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Originally published Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 11:56 PM
Gov. Gregoire will call special session
Gov. Chris Gregoire will call for another special session as the Washington state Legislature is set to reach a midnight deadline for the current 30-day special session.
Associated Press
Gov. Chris Gregoire will call for another special session as the Washington state Legislature is set to reach a midnight deadline for the current 30-day special session.
Cory Curtis, a spokesman for Gregoire, says Gregoire will have lawmakers start the new special session right at midnight to continue their work into the morning.
Her announcement was set to come minutes before the deadline, midnight Tuesday, to officially close out the special session. Lawmakers had been passing bills tied to the budget right up until the deadline, but weren't able to move everything before time ran out.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Lawmakers reached a tentative budget deal Tuesday, but it wasn't clear if they would get everything done before the special session clock runs out at midnight.
"We have broad agreement on a deal," said Cory Curtis, a spokesman for Gov. Chris Gregoire. Curtis couldn't discuss the specifics about the remaining issues, but said "the hope is they can still be done by midnight."
The House and Senate were moving several bills late Tuesday night in advance of a potential vote on the supplemental budget. Gregoire, who had been meeting with lawmakers throughout the day, appeared in the Senate and House wings to meet with Democratic leaders.
"We're making progress," she said. "But we've still got some things to work out."
Earlier in the day, Sen. Joe Zarelli, Senate Republicans' lead on budget issues, sounded an equally optimistic note after an afternoon meeting with the governor and key Democrats, saying "we're all on the same sheet of music, but some of the notes need to be clarified."
"Time isn't our friend right now," Zarelli said. "We'll work the clock. If we have everything worked out and we're in agreement and the clock expires, there's always another day."
The flurry of activity Tuesday started the previous day and was the culmination of months of negotiations over how to close a roughly half-billion dollar shortfall for the two-year budget cycle ending June 2013.
On Tuesday, lawmakers reached agreement on a bill addressing early retirement benefits for future state employees. That measure had been a key sticking point between Democrats and Republicans.
A Republican-led coalition in the Senate had insisted on several reform-related bills, including the pension one, before taking up the budget.
Senators approved the measure Tuesday by a margin of 27-22, clearing a major hurdle in the quest by lawmakers to complete their work. The state House passed the plan shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday night, finalizing a deal that had eluded lawmakers for months and delayed final action on the state budget.
State workers who retire before the age of 62 already have scaled back pension benefits. Under the new bill, pension benefits for workers retiring at the age of 55 would be reduced by as much as 50 percent. The changes only apply to workers hired starting in May 2013. The plan would save the state an estimated $1.3 billion over 25 years.
The Senate also passed other budget-related bills off the floor Tuesday night. On a 42-5 vote, the Senate approved an accounting maneuver in which the state would temporarily claim control of local sales taxes before they are sent back to jurisdictions at their usual time, roughly a month after they are collected. That plan is estimated to increase the state's general fund balance sheet by some $238 million. That measure passed the House last week and now goes to the governor for her signature.
Also Tuesday, the House passed a measure that would require the state's two-year budget to be in line with anticipated revenue over a four-year period or 4.5 percent growth per year, whichever is greater. The measure, another bill that was part of the budget negotiations, was passed on a 79-19 vote and now heads to the Senate for concurrence.
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane, said that if lawmakers weren't able to get all of the bills moved by midnight, they still planned to work until everything was done. If the governor needs to call another special session at midnight, Brown said the plan is for lawmakers to work through the night to finish everything within hours.
"I don't think anyone wants to come back tomorrow," she said.
Democrats hold power in the House and had been unwilling to embrace GOP bills that passed the Senate on Saturday, including one to alter health insurance benefits for K-12 employees.
Sen. Rodney Tom, a Medina Democrat who voted with Republicans on a budget proposal last month, had been out of town this week in California and not expected to return until Wednesday, after the special session ended. However, he was seen in the Senate wings Tuesday, having returned a day earlier than expected.
Tom said he was concerned about how the proposed changes to the pension system were coming together in negotiations. And he also worried that Senate Democrats might push through a budget in his absence.
Tom has been siding with Republicans in the latest talks, helping provide the GOP coalition with a 25-24 majority in the Senate.
Earlier in the day, key lawmakers announced that they reached a deal on the capital budget, but were still working toward finalizing details on it.
House Capital Budget Committee Chairman Hans Dunshee, a Snohomish Democrat, said the agreed-upon $1.1 billion supplemental capital budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending.
However, the capital budget, which is for building and construction projects, would not be passed until after the operating budget.
Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, R-Wenatchee, said both parties agreed to spend more on projects now, while the economy is struggling and costs are low. She said she expects next year's capital budget to be more modest.
Associated Press writers Mike Baker and Jonathan Kaminsky contributed to this report.
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As the game industry has shifted from retail to digital distribution in recent years, it has become harder to accurately gauge whether the market is growing or shrinking, and by how much. However, according to DFC Intelligence, total game-industry sales will continue to explode in the coming years, growing from $66.6 billion in 2010 to $81 billion by 2016.
DFC Intelligence's forecast, which was announced this week as part of its annual Worldwide Market Forecasts for the Video Game and Interactive Entertainment Industry report, factors in myriad sales channels. These include revenues from dedicated console and portable hardware and physical and digital software. The firm's figures also include software sales on platforms where gaming isn't the primary use, such as mobile phones, tablets, and music players.
"Overall the game industry is becoming more diversified and global as it continues to grow," said DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole. "This makes the industry challenging because it is hard to know where to place one's bets. At the same time, there are many niches of opportunity that didn't exist in the past."
According to the report, the largest area of growth is from online sales. Revenue from online PC, console, and mobile games is expected to grow from $19.3 billion in 2010 to $37.9 billion in 2016. Retail, on the other hand, has seen a definite slide. Following its peak in 2008 of $58 billion, global retail sales are expected to steadily decline to $43 billion by 2016.
"On a global basis it looks like retail delivery of physical software peaked in 2008," Cole said. "We expect a slow, steady decline for physical game sales, with a steady increase for online delivery of games and new business models such as subscriptions and virtual item sales." DFC Intelligence expects online business will surpass retail beginning in 2013.
DFC Intelligence has been offering far-future forecasts for the game industry for years. In 2006, the analyst group predicted that global game-industry revenues would reach $44 billion by 2011. As mentioned above, that figure was easily surpassed in 2010, when total global sales were $66.6 billion, according to DFC's figures.

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Despite a significant, long-term shortage of grapes and economic pressures that are putting the squeeze on profit margins, California wine industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the future, according to two new surveys conducted by the University of California, Davis.
Findings from the surveys of wine executives and winemakers were presented today during the Wine Industry Financial Symposium at the Napa Valley Marriott in Napa, Calif.
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FLW College Fishing - Western
Western Regional - Folsom Lake (Oct. 7-9, 2010)
Sacramento State survives huge scare to win title on Folsom Lake
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Shortly after the Sacramento State football team pounded Northern Colorado 35-7, the Sacramento State fishing team of Robert Matsuura and Peter Lee made sure that they wouldn't be overshadowed at their own university for long. Using a total catch of 29 pounds, 2 ounces, Sacramento State took home the top prize at the FLW College Fishing Western Regional Championship in the most dramatic fashion – winning the title by a mere 2 ounces.
However, that was only part of the story. In what will surely go down in record books as one of the most crazy, unlikely and dramatic wins in the history of FLW College Fishing, Sacramento State did everything in their power to guarantee that their victory will not be forgotten anytime soon.
Heading into the final day of competition, Sacramento State was clinging to a 1 ½-pound lead. However, things took a dramatic turn for the worse for the California squad only a few minutes after takeoff.
"I was casting out a jerkbait, and I hooked Robert in the back in the head," Lee said of the unfortunate incident, which almost derailed the team's chances for a tournament title. "And it wasn't a little cast either. I really wound up and tried to whip it out there. I guess I have to apologize to Robert and his family."
Although it appeared that the injury was serious at first, Matsuura – after a brief hiatus from fishing – quickly found humor in the situation.
"It was kind of my fault," joked Matsuura. "I should have known that (Lee) couldn't throw a jerkbait."
Lee said that he had a brief premonition right before the incident as well.
"(Lee) made one cast, and I felt the breeze whip right past my head," Matsuura said. "And on the very next cast he hooked me. I dropped to the deck. Right then and there I thought we were done. I thought we'd finish the day in fifth place."
But with a treble hook firmly lodged in the back of his head, Matsuura willed away the pain, put his game face on and went back out fishing.
"It was about 7:25 a.m., I have a hook in my head, we're losing fishing time, and we're having a tough time catching fish," said Matsuura. "So it was really a test of confidence for me. It was a big test. But what I learned on Folsom Lake today will only make me a better fisherman."
Despite the setback, the duo forged on. Using a swimbait in the early-morning hours and a Carolina rig and drop-shot armed with a 3-inch Roboworm, the team slowly cobbled together five keeper fish – one short of the limit – and eventually headed back to weigh-in.
Matsuura's partner said he was more than impressed by Matsuura's fortitude.
"Robert was really focused throughout the whole day," said Lee. "He was amazing. But coming back to weigh-in, we really didn't think we'd finish in first place. We thought we'd wind up in second or third place at best."
With the Chico State team of Parker Moran and Mashal Smith sitting with quiet confidence onstage with a total catch of 29 pounds, the Sacramento State team finally brought their fish to the scales. Lee weighed in first and then Matsuura – with treble hook still firmly embedded in the back of his scalp. Sacramento State needed a grand total of 7 pounds, 8 ounces or the title would go to Chico State. Finally, the weight was revealed – 7 pounds, 10 ounces.
Sacramento State had won it all.
"It's a big accomplishment to get the win," said Matsuura. "It's the biggest fishing accomplishment of my life. It feels good. But I'm pretty battered and bruised right now. My hands are all cut up, I'm tired, and I have a hook in my head. It was a pretty stressful day to say the least."
However, with a first-place check in their hands totaling $50,000 (including a brand-new Ranger boat and scholarship money) and a free entry into the 2011 FLW College Fishing National Championship, it was clear that all of the hard work and pain was finally worth it.
"We're really excited about the sweep," said Lee, referring to his team's ability to lead the tournament from start to finish. "The football team won, we finished in first place, and even Robert seems pretty happy now. I still can't believe it. We won by 2 ounces. Who would have guessed that?"
The correct answer – nobody. Nobody at all.
Chico State finishes in runner-up position
Heading into the finals, the Chico State team of Parker Moran and Marshal Smith thought that the tournament title could come down to a battle between them and the other Chico State squad led by Thomas White and Allison Shaw. So when White and Shaw fell 3 ounces short of Moran and Smith's three-day, 29-pound catch, the duo thought the title just might be theirs for the taking. Unfortunately for them, Sacramento State managed to do what they did all week – finish the day in first place for a third consecutive day.
"Gosh, what was that? Did we just lose by 2 ounces," said Moran. "Wow. My hat is off to Sacramento State. That dude took a jerkbait to his dome and still went back out there. That's incredible. They totally deserved to win."
While they would have loved to have walked away with the title, Moran said he had no regrets.
"I'm just so happy right now," he said. "Our bite really died today and I thought we'd finish in second place at best but probably in third. But we couldn't have finished where we did without each other. We used my partner's jig pattern all week and we used my (GPS) spots. Together we were a great team."
"We came in here with a ton of spots and we did exactly what we wanted to do," said Smith. "We stuck to our gameplan all three days."
Moran and Smith said they concentrated on approximately five main areas and rotated between them all day long employing a combination of jigs and drop-shots equipped with a Morning Dawn Robo worm.
"Twenty minutes before we had to head back in, we found another good spot – a chunk rock bank – and we put four fish in the boat in like 10 minutes," said Smith. "I knew we wouldn't be competitive if we didn't catch our limit and that gave me my limit fish. I thought we had a pretty good chance after that."
Although it didn't work out in the end, Moran and Smith walked away with $25,000 in scholarships and a trip to the 2011 National Championship.
The "other" Chico State makes their mark
If a prize was awarded for the biggest characters of the entire tournament, the Chico State team of Thomas White and Allison Shaw would have won hands down. White, who stands seemingly 3 feet taller than his partner, and Shaw, the only woman to qualify for the finals, provided comic relief from start to finish.
And they also proved to be one heck of a fishing team as well. With a total catch of 28 pounds, 13 ounces, White and Shaw managed to take home third place overall as well as $11,000 in scholarships.
"I'm so stoked just to be standing up here," said Shaw, who repeatedly joked with the crowd that she caught all of her fish on a bright pink, 2 ½-foot children's Zebco fishing rod. "We had a lot of fun out here. I'm just really happy. And look, the fishing rod even matches my shoes!"
White, who played the straight man all week to his partner's effervescent character, attempted to sum up his team's experience at Folsom Lake.
"You know what, we're really versatile this week," said White. "I was really confident we could have won the title. But the problem was that the fish bit the wrong hooks today. Allison caught five fish (per tournament rules each partner can only weight in three fish). And if I would have caught just one of those fish, we'd still be standing onstage. But we had a lot of fun.'
The duo said they caught most of their fish using a drop-shot equipped with a 4-inch Prizm shad Robo worm in 25 to 40 feet of water.
San Jose State University nets fourth place
Although they couldn't quite duplicate the performance of the San Jose State team in 2009 – that team took home the western regional championship title – the duo of Anthony Lee and Tyler Swasey still managed to do the university proud. Using a total catch of 25 pounds, Lee and Swasey grabbed fourth place overall, qualified for the National Championship and walked away with $8,000 in scholarships in the process.
"We had a lot of fun this week," said Swasey. "We just hung out and caught a bunch of fish."
The San Jose State team said that they relied heavily on a weighted Robo worm to land the majority of their catch.
"Our goal was to get three big bites a day," said Swasey. "But our bite really turned off today. So we had to change things up. In the end we just ran around looking for fish in general trying to catch a limit."
Lee also provided a bit of comic relief all week for the crowd as well. With Lee's parents in the audience, tournament host Jason Harper revealed to them that Lee had just recently spent a good portion of college stipend on a new bass boat. The only problem was that his parents had not heard of that purchase. In addition, Lee was repeatedly goaded onstage into proposing to his girlfriend.
"So, are you going to propose?" joked weigh-in master Justin Lucas.
"Uh…," said Lee. "I think it might happen in the future."
Cal Poly settles for fifth
Rounding out the top-five team finalists was Cal Poly, led by Damian Bean and Scott Hellesen. Together, the duo landed a three-day catch of 23 pounds, 3 ounces to net $6,000 in scholarship money.
"We're barely squeaked into the finals with only three fish so we're pretty happy," said Hellesen."
Cal Poly fished a drop-shot equipped with a Morning Dawn Robo worm in 20 feet of water for their early morning pattern. Later, in the early afternoon, the team switched to fishing a Jackall Crosstail shad, targeting fish in about 30 to 40 feet of water.
In the end, the team said they had no complaints with their fifth-place finish.
"The money is nice," said Bean. "But it's just a real honor to be going to the National Championship."
The FLW College Fishing schedule resumes with the Southeast Regional Championship, slated for Lake Monroe in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 21-23.


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Samsung is now working with Sony due to Samsung's manufacturing skill and innovative technology on such projects as the Blu-ray Group, which is trying to establilsh the next generation of DVD players. Rather than shrinking from its role reversal with Samsung, Sony has embraced it by forging a series of deals that have turned the tables on a relationship that Sony used to dominate. The companies jointly invested U.S. $2 billion in a state-of-the-art factory in South Korea to produce liquid-crystal displays; it has been cranking out so-called seventh-generation panels since April, helping Samsung cement its position as one of the world's top LCD producer and giving Sony a lift in a market where it has lagged. The companies are also partners in the Blu-ray group, one of the consortiums trying to establish the standard for the next generation of digital video discs and players. And in a far-reaching deal, the companies last December agreed to share 24,000 basic patents that cover a range of components and production processes. Their partnership comes at a crucial time for Sony, which is trying to cut costs in its bloated electronics division. Analysts say Sony, which will announce earnings on Thursday, is expected to report losses of about 15 billion yen (approx. $134.8 million) for the quarter ended in June as sales of its consumer electronics in Japan declined. Samsung, by contrast, said in mid-July that it had net income of 1.69 trillion won (approx. $1.59 billion) in the same quarter. With its brand and products under attack, teaming up with Samsung is a sign that Sony, once fiercely independent, must rely more and more on others to compete effectively. For Samsung, the deals are an acknowledgment of its emergence as a global player with the manufacturing muscle, financial influence, and popular products to overtake its more prestigious rival in some significant areas. Samsung's market capitalization is now more than twice as large as Sony's, and it earned more than 10 times as much in profits last year. By teaming up with Sony, Samsung hopes to learn from Sony's powerful design and marketing expertise. While Sony has been pushing into China to drive down production costs, teaming up with Samsung offers another way to cut costs. It also allows Sony to tap into Samsung's deepening expertise in everything from LCD's to memory chips. By pooling some of their patents, the companies can reduce legal costs associated with keeping track of the royalty payments flowing between them. The companies would not say how much they pay each other annually, but both said Sony received more from Samsung. (The New York Times)
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A building under construction at Iowa's Decorah Fish Hatchery that is part of a national competition could use a little help from its friends.
JP Morgan Chase & Co. Chase Community Giving is awarding $3 million nationally in a campaign where people vote for their favorite nonprofit organization in good standing with a budget of less than $500,000.
The Decorah project is a visitor center and modern restroom near the hatchery that is being financed solely by donations and community grants. The effort is being lead by the friends group Friends of the Decorah Fish Hatchery and information on how to vote is included on its website http://www.decorahfishhatchery.org/ Voting is done on Facebook, so an account is necessary in order to vote.
The winner receives $250,000, second place is $100,000 and each place from three through 100 receives $25,000. The competition began Nov. 8 and ends on Nov. 22.
"We were in 50th place last week, but dropped to 63rd," said Brian Malaise, hatchery manager at Decorah. "Each person can only vote once so we need to get the word out to keep the friends group in the top 100."
Malaise said the building that will benefit from the any award money was designed to match those built in the 1930s by the CCC. He said the building is limestone and timber framing using nearly entirely mortise and tenon joinery with wooden pegs.
"The building is definitely going to have the 'wow' factor," Malaise said. "Any prize money would help the friends group finish off the fundraising."


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Celebrate autumn with apple-inspired cuisine and drinks at Minnetrista
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Celebrate autumn with apple-inspired cuisine and drinks at Minnetrista
Muncie, IN–You're invited to an autumn-inspired tasting in The Orchard Shop Courtyard on September 25, for Minnetrista's annual Sampling in the Sun event.
Excite your taste buds with delectable foods prepared by local culinary chefs, paired with a variety of crisp, artisanal hard ciders provided by McClure's Orchard. Discover unique apple-based recipes; sip tasty ciders and wines; and mingle with friends in the picturesque courtyard gardens.
Experience an evening out with friends at Sampling in the Sun on September 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. Call (765) 282-4848 by September 20, to sign-up for this festive Minnetrista event! Cost is $25 per person, member discounts apply. You must be twenty-one years of age or older to attend.
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Eight concepts, out of 1700 submissions, were selected as finalists in the Electrolux Design Lab 2013 competition. Electrolux described the eight concepts as offering solutions in Social Cooking, Effortless Cleaning, and Natural Air. The eight finalists will present their concepts to a jury in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 16 2013, after which a winner will be chosen. "The theme of this year's Electrolux Design Lab competition is 'Inspired Urban Living' as we discuss visions and inspiration which delight us and lift up our everyday lives in the future home environment," said Chief Design Officer and Jury head Stefano Marzano. "Out of 1,700 submissions we chose eight thought-provoking and creative finalist concepts, which represent a broad selection of inspirational concepts for cooking, cleaning and air cleaning, in a way which offers solutions based on true needs, yet surprise us with their propositions of the way our future lives are experienced." The finalist concepts include: * a 3D food printer (pictured), designed by Luiza Silva of Brazil * a cleaner using flying nano-robots, designed by Adrian Perez Zapata of Colombia * a food nutrition scale and map, designed by Janne Palovuori from Finland * a shape transforming vacuum cleaner, designed by Germain Verbrackel of France * a breathing wall air cleaner, designed by Jeabyun Yeon of Korea * a fashionable air purifying and scenting necklace, designed by Wei Kiat Law of Singapore * a food stock and diet manager, designed by Francisco Barboza Grasa from Spain * a hologram cooking appliance, designed by Dawid Dawod of Sweden The Design Lab 2013 winner will serve an internship with the Electrolux Design Department, at one of the company's Global Design Centres.
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An open air valve on a pump began to leak at a Mitchell County hog confinement Saturday while a commercial manure applicator took a break.
Fortunately, Troy Groeneveld of Tres M Inc., a custom applicator out of Greene, Iowa, was not gone long.
But in just 10 to 15 minutes about 500 to 1,500 gallons of liquid manure leaked from the pump at the Iowa Select Geiger location in Riceville.
"There are two ways the spill could have been prevented," said Cindy Garza, an environmental specialist at the Mason City DNR field office. "They could have stayed with the pump or shut it off when they left. They could also have checked for low spots and tile inlets before they began to pump, and, if needed, put a plastic sleeve over the tile intake."
The manure did not reach a stream, but did run downhill into a low spot where it entered an underground tile line and surfaced in a ditch a quarter mile away.
The commercial applicator was quick to shut off the pump, talk to farmers to find out where the tile line enters the road ditch and build a dam to contain the manure in the ditch. He continued to flush the tile line with clean water on Wednesday.
Garza said they were fortunate because it's been so dry and the land is pretty flat, so it took the manure at least half an hour to reach the road ditch.
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From HIGH TIMES Archives: Robert Anton Wilson Interview
This interview with Robert Anton Wilson demonstrates that the late author has expanded as many minds with his books as all the Sandoz acid ever manufactured.
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This past week Bob Weir celebrated a birthday. This interview with Bob originally ran in the August 1990 issue of HIGH TIMES.
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Another criticism of the CFTC's proposed new position limits on energy speculators – this from Reuters columnist John Kemp. He says the Commission was wise to avoid furthering the debate about whether speculation is to blame for previous price spikes, and focus on its mandate to be proactive about preventing future market problems.
As we've written before, trying to determine the real impact of speculators is very controversial – and as Kemp pointed out last week, most of us can't take a deeply informed view, because the CFTC has not released data for the fully detailed categories of traders.
Kemp is less impressed, however, with the relatively generous limits proposed for positions in an individual month.
The new rules, if passed, applies limits in two ways, the first covering 'all months combined' , or AMC. The AMC limit for any single speculator is 10 per cent of all open interest in the first 25,000 contracts, plus 2.5 per cent of subsequent open interest over 25,000.
But the limit on positions for any single month contract, is two-thirds that of the AMC limit. As Kemp writes:
Concentration in one or two months has created problems in the past. Amaranth's positions gave it as much as 50 percent of the open interest in certain contract months, even though its share of the overall natural gas market was much lower. Similarly, the Commission last year withdrew position limit exemptions given to Deutsche Bank and another index operator for CBOT wheat and corn, in part because of the build up of massive positions in specific forward months with limited liquidity.
The Commission needs to ensure the market remains free from excessive concentration throughout the length of the curve, and that requires tougher, not laxer, limits at the single-month level. Coupling a rise in the all-months limit with a rise in the share that can be held in a single month is courting disaster. If swap dealers want to run very large positions in excess of the normal speculative limits, they should be obliged to spread those positions more evenly along the curve to ensure they do not create distortions at any point along it.
But Kemp says it's understandable the CFTC went this way on single month limits:
The Commission has come under pressure from swap dealers — many of whom operate commodity indices that concentrate positions in just one or two forward months. But it should rethink this area.
The CFTC has published a short guide and an FAQ on its proposed new position limits. The full extravaganza (92 pages, PDF) is here.
Related links:
CFTC targets funds in position limit crackdown (FT Alphaville, 14/01/10)
Comment: Why commodities regulation is different (FT Energy Source, 30/07/09)


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I have a few broccoli and cabbage plant started indoor back to Feb. But nothing form in center. and heat comes.
I think that I may not get any harvest from them. Any information? Thanks
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I started mine indoors about the same time. I've already harvested the main stalks on the broccoli and am now harvesting side shoots. The napa cabbage finished weeks ago. The regular cabbage is just now forming heads (I, too, am wondering about the heat). I'd wait a bit more. What varieties did you plant and when did you set them out? I'm not sure where you are, but I am outside Philadelphia, upper Montgomery County, if that helps you with timing. Hope this helps a little, |
Started from seed in February and transplanted them into the garden in mid-March. Harvested all the broccoli heads at the end of May and most of the green cabbage heads have been harvested over the past couple of weeks except for some of the red cabbage. I'll give them another week to get bigger. Dave |
I've had no luck getting early broccoli to set heads at all. It just never got to head before the heat got here and stopped it. This year I'm going for a winter crop, let it grow all it wants in the heat, then hopefully by the time it comes time to head it will be nice and cool(er). Just started my seeds a week or two ago. |
The spring ups and downs killed my first 2 or 3 sets of transplants, the final set is heading up but I think this heat is going to be too much. Certainly won't help the flavor. |
The key for me is to get the plants in early and then cover them to prevent freezes. Covers came off in 3 - 4 weeks. I harvested 25 - 30 wonderful marathon, Diplomat and other varieties this year. Planted seedlings out on March 14th this year. |
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I am applying for two Parent PLUS loans because I have twins going to school at the same time. Is it possible one loan will be denied because we are applying for two at the same time? What can I do if one of the applications is denied? We have good credit 730 and 780 for each of us. — Michelle ...Published over 2 years ago | -
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We have a son who is going to be in the 10th grade this year. We also have twins who are 3.5 years old. I am trying to understand where to park my savings for elder son and the little ones. I heard if we have 529 plans, they will be included in financial aid calculations and this is not a ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Who Really Graduates with $100,000 or More in Student Loans?
Newspaper headlines suggest that many students graduate from college with hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. But is this really the case? A new report, Who Graduates College with Six-Figure Student Loan Debt?, finds that only 0.2% of undergraduate students and 6.4% of graduate students graduated with $100,000 or more in student loans in 2007-08. Far from being ...Published over 2 years ago | -
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I read your article on rolling savings bonds into a 529 plan but I am still not sure of one thing. If we are over the income threshold for tax-free redemption, can we roll the bonds into the 529 and avoid paying taxes on the bonds? Then when we take deductions from the 529 to pay for qualified expenses do we ...Published over 2 years ago | -
White House Releases Model Financial Aid Award Letter "Shopping Sheet"
The Obama administration revealed the final design for a standardized financial aid award letter on July 24, 2012. This one-page financial aid "shopping sheet" will provide students and their families with clear and easy to understand information about college costs and financial aid. It will enable families to compare college costs and financial aid offers side by side, helping them make ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Rolling Savings Bonds into a 529 College Savings Plan for Tax-Free Treatment
My son is heading to college this fall and I would like to use his savings bonds tax free, although the way I read the rules I think I cannot do it. Here is the story: All of the bonds were bought from 1994 through 2001 by various family members. All of the bonds have my son's name on the "TO" ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Government Report Reviews Private Student Loans and Recommends Statutory Changes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the US Department of Education released a report to Congress about private student loans on July 20, 2012 as mandated by section 1077 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203, 7/21/2010). The report discusses the growth and changes in the private student loan marketplace, the use of private student ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Is a 3.75% Cash-Out Refinance on a Mortgage Better than Federal Student Loans?
I have daughter who will be attending college in the fall of 2013 (and a son in 2017). For various reasons, our savings are not sufficient to pay for college given the current costs that I see. As home mortgage refinance rates have dropped to their lowest levels in my lifetime (around 3.75%), I had the notion of conducting a refinance ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Financial Aid for Graduate School: Your Credit History Affect and Types of Aid
I recently decided to go back to school for a degree in software engineering. My short terms goal after school is to apply for a job with one of the top software application companies. My long term goal is to eventually start my own business specializing in creating custom apps for businesses and/or individuals. I am in debt from previous undergraduate ...Published over 2 years ago | -
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I will soon be 60 and have returned to school to get a Master's degree in Psychology as I could not get a job here with a BA and compete with younger people. I have used up my GI bill (Vietnam era Navy vet), received a loan for money for school, but have to live off of that as well as ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Congress Passes One-Year Interest Rate Freeze
Congress passed legislation on Friday, June 29, 2012 to prevent the interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans to undergraduate students from doubling July 1, 2012. The last-minute legislation, which passed with strong bipartisan support, keeps the interest rate at 3.4 percent for new loans in 2012-13, instead of allowing it to revert to 6.8 percent. The Student Loan Interest Rate Extension ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Seeking Clarification of Income-Based Repayment for Married Student Loan Borrowers
I will begin to pay back my student loans in January. My loan debt is about $134,000 and I'm going to pay it back via income-based repayment (IBR). My husband also has student loan debt and is currently in repayment but not through IBR. I understand that if we continue to file our tax returns under Married Filing Jointly status my ...Published over 2 years ago | -
How to Pay for College After a Recent Bankruptcy Discharge
My daughter will be starting college in the fall (hopefully). The full cost for each year is approximately $50,000. She received a scholarship for $35,000 and she has enough saved for books ($1,000), leaving her needing $14,000. When we filled out the FAFSA it said her family contribution would be too high. Unfortunately my husband and I filed for bankruptcy in ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Public College Tuition Increased by 15% Last Year from Two Years Ago
Nationwide, in-state tuition at 4-year public colleges increased by 15.0% from 2008-09 to 2010-11, according to updated college affordability data released by the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (These figures do not appear to be weighted by full-time equivalent enrollment.) Tuition at community colleges increased by an even greater percentage, 16.6%. Tuition at 4-year non-profit colleges increased ...Published over 2 years ago | -
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I'm a first year and I'm searching for student loans with my mom and I'm not sure which one is the best one I should take out. Do you have any suggestions? — Joanna P. When comparing student loans, consider both the cost of the loan and the other benefits of the loan program. The cost of a loan is based ...Published over 2 years ago | -
White House Calls on Colleges to Adopt Clear College Cost and Financial Aid Disclosures
The White House is calling on all college and university presidents to provide incoming students with clear and easy-to-understand college cost and financial aid disclosures. On June 5, 2012, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Richard Cordray and Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz hosted a roundtable with presidents of ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Which Parents are Responsible for Completing the Financial Aid Application Forms?
Both of my daughters' parents have re-married. Whose income is counted for financial aid? Just biological parents or their spouses too? Does primary parent fill out the paperwork or the parent with the lowest (or highest) income? — M.J. When a student's biological/adoptive parents are divorced, only one of the two parents is responsible for completing the Free Application for Federal ...Published over 2 years ago | -
ProPublica and the Chronicle of Higher Education Seek Copies of Financial Aid Award Letters
Two leading newspapers, ProPublica and the Chronicle of Higher Education, are seeking copies of actual financial aid award letters received by students. They are interested in receiving award letters from all colleges that admitted the student, not just the ones where the students ultimately enrolled. The newspapers have promised to keep names and personally identifiable information confidential. The award letters may ...Published over 2 years ago | -
Senator Al Franken Introduces Legislation to Standardize Financial Aid Award Letters
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) introduced the Understanding the True Cost of College Act (S.3244) on Thursday, May 24, 2012 with bipartisan support. This legislation will standardize college financial aid award letters to help students and parents make informed decisions concerning the tradeoffs between college affordability and college quality. It will also help students and their families make smarter borrowing decisions. Students ...Published over 2 years ago | -
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I'm getting the following error when pressing on "launch" in the starter for episode 4 :
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Fair Sentencing for Youth
In light of the June 25, 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory Life Without Parole sentences for juveniles violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment, there is a timely opportunity to help define revised state legislation around this issue. The following videos and facts have been compiled in coordination with a coalition of NGOs working on the frontlines of this issue and are intended to help make change for state-by-state legislation.
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June 2008THE POLICE officer who has a car stolen. The fireman with dead batteries in a smoke detector. The magazine editor who sends an e-mail out with typos in it. There's a special kind of embarrassment that comes with screwing up at something related to one's own profession.
Yet, one of the regrettable truths of the printing--aka graphic arts, marketing services, communications--industry is that many member companies have a poor track record when it comes to sending out self-promotion campaigns to their own customers and prospects. Adoption of digital printing has been a game changer because of the need to educate the market on the printing process and the use of variable data, personalized URLs (PURLs), etc. That twist has also put a premium on coming up with creative applications of the technology and flawlessly executing the campaign.
[ The Proposition ]
F.P. Horak, Bay City, MI, wanted to showcase its PURLs marketing capabilities, along with promoting the company's digital color printing and variable data marketing services. It was seeking to generate "warm leads" for the sales staff to pursue, with the objective of setting up face-to-face meetings and landing new business.
Doing a self-marketing campaign using the technology was the obvious solution, and it paid off. About 30 percent of the recipients visited their personal landing page and more than 6 percent signed up for a meeting with the sales staff. Ultimately, 10 of the initial prospects ended up becoming customers.
[ The Solution ]
The success of any direct marketing campaign, especially one incorporating variable data, in large part hinges on coming up with a suitable, clean database of quality prospects. F.P. Horak started by purchasing a list of businesses within Michigan that mirrored its existing customer roster, including manufacturing companies, financial institutions and universities. It then folded that data into the company's mailing list of current customers.
What set Horak's efforts apart was it had a staff person research each prospect to make sure that company was a good fit for the campaign. Furthermore, it called each firm on the list to get the correct name of a marketing contact.
To create the direct mail piece, an internal team was assembled that included F.P. Horak's electronic graphic services department, its business development director, marketing coordinator and HP Indigo press operator. "We have the method to end the marketing madness" was the slogan the team came up with to reflect the campaign's theme of making better marketing decisions.


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If Hit-Boy's "Jay-Z Interview" caught your attention, you can expect more from where that came from, as the newly affiliated G.O.O.D. Music hit-maker has another single on the horizon, as he tells MTV it's title, "Old School Caddy" (with Kid Cudi) — for which will consist of an Outkast vibe to it. In some-what related news, Pusha T recently revealed on Funkmaster Flex's show that Cruel Summer will arrive in stores August 7th.
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Tear of the Fallen
Space Hulk
The Tear of the Fallen is a Space Hulk whose core was formed during the Eldar Fall. At the very core of the Tear of the Fallen is a pre-fall craftworld, the space hulk it now is bears the shape of a tear or drop. Through the warp and beyond, the Tear of the Fallen contains Eldar relics within, along with whatever it has added over the millenia drifting through the warp. About 300 years ago an attempt was made by the Eldar to destroy it. Their most powerful weaponry was unable to destroy it (for that matter even scratch it due to a strange field) and the Eldar believe that perhaps some entity controls it with malicious intent.
The Tear of the Fallen has always remained floating through old Eldar space but has now been seen emerging, orbiting human worlds for a few days before warping to the orbit of another human world - almost as if searching for something.
As Khaine broke Vaul the Artificer and chained him to his anvil, Vaul cast a single blade into the warp. The blood of Khaine was drawn by this blade. According to Eldar myth, this blade was in possession of the leader of a small craftworld, called the Tear of Isha. Some say that it was the sword that cursed the craftworld but slowly their leader became reclusive and would lock himself within the depths of the craftworld emerging rarely to order a new direction as if he was searching for something else. Then, instead of mutiny his subordinates began to flee the craftworld in the time of the Fall. Joining with Exodites and leaving the ship there were few left to control the small craftworld. The commander flew into a rampage when he emerged months later slaying everyone aboard - an action which pulled his craftworld in the warp, not to be seen for a thousand years.
The Tear of the Fallen as it is called is known to Eldar for what it is. A cursed place with the core of a craftworld housing an artifact of immense power - one of the 99 blades forged by Vaul himself. The sword was used by Khaine to defeat Vaul and still bears the blood of both gods upon it. As such, for a time many Eldar begain searching within the space hulk for it but it was a twisted place within, haunted and evil. The Eldar decided that destroying it was the only option. With their most powerful weapons they fired into the space hulk - it emerged from the bright balls of flame and light completely unscathed and vanished into the warp pulling several ships with it, to become a part of the Tear of the Fallen.


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Welcome to Ashley Lambert's Official Website! Ashley is a level 10 gymnast from World Class Gymnastics training under coaches Tami Harrison and Troy Miller.
In 2008, Ashley placed second in the all-around at the Level 10 State Championships. She won the vault and floor exercise titles at the Level 10 Regionals. There, Ashley qualified to the Junior Olympic Nationals where she finished seventh on vault. In 2009, Ashley won the all-around title at the Level 10 State Championships and Level 10 Regionals. At the JO Nationals, she placed ninth on vault and fifth on floor exercise.
After the level 10 season in 2009, she qualified to junior international elite. She competed at the 2009 US Covergirl Classic where she finished sixth on vault and qualified to the VISA Championships in Dallas, TX. In Dallas, Ashley finished seventh on vault. In 2011, Ashley won the all-around title at the Level 10 State Championships. At the Level 10 Regionals, she placed third in the all-around as well as first on vault and floor exercise. She qualified to her third JO Nationals. Only eight months after injuring her neck in the spring of 2011, Ashley returned to competing. She finished out the season with a solid meet at the Junior Olympic Nationals a 37.350 AA.
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Green Getaway
In the rolling hills of upstate New York architect Adam Rolston created this modern View-Master of a house with dramatically simple lines and an agenda as green as the surrounding landscape
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James Lerner, a New York City attorney, was determined to build a weekend house that reflected his appreciation of contemporary architecture. I didnt want something you could find in a typical suburban subdivision, he says. But he had chosen a site in Columbia County, a rural area lying between the Hudson River and the Berkshire Mourtains, which is dotted with modest farm buildings. Lerner wanted to respect local traditions.
Lerners architect, Adam Rolston (a partner with Drew Stuart and Gabriel Benroth in Incorporated Architecture and Design), took both goals to heart, creating a house that is as neighborly as it is bold. From the road, with its facade of wooden louvers, it appears to be a single-story building. But its roofline angles upward to a rear facade that is 16 feet high, 130 feet long and made almost entirely of glass. More than a dozen sliding doors (their wooden frames covered in aluminum on the outside) open onto a deck shielded by a ten-foot overhanging eave. The sheltered space impresses with its careful detailing and strong proportions.


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Wednesday 15 May 2013
BON is a French restaurant on Smardan Street, in the historical centre of Bucharest, Romania. Over 200 reclaimed doors, windows and blinds were used as wall paneling with carefully placed light sources adding to the theatrical yet cosy atmosphere.
Some of the doors were used as fencing for building sites hence the graffiti and the extreme wear on some of them. Cristian Corvin, the desinger, left most of the doors as he found them, while only the shades of a few were altered to meet the discreet three tones colour scheme of the design (white, blue, red).
Central Bucharest, and Romania in general, unfortunately goes through a craze of demolishing old buildings. The designer's approach is an attempt to keep some memories of the disappearing past.
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In this example we will show you how to connect to MySQL database and perform select operation. You will learn the JDBC steps necessary to connect to the MySQL Database and execute the query.
Here we are using the MySQL jdbc driver for making the connection. You can download the jdbc driver for MySQL from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/5.1.html and then put the driver jar file into the classpath.
You have to first create the a table in MySQL database and then connect it through JDBC to show all the records present there.
MySql Table Structure:
CREATE TABLE `servlet` ( `id` int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment, `name` varchar(256) default NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`id`) ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1; /*Data for the table `servlet` */ insert into `servlet`(`id`,`name`) values (1,'sandeep'),(2,'amit'),(3,'anusmita'),(4,'vineet'); |
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Perth Travellers Tales
We stayed 4 nights in the Seashells, then drove down to Yallingup/Margaret River. We loved Perth with its beautiful Kings Park and River. Gorgeous City!
A new rail link from Mandurah to the city is being built and there will be some traffic disruption while this work is in progress. While in Perth I also visited Kalbarri in the north; a very quiet and peaceful holiday resort,a place where you can really get away from it all. It is popular for fishing and sightseeing in the Kalbarri National Park. A trip well worth making.

 Service in restaurants can be poor at times, but one I would recommend is The Greek on James Street in Northbridge where you will find a Greek nouvelle cuisine type of eating. If you are staying in Perth for at least a week it is worth buying a MultiRider ticket for travel on buses and trains, available for 10 or 40 trips. This card is due to be replaced later this year by a SmartRider card which can be topped up with extra funds direct from your bank account or, I believe, by additional cash payments at the TransPerth travel offices. I found public transport safe and reliable, and used it mainly for travelling to the beach at Swanbourne (30 minutes by bus from Perth city centre) which is also the local nudist beach.
We visited Albany and stayed in Perth on the way down. The south coastline is really incredible and well worth a visit.
We were only in Perth 1 night so it is difficult to comment. The city of Perth was pretty dead. Kings Park was fantastic with all the wild flowers. Margaret River was our main destination, and that was superb.
I walked around the area. Great shopping and all the restaurants were good if expensive. I especially thought Miss Maud''s was good value for the money...try the buffet! Many shops, good value on hiking boots.
For wildflowers in early spring go north. The southern route didn''t have many in early September. Albany was a very interesting city to visit, Margaret River less so in our opinion.
Perth is a beautiful city, but Fremantle is one of the world''s undiscovered gems. Do not miss it! The outback is a must to visit, but make sure that your car is in good order. Driving from Albany to Lake Grace one evening, we encountered only one other vehicle in over 150 miles! If anything goes wrong, there''s not a lot of help out there!
We have taken 2 local tours, it was excellent. During the short stay in Perth, we managed to visit the countryside farms and went to New Norcia Monk Monastery. It was a beautiful place. We have also visited the wildlife park, chocolate factory, winery, swan valley, aboriginal culture centre, few beaches (surprise to see many surfers even during winter) and kings park; basically travelling around Perth. We took train down to Fremantle Market on sunday afternoon; it was an extraordinary place.
Catch the blue CAT bus to orientate yourself to the city; it goes from just around the corner. And take a boat trip down to Freemantle - it''s a fascinating place. Ferries depart from a jetty just across from the hotel.
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This stuff is fabulous. In fact I sometimes use this to remove heavy foundation also. It has a gentle pleasant smell and an oily consistency that makes me think it's good for hydrating under eye area. I've never tried anything that comes close to this effectiveness. HG remover!
I received this from a friend and unfortunately I have to disagree with many of the positive reviews here. This does a decent job of removing my eye makeup but never completely gets rid of all of it, so much so that after I wash my face with my usual face wash, I'm left with smudges of eyeliner or mascara under my eyes. This is frustrating considering I do not wear waterproof makeup regularly, and as it never happens to me when I use Pond's Cold Cream or the Target knockoff of Neutrogena's eye makeup remover (or the samples of Lancome's beloved Bi-Facil that I squirrel away!). I also don't like the container, as it's a squeeze bottle and I feel like I can't control the amount I put on my cotton pad as well as I do with the eye makeup removers mentioned above. I'll use up the bottle since my friend gave it to me, but I wouldn't purchase it on my own.
love it... i too get ulcers on my corneas and broken blood vessels and lance was all i would use until i tried this, i just rinse a cotton round add this and let it sit ten seconds..no tugging -all waterproof makeup wipes away in one swipe. love it*
I was always a Lancome Bi-Facils fan girl, but found that it left the eye area a little greasy after using, so I wanted to try something else. I was given a sample of this Chanel remover, and have been hooked ever since... in fact, just bought another bottle!
This gently and effectively removes all of my eye makeup, even the gel liners and kohls that I sometimes use on my waterline. It sweeps away waterproof mascara like a breeze, too. And best of all, there is no irritation, weird fragrance, or greasiness/oiliness afterwards. It also works well on the lips to remove lip stains and dark lipsticks.
Best makeup remover ever, and I will buy again and again! continued >>
Water proof mascara is sooooo hard to remove. Finding a product that will remove it is soooo hard to find. Most of the eye makeup removers that remove waterproof mascara are pretty miserable. They either do nothing, or smear the make up all over. All of the eye make up removers made to remove waterproof mascara sting my eyes for hours and make them look red. As a result, I never wear waterproof mascara...until I accidentally ordered one from the shopping channel to be reviewed later.
Enter Chanel Demaquillant Yeux Intense ...Solution Biphase Douce or in English...Gentle Biphase Eye Makeup Remover ! ! ! ! !
This is the only waterproof mascara remover I have found that takes off the mascara without rubbing, smearing or stinging ! !
Before cleansing my face, I shake vigorously as the biphase does have some oil in it. I apply to one cotton pad per eye, apply to closed eyes and keep in place for 30 seconds or more. The mascara comes off easily and painlessly.
I wish this product wasn't so expensive.
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It's a good thing I was handed just a sample from the Sales Rep! Yes, it removes eye makeup in excellent fashion.
However, for 2 hours afterward, my eyes felt like I was swimming under water for 2 hours! Then, the lid became very irritate and itchy.
I'm going back to Sonia Kashuk because of its quality and price.
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I wasn't really in need of Chanel eye make up remover but I was buying make up in the Chanel cosmetics store, realized I was completely out of eye make up remover and was too lazy to go anywhere else. Hence why I own this.
And it's GREAT.
I love a smokey eye. I wear cream shadows and powder shadows and eye primer, dark gel and pencil waterproof liners, mascara... Etc. And this remover takes it all off with zero effort and very little product. I've barely made a dent in my bottle.
Packaging is a plastic bottle. Simple Chanel packaging. No complaints.
While I don't have sensitive skin, my eye area is a little tricky. Certain eye creams and make up removers make it a little red and give me these little red irritated bumps. The Chanel gentle remover doesn't!
Overall 5 stars from me. Takes my eye make up and even red lipstick off quickly, no irritation, and the bottle will last me a long time.
I was never really into chanel brand ptoducts, and still till this day dont go to the counter to buy anything but this one product! I love it. This product is the reason why I say, 'you get what you pay for.' I could gp to the drug store and find a product under $5 that is labeled as an eye makeup remover. However, I can promise that it wont give you the same results as my chanel does. The two reasons that I stay loyal to this product are, one: that it takes off any and all makeup, whether its waterproof, 24hour stay, whether the product contains glitter that seems IMPOSSIBLE to remove... all stubborn eye makeup is gone after being treated with this chanel product. The second thing I love, is how gentle this product is... and how even though it contains dry oils, it will never break my skin out, or make my lids super greasy. If I need to take my eye makeup off because I dont like the way it looks, I can do so and have a perfect, soft and primed surface ready for my next go, without having to wash my lids and around my eyes. It doesnt leave a gross film around my eyes, like some others I have tried. It doesnt irritate my eyes, or my skin. You better believe I have gotten this stuff.in my eyes before... and it burns a tad, but I dont end up looking like I have a blood shot, pink eye when i clear my eye out. This product is as gentle as the pampers wipe that I use with this product to remove the makeup. I cut the wipe into 4 squares, and use it instead of a cotton ball- I just like it more... I feel like with a cotton ball sometimes the liquid goes to waste, and it takes a bit more than with my wipe, and with this product being high end and rather expensive... I like to conserve it as best as I cam! I would recommend it to all women who use mascara or any other eye make up... they have samples at the counter. Give it a try... its well worth the extra money!
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The Darby Translation (DBY) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces), | 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes, the Xerxes who ruled over %"127 provinces stretching from India to Cush: |
2 in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the fortress, | 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, |
3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast to all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and the princes of the provinces being before him; | 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and officials. The military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes, and the nobles of the provinces were present. |
4 when he shewed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the splendid magnificence of his grandeur many days, a hundred and eighty days. | 4 For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. |
5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast to all the people that were present in Shushan the fortress, both to great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace. | 5 When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the king's palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest, who were in the citadel of Susa. |
6 White, green, and blue [hangings] were fastened with cords of byssus and purple to silver rings and pillars of white marble; couches of gold and silver [lay] upon a pavement of red and white marble, and alabaster, and black marble. | 6 The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones. |
7 And they gave drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the king's bounty. | 7 Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king's liberality. |
8 And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. | 8 By the king's command each guest was allowed to drink in his own way, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished. |
9 Also the queen Vashti made a feast for the women of the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. | 9 Queen Vashti also gave a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes. |
10 On the seventh day, when the king's heart was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus, | 10 On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him--Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas-- |
11 to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance. | 11 to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at. |
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king which was [sent] by the chamberlains; and the king was very wroth, and his fury burned in him. | 12 But when the attendants delivered the king's command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger. |
13 And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business [conducted] before all that knew law and judgment; | 13 Since it was customary for the king to consult experts in matters of law and justice, he spoke with the wise men who understood the times |
14 and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and who sat first in the kingdom), | 14 and were closest to the king--Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memucan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom. |
15 What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? | 15 "According to law, what must be done to Queen Vashti?" he asked. "She has not obeyed the command of King Xerxes that the eunuchs have taken to her." |
16 Then said Memucan before the king and the princes, The queen Vashti has not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. | 16 Then Memucan replied in the presence of the king and the nobles, "Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes. |
17 For the act of the queen will come abroad to all women, so as to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when they shall say, The king Ahasuerus commanded the queen Vashti to be brought in before him, and she came not! | 17 For the queen's conduct will become known to all the women, and so they will despise their husbands and say, 'King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she would not come.' |
18 And the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's act, will say it this day to all the king's princes, and there will be contempt and anger enough. | 18 This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen's conduct will respond to all the king's nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord. |
19 If it please the king, let a royal order go forth from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it may not pass, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another that is better than she; | 19 "Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes. Also let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she. |
20 and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm -- for it is great -- all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least. | 20 Then when the king's edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest." |
21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan. | 21 The king and his nobles were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memucan proposed. |
22 And he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language, That every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people. | 22 He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, proclaiming in each people's tongue that every man should be ruler over his own household. |
The Darby Translation is in the public domain. (The Darby Translation Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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And merry and pippin are -definitely- a couple. I mean honestly, so crazymuch so... They're like that couple that got together in second grade and ended up married or something. xD
In other news, skunk is cute. Saw him yesterday and whatnot. It was fun. ^^
I also realllllly need to learn to chill.. Like.. I get so paranoid with people I care about. It's ridiculous. ><
i know, they are tootally together. like, when gandalf takes pippin to gondor, and he's like, "merry? we'll see each other again, right?"...it's even more apparent in the books. =)
Two wrongs don't make a right but three lefts do!
Haha, yeah. And then they obsessively look for each other once in minas tirith and the battle's over... or when merry goes on this whole spiel about how, as pippin's riding to minas tirith, 'I won't be there to protect him this time...'
So great. xD
"Assets, assets..."
"Well I've got a banana, and in a pinch you could put up some shelves..."
"pretty pleaseeee w/ icecream and rainbows and and... NPH wearing nothing but Doctor Who-themed underwear on top :P ??" -holahaveamuffin -- Way to my heart
Yeah, and when Merry finds Pip on the battlefield, he's like, "I'll watch over you now" or some such. ^^
Two wrongs don't make a right but three lefts do!


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Back when he managed the Officers' Club at the old Lowry Air Force Base, he'd walk into the ballroom and contemplate the carpet. "It was red with black dots," Barry recalls. "As I stared at it, my mind would open up and focus. Then all of a sudden, the red would fall away and begin to glow. And then I'd see myself standing on these tiny black rods, just miles high...I've always been able to open my mind like that. Always without drugs. And when I write horror, I will live it. I will become it."
The smell here is putrid,
With the flesh of the dead.
The maggot filled mouths,
Of the corpses in this house.
Flies buzzing around,
The gore on the ground.
Screams of terror,
In the house of horror...
Barry lives in Commerce City with his wife, Janet, and two teenage kids. In a neighborhood of tidy, middle-class homes, his place stands out like a hearse among Hondas. Headstones poke through the front lawn. A horse skeleton hangs in a tree. A coffin leans on the porch. The living room walls, tables and shelves are festooned with skulls. "Just wait until we put up the Amityville Horror windows," he says. "We start planning for Halloween in January. We're going to have Surround Sound, a strobe light and, of course, the fog machine. That horse skeleton is going to be turned into a demon. I've got a female corpse on order from Hollywood, from the movie Poltergeist. And next year, we're getting a bunch of skeletons that are going to be covered in latex and turned into corpses. Heavily rotting corpses."
When he's not looking for creepy stuff, writing poetry, playing rhythm guitar in his oldies band, the Impalas, or tinkering with his '81 Cadillac Seville "Death Machine," Barry works as a supervisor for a customer-service firm in Thornton. But in his perfect world, he'd be the fourth member of the Lone Gunmen on the X-Files.
He is 36 years old, blonde, bespectacled, bright, polite and slightly geeky. During frog dissection in ninth-grade biology class, he was probably the first to dig in.
"You could say that," he admits.
Barry is sitting on the edge of his black living room couch, hands folded earnestly in his lap. If it weren't for the horned demon skull beside him on the coffee table, he could be selling life insurance. Or, in this case, death insurance.
He began writing poetry at age fourteen, but wasn't widely recognized as a poet until 1997, when his wife submitted a poem titled "Snow" to the International Library of Poetry in Maryland. The poem, as well as a sonnet called "Thunderstorm," won numerous awards from the association, including the Homer Diamond and Editor's Choice. The attention was nice, Barry says, but "nice" is not the impression he wants to give.
"I don't want to go down in history as the guy who wrote soft, mushy stuff," he says. "I want to write pure, unadulterated horror: The corpse that looks at you and rips its heart out."
To understand why, he says, you must begin with the Indian Ghost.
When he was growing up in rural Ohio, Barry would slip away into the woods behind his house and become lost in his imagination. If he was playing explorer, he became Indiana Jones. If he was playing warrior, he became Conan the Barbarian. When he was ten, Barry became an archaeologist. Every day for months on end, he excavated the land near his home on the Black River, "where the Indians hung out." He unearthed a collection of arrowheads, pottery shards, grinders, stone tools and weapons that eventually landed in a private museum. But there, in what might have been a burial site, he also unearthed a "Casper-the-friendly-ghost-type deal."
It arrived one night when Barry was curled up under the covers with a flashlight and a Stephen King novel. Suddenly, the bedsprings squeaked, and Barry felt the weight of someone beside him.
"I thought, 'Oh, man. Busted,'" he recalls. "My mom was really strict. When you went to bed, you went to bed. So I flipped off the covers, ready to take whatever she was going to give me, but there was no one there."
A few nights later, someone -- or something -- ripped the blankets from his bed. Then his dresser drawer shot across the room. Then the dolphin mobile on the ceiling spun wildly. Then footsteps scrambled down the hall. Then his bed lifted off the ground and broke.
"It scared the hell out of me, especially the drawer," Barry recalls. "Of course, no one believed me. They thought I was doing it. I'd be sitting there playing with my cousins, and a toy car would move across the room. I'd think, 'Okay. It's here.' But my cousins would freak out: 'Aunt Joan, Barry's doing it again. Make him stop!'"


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