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Arizona was the first state to let citizens designate some of their tax money for providing scholarships to private school students.
Now, some local school officials are opposing a bill that would let corporations do the same.
House Bill 2623 would let corporations designate 10 percent of their taxes or $1,000, whichever is greater, to the private school of their choice for use as scholarships. At least 90 percent of the money must go to low-income families.
While supporters of the bill say it would give more students a choice about where they attend school, critics say it would funnel tax money away from the state's general fund, which pays for public education.
"We have so little money coming in, anyway, and this will be putting money into just private schools," said Judy Bartley, president of the Marana Education Association. "If somebody wants to donate money via the tax credit to an organization, the state has to pay them back that money."
The bill passed narrowly through the House, 31-29, March 15, and has been through two Senate readings. A spokesperson for Gov. Janet Napolitano said the governor would not say whether she would sign the bill if it comes before her.
Sen. Toni Hellon, R-Dist. 26, chairwoman of the Senate education committee, said she will not support the bill, even if it gets tied to legislation she supports.
"I hate it," she said. "I made it clear that I don't support any aspect of it. It takes money that would go directly into the general fund and gives it only to private schools."
Hellon predicted the Senate would not pass the bill, saying she and a handful of moderate Republicans and nearly every Senate Democrats would vote against it.
Bartley said the corporate tax credit is "a voucher in disguise," and said that with the support some key legislators have shown for public education, she had hoped the bill wouldn't be an issue this late in the legislative session.
"Frankly, we hoped that these would be thrown out right away at the beginning," she said.
Rick Belding, the head of Green Fields Country Day School at 6000 North Camino de la Tierra, said that while he welcomes tax credit money from consenting individuals, he's less supportive of giving companies with stockholders the right to direct tax dollars to a specific private school.
"I'm not sure whether it's even appropriate for states to grant corporations tax credits," he said.
Green Fields Country Day School received $160,000 for scholarships in tax credit money in 2003. Green Fields is one of the most expensive private schools in Pima County, with annual tuition for high school students of $11,900 a year.
Belding said the bill's stipulations mean that the low-income students it is supposed to help, could not afford to attend Green Fields.
The bill requires that scholarships can't exceed 80 percent of the amount of the school's expenditure per student.
"It's not fair to families to say you could possibly get financial aid when in fact the financial aid that would be available to you wouldn't provide a real opportunity," he said.
Patty Clymer, an Amphitheater Public Schools board member who is active on legislative issues, said she is against the corporate tax credit, and others as well.
"In general, tax credits are a bad idea because they basically take money that would normally go out of the general revenue to pay for education," she said.
In 1997, Arizona became the first state to offer taxpayers a credit for donating scholarship money to private schools. Qualifying schools are those that allocate at least 90 percent of their revenue for scholarships. A single taxpayer can give up to $500, and a couple can give up to $625.
Public schools can receive $200 in tax credit money from single tax payers and $250 from couples for extra-curricular activities and character education.
The imbalance means that many taxpayers choose donations to private schools over ones to public schools, said Deanna Day, a registered lobbyist for Amphitheater Public Schools.
"When somebody can give $250 for public schools and $625 for the other ones, what does somebody take?" Day said. "Again, it's just drying up a revenue source for us."
Some supporters of the bill predict that it wouldn't drain money from public education in the long run, and may even save public schools money.
According to a recent report by the Goldwater Institute, a conservative research organization in Phoenix that favors limited government, Arizona's general fund lost $26.3 million through the scholarship credit in 2002, but saved up to half of that because the scholarships allowed many students to transfer out of public schools.
Between 2,000 and 4,000 scholarships are used by transferring students now, the report states, adding that transferring students must use about 7,350 scholarships for the state to break even.
In six years, Arizona taxpayers have donated $83.5 million to 47 organizations that disseminate scholarships to private schools, the report states. The number of donors has increased steadily from about 4,000 in 1998 to about 50,000 in 2002 - 2.5 percent of all taxpayers.
Florida and Pennsylvania also have laws that allow companies to designate some of their taxes for private school scholarships - up to $50 million of state taxes in Florida, and up to $20 million in Pennsylvania.
According to the Goldwater Institute's report, more than 900 Arizona businesses have pledged donations totaling about $19,000.
The largest recipient of Arizona's current scholarship tax credits is Catholic Tuition Organizations of the Diocese of Phoenix, and the second largest is the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization.
"How some of those people try to explain it to you is that these people are already paying for public school through taxes," Day said. "We need to just make sure we do not diminish support for public schools."
The Arizona School Board Association has taken a firm stand against the bill, and argues that the corporate tax credit money is not adequately regulated.
"The whole point is that public schools have a whole system of accountability that is in place," said Chris Thomas, a spokesperson for the association. "We have to follow Title 15 public statutes, and private schools don't have to follow any of those."
Title 15 is the compendium of state education laws which include statutes governing financial accountability of public schools.
The association's Web site provides links to numerous news articles about illegal uses of school choice money in other states, including a principal's purchase of two Mercedes-Benz cars.
"You don't know whether (schools) are accountable, and that's the reason we oppose these kinds of tax credits," Thomas said.
On May 5, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed a law that requires private schools to report the number and amount of tax credit contributions they receive, the number of children they award scholarships to, and the amounts of the scholarships.


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Lee, C.K.; Ahmad, T.S.; Abdullah, B.J. (2008) Splinter removal with the aid of ultrasonography: a case report. Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal (MOJ), 2 (2). pp. 47-49.
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Splinter or foreign body removal from the hand and foot is a common occurrence. Usually only the deep seated, broken or missed splinters are referred to the surgeon for removal. Unless the object is radio-opaque, plain radiograph will not give any useful information, hence removal can sometimes be very difficult and traumatic. We are reporting a case where a radiolucent splinter was removed with the aid of ultrasonography. This modality can help to localize a splinter at the pre and intra-operative period, minimizing amount of exploration and time of operation.
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It's a wonderful day to be a child of God. Has God been good to you? Has He kept watch over you? When times were difficult and uncertain, did God comfort and supply for you? So often in our lives, we lose sight on the Sovereignty of God. We often forget God is always in control. Come what may, God is a present help for you (Psalms 46:1). Friends appear and then disappear, but God remains faithful. Giving up has become a possibility for you. You are tired of fighting and defending yourself. Have you been there? Are you there now?
Today, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you. I know each day presents different challenges. Someone is always attempting to destroy you. Negativity has attempted to surround you. My friend, through all you are currently experiencing, God has never left you alone (Hebrews 13:5). When times become stressful in your life, you must learn to minister to yourself. You must begin to say to yourself, "He Promised Me!" The Bible declares in 2 Corinthians 1:20 - For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. He (God) promised me peace in my storm (Philippians 4:7). He promised to supply all of my needs (Philippians 4:19). He promised to heal my body (Isaiah 53:5). He Promised Me!
My brother, my sister, has God promised anything to you? Do you remember the promise? When times become overbearing, you must hold-fast to the promise(s) of God. If everything and everyone fails you, never let go of God's promise to you. The Bible declares in Romans 4:20-21 - He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. Thought to Remember: If God gave the promise, you can rest on it!
Scripture Reading for the Day: Numbers 23:19
May God Bless you at Your point of need!
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It's a wonderful day to be a child of God. Have you ever experienced testing times in your life? No matter how you tried to avoid the situation, you still endured a test? Maybe the test came to test your patience? Your faithfulness? Your stewardship? Your love? So often in our lives, we ask God for many blessings but refuse to take the test. We ask the Lord for patience, but verbally attack every person that upsets us. We ask the Lord for peace, but we go places where chaos resides. We ask for more money, but never pay our tithes. Does this sound like anyone you know? Does this sound like you?
Today, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you. You must be mindful of your surroundings. You must be careful about what you say or ask for. When challenges arise in our lives, we must not lose our faith. When people speak negatively about you, do not run into a corner. It's Part Of The Test! Your character is being tested. Your love for the Lord is being tested. The Bible declares in Genesis 22:1 - And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt (test) Abraham, … Many times we ask the Lord for many things, but before the Lord will grant your request, you must be tested. How can God trust you with more money, if you give Him less now? How can God enlarge your territory, if you never launch out into the deep? The Bible declares in Luke 12:48 - … For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
My brother, my sister, It's Part Of The Test! You asked for it. When you said, "Lord, I surrender all", the test began. So often we tell the Lord that we surrender, but when God goes after certain things in our lives, we try to hold on. We partially surrender. We surrender the part that we do not need any longer. We refuse to give up everything. The Bible declares in 1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. It's Part Of The Test! The test is to make sure you are sincere. The test is to make sure your love for God has not diminished. God loves you. He desires to bless you. He promised to supply your every need, but He will not allow any person, place or thing to receive His glory. Thought to Remember: If you give your best, you will always pass the test.
Scripture Reading for the Day: Matthew 25:21
Jan 20 12 8:41 AM
It's a wonderful day to be a child of God. Have you ever met someone who appeared ashamed to express his/her love for the Lord? Behind closed doors this person would testify about the goodness of the Lord, but when the doors were open this same person acted as if they did not know the Lord Jesus. This person represents a group of people I call, "the closed door Christians." They know the Word of God. They know church protocol. They know the different hymns and praise songs. They know the traditions of church. However, they also know how to withhold their praise so they can maintain their image. If this is you, shame on you! If God has ever done anything for you, hiding that praise or withholding that testimony is wrong. Do you not realize there are many people in need of your testimony? Do you not know God brought you out so you can help someone else make it through?
Today, I have been commissioned to come and minister to you. The Bible declares in Revelation 12:11 - And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. My friend, God Brought You Out So Others Can As Well! Please tell me you did not think God brought you out just for you to have bragging rights? Please tell me you did not think this was all about you? NOT!!! God always has a perfect plan in mind for whatever He does. For example, when the Lord blesses you, He blesses you so you can go and bless someone else. Blessings are sent to us, so they can go through us for someone else. There's always someone, somewhere in need of what the Lord has birth in and through you. He brought you out of your storm, so others could see and know it was the Lord.
My brother, my sister, believe me when I tell you, there is someone [you know]enduring tests right now. It could possibly be a family member, a close friend, a co-worker, a church member or even someone you do not know personally. It makes no difference who the person is, what matters is the same thing you went through they are now going through. So, why did God bring you out first? Beloved, God Brought You Out So Others Can As Well! He brought you out so you could run and tell what the Lord has done. [run tell dat] The Bible declares in Luke 19:40 - And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. Today, what are you withholding from others? What testimony are you withholding from others? Why are you preventing someone else from seeing and experiencing the delivering power of God. Someone needs to know what God can do for them.
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Welcome to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) at Southern Utah University. HSS is comprised of six departments that together form SUU's dynamic liberal arts core: Communication, English, Languages & Philosophy, History, Sociology, & Anthropology, Political Science & Criminal Justice, and Psychology. The College is also home to the Hispanic Center for Academic Excellence, the Grace A. Tanner Center for Human Values, the Writing Center, the Speech and Presentation Center, and the SUU Archaeology Repository. Our 1,300 majors are served by 21 undergraduate and 2 graduate degree programs delivered by over 80 full-time faculty members.
HSS is one the largest college at SUU. It is also the university's intellectually most diverse college. What holds us together is our deep interest in the human condition, which we explore through multiple entry points. The College's faculty and staff are committed to combining powerful classroom experiences with transformational project-based learning that applies classroom-based knowledge with real-world problems. HSS faculty has taken major initiatives and leadership in project-based learning, international study abroad, service learning, moot court proceedings, forensic science and the crime lab, undergraduate research, creative writing workshops, undergraduate scholarship journals, and award winning radio and television programming. The list is hardly exhaustive. The key here is that in tandem with classroom instruction, faculty and students collaborate on hand-on training and experience that helps shape student success and future leadership skills. The HSS faculty is also heavily represented in the governance of institution through administration and committee work.
HSS, then, is central to the SUU academic mission and life of the institution. HSS is an exciting place to be for anyone who would like the opportunity to live and learn in an environment that values academic excellence, community and social responsibility, and engagement and personal growth. We invite you to join the HSS family, and encourage you to contact us with any questions you may have.
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Day 5 in Sri Lanka and as it was a festival day, to celebrate the birth and the enlightenment of the Buddha. We made our way north to make the pilgrimage to Adams peak in the centre of the island.
Adams Peak
Sun rise, Adams Peak
Myself and Paul blazed it up in 2 hours and I felt a little sold short until we climbed back down. The views in the day time were awesome, giant Buddha's, temples and waterfalls scattered the landscape.
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Giant Buddha, Adams Peak
After 9hours traveling, climbing a mountain and sleeping only 2hours in the last 36 the idea of rest would be appealing but due to our time restrictions we decided to try white water rafting in Kitugala. To be honest either of us had the energy for it but I was enticed by the thought of rafting the 'River Kwai', as it was here that the film 1957 classic, 'Bridge on the River Kwai' was filmed.
Rafting, Kitugala
The rafting itself was ace. We were dressed like crash test dummies and thrown in a boat down class 3 rapids. I had to be rescued as I almost fell out! Our guide was a bit of a legend and back flipped off the raft, I won't talk about our own attempts.
Me on the condemned bridge over the river, Kitugala
I left Paul in Kitugala to head back to India. My journey back to Colombo airport was something out of an episode of Mission Impossible. After 9 hours on the road the airport shuttle bus court fire and we had to be dropped off 1km from the airport. I made a mad dash with all the other passengers though a huge storm which started around the same time as the fire.
All in all I loved Sri Lanka. It has such a chilled out vibe and although people are just getting back to normal after the 2004 Tsunami all the locals friendly and backdrop is awesome.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - After idling for decades, train travel in the United States, while not quite out of the station, is beginning to work up a healthy head of steam.
And experts say that is thanks largely to the mounting hassles and tacked-on costs of traveling by air.
"The airlines are prompting a renewed interest in rail travel," said Margie Jordan, CEO of ASAP Travel, based in Jacksonville, Florida.
"Clients paying extra for checked bags, carry-on bags, blankets, pillows, headsets, food, drinks and, in the case of Ryanair, even to use the toilet, are looking for a less expensive option," she said. "It's nice to see the resurgence of a travel experience that had seemingly lost its luster."
Even though the pre-World War II glory days of Art Deco dining cars and streamline sophistication are long gone, Ypartnership, a travel marketing company, found that nine percent of leisure travelers reported having taken at least one train trip during the past year.
That's a hefty increase from the four-to-six percent of previous years, according to CEO Peter Yesawich. And it includes more young people.
"Traditionally train travel has been favored by the older population," he said. "But it appears to be gaining among millennials and gen-Xers. That's a surprising observation."
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A colt from the first crop of Smarty Jones became the highest-priced horse sold so far this year at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall mixed sale when he brought $170,000 Wednesday.
A colt from the first crop of Smarty Jones became the highest-priced horse sold so far this year at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s fall mixed sale when he brought $170,000 Wednesday.
There can have been few days as momentous for Irish consignor Michael Downey, whose only two colts, by Captain Rio and Invincible Spirt, realized 300,000 guineas each the share a price record for Part 2 of the Tattersalls October yearling sale in England.
With all the talk about Bernardini and Lava Man following their final preps for the Breeders' Cup Classic - Powered by Dodge (gr. I), the name Invasor suddenly has become a mere whisper among the shouting. But for the people of Uruguay, it is their hero who is still the rightful king of Thoroughbred racing.
Germance, beaten just once in her career in France, and Magnificent Song, who closed significant ground to capture her last two in New York, headline a solid field of 11 3-year-old turf fillies in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) at Keeneland Saturday.
Gorella, who missed winning last year's Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (gr. IT) at Keeneland by a head while third, makes a return trip to the Lexington track for a try in the First Lady Stakes (gr. IIT).
William S. Farish will succeed James E. (Ted) Bassett III as a trustee of the Keeneland Association, the corporation announced Wednesday. Bassett, retiring from his position on the executive committee after 15 years, will remain a member of the association's board of directors.
Eugene Melnyk and Robert N. Clay have reached an agreement in principle for Melnyk Racing Stables' grade I winner Flower Alley to stand at Clay's Three Chimneys Farm in 2007.
In a meeting Oct. 9, the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council committed $1.5 million to fund a three-year program with the Racing Medication and Testing Consortium that will research and determine appropriate withdrawal guidelines for therapeutic medications commonly administered to racehorses in training.
Japanese Horse of the Year Deep Impact, who finished third in this year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere (Fr-I) in front of a cheering throng of Japanese supporters, will enter stud at the Yoshida family's Shadai Stallion Station for the highest syndication price ever for a Japanese stallion.
Fueled in part by all-source handle declines at such meetings as Del Mar, Arlington Park and Monmouth Park, overall wagering on United States racing in the third quarter of 2006 dropped by nearly $7 million.
Anabaa, sixth on the French sires list, will stand in 2007 at Dr. Tony Ryan's Castleton Lyons near Lexington.


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In response to a new State Department draft report on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, Senator Mark Begich offered the following statement:
"At long last, we are starting to see some forward movement on energy security. While I remain frustrated the Keystone XL process has taken so long, I am happy to see progress today in the Administration's draft report. One way or another, these resources will be developed and it does not make sense to pass up a secure supply of energy from our trusted ally and leave China to capitalize on it. The Keystone project will create American jobs, secure our energy supply, and provide long-term economic and national security."
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My 2 cents. I'm in the corporate branding business and Certified Pre-Owned BMW is supposed to mean something. If you go to the website the terminology BMW uses to sell the concept include: "One of the smartest purchases you can make," "...thoroughly inspected by a BMW-trained technician...," "...a comprehensive certification process that includes rigorous criteria and meticulously performed procedures." I'm having trouble seeing how this car made it through this "gauntlet of excellence" (my terminology.)
If a Certified Pre-Owned BMW is immediately throwing codes, requires multiple part replacements, and the manager of the dealership that sold it won't even return a phone call, my question for BMW is: What good is a Certified Pre-Owned BMW? Used car buyers have been getting this kind of treatment for decades. It seems to me BMW should work with the original dealer to make this right for the buyer, even if it means eating (pun intended) the wiring. Because this makes me question the value of the CPO concept. To be clear - I put this on the dealership, not BMW, but perhaps BMW NA needs to be the grownups here and make sure that their dealer stands up to the promises of their CPO product.
I think you are 99% correct, noho335. The 1% is that I think it falls on BMWNA, and not the dealer. BMW slapped CPO on it. That means something. If the dealer followed BMW's certification process, the burden shifts to BMWNA. That's the caveat, though. If the dealer knew about it, it falls on the dealer.
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Oven co testing
Any one have any average co readings for nat gas ovens. I have one as it cycles at 400 deg. it runs up to 225ppm and then starts to drop and then of shuts down on temp and goes through another cycle. If I run a hotter temp the co readings are lower and the same in the oposite the lower the temp the higher the co. Always under 400ppm durring operation.
The stove is very clean and only 4 mos old. On a full cold start it spikes to 625 and then drops. I have tried to adjust air shudder, leavel of burner and hight of burner shield above burner. This is the best I could get.
Does this sound in line with normal operation?
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Some can't be adjusted to have low CO.
The good units can be adjusted to a peak o less then 100PPM at 350°F.
Check your gas pressure.
I have found that around 300-400 ppm of co is about adverage for a gas range.. This is caused mostly from the flame impingment of the burner against the oven burner spreader plate. You can usually adjust the burner orifice & get it to drop a little but, you are cutting the BTU of the oven
There is an air shutter on the main burner. Open it full wide. 400 ppm CO upon startup is acceptacle. However, this reading should drop and stabilize between 30 and 50 ppm during it's run cycle. Upon shutdown, obviously this reading must always decrease.
As it cycles on temp the relight now spikes to 134ppm and then starts to drop. But with nothing in the oven it reaches temp very fast and dosent have time to drop very much. Now if I raise the temp to run longer then the co eventually drops to under 50 ppm but then starts to cycle again at that temp never really dropping much below the 134ppm. I guess this is the best it can do. It is my oven so I have plenty of time to keep playing with it.
been: There is no gas pressure adjustment on the gv. but incomming psig is good
If it's your oven You can check it with air shutter full open. But, this will sometimes cause the flames to start lifting off the burner which isn't good. Yes the 300-somestimes 500 ppm co should be ok at start up. but, should start to drop well below this after warm up
Put a reg on it.
I never learned how much pressure, "presure is good" is.
Non of my manometers have ever had those wors on them. :)
Unless it's an old range or he has taken it off.. Most come from the factory with a reg. installed
But, I haven't worked on every brand/model oven there is.
I hate working on gas ovens.
residental ranges not bad.. Commerical ,,, I hate.. They call when they are hot & someone is always spilling hot food,grease, etc, on you.:eek: Not to mention laying in the greasy floor:( I also hate fryers !!
Fryers scare me.
Seems someone always wants to put more frozen fries in the one beside the one your working on.
And they don't care if you get burned.
Some had an adjustment on the valve knob, to restrict gas flow.
Put one on it.
And you will probably be able to get your CO below 100PPM on light up. And less then 50 after the flame stabilizes.
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profile 2000MXP Selfview and Layout is not working and no remote video on display
Hello I have a strange behaviour on a Profile 2000MXP.
The buttons Selfview and Layout have no effect on the display, (the remote control works on a other system)
And when I make a call to an other system, the system connects but I keep seeing my own camera image and not the other site.
It is not a firewall or a NAT issue, because the unitis is registared to a VCS expressway.
And when I check the call details I can see that there is data going both ways audio & video.
I tried several things to get the unit back on track.
- Like: putting the unit back to factory default - xcommand defaultvaluesset level:3
- Upload the newest firmware F9.1.2
- Reset the Virtual monitor
But nothing makes a difference.
I don't know if it makes a difference the original Tandberg display is not connected to the codec the client chanced the setup using a bigger screen.
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"We are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us." -- Anna Quindlen, from "Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake."
My husband and I are what is generally known as "Empty Nesters." Our daughter moved out in 2008 and our son moved out last August. I'd heard all about being an Empty Nester, the loneliness, the heartache, the sadness. But, actually, I didn't feel as bad as I thought I would, but I also didn't feel as good as I thought I would.
I remember the Monday after my daughter moved out. A colleague asked if I'd "just cried all weekend." I was stymied for a moment, wondering if answering truthfully would make me look like a bad mom. I hadn't cried all weekend. Oh, I'd had that moment of "oh ... my baby is moving out." But that moment quickly turned to knowledge that I had done my job. I had an almost 22-year-old who felt she was ready to embark upon her own life within her own control.
I've actually grown to like the quietness of the house. I don't trip over video games anymore, clothes aren't strewn around the two spare bedrooms. I have less laundry, fewer messes to clean up, and my grocery bill has literally been cut in half. I can come and go as I please without having to answer to anyone. I can cook whenever I want to and not have to meet multiple schedules. The TV is mine, and I don't have to worry about anyone moaning and groaning or making fun when I want to play Broadway soundtracks and sing along, or lament the fact that a woman of "my age" shouldn't be listening to Green Day and Blink 182.
My life is now my own.
But that does not mean I don't miss them. I miss the philosophical talks my son and I had while the hubby was working. We'd be watching something on TV that sparked conversation and soon it's midnight, we've missed three or four of our shows, and we should both really be in bed. I miss my daughter pounding into the bathroom to slam down the toilet lid, as I lay in the whirlpool tub, so she can tell me about her day's frustrations. I miss the giggles, the incessant phone calls that were never for me, the hectic pace of young men and women breezing in and out of my life.
But being an Empty Nester doesn't mean I'm no longer a mother. Both of my children still call on their Mama K when life throws them a curveball or doesn't quite meet their expectations. And my phone rings, too, when life gives them success and reward.
The fact that I'm an Empty Nester doesn't mean I'm no longer needed or appreciated. It just means I was a good mom who reared strong children who feel powerful enough to lead their own lives. Yet, they are also strong enough to know when to ask for help.


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Make a Snus humidor in four simple steps!Posted by James in Snus tips & tricks
Here is a really cool way of creating a built-in humidor for your Snus cans, thanks to snuson.com forums user Rambler! I plan to try this method out myself with some cans, it looks like it should work quite well in making a can of Snus last longer:
I came up with this method the other day while I was lamenting my dreid out portions.
Here it is. Instead of placing a piece of apple of other produce in the snus box I decided to make my own Snus box humidore that is built into the box.
This works great for me since I am a slow snuser. Only about 6 to 8 portions a day.
Let me know if you think of an improvement!!
- Take a snus box with an "ashtray lid"
- Remove the lid and drill several holes in the bottom part of the lid.
- Now stuff the cap of the lid with paper towel or whatever type of moisture holding media you choose and soak it with water (i used spiced rum).
- Now snap the cap with the paper towel back in to the lid and presto!! You have a built in Humidor.
Let me know if this works for you, and don't forget to check out this excellent snuson.com thread where this tip originated from to give thanks to Rambler and share your ideas.
Want to learn how to properly store Snus? Take a look at my my article dealing with how to properly store Snus.


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Some asthma patients seem to have more cavities than people in the general population. Dental work can pose problems for some asthmatics. Learn how to find an asthma who treats with asthma patients, and how to find the dentist who will best for you and your kids.
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Septentrio PolaRx2 Receiver Orbits Earth on Board TET-1 Satellite
Septentrio announced today that a PolaRx2 receiver has reached more than 330 hours of successful operation on board "Technologie-Erprobungs-Träger 1" (TET-1), the first satellite of the German On-Orbit-Verification program. The Septentrio receiver is the backbone of the Navigation and Occultation Experiment (NOX) developed by German Aerospace Center (DLR). The purpose of the experiment is to prove the suitability of commercial-off-the-shelf... read more


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My kitchen stove has spark ignitors that when you turn a burner on the spark ignites the burner. Now it does not work on any of the burners. ant ideas PLEASE:(
Do you see any sparks or does it still make that "click click click" sound...
No clicking and our sparks, I was wondering what converts the 110volt power supply to the ignitirs I want to not have to pull the stove out to look at the back
Is everything seated properly? I sometimes don't seat the cap properly when I clean my range.
The spark is usually created with a coil and capacitor that discharges a high voltage low amperage spark... if you're not hearing or seeing any spark, this may be the mechnism that is broken...
Is it plugged in? Maybe a tripped breaker? Any other electric/electronic components in this stove (i.e. clock, light, etc?) and are those working?
Check all of your ground points. You must have a good ground for the ignitors to work.
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I typically try to do one hour of some type of cardio and then I cross train which takes over an hour, then I have to stretch, so I am spending about 2 1/2 to 3 hours exercising. Is this too excessive? I am going to college in the fall and obviously won't be able to spend 3 hours exercising everyday. Any advice or examples of what you guys do?
How many hours a day exercising is too much?
1.5-2 hours a day for me. Plus I stretch/foam roll in front of the TV which isn't in the total
Max Effort And Dynamic Effort are two different animals.
If you are 18 and sleeping enough and eating right you can handle it.
Between my ski machine, Running, bike, core and lifting I'm at 3-4 hours a day. I don't count stretching/rolling as working out, but I do that to. Of course some days I go longer, especially on long run days or bike tours (which can go all day). I take one day a week (usually Sunday) completely off. If I race on Sunday, I'll take Saturday off. I also break it up. I do sit-ups and push ups and ride my ski machine first thing in the early morning. I'll usually run mid morning, and bike in the afternoon. I like to lift in the evenings. I don't push too hard, but I'm not lazy either. I like the saying "don't do anything today, that you can't out do tomorrow". Anytime a workout (like long runs, races, or speed work) effects my ability to exercise the next day, I make sure it's important, and has a worthwhile purpose. I really enjoy being healthy and in shape at my age. But I also don't have anything to prove to anyone anymore, so there is no reason to burn out at it. Been there, have the t-shirt.
For a normal person 30 minutes to 1 hr exercise is enough but for the body builder or professional person must needs at least 2 to 3 hours training......
my advice is first establish what you want to get out of exercise. you really don't need to exercise more than an hour a day but aim for 30-45min/day. if you want health and gains probably set up 2 days of cardio for about 30min max...and cardio to build stamina and air capacity so no light jogging...either interval training or running at a high level. then you can hit the weights 2-3 times a week. make sure you deadlift and squat as these exercises are compound exercises. do pull ups and chin ups for back and biceps. for chest you can either have a dedicated day or simply do push ups within one of your weight days. train with intensity and eat properly. if you plan to be under a lot of stress because of school don't concern yourself with "gains" to much. just have fun with the exercise and the results will render themselves. make sure you sleep well and not too late, and focus on nutrition on your off days. your body builds on off day, and tears down on workout days.
I agree with tom1961 - it's very important to make sure you're eating right, getting enough rest on a daily basis and are able to handle what you're throwing at yourself.
It's important that you enjoy what you do - whether it's running, cooking, reading, whatever. If you feel you're putting too much in, ease back. Listen to your body. It WILL tell you when to take it easy. Make sure your diet helps your body recover from the marathon sessions you do. For example, I work quite a bit. So, not always being able to eat on a regular basis, I take vitamin supplements. I've had trouble with my hips and knees in the past, so, I take glucosamine supplements. I've learned to listen to my body and make the adjustments where necessary. Back in the 70's, I ran 120-140 miles per week. I ran 1-2 times a day, every day. I burned out by 1982. I have since returned to running with an excitement I haven't felt since high school. I now run 3-4 times per week, with cross-training on the off days...and it has made a world of difference. I schedule the time to get the exercise in each day, and I look forward to it.
In college, try different activities. I played racquetball and basketball, along with some weight training, to go with the running. Mix it up...have fun with it.
I guess the bottom line I'm getting at is: the sooner you learn to incorporate your running with the rest of your life, the better. The key is not to lose the sense of accomplishment and joy that comes with doing something you love. Good luck!


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How much shipped to 45211 Cincinnati, Ohio. My GLI needs this.
How much shipped to 45211 Cincinnati, Ohio. My GLI needs this.
"Sorry my life is so much more bitchin than yours. I planned it that way."
$367.84 shipped to your door for the Radio, antenna adapter and harness adapter.
To order just pm me your full name and address and then give me a call for payment, 908 277 1100 ext. 209. Just ask for JC.
I will get in touch with you in April. Will the price be the same then? Gonna try and have the wife get this for me for my birthday.
"Sorry my life is so much more bitchin than yours. I planned it that way."
As long as VW doesn't change their price mine will be the same.
"Sorry my life is so much more bitchin than yours. I planned it that way."
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Very sick radio!
I was wondering where do i get the harness kit you have?
i bought already the unit but i m looking for the harness
Great radio! I just installed mine today and love it! If you don't mind paying more for a factory look, it's well worth it. The blue tooth is such a great thing to have when you commute. Also, I play all my music off of my USB drive now which is great. Also nice to know I can stream music through my iphone via bluetooth.
For some odd reason, my Droid would not play BT equipped Pandora but it would just make/receive calls, not play any sound. I faintly heard it when I turned the speakers up to MAX but I doubt that's "proper" operation.
Any ideas? It's a Moto Droid 1. And I purchased an MK4 GLI w/ this radio in it.
I would suggest trying to pair a different device with the radio to make sure the radio is working properly. If the other device plays correct it is an issue with the phone, if the other device has the same issue it will be a problem with the radio that we have not yet had to deal with.
Good to hear, do you need a user manual for the radio? I can send you a PDF if you shoot me an email address.
Thanks for the manual, saved it to my phone
Free bump, this radio rocks!
glad to help.
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VW has raised the price of the BT radio as of today (4/1/11). It is now $379.36 shipped anywhere in the 48 states.
Wow, this has actually made my decision a little harder. I am starting to get discouraged. So from what I've gathered from my research on past posts is that:
1. I will loose overall sound quality compared to stock Monsoon system
2. Streaming BlueTooth audio will loose even more sound quality.
3. It will not charge my iPhone 4 via USB
4. When using the bluetooth phone the person on the other end can hardly hear you.
So is this even worth spending almost $400 out-the-door for this unit.?
I do need to replace my current Monsoon deck, so I'm starting to consider if buying a used Monsoon deck for under $100 and simply wiring Aux input to be able to play music from my iPhone would be the smarter option.


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340 Staples Road, Osceola, WI 54020
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Property Details for 340 Staples Road, Osceola, WI 54020
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1 Full
Lot Size: 0.18 Acres
Lot Dimensions: 57x134x55x127
Year Built: 2016
Garage Dimensions: 2 car
Garage: Attached Garage, Driveway - Asphalt
Style: (SF) Split Entry (Bi-Level)
Neighborhood: Gateway Meadows
Water: City Water/Connected
Sewer: City Sewer/Connected
Square Feet: 960
Above Ground Sq Ft: 960
Room Information for 340 Staples Road, Osceola, WI 54020
Main Floor
Living Room: 13x12
Dining Room: 9.5x9.5
Kitchen: 10x9
Bedroom 1: 11x13
Bedroom 2: 11x9
Foyer: 8.5x5
Dining Room Description: Kitchen/Dining Room
School Information for 340 Staples Road, Osceola, WI 54020
School District: Osceola
School District Phone: 715-294-4140
Interior Features for 340 Staples Road, Osceola, WI 54020
Appliances: Range, Microwave, Dishwasher, Refrigerator
Air Cond: Central
Heating: Forced Air
Fireplaces: No
Basement: Walkout, Full, Day/Lookout Windows, Egress Windows, Concrete Block
Exterior Features for 340 Staples Road, Osceola, WI 54020
Lot Description: Irregular Lot
Lot Dimensions: 57x134x55x127
Roof: Asphalt Shingles, Pitched, Age 8 Years or Less
Zoning: Residential-Single
Financial Considerations for 340 Staples Road, Osceola, WI 54020
Tax Amount: $248
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Tax Year: 2015
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Where: 433 Rue McGill (Old Montreal)
Kind of food: English/British – can't you tell by the name? It's fish and chips, people!
Usual Suspects: Business crowds during weekday lunch, anyone and everyone at night.
Why I love it: Deep-fried goodness, crispy French fries, and local brew served nice and cold.
Why you'll love it: It's hectic, fast-paced, and delicious. Makes you really feel like you could actually be somewhere in London. Oh yeah, and did I mention deep-fried? …Who doesn't like smelling like a deep fryer?
Who to take: Head down with some friends and smash down whatever you can get your hands on.
I ordered: The cod fish n' chips with a Burgundy Lion house pint
Waiter says to order: Any of the fish n' chip platters – she loves 'em all.
Price: $$
You can smell the fish soaking in the deep fryer from halfway down the block. Walking up to the restaurant reminds you of how a door to a famous old pub in London would look, as if pale green was the only paint colour available back in the day. The large windows in front give you a looking glass into the kitchen, where you can see young men and women hard at work and dressed up in the finest British attire. Once you step through the doors, you're in for quite a treat.
Because we arrived right in the middle of lunch hour, our group had to wait around 15-20 minutes to get a few countertop seats facing the kitchen. The place was busy. Waitresses in white shirts and black trousers were running about serving basket after basket of deep fried fish and chips (that's "fries" for all you Americans out there) to the hungry crowd. I really couldn't wait to get my hands on a portion of my own.
The basket is served with two pieces of fish, chips, tartar sauce and a lemon for good measure. Following tradition, everything is served atop a shred of newspaper, just like it's been done for well over a hundred years. The Burgundy ale went down so smooth with the cod, and I somehow managed to devour the entire plate in about ten minutes flat.
Next time, I'm going to order the salmon (cooked in a Guinness batter) and probably their "Deep Fried Whatever" for dessert… I just couldn't manage it the first time around. Definitely worth checking out – just try to avoid rush hours!


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I've been very remiss lately about posting updates to my photo sets. I went to India twice in August, first Delhi then Bangalore. I took a morning and afternoon in each place to take photos. Although they are still just snaps taken while walking, there are some interesting shots.
There are 5 new sets of photos:
– Lodi Gardens, Delhi
– Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
– Qutb Minar, Delhi
– Bull Temple, Bangalore
– Bangalore Misc
One of these days, I'll do this properly and really take some time over each shot. My usual situation on these photo days is that I'm constantly feeling guilty about holding my companions up, so I take a quick photo and hurry on. In Bangalore I stopped for long enough behind the Bull Temple to find good angles that my driver came round looking for me, so I felt bad about staying longer. Hmm. I need to do something about that. I do enjoy the company, though.


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Netflix has reported that it's hit 50 million subscribers for the second quarter of the year, and it's the company's overseas expansion efforts that have got it there.
The media streaming giant reported revenue of $1.34 billion for Q2, which is a massive increase of 36.9 percent over the same period last year.
While Netflix is still at its strongest on its home turf, the US, it's worth noting that international subscribers were responsible for $307 million of that revenue. That's doubled over the past year.
The company's rapid growth in Latin America, in particular, has been aided by the massive increase in Smart TV adoption in the region. The reason for that sudden increase? The World Cup, of course.
It's pretty obvious what Netflix does next, besides offering more original content like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black. It opens its service out to even more new territories.
Netflix anticipates the addition of 3.69 million subscribers by the end of the next quarter, and sure enough, 60 percent of those will be from outside of the US.
The reason it can be so confident of such large overseas numbers is that the company is expanding its service to more European territories in September. Netflix will launch in Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, which between them offer 60 million broadband-equipped homes - around half of the service's current addressable market.
Another good move would be offering content parity with the US service, or at least an offering of equivalent strength. But that's another matter entirely.
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So far everything had been stripped re-oiled and cleaned.
This is the result I hope to get.
Waiting on my conversion kit to arrive from the states.
Well I decided after the amount of fun had at round 5, despite the DNF, I just had to enter round 6 for some more fun.
Talk about engine problems!!! In heat 1, just as the race started after the 4 min warm up, the Glow Plug gave out. How I managed to keep the little bugger running for 5.5 mins I don't know. Then after putting in a new plug for heat 2, we could not get top speed and she ran like a dog. Thanks to Tony Drabble having a play with the engine while I was marshalling, I
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Well, over the last 8 weeks or so we have had plenty of running at Deerdale Park when the weather has permitted us too (and on occasion when it did not, lol). As this is my first intro to this kind of racing I have to say the car has behaved itself nicely and been alot of fun to drive. Deerdale is a very technical astro turf track with big jumps, tight corners and plenty to unbalance a car. But it is fun learning to fly.
Once I started getting faster and more confident with the car
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Richard, 21, from Beeston, grew up in a two-bed house with his parents, four brothers and one sister. The family struggled to ensure they had enough money to make sure they had everything they needed, and as he grew up, Richards childhood ambitions began to fade.
As a child, I dreamed of becoming an electrician. But as I reached my teens, that idea began to fade and feel like I'd get nowhere because of my familys lack of money.
Just took delivery of my new Hobao Hyper 8.5 BRCA yesterday. Great service and speedy delivery from Modelsport UK, thanks lads.
I picked this version as its non pull start and comes with a half decent starter box which means one less thing to buy. So the first job ended up being charging the gel cell and installing it in the starter box. This was subsequently mounted on a Pit Buddy ready for use.
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The use of mobile number portability (MNP) in Colombia still remains limited, almost a year after its introduction, according to the most recent results published by telecoms regulator the Communication Regulation Commission (CRC). Since introduction in August 2011, a total of 441,163 customers have switched provider and kept their number in a market of more than 45 million wireless subscribers. The greatest concentration of ports was in Q1 2012 when 167,914 people moved operators, with the number dropping to 132,344 in Q2 2012. Telefonica Moviles Colombia, which uses the Movistar brand of its Spanish parent, has suffered the worst from MNP, with net losses of 159,760. Comcel, recently rebranded under the preferred Claro moniker of its parent company America Movil, reaped the greatest reward from the scheme, with net additions of 85,426 from MNP, whilst Tigo was close behind with 65,058 net additions. Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Uff Movil also added 8,866 new customers thanks to MNP.
However, the use of MNP is still fairly marginal and the flow of customers is not representative of the majority of users. Whilst Claro saw the greatest number of customers moving to its network and keeping their numbers, according to TeleGeographys GlobalComms Database, Claro has in fact seen a reduction in its market share since the introduction of MNP, whilst its two main rivals have increased their shares of the market. At June 2011, Claro reigned over the wireless sector with a 67.8% share of segment, compared to 22.0% and 10.2% attributed to Movistar and Tigo respectively. By end-March 2012, Claro had seen its lead eroded somewhat, dropping to 63.1% of the market against 26.0% and 10.9%.
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Billie's Getting Busy
Featuring: Billie Austin
Date: November 19th, 2014
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Girls like Billie Austin are used to receiving advances from men. It comes with the territory when you have attributes like hers. A cute smile, a womanly figure and H-cup hooters that make boob-hounds the world over want to hoot and holler. "I was always the bustiest girl in school," Billie said. "I was a full DD-cupper by the time I was 16, and I even caught teachers looking at my cleavage. They got caught with their hands in the cookie jar!" Our friend JMac would have been one of the many guys checking Billie out in school. Heck, he can't even stop himself from peering through her window when he notices her figure through the glass! Not that a girl like Billie minds one bit. A big strong man like him is just what a full-figured fox like Billie needs. "There's nothing like a good, hard pounding," Billie said. "A good roll in the hay with a big hard cock inside of my pussy.


text: SUU Women Finish Seventh At Hobble Creek September 10, 2013 By SUU Strategic Communication Related Links Complete final results Nicole Thomas finished tied for 13th to lead the Thunderbirds Courtesy: SUU Strategic Communications SPRINGVILLE, Utah, Sept. 10 – Southern Utah's women's golf team shot 311 Tuesday to finish at 78 over par 930 and in seventh place at the 13-team Hobble Creek Invitational, hosted by Brigham Young and Utah Valley Universities. Sophomore Nicole Thomas led the Thunderbirds with a 13th place finish at 14-over 227 while junior Monica Jung was 24th at 233 and sophomore Rynae Baca was another shot back in 26th. Freshman Taylor Viquelia shot 236 to finish tied for 31st while freshman Carly parsons finished 68 at 258. SUU junior Shantell Spackman, who was playing as an individual, finished 49th at 244. BYU's Lea Garner was the individual champion at 1-over par 214, five shots better than Grand Canyon's Charlotte Jaengkit, who finished second at 219. The Thunderbirds finished three shots behind Santa Clara and 15 50 shots off the pace of team champion San Francisco, which finished at 880, six shots better than second place Gonzaga. New Mexico State finished third at 912, followed by Grand Canyon (914), BYU (915), Santa Clara and SUU. Weber State finished eighth at 939, followed by CS Northridge at 951, Utah Valley (959), Dixie State (960), CS Bakersfield (996) and Idaho State (1,011). -- SUU --


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Payton, Flake to be Honored By Cajuns' Basketball Saturday
One of only five men in Ragin' Cajuns basketball history to score over 2,000 and a guard who led his team to a world championship will be honored Saturday night when Louisiana plays host to Houston at the Cajundome.
Jerry Flake will be the fifth former Cajun to have his jersey retired, joining Marvin Winkler (14), Bo Lamar (10), Andrew Toney (24) and Dean Church (12). It is the second jersey to be retired since Bob Marlin took over as head coach. Church's jersey was retired last year.
Flake, who played from 1965-69, finished his career as the Cajuns' all time leading scorer with 2.058 points. He is now fifth on the all-time scoring list. Flake was twice named NAIA All-American and averaged over nineteen points per game during his career. He also holds the UL record for free throw percentage in a career (.854).
The 6-6 Flake is already a member of the UL Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Current Cajuns' point guard Elfrid Payton will be honored prior to the game after his team won the FIBA U-19 World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic. The junior from Gretna was a late invitee for tryouts and made the most of the opportunity, starting every game for the U. S. The Americans went undefeated and took home the gold medal.
Louisiana (6-3) and Houston (6-4) are scheduled to tip off at 7:05.


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Congress passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in February. Will computerizing medical records allow doctors to be better doctors and improve the quality of hospitals and patient care? Will a patient's privacy and security be protected and who will have access to the new digital versions of our medical records? Will doctors and hospitals be required to make the changes and cover the cost? Renowned physician Blumenthal has served as chief health advisor during two presidential campaigns, worked as director of numerous health organizations and held professorships at Harvard Medical School and the University of Chicago. He is now poised to take on the duty of implementing a nationwide, interoperable health information technology infrastructure.
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Dinophysis ovum is often misidentified as D. acuminata. However, strains from Galicia, Greece and Texas were well separated from D. acuminata based on the sequence of the mitochondrial cox 1 gene (Raho et al. 2008).
|Raho, N., Pizarro, G., Escalera, L., Reguera, B. & Marín, I. 2008. Morphology, toxin composition and molecular analysis of Dinophysis ovum Schütt, a dinoflagellate of the "Dinophysis acuminata complex". Harmful Algae 7, 839-848
Papaefthimiou, D., Aligizaki, K. & Nikolaidis, G. 2010. Exploring the identity of the Greek Dinophysis cf. acuminata. Harmful Algae 10,1-8.
Campbell, L., Olson, R.J., Sosik, H.M., Abraham, A., Henrichs, D.W., Hyatt, C.J. & Buskey, E.J. 2010. First harmful Dinophysis (Dinophyceae, Dinophysiales) bloom in the U.S. is revealed by automated imaging flow cytometry. J. Phycol. 46, 66-75.
Fux, E., Smith, J.L., Tong, M., Guzmán, L. & Anderson, D.M. 2010. Toxin profiles of five geographical isolates of Dinophysis spp. from North and South America. Toxicon 57, 275-287.
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Can you clarify your 1st paragraph, I think you may have left out a word or two, such as "not" or a preposition or something. Thanks.
My point was that you can be an independent contractor ("IC") for one entity and not another. For example, ABC company hires you as an independent contractor to be on "loan" to ABC company's clients. In that circumstance, you may be an employee of ABC company, but an IC of ABC's client.
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Anchorage police have arrested and charged an Anchorage woman for allegedly stabbing her son, police said Tuesday evening.
Tracia Jordan-Sainte, 40, was charged with one count of first-degree attempted homicide and one count of first-degree assault, said police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro.
Her 3-year-old son remains at the hospital in critical condition, Castro said.
Police received a call at 1:19 p.m. about a child who had been stabbed by a woman on the 200 block of Muldoon Road, said police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro in a statement Tuesday afternoon. They were staying at a Safe Harbor Inn, which provides shelter to dozens of individuals and families in need of transitional housing.
Police and medics responded, Castro said, and the child was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The 3-year-old underwent emergency surgery, police said Tuesday afternoon.
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Uchoten Kazoku 10
So it turns out the true culprit behind Shimogamo Soichiro's capture was his own blood-related younger brother. Damn. In hindsight it is so goddamn obvious since he's the one who benefits/hates him the most, but like Yasaburo says, it's been so bloody obvious that it's actually pretty shocking to have it finally confirmed that he really did it.
I'll have to say, Uchoten really knows how to build up the drama and tension. Even with the twist coming from a mile away, it still hit it with quite a bit of force. The music work of this episode was seriously amazing, especially the scene where the "witness" appears. Benten proves to be a really complicated character to have feelings for… especially after seeing the actions she took in this episode.
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|A phone call in the middle of the night is never good news, especially for an immigrant. In June 2001, we got such a call from back home: one of my brother-in-laws had died tragically. He was 45 years old. My husband desperately wanted to make it back for the funeral, but the cost of purchasing an air ticket was astronomical, even with the hardship concession. He never got to say goodbye to his brother.
All of us immigrants have something in us that inspires us to leave the safe confines of our home country and seek to make our lives elsewhere. Whether it is an urge to make money or a name for ourselves, or even just wanderlust, we are compelled to experiment with what foreign lands offer.
When we do leave our safety circle of our close family, relatives and friends, initially we are faced with loneliness and homesickness when we think our past life, and uncertainty when we contemplate the future. In my case, it happened when I came to the U.S. for my studies, 17 years ago. During my master's program, I was homesick. Two months after I got here, when it dawned on me that I was totally alone, I just wanted to leave. Life can be scary without the safety net of financial security.
Gradually, however, we make it, with new friends, jobs, money and a piece of the American dream, and it is then that we begin to truly enjoy life abroad. Once we had a decent pay-check, my husband and I began to have a ball. Both of us didn't have any family here and very few friends. Without any obligations to anyone and without anyone to impose stultifying conventions on us, life was so much easier. We took risks, we did crazy things; we pretty much did what we liked. If one of our schemes worked out, we told family about it on our biannual visits. If it didn't, we just didn't mention it. If a festival fell on a weekday and we couldn't do anything special for it, we postponed it to the weekend. If we were unable to manage even that, we just said a prayer and went on. On our visits back home, we congratulated relatives and friends on their weddings at the same time as we admired their first-born. Often, we couldn't recognize youngsters.
"How you've grown!" we exclaimed often. They said the same to us too; only, it wasn't complimentary, since all our extra inches were on the equatorial plane.
All this time, there was something else going on. Along with the congratulatory trips, there were condolence visits too. Familiar, beloved faces began to disappear from family gatherings. Grandparents, uncles and aunts who were in their 60s and 70s, and whom we loved too much to let go; cousin sisters and brothers, who were way too young to die, who we hoped to grow old with; friends to whom we had said good-bye on our last trip, not knowing that it would be final. These visits were sometimes a year to a year-and-a-half after the passage of the loved one, and were sometimes almost embarrassing for being so delayed.
The relevance of expressing our sorrow at a time when the family had moved past the worst of their grief and carried on was sometime questionable. My worst moment was when I had to condole a cousin's wife on the loss of her husband ... at a wedding of all places. We had tried to visit her, but she wasn't home. Even with this excuse on my side, I felt horrible.
But even these tardy visits were very valuable to us, because it was the only way to achieve some measure of closure. Being so far away from the family circle, we cried alone, with only strangers to console us. When my grandmother died, I was at work. A friend held me when I cried, for which I was grateful, but I wished I were with my own family that knew how much she meant to me.
This event in particular, made me realize that we were living Life Lite, as it were. We had all the perks of adulthood, like unlimited bedtime and no curfew, but none of the responsibilities, like having to be with our own family during happy and more importantly, in sad times. In Tamil, they have a saying: if you don't go to a wedding, it's okay, but you shouldn't miss a funeral. I began to understand its ramifications and truth.
Something occurred in December 2004 that brought this realization chillingly close to me when my mother had a heart attack. I received a phone call the next day from my father, who broke the news gently to me. He said that he didn't call until her condition had stabilized, because he didn't want me to worry. I was upset at the delay until I finally comprehended the truth.
"What an idiot I am! Of course calling me wasn't top priority; they were busy saving her life! That was far more important than keeping me informed."
Hard on the heels of this thought, came the guilt: I couldn't do anything to help out my parents at that time, or the days following it, when she had a relapse. My sister heroically bore the sole responsibility. Luckily, my mother made it, but I will never forget my helplessness in that situation.
Previously, I used to often be miffed when I felt sidelined by family decisions. I would fume that I had not been given my due as a member of the family. However, that event put an end to that. When I couldn't be a part of their daily hardships and sorrows, I really had no right or say in their lives or decisions.
When one of my friends living here lost her father in India, she said she couldn't go to the funeral and that it was a "sacrifice" she had to make for living abroad. I agreed at the time, but I didn't see the flip side of this argument until much later. What about the "sacrifice" our family members make, because we are away at the time of tragedy? A family is, after all, a sum of its members. Doesn't our absence matter? Reminiscing about loved ones is one outlet for grief. But in today's society where neighbors remain strangers, isn't the one other person who knew and loved the departed so exceedingly important?
I find myself asking these uncomfortable questions every time I get news of a loved one's passing. As I sit and cry alone, I wait for answers that can reconcile my need to live the life I want, with fulfilling my responsibilities as a real, not phantom, member of a family of loving individuals, who are part of my history, who know me and care about me, that who can at times be infuriating, but will always be an integral part of me.


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Road-warrior Rays down Indians to advance
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays continued to thrive on the road with a clinical 4-0 victory over a profligate Cleveland Indians in their one-game, wild card playoff on Wednesday to advance to the American League Division Series.
The Rays, who played their last eight games away from home and faced three successive must-win games in Toronto, Texas and against the Indians at Progressive Field, will be on the road again on Friday, starting a best-of-five series against the top-seeded Boston Red Sox.
"Three games in three difficult venues... all in enemy territory," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon told reporters. "I'm proud of my guys."
Tampa Bay starting pitcher Alex Cobb, 11-3 during the season, masterfully mixed a big curveball with his fastball and was supported by a home run from designated hitter Delmon Young and a two-run double by center-fielder Desmond Jennings.
He combined with three relievers on the shut out.
Cobb pitched into the seventh, giving up eight hits and wriggling out of jams to spoil the party for the locals, who had finished the season with 10 straight wins to claim a wild card spot after losing 94 games last year.
The 25-year-old Cobb was not at his best but battled through, taking another inspiring step after missing two months due to a concussion after being hit in the head by a vicious line-drive back at him in June.
"You can't put it into words, the appreciation I have of celebrating out on the field," Cobb said.
"I know how close it was to not coming back. When I was sitting on the couch watching these games, I knew we had a chance, I knew we had a great team and I would do everything I could to get back and be a part of it and feel this celebration that we're doing right now." Continued...


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Siobhan McKeown who I've noticed has made a name for herself within the WordPress community over the past two years has published an excellent guide with all sorts of tips on how to become one of the top WordPress professionals. While she nails it on multiple levels, I have a tip or two of my own. First, it's WordPress with a capital P, dangit. Secondly, make sure you use the correct WordPress logo or else you'll look stupid within the WordPress community and serious players will fail to take you seriously. Last but not least, do not use the word WordPress within the domain name. For example, www.wordpressdevelopers.com. This is considered trademark infringement and is another way for no one within the WordPress community to take you seriously.
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