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I've taken pictures for as long as I can remember. It started with a Kodak Disc camera (does anyone remember those) that I got for Christmas in sixth grade. I snapped pictures of my little brother, my friends and scenes from our summer vacations. This love for photography and creating art grew, as I did, eventually landing me in the land of DSLR, learning the elements of digital photography. Not long after, as so many have, I started a business offering my services to families, newborns and seniors. My first love in photographing people was to catch the unguarded moments, the details of faces and the motions of life. Posed, traditional images were not my style and often left me uninspired. Yet, these traditional images were the ones that sold. Many times over the course of my seven years in business I tried to sell my journalistic style, moving away from the traditional requests of clients. Time and time again it was the traditional images that made up the bulk of my orders. It left me feeling empty creatively. I began to question my ability as both a photographer and artist. The thing I loved most, taking pictures, began to feel like a chore.
So, after much thought, conversation and prayer. I walked away.
I closed my business of seven years. It wasn't easy, but then again, it kind of was. Because deep down I had felt it coming for awhile. I was finally giving in to what I wanted to do and closing the door on what I thought I *should* do. Don't all mamas with great cameras and a gifted eye open a portrait business? Yes, at the time I began, it seemed like they did. Walking away, being secure in directing my own creativity not only re-ignited my passion for taking pictures, it strengthened a confidence in knowing myself. Knowing, that what I needed as an artist, would not look like what anyone else needed and being okay with that.
Part of this new found knowledge was that I also knew I would need to find a new way to fill the void left by closing my business. As much as I love taking pictures of my boys and our days, I knew, that wouldn't be enough. Around that time, I viewed a Creative Live talk by Penny De Los Santos, where she talked about her life in photography and how to grow as an artist. One of her number one recommendations was to always have a personal project. To give yourself a 'dream assignment'. What would you love to photograph most? Do it. Unsure how? Find a way. By shooting what you love, you will grow both as a person and a photographer.
This resonated with me, and I instantly knew what I wanted it to be. I took a chance and emailed a local, organic farmer to see if I could document their upcoming growing season. I have a passion for locally raised foods and farmers markets, so why not take it a step further and photograph the folks growing it? To my delight the farmers agreed, and I will be forever grateful for their generosity. Over last six months, I have met with them weekly, photographing their work on the farm. My 'Farm to Table Project' has been fulfilling in more ways than I could've imagined. As a photographer, I can see the growth in my images, as an artist my creative cup has been re-filled many times over. I would recommend the idea of a dream assignment to anyone, photographer, writer, whatever kind of artist you may be.
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Hello folks! I simply wanted to remind you about the upcoming blogging carnival for the month of June. The topic is what is your most devious gold making strategy?
Personally I think this will turn out to be a very interesting blogging carnival as well get to see what devious ways bloggers are using to make their gold. Personally I love my own and special favorite gold making strategy of turning in Sulfuron Ingots for the plans for the Sulfuron Hammer.
It's a very devious strategy as I buy the ingots for 500-800g per turn them in and sell the plans for triple and sometimes quadruple of what I paid. I've sold a number of them in the past months totaling for up to 46,000g in profits. The only downside to this method is that you can only turn in the ingot once per character and they have to be 55+ in order to enter BRD.
You can easily counter this by either asking a friend and tip them a little ( I tip 250g ) or make some DK alts and get them out of the starting zone, then turn them in and either level him up or delete him and make a new one.
What is your most devious gold making strategy?
Hello folks! I simply wanted to remind you about the upcoming blogging carnival for the month of June. The topic is what is your most devious gold making strategy?
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Lifedream of Black Dragonflight said... May 27, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Hi gang,
This is a great topic, I can't wait to hear what you guys are doing.
I think that this is slightly devious. A good goblin, without the needful tradeskill can still move in on any market. I do it for a number of things. My three biggest would be the Ebonsteel Belt Buckels, PVP Armor and Magic Lamp/Enchanted Lantern markets.
For the Ebonsteel Belt Buckels; and being without a Black Smith (BS), I buy the mats and hire one (a BS) thru chat. I tell them I am buying (some item) for my guild and that I need 20 of them. I pay 10 Gold per buckel (I think that is fair), then sell. Mats cost me 90 gold, 10 gold for the BS, and I sell at about 210.
I dont understand why my hired BS's (and other trade skills) don't see what I am doing and do the same, but they don't. I am sure many of them understand that I am not buying these for my guild but just for myself for resale. I have done this 100's of times and only once has a guy told me no. It was a Jewel Crafter (JC) who told me he wouldn't cut my 20 gems because he sold those and didn't want the competition. Now that made sense to me and I say 'good for him'! Of course, I just found another JC and got my cuts anyway. But I fully understood his position and thought he was wise. I personally never craft anything for anyone else (except friends, of course) on my server.
Enchanted Lanterns & Magic Lamps; I can craft the Lamps myself, the Lanterns I simply buy off the auction house on the other side. Transfer both thru the neutral AH and sell on the other faction. Buy at 900, sell at 2500. I sell about 1-2 each week on both sides. Not devious, but it is another example of moving in on a market even though you don't have the tradeskill that is needful.
Crafted PVP Armors are very profitable. I tell crafter's that I want a set of PVP armor(s) for my main, hire them to craft the armor(s) then sell it, ... very profitable (and only slightly devious).
Good Hunting
Silverthorn said... May 27, 2011 at 1:11 PM
OK, I've been saving this one up for a while. My secret is [hushed voice], "Nightmare Tears". The real question is why?
Nightmare Tears have stayed incredibly popular since Cataclysm came out. +10 to all stats is all very nice, but it doesn't compare by even half to +40 in your primary stat, so why are they selling hot off the shelves at 300-400g a piece?
Because players are very, very uninformed about certain basics regarding gems and sockets. They think, hmm, yellow socket needs yellow gems, blue socket needs blue gems, and red sockets need red gems! Right?
No, it's not. You can socket nonmatching gem colors. All you lose is your socket bonus, if there is one. If there is no socket bonus, there is no reason not to put your best gem in, regardless of socket color.
So.... following this spurious logic, what do you suppose must go in a prismatic socket?
That's right, a prismatic gem! Players everywhere are socketing Nightmare Tears into their Eternal Belt Buckles or their Inscription relics with sockets-- because they don't know they can use their primary stat rare gems for much better effect.
Even worse, when they have both a belt buckle socket and a relic socket, a lot of the time, one or the other goes completely unsocketed, since you can only equip a single Nightmare Tear.
It's for a limited time only, however. When the new Cataclysm something-Tear comes out, presumably with the epic gems, the demand for Nightmare Tears will drop.
For the future, start stocking up on those cheap Chimera's Eyes and Hypnotic Dust. My guess is those will be the mats for the new Tear.
Gorelick said... May 27, 2011 at 1:13 PM
This is a trick I'm trying out. I make darkmoon cards. As anyone who makes them knows, the price for the decks is roughly set by the total of each individual card added together. The individual card market is much more competitive than the deck market, as the "weak-hands" are often running into cash-flow problems, and this causes downward pressure on my total deck price. So how do I stop people from making decks from cards? Simple, I make sure to buy out one card from each deck, say the seven of embers, over the weeks before the darkmoon fair. This should stop most causal players from making decks before DMF, and thus increase demand in my completed deck market. Then I'll just resell the extra cards at the end of DMF to recoup part of my cost. Anyone else try this?
matt said... May 27, 2011 at 4:49 PM
I like to purchase Enchanting Vellums at 10 silver and then sell them on the AH for a min of 1G a piece...sometimes its as high as 4G a piece!
Saffronia said... May 28, 2011 at 4:05 AM
My plan has been activated...I grinded rep with Consortium in Nagrand and Area 52 to get honored rep just to buy the Bag of Jewels tailoring recipe.
I think it is going to be the best value bag for jewelcrafters in patch 4.2 when gems stack.
I'm listing it on the auction house now for 475 gold and I'm pretty sure many folks are scoffing/laughing at the price. Who wants a 24 slot gem bag when gems don't stack? Regular bags work fine!
I'm the noob listing Bag of Jewels for too much right now. Posting the bags now is really just to create an awareness of the bag.
Some jewelcrafters may not know it exists.
The new Luxurious Silk bag in patch 4.2 will have 36 slots for jewelcrafters to stack gems in.
26 slot Illusionary bag which is just a regular bag, but requires 8 dreamcloths to craft is posted on my server's auction house for 7800 gold.
Who knows how much Luxurious Silk bags will sell for, but the mats like volatiles will be in high demand for other professions.
Bag of Jewels requires imbued netherweave and knothide leather to craft. I'll be making Bag of Jewels and selling them to jewelcrafters who can't afford Luxurious silk gem bags.
Bangkok Bill said... May 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM
That is a great trick. There are a couple of people who do that on my realm (me included). It takes a bit of starting capital in order to pull off but it can definitely be worth it.
Caidenn said... May 28, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Silverthorn, I pray you're right on Chimera's as I had over 100 now because prices were rock bottom - 50 or more under 100g...
Part of me feels they're an easy way for Blizzard to introduce epic gems in the next patch....
Anonymous said... May 31, 2011 at 9:33 PM
I saw that suggestion and thought of you, then low and behold I saw your name as the poster.
As far as "devious" goes Neutral AH snatching is as about devious as it gets. People often post several of anything thing that they're transferring cross faction because, why not, no one knows when they're doing it or what they're transferring but if you can catch the auctions at the right time, you can buy things for WAY below market value. It's also a great way to scare a cross faction seller out of your market.
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Things just keep getting worse for Paula Deen: After reports of alleged past racism made headlines one week ago, the Food Network released a statement announcing it will not renew her contract next month when it comes up for renewal. Television network QVC issued a statement this morning announcing it was "closely monitoring" the ongoing fallout over the allegations and subsequent apology, and now a representative of pork megaproducer Smithfield Foods has released a statement to Eater announcing it has severed ties with Deen.
Here's the word from Keira Lombardo, the company's vice-president of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications:
"Smithfield condemns the use of offensive and discriminatory language and behavior of any kind. Therefore, we are terminating our partnership with Paula Deen. Smithfield is determined to be an ethical food industry leader and it is important that our values and those of our spokespeople are properly aligned."
Deen's net worth is estimated at $16 million, which includes a staggering array of deals with everyone from Wal-Mart to Serta mattresses. (Her Smithfield deal was worth an estimated $900,000 in 2010.) It's not clear how many jobs are expressly connected to the roster of the celebrity chef's various business endeavors and partnerships with corporations, which includes shows, a magazine, and a line of branded specialty foods.
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Making the Final Choice on Katahdin
In the frozen grips of a fierce storm on Mt. Katahdin, each man's choice was his own.
On Thursday evening, January 31, 1974, a fierce winter storm cut a swath of destruction across northern New England. It tore roofs off of mobile homes and tossed them into nearby trees, and sent tree limbs crashing into power lines, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. And it trapped six men on a tiny ledge below Pamola Peak on Mt. Katahdin, 4,600 feet above sea level, yet still 300 feet below a ridge that offered escape.
They awoke that day to a breathtaking vista from their camp at Chimney Pond in Baxter State Park in northern Maine. Mt. Katahdin, 5,207 feet at its summit, was bathed in a red glow, a beautiful yet ominous warning that within the next 12 to 18 hours the unseasonably balmy weather of the past week would change, though to what extent was unknown.
They were six men who had come to Katahdin to climb its ice and snow gullies, which for size and grandeur were unparalleled in the Northeast. They had met at the Pinkham Notch headquarters of the Appalachian Mountain Club, where three of them now worked. Bob Proudman, the leader of the expedition, had come to Katahdin twice the previous winter. He was 25, a highly skilled technical climber (requiring ropes and specialized equipment). He had climbed since he was a teenager and like most good climbers was competitive, taking special satisfaction in being the first to scale a mountain in winter. He had earned the reputation of being somebody who would try anything, once trying to climb Cannon Mountain in a hurricane. But now, after taking a bad fall, he had toned down, and the closer he came to a climb, the more cautious he became.
Paul Dibello, 23, had come to Pinkham Notch in 1971 to ski. and found that climbing "put me more on the edge than anything I'd ever done." The delicate movements necessary on fragile ice reminded him of ballet, and in summer he ignored the bare granite cliffs and strapped crampons (climbing spikes) to his boots, and went looking for dead pine trees to climb.
Michael Cohen, 30, had climbed ice for two years, often with Bob Proudman. "We never hesitated to tell each other we were frightened," he says. To Michael winter climbing was the perfect blending of mind and body; he had never seen anything so beautiful as a wall of ice close up. He was steady and cool. "Nothing gets Michael down," his friends would say.
Doug George, 23, a student at the University of New Hampshire, had skied since age three. He was serious and deliberate, a careful planner. With Bob, Paul, and Michael he had climbed on Katahdin the year before, and had writ- ten Bob saying, "If you're planning another Katahdin trip I'd like to be included."
Page Dinsmore, 19, was the youngest. He had grown up only 17 miles from Pinkham Notch in Shelburne, where scrambling on rocks was as natural as breathing. He had never climbed big routes like those on Katahdin, but had gotten out of a lot of tough spots in winter. While taking a semester off from Dartmouth he had worked at Tucker- man's Ravine, where he met Paul. Invited in December to join the expedition he had declined, saying he would be back in college. However, early in January he reconsidered.
Tom Keddy, 26, was the least experienced climber. An avid skier, he had endured Navy duty in the Gulf of Tonkin by telling himself, "This winter I'll be skiing Wildcat!" When discharged he moved into Pinkham Notch, a half mile from Wildcat, and began climbing with Paul. "I have a natural ability on ice," he wrote his parents. When a more, experienced climber dropped out of the expedition at the last moment, Paul, who had been impressed by Tom's calmness on a recent hard climb, invited him along. Tom reassured his parents, "One thing we're not planning to do is to have accidents."
They would climb two steep, long gullies on Pamola cliff, 2,200 feet to its summit. It would be their first real climbing after a week of supply packing and wet weather. At 8:30 it was sunny and mild. They had no radio, unreliable in Baxter's rugged terrain; unknown to them, the Portland Weather Bureau up- dated its forecast to read:
They arrived at the base of their gullies by 9:30. Because of the warm day they traveled light, expecting to complete their climb in eight hours or less. In addition to the standard climbing outfit (double boots, wool pants, wind pants, gaiters, hats, wool shirts, and windbreakers), they threw sweaters and down vests in their packs, except for Page and Bob, who also carried down parkas. They would climb in teams of three, linked by a rope. Paul led Page and Tom up a steep gully packed with dense ice from refrozen water, the most challenging ice to climb. To Paul it would prove exhilarating, "the best ice of my life," but also unexpectedly difficult and slow. Meanwhile, Bob led Mike and Doug up a more moderate gully filled with more snow than ice, which made for faster climbing.
Soon Bob lost sight of Paul's party as the gullies deepened and by 5 P.M. he had chopped from the snow a small ledge, three feet wide and five feet long, while Doug and Mike waited at the end of the rope 150 feet below. He was in the clouds, and it was growing dark rapidly. He wondered how far he was from the ridge where Dudley Trail, a popular hiking path, led to their base camp. Peering into the mist with his headlamp, he tried to see the route above but saw only the glare from the mist. He grew anxious waiting to hear from Paul's team, sensing the storm's approach. "It was so still, like before a thunderstorm," he says.
There was a shout from the other gully. It was Paul saying he would hook up soon, but not until three hours later was Mike able to lower a headlamp to Page coming into view. With no warning the storm hit, pinning everyone in their tracks. "It was like someone just hit me in the face in a dark room," Page says. Tom and Paul flattened themselves against the slope, pressing their faces to the ice. Bob crouched on his ledge, his face to his knees, unable to look up because his face would fill with snow.


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Do Silver and Platinum Have Higher Growth Potentials Than Gold?
Przemyslaw Radomski, CFA
With stocks moving higher, silver and platinum are the precious metals that may move the most in the coming months.
My firm suggests holding three precious metals (in a physical form) as long-term investments in a "default" precious metals portfolio – gold, silver, and platinum. There are, of course, other viable options, such as palladium, depending on one's preferences and needs, but these three will suit virtually any precious metals investor.
Gold is -- and has always been -- the most popular precious metal. It usually attracts the most attention both from investors and the general public and could be viewed as the safest bet. What's more,
recent bottoms visible in the long-term charts suggest that a huge rally in the gold market is likely
some time this year. However, the other two precious metals are tempting as well, as many factors suggest that they may outperform the yellow metal in the coming months and years.
As far as silver is concerned, we would like to mention two important arguments. Firstly, when silver reached its all-time high in April 2011, it merely reached the level of its 1980 high (only in nominal terms, as in real terms this high was much, much lower) whereas gold's all-time high from 2011 was more than double the one from 1980 (again, in nominal terms). This itself shows its great potential relative to gold. The second argument is more technical in nature, but very much in tune with the above one and consists of various
price projections for the white metal
that we featured two weeks ago.
A detailed explanation of why
platinum is likely to outperform gold
can be found in one of our recent essays, but the most important factor here seem to be the fact that platinum has historically been the more expensive metal, with last year being an exception and that just recently platinum's price has exceeded gold's. And when we add to that the supply problems, which are the result of strikes in South Africa (which produces 75% of world platinum supply), the outlook for platinum does indeed seem encouraging.
To see how the above arguments fit into technical picture, let us jump straight into the world of charts. We will begin with silver's long-term one (charts courtesy of
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Today we begin with the long-term chart in order to emphasize the importance of looking at the big picture, which should always take precedence over short-term charts. In silver's long-term chart, we see that prices tried to break down below the long-term support line but failed. They are now back above this line, and, after rallying, touched the resistance-support line once again. We clearly have a bullish situation with bullish implications for the long term.
Now, let us move on to the platinum market. Here, we will use platinum to gold ratio, as this chart seems to exert the most influence on the price of platinum currently.
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In this chart, we see the ratio is now above 1.0, and the breakout is being verified (successfully so far). Platinum is now more expensive than gold. The ratio broke above 1.0, moved back to it, and has moved slightly higher again. We could see more consolidation here, but the long-term implications remain unchanged. Platinum is expected to outperform gold in the months ahead, and the ratio is therefore expected to move higher as well.
A major bottom was seen at the end of 2011 (close to the powerful long-term turning point) and in early 2012. A breakout has now been seen above the long-term declining resistance line in this ratio, and it seems that a big comeback for platinum to much higher prices is likely. This will pay off big time for those invested in platinum for the long run.
Summing up
, the technical implications and the the fundamental implications are bullish for both white metals. Both of them are positively correlated with the general stock market in the long run because of their industrial uses. With stocks moving higher, it is this part of the precious metals sector that may move the most in the coming months. While we continue to believe that diversification is the way to go, it seems that platinum and silver will outperform gold in the medium term.
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Important new technological progress to advance the health care of extended care residents. The Community Mobile Health Initiative was introduced at Botsford Commons Senior Community in March. The initial study, a collaboration among Botsford Hospital, Botsford Commons and Community EMS/Parastar, will identify opportunities to improve patient care and save on medical costs. Continue reading
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I Work Out To Live
"I work out to live." Farmington Hills business owner John Randolph, celebrating his 91st birthday, extends life at Botsford Hospital's Cardiac Rehab Center. "I'm 91. But, I've got to tell you, I feel good. And, I feel very fortunate."
Botsford Hospital Kicks Off Celebration of 50 Years
It's hard to believe it's been 50 years since Botsford Hospital opened its doors. As we prepare to celebrate this important moment in our history while also planning for growth and expansion in the near future, it's enlightening to look back and see how much the community has changed and how much we've accomplished. Continue reading
Beaumont Health Bands Together To Practice, Prepare For Ebola Possibilities
"Are we prepared to handle an Ebola patient today? Yes we are. Will that preparation improve? Yes, it will," says Sanford Vieder, D.O., Botsford Hospital's chair & medical director, Emergency & Trauma Center. "We definitely feel more prepared now that we are part of Beaumont Health." Continue reading
Ebola: What is it? Who is at risk?
Given the nature of the current Ebola virus outbreak in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea and the recent cases in the U.S., Botsford Hospital has been working to ensure we're prepared for potential patients with Ebola. A board-certified emergency medicine specialist, David Walters, D.O., MHSA, Botsford Hospital's vice president & chief clinical officer encourages you to read on and follow the links to increase your knowledge of this deadly disease.
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My Remarkable Recovery from Traumatic Injuries
A recent graduate of Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College, Spencer Smith moved to Detroit for a career position with Teach for America. This young man was working as a teacher and making a difference at a public charter school in Detroit when he was involved in an auto accident that left him with massive traumatic injuries. His riveting story follows. Continue reading
Stepping Back. Finding a Better Way to Grow Old.
Stepping Back. Finding a Better Way to Grow Old.
By Bill Thomas, M.D.
We live in a time when enough is never quite enough. Our culture is out of balance. There is a profound and growing need for a slower, deeper and more connected approach to our lives, our work and our communities, especially as we grow older. I am part of a movement doing something to change all of this.
Life can and should be reimagined. New ways of living and working are waiting to be discovered on the far side of adulthood.
I am a physician, a writer and an author of "Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper and More Connected Life," a book that examines the baby boomer generation's reluctant second coming of age. I am also currently visiting 25 cities, including the metropolitan Detroit and Ypsilanti areas, to offer audiences powerful insights into more deliberate ways of living and working through special live theater performances. Joining me is renowned consumer health expert and TV personality Dr. Janet Taylor and other national and local experts who are making a difference especially in the care of the elderly, including Diane Zide from Botsford Commons Senior Community and Jamey Baker from Community EMS/Parastar.
I invite you to attend one of the Second Wind Tour stops in Michigan. The half-day performances will be held at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak on Wednesday, May 7, and in Ypsilanti at Pease Auditorium at Eastern Michigan University on Thursday, May 8. Both presentations run from 1 to 5 p.m. and are free and open to the public. To attend, register at secondwindtour.org.
I have been influencing change in the care of the elderly for many years by promoting change in medicine and society. I am the founder of a radical approach to long-term care that is coming to Detroit through Presbyterian Village of Michigan and the Green House Project this year in downtown on the Detroit riverfront. I am also assisting Botsford Health Care to transform acute care services for the elderly through a unique TeleMed program with Community EMS, Botsford Hospital, Botsford Commons Senior Living Community and other area nursing care facilities. A future project with Community EMS to redesign emergency transportation vehicles to be more user-friendly to the elderly is also in the works.
I am most grateful to the coalition of national and local sponsors who share my vision for helping people. Local sponsors are Botsford Health Care, including Botsford Hospital, Botsford Commons Senior Community and Community EMS, as well as Presbyterian Villages of Michigan. National sponsors include AARP, Merrill Lynch and Capital Impact Partners.
I hope you'll join me in a deeper investigation of life and living that can reveal the hidden virtues of age. Outgrowing adulthood is worthwhile, because it can lead us toward slower, deeper and more connected ways of living.
The Botsford Breast Center – CBS EcoMedia Partnership
Thirty-six uninsured and underinsured women came to Botsford's Lucille and Dr. Louis Spagnuolo Breast Center for mammograms at our fourth annual Breast Screening Day. CBS EcoMedia Inc. funded our event as the lead sponsor.
Watch a great video here from CBS EcoMedia narrated by The Botsford Foundation's Executive Director Margo Gorchow. Continue reading
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When Sabrina Mayhew was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, she was confident doctors would care for her medical needs, but she knew that with such a diagnosis also comes emotional pain. While recovering from a double mastectomy, someone gave her a heart-shaped pillow.
Making A Difference Brings Joy to Botsford Employees
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well."
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, American essayist, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early nineteenth century
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Over 3,200 people, including Mayor Rahm Emanuel, NFL player Israel Idonije, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, Olympic free style skier Nick Goepper, and a ten-year-old girl named Lily Schultz participated in the 2014 Polar Plunge in Lake Michigan at Lincoln Park's North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 2, 2014. They raised just under $1,000,000 for Special Olympics.
The air temperature was ten degrees Fahrenheit. Lake Michigan was thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit.
On July 3, 2013, Mayor Emanuel and Idonije issued a challenge to the children participating in Rahm's Readers, the Chicago Public Library's Summer Learning Challenge. If they read 2,000,000 books, Mayor Emanuel, Idonije, and Library Commissioner Brian Bannon would jump into Lake Michigan during the annual Chicago Polar Plunge, which benefits the Special Olympics. In the summer of 2012, 60,232 children had participated in Rahm's Readers summer reading program and had read approximately 1,500,000 books.
Idonije, a Nigerian-Canadian, had played with the Chicago Bears from 2003 to 2012. A few days before he and Mayor Emanuel issued the challenge, he had signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions.
"When we set high expectations for our children, we have seen time and again that they can exceed them, and we're doing that today with a friendly challenge," said Mayor Emanuel. "If Chicago's readers finish 2 million books this summer, Israel and I will do the Polar Plunge in Lake Michigan. It gives new meaning to the phrase 'reading is cool.'"
On August 29, 2013, the Chicago Public Library (C.P.L.) announced that 71,260 children and young teens had read 2,100,000 books as part of Rahm's Readers. "This result means that Mayor Emanuel, Commissioner Bannon and Library Board member and former Chicago Bear Israel Idonije will be getting wet this winter—they challenged the children of Chicago that if they read more than 2 million books during Rahm's Readers, the trio would jump in Lake Michigan in March as part of the Polar Plunge benefitting the Special Olympics."
The 2013 program was entitled "Full STEAM Ahead" and focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math skills through programs offered at all seventy-nine CPL locations. Program partners the Museum of Science and Industry, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Goodman Theatre offered programs at the CPL and in their locations, and children were able to earn electronic badges in recognition of engaging in a myriad of activities related to those topics.
"Studies show that children lose up to three months of math and science learning during the summer, so including those areas into an already successful reading program made perfect sense," said Mayor Emanuel. "The Library and Rahm's Readers provided children with a safe, fun activity during the long break between school years while also creating a solid educational foundation for their return to studies in the fall."
In 2013, Rahm's Readers ran from June 17 through August 10, and was privately funded through the Chicago Public Library Foundation and sponsored by the James and Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation, Cubs Care, Dr. Scholl Foundation, Kraft Foods Foundation, Macy's Foundation, Motorola Solutions Foundation, Helen M. Harrison Foundation, RR Donnelley, ComEd, RPM Advertising and the Pearson Foundation. It was presented in partnership with the Museum of Science and Industry, the Art Institute of Chicago, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools and the National Summer Learning Association.
Jimmy Fallon accepted Mayor Emanuel's Twitter challenge to join them. Note that Idonije took the Polar Plunge shirtless and Fallon took the Polar Plunge in a business suit. WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller had a recording of Mayor Emanuel proclaiming "Chicago is officially Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show Land whereas whereby herefore."
Mayor Emanuel also gave Fallon a onesie from the Billie Goat Tavern for his seven-month-old daughter Winnie Rose. Mayor Emanuel said, "So Winnie Rose will always remember Chicago, your little seven-month-old, the Billy Goat. So after you take her out of the bath, and I hope it is a little warmer than today, and always remember us, cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger."
"Hopefully, I make it back to the Tonight Show unless we are going to do the Tonight Show from Chicago from now on," joked Fallon.
At 8:23 a.m., Fallon tweeted, "Officially PLUNGED!!!!! Thank you Chicago!!! Thank you Mayor."
Goepper, who won a Bronze Medal for slopestyle skiing at the 2014 Olymnpic Winter Games, commented that Lake Michigan was colder than Sochi had been. He is from Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Goepper took the Polar Plunge wearing his Bronze Medal.
In the 2013 Polar Plunge, 2,800 people participated and raised $900,000 for Special Olympics. Gerri Henegen, one of the original organizers, reported that the first Polar Plunge had just fifty participants.
The Special Olympics Games began in Chicago at Soldier Field back in 1968 and serves thousands of Chicagoans. Chicago Special Olympics operates in the Chicago Park District and Chicago Public Schools from funds raised by the Special Children's Charities.
Fallon showed off the proclamation on his show Monday night. The text was different from what Mayor Emanuel had said out loud with a jocular air. It read, "BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this fifth day of March, 2014, do hereby declare March 2014 to be 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Month in Chicago'…"
Suggested Links
- Mayor Emanuel and Israel Idonije Issue Friendly Challenge to 'Rahm's Readers'
- Kids Break Records in Chicago Public Library's Reading Challenge
- 2013 Year in Review: Chicago Public Library, Part II
- 2013 Year in Review: Chicago Public Library, Part III
- 2013 Year in Review: Chicago Public Library, Part IV


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The Cardinal led wire-to-wire while signing its final scorecard of 863 (1-under). Host Washington was next in line at 890 (26-over), followed by UCF (34-over) and Oregon (39-over) during the three-round event at Sahalee Country Club.
The fourth win under second-year head coach Anne Walker was registered with 42 fewer strokes than last season's third-place finish at the same event. The victory came in the same week the Stanford men's team won the Erin Hills Invitational.
"We were inspired by the men's team and its dominating victory at Erin Hills," Walker said. "It challenged us to raise the bar, and we did just that."
Paced by medalist Mariah Stackhouse (7-under), the women's golf team placed four performers in the top 10, and each of the competing Cardinal finished in the top 25.
Stackhouse went 68-70-71 for a 209, claiming the top billing ahead of teammate Mariko Tumangan. Tumangan entered the final round at 7-under on the heels of a blistering tournament-low 66 on the par-72, 6,039-yard course. Tumangan (212) carded a 75 Wednesday to finish second.
Final round is underway at Sahalee CC. Beautiful, cold and clear morning #gocard pic.twitter.com/IMm2P8AT9l— Stanford W Golf (@StanfordWGolf) October 9, 2013
"Mariah and Mariko carried us to the 27-shot victory," Walker said. "We received very solid play from tee to green, and that was the key to our win. Washington was ranked ahead of us coming into this week -- they're a strong team -- and we wanted to make them work for a victory at home. Luckily, we came out with the win."
Lauren Kim (74-73-76, 223, +7) tied with Quirine Eijkenboom (75-74-74, 223, +7) for seventh and Casey Danielson (72-79-75, 226, +10) tied for 22nd.
Stackhouse opened her first round with a bogey on the opening hole, but recovered with birdies on four of the next five holes and never looked back. Stackhouse made the turn at 3-under, and birdied a pair on the back nine to register an opening-round 68.
The sophomore followed her 4-under with a 2-under second round, featuring four birdies and her lone double bogey of the tournament on the par-3 ninth.
Tumangan turned pars on her first 17 holes and closed the opening round with a birdie on the par-5, 455-yard 18th. Her career-low 66 came behind the strength of six birdies and a bogey-free second round.
Tumangan bogeyed the first hole of her final round – the first in her last 42 holes played – but neutralized things with a birdie on the par-5 second.
Hail on #11 at Sahalee CC!! Green covered in ice! #collegegolfproblem #gostanford pic.twitter.com/K6fdt70Nkv— Stanford W Golf (@StanfordWGolf) October 8, 2013
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text: May 30, 2013 06:17 Chris "Birdman" Andersen adds toughness to Heat's defense Chris "Birdman" Andersen adds toughness to Heat's defense Miami Heat power forward Chris Andersen (11) leaps to slam dunk in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Hornets in New Orleans, Friday, March 29, 2013. The Heat won 108-89. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Darrell Williams| Special to The Advocate Comments NEW ORLEANS — Miami Heat backup center Chris "Birdman" Andersen certainly has had his bleak moments. Andersen was suspended for most of two seasons with the New Orleans Hornets for substance abuse and lost a lucrative multi-year contract. He resurfaced with his original team, the Denver Nuggets, only to be cast aside when the team brought in young, athletic big men and Anderson injured a knee. No team would sign Andersen, 6-foot-11, in the offseason because he'd just had surgery. However, the Heat called before the start of the season and said that when he became healed, they'd like to have him. "When I first got picked up by the Heat, they'd already been started for three months," Andersen said in the locker room before playing against the Hornets on March 29. "It took a little process, but I got to it, watched a lot of film and went through practices." Andersen is long and athletic, a good leaper, and his mobility and shot-blocking helps ratchet the Heat's defense to another level, teammates say. It's probably not a coincidence that since Andersen has come aboard, Miami has ascended a few notches into the top five in the NBA defensively. He is often on the floor when the Heat goes on one of its patented 15-2 runs. "We think he fits the fabric of how we play," Heat coach Eric Spoelstra said. "He's a high-motor player, he's tough, he's defensive-minded. He's all the things we had hoped for when we signed him." Said Andersen: "I've played on teams that played good defense, but with this team, everybody plays defense. It's what this team is about." Now, Andersen relishes having an excellent chance to win his first NBA championship. "The opportunity is great," he said. "You've go to concentrate on the game in front of you. Doing that kind of keeps that pressure off you of thinking about a championship. I've just got to be patient." Despite the not-so-pleasant end to his tenure with the Hornets, he said New Orleans will always be with him. "The city was always alive, always jumping, the people always great," he said. "That Southern hospitality, great food, of course. I wish I'd kept my house here." The right stuff Terrel Harris, who was signed to two, 10-day contracts by the Hornets before being retained for the rest of the season on March 28, looks like he could be a good fit. Harris, who had played 10 games with the Hornets heading into Friday night against the Utah Jazz, has shown to be a tough, solid defender, a good rebounder, and is long and athletic. He was brought in when rookie Austin Rivers was lost for the season with a broken hand. Coach Monty Williams said he thought Harris would be able to help the Hornets based on his having spent more than a year with the Heat. Williams gushed when he mentioned Harris had gotten a layup on a play off which none of the Hornets could get one this season. However, Harris, a shooting guard from Oklahoma State, is just 2-of-18 from the field, including 0-of-7 on 3-point attempts. Sources said the Hornets were thinking of bringing Harris to training camp in the fall and giving him a good chance to make the team. However, one has to wonder if his lack of touch might be the deal-breaker. "I want to make shots, but I'm not stressing too much about it," said Harris, who shot 48.8 percent as a senior in college after two seasons of 40 percent shooting. "I've been trying to fit into the system, understand the system, really. I've found ways to help this team, and we have scorers. I think as long as I'm playing my part, it's going to help this team." Williams said he really hadn't noticed Harris' shooting woes. "The kid plays hard, plays with the type of force I like," Williams said. "He's a good defensive player, and he has picked up what we're doing well. I'm not concerned about anything else." Point of concern When the San Antonio Spurs lost last week to Oklahoma City, the Thunder closed to a half-game of the Spurs for the best record in the Western Conference and the important home-court advantage in case the teams meet in the conference finals. However, it appears the Spurs may have bigger problems, notably point guard Tony Parker's left ankle. Parker was sidelined with the injury, came back, and has been sidelined again. "He's just not the same," said a source in town for the Hornets game against Miami. "When he can do that spin move in the lane that he's so effective with, then we'll know he's ready. Right now, he can't do that." Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Release Date: 2013-03-22 (NY)
Genre: Drama, Romance
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Duration: 1hr 40min
In this romantic drama set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and the moon landing, two charming and passionate young soldiers will go to any length for love - even sneaking away from a war to fly halfway around the world. When Dalton Joiner finds out that his girlfriend Jane has dumped him, he vows to go home during his one-week leave to win her back. His best friend Mickey Wright will do anything to help his buddy out - as long as there might be a few girls along the way. In just seven days they must get to the States, change Jane's mind and make it back to the war without getting caught. But when they arrive stateside they find Jane and her beautiful, committed activist friend Candace at the heart of the anti-war movement. Joiner and Wright must make some life changing decisions as they spend a week in July 1969 learning the truth about love, honor and commitment.
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Eragon, and its counterparts, Eldest and Brisingr, make up Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy. Paolini also has announced that he is writing a fourth book, although the most recent news from the official websites informs readers that at this time, there has been no official release of either a title or cover art. Also, this fourth book will be the final book of the Inheritance saga.
And that seems to be the best course of action.
Now, I certainly don't mean that Eragon was a terrible book. It was, in fact, quite the opposite. However, I do firmly believe that there was too much hype for a book that was written with underdeveloped writing style. Paolini's characters and plot were well-envisioned, and there were plenty of unique sparks that lit up as you read to keep you interested in the overall storyline. However, there was also a trememdous amount of stock plot - something that any truly great fantasy fiction book simply cannot have.
Eragon's overall plot seemed to mimic the epic journey style of Tolkein's Lord of the Rings. Since Eragon is written with young adult audiences in mind, it is considerably less complex than Lord of the Rings. Sadly, however, Paolini did not make use of the epic journey style plot to expand its own story on its own merits. Instead, what results is a long read about a boy struggling to grow up and understand the responsibilities that have mysteriously and suddenly been thrust upon him.
... Somehow, that seems a bit familiar... oh yes, isn't that the basic stock plot of most underdeveloped stories? Especially fantasy fiction?
But, to be fair, Paolini did do a good job in other respects. His characters are very worldly and believeable, and he breaks out of the stereotype with the descriptions of his different races. The magic in the world of Alagaesia is unique and explained enough to hold up within the reader's suspension of belief. And, of course, the concept of dragons as more than mere animals is far from Paolini's own creation, but he does employ it well and with his own character-driven style.
Eragon is worth the read. Just don't expect to be "wowed" out of your chair by it, because you will be disappointed. Perhaps once Paolini finishes his fourth Inheritance book and puts this first series behind him, his future books will be better. I, for one, certainly look forward to his later novels with the hope that his writing will have matured and grown with the experience Eragon and the Inheritance saga has given him. Paolini does have a lot of potential and hopefully someday he will be able to write the kind of book that will stand up under the heavy scrutiny that falls on fantasy fiction.
For copies of Eragon, visit Amazon.com, or head to your local bookstore. Midland friends, Barnes and Noble in the Midland Mall is well-stocked. Also, Eragon is available as an ebook from B&N.com. For more information about the Inheritance saga, visit Alagaesia.com (the official site) or Shurtugal.com (both official information and fan section).
Additional tidbit of information: Eragon was made as a movie in 2006. For movie information, check out IMDb.com or watch the trailer below. As happens with most stories, the book and the movie are similar in nature but certain things were changed to be better adapted for screen viewing.
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A Former Siemens Exec Settles with SEC, Another Fights
After a quiet summer, there was a flurry of activity in the Securities and Exchange Commission's bribery case against seven former Siemens executives last week, as one said he would settle and another said he would fight.
The SEC said in a court letter filed last Friday it had reached an agreement with Uriel Sharef, a former member of Siemens' managing board, to settle the foreign bribery charges pending against him. Meanwhile, lawyers for Herbert Steffen, the former chief executive of Siemens' Argentine unit, moved to dismiss the charges against him in court papers also filed last Friday.
The men were among seven former Siemens executives charged by the SEC in December last year with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The Justice Department simultaneously brought criminal charges against six Siemens executives, including Sharef and Steffen, and two alleged middlemen. The men are accused of agreeing to pay more than $100 million in bribes to secure a lucrative government contract in Argentina.
Both cases are pending in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
The criminal and civil charges came more than three years after Siemens reached a $1.6 billion deal with U.S. and German authorities to settle wider bribery allegations, including improper payments in Argentina. The U.S. case against Siemens was the largest in the history of the FCPA, which prohibits improper payments to foreign officials to gain a business advantage. Siemens is cooperating in the U.S. probe, U.S. officials said previously.
But after the charges against the executives were made public, the cases went silent. Justice Department prosecutors haven't filed anything with the court since December. The SEC case docket was similarly inactive until this summer, when the SEC served a summons to four of the former executives in Germany by publishing the summons in the International Herald Tribune. Shortly thereafter, the executives began lawyering up.
In a letter to Judge Shira Scheindlin, SEC lawyer Robert Dodge said the proposed settlement with Sharef was contingent on drafting final settlement terms and formal approval from the SEC and Sharef.
A lawyer for Sharef, O'Melveny & Myers LLP partner Richard Grime, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. An SEC spokeswoman also didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Meanwhile, lawyers for Steffen argued that claims against him should be dismissed because the Manhattan court lacks personal jurisdiction over him and the SEC's complaint was filed outside the statute of limitations. They said Steffen was never employed in the U.S. or traveled to the U.S. on Siemens business during the entire period alleged in the complaint, between 2000 and 2003.
A lawyer for Steffen, Erich Schwartz, a partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.


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I wrote a letter to you, some time ago, enquiring after the fate of a certain poor Italian dictionary, which I had the pleasure of lending you, last year. As the letter contained (if I recollect rightly) a sufficiently explicit statement of the case, I am tempted to impute your not having answered it instantly, to some neglect of the postmaster. If my present sheet should reach its destination prosperously, it will inform you that I have been in want of the dictionary for two weeks; and that I wish, without any delay, either to receive it, or to hear that it is not to be had—in which case I may purchase another. Between friends such a matter is a trifle: but it must appear very unaccountable, if upon this second application, you do not, by the very first post, put my doubts on that head to rest.
I shall be much gratified to get intelligence of your fortune: I might send you some details about my own, but it has nowise altered since I wrote last; and has therefore a most indefinite and wavering aspect. Your road through life seems to be separating from mine, perhaps never more to meet. During the five years, that have elapsed since we lived together, each must have acquired principles and predilections, in which the other cannot be expected to participate. Yet I trust for the sake of both, that neither of us will cease to remember, with a meek and kindly feeling, that pleasant period which we spent together— Betide us what will; whenever we meet again, may each see, in the friend of his youth, a man unsullied by any thing that is paltry or degrading!— With every wish for your happiness,
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Kathleen Lonsdale. (Science and Society Picture Library)
British physicist Sir William Lawrence Bragg had nothing but great things to say about his father's former student, collaborator, and friend Dame Kathleen Lonsdale. "She was one of the most thorough, high-principled, and courageous people I have known. We who work in the field of X-ray analysis cannot be too grateful for all she did to help us." He was not alone in his admiration, as shown by the legacy this pioneering female scientist left behind.
Born on January 28, 1903, Lonsdale (nee Yardley) was the youngest of 10 children in a poor Irish family that moved to England when she was five. During her school years she won scholarships and excelled in many subjects, especially mathematics and science, which she learned at a boys' school. (Lonsdale's Woodford County High School for Girls offered little instruction in those areas.) After winning another scholarship at age 16, Lonsdale decided to study mathematics at Bedford College for Women in London.
Lonsdale switched from math to physics against the wishes of her old headmistress, who believed her brilliant student would have little chance of distinguishing herself in that discipline. Yet Lonsdale finished her B.Sc. honors degree with the highest exam marks handed out by examiners not only for that year but for the previous 10 years. This achievement caught the attention of a certain William Henry Bragg, one of the examiners and a Nobel laureate (for his work in X-ray diffraction). Bragg offered her a position on his research team at University College London, which she gladly accepted. He advised Lonsdale to study organic crystal structures and mathematical crystallography and then left her entirely free to follow her own line of research.
While at the college she met an engineering student named Thomas Lonsdale, and in 1927 the two married. They moved to Leeds, in northern England, where Thomas had a job as an assistant at the university. For a brief moment Lonsdale thought about giving up research to become a housewife and mother, but Thomas refused, saying he did not marry her to provide himself with a free housekeeper. Instead the couple went grocery shopping together, and Lonsdale made quick meals that took no longer than 30 minutes to prepare.
With her husband's encouragement Lonsdale continued her X-ray diffraction work in the Department of Physics at the University of Leeds. C. K. Ingold, a chemistry professor at the university, gave her crystals of hexamethylbenzene. In 1928 Lonsdale definitively put an end to a 60-year debate about benzene and its ring structure; through experimentation and calculation she showed that the benzene ring is flat, and she defined approximately its dimensions.
The following year she had her first child; two more quickly followed. Lonsdale spent much of her time at home with them, where she also continued with her crystal-structure calculations. Lonsdale was a minority within a minority; there were few female scientists, and even fewer were married with children. Nonetheless, she became one of the first women to be elected to the Royal Society and later became the first woman to hold the presidency of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
Lonsdale's legacy is marked with one additional item alongside quotes of praise and lists of former titles: she also has the distinction of being the namesake for lonsdaleite, a kind of diamond found in meteorites. It's a fitting tribute to a woman renowned for her strength and substance.
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Greber, T (2010). Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Layers: Nanostructures with 3 bond hierarchy levels. e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology, 8:62-64.
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Single layers of carbon (graphene) and hexagonal boron nitride may be grown on transition metal surfaces. The substrates take the role of the support and allow due to their catalytic activity the growth of perfect layers by chemical vapor deposition. The layers are sp2 hybridized honeycomb networks with strong in plane σ- and weaker out of plane π-bonds to the substrate and to the adsorbates. This hierarchy in bond strength causes anisotropic elastic properties, where the sp2 layers are stiff in plane and soft out of plane. A corrugation of these layers imposes a third hierarchy level in bond energies (α-bonds), with lateral bonding of molecular objects with sizes between 1 and 5 nanometer. The lateral extra bond energies due to the polarizability α of the adsorbates are in the range of thermal energies kTR at room temperature and are particularly interesting for nanotechnology. The concomitant template function will be discussed. The peculiar bond hierarchy also imposes intercalation as another property of sp2 layer systems. Last but not least sp2 layer systems are particularly robust, i.e. survive immersion into liquids, which is a promise for sp2 layers being useful outside ultra high vacuum. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2010.62]
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What is considered income?
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According to the IRS W-2 instructions:
Cost of employer-sponsored health coverage (if such cost is provided by the employer).
The reporting in Box 12, using Code DD, of the cost of employer-sponsored health coverage is for your information only. The amount reported with Code DD is not taxable.
If it's true that the the amount paid by the employer is shown separately in Box 12 and is not taxable, then you would not report it on your tax return and probably not have to show it as income on anything else.
Ask your employer if he fills out the W-2s that way.
If yes, then just make sure you and your girlfriend keep your mouths shut as to her being covered on your medical insurance. Nobody needs to know about it.
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Posted 27 December 2012 - 12:10 AM
You might not have a problem.
The cost of the employer provided insurance for the girlfriend is taxable income and must be included in wages unless the girlfriend qualifies as the OP's dependent. The rule is clearly spelled out in Treas. Reg. § 1.106-1: "The gross income of an employee does not include contributions which his employer makes to an accident or health plan for compensation (through insurance or otherwise) to the employee for personal injuries or sickness incurred by him, his spouse, or his dependents, as defined in section 152." (Italics added.)
If it's included in income on the W-2, the reimbursement from the girlfriend for it won't also result in income to the OP for federal income tax purposes. And although the OP did not specify what state's law applies for the child support determination, I think it likely that the state would not count the girlfriend's reimbursement as income for child support purposes either. Counting that reimbursement would effectively double count the income.
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There's embarrassment and then there's having to cover in detail a fantasy baseball league you're nearly dead last in. So begins our first monthly update on the in house dynasty league "The RazzNasty". For those of you that are new here, "The RazzNasty" is a Razzball founded dynasty league made up of Razzball writers, readers, commenters, and Methodists! It's a 16 team roto with semi-weekly adds/drops via blind auction. We have 30 man MLB rosters and 10 man minor league rosters. Since we last updated you in early March there's been a flurry of activity including trades, wire adds, a second commissioner switch, and a banana or two in the tailpipe. So yes it's more or less high stakes Mario Kart.Please, blog, may I have some more?
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Yesterday, Buster Olney tweeted, "Kevin Gausman is pitching tonight probably exactly the way the Orioles hoped on the day they drafted him. Dominant stuff." Putting aside the unnecessary "probably" — you'll never win a Twitter Pulitzer with needless hooha! — is this what the Orioles hoped for? Because it's felt at times like the Orioles were waiting for Gausman to say some sort of secret oath to let him into the rotation and, without Podrick to prompt him, he didn't know said oath. By the by, I can't look at Brienne of Tarth and not see Conan O'Brien. Perhaps, it's me (it's not). If the Orioles wanted Gausman to pitch probably exactly like this, wouldn't they have put him in the rotation and left him alone for the last *covers mouth* years? Not to answer, but to knowingly nod while you undress your computer with your eyes. Since I have shares in that facacta noodle-hanger Archer, I watched the better part of Gausman's start, and he looked better than what the boxscore says, and the boxscore says, "Yum, choco-latte." It also says 5 IP, 1 ER, 5 baserunners, 7 Ks in his first start back. Gausman has the stuff to be a number one, but at worse a number two. Not saying he will be this year; that's just his stuff. He probably exactly should be already, but probably exactly hasn't been. Still, I would grab him in any leagues where I needed upside. A 8+ K/9, 2.7+ BB/9, 3.75 ERA starter is probably exactly what you'll get. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
The Twins are a fun system to look at. They have the elite guys like Buxton and Berrios, but now we have the breakout Max Kepler and the international signee Byung-ho Park. Outside of the Aaron Hicks trade to New York, the Park signing was the biggest news of the Minnesota offseason. The Twins had some surprising success in 2015, thanks in part to the arrival of their young slugger Miguel Sano. 2016 will see even more prospect talent surface in Minnesota though, and things could gel together quickly. It's probably do or die time for Danny Santana and Oswaldo Arcia, but there's a lot of young talent to work with this year at Target Field.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Here's a prospect post that even a redraft leaguer can love. At Razzball there are a lot of great tools, but the one I use the most when looking at potential trades or player acquisitions is the player rater. It's basically a way to evaluate players based on Steamer's projections for the rest of the year. What makes it particularly useful is the fact that it's also updated daily by Rudy to account for playing time changes, lineup changes, injuries, etc. I thought it would be fun to look at how our rookies are faring in the machine. I found 54 players in the rater who were under the 130 AB/50 IP cutoff to start the year. Then I sorted into three subcategories for the hell of it. I'm sure I've forgotten a couple of names (hopefully no big ones) and there's probably nothing incredibly enlightening to glean from this (Correa is good at baseball and projects to be good at baseball in the second half…thanks Mike!). But…there were some surprises for me when I gathered it together. At any rate, hopefully it spurs some discussion and provides a snapshot for the massive wave of quality prospects we're seeing reach the majors in 2015.Please, blog, may I have some more?
David Dahl's 2015 season is already over after lacerating his spleen in a nasty collision. Fun fact time. Back in the day, when humans were even dumber than they are now, folks thought that the spleen produced a kind of black bile that was related to melancholy. Their descendants can now be found trolling blogs across the interwebs with a brand new arsenal of misinformation. Dahl ranked numero uno on my Rockies Top 10 Fantasy Prospects list this offseason and #12 on my Top 50 Fantasy Prospects, so this is a major injury to a very good player. Missed time is starting to pile up, as Dahl had already missed a large part of his 2013 season with a torn hammy. The 21-year-old also suffered a concussion in this week's collision. Just talking about this makes me all melancholic. I blame my spleen. Here's what else is happening around the minor leagues…Please, blog, may I have some more?
It's not all bad news for Phillies fans. The major league squad looks pretty lousy, and when Aaron Harang is your best arm the fans probably won't be dancing down Broad Street. But there's hope on the farm, and this week's Minor Accomplishments leads off with some Phillies prospects who are off to hot starts. Maikel Franco had a cold April in 2014, but this year he's hitting .371/.436/.686 with a homer and six doubles at AAA Lehigh Valley. With only Ryan Howard and Cody Asche standing in his way, expect Franco to be a fixture in this year's Prospect Power Rankings. Drop down a level to find Roman Quinn, who has stolen seven bases through seven games and leads the Eastern League in that category. He's not all wheels, as he's also hitting a cool .471 with a home run. At Single-A Lakewood, Carlos Tocci is also off to a good start. The 19-year-old is hitting .361/.439/.528 with a homer, three doubles, and four steals through his first nine games. Here are some of the other notable performances from the start of the minor league season…Please, blog, may I have some more?
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After setting up a base camp with the Angels way back in November, we're now getting close to the summit of the minor league previews with this well-stocked farm system in Minnesota. The Twins have two of my top 10 fantasy prospects overall. While both Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano are looking to bounce back from injuries, they also both possess the tools to become future fantasy stars. The pair could see time in the majors later this season, joining sophomores Danny Santana and Kennys Vargas in the Twins' young core. If the position players aren't enough, Minnesota also boasts several qualilty arms that should contribute to the major league club sometime in the next two years.
This post will attempt to identify thirty prospects with the most value for 2015 only. These are players with less than 130 at bats or 50 innings pitched at the major league level, but who are expected to arrive in the bigs at some point this season. Typically, we'd rank prospects overall on one big list, but I've broken the list up into three groups to try to make it easier for fantasy players in 2015 redraft leagues. The prospects are ranked within groups that are based on the projected ETAs (early/mid/late). While they are still just projections, the groups should help sort through who you need to be drafting versus who you need to be picking up off waivers and when. There are a few general comments after each group and, like any list, there are a few names on the cusp that didn't make it. We can tackle them in the comments if we need to. Here are the top 30 prospects for 2015 redraft leagues…Please, blog, may I have some more?
Pardon me if I'm daffy with silly pills, but, with these top 100 starters for 2015 fantasy baseball, I've put out all of my 2015 fantasy baseball rankings. Hahahahaha… Breathe, Grey, breathe! Whew, almost lost it there for a second. Tomorrow will be the top 100 overall, then the top 400 overall, but that's just putting everyone in perspective. I'm going to now soak my finger bunions in pickle juice and read a good book. Anyone read the Teri Garr autobiography? I hear it's a real eye grabber. Oh, guess I should finish this post first. As always, my projections are included and where tiers start and stop. Anyway, here's the top 100 starters for 2015 fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
September call-ups are almost upon us. Despite monster minor league numbers, it appears the Cubs are not going to add Kris Bryant to the roster. Bryant dominated in 2014, hitting an obscene .328/.438/.674 with 43 home runs, 114 runs, 102 RBIs and even 15 steals across two levels of the minors. I couldn't hit that in Bases Loaded on my Nintendo. While the Cubs did promote Javier Baez and Jorge Soler to get their feet wet, they seem content to leave Bryant where he is whcih in turn makes him worthless to the prospect hounds in redraft fantasy leagues.
There are two sides to the situation. On one hand Bryant could be added to the roster which gives him some major league at bats and makes all of us fantasy owners very happy. On the other hand, the Cubs could give him the full year in the minors without having to drop anybody from their 40-man roster or start his clock. That clock is important, as Bryant being called up a month or two into next seeason could buy the Cubs another year of his services should he decide to become free agent when eligible. Bryant will be worth the wait, but that's what we'll have to do – wait. That leaves us to figure out who is worth a look this September. Assuming that the following players will all be called up, here are some of the names (along with their 2014 MiLB stats) that I think could help fantasy owners in redraft leagues this September…Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Alchemy is the ancient art of changing base metals into gold or silver. In the medieval era, alchemists also believed in the Philosopher's Stone, an elixir that could cure all illnesses and make people live forever.
An old legend tells how, centuries ago, an alchemist was bending over a boiling pot filled with a strange mixture from which he hoped to make gold. When he looked up, he saw the Devil at the window. He rushed out, grabbed the Devil by his tail and pulled it off. When he threw the tail into the magic pot, the mixture turned into gold.
Egyptian priests knew how to get pure gold from the earth. They also knew how to make glass, soap, dyes, stains, drugs and poisons, and could perform many other feats. The Moors who conquered Spain brought alchemy to Europe. An Englishman translated the old Arabic writings that contained all the knowledge of the Egyptian and Greek alchemists.
Alchemists were terrified of having their secrets stolen by rival alchemists, or by the ruler of the land in which they lived–all rulers are permanently short of ready cash. In order to protect their secrets, they used codes and symbols to disguise their ingredients and methods from the casual reader, thief or spy.
Famous alchemists include Isaac Newton and John Dee. "I believe in the elemental truth of all great religions of the world. I like your Christ but I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ," stated Mohandas K. Gandhi. THE END