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Airing down for sand
Does anyone know how far I can air down my tires for driving in soft sand and dunes? I will be heading out soon with my quad and trailer for the first time and not sure how far down I can go without breaking a bead on my 285/70/17's. I'm thinking around 18-20psi?
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I went down to 11psi on my 31x10.50x15s. I'm not totally sure what you could go down to.
18 - 20 is not low enough. I have the same size tire and go down to 10 psi on trails and rocks.
10, 12 max on sand is what I would run. It's what I used to run on the dunes in Michigan too.
I ran 14 psi in the front and 12 in the back on reccomendation of the random guy that i bought a dune flag from at the gas station, the one time i went to silver lake. I have duratrac 33x12.50s on 15 inch rims. It worked absolutely beautifully with never a hint of actually getting stuck, though on some of the big climbs i got to a point where forward movement was no longer possible....backing out in 4 lo is not stuck.
I was usually in 2 hi on the sand. Only need 4 hi for water crossings and climbing big dunes.
Remember the bigger the tire the lower the pressure you want. I couldve gone a lot lower.
If you go to silver lake, david allen racing shuts their compressor off at 8 and nothing is open late at night over there.
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"17"x8" Pro Comp Knight Chrome Extreme Alloy wheels with 4.5 back spacing. 285/70/17 BF Goodrich Mud Terrain KM2s (33 x 11.5)"
Also would I be able to tow my atv trailer with that?
I have 315/70/17s and I run perfectly well at 15 psi on sand dunes. I live in middle east where all around u is sand.
I would not tow that trailer on the street aired down.
Ive heard that sometimes mud terrains will dig into sand and perform poorly. No experience there though. That is a good tire size though.
Mud terrains are fine on sand when aired down. One friend has a jeep with aggressive mt tires. At full pressure, he can't keep up easily. Aired down, he is as good as anyone else. The right psi depends on so many things. Here I use 8.5 or 7.5, and you MUST be under 10 or you will sink on flat ground during the hot part of the day. I would start higher (12? ( and lower it if you get stuck, until you can go through any soft spots.
Oh, and I never saw a wrangler lose a bread in our sand, except when some guy went to 3 psi on street tires.
When I air down my current tires to 10 I'm running on rocks where there is probably much more risk of burping a bead and have had no issues.
bro, at least 10 psi if youre tryin to cruise around and not get stuck like some soft sand noob
I have 35X12.50X15 BFG AT on Mickey Thompson Classics 15X10 rims, out at Pismo I usually run them down to 10 psi with out any problems, most of the time in 2WD. on my 33X12.50X15 Hercules Traildiggers on black steelies 15X8 rims I can get away with 8 psi. have to be careful when airing down past 10 psi without beadlocks, they will pop off when doing doughnuts!!
Thanks for the tips everyone. That is exactly what I'm trying NOT to do is look like a sand noob (even though I am) lol. And because this will be my first time, not breaking a bead is of upmost importance. I'm not trying to pull the trailer all day in soft sand, just gotta go through some soft spots to get to where I need to park. Depending on how busy it is I won't have the luxury of parking right at the entrance.
I have 35s 12.5in wide on 17in wheel. I go down to 15psi and I can not only cruise on sand dunes but also can pull stuck Nissan petrol and Toyota land cursers like a breeze.
if you have all terrain tires you can go that low.I am in New Mexico we have this a lot and i do fine with towing a atv.
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Watering down milk.
I read this tip and though... what a great idea! Take whole milk, cut it with 1/2 water, and voila! 1% milk.
Then I brought home whole milk...thinking about it.
When they prepare the milk. They aren't adding water to the milk, they are removing the fat from the milk. Skim, they remove all the fat, 1% they removed all but 1% of the fat, etc. They aren't changing anything but the fat content.
So by adding 1/2 water, sure the fat is now 1/2, but ALL the nutrients are now 1/2. The added vitamin D is now only 1/2 of what it was. Everything is watered down.
For those whose little ones need milk to meet their dietary requirements, this is NOT a good thing to do! They are only getting 50% of the nutrients
I don't know, it seemed like a good idea, but then thinking it through, it didn't make sense.
Just a thought.
I never dilute milk. It changes the nutritional content.You should discuss it with your healthcare provider.( I once knew a lady who was doing that with baby formula to "save money".)They are removing fat content from the milk to make 2%, 1%, skim- not adding water to it.
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Milk is 90% water when it comes out of the cow.
Its just the whey your drinking at 1%Sponsored Links Remove Advertisements01-31-2008, 11:59 AM #4
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You could split it with dried milk and make a double batch..??01-31-2008, 12:52 PM #5
~Yeah, I wouldn't give my kids watered down milk at their young age(plus they're scrawny!). But I do water it down for me. It helps me to cut down my servings of dairy. I always have more than 3 servings a day so it's a good thing for me.~01-31-2008, 03:11 PM #6
I have read people trying this and you will cut half the nutrients. It is not recommend doing this. Powered milk, if you can drink it is an economical way to save on milk.01-31-2008, 04:07 PM #7
I like to drink milk, more than I need for daily nutrients, so here's what I do.
I mix 2 cups whole milk with 2 cups water and then add 1/3 cup powerdered milk and mix. 1/3 powdered milk is equivalent to 1 cup skim milk. So basically I'm getting milk with 3/4 of the nutrients of regular milk at slightly over half the cost (powdered milk is cheaper than regular milk where I am). I find that just watering the milk makes it taste a bit watery but adding the powdered perks it up again without giving it an overpowering powdered taste (I can't drink plain powdered milk, don't like the taste). So this works for me.01-31-2008, 04:23 PM #8
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I can;t bring myself to water down milk. It just seems wrong to me, shomehow.01-31-2008, 06:45 PM #9
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Women in Third World countries who have been conned into feeding baby formula instead of breast milk, and then can't afford to keep buying the formula, have been inadvertently STARVING their children to death for decades by overdiluting the formula to save money.
NEVER water down your child's milk. You cut the levels of protein and minerals down when you do this. It's false economy and bordering on child abuse, IMHO.02-01-2008, 11:47 AM #10
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I have been watering down our milk for years and I do know that it waters down the nutrition also because I talked to my dr about it. He said considering the amount the kids drink it won't make a difference for their health. I haven't watered it down for the youngest up until nowbut will be soon because she is turning 5 soon. I DON'T CONSIDER THIS TO BE CHILD ABUSE AT ALL AND NEITHER DO THE 2 DRS(FAMILY AND PEDIATRICIAN) I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT IT!!!02-01-2008, 12:03 PM #11
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One thing to keep in mind is that milk is a horrible source for all these 'nutrients'. In a balanced diet children(over age 2) and adults should be getting these nutrients from other foods. Milk is not the 'be all' in the dairy family. Many people of ancestry other than European cannot tolerate milk, and do fine. In fact I question the idea that mothers in Africa should be giving children westernized formula or powdered milk to drink in any concentration due to the high rates of lactose intolerance among Africans. After age 2 I limit how much milk my children get and have no problems with watering down whole milk although we do add some powder for flavor. And also be aware that as our bodies age we lose the enzymes that help to breakdown cow's milk which is why older people tend to become lactose intolerant.02-01-2008, 03:09 PM #12
Easy solution - don't water, just drink less milk.
If your kids are getting 15 minutes of daylight a day on their skin, their own bodies are making all the Vit D they need. Vitamin D isn't like vitamin C or some of the B vitamins - it isn't water-soluble, so your body doesn't flush any excess out in your urine - it stores it for future use. The only possible use enriched milk could be is to children living in abject poverty, suffering from malnutrition practically since birth, to prevent ricketts.
Plus, what the poster above said. Infants need milk - the best for them being their own mother's - to grow and thrive. The rest of us do not, no matter what the powerful and profitable dairy lobby tells you. Dairy products are an enjoyable source of nutrition, but hardly a unique one. Calcium can be had in spades from other sources.After age 2 I limit how much milk my children get and have no problems with watering down whole milk although we do add some powder for flavor.
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I just cant bring myself to do it. I have to work hard enough t o get my bunch to drink the milk they need. A good gallon of whole fresh milk is probably our number one splurge here because we go through 2-3 a week02-03-2008, 04:58 AM #14
For kids who have issues drinking water this helps a lot hiding the water.
When i had 3 step kids (ranging 7-13 years old) there was one jug of watered down milk (1:1) made into chocolate milk if i didn't make it for them they had 1/4 a glass of chocolate syrup and 3/4 milk. When it was premade they were to lazy to go get more chocolate or make it themselves *rme* Goooo figure. Then there was a regular milk watered down about 1/4. We would go through 3-4 gallons of whole milk a week!!
Apple juice watered down 1/2. Other juices depending on taste watered down 1/4 to 1/2. Still went through a TON of those.
Used old soda bottles for mixing gatoraid mixed a little lighter then perscribed, but not much because my ex would have a FIT since that was the only thing he drank other then sprite.
I also mixed Kool Aid with extra water and 50% of the sugar required.
Those kids NEVER drank any water of any kind so i snuck it into their diet. Sodas were also in the house, but most of the time it was half 2lt of Sprite their dad wouldn't finish because it was "flat".
When i was little my mom used to water down all my drinks. Why because she couldn't get me to drink enough water. To this day i can not drink straight apple or grape juice it just tastes WAY WAY to sweet.
When i was growing up we only got Skim milk, when i was introduced to Whole milk. Ohhh Myyy GAWD i LOVED the stuff sooo much flavor *LOL* Even if you water it down 50% the flavor is great.
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I mentioned watering down milk on another thread. I didn't nec. mean for kids. We as adults know how to get our nutrients in many ways, so watering down milk is a budget stretcher. We always had 1% or 2% milk as a kid. I grew up quite healthy, as did my siblings.
I realize watering milk does reduce fat and nutrients, but what do we think the milk companies are doing? Cows don't give skim, 1%, or 2%. The milk companies water it down.
We both love milk, but the price is soooo expensive now days, and this just stretches the budget for us.
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The competition regulator wants greater powers to investigate whether supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths act to reduce market competition to the detriment of smaller competitors and consumers.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims told a senate committee on Wednesday he would seek greater legal powers as part of the "root and branch" review of competition policy.
Mr Sims also said possible cuts to the ACCC's funding by the government in the May budget would affect the number of cases the regulator takes to court.
The ACCC on Tuesday launched Federal Court action against Coles and Woolworths for allegedly breaking promises over fuel shopper dockets schemes.
It alleges the companies offer of a 'bundled' discount were in breach of enforceable undertakings from the retailers in December to voluntarily limit fuel discounts that are linked to supermarket purchases to a maximum of 4¢ a litre. Mr Sims said the regulator was trying to expedite the court hearing.
On the wider issue of whether the supermarket giants were reducing competition, Mr Sims said the ACCC needed greater legislative powers to deal with anti-competitive behaviour.
One of the issues the government will look into as part of its competition review is the dominance of the two supermarket chains. Business leaders are worried it may be used as a political lever to attack the retailers.
Mr Sims said the ACCC had identified "a number of areas where we think improvements can be made" but said specific changes would be advocated in the review.
The competition review will be led by a panel that has yet to be appointed.
Mr Sims said Treasury officers had already been seconded to the ACCC to help with the review.
Mr Sims was also asked if the regulator was monitoring whether the supermarket giants were breaching codes around the farming of free -range eggs.
The ACCC has examined about 180 food-related complaints so far this year.
Mr Sims said they were engaging with Coles and egg providers on the issue.
On the matter of ACCC funding, Mr Sims said while they were looking to make a number of internal improvements to save money by working more efficiently and cutting back travel and printing spend, the level of resources offered by the Abbott government over the next four years would impact on performance.
"We are in discussion with the government to get a top up of funding.
"We believe we can do some things smarter so there's a level of funding reduction we can accommodate – by being better at what we do."
Mr Sims said reduced funding in the May budget would impact "output", specifically resulting in the ACCC having to cut back enforcement action.
But in the meantime the ACCC had "reduced our travel expenditure by having much less travel and making sure that everybody travels economy class".
Mr Sims was also asked about the takeover of the country's largest power producer by AGL Energy. The ACCC has revealed serious reservations about the takeover of Macquarie Generation by AGL, saying it would result in a "substantial lessening" of competition in electricity retailing in NSW and cut competition in the wholesale supply of power in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
The ACCC has put off the date for a final decision on AGL's bid until March 4.
Asked about the issue, Mr Sims said the ACCC would not be rushed into making a decision, and should it need further time, it will ask for it. "The ball is very much in our court," he said.
He said they had been talking to smaller retailers and asking questions about how the takeover, if allowed, would affect market liquidity. The concern about the impact on NSW consumers had to be weighed up he said. "Is this just a lessening of competition, which it is, or is it a substantial lessening of competition," Mr Sims said. "It's one [a question] we're wrestling with."
He said some parties had been "extremely sensitive about what they say and how they say it".
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This situated on the Barbican and is well stocked with information. Have always found the staff very helpful. We used to have one in the City centre but unfortunately it closed.On coach tours people arrive down in this area for boat trtips. Plenty to see and do on the Barbican and loads of places to eat.
Its ok for what it is, and situated on the Barbican its in a good position. However it often has only 2 staff on, and sometimes has out of date posters on display or events not displayed at all.
The information centre is not easy to find. It is tucked away on the Barbican, away from the City Centre and is rather dark and uninviting. Inside, the staff are helpful and they have lots of information to hand, you just have to walk a bit to find it.
I took my visitors to the centre and was amazed at the amount of interesting information available to the public.It is in a good central location of the Barbican and easily accessible to disabled people. Certainly worth a visit if you are in the area but a pity that there isn't somewhere like it in the City Centre.
To find out anything at all about Plymouth, the Waterfront or what is going on, talk to Clare or one of the staff - if they don't know or have an answer they will pick up a phone and find out for you. There is all sorts of literature and you will never be left wondering what to do in...
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Geeks on a Plane left Miami this morning with more than 40 startups from around the world, including several from South Florida. Those travelers include Brian Breslin of Infinimedia and Refresh Miami, Davide Di Cillo of Fifth Layer, Susan Amat of UM's Launch Pad and Bill Hajjar of Senzari. They embark on a 10-day Latin American trip organized by Silicon Valley's 500 Startups. First Stop: Mexico City.
From Rodrigo Teijeiro, founder and CEO of Fnbox.com (photo of him at the event provided by Pabla Ayala):
Behind the rising tide that is lifting all boats in Latin America is record foreign direct investment and high commodity prices as well as internal factors such as political stability. By 2010, there were more cellphones in Latin America than there were people in the U.S. There are now nearly as many Internet users in Latin America as people in the U.S. Brazil is already the second biggest market for Facebook and Twitter.
"The market is here today. You don't have to wait," he said. "The opportunities to disrupt are huge."
While much is focused on Brazil, there are huge opportunities throughout Latin America. Teijeiro said. For instance, just 28 percent of Latin America's mobile phone users are in Brazil, leaving 72 percent around the rest of the country. Just 36 percent of Internet users are in Brazil, leaving 64 percent of the pie for the rest of Latin America. However, in e-commerce, Brazil dominates big time: 70 percent of the Latin American market, where credit card use is huge.
And there's this eye-opening stat from Teijeiro: The GDP of Sao Paulo market alone is larger than all of Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay combined.
Of course the flip side is the difficulty of navigating the Brazilian market. While it takes seven days to open a business in Chile, it can take four to six months in Brazil. And rents in Rio are more than in NYC, he said.


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Panera Bread is located across the street from the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Nelson Road (Michael Cooper / American Press)
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By Michael Cooper / American Press
I am an unabashed, unapologetic carb addict. Bread, pasta, pizza and potatoes, these are some of my favorite things.
So I was excited when I was told we were finally getting a Panera Bread in Lake Charles.
I had never been to the restaurant before, never had the chance. But with all the talk and praise the place receives I had high expectations.
I am happy to report that Panera Bread, which is far more than just a bakery, delivered.
Alex Onken and I tried the place out this week and both left satisfied and full.
Alex ordered half of the tuna classic, a cup of autumn squash soup and a cherry Danish.
He said the soup was good but too sweet and rich for such a large portion. He also said the Danish was good.
I ordered a half of the steak and white cheddar panini sandwich, a cup of cream of chicken and wild rice soup, and a peanut butter dream cookie.
I have to admit that I didn't like the sandwich at first. One of my least favorite condiments in the world is horseradish sauce, and the steak and cheese panini was covered in it. Because I didn't see the sauce mentioned on the menu, I sent the sandwich back to the kitchen. To the staff's credit, they were accommodating and fixed another sandwich, sans horseradish, and had it out to the table in under 10 minutes.
Without the horseradish, the sandwich was great. The bread, onion and cheese were good, and the steak, cut very thin, was cooked medium to medium rare. It was perfect for me, but I know a few people who can't stand the sight of pink in their food.
The soup was the showstopper. It was thick, creamy and hearty. The little French baguette that came with the soup was also amazing. I plan on ordering this every time I go, even though I have been told that the creamy tomato and bistro onion soups are equally good.
The cookie was good too — just a little to big for me to finish. It was easily the best peanut butter cookie outside of my late grandmother's kitchen.
Our bill was just over $20, not bad for a high-quality lunch break.
I was told by many people to try the mac and cheese dish, but I balked, preferring to save it up for the next time I go. Other Panera Bread items that my family and friends raved about are the bagels, souffles and breakfast sandwiches.
Expect to spend a little time in line if it's your first trip because there are a lot of options on the menu.
You can break the restaurant into two parts — bakery and cafe.
In the bakery, they sell whole loaves of bread, bagels, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, pastries, muffins, rolls and scones.
A few of the breads offered: country, French, rye, ciabatta, sourdough and chocolate truffle babka. The bread is baked on-site every morning and can be sliced to order.
On the cafe side, there are sandwiches, pasta dishes, soups, salads, smoothies and souffles.
Panera Bread also has a decent selection of coffee, hot tea, espresso and iced tea. I really enjoyed the fresh-brewed sweet tea I had with lunch, and Alex said the acai berry iced tea was good.
Posted By: Stephanie On: 9/26/2013
Title: Love Panera!
I have been a big fan of Panera since I lived in St. Louis and was very excited to see them come to Lake Charles. I'm a regular at this one already. One thing I would like to share with everyone is a little Panera ettiquette: Please clear your table when you finish! While the food and service are amazing, in the end it is not a table service restaurant... Take your dishes and trash to the designated areas. Also, if it's one or two of you, please don't take up residence in a booth with your laptops and free coffee refills. Save those tables for larger groups please.
Posted By: Judy MorenoT On: 9/23/2013
Title: Left over food after cafe closes
I live in Houston eat at Panera Bread all the time and at end of day here in Houston left over bread and rolls and still eatable food goes to homeless shelters. Just wondering what Panera in Lake Charles will be doing.


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Samsung Proved us All Wrong and The Note is Only the Beginning of a Popular Trend
By: Hillel Fuld (@hilzfuld)
I have been using the Samsung Note for a few months now (first a review unit from Samsung and then my own) and if you want to know my opinion on the new "phablet" that is "too big to be a phone and too small to be a tablet" in three words, here it is. I love it.
Now before I go on, let me just say that if you are judging by the press that the Samsung Note received across the blogosphere, you would think that what we have here is a complete failure of a device. You are going to have to try very hard to find a positive review of the Samsung Note.
However, it seems Samsung got the last laugh for multiple reasons. For starters, one of Samsung's biggest competitors LG, already tried and failed to copy the Note with its Vu. Gizmodo summed up the Vu by saying it is "offensive in virtually every way that an object can offend… Let it never leave Korean gadget hell."
If competitors trying to imitate you is not proof enough that you are on to something, let's try a different angle. A new study from Strategy Analytics found that smartphone owners in the U.S. and U.K. prefer bigger displays over smaller ones, as long as the device is also thin. "Almost 90 percent of existing smartphone owners surveyed chose a prototype smartphone with a display larger than their current device," commented Paul Brown, a Director in the Strategy Analytics User Experience Practice.
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Kevin Nolan, Vice-President for the User Experience Practice at Strategy Analytics, added, "In order for smartphone owners to adopt larger devices, it is important for handset manufacturers to ensure that mobile devices are not too heavy and that the devices remain thin enough for purses and pockets."
Any guess what device in the phone category has the biggest display with the thinnest body? That's right, the Samsung Note. To be fair, the study did say that the most desired size for a phone was 4"-4.5", not 5.3" like the Note, but I think the trend is clear.
If you look a little closer at the trends in mobile hardware over the past decade, it is actually very interesting. Mobile phones started out huge and fat. Then they got smaller but by no means were they small, but they were thin, very thin. Then came the next stage. They got bigger again, moved over to touch and maintained the slim waist. Now, we are going back to our roots and regressing back to huge devices. On a diet. They are now thinner than ever before.
OK, so if the Samsung Note is such a huge hit, then why are people not buying it? Why don't you see random people on the street holding up 5" devices up to their face? Well, numbers don't lie and Samsung has already sold over 2 million Galaxy Notes. As TechCrunch reports, that is a solid number but by no means is it on the same scale as the iPhone 4S or even the Galaxy SII.
Apple sold 4 million units of the iPhone 4S in its first weekend and Samsung sold 3 million after 55 days. The Note has been available in Asia since October 2011 so we are talking at least four months since its launch. Having said that, it has only been available in the US since February 2012.
Also, the SII and the 4S are the fastest selling devices in history so comparing anything to them would be embarrassing.
Samsung has gone on record saying it intends on hitting the 10 million mark by the end of 2012 and something tells me they will even surpass it. The skeptics will say that these numbers are understandable since Samsung has put all its marketing might behind this new category of devices with a pretty wild Superbowl ad, an exclusive launch with Angry Birds Space, and ongoing aggressive marketing at MWC 2012 as well as other events.
There is no doubt that Samsung is pushing hard, but I think the Note's relative success can be attributed to more than marketing. Forbes asked "Do people really need these things? "I think people don't know what they need," Hankil Yoon, a product strategy executive at Samsung, says confidently. "But as soon as they start using it, they think that's what they need." Yoon adds that he's grown to enjoy reading emails and browsing web pages on his Note's SuperAMOLED display. "I'm not going back to other devices now."
I could not agree more. I am using the Note for most of my daily activities and the only reason I still carry around the iPhone 4S is for iMessage. I need my iMessage. Other than that, the video on the Note, the Web browsing, the camera, the screen, the customization, and most importantly, the battery life on the Note are all reasons that keep drawing me in.
As soon as Ice Cream Sandwich hits the Note, that might very well be the final nail in the coffin of the iPhone, as far as I'm concerned.


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I filed another claim for the $6.76 Freelancer.com charged for fees. The conartist, instead of sending me the original drawings I paid for, he sent me work that he had already sold to an author of a published children's book. Luckily, I googled all the works from his resume and noticed one character that was identical to the one I paid for. I contacted the author and she confirmed that the other characters he had sent me were also from her book. The author also told me that she had an exclusive rights contract for the drawings and the works were copyrighted.
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Barrett Brown, a former spokesperson of the Anonymous hacktivist collective has been indicted for trafficking stolen authentication features, access device fraud, and forced identity theft. Even before then, Brown has been under detention.
Out of 12 accusations of identity theft, 10 are concerned with a hack that hit Straftor. The accusation rests upon an event where Brown transferred a hyperlink from the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel called '#Anonops' to an IRC channel under Brown's control, called '#ProjectPM.' This hyperlink happened included over 5,000 credit card numbers, associating Ids, and Card Verification Values (CVVs) from the Stratfor Global Intelligence database.
Though Brown left Anonymous back in May 2011, he again came into news in September this year after he posted a YouTube video called "Why I'm Going to Destroy FBI Agent Robert Smith," following which he was arrested. In the same month, Barrett Brown was raided by the FBI. This time the event happened "on camera" and a portion of it was recorded during a live video chat where he was holding a discussion with others.
If the current indication is proved against him, he may face maximum sentences of 15 years for the trafficking charge, 10 years for the device fraud charge, and a 2 year sentence for each of the identity theft counts.
Looks like it's bad time running for some cybercriminals. Back in November, we also heard about LulzSec hacker Jeremy Hammond, who is accused in the Stratfor attacks could be sentenced to life in prison. The hearing was carried out in a Manhatton courtroom, where Judge Loretta Preska told Hammond that he could be sentenced to serve anywhere from 360 months-to-life, if convicted on all charges relating to last year's Stratfor hacking. What Hammond did was that he illegally obtained credit card information stolen from Stratfor and uploaded it to a server that was unbeknownst to him maintained by the federal government.


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Green Mountain Falls Town Hall Update
GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo. - Green Mountain Falls Mayor Tyler Stevens expects the new interim town hall to be ready Monday.
Their historic Town Hall building was destroyed by a massive fire in late February.
The new home will be at Joyland Falls at Rocky Mountain Christian Center. Mayor Stevens said is was picked because it met many of the city's needs including communications infrastructure and ample parking. The phone number for town hall will remain the same (719) 684-9414.
The new location will have to be pretty versatile with an election coming up April 5, 2012. Town Hall is home to the clerk, treasurer, board meetings, municipal court and elections. Stevens said the election will be held as scheduled.
The fire also destroyed decades of records but the mayor said it also brought the community together.
"The town government is beyond that," said Mayor Tyler Stevens. "It's not just paper in a building, it's people and the people have really come together, pulled together and are rising above that so we can rebuild very quickly, and even better than before is my suspicion."
A fund has been established by the Pikes Peak Community Foundation to help with the recovery effort.
Meanwhile, two men have been named as suspects in the arson. Kyle Larson, 22, was seriously hurt in the fire and is recovering at a burn unit in Denver. He is expected to be taken into custody upon his release from the hospital. Zach Shaffer, 21, is out on bond.


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More than half the UK's teenagers expect to be able to buy a home by the age of 25, a report says.
An RBS survey of 12,000 teenagers found that 52 per cent think they will be able to afford to buy a home outright by their mid-20s, despite less than 20 per cent of first-time buyers being under 25 in the last five years.
When asked if they expected to buy a home by the age of 30, the figure saying yes jumped to 82 per cent.
Salary expectations also proved high with the teens believing they will have an average salary of £35,400 by 25 and £61,700 by 35.
The national averages for the ages are £18,705 and £24,333 respectively.
Andrew Cave, who oversees RBS community programmes said: 'This year's results show British teens are taking a real interest in their money, but it's clear there's a growing gap between young people's expectations and reality, that's why its so important that we equip them with the knowledge and skills to make considered financial decisions for their future.'
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Squeals of protest (perhaps tinged with envy) greeted a recent Reuters story that coffee giant Starbucks' British unit has paid just £8.6m in tax on more than £3bn worth of sales since it opened in Britain in 1998. And it's not the only one paying a surprisingly low amount of tax. How do firms manage this? And what – if anything – should investors look out for?
Which tax are we talking about?
It's wrong to say that Starbucks and other multinationals make no contribution to the Treasury. They still pay all sorts of taxes, including business rates and income taxes on their staff's behalf. Indeed, Starbucks says its overall tax rate in 2011 was 31%. We're talking about a specific tax here: corporation tax.
This is paid on profits from a firm's trading activities. For Starbucks, that's mainly making and selling coffee. Starbucks and others that have hit the headlines have – perfectly legally – engaged in tax avoidance. They have employed tax accountants to try to minimise their bills via legal loopholes.
The subjective nature of profit
So how has Starbucks cut its bill so far? There are two key facts you need to know before we get to specifics. First, a firm pays corporation tax on its profits, not its sales. So the fact that a company has billions in sales is almost irrelevant.
Secondly, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) takes its own unique view of a firm's profits. It is perfectly possible to pick up a profit-and-loss account and see sales of £100m, profit (sales minus trading costs and overheads) of £30m, and a tax charge of just £1m.
That may seem odd. British corporation tax is between 20% and 25% for 2012, depending on a firm's size. How could a company pay just £1m of tax on £30m profit – roughly 3%? It's because HMRC uses different rules to accountants and investors to decide how much profit a firm has made, and so what tax is due.
And tax accountants and lawyers will do everything they can to cut these taxable profits to zero. Three of the current favourite tricks are debt financing, royalty deals and past losses.
Dodge 1: debt financing
One reason firms like to borrow money rather than raise it from shareholders is that interest payments on debt are tax-deductible, whereas dividend payouts on shares are not. So one way for Starbucks to cut its taxable profits in Britain is by financing its British business using loans from its American parent company. The higher the rate, the more tax can be offset.
Who sets the interest rate on these IOUs? You guessed it, the global head of finance for the company. They can't use any old figure – if the rate is too high, HMRC will question whether it has any commercial basis, and may disallow some of the interest charged against the UK business's profits. But this is up for negotiation – and it's a negotiation the likes of Starbucks and its advisers are good at.
Dodge 2: royalty agreements
You can't just open a stall and start selling Starbucks coffee in Starbucks cups. You need a licence granted by another member of the Starbucks group. This could be based anywhere: Holland would be a good choice, as tax rates are low.
Let's say the Dutch part of Starbucks holds the royalty agreement and associated rights. It charges the British unit, say, 6% of sales (the figure quoted by Reuters) to make and sell its coffee, use the brand, etc. Now, 6% may not sound like a lot, but it is 6% of a huge number. Starbucks' UK sales were around $636m in 2011 alone, says Reuters. That's enough to wipe out about $37m of its profits.
Why does Starbucks pay so little tax?
How big companies can reduce their corporation tax bill to almost nothing.
Why 6%?, HMRC might ask. After all, if the royalty fee was only 3% of sales, the associated hit to profits would be lower, and taxable profits higher. However, Starbucks can argue that its brand and licence are unique, so it is at liberty to set the size of the fee levied on its UK business.
If HMRC knew the equivalent charge made by another coffee chain in Britain was only 1% of sales, HMRC might smell a rat. But again this is all up for negotiation – there is no set rule.
Dodge 3: past trading losses
Here's the icing on the cake. Having spent heavily on marketing and made losses in its early days getting established in Britain, a firm can use these losses to reduce future tax bills once it is profitable. So if a company makes losses based on tax rules of £10m in 2011, and profits of £10m in 2012, it can set one off against the other and pay no tax in either year.
What to watch out for
This is all very interesting – but how does it help investors? Companies avoiding taxes isn't necessarily bad news – indeed, financially it's often good for shareholders. But one red flag to watch for is if a firm's corporation tax charge is much lower than 20%-25% of its reported profits, but it doesn't seem to be pulling any Starbucks-style tricks.
In this case, it may be recognising income HMRC doesn't agree with. In other words, the finance director may be trying to make the firm look more profitable than it really is. So if a company has an oddly low tax rate and doesn't seem to be using any clever tax wheezes, you should be on your guard.
Can tax avoidance be stamped out?
Multinationals shift profits into jurisdictions with the lowest tax rates all the time using "transfer pricing" (internal charges designed to move profits from a high tax country to a lower tax one). Chancellor George Osborne and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble have called on the world's top economies to combat this and force firms to pay their fair share.
But it can only work if all the major global tax jurisdictions, in particular the US, agree. That won't be easy, as each country has its own tax rates and rules. Making changes can be costly, time consuming and politically poisonous.


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Kristen O\'Brien of Schuylerville, NY, a 2008 graduate of Hudson Valley Community College's Early Childhood program, was honored by the college with a departmental award.
O\'Brien received the Award for Academic Excellence and Leadership, which is given to an outstanding graduate of the Early Childhood program. O\'Brien, a member of the President\'s List and co-president of the Early Childhood Education Club, is a volunteer at Schuylerville Elementary School and assistant director of the Northumberland Youth & Recreation Program. She will continue studying early childhood education at SUNY Plattsburgh.
Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College offers more than 70 associate's degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Science; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and also sponsors an Educational Opportunity Center for academic and career training. One of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York system, it has an enrollment of more than 12,000 students, and is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and workforce training. Hudson Valley has more than 60,000 alumni.