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|CBO Projects $400 Billion-Plus Deficits
|FY 2009 Appropriations: Heading Towards a CR
|Diaster Relief; Second Stimulus Package
|The Tax Morass: Energy Tax Incentives, Extenders, AMT, and PAYGO
|Congress Clears Legislation to Replenish Highway Trust Fund
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With only two weeks left before Congress' target adjournment date, the following major budgetary items are pending:
--Continuing Resolution (a must-pass bill because none of the 12 regular FY 2009 appropriations bills have been completed)
--Disaster Assistance (likely to be added to the CR)
--Second Stimulus Bill (a possible add-on to the CR)
--Renewable Energy and Conservation Tax Incentives (a top priority of Senate Majority Leader Reid)
--Tax Extenders (numerous expiring tax provisions caught up in a major battle over whether to follow the PAYGO rules and offset the cost of the extenders)
--AMT patch for tax year 2008 (a must-do item either now or in a post-election "lame duck" session)
September 26: Target Adjournment Date for 110th Congress
October 1: Fiscal Year 2009 Begins. Since few, if any, FY 2009 appropriations bill are expected to be enacted by September 30 (see articles below), Federal agencies that have not been funded will be forced to shut down on October 1 unless a "continuing resolution" is enacted. (Continuing resolutions allow funding for designated agencies and programs to continue at a specified level--usually the prior year's level or the House or Senate bill levels--until the regular appropriations bills are enacted into law.) The last government shutdown occurred in 1995 during a stand-off between President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress over proposed budget cuts.
Lame Duck?? As reported today by Congressional Quarterly, Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Monday he wants to move a continuing resolution that could fund the government until February, "but, if not, we'll have to come back for a lame-duck."
Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its September Update. CBO "estimates that the deficit will be substantially higher than it was in 2007, rising from $161 billion last year (FY 2007) to $407 billion this year (FY 2008)." CBO's projections indicate that if current laws and policies remain in place, deficits for the next two years will remain above $400 billion.
CBO's estimates post-2010 are not very useful because they assume the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will expire--as required by current law. However, both presidential candidates as well as the congressional budget resolution propose to extend large segments of the tax cuts, making CBO's current law projections unrealistic.
Nevertheless, even assuming the tax cuts expire, CBO goes on to project that "over the long term, the budget remains on an unsustainable path. Unless changes are made to current policies, growing demand for resources caused by rising health care costs and the nation's expanding elderly population will put increasing pressure on the budget." (emphasis added)
"According to CBO's estimates, federal spending on Medicare and Medicaid is expected to total 4.6 percent of GDP this year, and, without changes in law, such spending will rise to 6.0 percent of GDP in 2018--an increase of 30 percent in just 10 years. Over the same period, spending on Social Security will rise from 4.3 percent of GDP to 5.0 percent." (emphasis added)
"Beyond 2018, those trends are poised to accelerate."
By this point in the budget process, most of the twelve FY 2009 appropriations bills should be in House-Senate conference.
However, as reflected in the chart below, the House has taken up and passed only one appropriations bill--Military Construction/VA--and no bills have been passed by the Senate.
This year's appropriations process is in a serious logjam because of two key factors:
First, President Bush has threatened to veto any appropriations bills that exceed his request, and Democrats--as reflected in the Budget Resolution--have called for nearly $25 billion more than the President requested. From Democrats' perspective, if they wait until after the presidential election to make FY '09 funding decisions, they may be working with a Democratic President. As reported by Congressional Quarterly, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said recently, "I hope we would do a continuing resolution until after Sen. Obama becomes President."
Second, House Republicans have been attempting to amend appropriations bills with off-shore oil drilling amendments, strongly opposed by many Democrats. On June 26, House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-WI) suspended markup of the Labor-HHS appropriations bill when Republicans attempted to substitute drilling language for the labor, health, and education provisions.
Continuing Resolution.--The Constitution and Federal law prohibit agencies from spending in the absence of appropriations. When appropriations bills are not enacted by the start of the new fiscal year on October 1st, Congress typically passes a stop-gap measure(s) called a "continuing resolution" or "CR." These joint resolutions of Congress (requiring presidential signature) authorize agencies to continue current programs for a period of time according to a formula--usually the previous year's levels, or the lower of the funding levels in either the House or Senate bills.
[Click on the blue links for information on each appropriations bill.]
|Latest House Committee
Floor Action
|Latest Senate Committee
Floor Action
Action; President
|Subcomm: 6/19
|Full Comm: 7/17
|Full Comm: 6/25
|Full Comm: 6/19
|Full Comm: 6/25
|Full Comm: 7/10
|Financial Services
|Full Comm: 6/25
|Full Comm: 7/10
|Homeland Security
|Full Comm: 6/24
|Full Comm: 6/19
|Subcomm: 6/11
|Subcomm: 6/19
|Full Comm: 6/26
|Legislative Branch
|Subcomm: 6/23
|Military Construction-VA
|Full Comm: 6/24
|Full Comm: 7/17
|State-Foreign Operations
|Subcomm: 7/16
|Full Comm: 7/17
|Subcomm: 6/20
|Full Comm: 7/10
**War funding for the first part of FY '09 was provided in the FY '08 Supplemental Appropriations Bill.
Click here for additional details on status of appropriations bills.
Background on Appropriations.--The 12 annual appropriations bills provide funds for all of the discretionary programs, projects, and activities of the Federal government. In total, the 12 appropriations bills allocate about $1 trillion of discretionary spending -- one-third of the $3 trillion Federal budget.
(The other $2 trillion consists of entitlement programs--the largest being Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid--as well as interest payments on the Federal debt and other "mandatory spending.")
The total amount of funding available for the annual appropriations bills is determined by the Congressional Budget Resolution. The House and Senate completed action June 5th on S.Con.Res. 70, the Congressional Budget Resolution for FY 2009 (the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2008).
Following adoption of the Budget Resolution, the House and Senate Budget Committees provided to their respective Appropriations Committees a lump-sum discretionary spending allocation (called a "302(a) allocation"). The total allocation for FY '09 was approximately $1,013 billion--about $21 billion higher than the President's $992 billion request (and $24.5 billion more than the President's request when advance appropriations and special adjustments for enforcement initiatives are included).
After receiving their respective 302(a) allocations, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees allocate total discretionary spending among their 12 respective subcommittees. These suballocations are called "302(b) allocations" and determine how much funding authority is available for programs under the jurisdiction of each subcommittee--a key decision-point in the budget process.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved its 302(b) subcommittee allocations on June 19. The House Appropriations Committee approved its suballocations the week of June 24.
Congress is currently working on two appropriations measures which could be added to an FY 2009 continuing resolution (CR). Likely to piggyback on the CR is a disaster relief bill. Less likely is a second stimulus bill.
Disaster Relief.--House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Monday that Congress is assembling a disaster relief package to respond to recent hurricanes (Ike and Gustav), wildfires, and floods."From debris removal and housing needs, to the restoration of infrastructure and local economies, the emergency disaster package will cover the range of recovery needs that must be immediately addressed," Pelosi said in a statement. The amount of aid to be included in the disaster relief bill has not yet been released.
Economic Stimulus.--Over the summer, the Senate Appropriations Committee staff began assembling a second economic stimulus bill for possible consideration this month--although Congress' timetable and recent press reports suggest that legislative action is increasingly unlikely.
According to a Senate Appropriations Committee July 30 press release, the stimulus bill would provide more than $24 billion, including $10 billion for infrastructure, energy and economic recovery programs, and $10 billion for natural disaster recovery.
Background: The first 2008 stimulus bill was signed into law on February 13, 2008 and cost $152 billion (HR 5140). The bipartisan package negotiated early this year provided tax rebates for individuals and business incentives. CBO cost estimate on first 2008 economic stimulus bill
Congress appears to be moving towards action on two tax bills.
Energy Tax Incentives.--The first bill is a package of renewable energy and conservation incentives, reported by Congress Daily to total about $18 billion. The House is expected to vote this week on energy tax legislation that includes many of the energy-related tax incentives floated earlier in the session.
As summarized by the Ways & Means Committee: "The Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2008 will provide approximately $18 billion of tax incentives for investment in renewable energy, carbon capture and sequestration demonstration projects, energy efficiency and conservation. The cost of these provisions will be offset by repealing tax subsidies for the 'Big 5' oil companies and oil companies controlled by foreign governments (e.g., CITGO). The cost of these provisions will also be offset by preventing the understatement of foreign oil and gas extraction income in calculating foreign tax credits."
Senate tax negotiators are working from a bipartisan Baucus-Grassley energy tax package (S. 3478) that includes: long-term extensions of wind and solar energy tax credits; a consumer credit of up to $7500 for plug-in electric vehicles; $2.5 billion in new credits for clean coal facilities; and long-term extensions for credits for alternative transportation fuel. Summary of Baucus-Grassley bill
Congress Daily reports that the tax negotiators intend to fully offset the cost of the energy provisions.
Tax Extenders / AMT Patch.--House and Senate tax negotiators are also working on a bill--reported by Congress Daily to total about $100 billion--that includes the so-called "tax extenders" and an AMT patch.
However, unlike the energy tax bill, the AMT patch would not be offset, and the extenders provisions would be only partially offset.
The "tax extenders" would continue numerous expiring individual and business tax preferences and incentives such as the widely supported R&D tax credit.
Background on AMT.--Relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax is scheduled to expire with tax year 2007. In 1969, after Congress learned that taxpayers with incomes above $200,000 had paid no 1966 Federal tax, lawmakers enacted the AMT in order to ensure that everyone pays a minimum amount of tax, regardless of how many tax preferences or deductions they may technically be entitled to. In general, the AMT operates by requiring people to recalculate their taxes under alternative rules that (1) include certain forms of income exempt from regular tax and (2) disallow certain exemptions, deductions, and preferences.
Upper-middle and middle-income taxpayers are increasingly finding themselves subject to the AMT for two reasons. First, while the regular income tax is indexed for inflation, the AMT is not. Second, recent income tax rate reductions have narrowed the differences between regular and AMT tax liabilities.
According to CBO, until 2000, less than 1% of taxpayers paid AMT in any year. In 2001, 2003, 2006, and 2007, Congress enacted temporary increases in the AMT exemption amounts in order to forestall the AMT's increasing impact on middle-income taxpayers. However, if AMT relief is not provided for tax year 2008, more than 20 million taxpayers would become subject to the AMT.
As was the case last year, the more than $50 billion cost of the AMT patch would not be offset due to strong Senate Republican opposition to offsetting the provision.
For a description of some of the individual and business tax extenders under consideration, see this JCT description released last spring.
Background on PAYGO.--The current House and Senate PAYGO rules were put in place when Democrats regained the majority in 2007. They are based on the PAYGO law of the 1990s, which required that any new tax cuts need to be offset by revenue raisers or entitlement cuts (and new entitlement spending offset by spending cuts or revenue raisers).
However, unlike the PAYGO statute of the 1990s (which was enforced through the threat of automatic entitlement cuts), the current PAYGO rules lack any statutory enforcement mechanism. Consequently, it has been difficult to enforce the current rules, which have already been waived a number of times. Most notably, last year's AMT patch was not offset.
Senate Democrats have already conceded that this year's AMT patch will not be offset, but they have joined House Democrats in their insistence that the tax extenders and energy incentives must be offset.
Earlier in the year, 41 Republican Senators (the number needed to successfully filibuster legislation) signed a letter opposing the use of any offsets for extenders or AMT relief.
Latest veto threat on the extenders legislation
Last week Congress cleared for presidential signature legislation to replenish the Highway Trust by transferring $8 billion from the Treasury. HR 6532
Federal spending on highways and bridges is funded by gasoline, diesel, and other Federal taxes credited to the "Highway Trust Fund." Every five or six years, Congress enacts a multiyear highway bill that sets total highway and bridge spending for each year (based on revenues flowing into the Trust Fund) and establishes allocation formulas for dividing available revenues among the States. The most recent highway bill was enacted in 2005.
Once established, the formulas are annually adjusted to keep spending authority aligned with projected revenues.
However, on September 5, Transportation Secretary Mary Peters announced that gas-tax revenues were coming in lower than expected as high gas prices cause Americans to cut back on driving. Peters said the Trust Fund would be depleted by the end of the month and urged Congress to pass an $8 billion infusion into the Trust Fund that President Bush had earlier threatened to veto.
The Administration's change of heart came in the wake of heavy lobbying from the National Governors' Association, Chamber of Commerce, and State Highway and Transportation Official, who had warned of severe economic consequences if transportation projects had to be placed on hold due to the Trust Fund shortfall.
In budgetary terms, the shift in funds will result in higher deficits because highway spending levels will remain unchanged, even as gas tax revenues to the Trust Fund are coming in lower than expected.
CBO: Budget and Economic Outlook - Update
Tax Policy Center: Updated Analysis of McCain and Obama Tax Plans
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget: Promises, Promises: A Fiscal Voter Guide
JCT: "Rethinking Tax Expenditures"
CBO: Long-Term Social Security Projections
CRS: Tax Expenditures and the Federal Budget
CRS: Cost of Iraq and Afghanistan
"Taking Back Our Fiscal Future"
America's Priorities: How the U.S. Government Raises and Spends $3 Trillion Per Year, by Charles S. Konigsberg, Editor, The Concord Coalition's Washington Budget Report.


text: So I dont know if anyone else has a vendetta against DRLs like I do, but thats just me. I like to be able to go incognito if need be! Heres a step by step of how to remove them since us 99's werent lucky enough to have a convenient heat sink to pull. *NOTE NOT FOR THOSE WITH LARGE HANDS* *ALSO THIS WILL DISABLE YOUR LOWER HEADLIGHTS, THIS IS ALSO EASILY REVERSIBLE* Unless you plug the fuse back in for DRL in the fuse panel under the hood. Then they will be back to normal. This being said lets begin! Pull of the Dash cover, to take it off fully put the gearshift in 1st while either keeping your foot on the brake or putting on the parking break. Next pull out your radio, mine was aftermarket so it just slid out with two push clips. You may need to unscrew yours. Now put your radio aside and reach your hand into the hole towards your light sensor, (This is where the small handed people have it easy). Now unscrew the sensor from the bottom and pull it through. Unplug it from the connector, its a little push clip just like a headlight. You should end up with this...... Now heres where you grab your L.E.D. I got a green one, but whatever color floats your boat is alright. Now You can put that light sensor aside, you dont need it anymore. You can either screw it back in or toss it. Now find out which end is the negative and which is positive on the light, the longer end was negative for me. Plug the new light into the female port you unplugged the sensor from, the negative should be the white wire and the positive should be white if I remember correctly. Now once its in the right spot put the truck in accessory and it should complete the circuit and make the bulb light like so Once this is in the right spot either electrical tape it, (Score one for the rednecks), or solder it. Then what I did is tape the new light to the top of the dash on the inside so I wouldnt have to see it. You can either do that or feed it back through the hole where you had the sensor. If you want to use the twist off from the sensor cut the bottom off with an exacto knife and feed your new L.E.D. in. Then all thats left to do is put it back together! Note: Also pull the DRL fuse from the fuse box under the hood, otherwise the lights will still come on when the truck is in gear. This is the truck, in gear and with the parking brake on, no automatic lights! arty:

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IBM Rising: Q2 Rev Misses, EPS Beats; Raises Year EPS View
International Business Machines (IBM) this afternoon reported Q2 revenue that missed analysts' estimates, but beat on the bottom line and raised its year outlook for adjusted profit per share.
Revenue in the three months ended in June fell 3% to $24.92 billion, yielding EPS of $3.91.
Analysts had been modeling $25.35 billion and $3.77 per share.
Adjusting for currency effects, revenue would have been down only 1%, the company said.
Revenue in BRIC countries -- Russia, Brazil, India and China -- the company's growth markets, was flat with the prior-year period, or up 1% on a currency-adjusted basis.
Software revenue rose 4%, or 5% on an adjusted basis, to $6.4 billion, IBM said.
Hardware revenue in the company's systems and technology" division was off 12% at $3.8 billion. Total systems revenue was down 10%. The company's "Power" hardware systems saw revenue decline 25%.
CEO Ginni Rometty remarked,
In the second quarter, we delivered strong performance in our higher-value software and mainframe businesses and again significantly increased our services backlog on growth in new business. Going forward, we will continue investing in our strategic growth initiatives, acquiring and divesting capabilities, re-balancing skills and taking action in the areas that are not performing. We expect continued improvement through the second half of the year and remain confident that we will achieve our increased 2013 operating EPS expectation of at least $16.90, excluding the $1 billion workforce rebalancing charge in the second quarter.
For the full year, the company is projecting EPS of $16.90, up from a prior forecast of $16.70, above the average $16.64 estimate.
However, IBM expects a substantial second-half gain "will not likely be achieved" from a workforce rebalancing, leading to operating income of $16.25 per share, less by 45 cents than previously expected.
IBM management will host a conference call at 4:30 pm, Eastern time, and you can catch the webcast of it on the company's investor relations Web site.
IBM shares are up $6.83, or 3.5%, at $201.38 in late trading.


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What is the time difference from New Zealand?
- Hawaii is at GMT-10 hours, the same as French Polynesia. New Zealand is at GMT+12 hours. So 12 noon on Monday in New Zealand is 1 pm Sunday in Hawaii. Hawaii does not observe Daylight Savings Time so add +1 hour during this period each summer.
Where is the main airport on Lanai?
- The main airport on Lanai is Lanai Airport (LNY). There is no direct service to Lanai from the mainland. Instead, fly to Honolulu International Airport (HNL) or Kahului Airport (OGG) in Maui, where you can connect to several local airlines with service to Lanai Airport. You can also take day trips between Manele Harbor and Lahaina Harbor in Maui through the Expeditions ferry service. There are 5 round-trips daily. Ferry trips take roughly an hour. For more information call (800) 695-2624, (808) 661-3756 or visit www.go-lanai.com.
Do I need a car to get around Lanai?
- The Four Seasons Resort Lanai provides a shuttle service between the airport, ferry terminal, Lanai City and their two resorts. There is no public transport on Lanai so you can rent a car or 4-wheel drive. Make reservations in advance. Taxi services are limited.
Where are the major hotel and resort areas on Lanai?
- Lanai has two world-class resorts, the Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay, and the Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Lodge at Koele. The historic Hotel Lanai can be found in Lanai City.
Do I need my passport to get to Lanai?
- You will need a passport to get to Hawaii, unless you are a US citizen (Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States). Learn more about entry requirements here.
What should I pack on my trip to Lanai?
- The weather on Lanai is regularly warm and dry. Because of its location, the island does not get as much rain as the others. Bring a light jacket since Lanai City sits at nearly 520 metres, where the warmest months reach about 22º C. Temperatures at Manele and Hulopoe Bay are usually slightly warmer.
What currency does Hawaii use?
- Hawaii's currency is the US dollar. Travellers cheques and major credit cards are widely accepted and ATM machines are plentiful. Don't worry if you forget something. Hawaii's retail stores and shopping centres have everything you need, including plenty of sunscreen.
When is a good time to visit Lanai?
- Any time of year is a good time to visit Lanai. Summer is warmer and drier while winter is slightly cooler. Trade winds keep things comfortable year-round. Lanai City sits at nearly 530 metres so it's noticeably cooler here than it is at the beaches. Whale watching season begins in late November and ends in early May. Peak whale watching months are between January and early April.
What language do they speak in Hawaii?
- The official languages of Hawaii are English and Hawaiian, although Hawaiian is not commonly spoken. Major resort areas often have customer service representatives who speak Japanese.
What are Hawaii's tipping rates?
- US standards on tipping apply:
Restaurants: 15-20%. Check to see if "gratuity" is included for large parties.
Bar: $0.50-$1 US per drink
Housekeeping: $1 US per bed, per night
Luggage porters: $1 US per bag
Doorman: $1 US for calling a taxi
Room Service: 10-15% of the total bill
Taxi: 15% of fare
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What is the US area code for Hawaii?
- The area code for the state of Hawaii is (808).
How can I make international calls?
- You can use phone calling cards or credit cards to make international calls. International calling cards are sold in local convenience stores.
Is there Internet access in Hawaii?
- Internet access is readily available in Hawaii. Most resorts and hotels have Internet access.
What is the electrical voltage in Hawaii?
- Electricity in the US is 115/120 volts at 60 cycles (60 Hz) per second. If your device does not accept this voltage, you may need to purchase a voltage converter.
How far is it from Lanai Airport (LNY) to:
- Lanai City: 10 minutes
Hulopoe Bay: 25 minutes
Kaiolohia (Shipwreck Beach): 40 minutes
- Lanai City: 10 minutes


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So, I have tried this roleplay a few times, but I figured why not give a go again. This time, I plan to use a different character with a different spin. Just to liven things up a bit. Hope you enjoy.
The Specials
You're running. Your heart is pounding and your pulse is racing. You turn down an alleyway. Your not sure which way to run. All you know is you have to get away, fast. Because they are coming.
Your palms feel cold and clammy. The sheen of sweat coats your forehead, the perspiration rolling down your cheek. You don't know who they are. You don't know what they want. You don't even know if your thoughts are your own. What is real and what isn't? All you know is you have to run.
You continue down the alleyway, but they are already there. Their suits look out of place in the grimy street and their dark shades and matching sneers are menacing. You cry out, begging for them to stop. To leave you alone. They don't listen. You call for help, trying to run the opposite way. But no one can hear you. No one can see you. No one can help you now.
When you wake up, there is a blinding light. You are dressed in hospital robes and there are tubes everywhere. The doctors have on masks and are injecting you with something. You have no idea what. All you can feel is the burning. It starts in your arm and moves through your veins, incinerating your insides until you can feel the flames licking every inch of your skin.
You beg for the pain to go away. It only gets worse.
You wake up to find yourself in a room. You are given a bed. A uniform. An id number. A new life.
They say welcome to the Division. They mean welcome to Hell.
-Obviously no godmodding, taking control, etc…
-Please don't use the same character you have on every other RPG, it makes things boring and confusing
-BE CREATIVE, this is supposed to be fun so go crazy with it!
-Nobody is perfect so make flaws! The more the better!
-If you want to drop out please tell me first, I want a smoothly running rpg where it will last more then two pages
-Be literate; please no little one or two line posts, at least a paragraph or two, preferably more!
-Please color code either your text or your speech so we can easily differentiate between thoughts and speech
Ex. Jill ran down the street yelling "I love apples." While thinking 'I hate apples.'
This is a roleplay about a group of teens who have special powers. Psychic abilities if you will. They are running from a secret government organization that is trying to build a super army of these specials and destroy all the psychics that stand in their way. This evil power is known as " The Division". It is based out of China, in the major city of Beijing.
The different types of abilities are ...
* Movers can manipulate inanimate objects at varying distances. The actual technique is known as kinetic signature control, where the mover is trained to "hear" and identify the specific atomic frequency of any given material, and alter the gravity wave around it, usually producing the nearby air to appear "warped". Advanced movers can work at the molecular level creating protective shields in the air around them. This is basically telekinesis.
* Pushers can "push" specific thoughts, memories, and even emotions into their targets. This technique can be used to gain a subject's trust, or to have them perform any action, thinking it was their own agenda.
* Watchers are trained to self-induce visions of the future, very much like a prolonged sense of déjà vu. The technique of following the future, either of a person or object, is called subject tracking. A Watcher's skill is primarily rated by how far they can see into the future.
* Bleeders have the ability to emit high-pitched sonic vibrations that cause ruptures in a target's blood vessels. This can knock you someone unconscious or even destroy someone.
* Sniffs are highly developed clairvoyants who can track the location of either people or objects over varying distances. Like psychic bloodhounds, their tracking ability is increased if they have tactile access to an object that has been in direct contact with the subject. Sniffs receive information based on images, not specific addresses, which is why identifiable landmarks help increase their effectiveness.
* Shifters can temporarily shift patterns of light on any object to create illusions to the naked eye. They work mostly on a touch basis, but once the illusion is established, it remains with the object for short periods of time. For example, a Shifter could momentarily touch a one dollar bill, altering its light pattern to appear as a one hundred dollar bill for hours, until the effect expires. The length of the shift is based on experience and ability.
* Wipers are skilled at either temporary or permanent memory erasure, an invaluable asset in espionage. Experience will dictate the accuracy of their wipes, though the danger is always present that they will eliminate a desired memory.
* Shadows are trained to block the vision of other clairvoyants such as Sniffs, making any subject within their target radius appear "dark". Experience will enhance the size of the area they can shadow and the intensity of their shielding effect. Shadows need to be awake to perform their ability, and it is common for a detail of two Shadows to operate in shifts while protecting a person or object for extended periods.
* Stitchers are psychic surgeons trained to quickly reconstruct cells to their previous or healthy state. Using only their hands, they can heal and even "unheal" whatever they have done. For more detailed work, Stitches use a silver based cream on their hands which acts as a conductor to their ability.
* Blockers are unaffected by other psychics, although not entirely. Most can only block when concentrating. At high levels, they are trained to disarm others powers that are around them and shield others. If trained well, this shield can expand for miles.
*Jumpers are most like nightcrawler or spectre from x-men is the best description. They can move through walls, buildings, or just around in a set area. They must see or know where they are going but they can "warp" or "teleport" to that place. Most can move within a block radius but at higher levels they may move up to a few miles.
*Leeches have the ability to draw and absorb the energy around you and convert the energy into any bladed weapon. This blade is visible to all and can deflect projectiles depending on the strength of the blade. With the more energy absorbed, the blade becomes stronger. One with this ability can activate it while in an environment without energy around them by using their own energy. This can tire an individual, but is very useful in combat.
*Ghosts feed off of others energy. They can sap your energy, destroy it, or even steal it if they are weak. They can drain you emotions and enjoy causing pain to others. At high levels they can even feed off of your soul and eat away at your morals.
*Paradoxes have the ability to induce the opposite of nearly any effect. One with this ability could jump off a building and instead of breaking something (or dying) they would be fortified against breaking limbs, or any already-broken bones that the user lands on would be healed. One with this ability could hold fire to a burn wound and the wound would be healed instead of worse damaged, and the like. One with this ability could even cause injuries to feel good or normally-pleasurable things to be extremely painful, and the like. This ability may be accompanied by Power Reversal or the ability to reverse some other process/effect. This is the hardest to control. One false move to try and heal yourself and you could end up dieing. This is the hardest to train.
Now for the fun part, Character Descriptions!
Note:::: only one of each type so it's first come first serve
* Movers
* Pushers
* Watchers
* Bleeders
* Sniffs
* Shifters
* Wipers
* Shadows
* Stitchers- Patient Zero, Anastasia Pérez-Dubrovskaya (myself)
* Blockers
Character Sheets:
Patient Number: (101-500)
Specialty, Power, and Class: Classes rank from 1 to 5, 5 being novice and 1 being ultimate. Note::: There are no level ones for characters being accepted, only characters you will later face in the roleplay. You may raise to the rank of class one through progress.
Ex. Class 3 Blocker with a speciality in shielding those around them from psychic attacks.
Age: (13-19)
Appearance: Please elaborate. Add any photos to the end. No pictures are required, but if so please make them "real-life"
Bio/History: How they ended up at the Division or how they evaded the Division or why the Division is now looking after them? Why are they working for the Division or why are they running from the Division?
(I know I am going against my own rule of not using another character from another roleplay, but to be fair that roleplay never began so I don't really see myself as breaking the rule quite yet.)
Name: Anastasia Pérez-Dubrovskaya
Nickname: She rarely goes by a nickname, preferring her own name to any nickname anyone has ever attempted to give her. But some refer to her as Ana.
Patient Number: Patient Zero.
Specialty, Power, and Class: Class 3 Stich with a Specialty in Cellular Apoptosis (causing cells to commit suicide)
Age: Unknown. Her best guess is 19.
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Personality: Anastasia grew up with a void inside of her. Having lost her parents at such a young age, she became detached and emotionless. Although she can experience empathy and caring, these feelings are very rare and even then she won't outright express them. She is cold and bluntly honest. She can be skilled at lying when the time presents itself and because of her stoic nature, she is very hard to read, but she feels it unnecessary to spare anyone's feelings by telling petty white lies. She is very intelligent and has a very good memory. Don't cross her. She can definitely hold a grudge, and won't blink when using your mere paper cut to reduce your hand into a bloody, mangled mess.
Bio/History: Anastasia lost her family when she was very young. Her last memories are of her mother, a beautiful, bronzen woman who she believes to be from hispanic decent, and her father, a tall, broad shouldered man with fair skin and eyes who spoke only in Russian.
Their faces seemed panicked now that she thinks about it, as they hurried down a back hallway. She doesn't recall where she was as her small, toddler body was carried through the darkness. She clung tightly to her father's shirt, her mother's warm hand caressing hers. A small smile was upon her lips as she kissed the child before turning back to face their pursuers. Anastasia's father turned a corner as her mother faced their attackers, the last glimpse of her hurling a beautiful, bright light of energy from her palms.
Her father finally stopped running, placing the child on the ground a kicking open the air duct. He told her in a hushed, hurried voice to crawl. Crawl through the vents and not stop. Not for anyone. And once she got out, to just run as far as she could. Nodding her dark curled head, she followed his orders. Her last image was of her father. He smiled, his eyes crinkling at the corners a bit. They seemed to be a little wet as he kissed her on the forehead before closing the vent without even touching the metal.
Anastasia did as she as ordered, crawling and crawling. Even when she heard her mother cry out. Even when she heard her father's voice yelling at their attackers. Even when they both fell silent. She crawled until the duct opened up, and she stumbled out into the alleyway. There she ran, her small legs taking her through the crowds of people. After what felt like forever, she finally collapsed on a bench in a park she had never seen before. Her small frame shook with tears and heart-wrenching sobs until she passed out from the exertion.
There is no rest for the wicked, however. Soon Anastasia found herself in the custody of two field agents, the Division having "sniffed" the girl out thanks to a forgotten teddy bear left in their abandoned hotel room.
Other: Anastasia became one of the first test subjects in a project known as "Project Omega" and classified as was one of the first to be "helped" by The Division; if you can call constant tormenting, injections, training, beating, and near death "help". As she grew and finally became mentally powerful enough to overcome their constant brainwashing, she came to realize that her sole purpose for being captured by the Division was to be tested on to harness powers for their cause. Breaking the barrier into free thought came with its consequences, and now she experiences major headaches and random blackouts.
Growing up, Anastasia was always quiet, almost emotionless. When she does communicate with others, she can come off as cold and condescending. She has trouble making friends or trusting others. She doesn't have many connections with others and, although a few have tried, she hasn't been in a relationship.
She has a knack for remembering things, even the most minute details. She is not physically that strong, but years of training have allowed for her to be fast, agile, cunning, and ruthless.
She works very well with her hands.
I hope you enjoy. xoxo Aoi


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Slow Cooker Parmesan Honey Pork Roast
Slow Cooker Parmesan Honey Pork Roast
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1 (2-3 pound) boneless pork roast
2/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup honey
¼ cup Teriyaki sauce
2 tablespoons dried basil
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons minced garlic or 1 tablespoon jarred garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon white pepper
2 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ cup water
Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, Teriyaki sauce, basil, garlic, oil, salt and pepper. Rub over pork and then place pork into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 145 degrees. Remove meat to a serving platter; cover with foil and keep warm.
Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer juice to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil.
In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir the mixture into the pan juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
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For me, that's pretty true and it's bred within me a massive respect for game developers, because making computer games is damned difficult. Not only are there the technical issues of knowing how to code and how to actually make the game, there's the management issues too. You have to know what makes a game good and, if you're working as part of a team, you have to be able to keep a group of people focused on a single cohesive vision. You need a logical mind that knows how systems should function and what redundancies need to be built in for every eventuality.
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
maybe have a look at bakerella.com (i love those tiny thingies..) and/or have a look at mytartelette.com
#292 Fri 23 Mar 12 9:08pm
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
Pie is so underrated. Okay, you probably don't many wedding or birthday pies but come on!
Doh! Apple Green-Chili Pie With Cheddar Crust and Walnut Streusel
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#293 Wed 20 Mar 13 2:01pm
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
Easter will be with us fast ... any special traditional cake recipes that you cook for Easter ?
#294 Wed 20 Mar 13 5:57pm
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
Not really here. Just hot cross buns. Oh, and those bird's nest cakes made of breakfast cereal and chocolate with the mini chocolate eggs on top...
#295 Thu 21 Mar 13 3:51pm
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I wish I had the money to buy that big Crab in the fishmongers, crab cakes mmmmm.
Cakes for Easter Simnel cake
God bless the internet, I had some amazing cakes and pastries in Spain, especialy The Basque region.
#296 Tue 02 Apr 13 9:17am
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
I don't think there is a traditional Easter cake recipe. But it is traditional to make lamb shaped cakes. There are tins that bake a lamb standing up. Often people tie a ribbon with a bow or bell around the neck.
#297 Wed 17 Sep 14 6:47am
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Here you go Maree!
#298 Wed 17 Sep 14 7:36am
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
JoyYamDaisy wrote:
Here you go Maree!
You're a darling! Thank you, Joy!!
So, do we want/ need a thread that only does small cakes, muffins, petit fours, pastries etc
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#299 Wed 17 Sep 14 8:53am
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
I like new posts starting. It is daunting to go through one with hundreds of posts!
#300 Wed 17 Sep 14 9:04am
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Re: LETS EAT CAKE!
JoyYamDaisy wrote:
I like new posts starting. It is daunting to go through one with hundreds of posts!
That's my feeling too, Joy. But the number of threads we have already is also daunting (to me, at least).
I'll post over in the other thread and move it over here if the consensus points that way.


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Am I glad? Sorta, but we all knew that Reid is done, his Era is done, Vick is punch drunk and we squander our hopes 2 weeks ago and at Cincy...
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I absolutely do not feel sorry if an opponent doesn't show up to play and Giants ran up the score on them, especially if it's the Eagles... and I'm sure there's no pity from the Falcons or Ravens either. Show up and play or get send back into the lockerroom in humiliation with reporters waiting to jump on the interviews.


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I've been reading others' comments about selecting for bees that draw the best comb, especially among Small Cell Beekeepers, but I'm sure it was a concern throughout the recent decades as mangament techniques changed: select bees most adapted to the new techniques. I'm not suggesting that TBH construction is a "new technique." What I'm wondering is this: since some TBH keepers deal with a lot of side-bracing, and others hardly ever see it, could this be a "trait" among the bees as much as it is a factor of hive design?
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This simple kitchen crochet pattern from Lily Sugar n' Cream creates a pot holder and dishcloth set with contrasting borders. This is an attractive kitchen set for a house warming gift or your own home.
- Yarn: Lily Sugar'n Cream 4 Ply (Solids 2.5 oz/70.9 g/Ombres 2 oz/56.7 g) 1 ball of each color makes 2 dishcloths when MC and A are reversed as illustrated.
Pot Holder:
Main Color (MC) 1 ball
Contrast A 1 ball
Dish Cloth:
Main Color (MC) 1 ball
Contrast A 1 ball
- Crochet Hooks: Pot Holder: Size 4.00 mm (U.S. 6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge. Dish Cloth: Size 4.50 mm (U.S. 7) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
Pot Holder: Finished Size: Approx 8" x 8" [20.5 x 20.5 cm]
Dish Cloth: Finished Size: Approx 11" x 11" [28 x 28 cm]
Pot Holder: 15 sts and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in sc with 4.00 mm hook.
Dish Cloth: 8 loops and 16 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in loop pat with 4.50 mm hook.
Pot Holder: Back: With MC and 4.00 mm hook, ch 29.
Foundation row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. Ch 1. Turn. 28 sts.
1st row: 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Ch 1. Turn.
This row forms pat.
Cont in pat until work from beg measures approx 8 ins [20.5 cm] ending with RS facing for next row. Do not turn.
Next row: Ch 1. Work 22 sc along side edge, 3 sc in first st of lower edge, 1 sc in each of next 26 sts along lower edge, 3 sc in next st, 22 sts along side edge, 3 sc in first st of top edge, 1 sc in each of next 26 sts along top edge, 3 sc in next st. Ss to 1st ch 1. Fasten off.
Front: With A, work as given for Back.
Edging: With WS tog, proceed as follows:
1st round: Join MC to any st. Working through both thicknesses, work 1 round sc, inc at corners as before. Fasten off.
2nd round: Join A to any st, work 1 round sc, inc at corners as before. Fasten off.
3rd round: With MC work as given for 2nd round.
Dish Cloth: With MC and 4.50 mm hook, ch 42.
Foundation row: (RS). 1 sc in 4th ch from hook. *Ch 2. Miss next ch. 1 sc in next ch. Rep from * to end of ch. Turn. 20 loops.
1st row: Ch 3. *1 sc in next ch 2 loop. Ch 2. Rep from * to last ch 2 loop. 1 sc in ch 3 loop. Turn.
This row forms pat.
Cont in pat until work from beg measures 8 ins [20.5 cm] ending with RS facing for next row. Fasten off.
Border: With RS facing, join A to ch 3 loop at end of last row.
1st round: Ch 1. *(1 sc. Ch 3. 1 sc) in corner loop - corner made. Ch 2. (1 sc in next loop. Ch 2) 19 times along side. Rep from * 3 times more. Ss to first sc.
2nd round: *Work corner loop. Ch 2. **1 sc in next loop. Ch 2. Rep from ** to next corner. Rep from * 3 times more. Fasten off.
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Oct 19, 2015
I am new to crocheting. In the pot holder, the part that says "Next row Ch 1. Work 22 sc along side edge, 3 sc in first st of lower edge, 1 sc in each of next 26 sts along lower edge, 3 sc in next st, 22 sts along side edge, 3 sc in first st of top edge, 1 sc in each of next 26 sts along top edge, 3 sc in next st. Ss to 1st ch 1. Fasten off." I am completely lost on this - my side is ALOT longer than 22 stitches but not long enough to do 22 stitches then another 26. They don't look like normal stitches (see the edge that I am supposed to be working on now - in the pic below)
Aug 14, 2014
Not everybody knits or crochets....everytime I open my e-mail, all I ever see are knitting and crochet patterns. What about the people that sew? How about some "cute" patterns for dishcloths for people that SEW???
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Aug 14, 2014
Hi there, Thanks so much for the feedback - we will keep this in mind for future newsletters. Also, have you checked out our friends at AllFreeSewing? They have a newsletter and tons of fantastic patterns, too!
koleen48 7629592
Aug 14, 2013
Awesome, quick and easy. Makes a great gift!
Jun 21, 2013
I love to make this dishcloth pattern, I give them as gifts. My friend said it is to pretty to use!
ladyofthelake2222 4289610
Jun 04, 2013
Have made this in many colors; very easy!
Feb 24, 2013
on the dishcloth where do you get the 20 loops and can someone explain this also when it says repeat pattern are you repeating just row 1 not a hard directions but cant get the 20 loops and dont know wht row to repeat want to make this so hope to hear form someone soon
amethystrose 00471 51
May 05, 2013
When you chain 42 and single crochet in 4th chain from hook that is the first loop, then you chain 2 skip the next chain space and single crochet in next chain till the end and you'll get 20 loops. Row 1: chain three and single crochet in the chain 2 space chain 2 single crochet in next chain 2 space, to the end, turn and repeat the pattern for the next rows until the pattern is 8 inches. I hope this makes sense and it helps you out.
Jan 09, 2011
Can you explain to me what you mean by WS and explain again about putting both sides together - do I do both the exact same including border? Thank you. Maxine
candrkeene 5531096
Jan 08, 2012
I have not made this, but reading the directions "WS" would be wrong sides. You want to make 2 pieces one in the main color (MC) and one in the contrast color (A), you will then place them wrong sides "WS" together and do the edging thru both thicknesses to join them as one piece. Hope this helps!
crochet deb
Feb 25, 2010
Crochet hook size 4.00 mm is a G-6, however a 4.50 mm is a 7 and has no letter it is between a G-6 and a H-8. Remember, you can use any hook that gives you the proper gauge however, gauge would not be critical with this project. Hope this helps!
Feb 24, 2010
I have no idea what the numbered hooks relate to - My hooks only have letters. What is the correlating hook (lettered) for 6 and 7? Thanks so much!
Crafter 14801
Feb 18, 2010
Thanks for the wonderful pattern. I will be using this pattern to teach a group of young girls beginning crochet. I like a simple pattern and a project that can be finished quickly.
Crafter 20503
Jan 30, 2010
I tried to make this dish cloth.. could not find a 4.5mm crochet hook. Did find 4.25. No matter how I have crocheted this dish cloth it does not come out to be a square. The length is 10 inches before the edges are added on. Agreed it could and will make a nice gift, but it is hard to make it a square.
Jan 12, 2010
very good house warming idea, or anytiime gift idea for friends or family that cook. thanks
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Billy Lee is in his first year as the director of video services and scouting for women's basketball. A well-respected coach with a long history in the state of North Carolina, Lee has over three decades of coaching experience.
A 1969 graduate of Mount Olive College, Lee was an assistant coach at East Carolina for two seasons before taking the head job at Pembroke State (now UNC Pembroke) in 1978. During his time in Lumberton, Lee won three conference titles, advanced to the NAIA National Tournament and posted back-to-back 20-win seasons.
In 1985, Lee took over as the head men's coach at Campbell, where he led the Camels for 18 seasons. A five-time conference coach of the year, Lee guided Campbell to the 1992 Big South Conference title and a bid to the NCAA Tournament, where his team faced eventual national champion Duke. In addition to winning over 400 games in his career, Lee was the director the Campbell University Basketball School, considered to be the largest and oldest of its kind in the United States.
After leaving Campbell in 2003, Lee spent three seasons at St. Andrews before retiring from the coaching ranks to work as a basketball consultant and television analyst.
In addition to his work on the sidelines, Lee has authored two books on basketball strategy. Lee has also been part of a number of organizations including the USA Basketball committee, the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Amateur Sports Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the Board of Advisors for the NC High School Athletic Association and the National Speakers Association. In 2009, Lee was inducted into the Mount Olive College Athletics Hall of Fame.
Lee is married to Wendy Lee, the head women's basketball coach at Mount Olive. His son Brooks is the director of operations for the men's basketball team at UNC Wilmington.
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Hi there, I have created two basic web sites for my company, which I hope to make more sophisticated in the medium term. They follow a two column layout, the navigation bar on the left and the main column on the right for the page text. The page is 980px wide, the left navigation bar is 180px wide (and light blue), and the right column is 650px wide with a margin of 75px either side of it. There is no page border so the lines are of the page are somewhat defined by the background shading colour of the left column presently.
Here is the css for the relevant elements in the CSS stylesheet.
{ padding:0;
width: 980px;
margin-left: 0px;
background-color: #FCFCFC;
color: #000000;
link: #0000FF;
font-size: 0.9em;
font-weight: normal;
font-style: normal;
text-transform: none;
text-align: left;
font-family: Verdana;}
{ overflow: hidden;}
#columns .left
{ width: 180px;
background-color: #EEF3FD;
float: left;
padding: 0%;}
#columns .right
{ width: 650px;
margin-right: 75px;
margin-left: 75px;
float: right;
padding: 0%;}
On the HTML page, in the , I have used  to define the columns.

....images, links, search box etc....

...Heading, paragraphs, images, etc....
I have been unable to create a page border using 'border' under 'body' or 'html' in CSS. All that seems to happen when defining a border under 'body' is that I get a border appearing around each column. This wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have the left and right margin in the right column, as what actually is seen is a border around two columns with a gap in between. I guess if I got rid of the margins from the right column and implemented the margins according to
 elements etc. it might be a workaround but that's a messy way of achieving the result, and I still end up with a line dividing/differentiating the columns whereas I want to achieve that using background colour rather than a line as it looks better. Any suggestions please? Should I try to create some kind of element to put the columns inside of and then create a border around that to create a page border type effect? I want to avoid using a table!
I have used background colour to colour the left column. However, the colour only extends down as far as the last line of text or line break, and I have the classic conundrum of wanting the left column to look as long as at least the end of the text in the right column on the longer pages. I noted a few articles on how to achieve this on the web but they went over my head so in the end I implemented a workaround, which was to insert multiple
 elements to make the blue colour in the left column extend down to where I want it (roughly). Any suggestions as to how to accomplish this easily (without resorting to a table)? If I had a page border, then I'd want the colour to extend down to the bottom page border. I tried to create a page defining effect using a different background colour in each of the 2 columns (to obviate the need for a page border), but the net result was that a) both columns didn't line up exactly and b) the left margin of the right column wasn't coloured - so not a great workaround.
Any input is greatly appreciated! Many thanks!
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The first thing to address is using the correct elements for your html. You have chosen to use a span for the columns but spans are inline elements and can only contain other inline elements and are not suitable (or valid) as containers for block content. Spans are inline elements and cannot have dimensions applied to them and although you could set them to display;block the rules of html cannot change and they still are not allowed to hold block content.You just simply need to use a div instead.
The second problem is that you have used the body for centering your layout and while that is a valid technique more often than not it leads to problems and bugs that can be avoided by using a normal container element instead. You already have #columns in place so use that as the centred container instead.
Regarding the equalising columns then that is beast accomplished using the display:table-cell approach (supported in ie8+) and will allow for natural equal height columns without the bad semantics of using a real table.
It's hard guess at what you want your layout to look like but here is a rough version using display:table as mentioned above.
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
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>I understand that you don't treat for varroa, but as a first time beekeeper, they scare the !@#$ out of me. I have two TBHs built, both with solid bottoms, and am struggling with how to deal with varroa, which I am told will be coming.
Once the bees are down to 4.9mm in the core of the brood nest I have not seen any issues with Varroa. I would not count on the Varroa "coming".
> Screened bottom advocates say that not only do the mites fall through the screen throughout the year, but with periodic sugar dusting the varroa can be kept to a manageable level.
There are plenty of studies that show both SBB and powdered sugar to not be effective at Varroa control. I'm not saying they are or are not, but it is questionable. My experience is the SBB made no difference in the Varroa one way or the other. I have never used powdered sugar nor have I ever used drone trapping. Drone trapping will just breed Varroa that prefer workers and waste a lot of resources the bees need.
>I DO want to avoid using chemicals as mite control, so how do first year beekeepers, with solid board bottoms, handle varroa the first year or two, until they get to the point where the bees are more or less handling it themselves?
My experience is that Varroa has everything to do with cell size, not genetics.
> Sugar dusting isn't feasable with solid bottems, is it?
I don't think it's very feasible with screened bottom boards... but I suppose the screen would be helpful for sugar dusting.
> I understand that smaller cell size helps
I my experience it was the ONLY thing that helps.
> but am also told that it may take several generations for the bees to regress to the smaller size.
I have put package bees in a top bar hive and gotten everything from 5.1mm to 4.7mm in the core of the brood nest. 5.0mm probably will deal with Varroa and 4.9mm certainly does. It MIGHT take more than one turnover of comb. Generations of bees are a different matter. No matter how many of them you raise in large comb, they won't get significantly smaller until the smaller bees draw new comb. But they might be small enough on the first try. They might not, and then you may need another turnover of comb. Two is usually sufficient. Sometimes it takes three.


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Cozy Cabins in the Superior National Forest
Gunflint Lodge • Grand Marais, MN
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Lakeside Fireplace Classic Cabin from Now to May 9 ($129), May 10 to June 13 ($179), or June 14 to June 30 ($299)
- Ski and Snowshoe Rentals
- Access to Guided Naturalist Programs
- Combine Vouchers to Stay for Up to Eight Nights
The Destination
Located within the Superior National Forest of northeast Minnesota, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness straddles the border between the United States and Canada. Here, moose, beavers, and bobcats roam a million acres of pine-filled boreal forests and leafy deciduous woodlands. When it comes to recreation, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing attract winter sports enthusiasts, while sleigh rides and sledding provide a leisurely way to view the landscape.
The Digs
A corridor into the crystal lakes of Boundary Waters, the Gunflint Trail winds alongside hundreds of rocky shorelines and shaded pine groves. Located 43 miles up this scenic stretch, Gunflint Lodge hosts a collection of lakeside cabins—each with prime access to activities ranging from ice fishing to moose viewing. Cabins are well-appointed with a king-size bed, a wood-burning fireplace, and a kitchen or kitchenette. For eats, guests can swing by the Red Paddle dining room.
"This is truly a place to relax, be quiet, and observe nature's beauty...There are lots of hiking trails that lead to great photo opportunities. It's also a bird-watcher's paradise."-- TripAdvisor
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Question: why not start with three hive bodies on a warre instead of two?
If the heavily argued statement is that they hate drawing the bottom box due to additional light exposure through the screen, wouldn't this get you to two boxes full faster?
Also, it would reduce manipulations.
Curious to understand the full ramifications of too much bee room.
I know two boxes are 37 liters and three is 55 liters, wild swarms like to start in the 40 liter size or more, so what's the verdict on this practice?
Any research to share on the consequences of too much cavity space too fast so I can learn the principles more academically?


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Nearly 2 million American kids have a parent serving in the U.S. military. In April, the Month of the Military Child, we salute every one of them.Military bases around the world hold special ceremonies for military children during this time. On April 10, TFK Kid Reporter Clara Wicoff attended the Month of the Military Child Festival in Fort Riley, Kansas.
"This is an opportunity for Fort Riley to honor the sacrifices made daily by our soldiers' families," says Fort Riley Garrison Commander Colonel Kevin Brown.
Time for Fun
April 10 began with a festival for kids of all ages. Activities included face-painting, games and a Bullying Prevention play starring Spider-Man.
Sonya Douglas is the Child and Youth Services Coordinator at Fort Riley. "The importance of the festival is to give military families the opportunity to come out and have fun," she says.
Myra Rivera, 11, was one of the 2,800 kids who attended the festival. Her father is in Iraq on his third deployment. They keep in touch through Skype, an Internet program that allows people to talk and see each other on their computer screens.
"The best thing about being a military kid is that you know your father is fighting for your country," Myra told TFK. "But it's hard not having him around."
A Concert for the Families
The highlight of the day for many was a concert given by actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band. The band is named after Sinise's role in the movie Forrest Gump. They played songs including "Chicken Fried" by the Zac Brown Band, "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey, and "Stuck Like Glue" by Sugarland.
This was Sinise's third trip to Fort Riley with the USO, a nonprofit organization founded in 1941 with a mission to lift the spirits of the troops and their families.
"I like to return to the bases as often as I can so that the troops know that we are grateful for what they do," Sinise told TFK. "These are our defenders and they deserve our support".
Remembering Fallen Soldiers
The most moving part of the Month of the Military Child Festival is the Ceremony of Remembrance. Fourteen children of fallen soldiers were honored. They each received a medallion inscribed with the words "Fort Riley Remembers."
Ryan Mackey, 13, was one of the recipients. He attended the ceremony in remembrance of his father, Staff Sergeant Bryant Mackey. "It gets easier as time goes by," Ryan said of his father's death. "But there were days when I couldn't find the strength to get out of bed."
Take time today, and throughout the year, to think about the sacrifices that military children, including Myra and Ryan, make every day.


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A Pe De coffee grinder I'm always hoping to find in the window up at my local St Vincent de Paul shop, so far, no luck but I live in hope. Imagine my surprise this morning when I spotted one over at Myrtle and Eunice?!
And dancing shoes because I am supervising at the school disco tonight. That should be a hoot!


text: I know in a perfect world a person would have enough equipment . I was told by another beek that he colour codes his six hives so that he always puts the same honey supers back on the same hives to prevent spread of disease. I am currently running ten hives and I would have to buy a lot more supers to be able to do this. Is it really neccesary?


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Ryanne Dupree
Student breaks track record, earns All-America honor
(June 15, 2005)--UTSA junior Ryanne Dupree earned her second straight All-America certificate with a school record-setting performance in the women's heptathlon Saturday on the final day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Dupree broke her own school record in the seven-event competition with 5,575 points, bettering her previous career best of 5,465 set in winning the Southland Conference title in May. She ended up just two points behind seventh-place finisher LaToya McBride of Mississippi (5,577) and only 20 behind Diana Pickler of Washington State (5,595) for sixth place. Lela V. Nelson of Eastern Michigan won the heptathlon with 5,878 points followed by Jessica Stockard of Georgia with 5,794 and Ashley Selig of Nebraska with 5,775.
Dupree entered Saturday in fifth place with 3,444 points behind strong performances in the 100-meter hurdles (13.51) and 200 meters (24.48). The SLC Women's Outdoor Athlete of the Year opened the day with a 19-3 1/4 measure in the long jump which briefly moved her to fourth place. Dupree then fell to seventh after a 103-4 mark in the javelin. Dupree, who took seventh in this event at last year's NCAA Outdoor in Austin, Texas, closed with a 2:20.54 in the 800m to round out her record-setting performance.
With her second All-America showing, Dupree becomes just the third female athlete in school history to garner multiple All-America accolades outdoors, joining Tameka Roberts and Jody Dunston.


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Hey, how's it going?
You're probably wondering what's going on here. Well since March of 2014, I've been working on a video game that will tell the story of Ellie and her sweet adventures. There's going to be a demo coming out pretty soon! It is exciting. You can follow the progress on the ol' Tumblr, right here. If you wanna read the old pages of Ellie the webcomic, go right here.
This site will…eventually be the homepage for the game but right now my priority is actually making the game so don't expect this to change anytime soon.
I understand some people are probably pretty bummed about the end of the comic. Sorry about that. The thing is, I can't draw constantly these days. My hands get really bad pains and stuff if I do, so I couldn't really keep up with the sheer amount of drawing that's necessary to finish a comic. The video game didn't replace the comic, I stopped working on the comic well before the game came about. So, I hope you won't hold that against me, and I hope you will play the game and enjoy the continuation of Ellie's story in that medium.


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Council discusses future of city roads
The Breezy Point City Council met in a work session Monday, April 15, for the first in a series of three roads workshops.
City administrator Joe Rudberg said by phone that much of the meeting was educational with the council learning about roads standards, maintenance methods and costs associated with building and maintaining roads.
He said the council would like to have an inventory compiled of all the city's roads and their existing conditions; however, a full inventory will probably have to wait until the snow has cleared.
Rudberg also said the council requested that the roads standards be revised to better meet the city's needs.
The council will have its second of the three meetings at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 20.


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Jeremy Lin has been named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

We never blurb about meaningless "awards" like Player of the Week or Month, but this is Linsanity after all. Lin earned the award by averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds last week as the Knicks went 4-0. He's the NBA's top jersey seller since February 4 and stock shares of MSG have reached an all-time high.
This is so crazy!!! This guy was sleeping on his brothers couch a week ago and now he is a worldwide phenomenon. I don't even know how he is handling it. This guy could have gone anywhere 2 weeks ago and no one would know who he is, now he probably can't go outside. lol I love stories like this, sports are awesome.
agreed...and in the city that never sleeps no less! gotta love allthe big news in NY this month!! lol
[/quote]This Lin-Sanity is such a great story, its great for the Knicks and its tremendous for Asian Americans, especially in a city/metropolitan like ours with millions of Asian Americans. Its quite the feel good story, I wanna see him keep on killing it
Oh and how awesome is the handshake him and Landry Fields have!?!?


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Isaac Fears Will Cost At The Pump
CRAVEN - Eastern Carolina might have dodged storm, but a new one is brewing at the pump. Isaac's threat to the Gulf has forced many oil and gas platforms to shut down and it's affecting gas prices. According to AAA a 90% of gas in North Carolina comes from the Gulf, which means drivers can anticipate prices going up.
One gas station off Hwy 70 jumped 20 cents to $3.89 a gallon. In Morehead City, we found prices up to $3.95 a gallon. Katherine Gray a clerk at the US Mini Mart in Havelock says the hike could hurt their customers.
"So far we have not gone up on it were hoping to kind of keep it down," said Gray
Stephanie Johnson says thanks to steep prices at the pump, she's been conserving her spending at the pump.
"It sucks, Johnson said. I don't care how much money you have gas is extremely way too high."
Tom Crosby with AAA says this is only the beginning. The longer the storm lingers in the gulf, the more prices will go up.


text: The main shopping zone is concentrated in the city center, which makes it ideal for pedestrians, it leads from the Main Railway Station to the Lake Zürich and is about 1 mile long. The famous Bahnhofstrasse - one of the most beautiful shopping areas in Europe - is a must. Elegant fashion stores, department stores, boutiques with top quality products (shoes, furs, accessories, porcelain, jewelry and watches), banks and pastry shops.


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The more I watch of QB Ryan Tannehill the more I like him. He is still fairly new to the QB position in college having played WR at Texas A&M. I see NFL accuracy all over his tape. He is able to thread a needle. Why some College QB's Im left wondering if they can hit small windows I dont worry about that with Tannehill because I can see it. He has the NFL body standing 6'5", very athletic and Mobile with his backround at WR. He is becoming a must Tape breakdown for me at QB. Right now Id put him 3rd right behind Luck and Barkley and I could see him moving up. My early Top 5 of draft eligible QB's
1. Andrew Luck Stanford
2. Matt Barkley USC
3. Ryan Tannehill Texas A&M
4. Aaron Murray Georgia
5. Landry Jones Oklahoma[/quote]
What do you think of Griff the 3rd?
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Video: Unprompted Huffington attack on Giuliani fails epically
posted at 6:22 pm on April 6, 2010 by Allahpundit
Late afternoon comedy via the 'Busters from this a.m.'s "Morning Joe." Rudy was on to talk about his Rubio endorsement, Arianna was on to talk about god knows what, but once she found herself in the presence of a prominent Republican, she found her purpose and went to work. The interesting thing about this is trying to figure out whether she really wanted to attack because Giuliani's endorsement bothers her that much or whether years of being a nutroots icon simply left her feeling obliged. The HuffPo faithful would, let's face it, be crestfallen if she declined an opportunity to speak Trooth to wingnut Power. So here we go with the kitchen sink approach, starting with Giuliani's association with Bernie Kerik, downshifting into his lame presidential campaign, and then grasping at his — gasp — support for waterboarding, which fully 58 percent of voters supported in the case of Abdulmutallab just three months ago. What she's trying to do, essentially, is make the case that he's somehow not fit for mainstream American politics — which is the left's view of all prominent Republicans, of course — but … she just can't pull it off. And darned if Scarborough doesn't remind her of it every step of the way.
Not the first time she's humiliated herself in attacking Giuliani on MSNBC, incidentally.
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Your Pick on Hawaii's Garden Island
The Point at Poipu • Poipu, Kauai, HI
Escape Kit
- A Three- ($479) or Four-Night ($639) Stay for Up to Six Guests in Two-Bedroom Garden View Room
- Or, a Three- ($579) or Four-Night ($769) Stay for Up to Six Guests in a Two-Bedroom Partial Ocean View Room
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To experience Hawaii as it existed before it was discovered by Western tourists is to take a trip to Kauai. Ninety miles from Oahu and affectionally called the "Garden Island," Kauai's dense rain forests, sloping mountains, vibrant coral reefs, and breathtaking ocean cliffs give this place the air of a land before time. But that doesn't mean civilization hasn't made its mark—shopping boutiques dot the island in strategic locales, and strips of bars and nightclubs purvey island spirits set to the tune of softly strummed ukeleles.
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Point at Poipu will take you to a new pinnacle of paradise, overlooking the pristine sands of secluded golden beaches. Outfitted with fully equipped kitchens, luxury master baths, and sleeping arrangements for up to six people (four privately), these suites will be hard to top as your home away from home. The on-site pool offers a cocktail bar perfect for sipping and swimming. Closer to shore, the lush gardens and a thriving koi pond create an ideal island atmosphere.
The Diversions
• Get some sun just steps away at Poipu Beach, known for its world-class snorkeling and scuba diving
• Tour the Na Pali Coast by car, sea, or air to marvel at the dramatic cliffs and unspoiled wildlife
• Drive to the lookout of Waimea Canyon—"the Grand Canyon of the Pacific"
• Hike the rugged Kalalau Trail, an 11-mile byway through waterfalls and streams en route to the sea
"The shoreline along Kauai's south coast offers an easy 4-mile round-trip in spectacular scenery, ancient sites, petroglyphs, or, as Kauai geologist Dr. Chuck Blay says: "A heritage landscape revealing 5 million years of continuous history."-- Frommer's
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text: Ian: In addition to testimg for adulterants I think about the only logical answer (and it dosent solve the entire problem) is that all raw, bulk honey sales should contain pollen. There is no logical reason why someone would filter it out of raw honey. Of course that is where all the confusion that reigns on here originally came from. It was a fatally flawed report from a reporter that didn't fully research his subject matter. Sigh! According to Ryan corrections were later made but so much mis-information has persisted that we still end up threads such as this about an article written a year and a half ago.


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