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Towards the end of my pregnancy, I found that my breasts leaked milk during the night. I therefore needed to buy some breast pads and as I saw these in Boots I decided to buy them. I used them at night throughout the end of my pregnancy and then constantly after giving birth as I am breastfeeding.
---About the product:
Boots disposable breast pads are designed to protect your clothes from milk that can leak from your breasts during late stages of pregnancy and whilst breastfeeding. There are 80 pads in a pack and they are white in colour. There is a soft front section to sit against the breast with a stiffer section on the back to go against the bra. They are about 3 inches in diameter. It is recommended that they are changed regularly.
---Using the breast pads:
I have used various different breast pads with both pregnancies but these are the ones I go back to. I don't necessarily think they are the best, but the combination of reasonable absorption and price make me go back to them. They come in a large cardboard box and are laid out in two rows on top of each other. They work by placing them inside your bra to soak up any milk that leaks during breast feeding. These pads are reasonably small and white so are quite discreet when you are wearing them. They stay in place quite well during the day because of the pressure between the bra and breast, but can sometimes move around in the night as I move around. They are not super absorbent but I find them sufficient in most cases. I have quite heavy leakage and as long as I change them regularly, as per the recommendations, they are generally able to keep me dry. I have had a few occasions when my son hasn't fed for a while, that the leakage is so heavy that the pads can't hold it. However, most pads do the same for me. When finished with, these pads can easily be removed and disposed of in the bin.
---And finally:
As stated previously, I have tried many different pads including washable ones and I have not found any that will adequately contain the amount of milk I can leak! These are a great economy brand and I continue to buy them. I also like to buy the slimline version from Boots as they come in individual packets which are useful to store in your handbag. These aren't as easy to carry around, but for use at home, I am happy to continue buying them. They can be bought for around £4 in store.
I have found over the years of breastfeeding both of my son's is a good breast pad is essential. This is especially true in the early days as you often become engorged as your milk comes in. However even after this I still regularly wear them as often the let-down reflex for me is triggered in the other breast to which he is feeding from and also occasionally if he has slept longer than my body thinks he should have done and is ready for a feed I will have some leakage too. I bought these Boots extra absorbent pads recently to try as they were cheaper than my regular brand Johnsons and I wanted to see how they compared. A breast pad for me has several essential criteria: one to stay in place, two to be absorbent, and finally to be comfortable to wear.
The box that the pads come in is cardboard and displays all the relevant information to the packet and contain 40 pads.
To stay in place the pads have a single adhesive strip, this unlike a lot of pads I have tried is a thin strip that runs the entire diameter of the pad in the centre rad than just at one strip on one side of a pad. I actually like this design and it holds the pad in place very well even when lowering my bra top to feed my son and remains in place all day
The absorption of these is claimed to be extra absorbent and the design on the pad seems to be honeycombed to cope with this. I have found that they do actually live up to these claims very well and cope with a engorgement and leaking very well without any embarrassing leaks coming through to my top during the day even when I was leaking a lot in the early days.
Comfort wise I have to admit I am torn on how I find them. The pad is contorted to shape around the breast in a similar way to my favourite brand and this I find makes them very comfortable to wear. The indentation for the nipple is great as this allows my nipple to not feel squashed into shape as a flat pad tends to do. There is a fine mesh at the front of the pad and I do find at times that this can get stuck to my nipple if I have leaked which can then be uncomfortable to remove and potentially if you have sore nipples could be very uncomfortable and damage the sensitive skin further. I am at present a double D cup and the pads cover very easily my nipple area without engulfing the whole breast and this means it is nice and comfortable to wear even on hot days. The downside of the pad for me is that they rustle hugely when they are inserted and whenever I am near them in my bra for example winding my son his wriggles cause them to rustle or if I am lowering my bra to feed they again rustle making discreet feeding harder. The breathable aspects are good with the pad and I never feel as if my breast is getting hot and sweating.
Overall I personally have mixed feelings about these breast pads. I find that they stay in place, are hugely absorbent, generally comfortable to wear bar the odd sticking issue, but they rustle hugely and for this reason I will not be buying them again. However if you don't mind the odd rustle at £3.59 for a box of 40 at Boots they are a reasonable buy 3 stars from me.
When I had Hollie I tried to breast feed but was soon told I must have no milk and that I would have to go onto a bottle. A day or so later, I started to leak slightly and the midwife told me that it was nothing to worry about and to get some breast pads just to stop my clothes from getting ruined.
I hated wearing these. Although I had no milk, I still was experiencing leaking now and again and it stopped after a week but chose these breast pads to use. Bad choice in my experience.
My friend gave birth 2 months ago and told me she also had a bad experience with those so I wasn't surprised when they were still the same design and fabrics being used.
The pads were quite itchy for me and I felt quite uncomfortable with them in my bra. I tried everything I could to make them feel more comfortable but I was feeling quite sore anyway so the pads didn't help the situation.
These are currently at £4.09 for a pack of 80 breast pads, so that is 40 changes. I didn't use all of these as I was changing them maybe 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days, So I had plently left over and slung them out as they would be no good to me any more. I used these 3 years ago when my little girl was born, so I think the price was slightly lower back then.
I found the whole experience with these very unpleasant. I had some very painful "peeling off" experiences which was like ripping a plaster off of a poorly knee as a child. Painful and hurt more than the cut in the first place did.
There were terrible at absorbency in the evenings. I would go to bed and wake up with a wet top. I ended up doubling them up on the next evening so that I wouldn't wake up in the morning with a soaked top, but it still didn't do the job.
As I didn't have milk to feed Hollie, I was barely leaking anything out and still getting wet at nights, So if you are breastfeeding and leak A LOT, I would suggest not to buy these pads.
They aren't absorbent or thick enough to work for breast feeding women so I would suggest shopping around for something better that will work for you. I went for cost over quality and it ended up being the wrong choice!.
Thanks for reading.
A lot of people - to some extent understandably, I'd probably have to agree - find discussions about female bodily fluids a bit 'icky'. If this is you, you should immediately turn away....
I'm not a naturally boastful person but that said, I do consider myself to be a bit of a champion breast-feeder; bearing in mind that this holds true only as long as the standards I read about so regularly in eg. the 'Daily Mail' and other papers - wherein are quoted inflamatory statistics such as '80% of women find find breast feeding onerous / painful etc., or they don't like having a little baby hanging off their tit, and so give it up after the first 20 minutes' - are to be believed, at any rate.
So I breast-fed the first one for two and a half years (which admittedly was getting a bit over the top by the end of it) and the second one nine months and still counting. Which I mention because presumably, this would make me a significant contributor to Boots Disposable Breast Pads' target market.
Unfortunately I didn't get on well with these when I bought a box when I had my first sprog and only ended up using them on a very few occasions. I can't recall how much I paid for the pads back then, but I understand it's currently about the £4 mark for a 40-changes-of-two-pads (ie 80 pad) supply. This seems a bit pricey, considering what the breast pads are - which is oddly-stuffed, circular bits of papery material, each about 6cm in diameter. They have a very slippery, silky covering that is presumably supposed to be for comforts' sake -
For comforts' sake! The number of bras I've tried on over the years that feel like they've been made primarily out of industrial-grade wire wool! It's a bit late to be worrying about a market womens' comfort in the breast area, I would say -
- but I found the covering makes these pads slip about and not stay in their allotted place. (You slip them into the front of your bra, and that's supposed to hold them where they should be). They don't seem to be made out of any kind of super-absorbable fabric - such as you'd get in those cardboard-thin liquid absorbing pads for - shall we say - 'downstairs' use, and what they most reminded me of was 1970s sanitary wear. I suppose the super-absorbable materials might have 'chemicals' in that you wouldn't want getting into your baby's breast-milk.
The main thing that occurs to me in terms of reviewing these pads - apart from how unpleasant it was to have to fish one out of my bra once it had become saturated with human milk, which I found happened in very little time when I used them most, just after I'd given birth - is that they came in what seemed to me to be an unnecessarily capacious big pink cardboard box, that was difficult to accomodate (on the wardrobe shelf where I kept mine, at any rate). Once the box was open the pads were just in two loose stacks inside, and had a tendency to all cascade out whenever I opened the cupboard I kept them in, which was not ideal.
Suffice to say that I didn't bother with these at all when I had my second sprog. The thing with secreting breast milk is - in my experience at any rate - it settles down to a pretty reliable 'supply and demand' pattern within a couple of months after the birth (at most). I found that the need for breast pads to absorb any excess only occurred fairly early on in the first few months of breast-feeding, to be honest (although I can well imagine that other peoples' experiences could be quite different). At the time when I was leaking milk myself, I found sticking a face flannel down my top to absorb any excess was a lot comfier and more practical (in terms of the amounts absorbed) than messing about with piddling little nasty Boots breast pads. Obviously, I couldn't go out like that - (well. I do live pretty much a backwater of the non-fashionable part of Gloucestershire, and there are regularly folk you see quietly going their business here who are far more bizarre in their outward appearance than just someone with a breast-milk-soaked face-flannel stuffed down her top would be, but such is the beauty of this part the world that in Dursley, nobody even gives them a second look - but I'm speaking of accepted generalities, here) - however, and I suppose if I had been trying to look my best (look my best in the first few months after giving birth! Hah!) a product like the Boots breast pad would've been quite handy.
I have already started to stock up on these breast pads ready for new arrival who I hope will be totally breastfed.
These come in a box which contains two plastic packs of 40 pads in each.
After the experience of sending my partner out to get maternity pads and breast pads after I had my son and he came home empty handed I will make sure not to run out this time. I think it may have been embarrassing for him to have to ask in the store as he couldn't find them...
Now whether you breastfeed or not I believe you will still need some of these pads as even if you don't plan to breast feed the milk will still arrive after a few days of having baby then dry up if not used. The first few days the baby feeds on a substance called colostrum.
I didn't wear the pads to start with and thought I had brought them needlessly but oh boy when the milkman arrived as I called it I certainly got through a lot of the pads.
Nothing worse then your dear baby sleeping but your breasts are leaking milk as they are overfull.
The pads are disposable and made from a light material similar to that sanitry towel products are made from. Like cotton wool which is covered in fine material. They are round in shape and about the size of a pringles lid so they fit perfect onto the nipple area whilst in your bra. They are soft but it is important they are comfortable so they don't rub on your skin too much.
I found these were fine to use even though there were occasions when I realised I was leaking through to my clothing as the pad had become to soaked. It is still important to change them regularly as breast milk still starts to smell after a bit. These are very light weight so not hard to carry spares in my bag.
You can buy these in Boots for £3.99. There are 80 in a pack. Bare in mind you need to use two at a time they soon get used up.
My reason for the 4star rating is just that they are pricey for something that is actually essential. I know you can get washable ones but with all the washing there is already and when a new baby arrives too, making sure breast pads would be washed and ready to wear is an extra hassle and in the long run would cost just as much.
Having just had a good think about the Avent breast pads, I'm in a good frame of mind to compare them to the Boots ones that I'm wearing at the moment. I'm in two minds about this pad. It scores points in two big areas for me, but less in others. They'll stay on my "would buy again" list, but probably down towards the bottom if I'm honest.
What I like:
Similar to the Avent pads, they are smaller in diameter than several of the other brands, which makes them more suited to those of us blessed (ha ha) with smaller breasts as we don't have the issue of them moving around as much. Along the same lines, they are a bit more padded so can add a bit towards that elusive next cup size should you want it. I find that they dont' show under my shaped nursing bra (Mothercare) but might do under a normal thin bra and tight clothing.
What is ok:
The pad itself is absorbent, though I'm at the past 6 month stage where I don't leak huge amounts despite my son still being quite the feeding parasite. I haven't had problems with them getting too full, or leaking on me even at night. When wet, you don't feel the moisture, and I've had no problems with sore nipples in these.
What's not so great:
There is NO sticky tab to keep these in place. I know most people complain about the lack of stickiness in other pads, but it's better than nothing- these little buggers do slide around, and I find I have to check they're in the right spot if I do start to leak.
They're a bit crinkly and paper-like sounding. I don't like that as I know people can't hear it, but it's just not nice sounding.
They're not made all that well- the outer rim around the pad itself is oversized, and on most of the pads actually uneven in width. It's a picky point, but one nonetheless.
Overall you get what you pay for with these. They're a cheaper option than the main brands, but it does show. I wouldn't want to use these in the first weeks of feeding as I'm not sure they'd hold up as well as others.
When I was breastfeeding I tried a whole range of breast pads as had super milk production and needed one which had really good absorbancy so I could stay dry and comfatable and not have to worry about embarrassing wet patches all the time on my tops. I did have high expectations as Boots products are usually quite good and with the cheapness of them and the points i would earn i decided to give them ago, but i was very wrong.
The pads themselves are rather cardboardy, stiff and rigid, meaning they are very uncomfatable and dont fit very well around your breats, therefore do not stay in the position their meant to in your bra, i often found mine popping out my bra to say hello, or hiding around the side of my bra's, they were hardly actually covering my nipples.
The absorbancy is one of the worst I have experienced I have tried about 15 different types and this was so bad within seconds of them getting damp, the whole pad would just crumble away and leak completely often with little crystal balls forming over your breasts, this was made even worse as the pads didnt say in place. Like another cheap shop make i was using before i was having to use 3 pads on each breast just to try and stay dry and i gave up using this out and about as offered no protection, instead i used them around the house where i was safe and as soon as they had gone i never bought that make again.
Wouldnt waste your money.
i am currently using these right now and i must say that this is the first boots product that i have been disappointed with,i feel that it fails to deliver in a lot areas with regards to what a breastfeeding mum expects from a breast pad.firstly,i didnot like the feel of the pad,it felt qute stiff to me unlike other pads that had been soft to touch.it also committed the ultimate sin in the breastpad book of etiquette which was blatantly refusing to stay in the desired position,it kept dancing around in my bra and this led to embarrasing leak "accidents" in public,it also failed in the function of absorbency as a little leak could render it stiff and no longer absorbant and you would end up having stained tops,so iguess this is an occasion were quantity doesnt win over quality as it failed to deliver on its promise of customer satisfaction.
These are very cheap - 4.50 for a hundred, and should be a lot cheaper as I've gone through so many per day. They merely delay the big patches of milk on your clothes for about ten minutes. It's almost worse than having none, because you think you've taken care of the problem, but haven't at all. If you go to America ever, buy the ones by Curity. They don't leak at all - there is a lining to stop them from doing so. Otherwise I think Maws are the best. Johnson's are pretty bad as well. Maws have a little sticky bit so that they won't slip - another thing that the Boots ones do all the time.
Having had three children I didn't come across Boots disposable breast pads until having my third child. I used mothercare washable pads before hand, and even went as far as to make my own cloth ones for night time use, which I can say didnt look a pretty site at all! I used to dread going out the house incase I would leak through my tops. So after having enough after a few weeks with my third daughter I decided to have a look at what else was available. I went to boots and saw that they did disposable ones, which i'd never even considered before! I saw that they came in 3 sizes, 100's, 50's, and a small pack of 20's. So after reading that they were as smooth as cloth next to the skin, and had a lining inside which was waterproof, so my clothes would'nt get wet, I decided to give them a try. I went for the small size, which I thought was a great idea of there's, so you could try just a sample before paying out for a large box that you wont use. My first chance to try them out was at a nieces 18th birthday party, which was almost 5hrs long. I kept nipping off to the loo to check I was still dry and amazingly i was fine all night. Even night time use, which I used to hate, as I lie on my stomach and im usually soaked the next morning, was great, no more wet nighties. I have no points against them except that they aren't re-usable.
These were the only brand of breast pads that I used whilst breastfeeding and during pregnancy. I'd started leaking at around 4 months (which was a bit of a shock to me!), so dashed into Boots and bought the first packet I came to. Obviously once I'd had my son the leaking became heavier, but as long as I changed them after each feed I found no problems with leaking coming through my clothes. I found them to be soft and comfortable against my skin, easy to position and they seemed to keep in place. They were quite discreet, and it was easy to pop a couple of spares in my baby's changing bag. As they are the only ones I used I can't compare them to other brands, but they certainly did the job for me.
I tried these ones on a 3 for 2 special and found them not very good at all... They didn't hold much milk at all and had to be changed regularly or I would still get huge wet patches on my clothes..... I then used the Avent ones which were more expensive but MUCH better.... I also found they shifted around in my bra and I would have to often re-adjust them to ensure the nipple was covered. If you are getting breast pads, don't get these, they are no good
i tried both disposible and washable breast pads when i first began breastfeeding my son, and to be honest i didnt find either very useful, as i leaked loads, they were filled quite quickly however if i had to chose between the two i would definately say that disposable breast pads held a lot more in than washable and were much more comfier. if you dont have much leakage then they would be perfectly suited but if you leak a lot the you will probally find that you are using about 3 boxes in nine days (90/120 breastpads). this can prove quite costly so if you do have troubles i would recommend that you invested in some breast shields too.
I used both disposable and washable breast pads when I was breastfeeding and much preferred the washable ones. The disposable ones (I tried Tesco, Avent & Boots) tended to move around and bunch up whereas the washable ones stayed put. I bought 4 pairs from BOOTS (I b.fed for 7 months) & found this was enough as they can be hand or machine washed & dry pretty quickly. Also as they are flesh coloured rather than white they do not show through a white bra & top as much. They are not plastic backed but I never leaked through them and this has the added advantage of making them cooler to wear. The only disadvantage I can see is that they are a bit thick so for smaller breasted women they might look a bit bulky, also if you're very leaky they don't give the added confidence of waterproof backing.


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The Kiwi domination of V8 Supercars continued today when Shane Van Gisbergen reigned in the rain to win race three of the non-championship series at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne today.
The Tekno Team VIP driver streaked clear to win the third of four sprint races from Craig Lowndes (Red Bull Racing) and his teammate and boss Jonathon Webb (Tekno Autosports). This followed the two wins yesterday by compatriot Fabian Coulthard (Lockwood Racing).
Van Gisbergen, who won the second race at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide earlier in the month, was in a class of his own in the wet conditions today. Starting from ninth on the grid, the young New Zealander moved up four places by the first corner and took little more than one lap to get passed Coulthard to take the lead.
Van Gisbergen made a mistake in the conditions to slide off the track on the second lap but it only took another lap to regain the lead. He was never challenged from that point; the only driver under the two minute 12 second barrier and eventually winning by nearly 13 seconds in a championship usually decided by parts of seconds.
Fellow Kiwis Jonny Reid (Wilson Security Ford) and Scott McLaughlin (Fujitsu Racing Holden) finished near the rear of the field in the 12-lap race around the Albert Park circuit, ahead of the final qualifying for the F1 drivers in tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix.
Coulthard still leads the MSS Security V8 Supercars Challenge after three races on 210 points from teammate Jason Bright (BOC Racing) on 189, just one point ahead of Lowndes. McLaughlin is currently 10th, one spot ahead of Van Gisbergen with Reid 23rd.
There's one further race tomorrow before the teams set themselves for the second venue in the championship in Tasmania ahead of the sole New Zealand stop at the ITM 400 Auckland at Pukekohe Park Raceway on April 12-14.

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Lars Von Trier's "Antichrist" now has a
local opening date - October 23 at the Kendall Square Theatre. Which reminds
that it's been a while since I did an Antichrist/Google check, in which I
insert the name of someone who is rumored to be the Antichrist onto Google and
see how many hits come up.
You might recall back in August 2008,
before the election, I Googled "Barack Obama" and "Antichrist" and came up with
510,000 hits.


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Topic: Problems with dovecot-auth
I found these lines in my /var/log/mail.err log:
Dec 27 19:41:22 athena postfix/smtpd[31983]: warning: SASL: Connect to dovecot-auth failed: Connection refused
Dec 27 19:41:22 athena postfix/smtpd[31983]: fatal: no SASL authentication mechanisms
Dec 27 19:41:23 athena postfix/master[7272]: warning: process /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd pid 31983 exit status 1
Dec 27 19:41:23 athena postfix/master[7272]: warning: /usr/lib/postfix/smtpd: bad command startup -- throttling
It's the first time it happens and it doesn't seem to be happening again. Moreover authentication works just fine (I send and receive mail). What could that mean?
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Amazon Hacks is a collection of tips and tools for getting the most out of Amazon.com, whether you're an avid Amazon shopper, Amazon Associate developing your online storefront and honing your recommendations for better linking and more referral fees, seller listing your own products for sale on Amazon.com, or a programmer building your own application on the foundation provided by the rich Amazon Web Services API.Shoppers will learn how to make the most of Amazon.com's deep functionality and become part of the Amazon community, maintain wishlists, tune recommendations, "share the love" with friends and family, etc. Amazon Associates will find tips for how best to list their titles, how to promote their offerings by fine tuning search criteria and related titles information, and even how to make their store fronts more attractive. And the real power users will use the Amazon API to build Amazon-enabled applications, create store fronts and populate them with items to be picked, packed and shipped by Amazon. And just about anyone can become a seller on Amazon.com, listing items, deciding on pricing, and fulfilling orders for products new and used.
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Amazon Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & ToolsBy Dale Farris, SecretaryGolden Triangle PC ClubSeptember 2003Mention the word "Amazon" today and most people will not necessarily think of the largest river in the world, especially the very young. The common perception of Amazon.com is that it is a web-based bookstore, but like its namesake river, Amazon.com is much more than merely a place to buy books.Today, Amazon.com is really a complex web application. Instead of just a place to buy various items, Amazon.com is a tool you can customize and adapt to your own uses. This includes participating in the Amazon community, earning money through Amazon's Marketplace and Associates Programs, as well as improving the way you interact with the site.This latest addition to O'Reilly's very successful Hacks series shows readers of every level how to tap into the power that Amazon offers. Through these industrial-strength tips and tools, readers will learn how to get the most out of Amazon.com.Over Amazon's lifetime, the company has invested $900 million in technology. Though Amazon.com is more often thought of as an online "shop," today the company is really a highly advanced technology company. More and more, Amazon.com is in the business of providing technology to other businesses, as well as their customers. For example, 30% of Amazon's business is from third-party sales. This means other businesses, and sometimes even competitors are making money through Amazon.com.In this super new "Hacks" title, we have a call to all true hackers out there to innovate on the platform. By lowering barriers to entry and experimentation on top of the Amazon platform, true hackers are invited to extend and enhance the platform for all to enjoy.There are tools and tips here that will appeal to a wide variety of audiences, including online shoppers, web site owners, sellers of products, and software developers. Readers are also encouraged to remember that some of the hacks in the book will continue to evolve. You can always find the current ingredients for any serious software development, the Amazon.com API, at www.amazon.com/webservices.When Amazon.com first opened its virtual doors on July 16, 1995, it was one of several online booksellers. As Amazon embraced the technology to categorize and display millions of books in one space, people embraced the ability to search for and purchase books in a new way. The experience of building a successful business based on an open system like the Web has influenced Amazon throughout its history.Amazon has consistently pushed the technology envelope in their quest to provide a satisfying, personalized experience for their customers. What started as a human-edited list of product recommendations has morphed into a sophisticated computer-generated recommendation engine that tailors product choices for tens of millions of individuals by analyzing their purchase history and the patterns of other Amazon customers. As the Web evolved into a two-way space for discussion and community, Amazon developed features that let anyone post information and advice about products.With this intriguing history, it should not have been a surprise when on July 16, 2002 Amazon released a free Web Services interface that gave developers programmatic access to Amazon's vast collection of product and customer data. With this interface, Amazon combined their core features of recommendations, affiliate marketing, and marketplace commerce into a single technology platform that can be used to build applications and businesses."Amazon Hacks" is not intended to be merely an exhaustive explanation of Amazon's features. Instead it's intended to highlight some lesser-known features, show some tricks for working with Amazon efficiently, and document ways to access Amazon programmatically. Developers are already creating new features for Amazon through the Amazon API, and it is this book's intent to convey some of their creativity and excitement, inspiring the hacker in you.Summary of Table of ContentsThe 100 Amazon hacks are organized into 6 chapters, including the following:1 - Browsing and Searching2 - Controlling Your Information3 - Participating in the Amazon Community4 - Selling Through Amazon5 - Associates Program 6 - Amazon Web ServicesKey Topics CoveredThis book will show you how to do the following:Find just the product you are after among the millions available at AmazonAccess, control, and fine-tune your Amazon preferences, recommendations, and informationParticipate in the growing Amazon community and integrate Amazon features into your own Web siteBecome and Amazon Associate, develop your own online storefront, and hone your recommendations for better linking and higher referral feesSell products online using Amazon's billing, inventory, and marketing infrastructureBuild full-scale desktop and server applications on Amazon's Web Services APIBook Contents304 pages; foreword by the Amazon technology team; preface; figures; tips; sample scripts; index; cover colophonAuthorPaul BauschAbout the AuthorPaul Bausch is an accomplished Web Application Developer, and is a co-creator of the popular weblog software Blogger (www.blogger.com). 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"Deal with it" always-on commenter departs Microsoft - rumour
Adam Orth, the Microsoft Game Studios creative director whose comments regarding always-on Internet requirements sparked furious debate last week, has reportedly left the platform holder's employ.
Durango not "always online," contains XTV, new 360 SKU makes it backwards compatible
A trio of next-Xbox rumors have surfaced today, and no matter whether the sources call it Xbox 720 or Durango, keep in mind we will know nothing for sure until Microsoft announces something. Click the break for today's lowdown.
Thief will contain "mystical" elements, but no zombies
If you played any of the past Thief games you know shit sometimes got weird. Eidos Montreal has hinted that however much Garrett's latest outing may differ from past adventures, some things will remain constant.
Xbox 720 has an x86 AMD processor, no backwards compatibility - rumour
Another source has popped up with support for rumours that Microsoft's next consoles, codenamed Durango and nicknamed Xbox 720, will use a PC-like architecture.
Xbox 720 May 21st reveal: more sources back up date - rumour
Xbox 720 is rumoured to be announced at a Microsoft event on May 21st. Following claims from tech blogger Paul Thurrott, sources close the matter have said the same thing to tech site The Verge.
Xbox 720 announce May 21, out November claims tech blogger - rumour
Xbox 720 will be officially unveiled on May 21 and will retail in November, according to veteran tech blogger Paul Thurrott. Word has it the device will simply be called 'Xbox' and was originally intended to launch as two separate versions until one was scrapped.
Always-on Xbox is a bad idea, say UK retail bosses
A few UK retailers have added their two cents into the "always on" debate, a function rumored to be integrated into the next-Xbox partially in order to block pre-owned games from playing.
Always-on: "Deal with it," says MS creative director [Update]
Microsoft Game Studios creative director Adam Orth took to Twitter today to air his views on always-on Internet requirements for gaming, which has raised hackles in the context of recent rumours about the next Xbox console requiring Internet to function.
Witcher 3 dev says cross-gen releases lead to "compromise"
Releasing games simultaneously on current and next-generation hardware is a bad idea, according to CD Projket Red CEO and founder Marcin Iwinski.
Thief dev wants the challenge to be in-game, not in the controls
Bless the early Thief games, but they did require you to have octopus arms to get the most out of them. Eidos Montreal wants the new game to be hard without requiring you to make a keyboard overlay showing off all Garrett's moves.
Microsoft will win next-gen war, Sony's online infrastructure is "god awful" - Bushnell
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is of the opinion that Microsoft will win the next-gen console war.
Durango requires Internet connection to run games, apps - rumor
Microsoft's next Xbox console will require an Internet connection in order for games or apps to be started, according to the latest from two Kotaku sources.
Destiny inspired by episodic TV
Bungie's shared-worlds shooter Destiny was partially inspired by TV shows like Battlestar Galactica, Lost and even The Wire.
Next Xbox console is a "hot, compelling device", says GameStop boss
Microsoft's next console does some "really cool stuff", according to GameStop executive J Paul Raines.
Next-Xbox controller isn't much different than the current version - report
A report over on Kotaku states that the controller for the next Xbox console won't differ greatly from the current offering. Everything you see now on the Xbox 360 controller is still there, and the shape has stayed the same as well, only it will be a bit smaller. The report also states that each […]
Assassin's Creed fans "happy" with annual releases
Ubisoft Montreal boss Yannis Mallat believes Assassin's Creed fans enjoy the franchise's yearly release schedule, which gives development teams time off while still delivering fresh product.
PS4 announce has brought investors back to games, says Pachter
Publisher share prices are on the rise at last, and it's all thanks to upcoming new hardware, according to industry analyst Michael Pachter.
Thief announcement trailer breaks cover
That's a stealth pun, see, because the first Thief trailer wasn't supposed to arrive for a few more hours – but lo and behold, the Internet provides.
Thief dev "wanted to get rid of" wood and gold steampunk look
In rebooting Thief, Eidos Montreal wanted to move away from steampunk and more towards a modern-feeling metropolis which still feels grounded in a believable fantasy time period.
Battlefield 4 trailer escapes GDC - rumour
GDC attendees are even now getting their first glimpse at Battlefield 4 ahead of an 11:00PM PST embargo, but this trailer seems to have slipped out ahead of official reveal.
Durango latest
Microsoft will win next-gen war, Sony's online infrastructure is "god awful" – Bushnell
Durango requires Internet connection to run games, apps – rumor
Next Xbox console is a "hot, compelling device", says GameStop boss
Next-Xbox controller isn't much different than the current version – report
PS4 announce has brought investors back to games, says Pachter
Thief dev "wanted to get rid of" wood and gold steampunk look
Battlefield 4 screens creep out ahead of GDC reveal – rumour
Durango: Kinect, always-on Internet, and installs all mandatory – rumour
PS4 support added to Enlighten, new tech demo looks great – part 2 out now
Nvidia: PS4 snub "clearly not a technology thing", consoles an "opportunity cost"
Thief: Garrett redesign more mainstream, less gothic, reflects action focus
Ubisoft clarifies Assassin's Creed 4 director's "same ship" comments
Xbox 720: EA & Microsoft to announce exclusivity deal at April reveal – rumour
"Xbox Gold" domain registrations spark Durango name speculation
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Based on what?
I see him with every sunrise and sunset. I see him in my kids. He is everywhere....open your eyes and your heart.
Why so bitter.
If you need physical proof...how do you explain the existence of matter? Did everything we see simply materialize out of nothing? Please explain how anything comes into existence without a Creator? Now I'm waiting.
Because it is the killing of an innocent life. There are always other options. If you think killing a child is less cruel than that child growing up poor or in an orphanage, then I just can't say I understand or share that point of view.
I used inarticulate language (on purpose), but what I said was a fair description of a d&c. What's so offensive about the truth? I didn't describe a late-term abortion which really would have been offensive. The act is offensive.
So you want a woman who was brutalized in Rape AND not given Plan B as part of her rape kit (which is negligence on the part of the doctors, fyi) to also have to endure the emotionally crippling pain of murdering her own child? What kind of monster are you? If she doesn't want the child, she can always give it up for adoption. If she can't afford the medical bills, there are many charities who would help her as well as a multitude of government programs willing to provide assistance. I don't understand why you want her to undergo an extra round of mental trauma, especially a self-inflicted one at that. That's just cruel.
This is such a simple question. Either you believe it to be murder or you don't, how did this thread get to be 20+ pages? Cliff notes?
This will come as a shocker to most hardcore Christians, but America is not a theocracy
laws come when the majority of opinions line up in one direction or the other.
seems simple enough to me....did you skip civics?
laws come when the majority of opinions line up in one direction or the other. seems simple enough to me....did you skip civics?
laws come when the majority of opinions line up in one direction or the other. seems simple enough to me....did you skip civics?
I have a couple points to bring to this discussion. First, I have known three different big time pro lifers over my lifetime. Interesting, they all got women pregnant and guess what? That's right, they got an abortion. Guess what? Right after that they went back to being prolife because they didn't want someone to make the same mistake they made.
Whatever one wants to call abortion, it is here to stay. And sorry, I don't think many things like this should be states rights.
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Adobe Confirms New Flaw, Recommends Turning Off JavaScript
Adobe on Tuesday confirmed that its popular Reader and Acrobat software contains another zero-day vulnerability.
The bug, first reported in an advisory on Security Focus, impacts all supported versions of Reader and Acrobat on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux platforms. Proof-of-concept code is circulating on the internet, but Adobe representatives said they are not aware of any in-the-wild exploits.
"We are working on a development schedule for these updates and will post a timeline as soon as possible," Adobe's David Lenoe said on the company's Product Security Incident Response Team blog.
News of the flaw, which relates to a JavaScript memory corruption error and garnered a "highly critical" rating from Secunia, comes not long after Adobe was forced to deal with a similar bug that was being targeted in active attacks -- but took the software giant weeks to patch. Some observers criticized the company for the delayed disclosure of the bug and the subsequent slow fix, while others recommended using alternative PDF readers, such as Foxit.
"This is not the first time that critical vulnerabilities have been found in Adobe's software," Sophos' Graham Cluley said on Wednesday his blog. "And there is growing concern tha the vendor's dominant market share of the PDF reader market is proving extremely attractive for hackers hellbent on infecting as many PCs as possible."
Adobe representatives defended their stance, saying they did not want to reveal too much information to potential attackers.
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This is even more interesting as I just attended the OWASP Chicago meeting last night, and our guest speaker was Rafal Los of HP. He spoke on hacking RIA (Rich Internet Apps) including pdf, flash, etc. He specifically stated, "Why in the world would you ever put JavaScript in a PDF document?" Timing couldn't have been better.


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Does anyone know of any beekeeper apprenticeship program? Either in North America or Europe. I am really interested in pursuing this "hobby" but am not sure that I could go through a whole graduate entomology program.
Does anyone know of any beekeeper apprenticeship program? Either in North America or Europe. I am really interested in pursuing this "hobby" but am not sure that I could go through a whole graduate entomology program.
Perhaps if you contacted the University of Georgia College of Agriculture? I think Dr. Keith Delaplane works there. He does much research with bees. It's a long shot--but worth a try. Or for that matter any of the bee labs?
You are lucky! Keith Delaplane at UGA has been putting on an annual "Beekeeping Institute" at Young Harris College for the last 12 years. It is generally the last week in May or 1st week in June. Two years ago, they instituted the Master Beekeeper Program which is a multi year process of acheiving what ever level of expertise you wish. It go as follows: Certified (1st year), Journeyman (2nd Year) Master (3rd or 4th year) and Master Craftsman (5-6 years +). Each level has both practical examinations and written exams. For the Journeyman and higher levels, you are required to perform so many units of public service to non beekeeping, beekeeping and school groups; serve as an officer of a beekeeping club, etc. The "Master" and "Master Craftsman" levels require research projects, publication of articles in national or regional beekeeping mags, radio or TV presentations, etc.
It obviously gets tougher as you "climb the ladder". Dr. Delaplane mentioned that by the time one acheives the "Master Craftsman" level, the beekeeper will have the equivalent knowledge of a graduate student with at least a master's degree.
I am currently at the journeyman level an feel it will probably take me at least three to four more years to get to the "Grand Poopah" level.
EAS also has a Master Beekeeper Program. Not to take anything away from it, It could be gotten is a shorter period of time than the UGA program due to different requirements. However, some scrutinizing takes place (written recommendations to their committee) before you may be considered qualified to take their test. I plan on attempting to do that as well in the coming years.
The main goals in Master Beekeeping programs is to establish standards of acheivement for "experts" in the field of beekeeping and to establish good "Bee Ambassadors". These programs are very educational, challenging and rewarding.
I'm not sure the final goal that your looking for. Education certificate/title, or practical hands-on experience from a business/operations stand point.
One angle would be the commercial/business side of it. Of all the areas to live in, Georgia is loaded. There are some big beekeeping operations and bee suppliers right in your back yard. Do a search on whitepages.com or yellowpages.com. If your going for some business aspect, I would go that angle. I have considered EAS and the like and a better beekeeper I would probably be, but I'm not convinced from a business point it would really help.
Books, county/state clubs, websites such as this, magazines and a strong open mind, all contribute to good beekeeping. I am considering a class on queen rearing. Other than that and perhaps worldly knowledge of business, I can't see how a certificate saying "Master beekeeper" can make that much of a difference. I am looking at this at a money making angle so you know I'm not trying to offend anyone who may put more on the title/certificate/pride aspect of this.
What is it you want out of an apprentice program?
I think Bjorn is absolutely correct. You need to decide what your goal is.
If you want to be a researcher, you basically are looking at a minimum of 4 years formal education to be an entomologist.
If you keep a minimum number of colonies but really want to fine tune your beekeeping skills, then EAS would be great.
If you are looking at it from a business angle, you can either start really slow and work your way into more and more colonies as your skills progress or you work for a commercial beekeeper and perhaps purchase an established business in a couple of years.
And if you truly want to start as a "hobby", just keep reading, buy a book or two, and join a club. The bees don't check to see what your degree is, and when you order your first bees, the supplier isn't going to check either.
I served my "apprecticeship" with a commercial beekeeper 11 years ago. Now I staring anew with no misconceptions about the labor and rewards.
What I learned:
Bees don't "think" They respond and adapt to stimuli.
stings are part of the business. After a while they are more of an annoyance than a problem.
It's hard dirty work if you have a lot of hives
It's pleasurable relaxing work if you allow it to be.
There are as many methods of keeping bees as there are beekeepers
Beekeepers are an independent lot
Beekeepers, for being an independent lot, tend to want to do what others are doing
Beekeepers, being an independent lot, tend to do what they want
Beekeepers, being an independent lot, want to figure things out for themselves.
Beekeepers, although they tend to be independent, tend to follow trends and fads.
Since I am a new beekeeper, I want to do things that don't harm my bees, and I find there is a wealth of information and misinformation out there. There is a lot of contradictory advice. Getting the basics from a university entomology apiary program will get you going. Joining a local club and state chapter will give you access to good folks, information and help.
Nobody(not even the "experts") knows or understands all there is to know about bees. I'm trying to learn all I can about natural bee biology and behavior, matching that with what I observe, tempering that with what I read and trying to be be cautious about what I hear.
At the HAS conference, Clarence Collison spoke about the EAS Master Beekeeping program. Many people have taken the exam, which consists of 3 parts: lab, field and oral. It was amazing how few people passed compared to the amount of people that took it. But as someone pointed out it is meant to set up a high standard. I took it as a personal challenge. ONE day I hope to take the exam---maybe after I get my kids to college. So I have 10 more years to prepare!
PS: HAS is looking at setting up a Master Beekeeping Program
I also was at the HAS conference and had a chance to listen to the requirements for the EAS program. As Denise has said, there are the lab, field, and oral. There is also a writen exam as well as a requirement to have been beekeeping for at least 5 years as well as the afore mentioned recommendation.
I also had the privilege of attending the Beekeeping Institute in Young Harris which as someone mentioned has it's own Master beekeeping program. This program recommends one to have had bees for a year to actually start in the Master program, but does not require anyone to have bees to attend. They do provide an excellent hands on oppertunity for someone just trying to get involved to get some hands on experience, and this can then be a stepping stone to 1) getting your bees, 2)finding a mentor or at least someone whom you can call who is fairly close to your area and can help with some "area specific" problems (for those in the GA area) and 3) get you ready for the Master Beekeeping program if you should chose that route.
I am hoping to get to the top of this ladder and use the experience gained with the Georgia Beekeeping Association to qualify for the EAS, and if needed for the HAS programs... you can never learn everything, and there is always more to learn. (And having papers to prove your knowledge doesn't hurt, say if you want to apply for your local bee inspector's possition or teach in other contries)
I agree with some of the other's comments. A certificate won't put another dollar in your pocket or make your honey any more valuable on the store shelf. I'm doing it simply because of the challenge, nothing more.
As a matter of fact, I learn more from spending a day with a commercial beekeeper than from any book or seminar.
One of the problems with the exams is that many of the questions are centered around the biology of the honeybee and has nothing to do with your ability to better manage colonies. Who really cares how many segments are in a bee's eye other than a PhD in entomology?
Most of the large commercial beekeepers do not have any kind of certificate nor would try to pursue such.
To each his own.
I always wonder how I would do on one of their tests. I think I know all the "standard" answers. Since I don't agree with some of them I don't bother to keep up on what the current "standard" answer is.
That's just it. Part of the trick is to learn the standardized university answers. For some of the questions I missed because my words didn't match theirs. I wasn't necessiarily wrong, but did not answer it in the correct prouse.
It's hard taking a test when the "real" correct answer should be: "it depends" or "not always" where incorrect answers have the words "absolutely" or "always"
<<you can never learn everything, and there is always more to learn.>>
As I told my friend I mentored in NY, who is still knocking himself around for losing his first two hives to a nasty winter:
"You can not be a perfectionist with bees. They will not allow it."
I took the 1st level certified test at tne NC Beekeepers Association summer meeting last week. One of the questions on the T/F section was:"Honey bees have 6 legs and one pair of wings" Well, that is true. They also have another pair of wings, so is the answer true or false? If they had said "only one pair of wings" the answer would be false. I think they need to standarize the test nationally. Another question dealt with the "complete metamorphous" of the honeybee from egg to larvae to pupae to adult. There is no such mord as "metamorphous." I scratched it out and corrected it to "metamorphosis." I wonder if I'll get credit?
Anyway, I plan to pursue my Master Craftsman Beekeeper certification just because I might accidentally learn something along the way....
>"You can not be a perfectionist with bees. They will not allow it." Denise
I like that. It's true.
>"Honey bees have 6 legs and one pair of wings" Well, that is true. They also have another pair of wings, so is the answer true or false? If they had said "only one pair of wings" the answer would be false.
I hate questions like this because I have to decide if they don't understand english or if they are trying to fool me. My guess is that the answer they wanted was false.
But you are correct, it should have said something to the effect of "exactly six legs and two wings" or something to that effect.
After all, you can say that most of us have four fingers on each hand and it would be true. Even though most people would say we have five. It's a matter of technicalities.
>So when I screw up, my wife should ask "Are you only using one brain cell" instead of "Are you using your only brain cell"? I'm confused on this one.
>(Uh oh. I just know that Michael B. will preface his answer with "Well, it depends...).
Well, it depends...
Do you only have one brain cell? Or are you in the habit of only USING one brain cell? I'd say that your sense of humor would indicate you have a few extra around somewhere.


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I'm looking forward to the new block swap and I'm happy to have Shelly as a partner again. I really owe her a new block. Since I'm pretty new to this I had some troubles with the block I sent her. After I sent it my Sister in law came to visit to see my newly fixed up quilting room. She is an artist with a great eye for color. I had her look at the photos and I took of my blocks and ask for her truthful opinion. Seems I didn't do so well with my color choices. Thou it was more about the hue and dark vs light of my blocks. Too bad she didn't get a chance to see it before I sent it.
I'll post a photo of my blocks. I sent one to Shelley and one to stitchengramie. Very sad looking colors lol
The pink in the middle doesn't match at all.
Doesn't have enough light to dark contrast.
As a beginner to my methods I think you did very well. Everyone has to start somewhere and everyone has areas they can improve on. So it is a journey and we all are on it!
I think your color choices in the first one are okay. I like hte pink and green and the darker blocks are fine. A differant color such as a navy or less of a strong print might have worked better.
The second one is not bad. I wouldn't call it sad I've seen much worse. One hazard to be aware of is choose fabrics that have good contrast either light and dark or light red to light green. Color wheel opposites. then you need to watch the prints. If you have a print that has the same color as the block it will sit beside those colors will blend together and you wont' see the design as well.
Using large prints with small to tiny prints is good contrast too.
It 's all a learning process! I'm sure your partners will treasure them as you made these just for your partners! I always love that I get something that was in my partners hands not long before I get it. It is a connection I really like.
Josy here is tutorial I did that might help you with lining up your seams and keeping your points.
These tips will work with any of my blocks or any quilt block you are working on.
My tips for making HST's and not losing the points
Rhonda's Easy Way to Piece HST Quilt Blocks and others
Thank you so much for your advice and the tutorials. I will definitely use them while I make my next blocks. I'm creating my own pattern for a kimono quilt for my mother in law. It is very easy with just plain blocks and HST to make a picture of a kimono.
Here is a photo of what I designed using the Quilter's app for the IPad. I'm not using the colors shown, I just put them in there for the purpose of seeing if it would work. I'm going to make it with borders and sashing and different fabric for each of the kimono blocks themselves. I've seen a few patterns on the internet but they were all paper piecing and I'm not ready to try that technique yet.
It looks interesting to do Josy You'll have to post progress pics on the board and let us watch you put it together!! I'm sure it will be beautiful!
As far as I know everyone has been accounted for. If for any reason I am wrong please let me know.
I just received my block from Shelly. It was beautiful and she added a lovely Christmas tree pieced card.


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First, you can use your "archiving" function. It's automatic and can be customised. When you turn on archiving it separates old items such as emails, meetings, appointments and tasks. As your software archives for the first time it will create a replica of your inbox folder structure.
Two of the parameters you can set are how often the archiver runs through your inbox and how old the items to be separated should be.
For example, you can set it to archive automatically every two weeks, and to take out mail items that are six months old.
What's more, in Outlook (but not Lotus Notes) you can set individual archiving policies for each folder - thus having some folders that never archive, some that archive more frequently and some that simply delete all contents.
You'll find the archiving function in the Outlook 2000-07 software (tools; options; other; autoarchive).
For Lotus Notes, find archive settings in your tools menu.
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Boris formed during the early '90s and consist of guitarist Wata, bassist Takeshi, and drummer/vocalist Atsuo. They made their first recorded appearance on an obscure 1994 compilation entitled Take Care of Scabbard Fish, released only in Japan and now out of print. Absolutego, their full-length debut, came out in 1996 on the band's own Fangs Anal Satan imprint but was unavailable in the U.S. for years, a situation that was remedied when the Los Angeles-based Southern Lord label reissued the album in early 2001 along with a bonus track and new packaging. Their next album, Amplifier Worship, came out on the Mangrove label in 1998 and was also unavailable in the U.S. for several years; San Francisco's Man's Ruin had planned to reissue it in the fall of 2001, but the label folded before that could happen. A live Boris/Keiji Haino collaboration entitled Black: Implication Flooding was released by Japan's Inoxia Records, also in 1998. The following year Boris issued a split CD with fellow Japanese band Choukoko No Niwa, More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape, which also came out on Inoxia and featured Boris weighing in with a brief (for them) 28-minute contribution. Their third full-length album, Flood, was released two years later on the MIDI Creative label.
Their 2006 album, Pink, put them back on Southern Lord and featured some shoegaze-influenced sounds. Rainbow appeared a year later, with Michio Kurihara from the Japanese band Ghost contributing to the soundscapes. Also in 2007, they released a limited-edition recording of a live performance with Japanese noise master Merzbow in Tokyo entitled Rock Dream. Smile, the group's 14th album, was released in spring 2008. After extensive touring and a semi-long break, Boris returned in 2011 with two new releases on the Sargent House imprint that, while stylistically very different from one another, were released simultaneously in April: the aptly titled Heavy Rocks and the more texturally diverse and unexpectedly accessible Attention Please. The latter featured lead guitarist Wata's vocals on all tracks. In March of 2011, Boris released another full-length (number 15!), simply titled New Album, in Japan and later in Europe. It was finally released stateside with a different track listing, first as a limited vinyl run to coincide with Black Friday on November 25, then widely on CD and vinyl on December 6. They continued their prolific run with 2013's Präparat and 2014's grunge-flavored offering Noise. ~ William York, Rovi
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I will never forget a Wellington Mara interview after Bavaro was released when asked how could they release him. Wellington said he couldn't live with himself if Bavaro ended up crippled for life. I don't think a lot of owners today feel that way.


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A group of 36 billionaires, millionaires and business leaders has signed a proposal to reduce the current exemption and increase the estate tax, stating that it's "morally and economically" the right thing to do.
The group is called United for a Fair Economy and counts among its members Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett and Vanguard Group Inc. founder John Bogle. It is proposing a tax of 45 percent on estates valued at more than $2 million per individual. Currently, the estate tax is 35 percent on estates above $5.12 million per individual. Unless Congress acts, the exemption will drop to $1 million and the tax on estates above that will rise up to 55 percent.
It's likely that, with or without the support of the superwealthy, the estate tax will increase sometime next year. But with effective planning and various trusts that reduce the size of an estate, their wealth is already pretty well-protected from taxes. It's the less wealthy -- those with $1 million to $5 million -- who could be on the hook for higher taxes.
Rosanne Duane, a Jupiter, Fla., estate planning attorney, says that although $5 million seems like a lot, if you take into account all the assets that make up an estate, including real estate, it's not a huge amount. In light of the uncertain economic environment, most of the millionaires in this group can't afford to give away too much now to reduce their estate in anticipation of higher taxes next year, she adds.
Still, there are some quick and easy actions you can take to comfortably reduce the size of your taxable estate in the few weeks remaining before the end of the year.
Currently, individuals are allowed to make gifts of up to $13,000 per person to as many people as they want, free of gift tax. Married couples can give away $26,000. Gifting during life instead of at death means that donors are able to see the positive effects of their gifts and, at the same time, reduce the size of their taxable estate. They can also easily control the amount of money they are comfortable parting with, Duane says.
Another relatively simple way to move even more money out of your estate and leverage the annual gift tax exclusion is to front-load a college 529 plan for children or grandchildren, Duane says. Individuals or couples can give five years' worth of the exclusion amount in the first year, meaning an individual can fund a 529 with $65,000 the first year, or a couple can contribute $130,000.
Finally, Duane says, a tax-free donation to the charity of your choice, perhaps using low-basis stock to also remove the potential appreciation from your estate, is a good move that can be accomplished quickly.
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That seems as contradictory as Newt Gingrich saying fundamentalist Muslims are trying to turn the United States into a country of atheists. But unlike much of what Newt says, there's a rational basis for my contention.
The amount we're taxed by state and local governments isn't determined solely by how much those entities spend. The tax rate is also influenced by what they decide not to tax. Every exemption, no matter how worthwhile, increases the bill for everyone who isn't eligible for it.
You may think that doesn't have much impact. Likewise, you may believe there's an organization called Imams for a Godless America that supplies the text books for your high school's government class.
In both cases, you are an idiot.
A 2010 study by the Maine Legislature found the state offers tax breaks — the bureaucrats call them "tax expenditures" to make it look less like they're giving away your money — that total $6.6 billion. That's more than the entire two-year state budget.
If all those sweet deals were eliminated, your tax bill would be less than half what it is now.
Well, not really. The net result of ending all tax exceptions is that you'd pay less one place and more another. If you're a typical Maine resident, you're almost certainly getting the benefit of some of these breaks: no sales tax on groceries and health care, no property tax on a portion of the value of your home, income tax exemptions for everything from mortgage interest to business supplies.
As a journalist, I can write off any expenses I incur in researching my columns, such as last Saturday evening's beers (research into the drinking habits of god-fearing Americans) and an excellent Cuban sandwich (research into whether the embargo against Cuba should be lifted). Then there was the hotel stay (watching to see if any Secret Service agents checked in accompanied by floozies), the Portland Sea Dogs tickets for the following afternoon (trying to find out whom Slugger is supporting for US Senate), a steak-and-cheese sub (research into whether the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard could do repair work on something besides nuclear subs), and more beers.
I trust my accountant took note of the preceding paragraph and is even now notifying the Maine Revenue Service that it can forget about making anything off the $266.54 I spent on all that.
And right there is a fine example of what's wrong with tax breaks, namely that there's no evidence that letting me deduct questionable expenses (oops, forgot the eight bucks for dessert — research into obesity) produces anything of value to society (although, all the money I spend on beer is cash that isn't secretly funding radical Islamists) or the economy (to tell the truth, I'd have bought those beers even if I couldn't write them off on my taxes).
That's also the trouble with virtually all the other tax dodges that exist. Whether it's a tax increment financing deal saving a sandwich shop in Rumford $10,000 on next year's property tax bill, questionable use of the Tree Growth Law so State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin avoids $30,000 per year in taxes on his land in Georgetown or Governor Paul LePage's shaky proposal to cut $93 million from the tax on retirement income, there's nothing to indicate there's any public benefit.
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Summer in Detroit means fireworks, festivals, trips to Eastern Market and walks along the riverfront. It's summer in the city, and we want your help in documenting it. From concerts in the parks to barbecues in backyards, we'd like you to share your views of Detroit.
From now until Labor Day, we're inviting you to submit photos to our Summer in the City photo contest, with prizes weekly and two grand prizes at the end of the summer.
Attending a Tigers game? Attending a concert at a local club? Playing hooky from work and hanging out at Campus Martius? We are pretty sure you are taking photos with your camera or smartphone, so send them to us!
Each week for the next nine weeks, we'll judge the images submitted the previous week. We'll post the week's winning image online and it will appear in the Monday print issue.
All of the images also appear in our Summer in the City Photo Gallery after they are verified by editors.
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We know it's the satisfaction of taking a great photo and sharing it that will prompt readers to send in their photos, but we have some pretty great prizes to give away, too.
We will have two grand prizes, announced after Labor Day. The winners for the individual weeks will be eligible for the grand prizes.
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- A night at the Townsend Hotel in Birmingham, including breakfast for two
Weekly prizes will include the first week's gift of tickets to a Smokey Robinson concert at Freedom Hill with dinner in Andiamo's VIP Room as well as gift certificates to several local restaurants and businesses, such as The Whitney, Dunkin' Donuts, American Coney Island and Big Rock Chophouse; and a gift certificate for a Cyberoptix TieLab tie.
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- Winners will be chosen not solely on the technical details of the photo (although having an in-focus, well-exposed image will help your chances immensely), but also on how it captures the heart and soul of Detroit.
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Lebanon was not the only beautiful town we passed through today. Sabina was also a good looking place and 'Melvin' rivalled yesterdays 'Wayne' for best named town award. We cycled the first 20 miles without a break on quiet country roads. The only point of pain was climbing a hill from a steep descent down to a river. It was steep enough for a little walk and push from Polly, I was once again (and quite rightly) berated for not fixing her gears properly
We paused for lunch just before Wilmington. A very good brown bag lunch deal appeared making us feel like we were on a school trip. Adequately fuelled we whizzed through Wilmington and onto the town of Washington Court House. Here we were able to stock up for the evening and rush out of town in the rush hour traffic. 45 miles down but still 20 ahead of us.
The last 20 of the day was dream cycling. The temperature dropped a little and the road out to Deer Creek State Park was quiet enough for us to give updates about the books we have been reading recently. Another John Grisham finished and Polly insists I must diversify my reading.
Deer Creek Park is just how it sounds. As we entered the gates a mother and young Bambi leapt across the road ahead (Polly did not do the moment justice with her photography). We are camping in another beautiful forest but now I must go as Polly has called for the tent to go up as the mosquitos are now out in force.
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A tornado nearly wipes out St. Louis, the Chrysler Building and the Golden Gate Bridge open, and the Sex Pistols court controversy with "God Save the Queen."
Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is published, John Wayne and Miles Davis are born, Ford stops making the Model T, and the King of Pop marries Elvis' daughter, all on this day.
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I put casters on it for mobility. I will not be able to use it until next spring because I ordered late but, am looking forward to it.
I did have to break out the drill to enlarge the holes but, that was no biggie.
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The shelves and braces must be screwed into the narrow side(s)of the legs with very long screws. Small blocks might make this function easier, as I consider this maneuver difficult for the inexperienced who might drive screws too close the edge and split the narrow side of the boards.
On the plus side, our local recycling center takes in, and gives away free, unwanted paints and stains. I got some exterior stain, used it prior to assembly, and it looks nice.
Adding some sort of brace across the top on which to hang a grow light would be a plus for me.
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This product took days to assemble. No instructions were included. The holes for the bolts were not large enough, so I had to drill them. One of the supporting legs is warped, so the entire thing is tilted. The pieces of wood are not sanded so there are many splinters. And to top it all off, the included coir growing medium is so dense and full of large chunks that my kales and chards cannot grow. After a month, they are still mere sprouts. Do not buy this product.
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