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Saturday Night Tilt Televised on ESPNU
#22 UCLA (19-13, 7-3) at Arizona (15-20, 4-9)
Saturday, April 12 // 7:30 p.m. (MST)
Sunday, April 13 // 4 p.m. (MST)
Tucson, Ariz. // Hi Corbett Field
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Game 1: UCLA 8, Arizona 0 (Final)
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James Kaprielian shined in on the mound for the 22nd-ranked UCLA baseball team, which rapped out 14 hits and shut out Arizona, 8-0, in the opening game of a three-game series Friday evening at Hi Corbett Field. UCLA punished the Wildcats with timely hitting throughout the contest. Despite a 5-for-20 clip batting with runners in scoring position, the Bruins collected nine of their 14 hits and scored five of their eight runs with two outs. Arizona put a runner on base in each of the first eight innings, but never mounted a serious scoring threat. The Wildcats were 1-for-16 batting with runners on base, and stranded eight on the base paths.
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Probable Starters
Game 2: LHP Grant Watson (4-3, 2.91) vs. RHP Cody Hamlin (4-2, 2.31)
Game 3: RHP Cody Poteet (2-2, 4.31) vs. RHP Tyger Talley (1-0, 3.99)
Television/Live Stream
Saturday's game will be televised on ESPNU with Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Randy Flores (color analyst) on the call. The broadcast is also available on Watch ESPN. The Pac-12 Network crew of Roxy Bernstein and Eric Byrnes will return to televise Sunday's game.
Arizona Baseball on the Radio
The Arizona IMG Sports Network will have a live radio broadcast on 1290 AM in Tucson for all three games this weekend. The Voice of the Wildcats, Brian Jeffries, will provide the live play-by-play descriptions. The broadcast can be heard online here.
On Deck: Arizona Hits Road For Three Games at USC
Arizona hits the road for a three-game set at USC next Thursday-Saturday (April 17-19). Each game is slated for a 7 p.m. (PDT) start and will be televised by the Pac-12 Network live from Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles.
Arizona Baseball Tickets
Fans can take advantage of an outstanding opportunity and get tickets to all three Arizona-UCLA games for only $15 as part of the Super Wildcat Weekend.
General admission single-game tickets for all home games are on sale through the McKale Ticket Office, which is is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in-person or by phone (520-621-2287). Tickets also can be purchased anytime on www.arizonawildcats.com. The Hi Corbett ticket office opens 60 minutes prior to game time this weekend. For all home games, fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance as tickets purchased the day of the game are $2 more. Complete ticket information can be found here.
Print-at-Home Tickets
Print-at-Home is the quickest and recommended method of ticket delivery. When fans purchase single game tickets online or over the phone, they can choose print-at-home and the tickets will be emailed directly to the customer. Tickets can be printed on a home printer and bought straight to the entrance gate to skip any ticket lines.
Social Media
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Oct. 14, 2011
BOULDER, Colo. -
Freshman Madi Kingdon (Phoenix, Ariz.) and the Arizona Volleyball team (12-6, 4-5) defeated
Kingdon had a team-high 12 kills, nine digs and two aces for the Wildcats.
Senior Cursty Jackson (
As a team, the Wildcats hit .219 and held
"It was a good match,"
Nikki Lindow and Kerra Schroeder led the Buffaloes with seven kills each.
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Cowgirl Swimming And Diving Remains Perfect In Dual Meets, Downs UNC
Wyoming Won 13 of 16 Events In Today's Dual
Wyoming Swimmers And Divers Battle For Team Bragging Rights
The Brown Team Defeated The Gold Team 303.5 to 278.5
Senior (2014-15): Once again Boyce saw limited time during her final season as a Cowgirl. In the opening dual meet of the season against MW rival New Mexico, she was a part of the 200 freestyle relay team that placed fifth.
Junior (2013-14): Boyce saw limited action for the Cowgirls during her junior season appearing in three meets. She placed eighth in the 200 freestyle against Denver with a time of 1:59.57. Boyce earned a ninth place finish in the 50 freestyle against Colorado State with a time of 25.35.
Sophomore: (2012-13): Boyce saw Action in three meets during her first season with the Cowgirls. She earned a pair of third-place finishes in a dual meet against Northern Colorado, as she recorded a time of 55.35 in the 100 freestyle and a time of 2:00.29 in the 200 freestyle. Against UNC Boyce was also a part of the 200 freestyle relay that finished in first-place. In her collegiate debut in a dual against Colorado State, she earned a fourth-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:58.30.
Freshman: (2011-12): Boyce saw limited action in the pool for the Cowgirls during her freshman season, but competed well in two meets. At the Citrus Classic, she finished the 200 freestyle in sixth place with a time of 1:58.84. Also at the Classic she swam in the 100 freestyle finishing 13th with a time of 56.30. As a member of the 400 freestyle relay squad she helped it to a second-place finish with a time of 3:37.88. At the Northern Colorado-Colorado School of Mines Triangular she recorded a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:59.48.
High School: Boyce is from Huntington Beach, Calif., and swam for Irvine NOVAquatics and Edison High School. She was a National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Junior National qualifier in the 100 freestyle. She also swam on Irvine, Calif., NOVAquatics 400 freestyle and 800 freestyle relays at this summer's Junior National Championships in Irvine, Calif. She is a California Interscholastic Federation finalist in the 100 free. Boyce also was named most valuable player of her high school team her junior year. She helped her high school team to four consecutive Sunset League Championships. She excelled in the classroom, being named a scholar-athlete at Edison High.
Personal: Boyce was born on March 16, 1993 in Bakersfield, Calif. She is the daughter of Brent and Tonya. She has two older siblings, Evelyn and Reann, and one younger sister, Kylie. She is undecided about a major at UW.


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War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace Family Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Part.Chapter.Paragraph). We used Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky's translation.
Quote #7
Sonya burst into hysterical tears and replied through her sobs that she would do anything and was prepared for anything, but gave no actual promise and could not bring herself to decide to do what was demanded of her. She must sacrifice herself for the family that had reared and brought her up. To sacrifice herself for others was Sonya's habit. Her position in the house was such that only by sacrifice could she show her worth, and she was accustomed to this and loved doing it. But in all her former acts of self-sacrifice she had been happily conscious that they raised her in her own esteem and in that of others, and so made her more worthy of Nikolai whom she loved more than anything in the world. But now they wanted her to sacrifice the very thing that constituted the whole reward for her self-sacrifice and the whole meaning of her life. And for the first time she felt bitterness against those who had been her benefactors only to torture her the more painfully; she felt jealous of Natasha who had never experienced anything of this sort, had never needed to sacrifice herself, but made others sacrifice themselves for her and yet was beloved by everybody. And for the first time Sonya felt that out of her pure, quiet love for Nikolai a passionate feeling was beginning to grow up which was stronger than principle, virtue, or religion. Under the influence of this feeling Sonya, whose life of dependence had taught her involuntarily to be secretive, having answered the countess in vague general terms, avoided talking with her and resolved to wait till she should see Nicholas, not in order to set him free but on the contrary at that meeting to bind him to her forever. (126.96.36.199)
Wow, that's like a little self-contained novel of its own right there. And an insightful summary of what it must have been like to be a dependent in someone else's family. Sonya is related to the Rostovs, but she's a poor orphan who relies on them for everything. She ends up staying in this position of self-sacrifice and being taken for granted forever. How does this bode for Nikolenka, the other orphan character taken in by relatives? Is it different because he's a boy, or because he has an inheritance from his father?
Quote #8
Countess Marya remained in the sitting room.
"I should never, never have believed that one could be so happy," she whispered to herself. A smile lit up her face but at the same time she sighed, and her deep eyes expressed a quiet sadness as though she felt, through her happiness, that there is another sort of happiness unattainable in this life and of which she involuntarily thought at that instant. (Epilogue.1.9.53-54)
This is Marya thinking about the difference between the happy family life she has now and the spiritually secluded life she gave up in exchange for it. (At one point she wanted to be a holy wanderer, remember?) It's a nice little bittersweet thought about what might have been. Mostly we just love how in tune Tolstoy is with the kind of things that run through people's minds. Who hasn't had a daydream about the way life might have been if not for x, y, or z?
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The subject which wholly engrossed Natasha's attention was her family [...]. And the deeper she penetrated, not with her mind only but with her whole soul, her whole being, into the subject that absorbed her, the larger did that subject grow and the weaker and more inadequate did her powers appear, so that she concentrated them wholly on that one thing and yet was unable to accomplish all that she considered necessary. [...] If the purpose of dinner is to nourish the body, a man who eats two dinners at once may perhaps get more enjoyment but will not attain his purpose, for his stomach will not digest the two dinners.
If the purpose of marriage is the family, the person who wishes to have many wives or husbands may perhaps obtain much pleasure, but in that case will not have a family.
If the purpose of food is nourishment and the purpose of marriage is the family, the whole question resolves itself into not eating more than one can digest, and not having more wives or husbands than are needed for the family – that is, one wife or one husband. Natasha needed a husband. A husband was given her and he gave her a family. And she not only saw no need of any other or better husband, but as all the powers of her soul were intent on serving that husband and family, she could not imagine and saw no interest in imagining how it would be if things were different. (Epilogue.1.10.6-14)
This is a nice contrast to the previous quote. What do you think about this theory of love – that the point isn't romance for its own sake, but to create a family? Is there something appealing about this idea? This may explain why the book extends into the marriages and parenting lives of the characters, rather than just ending with a big happy wedding like most 19th century novels. (And it's still the case in most modern romantic comedies and other movie genres.) Instead of the false finality and satisfaction of a wedding, we get the messier, more demanding, and much more realistic description of what happens afterwards.


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Logophilia: the love of words and word games
They're - There - Their
They're going over there in order to get their cookies.
*Bibliomom suggested this series of posts. She knows how much it bugs and/or amuses me when people get words mixed up. Anyway, she thought it sounded like a good idea and I thought it sounded like fun. I figure I'll do a Logophilia post about once a week.*
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The Denver Broncos made their first major round of roster cuts late Sunday night. In all, 11 players were shown the door at Dove Valley, as the Broncos roster was reduced to 77 players.
Perhaps the most surprising of the cuts was offensive tackle Winston Justice. A nine-year veteran, Justice has started 43 NFL games. With incumbent Orlando Franklin moving inside to guard, Justice was expected to compete for the starting job at right tackle. He lost that position battle to Chris Clark.
Due to his veteran status, Justice was not subject to the waiver wire, and was released outright. Another veteran, linebacker Jamar Chaney saw his contract terminated due to injury. CSU-Pueblo alumnus Chase Vaughn was also shown the door due to an injury.
Eight additional players were waived, they are:
- Brennan Clay, Running Back
- Greg Hardin, Wide Receiver
- Jerrell Harris, Linebacker
- Charles Mitchell, Safety
- Will Pericak, Defensive Tackle
- Bryn Renner, Quarterback
- Jerodis Williams, Running Back
- Greg Wilson, Wide Receiver
The Broncos must make two additional roster moves by 2 p.m. MT to get to the league-mandated roster limit of 75. One of those moves is expected to be the moving of wide receiver Jordan Norwood to injured reserve. Norwood tore his ACL last week.
The Broncos' final preseason game will be on Thursday against the Dallas Cowboys. The team will have to cut their roster to 53 players prior to the start of the regular season. On a related note, practice squads have been expanded from eight to 10 players.
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- Wes Welker suffers concussion in preseason loss to the Houston Texans
- Montee Ball returns, but Manning not happy with offense's effort during practice
- Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan carted off the practice field with an injury
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Here's a simple, healthy meal from celebrity chef Curtis Stone. Enjoy mate!
Courtesy of Chef Jeff Mahony
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Satisfy your snack craving with this crispy panko-crusted barramundi recipe. Courtesy of Nicole Gaffney of ColeyCooks.com
A hearty Sicilian-style pasta with meaty Barramundi chunks, tomatoes, capers and roasted almonds. Recipe courtesy of Nicole Gaffney of ColeyCooks.com
Once you discover how delicious smoked barramundi is, you'll never want to go back.
Pescado Rodrigo is one of the most beloved dishes in Mexico City and this is a fantastic adaptation on the classic, using healthy and sustainable barramundi!
This light and healthy sweet and sour barramundi recipe is very easy to prepare. Serve it family style or individual portions!
Meaty and mild barramundi makes a great base for a colorful and flavorful ceviche.
As seen in Bon Appetit Magazine's '50 Ways to Eat Green'.
Chef David Schneider from the Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront cooks an easy whole roasted barramundi with lots of fresh herbs. Simple and delicious!
Courtesy of Chef Steve Betti, Canyon Ranch
Courtesy of Student Chef Kristie Kilgore, Nashua High School North Culinary School and winner of ACF New Hampshire's Iron Chef.
Courtesy of Chef & Sustainable Seafood Advocate, Barton Seaver
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Courtesy of Student Chef Alex Smith of ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH, winner of ACF New Hampshire's Iron Chef "Battle Barramundi"
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Chef Luke Mangan, combines pan-crisped fillets with the bright combo of tomato salsa and burnt lime. Twist open your savvy blanc and enjoy!
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Try this delicious barramundi recipe featured in Chef Rick Moonen's cookbook, Fish Without A Doubt.
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Try this delicious barramundi recipe with basil, ginger, sesame noodles and a Ponzu Glaze from Executive Chef Michael Gilligan of Atrio Restaurant at the Conrad Miami Hotel
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Courtesy of Chef Luke Mangan, "Barramundi is practically the national fish of Australia, and fish and chips is a hands down favorite. We recommend pairing with the coldest, most crisp bottle of fizz you can find. Enjoy!" - Luke
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AKA: "Barramundi Ala Josh". Recipe by: Student chef Josh Heinzman of Con-Val High School in Peterborough, NH, runner-up of ACF New Hampshire's Iron Chef "Battle Barramundi"
Courtesy of Chef and Registered Dietician Diane Henderiks
Courtesy of Chef Luke Mangan, as seen on the "Today" show website
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Courtesy of Chef & Sustainable Seafood Advocate, Barton Seaver
Mexican-inspired recipe courtesy of Natasha Pestano Rice.
French-inspired recipe courtesy of Natasha Pestano Rice
Recipe courtesy of Natasha Pestano Rice
A fresh summer dish featuring charred barramundi paired with crisp summer vegetables.
The Pacific Northwest meets the Deep South, combining cedar notes with a sweet peach finish.
Highlighting summer's bounty, seared barramundi complements tender roasted vegetables in rich buerre blanc.
Latin-inspired chipotle butter-poached barramundi paired with zesty corn salad and chayote.
This spicy curry featuring mild, buttery barramundi is a warming and wholesome fall-inspired dish.
Flavors of chili, cilantro and lime shine in a Latin interpretation of grilled barramundi.
Flaky, buttery barramundi and the rich, sweet-and-spicy complexity of Oaxacan mole topped with a zesty lime crema drizzle.
Bouillabaisse, the classic French seafood stew, is a meal in itself with its savory combination of seafood, vegetables and wine-enhanced stock. Now it's even more satisfying with sustainable barramundi.
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Courtesy of Chef Luke Mangan, as seen on The Today Show. "This ain't no shrimp on the barbie, mate"


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Q & A on Mills River Partnership
Published: Monday, January 2, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 2, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.
Q: What is the Mills River Partnership?
A: The partnership, also known as the Mills River Watershed Protection Project, provides funding and assistance for landowners to undertake voluntary efforts to improve water quality. These including planting trees and stabilizing stream banks as well as conservation easements to limit development. Founded in 1998, the program has since 2000 administered a $700,000 grant from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and a $440,000 grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Q: Who isrepresented?
A: The partnership includes representatives of the N.C. Division of Water Quality, Hendersonville and Asheville's water departments, the U.S. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, Henderson County Planning Department, the Town of Mills River, Environmental and Conservation Organization and Land-of-Sky Regional Council.
Q: Will efforts continue?
A: The future of the partnership and its coordinator's annual salary of $42,000 including benefits had been in question with grants running out at year's end. However Henderson County last summer allocated $17,500 to the partnership through June. That, combined with $15,000 the City of Hendersonville contributes annually, will enable the partnership to continue work while seeking further grants for its work.
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Lost Creek Home
Written by Your 5News Team
Last updated on November 16, 2013 @ 11:41PM
Created on November 16, 2013 @ 9:10AM
One person in Harrison County is looking for a new place to call home, after his home was destroyed in a fire early Saturday morning.
Fire officials aren't sure what caused the fire on Main Street in Lost Creek just after 6:30 a.m., but they are calling the home a total loss.
The person living there was home at the time, but he was able to make it out safely.
They also said the fire doesn't look suspicious.
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Three days away combining exceptional hotel accommodation, fabulous cabaret entertainment and a full day trip to Bruges.
● Coach travel throughout
● Reserved seating throughout your break
● Two nights dinner, bed and breakfast at the acclaimed Grand Burstin Hotel, Folkestone
● All bedrooms with en-suite facilities
● Sensational cabaret entertainment
● A full day excursion to historic Bruges.
Located by the seaside, overlooking both the harbour and beaches in Folkestone – with views to France on clear days – the Grand Burstin Hotel offers quality and style in relaxing surroundings, with sparkling entertainment and a host of facilities to ensure a memorable stay.
Hotel features: All bedrooms with en-suite facilities, television, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities • Leisure suite with indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, solarium and gym • Games room • Restaurant • Bar • Live cabaret entertainment each evening • Free Wi-Fi in public areas and some bedrooms • Lift to all floors.
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Summary: This Joint Operating Procedure, which implements the policies of Department of Defense Directive 4120.11 and the Project Charter for Mobile Electric Power, has been revised extensively to clarify directions for the management of Mobile Electric Power Generating Sources (MEPGS). Major changes are the consolidation of AR 700-72 and AFR 400-49.
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Fallen Off the Edge
The Dubious Life of Art Garcia
Art Garcia
Fallen Off the Edge is a chronicle of one man's experiences after returning from the war in Vietnam. Told through the eyes of Art Garcia, who lived a life "Sitting on the Edge" before he fell off, this book celebrates the major victories born from a series of questionable choices. Art's jocular storytelling takes the reader through the California Prison System on the heels of a man who kept one foot in and one foot out of that system for over ten years before he found the strength and courage to pull himself up from the fall.
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Perspective on Tax PlanningJanuary 2013
The American Taxpayer Relief Act: Implications and Potential Opportunities for High-Income Taxpayers
On January 2, 2013, President Barack Obama signed into law the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012." Most of the tax law changes introduced in this legislation will affect high-income taxpayers, who face the first major tax increase in 20 years.
While income tax rates remain unchanged for most Americans, high-income earners will likely see a significantly higher tax bill in 2013 and beyond, primarily due to raised income, estate and gift tax rates and the personal exemption phase-out as well as limitations on itemized deductions. These tax changes are highlighted below.
Many families will welcome a permanent extension of the lifetime estate and gift tax exemption which remains at $5 million, indexed for inflation. There is also favorable news if you are a taxpayer over age 70 ½ and are required to take annual required minimum distributions from your IRA: The Act restores for 2012 and 2013 a provision allowing tax-free distributions from IRAs, up to $100,000 per taxpayer, for charitable purposes. This provision expired in 2011. In addition, a special rule permits distributions made in December 2012 to be considered a tax-free transfer to charities, assuming the transfer is made to the charity before February 1, 2013. Another special rule permits taxpayers to deem distributions made in January 2013 as made in 2012.
This Act focuses only on the tax aspects of our nation's "fiscal cliff" — many issues related to federal spending and other revenue-raising remain unaddressed. There are several tax-related changes Congress could consider over the months to come — changes like mandating a minimum 10-year term for Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) or limiting the benefits of grantor trusts.
Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Higher Income Tax Rates
Individuals with taxable income over the new $400,000 threshold ($450,000 for married couples filing jointly)* will be taxed at higher rates:
- The individual tax rate for income over this new threshold will rise from 35% in 2012 to 39.6% in 2013.
- The long-term capital gains and qualified dividends tax rate for taxpayers whose income is over this new threshold will rise from 15% in 2012 to 20% in 2013 on the amounts over the thresholds. In reality, these taxpayers will pay 23.8% in taxes on these gains and dividends because of the new 3.8% Medicare tax on net investment income. The Medicare tax applies to individuals with a modified Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of $200,000 or more ($250,000 for married couples filing jointly). It's important to note that taxpayers whose ordinary income is below the 25% income tax rate will not pay any tax on their long-term capital gains or qualified dividends.
In addition, the Social Security Tax on payroll for all taxpayers will be reinstated to 6.2% in 2013, from 4.2% in 2012.
The Phase-Out of Personal Exemptions and the Itemized Deduction Limitation
Individuals with an AGI over the $250,000 threshold ($300,000 for married couples filing jointly)* will derive less benefit from the personal exemption and from itemized deductions, including the charitable deduction and mortgage interest deduction:
- Personal exemptions will be reduced by 2% for each $2,500 of AGI that exceeds this threshold. For example, a married, childless couple that earned $400,000 in 2013 could have their personal exemption amount reduced by over $6,000.
- Itemized deductions will be reduced by 3% of the amount of AGI exceeding this threshold. If, for example, the same married couple earned $400,000 and claimed $50,000 in itemized deductions, the value of those deductions could be reduced by $3,000 or 6% as a result of this limitation. There is, however, a ceiling on this limitation and taxpayers cannot lose more than 80% of their itemized deductions.
Permanent Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Relief
The Act permanently increases AMT exemptions retroactively to 2012 to $50,600 for single taxpayers ($78,750 for married couples filing jointly). Without the retroactive increase, the AMT exemption amount for 2012 would have been $33,750 for single taxpayers ($45,000 for married couples filing jointly). The AMT exemption amount will be indexed for inflation.
A Higher Maximum Estate and Gift Tax Rate and a Permanent Lifetime Exemption
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Chinese wages and the turning point in the Chinese economy
Author: Cai Fang and Wang Meiyan, CASS
Migrant worker wages have steadily increased since 2003, the year that significantly witnessed the first labour shortage in Chinese economic development. Not only have the wages in manufacturing and construction increased constantly, reflecting a more general rise in wages, migrant workers' wages have been catching up to urban wages as well.
Investors fear that inflated migrant wage rates may weaken the comparative advantage of China's labour-intensive industries and thus harm their commodities' competitiveness.
Why are migrant worker wages increasing?
A younger overall demographic, stronger trade union involvement and the gradual approach towards the Lewis turning point in economic development (when abundant low cost supplies of labour begin to run out) have all contributed to wage rises in China. These factors also indicate that wage rises are likely to continue and most likely to speed up in the near future.
In addition, migrant demographic characteristics are changing. New migrant workers are not only younger, but also tend to work fewer hours than their predecessors did. The results from the China Urban Labour Survey (CULS) shows that, if measured by hourly wage rate, the growth of migrants' wages and their convergence to urban locals implies a larger surge in the actual wage rate.
The increase in the wage rate has been the highest in the eastern regions. With investments flowing in from coastal regions, employment opportunities have grown in the central regions and thus had faster growth of wages than in eastern regions. Due to their faster and more capital-intensive growth, the migrants' wage rates in the western regions have increased faster, compared with both the eastern and central regions.
There are three reasons why investors should worry less about rising wages.
First, the more rapid growth of labour productivity guarantees that the wage inflation will do no harm to the comparative advantage of manufacturing. Nationwide data from manufacturing firms shows that while workers' compensation in real terms increased by 91.8 per cent between 2000–2007, marginal product of labour increased by 178.7 per cent. It is clear that not wages alone but the ratio of wages-to-labour productivity determine the competitiveness of a firm, sector or country.
Secondly, China's spatial and regional diversity will allow central and western provinces to carry on labour-intensive industries, which have become outdated in the coastal regions. China can avoid the common flying geese pattern of labour-intensive industries' moving costs to less-advanced countries, following a wage increase, by allowing labour-intensive industries to continue growing in the less-developed inland regions. China's capacity for industrial development in the central and western regions has substantially improved as the result of the central government's implementation of the 'going-to-the-west' strategy.
Thirdly, the wage increase and its continuation will create a new group of consumers in China, which in turn can help rebalance the Chinese economy (as well as the world economy) and sustain its growth. There were 145 million recorded Chinese migrant workers in 2009, accounting for more than one-third of urban employment. Although the level of migrant workers' wage rates are below the average in the urban labour market, the huge size of migrant workers makes their total earnings and potential consumption expenditure significant. Being at the bottom of income distribution, an increase in migrants' income implies a reduction of inequality. Hence, as can be generally expected, this low income group has a higher consumption elasticity of income — namely, a stronger marginal propensity to consume.
Migrants are more likely to become the next big consumers in China. That will support China's transformation from export-led to domestic demand-driven growth and hopefully ease some investors' fears about labour wage increases.
Cai Fang is Director of The Institute of Population and Labor Economics (IPLE), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
Wang Meiyan is an associate professor at the Institute of Population and Labor Economics at CASS.
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There are a few points needing some clarification.
The second reason given for worrying less about wage increases is moving westward of labour intensive industries inside China, because labour costs are lower there presumably. But earlier on in the post it was said that wages rises in the western regions are faster. It requires a bit reconciliation between the two arguments.
The third reason is that wage rises will create more domestic demand that would sustain production. That obviously has some truth, but also may confuse the change in the comparative advantages between China and other countries. The newly created demand may choose to buy cheaper imports as opposed domestic products.
Further, the figures in the post suggest that the wages for the bottom income class of migrant workers increased very rapidly over a period that may indicate a reduction in income inequality. This seems to be inconsistent with what many people are saying that income inequality has been rising in China. Which is correct?
A very interesting essay. What this and other items miss about wage
increases is. however, whether the increases have been preceded and/or accompanied by at least equivalent increases in productivity. To the extent the latter holds, the real costs of Chinese labour may retain or even enhance their competitive advantage. Hence, the may be no 'turning point', or at least the turning point is open to question.
This is a very good summary of the issues.
Congratulations to the authors.
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Both grain types provide energy and can lower the risk of certain cancers, coronary heart disease and strokes. Refined grains have lower levels of vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. They also lack the fiber that is one of the main reasons to switching to a diet rich in grains.
Whole grains are the better choice and provide the most for a healthier eating lifestyle. They also help keep blood sugar levels under control and aid in weight management.
The three parts of whole grains consists of the bran, the germ and the endosperm. The bran layer contains the most fiber and includes B vitamins, protein, iron and other minerals. The germ layer also contains fiber, iron, phytochemicals, and B vitamins and is a good source of vitamin E. The endosperm layer provides the starch or complex carbohydrates, little fiber, protein, iron and a few B vitamins. Only the endosperm layer is present in refined grains.
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Yesterday, Fox5 News in Atlanta reported that Governor Nathan Deal is calling a task force together to analyze and address the reason for the gridlock.
Addressed, as one of the main issues, will be the lack of a plan in Atlanta when the snow storm hit most of Georgia on Tuesday.
There were nationwide reports that the storm only resulted in two inches of snow that fell – most areas had as much as four inches. However, this was a blinding snow that fell and it was so dense it made visibility almost nil.
And because the temperature was in the single digits, it quickly turned to ice not just fluffy snow. This snow was so fine – not a flake to be seen. It looked more like white rain falling from the sky. It happened quickly and it continued snowing hard for about 24 hours nonstop. The wind was fierce and drove the snow with force.
Visibility was poor looking from the living room window. It was a nightmare for motorist.
The Governor came under a lot of criticism for the lack of response from the state. Already announced is the appointment of well known Fox5 meteorologist, Ken Cook. The Governor has invited others as well; and they are expected to meet at the Statehouse on Monday where he will announce their names.
This storm stranded people and left them in their automobiles for as long as 24 or more hours. Many abandoned their vehicles and walked miles in single digit temperatures.
There were babies born in these conditions, ambulances stranded with very sick folks on board, children and teachers forced to spend nearly two days in school rooms.
Also, there were families out of their minds because they could not hear from their loved ones for hours and hours.
There were thousands of accidents on the highway and a maze of sideways automobiles that looked like a junk yard.
One man was arrested when he stole a tow truck and was helping himself to the abandoned vehicles on the highway.
But true to form, this storm brought out the very best in the people of Atlanta. Grocery stores, hardware stores, restaurants and many other warm places opened their doors for people to come in from the cold and sleep wherever they could – many on the floor.
People took in complete strangers. One man gave up his hotel room to a family who had been on their way home from the hospital where their young son had outpatient surgery that day.
This is a storm that will be long remembered not just from the stress of it all but for the blessings of it all as well.
It was once said that God has people everywhere and that is certainly true here in Atlanta.
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Quite a few old wives' tales about sex selection involve theories about the best way to make love if you want to influence your baby's gender.
If you want a boy...
- Lie down after sex and stay there for a while. Supposedly that gives the boy sperm a chance to beat the girl sperm to the egg.
- Make love standing up.
- Try the rear-entry position.
- Focus on his pleasure — if the male partner climaxes first, supposedly you're guaranteed a boy.
- Give in to seduction — if the man is the one to suggest some baby-making, you'll get a boy.
- Gals, sleep to the left of your partner.
If you want a girl...
- Give the missionary position a go.
- Make love with the woman on top.
- Focus on her pleasure — if the woman orgasms before her partner, you can decorate your nursery in pink.
- Let her take the lead — if the woman initiates sex, you'll get a girl.
It's all in the timing or direction
In a society where many people still check their daily horoscope for guidance, is it any surprise that superstition and folklore also dictate when to make love if you want to pick your baby's sex?
If you want a boy...
- Make love when there's a quarter moon in the sky.
- Have sex at night.
- Mark your calendar — more boys are conceived on odd days of the month.
- Follow the compass — one BabyCenter parent swears that pointing the woman's head north while making love guarantees a boy.
If you want a girl...
- Do the baby dance when the moon is full.
- Make a date for love in the afternoon.
- Get together on the even days of the month.
Keeping your cool
And we mean both literally and figuratively. According to some stories, being relaxed when you conceive means you'll have a girl. If you're a worrywart, a son's in your future.
But the actual temperature may play a role too. Some say a man's testicles should be cool before you have sex if you want a daughter; for a son, warm them up.
That idea plays into the common belief about boxers versus briefs — go for the tighty-whities if you want a boy, but hang loose if you're aching for a girl.
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Some sex selection folklore defies categorization. For instance, some say that if the hairline at the base of your last child's neck is a ducktail, your next baby will be a girl. If it's straight across, prepare for a boy. Another story says that the baby's sex is determined by which partner is dominant in the relationship at the time of conception.


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Three weeks in advance of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with a group of volunteers Friday and raised eyebrows with his remarks aimed at assuaging fears about the safety of gay athletes and visitors during the games.
According to the state-run ITAR-Tass news agency, Putin claimed that Russia, "unlike some other countries, does not criminalize homosexual relationships."
Some might ask how that is any different from criminalizing the admission of homosexuality, or passing a law that allows known gay associates, supporters and sympathizers to be thrown in jail and fined, as Putin did in June 2013.
According to a report in The New York Times, Putin's law is full of vague wording like, "propaganda of nontraditional sexual orientations" among minors, which leaves interpretation open to Russian prosecutors and judges.
Nonetheless, Putin was available for a photo shoot sitting in a room full of Olympic volunteers as he made his noble comments concerning children.
"We don't outlaw anything and don't nab anyone," Putin said. "That's why you can feel safe and free here, but please leave our children in peace."
The statement smacked more of public relations propaganda than altruistic concern for kids, particularly since Russia's orphanages are full of children that could be available for adoption by US couples, except for the ban Putin signed into law in 2012 forbidding such adoptions.
In a previous move to soften Russia's stand against gay rights, Putin signed an amnesty law in December that allowed the release of high-profile individuals jailed for protests, including more than 30 members of Greenpeace aboard the Arctic Sunrise vessel, who were against Shell oil drilling in the Arctic.
President Barack Obama sent his own not so subtle protest message against Putin's intolerant laws when he chose not to attend the Olympics, but announced he would be sending a delegation that includes three openly gay athletes.
Tennis great Billie Jean King, ice hockey medalist Caitlin Cahow and figure skater Brian Boitano will be among the US representatives.
"The US Delegation to the Olympic Games represents the diversity that is the United States. All our delegation members are distinguished by their accomplishments in government service, civic activism, and sports. We are proud of each and every one of them and think they will serve as great ambassadors of the United States to the Olympic Games," said President Obama last month.
Leon Aron, director of Russian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute wrote an extensive essay for Politico in which he outlines the political importance of Sochi, a beachside resort for winter games, to the former KGB operative. It is personal to Putin and the government has invested upward of $55 billion dollars on the games, although many Russians are still living in poverty.
Putin told George Stephanopoulos on ABC News, "No, no. I want it to be the nation's success… not my personal ambition."
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It was a long time coming, but Tim McDonald finally achieved a long-sought-after perfect game, and his feat is the headline performance in this week's Examiner.com report on high scores at bowling centers in the Sarasota-Manatee-Charlotte County area.
Making only his second appearance as a substitute in the Thursday Night Mixed League at Bowland Port Charlotte, the 47-year-old righthander blasted games of 265, 300 and 211 for a 776 series.
"I'm ecstatic," said McDonald, who has carried yearbook averages of 203, 207 and 197 in the past three seasons. "That was my first-ever 300, sanctioned or practice, and it was my highest series, as well. I've rolled at least 20 games of 279 or better, but I've never gone all the way."
Meanwhile, Greg Talbot fell one pin shy of perfection during a recent session of the Jeffcoat Blueprinting League at AMF Bradenton Lanes, finishing with a 299 game as part of a 718 series.
On the distaff side, Diane Kays had the pins falling her way in the Kays-Ponger-Uselton Ladies League at Treasure Lanes in Port Charlotte, where she carries a 184 average. She blasted a 702 series on games of 236, 244 and 222.
Two area players posted far-over-average series at Bowland Port Charlotte. Dave Barclay rolled a 207-over 690 on games of 244, 232 and 214 in the RG Strikeline Seniors League, and Jason Keosaian had a 174-over 756 on games of 279, 238 and 239 in the Guys & Dolls League.
In the La Malinche Restaurant League at Sarasota Lanes, Bob Yoder pounded out a 171-over-average 727 series (258-256-213) and Manny Rigas had a 155-over 746 series (246-253-247).
Carl Frank turned in a 166-over-average 694 set (235-224-235) in the Amore's Italian Restaurant Mixed League at AMF Venice, and Robert Oden had a 153-over 765 series (274-278-213) in the Yoder Restaurant League at Sarasota Lanes.
Other high-score reports from area bowling establishments included:
- AMF BRADENTON LANES: William Farmer 279, Doug Lewis 279, Johnny Wetter Jr. 279, Charles Fletcher 278, Justin Henderson 268, Pepe Smith 267, David Turner 266, Paul Farmer 266, Larry Woodruff 754, Nick Praessel 732, Peter Varga Jr. 716. Jesse Cabral 707; Carolyn Evans 242, Judy Alderman 234, Paula Wenzel 761, Angel Revels 619.
- TREASURE LANES: Joe Tocco 279, Jeff Reed 278-717, Jerry Lord 277-707, Chuck Roame 277, Mike Aleshire 270-784, Corey Cyr 268, D.J. June 267, John Holmes 267, Joe DiFranco 267, David Vale 265-720, Anthony Hauss 265-711, Jordan Ray 265, John Davis 710; Renae Gross 258-691 and 242-668, Jennifer Peacock 247-662, Wendy Aldridge 233-618, Heatherly Faulkner 233, Kim Blue 228.
- SARASOTA LANES: Glenn Reed 279, Ken Fuger 277, Dillon Eisenhauer 276-714 and 735, Steven Baran 269-757, Richard McLaughlin Jr. 268, Robert Torres 268, Jerry Gow 266-727, Saul Insignares 266, Steve Albritton 716, Dave Grether 714, Carl Sawyer III 704, Anthony Bongiovanni 701.
- BOWLAND PORT CHARLOTTE: Daniel Gassera 279 and 277-762, Nelson Sherrill 279, John Hoppe 278, Frank Mauro 276, Jason Gottfried 268; Kris Boone 244-687, Mickeal Paige 234 and 604, Pat Anderson 617, Lisa Molitor 615, Dawn Vuolo 603, Gina Gattuso 602, Jill Harper 601.
- AMF VENICE LANES: Charles Frenz 268, Dave Cottrill 733, Matt Aiken 714; Yvonne Pippin 232-608, Mary Stary 229-637, Dolores Meyers 604.
- ENGLEWOOD BOWL: John Stempien 268.
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Main manufacturers and producers of sandalwood fans are in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Guangzhou Cities in China. Suzhou sandalwood fans are a famous traditional art work in Jiangsu Province, begun at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. In the 1920s, there were seven large sandalwood fans workshops including Zhangduoji. In the early period, they mainly made fans for men and later for women.
Suzhou sandalwood fans are made using sophisticated technology. They smell fragrant and look small and exquisite. They are very popular among women. Suzhou sandalwood fans are characterized with four kinds of patterns which are pulled patterns, pyrographed patterns, carved patterns and painted patterns. They are elegant and beautiful. In the 1980s, the patterns of Suzhou sandalwood fans were as many as 300 categories, and annual output reached 500,000. In 1981, it won second place at the Hundred Flowers Award for Art Works.
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When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he's eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because "not a lot of people want boys —not foster boys that ain't babies."
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The police shooting of an unarmed black teen. Some comment about the reaction.
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[WARNING: This article contains spoilers about the third season of "American Horror Story," which aired on FX from October of 2013 to January of 2014.]
Of the young witches attending Miss Robichaux's Academy in "American Horror Story: Coven," Madison Montgomery best fits the first episode's title, Bitchcraft. She's a fiercely heartless Hollywood Diva (with a capital "D"), sent to the school after using her telekinetic powers to kill a director who dared criticize her. Incredibly triumphant when she uses this same power to overturn a bus filled with the frat boys who raped her, but unfortunate that the innocent Kyle also perished in the fiery crash.
Emma Roberts, new to the show for Coven (season 3), portrayed Madison with unparalleled icy flippancy. Daughter of Eric Roberts and niece of Julie Roberts, she was previously best-known for the tween show "Unfabulous," and, as her entrance into the horror world, as Sidney's cousin in the fourth installment of the "Scream" series.
Roberts met three-season show veteran Evan Peters (who played Kyle in Coven) prior to being cast in "AHS" -- when he played her romantic interest in the independent film "Adult World." The two soon became romantically linked. Last January, six months after making headlines for a physical struggle in a Montreal hotel room (click here to read more), they announced their engagement. (Click here for more on their engagement, here for more on their work together, and here for more on their early relationship.)
Madison initially brings Kyle back, Frankenstein style, for the benefit of Zoe (Taissa Farmiga). In episode 4, Supreme witch Fiona (Jessica Lange) senses Madison's powers growing and slashes her throat, fearing that Madison will soon take her place. Life-giving witch Misty (Lily Rabe) resurrects her, but Madison laments that she's unable to feel anything. She finds an exception to her numbness when she hooks up with Kyle. But he loves Zoe. In the final episode, after Zoe is killed accidentally, Kyle holds Madison responsible for not bringing her back, and, reminiscent of "Blade Runner," creature kills creator.
So glad her episode 4 death wasn't really the end so Madison could continue whipping out her zingers until season finale. Roberts will return for season 4, Freak Show, next fall. While waiting for deets on that, enjoy cool original artwork of and quotes from one of the witchiest witches of Coven's coven.
20. I'm Madison Montgomery.
I make $7 million a picture. I have two Teen Choice awards.
Original artwork by Svetlana Prokhorova (Lanka69). Used with the artist's permission. Check out more from this artist on her Deviant Art page.
19. Fiona: Your powers, you've been feeling them growing? Madison: Yeah, like crazy. Fiona: Have you ever wondered why? Madison: Uh, apart from my being awesome?
18. Madison: What do you expect to get with that stupid cake? Nan: Just being neighborly. What do you expect go get with that dress? Madison: Laid. He's going to be my fall fling.
17. Is this where we all sing Kumbaya?
16. Madison: You wanna be my slave tonight? Archie: What's in it for me? Madison: Are you stupid? Slaves get nothing. Now why don't you get me another drink.
15. Queenie: You were never my friends. Madison: Oh, boo-friggin'-hoo. You switched teams because girls were mean to you. Fiona slit my throat. You don't see me b*tching out.
14. Joan: You're mocking my grief. Madison: Not your grief. Maybe the outfit. God works in mysterious ways, Joanie. Roll with it.
13. Madison: Zoe, look around this room. Okay, what do you see? Zoe: Tragedy. Madison: I see potential. Look, nice legs over here. A great set of guns … We take the best boy parts, we attach them to Kyle's head, and we build the perfect boyfriend. Zoe: Is this just a joke to you? Madison: No, it's a challenge. All we have to do is follow this recipe. Find me a saw.
12. It was horrible.
I was stuck on a network musical. It was a live version of "The Sound of Music." I wasn't even the lead. I was Liesl.
Original artwork by Shelire. Used with the artist's permission. Check out more from this artist on her Deviant Art page.
11. Hmm, good luck keeping him away from me. He's so backed up all I'd have to say is "panties" and he'd j*zz his jeans.
10. It's too hot. My frickin' vagina's sweating.
9. I am a Millennial. Generation Y. Born between the birth of AIDS and 9/11, give or take. They call us "the Global Generation." We are known for our entitlement and narcissism. Some say it's because we're the first generation where every kid gets a trophy just for showing up. Others think it's because social media allows us to post every time we fart or have a sandwich for all the world to see. But it seems that our one defining trait is a numbness to the world, an indifference to suffering. I know I did anything I could to not feel. Sex, drugs, booze. Just take away the pain. Take away my mother and my a--hole father. And the press, and all the boys I loved who wouldn't love me back. Hell, I was gang raped, and two days later I was back in class like nothing happened. I mean, that must have hurt like hell, right? Most people never get over stuff like that, and I was, like, "Let's go for Jamba juice." I would give everything I have or will ever have just to feel pain again. To hurt.
8. That swamp b*tch can't even spell her own name, and now she gets the keys to the kingdom? I mean, I came back from the dead.
7. Madison: Maybe not today.
But a year from now ... the phone rings, and, "Hey, girlfriend, it's Auntie Stevie. Need some mojo..." Everything's transactional. Guy buys you dinner, he expects a b---job. Welcome to earth. Misty: Hey, are you trying to say that Stevie was working me? Madison: Players only love you when they're playin'.
Original artwork by AlexanderLS Portraits. Used with the artist's permission. Check out more work from this artist on his Facebook page or his Tumblr page.
6. Madison: [To Fiona] Surprise, b*tch. I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me ... I'm the next Supreme. I brought myself back. Looks like you've got some 'splainin' to do ... We all know the playbook on this. You killed me, so we burn you at the stake. I'm gonna bring marshmallows and graham crackers to make s'mores.
5. Zoe: Queenie's dead. Madison: We don't know that ... She could be at the Souplantation, you know how much that b*tch loves a bottomless bowl. Should we go to the morgue? Zoe & Nan: No. Madison: For witches, you guys are SUCH squares.
4. Myrtle: Oh, Madison, You are the worst kind of Hollywood cliché: a bobble head with crotchless panties! Madison: And you're a dried-up old Hot Pocket, but I don't judge. Myrtle: You can't speak to me that way - I am your elder. Madison: Welcome to the Revolution, Carrot Top. As the next Supreme, I'm gonna drive this coven out of the Dark Ages. Crotchless panties for everyone.
3. Madison: She thinks I'm the next Supreme. Nan: Why can't it be me? Madison: Because you've got no style and your pits smell like fishsticks.
2. Zoe: Don't you care at all? Madison: Have you met me?
1. Either crown me, or kiss my a--.


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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton's Texas mansion disco room is generating some buzz as the details of the home's for sale listing hit the web. Fox Sports shared the scoop on the intriguing listing on Jan. 25.
Payton has put his Dallas-area home on the market, and mansion has about 7,800 square feet. Along with the basics one would expect from a home with a $3.45 million price tag, Sean Payton's Texas mansion has a disco floor that seems like it would be a lot of fun. The game room with the lighted disco floor has a fog machine, wet bar and laser lights as well.
Of course the mansion has other fantastic features as well. Realtor.com shares that it was built in 2006 and has four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The home is located in a guard-gated community with a golf course and naturally it's got a gourmet kitchen too.
Will Sean Payton's Texas mansion's disco floor be a key selling point for the luxurious home? It seems he's got it priced to move compared to previous listing prices, so hopefully someone with some cash will swoop in and scoop it up from him.


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Michael Mann, "Public Enemies" (2009).
There's one flat-out great sequence in Michael Mann's new film, Public Enemies, the kind that makes you wish you were watching another movie. It's a spectacular (and poorly thought-out) shoot-out in a lodge in the Wisconsin woods where John Dillinger and Babyface Nelson, the two most notorious gangsters of their time, are holed up. It's the opposite of those scenes in Thief (1981) and Manhunter (1986), or even on "Miami Vice", which Mann produced — not those trademark tense scenes shot with paradoxical languor, with still bodies cut by shards of light, but with jittery handheld cameras.
Mann has been proven to be an efficient director of action (see the otherwise bloated Heat from 1995), and his sharp eye is actually aided here by using nothing but digital cameras all throughout. The cameras, practically up people's nostrils, plunge you into the frenzy of the shootout: heat and light everywhere, the din of gunshot and breaking glass, Tommy guns literally ablaze, the sparks from their muzzles momentarily overexposed and blown out on camera. The gangsters run into the dark forest, and the DV camera makes the woods look alive, swarming with digital motes and jellyfish tendrils of fog. When the sequence ends in a forest clearing — death twitches galore and blood squibs exploding everywhere — you finally exhale. It's unfortunate that it's surrounded by over two hours of dullness.


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by Don
(Morrill, Ne)
I have been driving a truck since Aug of 1985. I have seen the public's opinion of the trucker change. My own opinion has changed with the public. I have seen the professionalism steadily decline.
My father was a driver & always worn clean shirts & trousers. They were all ironed & trousers were creased. I don't crease my jeans but they are clean & my shirts are clean, fit properly & my boots are polished.
Now you see people who dress sloppy & sometimes hardly dressed. The thing that has really effected my attitude towards the drivers now is the total lack of courtesy.
I pull a bull rack & I have a fast truck. Freight haulers see me coming & they will whip over into the hammer lane just to slow me down even if they are yet 100 yds from the truck they have very slowly coming up to. They will do this also to 4 wheelers as I have had them do it to me when in my pick up & have watched as they nearly take the nose off the 4 wheeler.
I was a freight hauler for several years & I also had a 65 mile an hr truck. If someone tried to pass me who had a 66 or 67 mile an hr truck I would always drop 1 or 2 mph off my speed. They got passed me quickly & didn't hold up traffic. Now you have to follow these slow trucks for miles as they slowly creep past.
If you want society to change their opinion of the truck driver, then truckers need to start showing some courtesy. I hear & watch truckers every day & they don't even have any respect for each other, so, how can you expect society to respect you?
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Enjoying the Scenic Railways of New Zealand
New Zealand is a country of scenic and diverse natural beauty. The country is divided into two main islands, North and South.
North Island has unique scenery ranging from fine sandy beaches, through productive farmland and verdant forest to quite active volcanic mountains with bubbling mud pools.
The South Island has spectacular scenery ranging from inviting sandy beaches, tall mountains, fiords, and large glaciers. There are other, rather more wild, islands of New Zealand, ranging from the nearby and accessible Stewart Island to the remote windswept Sub-Antarctic Islands and the distant uninhabited Kermadec Islands.
The islands are inhabited by many species of unique fauna and flora, including the elusive kiwi, which has become the national symbol.
New Zealand has a wealth of national parks, rural areas and other out-of-the-way places that are worth a visit and what better to enjoy the land than through a tour on a scenic railway.
Ferrymead Railway
The Ferrymead Railway is a living museum based at Ferrymead Heritage Park; the Canterbury Railway Society restores and operates New Zealand's finest collection of steam, diesel and electric locomotives.
Ferrymead Heritage Park features a Heritage Township complete with a Picture Theatre, School House, Church, Tearooms, Jail and Railway Station as well as a fascinating array of museum and heritage collections. The Ferrymead Railway currently operates the first Sunday of the month and on special events and holidays .
Driving Creek Railway and Potteries
Driving Creek Railway and Potteries' – This is a narrow gauge mountain railway with a working pottery shop and a wildlife sanctuary' in Coromandel, New Zealand.
The one-hour return trip on their innovatively designed trains takes you through replanted native kauri forest and includes two spirals, three short tunnels, five reversing points and several large viaducts as it climbs up to the mountain-top terminus that offers great panoramic views out over the island-studded Hauraki Gulf with the forested valley and mountains behind.
You can visit the pottery complex which blends in the natural surrounding, and afterwards you can visit the 'Craft Shop' and view the finished works.
In 1980 the Goldfields Steam Train Society, as it was originally named, was formed by a group of enthusiasts, to acquire the Waihi Station complex and the section of track between Waihi & Waikino.
The society runs railway trips using heritage railways from Waihi and Waikino that passes by impressive vistas, busy farmland, and through cuttings hewn from solid rock, and crosses two flowing rivers to the former Waihi Gold mining Company's goldfields.
Tairei Gorge Railway
Tairei Gorge Railway' a tourist oriented railway based in Dunedin, New Zealand. It runs diesel powered train excursions through the rugged and spectacular Taieri River Gorge to Pukerangi or Middlemarch; Dunedin, New Zealand through tunnels and across iron viaducts carved by hand more than 100 years ago.
You can take a trip to the Otago Peninsula are colonies of the world's shyest penguin, the Yellow-eyed Penguin, sharing secluded beaches with New Zealand Fur Seals. You are welcome aboard the 'Seasider, run by the Taieri Gorge Railway, which is the city of Dunedin's scenic coastal tourist train.
And, off course a visit to the city of Dunedin, a city rich in cultural heritage in a region full of natural splendor and adventure, fine shops and cafes.
Tranz Scenic
The Tranz Scenic is a New Zealand passenger rail company providing numerous train journeys including the Overlander, Northerner, TranzCoastal, TranzAlpine, and others.
'Tranz Alpine' that climbs into the heights of the Southern Alps before descending through lush beech rain forest to the West Coast town of Greymouth.
The Overlander
The Overlander is a journey through the heart of the North Island, traveling between Auckland, New Zealand's largest city and home of the Sky Tower, to Wellington - New Zealand's arts and culture capital.
You will see fantastic views of New Zealand farmland, the volcanic plateau, Mount Ruapehu, the world famous Raurimu Spiral, and stunning river gorges - all from panoramic windows or open-air viewing decks allowing you the best possible views.'
The Tranz Coastal Service from the Picton to the city of Christchurch traveling through some of New Zealand's finest horticultural and farmland areas, and where through an open carriage see amazing wildlife such as dolphins, seals and penguins from the comfort of the train carriage. Or you can break your journey to take in whale watching or dare to get closer and swim with the dolphins.
There is more. You can contact the Federation of Rail Organization New Zealand which represents the Heritage & Tourist Rail Industry in New Zealand. The heritage and tourist rail industry in New Zealand comprises over 70 organizations covering a diverse range of activities from museum type organizations, collecting and conserving historic rail equipment, artifacts and archives, to rail operations primarily targeted at the tourist or leisure market.
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I was inspired by a book i started to read. An Elm Creek Quilts- by Jennifer Chiarerini. I love these books so much and the stories of the ladies making new quilts. And hunting for old information on old ones, So inspring i had to make my first quilt of "The Winding Ways". Then my sister loved it so much she and I do our quilt learning together. We been quilting for only a short while since 2009. But we love every moment of it.
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Jan 13, 2010 11:18 AM
This necklace caught our eye for its simple, classic shape, and of course, the unicorn. Then we learned that the unicorn has a name. And then we read the amazing description written about the necklace (oh yes, it includes the phrase "magical symbol of hope and wonder"). Ultimately, we realized we cannot live without this Charlene the Unicorn Necklace ($13) - and neither can you.
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After being limited for much of the offseason workouts, receiver Marques Colston fully worked in drills Friday.
Colston, who in three seasons has caught 215 passes for 3,000 yards and 24 touchdowns, had microfracture surgery in January to repair a small hole he had worn in his left kneecap.
But he showed no effects during drills, and he said he is as healthy as he has been in quite some time.
"I'm definitely 100 percent injury-free," Colston said. "It's just a matter of now trying to manage it so I can come out of preseason feeling the same way. I'm always going to be leery of that and keep working hard."
INJURY UPDATE: Linebacker Jonathan Vilma and receivers Lance Moore and Adrian Arrington were expected to be limited at Friday's workouts.
Arrington, who has a sore hamstring after an injury during organized team activities, spent most of the morning on the exercise bike before taking part in individual drills in the afternoon.
Vilma and Moore saw plenty of action in both workouts.
Vilma, who had arthroscopic surgery to repair a minor sports hernia after the offseason conditioning program last month, was involved in contact drills.
Moore, who suffered a torn labrum while lifting weights and had surgery in April, was on the field in individual and position drills, although he was wearing a non-contact red jersey.
After the morning practice, Moore indicated he felt good and was ahead of schedule in his recovery.
"I'm going to do what they'll let me," Moore said. "They don't want me to have any contact for another two weeks at least, so I won't be in team drills."
QUICK HITS: Quarterback Drew Brees was the last player on the field signing autographs after the morning workout. ... Running back Reggie Bush, who also had microfracture knee surgery, was a full participant and said, "I wouldn't say I'm 100 percent. I would say strength-wise 100 percent, health-wise at about 99.5 percent, which is expected on the first real day back."
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