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Cap problems won't deter Bills' GM hopefuls [5:12 AM]
D and C reports:
'"We've lost in the past," strong safety Henry Jones said, "but we never lost someone like John Butler accompanying a losing streak."'
Offensive night to remember [5:09 AM]
D and C reports:
'The moment Doug Flutie took the field for the first time. You knew he was going to come to play, and did he ever.'
Bills 42, Seahawks 23 [5:07 AM]
AP reports:
'Buffalo Bills coach Wade Phillips didn't get much of an endorsement from his owner.'
Buffalo 42, Seattle 23 [5:05 AM]
Sportsticker reports:
'If Antowain Smith and Doug Flutie were playing their final game as members of the Buffalo Bills, they made it a memorable one.'
Johnson: Bills' quarterback controversy has taken its toll [9:24 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'Does Johnson want to be in Buffalo next year? "Yeah I do . . . if I'm the guy," Johnson said. "Public sentiment is so for Doug and it will always be for Doug. And it makes it hard for the team when I go out there and get booed in warm-ups, or throw the ball away and get booed, and have a concussion and get cheered. I played my ass off for the city this year, I thought."'
Laugh Till It Hurts [9:22 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'Marcellus Wiley is his own personal laugh track. He cannot help himself, working a room of friends or strangers with a smile, a joke, a wise crack. How can he be so upbeat in the face of a season gone wrong with the addition of front office and contract negotiation drama? Heck, try being the life of the party after 16 weeks of playing football.'
Johnson's elbow has tear [9:21 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'"There is a slight tear in the ligament in my elbow," he said. "I've had it for two years now." Johnson said the initial prognosis is he will not need surgery to repair the tear, but he will see a specialist during the offseason to make sure.'
Heads could roll if Bills throw a stinker in Seattle [9:20 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'Outlook: Flutie may be able to conjure up a win in what likely is his Bills finale. But win or lose, don't expect it to be pretty. . . . Bills, 24-23.'
Bills: We're focused on finale [8:08 AM]
D and C reports:
'If ever there was a run-for-the-bus game, this is it, though the Bills were saying all the right things this week as they prepared for their meeting with the Seahawks.'
Dismissal a relief for Butler [8:07 AM]
D and C reports:
'But daily contact with Wilson, who didn't necessarily tell him what to do, but who wanted to know every detail of what he was doing, wore Butler down.'
Bills/ Seahawks scouting report [8:07 AM]
D and C reports:
'It's hard to predict what might happen tonight in this meaningless season finale for the Bills and Seahawks. With both teams out of the playoffs, they're playing for pride and the chance to make one last final impression on their respective coaching staffs. Is that enough to warrant a well-played game?'
Bills' future uncertain [8:06 AM]
Toronto Star reports:
'To say there was an air of uneasiness in the Bills' locker room this week, especially after Butler's firing, is a huge understatement. The fact team owner Ralph Wilson Jr. decided to accompany the team west - he said it was to show his support for the team in Butler's absence, others say it's so he can fire coach Wade Phillips in person immediately after the game - hasn't helped ease tensions.'
Meaningless game? Tell that to the Bills hoping to keep jobs [8:05 AM]
Olean Times Herald reports:
'However, Phillips denies his job is on his mind. "I'm focused on this game, I'm coaching, I'm not even thinking (about my job)," he maintained. "(Owner) Ralph Wilson makes decisions based on what's best for the Buffalo Bills. I'm sure he'll make the right decision (on coaches)."'
Holmgren learns lesson in meaningless games [8:03 AM]
Olean Times Herald reports:
'Mike Holmgren isn't used to playing meaningless football games. The Seattle Seahawks' head coach has worked 15 seasons in the National Football League and not until this year had he ever had a team involved in a losing season.'
More than a game at stake [8:02 AM]
Seattle Post Intelligencer reports:
'Seahawks, 23-17.'
Seattle will pull out all the stops to contain Flutie [8:01 AM]
Seattle Times reports:
'"I think, probably, Flutie is one of the best scrambling, creating quarterbacks who has ever played the game," said Seahawk defensive coordinator Steve Sidwell, acknowledging the headaches Flutie can cause an opposing coach.'
Capsule preview: Seahawks vs. Bills [8:00 AM]
Seattle Times reports:
'Guard Ruben Brown was selected to his fifth straight Pro Bowl. Only Bill legends Bruce Smith (11), Andre Reed (7) and Steve Tasker (6) have earned more total Pro Bowl selections than Brown, a team captain this season.'
Holmgren plans another overhaul [7:57 AM]
Olympia Olympian reports:
'There is a very real possibility that the Seahawks' leading passer (Jon Kitna), receiver (Sean Dawkins) and rusher (Ricky Watters) could be gone after the season. Kitna is a free agent whom Holmgren is not expected to re-sign, while Dawkins and Watters might be let go in cost-cutting moves.'
Seahawks game preview [7:56 AM]
Olympia Olympian reports:
'Pick: Bills, 27-20.'
Bills at Seahawks [7:55 AM]
Spokane Spokesman Review reports:
'Buffalo has lost four straight. Make it five. Seattle 27, Bills 20.'
Butler move is good for Bills [7:54 AM]
Fox Sports reports:
'The Bills are a club that is stagnating right now. They finally made it back to the playoffs last season, but fell short of that mark this season, although injuries on defense can be argued as their downfall. But when you look closer, this is a franchise that needs to move in a positive direction.'
The Seahawks' opponent this week: Buffalo Bills [5:29 PM]
Tacoma News Tribune reports:
'After defeating Tennessee in the opener, the highlight was a midseason stretch that saw the Bills go 4-0, winning three on the road. ... The lowlight was a 33-6 defeat to the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 3, the second game in the Bills' current four-game skid.'
Salary cap could lead to Flutie's farewell [9:03 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'The Bills are about $10 million over the projected cap for next season, according to News estimates. They will need to clear that much salary room and then more in order to try to sign soon-to-be free agents Eric Moulds and Marcellus Wiley.'
Flutie says he'd like to stay [8:28 AM]
D and C reports:
'It would cost the Bills a $4.5 million salary cap hit to dump Flutie, and that figure rises to $6.5 million to dump Johnson. It's financial suicide, and Flutie doesn't see it happening.'
GM Butler spurns Bills' lucrative bids [8:27 AM]
USA Today reports:
'During the last year of his contract, Butler kept hearing from other general managers and agents that he was grossly underpaid.'
Wasting time? [8:25 AM]
Fox Sports reports:
'The defense rests. So should Spanos. He should stop his search for a general manager before it begins. He should do what's best for his team and what's right for his organization. He should hire John Butler. Now.'
Wiley's season has gone from tears to joy [8:33 PM]
AP reports:
'While his back is still not fully healed, his mind is at ease. In his last seven games, Wiley has been in on 57 tackles, including a career-high 17 against New England, and recorded 7 1/2 sacks.'
Courting Mr. Butler [8:29 PM]
Fox Sports reports:
'"It's been said I was looking to get out," said Butler, "but that's totally incorrect. My contract expired Feb. 28; two days later free agency starts. Most clubs have to have people in place and prepared the minute free agency opens. There wasn't going to be any type of advantage for me."'
The secret diaries of Doug Flutie: I'm short and I'm good [1:52 PM]
St. Catharines Standard reports:
'Arrogant. Can you believe that? I know I'm good. I know I'm pretty. And, OK, maybe I shouldn't have told all that stuff to that Sports Illustrated guy about Mushhead (Mushhead -- heh, heh, heh, I kinda like that one), but that doesn't mean I'm arrogant.'
Wilson ups the ante on performance [9:03 AM]
Buffalo News reports:
'"It's always been my practice just to go out and play no matter what," linebacker John Holecek said. "But, obviously, when you have something like this, you have the added pressure, people are going to be looking over their shoulders. And damn right they should be playing hard."'
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text: As you may have heard, later today Jamie Dimon will once again testify on Capitol re: a certain whale's multi-billion dollar losses. Unlike last week's hearing, conducted by the relatively reasonable Senate Banking Committee, this time Dimon will face questions and screeching from the relatively bat-shit House Financial Services Committee, a group of people we hope will not hold back. Yet despite the HFSC's history of making witnesses look good, not matter how egregious their offense, by conducting inquiries in a manner that would suggest recreational bath salts abuse by the Congressmen and women, Bloomberg's Tom Keene was still worried earlier this morning about Dimon's ability to navigate the hearing. One person who wasn't? Keene's Bloomberg TV Surveillance guest Meredith Whitney. According to the analyst, Dimon be more than fine and while we're on the subject, not that you asked, she can think of another bank CEO who'd crack under Congressional questioning on account of the fact that he doesn't have Dimon's eyes, which you could get lost in. Read more »

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text: Luxembourg, 25 June 2004 – RTL Group and Canal+ Group, a Vivendi Universal subsidiary, today announce the completion of the sale of their interests in Sportfive. Each of RTL Group and Canal+ has received a consideration of EUR 274 million in cash for its respective 48.85 per cent shareholding. Under the terms of the transaction, funds managed by Advent International, a leading global private equity fund, and RTL Group have formed a new company that purchased all of the shares in Sportfive held by RTL Group and Canal+ Group. RTL Group holds 25 per cent of the new company; the remainder is held by Advent International, Goldman Sachs and the management, with Advent International holding a majority stake.Jean-Claude Darmon, Chairman and CEO of Sportfive, has decided to leave the company. He will remain as Chairman of the Board of Sportfive SA until 15 July 2004. Philip Cordes, currently Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer and Alain Krzentowski as General Manager of Sportfive S.A.. The other members of the Executive management are: Erika Tertilt, Robert Müller von Vultejus and Thomas Röttgermann.Sportfive is a major force in international sports rights and the number one in worldwide soccer television rights. BNP Paribas acted as sole advisor to RTL Group on this transaction.For further enquiries:Andrew BuckhurstRTL GroupPhone: 00352/2486-5130E-mail: email@example.com About SportfiveSPORTFIVE, Europe's leading sports marketing group, was founded in 2001 and is listed on the Paris stock exchange. It covers the whole range of sports rights marketing, from stadium advertising and hospitality programmes to shirt sponsorships, stadium consulting and the sale of international TV rights. On the whole, the group markets the rights of more than 250 individual clubs, 11 leagues and 40 national football associations worldwide. In Germany, SPORTFIVE is responsible for the marketing of professional football clubs like Borussia Dortmund, Hertha BSC Berlin and Hamburger SV, in France for Paris St. Germain. In addition to the core business football, SPORTFIVE markets the image rights of the two heavyweight boxers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko and manages the worldwide TV- and marketing rights of the International Handball Federation and the worldwide TV rights of the Rugby Six Nations Tournament.About RTL GroupRTL Group is Europe's leading commercial broadcaster, with interests in 26 television channels and 24 radio stations in nine countries and content production throughout the world. Its television portfolio includes RTL Television in Germany, M6 in France, five in the UK and the RTL channels in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Croatia and Hungary, as well as Antena 3 in Spain. RTL Group has also interests in other radio stations in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. RTL Group's content production arm, FremantleMedia is one of the largest international producers outside the US. It is currently producing more than 260 programmes in over 39 countries including the USA, providing a wide range of drama, entertainment and factual programming for viewers around the world.


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Fri, Mar 11, 05 at 9:45
Has anyone seen the cheap tree peonies at the stores this year?
A few years ago I would see boxed tree poenies at places like Walmart for about $7. |
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Costco had one variety this year, a very well grown specimam I was happy to buy for $9.90. Al |
I can't get to Costco and haven't seen tree peonies at any of the box stores that had them last year. I waited till this year to treat myself!!! I think I waited too long, I doubt they are still showing up this spring. *whine* |
I asked at local Home Depot yesterday. They told me would be in next week. I like the blueberries. |
I'm still looking for the boxed tree peonies. Has anyone seen them at the big box stores? |
- Posted by THEGARDENPOOTER 6 (email@example.com) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 21:00
If you have a Meijers they have them there for $11.99 then an extra 40% off, two diffrent varities. Somanji or something like that...I would pull it out but my DH is sitting here and I "said" I would not buy anymore plant,seeds,or bulbs! Ya notice I did not say promise!!! The Pooter!!! |
I saw them at home depot Atlanta last week |
- Posted by GetYourLeash z7 Mid-Atl USA (My Page) on Wed, Apr 20, 05 at 10:45
I bought a gigantic tree peony with white blooming flowers on it last year for 30.00. It wasn't a good deal but the rest were moulded and nasty. I wanted to save this one, and so far so good. It returned this year with buds. I have to be more diligent I guess about finding better prices. This was the only peony worth saving. I'm a sucker for saving dying plants and lost dogs. *sigh* :) |
I found them at Walmart here in Nova Scotia yesterday. They had red...white..and pink. Some of them were budding. The box says to plant them now...or should I pot them up until fall ?? |
I am a long way from your zone. Tree peonies are planted deep and in partial shade here. I think if you plant them that way you could plant them now. You could pot them up but it is not easy to plant deep in a pot. Al |
Thanks Calistoga...they are in the ground now and I'll keep my fingers crossed that they do well. The names of them are : Luo Yang Hong (red) and Quin Shan Guan Xue (White). They were only $7.95 each...so I thought it was worth trying to gret them to grow :) |
- Posted by Bless_My_Bloomers Z5 Canada (My Page) on Thu, Apr 21, 05 at 17:10
Jean...I saw those at Walmart; I was afraid they would take a lifetime to grow, so passed them up in favour of a clematis at the same price! I really would be interested in hearing how yours does. Bloomers |
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If there is a weakness in this book, it is how the theoretical can be linked to the practical. The concept of press freedom is hard to separate from the means of production and distribution. And as we know, the business model at most American media companies has been moving away from national or international reporting, and toward a local or even hyper-local approach. The wisdom of this model remains to be seen—but it is less than hospitable toward the ideas of an internationalist like Bollinger. He does, of course, acknowledge the severity of the economic freefall. Yet he does not explore fully the way in which the crisis stymies the advancement of press freedoms in the U.S., let alone the rest of the world.
Meanwhile, few leaders in the U.S. newspaper or broadcast industries today are focused on press rights. Even The New York Times, a key player in both of the landmark cases discussed by Bollinger, is not leading the charge for the First Amendment. Instead, the paper is fighting simply to survive.
In fact, the retreat of First Amendment values in this country over the last decade is undermining the very institution that Bollinger has pegged for a global platform. The press is under siege. For example, in what has become known as the BALCO case, two Hearst reporters from the San Francisco Chronicle wrote 425 articles chronicling the prevalence of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in professional baseball. When they refused to reveal the identities of several dozen confidential sources to federal prosecutors, they were each sentenced to eighteen months in prison. Ultimately our legal team at Hearst won the case and kept the reporters out of jail. Still, such incidents make it harder to sell the U.S. as a role model abroad.
Bollinger, meanwhile, is confident that the principles of free speech enshrined in the First Amendment have the inherent ability to influence the course of global events. Indeed, several countries are showing a willingness to reflect free speech principles after years of shunning them. In Canada, for example, the Supreme Court recently held in two libel cases that journalists are not liable if their stories, whether true or false, are in the public interest. This ruling changed decades of Canadian law that protected government officials and powerful public figures from criticism. And last month, the European Court upheld the right of British journalists to protect their confidential sources when reporting on matters of public concern. The same court is scheduled to consider a similar request regarding Dutch journalists next month.
Notwithstanding the complexities on the world stage and the shrinkage of First Amendment protections in the U.S., Bollinger's concept of universal press freedoms is worth considering. Perhaps there should be a First Amendment ombudsman at the White House or the Department of Justice.
In addition, law schools and journalism schools should join forces to provide actual representation overseas to journalists in distress. Local attorneys will always be the first line of defense for embattled journalists, but an international cadre of press lawyers could assist in making the broader, principled arguments that Bollinger suggests. Such interventions have the potential to make a real difference. In 1995, I represented a Khmer journalist in Phnom Penh who was charged with seditious libel. My physical presence, as well as an articulation of First Amendment principles, helped win the day in a Cambodian court during a time of political turmoil.
Bollinger urges the U.S. to apply pressure on behalf of free speech in every possible venue. We should use the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other such treaties that have free speech requirements and are customary international law. We should use world courts. We should also, the author suggests, require free speech values to be part of our international trade discussions. How can we change things internationally if we cannot assure the survival of our own journalistic culture, or rely on our own courts to protect the values we cherish? The answer is that we must. Bollinger is right.
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Since you can't remove heat that's already present, your safest bet is to serve something cooling along with the sauce. If you tell me what the sauce is meant to accompany, then maybe I can offer a more succinct answer
Since we don't know what's in it, it is hard to guess what will work. First, I suggest you make another batch without the chipotle, then combine the 2 and adjust taste. Or just start adding in all the other ingredients and adjust taste. If it goes, you can turn it into a sour cream dip/sauce as the fat will coat your tongue and sooth it. Bottom line it that there is no magic way to just remove hot peppers.
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Shavawnte Sullivan, president of Oak Forest High School's Business Professionals Association club and editor of the school newspaper, poses at the school in Oak Forest, IL on Friday September 28, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Updated: December 27, 2012 6:01AM
Shavawnte Sullivan is getting a leg up on the competition when it comes to his post-high school career.
The Oak Forest High School senior is president of the school's Business Professionals of America, a spin-off of the national organization. He joined the club as a junior with one goal in mind.
"I wanted to be able to find a job," said Sullivan, 18.
He is a practical guy and enjoys the BPA-sponsored competitions and the experience he gains.
"Most things you learn in school are not things you can use outside of school, but this stuff I can use, like learning how to do resumes and handle yourself in a job interview," he said.
The group relies on fundraisers to help them travel to competitions. This year's national competition is in Florida, so Sullivan recently organized a Halloween sale and also is planning to sell T-shirts to raise money.
Competitions challenge students to accomplish tasks on the computer, such as typing up resumes and testing their proficiency in business software such as Microsoft Word, Access and Excel.
"I've learned a lot, and if I were to get an entry-level job, I could do a lot of the things I learned from BPA, like creating databases," said Sullivan, a BPA state qualifier last year.
Sullivan also is editor of Oak Forest High School's newspaper, Vedas.
"I've always been into reading and writing, so when I moved here as a sophomore, I wanted to join some clubs to get to know people," he said.
Sullivan started writing articles and grabbed all the assignments he could.
"I made sure I had an article in each paper and I went to everything and did more than what they asked me," he said.
Taking on extra work and being assertive earned him a promotion from reporter to editor.
Although the school paper and BPA take up a lot of his day, Sullivan also is a senior leader at school.
He takes his busy schedule in stride.
"Because it is what I want to do, it is so easy for me to keep track of everything I do here," he said.
Sullivan, the son of Shawanda Sullivan, of Midlothian, said his uncle, Jamar Sullivan, of Chicago, is his role model.
"He went through a lot. As a kid, he had to take charge and do everything," Shavawnte said. "He made the best of his life and he is very successful now, working on an elite squad with the Chicago Fire Department. He travels around teaching people who want to be in firefighting. He also has his own business. He is very successful."
Sullivan plans to major in business and minor in English in college so he can be just as successful.
"I want to learn how to write legal documents and work for a big corporation," he said.
He has a school in mind.
"I always said I wanted to go to Stanford University and I'd like to achieve that goal. I really like the reputation of the school," he said. "I researched it and I like the location. I don't know how to explain it except that I like the school."
Ultimately, Sullivan is motivated by wanting to achieve the American dream.
"One day, when I am older, I want to be independent and own a house, have a nice car and be able to travel," he said. "That's why I keep myself afloat. I want to get to that point."


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So, on page 96 of Honour the Chapter under the Rending the Maw psychic power for Carcharodons it says that "Anyone who does not clear the area of effect takes PRd10 Rending Damage". Is this a typo or am I just not understanding what the damage is supposed to be? I'm thinking it was supposed to say PRxd10 or PR+d10, or a number of d10's equal to PR, or something other than just "PRd10". If it isn't a typo, could someone explain what the damage is, and if it is a typo (which I REALLY think it is), any ideas what the damage should have been? Thanks, and please… pretty please, don't turn this into a thread on FFG's editing practices.
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Posted 07 July 2012 - 12:22 AM
Posted 07 July 2012 - 02:37 AM
I'm not sure about the confusion. Normally weapons have their damage code listed with the number of d10, like 2d10 or 3d10. They just replaced the variable number in this instance with PR. So if he has PR 3 it's 3d10, etc.
Posted 07 July 2012 - 02:54 AM
To me, that reads as a number of D10s = to PR, like if "PR" was a variable.
Posted 07 July 2012 - 03:22 AM
Thank you. I think it may have been the 12 hour graveyard shift after 3 hours of sleep that made it confusing because now it makes perfect sense and I feel like more than a little bit of an idiot.
Posted 07 July 2012 - 03:45 AM
Captain Ventris said:
To me, that reads as a number of D10s = to PR, like if "PR" was a variable.
I'm fairly certain that errata on pre-existing powers already said it was always this.
Posted 07 July 2012 - 09:08 AM
They changed their syntax on power write-ups, then, because in all previous books psychic power damage is listed as PR x d10, not just PRd10. I can understand the confusion.
Posted 07 July 2012 - 01:10 PM
PR x d10 apparently confused people who thought you rolled a single d10 and multiplied it by your PR (i.e. roll a 9 casting at PR 5 = 40 damage), where the proper thing to do was to roll a number of d10s equal to the effective PR (so PR 6 = roll 6d10),
I think PRd10 is a more natural way to write the normal gaming algorithm. Perhaps (PR)d10 would be better, I dunno.
Posted 20 July 2012 - 09:52 AM
When it says "Rending damage" what is the rule for rending?
Posted 20 July 2012 - 10:47 AM
steg51 said:
When it says "Rending damage" what is the rule for rending?
Rending damage refers to damage type. There are four types of damage: Energy, Explosive, Impact and Rending. Their main purpose is determining which set of Critical Damage tables the damage uses if a Critical is caused.
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 10:48 AM
That's just what type of damage it is, and only comes into play when determining which critical damage tables to use. That's grabbed my attention before, too, Rending being a rule in Table Top.


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Revenue bureau launches tax drive
-A A +AFriday, February 24, 2012
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched its 2012 tax campaign drive anchored on the theme "I love Philippines, I pay taxes" in Bacolod City Thursday.
Leading the campaign is BIR Revenue Region No. 12-Bacolod City, which has a target collection of P6.15 billion for 2012.
BIR Deputy Commission Celia C. King said BIR was assigned to collect P1.066 trillion this year.
"Out of this BIR collection goal, RR12 Bacolod is assigned to collect P6.15 billion. It is for this reason that we have this tax campaign kick off in Bacolod City. Our activity signifies the start of the 2012 filing season by taking a proactive stand to inform our tax payers of their obligation to pay taxes because we believe that a well informed tax payer is an obedient tax payer," she said.
"I urge each and every one of you to voluntarily pay your correct taxes and on time," King added.
In 2011, Bacolod taxpayers contributed immensely in the sterling collection performance of the BIR.
"I salute you for cooperating and supporting us in improving our collection performance. We are here to seek the same support and cooperation you have given us. Paying correct taxes and on time is the best for all of us to show our love for our country. We only have one country – the Philippines. We should love her. We should go beyond our obligation and duty. Payment of taxes should be part of our personal commitment to sacrifice giving away a portion of our income," King exhorted Bacolod and Negrense taxpayers.
She pointed out that the taxes are used by the government to build more roads, bridges, schools and hospitals for the Filipino people.
For his part, BIR Regional Director Perfecto L. Aranas said that BIR collected P5.258 billion in 2011, which is 2.7 percent higher, compared to its goal of P5.12 billion.
"The target this year is P6.147 billion which is 17 percent higher compared to our collection last year," said Aranas.
The tax campaign is BIR's way to remind the taxpayers that the deadline for the filing of income tax return for 2011 is on April 15, 2012.
"We believe that with this activity, we will be able to entice the taxpayers to pay their taxes correctly and promptly. We have lined up many programs and one of it is the tax compliance verification drive wherein our examiners will go to business establishments door to door to verify compliance on the issuance of receipt, registrations and other tax laws. I would like to request the taxpayers to comply with all the tax laws. We have been conducting dialogue and seminar in the regional office and district offices, so I believe that the taxpayers are now very much informed about their obligations," he said.
It is now up to the taxpayers to comply or not. But if they will not comply, they will be sanctioned. We have a program in running after tax evaders. It will be able to discover under declaration by 30 percent by any tax payer. They will be criminally liable which the penalty is civil and criminal liability, Aranas added.
Under the civil liability, they will pay the deficiency. But under the criminal liability, they will be subjected to imprisonment if it will be decided by court that they are really guilty of criminal offense.
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on February 24, 2012.
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Last year I grew a new variety I liked called Painted Girl. It is lavender with maroon streaks. I planted saved tubers and also propagated some from cuttings and ended up planting about 14 clones, but one turned out different. I'm pretty sure the mutation was grown from a tuber not a cutting. The mutation was a loss of the lavender color which makes for a nicely compatible flower for arrangements. |
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- Posted by steve22802 7a VA (My Page) on Mon, Aug 19, 13 at 20:57
By the way, what's the correct way to refer to this mutation. Do I just describe it by color and form as an unnamed cultivar? Or do make up my own name? But what if it has reverted to the same genetic pattern of one of it's parents, a preexisting cultivar? I should really use that name, but I have no way to prove a genetic match to a preexisting cultivar? |
- Posted by CCvacation none (My Page) on Mon, Aug 19, 13 at 23:37
Very nice, Steve! That would make me jump for joy, too! I humbly suggest you try to make several cuttings of the sport NOW so that you can save the pot roots for next season! My understanding of sports is that it is where DNA is dropped or shuffled, and can easily go back to the original. So all your tubers of that sport might be Painted Girl, or solid Painted Girl next season. If you want to keep that sport, a grown-on cutting might save the day. I know cuttings tend to not strike this late in the season, but its worth a try! From what other experts have said, sports that stay stable after three years MIGHT continue to be stable, but there is always a chance of it reverting. Cheering for your matching sport! |
- Posted by steve22802 7a VA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 7:30
Thanks for the suggestion CC. I just figured I would save the tubers and make sure to keep them labeled separated from the other Painted Girl tubers, but like you said, the newly formed tubers may not come out the same. I'll try taking some cuttings. I've tried late season cuttings before and they didn't root nearly as easily as the early season tuber sprouts, but I'll give it a try. - Steve |
- Posted by CCvacation none (My Page) on Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 9:51
Hmm... Just had another thought. Most people toss the mother tuber, but maybe you can save her, stored separately to make cuttings from in the spring. They so often rot in the ground, or in storage, but sometimes they overwinter long enough for cuttings or even to plant again. Especially in your business, matching colors in blooms is something to be prized! I had a Ms. Zelda revert to solid, and although I was disappointed, I'm also thrilled as the purple perfectly matches several other beloved varieties, like HH Starburst. I might try again with Mz Zelda so I can pair the reverted with the varigated in next season's bouquets. Cheers! |
Variegated dahlias sport to many versions of the original. More often than not, the sport reverts back to the original. Old time commercial growers would toss out all the stock of variegated flowers that went solid color. In your case, you may get lucky and if you like that lighter colored one you would be a happy camper. I like the other version better. |
- Posted by steve22802 7a VA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 13:29
I too like the lavendar Painted Girl better than the white but for mixed cut flower arrangements I like using a blend of compatible shades and colors and these will work well together. I took 8 cuttings this morning to try and root. If they fail then I'll just hope that the newly formed tubers carry the same genes. |
Your mutation looks a lot like Painted Lady. I guess its probably safe to assume one is a sport of the other? The names being so similar and all. I do really like both flowers! I have Painted Lady already, but might have to add Painted Girl to my 2014 purchase list now that I've seen how beautiful they look together :) |
- Posted by steve22802 7a VA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 20, 13 at 22:15
>> Your mutation looks a lot like Painted Lady I looked up a picture of Painted Lady and yes my mutation looks exactly like it. Perhaps Painted Lady was one of the parents that was crossed to create Painted Girl. Is there anywhere to look up the ancestry of a dahlia? |
- Posted by CCvacation none (My Page) on Wed, Aug 21, 13 at 13:28
There are two varieties of Painted Lady. The one that resembles your sport is Fern Ridge Painted Lady. Perhaps that tidbit will help if you do further research. Cheers! |
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Gabrielle Kaasa does not have a child with cancer, but the thought of youngsters suffering with the disease makes her want to pull her hair out. Instead, she made a more proactive choice: for the third year in a row, she has shaved off her beautiful red hair to raise awareness and funds for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
"It helps me to start a conversation about childhood cancer, which usually doesn't happen otherwise," says the Durham mother, who was so eager to participate this year that she started buzzing her head weeks before her April 27 event at the West 94th St. Pub in Durham.
"People always stop me and ask why I'm bald. I guess it's kind of like when you're pregnant and everybody wants to touch your belly," she says with a laugh. "People are really touched when they find out why. It's not at all unusual to get donations from complete strangers."
St. Baldrick's CEO Kathleen Ruddy is no longer surprised to hear such anecdotes. "I hear people constantly say that it's the best thing they're ever done for charity," she says. "You experience a very visual aspect of what children with cancer go through. It makes it real in a way that few other activities can."
The campaign started in 2000 with 20 people who shaved their head at a single event. Last year, more than 56,000 people participated at about 1,300 events staged in several different counties. They raised $33.5 million - 82 percent of which went back out the door in the form of grants to support childhood cancer research. This year's goal is $37 million.
While many functions were scheduled to coincide with St. Patrick's Day, hundreds more started early and will continue throughout year. Ruddy plans to be in Raleigh on April 13 for one at the Hibernian, traditionally one of North Carolina's biggest events. Since the pub burned to the ground a few weeks ago, loyal head shavers will unite in a nearby parking lot.
"We're blessed to have a lot of caring people involved," says Ruddy, who shaved her own long red locks a few years ago. "My experience taught me to be grateful in a whole new way. You don't have to train like you would for a marathon, but the aftermath of growing your hair is where the long term commitment is."
While most shavees find their involvement deeply satisfying and even liberating, Ruddy says some first timers are not entirely prepared for the emotional transformation. "When the hair starts coming off, they think about what they're doing - and who they're doing it for.
"We try at every event to have a child who has cancer present. Some people never have met a child with cancer, and it can be devastating to see a young person fighting so hard," she says. "It makes you feel responsible in a good way. You start to feel a mission that isn't accomplished until they have what they need to get well."
After her first experience, Kaasa recalls being shocked when she looked into the mirror but elated when the supportive crowd cheered her on. She remains deeply committed to the project. So are her husband and 10-year-old son, who also participate in the hands-on, hair-off campaign.
"For us, it's just nice in a way to show solidarity," Kaasa says. "Hair is such a small part of what makes up a person. It's one thing people tend to focus on, but it's just hair."
St. Baldrick's converts event proceeds quickly into research grants focused on finding cures for childhood cancers. Its scientific advisory committee refers proposals to experts in different areas of pediatric oncology to ensure that the projects receive a rigorous and thorough review.
Ruddy says childhood cancers are grossly under-funded because the affected population is smaller than that of adults, which in turn makes is hard for pharmaceutical companies to generate enough profit to cover their research and development costs. *"St. Baldrick's is working to fill the funding gap by providing grants to researchers so they can work to create new drugs and better treatments specific to all childhood cancers. Adult treatments cannot be downsized for children and teens; their bodies are still developing and they cannot simply just be looked at as smaller adults."
The foundation also funds fellowships to attract more doctors to the pediatric oncology field, where a shortage is anticipated in the next five to seven years. "If we don't have enough researchers and people who care for our kids, we'll lose more kids and not make progress," Ruddy says.
"I can't even imagine losing a child to a serious illness," says Kaasa, who lost her adored maternal grandfather to leukemia eight years ago. "He's a big reason for why I do it. I hate to think of a child going through what he went through. If shaving my head might give a child a fighting chance, I'm glad to do it."
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She thought of military service. Her brother, Raymond Zachery, had joined the U.S. Army and gone to Iraq. He seemed to like it fine.
"I had family in the Army, and I wanted to do something different," Pruitt said "Plus, I get to serve my country and see the world at the same time."
Pruitt is presently thousands of miles away, deployed in the western Pacific on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.
According to Lt. Cmdr. Dave Hecht, public affairs officer of the George Washington, Pruitt is a Petty Officer 2nd class and one of only 473 women out of 5,500 on the vessel. She's an Aviation Administrator, charged with helping to maintain the multi-million dollar jet aircraft launched daily from the carrier, Hecht said. Pruitt supervises as many as 12 other sailors.
"She's a standout sailor and someone Albany can take pride in." Hecht said. "She works her butt off on 12-hour shifts, six days a week."
Pruitt served four years on the USS Ronald Reagan, but this is a different kind of ship. Out of 11 carriers in the U.S. Navy fleet, the George Washington is the only one which is permanently deployed, Hecht said.
Home based at the U.S. Naval Base at Yokosuka, Japan, the carrier never returns to the United States.
"Sailors on other carriers may be deployed for up to six months or so," Hecht said, "then return to a U.S. port. Those who serve on the GW may be deployed for two, three or even five years."
Hecht said that even though the carrier will return to port in Japan every few months, the sailors must pay their own way if they want to fly home. The cost of that is prohibitive for most, he said.
So far, Pruitt has seen port in countries such as Australia, Malaysia, and North and South Korea, as well as Japan.
Pruitt's parents, Ronnie Lee and Jacquelyn Pruitt, are proud of their daughter's independence and her accomplishments.
"We're really proud of all our children," Jacquelyn Pruitt said. "They all did real good growing up. We never had to go to the jail house or anything. I'm especially proud of my baby, Hope."
Pruitt says that her mom and dad appreciate the souvenirs she sends from the countries she visits. Her dad is collecting ball caps.
Pruitt enjoys being in the Navy, she said, and plans to make a career of it.
"I haven't run across anything bad about what I'm doing," she said. "Nothing major, anyway. Every day there's something different."
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Spyro Versus the Mega Monsters
Baker & Taylor
Features the heroes from Skylands, including Spyro, as they embark on a series of adventures.
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Spyro versus the Mega Monsters
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Delta Calgary Airport
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Historical Traveler Reviews Delta Calgary Airport
Wonderful access to airport. Dropped off rental car and walked into the lobby. Room on 8th floor had a great view of the city. Great place to stay before leaving Calgary.
Highly Convenient
For the second year in a row, I decided to utilise the service and amenities of the Delta Calgary Airport in March. Though I must say that my experience was more enjoyable the first year, the second year was also adequate.
One of the key benefits of this hotel is its location. As soon as one has collected one's bags from the Canadian carousel, one simply has to take an elevator and push a cart over to the front doors of the hotel. It is also conveniently located to the rental car office and garage.
Another asset is the kind service. The bellmen, check-in staff, and servers in the restaurant have always been unbelievably personable. Though the rooms are quite small, they are equipped will all the necessities that a regular traveler may require. However, some rooms face the lobby of the hotel as their window and do not have a view of the outside. This would become rather depressing overtime, though it is fine for an excursion of a single night.
The only issue that occurred during my second stay was at breakfast. Since the breakfast was included in our rate, we were only able to dine from the underfilled Continental Breakfast selection. This was rather demoralising. Furthermore, the head waiter was quite discriminatory, in my opinion: she showed another couple to a table who had arrived after us at the restaurant.
The satisfying element of this displeasing experience was that I was able to write the manager of the hotel and receive a free room in the next twelve months: a true portrayal of the hotel's service.
Excellent hotel for flights to US
Excellent hotel for early morning flight to US. Bellman was excellent- gave us custom forms, told us what time we needed to be at airport check-in, and took our bags to check in counter. Very quiet room. We also enjoyed the Steakhouse at the hotel. The convenience of returning a rental car and immediately walking into the hotel was great.
Could fault the staff or hotel
We like most people chose this hotel for the location. We where travelling with a pet and the staff went out of their way to help us and our pet feel welcome. I cannot thank the staff for their kindness and true customer service they provided to us during our overnight stay. The convenience of this hotel is excellent, our room was spacious and clean the return carhire was also right next door. Thanks again.
Clean and Quiet
Stayed for the convenience of being right at the airport as we had a flight out the next day. Was very convenient. Should have went and checked our bags and went back to our room instead of wondering around the airport though. Was clean, quiet and very good service and atmosphere. Would stay again. Try to book in advance as the rooms fill up and get more expensive.
Was okay ...
Stayed there in the summer of 03 as had an early morning flight out the next day. Quite convenient hotel, really great! The hotel is marginally clean and seems to be overpriced. The restaurant was okay, not overwhelming. The a/c in the room wasn't working very well when I was there and frankly, I was uncomfortable all night long. Then, in hte a.m. when getting ready at 5 a.m., both of us were drying hair with hair dryer and the circuit breaker tripped (interestingly, the same thing happened to us at a hotel in Jasper ... our hairdryers are pretty standard dryers!!). Of course, at that hour, we're not going to wait for somebody to come fix it ... we had a plane to catch! When i mentioned this to the front desk personnel upon checkout, they said "oh really?" and that was it. Would I ever return here? no. I'd go to a nearby hotel and just deal with the shuttle or car rental return in the a.m. This hotel is just not worth it.
Convenience with a catch
This is probably the most convenient airport hotel I've ever stayed in!
It's also comfortable and the service was of a high standard... that is with the exception of the wake-up call. I was catching an early flight and arranged for a wake-up call but it never came! For an airport hotel this is unbelievable and undid all the other merits. Luckily the room's alarm clock was working!
Good friendly service
Flying into Calgary this hotel wins on for its convienience, literally just accross the road from the terminal. Great when you have travelled from the uk to Houston and then to Calgary the same day. The accommodation and staff are , from a UK perspective execelent. Value for money i find it good value when compared to rates in and around the UK.
Convenient location is not all Delta has to offer
Obviously this is a hotel you stay in for convenience, and it IS convenient. However, the Suites are lovely, with duvets instead of comforters, lots of space, tasteful decorations and all the amenities.
Had an opportunity to eat two meals at the hotel and both were superlative.
Overpriced due to convenient location
You can't beat the location of this hotel - across the street from the airport - that is the only reason I keep staying there. The accommodation is not worth the price charged. It is marginally clean. The front desk staff automatically give you the first available room at the farthest possible point from the elevator, and I now ask to be at least a little closer especially since I always make this trip by myself. As well, being close to the airport I have often been across the hall from a group of partiers heading off on vacation the next morning. Not too restful. Finally, the restaurant doesn't open in time to have breakfast before heading over to the airport for an early (0700) flight back to the U.S. But, the trade-off is that you can turn in your rental car the night before at the airport, and only need to walk across the street to catch a flight. The consolation is that I can have the Tim Horton's coffee and donuts that I miss by living in the U.S. :-) The hotel was better and more modestly-priced before it became part of the Delta chain.
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Leaving Calgary!
Just boarded the first airplane to Toronto, waiting for the usual flight attendant speech and then takeoff!
Lake Louise to Cow town
6:30am alarm. This. Is. Too. Early. To. Be. Awake. On. Holidays.
Up and at 'em to get ready for our voyager canoe sojourn on Lake Louise! Hmmm, weather not looking so hot, and as we arrived it started to rain heavily. Yep, canoe ride cancelled. Poor Julia Goolia, she was really looking forward to this. At least we lucked out with the …
Final leg
Left Calgary on time, and arrived at Waterloo International a few minutes early. Our friend Wendy met us at the airport with my car keys. When we left in January we assumed Julia would meet us, and left her the keys for my car. She drove it to the airport the previous week when she flew out to Edmonton to start her job, and she left the spare set …
Itinerary Around Africa Nov 2014
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11/20 KLM 677 12:40 - 13:55 To Calgary
Day 2 Calgary
Today we went on the energy city tour and saw the majority of Calgary. The city reminds me a lot of Portland. There is a China town, an artsy area, an upscale area, lots of non chain restaurants and street art but no graffiti and other blights that make a city creepy. We hopped off the bus ...


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Given the volume of excellent submissions that we received, selecting one was no easy task - but we are pleased to welcome Jane to our Hampton Roads Publishing family!
- Class #1: Fiction Contest Preparation 101
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So after 2 years of every weekend... she wants to switch to every other weekend ... why because her children treat her like dirt "she has had it with her f'ing kids, she can't stand how they f'ing treat her, she buys them everything and they don't do anything around the house they don't clean up after themselves they are f'ing slobs, they don't even clean up after the dog etc... etc...)
She went out the other night left them with money for food .... and they invited 3 friends to sleep over when she got home at 2 am ... they were all up fighting in the living room and SS12 had been beat up by the neighbor kid. She can't believe her f'ing kids would do that to her and what little brats they are You get the idea of that conversation.... everyone I repeated it to said she created the problem by letting them get away with everything unless it effected her directly .... play video games non-stop all weekend but fight about them and interrupt her and all he!! breaks loose. Secretly I am excited to have the boys on weekends will get to do stuff with them ... flipside... Worried how SD is going to react to being here all weekend ... if she will even come on weekends lots of questions but no answers not allowed to ask or care. So here is my issue: It took 2 years for her to take them on a weekend ... she saw them sunday and thurs nights ... drop off at school at 8 am or at home at 8am .... everytime hubby asked for a weekend night he was told take me to court so he did and the judge gave her every weekend. So now he just accepted it no questions asked ... i said it is going to be permanent??? so we can plan accordingly or is she going to change her mind on a weekly basis and have us by the strings again..... I would like you to go make it official this way there is something in writing because right now she is getting food stamps and cash assistants based on the number of hours she has them .... because we have them during the week and she has them weekends she qualifies for assistance (I know screwed up right but whatever).... I have detached myself from any caregiving role with the children ... they have two parents ... Three months ago I took a part-time job working the nights SD is here .... and hired a maid :) So now the only things I do for them specifically is cook dinnerand pay the maid to clean up after them .... Its been so nice to walk by their rooms and on friday afternoons and not see a complete disaster... and I know it will stay that way for atleast 2 days :) ... So at this point ... if they are here on Saturday mornings I get to do stuff with them ... if not i get to do stuff for me same as usual ... either way going with the flow .... just lots of questions and no one to ask. But still "secretly" excited to have the boys on weekends!!! |
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- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Wed, Jun 9, 10 at 19:34
what do kids want? stay at home or go to moms? she gets food stamps for having kids on the weekend? huh? nice. so what about SD? where is she on the weekends? would it effect her? |
Its funny that bm got "stuck" with every weekend after refusing to take them one night on a weekend. And I think it is even better that the monsters she created are bothering her! Talk about what goes around comes around! I do think it will be nice to see them on weekends. But DH needs to tell her that you will plan to have them EOW and the first time she does a last minute change he will stop taking them on weekends and she can take him to court to change it. |
- Posted by finedreams (My Page) on Wed, Jun 9, 10 at 21:17
I think the problem is that they actually live with dad, it is not like he can prevent them from coming/staying home. |
- Posted by pseudo_mom (My Page) on Thu, Jun 10, 10 at 0:02
They can stay or go it doesn't matter to us .... we don't have xbox (hahaha) so they don't like weekends here ... xbox is not allowed here all they do is fight over it and since we didn't pay for i am not going to replace what they break... but anyway. Yes FD she lies to get what she wants ... stamps and cash etc. she will eventually get caught. The kids do not have a choice ... she "makes" them go takes them on a guilt I am your mother I have a right to see you ... "here's a 20 I am going out" " you don't love me is that why you don't want to come over" what I hope doesn't happen is they start enjoying their weekends here and she takes them back. No clue what will go on with SD ... will I pick up weekend shifts too lol who knows I know that sounds harsh but its self preservation mode ... it works for me ... i dont get wrapped up in the drama that is SD. As it is she comes here on Mon and thurs.... rules the house listens to no one .... and spends most of her time on the phone with her mother .. either texting or calling taking pictures to send to mom etc. when i get home at 11/12... she is still up watching tv i shut if off and go to bed.... she knows at this point don't turn it back and time for bed with out me saying a word but she has to make one more call to mom to say goodnight. ... not my phone ringing at midnight. Whats strange is the boys don't act like that here they have their chores .... they sit with us and watch tv we eat at the table there are no fights arguements beatings exception to normal is when SD its a very tense household waiting for her to pitch a fit about something .... last time was because we made smores in the backyard and she wasn't here. Going to enjoy the boys while they can be here on weekends .... like I said she will probably change her mind in a week .... (hubby said she must have somewhere to go this weekend and can't get a babysitterfor all 3)... |
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Wild Mercury Sound
This summer's Beach Boys comp
Corny fool that I am, today the hot weather's driven me to put on a forthcoming Beach Boys comp. "Compiled and sequenced by Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, Mike Love and Brian Wilson," claims the press release, and while I'm morbidly suspicious of anything sanctioned by Love, this is a cracking selection.
It's not, for a change, the usual surf standards with a couple of "Pet Sounds"/"Smile"-era cuts for the "connoisseurs". In fact, I don't think there are any "Pet Sounds" tracks on here at all. Instead, it plots an alternative course through one of pop's greatest back catalogues, chucking in a few new stereo mixes as a sop to completists.
There are a lot of my favourite Beach Boys songs here, with plenty of stuff from "Surf's Up" including Brian's existential masterpiece, "Till I Die". The best songs of other bandmembers are showcased, like Bruce Johnston's tremulous "Disney Girls" - I can't think of a better use of schmaltz in the canon than this one - and Dennis Wilson's gorgeous (if implausible) "Forever". No room, mercifully, for Mike Love's "Student Demonstration Time".
What I think is most interesting here, though, is the focus on the 1965 tracks which paved the way for "Pet Sounds". I always think "Today" and "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" get something of a bum deal from history, maybe because they're not perceived as weird enough by people who fetishise Brian Wilson as a mad genius, maybe because there's an assumption that The Beach Boys were merely a singles band before "Pet Sounds".
But "Kiss Me, Baby", "Please Let Me Wonder" and "Let Him Run Wild" would all fit perfectly onto "Pet Sounds"; the classic Brian trick of combining adolescent romantic angst with rapturous orchestrations, of playing out tiny personal epiphanies on a symphonic scale, was already fully functioning. And "The Little Girl I Once Knew" is a great, genuinely odd single, still ignored by oldies radio programmers thanks to the caesuras that Brian built into the score, giant anxious pauses that derail the song's momentum, but simultaneously give it more emotional heft.
The whole album feels like a compilation burned by your Wilson-bore mate rather than officially-authorised product. Although who's actually going to bother buying it is another matter entirely. Just get the original albums, I'd say.


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Hello Music Lovers,
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain or his web site! Contrary to the information at the Arrivederci web site, I WILL be appearing with Chuck Everett and Matthew Lotz at Arrivederci on Wed. 7/17 from 7-10. It is listed as Chuck Everett and Friends and I am honored to be one of his Friends! Always fun and cathartic to play Jazz and various other genres with these two great musicians outside of the musical confines of our cover band, Pressure Point Band. www.pressurepointband.com. Arrivederci is a great spot to listen to live music and hang out and actually , one of the few places where I go to do just that. It is expected to be hot that day so this just might be the respite that you are seeking. The air conditioning at Arrivederci works well, the beer is cold and the band will be cool too! If I were you, I would defintely put this on the calender!
Warm Regards,
Mike Winkle


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photo by Romulo Yanes
Makes 4 servings
active time
20 min
total time
20 min
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 4 (1/2-inch-thick) rib pork chops (bone in)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup medium-dry or cream Sherry
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
Coarsely crush peppercorns by gently pounding once or twice with a heavy skillet. Pat chops dry and sprinkle both sides evenly with salt and peppercorns, pressing to help them adhere.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook 2 chops, turning over once, until browned and just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes total. Transfer to a plate and wipe out skillet. Cook remaining 2 chops in remaining tablespoon oil in same manner, transferring to plate. (Do not wipe out skillet after second batch.)
Add Sherry to skillet and boil, scraping up any brown bits, until reduced by half, about 1 minute. Add cream and any meat juices accumulated on plate, then boil, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season sauce with salt and serve over chops.
my notes
- Calories482
- Carbohydrates2 g (1%)
- Fat32 g (50%)
- Protein42 g (84%)
- Saturated Fat11 g (55%)
- Sodium699 mg (29%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat4 g
- Fiber0 g (2%)
- Monounsaturated Fat14 g
- Cholesterol164 mg (55%)


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Do You Do Your Own Taxes?
This weekend I've blocked off Sunday to finally get my taxes DONE. I'm embarrassed to admit that this is only the second year that I've prepared my own taxes. In the past my family's accountant graciously tacked on my paperwork for a small fee. But last year I was cut off.
For those of you considering doing your own the first time, here are several online tax software options to choose from, and the pros and cons of each.
If you do prepare you own taxes, do you use software or do you brave the forms and jargon on your own? I'd love to know. (And don't forget to check our checklist of commonly overlooked tax deductions.)