges are reported to have been
used as early as the 1550s.
The soldier could rip off the back end of the
paper cartridge and then pour the powder down the barrel followed by the bullet.
They were taught to tear off the back end of the cartridge with their teeth.
This worked until the teeth became loose. As part of the military medical
examine, the doctors checked certain molar teeth matched for biting and tearing
paper cartridges.
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1866. But the teeth requirement for military induction physical exams wasn't
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such as raw beef?
Ripping off the back of the paper cartridges
took time. In the heat of battle, instinct is to ram and fire fast. That is, ram
the new powder charge and bullet down the barrel as fast as possible. To do
that, the entire paper cartridge was rammed down the barrel either opened or
unopened. For this purpose, the paper had been soaked in potassium nitrate to
make it completely combustible. Both the powder and the paper used in Civil War
ammunition was highly combustible. Keep the cartridge box away from the campfire
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first disabled the gun for the duration of the battle. The embarrassed soldier
would throw down his musket and pick up the gun of a fallen buddy. After a
musket changed hands several times, it was more likely than not to be unusable
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United Way of North Central Florida activated a new online volunteer feature and received more than $500,000 in grants.
Gainesville couple brings home quintuplets after two months in Shands neonatal intensive care unit
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The first quintuplets born at Shands Hospital for Children are able to go home after spending two months in the neonatal ICU. Parents Kelley and Stacy Dyal are overjoyed to bring their newborns home.
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The United Downtown event, hosted by the United Way of North Central Florida, is complete with games, food and live music in honor of another Gator game.
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Eastern Parkway, before it was broken up to make way for the IRT subway, was undoubtedly the loveliest street in Brooklyn. Tall stately trees formed a great natural arch over the parkway. Benches instead of being securely cemented down, were portable so that one might move them into the shade. Drinking fountains were located every few blocks so that bike riders could refresh themselves.
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Much like Hollywood actors, the teachers at Midwood High School changed their lat names to make them sound more "American." For example, Hymowitz was changed to "Heymont," while Venitsky was shortened to "Venit." Meiselman became "Searles," but that change came about due to a marriage. Now, the NYC Board of Education allowed teachers to request being placed in the school of their choice. Now whether that request was actually fulfilled, depended on how much seniority each teacher had in the NYC Public School System. Now many teachers requested Midwood High School, because it was a safe place & teachers were rarely attacked there! That's why we rarely saw young teachers at Midwood, but mostly old & middle-aged ones!
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Land Trust Alliance (the Alliance) today hailed the bipartisan House passage of the bill that will increase donations to charities across the country, and that includes an enhanced tax incentive for conservation of farmland, rangeland, woodlands and other important open spaces. The bill passed by a vote of 277-130.
"This is a great day for conservation and a great day for charitable giving," said Rand Wentworth, president of the Alliance. "Getting the easement incentive back into force will mean the conservation of hundreds of thousands more acres each year."
H.R. 4719, the America Gives More Act, contains a number of vital provisions that will allow this nation's charities – including land trusts – to continue their work in serving their communities across the country.
"Conservation easement donations by landowners have increased to one million acres per year – a thirty percent increase – since the enhanced incentive first passed in 2006," noted Wentworth. The easements are overseen by the nation's 1,700 private land trusts, often staffed by volunteers. "This is good public policy that combines the generosity and foresight of landowners with the commitment of land trusts, and is a win-win situation for all," he said. "I want to especially recognize Representatives Dave Camp (MI), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Jim Gerlach (PA), whose leadership was instrumental in this victory."
With the approval of H.R. 4719 in the House, the spotlight now shines on the Senate to vote in favor of its final passage. A Senate bill to make the conservation tax incentive permanent, S. 526, has 25 co-sponsors. "This measure has many strong champions in the Senate, and we are committed to continue working with them to get this bill over the finish line," said Wentworth.
The enhanced tax incentive has expired a number of times since first passage. This has made it increasingly difficult to convince would-be donors to make large land donations, which can be not only time consuming but costly for landowners. "This red light, green light approach to conservation is not smart policy," said Wentworth. "The nation has a commitment to conserving our lands and waters, and it needs this incentive to be permanent to get us there."
Sixty-five national organizations – including The Nature Conservancy, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Rifle Association, American Farmland Trust, Ducks Unlimited, American Farm Bureau Federation, Civil War Preservation Trust and National Audubon Society – also back the idea of making the enhanced conservation tax credit permanent.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- I am Rand Wentworth, President of the Land Trust Alliance. I want to thank the committee for the opportunity to testify. Today, I would like to describe the mission of my organization and land trusts; the public benefits from land conservation; why a cap on deductions would hurt thousands of communities nationwide; and why it's a smart investment to make permanent several of the "extenders" related to charitable gifts that promote cost-effective conservation partnerships.
The Land Trust Alliance is a 501(c)(3) publicly supported nonprofit, advancing voluntary conservation of private lands by serving the 1,700 nonprofit land trusts with 5 million members that are conserving land in communities around the country.
Our mission is to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America. We work with our members to increase the pace, quality and permanence of land conservation. The Alliance does not hold easements or buy land. Instead, we advance the work of our member land trusts that do this work. We provide training, and education for our members; we work with them to set professional standards for this work; we provide legal services to help them keep that land conserved; we organized and fund an accreditation program ; and we represent land trusts in federal policy matters.
Land trusts conserve many different kinds of land. They are citizen-led charities working on what is most important to their local communities. Many of our member organizations conserve wildlife habitats and protect water supplies. Many conserve parks and preserves for the public to use, including urban parks, gardens and trails that help build communities that are healthy places to live, work and play. We conserve historic sites including historic battlefields from the Revolution and Civil War. Manyof our members are dedicated to ensuring the survival of working lands – farms, ranches and forests whose owners produce food and fiber for our country. Together, our members have been quietly successful, conserving more than 47 million acres of land in the United States – an area larger than the state of Wisconsin.
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Like other charitable institutions, each land trust is responsible for raising the funds they need to do their work, and donations are a very important part of that. But, even more important, our mission relies on donations of land and conservation easements from private landowners.
Conservation easements are contracts specifically enabled by state laws in each state . These contracts retire development rights to protect natural, scenic or historic resources on those lands. In the 1970's, Congress specifically enabled tax deductions for such gifts with section 170(h) of the tax code, with the current version largely finalized in 1980. Land trusts hold about 12 million acres of conservation easements, and have recently been adding about a million acres a year.
Both land and conservation easements are unusually valuable gifts. According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that in 2009 the average value of a donated work of art for which a tax deduction was taken was about $7,000. The average value of a gift of appreciated stock was about $42,000. The average value of a gift of land, whether for conservation or for any other charity, was about $170,000. And the average value of a conservation easement was $460,000.
Why is that number so high? Because we are dealing with land values. The average size of these easements is about 300 acres. We are protecting the watersheds that provide communities with drinking water. We are providing places for children to experience the outdoors. We are providing places for wildlife. We are protecting scenic beauty that makes our communities more desirable places to live and work. And when we are protecting agricultural lands, we are protecting a sustainable industry that, despite its economic importance, simply can't compete with real estate development.
When we looked at easements in Chairman Camp's district last year, we found that farms there protected by easements were producing more than $2 million of cherries a year. Those cherries are the basis of food manufacturing in the district – the production of dried cherries -- that employs 1,300 people and has an annual payroll of more than $30 million. One of those food processors wrote us to say that the protected status of the cherry orchards they need to supply them was a major factor in their investing in a new cherry-drying facility there.
Because our mission depends on unusually large, once-in-a-lifetime gifts, we were alarmed to hear proposals to limit tax deductions to $17,000, $25,000, or $50,000 per year, and to have such caps considered for inclusion as part of the so-called fiscal cliff legislation. Given the other deductions taxpayers who itemize take -- many of which, like state and local taxes, are mandatory -- a cap on total deductions would virtually eliminate what has been a major incentive for our work, and it would have a devastating impact. Simply put, land trusts routinely receive gifts that far exceed the value of the proposed caps on deductions.
Those donations provide big public benefits and represent highly leveraged conservation, protecting important environmental and historic resources for one-third or less than the market price. That is possible because landowners who love their land partner with land trusts to protect it, for everyone's benefit.
It is natural to assume that conservation easements, being such high-value gifts, come from high-income people, and some do. But many do not. Many come from family farmers, ranchers and forestland owners who find that the land that their fathers or grandfathers purchased for a few dollars per acre is now worth thousands of dollars an acre on the open market. These families may have relatively modest incomes, but very high-value development rights, often worth 10, 20, or 30 times their family income.
These donors face an unusual situation. The tax code generally provides a limit on tax deductions for donations of property of 30% of the taxpayer's Adjusted Gross Income, with a carryover of donations in excess of that limit for an additional five years past the year of donation. The trouble is that for a farmer or rancher working on land that has become valuable for development, this tax math simply does not work.
If a farmer or rancher has an AGI of $50,000 a year, they may take no more than $15,000 in charitable deductions for donating their development rights in any one year. Given the year of donation and the five years' carryover, that is a total of $90,000 in tax deductions for a gift that averages $460,000, and is often worth $1 million or more. Their actual tax benefit, of course, is but a fraction of the $90,000.
In 2006, the Pension Protection Act addressed this with a provision sponsored by Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) to make the tax code fairer for moderate income landowners. This allowed conservation easement donors to deduct 50% of their AGI and carry over their deductions for 15 years instead of 5. That would enable the family referred to above to deduct a maximum of $400,000 over 16 years instead of $90,000. In addition, if the donor's income was primarily from agriculture or forestry, it allowed them to deduct 100% of their AGI, doubling the amount they could deduct over time.
This is a tax policy success story. It was intended to spur new donations of conservation easements, and it has. In its first two years the Pension Protection Act provision doubled the number of conservation easement donations made compared to the two years prior, and increased the acreage conserved by about 32%.
I want to thank each of the Members of the Committee who cosponsored The Conservation Easement Incentive Act in the last Congress to make this provision permanent, and particularly Representatives Jim Gerlach (R-PA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA), who have been the authors of the legislation in the House and have worked hard to move it forward. Their bill, HR 1964, had 311 members signed on as sponsors, including a majority of both the Republican and the Democratic caucuses, and both Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI).
Dennis Maroney is a rancher in Arizona. His operation, the 47 Ranch, is in Cochise County, bordering Mexico and New Mexico. His cattle share desert grassland and mountain pasture with about a dozen different species that are listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as either endangered or as "species of concern". They include a rare cactus and rare frogs – but they also include the aplomado falcon and the jaguar. This land is important wildlife habitat. It used to be in the middle of nowhere. But the growth of Tucson and the development of Sierra Vista as a military base and a sunbelt retirement community have changed that.
Raising cattle and sheep is Dennis' primary business. In 2007, he gave a 960 acre conservation easement to the Arizona Land and Water Trust. The development rights to the property were worth about $560,000.
Without the Conservation Easement Incentive Act, he probably would receive little or no tax benefit for donating his easement, because his income is relatively small. Because he could only deduct 30% of his income in any one year, for no more than 6 years, the total deductions he could take would be a small fraction of the value of his donation.
With the Conservation Easement Incentive Act, he is able to deduct the entire value of his donation, over time. That provision makes a big difference for donors like him. "We have years when we have no income," he says. "We have years when we do well. Being able to carry over deductions to when it can actually help us is huge."
That ranch is now protected, and that's good for the wildlife. But this isn't just about wildlife. It is about keeping this land in productive agriculture. Mr. Maroney is providing grass fed beef and other farm products to Tucson and Sierra Vista, through farmers markets, food coops, and restaurants. That's a business that is good for his family, and good for business in the communities around him. This is a win-win situation for wildlife and agriculture.
A conservation easement often means giving away a family's largest financial asset. Since the easement will control what can happen on the land for generations to come, it often takes a landowner two years or more to come to the decision to explore donating an easement, and then another nine months or more to actually plan and execute the gift.
We advise any landowner considering such a gift be represented by an attorney in the process of negotiating the specifics of the easement. Professional help is also advisable in regard to the tax treatment of an easement donation. The IRS is very particular about how such a gift is made and how it is documented, so great care must be taken in the process. In addition, the IRS requires a professional appraisal that may cost $5,000 or more.
Landowners need time to carefully consider what they are doing. We don't want landowners to rush to a decision because of a short-term renewal of a tax extender – that's bad tax policy and bad conservation policy. We want them to be confident they have covered all the details and done what makes sense for them, for their community, and for conservation.
Unfortunately, it is very hard for landowners and their advisors to even consider this option when land trusts cannot tell them if the tax incentives they need to make their donation possible will still be available after they invest the considerable time and money it takes to properly plan a conservation easement. These landowners need certainty in tax policy so that they can do long range planning with their families, and we encourage Congress to make the Conservation Easement Incentive Act a permanent part of the tax code.
We also have supported continuation of the recently extended provision allowing S-corporations to deduct the fair market value of charitable donations, rather than limiting their deductions to the corporation's basis in the donation. Simply enough, this allows S-corporations to do what other pass-through entities such as partnerships and limited liability corporations already can: pass through the full fair market value of a charitable donation to their stockholders or partners.
We have supported this because we continue to find family farms that have put their land into S-corporations. These conversions were done to adapt to particulars of the income and estate tax that may no longer be relevant, but once such conversions are done, they are often very hard to undo. Allowing them to treat their charitable donations in the same manner as other pass-through entities simply makes sense.
People give gifts of land and easements because they love their land and want to protect it. The tax incentives the Congress has provided for those donations make it possible for many more landowners to make such donations. They represent a smart public investment that allows landowners to protect land and resources that provide a multitude of public benefits to their communities. These landowners need that incentive, they need certainty in the tax law so that they can carefully plan their donations, and they – and we – will be very grateful to the members of this committee if the tax law does not impose new limits on charitable giving and makes the conservation incentives a permanent part of the tax code.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After a year-long lapse that left many important conservation donations in limbo, Congress renewed an enhanced tax incentive for conservation easements that increased private land conservation by a third—to over a million acres a year. The renewed incentive will be in effect through December 31, 2011 and retroactive to January 1, 2010.
Land Trust Alliance President Rand Wentworth gave special credit to the sponsors of legislation to make this incentive permanent, Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA), and Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Eric Cantor (R-VA). "These leaders have worked hard to make sure we can continue the success this incentive has already had, protecting special places and productive working lands in hundreds of communities across the country," Wentworth said. "The land this incentive helps protect is an investment in clean water, fresh, local food, wildlife habitat, and scenic beauty."
A broad coalition of sportsmen, outdoors enthusiasts, farmers, ranchers and national conservation groups worked together to renew the incentive and will push to make it permanent in the 112th Congress. Bills to do just that (H.R. 1831 and S. 812) have 274 House and 41 Senate co-sponsors from all 50 states, including majorities of Democrats and Republicans in the House.
By helping modest income landowners deduct the full value of their contributions, this enhanced easement incentive has increased the pace of private, voluntary land conservation by about 250,000 acres a year nationwide, and is especially important now that the latest reports show that America is losing land to development at the rate of 1.5 million acres per year.
The enhanced incentive, which applies to a landowner's federal income tax:
Read more at: www.lta.org/easementincentive. Landowners interested in conserving their land under this provision should contact a land trust in their community: www.findalandtrust.org.
The Land Trust Alliance is a national conservation group that works on behalf of America's 1,700 land trusts to save the places people love by strengthening conservation throughout America. It works to increase the pace and quality of conservation by advocating favorable tax policies, training land trusts in best practices and working to ensure the permanence of conservation in the face of continuing threats.
WASHINGTON, DC – Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) has been presented with a national conservation award for its pioneering work in the land trust field in developing and implementing conservation management plans for important natural areas and setting the example for effective collaboration in conservation.
The SWMLC was selected by The Land Trust Alliance of Washington, DC, from more than 1,700 land trusts across the country, to receive its National Land Trust Excellence Award, which was presented at Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference in Hartford, Connecticut, on October 3, 2010.
SWMLC's Stewardship staff members are recognized as both regional and national leaders in conservation management. They have developed partnerships with organizations such as the Stewardship Network, Natural Areas Association (NAA), and Defenders of Wildlife to provide workshops and seminars across the country. They have been sought after to share their expertise at numerous conferences and training events for the Land Trust Alliance, Center for Collaborative Conservation, Stewardship Network, NAA, Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy, and several other conservation organizations.
"Our long-term viability, and our ability to create meaningful work in perpetuity, whether it's scenic or cultural or protecting natural landscapes, is only going to be effective if we become part of this broader community's fabric," said SWMLC Executive Director Pete Ter Louw, who accepted the award for the Conservancy.
SWMLC created an innovative model for prioritization that incorporates broad stakeholder involvement and geographic information systems analysis to identify areas with critical conservation values for protection and management. The long list of stakeholders involved in these projects include federal agencies, state agencies, county officials, conservation districts, township and city officials, community foundations, private conservation organizations, universities, nature centers, community leaders, and private landowners.
The Land Trust Alliance recognized the success of this model and provided SWMLC a Strategic Conservation Planning grant to use to prioritize conservation actions in and around the 25,000-acre Barry State Game Area. Implementation of the resulting plan began immediately as a private family foundation, engaged in the planning process, stepped forward to make its core mission be the protection and restoration of priority lands. The same family foundation, the USFWS, MDNRE, Ducks Unlimited, and SWMLC have begun a long-term relationship coordinating restoration management between adjacent but separately held parcels in the same region. These partners also brought together several additional conservation organizations to receive a $1 million North American Wetland Conservation Act grant.
Rand Wentworth, President of the Land Trust Alliance, said in bestowing the award that "As a direct result of their willingness to seek out regional expertise, intergovernmental cooperation, and coordination with all of the regional members and the neighbors, the SWMLC has been able to make incredible conservation happen." He added, "Together with fellow consevationists, the members of the SWMLC have found an effective way to preserve the quality of life and unique character of their community — now and forever."
About The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC)
SWMLC was founded in 1991 to protect the wild and scenic areas in the nine counties of southwest
Michigan. The 3.5 million acre service area, covering an expanse the size of Connecticut, is a crossroads of ecological regions. Eastern deciduous forests meet the Midwest prairies while southern mesic woodlands border northern coniferous forests and bogs. Large river systems wind throughout the countryside on their way to Lake Michigan and the largest freshwater dunes in the world. It is home to rural farms, urban centers, Great Lakes shoreline destinations, and Michigan's largest State Game Areas – all within a short drive from Chicago, Indianapolis, and Detroit. Visit www.swmlc.org.
About The Land Trust Alliance
The Alliance is a national conservation organization that works in three ways to save the places people love. First, we increase the pace of conservation, so more land and natural resources get protected. Second, we enhance the quality of conservation, so the most important lands get protected using the best practices in the business. And third, we ensure the permanence of conservation by creating the laws and resources needed to defend protected land over time. The Land Trust Alliance is based in Washington, D.C., and has several regional offices. Visit www.landtrustalliance.org.
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Washington, D.C. - The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (Forest Society) was presented today with a national conservation award for its success and innovation in advocating for both land protection and the careful sustainable use of natural resources.
The Forest Society was selected by The Land Trust Alliance of Washington, D.C., from among over 1,700 land trusts across the country, to receive its National Land Trust Excellence Award, which was presented at Rally: The National Land Conservation Conference in Portland, Oregon on October 12, 2009.
"We are delighted to be recognized for our innovative land conservation work," said President/Forester Jane Difley, who accepted the award for The Forest Society. "Our 10,000 members make us what we are today – a unique blend of visionary land trust and sustainable forestry association. Our success is due in large part to the strength of our partnerships as well as our recognition that forestry and land protection go hand in hand. We think it's a winning combination for New Hampshire's iconic landscapes, its multi-use forests, and the quality of life for the people who live, work and visit in the state."
Since its creation in 1901, the Forest Society has been a leader in collaborative efforts to protect the natural resources throughout the state of New Hampshire. In addition to owning and actively managing 165 forest reservations in nearly 100 communities, the Forest Society holds conservation easements with numerous municipalities, provides an executor role in over 125 easements held by other organizations and has joined with nearly every major land trust in the state in completing or advocating for land protection projects. It also frequently partners with New Hampshire's state Division of Forest and Lands and Fish and Game Department to effect protection of working forests and critical wildlife habitat.
Through consensus building and collaboration, the state's oldest and largest land trust is a proven leader. The Forest Society has always been looked upon to bring together various stakeholders to address complex conservation and environmental issues, in large part because it has always been viewed as a fair and reasonable convener and advocate.
Rand Wentworth, President of the Land Trust Alliance, said in bestowing the award that "From its first major initiative to promote the Weeks Act to create the eastern National Forest System, to the many other collaborative projects that reformed timber taxes, created a constitutional amendment to enable the creation of current use land assessment, and the creation of the Trust for New Hampshire Lands and Land Conservation Investment Program - a $50 million program to secure 100,000 acres, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests efforts have proven themselves a successful leader in collaborative conservation." He added, "Together, the members of the Forest Society have preserved the quality of life and unique character of their community—now and forever."
About The Forest Society
Founded by a handful of concerned citizens in 1901, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is now one of the country's most effective statewide land conservation organizations. As a non-profit membership organization, the Forest Society is dedicated to protecting the state's most important landscapes while promoting the wise use of its renewable natural resources. It completed the first conservation easement in New Hampshire in 1971, and today owns 165 Forest Reservations covering 48,000 acres and holds interests in more than 700 conservation easements and restrictions protecting more than 117,000 acres, statewide. Visit www.forestsociety.org.
About The Land Trust Alliance
The Land Trust Alliance is a national conservation organization that works in three ways to save the places people love. First, we increase the pace of conservation, so more land and natural resources get protected. Second, we enhance the quality of conservation, so the most important lands get protected using the best practices in the business. And third, we ensure the permanence of conservation by creating the laws and resources needed to defend protected land over time. The Land Trust Alliance is based in Washington, D.C., and has several regional offices. Visit www.landtrustalliance.org.
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Dating can sometimes be exhausting, especially when you experience a string of blind dates that go from bad to worse, not to mention those horrifyingly shocking experiences that turn into laugh out loud stories you tell your friends.
Believe me, I know the feeling.
Sometimes you just want to say, "Enough. I'm tired of being disappointed," but I believe that with an open mind, something good comes out of every blind date.
So, the next time your friend calls to say, "Hey, I know a great guy (or girl) you should meet," here are four reasons you should say OK!
1. Don't underestimate the ability of a matchmaker
Let's say someone you work with asks if you'd like to be set up with his or her friend, and your silent gut reaction is, "If he or she is anything like you, then no thanks." My advice is, get rid of the judgmental attitude and stop being a snob.
The person who wants to set you up could have great match-making abilities, and the date could turn out to be the person of your dreams. When people offer to set people up, most times it's well thought out. Get over it and just accept!
2. Dating is a numbers game.
I used to be a telephone sales representative who had to make 100 cold calls per day. If I showed up for work and made the calls, it was inevitable that some would result in sales. If I was out sick, I would have no sales that day.
Dating is exactly the same.
If you go out on five dates, there's a chance you might hit it off with one of them. If you go on zero dates, you have no chance of any igniting sparks. My point is, you will never meet someone sitting on your couch. Simply walking out the door increases your odds.
3. It's possible to have a good time even if your date doesn't turn out to be your soul mate
Meeting new people will always enrich your life in some way. It might have a big impact or it might be something as small as a book the person recommends, but I can almost guarantee that if you meet someone for coffee for 45 minutes, you will gain something.
So, next time you walk into the meeting place, see your blind date and say to yourself, "I could be home right now watching Dancing With The Stars," don't be so quick to dismiss the idea of being more open minded, and realizing you just might learn something interesting or end up having a good laugh!
4. The purpose of the date might reveal itself later
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However, a few things can happen by meeting "The One."
That person could end up helping you in your professional life in some way. He or she could give you great advice about your job or offer a connection that helps advance your career, somehow.
Next, your bad blind date could end up becoming your platonic friend. He or she could then introduce you to friends, and one of the friends could become a romantic interest. The more friends you have (of either gender) the better! It can only lead to the expansion of your social network, not to mention the great gift of a friend.
Everyone knows how awkward and uncomfortable blind dates can be. Sometimes you meet the person and in the first 10 seconds you say to yourself, "No way." Then there are blind dates where you are rolling your eyes while walking in the door of a restaurant, and in the first moment you meet your date, you say to yourself, "Wow, what a nice surprise!"
With blind dates, there are no guarantees, only opportunities. Like the lottery slogan declares: "You can't win if you don't play."


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Go to it — but let's start with a question: What realistic ideas haven't yet been seriously floated to trim the state budget?
Be nice!
Go to it — but let's start with a question: What realistic ideas haven't yet been seriously floated to trim the state budget?
Be nice!
Massive, but targeted lay-offs.
Realistically why are the tax payers paying full salaries and full heath and dental for part time legislator? That alone if it was addressed could save millions if not a billion bucks. However i would bet both Democrats and Republicans would agree to starve the tax payers before themselves.
Start taxing the pensions of retiring state employees. There's no good reason why they shouldn't pay income taxes like everyone else. It's not likely that legislators would have the guts to do this, but it would be a reliable source of revenue. Start charging state empoyees more for their fringe benefits. In other words, dry up the scandalous gravy train that state workers enjoy.
Also, limit the number of pensions that state workers can draw.
And close the loophole that lets legislators "retire" one day and start drawing a pension, and "begin" the very next day to collect the former paycheck. This is outrageous. But would legislators go along with it? Not a chance, but put them on the spot anyway.
And remember next year is an election year for all legislative seats.
Pass the Marriage Equality bill. 200 million in revenue, a boost to the economy, and being in the for front of equality for all.
The new handgun database (also known as CoBIS) was created in 2001 by Pataki, in the hopes that it would solve gun crimes. In nearly 9 years it has not solved 1 crime and costs about $3 million to run do to personell and equipment costs. No one would notice if it went away!
mandatory consolidation of lower tiers of government. Operative word being "mandatory". The "aid to localities" amount is gigantic. Let's have fewer localities. We don't need so many villages and towns within the already too many counties.
I realize the political push-back this would receive. Most every member of the state legislature has a relative or friend who is the local town supervisor or mayor or county clerk of xyz, NY.
Counties that contain a large ciy like buffalo, roch., syr. alb., yonkers, even poughkeepsie, utica, watertown, binghampton, etc. should remain a distinct county. But, the areas between these places should be merged.
You asked for an idea. Cut the unnecessary , often overlapping duplicative layers of gov.
A tax cut on the middle class will stimulate the eonomony in NY and create new jobs and more revenue for the state.
Hundreds and hundreds of residents had their right to vote challenged by GOP operatives in Columbia County this week…
Where was the Times-Union? It sometimes seems like the only stories in our area that rate coverage in the T-U are murders and maybe the occasional restaurant opening.
(And we haven't forgotten how the T-U's Hornbeck initially asserted that the ballot recount issue, which became central to the outcome of Murphy-Tedisco, was not worthy of notice.)
Dear Gov. Please remove the stigma of "essential" personnel for the buyout program. Many people would like to retire or remove themselves from the state payroll but department heads have labled them essential to operations and will not allow them to take advantage of the offering
Well, Casey, I guess that depends on what you consider to be "realistic."
Consolidating services (e.g., pick whether DOH or DEC is ultimately in charge of water supply purity)?
Cutting back on contract work & giving it to idle state workers?
Abolishing ganja prohibition and/or passing a medicinal marijuana bill? (New licenses to buy!)
What realistic ideas haven't yet been seriously floated to trim the state budget?
Real layoffs and consolidation of state agencies. When the private sector needs to downsize they layoff significant percentages of the workforce.
NYS should layoff 10% of the workforce immediately as a sign of good faith. Second, eliminate the pension plans and have contributory 401ks for retirement plans.
updated. Pass the Marriage Equality bill. 200 million in revenue, a boost to the economy, and being in the for front of equality for all, with the additional revenue it would mean less cuts for everyone else.
No. 3: The retired-legislators loophole was closed years ago, although legislators who were on the payroll back then are, of course, grandfathered in.
Office of Ganja Services The problem with your list idea is simple. This is NYS and if they passed medical pot, the state would start a new authority to pack with freinds making 100K+ plus a year, it would end up costing the state more in labor than it would take in in revenue.
Stop paying contractors. Get rid of Contractors.
You can have a State worker do the same work for less.
you can also trim the work force, with out massive lay-offs.
There is no reason for some dept's to have 1 supervisor per 6 staff members. 1 manager for every 30 staff memeber. (this means 1 manager for 5 supervisors and 30 staff. Too many queen bees, not enough worker bees!
So they have to work a little bit harder, remeber this is work.
Medicaid reform could solve it all. NY is the gols standard plus some compared to other states. Downstate reps fight this every time to pander to the welfare class. New York State's highest-in-the-nation Medicaid spending now costs an average $2165 per resident, well over twice the national avg.
One simple thing – all state workers have a formulary for prescription meds – but not public assistance recipients? Institue this one item and poof – all solved. Check it out and look at the numbers. Plus counties pick up 50% of these costs – boon to them too.
Put OCFS, OTDA, and DOH back under one agency control.
Eliminate all executive level "commisions" – these all duplicate services provided by agencies, all are political favor jobs.
Cut all non-union staff making over 75k salaries on sliding scale from 1-15%. If you want to make more than 100k public service is not your calling in life, sorry.
The forced consolidation of municipal governments and services. This will save the state from spending million of dollars on aiding municipalities.
Make a requirement of tri-city residence for anyone seeking office as a legislator or Governor. We (the State taxpayers) are paying full salaries to part time employees and when they don't do their job on regular duty, we're paying them to stay at nice hotels and eat out at the best downtown eateries under their per diems. If these people lived in the tri-city area, they would commute and pay for their own expense. That would be a savings in itself since it seems the only time "a little" work gets done by these legislators is under special session. Why does the Governor or the NYS taxpayers let this happen repeatedly?!!!
End ALL state funded or operated programs or services. No schools, no roadwork, no services for the poor, disabled, elderly, retarded, mentally ill, unemployed, or sick.
Problem solved.
where do I srart on that question Casey?…let's see
1….a moral ethical & OPEN NYS government
2….skimming the "fat" off those top positions…especially in the
Gov's Office
3…getting rid of Mr 93K SIF who was complaning that he was earning 93K for DOING NOTHING..is he still employed there?….for doing nothing?
4…greater punishment for criminals like Antonio Novello..Alan Hevesi…Barbara Billett aka Barbara Clarkstone former "Acting" Commissh of the NYS TAX Department who hired Tax attorneys against Civil Service Law..that story soon died ..I still think some of those attorneys work for Tax and as far as Billett/Clarkstone goes not sure that she was punished at all…to Hevesi & Novello a "mere" fine is chump change to them
5….for Mr. Gov to STOP saying WE ALL have to sacrifice although there are clear indications that WE ALL doesn't include he & his posse
6…..for the Senate & Assembly not to have the upper hand & manipulate the Gov like a handpuppett & the Gov to "grow a pair" when appropriate
7….for NYS citizens to WAKE UP…bocome more involved & not take pokiticians words at "face value"
8…for Mr. Gov to come out of his "trance" & step up to the plate…a little too late for that I think
9…for the TU reporters & other news agencies to take more seriously the accusations made by the "lowly" NYS workers who have a front row seat in regards to the corruptive practices that go on in NYS government..it's actually mind-boggling what some of these superiors get away with
10…for the Gov to step down while he still has "some " dignity left & work at a Comedy Cub..preferably in New Jersey
11…to NOT consider AG Cuomo as future Gov material as he is in charge of "representing " NYS agencies …..as AG he is doing a great job of helping to "cover up" whats wrong with the "system..he spends his time lauding his accomplishments in regards to Non-State issues apparently choosing to ignore & defend the improper & unethical practices of said agencies
11. AN INDERPENDENT FEDERAL INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY WE ARE IN SUCH A MESS…this doesn't happen overnight & playing the "blame game " gets us nowhere
12…for the Unions in my case in particular the CSEA to "talk the talk" & stop PRETENDING THAT THEY CARE ABOUT ANYONE BUT THEIR OWN BEST INTERESTS…as an aside in my case for a CSEA Attorney to discontinue saying that "we don't follow the contract" as in my case although preaching the contract TO THE LETTER when in their favor
treating WHISTLE BLOWERS with dignity & respect rather than punishing them for standing up for moral truths rather than portraying them as the villan thus making their fellow employees "fearful" of speaking up
Unrealistically?….throw ALL the "bums" out ASAP & start from scratch…
trust me I could go on & on & on & on etc…….you're hearing from a 29+ NYS employee up until these past 2 years felt that there was some sort of a "balance " in NYS government…from my ordeal & the ordeals of others I see that the problem continues to be about power & creed not about our State's best interest & certainly NOT about INTEGRITY…
Term limits on all State Assembly and Senate legislators 6 years or 3 terms sound about right. In pension costs alone we would save billions. Secondly, term limits on the leadership positions in the Legislature: (1) Senate Majority leader (2) Assembly Speaker. The State of New York has been stuck with Sheldon Silver for 15 years now as Speaker. This tax and spend "redistribution of wealth" liberal from Manhattan has played a major role in destroying NY's economic base. He has to go!
Eliminate pension and health insurance eligibility for any part-time elected state and local officials. No pensions or benefits for state legislators, county legislators or town officials if they are not full-time civil servants.
require public authorities to pay franchise fees to the state in order to operate.
It's simple really… place the GOP back in the majority! Obviously the "jack asses" haven't performed and have turned out the lights on themselves and all NY'ers!
#19: "Make a requirement of tri-city residence for anyone seeking office as a legislator or Governor. "
So much for representative democracy.
One big obstacle to having a rational discussion on this topic is that the state budget isn't easily accessible in an understandable way. Take a look at this site for the Federal budget, for instance. It would be amazingly terrific if some public spirited entity (cough)TU(cough) would do something similar for the state budget so people could actually see what financial effect things would have and where all the actual spending is. State workers are, for whatever reason, a popular target, but the research I've done on the state budget indicates to me that they're really not one of the really big expenses.
#20 – What you fail to understand, in your post, which I'm sure you think is oh-so-clever, is that many people don't object to paying taxes to fund services. It's that, in New York State, we pay a whole lot and get pretty much nothing in return.
New York State spends more on Medicaid, per recipient, than any other state in the U.S. Are our poor people incredibly healthier than a state which spends a middle-of-the-pack amount? Demonstrably, no. So please, let us know what we are paying for.
As for education, New York again leads the U.S. in per-pupil expenditures. One would think, then, that our children are performing at or near the top of student achievement metrics. Sadly, this is not the case – they are firmly entrenched right in the middle. Of course, there are folks who would have us believe that, despite the fact that our students are perfoming with general mediocrity, the answer is to spend even more money.
Now, between Medicaid and education expenditures, we're talking a very, very large chunk of the budget.
If we're already spending so much and getting so little in return…what is it, precisely, that you are defending?
I guess MSNBC is more comfortable challenging 17 year old girls waiting in line at a book signing than challenging Democrat politicians.
No wonder they have no ratings
Dissolve every village government in the state. There's nothing villages do that towns can't.


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Click on the subtitles below for instant information on how to substitute milk with non-dairy options (all are lactose-free, casein-free, 100% dairy-free, and vegan) …
The selection of non-dairy milk options has exploded in recent years. Below is a rundown of the choices to substitute milk, their flavor profiles, and best uses …
The base of almond milk is typically made from ground almonds, filtered water, and a small amount of sweetener (i.e. brown rice syrup), though you can easily find unsweetened varieties.
Almond milk can best be described as a lightly sweet non-dairy beverage with a delicate almond flavor. The nutty flavor in almond milk can be a plus in various desserts. It has become my personal favorite for smoothies. However, almond milk is best left to sweet dishes, as even the unsweetened varieties can make some savory dishes taste slightly off.
Not to be mistaken with regular or light coconut milk (which are sold in cans), coconut milk beverage is sold in cartons like other milk alternatives, and is relatively light. It does have a hint of coconut flavor, but still works well in sweet recipes, on cereal, or in savory dishes where the flavor blends well, such as Asian entrees or salad dressings with sharp flavors.
This is the classic, the originaly milk alternative. It has been around so long that "soymilk" is a recognized word (versus having to put "milk alternative or beverage" after the name). It does have a distinct but mild "beany" taste that some people love and others loathe.
Nonetheless, soymilk is still considered one of the most versatile milk alternatives. It is slightly heftier in protein and fat than most milk alternatives, making it a good option to substitute milk in savory sauces and in baked goods. It can pretty much be a stand-in for milk in most recipes, but keep that "beany" profile in mind. Soymilk could overpower a delicately-flavored recipe.
When soy allergies and milk and soy protein intolerance (MSPI) emerged as concerns, rice milk popped onto the market as another way to substitute milk. Many moms say that rice milk is the most loved by kids. Like soymilk, it is highly versatile and can be used in most recipes, both sweet and savory. Where rice milk falls short is in its heft. It is very light and sometimes a touch watery, so it won't add much richness to sauces or ice creams. However, unlike soymilk, it works quite well in more delicate dessert recipes that don't require a lot of fat.
Oat milk is more popular in Europe than in Northa America, but I have no idea why, it's great! Since the only brand in the U.S. is sweetened (good, but sweetened), I prefer to make oat milk at home (see the oat milk recipe in the section below). Oat milk has a nice earthy taste that isn't too bitter or too sweet. It is great in smoothies, with cereal or granola, and works well in baked goods. I also think it is a good option for savory recipes and some sweets, but oat milk may be a little too earthy for say, a light white sauce or creme brulee.
Hemp milk has fought a few uphill battles. Obviously, regulations on hemp are a primary issue, which is why all brands of hemp milk come from Canadian companies. But hemp also has a strong taste that can be a bit too powerful in milk alternatives at times. Some hemp companies have mellowed out that flavor with sweeteners and certain processing techniques. Like soymilk, some love the flavor while others find it a bit, well, skunky. Still, hemp milk is a great allergen-free milk alternative that is worth trialing – I'd just avoid using it in delicately-flavored recipes.
This darling has some huge potential for its ability to truly substitute milk. One reporter did a blind taste-test of milk alternatives with milk drinkers. Flax milk was the resounding winner. It was enjoyed by all and had a taste and consistency that was voted as closest to "the real stuff."
I've enjoyed it myself and have to admit that it is pretty seamless. The fluidity is spot on, and it has just enough fat to impart milky richness without being too thick. The flavor is also quite mild. It should work well in almost any recipe that calls for milk, whether sweet, savory, earthy, or delicate.
There are a few more types of milk alternatives on the market, including sunflower and grain. As they grow in popularity, I will report back. In the mean time, for a full listing of the types and brands, see the No Dairy Product Lists.
All of the above can be used to substitute milk in a 1:1 ratio for skim or low-fat milk, whether used raw, when cooking, or in baking … with a few exceptions. Things like instant pudding won't set-up nicely with most milk alternatives. See p.169 in Go Dairy Free for several easy methods to make delicious instant pudding.
Also, if using a milk alternative in savory dishes, purchase the "unsweetened" variety. Original, vanilla, and other milk alternative flavors will often have sweetener added, which could throw off your dish.
For many recipes, any of the low-fat / non-fat milk substitute options will work well as a substitute for whole milk, too. However, I prefer to use the following non-dairy milk choices when the recipe or my tastes require something with a touch of richness …
This is one of the richest commerically available milk alternatives, containing 5 grams of fat per 1 cup serving, just a bit below the 8 grams of fat in 1 cup of whole milk.
Canned light coconut milk has roughly double the amount of fat as whole milk. This can be a benefit in some recipes, but if you prefer something a little lighter then use 1 part water and 1 part light coconut milk in place of the whole milk.
Keep in mind, canned light coconut milk has more of a coconut flare than coconut milk beverage, and may impart a coconut vibe on your recipe. This usually works well in many dessert recipes, and in Asian-inspired savory dishes, but may need to be masked by other flavors in recipes such as a linguine alfredo.
Canned light coconut milk is shelf-stable and typically sold in the Asian section of most grocers. Do not confuse it with coconut milk beverage (sold by the quart or half-gallon in aseptic packages or refrigerated cartons), which is lighter in fat, coconut taste, and texture, and may be sweetened.
Below are the products we've had a chance to taste-test and review here on Go Dairy Free. For a more extensive list of non-dairy milk options available, get one of our No Dairy Product Lists; they include thousands of dairy-free foods.
The number of milk alternatives currently on the market is phenomenal, and the list seems to be growing by the day. You can now enjoy delicious creamy soups and sauces as well as rich desserts made from rice, soy, oat, almond, coconut, sunflower, or even flax "milks". With this in mind, I have a few general tips and bits of information to offer before you head off on your dairy-free shopping spree to substitute milk:
For more creamy recipes and dairy alternative tips from my kitchen, see Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living.
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Al Boges & Dr. Manhattan Drop A Certified Banger
Here is the first single off Al Boges & Dr. Manhattan's debut collaboration, "The Golden Silence". Cuts by DJ Buffalo. Art Work by my brother from another Andreis Costa.
Here is the first single off Al Boges & Dr. Manhattan's debut collaboration, "The Golden Silence". Cuts by DJ Buffalo. Art Work by my brother from another Andreis Costa.
My brother from another Guess Who put me on to some dope new music out of update NY that he designed the cover art for. This is freshness and be on the lookout for an EP from Al Boges dropping soon…
Nitty and Al Boges- Burn It Down
Crazy fat swollen shouts to Awkward and my OG homie Guess Who (check our track record running shit at Bard College in the 2000s baby!) for this ill joint. Recognize the realness or fall back!
Awkword feat. Guess Who- Doctor Doctor ((prod. MajoR R.E.)
Doctor Doctor ft. GuessWho? (prod. MajoR R.E. [Malaysia]) by @AWKWORDrap
My homie Guess Who of No Question fame has given me his previously unreleased project prior to Got Game? and it is a banger! Bad News is Guess Who and Filthy Rich and they cause static! Download the EP and check out the video for "People Are Strange."
My dear homie Guess Who that I did four years upstate with (college not prison. Oh and shout outs to Bard College holding it down!) has released a true gem. Him and the incredibly dope Whatzisface put together a mixtape comprised of all beats sampled from old Nintendo games. Yup, all the classics are here; Megaman, Marble Maddness, Time Lord and many more. For those of us who came up glued to the screen playing Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, and Kung Fu, and who love that good old boom bap shit, this mixtape will stay on repeat for a very long time.


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I *think* I've got enough to get by during the first weeks, and then figure out what else we need as we go. If anyone feels like taking a look and seeing if I missed anything, please feel free.
Here's what I have ordered or bought:
-The bassinet (We're still deciding on a crib since we cancelled our order for the Stokke since it was lost somewhere.)
-Two extra fitted sheets for the bassinet
-Car seat
-One moby wrap
-3 packs of disposable newborn diapers, and a friend is lending me some cloth diapers while we figure out what works for us so we can buy with knowledge.
-Disposable wipes and cloth wipes.
-A borrowed breast pump (same friend), with all new fittings. Breast ice packs and disposable breast pads.
-4 various baby bottles, again to see what we like once we've established breast feeding. Mulitple Medela storage bags, steam sanitizer bags, etc.
-A slipcovered glider
-A nosefrida booger sucker and extra filters.
-A Piyo nail clipper set
-Two hooded towels. (No bath, we're planning on using the sink if we can due to limited storage space.)
-Two swaddle me's, and two swaddle blankets.
-One lightweight blanket, one heavier blanket, a crochet blanket, and a flannel blanket. (Gifts)
-A wetbag.
-A variety of tank top/short sleeve/long sleeve onesies. A couple 'cute' outfits for pictures. A few sleep gowns. One pair of shorts. (I'm planning on ordering baby legs, too.)
-3 pack of mittens and two skull caps.
-Butt cream
-A Moby Wrap
-Rattle booties, and a regular toy rattle.
Still to come, my mom is making us some burp cloths and a changing pad, and I need to buy a hamper and something for dirty cloth diapers. Oh, and I need to pick up some nipple cream and baby wash, but I haven't decided on brand yet.
Have I missed something I really need in the beginning? I was planning on waiting to see what he liked in terms of swing, bouncer, etc.
***ETA. I have looked at various lists on the web. But writing it out and discussing it helps me, so hence my post. So thanks to anyone who took the time to read it.
I can't think of what one would need for cord care?
I was going to say, at the hosp the LC will be happy to hook you up with a little nipple ointment. A little goes a loooong way. I think that little one from the hosp is all I ever needed. (I BF