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In turn, the Black List will feature WGAW-related educational and resource information on its website, including information on the WGAW's FAP (Feature Access Project) and WAP (Writer Access Project) programs, both of which aim to provide increased employment opportunities for diverse writers by making their work available to industry professionals, as well as links to WGAW Registry, the WGAW's official screenplay and intellectual property registration service. In conjunction with the launch of the WGAW-Black List alliance, the Guild will host a members-only educational event on Tuesday, July 9, at its headquarters featuring Black List founder Franklin Leonard, who will present a history of the List, demo its online service, and answer questions, including how Guild members will be able to access some of its services for free and others at a discount rate. While one of the major challenges facing many screenwriters is "getting read" – by agents, managers, producers, or industry executives – the Black List has emerged as a viable tool for writers, both aspiring and professional, to increase the visibility of their screenplays in the marketplace. Since launching last fall, the Black List's script-hosting website has been responsible for dozens of writers – from Los Angeles to Sweden – finding representation with major agencies and management companies, as well as more than a dozen script sales. THE EVOLUTION OF THE BLACK LIST In 2005, Black List founder Franklin Leonard surveyed almost 100 film industry development executives about their favorite scripts from that year that had not been produced as feature films. Since then, the voter pool has grown to about 500 film executives, and over 200 Black List screenplays have been made as feature films, which have collectively earned over $16B in worldwide box office and have been nominated for 148 Academy Awards, winning 25, including five of the last ten screenwriting Oscars. In September 2012, the Black List launched a membership site for industry professionals that functions as a real-time Black List and screenplay recommendation engine. In October 2012, Leonard extended the Black List's mission further by allowing screenwriters from the world to upload their scripts to its database for a fee, have them evaluated by professional script readers and, subject to that evaluation and their recommendation algorithm, sent to over 1,000 film industry professionals for consideration. For more information on the Black List, please visit: http://blcklst.com/
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Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Wilmington City Code Sec. 34-232.1 requires that all residential buildings must be equipped with approved carbon monoxide alarms.
Is your home protected from carbon monoxide? Don't take a chance. The following information, courtesy of the Wilmington Fire Department, will help you to better understand how carbon monoxide can impact your life and the lives of your family.
What is carbon monoxide?
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless and toxic gas, and is often referred to as the "silent killer". When inhaled, it inhibits the blood's capacity to transport oxygen throughout the body. It can poison the body quickly in high concentrations, or slowly over long periods of time.
What are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
Exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) can cause flue-like symptoms such as headaches, nausea, dizziness, burning eyes, confusion, drowsiness and even loss of consciousness. In severe cases, CO poisoning can cause brain damage and death. The elderly, children and people with heart or respiratory conditions may be particularly sensitive to CO.
How is carbon monoxide generated in the home?
Carbon monoxide is a by-product of incomplete combustion of fuel such as natural gas, propane, heating oil, kerosene, coal, charcoal, gasoline or wood. This incomplete combustion can occur in any device that depends on burning for energy or heat, such as furnaces, room heaters, fire places, hot water heaters, stoves or grills and any gas-powered vehicle or engine. Automobiles left running in attached garages, gas barbecues operated inside the house, grills or kerosene heaters that are not properly vented, or chimneys or vents that are dirty or plugged may create unsafe levels of CO.
More Information About Carbon Monoxide
Visit the following websites courtesy of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for more information about carbon monoxide.
An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Protect Your Family and Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Proteja su vida y la de su familia: Evite el envenenamiento con monóxido de carbono
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Wow! Maybe we can afford some pants now!: Despite its critical mauling, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked has trounced the prestigious The Adventures of Tintin at the box office. Seems the people have spoken.
In one of the biggest movie openings of the past 12 months, the critically reviled animated kids film Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked took a massive $5.14 million on 265 screens since opening on Sunday, New Year's Day, easily out-performing its revered rival, Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin, which managed a mere $5.11 million since its Boxing Day debut.
Alvin's box-office success highlights the cavernous disconnect that sometimes exists betweeen film critics and the audiences films are designed to please.
As well as being graced with a saturation advertising and glowing reviews, Tintin also had a six-day advantage over Alvin 3; that the third installment of a light-hearted holiday franchise about singing rodents - that many pundits declared tired with the second film - could out-run such a high-profile tentpole blockbuster in only four days is, by any fair measure, a remarkable performance.
Given Alvin's low approval rating on the respected review aggregators Metacritic (24%) and Rotten Tomatoes (13%) the film's success - it has taken a staggering $180 million worldwide - highlights the cavernous disconnect that sometimes exists betweeen film critics and the audiences films are designed to please.
But it's not game over for Tintin: though its $53 million US take is considered soft for a $130 million American studio film, the film's global haul of $313 million should ensure a sequel.
Also opening on Boxing Day in Australia, Happy Feet Two took $3.56 million on 465 screens while Spielberg's other holiday offering, War Horse, earned $3.33 million on 275 screens.
Alvin's astonishing four-day figure puts the film in league with the opening-week earnings of 2011's biggest blockbusters: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol took $6.2 million; , The Smurfs, $4.5 million; Captain America: The First Avenger, $5.8 million; X-Men: First Class, $6.1 million; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, $7 million; Cars 2, $6.38 million; Kung Fu Panda 2, $5.9 million, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon, $2.6 million.
Elsewhere, all Boxing Day releases performed strongly: Matt Damon's lunge for the family film demo We Bought a Zoo took $2.73 million on 236 screens; Meryl Streep's lunge for an Oscar The Iron Lady took $2.58 million on 115; the Eddie Murphy/Ben Stiller heist comedy Tower Heist took $3.6 million on 252 screens; the splendid Glenn Close woman-dressed-as-a-man period piece Albert Nobbs took $212,525 on 28 screens; and Pedro Almodovar's perverse cosmetic surgery adventure The Skin I Live In earned $177,061 on 21 screens.
What do you think of Alvin's box-office success? Is it a cause for celebration? Or a soul-destroying example of lowest common denominator filmmaking that signals the end of human civilisation - or at least of good taste?
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Name: Serena Williams
Sport: Tennis
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Current Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
- 2000 Olympic Games, gold medal in doubles
- 2008 Olympic Games, gold medal in doubles
- 2012 Olympic Games, gold medal in the singles, gold medal in doubles
- 2012 - Won Charleston, Madrid, Wimbledon, and Stanford
- 2010 - Won the Australian Open, and Wimbledon
- 2009 - Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the WTA Championships
- 2003 - Australian Open, Paris [Indoors], Miami, and Wimbledon
- 2003 - ESPY Female Athlete of the Year, Female Tennis Player of the Year
- 1998 - Tennis Magazine/Rolex Rookie of the Year
Fun Facts: Coached by father Richard Williams and mother Oracene Price ... Began playing tennis at age 5 at public courts in Compton, California ... Favorite author is Maya Angelou ... Hobbies are watching movies and football, reading, acting, talking on the phone, spending time with family and friends ... Likes to listen to Mariah Carey and Brandy ... Debuted custom-designed Nike apparel line in Paris in May 2004
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Fiery hunters are members of the persevering beetle family and 'garden good guys'. They can be seen in fields, in wooded areas and around shrubs in the city. At this time of the year, their activity is beginning to slow down as they prepare for winter.
These large beetles, nearly two inches long, are related to tiger beetles and are beneficial to Chicago gardens. Their species has the Latin name Calosoma scrutator, and they are known as fiery searchers or caterpillar hunters and/or combinations of those names.
Fiery hunter adults are exquisite, colorful beetles. They have shiny black or metallic blue and green bodies, pitted with orange-pink or golden dots. They have razor-sharp mandibles and two antenna. They intensely search for prey, and some will dart up trees after caterpillars. The gray larva hunts for prey at night and are more ravenous than the adults. The flashier adults prefer hunting during the day.
Fiery hunters eat caterpillars, moths, cankerworms and other garden pests. It's especially good that they eat cankerworms because these pests leave garden foliage filled with holes, and they spin annoying, messy webs over cars and doorways. Gardeners will also like the fact that fiery hunters eat the seeds of grass weeds.
While fiery hunters aren't harmful to humans, they possess an instinctive biochemical defense system. If they sense danger, they will spray any predator with an unpleasant, stinking, burning chemical. So if you are tempted to handle these beetles, be sure to wear gloves.
Using beneficial insects, like fiery hunters, in your garden means you need to avoid harmful pesticides and weed killers. If the thought of completely organic gardening is troubling to you, try setting aside a portion of your garden and let that portion be organic. In the remainder of your garden, use environmentally-friendly chemicals.


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Moose Boost offers a series of extracurricular classes designed to "boost" your child's experience!
Four times a year we offer a new assortment of exciting Moose Boost classes covering a variety of interesting topics such as: art, athletics, mad science, music, cooking, dance, drama, gardening, Lego construction and much more. There is no limit to the creative class ideas our Moose Boost teachers come up with! Your child will be awarded a different collectable Moose Boost pin for each class they complete.
Your child's experience in Moose Boost is certain to be engaging and memorable culminating in a fun family moment as parents are invited to attend the final class of each session, giving you a chance to see what your child has been learning and get involved in the fun!
When is Moose Boost offered?
All Moose Boost classes are taught at Dancing Moose by our excellent staff between the hours of 3:45-5:30. Classes are offered in four sessions throughout the year:
- Winter: 8 week session beginning the last week of January
- Spring: 6 week session beginning the fourth week of April
- Summer: 6 week session beginning the first week of July
- Fall: 8 week session beginning the last week of September
Each Moose Boost class you enroll your child in entails weekly participation in a 30 minute class where they will learn about the subject matter in a radical way.
How does my child get to and from Moose Boost class?
Children simply stay at school until their designated Moose Boost class time and Moose Boost teachers take care of getting them to and from their aftercare class with all the materials they need to participate in Moose Boost. (If your child is not scheduled for aftercare, accommodations can be made for them to join an aftercare class on the days that they have Moose Boost without additional fees).


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Height: 6-6 Weight: 285 lbs.
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High School: Papillion-LaVista
College: Nebraska (school history) (Slechta college stats)
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Playdough in Play Therapy
Since I took the Playdough Pledge this week … I figured it was high time that I shared HOW and WHY I use play dough in my work as a play therapist.
Play therapy uses PLAY as a way to communicate, increase understanding, and resolve issues. There are many different types of play therapy … some are child-centered (where the child directs the session) and some are directive and activity focused. I weave child-centered and directive play therapy together in my work to fit what best meets the needs of each individual child. And I use playdough in both child-centered play therapy AND directive play therapy.
Using Playdough in Child-Centered/Non-Directive Play Therapy
Using playdough in child-centered/non-directive play therapy means that every child that enters the play room has access and the choice to play with playdough during the session. In order to make this work (and not get too messy so that I will be prepared for the next client), I use a large vinyl tablecloth as a mat that I place on the floor. That way we can use the playdough, we have plenty of room, and the clean up is still easy and quick.
When it is open-ended play, I simply let the child create whatever they wish. Sometimes the play is purely sensory … and I find that while they have something to squish and mold and explore with in their hands talking and sharing difficult things can be easier. (this is true for clients of ANY age … it works great for teenagers and nervous dads too!)
Playdough is also a great tool to build self-esteem. I have found children love to create pretend food, build structures, create creatures, and use the accessories … and that they have pride in what they can make on their own. Playdough is a substance that they can control and make into what THEY WISH (and SO many children clients have little to no control over what is happening or happened in their young lives!).
Other times the playdough is a part of the imaginary play, like in this photo where a winter scene was created …
Playdough is the perfect resource in play therapy because it can be created into anything that is needed in the play! Need a monster … a gun … a home … a hamburger … a friend … you can use playdough to make it!
Using Playdough in Directive Play Therapy
When using directive play therapy the therapist selects an activity to present to the child. These activities should be ones to help address specific therapeutic issues.
One way I use playdough in a directive way is as an assessment tool. I have the client create themselves out of playdough. It's a variation of a Draw-a-Person assessment technique … and I interpret it somewhat the same. I think about how it would feel to be that person … does that person look capable, friendly, happy, open to the world? I ask the child about my interpretations to see if I'm on the right track, "Hmm, I'm wondering … your guy looks like he's pretty stuck without any feet. I wonder if he feels like he can't move." Sometimes the kids will agree with me … and sometimes I'll get a response like this, "No, I just ran out of that color." (remember ALWAYS be careful with interpretations!) This use of playdough can be great at the beginning of session to start to get to know each other … and also throughout treatment to notice any changes.
Another way I have used play dough in directive play therapy is using Paul White's Claytherapy model. He has a wonderful instructional book and CD to learn wonderful ways to create play dough creatures to help children…
- Improve Problem Solving Skills
- Improve Decision Making Abilities
- Develop Impulse Control
- Discover and Enhance Self Esteem
- Develop and Utilize Patience
- Resolve Dilemmas of Family Life and Growing Up (cited from Paul White's website!)
Lastly, there is a very well known directive play therapy technique is Playdough Smash. This can be done with simply a ball of playdough, or the child can make a monster or person out of it first. The therapist simply has the child SMASH the playdough with their fist! It's a great, directive and safe way to release anger. The way I like to do this activity is for the child to state something they are angry about before they smash the playdough. For example, "I"m angry that my mom didn't pick me up from my dad's house like she said she was going to." SMASH! I also take a turn, so I can model for the child how to appropriately release our anger. We also talk about the difference of hitting the playdough and hitting other people. This technique is another great one to help empower a child who may not feel any sense of control over his/her environment … and for the therapist to understand the source of a child's anger.
I have also used playdough indirectly as I shared in a previous post where I make squishy stress balls with clients. Make sure to check it out if you haven't yet!
I hope you found something in this post that was new to you or helped you increase understanding of play therapy. Do you have a therapeutic way to use playdough? Why don't you make the Playdough Pledge and share it with us this week?!?
Laura Hutchison
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This is the best post I've ever read about why to let kids use playdough. Love it! I'll pin, share, google+ it. Great post!
Wow! Thanks so much, Susan!
I can't figure out how to Google+ your post without you joining Google+. I know you are busy. I use blogger and it has a gadget that I added. Have a wonderful day.
Thank you! This will be so helpful!
Love these ideas!! I am in my beginning practice of working as a skills worker with children in foster care, and these will certainly come in handy! I will add play doh to my bin!
I recently put a pound of the sand that sticks together-sand dough- in a flat wooden bowl on a table next to the TX area and almost every client – toddler to 50's- pick it up or plays with it at some point. That & my therapy dog help clients get their skin hunger/touching needs met too!
I enjoyed reading your blog. It is very important for the parents to understand the therapeutic affects of play.Thank you! This will be so helpful!


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After Microsoft announced today that it would be purchasing the rights to the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games, and subsequently allowing Black Tusk Studios to create a new title for the Xbox One, the series original studio said they won't stop developing video games, according to a report today from GameSpot.
Taking to Twitter after the announcement, Epic public relations manager Wes Phillips said the rumors that the company would get out of the development game and stick to licensing the Unreal Engine 4 to developers isn't totally accurate.
"And for people saying Epic isn't making games anymore, we currently have multiple games in development," Phillips said, pointing at the studio's upcoming survival sandbox title Fortnite.
When pressed for more games, however, Phillips said, "#secrets".
Fellow Epic PR practitioner Dana Cowley expressed similar sentiments on her Twitter account, saying "We're still making games, don't worry."
In an official statement, obtained by the Xbox Wire, Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney said they would continue to support the Xbox One and license the game's engine technology to Microsoft for Gears of War and future projects.
"We're very proud of the franchise we built in close partnership with Microsoft over the past decade and are happy that this agreement enables Microsoft to forge ahead with the 'Gears' universe on their industry-leading platforms as Epic concentrates its efforts on new projects," Sweeney said.
Microsoft Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer said the reason the platform holder purchased the $1 billion series is because Gears of War fans and the franchise itself "are part of the soul of Xbox."


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In a vital match for both sides Melbourne Victory got a 3-1 win over Central Coast Mariners on Friday night at AAMI Park.
With the win Victory jump up to third and find themselves seven points clear of seventh place, with six rounds left for the remaining sides.
Melbourne Victory made four changes, with all four changes being forced, while the Mariners made three changes, perhaps with an eye to a midweek Champions League match.
Both sides struggled in the early going, with so many changes to the sides with neither side able to create any real chances in a tight opening.
In the 11th minute an own goal nearly gave the Mariners their opening goal with Kim Seun-Yong's corner being redirected by Leigh Broxham in to the woodwork but Victory were spared when Duke couldn't control the rebound.
The next chance didn't come until the 29th minute when Guilherme Finkler hit an effort from distance that was easily saved by Liam Reddy.
Two minutes later it could well have been the Mariners who hit the lead as Mitchell Duke found Nick Fitzgerald whose header went just wide.
Those plays seemed to open the floodgates as one minute later Victory had their goal as Finkler controlled a Connor Pain pass before sending it on for James Jeggo who was able to beat his defender, and hit the ball in to the corner of the net.
That would be all the scoring in a tight and at times cagey first half, with Victory holding a 1-0 lead at the break.
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Thomas was promoted to the starting goalkeeper spot after too many Nathan Coe errors, but in the 63rd minute, it became clear that Thomas was little improvement on Coe's shambolic goalkeeping.
Thomas failed to clear and that mistake allowed Zac Anderson to sneak in and score a simple goal to make it level.
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In stoppage time Victory completed the scoring as a counter attack allowed Kosta Barbarouses to sneak the ball under Liam Reddy for the vital win.


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In 1974 you could tell a Labour politician from a Tory by the suit he or (less often) she wore.
Or as Labour's chief whip says in James Graham's new play, you can tell by the shoes visible under the doors of the Commons toilet cubicles — all the better to flush MPs out before a crucial vote.
There are only limited comparisons to be made between Labour's hobbling minority government of 38 years ago and today's limping coalition. But Graham, a hugely promising writing talent nurtured by Neil McPherson's Finborough Theatre, certainly knows his political onions.
Jeremy Herrin's gripping production reveals the sordid horse-trading behind cross-party deals and the ignoble tactics used to beat the "enemy".
What a carry on our democracy is. What a bloody marvellous way to carry on. (Tel: 020 7452 3000)


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If life gives you lemons, make lemonade and leave the world wondering how you'd do it.
If they can see through your false smiles and laughs, keep them close and keep them dear.


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2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award Recipient: Dr. Michael 'Mick' Dana
Four BHSU alumni were honored during the Alumni Awards Luncehon on Friday, September 18, 2009. Tom Wheaton (center), director of Alumni Relations at BHSU, presented awards to (left to right) Howard Owens, Special Service Award; Dr. Michael (Mick) Dana, Distinguished Alumnus Award; Carol Gee, Special Achievement Award; and Kathy Christensen, Excellence in Education Award.
This year's 2009 Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient is
Dr. Michael "Mick" Dana
, class of '69. Dana received his bachelor's degree in science and education from Black Hills State, where he was a member of the baseball and basketball team.
Following graduation, he attended the University Of Nebraska Medical Center College Of Dentistry where he graduated in 1974 with a Doctorate of Dental Surgery. He returned to Spearfish where he established his dental practice, Dana Dental Arts and now continues to practice with several of his children.
Dana is a member of the American Dental Association, the South Dakota Dental Association, and the Black Hills District Dental Society where he served as secretary-treasurer for many years.
He has been active in several local organizations including serving on the Board of Directors for the City Recreation Committee. Dana has also served on the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry Dean's Advisory Board.
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CHICAGO – Men's basketball player Daniel Barnes has been named the UICFlames.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the period of Dec. 10-Dec. 16. Barnes netted a career-high 30 points in a home win over Eastern Michigan last Saturday and for his efforts was also selected as the Horizon League Player of the Week, the Flames second weekly conference honor of the season (Talton, 11/26).
Against EMU, Barnes went 6-of-13 (46.2%) from behind the arc and 10-of-18 from the field (55.6%). Six treys and 10 field goals also serve as career-bests for Barnes.
His performance was the first 30-point game for UIC since Jan. 7, 2010, when then-senior Jeremy Buttell lit up Youngstown State for 31 points. Barnes is now one of just four Horiozn League players to have recorded a 30-point outing this season. That list includes preseason All-League members Kendrick Perry (Youngstown State), Keifer Sykes (Green Bay) and Ryan Broekhoff (Valparaiso).
Barnes leads the team and ranks tied-for-second in the conference in threes per game with a 2.5 average.
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I looked back at my posts on make-up brushes and I cannot believe I haven't posted more than a grand total of, well, one. A brownie (to calm down my nerves) later, I decided in my chocolate haze to write about my favourite brushes so brace yourselves.
I know I raved about the foundation brush (and before you throw tomatoes at me, I haven't changed my mind, it is still an essential), but the MAC 187 brush is almost even more essential to my life. I know most of you will probably be opening up MAC's website and looking at the brushes and then going "she's mad" when you see the price. It's OK. It's happened before. But here's the thing, the fact that I'm a beauty junkie notwithstanding I have 3 of those. Deep breaths. There's a reason why I have so many of them.
The MAC 187 is a duo fibre brush, a skunk brush in most people's terminology, that buffs make-up beautifully into skin. I use it for foundation, powder, cream blushes, powder blushes, and highlighters. It's truly a multifunctional brush because it spreads the product in thin layers and allows you to spread the product seamlessly. This allows you to layer products without it becoming cakey. And the finish? Flawless.
In my foundation tutorial, I used the 187 to buff in foundation. The best way to do this I've found is to first stipple dots of foundation onto skin (nose, forehead, chin, cheeks...) and then buff it in a circular motion. This way you don't get any hard edges that you need to blend in. I've found that I use the least amount of foundation with the 187 brush and so I also end up with the most natural finish. I then add concealor where necessary and set with powder. I get the most natural, least made-up look with this method.
The 187 adds a wonderfully thin layer of powder as well. It works well for loose and pressed powder of all sorts. Again, it dusts the thinnest layer of powder so I don't get a dry cakey face when I use the 187 to apply. However, if you want more coverage with a powder foundation you can always add more product to get the desired coverage.
Cream Blushes
I absolutely love using my fingers for cream blushes, but the 187 is also quite useful with them. Because the 187 applies product in such thin layers you are less inclined to overdo a bright blush with this brush. I usually pick up a little product with my brush, place the majority of the product on the apple of my cheek and then blend outward to my temple. It gives a very light flush that you can build up if you want a pop of colour.
Powder Blushes
You will thank your lucky stars you got this brush when you see how beautifully it helps you apply pigmented blushes. I always use the 187 with blushes like NARS Taj Mahal, Exhibit A, Crazed, MAC Frankly Scarlet, Cargo Panama and the likes. With the 187, you can apply the thinnest veil of a pigmented blush, thereby virtually eliminating the clown-effect. I find that you can only ever bring out the beauty of pigmented blushes if you have enough control over them. Here, I will take a solemn oath to attest that the 187 transformed my blush-life. It is the only brush I use for pigmented blushes.
I know I'm one of those people who drools uncontrollably at the sight of highlighters but I don't like to be told that I should sit in another room because the light bouncing from my shiny face is blinding those around me. Like with pigmented blushes, highlighters should be applied discreetly. The 187 really allows me to stop at the point where I have glowing skin rather than sweaty, tired, and oil looking skin. For example, Bobbi Brown's shimmer bricks make me look like I'm on a glitter-induced mania if I don't use the 187. In all, it helps otherwise difficult-to-use products more accessible.
Washing and Drying
The washing instructions that I stated for the foundation brush still apply. Refer to the article if you will. The only thing I'd like to add is that the white fibers stain quite a bit. My pigmented blushes and even foundation see to tint the white fibers and I can't always get the stained effect out. I don't want to use anything harsh on my brushes so I leave it be. Eventually the fibers become more white as I wash the but it is something that I feel I should add. If someone has a magic formula they'd like to share on getting the stains out in one go, please let me know.
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I looked back at my posts on make-up brushes and I cannot believe I haven't posted more than a grand total of, well, one. A brownie (to calm down my nerves) later, I decided in my chocolate haze to write about my favourite brushes so brace yourselves.
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- Anonymous said...
I agree. Stippling brushes totally rock.3:26 PM
But you can use it another way. If you watch EnKore's video about using the 187 for foundation on Youtube, he shows you that if you stipple the foundation on (and don't swirl afterward), you get a bit more of an airbrushed effect. You just keep stippling until all the "dots" blend into one.
As for removing the stains, you can try to rub it on a sheet or towel moistened with some olive oil prior to washiing. I've found this gets a lot of the waxy foundation build up (and pigments) out, so I have a much easier time washing the brush with my baby shampoo.
- Anonymous said...
The 187 is awesome!! I agree with the olive oil treatment. Just put some extra virgin olive oil on a paper napkin and then rub your brush back and forth till most of the pigment on the white bristles come off. I usually use a teeny amount of baby shampoo and warm water to remove the residue of oil on the bristles and then use the mac brush cleaner. I do the same thing to my 168!7:51 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hi Annu, Its good to have you back. I am wondering if you can tell us what lipstick and blush color she is wearing in this pic?4:01 PM
Thanks in advance.
- Anonymous said...
Would love it if you can find the time to replicate the eye makeup7:41 PM
- dianna marisol santillano-romo said...
hello, how do you apply your powder blush with this brush? thank you.4:15 PM
- Afshan said...
After washing my MAC 187 or any other white goat hair brush with baby shampoo, I swipe it over my white Dove soap. I wash it in my palm and then rinse with water. The brush comes out completely white. I hope this helps.2:27 PM
- Nicole Lee said...
hi there, is there anyone who can help me choose,5:03 AM
i have two options, one is MAC 187
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Cardinal George's cancer is back.
I've written about this topic once before. In 2012, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago discovered he was again suffering from cancer, after previously undergoing surgery in 2006 and being declared cancer free. Cardinal George says this latest bout of cancer, which has been in remission for more than a year, "is beginning to show signs of new activity". He will now undergo a "more aggressive" round of chemotherapy, after which he'll avoid crowds to because his immune system will likely be compromised.
What does this mean for Chicago's Catholic community? We don't know, since how it will effect Cardinal George's schedule and future is yet to be determined. However, it is certainly serious news. Cardinal George is now 77 years old and believes that his continuing fight with cancer "will most probably eventually be the cause of my death" Reflecting on how bad the current situation is, Cardinal George would only say: "While I am not experiencing symptoms of cancer at this time, this is a difficult form of the disease... chemo is designed to shrink the tumor, prevent symptoms and prolong life... After many tests, scans, biopsies and other inconveniences, the settled judgment is that the best course of action is to enter into a regimen of chemotherapy, with drugs more aggressive than those that were used in the first round of chemo." He concluded: "This treatment will take place over the next two months, when my reaction to the chemo will be evaluated."
As was the case before, Cardinal George has requested that Chicago's Catholic community continue to pray for him, and that's all we really can do at this point. While it's true that he submitted a resignation letter to the Pope in 2012, this is the norm for all bishops when the reach the age of 75, and the Vatican has yet to respond to the letter or open an investigation into any possible replacements. We won't know for several weeks or months how much of the Cardinal's schedule will have to be cut back or canceled, and it all depends on how he responds physically to the treatments.
One local Catholic woman that is taking an initiative to help people with struggles like Cardinal George is Alice Brown of St. James Parish in Arlington Heights. She is a breast cancer survivor, and she has created a special versions of Stations of the Cross to pray for those impacted by cancer. Stations of the Cross is a popular tradition in the Roman Catholic Church, especially on Fridays during Lent. Catholics come together to follow the Stations of the Cross and to pray and reflect on the journey of Jesus' crucifixion – from his condemnation to his death on the cross. Four years ago, Alice Brown wrote a new version of the Stations of the Cross that is done to honor those affected by cancer. In her meditations, the reflections draw parallels between Jesus' journey and the journey with cancer. These stations were originally presented on March 7, 2010, (the first day of Lent) at St. Mary of Celle Parish in Berwyn. This year, The Stations of the Cross for those Journeying with Cancer will be presented March 14 at 7 pm. at St. Alexander Church in Villa Park; March 28 at 7 pm. at St. Bartholomew Church in Chicago, and April 11 at 7 pm. at St. Cletus Church in LaGrange. Alice Brown, who continues to lead these events, is now a five-year breast cancer survivor.
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The Seward volleyball team won two hard fought volleyball matches Friday as part of their Oz Fest Classic in the Green House. Friday afternoon, Seward beat Barton 3-1 in a conference match. Seward won (19-25, 25-23, 30-28, 25-23) to go to 6-2 in the Jayhawk West while the Cougars fall to 3-5. Carolina Gasparini had 17 kills while Annalise Sanchez had 10 kills. Nicole Miller had 10 assists.
In the nightcap, Seward won 3-2 over Frank Phillips. Seward beat the Plainsmen (25-23, 25-19, 24-26, 23-25, 15-13).
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The phrase "a must-win game" is overused somewhat by football fans, but for Manchester City this weekend, its use could be justified.
Having extended their lead at the top by a further four points over the past week, Manchester United now have a nine-point cushion at the top, and there is no room for error for City with games running out.
Like last season (remember that?), City must hope as the pressure eases, the best football of the season will follow, as it did last April. The two goals scored by Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard were the first conceded by City this year, and a defence heavily criticised earlier in the season is yet again proving to be the tightest in the league.
Where City have dropped points has often come down to a lack of goals at the other end of the pitch, and it is here that City need to click into gear if they are to repeat the heroics of seasons past, starting this weekend at the St. Mary's Stadium.
The Ivory Coast's AFCON exit is a boost for City as the Touré brothers and Abdul Razak head back home to the gloom of a northern winter to boost a squad previously stretched by injuries, illnesses and far-flung tournaments. Roberto Mancini has hopes that the Ivory Coast players will be angry at their failure and use it to spur City on.
Inspirational captain Vincent Kompany may not quite recover in time to feature, but if he does, Mancini should have close to a full squad to choose from, with seemingly no casualties from this week's round of international friendlies.
As for City's opponents Southampton, the football world furrowed its collective brow when Southampton's chairman Nicola Cortese dismissed Nigel Adkins just a few weeks ago, immediately installing the former Espanyol manager Maricio Pochettino in his place. However, whilst the dismissal of Adkins seemed harsh, the owners cited their great ambition for the decision, and Pochettino seems to have quickly imposed his mark on the squad, and the early signs are good.
It's true that they are yet to win under him, with two points in three games, but these included tough fixtures against Everton and Manchester United. City will be challenged by a skilful side that like City's previous opponents will press and harry at every opportunity, spearheaded by an in-form Ricky Lambert, who has weighed in with 11 goals this season. Let's not forget City's opening game of the season, which saw them prevail, just, in a nervy 3-2 victory over the Saints.
Nevertheless, Southampton sit only three points above the relegation zone, with just three wins from their twelve home games and like Liverpool are yet to beat a side in the top half of the table. Their need for points is vital too, so it promises to be an entertaining encounter.
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Fuchs, Kristina
Fuchs, Kristina, vocalist, composer, teacher; b. Biel-Bienne, Switzerland, 13 March 1970. Kristina was born into a musical family. Father Hugo (born June 21st 1944) plays the trumpet, mother Verena (born April 26th 1944) was a music teacher for a long time, and brother Andreas (born October 11th 1971) blew the trombone as a kid. Kristina started taking recorder lessons from her mother at the age of three, and she sang in a choir by the age of six. At eight she started taking violin lessons with the music school and conservatory teachers Mr. Rmer and Max Fl'ckiger. She taught herself to play piano and guitar, and, as a teenager, to read chord symbols on either. She also followed contrabass lessons and lessons in percussion, amongst others by with the African Master-drummer Adama Drame. She performed in percussion groups as well as in string orchestras and choirs (for example in the San Marco cathedral in Venice), wrote songs and even a musical which was performed in 1985.
After graduating from the Biel Gymnasium she concentrated on violin-playing, performed in orchestras and ensembles and toured for two seasons with the "The'tre de la Grenouille" as a violinist. She also followed jazz violin lessons with Martin Abbuehl. In 1990 she entered the Swiss Jazz School in Berne where she followed voice classes with Rachel Gould. She formed her own ensemble and started to perform in private and public venues, amongst others the Pod'Ring Festival in Biel.
In 1992 she moved to The Hague, Netherlands to study at the Royal Conservatory. She studied voice with Rachel Gould from 1992 to 1996, and with Jeanne Lee from 1996 to 1998. During her student time she also went abroad to follow Masterclasses, such as the 1993 Jordanstown masterclass in Ireland with Norma Winstone and the 1994 Liechtenstein masterclass with Lauren Newton. On the Royal Conservatory she followed workshops by Barry Harris, Dave Liebman, Mark Murphy and many more famous performers. During this time she performed and recorded with various ensembles, formed her own duos, trios and other bands, and created a all female experimentalvocal group "Vocal Move" with which she performed for example at the Amsterdam CrossOver festival. She also started forming what was later to become the "Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit". She started to get involved with contemporary classical music. All this delivered tons of unpublished studio and live recording material between 1992 and 1998. Aside from the performances in the Netherlands she also performed a few times in Switzerland with jazz groups, and she was invited to Ireland to perform with bassist and composer Ronan Guilfoyle in 1995. In 1997 she sung with "Vocal Move" for Susanne Abbuehl's debut CD "I Am Rose".
She graduated from the Royal Conservatory in 1998 with a Cum Laude degree in Performing Arts and a distinction for artistic presentation. In 1998 she was invited to Ireland again, to perform with her own material in a quartet tour that included the Dublin National Concert Hall.
In 1998 she was also invited to do a three months residence as a guest teacher in the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, Belgium. She became the main teacher for jazz voice and vocal ensemble as well as teacher for jazz-combo at this school in 1999. In 2001 followed an assignment to teach jazz voice at the Lemmens institute in Leuven, Belgium and to become a teacher at the annual Jazz Summer School in Dworp. In 1999 she performed at the Festival de Jazz in Sete, France, as a part of the Jeanne Lee Music and Dance Ensemble which included amongst others Kirk Lightsey, Mickey Davidson and Nirankar Khalsa.
The release of her first album led to her first widely published interviews (Trouw,15.07.2000), portraits (CARP, 14.11.2000) and radio shows (A4, Radio4, January 2001) as a bandleader. With the "Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit" she performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2000 as well as in the Amsterdam "Concertgebouw" (November 2001) and many more Dutch Jazz venues and concert halls. With this group she also toured Switzerland. In September 2000 she was again invited to Ireland to perform as a soloist with the RTE Concert Orchestra in the final concert of the ESB Jazz Festival in the National Concert Hall of Dublin. The orchestra was conducted by Jim McNeely and one of the other soloists were Joe Lovano and Florian Ross. This concert was announced with press-interviews as well as a radio show and a TV-broadcast from Kristina Fuchs. Between 1998 and 2002 she performed occasionally with a cappella groups such as "Jazzed To The Max" and "No Place For Jennifer" and she did many performances of contemporary classical music, for example of music by Luciano Berio, Joseph Schwantner and Patrick Clark.
Iin autumn 2002, she did 5 or more concerts with the "Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit", two of them in classical concert halls in Utrecht and Rotterdam. She did three concerts in London, Greenwich Hall, performing music of Donnacha Dennehy and some miscellaneous concerts with for example "No Place For Jennifer".
Portrait of a Woman (1999); Album with the Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit (2003)
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Katy Perry has had a volatile week, as the American recording artist celebrated helping deliver a baby, then split from her boyfriend and drew heavy criticism for alleged anti-Muslim symbolism in her "Dark Horse" music video, Fox News reported on Feb. 27.
The Katy Perry video posted on YouTube was indeed altered after an online petition claimed it was offensive to the Muslim religion. The original Katy Perry "Dark Horse" video showed a man being burned while wearing a pendant forming the word "Allah," claimed the man behind the "Dark Horse" petition on Change.org, Shazad Iqbal.
The revised Katy Perry "Dark Horse" video now has the questionable pendant scrubbed from the scene.
The video shows Katy Perry as Cleopatra, sitting on a throne as suitors try to woo her. The video has actually been lauded for its historical accuracy, Time noted.
But some critics contend that it's blasphemous. More than 60,000 people signed the petition against the Katy Perry video.
Still, the Katy Perry "Dark Horse" video has already garnered more than 40 million views on YouTube, Billboard said.
You can watch the "Dark Horse" video on the Katy Perry website.
Meanwhile, in more upbeat Katy Perry news, Perry says that she helped deliver a baby this week, the New York Daily News reported. Katy Perry revealed the news on her Twitter account, writing that she can add "helps delivers babies in living rooms to my resume!" It's presumed she was referring to the birth of her niece by big sister Angela Hudson.
Yet that baby news came only hours after Katy Perry apparently split with boyfriend John Mayer.
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Nov. 28, 2009
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"I'm really, really proud of our football team. We made a huge emphasis on making this a physical game, playing for 60 minutes, relentlessly and not worrying about what the score is, but playing the fashion of football that I know we're capable of playing. And for our defense to go out there and play that way, to get the shutout tonight, it was a great effort. Great job by (defensive coordinator) Nick (Holt) and all the coaches and the kids who went out there and executed. They played physical football. And I'm proud of our guys on offense to go out and run the football. It didn't start the way we wanted to in the first half, but in the second half, I thought our guys continued to stay with the game plan, continued to be physical up front. Chris Polk ran extremely well. Jake took advantage of some opportunities with his legs as well. And it made for a great moment for us to get back to the type of football team I know we're capable of being. I thought we were sound on special teams. Just a great moment. First Apple Cup. Great moment. Special one to be a part of. Hopefully they can all go something like this."
On Jake Locker running more often
"We called some things to give him the opportunity to do that, but something we tried to work on in the bye week, as things are breaking down, he's keeping his vision working through the pocket, and the ability to run the ball and make some plays, and he did that well again tonight. I thought it was a good mix of things. Just took advantage of some opportunities."
On the balance of run/pass with Jake
There's got to be that balance. We keep fighting for it with him and trying to find out where it fits and how it's going to fit, and that fine line of keeping the vision and trying to make that throw, compared to pulling it down on 3rd and 6 or 3rd and 8 and running it in. I think he's still finding his way through it. It doesn't just happen overnight."
On refs explanation of Bronson fumble "The play can still be reviewed as long as there's not another snap. As Bronson fumbled the ball, we went up and attempted to snap the ball. Their nose tackle jumped offsides. It was a dead-ball foul. The ball hadn't gotten snapped, so the play was still reviewable."
On the Apple Cup win for the seniors
"Well we kind of touched on that in the locker room for a little bit. For these guys, what they came to envision their college careers here (at Washington) obviously hasn't happened. But I think we've given these guys and they've earned some great moments their senior season here. Those are moments they're going to have for a lifetime. That celebration there with the Apple Cup trophy and the seniors taking pictures, they're going to have that memory forever and hopefully make one more next number."
On Chris Polk's 1,000 yard mark as a freshman
"He's got plenty of upside. He's a guy who is still learning. But the one thing he has is physical and mental toughness. The ability that when things aren't always blocked great, he fights through it. He continues to fight. He doesn't lose hope. He gets back in the huddle and he continues to battle. He hasn't had a bunch of runs where it's just big gaping holes and he's running for yards. He's earning his yards. I think the next step for him is his ability to play at the second level in the open field once he clears the line of scrimmage and his creativity with his running style."
On the shutout
"Shutouts are big. They're big for a lot of reasons. As a coaching staff we love them because of the hard work, the time and the effort. But for our football team, that goes a long way with these guys in believing with what we're doing and sticking with our plan and believing in our defense. Shutouts at any level are very prideful to a defensive football team and I know our guys took a lot of pride in this one tonight."
Winning the Apple Cup
"It feels so good to win this game. It was a good game. We were able to go out and execute everything we worked on in practice, and it feels really good to just get another win."
On the offenses production
"We opened up the passing game which in turn opened the running game. Then when the running game started rolling then that opened up the passing game again."
Is this what you needed after the Apple Cup last year
"This is definitely what we needed to take the taste out of our mouth after the game last year. This was a great game for us and it defines what our program is becoming and the direction we are taking it in."
Winning the Apple Cup
"It is a great feeling. They definitely brought everything they had. They played great up front on defense. They played really hard and they wouldn't quit, but as the game went on we just started to fall into our rhythm and the offense just started to roll."
On the offenses ability to run the ball
"After halftime we made the adjustment that we really wanted to run the ball. One of our goals was to get both Jake [Locker] and Chris [Polk] up over a hundred yards. In the second half we started to roll and they were able to make big plays in the backfield."
On the differences in preparing for the Apple Cup
"It is a lot more emotional. A lot of people have more family relations and a lot of guys know people who go to WSU so everyone always wants to put on their best performance for this game."
On the crowd
"It was great. The place was rocking it was so loud. They did a great job making noise and making it hard on WSU when they had the football and I think that gave us an advantage."
On winning the Apple Cup
"Man it feels so good. We haven't won since my first year when we went down to Pullman and after two years to come back and get a shutout win just can't be described by words."
The difference of being a senior coming into the Apple Cup
"You always want to go out on top when you are a senior and winning this game in a shutout was a great way to cap the season. I know that we have one more game, but this was a great way to go into it."
The feeling at halftime
"I honestly felt that we should have been up by a little more. The defense was doing a great job, but I thought that the offense wasn't on track like they usually are and because of that we were only up 13 at halftime. Still we felt that if we could come out on defense and do what we were doing in the first half then we could still pitch a shutout."
The defenses ability to stop the run
"Really it looked like they had a couple of linemen out and their quarterbacks kept going out of the game so we knew that they were going to be focusing on the run. We made it our goal to shut down the run and make them a one dimensional offense."
On the seniors going out on a low-note:
"Obviously, the seniors, it would have been good to have those guys finish on a high note. They got to experience the victory a year ago. This year, it didn't happen for the seniors. I feel bad for those guys. In this game, one side is going to win and one side is going to lose and the seniors are going to finish that way unfortunately. This year it was us."
On missed opportunities early in the game leading to shutout:
"We had opportunities. On the first drive, we dropped a touchdown pass. We just had too many mistakes catching the ball today. There were a lot of drops that either didn't allow drives to continue or put us in position to score points with field goals or anything like that. We had a lot of that, unfortunate things happen to us. I thought we could score obviously. The quarterback situation going in and out...we could never get anything going."
On switching the quarterbacks in and out because of injuries:
"Obviously, our options were the guys we played. Dan Wagner came in there and did a good job there at the end of the first half. We got some first downs running the ball. That was our option. After that it would be Jeffrey Solomon if Marshall wasn't going to be able to come back."
On Jake Locker:
"The difference in the game was number 10 on their team. Jake Locker, he runs it, throws it, runs it, throws it. He's almost a one-man show out there. He was the difference, period. It was pretty easy to see that. That was the key to the game. Anytime he's in the game, he gives them a chance to win. He's that special of a player."
On the quarterback's injuries as a microcosm of the season:
"Yeah, and it's been that way for two years. But our players play hard and they are giving everything that they've got. All I can say is that we're proud of their effort and what they do. The guys out there do a great job."
Washington State Linebacker Mike Ledgerwood
On the game
"We fought as hard as we could against those Huskies. That's all I can say -- we fought as hard as we could."
On his performance
"I was just running my (tail) off. I was in the zone the whole time. I just wanted to play for those seniors, last game, that's what was going through my head the whole time."
On Jake Locker
"He's a good runner and everything, there's not whole lot else. I think he could have gotten a lot more, and I think we stopped him pretty good."
Washington State Quarterback Marshall Lobbestael
On the emotions of losing
"It's definitely disappointing. We just don't want to let it happen again."
On never finding a rhythm on offense
"We just didn't execute. We had a great game plan, the coaches did a great job of getting us ready, we had a great week of practice...we had certain opportunities that we didn't capitalize on and we didn't execute certain things on offense. They did exactly what we thought they were going to do we just didn't execute."
On what knocked him out of the game
"I came out just for a little bit, I got my bell rung a little bit, but then I was good. I came back after halftime and played the second half."
Washington State Safety Xavier Hicks, Jr.
On the game
"I thought we came out strong in the first half. I know defensively we had a couple stops and they were just able to make big plays and that's what hurt us in the end. The big plays we gave up are the plays they got points off of. Overall, I think as a team we played well, just a couple plays can change the game."
On Chris Polk
"Their running game was pretty good throughout the game. I think our defense did really well against it during the whole game. He was able to chip away every time he got the ball it was good for at least three or four yards. That kind of just chips away at the defense, and in the end if it's third and short they were just able to pick up first downs by giving him the ball. That allowed them to keep the defense on the field, and I know the defense was getting a little tired throughout the whole game. I think the defense played really strong. We faced adversity and I think we competed every play."


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I hope you are well and enjoying the holiday season! Sending you much love and light!
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Aloha David! So nice to see you here. How has your summer been? I hope you've gotten a chance to enjoy this awesome weather we are having. Sending you lots of love and light~!


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Recently, I was invited to an event at a local synagogue. There, I met two of my former colleagues who used to work as Revenue Agents. One of them introduced me to the rabbi. So, there we stood, a rabbi surrounded by former IRS field agents. This reminded me of one real life story.
A person was telling a joke where a sharp-witted rabbi made a total fool out of a poor IRS agent. The joke itself didn't interest me, as I heard it many times before. What was interesting, though, was the debate generated by the joke. One of the questions raised was whether or not the IRS can audit a synagogue.
I chose not to take part in arguing. "Aren't you a CPA?", someone asked me. When I said no, everybody lost any interest in what I thought. But really, can a synagogue be subjected to a tax related investigation?
You could find the term "church" in the Internal Revenue Code. Here, churches are not limited to Christian temples. The term also applies to other places of worship, including synagogues and mosques.
In general, churches are not-for-profit organizations. As such, they are exempt from income tax. Unlike other not-for-profits, they are also exempt from annual (and other) filings. Now, if no annual returns are filed, how can the IRS conduct its examinations?
Well, the IRS can audit anyone and anything. This is their primary raison d'être. On one hand, the IRS examiners audit tax returns. This is done to make sure that all required information is correctly reported to the government. But, they also inspect books and records, as well as taxpayers' activities.
Pointer 1. Even if you don't have to file any tax returns, the IRS can still audit you.
Pointer 2. Always be prepared to explain to the IRS your income, expenses and other relevant info.
In many cases, even churches may be required to file tax related paperwork and pay taxes. In addition, they must conduct their activities within the limits imposed by the tax and other laws. So, the IRS examiners may have their hands full when auditing places of worship.
Churches do get some breaks indeed. They enjoy favorable treatment under the tax law. Also, Congress imposes special limitations on the ways the IRS may conduct its business in respect to such organizations. But there is no free ride. Churches do get audited. Just like all the others, they must comply with the applicable tax rules.


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PEMBROKE, Mass. — Most dry cleaners wonder if they are paying too much in taxes. Few are willing to study the tax codes or the changes that come out every year, so most rely on accountants. But what happens if your accountant is too conservative or uninformed? Here are answers to some common questions that should provide food for thought for the current tax season:
Q: How much will the changes in Social Security affect me, what with Medicare going up to 3.8% and the Social Security reduction ending?
Since the temporary payroll cut has been eliminated, you can expect to have 2% more Social Security withdrawn from your paycheck. Or, if you're self-employed, your Social Security/Medicare burden will go from 13.3% to 15.3%. As for Medicare increasing to 3.8%, that's only for single taxpayers earning more than $400,000 (married, more than $450,000).
Q: Will the new 20% capital gains affect me if I sell stock?
It's still 15% for most of us. The 20% capital gains is only for those earning more than $400,000, including stock gain. But if you sell your business this year, you will most likely pay a higher capital gains tax.
Q: Is it really necessary to send in estimates?
Our tax system is set up for employed workers to have a portion of their weekly paycheck taken out every week and deposited in a tax fund. But the system is not set up to do that for business owners. So, business owners must send in quarterly or monthly estimates to cover their expected profit tax liability.
If enough isn't put into the system, the IRS penalizes you with a surcharge. Generally, it might run 8% of what you owe. But the bigger problem is getting behind, and not being able to catch up. So it is vitally important to anticipate your profits and pay the appropriate taxes in the form of estimates.
Q: What happens if the IRS catches me cheating?
You are committing fraud, and could go to jail. As a general rule, if you are audited and found that you have overstated expenses, you will be required to make up the difference plus pay penalty and interest. But if you are found to have under-reported income, this is a clear statement that you are trying to defraud the government. You could face serious consequences, even jail time. Having insufficient records is not an excuse.
You must keep track of all inflow and outflow. Under-reporting skews figures and waves a red flag. My advice is to keep records, maintain honest figures, and sleep well at night.
Information in this article is provided for educational and reference purposes only. It is not intended to provide specific advice or individual recommendations. Consult an attorney or tax adviser for advice regarding your particular situation.


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Third graders entered my art room with their usual enthusiasm to see what we would be learning about in today's class. Little did they know they were going to be students for a new teaching method that is spreading the nation…the flipped classroom.
I first heard of this new strategy January 2014 after presenting a lesson unknowingly in a similar fashion. I often use videos as previews and supplements to our art lessons providing students a variety of artists demonstrating their skills in real life situations outside the classroom. Finding a new painting technique called glue batik, I thought something new, I haven't tried myself! How awesome would this be to learn a new technique together as side by side artists? The lesson was planned, presented to the students without any introduction or set objectives just as mentioned above. Students were excited that we would be learning something new together.
We watched as the artist explained and demonstrated her skill taking notes on her steps and results. After the video, we shared what we felt the artist's objectives were, her end result using art vocabulary as well as the steps we would need to know to demonstrate our own examples. In the next couple of classes we began creating using the glue batik technique.
Surfing the internet a couple of weeks later, I found that my prior lesson sounded very familiar to a new movement in education called flipped teaching.
Step one: Students watch a teaching video at home or at the beginning of a class.
Step two: Teacher and class discuss what they watched, what students found interesting and applied their new knowledge in class work.
I was doing a form of flip teaching without really knowing this method had a name.
At a recent workshop on the flipped classroom presented by Jon Bergmann, he explained that so often we introduce a concept during class and then expect students to go home and apply it in the form of homework. Instead, let's introduce it as homework and apply it in the classroom. Or in my case, at the beginning of class since I don't give homework for art. He says any content can flip their whole classroom or just do lessons you choose. He explained how classrooms tend to have he teacher appear as the smartest person in the room and spill knowledge in lecture form. However in the 21st century learning, we are moving away from teacher directed to student directed. But will teachers become extinct? With the previewed concepts, teachers can now teach the meat of the lesson, the application. Teachers will teach, guide and facilitate creativity, encourage communication among students, collaboration, and critical problem solving skills.
Back to this third grade art class, students were learning to scaffold ideas from other's questions, ideas, making predictions, and explaining reasoning to their peers. Together we compared, inquired and made discoveries as we demonstrated the technique. We shared guided and independent learning.
Benefits of the teaching method include differential teaching, reaching all students, while students watch and pause the video as often as they need to, unlike some live classrooms. Students work at their own pace. Smaller groups can happen in the classroom providing extra individualized attention with the teacher as others can move on to more challenging activities applying their new knowledge with prior knowledge. Getting a preview of the lesson helps build connections.
Two concerns noted often on a various websites and at the workshop attended were directed toward students without devices or internet in which to view homework and the student who just refused to do their homework. A suggestion was to make a CD since most people own DVD players, make podcasts for IPods, or find other means to view your video as well as provide a place in the classroom for students. For students who don't do their homework, the same issues arise whether it be traditional homework or flipped homework. Some will always refuse to do work outside of the classroom. A suggestion was to set up a spot for them to catch up during class to at least provide a second chance away from others.
Even though there are hundreds of premade videos online made by other educators, Mr. Bergmann suggests that teachers create their own teaching videos for your students for the trust relationship that you have developed. Students know your sound, look, vocabulary and culture. It's as if you are teaching to each individual within your classroom anywhere, anytime.
At Jon Bergmann's website jonbergmann.com, one can follow his blog, upcoming workshops, and read information about the flipped classroom. Other interesting websites are flippedclassroom.org and knewton.com.
What do think about this teaching strategy? Do you use this method in all your lessons or in some classes? Do you feel it's something that works or do you prefer traditional is best?


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Jasmyn Chan, 14, was killed trying to shield her best friend from the path of an oncoming car in Sheffield last Friday.
18:38, UK, Wednesday 14 May 2014
The parents of a teenager who was knocked down and killed by a hit-and-run driver have said someone knows who was responsible for their daughter's death.
Jasmyn Chan, 14, was killed trying to shield her best friend from the path of an oncoming car in Sheffield last Friday.
In an emotional news conference, her mother Paula McCullie and father Peter Chan said they could not put into words the "loss and devastation" her death has caused.
In a statement Mr Chan said: "Someone knows something.
"I am appealing to all mothers and fathers, please if you know who is responsible do the right thing and contact the police.
"Please just think if this was your daughter, our family are desperate for answers.
"Try to understand how this has happened to our precious little Jasmyn.
"Our daughter was beautiful inside and out and I can not put into words the pain and devastation I feel in my heart knowing she has gone.
"As a family we are all heartbroken and I don't know how we will ever get over losing our precious Jasmyn. Please if you know something, come forward now."
The incident happened at Normanton Hill at 9.20pm on Friday night.
Police investigating the collision said they were following "significant developments" in their efforts to track down the driver.
Chief Inspector Stuart Walne from South Yorkshire Police appealed for the driver to come forward.
He said: "Please give Jasmyn's parents some solace and some answers in relation to what's happened."
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"The objective of the project is to fundamentally change the engineering design process," said Wood, "and dramatically shorten development times for engineering systems by breaking the design-test-tuning bottleneck."
Recent advances in physical prototyping allow the production of freeform solid objects directly from a computer model without part-specific tooling or human intervention. These technologies have been termed Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) or Rapid Prototyping (RP). Benefits of this technology include greatly reduced fabrication time and cost, and the capability to achieve, in one operation, shapes that would otherwise require multiple operations, or in some cases, are impossible to manufacture with standard techniques.
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Depositing at ATMs
By Laura
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Too scared to deposit a check in an ATM?
Don't want to wonder if a living, breathing bank employee
will find your check and credit your account? Or wonder what happens
if you say the check was there and they say it wasn't? You're not
alone. When it comes to the popularity of banking transactions,
ATM deposits are the wallflowers at the ball.
"Only about 10 percent to 12 percent of ATM transactions
are deposits, so you know people aren't comfortable with it,"
says Bill Allen, a director at NCR, a company that makes ATMs.
A lack of familiarity among banking customers may
be why those who fearlessly do slip checks into ATMs often wonder
whether a machine will take their deposit, or if they'll have to
pay a fee, or when their money will be available.
"Most people are taking cash out of ATMs, not
putting it in," says Tom Kelly, spokesman at Chicago banking
giant Bank One.
Bank One has about 1,000 ATMs in the Chicago area,
and about half take deposits.
While that may or may not mean that some Bank One
customers have to go out of their way to find a deposit-taking ATM,
it's definitely tougher for Chicagoans who don't have an account
at Bank One. The bank recently barred noncustomers from making deposits
at Bank One ATMs.
"What's the point of serving noncustomers,"
Kelly asks. "We don't do it at the teller window, why at the
ATM? If they find our machines convenient, they can open an account."
Even in the world of online banking where, presumably,
customers are more trusting of technology, the demand for ATM depositing
is spotty.
Bank doesn't accept deposits by ATM, according to Grace Dahl,
vice president of bank operations.
"It's not in demand. Our customers haven't asked
for it. The majority of our deposits come through payroll direct
deposits. We also link to your bank account and you can transfer
to Virtual Bank. If demand were high it would be something we would
But cyberspace neighbor Everbank spends a page of
its Web site touting how easy it is to deposit at ATMs.
"We definitely see a demand for ATM deposit,"
says Jane Dulle, vice president of product development.
"We receive a large amount of deposits from the
ATMs very consistently. Customers are telling us they find it convenient.
We have a core group of customers who have figured out where the
deposit-sharing ATMs are."
Shared depositing, which is what Bank One has quit
doing, is when a financial institution allows its customers to make
deposits at ATMs belonging to other banks or at ATM-payment networks
such as NYCE, Star, etc., and accepts deposits from noncustomers.