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i expect to play as i choose so whether i'm tough or not is none of your frickin concern. you imposing restrictions on how i wish to play is, in my mind, deceptive. this whole thing sounds hokey with your create fake accounts and turn off wifi before launching the game, bypass this, and we're not checking that. why the f&#@ don't you just present the game to us without all of the shenanigans? Last edited by Mack the Knife; 01-30-2013 at 02:03 PM.. |
The game itself is pretty solid. Graphics are good and AI seems pretty decent (and a little difficult). I haven't played any games online yet but will soon. A couple suggestions...
1. Allow the loser to see the setup after the game. I lost my first two games and would have really liked to see where the flag was. 2. If I remember correctly, shouldn't the best/strongest guys start at 1 and weakest at 10? This game has it reversed. 3. IAP sucks. Drop it or the price of the game. You definitely shouldn't have both. If I would have known this I wouldn't have bought it. Like you said, it doesn't change the mechanics of the game since you're not buying an edge but it's the principle. It's like selling me a car for $30k then charging $1k/month to use the radio. 4. There were a couple times when the man would move in the wrong direction. It may be a simple user/fatfinger problem but I don't usually have those kinds of issues with other games. 5. Love the fact that you can save setups. Good job. Maybe add some developer based ones with specific strategies that people can learn from. 6. Definitely need to fix the offline play issue. It's a little arrogant and rude to come to this forum and (even in jest) criticize a potential customer because of the game mechanics. If your intention is to only have this game played online it should be made very clear in the title and description. If not, then fix the game so we don't need to adjust a setting on the iPad before playing the game, that's just bad development. Like a lot of people, I will mostly play offline/single player/AI games. It would be a devastating business model to ignore those gamers. Overall, I think this game could be really good if these issues get worked out. But until that happens I would recommend holding off on the purchase. If I had known about the IAP and offline issues I wouldn't have bought the game. |
Ah. If I read correctly, I would have seen the description of the IAP. It seems simply to be visual tchotchke which, while not perfect, at least doesn't change the mechanics. It's still a little iffy being that we are paying a significant premium and aren't really getting much else, other then possibly single player, but I haven't played the PC version.
Next, I am truly and thoroughly disgusted with your flippant attitude. I presume it's a cultural thing, but this isn't the first time a foreign developer has taken this kind of attitude. You think you're being funny. You aren't. You are getting torn apart in reviews everywhere saying that the AI is too hard and there is NO tutorial for people who haven't played the game. Also, regardless of what you may think, many of us don't want to play against other people. I have many strategy games that I never play on line, and in no way SHOULD I be forced to have that be my only way to play because you've poorly designed the games' AI to be unforgiving and lacking in adaptability is pretty silly. But the gigantic facepalm is the fact that you're saying "Turn off Wifi, sheesh it's not that hard". It's yet more arrogance. We are paying a STUPID amount of money for this game. A game that, from my understanding, is no different on the FREE platforms. It contains IAP like the free versions, but also carries an overwhelming price tag. Price tags are FINE, high price tags, I'm fine with it. I paid $10 for World of Goo, $10+ for Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride and so on. I buy the IAP for them because it furthers the gameplay, and is no different than buying the physical expansions. But is that what this IAP is? Or is this consumable stuff that otherwise alters gameplay? But last but not least, no tutorial?? Come now. No board game has ever been lauded for NOT having a tutorial, but many have been lampooned for not. The game is complex enough that there's no reason it shouldn't be there. Just because it's a popular game doesn't mean that it doesn't need an interactive introduction explaining how to play it. This is something that IS necessary, and is another thing that has been mentioned multiple times in the reviews I've read. Simply put, remove the attitude, RESPECT people wiling to pay you a stupid sum of money for your game, or expect this attitude to spread like wildfire. Nothing is worse than an arrogant Dev who dismisses the people buying their game. Quote:
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@Bukow Thanks for the feedback points 1 - 5 we agree. We are trying to make a nice offer for all iPad players to compensate for the IAP. Keep reading our Facebook/Twitter and or your email.
Your point 4. are you doing drag-and-drop or are you using the point-and-click to move a piece? You might want to try to use point-and-click if yuo get a lot of mis-moves. Your point 6. I am not aware of doing any critizism, I am aware of some sarcasm though, but maybe this is misunderstood. Anyway, we have huge respect for all our (potential) customers that`s why I am responding here. I am open and honest on your questions but I do expect the same respect for us when I`m trying to explain certain things. Like I said before we are for sure gonna fix the offline issue and we are also working on multiple difficulty levels for the AI. For you question on the numbering: http://www.stratego.com/ipadfeedback |
@Mack the Knife I`m sorry you did not get my sarcasm ;-) I would love to help you out to play our game any way you like.
Like I also said it is a bypass to help you out, for now. We have taken your feedback and will communicate when there is an update on our Facebook/Twitter. |
Things putting me off buying are Facebook login or Stratego account sign up, IAP even though cosmetic, required to be online for single player (or turn wifi off). Some of these things it sounds like you're addressing though so I'll still keep an eye on this. Production wise it looks like its put together nicely.
@september we are working hard on a next update that gives you the possibility to play without any account this will be singleplayer only then. Would this help you?
@andsoitgoes Like I said before I am in no way trying to be arrogant. I am here to clearify things that due to our mistake is not clear. Also on all topics you bring to the attention I try to explain why it is like this now.
1. IAP, we are working on some kind of compensation for our iPad users, check our Twitter/Facebook and your email to stay up to date 2. We get a lot of feedback currently that the AI is too difficult, while in private beta we got messages it was too easy. This is somethign we take seriously and most probable we will offer more difficulty levels 3.We would welcome you to join our test team to see if the new AI meets your standards an help us to improve it, before we release it! 4. I don`t see this as arrogance but if you saw it that way my apologies, as I was trying to help players out to have a solution until we fix the issue 5. See point 1. We will update the App description as well to be more clear 6. We added a link to the registration email with a link to the video tutorial for now. In the next release this will also be shown in the App. (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX2Y5CK5OIY) 7. Like I said apologies if my attitude came across as arrogant. This is in no way like it was meant. I would love to continue this thread with all (potential) Stratego players, where we both treat eachother with respect, have a proper discussion, and see how we can improve our game To explain a bit more on our release plan: Top 5 feedback: http://forum.stratego.com/topic/165-top-5-feedback/ Next releases: http://forum.stratego.com/topic/169-upcoming-releases/ |
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i don't want to drag this out, just want to make a point. of the few people who have actually commented in this thread, three have thought your remarks inappropriate. you seem to be the only one who thinks otherwise, that you're innocent, misunderstood. I say no hard feelings about this but the lesson learned should be yours. |
@Mack the Knife point taken.
I would love to get some feedback here when we do our next release on iPad. |
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DOVER — Members of the newly formed Joint Adequacy Funding Committee (JAFC) met Wednesday night for their first meeting to discuss committee goals and ways to remedy the $1.9 million shortfall generated from the state's school adequacy funding formula.
Immediate goals for the committee include Superintendent Jean Briggs Badger sending letters to state Rep. Jim Verschueren, Sen. David Waters, and Sen. James Rausch, the father of the current adequacy formula, to thank them for meeting with superintendents earlier in the day in Concord to discuss the formula.
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Every month, we take a look at the latest unusual credit card crimes and capers to hit the news. So without any further ado…
Well-manicured sleight of hand
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Diane Barnes got a manicure at AQ Spa & Nails, and then when she went to pay for it, she realized her wallet was missing, according to a Fox23.com report.
As it turns out, the wallet was allegedly taken by three women who were in the salon at the same time. I wrote "allegedly" because, you know, nothing has been proven, but the police spotted one of the women on surveillance video trying to use the victim's credit cards at a couple stores after Barnes reported her wallet missing.
How'd this happen? Barnes set her purse down at her feet while she had her nails done, but somehow these three women -- who did get close to her table, recalled Barnes -- managed to take the wallet from her purse. They then used one of her credit cards to pay for their bill. Barnes was the next one to check out. While she was looking for her wallet, the three women were already busy charging up thousands of dollars in goods elsewhere.
You have to think that credit card criminals, if they'd only use their powers for good, could put on one hell of a magic show.
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I could seriously envision some reformed credit card thieves giving David Copperfield and David Blaine a run for their money by staging a magic show focusing on sleight of hand.
For instance, Savannah Jones, 22, was recently arrested for allegedly stealing a woman's wallet from a restaurant in San Antonio, Texas, using the credit cards in it and spending $200 in cash, according to a KSAT.com report.
Jones sat down near the woman and her family, downed a few shots of tequila and then started talking to the group, telling them how her boyfriend had dropped her off and left.
Was it while she distracted them with this story full of melodrama that Jones took the woman's wallet?
Nope, apparently not.
Jones apparently had a baby with her and at some point decided she needed to pay her bill, went to search her pockets for money, but gosh, unfortunately, her hands were full with baby.
So the victim said she'd be happy to hold the baby. Jones obliged, and looked for her money while the woman held the baby. The woman also offered to pay for Jones' drinks.
Jones apparently declined. She didn't need anyone paying for her drinks -- because somewhere in all that misdirection (which magicians are famous for) she took the woman's wallet, took back her baby and left.
Shortly thereafter, the victim realized her wallet was missing, but by then the tequila-drinking, baby-holding Jones had vanished.
Let us all hope that professional magicians never unite to rise against us.
Two decades behind bars for how much?
A federal jury in Miami recently came down hard on a detective, William Garcia, finding him guilty of 12 counts of credit card fraud.
When I read The Miami Herald report, my first thought was that he must have stolen a lot of money to risk throwing away his career. Like, maybe $50,000 worth of goods? A million? Maybe this was some "Ocean's 11" haul, like he took credit cards belonging to 12 casinos, and…
Well, no. The purchases on all 12 cards totaled $823. An 18-year career derailed for less than $1,000 in purchases.
So then I thought, "Well, that's good. He probably won't get put away for too long, and then maybe he can turn his life back around."
Well, no. At least, not quickly.
There's a minimum mandatory sentence of two years per charge. Again, guilty on 12 counts.
But at least, since his sentencing isn't until June 26, he has time to get his affairs in order before going to jail, right?
Well, no. The judge presiding over the case considers Garcia a flight risk and ordered him to be placed in custody immediately after sentencing.
He threw away his career for $823 and is looking at 24 years in prison, at a minimum, but at least he has a lot of family and friends to lean on?
Well, no. At least one fewer friend to lean on, anyway. The Miami Herald reports that a former friend, who created fraudulent cards using stolen numbers and gave them to Garcia, cooperated in the police investigation that brought Garcia down.
I know he brought this on himself, but you've almost got to feel sorry for the guy.
Another not-so great friend
New Yorker Tysheen Marcus, 20, borrowed a friend's credit card information (with permission) so he could buy a basketball game on the PlayStation Network, according to The Staten Island Advance.
But Marcus soon after apparently decided you can't really play video basketball without some pizza, and so he used the credit card to pay for a Domino's order. Really, if a judge is reading this, go easy on the guy, will ya? What do you expect? Computer games and pizza go hand in hand.
Marcus decided the next day you just can't play a basketball computer game and eat pizza without making a $144.48 Adidas purchase. Uh, OK, you're on your own.
A couple months later, probably long after Marcus had forgotten what he had done, his friend noticed the strange charges and called police. To his credit, Marcus told the court he recognized what he had done was wrong and said he'd pay his friend back. Of course, it probably would have sounded a little more sincere had he come forward before the police arrested him. But still, better late than never.


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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
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I love Georgette Heyer and, especially These Old Shades. Sorry, sex in the book would spoil it for me! :)
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I love your new series! I already have a copy, so don't put me in the drawing. Now that I've read your blurb, I CAN'T WAIT for the next book.- Christina Kit.June 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM
I love how they're Merlin's descendants and that they need to fall in love to activate their magic! So unique and romantic:)
The fact that emotional scenes flow show how much Susan cares about and can relate to her characters.
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ccfioriole at gmail dot com After reading it for the first time many years ago, I recently reread These Old Shades when it was released as an ebook. I have to say, it holds up well, and I don't miss the sexy times. I can't imagine that in a Heyer book anyway LOL. I love the premise of this series and I'd love to give it a try.
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jen(at)delux(dot)comActually, I can't imagine sex in a Georgette Heyer story either! But when I finally got around to writing my own, it definitely had sex. For me that's an important part of a relationship. But I enjoy reading sweet books too, and thrillers, and mysteries, and.... well you get the idea. I like to read. And the books that actually have sex in them are, I think, probably in a minority. What do you think?
SusanWhen's the best time to get into a new series? With the first book, AKA right now! Thanks for the offer, I'm in.
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My father-in-law's a huge fan of Ulysses. I admit it, I tried (because I *wanted* to get through to Finnegan's Wake, actually) but I didn't make it through. I did read Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man though. I quite recommend it if you haven't tried. ;) It's really not as daunting as Ulysses. Enjoyed the interview.
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grailmaiden08-at-gmail.comJulianne--I actually did get through Portrait of an Artist, and really enjoyed it. They were part of a class that looked at how the twentieth century changed authors, so we read two books from each author. Loved the Virginia Woolf selections, as well as the EM Forster novels. Ended up writing a Master's Thesis on Passage to India. Funny how some classes really stand out, even years later.


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Two Rams players lead the list of rookies who shouldn't have lofty expectations in their first year.
Three quarterbacks are generally considered first-round prospects. Fresno State's Derek Carr, however, could overtake the bigger names in the class. The Q's Big Board takes into account only overall skill and potential.
After the NFL Scouting Combine, the NFL Draft's running back class produced a clear front-runner: former Auburn Tiger Tre Mason.
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Auburn RB Tre Mason declared for the NFL draft Thursday. Mason should be considered the top back in the class now that his decision is official.
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Dig this! Time mag article from 1971! Damn, that's the year I started College. Can't believe it's on the web. Way to go Time!
I used to drink these back in 71: Annie Greensprings, Ripple, Boone's Farm and Cold Duck!
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Beyond the fact that they do not taste like real wine, pop wines have much in common: they are cheap at about $1 a bottle, and their alcohol content is a minimal 11% or so. Another advantage: they add a pleasant extra dimension to the effects of pot.
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Tanks can cost as little as a few hundred dollars for a basic, small, freestanding model without pump and extras, to many thousands of dollars for a large, custom-built model with all the bells and whistles. The costs vary depending on the size, material, finish and strength of the tank. When we checked out prices from a few manufacturers for polyethylene tanks, they ranged from around $700 to $900 for a 2000 L model, from $1000 to $1250 for a 4000–5000 L one and from $1800 to $2000 for a 9000 L tank. It's worth shopping around. Further to these costs are any charges for delivery and installation; extra materials (such as pipes, fittings and taps); optional extras (such as a first-flush or backflow-prevention device); a pump (unless you can use gravity for water pressure); and a stand (unless you want to put it on the ground or below it, in which case you may need to factor in costs for special preparation or excavation). Last of all there are labour costs for a licensed plumber, if you want to connect the tank to your mains water supply, and costs for any additional work that needs to be done to your roof and/or guttering. And after all these expenses, you're ready to reap the benefits ... as long as it rains.
Rainwater tanks come in a multitude of sizes, shapes, materials and colours. You can install one next to the house, on top or under it, on a stand, on the ground or below it. Installing a tank below ground is generally more expensive because of excavation costs, but the tank's out of sight.
Installing a rainwater tank out of the way under the house, at gutter level, or even one that's completely invisible inside your walls is easier when you're building a new home (or when doing major renovations) than when retrofitting a system. This applies even more to a greywater system, which requires, as a minimum, connections to your bathroom and/or laundry plumbing and, depending on its complexity, some space outside. So it makes sense to consider such environmental features when you're starting from scratch. In some areas you may even have to incorporate energy and water-efficient features in your building plans to comply with new legislative requirements. There are companies offering water storage solutions that are built into the house at construction stage. For example, VISION WATER (www.vision-water.com) offers an integrated rainwater harvesting, storage and reticulation system.
Using the rainwater you collect for outdoor purposes only is the easiest scenario. Apart from the obligatory checks with your council and water supplier, you probably just need the tank supplier to install it and don't need a licensed plumber if there's no connection to the mains water supply. Your water savings won't be huge, but you will save the drinking water you used to pay for to water the garden, wash the car or top up the pool.
Using the rainwater also for toilet-flushing, the washing machine or any other indoor use will increase your water savings substantially. But to do this, you need a licensed plumber to connect the tank to your mains water supply (so you can still wash a load if the tank is empty, for example) and the approval of the relevant authorities. If you're allowed to connect your rainwater tank to the mains water supply, you're likely to need a backflow prevention device so your rainwater won't contaminate the mains supply if the water pressure changes suddenly and the water tries to flow backwards. Your water supplier may provide this free.
Many water suppliers and health authorities in Australia recommend you don't drink the water you collect in a rainwater tank if you have access to mains water. But this is probably just to be on the safe side, because no authority can guarantee the quality of the rainwater you collect. You'll also be missing out on the benefits of fluoridated water if it's supplied in your area. However, reports of illness associated with rainwater tanks are relatively infrequent, and public health studies in SA (the state with the highest rainwater usage rate) have also failed to identify a link. So it's up to you. Rainwater is generally regarded as fit to drink if it smells, tastes and looks fine. In areas with heavy industry, smelters or heavy traffic, atmospheric pollutants could pose a problem, as could potential pollutants on your roof, such as chemicals from paint, bird droppings, dust and leaves.
Roofs made of galvanised iron, Colorbond, Zincalume, slate and clay/ceramic or concrete tiles are OK for collection of drinking water. Lead-based paint (if your roof was painted before 1970) and tar-based (bitumen) coatings should be avoided. If your roof was painted with acrylic paint avoid the first few runoffs, which can contain dissolved detergents and other chemicals. Make sure there's no chemically treated timber or lead flashing in roof catchments, and water shouldn't be collected from parts of the roof where there are flues from wood burners. While asbestos fibres are dangerous when inhaled, it's believed asbestos roofing sheets pose no risks for water collection, as long as the material is left undisturbed.
If you're unable to invest in a rainwater tank or greywater system, you can still save water (and energy costs, if you save on hot water) by changing your habits or installing small water-saving devices around the house and garden.


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By Carl P. Russell, Regional Director.
Since the institution of monthly NOTES by Ansel F. Hall in Yosemite in 1922, the idea of publication has grown until nearly all of the major parks produce mimeographed leaflets, reports or bulletins which appear regularly and are distributed throughout the Service and to friends of the National Parks not connected with the Service.
In some instances the original NOTES have been adopted by cooperating organizations, such as the Yosemite Natural History Association, and the mimeographed series has been converted to printed form. In most instances, however, the "publications" have continued as mimeographed pamphlets produced as a part of the routine work of the Park Naturalist or other local executive. Whether printed, multilithed or mimeographed the information which these little journals carry has been seized upon by park workers and public alike. A purpose is served.
The idea of National Park Service publication finds its highest expression in THE PARK SERVICE BULLETIN which emanates from the Editor-in-Chief, Washington Office. By direction of the Secretary of the Interior THE BULLETIN is published as administrative information in connection with the proper transaction of public business.
THE REGIONAL REVIEW of Region One seeks to join the ranks of useful publications produced in the Service. It will not parallel the course of THE BULLETIN which is national in scope and it cannot take the place of any existing journal sent out from a National Park. It can, we believe, aid in the coordination of the varied program of work engaged in by the army of specialists who plan and direct the activities of Region One.
It is approximately 2,000 miles from Acadia National Park, on Mount Desert Island in Maine, to Fort Jefferson National Monument, on the Dry Tortugas of Florida, and it is at least half that distance from the Perry Peace Memorial, in Put-in-Bay, Ohio, to Chalmette National Battlefield Site, on the Mississippi River below New Orleans. Those four areas represent extremes of the geographical composition of Region One but they serve to illustrate how widely distributed are its activities and its staff members.
We believe that many employees in Massachusetts or New York are interested, both professionally and personally, in knowing more about what the Service is doing in Virginia or Mississippi, and that the converse condition likewise is true. The Project Superintendent in a state park of Ohio and the Junior Historian at a national monument of Georgia have some Service interests in common and each probably would like to be better acquainted with the kind of work which the other is performing.
In recognition of those needs, we are beginning, with this first number of THE REGIONAL REVIEW, the distribution of a simple periodical record which will be designed primarily to convey general information concerning major developments throughout the Region. It will contain articles describing our various conservation-recreation programs, brief notices on personnel assignments, publication items which have particular reference to the Region, and other materials likely to prove useful to employees in camp and office. In short, THE REVIEW will be a house organ.
Perhaps an editorial implement of this type is capable of performing a service for all of us in Region One, but that capability is conditioned upon the cooperation of the field staff. We shall be in need of your suggestions and contributions in order that THE REVIEW may draw regularly upon a supply of fresh materials. Criticisms will be welcomed.
Hugh Awtrey will guide the editorial work and Ira Lykes is responsible for direction of the illustrating and the mechanical work of producing each issue.
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It is surprising how early the characters and plot lines for the debate series were set. In a sense, if you saw the first episode, with Brian Williams in South Carolina, you knew how the next 10 would go.
Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards were already the figures of consequence, with the others in a variety of supporting roles. Biden and his Senate colleague Dodd started that night down the course that would let each of them achieve something unusual: lose a political race in a big, lopsided way but enhance his personal and political standing. (Morris Udall, in his losing race for the Democratic nomination against Jimmy Carter, and Paul Tsongas and Bruce Babbitt against Bill Clinton, did something comparable.) Biden did so by seeming personable and funny. When given his first tough question in this first debate—whether he could curb his tendency to filibuster and exaggerate and could "have the discipline you would need on the world stage"—he made his winningest reply of the entire campaign: the single word "Yes." Through the campaign, Dodd also moved into the nothing-to-lose jokey mode. In December, in the run-up to the Iowa caucuses, John Edwards starchily said in an NPR radio debate, "My kids will not have toys coming from China" for Christmas, presumably because they were tainted. Dodd, who had moved his wife and young children to Iowa during the campaign, instantly and sarcastically topped him: "My toys are coming from Iowa. I'm buying Iowa toys. They're going to eat Iowa food! Iowa toys!" It was the voice of someone about to get 1 percent of the vote but still sane enough to appreciate the absurdity of the endless primary campaign.
The pilot episode of the debate series established the other characters and their personalities, too: former Senator Mike Gravel and Representative Dennis Kucinich in the roles of rabble-rouser and truth-teller. Governor Bill Richardson as the insider making outsider-type dramatic claims—in that first debate, that if he were president, he would order every single U.S. soldier out of Iraq by the end of the year.
In the top tier, Edwards was from the start in a class by himself. He was crisper than Hillary Clinton in making his points, sticking to his message, and turning any question to the topic he wanted to discuss. He was better attuned than Barack Obama to the dramatic and emotional elements of presenting his case. Political debates are more like jury trials than like tests of logic. You win by making onlookers believe you—and therefore your argument. No one watching the debates could wonder how Edwards had won so many trials—and if this had been a jury case, it would have been settled early on. His one real weakness as a debater was overuse of "my daddy was a mill worker" to introduce any discussion of economic matters.
Then the contest came down to Clinton and Obama. Their paired evolution under questioning was fascinating because each changed—in different and revealing ways.
What never changed about Hillary Clinton, except in the 30 seconds about driver's licenses that may have cost her so dearly, was her confidence and command of the facts. How did she prepare for the debates? I asked Sidney Blumenthal. "She prepared by doing her job," he said. "These are issues that take years to master." He had in mind her ability to discuss anything, from the hidden mandates in Obama's "non-mandate" health plan (the ones requiring parents to insure their kids) to the history of dealings with Pakistan. No one would dream of asking her to name the prime minister of Canada, for fear of getting a response about her meetings with him and his three predecessors.
She could not be flapped and was never tongue-tied. When asked at the YouTube debate whether she was a "liberal," she instantly gave a concise explanation of why she preferred "the word 'progressive,' which has a real American meaning, going back to the Progressive Era at the beginning of the 20th century." Thus she avoided a dreaded label without disowning the liberal heritage. When Stephanopoulos opened a debate that was held on his Sunday-morning show by asking her bluntly if Obama was up to the job, she parried with, "Well, George, I was going to say good morning," getting a laugh, and then eased into, "You know, I'm running on my own qualifications and experience." Tim Russert surprised her by reading a statement about when a president might authorize torture, asking her opinion, and then revealing, after she disagreed with it, that the author was her husband. "Well, he's not standing here right now," she said after absolutely no pause—meaning not that she was talking behind his back but that she would speak for herself and for no one else.
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She also used surprising dramatic skills to educe Barack Obama's very worst moment in the debates. This was on January 5, a Saturday night, just after Obama's startling victory in the Iowa caucuses and just before the New Hampshire primary, which Clinton suddenly needed to win lest she be swept away. Scott Spradling, of WMUR-TV in the host city of Manchester, New Hampshire, asked Clinton about poll findings that people respected her but didn't like her.
"Well … that hurts my feelings," she said, with a sly smile that brought laughter from the crowd. "I'm sorry," Spradling said, to applause. "I'm sorry!"


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Inheriting valuable property in CA - Tax question
I have one sibling. We will be inheriting a valuable property (designer home on 1+acres of land) in the SFO Bay Area. Built in 1960, property taxes are extrememly low due to Prop 13. Home was paid off long ago. I have plenty of cash. My sibling does not.
Question: If I buy out my sibling and take full ownership, will this cause the property tax basis to be reset to today's level? (About 1% of the assessed value per month).
Any experienced RE Agents/Mortgage brokers out there know the answer?
Lynne in San Jose
Good luck. I inherited a Calif. property three years ago. Like in your case, the property taxes were extremely low. One of the first things my probate attorney filed was a form that would allow me to keep the tax rate because I was the daughter of the original owner (he said that only sons & daughters could keep the tax rate when they inherited the property).
I would consult with a California Real Estate Attorney immediately to see if there could be a way for you to retain this valuable tax situation. Good Luck
If I buy out my sibling and take full ownership, will this cause the property tax basis to be reset to today's level?
I hope so. The California state budget is in crisis. It seems to me that people who have plenty of cash and can afford to own the property should pay their fair share.
Go Terriks. I suspect that Prop 13 will have to be repealed. It is a shame that such a well intentioned law has ruined the most populous state in the nation.
To OP - you have gotten good advice. No one here can help you with the kind of accuracy you need. I'll assume that you will have to deal with inheritance taxes. Unless you really want to live in that house, you will probably want to sell. But if you have the cash, credit and desire, I would expect that you can find a way to keep the property taxes low. If it were me, I'd plan that those taxes are going to climb and factor that in the equation.
My prediction: CA is going to beg the federal government for money and the smart people are going to say - raise your property taxes. I believe the problem is that repealing prop 13 will probably need a referendum. I am only guessing that the feds can force CA into bankruptcy and then prop 13 can be repealed by a judge. Or the legislators (with a 2/3 majority) will do what the population refuses to do when all the lights get shut off.
I'm not a lawyer, but I understand the basics of the propositions and can give you a pretty good guess. You really need to look at Prop 58 rules (not Prop 13) to be sure.
What will happen if you buy her out (let's assume you two were 50/50 owners)IMO is that you will retain the tax break on your 50% and the other 50% will reassess as there is no sibling to sibling tax break.
Thanks to those who attempted to provide meaninginful advice. I was hoping to hear from someone that lives in CA, and may have been through this same issue - but that's OK. Naturally I will be engaging a RE attorney and an estate attorney when needed. I hope that the time is far away, but fear it is drawing closer.
To Terriks & David: Beware. The Green-eyed monster can be an ugly thing - just look in the mirror sometime. If you want assets, you have to work and sacrifice for them. You ought to try it sometime. I threw up all the way through grad school (4.0 in Applied Economics) and have worked non-stop for 50+ years (OMG!). We live under our means - in a modest home in a terrific location; have not taken a vacation since 1981; don't waste $$ on frivolities and pay cash for everything except real estate.
According to the estate attorney we worked with when assisting my parents in setting up their living trust, there will be no inheritance tax consequences due to the structure of the trust; and since the property (and a commercial medical space we own 25% share in) do not exceed the $2M per sibling threshold. You know how it is with appraised versus actual sale value, with the former historically being lower than the latter by a good amount. So, even though we could sell the home and office for more than appraised value - that does not impact inheritance tax basis.
I hated Jarvis/Gann when they implemented Prop 13, but now stand to potentially gain from it - since my sibbling will want the $$ so they may continue to live beyond their means - taking vacations they can't afford and then griping at me bc I drive a nice car.
CA has been ruined by much more than Prop 13. How about Gray Davis, the CARB, Feinstein, Boxer and Pilosi and our current governor for starters? The near junk bond status we have, thanks to them and others of their ilk, means that our state budget deficit will continue to swell and there will be whopping tax increases for those that can afford to remain in the state, as we continue paying for free medical care and housing for the hoards coming over the border to have their children in our hospitals.
lynne sjo: Thanks to those who attempted to provide meaninginful advice. I was hoping to hear from someone that lives in CA, and may have been through this same issue - but that's OK
Lynne did you miss susana_2006 response? She was in your exact situation three years ago and told you exactly what to do.
"The Green-eyed monster can be an ugly thing - just look in the mirror sometime. If you want assets, you have to work and sacrifice for them. You ought to try it sometime. I threw up all the way through grad school (4.0 in Applied Economics) and have worked non-stop for 50+ years (OMG!). We live under our means - in a modest home in a terrific location; have not taken a vacation since 1981; don't waste $$ on frivolities and pay cash for everything except real estate."
Lynn, congratulations on applying yourself, working hard and being able to have a nice life. Same thing happened to me. I went without for years and worked hard while others (friends/family) had everything they wanted early on. Now some of them are in financial straits and glowering about my 'luck'. It wasn't luck, it was HARD WORK. You'd think they would be happy for me. ;). I wasn't envious of their good fortune and refuse to apologize for enjoying the fruits of my labor. I hope you enjoy yours as well!
You might want to ask your question on Findlaw.com. Don't use your actual name if you want to remain anonymous. It will show up on google. Good luck.
Lynne - no jealousy here - I hadn't even thought of that. I was just agreeing with Terriks that there is a problem with a taxation system that allows someone with obvious assets to avoid taxes. It is about fairness. I don't see the logic in allowing someone to live in a house worth $5 million (totally a guess) to pay $5,000 a year in taxes. Not when the state that has this law is basically bankrupt and other people are paying their fair share.
The fact that you are asking for advice on how to (legally) avoid paying for your fair share of government in these times means that some people are not going to like it. Taxes are a necessary evil and if there has to be a property tax, then that tax should be based on the property's value today.
I don't voluntarily give extra money to the government and do not really blame you for trying to minimize your taxes. I'd be doing the same thing that you are but I have thought prop 13 was a terrible idea once I was old enough to understand the ramifications. My family is still in CA but I left long ago.
First the OP's original post has just a question of if the taxes would be reset. Not specific on how to avoid that. I'd say if this was something I considered doing I would also like to have an idea of the ramifications.
Somebody may have the cash to buy somebody out, but if the monthly costs are going to be huge then it might not be a good idea.
Has nothing to do with avoiding paying their fair share of taxes. Now the 2nd post is another story.
I agree it sounds like Susanna shared her experience and was really close to the OP's situation, but must have been overlooked by OP.
In my area the property owners taxes lock upon reaching retirement age and the school district taxes are removed from the appraisal list when tallying the total tax due.
I experienced a similar situation with my Grandmothers house. The county overvalued her older home due to square footage based on the sale price per square for homes in her area.
What were once large tracts of farm/ranch land with farm houses out in the country 40 miles from Houston ended up becoming subdivided neighborhoods and what were once nice homes on smaller tracts of land became McMansions after bulldozing the original home.
The property taxes quadrupled after her passing. I was forced to raise the rent so high on a tenant of 10+ years that they bailed.
If we had a break in the taxation we could have kept the place in the family. Unfortunately we couldn't and had to sell. It was heartbreaking.
What we found out was that the county undervalued the land and way overvalued the home.
I'm not calling anyone here right or wrong. But, it would have been unfair to her new neighbors if I'd of kept MeMa's place at her taxes which were locked in in the mid 70's.
Having said that, I can assure you that if I could have got the break I'd of taken full advantage of it regardless of how it affected everyone else. After all it's LAW regardless of how fair/unfair it may be to other property owners.
Good Luck with your situation.
See ya,
Just to clarify, when I said "I hope so", it wasn't out of any feeling of antipathy towards the OP. I just feel that people should be paying taxes on the fair market value of their property. I do understand why prop 13 was passed originally, but I where does it stop? 30 years from now should the OP's heirs still be paying the same low 1970's taxes?
I was just wondering if CA still pays the college costs for residents? That seems like a really generous benefit for residents and maybe there's where the state cold cut costs by charging residents at least some amount for their tuition.
Also, I remember some years ago after Prop 13 was passed, an acquaintance whose daughter lived in CA said that the daughter now had to drive the children to school because the school district could not afford school buses. An example of unintended consequences.
California state universities are excellent and California residents are fortunate to have them as an option for their children. That being said, they're not free. The typical cost of attendance (COA) at one of the nine UCs is $25,000/year, and COA at a Cal State University is around $20,000/year (fees + room, board, books and transportation).
The system is under severe financial pressure and CSUs are admitting 10,000 fewer students for Fall 2009 than the previous fall.
The State of California's budget has been decimated by the economic downturn and by the impasse in the legislature. Schools and higher education are bearing part of the burden of this sad state of affairs.
Here is a link that might be useful: Budget cutbacks threaten CSU mission
If I buy out my sibling and take full ownership, will this cause the property tax basis to be reset to today's level?
terriks--I hope so. The California state budget is in crisis. It seems to me that people who have plenty of cash and can afford to own the property should pay their fair share.
terriks-I'm not jealous. Why should I be? I just think that you shouldn't be looking for a tax break when others are paying much higher taxes. Also, I didn't read any jealousy in David's response. He simply stated the facts as he sees them.
What's wrong with you paying the current tax rate on property that you are inheriting? How did you earn the right to let others pay your share?
Telling a stranger in a forum that you 'HOPE they have to pay more taxes' is rude. I noticed on your personal page that you have lots of examples of conspicuous consumption.
That house your building, are any of the materials from China? If so, then your supporting slavery for those corporations who ship jobs overseas so THEY can avoid paying taxes. If you didn't have something productive (or helpful) to say, then why did you bother saying anything at all.....
Moral superiority or jealousy?
I'm not sure, but somehow I get the idea that you are gathering information and that inheriting this property is something that is in the future for you.
Anyway, I sure wish that I had gotten some advice ahead of time (when there was still a chance to remedy the problem).
My mother also had a trust and it appeared that everything was in order for an easy transfer of her property.
It was not. My mother had met the flim-flam man (in the guise of a home-improvement consultant). He came to her home and "helped" her to get some necessary repairs & "helped" with financing them. He was also conveniently a notary public, so in her own living room, she signed papers to have property removed from the trust (I'm quite sure that she probably never understood that). Anyway, nobody knew -- until papers were found after her death. From this episode, there was also a bogus lien placed on her property.
Luckily I found a good attorney who was able to restore the property to the trust, untangle some complicated issues, and have the bogus lien holder file a quit claim.
So I would advise everyone to have an attorney review trust & property issues (maybe get a title report to find out about liens). Had I done this in advance of my mother's passing, it would have been quite simple to remedy.
Good luck
I am an estate planning attorney in California and I think you should be talking to a tax attorney or at least a CPA. For one thing, you said something about the 2 million dollar exemption from Federal Estate taxes was per sibling. Maybe I misunderstood but that isn't how it works. I assume you have an A-B trust but you shouldn't be asking anybody but a tax professional because you may have Federal Estate Tax issues and there is only a short time to deal with that without huge penalties. There probably are powers in the trust that would allow you to buy out a sibling during administration.


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I'd never heard of Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer until its debut on the App Store, but apparently it's been around in physical form for some time now. Since then, it's been met with fairly universal acclaim and has recently received a stand-alone expansion pack titled Return of the Fallen. Oh, and they released said iOS version.
What makes Ascension so special, aside from being a complete joy to play, is its very structure: It's similar to a collectible card game, only the deck-building takes place during each match. Players take turns using default starter cards to "purchase" more for their individual decks. Once obtained, each hero, construct and whatever else is shuffled in to the player's draw pile where it can eventually be used during their turn. Typically to purchase even more cards or to kill monsters. Killing monsters yields Honor, which is a kind of score-currency, and the player with the most Honor at the end of a match (once the Honor pool is empty) wins. Of course it's not as simple as just offing everything: Some cards can earn Honor as a special effect, and a good deal of them will bestow their owner with even more at the end of the game. It's a lot like the farmlands in Carcassonne, actually.
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How to Afford Private Home Care ©
6 Secrets to Reduce the Cost and Make Home Care Affordable
By: Clare Absher RN, BSNToo often, the cost of private home care keeps families from considering this desirable care option. To make matters worse, the bulk of home care services are not eligible for health insurance and Medicare reimbursement. Non-skilled home care, for example bathing and meal preparation, is typically paid for out of pocket. This article will look at how to afford private home care for your loved one. There are 6 ways to reduce the cost and make home care affordable. The bottom line is, private home care is preferred by loved ones, so it's worth investigating how you can afford this option.
1. If possible, try to avoid 24 hour home care
Families need to understand that when daily 24 hour caregivers are not needed, it's possible that home care may be less costly then relocating a loved one to senior housing. When an 8 hour caregiver shift or less can accommodate the needs of a loved one, home care may be more affordable than assisted living and nursing homes.
2. Compare home care pricing in your area
Keep in mind that home care rates do vary even within the same town or city so comparison shopping is critical. Contact agencies in your area directly to identify the most competitive rates. Research carefully and you might discover that private home care is more affordable than you thought.
3. Private caregivers may reduce cost, but better to use in combination with a home care agency
Most families rely on local home care agencies to provide caregivers as opposed to hiring private caregivers. Hiring privately is usually less expensive then hiring caregivers through agencies but does have some serious drawbacks. Home care agencies manage general employer related duties relieving busy families of this responsibility. They have staff available, along with backup caregivers eliminating the time-consuming task of hiring competent caregivers. Staffing solely with private caregivers may also leave big gaps in care that cause extra burdens on families. Many homecare agencies are willing to supply caregivers on an as-needed basis or part-time schedule. Therefore, although hiring private caregivers can help reduce costs, it is still practical to arrange supplemental care with a local homecare agency.
Private Caregiver vs. Home Care Agency: Benefits of EachTips for Finding and Interviewing a Private Caregiver
4. Break care into two shifts during the busiest times of the day
Home care agencies often have minimum staffing time requirements such as 2 or 4 hour intervals. Research agencies in your area to determine the best means of providing coverage for your loved one's care, including awareness of any required minimum shifts. For example consider staffing a caregiver from 2 to 4 hours in the morning for personal care, errands and meals followed by an afternoon return visit from 2 to 4 hours for exercises, walks, and bedtime care. In this manner by staffing a caregiver in two sessions the total time might only be 4 to 8 hrs in contrary to all day long which might exceed 12 hrs. If your loved one can stay safely alone at night, then you can save caregiver coverage for busier daytime hours. It is critical to find flexible agencies that are willing to accommodate your schedule for care of a loved one. Prioritize the crucial time when care is most needed throughout the day or on specific days of the week to cut down costs of excessive coverage.
5. Make sure your caregiver is qualified, but not over-qualified as this will increase rates
Families are often and understandably confused by the numerous types of caregivers such as CNAs, Home Heath Aides, Nurses Aides and Practical Nurses. While caregiver titles and duties vary greatly state to state your focus needs to be on hiring the most appropriately trained caregiver. Therefore it may be possible to hire a less costly nurse aide who is not a CNA (certified nurse aide) but well trained to give personal care and prepare meals for your loved one. Likewise hiring a practical nurse (LPN) may be unnecessary when a trained CNA can perform a loved one's rehab hip exercises or post-op dressing changes. Rely on simple common sense when making caregiver arrangements that are tailored to your loved ones needs but at same time not overly qualified with higher rates.
Use our Caregiver Match Tool to find out what type of caregiver is needed.
6. Recruit long-distance family members to manage bills and order home care supplies
Try to get all possible family members involved at some level with the care of an aging parent or loved one to maximize your resources. While some family members might be willing to stay with mom or dad others that live out of town can manage household bills and order supplies long-distance. Still other members can schedule time off to stay with a loved one in order to relieve full-time family caregivers whenever possible. Piecing home care together with family members, staffing agencies, and private caregivers is often a more cost-effective alternative. Utilize homecare agencies that offer competitive rates and are willing to maximize staffing coverage around family availability and are best suited to your loved one's needs.
Using creative cost cutting strategies to tackle this difficult endeavor will be rewarded by the satisfaction of enabling a loved one to remain safely and well cared for at home.


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CAIRO—First came the breast-feeding fatwa. It declared that the Islamic restriction on unmarried men and women being together could be lifted at work if the woman breast-fed her male colleagues five times, to establish family ties. Then came the urine fatwa. It said that drinking... read on
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More glasses with displays built in Orange France touts video spectacles. "Fed up with having to squint at movies, photos, emails and text messages on your mobile's microscopic display? Then Orange France is offering the full heads-up experience, courtesy of its "video glasses". The slimline shades hook up to Samsung's D600E mobile phone by cable to display whatever's on the screen. The glasses also sport a pair of integrated earphones. Orange premiered the goggles at a French Sci-Fi channel event earlier this month, presumably hoping to attract all those Star Trek nerds who'd like a visor like Geordi LaForge's. Except, of course, he doesn't wear one any more."The Register Posted by Richard on January 20, 2006 11:43 AM
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Santiago Calatrava took his inspiration for the design of the WTC Transportation Hub from the gesture of child releasing a dove into the air. Developed in collaboration with Downtown Design Partnership (comprised of DMJM Harris and STV Inc.), the hub design calls for a soaring, skeletal structure punctuated by white spires meant to represent a bird in flight. With retractable glass-and-steel "wings" that will rise 150 feet, the roof's ribbed arches will allow sunlight to filter down into the interior of the building to rail platforms 60 feet below street level.
The glass roof above the hub's freestanding grand pavilion will open each year on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The hall will feature a hanging American flag recovered from the ruins of the twin towers.
Designed as a "green" facility featuring state-of-the-art safety, security, and communications systems, the hub will also provide a large retail presence at the WTC site. Approximately 200,000 square feet to house a variety of restaurants and retail stores is planned within the transit hub and the pedestrian concourses.


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Pakistan blasts: Three days of mourning in Balochistan
Three days of mourning have been announced in the Pakistani province of Balochistan after a series of blasts in the provincial capital Quetta.
Most of the casualties were from twin blasts at a snooker hall which killed at least 80 and injured many others in a predominantly Shia Muslim area.
Among the dead was Quetta-based rights activist, Irfan Ali, reportedly helping those wounded in the first blast.
Earlier, a bomb in a market area killed 11 people and injured 27 more.
Even by the blood-soaked standards of Pakistan, the attack on the snooker hall was devastating. The Pakistani media is calling it a bloodbath.
This was a sectarian strike. Most of the dead were members of the minority Shia community. Human rights activists say the government is complicit in the killing of Shia because of its failure to protect them from Sunni militant groups.
Campaigners say the authorities are either in sympathy with Sunni extremists or incompetent and unable to provide basic security. Attacks on Shia have been increasing dramatically, with more than 400 killed last year.
A spokesman for militant group, the United Baloch Army, said it had carried out that bombing.
Mr Ali tweeted that he had narrowly escaped the market blast. But, like many of the casualties of the snooker hall attacks, he was killed as police and media rushed to the scene of the first blast. The Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi said it was behind the blasts.
Balochistan is plagued by both a separatist rebellion and sectarian infighting between Sunnis and Shias.
The Taliban and armed groups that support them also carry out attacks in the province, particularly in areas near the Afghan border. Pakistan's military has been engaged in a long-running battle against those militant groups.
On Friday, Pakistani media reported that a loud explosion had been heard in the Saryab Road area of Quetta, but no more details are available.
Media deathsA senior police officer, Hamid Shakil, told AFP news agency that a bomb exploded late on Thursday outside the snooker hall building on Alamdar Road and that the second blast occurred 10 minutes later.
- Founded in the 1990s, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi is a Sunni Muslim militant group blamed for a string of sectarian and high profile terror attacks
- Banned in Pakistan in 2001 and designated a terrorist group by the US in 2003
- The group has ties to other militant networks such as the Pakistani Taliban
- It regularly attacks Shia targets, but has also been linked to major attacks such as the 2007 assassination of former PM Benazir Bhutto
The first blast appeared to have been carried out by a suicide bomber on foot, police said, while the second was a car bombing.
"The second blast was a deafening one, and I fell down. I could hear cries and minutes later I saw ambulances taking the injured to the hospital," local resident Ghulam Abbas told the Associated Press.
The dead also included at least two members of a media team and four workers from a private rescue organisation, the Edhi Foundation. At least five policemen also died.
Home Secretary Akbar Durrani told AFP the bombings were in an area dominated by the minority Shia Muslim community.
Mr Shakil said that many of the dead and wounded were Shia, adding that the death toll could rise.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which is a banned organisation, said it had carried out the attack.
The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says the group has in the past targeted the area's ethnic Hazara Shia.
A senior government official told the BBC he believed the bombings were the group's reaction to two incidents on Wednesday - the shooting of Sunni cleric and the seizure of arms and ammunition from a suspected Lashkar-e-Jhangvi hideout.
TV footage of the earlier market attack showed survivors picking through debris, and emergency crews taking away the wounded.
Sunni and Shia Muslims
- Muslims are split into two main branches, the Sunnis and Shias
- The split originates in a dispute soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad over who should lead the Muslim community
- There are also differences in doctrine, ritual, law, theology and religious organisation
- The great majority of Muslims are Sunnis
- Pakistan - where Shias are a minority - has a history of sectarian bloodshed dating back to the 1980s
"Frontier Corps [paramilitary] personnel were the target because the bomb was planted underneath their vehicle," Mr Shakil told AFP.
The dead include one paramilitary soldier and two civilian officers.
Also on Thursday, at least 21 people were killed and more than 80 injured in an explosion near Mingora in Pakistan's north-western Swat valley.
The blast took place at a religious gathering.
Police initially said the explosion was caused by a gas canister, but a senior official later said it was a bomb.
Swat has been controlled by the Pakistani army since it drove out the Taliban in 2009, but the militants still carry out attacks, most notably on schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousufzai last October.


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Etchings Removal by Polishing
Etching is the white spots you find on marble surfaces, which are hard to get rid of, and are very unpleasant. Such spots may caused by acidic or alkaline liquids left on your surfaces. Marble typically composed of calcium carbonate fossils and can be easier etched than granite.
Etching may change the texture of marble surface to dull, non-uniform appearance. In some cases marble body can be etched, burned and melted to rough surface and destroyed to sand-like particles.
Some liquids will just etch your marble while other will etch and stain by penetrating.
In case your marble was stained and etched, for restoration you will need perform two different procedures, known as refinishing and poulticing.
Discolorations Removal
Discoloration is a white spots that may cause on the dark marble. It is produced by mineral salt or calcium carried by water from concrete, thinset or other adhesives below the marble surface. Such minerals are sucking through the marble body, and then after drying leave spots and white crystal powder.


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Here is some information about taking the Graduate Record Exam, required by the College of Education.
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required for admission to the Graduate School at the University of South Alabama.
Official test scores - GRE (must be sent by testing agency to the Registrar). All Master's of Education programs require the GRE (General Test) except Health, Physical Education, Educational Administration and Counseling. Health, Physical Education, Educational Administration and Counseling will accept the GRE or MAT. For information about GRE Requirements, click here and scroll down the page to GRADUATE and then further to Regular Admission.
GRE Details For information about GRE General Test Dates, Computer-Based General Test, and the Paper-Based General Test, click here.
You will also find information about Test Centers, Fees, and How To Register for the GRE on this web page.


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Justin — you are 20, single, and totally entitled to sow your wild oats with as many women as you want. Enjoy yourself, but just never, ever contact Selena Gomez again!
Justin Bieber, there's absolutely nothing wrong with you trying to date and hook up with as many famous and beautiful women as possible — just as long as you completely commit to leaving Selena Gomez alone for good!
Justin Bieber: Leave Selena Gomez Alone — Stick To Having Sex With Other Women
HollywoodLife.com has learned exclusively, Justin, that all you care about right now is having as much sex as possible with as many beautiful girls as you "can possibly meet," according to an insider. And "the more famous, the better."
You were spotted getting touchy feely with an ex-hookup, Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin, 20, at Roberto Cavalli's yacht party in Cannes, France on May 21. Barbara was caught by photographers leaning into you, whispering in your ear and caressing your face.
Just two days before this, Justin, you were photographed spending time with another beautiful Victoria's Secret model, Adriana Lima, 34, and you were disappointed that she didn't hang out with you for as long as you would have liked.
Justin, a source tells us exclusively that you have told your friends repeatedly that you "want to bang as many models as possible and honestly believe you can."
Well, JB, it sounds like you are living out the fantasy that lots of young guys have, and more power to you — as long as you're making it clear to your partners that you're only interested in hot hookups and nothing more. However, since sex with lovely ladies is now your focus in the "romance" department, you have to totally cut your ties to your on-again, off-again girlfriend Selena.
You've already spent a year and a half breaking her heart by continuing to tell her you love her and that she is "the one."
Even though you two have fought and broken up multiple times, you have still continued to call and text her. And every time she thought you two were done for good, you've flown to her side at the last moment and won her back.
You did it when you showed up to her big 21st birthday party in July, 2013, and most recently when she was performing in McAllen, Texas on March 7.
After this last romantic reunion, you swore that she was the only one who had your heart and you even promised to move into her new Calabasas, Calif. home and be her "protector."
Well, that didn't last long. A few weeks later, you hooked up with her former friend Kylie Jenner and then took the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star on a very public date to the Floyd Mayweather fight in Las Vegas on May 3.
Justin Bieber — Selena Gomez Is Moving On & You Need To Let her!
That was Selena's last straw. She broke up with you and ended her friendship with both Kylie and Kendall Jenner.
On May 20, Selena Instagrammed that she was determined to take her "power" back and to show you where she's been. She desperately wants to get over you!
She also Instagrammed an interview with Mary J. Blige in which Mary talked about how she lacked love for herself and said that she was "working on me."
As part of Selena's efforts, she's blocked your number from her phone, a source told Hollywoodlife.com exclusively. "She's not going to … support him in his latest crisis."
Selena only wants to hear from you if you're ready to make a total commitment and get engaged, otherwise she's closing her chapter on you!
So have some respect for the girl you once loved so much that you rapped about her as your "little honey bee." By all means, be a player and bed as many beautiful models as you want, but do NOT in any way contact Selena.
Give her the space to get over you for good. You can't have your love life both ways.
Do you agree, HollywoodLifers? Should Justin stop trying to contact Selena and let her close her chapter on him? Let me know!
– Bonnie Fuller
More Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez News:
- Justin Bieber Cozies Up To Model Barbara Palvin In France — Pics
- Justin Bieber Cares About Sex With Beautiful Women, Not Selena Gomez
- Justin Bieber Wants To Sleep With Every Victoria's Secret Model Ever
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julia aleman
Posted at 3:36 PM on July 25, 2014
Daniel pakwan
Posted at 4:43 AM on June 25, 2014
Posted at 11:28 PM on June 7, 2014
How about you all just mind your own business and quit digitally meddling in the lives of celebrities you've never met, and never will? I'm sure there are some people in your own live who you actually know. Why don't you try shoving your nose into their business instead? At least there's a slim chance they'll actually read your misinformed, second-hand advice.
Posted at 3:46 AM on May 25, 2014
carly welsh
Posted at 3:20 PM on May 24, 2014
you know, Justin Bieber is going to act like a regular 19 year old, he might do things that he does regret and should but his human and a regular teenager. Im a teenager and i mess up. If he wasnt famous he wouldnt get as much hate, but thats not fair. How do you guys know if this is true or not? If it isnt you guys are just spreading rumors that everyone in the world is going to believe, and you guys are just like paps leave them alone! lol. if Justin bieber feels hurt about this right now and this is based on a computer that is public, isnt that considered cyber bullying? you guys dont know anything, dont post stuff like this. really.
Posted at 2:29 PM on May 24, 2014
Posted at 2:12 PM on May 24, 2014
Selena got him onto drugs like she did to the Jonas Brothers, he changed after she cut his hair, made him party and every other bad influence she had on him when they were alone… he never did anything this stupid and disgusting until she showed up.. Selena is a bad influence. Justin has quit sizzurp ever since she left… and I'm sure he'll continue to make good changes to himself. Justin is the one who is trying to get over Selena, Selena should leave him alone. After all Justin did propose to her so many times, and she's asking for a proposal now (What happened all the other times Justin asked her? Obviously she's the one breaking his heart and blaming him.) But thank God he doesn't hang out with her anymore… he's slowly getting back on track. Your only not blaming Selena because she's a girl and in a relationship when something goes wrong everyone believes only the girl is hurt by her boyfriend…. but that's not reality sometimes boys get hurt by their girlfriend too… Maybe it's time for people to blame Selena for everything horrible that has happened to Justin… he lost his sense of humor after dating her, he had to cut his hair, he started partying and drinking, smoking, drugs (Like Selena did prior to their dating), and now he's doing all his bad boy stunts — give him a break! Selena is the one who needs this lesson… and Justin's gonna teach it by leaving her forever and being the best man he can be for a girl who really deserves it (When he finds the right girl for him).
Posted at 2:14 PM on May 24, 2014
Posted at 2:05 PM on May 24, 2014
Yu Lee
Posted at 12:38 PM on May 24, 2014
Yu Lee
Posted at 12:27 PM on May 24, 2014
Hollywood Life dares to blame Justin for the break up?
I think it's the other way round, Selena is just not ready to get married yet, Justin has probably proposed to her many times already!
When will Selena be ready for her wedding? Does she expect Justin to sit around for years with out any sex? What do you expect from the hottest guy on the planet, with 52 million fans ready to lick his ………
Posted at 11:15 AM on May 24, 2014
Media Lies * Hater BS * MONEY * SEX * Hater BS * Media Lies
JB is 20 going on 15. Like any kid he thinks he is infallible.
SG is 21 going on 30. She wants a mature adult relationship.
TS is 22 going on 40. She wants doilies and pottery barn stuff.
Justin Bieber is a BFF with benefits. Selena needs to get this!
The only one lying here is Selena. She has been lying to herself!
Not now, perhaps in 10 years SG and JB will connect for good, maybe not!
Posted at 10:44 AM on May 24, 2014
To all honesty concern to selena gomez manager, life just grow into different chapter into different worlds as we don't know as we live today. Both selena and justin do meant for each other but .. As for justin if I was in his shoe with no shoe lace meaning (no beef) I would have kept close friends with selena and love her in the close future (my secret of been loyal), I believe both lovers just happened to fall wonderfully but in his hand to quickly. Like we all know we live today and hope we can predict the future and live better than we know it. 'Random thought to much to think and little to write' My opinion their should be some sort of Celebrity Dating Undercover Law as long both are loyal to one and too other sounds sad but story like this make people awkward on read article about person information. As Selena says "You don't need no other lover,
We can keep it undercover" vise verse I need your *Cough*not FBI but something like CDBI "Celebrity Dating Bureau of Investigation" something in that field idk. Just thinking!
Behave of talking about feeling I mind as well sink my ship….
As I Only went to just one of Selena's performance in Central Park New York for her 21st birthday, I do recall we did made eye contact twice (facing off the stage-standing crowd-slightly to the right next to I believe the camera man) during performance but it could have been dreaming.
It's not I'll be, but I can be a pontenial last chapter for her eternity. As in behave of my soul is hers as in she will be protected by mine. Sorry but not sorry can't be a celebrity. It's not my thing I'm more like a Ironman still without the famous part, I have friends who can be among themselves.
Like has Justin Timberlake said
I know people make promises all the time, Then they turn right around and break them, When someone cuts your heart open with a knife and you're bleeding, But I could be that guy to heal it over time, And I won't stop until you believe it
'Cause baby *she's* worth it"
-sincerely to Selena Gomez secret future soul-mate from Anegada and New York
P.s. I still like tuna sandwich and my birthday falls on a 22nd too
Umesh Gautam
Posted at 5:25 AM on May 24, 2014
Posted at 1:20 AM on May 24, 2014
hi , im iranian girl i live in a country that famous singers also everyone cant have any concert…
and also Facebook , twiter, … wont open couz of network and its filter
but i just want you guys to know im huge fan of justin and i cant have any news about him but just try to protect him he is nice . Haters listen : its his life he can live whatever he like its noun of our bussiness plz just stop saying He is GAY OR STH LIKE THAT . i am really angry 😡
Posted at 11:48 PM on May 23, 2014
As before wizzared of Waverley was hardly known even for her music. Yes she is sweet but she is the one to introduce him to the dress glam yadda yadda at premieres with his mom. She started deessing more provative clearly beforw . sorta like demi dressing Aston so he wasn't himself. She then started recording because now she was i n lime life now that she was with bieber. From his friends and hers made statements that she wanted him to go party In The clubs. Even with the Jenner girls too. They didn't want to go clubbing so they stopped hanging with her. When they brokes up next to last time no news was buzzing about her she came wanting back. And let's not forget the guys she went to dinner with saying it was working the popparziee to make Justin jealous. Her rehab was for more than meets eye. My opinion but seems to me when she isn't getting any atteniion she's wants he m make in round her .Justine doesnt need to put a ring on it he is still a young man growing up in front of our eyes.let him be a kid growing into a young man. Stop bullying for you all that talks so awful set all better nexamples of humanity. And as far as Kim's wedding she should be honored he would omhank he
john lee
Posted at 10:30 PM on May 23, 2014


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The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has hired Patrick Plues as senior director of state government relations.
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WASHINGTON – The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has hired Patrick Plues as senior director of state government relations.
BIO said Monday that Plues will lead its engagement in and support of state-level health legislative and regulatory issues and promote the responsible development of the bioscience industry and a better understanding of policy issues critical to members.
Plues brings to BIO over 20 years of experience in state and federal government affairs, the majority of that time advocating on behalf of the biopharmaceutical industry. He previously led Cephalon's federal government affairs efforts, and before that he directed state and federal advocacy initiatives for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
"I have known, respected and worked with Patrick for over 10 years. He is a skilled government affairs professional with a deep understanding of the biotechnology industry. His health care expertise along with his knowledge of state and federal legislative issues position him well to lead BIO's health-related state government affairs activities," commented Fritz Bittenbender, executive vice president of public affairs for BIO.