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Facebook has 845 million users worldwide. Like Apple's nearly $100 billion in cash, the number invites speculation about how it will be used. Following a $5 billion IPO, shareholders will be among those asking.
One of the key areas it needs to monetize is mobile. The New York Times reported that Facebook will be holding an event next week for advertisers, which many expect will introduce mobile advertisng. In its F-1 filing, Facebook notes the ever-increasing number of its monthly active users worldwide, now at over 425 million, and the consequences for its bottom line. "We do not currently display ads to users who access Facebook via mobile apps or our mobile website," it says. "To the extent that increasing usage of Facebook through mobile apps or our mobile website substitutes for the use of Facebook through personal computers where we do show ads, the number of ads that we deliver to users and our revenue may be negatively affected unless and until we include ads or sponsored stories on our mobile apps and mobile website." Ad dollars are the lifeblood of the company.
Today, Facebook is an advertising company masquerading as a social network. Last year it pulled in revenue approaching $4 billion and that wasn't from the 2.7 billion likes and comments or 250 million photos uploaded per day; it was from the advertising that surrounded it all, plus a little help from FarmVille and Mafia Wars. In its S-1 filing, the company said, "The substantial majority of our revenue is currently generated from third parties advertising on Facebook. In 2009, 2010, and 2011, advertising accounted for 98%, 95%, and 85%, respectively, of our revenue." Zynga accounts for another 12 percent. Facebook has managed to make more cash per user; from 2010 to 2011, it saw 39 percent growth in monthly active users accompanied by an 88 percent increase in revenue.
Even though Facebook has gone from a dorm room project by a few friends to a social network responsible for 100 billion "friendships," it hasn't yet reached its potential. There are existing and undiscovered markets that it can and may be planning to enter. Facebook has already taken on Gmail and Gchat. There are businesses Facebook was rumored to be diving into, but it only dipped a toe in, partnering with existing services, such as its music alliance with Spotify, MOG, and Rdio and movie streaming with Warner Bros. and Miramax.
As shareholders look for a return on their investment, here are some ways Facebook may expand to deliver.
Plenty of people have lost their jobs because of Facebook, but they've also found them there, too. Fifty percent of job hunters in 2011 used Facebook to look for a job, compared to 26 percent for LinkedIn, which has 700 million fewer users, according to Jobvite. Facebook more directly got into the job-hunt business in October when it partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor and related agencies to demystify social-based job search for job seekers and recruiters alike. The Social Jobs Partnership has career resources for those looking for a job and will develop free solutions for employers to virally target potential employees. CNN reported that LinkedIn Co-founder (and Facebook investor) Reid Hoffman dismissed the idea when asked at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco if the two companies would go head to head. "No," Hoffman said. "Facebook is obviously an amazing product that's gotten big. But I'm not sure everything is social." While Facebook hasn't made any statements regarding intentions to become a job site, Silicon Alley Insider published emails and IMs that document the falling out between Facebook Co-Founders Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. In them, Zuckerberg chastises Saverin for starting the job site Joboozle. "You developed Joboozle knowing that at some point Facebook would probably want to do something with jobs," Zuckerberg wrote. "This was pretty surprising to us, because you basically made something on the side that will end up competing with Facebook."
Facebook's news feed may soon be producing more news than baby photos and musings on the weather. Last month, it hired a managing editor, Dan Fletcher, the 24-year-old social media director for Bloomberg News and member of Forbes' 30 Under 30 list for the media industry. Though the company says that Fletcher will be managing communications, not producing news, the title has caused conjecture. Last year, it also hired Mashable's Vadim Lavrusik to head its outreach program to journalists, which encourages them to use Facebook for gathering and sharing content. Two people does not yet make a news team, but Facebook has nevertheless purchased URLs around "Facebook newsroom." Given the depth of data it has about each user, if Facebook were to assume the role of news aggregator, it could create a highly customized news feed for each one, narrowing a topic of interest down to a specific story. In a letter appended to the S-1 filing, Zuckerberg said, "Each person's experience on Facebook is unique and completely personalized—akin to reading a real-time newspaper of stories compiled just for them that they can carry with them wherever they go." This next step in personalized news would be in keeping with the statement in the filing itself that, "Facebook aspires to build the services that give people the power to share and help them once again transform many of our core institutions and industries."
Of all the social trends, the one trending the most is social shopping. Pinterest and its brethren are proliferating. Garnering less attention but gaining momentum is Facebook Shopping Mall. The mall is operated by social ecommerce provider Payvment, which has taken in nearly $8 million in funding since its founding two and a half years ago. Using Payvment, sellers can add ecommerce directly to their Facebook pages and shoppers can let their friends know what they own and what they want via their Timelines. The mall had more than 1 million sales in December in its 150,000 stores, from small boutiques to storefronts for major brands. Payvment is conveniently located across the street from Facebook, making relocation easier should it be one of the companies Facebook hints at in its S-1 filing, "As part of our business strategy, we have made and intend to make acquisitions to add specialized employees, complementary companies, products, or technologies."
Games are an ever-widening part of Facebook's dual-pathed revenue stream. The source of those games is Zynga, maker of FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and Words with Friends, among others. Facebook derives income not just from its 30 percent portion of the sales of virtual goods and ads Zynga purchases, but advertising from others on Zynga-related pages. "We currently generate significant revenue as a result of our relationship with Zynga, and, if we are unable to successfully maintain this relationship, our financial results could be harmed," Facebook warns potential investors in its S-1 filing. Zynga is mutually dependent on Facebook, a concern that investors took into account in the Zynga IPO in December that resulted in a less-than-impressive stock market debut. The two companies have signed an agreement that keeps them in a relationship until 2015, but should they go their own way after that, it would require Facebook to build games with as devoted a following as Zynga's and Zynga to find an entirely new platform. The lasting union of an acquisition would seem favorable to both parties.
Zuckerberg's letter in the SEC filing has a passage that could be the intro to any dating site: "Even if our mission sounds big, it starts small—with the relationship between two people. Personal relationships are the fundamental unit of our society. Relationships are how we discover new ideas, understand our world and ultimately derive long-term happiness."
It's often said that the best way to meet a mate is to be introduced through friends. For the same reasons that a gathering of friends is a perfect setting, so is Facebook: People use their real identities, it's a natural place to discuss interests, and there's little pressure. Apps like AreYouInterested.com are already built around this and, should Facebook hook up with them or go it alone, it might be able to dispel its bad-boy image of being cited in a third of divorces in the United Kingdom.
Several companies have been trying to snatch the mobile wallet out of their competitors' hands. Google, Isis (an initiative of AT&T and T-Mobile), and PayPal are the suspects at large. So far Google Wallet is the only one that's started to pay up, but it's had some issues. Facebook could take advantage of this by introducing a mobile wallet of its own. The S-1 filing makes plain the necessity for it to monetize mobile, "[I]f we are unable to successfully implement monetization strategies for our mobile users, our revenue and financial results may be negatively affected." Facebook already has financial experience with Credits and Payments and has taken steps toward expanding their use. According to the filing, "To increase flexibility in how our use of Payments may evolve and to mitigate regulatory uncertainty, we have applied or expect to apply through a subsidiary for certain money transmitter licenses in the United States." Connecting that with its app could be the path to profit. The company would have an added advantage if it takes on the next item.
Image courtesy of Etsy seller Richard Lossing
If the game of telephone illustrates how rumors get started, then the ultimate version of that game would be called "Facebook phone." Many phones have been built around Facebook, and Zuckerberg has maintained that's the business model the company wants to continue to follow. That still hasn't stopped speculation and conversation that Facebook may develop a handset of its own. There'd be good cases to do so, for reasons Facebook itself puts forward in its S-1 filing. In it, Facebook stresses, many times over, that mobile is both the future and its weakness. "Improving our mobile products and increasing mobile usage of Facebook are key company priorities that we believe are critical to help us maintain and grow our user base and engagement over the long term," it says. Though, the company acknowledges, "such usage does not currently directly generate any meaningful revenue."
More worrying to Facebook is the fact that its social networking rival, Google, with its Android operating system, has control of a large portion of the handset market, 47 percent, according to NPD Group. "There is no guarantee that popular mobile devices will continue to feature Facebook, or that mobile device users will continue to use Facebook rather than competing products," Facebooks says in its S-1 filing. Given that 425 million monthly active users accessed Facebook from mobile devices in December, such an occurrence would be devastating to the company. A true Facebook phone would be a gamble—carrying with it the risks of the marketplace and possibly putting in jeopardy the smooth OS integration it's so far enjoyed—but the payoff could be worth it.
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Wrestling News World reader Carl Dantes sent in the following:
Shawn Michaels and his TV show the "Shawn Michaels' MacMillan River Adventures" are both nominees for the "Fan Favorite" award categories in the Outdoor Channel's 12th Annual Golden Moose Awards' Fan Favorite Voting;
FAN FAVORITE Host/Personality, FAN FAVORITE Hunting Series, FAN FAVORITE Best Overall, & FAN FAVORITE New Series in 2011.
You can vote for Shawn's new TV show at this link.
Voting is Until December 26, 2011 Only. Winners will be revealed on January 19, 2012 during the Shooting and Outdoor Industry Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, NV.

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KKBE's Museum exhibits follow the history of the congregation and its members. Among items on display are record books of the congregation dating from 1800, an original painting of the interior of the 1792 synagogue by Solomon N. Carvalho, the cash book of Isaac Harby's academy, photographs and documents of members and the organizations which they established, and prayer books used by members dating from 1766.
The museum is listed in Charleston's Museum Mile It isopen to visitors from Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (excluding holidays). For further information, call 843-723-1090; fax 843-723-0537.
For safekeeping, most of the archives of the KKBE have been placed in the Special Collections of the The Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library at the College of Charleston, which is located on the campus at the Calhoun Street entrance. Inquiries may be addressed to that institution at 66 George Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401; or call 803-953-8016 or fax at 803-953-8019.
Additonal links of interest:
College of Charleston Charleston Jewish Studies
The artistic depiction of KKBE's history shown above was created by renowned artist William Halsey and can be seen in the Pearlstine Social Hall.


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Writing Guide: Sections
Examples of Business Dissertations: Facing the Research Problem
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Magazine of the painting blogosphere.
Painters' Table is new. We haven't found every painting blog out there - far from it. We're not encyclopedic yet - but we'd like to be. Know about a great painting blog? Please let us know about it. Each submitted blog is reviewed. You can follow Painters' Table as well via RSS, Twitter, or Facebook.
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Superman Lois Lane Rescue Fleischer Statue
Inspired by Fleischer Studio's animated shorts of the 1940s, this Superman Lois Lane Rescue Fleischer Statue captures a tender moment between Superman and Lois Lane.
The Big Blue Report is the Superman Homepage Newsletter sent out twice a month. It contains exclusive content not seen on the website. Subscribe now!
STEVE YOUNIS, Owner/Editor-in-Chief
NEAL BAILEY, Assistant Editor
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SHAWN JAMES MORRISSEY, Forums Moderator
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Author: Steve Younis
I've always been a Superman fan, having watched the Superman and SuperFriends cartoons on TV as a child. However it wasn't until mid-1995 when I found, bought and read a novel called "The Death and Life of Superman" by Roger Stern that I really began to seriously become a Superman fan/collector.
After reading the novel, an ad at the back of the book for Superman Comics attracted my attention and had me searching out my local Comic Shop to get my first taste of Superman comic books... and so began a humble little hobby that would grow into something beyond my wildest dreams.
It was also around the same time that I first accessed the growing world of the Internet, and I naturally sought out websites dedicated to Superman and related information.
Amongst others, I came across what to me was the most informative and up-to-date Superman website called the Superman Homepage. This site was maintained by an American guy called Andrew J Gould. Andrew and I quickly became friends via email, discussing the latest Superman comics, TV show episodes, etc... It wasn't till mid-1996 that Andrew told me that he was ill... in fact dying. Andrew suffered from a rare genetic skin disease, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, which causes the skin to blister and scar in response to minor injuries, and predisposed him to skin cancer. Sadly Andrew passed away in November 1996 but leading up to his death the two of us organised for Andrew's computer files to be transferred to me so I could continue on his work at the Superman Homepage.
Being a Graphic Designer by profession, I set about updating the website to have a more user-friendly look and feel, adding more content and a wider range of information on top of what Andrew had done, including adding information which Andrew had planned to do but had never been able to get around to.
In early 1999 the Superman Homepage had been built up to be rated as one of the premier Superman websites on the World Wide Web, averaging over 200 unique visitors a day. I was joined by up to 8 volunteers from around the world in keeping the website's content as current as possible, with regular reviews of the weekly Superman comics, Episode Guides of the TV shows, latest news and rumours, interactive Trivia Quiz, to name just a few of the areas being updated regularly. Contacts had been made with Superman-related stars and creative people, such as writers on the Superman Comics, committee members who organise the Superman Festival in Metropolis, Illinois... and the ultimate experience... contact with Christopher Reeve through a mutual friend!
In early June 1999 I was contacted by a man named Chip Meyers. Basically he and his company were setting up a major website called Fandom which would be the central place for people to come to who were interested in Science Fiction/Horror/Fantasy, and he wanted me to take control of the Superman section. There were a lot of fine details to work out, but what it came down to was that he wanted to pay me to do my hobby!
After much discussions, the deal was done. The Fandom website (of which my Superman Homepage was to be one of 12 other sections in the initial set-up) was to be launched on the 1st of November 1999. Between June and November there was a lot of work to be done, but thankfully I was able to get most of the Superman Homepage up and ready for the big launch.
Fandom was a big success, and reaction to my move had been positive. The Superman Homepage did really well with traffic building to over 1,600 unique visitors a day on average, with a growing community involved in the Superman Message Board and Chat Room. My site's reputation as one of the premier online Superman destinations has resulted in exclusive interviews with "Superman: The Movie" Director Richard Donner, Producer and Editor on the restoration of "Superman: The Movie" Michael Thau. Both myself and the Superman Homepage have received mentions in DC Comics' "Superman" comic books, with interviews conducted with the editor, writers, and artists working on the Superman comics.
Sadly, due to economic difficulties, Fandom Inc. closed its doors in mid-2001. However the Superman Homepage continued to live on, moving to a new location at www.supermanhomepage.com, returning to an independant existence as a fan-run website.
The Superman Homepage has continued to move with the times, creating an immersive fan experience, with different interactive and multimedia features, including a monthly podcast, weekly news video reports, weekly live internet radio show, as well as having a presence on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and other Social Media avenues. We even have our own iOS and Android app!
Over the years this website has been a resource for many Superman projects, including the movie "Superman Returns", the "Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman" documentary, "The Essential Superman Encyclopedia" publication, "Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics" documentary, and more.
In 2013 the Superman Homepage was invited to attend the World Premiere of "Man of Steel" in New York, where I was able to chat with Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder at the After Party. Both were familiar with the Superman Homepage, with Henry Cavill thanking me for all the hard work we do, telling me it was the only Superman fan site he visited.
Today the site boasts around 6,000 unique visitors daily, and continues to grow in size and content, with more news, more reviews, more interviews and... well... more Superman!
I'm really looking forward to continuing this adventure in my affiliation with the world of Superman.
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As the Syrian conflict enters it's fourth year, it would seem that President Obama has decided enough is enough. Today, the word came down that the Syrian embassy in Washington, D.C. has been officially shut down. Further, all employees of the embassy who are not either U.S. citizens or permanent residents have been ordered to leave the country.
According to sources, this edict has also extended to Syria's "honorary consulates in Troy, Michigan, and Houston, Texas."
This move comes just days after the Syrian conflict mourned it's third full year on March 15. On that anniversary, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced that the civil war had claimed more than 140,000 lives (7,000 of whom were reportedly children).
In regard to the motivations for the Syrian ambassador's expulsion, U.S. special envoy for Syria Daniel Rubinstein explained that Bashar al-Assad (the current President of Syria) had been responsible for countless atrocities and acts of violence, adding, "We have determined it is unacceptable for individuals appointed by that regime to conduct diplomatic or consular operations in the United States."
The closure of the Syrian embassies is a nearly unprecedented show of strength on the international stage from the Obama administration and it marks an overt act of aggression in the country's increasingly tense relationship with Kremlin. After all, it's not a stretch to suggest that stirring up trouble with al-Assad's regime is designed to infuriate Russian President Vladimir Putin, especially considering yesterday's sanctions against Russia.
Over the last few tense weeks, President Obama has remained relatively aloof when pursuing actions against Russia and Syria. His demeanor has drawn harsh criticism from opponents who regard his apparent hesitancy as weakness.
Those critics would appear to be off base after this week's actions. In fact, it would appear that the administration wasn't so much fretting about getting in a fight as it was gathering allies in case of a dust up. This sentiment of everyone verse Russia was evident during the President's announcement yesterday in which he made repeated reference to the group of allied countries in the United Nations (who enacted their own sanctions against Russia in conjunction with the United States). In addition, the President also made sure to let everyone know that Russia was on a team of one.
Quite honestly, even if the shutdowns weren't aimed specifically at Putin and the Kremlin (which they totally were), the continued bloodshed and loss of life in Syria is more than enough to warrant a little tough diplomacy from the United States.
It remains to be seen if today's embassy closures will have the desired effect.


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Michael got his first exposure to 3D modeling through a software called DesignWorkshop by Artifice, Inc. DesignWorkshop is an architectural solid modeling program initially created for the Macintosh platform. It worked well with PowerCADD, a powerful Macintosh 2D program which he was beta testing at that time. From 1993 to 2001, he worked for three various firms using PowerCADD, DesignWorkshop and Artlantis. In particular, he spent over four years working for Douglas Teiger Architects (Santa Monica, CA) where he used DesignWorkshop extensively for conceptual design, presentation and marketing purposes. With the software capabilities at that time, he managed to model complex shapes to show intricate details of buildings. Here are a few of his works then:
Moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2001, Michael spent five years working as a drafter and detailer for two prominent architectural firms. By then, he was using AutoCAD and Sketchup. He found a niche in the architectural profession by specializing in construction details which he has a passion for. The turning point of his career is when he was offered a production position at Friedmutter Group, an award winning casino and hospitality firm. The company had just switched to Revit from AutoCAD nine months prior to his hiring. Two weeks before he started with the company, he bought a Revit instructional book, downloaded the Revit 30-day free trial software and spent the next ten days and nights studying Revit. By the time he formally joined the company, Michael was immediately assigned to work on construction documents of multi-million dollar casino projects using Revit. Realizing that Building Information Modeling is the new direction in the architectural profession, he began to channel his 2D detailing capabilities and previous 3D skills to Revit. With Gensler and International Construction Management, he modeled huge and complex multi-story buildings. Here are a few images of some of these models:
Noticing the lack of emphasis on detailed families, he began to experiment with Revit's family editor tools after work hours and on weekends. This has become his new passion and hobby. He would experiment and learn new techniques at home and apply them at his workplace. At Gensler, Michael was in charge of maintaining the company's library of Revit families. His main responsibility was creating custom families for the company's ongoing projects. This gave him an opportunity to further hone his Revit skills. In June of 2009, he started creating his own line of highly detailed custom families. This eventually led to the creation of his Revit family website which was launched on March 12, 2010. Here are a few images of the families he developed:
Michael received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from FEU, Manila, Philippines. He is a blog contributor at www.clubrevit.com where he writes topics on creating complex shapes in Revit. He is also a contributing author at AUGI/Edge magazine. He is a member of the following organizations: United Architects of the Philippines, AUGI, UK Revit Register, Group for Building Information Modeling, Los Angeles Revit Users Group, Revit Users, Southern California Revit Users Group and Reviteer.
When not in front of the computer, he takes his mind off of Revit by playing his keyboard synthesizer and figuring out chords of R & B and jazz tunes from his collection of MP3s.
Update: January 2, 2012
He now plays the alto saxophone regularly after creating a Revit model of it. Check out the Alto Saxophone Revit family at:


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This program, by the way, is fully overseen not just by Congress, but by the FISA Court — a court specially put together to evaluate classified programs to make sure that the executive branch, or government generally, is not abusing them, and that it's being carried out consistent with the Constitution and rule of law.
– President Barack Obama on June 7, 2013 (transcript here)
The leader of the secret court that is supposed to provide critical oversight of the government's vast spying programs said that its ability to do so is limited and that it must trust the government to report when it improperly spies on Americans.
– Washington Post article: Court: Ability to police U.S. spying program limited
I originally used the very top quote in my piece a month ago titled: Meet the Secret Supreme Court of the United States. In it, I pointed out how entirely ridiculous it is for Obama to tell us to rest assured there is oversight on the NSA spying as a result of the FISA Court, a secret court with secret "classified" rulings. Well now we find out that it is even more ridiculous than that, as the leader of the secret court itself admits it is incapable of doing its job. So is Barack Obama just completely clueless, or is he a pathological liar? You know what I think. From the Washington Post:
The leader of the secret court that is supposed to provide critical oversight of the government's vast spying programs said that its ability to do so is limited and that it must trust the government to report when it improperly spies on Americans.
"The FISC is forced to rely upon the accuracy of the information that is provided to the Court," its chief, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton, said in a written statement to The Washington Post. "The FISC does not have the capacity to investigate issues of noncompliance, and in that respect the FISC is in the same position as any other court when it comes to enforcing [government] compliance with its orders."
The court's description of its practical limitations contrasts with repeated assurances from the Obama administration and intelligence agency leaders that the court provides central checks and balances on the government's broad spying efforts. They have said that Americans should feel comfortable that the secret intelligence court provides robust oversight of government surveillance and protects their privacy from rogue intrusions.
In January 2008, the NSA appeared to have mistakenly collected data on numerous phone calls from the Washington area code 202, thinking they were foreign phone calls from Egypt, whose country code is 20. According to a 2013 "quality assurance" review of the incident, a communications switch misread the coding of the calls and presumed they were international. The NSA has broad authority that is not subject to the FISA court to collect and monitor foreign communications under certain circumstances.
The description of the 2008 problem suggests that the inadvertent collection of U.S. phone calls was not reported to the FISA court.
Under FISA rules, the government is required to immediately notify the court if it believes it has violated any of its orders on surveillance.
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Furious Theatre Company announces seventh season of shows
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The headstrong Furious Theatre Company is set to launch their seventh season of shows, which features the works of three young and daring award-winning playwrights and marks their sixth year in residence at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse. Additionally, Playhouse Artistic Associate Alexis Chamow directs Men of Tortuga, the first show of the 2010 Furious season.
Playhouse Artistic Director Sheldon Epps believes the Playhouse's partnership with Furious has greatly benefited both organizations. "One of the most exciting developments of my time here at the Playhouse has been our collaboration with Furious Theatre," Epps said. "This is a partnership that has grown stronger and stronger over the past five years, with mutual benefits that I know will bring even greater rewards as we head towards a decade of theatrical marriage. Along with Hothouse at the Playhouse, the Furious Company has filled the Carrie Hamilton Theatre with provocative new plays, bold theatrical energy, and a valuable introduction to a vast array of both new artists and new audiences. I am hard pressed to think of any alliance in the American Theatre that has had more beneficial results on all sides."
Here is the Furious Theatre Company season lineup for 2010:
Men of Tortuga by Jason Wells, opening Feb. 20 and running thru Mar. 21 (previews Feb. 17-19). West coast premiere
Three power brokers scheme with a weapons specialist to assassinate a despised opponent. Too bad they're all such incompetents! The bungling only gets worse as the senior power broker takes a young idealist under his wing. Suddenly his long-dormant conscience begins to reawaken and he must decide whether the ends justify their means. This comedic thriller discloses a sharp parable that takes a crack at the nastiness of covert governmental and corporate operations.
boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, slated for a May/June run. Los Angeles premiere
A comedy both epic and intimate that spans billions of years. It begins as a grad student's online personal ad lures a mysterious journalism student to his subterranean research lab under the pretense of an evening of "no strings attached" sex. When a major global catastrophic event strikes the planet, their date takes on evolutionary significance and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.
NOgoodDEED by Matt Pelfrey, Fall 2010. World premiere
Furious Theatre's award-winning writer-in-residence, Matt Pelfrey, exposes the dark side of good deeds in this skillfully drawn, violently dark comedy about young Josh Jaxson, who is driven to ruin by his own act of bravery. Josh and his two fellow "heroes" unite in the afterlife and vow to undo their courageous feats by adopting superhero personas and an unconventional brand of time travel. NOgoodDEED is a savagely humorous ride that is part play, part graphic novel, and part something utterly new and extreme.
Men of Tortuga and boom will premiere at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse while NOgoodDEED will receive its world premiere at another, yet to be announced location.
For More Information: Seventh season of shows for Furious Theatre Company, in residence at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena. Men of Tortuga by Jason Wells, opens Feb. 20 and runs thru Mar. 21 (previews Feb. 17-19); boom by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, May/June 2010; NOgoodDEED by Matt Pelfrey, Fall 2010. Season tickets: $75. Men of Tortuga tickets: $32 general admission, $10 student rush. Previews $15. Performances: Thurs.-Sat. at 8pm, Sun. at 7:30pm. Reservations: 626/792-7116 or www.furioustheatre.org. Running times: unknown.


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Alvin Observer Information
It is conceivable that during the course of a dive, the Pilot could become incapacitated due to injury or illness to an extent preventing operation of the submersible. In such an event, the Observers or passengers must have sufficient information to act on their own in surfacing the vessel. The purpose of this section is to provide step by step instructions for such a contingency. Before the commencement of a dive, the Pilot must assure himself that each of the Observers understands these instructions and has adequate familiarity with the submersible controls to carry them out if necessary.
First, using the UQC, attempt to contact the surface for instructions.
Under most circumstances the submersible can be surfaced with normal power which is already available to the service releases and main ballast blow systems. If, however, normal power is lost, or if the emergency jettisons are needed, special procedures are required to provide power. Without normal power, the only interior light will be an automatically activated battery-powered cabin light and flashlights.
Emergency Power
If normal power is not available, locate the "GREEN Bus" power switch on the emergency battery panel (upper port side) and check that this switch is in the ON position. Locate the service bus switches (top row on port panel) and turn off the CO2 scrubber to conserve power (Refer to 4.17.6, 1st NOTE). Locate the "Service Selector" switch on the power panel (forward port side upper) and place the switch to "GREEN". Locate the "Service Release" breaker below the service selector and ensure that it is on. The entire service bus is now powered by the green battery and individual switches may be operated in the normal manner. This includes service releases, main ballast system blow and vent, underwater telephone (UQC), navigation system that includes a tracking pinger and the carbon dioxide scrubber. The green bus voltmeter (on the emergency battery panel) will indicate the voltage available to the bus and the service bus ammeter (above the service selector switch) will indicate the power being drawn. Each battery can supply 1 amp for 3-5 hours.
Emergency Jettison Power
The red-bordered emergency release switches on the dump panel (top center) are powered by the emergency battery red bus. These include battery tank releases and manipulator releases. The only operation necessary to release one of these items is to lift the red cover on the emergency battery panel (you must cut the safety wire with tools in the drawer at the bottom of the science rack), place the switch to the ON position, and operate the appropriate switch on the dump panel.
Four emergency batteries are carried in the sphere; all are identical and are interchangeable by physically moving the batteries from one slot to another. The red and green batteries are connected to jettison and release circuits' throughout the dive. The remaining batteries would be changed into those positions as required.
First, using the UQC, attempt to contact the surface for instructions.
If you do not contact the surface at the scheduled time, the Surface Controller will attempt to contact you. If an additional 30 minutes passes without successful communications, the Surface Controller will assume you have left the bottom and are on your way to the surface.
If communication with the surface is not possible, proceed as follows. Any of the following steps will surface the submersible in normal trim. Perform only the minimum number of steps in the order listed below to get the submersible moving toward the surface:
- Be sure the SERVICE RELEASE switch on the service bus (port side) is in the UP position. Operate the service release(s) (forward top center panel) by holding the ENABLE switch in the down position and pushing up on each momentary switch for a minimum of one second. This will release the remaining ascent/descent/ballast weights. These weights are normally 250 pounds each and four are carried on most dives. Two are normally dropped during descent, just before reaching the bottom.
- Blow ballast tanks at depths shallower than 1,000 meters ONLY. Switches are located on the forward lower part of the port distribution panel. Blow aft tank first. If required, blow forward tanks by pushing the switches down. Put no more air in the tanks than what is required to begin ascent. At deep depths, little immediate effect will be noted, but the speed of ascent will increase with decreasing depth. CAUTION: Vent forward tanks with VENT switch (vent switch up and push button) for periods of from 1 to 2 seconds at about 300 meters depth and continue periodic venting until reaching the surface. This is a precaution which will help prevent damaging the ballast tanks due to rapidly expanding air as the depth decreases.
NOTE: To activate any other function listed below, the emergency red battery must be brought online.
- Release the sample basket. Its weight will depend on loading and varies from dive to dive. The procedure is the same as for the service weight releases except there is a red cover on the sample basket release switch which must be raised.
If the submersible has not started toward the surface after execution of the above steps, check that the red emergency bus is energized and proceed with the following emergency releases. All switches are located on the upper edge of the top center panel and are bordered in red.
- De-energize the "A" main battery (closest to ALVIN's center of gravity) by pushing down the 120 volt contactor switch located on the forward top center panel, under the emergency release switches. Locate the emergency battery panel on the port side. Break the safety wire and turn on the red battery. Locate red "Emergency Release" switches, top center panel. Operate either of the two battery "A" drop switches. This will release the battery from the submersible. If it fails to drop (no ascent) try the other "A" battery drop switch. Remember to de-energize batteries before dropping by pushing down the appropriate 120A or 120B contactor switches.
- If it becomes necessary, release the starboard manipulator by operating the "STBD Arm Cut" and "STBD Arm Drop" switches on the emergency dump panel, in that order.
- Release the port manipulator by operating the "Port Arm Drop" switch.
- Drop battery "B" in the same manner as above. Prior to dropping this battery, shift the "Service Selector" switch to "green". The normal interior lights will go out.
Life Support
Normal life support should be adequate until you arrive back on the surface. The carbon dioxide scrubber is powered from the service bus and therefore capable of being powered by either the normal or emergency battery.
NOTE: If on emergency power, the scrubber is to be turned off and all personnel are to be using the EBAs.
CO2 can be detected by the installed monitoring device. Oxygen flow has been preset and should require no adjustment. Oxygen can also be constantly monitored with installed instruments.In the remote event of an electrical fire, the atmosphere will quickly become contaminated. Immediately open the "hold" breaker on the forward power panel near the right end of the "control bus". All normal power and lights will be lost; the battery-powered cabin light should come on and flashlights are available. Don the emergency breathing apparatus as instructed in your pre-dive briefing, making certain that one of the emergency/reserve oxygen cylinder valves is opened and that the normal oxygen day cylinder valve is shut. Ensure no flow is coming from the auxiliary flowmeter by visual indication and feel. All other valves and controls are kept on. Use fire extinguishers if necessary. Emergency power can now be initiated on the service bus with the emergency battery. The EBA units are adequate for at least six hours each.
On the Surface
After surfacing, attempt to communicate with the Surface Controller by radio. Turn the radio switch on, select Channel 16 and identify yourself as "ALVIN".
Check sound powered phones to see if a Swimmer is aboard. Do not open the hatch until told to do so either by a Swimmer on the sound powered phone, or by the Surface Controller by radio.
Predive Briefing
In preparation for a dive in Alvin, observers participate in a dive briefing process designed to provide basic familiarity with the submersible's capabilities, systems, normal and emergency procedures. The briefing process begins with a group meeting in the ship's library, followed by an external 'walk-around' of the vehicle. The briefing concludes with a tour of the sub's personnel cabin and internal systems. Topics covered during the various portions of the dive briefing are as follows:
Library – Introduction and General Overview
- Daily dive routine and schedule
- Basic life support overview
- Alvin O2 system overview
- Alvin CO2 scrubber overview
- EBA overview
- EBA mask sizing and test fit
- In-hull situational awareness
- Shipboard life and general safety considerations
- Science basket and work area
- Manipulators
- External lighting & lasers
- External cameras & pan/tilt units
- Viewport locations
- Service release description & locations
- Frangibolt release description & locations
- Pre-dive personal gear preparation & clothing guidelines
- In-hull environment
- Toxic & flammable material limitations
- Post-dive gear retrieval
- Dive lunch and beverage description
- Personal hygiene & restrictions on makeup, lip balm, heavy perfumes, etc.
- Waste elimination bottles & post dive disposal
- Medical considerations
- Hatch ingress
- General cabin and equipment locations
- Tool kit, first aid kit, trash and seasickness receptacles, cabin lighting, life preservers, flashlights
- Communications overview
- VHF radio operations (for surface communication)
- Underwater telephone (UQC/EDO) operations (primary subsurface communication)
- Orcatron Subphone operations (backup subsurface communication)
- Sound powered phone operations (communication with support swimmers)
- Alvin computer system & user interface
- Navigation and science computer and data interface
- Video system and camera operation
- Video monitor and recorder overview
- Video overlay overview
- Audio recording and digital recorders
- Operations Manual location & observer emergency procedure section
- Life support system locations and overview
- Electronic and manual atmosphere monitors
- O2 system operation
- CO2 scrubber operation & absorbent canisters (Sofnolime and lithium hydroxide)
- Sleeping bag use
- EBA operations & mask locations
- Emergency surfacing overview
- Service bus & service release operations
- Emergency power panel & emergency release (Frangibolt) overview and operation
- Atmosphere casualty and in-hull fire response overview
- 'Emergency Off' breaker
- Battery operated automatic cabin light
- Fire extinguisher location & operation
- 'Service Selector' rotary switch
The temperature in the sphere can range from 95°F on the surface to 50°F on the ocean bottom. Layered clothing is recommended to allow adaptation to changes in internal temperature. Although a fire in Alvin is very unlikely, wool or cotton are preferred to most synthetics for flammability resistance and personal protection. Nylon fabrics and materials are not allowed in the submersible.


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Hennessey's Tavern Restaurant Review: Lodged in the midst of Laguna Beach's bustling downtown area, this incarnation of Hennessey's Tavern is a lively spot for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Much like its other locations that are peppered around Southern California, this venue is a somewhat upscale Irish pub featuring dark wood on the tables, chairs and bar, as well as complementary green-leather banquettes. The long list of Irish brews on draft is a big draw for the bar crowd, and fans of brown liquor may flock here for the serviceable list of Irish whiskeys. Breakfast is mostly an American affair with some Mexican (huevos rancheros) and Irish (corned beef hash and eggs) options as well. For lunch and dinner, try the traditional shepherd's pie or meatloaf. There's also a good selection of California-style sandwiches, burgers and salads, and a small kids' menu.
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By Susan Yung
Copyright 2003 Susan Yung
NEW YORK -- If your
life were the subject of a musical, how would the scene and song
list read -- the bullet points of your life, so to speak? Who among
all of your friends, relatives and co-workers would you choose as
co-stars, and could they be boiled down to digestible stereotypes?
Okay, now cut out all the boring and messy stuff and run it through
the filter so that it's clean enough for young kids to watch, even
if your meteoric career involved vandalism and your life ended at
a tragically young age because of AIDS. It's not as easy as it sounds,
and "Radiant Baby," the Public Theater's new production about the
life of artist Keith Haring directed by George C. Wolfe, proves
Daniel Reichard, who
plays Haring, has the energy but not the voice to carry off the
lead role. He is joined by Haring studio manager Amanda (Kate Jennings
Grant), an ego booster for arts administrators everywhere; the photographer
who chronicled much of his work, Tseng Kwong Chi (Keong Sim); and
one of his lovers, Carlos (Aaron Lohr). Three kids (Anny Jules,
Gabriel Enrique Alvarez, and Remy Zaken) act as a sort of Greek
chorus/narrator; all three have pleasing voices and impressive acting
skills and quietly upstaged the leads with their quiet presence.
Haring, noted for his
cartoon-line murals of jigsaw puzzle complexity, seemed himself
like a comic book character, with his goggly glasses and wiry frame.
"Radiant Baby" erases the salient details of Haring's being so successfully
that he comes across as an art therapist for at-risk youth well
on his way to sainthood. "Radiant Baby" does capture the energy
and the compulsion to make art that possessed Haring like a demon.
During the early '80s, his chalk drawings were everywhere, especially
in the subway on blank ad placards. As his notoriety grew, so did
his reach, and soon his artwork found its way into galleries, print
media, and onto every kind of product imaginable. His artwork was,
in a way, emblematic of the art world boom -- frenzied, unstoppable,
forever young.
Despite all of his successes,
Haring was spurned by the art establishment, a fact that frustrated
him immensely. He grew up in Pennsylvania where he studied art,
eventually winding up at New York's School of Visual Arts. And though
he hadn't emerged from the street side of graffiti, and his work
was lumped in with the subway graffitists, his art never truly fit
in with theirs either. "Radiant Baby" dwells on this, and makes
an embarrassing, pedantic effort to elicit sympathy for Haring by
enlisting the cast to literally shout out his major accomplishments
aided by slide projections. Instead, we were left to wonder if he
simply didn't see the forest for the trees.
Fatima Robinson's sharp
choreography is just right for the show, managing to update hip-hop
without making it stick out. She knows how to use movement to make
a big impact in a short amount of time. (Robinson has choreographed
commercials for The Gap and music videos for Michael Jackson and
a number of other big names). And the show-offy hip-hop style works
well in small doses like this, where fantastic moves didn't blur
together in a repetitive stream, as can sometimes happen. Robinson
also hits the right tone in a scene revolving around Andy Warhol,
where the cast vogues and struts in platinum wigs.
Many scenes take place
in Haring's studio, a clever arrangement of painting racks and office
detritus designed by Riccardo Hernandez. Projections by Batwin +
Robin find their way not only onto the backdrop, but crawl up the
proscenium as well, and are often effective in translating Haring's
frenetic compositions. Debra Barsha composed the music -- punchy,
poppy tunes with lyrics by Barsha, Ira Gasman, and Stuart Ross.
Knock-out numbers include disco-diva led "Instant Gratification,"
and "Hot Tomato Soup," with the underused Julee Cruse as Warhol
(she also plays Haring's mother). This number best catches the absurd,
campy fun of that era. The band (five musicians) sat in a pit, out
of sight from my perspective. While the live music is certainly
integral, especially in the wake of the Broadway strike, it's always
nice to have some sort of visual connection as reassurance in this
time of heavy miking.
In the end, Haring comes
off as an extremely sympathetic figure, which is probably the only
way it could be so relatively soon after his passing in 1990 at
the age of 31. In a sense, he truly was a bit of a magician, able
to turn empty billboards into masterpieces in moments. But the wilder
aspects of his life that the show skims over would surely have made
for more interesting theater, and a more balanced depiction of this
prodigy. I recall visiting a show of Haring's while he was alive.
He had painted murals on the walls, the space was lit with black
lights, and people were roller skating around the gallery. Just
that memory alone evokes more thrills and wonder than all of "Radiant
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text: This year's nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are one of the most diverse lots yet. In addition to classic rock acts such as Rush, Deep Purple and Procol Harum, the list also includes two seminal rap groups (Public Enemy and N.W.A.), two definitive disco hitmakers (Chic and Donna Summer) and two great blues acts (Albert King, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band). The nominees are rounded out by Motown's Marvelettes, the sister act Heart, tough-as-nails crew Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the masterful L.A. songwriter Randy Newman, New Orleans funk architects the Meters and the pioneering German electronic group Kraftwerk. Read on for more on each of this year's nominees.


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Performance footage and interviews combine to offer a hilarious look at controversial comedian Andy Kauffman's surreal journey into the world of professional wrestling. He had kept Americans in stitches as a featured player on the hit television sitcom Taxi, but Kaufman would single-handedly destroy his small-screen career when he went on television to taunt Memphis-based professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler", and challenged females to fight him in the ring. As Kaufman put every ounce of his energy into taunting Lawler, his abrasive form of comedic performance art alienated the fan-base that had so ardently supported him during his days as lovable, squeaky-voiced cabbie Latka Gravas on the series that propelled him to stardom. In this documentary, fans are offered a rare glimpse into the genius of a comic who was so effective at duping the audience that many assumed his diagnoses with terminal cancer was just another warped gag. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Genre: Comedy
- Category Sketch Comedy, Standup Comedy, Biography
- Theme: Wrestling
- Studio: Legend House
- Run Time: 01 hr 01 min
- Language: English
- Release Date: November 20, 2007
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If you're healthy and you know it, clap your hands. If your healthy and you know then you surely want a salad. If you're healthy and you know it, clap your hands. Ok, so that isn't really our theme song, but it should be. According to a new survey from Yummly, San Francisco is the healthiest city!
Yummly, an online recipe site that began while one man was on a quest for a mustard-less recipe, gathered data from more than 100-million users over the past year and took a look at recipe ingredients, nutritional content and preparation (fried, baked, that kind of thing) in order to create the rankings. San Francisco took the top spot with a high rate of searches for recipes that contain vegetables and a low number of searches for red meat. San Franciscans also search for tofu, kale and fish more than the average city. In fact, San Francisco users searched for recipes that contain vegetables 30% more often than users from Cleveland, one of the lowest ranking cities on the list.
Our coastal location may have something to do with our healthy habits as well, the study found a majority of the cities with the lowest healthy eating scores are inland, and therefore have higher rates of searches that include bacon, cheese, cake, and pie. While coastal towns eat less red meat and more whole grains.
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According to a Tuesday story posted by NBC News, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden had a harsh and defiant answer to critics of the Obama administration's abandonment of the moon in favor of an asteroid mission. "Get over it, to be blunt."
Bolden said this during an address at the "Humans 2 Mars Summit" held at George Washington University. His speech was not only a full throated defense of the current exploration plan, which involves snagging an asteroid into lunar orbit to be later visited by astronauts in the 2020s before visiting Mars in the 2030s, but an examination of where we are now in regards to space exploration and a wistful look at the lean budgets NASA has been saddled with.
While Bolden suggested that having four percent of the federal budget, which NASA enjoyed during Apollo, was not in the cards, one percent would be great. Growing NASA from its current less than .5 percent to one percent has been suggested by celebrity physicist Neil degrasse Tyson. It would expand NASA spending from about $17.5 billion to about $37 billion.
Ever since President Obama publicly eschewed a return to the moon, originally planned under the Constellation program, the decision has come under withering criticism from a number of quarters, from members of Congress to Apollo era astronauts such as the late Neil Armstrong. At a recent conference, the policy came under assault from international partners and academia. In a critique of the asteroid mission, planetary geologist and lunar exploration advocate Paul Spudis notes that there has not be a rationale actually set down for the asteroid retrieval mission, except that it is "not the moon."
The moon vs. Mars argument has racked the space agency ever since the end of the Apollo program. It should be noted that should Bolden and Tyson were to get their wish, NASA would likely have enough money to return to the moon and go to Mars roughly simultaneously. It would be a neat compromise between the two exploration camps.


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For non-Ithaca College community members, Friends of Ithaca College, or Ithaca College Alumni may purchase a pool membership for the indoor pool. Memberships are $300 for individual/families. This Membership covers the individual and their family members, from Sept 1 - Aug 30 and will cover all scheduled lap swim hours at the indoor pool facility. Please see the application in the right, this should be filled out and returned to the Front Desk of the A&E Center or to the Lifeguard Staff with your payment. Members may bring up to 2 guests for a fee of $5.00 per a guest.
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Sometimes Rescue Companies are called Heavy or Light Rescues. In the City of Boston, we have two Heavy Rescues: Rescue #1 & Rescue #2. The city is divided into two divisions and each Rescue covers a division. They can work independent of each other or together if needed. Each Rescue Company works as a team. There is an officer in charge, but he or she draws on everyone's experience. There are no experts: some know a lot about one thing while others know a little about a lot of things. The Rescue Companies are always training on some new tool or a new way to do an evolution.
The Boston Fire Department is always being called on to handle not only fires, but all the accidents and mistakes that other people cause. So in the course of the day, a rescue company can be found:
running a hose line at a fire
setting up ladders at a fire
rescuing fire victims
overhauling the fireground
on the roof of a skyscraper
in a tunnel
under a car or train
in the harbor
300 feet down a shaft and 9 miles out under the harbor.
basically anywhere
When reporting to a fire, a Rescue Company can be used as an Engine Company to run a hose line or a Ladder Company to overhaul. Many times they are sent in to do a secondary search for victims. Other times they are called to use their tools to cut open doors or walls to gain access to a building. As with all fire department personnel, their primary objectives are:
Rescuing victims
Protecting exposures
Confining the fire
Extinguishing the fire
Overhauling the fireground
Now all BFD personnel are being trained in all aspects of the skills needed to combat the many varied situations that the fire service is faced with each day. These situations encompass medical emergencies, hazardous material incidents, terrorism, technical rescues and many other complications of the modern day city. The BFD can draw on the training of other fire companies to complement the Rescue Companies. This enables a well coordinated team effort at an incident.


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- To foster the co-operation, resource sharing and exchange of experience between the members of the Association.
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- Organizing promotional sessions for introducing public to the electronic databases and their functionality;
- Keeping its members informed about the latest trends in the digital information dissemination;
- Offering wide range of activities to support the collaboration between the members of the Association and improvement of the offered services and information package.


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If the city or town where you live imposes an income tax, your employer may need to withhold amounts from your wages to cover these local taxes. Your total annual payments will be reported on your W-2 in box 19 – which is appropriately titled "local income taxes." Taxpayers are permitted to deduct local income tax payments if they choose to itemize.
Choosing to Itemize Taxes
Making the decision to itemize so that you can deduct local income taxes may not always save you the most in tax. Since you can choose between itemizing and claiming the standard deduction for your filing status, you might as well choose the one that gives you the biggest deduction -- even if it means not deducting your local income taxes this year. The filing status you're eligible to use will determine the amount of your standard deduction. Standard deductions are always larger for certain filing statuses than they are for others. For example, a head of household filer is entitled to a bigger deduction than single filers are.
Evaluating Your Expenses
If the combined total of your state and local income tax payments is more than the standard deduction, itemizing is the obvious choice, regardless of whether you have other expenses to deduct or not. However, if those tax payments aren't enough, you can gauge whether you've incurred a sufficient amount of additional expenses to report on Schedule A that will make itemizing worth it. Some of the additional expenses you can deduct include local real estate tax payments, personal property taxes, mortgage interest, charitable donations, certain medical and dental costs, and unreimbursed employment expenses.
Prior Year Tax Payments
You can also deduct the other local income tax payments you make during the year that aren't reflected on your W-2 form. One of the principal requirements for taking the deduction is actually making a tax payment -- not just incurring the liability to pay it in the future. It also doesn't matter which tax year the payment relates to. For example, if your local income tax withholding was insufficient to satisfy your entire tax bill for the 2011 tax year and you paid it off when you filed your 2011 state or local income tax return in April of 2012 -- that payment is deductible on your 2012 federal tax return in addition to the amounts withheld from your wages during the year.
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If itemizing is beneficial, you need to prepare your tax return on the full-length Form 1040: Schedule A cannot be attached to the 1040A or 1040EZ forms. When you prepare Schedule A, you combine the state and local income tax amounts reported in boxes 17 and 19 of your W-2, as well as any other tax payments you made for a prior tax year, in the "Taxes You Paid" section of Schedule A.
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- Internal Revenue Service: Form W-2
- Internal Revenue Service: Publication 501 - Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information
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Moderate Drinking Linked to Healthy Heart
According to new research, moderate alcohol consumption could protect against heart disease.
Canadian researchers from the University of Calgary looked at 84 studies examining the link between drinking and heart disease, and found that moderate alcohol drinkers – one drink or less per day – were 14-25% less likely to develop heart disease than those who refused alcohol altogether.
Another team of researchers reviewed a further 63 studies, and concluded that moderate alcohol consumption – one drink per day for women, 1-2 per day for men – actually increases the levels of good cholesterol, protecting against heart disease.
"In addressing lifestyle issues, alcohol consumption, in moderation, could be recommended as part of a heart-healthy lifestyle," said Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum, a preventive cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. She also agreed with the researchers when they said that it was alcohol content that made the difference when it came to heart health, rather than the type of drink. "One of the mechanisms of decreasing heart disease is by increasing the HDL ['good' cholesterol], which is independent of the type of alcohol, whether it be wine, beer or spirits," she continued.
However it was noted that too much alcohol is still considered to be bad for general health.
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In this interview John Schaefgen begins with his family history and early life in Gross Point, Illinois. He then discusses the development of his interest in science, and describes his education, including his professors and fellow students at Northwestern University and Ohio State University. In the central portion of the interview, Schaefgen considers his association with Paul Flory at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and recalls his move to the Pioneering Research Laboratory at DuPont. He then describes his interests and accomplishments in polymer chemistry. The interview concludes with a discussion of his colleagues, professional society activities, and views on the characteristics of innovative research.
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Parents and brothers. Education at grade and high school. Childhood illness.
Northwestern University, 1936-40. Organic and physical chemistry professors.
Ohio State University, 1940-43. Teaching assistant duties. Graduate student accommodation. Professorial advisors. Fellow graduate students.
Discusses influence of P.J. Flory, his research supervision and his experience at DuPont. Research on polyesters and publications with Flory. Coworkers. Research on branched polymers and on polyelectrolyte effects. Break-up of the Goodyear research group.
Organizational structure and style in Pioneering Research Laboratory. Discusses molecular structural requirements for strong fibers. Research reporting within the company. Flory as consultant to DuPont. Discusses function of outside consultants.
Consulting. Professional activities, ACS and Gordon conferences. Discusses publication policy in private industry. Innovative research. Family; wife, her scientific education. Children and grandchildren. Contact with retired colleagues. Alterations in chemistry during career. Influential polymer chemists.
Raymond C. Ferguson obtained his degrees in chemistry from Iowa State University (B.S., M.S.) and Harvard University (Ph.D.). He worked in research divisions of the Organic Chemicals, Elastomer Chemicals, and Central Research Departments of DuPont, principally in molecular spectroscopy, organic structure analysis, and polymer characterization. Currently he is affiliated with CONDUX, Inc., a consulting association of former DuPont professionals.
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The firm currently owns, through its affiliated entities, more than 270 facilities throughout the United States, totaling approximately 25 million square feet and over 10,000 acres of developable land. HCP also has conducted hundreds of equipment acquisitions, dispositions and liquidations on four continents. With 30 years of experience in acquisition, redevelopment and asset management, Hackman Capital Partners is known across marketplaces for its ability to successfully navigate complex transactions and financial restructurings involving real estate and equipment.


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April 25, 2011 | by Hilary Domush
Last week Sarah Hunter and I presented at the Oral History in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference. The theme of the conference was "Displacement and Community: Using Oral History to Document Transitions, Evolutions, and Adaptation." While most other presentations focused on communities people have heard of but may not know much about (New York City taxi drivers, community organizers in West Mount Airy, or cloistered nuns) Sarah and I were the only people who spoke about scientists and science.
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April 18, 2011 | by Hilary Domush
The Oral History Program is excited to start a new series on the Periodic Tabloid: First Person. Every month we will highlight one of the over 400 oral histories in CHF's collection. The first is Hubert N. Alyea.
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April 12, 2011 | by Michal Meyer
If you haven't heard of the Singularity it's time to pull your head out of the sand. The strange idea of technological utopianism may be going more mainstream, or at least getting air time, now that a computer is king of Jeopardy.
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April 6, 2011 | by Periodic Tabloid Staff
Starting next Friday, The Philadelphia Science Festival will present two impressively packed weeks of lectures, demonstrations, games, science cafes, dinners, panel discussions and more. The idea of a great big science party reminds me of a more familiar, if less celebratory, gathering of minds: the school science fair.
April 4, 2011 | by Ron Reynolds
The current debate on climate change is not moving towards a consensus and the public appears dazed and apathetic. Perhaps understanding the history of climate could help.
April 1, 2011 | by Maia Lee
Science is all around us—in fact, it's even IN us! Like it or not, we're chock full of chemistry. Here's how to change your name to reflect this.
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March 29, 2011 | by Michal Meyer
With universities around the country cutting their budgets, especially in the humanities, history of science departments might seem like a good place to cut. After all, they aren't money makers for universities—no new patents, technologies, or bankable discoveries tend to come from them. So what is the value of history of science? Nathaniel Comfort at the PACHS blog has taken up the question.
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A new study on the Status of Women Faculty at MIT raises questions about the perception of equality versus the reality.
March 25, 2011 | by Neil Gussman
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March 22, 2011 | by Michal Meyer
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A debate about the US and its controversial gun laws was hosted by Sky's Greg Milam via Google Hangout.
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In the wake of America's worst school shooting Sky News held a multimedia debate about the country's controversial gun laws.
Sky's US correspondent Greg Milam hosted a Google Hangout with a number of participants from across the US.
They attended an online video chat with Milam where they discussed whether it was time to rethink the right to bear arms - and if the constitution can ever be changed.
On Friday December 14 Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 young children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
The tragedy has reignited discussions about gun violence in the US which have been followed by calls for tighter weapon controls.
President Barack Obama has announced that his vice-president Joe Biden will head up a new government panel to formulate fresh gun policies.
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FRESHFARM Markets operates 13 farmers' markets in the Chesapeake Bay region. In the District of Columbia, we operate markets in CityCenter DC, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, Mount Vernon Triangle, Penn Quarter, Union Market, by the White House and H Street NE. In Maryland, we operate markets in St. Michaels, Silver Spring and Annapolis. In Virginia, we operate markets in Crystal City and Ballston. FRESHFARM Markets was founded in 1997 when we opened our first market at Dupont Circle.
Our markets are producer-only, which means that our farmers and producers may sell only what they grow, raise or make on their own farms. To the extent possible, they employ local ingredients in creation of their products: seasonal fruits and vegetables in jams and sauces; herbs and flowers in soaps; local meats, fish and vegetables in soups; milk and fruits in ice creams and sorbets; and eggs, meats, vegetables and cheeses in pastas and breads. Our farmers and producers generally come from the Chesapeake Bay watershed and within a 150-mile radius of Washington, DC.
All markets open and close with the ringing of a market bell and feature Chef at Market demos by renowned chefs, cookbook authors and passionate home cooks, who celebrate cooking with the seasonal foods in our region.
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Sales and marketing services leader Crossmark unveiled a first-of-its-kind collaboration center on July 10 just steps from Walmart's Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters. The new facility offers the retailer and its trading partners a wide range of joint business planning, shopper insights and store execution capabilities.
Mike Graen has left his position as director of innovations and supplier collaboration at Walmart to assume a new role with leading merchandising and marketing services company Crossmark.
On shelf availability at Walmart and the retailer's newest technology tool will be the topic of discussion next week when Doing Business in Bentonville hosts an event on October 16 featuring a panel of speakers that includes Walmart's director of supplier innovations Mike Graen.


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Colorado's Only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Colorado Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Colorado, and one of only 41 in the nation. This elite designation requires the membership of 400+ researchers and physicians to maintain a robust, peer-reviewed program of excellence in the core areas of research, treatment, education, community outreach as well as prevention, control and survivorship programs.
In addition, the CU Cancer Center is one of a only a handful of Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation that maintains a consortium. The consortium is comprised of three state universities (University of Colorado Denver, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado State University) and five medical centers (University of Colorado Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, National Jewish Health, Denver Health & Hospital Authority, Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and one health maintenance organization (Kaiser Permanente Colorado), all leaders in cancer research and treatment in Colorado.
In 2013 the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) elected the CU Cancer Center as a member institution. As part of NCCN, CU Cancer Center's researchers contribute their expertise and ideas to the organization's national and international initiatives in patient care.
To discover, develop and deliver breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention that improve cancer care locally, nationally and globally. These efforts form the basis of a comprehensive spectrum of translational prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and outreach programs and provide a framework for training the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians.
To transform cancer research and practice in the state of Colorado by creating an integrated interdisciplinary nexus of clinicians and scientists across our statewide consortium that can leverage, synergize, marshal and focus resources and expertise to discover new ways to prevent and treat cancer.


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August 01 2011 08:40AM
Every once in a long while everything comes together and magic happens. Law & Order, The Simpsons, the Rolling Stones, Jill Hennessey's parents. Once in a long while chemistry, the Gods and Darwin get it just right.
The Odd Couple
July 30 2011 07:13AM
Craig MacTavish and Rob Schremp have spent much of this summer on the outside looking in. One of them appears to have landed gainful employment. The other is still job hunting. For both men, the last several years have been a series of highs and lows.
July 29 2011 06:24PM
The Los Angeles Kings have filed a grievance with the NHL in regard to Colin Fraser's health at the time of the Ryan Smyth trade.
Eric Belanger, Job Stealer
Jonathan Willis
July 29 2011 04:28PM
When it comes to the Oilers' centre depth chart, it's easy to forget about Eric Belanger, who the organization added via free agency this summer. Shawn Horcoff had something of a bounce-back year playing with the kids, Sam Gagner's till quite young and of course Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' debut is highly anticipated. Add it all up and there seems to be little room for Belanger, who some have slotted for fourth-line duty.
I think Belanger's going to surprise.
Jason Gregor
July 29 2011 02:08PM
The media landscape across the country has seen lots of movement that past few weeks, and there will be some in Edmonton on the TEAM 1260 this fall.