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NVDA Slips: Tegra Outlook Better Than Feared, Says Raymond James
Shares of chip maker Nvidia (NVDA) are down 9 cents, or 0.7%, at $12.74 after the company this morning held its analyst day event and announced it will return $1 billion in cash to shareholders this year, including $100 million in expected share purchases in the current quarter.
The company instituted a dividend program in November, at 7.5 cents per share per quarter, and has paid out $100 million in dividends last quarter, and made $100 million of buybacks. The company said the balance of the capital payout will be in share repurchases this fiscal year, which ends next January.
Reflecting on the announcement, Doug Freedman with RBC Capital Markets, who has a Sector Perform rating on Nvidia shares, writes this afternoon "In our view, the stock is not upticking as valuation backstop of 2x cash is under-pressure due to cash burn."
"NVDA needs to move to an EPS multiple (vs. cash) valuation in-order for these actions to be rewarded."
Nvidia shares are more likely today reflecting the terrible PC numbers from Q1 announced last night by Gartner and IDC.
Update: At the meeting, CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said sales of the company's "Tegra" processor family for mobile devices will be flat for this fiscal year ending next January relative to the $723 million recorded in fiscal '13.
In a note to clients this afternoon, Raymond James's Hans Mosesmann reiterates a Strong Buy rating and a $17 price target, writing that the outlook is better than the bears' expectation for Tegra sales to decline this year, though it's less than the double-digit growth he's been modeling.
Mosesmann cut his estimate for this year to $4.09 billion in revenue and 58 cents in EPS from a prior $4.15 billion and 60 cents to reflect the lower Tegra view.
Still, Mosesmann is heartened by the prospect of the company's newer product offerings, such as its first integrated basedband modem product, "Tegra 4i," and the prospect the company could reach break-even on the Tegra line:
Mr. Huang indicated that Nvidia made a strategic decision last year to pull-in the integrated LTE-based Tegra 4i by two quarters (surprisingly currently in production) at the expense of a 1 quarter delay in Tegra 4. Given the strategic important of LTE modem capability in today's smartphone/tablet markets, the decision makes sense to us while admittedly creating investor frustration [...] Tegra Breakeven Closer than Thought: A common bear case for investors has been that Tegra R&D efforts will continue to pressure profitability going forward. Management lifted the kimono with a segregated R&D composition, revealing that Tegra specific R&D was only $300 million. With ~50% gross margins on ~$700 million in sales, Tegra is already above breakeven on an annualized basis.

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Yeah right, you're just a hater! Taurus is the best thing on earth!!!!!
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49ers have a much stronger Special Teams.
49ers have a much stronger Special Teams.
STs wins SBs? Is this an alternate universe?
Yes ST creates field advantages and points that changes coaching decisions.
ST is as important as offense or defense.
Youll know if you ever tried creating a team, i have!
and yes ST do win superbowls.
[quote user="slipknottin"]STs wins SBs? Is this an alternate universe?[/quote]
And in this alternate universe, offense plays no part? That's probably the only way 9ers have a chance.
I think the Giants are not as reliant on special teams as the 49ers because they have such a good third down conversion rate.
One of the reason the 49ers have won so many games this season is because our special teams can not only return the ball for good field position, but we make the other team march at least 80 yards for a touchdown (which burns time off the clock, favoring defensive strengths), regularly put the ball on the five yard line, and rarely miss field goals from under 50 yards.
Special teams is not necessarily that important when Green Bay plays the Saints (unless it comes down to a field goal at the end) because it is basically a shootout. Playing a good defensive team like the 49ers or the Ravens, special teams are often the key to victory.
ST is going to be a key this Sunday, who ever wins will rely on ST.
[quote user="theyregood"]49ers have a much stronger Special Teams.[/quote]
I know that have better special teams in general. You do have a good kick returner but he is hurt.
How's Ted Ginn?
[quote user="theyregood"]Yes ST creates field advantages and points that changes coaching decisions.
ST is as important as offense or defense.
Youll know if you ever tried creating a team, i have![/quote]
Yep that's why I am glad we have an advantage with out punter (if it comes to that) being able to pin your butts down deep everytime
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by roscoe36, Apr 18, 2007.
This, they immediately follow with a reference to the newly-christened "Amway Arena".
Nice place if you can deal with the Amway people selling things in the stands.
Is Amway the most unholy company ever? And then to name the stadium after it. How unholy!
Isn't Amway from Michigan?
yes from Grand Rapids. Not something to be proud of.
Yeah, I didn't throw that beer at Ron Artest, but I did lean over to that guy and say "Bet you can't hit Ron Artest with that beer" Another time, at the Palace I yelled at Darko: "I'm just a guy who likes to drink and talk, and I can't play basketball... but neither can you!" Darko yelled back: "Being in Detroit with you is a NIGHTMARE! I just vant to play!"
Fantastic post linwood.
Isn't Amway from Michigan? But Michigan chased it off to Ohio and Florida? Yick.
Roscoe, you are just encouraging him. Bill Davidson once told me "Darth, Linwood is not a good person." Darko once told me "Dart, Leenwood let air out firetruck tires. Darko vant rewenge."
IcePick, Bill D told me, "Tate is a goody two shoes"
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Chef's Hat: It's Mardi Gras time
You typically think of Mardi Gras as a party down in New Orleans. This holiday started thousands of years ago as a pagan type event that celebrated spring and fertility. The focus has switched and today it is a big holiday with many Roman Catholic populations and is celebrated around the world as a pre-Lenten festival.
Unfortunately for us in Minnesota, Louisiana is the only state in which Mardi Gras is a legal holiday. Thus, we have to work that day. But for many people throughout the country and in all sectors of life, this is a time of elaborate carnivals, parades and festive eating.
The words "Mardi Gras" are French for "Fat Tuesday." In New Orleans, this legal holiday always occurs 47 days before Easter and always on a Tuesday between February and March. The gallant festivities culminate the day before Ash Wednesday.
The holiday is typically celebrated by overindulging in fatty foods, typically creole or Cajun type, and with people wearing decorative masks and costumes, usually in purple, green and gold, which are the official colors of Mardi Gras.
Where we are there are no big-time parades or carnivals taking place. A few restaurants do have some Mardi Gras type events scheduled. Nothing like New Orleans, but still a reason to get out and about.
If you would rather cook a few Mardi Gras dishes at home, a lot of Cajun cooking is based around seafood and whatever you have on hand. So if you need to mix and match in Cajun recipes, that's the way a lot of these recipes got their start.
To really get in the spirit, make a traditional New Orleans drink, a Hurricane. To be official, this drink should be made in a hurricane glass, which is a lantern-shaped glass. If you don't have one, use any tall, slender glass.
So take a break from our cold winter and celebrate New Orleans style.
Happy Eating!
(Note: In the Pumpkin Honey Bread recipe that was published Jan. 21, a production error in the printed Lake Country Echo cut off the amount of honey needed in the recipe. The recipe calls for one cup of honey.)


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Team Suzuki simply can't wait for the new season to heat up.
The two-rider squad has been undergoing final preparations over the past few weeks, using events such as the Labour Weekend Motocross Extravaganza at Taupo as a test session - with major pre- and post-Christmas events fast approaching - to warm up for the NZ Motocross Championships.
The Bel-Ray Lubricants Suzuki team, run out of Moto City Suzuki in Mt Maunganui, will be a force to be reckoned with at the upcoming Whakatane Summercross on December 29-30 and also at the annual Woodville Motocross GP on January 26-27, but the nationals will command most of their focus.
They kick off just outside Timaru on February 10 and, if some of the recent powerful performances by the Team Suzuki riders are any indicator, some of the key silverware could be heading across to the blue and yellow pit enclosure this season.
Mt Maunganui's Cody Cooper heads the Bel-Ray Suzuki Team line-up and he will race the throaty Suzuki RM-Z450 in the MX1 class.
He will be joined by housemate Rhys Carter, assigned the MX2 class duties aboard the smaller, lighter and more nimble RM-Z250 machine.
Their pre-champs build-up has been impressive.
Cooper made it three wins in a row when he romped to victory at the 35th annual Tarawera 100 (160km) cross-country endurance race near Kawerau in early July.
He finished nearly two minutes ahead of another former Tarawera 100 winner, national MX2 motocross champion Darryll King (Yamaha YZ250), of Hamilton.
Third overall was Carter, crossing the finish line just 34sec behind King.
Carter then teamed with Manawatu's Jesse Donnelly to win the Acerbis Four-Hour Endurance race near Taupo just over a week ago, further proving he is not only fast and fearless but fit, too.
But those events were perhaps just precursors to the nationals.
"We are very excited by the coming motocross season," said Bel-Ray Suzuki team manager Andrew Hardisty. "Suzuki is providing us with fantastic support once again this year and the key focus is on us gaining race and championship wins.
"Both the MX1 and MX2 classes are very fiercely contested that it requires immense skill and dedication by the riders and their support crew. I know we have the team of individuals who can step up to those demands."
Cooper and Carter know they'll have their work cut out to beat King, Tauranga's Ben Townley (Blue Wing Honda), Taupo's Brad Groombridge (Huka Honda) and Queenstown's Scotty Columb (Murray Thorn Suzuki), Mangakino's Kayne Lamont (CMR Red Bull BikesportNZ.com KTM) and Australian Jesse Dobson (Kawasaki NZ).
After Timaru, the national series heads to Patetonga (February 24), Pukekohe (March 10) and Taupo (March 31).


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First - I made some traps using the thin CD cases baited with a mixture of crisco, honey, wax, and boric acid. After 2 weeks NOT ONE beetle in them.
So where were the beetles? They were burrowed under and into the pollen patties, which were alive with larvae!! Ick yuck gag smash. I murdered every one, adults and wigglers, but I'm horrified that I may have been a beetle enabler this summer.
So - what's wrong with my traps? The boric acid I used was Roach Prufe (the only kind the hardware store had - are there others readily available?). I noted it was manufactured by a copper company, and the powder and resultant mixture are a pale mint green. Could the (apparent) copper content be repelling the beetles? Do they just Not Like my nice honey?
Anybody else note this nasty relationship with pollen patties? I took 'em off and won't replace until late fall or early spring.


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Shot in the Dark
Waking up for an 8am class seems impossible. I roll out of bed, and grab my books and take off to a day full of class and homework. I shuffle into class, just before the lecture begins. Time ticks by slowly. Every second is a painful moment, waiting to be dismissed. Once I leave my 8am, I hustle to the coffee shop within the Library. Java Wallys is heaven for the tired college student. I wait in line, ready to order my normal drink before my 10am class. A shot in the dark, iced, with no whipped cream.
Once my drink is in hand, I rush to get to my class. Although I am a few minutes late, it was well worth it. I will soon consume my entire drink and slowly gain the energy to make it though my 5 hours of class, and the countless hours spent in the library.
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Clarissa BastonI like your style. Shot in the Dark is my beverage of choice. It sooooo good and gives you that kick that you need, especially in the morning. When it's warmer outside I like to change things up though and order me a Chaplain. But Java's is one of my favorite places on campus.
Sheila SarratoreI used to get a double shot in the dark with whipped cream before my imaging science class after lunch. Good choice. I now prefer their flavored coffees, all of them are great.


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Three generations of hunters
On opening day of the 2013 firearms deer hunting season, Nov. 9, Summer Hardy, 11, Nisswa, made a perfect behind-the-shoulder shot at a nice doe, using her late stepgrandfather's (Don Kelcher of Merrifield) rifle on her grandfather's (George Soldner of Emily) deer stand on his Emily property.
She was standing with her dad, Randy Hardy, when she got her first deer.
Her mother, Roxanne (Soldner) Hardy, was also hunting this year (her third year), so there were three generations of family hunting on the same property. Although Roxanne grew up in an avid hunting family and married into an avid hunting family 20 years ago, she did not start hunting until 2011 at the request of her dad and her son, Samuel, 13.
Roxanne grew up on the Emily property that her parents, George and Bette Soldner, still live on and where the family has been deer hunting the last few years. She drew a doe tag for the first time this year and shot her first deer (a doe) with a front-and-center neck shot, also using one of her late stepfather-in-law's rifles, on the last day of season, Nov. 24.
She was standing with her son, Samuel, on her mom's deer stand on her parents' Emily property. Samuel could have taken the shot, but his greatest desire was to see his sister, Summer, and his mom shoot their first deer this year.
Showing incredible sportsmanship for a young man who loves deer hunting, he insisted that Roxanne take the shot.
George Soldner, 80, also shot a deer (a buck with a perfect behind-the-shoulder shot) four days into this year's season, on Nov. 12, while standing on his own deer stand. Like three years ago — when then 10-year-old Samuel shot his first deer and Soldner also got a deer — the youngest and oldest members of the family's hunting party harvested deer this season. In addition, Randy shot a buck on the second day of the season.


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Original post made by Jack Hickey, Woodside: Emerald Hills, on Feb 15, 2013
A visit to the Howard Jarvis website: Web Link (excerpts below) led me to suggest the following to my fellow advocates for taxpayers:
"Might not an initiative petition assault on ALL parcel taxes be cost effective, and help build a constituency?"
Within a few years after the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, some local governments began imposing a new species of property tax that was not based on the assessed value of a parcel. The tax amount imposed per parcel was generally the same and was imposed without regard to parcel value. Structuring a tax in this manner enabled local governments to get around the property tax rate prohibitions of Proposition 13 and impose additional property taxes for operating expenses. These taxes have become known as parcel taxes.
In 1996, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 218 (known as the "Right to Vote on Taxes Act"), an initiative constitutional amendment sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. Besides giving voters the constitutional right to vote on local government tax increases, Proposition 218 also included provisions (Section 3 of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution) allowing local voters to use the initiative process to reduce or repeal local government taxes. This includes local parcel taxes.
Under Proposition 218, local tax initiatives are generally subject to a reduced signature gathering requirement which is set at 5% of the local votes for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election. This number is approximately equal to 3% of the registered voters.
If a local parcel tax passes by a very close margin, or if local taxpayers are otherwise unhappy with an existing parcel tax, then a local tax reduction or repeal initiative can be pursued under the provisions of Proposition 218. Such local initiatives are generally the only tool taxpayers have to reduce the tax burden within their community since it is rare for local elected officials to voluntarily reduce or repeal taxes once they have been imposed.
Local initiative procedures are generally set forth in the California Elections Code. Elections Code sections can be viewed online at the website of the California Legislature at: Web Link. Charter cities often have their own separate procedures for the exercise of the local initiative power.
The proponents of a tax reduction or repeal initiative must follow all procedures applicable to the exercise of the local initiative power without deviation. Failure to follow all procedures can result in a measure not being placed on the ballot, even if a sufficient number of signatures have been obtained. Once placed on the ballot, local tax reduction or repeal initiatives are subject to majority vote approval.
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a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Feb 16, 2013 at 11:23 am
Case in point: Only 24% of the registered voters were able to impose Measure G, Education Parcel Tax for the San Mateo County Community College District on property owners.
2/3 Approval Required
Yes, 81,843 Registered voters, 339,758
That should be on the target list.
Anyone care to add their choice?
a resident of another community
on Feb 19, 2013 at 4:42 pm
The bar for passing a parcel tax is already very high (66-2/3 %). Many parcel taxes on the Peninsula sail over that bar (netting over 70% of the vote.) And this is bad, why? Because Jack Hickey hates all taxes, even when the vast majority of people who care enough to vote turn out and approve them. It seems you won't be happy, Mr. Hickey, until 1 cranky Libertarian can stop all taxes. Isn't that the tyranny of the minority? Are you suggesting that folks who would vote against parcel taxes are too disorganized to vote? Really? Maybe they don't vote because they don't really care. Or maybe you are just out of step with the majority of your neighbors who feel that Prop. 13 gutted funding for public education and who support Parcel Taxes as one small way to push back against the travesty of Prop. 13?
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Feb 19, 2013 at 7:52 pm
A voter:
while the bar for passing a parcel tax may be 66 1/3%, that is 66 1/3% of THOSE THAT ACTUALLY VOTE. That percentage is usually about 25 to 30 % of voters which means even at 66 1/3% of those that actually vote it isn't even close to the number of eligible voters. So, just because a parcel tax gets passed it doesn't necessarily reflect the actual opinons or wants of residents.
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Feb 20, 2013 at 10:24 am
A Voter said: "Are you suggesting that folks who would vote against parcel taxes are too disorganized to vote?"
It is clear that proponents of parcel taxes are much better organized than would be opponents. And, they have the benefit of taxpayer funded campaign strategy surveys, such as the $140,000 spent by the Redwood City School District to hire Godbe and Tramutola. Web Link Then we have the $64,000 campaign contribution from the SMCCCD Foundation. Web Link
That is why I asked my fellow advocates for taxpayers:
"Might not an initiative petition assault on ALL parcel taxes be cost effective, and help build a constituency?" Such organization is essential to stem the tide of growth in government.
a resident of another community
on Feb 20, 2013 at 3:20 pm
Yes, thank you for stating the obvious. In order for someone's vote to be counted, they have to actually vote. Very apt...Those who don't vote perhaps don't care? Why do YOU think they don't vote? Voting is not hard. I've voted in every election since I turned 18 - it is not rocket science to fill out a voter registration card and it is basic citizenship to educate yourself and vote on the issues that you care about.
So, why do you think that those who choose not to vote do so because they are not "organized?"
So what you're saying is that you'd rather disallow parcel taxes from being put onto ballots because you can't defeat them the old-fashioned way (by actually voting?) Hmm.
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Feb 20, 2013 at 4:04 pm
A Voter, the old fashioned way is by 2/3 vote. I can live with that, but apparently the public employee and teacher unions can't. I hope you will vote against the proposed constitutional amendment which would lower it to 55% or less. And, while you're at it, won't you help restore the 2/3 vote requirement for bond measures?
a resident of Woodside: Emerald Hills
on Feb 20, 2013 at 4:14 pm
A Voter, why do you ignore the issue of "taxpayer funded campaign strategy surveys"? Don't you support the First Amendment? Government agencies "speak" with taxpayer money. Legitimate opponents of tax measures receive no tax subsidy.
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A publication claims that USB 3.0 could at last hit Macs.
The addition would allow Apple customers to ditch their $50 premium cables -- and, more importantly, gain access to many more peripherals.
(Source: iFixIt)
Move could alleviate Apple owners' woes of limited peripheral selection
These days USB 3.0, an extra-speedy connectivity technology is supported by an increasing number of peripherals like
external hard drives
thumb drives
. And it's become quite mainstream in the PC market, even showing up in mid-range models like the Micro-Star International Comp., Ltd.'s (
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MSI FX603 notebook
But customers of Apple Inc. (
) -- the
third largest computer-maker
in the U.S. -- are willing to settle for paying as much $3,000 or more for some high end "fully loaded" notebooks or $5,000 on some desktops without a scrap of USB 3.0 support.
Ex-CEO Steve Jobs claimed customers
didn't care about USB 3.0
and it wasn't time for them to be allowed to get it, anyways. Apple instead offers customers Thunderbolt, an early copper-based implementation of Intel Corp.'s (
) upcoming fiber-optic "LightPeak" technology.
LightPeak offers 20 Gbit/s bidirectional data transmission versus up to 5 Gbit/s with USB 3.0. While that sounds like a favorable trade, one relatively minor downside to this arrangement is that Apple customers have to pony up
a whopping $50 USD per cable
, thanks to the slew of microchips inside the complicated design. Further, while an extra $50 on a $5000 computer may not seem that bad, the
lack of selection
in terms of ThunderBolt peripherals offers a far more pressing issue for Apple computer users.
Now with
a new CEO
at the head of Apple the rumor has popped up yet again that the company will finally catch up to PCs in hardware by offering its customers USB 3.0.
, "A lot of people have been disappointed over Apple's lack of interest in the USB 3.0 standard, but thanks to a little bird, VR-Zone has heard that the company is still looking at USB 3.0 as a potential feature to add on future products. As to when and how this might happen is not something we know, but from our understanding it'll happen
Intel integrates USB 3.0 support into its chipsets."
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in its
Ivy Bridge
CPU series
, which will launch in 2012. If
's source is correct Apple could be preparing to deliver USB 3.0 slightly ahead of schedule in late 2011.
If Apple does that it'd probably have to go with a third party chip to add compatibility to its stock Intel chipset. That wouldn't be the first time Apple has done this -- its a well known secret that back in 2010 it
hacked at the stock chipsets
to allow graphics switching (similar to Optimus) between the integrated GPU in the Intel CPU core and the dedicated onboard NVIDIA Corp. (
) GeForce GPU.
Hopefully the rumors are true, after all, from our perspective there's little excuse to be peddling a $5,000 computer that lacks USB 3.0 support found in $700 Windows PCs.
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The company announced that it has augmented its recently refreshed Children's sections to include additional products from leading brands such as the LEGO brand, American Girl and Sesame Street. In addition, the company said it has expanded its product assortment to include additional titles from Dr. Seuss and Sesame Street and a wide selection of baby books and non-fiction books for all ages. In toys and games, the assortment has been broadened to include Harry Potter and Star Wars-themed LEGO sets, puzzles and role playing games from Melissa & Doug, science activity kits from Scientific Explorer and SmartLab, as well as Sesame Street and Dr. Seuss educational games, puzzles and stuffed toys.


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Workday: Oracle Unlikely to Unseat Them at Salesforce, Says William Blair
Shares of Workday (WDAY) are higher by $2.49, or almost 4%, at $65.45, after the company this morning got a thumbs up from William Blair's Justin Furby, who assumed coverage with an Outperform rating, writing that investor concerns Oracle (ORCL) may displace Workday at Salesforce.com (CRM) are unfounded. (Furby takes over the stock from his colleague Laura Lederman, who has retired.)
Furby notes yesterday's announcement of a partnership between Oracle and Salesforce. long rivals in enterprise software, in which Oracle said it "plans to integrate salesforce.com with Oracle's Fusion HCM and Financial Cloud, and provide the core technology to power salesforce.com's applications and platform."
Although "HCM," or "Human Capital Management," a fancy term for human resources, is Workday's area of focus, nevertheless one shouldn't assume that Oracle is displacing Workday at Salesforce, which is a Workday customer for HCM, writes Furby:
Although the press release was somewhat vague, our conversations with salesforce suggest that there is not a referral agreement in place between these two parties to sell Fusion, and thus Oracle does not add distribution capacity as part of the arrangement […] Salesforce is a longtime Workday customer (since 2007), and some investors likely interpreted the announcement as an indication that the company is replacing Workday with Fusion. Our conversations with salesforce, however, indicate that it is maintaining Workday, and that longer term it may look to adopt certain components of Oracle's Fusion HCM, but we believe it would still maintain Workday as its core HR vendor. We also believe that salesforce has no near-term plans of upgrading to Oracle's financial cloud offerings, as it just recently completed a lengthy upgrade of its on- premise Oracle financials.
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Hope Scholarship Tax Credit
Understanding the Hope Scholarship
(For Students and Families)
Hope Scholarship Information
From the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
What Is It?
The Hope Scholarship is a tax credit, not a scholarship. Tax credits are subtracted from the tax your family owes, instead of subtracting them from taxable income like a tax deduction. Your family must file a federal tax return and owe taxes to get this tax credit. You can not get a refund for the Hope credit if your family does not pay taxed. If your family owes less in taxes than the maximum amount of the Hope tax credit for which your family is eligible, you can only take the credit for the amount you owe in taxes.
Your family may claim a tax credit up to $1,500 for each eligible dependent for up to two tax years. In other words, your family may claim up to 100% of the first $1,000 of eligible expenses and 50% of the next $1,000 for a maximum credit of $1,500.
The exact amount of the Hope credit depends on your family's income, the amount of qualified tuition and fees paid, and the amount of certain scholarships and allowances subtracted from tuition. The total credit is also based on how many eligible dependents are in your family, rather than a maximum dollar amount for the family, like the Lifetime Learning tax credit.
Who Qualifies?
The tax payer: An eligible tax payer must file a federal tax return and owe taxes to claim the Hope credit. In addition, the tax payer must claim an eligible student as a dependent on the tax return, unless the credit is for the tax payer or the tax payer's spouse. (This means the eligible tax payer may also be the eligible student.) Tax payers may be eligible for the largest credit with an Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of up to $40,000 for a single tax payer or $80,000 for married tax payers. The credit amount is gradually reduced for families with income between $40,000 and $50,000 if single or $80,000 and $100,000 if married.
The Student: The tax law says an eligible student must be enrolled at least half-time in an eligible program leading to a degree or certificate at an eligible school during the calendar year AND must not have completed the first two years of undergraduate study. The college you attend can help you figure out whether you meet this requirement. You may claim the credit yourself if you are not claimed as a dependent by another tax payer. (Once again, this means that the eligible student may also be the eligible tax payer.) also, you may not have been convicted of a Federal or State felony drug offense before the end of the tax year in which you are enrolled.
How Do You Get It?
To apply for the credit, the tax payer must report the amount of tuition and fees paid as well as the amount of certain scholarships, grants, and untaxed income used to pay the tuition and fees. The lay says that schools must send this information in the form of a statement to each taxpayer and to the IRS. For the 2005 tax year, this statement will include:
the name, address, and tax payer ID number of the school;
the name, address, and the tax payer ID of the student for whom tuition was paid;
whether the student was enrolled at least half-time; and
whether the student was enrolled only in a graduate-level program.
Your school will mail this to you by January 31, 2006, for the 2005 tax year. This statement from the school will also include the phone number of the person you can call at the school if you have questions. You will use this information and your own records about tuition and fee amounts you paid to fill out the IRS Form 8863 to claim the tax credit. You may wish to talk to a tax advisor for help in calculating the amount of your credit.
When Is It Available?
The tax payer may claim the Hope credit for qualified expenses paid in tax years beginning January 1, 1998, and after, for education furnished in academic periods beginning on or after this date.
Tax payers may pay educational expenses in a tax year for an academic period that begins following the tax year (e.g. paying in December 2000 for an academic period beginning in the first three months of 2001). Because the law did not take effect until January 1, 1998, you were not allowed to prepay for the first year of the credit.
Can A Family Claim Multiple Benefits?
A family may claim a Hope Credit, a Lifetime
Learning credit and exclusion from gross income for certain
distributions from qualified State tuition programs or education
IRAs as long as the same student is not used as the basis for each
credit or exclusion AND the family does not exceed the Lifetime
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The Missouri Information for Community Assessment (MICA) system is an interactive system that allows anyone to create a table of specific data from various data files including births, deaths, hospital discharges and others.
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Save money and back strain by renting a boom lift, trencher, power posthole digger, stump grinder brush cutter and other big tools that solve big problems. You'll be surprised how easy they are to operate.
Doing things yourself is supposed to save money. So starting a job by spending money on rental equipment might seem like a step in the wrong direction. But before you bypass your local rental center, consider how much time and strain you can save with the right tools. You might find that spending $50 to avoid 10 hours of backbreaking labor is a bargain. The right equipment also lets you tackle jobs that you would otherwise have to pay a pro for. And don't forget the fun factor. Some of the tools we tried are more fun—and a lot cheaper than an all-expense-paid trip to Vegas or Disneyland.
We rented the most popular outdoor power equipment and put it through its paces so we could give you tips based on actual experience. Overall, each machine did its particular job as advertised. Here are our favorites.
A boom lift allows you to work on high projects faster. And it's safer than a ladder.
A boom lift can take you to new heights to trim trees, paint your exterior or apply siding and soffit material. Even if you climb ladders like a monkey, this machine will still save you tons of time. Plus, it's much safer than working on a ladder. If you rent it for a week, expect to pay about $800. Make sure the rental fee includes a safety harness, or rent a harness separately.
A typical boom can hoist you 37 ft. into the air and pivot 360 degrees. Picking the right parking place is critical. You'll need firm, level ground, 20 ft. of clear overhead space to raise the bucket and 5 ft. of clear space around the sides for the outriggers. Since you'll be towing it into position with your truck (it's too heavy to move by hand), plan your route to minimize lawn damage. Then unhitch it from your truck and drop the outriggers. Protect grass or asphalt by placing large scraps of wood under the outriggers. Hook up your safety harness, hop into the bucket, and take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the operating controls. There are fast and slow icons on the controls. You'll want to use the slow buttons until you get used to operating the boom. The battery-powered boom will run for about eight hours before needing a recharge.
Be careful when using a chain saw from the lift. Position the bucket so you don't hold the saw any higher than necessary or lean outward from the bucket. Cut slowly and make sure that falling branches won't land on the machine or slide down the boom. Wear complete protective gear, including hard hat, goggles, chaps, leather gloves and steel-toe boots. If you're unsure of how to trim a tree, call in a pro. And stay away from power lines!
A one-person trailer-mounted digger is an easy way to drill holes for a person working solo.
Digging postholes for a fence or footing holes for a deck is usually the most time-consuming, backbreaking part of the project. The solution is a power posthole digger—but not just any model. "Two-man" diggers that are supported by hand are hard to handle. They toss you and your partner around, especially in hard soil. A one-person trailer-mounted model (shown above) is much easier to use. Just move it into position, start it up and tip the auger into the soil. The weight of the machine keeps it drilling straight down with minimal guidance from you. But you'll need extra muscle to move it to the next hole, especially if you're on a hill. Use your lawn tractor or truck if you're working solo. Or, remove the auger to lighten the load and move it by hand. Always block the wheels on hills before drilling. It takes longer to move the unit than it takes to drill holes. If you're drilling on a flat surface, plan on eight holes per hour.
A power trencher digs deep trenches quickly. But it may not work well in rocky or root-filled areas.
Digging a trench for cable or gas lines means hours or days of hard labor. But a power trencher can do all that digging for you in a fraction of the time. This trencher can dig down 24 in. (other models can dig to 36 in.) and is self-propelled, so you don't have to pull it. Steering it around curves is still a workout, however. Also be aware that rocky soil and tree roots can jam the trencher and cause the tires to dig ruts in the grass. So don't try to power your way through a jam. Shut down the unit, clear the jam and then restart. On hills, start at the top and work your way down. However, before you start ripping up your yard, call 811 to get all the utility lines marked (go to call811.com for more information). Be sure to call at least a few days ahead.
Tip: Reserve the machine you want a few days in advance. Popular equipment is in scarce supply, especially on weekends.
A gas-powered rental blower will have at least 5 times the power of a typical electric blower.
A typical electric leaf blower throws out about 70 cu. ft. of air per minute (cfm). A commercial-grade backpack unit throws out an enormous 465 cfm. With all that extra power, you can clear leaves faster, of course. But a backpack blower will also do things a smaller blower can't: It will peel wet leaves off the ground, blast out debris that's stuck in cracks and move a mountain of leaves in one pass. And with the gas engine strapped to your back, you can do it all more comfortably than with a handheld model.
Rental stump grinders will handle most stumps within two hours. Do it yourself and save the $150 it would cost to hire a pro.
There's no need to pay a pro $150 or more to grind out a stump. With a rented stump grinder, you can do it yourself in a few minutes. For a stump that's no more than 18 in. in diameter, rent a light-duty grinder that's mounted on a trailer. For bigger stumps, rent a heavy-duty self-propelled monster like the one shown here ($80 for two hours). Make sure you remove any rocks around the stump to avoid breaking the teeth on the grinding wheel (the rental center will charge you big bucks for broken teeth). Work the grinding wheel side to side and advance slowly over the stump. Then repeat the process, digging deeper each time. In most situations, two hours is plenty of time to pull the grinder home, chew up the stump and return the grinder.
A power loader saves you tons of wheelbarrow loading and dumping.
A typical front-end loader makes quick work of moving piles of gravel, sand and dirt. But it won't fit through most fence gates or other tight spots. Worse yet, the wheels dig into your lawn every time you make a turn. Instead, rent a walk-behind, track-style machine with a loader attachment. Unlike other loaders, this one is easy to master—you'll operate it like a veteran after only a few minutes of practice. This version (the Toro Dingo) fits through a 35-in. opening and runs on grass-friendly rubber tracks. The bucket can move tons of material in a four-hour rental period. Follow the safety directions for the maximum bucket lift height, or the unit can tip over (don't ask how we learned this). The bucket is great for moving gravel or soil but not for digging. If you want to dig holes, rent a backhoe attachment instead.
A brush cutter is the fast way to clear out overgrown areas.
If you've left "the back 40" unmowed for too long and Mother Nature is taking over, don't waste time—and possibly wreck your lawn mower—by mowing down the brush. Instead, rent a machine designed specifically for clearing tall weeds and saplings (up to 1-1/2-in. in diameter). This self-propelled monster knocks the brush over and whacks it to bits with its machete-like blade. It moves quickly, even at its lowest speed (1.8 mph), so you can clear a large area in a few hours.
A chain saw can cut up a tree fast. But be sure to work safely.
If you only have one tree to fell and cut up, it's certainly not worth investing in a $350 chain saw. And you'll be sorely disappointed if you attempt the task with a small, underpowered chain saw. So rent a pro model for the entire day for only $65. It'll have more power, cut faster and tire you less.
A weed trimmer can cut brush with a special blade.
If you want to cut saplings and brush without mowing down everything else, rent a commercial-duty trimmer with a brush blade. It will slice through saplings up to 1-1/2 in. in diameter. The shoulder harness carries the weight of the gas motor.
Just tap the blade against the base of the sapling. Don't swing it like an ax—that can destroy the drive shaft. To avoid bogging down the machine, make repeated jabs rather than a single cut. If you have a large area to clear, rent the trimmer for a whole day.
You can rent most power equipment for two- or four-hour periods or by the day. Here are some tips to help you make the most of the rental period:


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Chapter 1 Summary
Helen Dunmore's The Betrayal takes place in post-World War II Leningrad and is the sequel to her novel The Siege, which follows Andrei and Anna Mikhailovich through their horrendous experiences in Leningrad's 900-day siege.
In Chapter 1 of The Betrayal, Dunmore introduces Dr. Andrei Mikhailovich, who is once again one of her main characters. Andrei is a renowned diagnostician, especially in regards to pediatric medicine, and as the chapter opens, he observes his colleague's nervousness. Andrei immediately begins to analyze what could be the cause of Dr. Russov's profuse sweating. As Russov approaches Andrei, he senses his fear and realizes that Russov is not physically ill, but rather that he is extremely anxious about something. Before Andrei has time to determine the cause of his colleague's anxiety, Russov asks him to accompany him outside for a breath of fresh air. When the men reach the courtyard and are away from prying ears, Russov proceeds to tell Andrei about a ten-year-old patient who was admitted the previous night. At first, Russov tries to pretend that he is asking for Andrei's advice because he respects Andrei's opinion, but Andrei is not to be swayed by his colleague's pandering. Many times in the past, Russov had criticized Andrei's methods and reprimanded him for spending too much time with his patients. Andrei knows that his fellow doctor is complimenting him only because he needs something. Russov finally admits that it is not necessarily the patient's health issues that have him most concerned: it is the patient's last name. He is the only child of Volkov, a feared leader in the Soviet Union's Ministry of Security. Volkov's name alone strikes fear in those who hear it, and Andrei recognizes that Russov is trying to pass on the case to him. Hence, if anything goes wrong, Volkov's revenge will be directed toward Andrei. When Russov realizes that Andrei is not succumbing to his flattery, he then...
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As Andrei ponders what to do in regards to the Volkov case, his wife Anna works tirelessly at one of the many State-sponsored nursery schools. In addition to teaching primary-age children, Anna has gained the necessary qualifications to be a child nutritionist. As such, she is responsible for keeping track of the children's physical growth, and her supervisor, Larissa Morozona, has pressured her into additionally keeping up with averages and other statistics.
As Anna tries to finish up for the day, her coworker, Irina, enters the office and they discuss their various responsibilities and their boss. Anna admires her boss's tenacity and ambition, but both women are wary of Larissa Morozona's loyalty, so they carefully guard their words. Their conversation soon turns to the dress that Anna is making for the hospital ball and Irina, who is single, lives vicariously through Anna as she describes the fabric and style of the gown. Anna, a generous and thoughtful friend, promises to allow Irina to wear the dress after she has attended the ball.
As Anna and Irina talk, Anna's mind wanders to the origin of the beautiful green fabric that she has chosen for her dress. During the siege, Anna's father Mikhail and his mistress Marina lived with her and Andrei. Mikhail spent most of his last days in hiding because of his reputation as a controversial writer. He died of starvation and hypothermia during the siege, and Marina soon followed him. Anna's only inheritance from her father are his books and Marina's treasured leather chest which she brought with her from Moscow. The chest contained the green fabric for Anna's dress, some beautiful red silk that Anna's knew was too flashy to use, and Marina's slippers. Anna sold the silk to buy clothing for Kolya and has sentimentally preserved the slippers.
Just as Anna's mind returns to the present and she and Irina finish their conversation, their supervisor enters the office. Irina, who is intimidated by Morozona, quickly...
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Chapter 3 Summary
When Andrei arrives home, he finds Anna there by herself—a rare occasion. Kolya is out with friends, so Andrei plans on enjoying the evening alone with his wife despite Volkov's shadow hovering over him. He notices how much bigger the apartment seems without Kolya there but does not regret helping Anna raise her brother. He ponders for a moment his and Anna's infertility but knows that Anna will hear nothing of medical tests. The one time he broached the subject with her, she became angry and told him that he was thinking of her as a machine that needed to be fixed.
Andrei's thoughts return to the present, and he almost cannot bear to tell Anna about his perplexing situation. He decides to share a quiet dinner with her first. As the couple talks over their spartan meal, Anna tells Andrei about her supervisor's suggestion that she take math and statistics classes. Andrei can certainly empathize with Anna, because he, too, feels the same pressure to serve on committees instead of focusing on his individual patients' treatment.
After dinner, Andrei confesses to Anna that his hospital has admitted Volkov's son as a patient. Anna, whose father lived in constant fear of Stalin's regime, trembles as if she has been electrocuted. When Andrei tells her of his colleague Russov's suspicious behavior, Anna becomes more worried, especially when Andrei confesses that Russov had taken X-rays and then had either hidden or destroyed them. Recognizing his wife's increasing anxiety, Andrei suggests that they take a walk to calm their nerves.
Later that evening as Andrei and Anna lie awake in bed, they discuss the Volkov problem. Anna agrees with Lena, the nurse who suggested that Andrei call in sick, but Andrei knows that that is not a permanent solution. He also knows Russov well enough to realize that he has probably already given his name to Volkov as the doctor who would be taking over the boy's case. Anna then suggests that she, Andrei, and Kolya flee to the dacha (the country) and stay with Andrei's uncle. Andrei argues that Kolya would suffer and that neither he nor Anna would have anything to do there. He tries to convince Anna that he must treat the boy—especially from a humanitarian standpoint—and that they both are overreacting to the situation. Anna, too tired to object, takes comfort in Andrei's arms as they make love and then drift off to sleep.
Chapter 4 Summary
As Andrei walks to work the morning after his conversation with Anna, he tries to convince himself that he is doing the right thing by treating Volkov's son; after all, he is a sick boy who desperately needs help. When Andrei arrives at the hospital and approaches the Volkov boy's room, he cannot help but notice the looming policeman from the Ministry of State Security. The police officer asks for Andrei's papers, and Andrei explains that he is the doctor who has been called in to look at the boy. He presents his papers, however, when the "giant" simply responds with "Your papers."
Andrei enters the room and notices the boy, Gorya, lying in the hospital bed with a cage over his right leg. Near his bedside, the boy's mother stands up and begins to tell Andrei about the pain her son has endured. Andrei can barely get a word in but finally manages to introduce himself. Mrs. Volkov scrutinizes Andrei, and then her sense of decorum returns, and she gives him her name. Andrei needs to examine the boy without his mother speaking for him; so he suggests that she go get some coffee or tea and relax. He uses just enough flattery about her tireless devotion to her son, and she soon acquiesces.
As Andrei begins his examination, he tries to connect with the young boy. He notices the boy's toy trains and tells him that his father used to work on trains in Siberia. The boy tries to pretend that he is uninterested, but Andrei soon breaks through. When he asks Gorya if he can remember when his leg began hurting, the boy tells him that he believes the pain is from a friend's tennis racket whack. When Andrei pulls back the sheet and cage to examine Gorya's leg, he sees a red, swollen area just below his knee. Andrei immediately begins to diagnose silently while he continues to ask Gorya questions. Gorya explains that his leg has actually been red and swollen for a while, but he is afraid to limp in front of his father, lest he appear weak. Andrei has to order blood tests and X-rays since Russov will not even admit that he performed tests on the boy. A little later, as Andrei studies the X-rays, he sees exactly what he had feared—a tumor growing deep in the boy's leg bone. He and Sofya, the technician, agree that the tumor looks like an osteosarcoma (an aggressive cancerous tumor); he cannot be sure, however, until a biopsy is performed.
When Andrei returns home later that day, he can hear Kolya's piano playing from outside the apartment and dreads having to tell Kolya to keep down the noise because their obnoxious neighbors will file a complaint against them. Ever diplomatic, Andrei convinces Kolya to play a quiet piece by Mozart, and as he relaxes to the sound of Kolya's playing, he ponders his next option in regards to Volkov's son.
Chapter 5 Summary
After Andrei examines Gorya, he consults Dr. Brodskaya whom he greatly respects for her surgical skills. She seems unfazed when Andrei tells her that Gorya is Volkov's son and agrees to talk to the family. Though he already knows the answer, Andrei asks her if there is any chance that the tumor is benign, and she replies that she doubts that.
Later that night, Brodskaya stops by Andrei's office and informs him that it is impossible for her to treat the boy satisfactorily. As the surgeon explains further, Andrei realizes that he will be forced to take charge of the case. Brodskaya did her best to explain the nature of Gorya's tumor, but the Volkovs insist on Andrei treating their child. Brodskaya believes that their...
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Chapter 6 Summary
As Andrei carefully handles the Volkov case at the hospital, Anna works tirelessly on her dress for the hospital ball. A wealthier friend, Julia, has loaned her a sewing machine for a week, so Anna has to finish the dress in that time period. As she sews, she reflects on her relationship with Julia. They had grown up together as little girls, and Julia had worshipped Anna's father because of his storytelling skills. When Julia's mother abandoned the family, Anna thought that Julia had moved away with her father and possibly died during the siege. However, weeks earlier, Anna had a chance encounter with Julia who is now happily married to an award-winning filmmaker and appears to be doing better than most of her peers.
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Chapter 7 Summary
After Andrei convinces Volkov to allow Dr. Brodskaya to handle Gorya's biopsy and surgery, he nervously waits for the biopsy results. Later that evening, Brodskaya calls him to her office. Her news, while not surprising, disheartens Andrei. Gorya's tumor has grown into the soft tissue of his leg; so his leg must be amputated above the knee. Brodskaya explains that while there is no sign of the cancer spreading to Gorya's lungs, they have no way of knowing if tiny cancerous cells have begun to infest other parts of Gorya's body. Andrei knows that he must take the news to the Volkovs even though Brodskaya has offered to do so. She seems to fear nothing and care little about the politics of the Volkov case; however, Andrei has come to...
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Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 8 begins with Andrei returning home after Gorya's operation. He is physically and emotionally drained yet comforted by the sight of Anna cooking when he enters their apartment. Andrei asks Anna if they have any vodka left, and she knows that he has had an extremely rough day. As Andrei tries to unwind, he asks Anna if she will model her dress for him. She eventually agrees to do so because she can tell that Andrei needs a distraction from his work's pressure. Andrei is delighted with how Anna looks in the dress and they begin to dance dreamily around the apartment. Kolya bursts into their small flat seconds later, and their intimate moment ends.
As the small family sits down for dinner, Kolya asks how "that boy"...
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Chapter 9 Summary
As Gorya recovers from his surgery in his private room, the hospital nurse assigned to change his bandages warily watches the boy's mother. Lyuba does not agree with the boy being babied and wishes that his parents would allow him to be in a ward with other recovering children so that he would be motivated to recover more quickly. Although she has not worked with Dr. Brodskaya before, Lyuba cannot help but appreciate the doctor's no-nonsense, practical personality. Once, when Lyuba was watching over Gorya, the doctor entered the room to see Mrs. Volkov spoon feeding her son. Dr. Brodskaya orders the mother to put down the spoon and begins to go through Gorya's rehabilitation plan. Lyuba can see that Mrs. Volkov is only pretending...
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Chapter 10 Summary
After Andrei and Anna's somewhat refreshing weekend in the country, they both return to the oppression of the city. While Andrei fights a losing battle at work to convince the Medical Board to hire another physician, Anna dutifully sits in the statistics course for which her supervisor enrolled her. Her mind wanders, and her bones ache from boredom. To pass time, she ponders everything but the lecturer words. If she were home, she could think of a myriad of tasks to occupy her time. She knows that she should pay attention, that Morozova will most likely ask her questions about the course when she returns to the nursery, but she simply cannot force herself to listen. Instead, she begins to dwell on the Volkov boy's progress and...
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Chapter 11 Summary
Chapter 11 begins with Anna and Andrei attending the much-anticipated hospital ball. As Anna watches Andrei socialize with his colleagues, she realizes that the night is drawing to a close. She thinks back to earlier in the evening when she had excitedly slipped on her new gown and studied her reflection in the mirror. She knows that her thirty-four years are beginning to show and views herself as just another Leningrader moving on the conveyor belt from birth to death. Shaking off such depressing thoughts, Anna dwells instead on meeting Andrei at the ball in a short while. She has to meet him there because he must complete his rounds right before the ball's commencement. Even though Anna knows that she and Andrei deserve this time...
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Chapter 12 Summary
As Anna stands outside at the nursery, she diligently works to make sure that all of the children get involved. Two little girls cling to her skirt; so Anna tries to coax them to run a race with her. As she gets ready to run, her coworker Irina approaches and reminds her that she should not be running in her condition. Anna shrugs off the warning, races the little girls, and then returns to talk to Irina. Young and cynical, Irina cannot help but complain about their supervisor's new initiative; it's always some new regulation that requires Anna and Irina to spend more time recording information and relaying unwelcome "requests" to the children's parents. After venting for a minute, Irina asks Anna how she is feeling. Anna is only a...
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Chapter 13 Summary
As Chapter 13 begins, Andrei is led into a room which Volkov has claimed as his own. Andrei cannot help but notice that even at the hospital, Volkov is in his element. He sits behind the desk in the office and begins his interrogation without making small talk. After he makes it clear to Andrei that he is holding him responsible for Gorya's increasingly poor health, Volkov reveals the ultimate conclusion of his argument: the conviction of Dr. Brodskaya. He reminds Andrei that he recommended Brodskaya to perform Gorya's surgery. He also snidely shows that he knows that Brodskaya has left Leningrad for the city of Yerevan but that she is not out of reach. Andrei realizes that Volkov is laying out his case against him and Brodskaya...
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Chapter 14 Summary
When Andrei arrives at home after his harrowing "interview" with Volkov, he wearily sits down and Anna sinks down beside him. Kolya, who normally has a smart comment for everything, says nothing. Andrei explains plainly that Gorya is dying and that Volkov has already identified his scapegoats. Andrei wants Anna and Kolya to go to the country and stay with Galya, Anna's mother's friend, but Anna will consent only to Kolya going. Andrei wants Anna to denounce him to save herself, if the situation comes to that, but Anna cannot see herself ever betraying her husband.
Later that night, Anna cannot sleep, so she peers out the window and imagines what it will be like if they are the recipients of a late night visit from...
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Chapter 15 Summary
By Chapter 15, Anna has arrived at Galya's cottage in the country to drop off Kolya. While she and Andrei hope that Kolya's stay there will be short lived and that all their lives will soon return to normal, they both realize that their situation is indeed grave. Fortunately, Galya had previously decided to spend her first winter in the country. Tired of the city and the constant threat of spies and turncoats, Galya assures Anna that she will be glad to have Kolya for company during the winter and for help with the physical toil of farm life. Anna lightheartedly warns Galya that she might have to prod Kolya to work, but the older Galya is confident that Kolya will respond maturely to his responsibilities. She and Anna have already...
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Chapter 16 Summary
As Anna and Andrei adjust to life without Kolya, they fall into a tense routine. Even though he is not allowed to go to the hospital, Andrei awakens at the same time each day and gets ready. He works on a letter in his defense that he plans to send so that he can be reinstated. He refuses to think of his situation as anything other than a misunderstanding that he must clear up. Meanwhile, Anna warily observes her husband. He hasn't shaved in several days, and she knows that the boredom and sense of helplessness weigh on him.
After Anna leaves for work, Andrei evaluates his situation. While he might be "fortunate" like Anna's father, who was reprimanded but never arrested, the powers that be have still taken away his...
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Chapter 17 Summary
As Anna and Andrei's lives continue to unravel, Andrei lies awake at night wondering if each car he hears on the street below is coming for him. Very early one morning, his worst fear becomes reality when he hears a large vehicle screech to a halt in front of their apartment building. Andrei knows he has no time to spare. He rouses Anna and tells her to get dressed. He reminds her to go straight to the country if he is arrested.
Boots stop outside their door, and Anna and Andrei hear a forceful thumping. Andrei opens the door to an officer and three soldiers who inform him that they have a warrant for his arrest. They immediately enter the apartment and ransack it, looking for seditious or incriminating evidence....
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Chapter 18 Summary
Anna tries to decide on a defense plan for Andrei. She considers going to the hospital first but then realizes she must continue her work schedule. She and Andrei will need the income, especially because he has not been paid since his suspension. As Anna readies for work, she plans to go to Professor Maslov's house later. Maslov had always been kind to Andrei and worked with him for years at the hospital; Anna believes he can advise her on the best course of action. Realizing that she needs to eat for the baby's sake, Anna begins heating up porridge, but her mind returns to Andrei, and she wonders if he has had anything to eat. The smell of burning food catches her attention, and Anna forces herself to focus on the task at...
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Chapter 19 Summary
After storming away from Professor Maslov's apartment, Anna decides to visit her friend Julia before she goes home. Julia is married to a renowned filmmaker who has many powerful friends. Anna is relieved when Julia answers the door and warmly invites her in. Julia's husband, Georgii, is at a meeting, so Anna will be able to speak freely to her friend. While Julia prepares tea, Anna takes in the luxurious furnishings in her childhood friend's apartment. It is tastefully and artfully decorated. As Anna compliments Julia on her decorating style, she begins to feel faint, and Julia notices her paleness. She gets Anna to sit down, and Anna reluctantly confesses that Andrei has been arrested. Julia is troubled for her friend, but...
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Chapter 20 Summary
Chapter 20 begins with an unwavering Anna waiting outside of one of Leningrad's prisons, where she assumes Andrei has been taken. After waiting in the cold for hours simply to find out Andrei's location and hoping to give him a small parcel, Anna is brusquely informed that Andrei has been relocated to a prison in Moscow. Desperate to find out as much information as she can, Anna starts to ask questions but is pushed aside for the next person in line. A veteran "visitor" whispers to Anna that she needs to be careful not to draw attention to herself, and Anna finally wanders away from the line of people. She is at a loss as to what to do and almost concedes that her friend Julia and Andrei were right in telling her to disappear. What...
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Chapter 21 Summary
A week passes since Andrei's time on the conveyor belt, and he has fallen into a routine of sorts. The guards fetch him each morning so that he can use the bathroom and wash. One morning, Andrei sees initials carved into a bar of soap, and while it might seem silly to many, the thought that someone else wanted to be remembered by crudely scratched initials strongly strikes Andrei. Before he has a chance to carve his own initials, the guards call for him, but the next day he quickly engraves the soap with "AMA." Although he worries afterward that the guards will see what he has done, he does not regret his action because he desperately needs any type of communication he can get.
As Andrei gets to know the guards by their...
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Chapter 22 Summary
As Andrei is finally allowed into the inner room of the office where he has been waiting, he is not surprised to see Volkov sitting behind a wide oak desk. Volkov dismisses Andrei's "escorts" and prompts him to sit down. Andrei notices that his seat is, of course, lower than Volkov's. After weeks of interrogation, Andrei has learned most of the security officers' intimidation tactics. Volkov silently takes in Andrei's battered appearance and acknowledges that he would barely know the doctor now. It does not take long, however, for Volkov to begin his own interrogation of Andrei. He drones on about "murderers in white coats" and relates the tale of two upper level Soviet leaders who had recently died. Volkov claims they were...
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Chapter 23 Summary
Chapter 23 opens in Gorya Volkov's room. Because his lung tumors have grown so much, Gorya must sleep propped upright in order to breathe. As Volkov looks in on his ill boy, he knows that Gorya feels no pain. He is full of morphine and seems to be sleeping peacefully. Volkov's wife sits beside their son, and she is sleeping lightly. Without her makeup and styled hair, she reminds Volkov of the peasant girl he married years earlier. Volkov does not wake either his wife or Gorya. He wants them both to get their rest. Dressed in civilian clothing, Volkov takes one last look at his family and quietly leaves the room. He notices that no one guards his son's room and silently acknowledges that his intimation earlier in the evening was...
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Chapter 24 Summary
In the country, Anna knows that her brother misses Leningrad, but he does not talk about it. She has noticed a remarkable change in Kolya. When she arrived in the country, Kolya was already more mature and serious. He seems to know that it is now his duty to take care of Anna since Andrei cannot. He is proud to show Anna the work that he has down around Galya's small cottage and wants to talk about everything but Andrei. He finally asks his sister what will happen if the security officers come to the country looking for them. Anna reassures him that she doesn't believe that they will. She had been careful to give the caretakers the impression that she was heading east to where Andrei's family was from. It takes a while to convince...
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Chapter 25 Summary
Andrei knows little of what is going on in the outside world. After leaving Volkov's office, he was soon "released" for the labor camp and put on a train with other prisoners headed to Siberia. As the men travel in the crowded boxcar, Andrei observes his fellow passengers. One man, Vasya, is seriously ill, most likely with a form of dysentery. Andrei does his best to make Vasya comfortable, but he knows that the older man will most likely not make it to their destination. Andrei feels fortunate to have Kostya, the former engineer, on this trip with him. Kostya, who had arranged the men in the first holding cell back at the prison, is once again taking charge. Andrei decides to lie down for a while and is thankful that he has been...
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Chapters 26-27 Summary
Chapter 26 begins with Anna already having delivered her little girl. Although her baby is eight days old, she has not decided on a name yet. Galya suggests "Vera" which is Anna's mother's name, but Anna wants to think of her mother and child separately. She hopes that when Kolya returns from working on their cottage that he might have a suggestion. He has matured even more since Anna gave birth to Kolya's niece and has promised to take care of Anna and the baby until Andrei returns.
As Anna adapts to life as a mother, Galya and Kolya spend more time working outside of the cottage, but when Galya is inside, she bemoans the fact that her radio has broken. Even though she moved to the country for a quieter, less intrusive...
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No matter what's happening on the field, going to a Seattle Mariners game is always a huge hit for me. I might even start a blog, detailing every amazing morsel of food I've tried around The Safe, home to one of the best food courts on the planet.
On Saturday, still high after watching Friday's historic no-hitter against the Dodgers at home on TV, my M's fanatic husband and I showed up early to do some pre-game grazing. As we always do, we made a beeline for The 'Pen, the deluxe dining venue featuring concessions conceived of by uber-chef Ethan Stowell. Food snobs might snicker at the straightforward menu – burgers are the star at Hamburg + Frites, but they're grass-fed Painted Hills beef patties. While waiting in line, I overhead a perplexed young woman ask her friend: "What are frites?"
They're fries, I couldn't help butting in. And they're very good.
Not quite as good, though, as the spectacular oyster po'boy made with bivalves from Taylor Shellfish. Those fat Pacific oysters wore their crispy, vibrantly seasoned coating well. The counter jockey offered Tabasco, too. Yes, please.
It was wonderfully messy, as good a po'boy as I've had outside New Orleans and that's saying a bunch.
And while we're down South, how about some barbecue? Stowell and The Safe's in-house executive chef David Dekker collaborated this year on a welcome upgrade to the smoked meat selection. Holy Smoke Barbecue now offers pulled pork and brisket sammies and they show promise, like the rookie pitcher Stephen Pryor. The pork even had some shreds of "bark", those sort of charred bits from the outside of the shoulder cooked low-and-slow that are extra flavorful. The slightly sweet, spicy sauce is a winner, but for this Carlton Farms pork sandwich to be a homerun, the meat should be pulled into more substantial chunks so it doesn't get lost in the sauce.
The Painted Hills brisket was good, too, but sliced a bit thin. Both sandwiches were topped with an outstanding jalapeno-spiked slaw.
As my better half and I washed our swell snacks down with an $8 cup of Coors, I couldn't help lamenting the significant hole in this stellar lineup. The mandate at the ballpark is moving convincingly into eat-local territory, yet Washington wine is nearly impossible to find.
What? You gonna beef with me because wine's not meant to be enjoyed at a baseball game? Poppycock! That might have been true when the offerings were traditional popcorn, peanuts and Crackerjack, but this is a venue with some of the best food in the major leagues. So, let's hope the crack culinary crew can convince the bev director to step up to the plate and offer some "local" wine worthy of these terrifically tasty options.


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Multicultural Programs provides Emmanuel College students a safe and supportive environment to explore issues of diversity and multiculturalism through programs, services and educational opportunities.
Through programs, services and educational opportunities, Multicultural Programs is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for Emmanuel students to explore issues of diversity and multiculturalism as well as to strengthen the connection for all students with each other and the Emmanuel College community.
Through the advisement of the College's Multicultural Clubs and Organizations, the Office is able to develop events in collaboration with our students that meet the needs of the college community. The collaboration allows the Office to plan for thematic programs (Black History Month, Native American Heritage Month, Latino Heritage Month and the Lunar New Year), new initiatives and special events.
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I have a small maple syrup operation (300-500 taps) in NE Ohio. Seems like quite a few people in my area do the maple and beekeeping thing. Just wondered if anyone else on here in the northeast has a maple syrup operation.
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I have a small maple syrup operation (300-500 taps) in NE Ohio. Seems like quite a few people in my area do the maple and beekeeping thing. Just wondered if anyone else on here in the northeast has a maple syrup operation.
I got a small operation in Morris County, NJ.
We run 30 buckets, of a rigged propane e-vap. I'm upgrading to a 2x4 this year.
I run 225 taps in Hebron, New York
All run right to the saphouse and am boiling on a 20 x 66 Darveau evaporator with a Marcland drawoff controlled by my own controller.
sounds like a nice little set up.
I'm thinking about running some gravity lines this next year from the drop lines to 55gal drums or something. This year was terriable for me. I was expecting about 10 gal. +/- and I barley made 5. I am slowly becomming obsessed with maple productuion in addtion to bees, and chickens, and hunting, and fishing, and gardening, and etc. story of my life.
You have your own farm or do you tap sorrounding areas?
All of mine are on my own property. Could have more but there is enough there to keep me busy when it is running.
A Florida Boy is getting very hungry just thinking about maple syrup. Is the real stuff that much better? I may have to wait another twenty years for the good stuff to get here to find out.
Everyone has there own likes. In my experience, most people who say that they don't like real maple syrup have either never had the real stuff or bought sub standard syrup.
We put in a whopping 40 taps....usually. This spring was really bad and we missed the season (I heard it ran in January!). Here's a video about our maple operation.... http://youtu.be/qf272hpbjig
I suspect this question is sort of like "how much honey does a bee hive make," but I'll ask anyway: how much syrup can you get per tree?
Each tap will yield about 1 quart of finished syrup. We have two sugar maples in our back yard that we tap.
Last year was a great year. From 40 taps we got 10 gallons of finished syrup.
In 2011 we got .38 gallons per tap with 331 taps. 2012 was lower due to s shorter season.
I also worked for Leader Evaporator for a number of years making sugar utensils, and Maple Country Can, fixing maple syrup can machinery.
With buckets, we always figured one quart of syrup per tap. Gravity tubing was about the same. Vacuum tubing improved the yield a Little, but recent improvements have really boosted production. Better vacuum systems, and ball valve spouts, have increased production to near one half gallon of syrup per tap.
I was wondering how this year was for sapp'n?
Kinda heard thru the grapevine that production was down due to a bad season!
It was a very short season. As for production, depends on which side of the hill you live on...for most it was below average , then again there were some who did about average. If they take last years bumper crop and this years lousy crop it should average out.
Fortunately we tapped early. Season came to a sudden halt when temperatures hit 75 in mid March.
I was just thinking about posting a Maple Syrup question here, but I was beat to the punch! I am thinking about trying it out next winter. I live in Western KY, and we have several Amish farms that tap trees, so I guess it is possible here. Any advice as to where a beginner can get the basic equipment? I have around 30-40 trees that I can tap easily. This will give me something to do while my bees are resting up!
I searched a while back and found all kinds of suppliers but it doesn't help me much now that I live in the west, no maple trees except for a few yard trees and Rocky Mountain Maple Brush everywhere but they don't make taps that small! ;) :)
Two great websites are mapletrader.com and sugarbush.info I found this site from those two.
Here's my new 2.5x10 Amish made evaporator