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This is a shocking study for liberal minded morons across the land. If you pay $30,000 per year to a shitty college for a shitty degree in arts, education or social work, you will end up with a shitty job, shitty pay and a massive debt that you can never pay off because you have a shitty job with shitty pay. But guess what? Obama and his minions are doling out hundreds of billions of YOUR TAX DOLLARS to these clueless morons so they can get worthless college degrees from terrible schools every year. Even though these morons are virtually unemployable, they don't show up as unemployed in the government statistics while they're getting their worthless degrees with your money. There are millions of idiots occupying classroom space at worthless institutions across the land. It's a scam and you are paying the bill.
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These U.S. Colleges and Majors Are the Biggest Waste of Money
This morning we published a review of recent research by PayScale on the most valuable colleges and majors in America, based on self-reported earnings by individuals who graduated from hundreds of schools.
Some of you asked: What about the least valuable colleges and majors in America? What a mischievous question! So we looked into that, too.
Here are the eleven schools in PayScale's data with a 20-year net return worse than negative-$30,000. In other words: these are the schools where PayScale determined that not going to college is at least $30,000 more valuable than taking the time to pay for and graduate from one of these schools.
It gets worse. The self-reported earnings of art majors from Murray State are so low that after two decades, a typical high school grad will have out-earned them by nearly $200,000. Here are the degrees (i.e.: specific majors at specific schools) with the lowest 20-year net return, according to PayScale. They are all public schools: Bold names are for in-state students.
The same caveats that applied to our first article apply to this one. First, these estimates come from self-reported income. Self-reported income tends to skew up, because humans are a proud species, and we care more about our feelings than strict honesty with anonymous pollsters.
Second, PayScale calculates the next 20 years in earnings by inferring from the last 20 years. Sounds reasonable. But like any assumption, this carries risks. The "most coveted major" changes from time to time. If biomedical engineering becomes the next big VC category, scientists in California will be in higher demand than software engineers, whose earnings forecast might fall. PayScale can't predict that future. Moreover, if a school dramatically expanded a high-value program (like engineering) in the last five years, it might raise the financial value of its students in a way that PayScale doesn't full account for, since this research looks back two decades. In short, like most studies of this kind, the findings are fascinating and worth remembering and quoting—but also worth contextualizing.
Finally, as Jordan Weissmann notes, PayScale can tell us which colleges graduate the richest students. But it can't tell us which colleges make the biggest delta in student outcomes, which might be a more important question for college counselors and families. For that, you would need to study a huge group of similar kids, some of whom went to great colleges, some to middling colleges, and some to bad ones, and measure the difference. When we measure lifetime earnings of students graduating from elite (and poor) colleges, we're measuring both the quality of the college and the earnings potential of the student attending that college before they stepped foot on campus.


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In a unprecedented step, the Govt is threatening to fine businesses that speak out against the Carbon Tax, and it's impact on their business.
"We always strive to keep our prices at reasonable levels but because the carbon tax will make electricity more expensive, our prices will increase. We apologise for these price increases."
In Mr Abbott's letter he warns business owners that the carbon tax, which begins on July 1, will add to the operating costs of local butchers across Australia.
"Julia Gillard promised six days before the election 'there will be no carbon tax under the government I lead'," he writes.
"This broken promise will do great damage to small businesses like yours and drive up costs."
But the Assistant Treasurer, David Bradbury, has warned that the Liberal leader has potentially exposed shop owners to fines of up to $1 million each.
Mr Bradbury hit out at Mr Abbott, saying he was improperly giving "businesses the green light to jack up their prices" and warned that shop keepers who put up their prices without due justification were risking large fines from the ACCC of more than $1 million for each infraction.
He said the ACCC was keeping a careful watch on businesses who overcompensated on prices using the excuse of the carbon price.
"Mr Abbott is recklessly encouraging businesses to increase their prices and to put a sign in their windows – authorised by his small business spokesperson Bruce Billson – blaming the carbon price," Mr Bradbury said.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/abbotts-carbon-tax-flyer-exposes-businesses-to-fines-bradbury-20120626-20ztc.html#ixzz1zKxbljPn
Let's face it if it looks like a rat and scuttles like a rat and deserts a sinking ship like a rat, it is without doubt just the result of another Gillard Policy.
We now are living with a Carbon Tax and over the next few years we will see business closing down and prices increasing across the board. Of course the Government is right we won't suddenly be inundated, but they fail to answer the inadequacy of their Household Assistance Package , the fact the top 500companies is now closer to the top 300 companies, nor why they are giving a $50 million bailout package to a Briquette company, when to be honest it is this type of company they are trying to force out of production ?
Well, families can tweak their Compensation by working out how you will earn your Family income as can be seen below it can make a big difference, but even more it makes a mockery of the whole Household Assistant Package, as a single income family earning $80,000 is around $540 per year worse off than if one of you earned $56,000 and the other earned $24,000. It is all the same figure that makes up the Family income figure of $80,000. The family is still having to pay it's bills out of the same income, so what difference does how the family actually earn that amount make?
Family Income Income/s Price Impact Compensation
(2xadults, 1x15yo child)
$80,000 Single income $509 per year $391 per year
$80,000 2 income equal $541 per year $642 per year
$80,000 $56k /$24k $527 per year $958 per year
$90,000 One income $544 per year $391 per year
$90,000 2 equal incomes $581 per year $642 per year
$90,000 $63k/$27k $570 per year $782 per year
$100,000 One income $575 per year $391 per year
$100,000 equal incomes $617 per year $643 per year
$100,000 $70k/$30k $610 per year $625 per year
$120,000 One income $629 per year $354 per year
$120,000 equal incomes $681 per year $606 per year
$120,000 $84k/$36k $681 per year $306 per year
$140,000 One income $696 per year $159 per year
$140,000 Equal incomes $761 per year $531 per year
$140,000 $98k/$42k $759 per year $306 per year
But what it does mean, if 2 of you earn $70,000 giving you a family income of $140,000 you actually get assistance of $531 per year? This is more than the single income family earning $80.000. The Fairness test of this package seems to equate to a large FAIL.
And as their will be no change to our Temperature on the back of this tax, there will be no benefit as a result to increased prices caused by this Tax, don't be fooled, just because prices won't jump up today Compensation payments don't exits past 2013/2014 you will be on your own and so will business, meaning prices will then increase again as business need to recoup their losses, and people realise they were duped in the way this was introduced as to how much pain they will have from this tax. You can't use censorship to stop the truth getting out no matter how much you threaten us.
Gillard the saying is still true, "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time"


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A Crawford Mosley High School senior, Andrew Underhill, has been named the 2009 Bay District Sunshine State Scholar.
Andrew will represent the district at a regional competition and possibly a state competition over the next few months. This rigorous competition seeks to recognize students of high academic achievement in science and mathematics.
Superintendent and former Mosley High School principal, Bill Husfelt, stated that Andrew is an academic and athletic leader. He also mused that Andrew's quest for knowledge is endless.
Andrew is highly regarded by teachers and students at Mosley. Because of the nature of the competition, students must have broad knowledge of mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry and biology.
Andrew's GPA of 4.0 and his class ranking of number one out of 487 was achieved with a vast array of advanced and dual enrolled science and mathematics courses.
Andrew is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Underhill of Lynn Haven.


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(Ivanhoe Newswire) –Physicians have no reliable way to predict which people with mild cognitive impairment are likely to progress to dementia, until now. Johns Hopkins researchers may have developed a model that could help determine whether memory loss in older adults is benign or a stop on the way to Alzheimer's disease.
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers analyzed records of 528 people age 60 and over, who referred to the Johns Hopkins Medical Psychology Clinic for cognitive testing as part of a dementia work-up between 1996 and 2004. The results were compared to those of 135 healthy adults who participated in a study of normal aging. Both groups completed tests of memory, attention, language, processing speed, and drawing abilities.
By grouping the patients into cohorts based on the severity of their dementia, the researchers found a trend in the test scores that seems to mimic the deterioration of an individual's scores over time.
For more information, go to: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/johns_hopkins_research_may_improve_early_detection_of_dementia
SOURCE: Neuropsychology, November 2013
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So you've got a new/baby green cheek conure, and the inevitable has happened: your green cheek conure is biting you. First, relax, and know that green cheek conure biting is normal behavior for your bird. That doesn't stop green cheek bites from being annoying, however.
Green cheek conures are nibbly birds by nature. Green cheek babies bite to explore the world with their beaks (not really a true bite, but it can still be a painful nibble!) Green cheek conure biting happens when birds feel threatened, frightened, or maybe the bird is just in a bad mood. You can never full stop a green cheek conure from biting, it's in their nature. But here are some ways to stop green cheeks from biting you as much as your bird is biting you now:
Stop Green Cheeks From Biting By Making Friends
No, it's not a rant about animal rights, we promise! If your bird likes you more, it logically follows that this will keep them from biting. If you've just brought your green cheek conure home, remember to give your green cheek time to get used to their surroundings, and you. Once your bird warms up to it's human, this should stop a green cheek conure from biting so much.
Train Green Cheek Conures Not To Bite
Yes, that's right, just like dogs birds can be trained not to do undesirable behaviors. In this case, you can train a green cheek conure not to bite by positive (never negative) reinforcement. Pick a noise or a phrase. Once your green cheek conure is biting you too hard, repeat the phrase, and put them back in their cage. Parrots often associate being put back in their cage with punishment. Eventually, your green cheek conure will associate your noise or phrase (such as "gentle bite" or "no bite" with the meaning of stop biting now, please. You can also try this with their favorite treat. When your conure is not biting you, give them their favorite treat to reward them for sitting on you calmly.
Small Earthquakes Stop Green Cheek Conures From Biting You
Earthquakes? What?! By earthquakes, of course, we mean the small movements of your arm. When a green cheek conure bites their owner, it takes concentration. If you notice your green cheek conure biting, or preparing to bite, move your arm a bit to stop biting in it's tracks.
Don't Let Your Green Cheek Conure On Your Shoulder
Birds associate being up high with dominating another bird, or in this case, you. If you let your green cheek conure climb on your shoulder or head, you encourage this dominating behavior. You also encourage your green cheek conure biting your ear - ouch!
Wing Clipping As A Method To Stop Green Cheek Conures From Biting
When you clip a bird's wings, you take them down about ten pegs in terms of aggressiveness. We're not exactly encouraging wing clipping of your bird, just saying that wing clipping of a young bird may give you many months to work on the aggressiveness issue. When a bird's wings are clipped they come to need you for their movement, and may come to trust you more. It exists as an option, though a controversial one, to stop a green cheek conure from biting.
Make The Green Cheek Conure's Environment A Safer One
Many reasons that birds bite come from fear, or feeling threatened. When a bird can't fly away (it's first choice of defense from danger) it will use the last resort that it has: biting their human owner. Birds are prey animals, and need to feel protected from harm such as new situations, aggressive pets, and even young children. Move your bird to a safer environment, such as a quieter room, if your green cheek conure is biting. Remember, once your bird feels safe and settled, it will trust you more, and will stop biting hard (if not stop biting altogether.)
Provide your green cheek conure a happy home (and lots of discipline) and your bird will come to respect you by not biting. Green cheek conure biting can never be fully avoided, but with these tips, you can stop green cheek bites from happening more often than you'd ideally like.


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Alki beach is the original land site for the European colonists. The colonists built a small winter settlement on Alki before moving across the bay and establishing a town. They chose to name the town Seattle after the native American chief who greeted them on Alki beach.
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United States District Court Judge Daniel Hovland has overturned a North Dakota law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, ruling it as "invalid and unconstitutional, and unable to withstand a constitutional challenge." The law had been condemned by abortion rights advocated in the state as being the most restrictive in the nation after it was signed by Republican Governor Jack Dalrymple last year, along with three other anti-abortion bills. The lawsuit against the heartbeat bill was filed by the Red River Clinic (North Dakota's sole abortion clinic) of Fargo in July 2013.
"The United States Supreme Court has spoken and has unequivocally said no state may deprive a woman of the choice to terminate her pregnancy at a point prior to viability. The controversy over a woman's right to choose to have an abortion will never end. The issue is undoubtedly one of the most divisive of social issues," Hovland stated in his ruling. "The United States Supreme Court will eventually weigh in on this emotionally fraught issue. But until that occurs, this Court is obligated to uphold existing Supreme Court precedent."
His decision was praised by Nancy Northrup, president and CEO of the Center of Reproductive Rights (a New York based organization which supports the Fargo clinic), who stated that "Women should not be forced to go to court, year after year, in state after state, to protect their constitutional rights."
Fetal heartbeats can be detected as early as 6 weeks after conception, often before many women even are aware that they are pregnant. In a similar case, Arkansas's fetal heartbeat law, which would have prevented an abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy, was also over turned by a different federal judge. In both cases, the attorneys general of each of these states said they would look into the possibility of appealing the judges' rulings.


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This Cliburn Festival entry written by Gregory Allen, Professor of Piano, University of Texas at Austin, exclusively for Performance Today's Fredlines.
Travel and exhaustion have prevented my posting since the Awards Ceremony. Yes, it's old news by now, but here are my thoughts about Sunday's final performances, as well as reactions to the outcome and to the competition as a whole.
Nobu Tsujii's recital was thoroughly professional, if not as compelling as his previous work. Sorry to say, the Appassionata sounded a bit too much like Rubinstein - clean, sober and grounded, to be sure, but not quite to the manner born. (Let's face it, Rubinstein was never considered the greatest Beethoven player of all time.) Surprisingly, the Chopin Berceuse was rather prosaic, and the Liszt Rhapsody seemed overly, um, is respectful the right word? Is it possible that the poor guy was just tired??
Haochen Zhang sure didn't sound tired - if anything he burned up more calories in the Prokofiev 2nd than in all the other rounds combined. Not to put down Yeol Eum Son's admirable achievement in the same work, but I thought Zhang's was more disciplined, more accurate, more rhythmically secure, and at least as powerful relative to the orchestra. If I had to quibble, it would be that he didn't appear to be moved by the dark Slavic narrative that constitutes the last movement's middle section. (That's really the only part of this concerto that asks for some degree of poetry.) Otherwise, a stunning performance!
I got pretty much what I expected from Di Wu's Rachmaninoff Third. This piece has become such a rite of passage among competition players that surmounting its immense technical challenges is no longer a big deal (sort of like the Liszt Sonata). She did that adequately, for the most part. But her control of tempo and sonorities was spotty, and the architectural organization was erratic at best. As I've noted before, I think her playing is very attractive on a superficial - and visual - level, but trying to find deeper significance is, for me, a futile search.
So... The awards have been announced, and the jury has pretty much validated my educated guess as to the medalists, notwithstanding the first-place tie. To them is due all possible gratitude, for their expertise, professionalism and stamina. I personally think they got it right, insofar as Cliburn winners have always been the pianists who play a broad range of repertoire accurately, tastefully, and consistently, with just the right degree of imagination and dignified showmanship - just like Van himself. (To those who look at this tendency with disdain, who see boring propriety trumping unconventional individuality over and over, I say - you're not entirely wrong. Lang Lang would never win this competition...) In this case we had Bozhanov, who seemed to fit the mold and was well positioned to win a medal, until his idiosyncrasies went berserk. Vacatello might have been a prime candidate if not for inconsistencies that, unfortunately, may have been beyond her control. Wu, with all her audience appeal, was lucky just to make the finals. (My opinion, of course.) Several of the others who didn't, like Kunz, Lifits, Deljavan, Lam, Myer et al, showed distinctive personalities as well as respectable integrity. Ultimately, though, it is these three medalists who are best suited to represent the ideals of the Cliburn Competition. In the real world, for better or worse, ya gotta have a hook, a defining image, and each of them has one. The diminutive Samurai warrior, triumphant over adversity. The shy youth, guileless, humble and wise. The serene diva, draped in radiant robes. These things can help a career, and shouldn't be completely discounted, but of course they're ultimately peripheral to the qualities of outstanding pianism and musicianship that really speak to us. I'm thinking that all three of them have an abundance of these assets, and that we'll be hearing from them a lot in the future.
It's been a special privilege for me to be able to share my experiences here. Many thanks to Sevan Melikyan at the Cliburn, and Fred Child right here at Performance Today, for having faith in my untested abilities as a music critic - I hope I've shown some progress in the quality of my grousing and sniping! Thanks also to you faithful readers, and especially to those who have posted comments. And so, with the figurative flourish of a fermata over the final double-bar, I'm outta here...
Thanks Greg! Your posts have been really thorough and thoughtful. If these are your "untested abilities" as a music critic, I wonder how they'll fare after the crucible of Fredlines!
Posted by Alex Coppock | June 10, 2009 9:37 PM
Greg: What an elegant and wise sign-off yourself! You gave me an additional facet through which to encounter the Cliburn finals. I have appreciated your commentary and perceptions - even when we ended up on opposing sides of the net. It was a pleasure meeting you and reading your take of each performance both individually and in competition (oh - yeah! - that IS what it is) with each other as the finals progressed. Only time will tell how they continue to grow, and I am sure that we will all be listening.
Posted by Zaby | June 11, 2009 2:18 PM
Regarding the "Today's Playlist" on June 5, 2009, Tania Leon was heard saying to an audience that she did not know the meaning of, and hence, had to look up the meaning of the word "Acana" (the name of her composition played by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Carnegie Hall) in the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
However, there is conflict in the statement since it can be verified by the reference provided below that the article "Acana" in Wikipedia was not created until after June 6, 2009 by Henry Delforn as a consequence of hearing the "Performance Today" broadcast on KUSC radio.
Henry Delforn, editor
Carpinteria, CA, USA.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%C3%81cana&action=history
Posted by Henry Delforn | June 13, 2009 2:35 PM
Sharing the competition throughthe ears and eyes of Gregory Allen has greatly enriched my experience of the Van Cliburn Competition. I am familiar with the depth of his own musical performances. Now I appreciate his abilities to critique the performances of others with the same expectations for excellence. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Greg.
I was so excited with the announcement of the gold medalists, for I, too, had picked them. While expressing the full content of the music, they did not abuse the instrument of the piano nor the music of the composers. The 12 member Jury got it right!
Posted by Baker City | June 13, 2009 10:50 PM
Regarding the "Today's Playlist" on June 5, 2009, Tania Leon was heard saying to an audience that she did not know the meaning of, and hence, had to look up the meaning of the word "Acana" (the name of her composition played by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Carnegie Hall) in the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
However, there is conflict in the statement since it can be verified by the reference provided below that the article "Acana" in Wikipedia was not created until after June 6, 2009 by Henry Delforn as a consequence of hearing the "Performance Today" broadcast on KUSC radio.
Here is Tania Leon response according to her publicist, Isabelle Deconinck of La PR. "Not true:
I spoke about the word ACANA., its meaning and in context with the piece. In the radio broadcast and on stage. That happened during the premier of ACANA in March of 08. The meaning of the word ACANA refers to the name of a family of a trees that grows in the Americas ( many of them found in Cuba). The tree is also found in the Amazon and many regions of the American continent. The tree is also a produces a bark that is used to make chewing gum."
Would like to please request that the broadcast in question be made available on this website for all to hear.
Henry Delforn, editor
Carpinteria, CA, USA.
Reference: email communication with Isabelle Deconinck La PR - Promotion & Marketing for the Arts Tel: 212-727-7662 Cell: 646-623-1709 email@example.com
Posted by Henry Delforn | June 17, 2009 1:19 PM
Living in the Netherlands, I had to rely on webcasts and online reviews to follow the Van Cliburn competition and thanks the the excellent Van Cliburn video client and the great comments of Greg Allen, I have been able to experience this exciting musical journey.
My sincere thanks and compliments to Greg Allen, whose insightful and thorough analysis, eloquence and witty comments have greatly contributed to the joy of following this amazing competition up close.
It must have been hard to listen carefully to all these performances and still muster the strength to write these wonderful posts which were pointed and honest without ever being disrespectful and thorough and erudite without ever being haughty or pompous. If this was a test for you as a critic, you have passed with distinction!
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Brad Bournival
The Gazette
COLUMBUS — Brunswick has set the bar pretty high in boys high school bowling.
The first team in MedinaCounty history to make it to the state tournament, the Blue Devils came to Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl and left little doubt they belonged.
While a third-place finish in Division I might not be as high as some on the squad wanted, Justin Vetrovsky was named first-team All-Ohio and was joined by second-teamer Eric Bator and honorable mention selection Spencer Brodie in what could only be called a successful Friday afternoon.
"I'm very proud of these guys," Brodie said. We had a lot of fun. When this team first got together at the beginning of the season, we had high hopes. I think we played right up to those expectations.
"There were a lot of nerves today. Hopefully next year we'll get more used to it. When one guy is struggling, there's enough talent on the team to get good games and balance each other out."
While some nerves might have poked out after the individual games and into the Baker games during the qualifier, Brunswick was as solid as they come in picking up a second seed after Vetrovsky bowled a 664 series.
Bator (660) and Brodie (630) were solid as well, leaving the Baker games during qualifying as nothing more than a side note for where the Blue Devils would fall in the bracket.
Some at Columbus Bowl were surprised by the high seed heading into the bracket format, but it wasn't a shock to anyone wearing blue and white.
"Coming into the season, we had high expectations not just from ourselves, but from the community," Bator said. "To be able to back those expectations up, it was nice to get down here and show how good we really are."
Brunswick took that momentum into the bracket format and survived a nail-biter with Cincinnati Oak Hills in the quarterfinals, winning the Baker format three games to two.
Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, they ran into a buzz saw in eventual champion Wapakoneta in the semifinals. Brunswick won Game 1 against the Redskins, but fell in the next three to finish third overall.
"For us to be down here and slowly break it down to the final four, it's unfortunate we didn't get to the final, but we gave it all we had," Vetrovsky said. "The experience we gained this year was big. We learned how to adjust from our mistakes. Everyone helped everyone else, so we can use that coming back."
Vetrovsky and Brodie are sophomores, while Bator is a junior. Throw in Brandon McClain and Jarrett Smith, who are also sophomores, and the only bowlers the team loses are Mitch Andzelik (205.3 average), Scottie Zipp (201.7) and K.C. Kokitka (199.5).
Bator (214.5), Brodie (207.8) and Vetrovsky (205.9) all shot over their averages at the state tournament and the experience they gained should only help when things get going next season.
"Hopefully, they'll take memories that will last them a lifetime," Blue Devils coach Jonathan Laube said. "For this one season, they were the third-best team in the state.
"All the tournament wins, winning the (Northeast Ohio) conference and going 19-1 wasn't just a mirage. They were a solid, good team all around."
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SAC delays lump sum funding until next school year
With the time left in the spring semester quickly running out, the Student Activities Commission has delayed the introduction of lump sum funding into its allocation process, which was originally slated to begin this month, until the Fall 2010 semester.
For the fall, SAC will begin to transition some clubs to lump sum funding, or bulk allocation, while still allocating money on an event-by-event basis for most clubs. For the Spring of 2011, SAC plans to allocate to all clubs through lump sum funding, while still reserving money to allocate for specific events not included in the full semester budgets clubs will present for SAC approval.
Georgetown University Student Association Senator Greg Laverriere (COL '12), the Finance and Appropriations Committee member who liaisons with SAC, said that SAC chose to delay the transition so the switch would go smoothly, and not because they were reconsidering bulk allocation.
"I know from sitting in on their meetings that they are fully committed to the switch," he wrote in an e-mail.
In a phone conversation, he explained that SAC would spend the summer reworking many of its budgeting rules for the changeover, including standardizing amounts they will allocate for individual events, like a dinner in Copley Formal. There are guidelines in place now, but they are not specific enough to facilitate an efficient bulk allocation process.
Neither SAC Chair Ethel Amponsah (NHS '11) nor SAC Commissioner Harrison Holcomb (NHS '11) responded to repeated requests for comment, but SAC minutes show that most commissioners felt that the original time line was rushed.
Lump sum funding is one of the remaining few funding board reforms SAC must accomplish before GUSA will allocate its portion of the Student Activities Fee. Members of the FinApp Committee will hold discussions with SAC members this week or next to try to reach an agreement on transparent voting, which SAC is still resisting.


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More than 40 years ago the first Hard Rock Cafe opened its doors and this Saturday June 14 there is a birthday celebration going on. As part of this celebration Hard Rock Cafe San Antonio is hosting the annual Burger Badge Bash to honor local community heroes.
To honor Hard Rock Cafe's mantra of "Love All, Serve All" community police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians can celebrate Founder's day with a special prized 10 oz Hard Rock Legendary Burger. In recognition of their dedication and service to the community they can get this world famous burger for just the flash of a badge and "71" cents which pays homage to the year Hard Rock Cafe was founded. This offer is for dine in only, proper identification must be presented and is limited to one item per person. More information and a list of participating locations can be found online.
Hard Rock Cafe was founded in 1971 by Americans Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in an old Rolls Royce showroom in London. Hard Rock International owns the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia which is displayed at locations worldwide. Other locations include those in such cities as London, New York and Dubai.
Burger Badge Bash
Hard Rock Cafe San Antonio
111 W Crockett St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 224-7625
Saturday June 14, 2014
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The holidays are a wonderful time for your kids to say "You're special to me" to the great teachers in their lives. Kids love to make things; they just need supplies and guidance from a patient adult. Here are some creative ideas for gifts that will bring treasured holiday memories simply because they came directly from little hands.
Paint or decoupage a light-switch plate. Use thick paints that will adhere to shiny plastic surfaces or glue decorative pieces of fabric, wallpaper or magazine pictures onto the switch plate.
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College Hockey:Minnesota Tops Wisconsin
Gophers Net First Home Win Against Badgers Since 2005
MINNEAPOLIS — On paper, there are few differences that separate No.1 Wisconsin and No.2 Minnesota. Both squads rank one/two in WCHA scoring offense, defense, on the power play, on the penalty kill and have a ton of game-changing players in front of a solid goaltender.
With the two teams entering this weekend's series deadlocked at 40 points a piece, the opening game of the series would go a long way in determining the 2008-09 WCHA regular season champion.
After 60 minutes, advantage Minnesota.
The Gophers took advantage of a lack of Wisconsin aggression and several Badgers' miscues in the opening minutes on their way to scoring a career-high four goals against UW goalie Jesse Vetter, upending the top-ranked Badgers, 4-2, in front of a crowd of 2,562 at Ridder Arena.
"It's a big win for us to finally get that monkey off our back, over the past couple years of them having our number," said Minnesota center Jocelyne Lamoureux, referring to the Gophers' first home win over Wisconsin since January 2005. "We played probably our best game of the year."
The reason for that was simple: Minnesota (24-3-2, 19-2-2 WCHA) came out and controlled the tempo, putting Wisconsin (24-2-3, 18-2-3 WCHA) squarely on its heels by pressing the Badgers inside their own defensive zone and taking away UW's time and space offensively.
The result was the Badgers' defense, a unit that was allowing just 20 shots a game and 1.2 goals per outing, giving up 37 shots and a season-high tying four tallies.
"Definitely you could see in the first period the nerves get the best of us," said Vetter. "Minnesota came out strong, had a great period and we have to respond a little better to them coming out that way."
The Gophers were rewarded for pressuring the Wisconsin defense and Vetter. Although leading the nation in goals-against average (1.15) and save percentage (.944), Vetter had little chance to stop a Jocelyne Lamoureux deflected shot that gave the Gophers the first strike at 1:27.
"Because of the magnitude of the game and playing in their environment, they are going to be a little more pumped than our players," UW coach Mark Johnson said. "I was hoping to get through six or eight minutes before getting scored on. Unfortunately it only lasted a minute, 27. That creates more energy for them and we were on our heels a lot."
Minnesota doubled its lead early in the second when a gamble by Vetter backfired. A loose puck near center ice turned into a two-on-none rush for the Gophers. Off of Jocelyne Lamoureux's pass to teammate Emily West, Vetter tried a poke check to get the puck out of harm's way.
In actuality, Vetter poked the puck right to West, and it bounced off her and into the back of net, netting her her 14th goal of the season in the easiest of fashions.
Things continued to go south for Wisconsin. A turnover by defenseman Anne Dronen right in front of her own net was caused when she broke her stick on an attempted pass, allowing Lamoureux to notch her second goal of the game, chipping the turned-over puck over Vetter's glove for a 3-0 lead at 11:29 in the second.
"Those are definitely frustrating," Vetter said of the second and third goals. "That's going to happen in the game and you have to respond to it. I thought we did, getting a goal in the second and having some good chances in the third."
Wisconsin's high-powered offense, which was outscoring opponents four-to-one, finally got a puck past Gophers' goalie Alyssa Grogan at 14:14 in the second, when Brooke Ammerman, camped just outside of the crease, scored on a bang-bang play off a pass from forward Jasmine Giles to cut the lead to 3-1 heading into the third.
After that, however, Minnesota wouldn't allow Wisconsin to shave any more off the lead. Gophers' defenseman and co-captain Melanie Gagnon rifled a shot from between the circles for a power-play goal at 4:42 to push the lead back to three.
It turned out to be a beneficial tally, as UW's Meghan Duggan scored on a breakaway less than 90 seconds later. After that, Grogan shut the door, stopping 17 shots for her 11th victory of the season.
"It was just the goalie, but all six players in our defensive zone that really contained them," Minnesota coach Brad Frost said. "We've learned that once we get the lead, we need to continue to extend the lead. Going up 4-1 was huge. It allowed us to maintain that two-goal lead."
With the winner of the series the odds-on favorite to win the WCHA regular season championship and controlling the tiebreaker between the two squads, both sides know valuable tomorrow's contest is.
"There's still a lot at stake," Frost said. "The first one was a big one, no doubt. We wanted to earn it and get it and we did. We've got to come out the next night and prove ourselves again."
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In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. Ice cream is a fun food that is enjoyed by a majority of the nation's population. In 2014, National Ice Cream Day will be Sunday, July 20.
Although there are many excellent ice cream shops and brands in St. Louis, it is very difficult to find one of the very best - Blue Bell. Blue Bell is the number-three selling branded ice cream in the U.S. – despite the fact that it is only sold in parts of 20 states. What makes Blue Bell so good? According to the product's website:
"As you'd expect, we use the finest milk, cream, sugar and other ingredients money can buy. Then, we mix in our secret homemade recipe. We top it off with the special skills and knowledge we've developed over years. And, we never skimp on quantity. Blue Bell Ice Cream is still a true half gallon. Our half gallon cartons contain two quarts of ice cream, nothing less."
Blue Bell has come up with a new flavor appropriate for the month of July:
"The newest flavor from Blue Bell is the perfect addition to any backyard barbecue or family gathering. Celebrate all your get-togethers with the refreshing and flavorful new Red, White & Blue Bell® Ice Cream. We proudly make Blue Bell Ice Cream the old-fashioned, traditional way, so it tastes just like it was hand-cranked."
Even Blue Bell's Vanilla flavored ice cream gets rave reviews. Here's one from The Ice Cream Informant:
"As an ice cream traditionalist, I've grown to appreciate simplicity in ice cream and Blue Bell's Homemade Vanilla embodies this. Even though the flavors aren't overly complicated, the subtle sweetness released as the ice cream melts down can certainly compete with its super premium counterparts. I thought I'd quickly grow tired of the monotony, but I continuously found myself going back for another bite. Although I wasn't able to give this an A without the assistance of any mix-ins, Blue Bell's Homemade Vanilla had no problem holding its own."
So where can you go to find this great tasting ice cream? Outback Steakhouse serves it in its three St. Louis locations, as well as its St. Charles and O'Fallon locations. According to Outback's website:
"Every Mini Milkshake is made to order with hand-scooped Blue Bell® Homemade Ice Cream and topped with house-made whipped cream. Choose your individual flavor: Strawberry, Vanilla, OREO®, Chocolate or our latest addition, Peanut Butter Cup."
If you want to receive a FREE Blue Bell Ice Cream treat just visit Outback Steakhouse on your birthday. According to Jake Larose, manager of the St. Charles restaurant, customers can receive a "Spotted Dog" for their birthday at no cost. This treat is vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate sauce, Oreo cookies and whipped cream.


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After a climatic New Years Eve for the Met Cinema, with 3,000 memberships raised just hours before a deadline set by the property's landlords, its estimated Feb. 1 opening date is being pushed back as contracts with movie studios are still being sought.
"The thing taking the longest is getting movies," said Matt Sconce, who spearheaded the "Save the Met" campaign with childhood friends James Nelson and Keith Walker after the Met unexpectedly closed Nov. 1.
"Because we are new to the theater business, we are having to establish new master contracts with all of the studios. This is moving slowly but surely and we can not open until it is complete. Once it is complete, then we can rocket forward to infinity ... and beyond. So for now, we are trying to open in February but not setting a date because it is contingent on the studios and contracts.
"We will send email and regular mail notifications to the members when we get ready to open and, of course, no one is being charged until the doors open."
The trio is currently working to establish new master contracts with Lionsgate, Fox, Paramount, Sony, Relativity, CBS, Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros.
"We plan to play all types of movies at the Met and contracts with these studios will let us have access to all possibilities, from classics to new blockbusters," Sconce said.
Since Jan. 1, the young men have been working diligently with many community volunteers to clean, repair and refurbish the Met for a red carpet opening being planned.
"The theater was very dirty and many pieces of equipment were damaged, or simply not functional," Sconce said. "A lot of repair work has been done. The cleaning and restoration of the theater is moving along quickly and is going to make the Met Cinema a clean, 'mountainy,' great place to be."
While they reached their magic 3,000 membership number -- the minimum needed to pay for all the basics of running the theater -- more revenue is needed to ensure the Met stays open into the future.
Movie studios are switching to producing all their films in digital, as opposed to old-fashioned film, and the Met will need a movie projector upgrade soon -- another massive undertaking.
A new digital projector costs between $55,000 and $60,000, Sconce said -- and the Met has five screens.
"Met memberships allow us to do a slow digital upgrade process. We need an investor, lease or loan to do it all at once," Sconce said. "We are working on those options right now to try and accelerate the digital upgrades."
Sconce said there are high percentages of return for anyone interested in investing, and those interested can email email@example.com with the subject line, "Investment."
If they had 5,000 Met members, a film projector upgrade to digital would be a "no-brainer," Sconce said. Their ultimate goal is 10,000 members.
Although they now have more than 3,000 memberships, Sconce, Walker and Nelson still aren't getting paid. Their drive to save the Met comes, first and foremost, from something bigger -- their love of the place. The Met Cinema is their childhood theater, a place where many fond memories were made with family and friends.
They aren't alone in their sentiments.
"The community has been amazing," said Sconce of all the support they have received to help them reopen the Met. "They send us messages of encouragement, they come and volunteer their time and energy. We could not do this without them. The Met Heroes are alive and well."
To help them with their efforts, donations can also be dropped off at the theater, or mailed to P.O. Box 3560, Oakhurst. They are working through an incorporation they formed two months ago -- "Movie Heroes, Inc."
Community members can sign up for a membership at savethemet.com, where they can also inquire about investing, advertising, setting up business discounts for Met members, or purchasing full or partial memberships for employees, friends or family members.
Sconce, Nelson and Walker have remained busy this month at the Met.
"We are still in the process of restoring the theater," Sconce said. "Counters are being resurfaced, holes patched up, walls and ceilings painted, interior redecorated, seats steam cleaned, gum scraped off, concessions ordered, drink machines installed, carpets cleaned, bathroom 'stink' eliminated, new toilets put in, mirror repairs, cinema equipment restoration and maintenance, live audit system set up for studios, insurance acquiring, Firecode meeting, health inspection preparing, and more."
Their movie theater membership model is a unique approach that veers away from business-as-usual for the theater industry, with people paying a flat monthly rate that enables them to watch every movie that comes to the Met once.
The new model provides a great deal for members, who will get to see more movies for less money, while also ensuring a more steady stream of revenue for the theater, Sconce said.
Individual plans are $19.95 a month and $34.95 for couples. Family plans are also available, and vary in price. Met members can also buy discounted movie tickets for guests. For those coming to the theater without a membership, there's a $10 non-member fee and then they can buy a ticket (ranging from $5.50 matinee to $7), and buy discounted tickets for others.
An individual who pays the $10 non-member fee and buys one ticket can then also watch any movie at the Met that day for free.


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Nellie Lutcher: Kiss Me Sweet
Kiss Me Sweet
Nellie Lutcher (piano, vocals)
Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm (Bear Family)
Nellie Lutcher (piano, vocals),
John Collins (guitar), Benny Booker (bass), Earl Hyde (drums).
Composed by Milton Drake.
Recorded: Los Angeles, April 27, 1949
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
My personal favorite Nellie Lutcher track is not one of her originals, nor a blues, but a contemporary pop novelty that was more likely Capitol's idea rather than hers. "Kiss Me Sweet" was a 1949 hit for sweet bandleader Sammy Kaye (of Swing and Sway fame), written by Milton Drake, most of whose hits were of the novelty nature; I first heard it sung in a Warner Bros. cartoon by Tweety Bird (of Tweety & Sylvester fame). Mel Blanc, supplying the bird's voice, chirped it in a high-pitched caricature of a child's way of speaking, overflowing with infantile impediments ("Kiss me tweet"), but he sounds positively restrained compared to Lutcher. Her performance is by far the most compelling, firstly because she accentuates the right parts of the beat and cuts off the right notes in the right places, to make the piece really swing; the best the song's other interpreters can manage is to get it to bounce. (She further makes it more musically interesting by adding a key change into the bridge.)
Her recording boasts an attractive wordless episode, wherein Lutcher exchanges phrases, both from the keyboard and scatting, with guitarist John Collins (later with Nat Cole for many years). But it's what she does with the song's plain vanilla lyric that's really remarkable. As written, "Kiss Me Sweet" (which begins "Kiss me sweet, kiss me simple / Kiss me on my little dimple"), has a nursery rhyme-inspired simplicity, so much so that a five-year-old might find it banal. The song is just "kiss me this" and "kiss me that" over and over again, but Lutcher brilliantly animates the text by making its relentless repetition into a virtue: when she sings "kiss me slow, kiss me dreamy / kiss me every time you see me," she elongates the first adjective and makes the second sound wistful; on "kiss me plain, kiss me fancy," she makes those words sound so plain and so fancy, she could be singing in ancient Aramaic and you still would know what she meant. (She later quoted "Kiss Me Sweet" on her 1956 treatment of "Blue Skies.")
Reviewer: Will Friedwald
Tags: 1940s jazz · jazz vocals
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2007 Children's Skin Q&A
1 year old reaction to Sunblock
3yr female, hands and feet peeling
Broken blood vessel on child's face
Infant Leg Rash
Firey red rash on belly button, penis and under arms
rash on 2 year old
2006 Children's Skin Q&A
Worried about My 8 1/2 month old baby
Baby get petechia when he cries
Seborrhea Dermatitis
Spitz Nevus/Acne
Daughter's scalp condition
itchy blistering rash
Sore that won't heal after 2 months
Broken 'small' blood vessel on face?
Severe eczema resistant to super-potent steroids
Blisters on 3 year olds hands and feet
Eczema in infant?
Red around the eyes of my 21 month daughter
Follow-up to question about scabies/post scabies eczema
Question about scabies/post scabies eczema
Swelling around eyes; face
skin on fingers and toe peeling
Mysteriors rash on extremities with swelling
rash on child's stomach and back only
2005 Children's Skin Q&A
unrelenting eczema
cysts on toddler's knee
Itchy Rash, Vomit, Diahrea, 15 days now
rash on two-year olds face
2 yr. old with reoccuring rash on knees, elbows and knuckles
reoccuring red patch
2004 Children's Skin Q&A
skin rash
Round rash on cheek
cutaneous mastocytoma
Dilated capillaries (red marks) on children's skin
2 year old, small white bumps on previously injured area
mosiquito bite reaction
2003 Children's Skin Q&A
rash with pain and burning
Severe itching with sleep problems
Excess body hair
Something other than eczema?
Small Bumps on 2yr old's hands, elbows and toes
my grand daughters hand and feet
White Patches On Skin
lymphocytic infiltrate
Skin sores
Mole on the plantar surface of the foot
Itchy rash under teens hair
Urticaria Pigmentosa
14 yr old with red cheeks...rosacea??
2002 Children's Skin Q&A
Urticaria Pigmentosa
Rash with peeling
My 3 year old's skin rash
broken capillaries on my toddler's face
Scarring from a severe case of Erythema Multiforma
5 § 7 year olds w/ sudden onset of facial rash, have had for 6 months
One Year Old Sudden Face and Hands rash
2001 Children's Skin Q&A
Skin Coloration
Juvenile Xanthograuloma
My 2 year old child has a white spot near her eye area
Chronic Rash
Intermittent skin rash on baby's feet and to a lesser degree,hands
face bumps
Infant Penile Swelling
keratosis pilaris
Fluid weeping through skin--Follow-up
Fluid weeping through skin
Recurring Impetigo
Raised circular lesions
Possible Impetigo
ezcema on my 21 month old daughters face
2000 Children's Skin Q&A
Fatty deposits
pimples on four-year-old
daughter has peeling skin on hands and feet
wart like growths on a 9 year olds back.
Strange Rash
Concerts of my children
Cutaneous Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN)
Unidentified skin patches
henoch schonlein purpura vasulitis 3
Broken blood vessel on face?
UV Hives
Bald Patch in two-year-old
My daughter gets strange spots on her tounge.
discoloration of facial skin
Does my Child have a sun allergy?
Lac-Hydrin and Keratosis Pilaris
epydermolysis bullosa treatment
black dot disease
Petiriasis Rubra Polara
Children's acne
locust thorns
My 18 month old has a rash.
skin peeling of in layers on hands
dry rash for 8mo on upper arms and leggs
Extremely dry skin on a 2 month old baby
Acne in Children
Keratodermia palmo-plantaris hereditaria /Tun Thost-Unna/
calcification /dermatomyositis
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tim Lincecum's second season in the majors is going so well he's even getting the calls when he's at the plate.
Lincecum pitched seven sharp innings to win his fourth straight decision and drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 10-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
Lincecum (8-1) gave up one run and five hits, struck out five and walked none. He didn't allow a hit until Lastings Milledge singled with two outs in the fourth and lowered his ERA to 2.15.
The right-hander, who turns 24 this month, went 7-5 with a 4.00 ERA during his rookie season and seems to be well on his way to avoiding a sophomore slump.
"I'm not going to talk about it. We don't use that word around here," manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's kind of like mentioning the word 'shank' on the golf course."
The Giants backed Lincecum with seven runs in the third, capped off by Jose Castillo's three-run homer. Jason Bergmann (1-3) walked Lincecum to force in one run, Fred Lewis had a two-run single and Ray Durham also singled in a run.
Bochy said Lincecum's at-bat was awfully important.
"We had some hits there with not much to show for it. Eight hits, and we had only two runs. We hit some balls right at them," Bochy said. "That walk kept the rally going."
Lincecum wasn't sure he deserved his third RBI of the season -- he was sure Bergmann's 3-2 pitch was a strike.
"It looked down the middle to me," Lincecum said. "I probably don't have that good strike zone awareness or the ability to make contact."
Castillo came up with runners on first and third and two outs. He popped a ball into foul ground behind first base. Aaron Boone approached the stands and the ball slid off his glove for an error.
Given a reprieve, Castillo hit a drive into the right-center field bleachers for his fifth homer of the season to make it 8-0. The seven-run third was the Giants' biggest inning of the season.
Omar Vizquel had a sacrifice fly in the seventh and Bengie Molina added an RBI single in the eighth for San Francisco.
Elijah Dukes had an RBI double for Washington, which has lost eight of 11.
"Lincecum was way too good," Nationals manager Manny Acta said. "I don't think even the '27 Yankees want to fall behind 8-0 with Lincecum on the mound."
Bergmann allowed eight runs -- five earned -- and 10 hits in three innings. He walked two and struck out none.
"I didn't have it," Bergmann said. "It just seemed like the game plan that we had before the game was exactly their hitting plan against me, whether I missed pitches or made the pitch or kept it off the plate or whatnot."
Game notes
Emmanuel Burriss, a Washington native, played the final two innings at shortstop for San Francisco. He singled in his only at-bat. He's the first graduate of a DC public school to play in the majors since 1981. ... Giants OF Aaron Rowand left the game in the seventh inning with an injury to his right quadriceps muscle. He'll be re-examined on Saturday. ... Washington RHP Tim Redding pinch-hit for Bergmann in the third inning. He struck out. ... San Francisco 2B Durham was not in the original lineup due to lingering effects of a strained calf, but he convinced Bochy he was well enough to play. ... Nationals 1B Dmitri Young did not play due to the flu.


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23 JulMon / 2012The subjects of portraits by English painter Thomas Gainsborough were more than just pretty faces. John Joseph Merlin, for instance, was an ingenious inventor and maker of musical instruments, and he's now known as the father of the roller skate. . . .
27 JunWed / 2012The name Guinness may first have become famous because of the world-renowned brewery, but today the name might be just as recognizable to fashion aficionados as it is to beer drinkers. That's thanks to fashion icon Daphne Guinness . . .
22 JunFri / 2012Who's that cover girl starring on the Kenwood House exhibition catalogue? None other than the indisputably beautiful Mary, Countess Howe. Putting her best (elegantly dressed) foot forward in her full-length portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, she stands proudly in a dress that would have been at the height of fashion in the mid-1700s. Her pale complexion and arsenal of expensive accessories also attest to her aristocratic status.


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Surinder Sandhu: Amirah
Surinder Sandhu Saurang Orchestra
Surinder Sandhu Saurang Orchestra (Resonator Records Reso 101)
Surinder Sandhu (sarangi),
Chandra Chakraborty (vocals), Shabhaz Hussain (tabla, syllables), S.V. Balakrishna (mridangam, ghatam, syllables), Rajeeb Chakraborty (sarode), Kousic Sen (tabla), Andy Sheppard (sax), Steve Vai (guitar), Dudley Phillips (bass), Mark Anderson (drums) with players from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Composed by Surinder Sandhu.
Recorded: England, India and the U.S., 2003
Rating: 91/100 (learn more)
In India there are only three Masters left teaching the sarangi, an ancient bowed stringed instrument from the Northern Indian tradition. The paucity of its practitioners is relative to its extreme difficulty to play. Surinder Sandhu, an Indian raised in the UK, has had to travel to India many times to learn it. Though no one truly masters anything, Sandhu has an ironfisted grasp of the sarangi's tradition and the open mind needed for its future.
This CD is revelatory, a stunning collage of Indian-influenced jazz and symphonic power. The composing, arranging and orchestration of "Amirah" were all done by Sandhu. The members of the Saurang Orchestra, culled from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, are given plenty to do. Guitarist Steve Vai also makes an appearance on "Amirah." The rock star Steve Vai? Yes! He plays some beautiful Far Eastern guitar. Also performing to great effect are sax players George Brooks and Andy Sheppard, while Shabhaz Hussain displays a confident mastery of the tabla. Of special interest is the talented drummer Mark Anderson. But the star of this fusion of Indian classical music, jazz and symphonic power is Sandhu. His sarangi produces a low-register haunting whine that enters from the core of this Carnatic creation to permeate all that you hear.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 2000s jazz · fusion · india
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Tax Deductions for Investment Advice
Original post by Shula Asher Silberstein of Demand Media
If you receive returns on your investments, you must pay taxes on those returns. However, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allows you to deduct certain expenses related to your investment income. Although not all of your investment expenses are deductible, most expenses related to getting investment advice are. Your deduction is limited by how much money you make.
Investment Expenses
You can deduct investment expenses as miscellaneous expenses as long as your deduction doesn't exceed more than 2 percent of your adjusted gross income. For example, if your adjusted gross income is $60,000, you can deduct up to $1,200 in miscellaneous expenses. Investment advice is considered a deductible investment expense as of August 2011, so you can deduct any fees for investment counseling or financial planning sessions.
Transportation to and from your investment adviser's office is a deductible miscellaneous expense. Keep track of your miles if you drive so that you can take a mileage deduction and save any parking receipts or receipts for taking public transportation. You cannot deduct transportation to and from stockholders' meetings, however, even if you only went to the meeting because your adviser suggested you see what you think of the company.
Tax-Exempt Income
If your adviser talks to you about tax-exempt investments, you cannot deduct your advising fees for these sessions. For example, if you meet with your adviser to talk about investing in tax-exempt mutual funds, you cannot deduct the fees he charges for this advising session. If you've met with your adviser to discuss both tax-exempt and taxable investments over the year, you must prorate your deduction based on the ratio of tax-exempt investment income to taxable investment income in your portfolio.
Other Investment Expenses
You may deduct certain other investment expenses besides your adviser fees as miscellaneous deductions. If you pay for accounting software or for an automatic investment plan, these fees are deductible. You may also deduct the rental fee for a safe deposit box to store valuables related to your investment such as certificates of deposit and any attorney's fees related to your investments. If you pay out-of-pocket for custodial fees for your IRA or Keogh retirement account, you may deduct these fees as well.
- Schwab.com; Investment Expenses - What's Tax Deductible?; Rande Spiegelman; June 2011
- IRS.gov: Publication 550 Investment Income and Expenses
About the Author
Shula Asher Silberstein has been writing fiction and nonfiction since 2006. He writes about social issues, especially those of concern to the LGBTQ community. He has written a novel, "Shades of Gay." Silberstein holds a Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting and fiction from the University of Southern California.


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College: Ohio St. (school history)
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1999 — Scored first three collegiate goals in UCLA's 15-8 victory over Pacific on Oct. 24…Tallied four assists and seven steals…Valuable reserve off the bench for the Bruins.
1998 — Redshirted.
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"When I was living in the northernmost tip of New York state, in a town called Potsdam, I used to delight in hiking during the long, cold North Country winters. The landscape was sublime; essentially flat, rocky, and forested with maple, birch, and conifers. One day I was finishing my hike at dusk when I came across a lone sapsucker on a dying birch in the middle of a pasture. The bird seemed to be sitting quietly in meditation watching a large full moon looming close to the horizon. This incredible scene has been in my mind for more than 25 years, and in this painting I finally got a chance to set it free. I hope you find this scene as magical as I did."
Michael DiGiorgio is a nationally recognized artist whose painting style reflects his keen observations in the field. He has won an endowment award from the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia in recognition of his bird illustration work, given in memory of Don Eckelberry. He is currently illustrating plates for a new guide to Brazil with Robert Ridgley and Guy Tudor.
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This is making me more giddy than it should, but I had to share. The professional photographer at my son's latest meet snapped his photo at the same moment I snapped mine. He is in my shot, and I am in his. We got the whole picture, both back and front!
[I am at upper left, middle in the bunch of three]
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Ron Boyer had one worry.
"You don't want it to end up like healthcare.gov," said Boyer, Summit County's information technology director, referencing the federal health care website that was plagued with hiccups upon its debut.
Boyer and his department launched the new Summit County website, http://www.co.summit.ut.us , Thursday, Aug. 21, after more than half a year spent in development.
"The bottom line is that it's more interactive and responsive," said Karsten Moench, Summit County webmaster, the point man for the new website.
Previous website redesigns happened in 2000, 2005, and 2010, Boyer said, but the newest is the most expansive and far-reaching yet.
That is because users of the website no longer exclusively do so on their desk-top computers. "More and more people are using their smartphones," said Boyer.
The current website, though, Moench said, can be clunky to use on a smartphone, with many of the features inaccessible on a smartphone.
"We have to keep up with how the community communicates," Boyer said.
So this time around, Moench and other members of the IT outsourced some of the development, and partnered up with CivicPlus, a website design company that since 2001 has created websites for more than 1,700 municipalities, counties and other governmental entities, according to CivicPlus' website.
As a result, the entire website has been built from the bottom up, and new features abound once it launches.
For instance, a link right on the homepage will allow all of the website's text to be translated to Spanish, using Google Translate to reflect the county's growing diversity.
In another example, documents such as County Council agendas and packets will no longer be near-impossible to locate, and if you want to be notified about an upcoming meeting, you can receive a text message rather than an email.
And county residents will be able to electronically contact specific departments when they have wants needing to be addressed, rather than a catch-all "Contact Us" link that has been in place before. Citizens can also communicate with Summit County on issues through an "Engage with Summit County" feature that allows residents to weigh in on suggested topics.
Many of the new features came from suggestions from committees made up of community members, Boyer said, assembled so that no stone was left unturned during the nearly 8-month-long process.
Now that the new website is live, the IT team will constantly monitor the site to check for bugs or any other problems. If deemed successful, the IT team will embark on its next process: live-streaming County Council and other meetings, now with a website that is capable of handling that job.


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Another thing the commissioner said was that talks are "ongoing" to settle the labor (dis) agreement. To paraphrase 'the good news is that the owners and players are talking.'
Which is probably iinaccurate. Sure, they've exchanged voicemails. But the owners haven't really discussed the major issues and come to consensus, so it would be hard for them to negotiate with the players. There are many issues with the salaray cap, revenue sharing, the draft, payouts to players, stadium funds, etc, etc, etc.
And these all need to get ironed out by the owers first...
IMHO, this will not resolve itself by the end of the 2010 campaign. So, in all likelihood, there will be a lockout in 2011.
...and for the Dolphins that leaves me uneasy. They're "building for the future" and maybe next year they make a good showing and get back to the playoffs with a run toward a title likely in.....a year when there's a lockout.
How the landscape of the NFL will change is anyone's guess. All this building may lead to naught...


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British actress Elizabeth Hurley has reportedly become engaged to her current boyfriend, millionaire businessman Arun Nayar.
Hurley is probably better known for her personal life, which included a longtime relationship with Hugh Grant, and her stint as the model for Estee Lauder cosmetics than for her film and TV roles. She has a son, Damian, whose father, Stephen Bing, is now Nicole Kidman's boyfriend.
The Daily Mirror reports that Hurley told friends she is looking forward to her marriage, saying "I love the pomp and color associated with Indian weddings."
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