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Date of Stay: April, 2010
We just returned from a really great stay at this park. We stayed in one of the Red Carpet sites (203) overlooking the playground and the field. It was a very, very quiet week as VA was on vacation the week before, so we literally had the campground to ourselves (along with another camper). Great view of the mountains, and great for stargazing. The staff was very helpful, offered us much assistance in seeing the area. Rest rooms were spotless, even after a busy weekend when we arrived. Great area to visit the Shenandoah National Park, Luray Caverns, etc. We'd like to go back when the pools/waterslide are open, to enjoy more of the campground. We'd definitely head back when in the area.
Date of Stay: September, 2009
We had another great weekend here. It was as usual: the campground is immaculate and this time extremely quiet. We try to get a pond site because we like the concrete pad. Also, it's great to just walk out to fish, etc. No activities, but our son was occupied the entire day between fishing, biking, etc. The only downside that we had was that our site's graywater drain was clogged and because of where our trailer was, they couldn't snake it. No big deal. We will certainly return.
Date of Stay: August, 2009
Nice place to stop for a weekend. We stayed in a basic site which was ample and large. Huge pine trees and shaded. The full hookup sites seemed much closer together and more crowded than ours in the basic area. The restroom was spotless. The camp store was small, but honestly had more of a selection of food than I've seen at most resort style campgrounds. It POURED while we were there. The sites by us definitely flooded (and badly), but the water appeared to quickly recede. At night it was dead calm quiet - never seen anything quite like it before, at least in our area. We ordered wood from the camp store for $7 which I thought was a bit pricey until I saw what we got. They delivered a huge bucket of wood - the equivalent to what I'd say would be at least three bundles at any other campground. You can rent kayaks and row boats for the lake for a nominal charge and if you prefer to go lake swimming, the public access is about two miles away. Be aware that the road heading out is a bit rough and narrow. However, it was relaxing and quiet. We had a great time and would definitely consider returning when we head up again next year.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
This has become our favorite campground in CT. First, let me say that our rate reflects booking at 2008 prices. 2009 rates are substantially higher. We've usually only gone for a weekend, but this year decided to spend our week long vacation here. This year, they added the Odetah Tram: a great service in a very hilly campground. It runs from 9 am-9 pm and has stops throughout the campground. They also added the Iceberg: a rock climbing "iceberg" in the lake. My son had a BLAST jumping from the top, and so did other kids. We also checked out the new dog park that's opening in August. This will give the dogs a chance to run, and we may rethink taking our dog there now. The campground is immaculate, the staff is helpful and pleasant. Every year we go back we notice that they're upgrading something or adding something new. They definitely invest in the property and in their customers. We've decided on our son's insistence, that we'll come here on vacation again next year.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
A great small state park to camp at. First time dry camping in our HTT and it was great. Our only problem was our original site - it was site #1 and it was very steep. Could only open one tent end because I couldn't get level. Had to prop the camper up against the car so that it wouldn't slide. However, talked to the ranger and the next morning we switched sites across the street. Mostly tent camping. Sites in the 60's appeared great. Walk to the lake is pretty long, but beautiful. Small beach, clear water. Park offered free movies for the kids both nights and an ice cream truck also came in. Quiet time is 10:00 p.m. and at 10, it got quiet. Bathrooms looked good for a state park. Had a great time - close to home, relaxing, fun. Would definitely return.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
Once again, this campground did not disappoint. Level sites, the pull thrus are large and shaded. Easy campground to bike on for the kids. Added bonus this year is that they installed cable - which worked out well for us during a thunderstorm. Some of the sites got flooded from the intense rains, but the water appeared to recede quickly. Campground is extremely well kept, clean, people are friendly. I found management eager to answer our questions and helpful in the store. We had a blast and our son has the time of his life there each time we've gone. This has turned into our favorite campground - we look forward to going many more times here.
Date of Stay: May, 2009
We really enjoyed our stay here. From the moment we checked in, we were greeted by some very friendly employees. The grounds are clean, the seasonal residents we met were extremely nice. The bathrooms, while a bit older, were very clean during our stay. Sites were large, especially in our area (B). I think these sites are larger than the sunny sites. Plenty of activities for the kids, though they were fine on their own. There were some rowdy people by us up well after quiet hours (after midnight) and someone drove by (I'm assuming management) and the carousing was squashed immediately. I was glad they handled that. The kids had a blast. Two suggestions I would make would be: more dumpster areas and expand the camp store a bit with more items. However, we did love the Keurig machine in the camp store. We would definitely return, especially when the pool's open!
Date of Stay: October, 2008
Wow. That's all I can say. I made my reservations 6 mths. ago for this weekend, and was praying it would live up to the hype. That it did, and more. This campground is immaculate - the cleanest I've ever seen. The staff made us feel special - not often that you see that anymore. The landscaping is wonderful, the grounds are wonderful, the amenities are wonderful. We used the indoor pool/jacuzzi/sauna. 2 workers there at any given moment. It was never over crowded, always monitored and clean. Dog park is HUGE. More than I'd expected. We had a large pull through (site 511). Plenty of space, nice large site. Campground was very, very quiet at night (perhaps because it's Oct. and cold, but still we were surprised). Staff is very helpful. I truly can't say enough about this campground other than we will definitely be back. Price is a bit steep, but you get what you pay for, and I can think of no other campground that compares.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
Like other posters, we agree that the sites are a bit on the snug side. We were on a pond site and it was a challenge to get our small hybrid trailer into the site. The campground is extremely well kept. The playground is very nice as is the tennis court. Our son and his friend enjoyed the pond and the fact that we had a pond site made that easy. They just walked right in from the site. Pond sites have concrete pads for the picnic tables: a nice addition. The rec room was adequate as was the store. All the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful. We know seasonal families at the campground: they are like a small community and about 1/2 the campground, but very nice. There is one issue that I have with this campground: lax quiet hours: The first night I commented on how surprised I was at the quietness of the campground. I ate my words. Our last night we had extremely drunk neighbors who were up talking very loudly until 3:30 am. We also had another neighbor who felt it necessary to idle his car for 1/2 hour, starting at 6:30 am. It was a very loud idling car, mind you. I was told by another family that he'd done that every morning for a week. Finally, a third was dumping wood into his truck at an obscene hour: well past 11:30 p.m. There is nothing printed that I could find in the rules about quiet hours. Perhaps they should start enforcing them because it's obvious some people lack common courtesy. Despite the neighbor issues, we will return because this campground is close to home, good for a weekend getaway, it's clean and our son had a great time.
Date of Stay: July, 2008
After reading the other reviews, I was really apprehensive about staying at this campground. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The water park is amazing - fun for both kids and adults and "non-swimmer" friendly. The pool at 3' 6" is deep enough, but not too deep. The volleyball basketball in the pool add a nice touch. The owner even surprised us one night by opening the pool/water park at 9:15-10:30 p.m. under the lights for some fun - that was a great surprise for the kids! Fun activities, too. The grounds were very well kept during our entire stay. We had 2 nights of very, very heavy rain and they were out first thing the next morning regrading the gravel that had washed away. All the staff I encountered and spoke with were very, very nice. Bathrooms were spotless - in fact, every time I was up front and needed to use the facility, it was being cleaned. Paintball was fun for the men - just be aware that it's only open on the weekends. The only reason I didn't give Yogi a 10 is because I'd like to see more than 2 washers/3 dryers for the whole facility and perhaps in the future they will put bathrooms closer to the pool area. And, our price reflects a family vacation package over 7 nights. With the improvements they're making, you can't go wrong here - you're whole family will have fun! We would definitely return.
Date of Stay: June, 2008
We just came back from camping here for the first time. This park was a great surprise to us - never having camped Yogi before, we didn't know what to expect. We went Thurs-Sunday. We will def. be going back. It is on the expensive side, but if you get a Yogi card, you get 10% off the rate. When we got there on Thurs. afternoon, we and another site were the only two there (other than seasonals, but they weren't there yet). We literally had the run of the campground - peaceful and quiet. No cable - and the reception even just to find a news station for weather is non-existent. WiFi is available, bit slow, but available. The campground was only 25% full for the weekend, so there was a lot of room. And, the campground was immaculate. Very, very clean - well kept seasonals and well kept grounds. The staff was very accommodating, very nice. The owners are great - took pictures, checked to see how our stay was, etc. It was 96 degrees yesterday and today - kind of rare in upstate NY/CT area this time of year, so the only drawback was that the Tiki Bar/Snack Bar wasn't open (late june) and I suspect that because the river was low so the kayaks weren't available for rent. No big deal w/ us - less money to spend! I was a bit annoyed that the 2nd pool wasn't open because it was shocked yesterday morning. Oh, well. So, we only had one pool - better than none when it's hot! Enjoy watching parachuters jump right over the campground daily. Folks are really nice here - we will definitely go back - longer stay next time when all is open.
Date of Stay: May, 2008
There is potential for a very nice campground - it's in a beautiful area with lots to do. However we felt that the seasonal campers really run the show here and did not feel welcome during our stay. There were heavy rains before we arrived and they were pumping out the pool right by our site so it was very muddy. We noticed that the pool is, in our opinion, in some serious need of repair. There are lots of very large cracks in it. We also noticed a well that was left uncovered close to the playground which could be a disaster. The fishing pond was good and our son had a blast there. There was a bees nest in our campsites' gray water connection that clogged it up with lots of dead bees. The bathrooms on the last day were filthy and one of the toilets was overflowing. Overall, I'd choose somewhere else in the area to stay first. But again, it does have a lot of potential.


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National History Challenge 2012
The National History Challenge is a research-based competition for students in years 5 to 12. It emphasises and rewards quality research, the use of community resources and effective presentation.
The Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Australian War Memorial jointly support the annual competition and sponsor a special category for wartime history entitled Australian wartime experiences.
The competition is run by the History Teachers' Association of Australia. The competition closes in August 2012 and the national awards presentation is held in Canberra in December.
The Challenge is open to students from years 5 to 12 who can progress through regional, state/territory and national finals. Students can present their work in one of four formats:
- individual research essay;
- a three dimensional museum display;
- a multimedia format (audio/video/website)
- a performance
- other
Information and registration forms can be found at www.historychallenge.org.au
The 2012 theme for the National History Challenge is People and Consequences. Students are invited to enter the Australian wartime experiencesspecial category of the National History Challenge by undertaking a research project on the issues relating to this theme.
Getting started with your research
Nearly a million Australian servicemen and women have served Australia in wartime. Their impact on the places they served in and the memories they left are worthy of study. How Australians saw the enemy varied from place to place. The Australians on Gallipoli had a great respect for Johnny Turk. How Australians were treated as prisoners of war and how Australians treated enemy prisoners and internees are important questions.
In considering your research for the In War and Peace category you may wish to investigate some of the suggestions given here or think about your own ideas.
How did wartime impact on the lives and culture of serving Australians?
How have Australian servicemen and women contributed to world peace? How has the Australian perception of war changed over time?
Consider how many foreign wars Australia has been involved in since Federation and what influences these may have had on the development of a young nation and its identity. Each event can be seen as a decisive step in a longer historical process, such as the evolution of Australian national identity or an independent Australian foreign policy.
Topic questions you may wish to consider:
- How has Charles Bean shaped our understanding of the First World War?
- How wartime leaders, both military and political, have influenced Australia?
- How have the actions of an individual in wartime changed the course of history?
You can research a person or an event:
- an Australian soldier, nurse, sailor, airman or woman
- someone from your own family
- a particular conflict or peacekeeping mission
- someone from your own community.
Good luck with your research for the National History Challenge.
Useful sources
Students are encouraged to undertake their research project using a range of primary and family history sources. Look at our website for information about military history and people. Look at our online databases (Collection and Biographical) and Encyclopedia. Ask your teacher to borrow a Memorial box for classroom use. Visit the Australian War Memorial to get a firsthand look at Australians at war.
Here is a list of useful websites:
- www.dva.gov.au
- www.anzacsite.gov.au
- www.australiansatwar.gov.au
- www.ww2australia.gov.au
- www.ww2roll.gov.au
- www.koreanroll.gov.au
- www.vietnamroll.gov.au
- www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au
State/Territory winners will receive a cash prize of $200. The winning entries may be published in Wartime, the official magazine of the Australian War Memorial.
National winner/s will receive a cash prize of $300 and travel to Canberra to attend the National Presentation Ceremony in Mural Hall, Parliament House. The National History Challenge covers travel, meals, accommodation and incidental costs to, from, and whilst in Canberra.
Further information
Australian War Memorial
Carmel Gillespie
Assistant Manager Education
Education and Visitor Services
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I think your best option is to just zip it and hope for the best for now and NOT wake up any counters in HR or elsewhere. .
I disagree with those who say it could not happen that one gets paid twice --its NOT common but the details of some state laws ( Not that IL has a relevant one ) as to a future mass layoff or some CBA language or some routine application of standing company policy could just work out that way and while poster is not clear, in some situation if this is a recall and not a rehire the whole clock could get reset --sort of reads like a rehire and not a recall.


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Hello my name is Adam,
I have a nice red BMW. No idea on the make, can you help?
Its got 5 doors (well 4 and a boot - why do they class a door as being the boot? surely that would mean we could count the bonnet too? or fuel filler cap?) and is in red.
I think it was made in 1987.
Nice to meet you all anyway,
When the cheese comes out.


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Juneau police investigating parade incident
Juneau police are asking for the public's help in finding a man accused of yelling racial slurs during the recent Alaska Native gathering known as Celebration.
During a parade near the end of the event Saturday, police say a white man grabbed an American flag from the hands of a Native man.
They say he yelled slurs at the man and crowd and also tried to spit on and take off with the flag. But people in the area got the flag from him as he ran off, shoving people out of his way.
Lt. Kris Sell says police were investigating a number of potential crimes, including assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, all with a racial enhancement.
She says no one was injured but the situation was disturbing.
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Much has been said about the health benefits of Pomegranate Juice. We leave that to the experts. Once you taste this sweet delicious juice you are likely to forget about the health benefits, and savor the taste of this delicious and unique fruit juice. Children love its sweet taste!
Produces more juice per fruit than an orange.
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AJ has been featuring one of my tracks this week. (THANKS!!!) Sales of this particular track have gone up. (THANKS AGAIN !)
But between the last two sales of this track, there has been a $2 price difference… even though it still reads as $11 on my portfolio.
By all means, I'm not complaining at all… but in the interest of integrity and being fair to the buyer, I'm curious as to the reason behind this.
Any thoughts??
Hi Patrick, congrats on the feature! This happens whenever a buyer chooses to make a purchase without using prepaid credits, envato charges $2 more and shares it with us based on our percentage!
Ah! Well then… It's a win-win! Thank you!
And thank YOU , AJ, for sharing the 'convenience charge' with the authors. You could have easily gotten away without sharing, but you didn't… and I greatly respect that. Thank you.


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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
- The Political Wilderness (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/political-wilderness/)
- - What the fu*k has Obama done so far? (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/political-wilderness/32413-what-fu-k-has-obama-done.html)
What the fu*k has Obama done so far?
What the fuck has Obama done so far?
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he has also refrained from invading a foreign land at worse, and is yet to offend another head of state at best!:eek:
he has also done nothing to undermine the international perception and reputation of the country he presides over!:thumbsup:
They should have the site setup at every voting booth
Yes the site does make some valid positive points but there are two sides to every story. For instance Obama may have signed a bill on student loans and heath care coverage to those under the age of 26. Sounds great, however the cost would be the loss of jobs and higher tuitions.
Obama Signs Bill on Student Loans and Health Care - NYTimes.com
"But Sallie Mae said the law would end up costing jobs. The loan company has told news outlets that it may have to eliminate a third of its 8,500 jobs nationwide."
"The senator said students would be overcharged on their loans with the proceeds used for the health care law. He also said that 31,000 private sector workers would be out of a job and students would be forced to rely on four federal call centers instead of more than 2,000 community and nonprofit lenders."
Just pointing out the con and sitting back is a sign of a lazy mind. The important thing to ask is: does this decision have positive karma? Does it do more good for more people while doing less harm to less people (because guaranteed someone is going to get the short end of any decision). A decision that saves 1000 lives but costs 10 people a buck is a good one. A decision that saves 1000 people 10 bucks but kills 10 people is a bad one. And so on.
So, on balance, is this decision a good one or a bad one? And why? (Note that I know nothing about this one so I have no opinion on it).
Altho I know that's a lot to ask for.
Personally, I too subscribe to Donutz' egalitarian position
In Canada (or Kanada, as the rabid right likes to call us), we get a close-up-and-personal look at this two-sides issue all the time. Our dollar is not tied to the US buck in any financial way, but the exchange rate is a hot topic of conversation all the time. And when it goes up or down significantly because of (ferinstance) Bank of Canada policy changes, you get this huge wailing. If we're going up compared to the US$, it's bad and it'll destroy the economy because exports will suffer and jobs will be lost. if we're going down compared to the US$, it's bad and it'll destroy the economy because imports will be more expensive and jobs will be lost. You'd think we'd be right out of jobs by now, but no -- it's mostly just noise in the end.
everybody who thinks that the recession was caused by federal spending (i.e.: the stimulus and the health care bill) needs to look at that link. People have such short memories. They act as if this all just happened overnight. it was the result of decades of bad trickle down and deregulation policies that started with Reagan (you could even go back to Nixon really) and were fostered by every administration since (including Clinton) and culminated in the ultimate corporate recklessness under the Cheney administration.
Obama has been handed such a giant pile of shit. I know people don't want to hear him pass the buck and blame the previous administration but in reality all of this really is their fault. they screwed the pooch so bad it is going to take decades to fix.
Right now, the Dow Jones is at a level approximately what is was 5 years ago (11,400), which is actually pretty good. A lot of economists were projecting it would take up to 10 years to pull out of the recession, so getting back over 10k is pretty significant.
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Major multinational companies such as Starbucks are "leeching" money from the UK through tax avoidance, a former City minister alleged today.
Lord Myners claimed the multinationals made millions in revenue in Britain but a "negotiation between their left hand and their right hand" in which they pay royalties to offshore entities ensured that officially they made no profits in Britain.
Corporation tax is payable on profits only.
Starbucks strongly rejected Lord Myners' claims, which he made on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Executives from Starbucks, Amazon and Google UK were today set to give evidence on tax avoidance to Parliament's public accounts committee.
Several multinationals have been accused of paying little or no tax on their UK earnings, having created corporate entities in low-tax jurisdictions.
Lord Myners claimed the coffee chain has been able to pay little tax as "they pay large royalty payments, payments for the use of the Starbucks brand and image". He added: "They pay for their coffee, they buy their coffee through offshore centres from the developing countries and charge it on at a higher price to a country like the UK. So they ensure they don't make a taxable profit."
He described the system as "a negotiation between their left hand and their right hand overseen by extremely expensive accountants and lawyers in expensive offices in places like the Cayman Islands and Luxembourg in order to facilitate the leeching of tax from developed countries into tax offshore havens".
A spokesman for Starbucks said: "We don't have any entities set up in tax havens for tax optimisation purposes.
"We have country operations in the UK, our European Regional headquarters and blending and roasting operation in Amsterdam, and our global coffee buying unit in Switzerland where 75 per cent of the world's coffee is traded."
The spokesman added: "Despite what has been implied, Starbucks European structure has no impact on our taxable profit in the UK. In fact, the licence fees we deduct for UK tax purposes are frequently negotiated and renegotiated between Starbucks and local country tax authorities. Our overall tax rate last year globally was 32.3 per cent, almost double that of most other multinational companies."
MP Margaret Hodge, who chairs the public accounts committee, told Parliament last month that major companies that operate in Britain have avoided nearly £900 million of tax.
Protesters from UK Uncut are today expected to attempt to turn Starbucks into creches and homeless shelters.
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"Everything looks different. The houses are all these wild colors.
The light is strange. It smells primeval. You're on Mars."
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his family. You must go to the Sikorski Museum and see the note I gave to Mrs.
Oppman, the archivist. My father's response to Sikorski's offer is on the record.
He was not a man to let us down, nor his district. I have often reflected on my
father's reply to the man who became our leader in exile. I fully understood his
refusal to cut and run. I remember him in tears at the last review of troops in
August 1939. "We have still so much to do', he sobbed quietly after the parade.
My father was a hero. My hero. A quiet spoken servant of his country right to
the end. To leave his post was not his way. So that is why we simply waited for
fate to overtake us.' That was the last phrase on tape. And one that had already
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Welcome to WebmasterWorld Guest from 22.214.171.124
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Can anybody please let me know if Google can block any IP and if so why will it do that?
The site about which I am speaking does not have any spam techniques. It is simple and plain html site.
I want to know more about IP blocking by Google. Any help in this regard would be highly appreciated.
Thank you
Google has not been known to "ban" by IP address, as they recognize that on some web servers, multiple web sites exist on a "shared" IP address.
Inktomi on the other hand.......
I know people that have taken the same banned domain - changed nothing but the links (to now refer to non banned urls) - and get back in google.
Changing your IP isn't going to help - changing your domain may help (depending on why you were banned). If you were hit by a florida filter - it most likely will not help.
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If you were hit by a florida filter - it most likely will not help.
Could some body give me a quick intro about the Florida filter? ... only thing I know is that you use to name those filters as hurricanes :-) I suppose because the damage is to hard :-D .. but I'd like to know what exactly the filter means ..
Methinks that the google-watch-watch reply is a little naive. (Not wrong, just a little naive. Of course, I believe that google-watch is duplicitous.)
Google may be the "will of the people"--but as I learned in my time as a DC pollster, numbers can be manipulated. As long as someone or some company has control of the algo, then it's open to abuse, mistakes, what-have-you. I'm not saying that's what's happening, I'm just saying it's possible.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am now consulting for a comany that has seen its ranking for a two-word listing drop from forty-something to oblivion.
My humble 2 cents.
Questions? Flames? Praise? Let me have 'em.
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The hard working Police men and women of New Zealand have both a trying and dangerous job. They are a valuable and finite workforce from which New Zealand benefits. When a law establishing victimless crimes mandates the chasing of small time users of cannabis, they end up with less time to protect the things you value most. When the Police are tasked with a job as a result of poor law-making, it is the most vulnerable that end up hurt and disadvantaged.
Studies have shown that the health effects on marijuana use pale in comparison to alcohol and tobacco, and that the largest marijuana related cost to society lies in law-enforcement, rather than healthcare. Science cautiously gives marijuana a green light, yet the law and Parliament is slow to catch up.
All things come with their costs, and like other recreational drugs, marijuana has its downsides. It is time to consider an approach to those problems in a way similar to those of alcohol, tobacco, and even food. The worst thing to do to those made vulnerable by abuse to throw them in a small cold cell, or worse yet, give them a criminal record.
I confess to not smoking marijuana, and it doesn't take a marijuana smoker to see that an educational, supportive position would not only benefit those in society who are most harmed by it, but would free up the Policemen and women of New Zealand to fight the real crime outside our front door.


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A man who stole a pensioner's dog from outside a branch of Tesco sparking a mass Twitter appeal has been jailed.
Allan Denny, 23, was sentenced to eight weeks in prison after admitting the theft of the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel called Ted.
The dog was snatched from outside a north London Tesco Express after its owner 75-year-old Philomena Hynes left him tied to some railings by his leash for five minutes to buy groceries.
Her grandchildren put an appeal on Twitter after the theft which was re-tweeted more than 53,000 times making the animal "too hot to hold."
Four days after the dog went missing in December last year Ms Hynes's family were contacted and told to go to a road junction in New Southgate close to where Ted had been taken.
There a woman handed over Ted to the owner's son-in-law and then fled.
Denny, of New Barnet, was sentenced at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court today after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing.
The court heard was he on licence at the time of the offence and is now subject to a recall to prison.
After she recovered the dog Mrs Hynes, a retired Islington education worker, said Ted was unharmed by his ordeal.
Detective Constable Kim Louey, of Barnet CID, said: "This case obviously touched many people, as it left an elderly women distressed at the loss of her dog.
"The circulation of Ted's image put a huge amount of pressure on those who had Ted and resulted in his return and a happy story just before Christmas. It shows just what can be achieved when people pull together to confront crime."
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Just thought I'd mention this for y'all. It is only the packaged sizes, not bolts.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Just thought I'd mention this for y'all. It is only the packaged sizes, not bolts.
Thanks for sharing. Now I know where to buy the size of batting I need.
I just bought 2 of the queens. Got the email with the notice.
cheaper than my wholesale AND I don't have to buy 6/12/24 of them!...YEAH...
Reading through all these posts I realize how lucky I am....I live about 5 minutes away from them and are known and greeted by name everytime I go in! :lol: :lol:Originally Posted by dphelps
The on-line crew are great people, and I wish you could all have a chance to get into their store at least once...
Their stock is over the top, prices compatable but there's always a sale and at least once a week you can take 40% off one regularly priced item if you have their coupon. I can't say enough about those wonderful people - on line and in store.
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I too only live a few blocks away from Fabric Depot, and I love to go there and I can spend hours just looking around and getting great ideas, as well as taking advantage of their coupons.Originally Posted by Momsmurf


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News & Events
Agro-Defense: Responding to Threats Against America's Agriculture and Food System
Statement of
Ted Elkin
Director, Office of Food Defense
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Before the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce,
and the District of Columbia
U.S. Senate
September 13, 2011
Good afternoon, Chairman Akaka and Members of the Subcommittee. I am Ted Elkin, Director of the Office of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Thank you for the opportunity to discuss our food defense activities.
Food safety and food defense continue to be top priorities for FDA. A terrorist attack on the food supply could have both severe public health and economic consequences, while damaging the public's confidence in the food we eat.
A great deal has been done over the past several years to enhance the safety and defense of the food supply in the United States. FDA has worked with other federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial food safety agencies, as well as with law enforcement and intelligence-gathering agencies, and with industry to significantly strengthen the nation's food safety and defense system across the entire distribution chain—from farm to table—to better protect our food supply against deliberate and accidental threats. This cooperation has resulted in greater awareness of potential vulnerabilities, the creation of more effective prevention programs, new surveillance systems, and the ability to respond more quickly to outbreaks of foodborne illness.
Further, the enactment of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in January of this year provides additional authorities and opportunities to protect our food supply from intentional and unintentional contamination.
In my testimony today, I will first briefly describe FDA's overall role in counterterrorism activities. Then, I will discuss our collaboration with our food safety and defense partners. I will also describe some of FDA's counterterrorism activities to enhance protection of the food supply. Finally, I will mention some of the food defense enhancements enacted in FSMA.
FDA'S Role in Food-Related Counterterrorism Activities
FDA is the federal agency that regulates all of the food we eat except for meat, poultry, and processed egg products, which are regulated by our partners at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). FDA also is responsible for regulating tobacco products and ensuring that human drugs, human biological products, medical devices, and radiological products, as well as veterinary drugs, are safe and effective and that cosmetics are safe.
FDA's primary mission is to protect the public health. Ensuring that FDA-regulated products are safe and secure is a vital part of that mission. While performing our mission, we play a central and a leadership role in the nation's defense against acts of intentional contamination. It is FDA's goal, working closely with other government and private sector stakeholders, to reduce the likelihood that an FDA-regulated product could be used to poison or otherwise harm Americans. We also help ensure that the nation's public health system is prepared to deter a potential threat and is ready to respond to an act of intentional contamination, including terrorism.
Collaboration With Food Safety and Food Defense Partners
In its food safety and defense efforts, FDA has many partners—federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies; academia; and industry. FDA is working closely with our federal partners, such as USDA, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Homeland Security Council at the White House, the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to have the best information possible and to be prepared to act as needed.
FDA has been working closely with DHS and other federal agencies to implement the Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs). The Secretary of DHS is responsible for coordinating the overall national effort to enhance the protection of the critical infrastructure and key resources of the nation, including food and agriculture defense. HSPD-7, 8, and 9 identify critical infrastructures, improve response planning, and establish a national policy to defend the agriculture and food systems against terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.
To implement HSPD-9, the HHS and USDA Secretaries or their designees exercise key responsibilities as food sector-specific agencies. DHS serves as the coordinator of the Food and Agriculture Sector within the Government Coordination Council (GCC). Within GCC, HHS and USDA serve as co-leads for the food sector. The GCC is charged with coordinating agriculture and food defense strategies, activities, and communication across government and between the government and private-sector partners.
The Food and Agriculture Sector is a public-private partnership that combines expertise from several federal agencies (FDA, USDA, EPA, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, and the Department of Justice), as well as that of state, local, tribal, and territorial officials (representing agriculture, public health, and veterinary services), and the private sector (more than 100 trade associations and individual firms participate). GCC members are currently developing a three-to-five year strategic plan, an education package for new members, and a strategic roadmap to help GCC meet the needs of private sector owners and operators and maintain the security and safety of the nation's food supply.
Now, I would like to describe some examples of FDA's other food defense activities.
Vulnerability and Threat Assessments
FDA's risk-based approach to food defense helps the Agency determine where to focus its resources. As part of its efforts to anticipate threats to the food supply, FDA has conducted extensive scientific vulnerability assessments of different categories of food, determining the most serious risks of intentional contamination with different biological or chemical agents during various stages of food production and distribution.
Over the past several years, FDA has continued to refine its approach and has undertaken more in-depth vulnerability assessments of specific food commodities, using a method called CARVER+Shock. This method uses processes adapted from techniques developed by DoD for use in assessing the vulnerabilities of military targets to asymmetric threats. Results of these updated assessments are being used to develop technology interventions and mitigation strategies, identify research needs, and provide guidance to the private sector.
FDA has used the CARVER+Shock method to perform vulnerability assessments to identify what an individual or group—intent on doing damage to the food and agriculture sector—could potentially do based on the person's or group's capability, intent, and past history. The CARVER+Shock methodology was modified under Homeland Security Council leadership for use in the food and agriculture sector by FDA, USDA, and DoD, with coordination by DHS, CIA, and FBI. FDA's approach has been to seek voluntary, mutually beneficial partnerships with various segments of the food industry. We have completed such cooperative assessments with many segments of the regulated industry. FDA also has collaborated with USDA to provide assistance to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service on the use of this analytical tool on specific commodities in the school lunch program.
FDA has developed vulnerable assessment software based on the CARVER+Shock methodology and has made it available on FDA's website to help processors, manufacturers, warehouse managers, and transporters in the food industry determine the vulnerability of individual food facilities to attack.
From 2005 to 2008, FDA was part of a joint federal initiative, along with USDA, DHS, and the FBI, called the Strategic Partnership Program on Agroterrorism (SPPA). The initiative brought these federal partners together, along with state and industry volunteers. The intent of the initiative was to collect the necessary data to identify food and agriculture sector-specific vulnerabilities to develop mitigation strategies, identify research gaps and needs, and increase awareness and coordination between government and industry partners. The results from these assessments have been used to identify mitigation strategies and to focus food defense research questions. Thirty-six vulnerability assessments were conducted under the SPPA initiative in direct support of HSPD-9. As required by HSPD-9, these assessments are re-evaluated every two years.
Preventive Training Tools for Government, Industry, and Other Stakeholders
In addition to the collaboration at the federal level, FDA also is working closely with our other government and industry partners to enhance food defense. For example, earlier this year, FDA made available on our website the Food Related Emergency Exercise Boxed set (FREE-B). This is a compilation of five scenarios based on intentional and unintentional food contamination events, which was developed in collaboration with CDC and USDA. FREE-B is designed to assist government regulatory and public health agencies in assessing existing food emergency response plans, protocols, and procedures or plans that are being revised or developed. It provides stakeholders with a variety of options to test and improve their capabilities to respond to food-related human or animal health emergencies. It is predicated on strengthening existing collaborations and partnerships between and among neighboring jurisdictions, as well as with other stakeholders (private sector, law enforcement, medical community, and first responders).
On March 23, 2011, FDA launched the Food Defense Mitigation Strategies Database. This new resource is designed for companies that produce, process, store, package, distribute, and/or transport food or food ingredients. The database provides a range of preventive measures that companies may implement to better protect their facility, personnel, operations, and products.
In 2008, FDA made available an educational program called Employees FIRST (Follow, Inspect, Recognize, Secure, Tell). Food industry managers can include this material in their ongoing employee food defense training programs. Employees FIRST educates front-line food industry workers about the risk of intentional food contamination and the actions they can take to identify and reduce these risks. FIRST is available in seven languages.
In 2003, FDA issued guidance on the preventive measures the food industry may take to minimize the risk that food will be subject to tampering or other malicious, criminal, or terrorist actions. FDA issued a general guidance entitled "Food Producers, Processors, and Transporters: Food Security Preventive Measures." The guidance is designed as an aid to firms that produce, process, store, repack, relabel, distribute, or transport food or food ingredients. In addition, we have issued specific security guidance for the milk industry, for importers and filers, for retail food stores and food service establishments, and for cosmetic processors and transporters. The guidance was updated in 2008 to include a self-assessment checklist. During domestic inspections and import examinations, FDA's field personnel, as well as our state counterparts, continue to hand out and discuss these guidance documents.
In 2007, FDA (in cooperation with CDC, USDA, and state and local organizations representing food, public health, and agricultural interests) initiated the ALERT food defense awareness program. ALERT identifies five key points that industry and business can use to lower the risk of intentional food contamination along the entire farm-to-table supply chain:
- How do you assure supplies and ingredients are from safe and secure sources?
- How do you look after the security of the products and ingredients in your facility?
- What do you know about your employees?
- Could you provide reports about the security of your products, while under your control?
- What do you do and who do you notify if you have a threat?
We have prepared ALERT materials in several languages and offer training on the ALERT system on our website that is suitable for state, local, and industry stakeholders.
Laboratory Enhancements
An additional step in enhancing our response capability is to improve our laboratory capacity. An important component of controlling threats from deliberate foodborne contamination is the ability to rapidly test large numbers of food samples that could potentially be contaminated for a broad array of biological, chemical, and radiological agents. To increase surge capacity, FDA has worked in close collaboration with USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service to establish the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) to include the majority of the nation's government laboratories capable of analyzing foods for agents of concern. FERN is continuing to expand its capacity and capabilities through agreements with other federal, state, and local government laboratories. At present, the network includes 172 laboratories representing all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Participation in FERN continues to grow. FERN comprises a nationwide network of federal, state, and local government food laboratories working together to build the capacity to test the safety of thousands of food samples, thereby enhancing the ability to swiftly respond to a terrorist attack on the nation's food supply.
The FERN network has already proved to be a critical asset. It has been invaluable in providing surge capacity to handle the analysis of food samples during large-scale foodborne illness outbreaks. FERN and FDA field laboratories have also been instrumental in the rapid development of new testing methodologies required to meet the ever-changing threats to the nation's food supply. For example, early in the Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with fresh spinach a few years ago, FERN and FDA analysts, working with CDC's Laboratory Response Network, approved a more rapid FERN method that substantially improved testing of spinach samples, as it allowed for the rapid detection of the pathogen at lower levels than previously possible. In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf, FDA and FERN chemistry laboratories were able to develop and implement a much more rapid analytical method for the detection of oil residues in the tissue of Gulf seafood. This new method allowed the Gulf fishing waters to be safely reopened much quicker than anticipated and continues to be used for sample analysis to ensure the safety of the seafood from that area.
To respond to high priority chemical and microbial animal feed and animal drug contamination events, FDA also recently initiated the Veterinary Laboratory Response Network (Vet-LRN) to enhance collaboration between federal and state agencies and veterinary diagnostic laboratories. This network is intended to provide additional laboratory capacity and expertise to help respond to such events. In addition, as contamination of animal feed or animal drugs could signal potential contamination in human food, this network will also contribute to efforts to protect the human food supply.
Now, I would like to mention a few of the provisions in FSMA that will provide further protections for American consumers.
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into law FSMA. This landmark legislation gives FDA a modern mandate and toolkit to improve the safety of the country's food supply. It will provide further protections for American consumers from both intentional and unintentional contamination.
FSMA shifts our food-safety focus from reaction and response to prevention, so that prudent preventive measures will be systematically built into all parts of the food system. For the first time, FDA has a legislative mandate to require comprehensive, science-based preventive controls across the food supply. The law clarifies that people and businesses that provide food to the public are responsible for taking the steps necessary to ensure that they've identified and controlled the hazards that could make food unsafe.
FSMA also provides significant new authorities to help ensure that food from abroad is as safe as food produced domestically. For example, it requires importers to perform verification activities to ensure imported food is safe. Although FDA will continue to carry out other measures to enhance the safety of imported food and to conduct risk-based electronic screening of all imported food shipments, this new requirement for importers to verify safety will provide an extra assurance that imported food is safe.
Specifically to address the threat of intentional contamination, among other provisions, FSMA directs FDA, in consultation with DHS and USDA, to issue regulations to require appropriate science-based mitigation strategies or measures to protect certain high-risk foods against intentional contamination. Prior to enactment of FSMA, FDA could recommend, but not require, implementation of such food defense measures.
In conclusion, due to the enhancements being made by FDA and other agencies and due to the close coordination between the federal and state food safety, public health, law enforcement, and intelligence-gathering agencies, the United States food defense system is stronger than ever before. Although we have made progress, we are continuously working to improve our ability to prevent, detect, and respond to terrorist threats and other acts of intentional contamination.
Thank you for this opportunity to discuss our food defense activities. I would be pleased to respond to any questions.


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Listers- Assume the following variation on the auto data: Manuf Brand Model MPG Cost .... Ford Merc Mountaineer Ford Ford Explorer Ford Ford Escape GM GM Yukon GM Chev Tahoe Chry Dodge Durango Chry Dodge Durango Ford Ford Escape Ford Ford Escape GM Chev Blazer I am trying to capture the number of models offered by the 'brand' Ford as opposed to the 'manufacturer' Ford. If I sort by brand (assuming only one manufacturer for now..I will complicate with more manufacturers) and then tab brand and model, I get results depicting the frequency of each model (i.e. Explorer 1, Escape 3 for 'brand' Ford and Mountaineer 1 for 'brand' Merc). What I need is to capture the value '2' indicating 2 models for the 'brand' Ford and '1' indicating 1 model for the 'brand' Merc. The only way I have been able to capture this is when I add the 'matcell' command (help from a FAQ) and then capturing the number of rows. However, even while I am currently only using one 'manufacturer', I have several 'brands' and need the number of models offered by each 'brand', but matrix will only return the matrix for the last 'brand' and matrix cannot be used with by. The simple code I am using is as follows: sort brand by brand: tab model brand, matcell(x) list matrix x Any help is greatly appreciated. Steve Fraser Univ of South Florida (813) 974-9680 * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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Joan Berkett
Passed away peacefully but most unexpectedly on Feb. 8 surrounded by her loving husband, Jay, and her children, Dana Berkett, Dru Berkett, Daren and Mitch Tuchman. The family would appreciate all contributions in Joan's honor be made to the Friendship Circle, 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303.
The Friendship Circle is a Jewish nonprofit organization that pairs special-needs children with typical teenagers to form a happiness bond.
A private service was held at Skylawn Memorial and a living tribute to her life was held at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills.
Pauline Forman
Nov. 3, 1917–Feb. 15, 2014
Polly lived a very full life. She was born in Winnipeg to her wonderful parents, Sam and Rose Lipschultz. She, like her parents, was a political progressive all her life. In 1922 her family moved to San Francisco. Polly loved learning as a child and went on to attend San Francisco State College, where she studied education. She taught in San Francisco over 25 years.
In 1940 she met and married Moses Forman. They had two children, Shelly (Roy) Berke and Robert (Mary) Forman, both of whom also became educators. Polly loved and was proud of the members of her family, including grandsons David (Michelle) Berke and Joel (Stephanie) Forman, great-grandsons Cameron and Spencer, brother Sid (Gerry) Lipton, nieces Deborah (Geoff) Perel, Linda (Harv) Abernathey, nephews Marcus Lipton and Dr. Paul (Gary) Blanc, great-nieces Elana, Marisa (George), and Samantha, cousins Dr. Jerry (Ellie) Mednick and Pat Mednick, and her late cousins Hank and Charlotte Libby. Additionally, she was close to many cousins in California and Canada.
Polly had a good relationship with her partner for over 25 years, Al Silverstein, who died in early 2011. Following his death, Polly moved to Rhoda Goldman Plaza, where she made many friends. At the end of 2011 she met Charlie Pivnick, who became a very special companion. Polly was a loyal 49ers and Giants fan. Charlie introduced her to the Warriors, and they enjoyed watching many basketball games together.
Services were held at Hills of Eternity Cemetery, Colma. In lieu of flowers, donations to JFCS or your favorite charity is most appreciated.
Sinai Memorial Chapel (415) 921-3636
Henry H. Kruger
Dec. 14, 1923–Feb. 12, 2014
Henry was a Holocaust survivor born in Wolomin, Poland. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Perez Kruger, who perished in the Treblinka extermination camp. Husband of Ruth Kruger and father of Harold Kruger. He came to San Francisco in 1949 and worked various jobs to learn the language.
Henry was a merchant on San Bruno Avenue in San Francisco, owning Vella Variety for 25 years. He was a staunch admirer of Menachem Begin and Simon Wiesenthal. Supporter of the State of Israel.
A member of Congregation Ner Tamid and the Lake Merced Golf Club. Henry was a Freemason and a member of the Scottish Rite. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1399 South Roxbury Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90035. Services were held at Eternal Home Cemetery in Colma.
Sinai Memorial Chapel (415) 921-3636
Werner Loeb
Werner Loeb, 89, of Walnut Creek, a wonderful, loving man, passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 23, 2014.
A Holocaust survivor, he was born in Paderborn, Germany, on Jan. 6, 1925. He immigrated to the United States in 1949 and resided in the San Francisco Bay Area until his passing.
He worked for many years as a Steam Turbine Engineer for General Electric in San Francisco and had a great reputation for his knowledge in the field.
Werner is survived by his loving wife, Lilo, son Ralph, daughter Janet Williams (Jim) and his pride and joy, grandsons Daniel and Ryan.
We love you and you will be missed by many.
Helen Louise Pearl
Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in Greenbrae on Feb. 15, 2014 at age 93. Born in Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 8, 1920 to Abe and Anna Fisher. Helen graduated from Garfield High where she met the love of her life, Milton ("Buddy") Pearl. They married in 1941 and were able to celebrate 50 years of marriage.
Helen and Buddy moved to San Francisco where they raised their four children. She was an avid golfer, loved the arts, was a voracious reader and was active in the Mt. Zion Woman's Auxiliary and the Jewish federation.
Helen was gracious, kind and loving and, as everyone knows, always had a smile, never had an unkind word, was truly a great lady and will be missed every day.
She is survived by her loving children Dr. Jeffrey (Anne) Pearl, Linda Pruzan and Louis Pearl (Jetty Swart); her adored grandchildren Laura Pearl Shapiro (David Shapiro), Amy Pruzan and Alex (Norie) Pruzan; her treasured great-grandchildren Jayden Pruzan and Daniel and Lindsey Shapiro. She is predeceased by her beloved husband Buddy and son Stephen.
Services were held at Eternal Home Cemetery Chapel, Colma. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Milton J. Pearl Surgical Fund at UCSF Mt. Zion, 1600 Divisadero St., SF, CA 94115 (415-567-6600), would be kindly appreciated.
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The economy has taken a brutal toll on the finances of many Americans these past few years. Unemployment, underemployment, medical and family emergencies and other unforeseen circumstances can result in a tax bill beyond one's means. The good news: Debtors' prisons are a thing of the past and the Internal Revenue Service will not seize your paycheck or bank account on April 16.
The key is not to hide your head in the sand if you face a payment dilemma. The IRS offers a host of reasonable ways to pay off your debt. If you ignore the situation, its agents eventually will find you. They can unleash a powerful arsenal of tax collection weapons such as liens, levies and seizures.
Low rates
If you can't pay some or all of the tax, file your return by April 15 (or by Oct. 15, if you have obtained an extension), paying as much as you can. The late filing penalty generally is 5 percent of the unpaid tax for each month, or part of a month, that a return is late; it maxes out at 25 percent of the unpaid tax. If the return is more than 60 days late, the minimum penalty is the smaller of $135 or 100 percent of the unpaid tax.
In contrast, the late payment penalty is ½ of 1 percent of the unpaid tax for each month, or part of a month, that the tax remains unpaid, maxing out at 25 percent of the unpaid tax. It falls to ¼ of 1 percent for each month an installment agreement (which we'll discuss below) is in effect. If you request an extension and pay at least 90 percent of your 2012 tax liability by April 15, you won't face a late payment penalty, provided the remaining balance is paid by Oct. 15, 2013.
The interest rate for underpayment is adjusted quarterly. For the calendar quarter beginning on April 1, 2013, the rate is 3 percent.
Be creative
Before contacting the IRS, take a hard look at your finances and what or whom you might be able to borrow from. Can you sell a stock that generates a tax loss? Resist the temptation to cash in an IRA -- that will generate additional taxes (and a 10 percent penalty, if you're making an early withdrawal). Also resist payday lenders and other types of quick cash solutions, as they may solve a short-term problem but charge fees and interest rates that leave you worse off in the long run.
If you do need to call the IRS, it may be less painful than you anticipate. Despite what many taxpayers think, the IRS has become more flexible in recent years and stands ready to help, up to a point. The key is to know what payment options are available so that you have a realistic idea of what type of solution best fits your situation.
Here are the options available:
• Short-term payment extension. If you need a little extra time to pay, ask for a short-term extension of up to 120 days. There's no fee. You can make the request online through the IRS's website and usually get a written confirmation within 10 days.
• Guaranteed installment agreement. The IRS must accept an installment agreement request if you: (1) owe $10,000 or less; (2) have filed and paid all tax returns during the five years prior to the year of liability; (3) can fully pay the tax liability within three years; (4) file and pay all tax returns during the agreement; and (5) have not had an installment agreement within the last five years preceding the year of liability.
You can qualify so long as the tax amount owed doesn't exceed $10,000, though your tax bill may exceed $10,000 when it includes penalties and interest. The IRS generally does not file a lien to secure the agreement. You can apply online and there is no financial disclosure.
• Streamlined agreements. You can also apply for this agreement online through the IRS website, without having to provide extensive financial disclosure, if your unpaid liability (including tax, assessed penalties and interest) is $50,000 or less and you can fully pay it within 72 months. If your unpaid liability exceeds $50,000, you can become eligible by paying the balance down to $50,000.
The IRS generally does not file a lien to secure the agreement. If the total owed is greater than $25,000, you can avoid having to provide an extensive financial disclosure statement by agreeing to direct debits for installment payments.
• Regular agreements. If you owe more than $50,000, you can apply for a more traditional type of installment agreement -- but you will have to provide extensive financial disclosure. The IRS will conduct its own fairly detailed analysis to determine the amount and duration of a payment plan. The amount you'll be asked to pay will be largely based on IRS national and local financial guidelines, which may significantly alter your lifestyle. The IRS may file a public tax lien to secure the agreement.
• Partial pay installment agreements (PPIA). In certain limited circumstances, the IRS may allow for a "partial payment" agreement if you can make partial payments but cannot fully pay before the expiration of the 10-year statute of limitations on collection.
Final options
• Suspending collection due to economic and other hardships. If you can show that collection of the tax debt would cause a financial or other hardship for you or your family -- such as preventing you from meeting necessary living expenses -- the IRS may agree to temporarily delay collection until your finances improve (classifying the account as "currently not collectible"). After about a year the IRS will review your case to determine if the hardship still exists. Penalties and interest accrue during the period.
• Offer in compromise (OIC). The IRS may compromise your tax liability, accepting less than full payment, on a variety of grounds that can include: (1) doubt as to liability; (2) doubt as to collectability; or (3) to promote effective tax administration in exceptional circumstances, or to avoid economic hardship.
Contrary to the late night ads by tax-debt resolution firms, OICs are granted sparingly. The IRS's definition of a particular taxpayer's "reasonable collection potential" and "ability to pay" generally differs substantially from a taxpayer's definition. Generally, the amount offered must exceed the total value of your equity in all of your assets, and the IRS will consider present and future earning capacity.
If an offer is accepted, the IRS may require you to agree to pay a percentage of future earnings and relinquish certain present or potential tax benefits. There's a $150 nonrefundable fee (unless you meet certain low-income guidelines) and you must: (1) submit 20 percent of the offer amount as a lump-sum payment, or make such payment in five or fewer installments; (2) agree to pay the offer amount within 24 months, submitting the first payment with the application; or (3) agree to pay the offer amount over the remaining statutory period for collecting the tax, submitting the first payment with the application.
The fees for setting up an installment agreement are: $52 for a direct debit agreement; $105 for a standard agreement or payroll deduction agreement; and $43 if your income is below a certain level.
The last option
Bankruptcy generally should be your last option. Seek out a good bankruptcy attorney before making a final decision. Filing a bankruptcy petition will stop tax collection in its tracks through an "automatic stay." The IRS may then file a claim for the unpaid taxes with the bankruptcy court, which will determine whether and when these taxes are to be paid. Certain taxes that cannot be paid from the bankruptcy estate may be discharged. Discharge generally is limited to taxes incurred more than three years before the bankruptcy petition is filed.
(Kenneth Savell is a tax law editor for the IRS Practice & Procedure Group at Bloomberg BNA.)


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2. What kind of food do you eat?
What ever mommie puts in my bowl.
3. What are your favorite treats?
Raw hide bones.
4. Do you have a Valentine or significant other?
Nope. Mommie says I'm to young.
5. Do you get Table Scraps?
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6. What is your favorite toy?
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April 15th.
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Compared to mom, I turned a year old on April 15th. On July 3th, I'll be with my family for one WHOLE year. (also compared to the big lady) Boy that is a long time. Almost my entire life. In this year I have officially caused all kind of trouble for my family. Well, I am a little trouble maker. What puppy isn't?
My first big adventure came in a form of a dog show. Boy did I look cute. Sadly I didn't win nothing but I still was cute. That's all that counts right?? Oh wait its fun. Well I had some of that too.
My first big incident was when I got into some flea medicine on the back of my big brothers neck. Boy did that taste nasty and make my tummy upset. Had my mom worry too. Thankfully that evil vet was still open.
After that not much happened in the way of major. We went swimming, took walks and learned all those fun puppy lessons.
Its taken me a year but I can do all kind of silly actions. Mom calls them tricks. I dont get the whole point but it gets me a goodie. So far I've accomplished Sit, Lay Down, Roll Over, Shake, and Hi 5. Since I've learned all that I get the next year off right Mom??
Mom- Nope.
But but but.....
Its been 3 weeks since I've left my brothers for this new adventures. They'd be jealous if they knew how much fun I'm having. There the wrestling with Agent Spyke, Missions with Commander Mommie, and strange people and fur people alike. But first let me introduce everyone to you.
Agent Spyke (aka. Spyke the spy): They get no stranger then this fellow and no sweeter. Hes my top play mate. He dont mind I'm a rookie. Must be because hes at the bottom of the scale too. Just a noche above me. He's been showing me the rope, teaching me to fight like the big ones.
Agent Misschief (aka. Mischievous Wookie): Queen Bee. You got to walk on your tip toes around this one. One minute your on her good side, the next minute, SNAP, your not. Stay far from her toys. Shes got a attitude that needs looking out for. She looks cuddly and sweet. Dead wrong. Must be why shes such a good agent.
Sargent Champ (aka. Top Dog): The big guy. Hes been here the longest out of all of us. Number one rookie hater. But I'm working on him. No one can resist my charm. Hes the guard dog, in always in charge on our missions. Lucky for me.
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* Beijing strikes an oil exploration deal with Afghanistan. (Daily Telegraph)
* More protest leaders in Wukan are released. (New York Times)
* Official review a draft law that would require the families of those detained to be notified within 24 hours — with some exceptions. (China Daily)
* Related: Officials review a draft law that would crack down on illegal foreign workers. (Global Times)
* China's securities regulator arrests a brokerage executive in what authorities say is a crackdown on corruption. (Bloomberg)
* Authorities put down a rare Siberian tiger that escaped from a zoo over safety concerns. (Xinhua)
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Man Faces Charges In Deadly Hit And Run
A Columbus man is charged with causing the death of a bicyclist and leaving the scene.
A Franklin County Grand Jury returned a six count indictment against Matthew McQuirt. McQuirt is accused of not only of leaving the scene, but of being drunk when he caused the crash that killed Bobby Grimm, 42.
There is a white bicycle that stands as a memorial for Grimm.
"Bobby had some challenges in his life. He wasn't able to drive a car, so he rode his bike," says Teresa Price, Grimm's cousin.
She says it's how he made his daily rounds and how he wove himself into the fabric of his community.
"Every day he set out on his bike to check on his neighbors, his friends, the community," says Price. "He took out trash, he checked their mail. He was just a guy that like had the keys to the whole community."
The pure, selfless example he lived is now imprinted into bracelets with a message "Live Like Bobby".
Those who loved him say no one should die like him.
"We feel like he's just been treated like road kill. Like he was just ran over and left there like he didn't mean anything at all," says Jaime Johnson, another cousin.
Bobby was riding his bike home on December 30, 2012 when he was hit by a pickup truck that left the scene.
"Bobby to be treated like that, it hurts me daily. I'm hurt," says Price. "He deserved so much better. He deserved for someone to hold his hand. You know, to get out and hold his hand."
An indictment Monday identified the driver as Matthew McQuirt, 38.
A crash report lists his alcohol level at .14.
McQuirt tells 10tv he didn't see Bobby that night.
He denies that he was drunk at the time.
Asked what he says to Bobby's family, he responded:
"Just sorry. Didn't realize...didn't see him. That's about it." McQuirt said.
Bobby's family says McQuirt's apology means nothing.
The hope of justice means everything.
"It is a good feeling that something is going to be done," says Johnson. "He's not going to be thrown away again like he was that night."
Matthew McQuirt is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, failure to stop after an accident, and OVI.
He is due in court September 9th.
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Date of Stay: August, 2013
Very large and spread out park. Sights are a little tight. Many seasonal and long term residents, but all the rigs appear to be well maintained. Lots and lots of golf carts! WiFi is extra and is supplied by one of the residents. $5.00 for 72 hours. Staff and residents are friendly and helpful. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: August, 2013
Nice park. Friendly staff. Park is within 50 or 60 feet of the Mississippi River. No trees in this section because it is in the flood plain. Nice to see and hear towboats with barges going up and down river at all hours. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: August, 2013
Nice quiet park. Well maintained. Friendly staff. I only stayed overnight and will again if in the area.
Date of Stay: November, 2012
This park is a bit crowded as all southern California parks we have stayed in are, but we navigated (25' truck with 30' trailer) through it without any problems. Ask for site 114. Staff at the office is a jewel and made our stay exceptional. We will stay here again, if ever in the San Diego area again.
Date of Stay: November, 2012
Very large park. Arrived late after office had closed. Cable TV was marginal. Didn't have a code, so couldn't connect. Called office in the morning and they gave it to me right away. Water connection leaked at their back-flow preventer. Space was very large. Would stop here again.
Date of Stay: August, 2012
Nice park in a good location. Friendly staff. The park has a new and old section. I stayed in the new one. The only negative is the sewer connections. They are to the rear of the space and quite tall. I had to change spaces because of that. On fellow told me that he had to use 35 feet of sewer hose. I will stay here again, but will make sure that I have a lot of sewer hose.
Date of Stay: April, 2012
Nice quiet park near Travis County Expo Center. Friendly office staff. All utilities work well. AC is slightly low at 114. Price reflects military discount. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: March, 2011
Park has easy access and large sites. It's an older park, but well maintained.
Date of Stay: April, 2010
This was a nice park. It has friendly staff and is in a good location.
Date of Stay: April, 2010
It is a very basic park, with small trees and not much grass. We had 2.5" of rain our last night and everything was a muddy mess for move out. WiFi is not available anywhere in the park. The park could use some maintenance.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
By far the worst park we stayed in this trip. Park in no longer connected with KOA. Interior roads were very narrow and all torn up. Spaces were very tight and not level. Trees in sites need to be trimmed. Had to pull trough the next site to be able to turn to leave. Sewer connection was 12" above the ground. TL listing shows WiFi, but that is not true. TV reception on the antenna was OK.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
I too would give this park a "10", but for the very limited cable TV service. 6 channels! Largest and most attractive space that I have had in the last three weeks of travel. I would stay here again.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Convenient place for an overnight stop between Nashville and Memphis. Typical KOA. Tight spaces, but everything works. Very friendly staff. WiFi works in space 41, but I doubt it will reach any further into the park.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
Beautiful Park. Nice landscaping. Spaces are a bit tight, but not as tight as the KOA we stayed at last night. Pull-thru site is level and long. Friendly check-in.
Date of Stay: June, 2007
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As with the 3-year-olds, it's a question of who will stay the trip. There are several candiates: Calidoscopio (5-2), winner of the 14-furlong Breeders' Cup Marathon, Birdrun (12-1), who won this race in 2011, and Ruler On Ice (8-1), winner of that year's Belmont Stakes, to name three.
But our nod goes to Fast Falcon (7-2), the 4-year-old that almost upset last year's Travers, who's bred for this kind of race, has done his best racing on this surface, given excellent figures here and three exacta finishes in four starts.
It's a slate that easily could have read (4) 1-2-0 had the head bob gone his way in the recent Albert The Great overnighter. He chased the loose-leading favorite, Percussion (3-1), who is back in the entries here and was unlucky at the wire. It appears Fast Falcon has been clearly pointed to this and likely will improve in his second start off the layup for Nick Zito, who owns good stats in that scenario.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Senior Amy Patton totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Lumberjacks with double-digit scoring totals as NAU shot a season-best 51.7% from the field and 53.3% from 3-point range in an 83-68 win over Eastern Washington on Thursday night in the Walkup Skydome. The Lumberjacks won their second consecutive game to even their Big Sky record at 2-2 in their conference home opener and their first game in the Skydome since March 6, 2010.
"I thought we came out with great energy; we knew that it was going to be a battle against a very fundamentally sound offensive team and once we got our defense under control our offense came around," said NAU head coach Sue Darling following first NAU home win. "We shot well and the thing that I'm most proud of is that we had 21 assists on 30 field goals. It was a great night shooting the ball and finishing shots off great passes."
NAU (3-10, 2-2 Big Sky) equaled its highest point total of the season and had its top scoring half of the year as the team put up 50 points while shooting 63.0% from the field and 71.4% from 3-point range in the second half. The Lumberjacks shot 30-58 (51.7%) for the game and 8-15 (53.3%) from 3-point range while holding Eastern Washington (7-7, 3-2 Big Sky) to 38.8% shooting for the contest. NAU also outscored EWU 15-11 at the free-throw line and had a 9-5 advantage in steals.
In addition to Patton's game-high scoring total, Tyler Stephens-Jenkins, Aubrey Davis, Amanda Frost, and Raven Anderson also finished in double-figures. Stephens-Jenkins shot 5-of-8 for the game and 4-of-6 from 3-point range while Frost added 12 points and Davis and Anderson combined to total 23 points and 11 rebounds as a lethal combination in the post.
"They were terrific," said Darling of her two centers. "Raven was phenomenal in the first half and then Aubrey got the start in the second half and played the whole half and was outstanding. They're a nice tandem to have as they both have great strengths that they demonstrated tonight."
The win was NAU's first this season when trailing at halftime as the Eagles held a 36-33 advantage at the break. The Lumberjacks started the game strong with an early 9-1 lead that built to a 12-3 advantage after a 3-point make by Frost at the 15:43 mark. Eastern Washington got back within one point at 17-16 but NAU continued to maintain a lead until the Eagles tied the game at 29-29 with 3:57 left in the half. A Patton layup with 1:54 to play gave NAU a 33-31 lead but the visitors ended the half with a 3-pointer and a jumper to take a slim halftime lead.
An early 3-pointer gave the Eagles their biggest lead of the game at 39-33 to open the second half. Eastern Washington maintained a six-point cushion to a 41-35 score before the Lumberjacks used a 12-2 run to take a 47-43 lead. NAU held a 50-47 advantage with 14:34 to play before a 9-3 spurt extended NAU's lead to 59-50.
The Eagles had a manageable five-point deficit at 61-56 with 8:59 to play before NAU held Eastern Washington scoreless for four and a half minutes as a 9-0 run extended to a 13-2 spurt as the Lumberjack lead reached 74-58 with 3:09 remaining. NAU's lead was no less than 12 points for the remainder of the contest as the Lumberjacks evened their Big Sky record with a 15-point win.
"I think before I was psyching myself out and today I just let it come to me and I fed off my teammates," said Stephens-Jenkins, who had struggled to open conference play before finishing with 15 points and game-highs of six assists, three steals, and two blocks on Thursday. "I was just going out there and playing and not thinking about it."
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November 2006
Released: 2006, Independent
Rating: 3.2/5
Reviewer: Asassinkiller
They Await hails from Wichita, Kansas and was formed in 2004 by Jaime Mai, former guitarist of Century Media recording artists Hostility and Gulch. Originally the idea of the band was to be a Studio Project, but it eventually changed into a full-fledged band. MOMENT OF ECLIPSE is their debut EP, and this as a presentation card is very interesting.
They Await play mid-tempo Heavy Metal with a very heavy dark influence. They somehow reminded me of Danzig in the musical side, while Spazz, the vocalist has a very original and heavy tone, that can go from being dreamy to desperate.
The first three songs of the EP are extremely good and have a very thick and dark production. Unfortunately the last 2 were recorded in a different time-lapse and that lost my attention a bit. I hate when within one release you hear two completely different productions, especially when one is ok and the other very good. So I guess I will stick with the first 3 songs. And just to not let it pass by, the last song is an industrial-Goth-Metal piece that has its moments.
They Await have the power to come up with something interesting for their debut CD. I encourage you to check them out if you are a lover Dark Metal with some industrial touches. Interesting band indeed. Stay Heavy!!!
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