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Definición de purposeless en inglés:
1Done or made with no discernible point or purpose: purposeless vandalism
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- Insomnia, Nolan's entrance into major studio film-making, was an empty and purposeless work, again, nearly all posturing.
- It is true that I despise purposeless killing, and regard it as an act of vandalism deserving the severest condemnation.
- In the past two months I have kicked smoking, hopefully for good, redefined my the meaning of my existence fit a new purposeless endeavour, now I need another distraction.
1.1Having no aim or plan: his purposeless life
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- With such a meaningless and purposeless outlook on life - no wonder Johnny, given certain background inclinations and pressures, sometimes sees nothing wrong in deciding to shoot his fellow students.
- This, for those who have embraced his philosophy, and that is most of our contemporaries, makes the world and human life meaningless and purposeless.
- An alienated and fearful public is the flip side of an isolated and purposeless elite.
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- Shot in North Korea, it features Western actors running purposelessly through a B-movie story about eugenics.
- An efficient editor will not allow the volume of its journal go on swelling purposelessly.
- The discomfort from having to stand so purposelessly on the street corner has them doubly animate in recounting tales and goss.
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- Perhaps sensing this, you all of a sudden make a final murderous leap at the throat of macro-level teleology - 'ultimate purpose' - as if to justify the purposelessness you see in life.
- At the homestead butterflies hang languidly from the flowering trees, and float with an air of purposelessness - in striking contrast to their business-like attitude as caterpillars - from tree to tree.
- Purposefully achieved purposelessness, a thing done for its own mildly mysterious sake - justified in part by the relationship between artist, place and people set up during the process of making.
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…not that I had doubts about passing two known fail-out, hard science courses with the needed grades…
Also managed to convince another EMS organization that working in a hospital for a few years will make me a better field paramedic. (I'll figure out a witty name for them later.) I think a little card with the words "National Registry" also played a role, buuuut that's just me.
Now, back to completing umpteen million hours of training for said new organization, as I've a good name and reputation to keep up…
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East Lansing Mayor Samir Singh has announced he will not seek re-election in the November 6th city council race.
Mayor Singh was first elected to the East Lansing City Council in 1995 at the age of 24, the youngest person elected to council in East Lansing's history. He was re-elected to two additional terms.
"It has been a great honor to seve the citizens of East Lansing for the past 12 years," Singh said. "I am proud to have been part of a team that has changed the landscape of East Lansing by reinvigorating the downtown, stabilizing neighborhoods and investing in the parks, recreation and culture of the community."
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon had this to say about Singh's deicion not to run:
"During his time on the Council, and especially during his tenure as mayor, Sam has been committed to collaboration. We've worked together on issues and opportunities to serve MSU, East Lansing, and the region. Sam has been a colleague, partner, and friend. He has made it a priority to improve relationships between a great city and a great university, and that foundation will serve us well."


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Iraq, politics, liturgy top bishops' 2007 meeting
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Friday, December 5, 2008
BALTIMORE (CNS)—The announcement of dates and locations for Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. visit next year highlighted the U.S. bishops' Nov. 12-15 fall general meeting in Baltimore. The April 15-20 trip will include visits to New York and Washington and an address at the United Nations.
On Nov. 13, for the first time in 36 years, the bishops elected a cardinal—Francis E. George of Chicago—as their next president.
The same day, with the approval of the body of bishops, a new statement on Iraq was issued in the name of the bishops' outgoing president, Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash. It says that some U.S. policymakers "seem to fail to recognize sufficiently the reality and failures in Iraq and the imperative for new directions."
The statement bemoans a "political and partisan stalemate in Washington" that parallels a "dangerous political stalemate" that blocks reconciliation in Iraq.
"As pastors and teachers, we are convinced that the current situation in Iraq remains unacceptable and unsustainable," it says and notes that for almost two years the bishops have called for bipartisan action. "Our country needs a new direction to reduce the war's deadly toll and to bring our people together to deal with the conflict's moral and human dimensions."
On Nov. 14, the last public day of the four-day meeting, the bishops approved the document "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility From the Catholic Bishops of the United States."
The document rejects politics based on "powerful interests, partisan attacks, sound bites and media hype" and calls instead for "a different kind of political engagement." That engagement must be "shaped by the moral convictions of well-formed consciences and focused on the dignity of every human being, the pursuit of the common good and the protection of the weak and vulnerable," it said.
The bishops also approved several liturgical agenda items Nov. 14: a document on liturgical music, 183-22, with three abstentions; an English-language version of a document on weekday celebrations of the Liturgy of the Word, 190-18, and a Spanish-language version, 188-16, with five abstentions; and revised readings during Lent, 199-6, with five abstentions.
The music document, "Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship," had originally been proposed as a document that would have required Vatican approval and would have been binding on bishops in their dioceses. But Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., outgoing chairman of the bishops' Committee on the Liturgy, said the committee decided to recommend the document only as a guideline for bishops, not as "normative law."
In "Stewardship and Teenagers: The Challenge of Being a Disciple," approved in a 198-6 vote Nov. 14, the bishops spelled out in simple language what young people can and should do to share their "time, talent and treasure. They also approved a Spanish-language brochure, 202-5; it is not a translation but was written originally in Spanish. Both are to be circulated as brochures.
To love Jesus, according to the English-language text, "means loving Jesus as my brother and my savior, my best friend and my God. It means living our faith fully. It means sharing it freely as disciples of Jesus Christ by living out the Gospel value of stewardship. It means walking a mile in the other person's shoes."
The bishops Nov. 14 also unanimously OK'd a curriculum framework for developing catechetical materials for high school students, 220-0.
With a 212-3 vote, they also approved a 21-page set of guidelines on catechetical instruction on chaste living for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. This document had been worked on since 2003 in response to catechetical publishers who had been seeking guidance on this topic.
Its introduction states that these guidelines should not only help publishers, but parents, catechists and teachers "in their respective roles in this crucial and delicate task."
On Nov. 12 the bishops were briefed by the staff of the New York-based John Jay College of Criminal Justice on an ongoing study of the "causes and context" of clerical sexual abuse.
Researcher Karen Terry told the bishops that early research seems to indicate that the patterns of sexual abuse within the church are consistent with the experience of society as a whole, adding there are "clusters of hypothetical factors being studied" to explain the incidence of sexual abuse.
Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, announced the details of the papal visit during his remarks to the bishops Nov. 12.
According to the archbishop, the pope will arrive in Washington April 15 and will receive an official welcome at the White House April 16, his 81st birthday. That afternoon, he will address the U.S. bishops. On April 17 he will celebrate Mass at the new Washington Nationals baseball stadium, meet with directors of Catholic universities and colleges and diocesan educational leaders, and attend an interreligious meeting at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center.
On April 18, Pope Benedict will be in New York for a morning U.N. address and an afternoon ecumenical meeting. On April 19, the third anniversary of his election as pope, he will celebrate Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in the morning and meet with youths and seminarians in the afternoon. On April 20, the pope will visit ground zero, where the twin towers of the World Trade Center stood before they were brought down in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. In the afternoon, he will celebrate Mass at Yankee Stadium.
Cardinal George won the presidency on the first ballot with 188 votes, or 85 percent. He is completing his three-year term as vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He succeeds Bishop Skylstad, whose three-year term came to an end at the close of the meeting. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., was elected vice president.
Cardinal George, in remarks at the end of the public portion of the meeting, thanked Bishop Skylstad for his leadership and friendship, and said: "The conference is stronger in its sense of mission and more purposeful in our decisions."
He said he learned as bishop of Yakima, Wash., just how difficult it is to shuttle to meetings in Washington, with early-morning and infrequent flight schedules. He joked that as president he would propose moving USCCB headquarters to Chicago to cut down on travel complications. But he assured the bishops that he wasn't really serious.
The bishops voted overwhelmingly Nov. 13 to draft a brief policy statement on embryonic stem-cell research and a pastoral document on reproductive technologies.
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Norms approved by the bishops in 2002 set those thresholds at $500,000 for dioceses with fewer than 500,000 Catholics and $1 million for dioceses with 500,000 or more Catholics.
The bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Diocesan Audits recommended annual reporting by every parish as well as exercising caution about the tradition of presuming church employees view their work as ministry and do not need oversight. Such a "trusting environment" can be exploited by a dishonest worker, the committee's report said.
In his last official address as USCCB president Nov. 12, Bishop Skylstad urged a leadership style that does not measure success "moment to moment" but instead follows the example of Jesus and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
"We cannot shrink from our calling to be shepherds, to be leaders," he said. "As Christ made it his mission to show us his Father, to teach us to seek the will of his Father, we cannot in fidelity to him renounce or weaken our proclamation of the truth."
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After a year of silence and now facing a $4 million civil rights lawsuit, Rye City School District Board of Education members addressed the allegations of "improper coaching" against the four elementary school teachers reassigned to home last May in a court filing last week.
In a request to dismiss the suit filed against it by two of the teachers—Osborn School fourth grade teacher Carin Mehler and Milton School third grade teacher Dana Coppola—the board alleged that, in interviews with former Superintendent of Curriculum Dr. Mary Anne Evangelist, at least four students testified Mehler told them to change certain answers on the 2013 state math and English Language Arts tests.
According to the board's memorandum, students testified that Mehler told them to add more details to their answers, to make essays longer and to explain things better, and that they did not need to use a protractor on certain questions. The board filed its memorandum to oppose the teachers' preliminary injunction, which asked the court to prevent the board from hiring two new temporary leave replacement teachers for next year.
The opposition memorandum, which was filed May 8 by the board's counsel, Lewis Silverman of Manhattan-based law firm Rutherford & Christie, went on to state at least five students who were in Coppola's class testified that, on state tests in 2011 and 2013, their teacher told them to change certain answers and raise their hands so she could check their answers again, assisted them with spelling on tests and gave them additional information about certain math questions.
For the past year, the board has claimed it was not allowed to speak publicly about the investigation due to state educational regulations regarding teacher disciplinary procedures, but now they are legally obliged to defend themselves after being served with the lawsuit.
The memorandum was also accompanied by sworn affidavits from four of the defendants in the suit—Osborn School Principal Angela Garcia, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Alvarez, Milton School Principal Dr. Joanne Nardone and Gus Mountanos, the board's attorney on retainer—that backed-up the board's version of events.
School board member Edward Fox, who has spoken out against the district's handling of the matter, is the only current member of the board who was not named in the lawsuit.
Civil rights attorney Arthur Schwartz, who represents Mehler and Coppola, said any of the incidents alleged in the defendants' affidavits, if they happened, only occurred on practice tests. He said any testimony by the young students in this case is likely to be inaccurate due to the amount of time that has elapsed. Calling the allegations "preposterous," Schwartz said looking back, it is likely students would not be able to tell whether what they remember occurred during a practice test or the real test, whether it was in May of 2011 or April of 2013.
The board's response purports to provide evidence that supports the 10 charges of "improper coaching" Coppola received from the district on May 1, a week after she joined the lawsuit Mehler filed on March 27. At that time, the district suspended Coppola with pay in accordance with the state's guidelines.
Schwartz filed a request last week for a hearing in front of a state Education Department-vetted professional arbitrator. If Coppola does not request such a hearing, the board has the right to fire her or exact some other disciplinary penalty upon her. If, as a result of the hearing, arbitrators find Coppola guilty of all or some of the charges, they can exact a penalty that the board is required to carry out, which can be anything from a written reprimand to termination.
The district has not yet leveled any charges against Mehler.
"That is probably the reason they haven't moved forward with any charges against Carin [Mehler] and haven't been more specific with the Coppola charges; it's because they know the testimony the kids gave is extremely unclear," Schwartz said.
The board's response runs counter to his assertion. It states children interviewed gave "detailed examples" of ways Mehler and Coppola coached them.
Schwartz said he also takes issue with the board's assertion that Mehler attempted to exclude the student who brought the charges from classroom activities and denied, as they were accused of in the initial complaint, that Mehler was kept off of school grounds by the administration.
"They are trying to paint Carin Mehler as some kind of retaliatory menace," he said, when that is just not the case.
In a May 9 statement, the board stated its members regret this detailed information has come out at all. It had been the board's goal from the start, it said, to preserve the privacy and dignity of all involved.
"We would be remiss if we did not point out that we have done all within our power to protect the privacy of the plaintiffs, and it is only due to their lawsuit that the unfortunate details of this matter have become public," the board's statement said.
The two other teachers allegedly involved—Milton fourth grade teacher Shannon Gold and Osborn third grade teacher Gail Topol—already reached settlements with the district earlier this year. Gold resigned in January. In February, Topol returned to the classroom after paying a fine. Both admitted no wrongdoing.
Board of Education president Laura Slack could not be reached for comment as of press time.
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Alfonso Cuarón's "Gravity" will hit theaters this weekend and it's sure to cause mass hysteria for all those astrophobics out there. Not only is it going to scare, thrill and surely endear even more people to Sandra Bullock's life plights, but the movie has been garnering such early critical adulation that place it square in the catbird seat for Oscar contention. For a thriller with such a simple premise it's quite an interesting level of hype; though Alfonso Cuarón has always been a fascinating and accomplished director so all merit may be deserved.
If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, then "The Terror Within" should go ahead and propose marriage to Ridley Scott's classic "Alien". After a very brief spell of originality, "The Terror Within" seamlessly devolves into a direct lift of the best bits in "Alien" including a chest burster scene, ventilation shaft hijinks, and disposing of the monster through air related means.
Ridley Scott announced himself on the directing scene in 1979 with "Alien," then followed that now-classic film, with another all-time-great in "Blade Runner." The man could well have hung up his directing hat at that point and basked in nerd adulation into perpetuity. He didn't, instead moving from fantasy with "Legend" to more mainstream films and eventually Academy Award nominees and winners.
Let's all freak out, "Prometheus" opens today. The excitement is palpable (even with mixed reviews coming in) and I personally can't wait to get thrown out of an airlock once more by Ridley Scott. There's a lot to be excited for with the film: a new entry in the Alien franchise, the release of a big budget sci-fi horror film, and more Michael Fassbender in our lives. Though its the sci-fi horror angle that will always get me, particularly with a setting in space and outer worlds. So this week I'm running down 9 Scary Space Movies in preparation of the big debut.
iO9 has a great article about Ridley Scott and his "Space Jockeys" (pictured above). They made their first mysterious appearance in "Alien" (1979), and are starting to pop up in promotional materials for "Prometheus". So since this is the internet, they decided to dig up every reference that exists to the creatures to try and make sense of how they fit into the universe.
How the hell the Germans have kept this clip from "Psycho" a secret for so long is beyond me but here it is, extended scenes from some of the film's classic shots that were apparently too hot for us American's back in the day but were A-OK for the Krauts. I wonder if they have the real ending for "The Sopranos" sitting around somewhere too.
"Snow Piercer" sounds like the name of a terrible cover band but it turns out it's the titled of Bong Joon-ho's new film. The movie tells the story of a group of people trapped on a train after the earth has been completely frozen. Who would you want as a fellow passenger on that train? If you said "Alien" alum John Hurt then you're in luck because he's been confirmed for the cast. If you said anyone other than him though you're kind of screwed.
Yesterday I told you how "The Crow" remake looks to be back on and today it appears a new writer and director have already been selected. Jesse Wigutow, who wrote some short films I will never see has been tapped to pen the script and F. Javier Gutierrez who directed "Before the Fall" which I'm 75% sure I saw will take the lead. Seriously, if you've never been to Hooters you should give it a shot. Their wings are so god damn good.
This can't be good news. It looks like that Lily Collins has officially dropped out from the lead role in the upcoming remake of "The Evil Dead". Apparently the drop out is because of "date issues". I assume this means she wants to go out on a date with me and just found out I'm married so she's too depressed to act. That's just my guess.
I mean, am I still supposed to pretend this isn't an "Alien" prequel? If I am that's fine, I just want to make sure I'm playing by the rules... (Release date: June 8th, 2012)
Get excited folks because there's a now video online with some hot behind the scenes action from the upcoming "Alien" prequel "Prometheus". Now get depressed because there's not one freakin alien to be seen in the clip. There is a lot of Ridley Scott though. So if you're into old guys this video will really do it for you. You should also check out "Cocoon". Tons of old guys in their bathing suits. I won't judge.
"Paranormal Activity 3" is headed to DVD on January 24th and today we've got a stockpile of features that are going to be included. I realize stockpile is not the right word but it sounds really cool so lets just go with it. Both the DVD and Blu-Ray will feature the theatrical and unrated versions of the film and the later will also give a gaggle of additional clips that didn't make it into the film. Alright that's not really much at all is it. This would be the worst stockpile ever imagined if it really was one.
I like Dennis Quaid but I have a tendency to mistake him for Jeff Bridges who I really like, mostly because he was in "The Big Lebowski" and that movie was awesome and I love it. I know I know I'm a hipster prick who references The Dude at least once a day. Well 'Eff you buddy I saw it in the theaters opening weekend so get off my back. Man you're such a jerk sometimes. Here's the trailer for "Beneath The Darkness", which stars Quaid as a local funeral home director with a dark secret. Wow it took us a while to get here didn't it?
And if you're into Jessica Biel, which I'm assuming everyone who isn't into old guys is, here's some new shots from her upcoming flick "The Tall Man". The film is about a small town haunted by the urban legend of a "Tall Man" who kidnaps children. So today we've had old guys, tall men and Jessica Biel. If my news didn't get you all hot and bothered there's a good chance you're already dead.
As a craggy asteroid rockets through space two bored police officers sit in their cruiser. One takes a nap. The other clocks the airspeed of a whippoorwill. Suddenly the asteroid is shown on a collision course with Earth. Our cops? Still bored, though one more annoyed with the other. The asteroid screams through the atmosphere, erupting in flame and splitting before impacting in the dirt a mile or two behind them. The smoking asteroid cracks open as we hear a squirmy chattering. Sound familiar? Of course.
It's time to get excited! Thousands of white trash tattoos will once again be cool now that the artist H.R. Giger has agreed to come on board to help develop the as yet untitled "Alien" prequel. Even more surprising? H.R. Giger is still alive! Who knew!?
It's always nice when the big Hollywood types fess up to their short comings. Like Mr. Sam Worthington who has finally gone on record as saying maybe the "Clash of the Titans" remake was kind of crap. He has yet to apologize for having the dreamiest eyes in the world though.
And just when you thought the Zombies have done it all a movie comes along called "Ninja Zombies". The film is apparently about a group of ninjas, that are also zombies. You probably could have guessed that from the title, but then I have no reason to be here. You wouldn't do that to me, would you?
If you don't like Disney and all their magic then you are a whiny little prick who hates fun and all things good. That's a fact. As a horror fan how could you not be excited to see them putting together a movie about the "Museum of the Weird"? The film is based on a Disneyland attraction that never was. If you have bad things to say about this I will fight you.


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| USDA PLANTS Symbol: MEVI6
U.S. Nativity: Exotic
Habit: Forbs/Herbs
|Mentha x villosa Huds. (pro sp.) [spicata × suaveolens]
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Lamiales: Lamiaceae
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This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database.
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– Wende Solberg has been named vice president of financial operations for Franklin Collection Service in Tupelo.
– Kristie Gholson, assistant director of the North Mississippi Medical Center pharmacy department, recently received the American College of Apothecaries' Albert E. Rosica Jr. Memorial Award.
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To: Ruthann Benson, CLS Dean
Kathleen Enz-Fingen, Provost
From: Chuck Lee, History Department Chair
Re: Campus Bookstore and Textbook Rental System
Recent decisions made by and policy pronouncements from the Textbook Rental Service, as well as the future out-sourcing of both the bookstore and the rental service have contributed to several problems in our departments as the new semester has begun. We have courses without books, instructors who have had to make last minute changes in reading lists, courses we have decided not to offer, and instructors resorting to pulling materials off the internet (raising clear copyright concerns). We trust that most of these issues will be short-term, and that an addition to the student fee for textbooks for fall will help. We are, however, concerned about a much larger issue that has become apparent to our faculty. Some of these short-term decisions have the potential of becoming permanent. But even in the short term, and with the out-sourcing of the bookstore and rental service, we are concerned about the issue of academic freedom.
Academic or intellectual freedom has, of course, a long, if somewhat troubled, history in higher education. Aspects of our institutional structure reflect ongoing concerns that this freedom should be protected. Generally speaking, faculty ownership of curriculum reflects this concern. In the UW System, faculty governance and the disciplinary departments share responsibility for intellectual integrity and other matters. At the individual faculty level, we exercise academic freedom by conducting peer reviewed research or by creating works of art and literature within our disciplines and teach, bringing that expertise to the classroom.
When we establish rules that get in the way of an instructor bringing his or her highest knowledge and understanding to the classroom then we are doing our students a great disservice and we are violating academic freedom. We have courses that have multiple sections, each taught by different instructors; we have courses that are rotated among faculty. These instructors must be allowed to order materials through the rental service that reflect their strengths in their specialties. We are now being told that some instructors must use books in the inventory, ordered by someone else at some other time. We have been given a sliding monetary scale for student book purchases: books under $20, under $30, or under $45. In disciplines like ours, where the primary means of delivering content is through texts, we will bear an unequal burden and, given our local culture, we will not only find that students migrate away from our classes, but that instructors will be forced to compromise good teaching and scholarship to attract and hold students.
We have made some compromises, of course, for years, with the existing system. Our current situation, however, has heightened our concerns. Instructors are being told to use an earlier edition of a text, rather than a current edition. We have an example of an instructor being told to use volume two of an anthology because there are not enough copies of volume one. Instructors find texts ordered and approved for the rental service now located in the bookstore for student purchase. Too often these things happen without notifying the instructor.
So, as the bookstore, rental service and university try to move through this crisis to next fall, with increased funds available for both and possibly with a private firm running both, we think it is in the best interests of all that decision-making be clear and transparent. To date, what we have is one email replacing another. We also believe that this calls for structured faculty oversight through the Faculty Senate. We do not oppose change, so long as it is fair, open, and true to our basic values.
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Learn Who to Contact to Check Your Tax Refund Status
While a lot of your probably haven't filed your taxes yet — neither have we — many others have. It's therefore likely that people are starting to wonder when they'll receive their refund.
How to Check Your Tax Refund Status
The good news is that IRS has a refund hotline (800–829–1954) as well as an online "Refund Status" tool for finding our when you can expect your refund. Whether you call or go online, you'll need your social security number, filing status, and exact refund amount to get an answer.
If they're unable to locate your tax refund information, you'll be asked to provide the approximate date that you filed as well as how you filed (paper or electronic). If they still can't find your refund info, you'll need to call the IRS for an answer.
Refund check for wrong amount
If your refund showed up but was for the wrong amount, then read on…
If your receive an unexpected check, or a check for more than you expected, don't cash it until you receive a notice from the IRS explaining the discrepancy.
If you receive a smaller refund than you anticipated, you can go ahead and cash the check. If it is later determined that you should have received more, you should receive a check for the difference.
Either way, if you have questions about the amount of your refund, you can reach the IRA at 800-829-1040. Note that they ask you to wait two weeks from receipt of the erroneous check to provide time for any mailed notices to show up.
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19 Responses to "Learn Who to Contact to Check Your Tax Refund Status"
1Blaine Moore Says:
February 24th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
I filed this morning, so hopefully I'll get my refund next week or the week after.
2James R Says:
February 25th, 2010 at 10:12 am
RE: Refund check in the wrong amount (more than you expected)…
Definitely do not cash the check!
Hold it and wait for the IRS to respond.
We got a greater than expected Fed refund check once. We immediately contacted the IRS and waited for their reply. They did issue another check for the proper amount.
I don't recall what their instructions were in dealing with the original check. We probably voided it and sent it back.
Thank you, Nickel, for the words of caution!
3Glenn Says:
February 27th, 2010 at 10:02 am
I read this article yesterday, then checked the direct deposit from a couple days ago. Sure enough it was exactly $800 higher than expected. I did some checking and it looks like the $800 is for the Making Work Pay Tax Credit.
Has anyone else received the extra $400 or $800 and talked to the IRS about it to confirm?
4Glenn Says:
February 27th, 2010 at 10:38 am
So I believe I figured out what happened. Turns out if you filed via a 1040 or 1040A and did not file a Schedule M, then the IRS assumes you did not receive the Making Work Pay Tax Credit from your employer.
Hope this information helps someone to avoid having to file an amended return.
5Glenn Says:
February 27th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
Last comment….
Turns out, after filling out schedule M, that I was entitled to the $800 credit. The IRS just added it on. This is the first time I have ever seen the IRS give a credit when it was not asked for. Definitely a good surprise.
6C Says:
March 5th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
Apparently even if your employer lowered your withholding, thus giving you a few dollars more per paycheck over the course of 2009 totaling $400, you will still get the $400 extra from the IRS. Schedule M, whether completed and sent with your return or not, provides a $400 credit (uping your total tax payment and making it that much greater than your total tax owed). If you did not complete sch M, the IRS is adding the $400 for you.
I called the IRS and asked if this was double dipping and #7517598 basically said yes. Apparently some employers did not lower the withholding, so now EVERYONE is getting the credit.
This is from the instructions to Sch. M.
Even if your federal Line 5 income tax withholding was reduced during 2009 because of the credit, you must
complete Schedule M and claim the credit on your return to benefit from it.
7C Says:
March 5th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
I might also add the following…If the my withholding had NOT been lowered (which would have in turn lowered my AGI by $400), I would have received even more money back from the IRS if I (or they) used the Sch M $400 credit $1810. I would have also received more if NO Make Work Pay credit had been given during the year or via Sch M, $1410 (meaning I would have been over paying the most during the year). I got $1310 with the IRS in affect adding the $400 Sch. M credit. I was slated to get $910 with the lowered withholding throughout the year and NO Sch M credit.
8karina Says:
April 12th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
I don't owe any money ($0) because I started a business this year and have not made any money yet (lost money actually). Can I still get a refund that's more than $0?? Not sure how this all works.
9lafaye davis Says:
May 28th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
I let someone file my taxes from their home and i never recieved a refund
10Fatima Says:
November 11th, 2010 at 3:26 am
until today i have not received my tax free in my credit card from London Hethrow VAT Office.
I asked the employee there for a receipt but he said we don't give receipts for credit card refund, and the amout should be in your credit card within 2 weeks.
whome shall i complain to??
11Fatima Says:
November 11th, 2010 at 3:31 am
i forgot to mention i lift Hethrow on 24th Sep., 2010
12Jan Says:
February 7th, 2011 at 10:39 am
Question is this — I realize now (after submitting my 1040 online) that I have made the mistake of taking the Making Work Pay credit for $800 and now know I should not have done that. What can I do at this point. I am so nervous about this. Can anyone give me some for sure advice? I would appreciate anything. Thanks.
13Mike Says:
February 18th, 2011 at 5:41 pm
I did my taxes on Turbo Tax, they had said my refund amount would be $286. I then checked the online "Where's My Refund" Status a few days later and they let me know that I owed them some from the previous year. I then checked the "Wehre's my Refund" a few more days later and it told me that on Feb. 18th I should receive $157.96 direc deposited.
I got $21.54 today as a tax credit but that's it and I can't get anyone on the phone to find out why…Any Idea's ??
14Jo Says:
February 24th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
I did not file my taxes last year. I made less then 15,000 and thought i didn't have too. But now I worried that since I did not file them if somebody knows if they will hold my refund till i take care of the 2009 taxes?? I have a pretty decent refund coming my way this year so I am worried I am not going to recieve it. It has already came up on the "wheres my refund website and they have given me a issue date for my money for this year. any help would be appreciated..
15Anthony Says:
February 1st, 2012 at 5:18 pm
I never filed my taxes from last year,will that hold up receiving my refund this year?
16tiredofhandrblock Says:
March 20th, 2013 at 8:28 pm
i was suppose to recieve 5271$ for my federal tax return they put on the wmr website that it was reduced to 5260.10. well i recieved my refund today and it was for 2886$ more than 2000$ short.has anyone had this problem and why would it happen?
17laura Says:
February 19th, 2014 at 11:13 pm
Soo my fed return was sapost to be 2k and my state like 400 ive had so many issues this tax season and im not sure what happened but my account posted I had got my fed return and I checked and they only put a hundred and something? Why and how do I fix it?
18Roody Says:
June 1st, 2014 at 7:37 pm
My refund supposed to be $5810 and I received $3034.
They don't even send me a letter first to let me know if I owe them or not. But I remember that I owed them for the year 2009 which looks like the same amount that they re hold from my refund an amount which I had already been paid. It was in 2011 they sent me a letter to let me know that I owe them $4000 and something, I made an amendment and they sent me another letter telling me that I owe them $2776 which I had paid but I can't find where I put the recipe in case they will ask me to send it to them.
19Rhonda Says:
January 30th, 2015 at 10:15 am
When I checked my refund status on the tax phone number it just say I will be notified when my check has been sent does that mean I figured my refund wrong
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Redwood Falls, MN (July 16th, 2012) – Three-time and defending Redwood Speedway Track Champion Ken Tietz took home top honors during IMCA Stock Car action Sunday night at Redwood Speedway. Curt Lund doubled up by taking home wins in both the IMCA Sprint Car and IMCA Modified divisions while Matt Looft took home his second win in as many weeks in the IMCA Sport Mod A-main. Wes Jahnz (IMCA Hobby Stock), Rod Manthey (Outlaw Hobby Stocks), Aaron Betz (IMCA Sport Compacts) and Fran Billmeier (Bombers) each took home A-main feature wins as well during Pizza Ranch night at the races. This Thursday night, July 19th the traveling stars of the Jackson Speedway Touring Series will be in town along with the IMCA Modifieds, who be vying for a $1,000 to win purse!
IMCA Sprint Cars:
Feature – Curt Lund, Cam Schafer, Mike Stien, Reed Allex
Heat – Schafer, Stien, Allex, Lund
IMCA Modifieds:
Feature – Curt Lund, Justin Bjorklund, Brandon Beckendorf, Tom Silver, Mike Gregg, Josh Rogotzke, Dan Menk, Jim Horejsi, Justin Anderson, Dalton Magers, Ben Panitzke, Tyler Limoges, Jeff Maasch
Heat 1- Lund, Gregg, Panitzke, Silver, Rogotzke, Menk
Heat 2- Magers, Limoges, Beckendorf, Bjorklund, Anderson, Maasch, Horejsi
IMCA Stock Cars:
Feature – Ken Tietz, Dan Mackenthun, James Richert, Shaun Bruns, Bob Rebstock, Gary Mattison, Michael Bruns, Jake Bruns, Matt Allen, Brad Scheibel
Heat 1- Scheibel, Richert, Micheal Bruns, Allen, Rebstock
Heat 2- Shaun Bruns, Mackenthun, Tietz, Jake Bruns, Mattison
IMCA Sport Mods:
Feature – Matt Looft, Larry Revier, Jeff Carter, Justin Remus, Adam Ecker, Kyle Remus, Brett Trebesch, Andy Daschner, Jordan Meine, Charles Clobes, Paul Konakowitz
Heat 1- Revier, Kyle Remus, Trebesch, Ecker, Daschner, Carter
Heat 2- Meine, Looft, Clobes, Konakowitz, Justin Remus
IMCA Hobby Stocks:
Feature – Wes Jahnz, Chris Isaacson, Brennen Boettger, Josh Telecky, Trevor Serbus, Rex Hammerschmidt, Ryan Grochow
Heat – Jahnz, Isaacson, Telecky, Boettger, Hammerschmidt, Grochow, Serbus
Outlaw Hobby Stocks:
Feature – Rod Manthey, Ryan McMullen, Dan Veenstra, Jayson Firle, Randy Fischer, Andy Windschitl, Jeff Petersen
Heat – McMullen, Veenstra, Firle, Manthey, Windschitl, Petersen, Fischer
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Salman Rushdie on His New Soundtrack, Sci-Fi Project and Memoir
Salman Rushdie was skeptical when a digital start up approached him about creating a soundtrack for one of his short stories. "I had to be convinced this was a good thing," he said. "Normally when I read, I don't like music playing."
He agreed to give it a try. This week, Booktrack released a digital version of Mr. Rushdie's short story "In the South," which was originally published in the New Yorker in 2009. The Booktrack version of the story — which centers on a pair of cranky old men in southern India who are locked into a decades-old friendship and rivalry — unfolds with a synchronized, original musical score, created by composer John Psathas and played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The Indian-inflected orchestral music swells and accelerates at dramatic moments. Sound effects such as traffic, laughter, and the sounds of crashing waves and screams punctuate the music.
Mr. Rushdie said he was impressed with the orchestra's work. He was particularly pleased when his 14-year-old son pronounced it "super cool," he said. "What I didn't want it to sound too much like was special effects," he said.
Since its launch last August, Booktrack has released audio-enhanced versions of classics such as "Peter Pan," "Hansel and Gretel," "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," as well as a paranormal young adult novel. The titles sell through Booktrack's app, which is available on personal computers and in the Apple and Android app stores, and range from $1.99 to $12.99. Mr. Rushdie's story will be sold for $.99 through February, then for $1.99. So far, Booktrack has delivered some hits. Their enhanced Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," was downloaded more than 100,000 times from the Apple iTunes App Store. Brooke Geahan, Booktrack's Vice President of Publishing, said the company is also creating software that will allow users to download their own music libraries and synchronize particular songs with the text. "It learns your reading speed," she said.
Mr. Rushdie's story marks a new push by the company into contemporary short fiction. Other upcoming works include "Solace," a story by Jay McInerney about a post 9/11 sexcapade, and "The Dungeon Master," a story by Sam Lipsyte.
At a launch party for "In the South" at Junoon, an Indian restaurant on 24th street, Mr. Rushdie read the story aloud to a soundtrack for a crowd of 75 people. During a multi-course dinner, he spoke about Twitter, how digital technology is transforming publishing, his favorite television shows (he likes "Homeland") and his coming projects. Rushdie is currently writing the pilot for an original science fiction television series for Showtime, and just completed his much anticipated memoir, due out this fall. Writing his memoir, which deals with the death threats he faced following the publication of his controversial 1988 novel "The Satanic Verses," was "surprisingly enjoyable," he said. "It has some advantages over fiction, because you know the story," he added.
Mr. Rushdie said that for many years he wasn't ready to tackle the subject of the fatwa, in which the Ayatollah of Iran called for his death, and the pressure it placed on him. The controversy surrounding the novel still plagues Mr. Rushdie. He recently cancelled an appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival due to threats of violence from Muslim activists. Mr. Rushdie dismissed the threats as "political shenanigans."
The memoir will also touch on other areas of his life, he says. "For a long time, I did not feel ready to write it," he said.


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Set 1: BirdwatcherThe Birdwatcher, Curtain WithThe Curtain With, FYFFuck Your Face, The Old Home Place, Pebbles and Marbles, Weigh, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Cool It Down > Tweezer, Tela > STFTFPStealing Time From the Faulty Plan
Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > BOTTBack on the Train -> HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove[1] > CaspianPrince Caspian > Waves > Bug > BowieDavid Bowie
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[1] Trey on drums and Fish on guitar at the beginning. Trey and Fish on drums together later in song and then Trey back on guitar.
Notes: The Old Home Place was played for the first time since December 5, 2009 (103 shows). Tweezer contained a Fuck Your Face tease from Mike and Back on the Train had a Psycho Killer tease in the transition into HYHU. Mike teased Mike's Song and If I Only Had A Brain before Bike. Weekapaug featured Trey on drums and Fish on guitar (while teasing DEG) at the beginning saying "I think we're a better band this way, don't you?" followed by Trey and Fish on drums together, then Trey back on guitar. Bowie featured a Bug tease from Trey.
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Another touching scene is before us as Israel is drawing near to the end of their wilderness journey. The many testings should have taught them their total dependence on their God, who had so often proved himself to be all sufficient.
Once again Moses and Aaron are found on their faces before God in this trying scene. Abundant supply was awaiting them as they were brought before the second rock from which waters were to flow forth.
New lessons were to be set before them, lessons they should have learned long before, but failed to take in, lessons not only for them but for ourselves today.
Are we not slow to take in our Deliverer's present work of ministering before the throne on our behalf? As with Israel, failures are many, yet thank God for Christ's present work for us.
"The Lord spake unto Moses saying "Take the rod'", but not the one used in Exodus 17, that one had smitten the river of Egypt turning it to blood, and then smote the rock from which flowed the water that met the need of a thirsting people. This rod, known as Aaron's rod, along with eleven others had been laid up before the Lord (Num 17:8). It alone had "budded, bloomed blossoms and yielded almonds" all in one day, proving that Aaron was God's appointed high priest. Moses took this rod of Aaron's into his hand and gathered the whole congregation of Israel before the rock. This was a high, towering rock, speaking of Christ exalted, different than the low rock of Exodus 17. It was not to be smitten, but simply spoken to that the waters might flow down from it. The Rock is Christ (1 Cor 10), now no longer to be smitten, but in this Moses sadly failed in a three fold way. "Here now ye rebels (it was not for him to call Israel rebels), must we bring you water? "Moses could never have brought water from the rock. Then instead of speaking to the rock, he smote it twice. God is faithful even when His servants fail. "The water came forth abundantly and the congregation drank and their cattle also". But Moses and Aaron, for their disobedience, were deprived of entering the land.
From the many solemn lessons to be gathered, we would center our thought on the importance of the Rock as Christ and his present ministry on our behalf. As a redeemed people, our daily living requires a continual ministry. This is to be found alone in the One living before the Throne of Grace. His priestly work for a failing people today is, I fear, little entered into by believers. Just as wilderness scenes prove what is in us, so they prove what is to be seen in our Great High Priest. He has "ascended into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" (Heb 9:24).
Now it is ours to come boldly unto the throne of grace, to One that was tempted in all points like as we (sin apart) and there find grace to help in time of need (Heb 4:15-16).
He is called a Great High Priest (Heb 4:14), there being none to compare to Him. Melchizedek was "like the Son of God" (Heb 7:4) in two ways. He had "no beginning of life and no end of days". What a beautiful type of our King Priest who lives by the power of an indissoluble life (Heb 7:16). Well might we consider how great He is! How inadequately we are able to set Him forth in all His splendor, yet thank God He ever liveth to make intercession for us. May we value our High Priest and appreciate Him more, who was so beautifully pictured in the Rock of Num 20 with the budding, flowering and fruitbearing rod before it. "He is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him" (Heb 7:25).


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Kevin Coady of East Hampstead was struck about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police said they were notified Wednesday morning that he died at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Police tell the Eagle-Tribune (http://bit.ly/ZJxpxY) Coady was passing under a burned-out streetlight when the accident happened. They said he was wearing black clothing.
There was no evidence suggesting speed or impairment contributed to the crash. No charges were expected against the driver, 34-year-old Christina Soucy of Plaistow.
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Welcome to build a den day. If you're following along with our Simple Play :: complex learning series, get ready for some construction!
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Easy kids fort for the backyard
This easy kids fort for the backyard is a super space for kids to play in. It's really easy and inexpensive to make, and is such a fun base for playing, relaxing and reading. Here's how to make it, along with some extra ideas to fill it full of play and learning.
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Activities for toddlers :: imaginary play
We're mid-way through our special series on activities for toddlers. If you've been following along with us you'll have already seen our ideas for sensory play, arts and craft and math games. Today we're all about imaginary play, with ideas for setting up a shop, going camping in your playroom, and hosting a posh tea party. We also have ideas for children who love dinosaurs, pirates and dens.
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Create a Pixie Post Office
I've written before about making writing irresistible so children are encouraged to pick up a pencil and start writing and in my last post this week from the Just So Festival I thought you'd like to see their wonderful way to invite all the children to send someone a letter: a pixie post office provided by the FairyLand Trust.
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Playing dens
A strange new habitat has appeared in our playroom – what could it be?
Secret surveillance cameras reveal signs of life – glimpses of the wild creatures inside.
Special cameras attached to the animals allow us to penetrate deep into the burrow, where no adults may enter.
The footage reveals that, deep underground, these creatures like to play…
…and sleep in four poster beds.
B says 'playing dens is our favourite thing ever'. I say a whole day's worth of happy, imaginative play is well worth having a messy room to tidy.
If your children love dens (or forts or cubbies) too, they might like the ideas in B's guide to building dens.
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Building dens
When did your children last build a den? I'm pretty sure my two build one at least once a week. When B had transformed our sofa into one at the weekend she told me to take a photo and put it on our blog, so this is B's play recommendation to your children this week: build a den.
I suspect it's instinctive in us to want to build a shelter and that's perhaps what first starts children on a den building mission. I think my two love dens so much because they can create a secure and cosy little world in which they are the boss. They will sometimes call their den a house, a cave, a tent, a castle but I've noticed they always like to be surrounded by walls and a roof. Most often they'll build one which is just the right size for them to squeeze into, certainly they're always too small for a grown-up to fit in. I wonder if they intend this?
I don't think children particularly need to be shown how to play dens – with all the children I've worked with they seem to occur naturally- but I do always ensure there are materials available the children can use, to facilitate this kind of play. It's a very good type of play for mixed age groups and I've found that even toddlers enjoy having a den.
Dens open up a world of imaginary play for children and there's a lot of creativity, design, problem solving and construction skills being developed as they play. If you're inspired to build one this week, here are our ideas (with lots of suggestions from B) on what makes a great den.
Space – Children can build a den anywhere: inside, outside, under the kitchen table, on the sofa, on their bed, in a cardboard box. I'd encourage you to let your children have some freedom to choose the location of their den, perhaps agreeing how long the construction can stay up and that they'll help tidy it away afterwards.We're fortunate to have a playroom with a battered old sofa, so I'm quite happy for the children to pull it apart and use it to build with, and we also have a wide landing that they like to use but we do agree that dens can't be built on the stairs or blocking the hallway, for safety and practical reasons. (I quite often hear myself calling out 'make a pathway!' as they start to play.)
Materials – B's list of great building materials includes sofa cushions, garden chair cushions, tables, dining chairs, bed sheets, big pieces of fabric, big branches and garden parasols laid on their side. She recommends scarves, string and clothes pegs to fasten things together, and knotting things around chairs, banisters and door handles. Big boxes and chairs are good for holding up a roof.
Props -The design of our playspace gives the children easy access to our resources so they can grab what they'd like to include in their play. Somethings which they often use, and which you might like to make available, include pots and pans and picnic items, torches, pillows and sleeping bags or blankets, clipboards with paper and pencils.
Books – The girls very often end up taking books into their dens and settling down to read in there. There are some picture books on the theme of 'dens' in our book shop. I'd love to hear your recommendations if you have any other favourite books about dens.
Are your children keen den builders?
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While the noble triceratops might have departed from this mortal coil from a combination of meteors and T-Rex bites, that doesn't mean you can't doll up your dog with a costume that looks like one of them. In fact, not only could you do this, but you should do this. The Dog Triceratops Costume combines two great animals for one adorable costume.The Dog Triceratops Costume comes with a headpiece with horns, which should be enough to make your dog not only funny looking, but much more capable of defending itself against raptors or cat or whatever else is out there. It's a costume 65 million years in the making.The Dog Triceratops Costume combines one of the most popular and distinct looking dinosaurs of all time with the comedic value of a dog costume.
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Detects user from imported site, this feature I found great.
Can export all content from source site.
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Meetings: TueThu 17:00-18:15 in 203 Robinson Hall
NEWS Sept.-6: First class will start Sept.-10, 2015 at scheduled time and place; updated syllabus and class web-pages.
Instructor: Andreas Münchow
Goal: Provide each student with a set of tools to confidently handle data analysis tasks in both time (space) and frequency (wave number) domains.
Format: This is a traditional lecture style course, however, most learning will take place via a set of computer projects that translate lecture materials into tested code.
Expectations: Each student shall be able to develop, apply, and critically evaluate
- Auto-spectral analyses
- Digital filters
- Linear systems
- Least-squares function fitting, and
- Empirical orthogonal functions
Grading: 80% for problem-based projects, 10% homeworks, 10% individual in-class participation
Exam: None, but I may use occasional quizzes related to prior lectures (always open book).
Old News (2013):
- 11/26: Please, please, do the Course Evaluations that are used to change and further develop future versions of this class and how it is taught.
- 11/26: Posted Take-Home Final that is due Dec.-16 (no extensions, grades are due Dec.-17).
- 11/08: Posted new Homework as Exercise that is due Nov.-22.
- 10/17: Posted lecture notes and examples of spectral analyses.
- 9/17: Posted lecture notes
- 9/12: Posted lecture notes using graphical material from Brigham, E.O, 1974: The Fast Fourier Transform with chapters 5 and 6 most relevant.
- 9/10: Posted lecture notes and convolution code and plot.
- 9/5: Posted lecture notes and "Learn Difficult Engineering Concepts Through Interactive Flash Programs."
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Train Reading: The Hook Brings You Back
News, analysis, curiosities, and even a little music to ease your commute…
Another day, another stock record – WSJ
Will the Dow's record run hook mom and pop again? Don't bet on it – Huffington Post (Hi, Mark!)
Irrational or not, the market's run, in at least one chart, looks like '95 all over again – Market Anthropology
Enron's Jeff Skilling cuts deal to get his sentence reduced – WSJ
Junk bonds yielding less than 5%? You betcha – Barron's
Are stocks expensive? Come on, now, get real – Economist's View
A musical interlude: Blues Traveler; The Hook – YouTube
There's a lot of money in that banana stand – Gawker


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Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Guide to Hybrid Heat Pumps and Hybrid Heating Systems in Homes
One of the more popular topics about home heating systems we're often asked to explain better, is in reference to a specific type of high efficiency home heating system called hybrid heating, which is also known as dual fuel heating, or hybrid heat pump systems. Carrier and Bryant were just two of the first big HVAC equipment manufacturers to offer a hybrid heating system, supported largely by contractors, and many consider them the leader in hybrid heating technology.
The way hybrid heating works, is by replacing the outside central air conditioner condenser with a heat pump condensing unit that both heats and cools the home. When the heat pump is matched to your existing forced air heating system like a gas or oil furnace, it allows a homeowner the flexibility and control to heat their home using the heat pump with their forced air heating system when conditions are optimal for electric heat, and then switch over to the gas or oil heating system, when needed.
Hybrid Heating System Versus Standard Equipment
In most conventional heating systems, you have two separate functions, heating and air conditioning, sharing some of the duties through common components.
Gas or Oil Forced Air Heating Systems – Gas or oil heating furnaces are effective down to very cold temperatures, so there is no limit to where they can be installed or how well they will heat your home.
- Heating – Gas or Oil Furnace, with Heat Exchanger.
- Below Freezing Supplemental Heat – None needed!
- Cooling – Outdoor Central Air Condensing Unit, Matched to an Indoor Evaporator Coil.
- Forced Air – Comes from a blower assembly mounted inside the furnace, and distributed through the home ducts.
- Controls – Basic Thermostat Control turns unit on and off as needed.
Heat Pump Forced Air Heating System – Heat pump systems are very efficient, but heat pumps lose the ability to effectively heat your home when the temps drop below 35 degrees outside. When this happens, an electric heating strip lights up (think hair blow dryer) and supplements the heating, which is very inefficient.
- Heating AND Cooling – Outdoor Heat Pump Condensing Unit, Matched to Indoor Evaporator Coil.
- Supplemental Heat – Inefficient Electric Heating Coil Strips (Like a big blow dryer)
- Forced Air – Comes from an Air Handler, Air Blown through Ducts.
- Controls – Basic Thermostat Control turns unit on and off as needed.
Learn more about heat pumps at the Energy Savers site sponsored by the US Dept of Energy.
Hybrid Heating and Air Conditioning System
In a hybrid heating system, you take the high-efficiency of a heat pump system, and instead of using a basic air handler inside the home, you replace it with a gas or oil furnace heating system. When the outdoor temps drop below 32, instead of the very poor efficiency of the electric heating strips, your high-efficiency furnace takes over, and provides heat to the lowest of outside temperatures.
- Heating and Cooling – Outdoor Heat Pump Condensing Unit, Matched to Indoor Evaporator Coil.
- Supplemental Heating – High Efficiency Gas or Oil Furnace Heating Systems
- Forced Air – Comes from an Air Handler, Air Blown through Ducts.
- Controls – Advanced Thermostat Control measure both indoor and outside temps, automatically switching your heating source as a set-point, usually 32-35 degrees, as needed.
Cost of Hybrid Heating Versus Conventional
One of the more surprising things a homeowner hears is that the main reason hybrid heating prices are more than conventional home heating systems, is not because of extra work or equipment, it's because hybrid heating technology is still new and in demand, so heating contractors naturally just charge more for it!
In reality, the only real cost difference is in the outside condensing unit (heat pump, versus ac only) and the thermostat control system, which requires a bit of extra wiring and an added sensor.
Added Hybrid Heating Prices
- Add – $120-$150, Programmable Dual Fuel Thermostat over Standard.
- Add – $250-$500, High Efficiency Heat Pump ($2500) versus High Efficiency AC Only ($2000) Unit
Added Installation Requirements of Hybrid Heat Pumps
If you already have a forced air heating and cooling system in your home, and already heat with gas or oil, the only extra item to be installed is going to be the single wire that runs from the thermostat to the outside temp sensor, and the added time the hvac contractor has to take to program the thermostat! Yes, really, that's about it!
Most higher quality heat pumps already have the sensor built into the board of the unit now, so many times, you won't even have to do much!
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I'm way overdue in the tutorial department.......so here we go.
Let's make some fun spring cookies
using very basic shapes!
Starting with the simple chick face.....
You will need:
- Oval cookie
- Yellow 10 second glaze icing
- Orange 10 second glaze icing
- Black sugar pearls
- Black food color marker
Outline and flood the oval cookies with yellow icing.
Contrary to what the photo shows
(opps....I forgot!)
immediately add the black sugar pearl eyes.
Let dry for at least an hour.
Add outline for beak.
You can make this as small or large as you like.
Allow to dry for 20-30 minutes before filling.
Tada.....the black sugar pearls are suddenly in place. ;)
After the base has dried overnight,
you can add eyebrows or whatever
you'd like to the chick facial expressions.
To see the other tutorials from the
Springtime Faces Collection:
Springtime Faces: Lamb
Springtime Faces Collection:
Springtime Faces: Lamb
If you're having trouble waiting,
check out last year's Spring Faces Tutorials:
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United States Law and China's WTO Accession Process
Sylvia A. Rhodes
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John H. Jackson
Georgetown University Law Center
Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 2(3), September 1999
This article surveys the history and background of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) accession to the GATT and the WTO, and analyzes US domestic laws affecting the PRC's accession to the WTO. United States domestic law, known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, is a legal obstacle to a full WTO relationship between the United States and the PRC, because it requires annual review of the PRC's most-favored nation (MFN) trade status (since 1998 termed 'normal trade relations' status). Recognizing the United States must extend permanent MFN treatment to the PRC to avail itself of all rights under the WTO with respect to the PRC, this article explores the ways in which the US Congress has previously extended permanent MFN treatment to countries subject to the Jackson-Vanik amendment. This article also takes note of proposed US legislation with respect to the PRC's entry into the WTO. Finally, this article concludes that the US Congress plays an important and probably decisive role in ensuring that the United States and the PRC enjoy a full WTO relationship.
Date posted: April 10, 2000
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