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While it's tempting to slip into an eggnog stupor from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day, there are five items we should all check off our to-do lists before the ball drops on 2014.
Review your loss carryforward numbers. If you have any capital loss carryforward from previous years, now is a good time to take some profits. You can take your gains and offset them against your carryforward, plus $3,000. Who knows when our desperate government will still demand its share of our gains via taxes but leave us alone to cover our losses? Offset those carryforward losses and take some profits where it makes sense to do so.
Maximize your 401(k) and IRA contributions. If you're over 50, don't forget the catch-up contribution. You can contribute $17,500 per year to a 401(k), plus an additional catch-up contribution of $5,500. If you have an IRA, you can contribute $5,500, plus a catch-up contribution of $1,000. Check with your CPA for the details specific to you.
If you're in the 25% income tax bracket, a maximum contribution to an IRA could reduce your 2013 income taxes by $1,625; a 401(k) maximum contribution could reduce it by $5,750.
It might sound like pedestrian advice; however, I harp on this topic because only 10% of those working contribute the legal maximum to their 401(k)s. The bottom line is: you can save money for retirement and reduce your tax bill in one swoop. Frankly, it really saddens me that more people don't take full advantage of these opportunities. If you cannot afford to contribute the maximum, do the best you can and aim to increase your contribution each year.
Talk to your CPA about tax changes stemming from Obamacare. This is a complicated topic and may affect you in ways you wouldn't anticipate. There's an additional tax on health savings account distributions, and over-the-counter medicines no longer qualify as medical expenses for certain purposes, among other changes. We recommend checking with your accountant for specifics.
Talk with all your doctors about Obamacare. I have several doctor friends and some have announced early retirement. They would rather stop practicing medicine than deal with the fallout surrounding the new healthcare law.
I also just saw my ophthalmologist, and he said the government is reducing his reimbursement drastically and changing when he can perform procedures like cataract surgery.
Like it or not, Obamacare is the now law of the land. Everyone has different health concerns, and it's in your best interest talk to your doctor sooner rather than later. You don't want to find out your doctor cannot treat you or that insurance won't cover a procedure when you're in need of immediate care. That's the wrong time to start investigating alternatives.
You need to know if your doctor is going to opt out of Medicare or other insurance plans. Don't be shy; just ask and lessen the chance of an unpleasant surprise.
Take advantage family togetherness by discussing the tough topics. When our children were in grade school, a friend who was well versed in fashionable child-rearing techniques sold me on regular family meetings. The rules were pretty simple: every family member could bring up issues without Mom and Dad getting angry.
Our first family meeting is legendary in our family lore. My youngest son piped up and announced he wanted an increase in his allowance. For a first-grader, he built a great case, explaining what his allowance would and would not buy and lobbying for an increase. I looked at my wife, who was grinning from ear to ear, decided he'd made a good argument, and doubled his allowance.
From that point forward, family meetings were a Miller tradition. My first set of children are now in their 50s, and when we get together for the holidays, they still know they can call a meeting.


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The Road to IPAB
March 26, 2012
The massive 2010 health care law will go before the U.S. Supreme Court soon and a number of its provisions will come under attack. Yet while so much attention has been paid to the individual mandate and expansions of Medicaid, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), has flown largely under the radar, says Devon Herrick, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
The IPAB is a 15-person board of unelected bureaucrats who are charged with controlling the rate of growth of Medicare spending. While this may seem to be an admirable goal, given the unsustainable increase in spending on the program, the guidelines that govern the IPAB make it worrisome.
- The recommendations of the board aren't merely proposals -- they can automatically become law.
- Peter Orszag, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, recently made clear that these laws can be overturned by Congress, but that such a move would require a repeal to follow the standard route of a law, including approval by President Obama.
- Thus, the process of creating laws has essentially been reversed, with unilateral actions being taken by third parties that a gridlocked Congress cannot effectively check.
The implementation of the IPAB creates a dangerous precedent in this regard, as it cedes away a great deal of legislating authority.
Furthermore, the likely avenues of action for the board will probably prove damaging in the IPAB's attempt to control spending.
- While the law expressly prohibits the board from rationing care, it allows changes to provider fees that will have the same effect.
- Yet providers have demonstrated their aversion to below-market compensation by increasingly moving away from accepting Medicare.
- Therefore, IPAB's attempt to lower rates to providers will drive more health care professionals out of the Medicare sphere and leave Medicare enrollees in a lurch to find care.
- Additionally, with some 78 million baby boomers set to retire over the next few decades, stress on the Medicare system as a whole will also increase rapidly.
Source: Devon Herrick, "The Road to IPAB," Townhall.com, March 21, 2012.
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Love is rarely perfect, but it can still be ideal for two people who complete each other. Romantic movies speak precisely for that – the ways of love. Everyone loves to watch a good, romantic movie sometimes, so we made a list of the best romance movies of all time.
If you don't know which is the best romance movie that you should watch, here is our selection of top romance movies. There are many great romance movies out there, but here are 10 of them, that we think are really worth watching. Our list with best love movies is based on ratings and reviews, so prepare a box of tissues with you and enjoy these great romance movies!
The Notebook – 2004
The Notebook is a very touching movie that will impress anyone who loves a good romance. The forbidden love between Ryan Gosling (Noah) and Rachel McAdams (Allie) is not so perfect, yet so perfect to pass through heaven and hell. This movie is an all time favorite and sends strong message about the power of true love, in a very realistic way. And also answers the question whether it is possible to love two people at the same time.
Titanic – 1997
Titanic is the most unforgettable and fascinating love story of all times. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the poor Jack who meets the rich but very unhappy girl Rose, played by Kate Winslet. They met on the ill-fated ship Titanic and despite the fact that they come from two entirely different worlds they become madly in love and spend a few happy moments together. Their love is so strong that survives the worst tragedy.
Pretty Woman – 1990
Pretty Woman is a classic romantic comedy which is an iconic twist of the Cinderella story. Richard Gere is Edward, rich and unhappy man who meets Vivian, played by Julia Roberts. Vivian is a prostitute who works hard for her money, and teaches him how to love and laugh. Edward decides to purchase her services for a week and they spend a few passionate moments. But when Edward's friend discover Vivivan's profession his reaction will create misunderstanding between the two of them. However at the end love conquers over money.
Ghost – 1990
Ghost is a classic story about love that survives even after death. A list with romantic movies without Ghost would be incomplete. Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore play Sam and Molly who are perfectly happy couple. Walking back to their new apartment after a night out, they face with a thief who murders Sam. Sam finds himself trapped as a ghost and finds out that his murder was no accident. His mission is to warn Molly about the danger, so he communicate with her through the psychic Oda Mae Brown, played by Whoopi Goldberg.
Dirty Dancing – 1987
Dirty Dancing is another classic romantic movie with Patrick Swayze. He plays John in the movie and Jennifer Grey plays Baby. They reinvent their iconic dirty dance during one summer vacation at a family friendly camp and they succeed in proving that love is more important than money and prestige.
Gone With the Wind – 1939
Gone with the wind is the most classic romantic movie of all time. Vivien Leigh plays Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable is Rhett Butler and they will always be remembered for their great characters and their love/hate/love story in this incredible and iconic movie.
Grease – 1978
Grease is a romantic movie full with music, dance and feelings. John Travolta plays Danny, the bad boy and leader of T-Birds and Olivia Newton-John plays Sandy who is a good girl. They fall in love and then split, reconcile and split again before deciding that "You're the One That I Want". Grease was the highest-grossing movie in 1978, and is the highest-grossing musical ever.
Pearl Harbor – 2001
Pearl Harbor is sad and touching story and Oscar winning war movie that shows us how strong love can be. The movie follows the lives of three people (Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsdale and Josh Hartnett) involved in the tragic attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor.
Love Story – 1970
Love Story is a one of the most beautiful and touching romantic movies ever. Ali MacGraw plays Jenny, a free spirited music student attending Radcliffe and Ryan O'Neal plays Oliver, a pre-law student attending Hardward. They come from different backgrounds and they have to deal with their families, but in the end their love wins.
While You Were Sleeping – 1995
While you were sleeping is a wonderful and interesting movie about Lucy, a woman who is falling in love with a unconscious man Peter, played by Peter Gallagher. The story gets complicated and his family thinks she is his fiance. When Peter awakens he remembers everything except Lucy. Meanwhile she finds herself falling for his brother Jack, played by Bill Pullman.


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When Walter is outside Jesse's house and calls him, leaving his fourth message, Jesse's phone goes straight to voice mail. However when Walter breaks into the house and calls Jesse from in his room the phone rings before going to voice mail. There is no one in the house to have turned on the phone between the calls.
There really is a poet named Walter "Walt" Whitman (1819-1892). He was a humanist and worked in free verse. He was controversial because his work often focused on overt sexuality.
Sketchy: (Talking in Jesse's house) I'm not even kidding, because if you really think about it, you can't even see it so how can you know just how bad radio frequencies and microwaves and cell phones and stuff are getting you. I mean, you can be strolling through security at the airport on your way to see your grandma and then you get waved through a full body x-ray scanner and the next day you can be dead or dying or at least dying from all the radiation that they say is safe which there's no way it could because they have to deliver a concentrated dose, OK? Enough to penetrate your clothes and so the accumulated amount can definitely be dangerous to susceptible individuals, especially if you're from a rural area. I mean, the ozone layer is already through because of the cow farts.
Walt: (Reading a script of the gambling story Skyler has prepared) "I'm terribly, terribly ashamed of my actions."
Skyler: Yeah
Walt: Two terribly's?
Skyler: It's supposed to show contrition.
Walt: ... Okay, I would just never use that word. I would never say the word "terribly".
Skyler: Phrase it however you want. You're jumping ahead. Now...
Walt: And why am I so ashamed.
Skyler: Do I really need to answer that?
Walt: I was, and am, providing for our family.
Skyler: Let's just pick up where we left off.
Walt: I'm "weak", I'm "out of control", the whole thing makes me look like crap.
Walt: (to Skyler) Where is the 'I slept with my boss' bullet point? I don't see that anywhere.
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Jackie Ashenden, author of the just-released Billionaire's Club story The Billionaire Biker, is our latest guest on the blog. If you couldn't tell from her wickedly sexy books, she's a big fan of Alpha males, and especially loves that there are, in fact, such a wide variety of types. Today she's here to share her findings on the 6 flavors of Alpha. Thanks for joining us, Jackie!
Okay, so I have a confession to make: I love an alpha hero. Yeah, I know, loving an alpha isn't so fashionable these days. We want a guy who's more sensitive, who's not so in your face or controlling, who's laid back, who's a bit more true-to-life even.
But me, I'm an alpha girl all the way. He's a very misunderstood beast in my opinion. Like the best kind of bad boy, he has a checkered past and a rap sheet a mile long. He's got a few skeletons in his closet (not looking at anyone in particular old skool romance!). But the true heart of an alpha hero is golden and the journey of him finding that heart is its own very special form of crack.
One of my personal peeves about alpha heroes though, is the accusation that they're all the same. They are not. They come in many different flavors and if you're not an alpha fan, you may be surprised at what kind of man you might uncover.
Check out these guys here. Six of my favorite alpha hero types and why they're different.
- The Playboy: This guy's been around the block or twelve. He's sexy, charming, a fabulous lover. He's witty, super-naughty and usually shocking, which is all kinds of awesome. It's extra sweet to see this hero fall in love since underneath his playboy ways he's hiding a heart of gold. As an example of this kind of hero, I particularly loved Pato from Royal Without Rules by Caitlin Crewes. He owns the naughty straight up by inviting the heroine to a threesome, then falls head over heels for her. No wonder this was nominated for a RITA.
- Wounded Alpha: This is like the Beast from Beauty and Beast. He's surly, grumpy and sometimes quite snarly. He needs a hug and a blanket but you know he'd bite your hand off. This one I love because seeing the heroine make it all better is extra satisfying. Check out Cade from Unbroken by Maisey Yates. Cade is in pain and his life is on hold. He's grumpy and surly and if you're not careful, he'll probably bite. But watching him find his purpose in life is a joy to behold.
- The Bad Boy: I love a bad boy alpha. They're tough, mean and sexy as hell. There's just something about a rebel that I admire, especially when they put their bad sexy ways in the past for the heroine. Like Kaleb from Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh. All through the Psy/Changeling books, Kaleb has been on the periphery and you never know whether he's a villain or a hero (my personal crack). Is he even redeemable? Morally ambiguous is my kind of dude.
- The A-hole: Yeah, yeah, the alpha-hole hero is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. But I have a soft spot for them if they're well motivated. And watching an a-hole become a better man for the heroine is just so incredibly satisfying. Example: Sebastian Ballister, Marquess of Dain. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase. Dain is a horrible bastard. But he is magnificent in his horribleness and I think the trick to an a-hole alpha is the heroine. She has to be strong enough to take him on and Jessica is definitely strong enough for him.
- The Alpha in disguise: When is an alpha not an alpha? When he's masquerading as a beta! This kind of hero is quiet about his achievements and is much more laid-back than other types, but he definitely knows what he wants and isn't afraid to go out and get it. Dell from All I Have by Nicole Helm is exhibit A. Dell looks cunningly like a beta on the surface, but underneath beats the heart of a hungry alpha. The way he tries to out-maneuver his competition, AKA the heroine, to get his farm off the ground, is very interesting to watch.
- The Uptight Alpha: You know the one. He's got his tie knotted right up to his throat and his shirt correctly buttoned. His jacket straight. He's got rules and he follows them to the letter and if you don't then you'd better pull up your socks, buddy because, by God, there's going to be hell to pay. I love this guy, I really do. There is nothing in the world as charming as watching the goody, goody uptight alpha discover his inner bad boy when the heroine leads him from the paths of righteousness. I loved Martin from Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry. He's so disapproving of Violet, the heroine, and yet is somehow all kinds of hot. And when these two get it on…whoa, fireworks!
What about you? What's your favorite type of alpha hero? Give us an example!
Learn more or order a copy of The Billionaire Biker by Jackie Ashenden, out now:
Jackie Ashenden lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband, the inimitable Dr Jax, two kids and two cats. When she's not torturing alpha males and their stroppy heroines, she can be found drinking chocolate martinis, reading anything she can lay her hands on, posting random crap on her blog, or being forced to go mountain biking with her husband.
Jackie writes dark, sexy contemporary romance for St Martin's Press, including the New York Billionaires Club series of novellas, the first due out in 2014.
You can find Jackie at jackieashenden.com or follow her on Twitter @JackieAshenden.


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06-04-2013 3:42 PM -- By: mommy, From:
HI sweetheart!! Mom stopping by to tell you how very much I miss your funny little grin :) I have cried for days now wishing for just one more day with you my little Angel. I miss you more than words can say. Kisses between the ears. love always, mom
06-04-2013 2:19 PM -- By: Greta, From: Rainbow Bridge
Today's your special day, Mom,
And I just want you to know
How very much I love you
And how I miss you so!
You know I'm with my friends here
And these friends, they are so true,
They're right beside me sending
Birthday wishes just for you.
So you have fun today, Mom,
And check the skies tonight
You'll see I'm watching over you,
For you my star shines bright!
06-02-2013 9:21 PM -- By: Gina, From:
Stopping by to remember beautiful Greta on her Angel Day. Christy, I know Greta is always close to your heart and very loved and missed. Thinking of you on her special day and sending warm thoughts your way!
06-02-2013 1:41 PM -- By: Charles -- Sammy's, Gabby's and little Bob M's Dad, From: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Stopping by in remembrance of Greta's Five-Year Angelversary. Always cherish the memories of precious Greta and you surely will have a smile.
Sending hugs on this day and always. Greta, always know you are very loved and very missed.
06-02-2013 12:53 PM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
Remembering Greta on this Angel Day -
Christy, we go forward, knowing that these special angels watch over us, living forever in your heart and waiting at that Rainbow Bridge!!!
06-02-2013 9:48 AM -- By: Henry, From: NY
Dear Greta have a fun Angel Day with Angel,Dusty and all the others. Your Mom loves and misses you very much.
06-02-2013 8:33 AM -- By: Bruce & Cinnamon, From: PA
Blessings to beautiful, compassionate, determined, loving, always brave, kind and gentle lady Greta, and Mom Christy, on beloved Greta Abigail's 5yr Angel day.
My thoughts and prayers are witn you, Christy, as I know even 5 yrs removed from Greta's passing the love and missing your girl remains. There can be no higher or more genuine tribute to all that Greta means to you, than to continue to honor, appreciate and yes, miss her, as you do.
Bless you, Christy, for sharing a home and life with your dear, sweet Greta, filled as it should be with mutual caring, respect and unconditional love. As I mention many times in my notes, we are never, ever allowed to spend enough years in the company of amazing souls like Greta Abigail, but i truly believe no amount of time would ever be enough. The genuine empathy, sensitivity, unconditional love, loyalty and courage Greta shared with you every day, is really only found in our beautiful canine and feline kids.
This is a beautiful memoral, Christy, and I will stop by again to learn more about Greta. My family lost our little girl Cinnamon to cancer June 4, 2012, and we are going through all of the holiday, birthday and every day missing her. They add so much to our lives, and no matter how much we love them we never understand it all until they are gone.
Bless gentle spirit and Angel Greta, Mom Christy, and her entire family of two and four legged souls, today and always.
06-01-2013 7:47 PM -- By: Nancy, From:
Here to honor your precious Greta on her 5th year Angelversary. I know how much you miss her.
Bless you
Nancy, Picky and Snowys "Momma" :0(
05-25-2013 8:42 PM -- By: mom, From:
I remembered it baby girl!! I knew I would if I tried hard enough :) You know you have a little sister and a brother here now. Unfortunately you will be meeting your sissy soon. I hope you meet her with lots of sloppy wet kisses and share your babies with her. Mom Loves and misses you so much!!
05-25-2013 2:54 PM -- By: Mommy, From:
OMG, I cannot believe I forgot your password, tears baby girl, almost 5 years ago you left me. It still hurts like yesterday. Mom
12-25-2012 9:10 AM -- By: puck llewis , From:
a high Paws up to you Greta!
sending Angel Huggs and Kisses on the Breezes to you and Dusty-man and Hammy Sagar (who still cant drive 55) and to your wooferful mom ..
High Paws Up!
12-13-2012 1:04 AM -- By: Nancy, From:
Here to honor your precious Greta and the loving and wonderful life she lived with you w hile she was here(I love all her toys). May she rest in eternal peace
God bless you
Nancy, Picky and Snowys "Momma" :0(
08-05-2012 9:58 AM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
A belated happy birthday, sweet Greta -
p.s. to Mom - Dale was growling at me in my sleep last night, seemed I didn't visit Critters yesterday - !!! But sending big hugs your way!
08-04-2012 6:37 PM -- By: Michelle & Princess, From:
Happy birthday Greta.
08-04-2012 5:16 PM -- By: Puck Llewis, From:
stopping by today to wish Greta a special rainbow birthday....A celebration with Dusty and Hammy and all the kids in her honour....
Christy..thinking of you on this day...huggs and high paws up ..
if your heart aches today...its because Greta is there..safe and sound where she belongs...she is in all of our hearts...
08-04-2012 2:36 PM -- By: Gina, From:
Hi Christy, stopping by to remember sweet, beautiful Greta on her Birthday today at Rainbow Bridge. I'm sure there is a big celebration in her honor!! Hoping this day brings you many happy and wonderful memories of your sweet girl. My thoughts are with you. ((Hugs))
Happy Birthday, Greta Abigail!!
08-04-2012 2:10 AM -- By: Vicki, From: Nebraska
Just stopping to wish sweet Greta a very happy birhtday today. I'm sure there are a lot of parties planned in your honor. Have fun.
08-04-2012 12:44 AM -- By: Nancy, From:
Visiting your precious Greata a happy 14th birthday at Rainbow Bridge. I know you must miss her dearly. I loved seeing all of her toys and reading about her. I truly was touched by your precious furchild.
God bless you sweeite
Nancy, Pickys "Momma" :0(
08-03-2012 12:42 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Luna pushes over a big box, as as Greta opens it a huge smile appears on her face ... it's packed with all our love, dreams, and wishes ... may each and every one come true! ((Hugs and all our love always Luna & her mom Nadine
06-03-2012 8:19 AM -- By: Henry, From: NY
Greta I hope you had fun with Dusty and all the others on your Angel Day. You are loved and missed very much and I am sure you feel that every day.
06-02-2012 5:28 PM -- By: Gina, From:
Hi Christy, Stopping by to remember your precious girl, Greta, on her Angelversary today. Know your sweet angel is always watching over you and sending her love. I know she is very missed and will forever be in your heart. Thinking of you today and sending special thoughts and hugs your way.
06-02-2012 11:02 AM -- By: Vicki, From:
Stopping to remember sweet Greta on this her 4th year Angelversary. I know there are lots and lots of celebrations happening at the Bridge, in honor of Greta. Have a wonderful day beautiful girl.
06-02-2012 10:30 AM -- By: Sherin, From: Spring TX
Christy - what a beautiful girl Greta is. Wow a toy collector! We have a new rescue baby that is a toy collector - doesn't really play JUST collects. We just lost our Liam in March and I don't think that I have endured any loss harder than that one. So much a part of our very souls. I know you miss your Greta very much - I know she will always be in your heart and you in hers. Blessings
12-21-2011 12:03 AM -- By: Gina & Saada, From:
Hi Christy - Thinking of you and wanted to send you and your family and all the precious fur kids warm wishes for a Blessed and Joyous Christmas!! Hugs, Gina
Precious Memories
May this holiday season
leave you with precious memories:
A Christmas filled with love and light,
perfect gifts, delicious foods,
love and joy all around.
A New Year with continuing blessings—
friends, family, good work, great fun,
and delightful surprises.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
By Joanna Fuchs
12-20-2011 12:49 PM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
"That special place in our hearts feels so empty at this time of year. But we realize, as time passes, that animals have a way of teaching us about loving, about loyalty, joy, and friendship. And whatever we've shared in their presence can never really be lost."
We thank our furbabies for that and wish them a very . . .
12-13-2011 12:31 AM -- By: Lauvern , From:
Hi Christy. I just wanted to stop by and wish you and yours a MERRY CHRISTMAS and ALL THE BEST IN 2012.
11-25-2011 11:46 AM -- By: puck llewis; with greta abigale; dusty; hammy, From:
(walkin up gretas golden walkway like the monkeys from tv...paw in paw.....
singing....and humming as they go....
'valkin in our vinter underwear' lalallallala
....compawter is working again..we are all here ... although...aunt christy?.....
kissed greta...and even lil hammy sagar...but i have to admit.....dusty embarassed by the man kisses i got him with....BUT i got him! tee hee
huggs and all paws up for you and the kids....
(they go down the golden path..singing...)
'oh we are scratchin down der..and itchen down here...
cause ve are valkin in our vinter undervare...'
(they all laff at pucks lyrics....)
09-28-2011 12:06 PM -- By: NATALIE , From: NY
Hi Christy, I can't write you on fb, and i don't know why?? I was stopping by to say hello and hope all is well with you, It wasn't such a great summer, and i was really hurt, my 14 yr old daughter moved out so i was very hurt goin thru all that, being back on here9 cause i haven't been in a while) I miss my little one's soo much, I want to work on their pages again, take care, stay in touch, xo- Natalie
09-03-2011 10:09 AM -- By: Laura & Dale, From:
Peeking in on Miss Greta -
Christy, hoping you are feeling better and hoping you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!
08-04-2011 11:15 PM -- By: Skye, From:


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Sorry, I've been ill and didn't get back.
No e-ink is a deal-breaker - so tablets are out. Besides they are heavy - the one my son has seems heavier than my clamshell netbook! And they are touch screen. I see absolutely no advantages to a tablet over a clamshell netbook or notebook computer.
I want MicroSD card slot and a user changeable battery. Not exactly a deal breaker by itself but that's a really high want.
I don't want touch screen if there is any way to avoid it. I do want to be able to organize books into categories or folder or "bookshelves" or something besides the flat list the Kindle gives you.
My current kindle - Yes, it's an older Kindle, I think the Kindle 3. No, it is not connected to wifi, and never will be. It was registered when my son first bought it, but he only kept it for about a week. It is a pretty awful e-reader in many ways. It should be able to keep time regardless of whether or not it's connected to wifi - a clock is a very minor hardware function these days. I can live with the wrong time on my Kindle, but the horrible search function, absolutely no way to organize books on it, no microSD slot, and the fact that I can't keep more than about 20 books on it without it turning up toes and dying at the drop of a hat (well, at the initiation of a search anyway) is also not a desired feature. Also I'm not 100% sure but it seems to me I read somewhere that the old battery-change hack isn't possible with the new Kindles but I frankly haven't looked into it since another Kindle is the LAST thing I want, or pretty close to it.
Reliance on proprietary formats (eg the Kindle) is a deal breaker.
I know Aasimov's and SF&F should have epub versions but I think most other magazines publish in PDF. I guess I can manage those on my computer if I must. But I would like a larger format than the Kindle I have, with a mini-keyboard or a way to plug a keyboard in, no touch screen, e-ink is absolutely required.
Really pretty much basically what I already said.
I guess the only thing I DIDN'T say is that I would like something that works well and has some support and is a fairly well known e-reader. I just googled "pirys maxi" and it turned up THIS thread, LOL! Is that possibly misspelled?
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Drugged when younger...(15 Posts)
I am at a loss here, and in need of some advice, if possible.
When I was around 13-14 my drink was spiked with poppers.
I can remember taking the last drink, and handing my bottle to a friend. I remember nothing after that.
I just have info of what I was told...which wasn't much.
I was found in some toilets by a woman.
An ambulance was called, and if that woman had found me 2 minutes later, I'd of been dead. (some friends i had)
So she saved my life!
11 years has passed now, and with me not remember anything, I am pretty ok with it. Until I talk about it - which I have been today.
What would you do...if you had forgotten what had happened, but knowing something might have?
I haven't forgotten by choice, and it annoys me.
I have snippets of me being in hospital, and I remember the nurses worrying as I couldn't remember going to the toilet, and kept wanting to go, but not remembering where the toilet was - even though I was repeatedly going.
How can I let this go?
I have contemplated ringing the doctors, in hope he has something on his system from when I was in hospital.
I just feel that others know what happened, and they aren't telling me.
I was fine...not thinking about it at all...until I spoke about it today. Now my mind will not rest! This happens whenever I mention it, or something similar is brought up.
Are you worried about what may have happened before you were found? The hospital may still have your records but they might not be able to answer that question.
Who is that you think knows something - if the hospital, you have a right to see anything on your file.
Maybe counselling would help you?
Yes, I am worried about what may have happened before I was found.
My partner says I am probably best of not remembering. I agree, to an extent.
I feel that my friends at that time know something. I often wonder that my parents know something, but feel it's best if I didn't know. Why bring it up, if I don't remember?
I know I would keep it from my daughter, if I knew she couldn't remember.
I just don't know how to bring it up to people. To find out what did happen. If anything. I feel quite silly actually, considering it happened years ago. I don't remember anything, so how and why should it bother me?
Yet it does...hmmm
It's a tricky one - I guess you have to weigh up how you would feel if you did find out that something had happened compared to the way you feel now, wondering about it.
If you already feel that something did happen, it might give you closure to find out what you can. On the other hand it might open up more questions.
Not sure I'm being much help, but there must be other people who have had traumatic experiences that they can't entirely remember going through the same dilemma as you. I will have a quick look on the web.
Have you thought about contacting Rape Crisis? They might be able to help you weigh up whether or not you want to find out, or would rather let it lie.
If you do want to find out more, it might be easier to go to the hospital rather than ask friends/family who may want to protect you.
I don't think you should feel silly for wanting to know what happened - it sounds like an awful experience. I am sure anyone who had been drugged would feel the same way.
Thank you. It is a tough one, and i'm pleased you understand!
You have helped - just by answering, and understanding
I haven't thought about contacting them, but I might now.
I am interested to find out how other people have handled similar situations.
Thank you for all of your help Gintonic. Much appreciated!! x
Take care sausage.
Hello. I was roofied while working abroad in a holiday resort as a young adult. I hadn't been there long, so didn't have close friends yet. Went out with housemates, was bought a drink by a lone guy at a bar who said he was there on business, next thing I remember is being supported home, then waking up feeling that 'something had happened' but no memory of what.
I just assume the worst, but I'm glad I don't actually know the details to be honest. It is an odd thing to know that it happened without my consent, but tbh, having had encounters while fairly drunk in my youth, I lump it in with those, lack of awareness on my part (not that I blame myself, but sadly I am resigned to a 'these things happen' mentality, as I wouldn't have known where to start with reporting or tracking him down, I just tried never to put myself in such a vulnerable position again).
If you still know the 'friends' who did this that's probably the place to start rather than your parents, but I'm not sure what you'd gain from finding out more at this stage, perhaps think about some counselling to help you let it go?
Thank you Your post has helped me see that maybe it is best not knowing.
I think I will try and just let it go, and hopefully never bring it up again. Knowing that it will set my mind off.
I am sorry to hear that you had to go through something similar. I am also sorry if my post has brought things to the surface for you!!
Thanx again Gintonic and Twostep xxx
I dunno, I think maybe you do need to understand what happened a bit better. I think I would need to ask my parents but also be determined to accept that whatever happened was in the past and in most ways it happened to someone else. I wouldn't ask for more info if I wasn't ready to be determined about having that attitude.
Hey sausage, haver you looked into post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) it can hit people years after an event has happened. Your GP can point you in the right direction. Please don't ignore your feelings, especially if something recently has woken up the memory. (sadly talking from experience ) Hope you find the answers your looking for.
I wish I had the same attitude I had when I was younger - when it actually happened.
I wasn't bothered by it in the slightest - I didn't feel it was as serious as I do now.
Which feels odd - if it didn't bother me then, why does it now?
Is it because I am older and see things differently?
I don't think I have PTSD - but then again, would I know?
I don't know what I should do - maybe it would be best not knowing - but then having to live with the not knowing - is it too much for me?
But if I found out, and it wasn't to my liking (not that it could be), would that also be too much for me?
yes, you see it differently now. You weren't mature enough before to appreciate it the way you're now starting to.
Whatever happened doesn't change who you are. Or who you can be.
But you may need to go on a journey to be confident of that.
I would be concerned about dragging this up for your parents. The pain may be too much for them to relive, or at least it needs to be tackled carefully. Even if nothing that bad (that you don't already know about) happened. The worry of it must have been enormous.
Do you have any siblings or other relatives to talk about this with?
Don't try to force yourself to forget it. Letting go would be okay but not suppressing.
I think you are right in not trying to force myself to forget - that would just develop into further problems, wouldn't it?
I do have sisters - but I don't know if they were told anything of it. No other relatives are aware of it.
My sisters are older - they had moved out already - so they may know nothing about it. In which case, I'd rather it stayed that way.
I do have a person on facebook, who was actually there. But, I cannot for the life of me bring myself around the message them. I feel they lied about it all then, and so I feel I would get the same response now.
Hi sausage. Have PM'd thru fear of outing myself!
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In this week's Newsweek, Howard Fineman cracked wise about how Fox News boss Roger Ailes is also "the real head of the GOP." Fineman wrote like an MSNBC loyalist, suggesting Fox and facts don't really go together:
The irony is that Ailes is not in the game to wield political power per se. He doesn't talk to the RNC and he can't stand most elected politicians, even the ones he puts on the air. "It's beneath him to get into politics," says a longtime friend. In his universe, the Washington equation is reversed: political power begets profits, not the other way around. But if politics is a nonstop talk show, being the head booker means you are the boss. If Fox feels Nixonian in its resentments and its sometimes shaky fealty to the facts, well, that is what Jon Stewart is for.
On the topic of Ailes, I know whereof I speak. I've known him since he was media adviser to George H.W. Bush's campaign in 1988. We kept in touch after he went into cable. He counseled me on the yakking biz a decade ago. I'm an MSNBC analyst, so consider this an assessment penned by a frenemy.
The article's text box reads: "The president of Fox News is, by default, the closest thing there is to a kingmaker in anti-Obama America."
Fineman blindly writes that Fox News has given "invaluable publicity to the tea partiers, furnished tryout platforms to GOP candidates, and trained a fire hose of populist anger at the president and his allies in Congress."
Invaluable publicity for politicians? He's writing this in the very issue in which Barack Obama's essay on Haiti is the cover story.
Does that make Jon Meacham the "real head of the DNC"? The problem with turning Fineman's thesis around on the left is that there were so many liberal media editors and executives who were auditioning to be the kingmaker for Obama that you couldn't pick just one.
PS: Fineman also scratches Keith Olbermann's tummy with the required attack on Sarah Palin:
Palin supporters were congratulating themselves last week, but she had better enjoy the ride while she can. Her marathon session with Beck was a chiffon of ignorance, hairstyling, egotism, and shtik. Palin had a moment of panic when Beck asked her, in the friendliest of ways, to name her favorite Founding Father. "All of them," she said nervously. Prompted by Beck, she settled on George Washington.
The ratings were huge, but I'm not sure that the exposure did her any good. As of now, there are no plans for a Fox show of her own. Unlike her last boss, Ailes doesn't give anyone a coveted spot on his ticket without a long, thorough vetting.
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16-bit version. MasterTheif43 17:09, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
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More than 10,000+ dog owners will come to the Agricenter for the Southern Festival of Dogs, West Tennessee's largest 3 day event celebrating and supporting our four-legged friends. Pet owners are treated to a variety of activities to help their pets, including our GIANT shopping expo with over 150 booths full of pet related special products and demonstrations, the Memphis AKC event, Doggie Arts & Crafts, Official Pet Portraits, microchip clinics, training and agility clinics, K9 contests, kids play area, a food truck rodeo & best food contest, music, special guest celebrities and more! This is an all new event for Memphis for 2013! We are excited to bring this all new event to Memphis and all dog & pet lovers!
"The Greater Shelby Kennel Club" is a proud affiliate of the Southern Festival of Dogs. A perfect combination of official pedigree dogs, we are honored to have www.greatershelbykc.org as a part of the show!
Did you know that SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF DOGS covers 50% of the booth costs for rescue groups and non-profit organizations and 70% of the booth costs for awareness groups?
Activities Included (but not limited to):
- Dancing with The Dogs (Entertainment)
- How to Train your Pet? (Demonstration / Doggie School)
- Special Silly Pet Tricks ( Contest)
- Dock Dogs – Longest yard jump & retreive (Entertainment & Contest)
- The Wild Willy Band in Concert ( Musical Entertainment)
- Celebrity Guest ( To be announced )
- Meet & Greet Celebrity ( Entertainment )
- How to care for your pet ( book author and speaker )
- Canine Cooking Show ( Demonstrations )
- Frisbee Dogs ( Demonstration )
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- Dog Clown Circus ( Entertainment)
- Pet Singing Contest ( Entertainment & Contest)
- 5 K Doggie Run ( Awards Presentation )
When & Where
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BREVARD - Carwile-Dodson Studio for Pottery Instruction, 3621 Greenville Highway, Brevard, is now registering students for its fall classes.
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History of Comix at Asheville Art Museum
ASHEVILLE - The Asheville Art Museum will present "Art Spiegelman: History of Comix 101" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, 87 Haywood St., Asheville.
Tickets are $26 for adults, $14 for students and $22 for museum members.
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n Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m. - Richard Chess: "Maus I and II" book discussion at Pack Memorial Library's Lord Auditorium. Free.
n Monday, Sept. 17, 5 p.m. - "Persepolis I and II" teen book discussion at Swannanoa Library. Free.
n Saturday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. - "Persepolis" film screening at Asheville Art Museum. Free with museum membership or admission.
n Sunday, Sept. 21, 2 p.m. - "Hope Larson: How to Draw a Comic Strip" at Asheville Art Museum. Free with museum membership or admission.
n Sunday, Sept. 28, 2 p.m. - "Grave of Fireflies (Hotaru No Haka) film screening at Asheville Art Museum. Free with museum membership or admission.
For more information, call 251-5505 or visit www.smartspeak.org.
Scherer's works to be exhibited
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Artists' Guild of Spartanburg will host the exhibit "In Awesome Wonder: Works by Grace Sherer" from Wednesday to Sunday, Sept. 28. An artist's reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The public is invited.
The Artists' Guild is in the Chapman Cultural Center, 200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg.
For more information, call (864) 764-9568.
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Silver Fox Gallery, 508 N. Main St., Hendersonville, will host Patricia Cole-Ferullo's "Sacred Geometry" exhibition Friday to Wednesday, Oct. 15.
For more information, call 698-0601 or visit www.silverfoxonline.com.
Community Chorus to resume rehearsals
FLETCHER - The Fletcher Community Chorus will begin rehearsing for its upcoming fall performances Thursday, Sept. 11. Each practice will be held from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Thursdays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Road, Fletcher.
For more information, call 684-7774 or 654-0218.
'Back to School' exhibit at Converse
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A gallery talk with curatorial intern Monica McKiernan will be held from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, followed by a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For more information, call (864) 596-9181 or visit www.converse.edu.
Exhibits at SAM to be held
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Spartanburg Art Museum, 200 E. St. John St., Spartanburg, will host its "35th annual Juried Exhibition" through Saturday, Oct. 18, "The Harold Krisel Print Collection" through Saturday, Oct. 25, and "Recent Aquisitions" through Saturday, Nov. 29.
For more information, call (864) 582-7616.
'Earth and Fire' exhibit at TFAC
TRYON - Tryon Painters and Sculptors will host a reception for its "Earth and Fire" exhibit, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday in the lower level Gallery II, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon.
The exhibit will feature works by two local clay sculptors, Alice Bentivegna and Mary Ellen Wuerfel.
For more information, call Wuerfel at (864) 457-4082.
'One Stroke Painting' class offered
ETOWAH - Certified painting instructor Pat Baron will teach a "One Stroke Painting" class from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 14, 21 and 28, at Mountain First Bank, 6534 Brevard Road, Etowah.
For more information, call 891-1783.
Pen Women to host 'Sophisticated Ladies'
The Western North Carolina Chapter of the National League of American Pen Women will host "Sophisticated Ladies," an exhibit of members' work from Friday through Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Arts Council Gallery, 538 N. Main St., Hendersonville. A reception will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday.
On three Wednesday afternoons, members will read from their work from 1 to 2 p.m. Sept. 10, Louise Bailey and Sherry Austin will read; followed by Helen Van Boer, Gwyn Noble and others will read on Sept. 17 and 24. All events are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 693-8504.
Sweet September events at Art Museum
ASHEVILLE - Listed below are the Asheville Art Museum's Sweet September events:
n Through Sunday, Oct. 26 - "Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way: A Retrospective of Paintings by John Baeder" exhibition in the Appleby Foundation Gallery.
n Through Sunday, Sept. 14 - "Let It Pour: Contemporary Craft Pitchers from the James Goode Collection" exhibition in the Holden Community Gallery.
n Friday through Sunday, Oct. 5 - Summer art camp student exhibition at Pack Place Community Gallery. Closing Reception: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5.
n Friday, Sept. 12, through Sunday, Jan. 4 - "Life's Rich Pageant: A Centennial Celebration of the Eight" in Gallery 6. Opening reception: 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.
n Friday, Sept. 19, through Sunday, Jan. 11 - "Ash Cans, Factories and Trains: Students and Followers of the Eight" in Holden Community Gallery.
n Thursday, Sept. 4, 6:30 p.m. - A Taste of Art and Wine: Wine Tasting and Silent Auction at Pack Place. Tickets: $40 per person in advance, $65 per couple.
n Friday, noon to 1 p.m. - Art Break: SmArt speak with Nancy Sokolove. Free with museum membership or admission.
n Saturday, Sept. 13, 5 to 7 p.m. - Opening reception for "Life's Rich Pageant: A Centennial Celebration of the Eight." Free with membership or admission.
n Friday, Sept. 19, noon to 1 p.m. - Art Break: "Ruined Landscapes with Mark Holland." Free with membership or admission.
For more information, call 253-3227 or visit www.ashevilleart.org.
Creative wellness workshop offered
Conn-Arts Studios and Art Gallery, 611 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville, will host "Spark Creative Wellness Workshop" from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12.
Cost is $60.
For more information, call 301-5172 or visit www.sparkcreativewellness.com.
Fletcher physician releases book
Dr. Subodh Pandit, of Hendersonville, has recently released his book, "Come Search with Me: Let's Look for God."
Dr. Pandit embarked on a gripping adventure when he decided to evaluate for himself the various religious views circulating throughout his homeland.
Pandit grew up and was educated in India, and moved to the U.S. in 1993. He now has privileges at Park Ridge Hospital, Fletcher and St. Lukes Hospital, Columbus.
First ticket holders to get subscription
TRYON - The first 50 people who sign up for season tickets at the Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose St., Tryon, will receive a one year subscription to "North Carolina Signature."
For more information, call (828) 859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org.
Pottery class at Tryon Arts
TRYON - Local artist Merci Weitzen will teach a new pottery class from 9 a.m. to noon Mondays, Sept. 8 to 22, at Tryon Arts and Crafts, 373 Harmon Field Road, Tryon.
For more information, call (828) 859-8323 or visit www.tryonartsandcrafts.org.
Woodcarving class at Tryon Arts
TRYON - Woodcarver Joe Brausch will teach a duck carving class from noon to 5 p.m. for six weeks at Tryon Arts and Crafts, 373 Harmon Filed Road, Tryon. Cost is $210.
For more information, call (828) 859-8323. or visit www.tryonartsandcrafts.org.
Grants for Polk art organizations
TRYON - As the Provincial County Partner for the North Carolina Arts Council, the Tryon Fine Arts Center manages the Grassroots grant from the North Carolina Arts Council. This grant is open to arts organizations from Polk County to provide funding to enhance or present outstanding arts programs for the public. All grant funded activities must take place before June 1, 2009.
Interested organizations or individuals should contact Tryon Fine Arts Center, 34 Melrose Ave., Tryon, to receive an application for the grant. All applications must be received in full by 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27.
For more information, call (828) 859-8322 or visit www.tryonarts.org.
New resource center for Arts opening
ASHEVILLE - In partnership with Mountain BizWorks and Handmade in America, the arts council is founding the Resource Center for the Arts to provide a physical place for artists and arts organizations to receive the training and resources necessary to succeed in their creative endeavors.
For more information, call Lyndajoy Storer at 808-3808.
Gallery of Art to jury for new members
ASHEVILLE - The Asheville Gallery of Art, 16 College St., Asheville, has announced it will be jurying for new members on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
To be considered for membership, artists must submit to the gallery five paintings (framed and ready to hang), along with six copies of their resume.
To apply, paintings need be left at the gallery between 4 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Work must be picked up between 2 and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 .
For more information, call 251-5796.
Auditions for 'Mikado' to be held
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Converse College's Opera Theatre will hold open auditions for its autumn production of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera "The Mikado" from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday in the Daniel Recital Hall, Blackman Music Building. An accompanist will be provided.
For more information, call the Petrie School of Music at (864) 596-9001.
"The Mikado" will be performed Friday through Sunday, Nov. 21 to 23.
For more information, call (864) 596-9705.
Affenit featured artist at Gallery of Art
ASHEVILLE - The Asheville Gallery of Art, 16 College St., Asheville, will feature Gloria Affenit as its artist of the month. An opening reception for the exhibit of watermedia paintings will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. The public is invited.
The exhibit, "Flowers and Abstracts," is a collection of recent works depicting bright and colorful abstractions and floral compositions. It will be on display through Sept. 30.
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New 25th Air Force to be Based at Lackland
The 25th Air Force, the newest and one of the largest of the numbered Air Forces with three wings, will be based at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, the Air Force is announcing.
The 25th will upgrade the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency into a numbered Air Force which will be headed by Maj. Gen.. John Shanahan.
"We're gaining two wings, the 55th and the 9th wing, and building a third ISR wing, which will combine to bring platforms and sensors, targeting and analysis capabilities together," Shanahan said.
U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Alpine) says the organization of the new numbered Air Force is recognition of how important ISR functions are to forces on the battlefield.
"Despite how bad sequestration has been for the entire military, we've been working hard to make sure that the Department of Defense keeps, and even grows, its presence in San Antonio," Gallego said. "In recent weeks, we have had big successes in getting over 1,000 new personnel for the cyber security missions. And I think the new 25th Air Force sets us up for more growth."
A spokesman says the new wings will remain at their current locations.
The 25th Air Force will fall under Combat Command at Langley Virginia.
The 25th will consist of 28,000 civilian and military personnel. Many of the units which will constitute the 25th Air Force are already based in San Antonio. NO major moves of personnel are expected to San Antonio in connection with this move.
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Britain's coalition government isn't working. That's the glaringly obvious conclusion from the latest poor set of labour market figures. Unemployment stands at a 17-year high of 2.685 million after rising by 118,000 in the three months to November. Worse is to come.
The carnage in the high street and the intensification of the euro zone crisis will not have shown up in the latest data, but will do so in coming months. On the trends, Prime Minister
The one bright spot for ministers was that the increase in the narrow measure of joblessness – the claimant count – was a modest 1200 in December, much smaller than City and academic economists had feared. But the claimant count is a poor measure for judging the state of the labour market, since it is based on eligibility for unemployment benefits rather than whether somebody is jobless and looking for work.
There was, however, little else to comfort ministers. The plan in the days after the 2010 election was for a vibrant private sector to mop up the people who would lose their jobs from austerity in the public sector – with something to spare. All the talk of 2.5 million jobs being created in the private sector during this Parliament has now been exposed as poppycock. In the three months to November, employment in the private sector rose by 5000 while employment in the public sector fell by 67,000.
Another sign of the weak labour demand is the split between full-timers and part-timers. The number of full-time employees fell by 140,000 in the latest quarter while part-time employees were up by 31,000.
A drop of 109,000 in the total number of employees was almost matched by a 101,000 increase in the number of people classified as self-employed. Does this mean Britain is in the midst of a wave of entrepreneurship as ex-wage slaves opt to run their own businesses? It seems more likely that carpenters, plumbers and caterers are losing their jobs and rather than sign on as unemployed are scratching around for a bit of work wherever they can find it.
Meanwhile, the job prospects for young workers grow worse by the month. There are 1.043 million people under 25 classified as unemployed, a rate of more than 22 per cent. It is scant consolation that things are even worse in other countries in Europe.
What's happening here is simple to explain. Unemployment comes down when the economy grows quickly enough to absorb all the new entrants coming into the labour market, with something to spare. That is not happening in Britain for a variety of reasons: higher taxes; the cuts in the public sector; the squeeze on real incomes from high inflation; and the slowdown in the euro zone.
Higher unemployment generates its own feedback loop, because people have less money to spend and demand falls across the economy. Those people in work feel they have little choice but to accept smaller pay increases to safeguard their jobs, which was why these figures showed the year-on-year increase in earnings growth dipping below 2 per cent. Despite the fall in inflation, prices are still rising more quickly than wages.
There is no immediate reason why this vicious cycle should be broken. Consumer spending will remain depressed, the government is cutting back on its spending and Britain's main export market is fighting for its very existence. All of which explains why the Bank of England will probably announce a further dose of quantitative easing next month and why
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There's a good article in today's Boston Globe that talks about Fair Trade Coffee, where it is going and where it came from. With its origins in Europe some 30 years ago, the idea of paying a little bit more to farmers, and leveling the bargaining table instead of pitting huge corporations versus small farmer co-ops fighting for daily sustenance. Transfair USA has been the proprietor of the Fair Trade label and certification program, and says that over 100 million pounds of coffee has been roasted under the certification program since 1999. This means that over $75 million in extra payments has gone to help 800,000 people in 25 countries.
One owner of a 100% Fair Trade coffee shop complains that while they use 100% Fair Trade certified coffee, other companies barely scratch the surface and use it as a marketing tool. Starbucks only has one blend of Fair Trade coffee out of its dozens of blends. For me, this brings up the idea that Transfair should start to consider a "Gold Level" of FT certification to make a distinction for these entities that use FT coffee almost exclusively. What I don't disagree with though is the idea that you must be all in or nothing. So, by some people's wishes, Starbucks needs to be all in on FT coffee, or none at all. Starbucks for example roasts 11.5 million pounds of FT coffee a year. Why walk away from that goodwill? If it had to be an all or nothing idea, very few people would wade into these waters and bring the benefits of Fair Trade to the market.
There are certainly some big signposts of success along the road. Fair Trade is going mainstream, as Dunkin Doughnuts in 2003 started using Fair Trade coffee exclusively for their espresso drinks, and apparently now WalMart is testing Fair Trade coffee in Texas. McDonalds is selling Newman's Own coffee from Vermont based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in several hundred outlets here in the Northeast. When will you see it reach critical mass? I don't know, but it will do so only when the market demands it and the marketers believe that it helps sell their coffee to their consumers. That's how capitalism works, and so far, I'll take the gains that Fair Trade has had, and look forward to the one's that they hope to gain in the future.
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While I like the concept of Fair Trade, I think that it does not have what it takes for broad market appeal. In particular, there are three types of coffee purchasers, to whom it will not appeal and one of those groups is essential for broad market support. The biggest coffee purchasers are companies who provide coffee for employee break rooms. While a few companies are willing to spend a little extra on coffee to keep their employees happy, most will use something like Folgers or contract with the lowest cost coffee service. The next group is the largest group of individual consumers, who think that coffee like Folgers or Maxwell House is pretty good. Most of them have never heard of Fair Trade and probably wouldn't pay the price, if they had. The last group is the small group of individual consumers, to which I belong. I already pay more than $10/lb for premium green Celebes, which I roast at home and use for regular coffee and I go through a lot of it. I also have a Nespresso, for espresso which costs $0.49 a shot and I go through a lot of that, as well. While I like to help others, when I can, I already spend a fortune on coffee. For that reason, it's just not worth it to me to pay even more, just to feel like I helped someone in Indonesia. Fair Trade is an admirable idea that will certainly continue and continue to grow for a while. But basic market forces will keep its appeal limited. After all, capitalism works, because people just like to save money.


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The Trouble on Hyperion Ramps Up in 'Mystic' #2 [Preview]
We were pretty enamored with the art on the first issue of the rebooted Crossgen series Mystic by writer G. Willow Wilson, artist David López and colorist Nathan Fairbairn. Judging from the exclusive preview Marvel provided us with for Mystic #2, the team's just getting started making a serious mark on the steampunk-tinged fantasy series. It's ugly stuff seeing Mystic's protagonists get literally and metaphorically dragged through the mud, but the book's creative team manages to make its characters dazzle even while downtrodden. See the cover and four pages of interior art from Mystic #2 after the jump.From the official synopsis:
Giselle learns the hard way that the palace can be just as dangerous as the streets in this exciting second installment of the relaunched Crossgen classic.
Facing upheaval in the heavens as Verne's moons continue to drift apart, and unrest in the city as revolution brews, Giselle must find her place among Master Alexander's new apprentices–and stay ahead of the lovely Felice's vicious plots.
Meanwhile, Genevieve finds herself the unwitting new protege of a charismatic revolutionary…and her destiny takes an unexpected turn.
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Instrumentation for conducting experiments with laser produced plasmas
Streak camera is an important instrument for studying very fast (sub-nanosecond) events in a single-shot mode. The important features of a streak camera are: 1) high time resolution (of the order of few pico-seconds), 2) high sensitivity (near single photon) and 3) good dynamic range (typically 10-100). A streak camera is specially required in studies of laser plasma interaction due to very short time scales of the processes involved.
Laser Electronics Support Division has recently developed a micro-controller based S-20 optical streak cameras using indigenous components. The optical components like streak tube, de-magnifier unit and image intensifier unit were procured from General Physics Institute. The optical imaging system, mechanical housings and mountings, as well as various electronic circuits were fabricated at RRCAT. An 8 bit MCS family microcontroller is employed to generate all control signals for the streak camera. All biasing voltages required for various electrodes of the tubes are generated using DC-to-DC converters. A high voltage ramp signal is generated through a step generator unit followed by an integrator circuit and is applied to the camera's deflecting plates. The slope of the ramp can be changed by varying values of the capacitor and inductor through stepper motor controller. A programmable digital delay generator has been developed for synchronization of ramp signal with the optical signal. A microcontroller independent hardwired interlock circuit has been developed for machine safety. A LABVIEW based GUI has been developed which enables the user to program the settings of the camera and capture the image. The image is displayed with intensity profiles along horizontal and vertical axis.
The control electronics of streak camera involves high voltage bias to streak tube, de-magnifier tube and image intensifier tube, High voltage variable speed ramp generation for deflection plates, generation of synchronized trigger signals for the ramp and gating of micro-channel plate (MCP) with respect to optical input and a hardwired safety circuit for monitoring various operations.
Biasing of the streak tube assembly is implemented using a programmable DC-DC converter (EMCO make 4150N) with a -15 kV output. The microcontroller provides a TTL signal to activate the -15 kV power supply. A high voltage resistor divider network is then used to bias various electrodes of the streak tube, de-magnifier tube and image intensifier tube. The streak tube assembly is shown in Figure.1
Figure 1: The streak tube assembly
Optical output of the image intensifier was coupled to a CCD camera followed by a PC based frame grabber for capturing the images. A LABVIEW based graphical user interface (GUI) has been developed for the streak camera. The GUI has three panels; setting/status, execute and image. A typical GUI is shown in Figure 2.
The dynamic testing of this unit and their streak speed calibration was done using nano-second laser and femto-second laser pulses from a Ti:Sapphire laser system. The laser system provides 50 fs duration laser pulses at 790 nm at 10 Hz repetition rate. For this purpose, the laser beam was split into two beams using different lengths of two fiber cable introduced just before the entrance to the input slit of the camera. The typical speeds are 700 ps, 6 ns, 12 ns, 20 ns, 24 ns, 28 ns for 25 mm of phosphor screen.
For each speed, several shots were recorded for checking the linearity as well as repeatability of the unit. The shots were captured such that the entire phosphor screen was covered by changing the delay. It was observed that the linearity was changing from 2% to 5% from one end to other. A piece wise linearization technique is employed to remove this nonlinearity.
A typical streak image of a 50 fs laser pulse and the corresponding intensity profile is shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3: A typical streak image of 50 fs laser pulse and the corresponding intensity profile
The specifications of these cameras are as follows:
It was found that the fastest streak speed of this streak camera is 3.57 cm/ns. The temporal and spatial resolution for the camera was measured as 4.5 ps and 175 μm respectively. A picture of complete assembled streak camera is shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4: A picture of complete assembled streak camera


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Toronto Hydro Corp., Toronto. Electric power distribution; 1,729 employees. Maintains one of the city's first solar panel arrays at its head office, which features more than 189 panels.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc., Cambridge, Ont., Automobile manufacturing; 6,937 employees. Strongly supports Earth Day every year, which is a month-long event at the company.
Union Gas Ltd., Chatham-Kent, Ont. Natural gas distribution; 2,155 employees. By simply introducing two-sided printing as a default across its operations, the company has reduced its paper usage by more than 14 per cent from 2009 to 2010.
University of Alberta, Edmonton. Colleges, universities and professional schools; 8,340 employees. Recently launched the "ecoREP" program to reach out to employees, faculty and students to become sustainability champions.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Colleges, universities and professional schools; 10,612 employees. Encourages students to reduce waste and conserve water and energy through its "Sustainability in Rez" program.
University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George. Colleges, universities and professional schools; 594 employees. Recently opened a Green University Centre staffed by two full-time employees who work on green initiatives on campus.
University of Toronto. Colleges and universities; 8,458 employees. Operates a unique "Swap Shop" at its St. George campus where members of the university community can drop off and pick up items such as furniture and office equipment.
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity), Vancouver. Credit unions; 1,778 employees. Strongly supports annual "Bike to Work Week" with employees competing against other workplaces for the most bike commutes, hours logged and kilometres travelled.
Vancouver, City of. Legislative bodies; 6,858 employees. Recently launched a "Green Condo Retrofit Pilot" project that provides low interest and long-term loans to condo associations for major energy saving renovations.
Veridian Corp., Ajax, Ont. Electric power distribution; 215 employees. Provides employees with interest-free loans for the purchase of energy-efficient appliances for their homes.
Whistler Blackcomb, Whistler, B.C. Hotels and motels; 2,747 employees. Operates a new $32-million micro-hydroelectric plant inside the ski area that produces enough clean electricity for its entire operations.
YMCA of Greater Toronto, Toronto. Individual and family services; 1,286 employees. Maintains a green fund that is dedicated to funding environmentally beneficial initiatives.Report Typo/Error
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After several delays, the concert tribute to Michael Jackson organized by the late pop icon's mother Katherine Jackson has announced its lineup of all-star performers.
Christina Aguilera, Smokey Robinson, Cee Lo Green, Leona Lewis, Alien Ant Farm and Craig David are among the performers confirmed to be paying tribute to the King of Pop at the concert on October 8 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The one-time event will be broadcast live to 30 countries.
The tribute has caused internal strife in the Jackson family, with siblings LaToya, Tito, Marlon and Jackie Jackson supporting their mother Katherine's efforts and Jermaine and Randy Jackson contending that the family should be focused on the upcoming manslaughter trial of MJ's doctor Conrad Murray. The trial will begin on September 26 in Los Angeles and Murray is fighting charges of involuntary homicide.


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Whitney Way Thore is here to dance her way into your heart and kick off a wave of body acceptance. The radio producer, who is fast becoming a viral sensation with her series of 'A Fat Girl Dancing' videos, is fighting fat-shaming one pop song at a time.
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"I had the idea for No Body Shame Campaign after I posted photos of myself from a boudoir shoots," the lifelong dancer told DailyVenusDiva about her latest project. "While many responses were positive, there was a whoooole lotta fat-shaming going on! I started blogging really just for therapy."
On that blog, the woman whose weight has fluctuated from 130-pounds to 350-pounds since being diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) addressed those concerned fat acceptance is sending the wrong message to kids.
After one commenter wrote, "I would not want my daughter to see this and think its ok to be over weight," Whitney replied:
Unless you plan on keeping your daughter captive in a house full of average or underweight people, devoid of magazines, television, Internet, and other forms of media, she will inevitably see overweight people. She'll also see black people, Korean people, physically disabled people, sick people, old people, mentally challenged people, tall people, freckled people…and it's certainly "ok" to be all of these people. People are what they are and they can't inherently be "wrong." If you wish that your daughter not be overweight, I can assure you that similar to black skin, Korean eyes, freckled skin, and aged bodies, being overweight is not contagious. Exposure to my fat body won't cause hers to morph into something it isn't already.
"No Body Shame Campaign isn't just for fat women – if you read my blog you'll see I started internalizing body shame when I weighed just over 100 pounds," Whitney went on to explain in a point that hit home for me. "Shame is something that women of all shapes, sizes, and races encounter – and we're all in this together. I want women to accept and love themselves regardless – because we are so, so much more than just a body."
What's that old line again? Something like 'I wish I was as skinny now as I was when I first thought I was fat.' It's funny, in that sad-because-it's-true kind of way.
I've lived as an adult in both a 140-pound body (which I thought I was fat in), and a 220-pound body during pregnancy. I was fat then, obese to be exact, but didn't find it shocking because in my mind I'd been fat for so long already. A self-fulfilling prophecy, I guess.
The first few years after becoming the mom of two I felt ashamed of my body, and was very embarrassed that I'd let it get to such a condition. Body shame kept me from meeting up with old friends and afraid to go to the gym or run outside. Sporadically I'd try workout DVDs and the like to try and make progress in privacy but the hate I had for my doughy, stretch-marked rolls always won out, overpowering the possibility of change.
Ever so slowly though, I made the tiniest bit of progress and with it came increasing confidence. I went from being unable to run even a quarter mile to completing a half marathon in about a year's time. It wasn't pretty, me at still over 200 pounds huffing and puffing for 13.1 miles, but I made it.
Since then I've slimmed down a bit more and completed two other halfs, and somewhere along the way grew to accept what and how I am. For me, that doesn't mean I don't still want to lose weight and tone up in the interest of my health, but the hate, the loathing are gone. That first step out the door comes so, so much easier these days.
A fat girl can dance, as Whitney Way Thore has so awesomely demonstrated, and to that I add a fat girl can run. Fat girl can be strong, fat girl can be happy. Fat girl can have no body shame.
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Undergraduate Programs
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences awards the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in a number of disciplines. Each degree requires a minimum of 128 units.
MajorsStudents in the college may major in a single discipline or combine several interests in an interdisciplinary program.
Selecting a MajorA major may be chosen because the student is especially interested in a subject, because of particular abilities in certain areas, or because it is an especially fitting preparation for a profession. The choice of a major may thus become part of planning for a career.
But a choice in the college does not limit the student to a single career or line of work. Liberal arts majors are unusually adaptable; they are suitable preparations for many careers.
A student may declare a major at any time, but is expected to record his or her major in the Office of Academic Records and Registrar at or before the beginning of the junior year or completion of 64 units. This allows sufficient time to fulfill the course requirements of the major in the student's third and fourth years. For some majors, however, and especially for a major in one of the natural sciences aiming for the B.S. degree, it is advantageous to declare the major sooner, so the program can be spaced over the full four years.
Changing a MajorIf, after a major has been declared, the student wishes to change to a different field (or add another field of study to the existing one), a Change of Major form must be filed. The form may be obtained in the Office of College Advising or the Office of Academic Records and Registrar in John Hubbard Hall. The form must be completed and returned to the Office of Academic Records and Registrar. When a major is changed, the new department advisor must sign the form.
Types of Majors and Major RequirementsDepartmental Major (B.A. or B.S. Degree) A departmental major for the B.A. degree consists of specified lower division courses and, generally, not less than 24 or more than 32 upper division units in a single department or discipline. A greater concentration of units in a single discipline is usually required in majors for the B.S. degree than in majors for the B.A. degree.
The specific requirements for each department major will be found in the departmental sections of this catalogue.
Double Major (B.A./B.A. or B.S./B.S.)A double major consists of two majors which allow the student to earn the same degree, either a B.A. or B.S. degree, within the college. The student must complete the requirements for both majors and whatever other course work is needed to complete 128 units. Combinations of interdepartmental and department majors are also possible. See Undergraduate Degree Programs for rules governing the overlap of courses allowed for a double major.
Interdepartmental MajorsHumanities or Social Sciences Major (B.A. Degree) A humanities or social sciences major consists of not less than 32 upper division units within departments in the humanities or departments in the social sciences. Of the 32 required upper division units for the interdepartmental major, 20 are typically taken in one department, and the additional 12 units are taken from applicable courses in the area in which the department of concentration is housed. See the departmental listing for more specific requirements for the interdepartmental major, including lower division requirements.
Physical Sciences Major (B.S. Degree) The departments of chemistry, earth sciences, and physics and astronomy, cooperating with one another, offer a physical sciences major in the natural sciences and mathematics. The major requires specific lower division courses in chemistry, earth sciences, mathematics, physics and 28 upper division units of major courses in the four departments. Of the 28 required upper division units, at least four units must be taken in each of the four cooperating departments.
Program Major (B.A. or B.S. Degree) A program major consists of designated courses and not less than 24 upper division units chosen from the list of courses which make up the program. The college has a number of special programs, many of which offer majors.
Because programs are often organized around the study of a region or a topic, and hence are not specific to any single discipline, or because two or more disciplines have joined to deal with a common problem, program majors are interdisciplinary. An interdisciplinary major offers unusual range to students who have topical interests. Specific requirements for all program majors are listed under the program titles.
Dual DegreeA dual degree is one that has course work from two schools or two different degree programs within the same school which has been organized into a single program. Listings of graduate dual degrees can be found here. The student receives two diplomas.
Progressive Degree ProgramA progressive degree program enables a USC College undergraduate to begin work on a master's degree while completing requirements for the bachelor's degree. The progressive degree may be in the same or different departments, but should be in a closely-related field of study. Students in a progressive degree program must fulfill all requirements for both the bachelor's degree and the master's degree except for the combined number of units for the two separate degrees. The master's degree may be awarded at the same time as, but not prior to, the bachelor's degree. The student receives two diplomas. Further details about progressive degrees can be found here.
Second Bachelor's DegreeA second bachelor's degree requires a minimum of 32 units beyond the number required for the first. If the first bachelor's degree was earned at USC, a minimum of 32 units for the second must be completed at USC. If the first bachelor's degree was earned at another institution, a minimum of 64 units toward the second must be completed at USC. (See the policy on residence requirement for a second bachelor's degree.)
For some degrees, more than the 32 units beyond the first bachelor's degree will be required because all requirements for both degrees must be met. The student receives a separate diploma for each degree upon completion.
The first and second bachelor's degrees may be completed at the same time but there is no requirement that they be.
Substitution for Major RequirementsIf a student wishes an adjustment to the major requirements in his or her department or program, the department advisor may, with the support of the department, substitute a comparable upper division course for a required one. Substitutions and waivers of USC or transfer courses for upper division requirements for programs are to be limited to a combination of 25 percent. Lower division courses cannot be substituted for upper division requirements.
Unit LimitationNo more than 40 upper division units in the major may be applied to any degree under the jurisdiction of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. A student wishing to exceed this limit must obtain the approval of the major department and the dean of undergraduate programs.
MinorsUSC College offers a wide array of minors that can provide unique breadth and complement or enhance the major field of study. Many of the college minors themselves are interdisciplinary and combine classes in two or more college departments or work in college departments with classes or internships in one of USC's professional schools.
Basic Requirement for a Degree from USC CollegeFor those undergraduate students earning a degree in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, a minimum of 104 units applicable to the degree must be earned in college academic departments. For students graduating with a minor or a second bachelor's degree, this minimum is reduced to 96 units. Other exceptions will be considered by the dean of undergraduate programs in the college.
Students who are completing major degree programs in a professional school, but whose degree is conferred by the college, are exempt from this policy.
This policy also applies to transferable courses (see here).


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How it Works: DP (de-pee)® Stain & Odor Remover is composed of a proprietary Bio- Enzymatic™ formula that really works... really! This Bio-Enzymatic™ formula goes to work immediately using nature's power to instantly and permanently remove stains and odors caused by potty accidents, spitting-up, diaper leakage, food stains, kid stains, even pet stains, and much, much more! Effectively works on bedding, clothing, mattresses, carpets, upholstery, furniture, sealed wood, tile, linoleum, and most any water safe surface... it's guaranteed!
How much to use: For deep down urine odors in mattresses, upholstery, carpets, carpet pads, auto upholstery, etc., make sure you THOROUGHLY SOAK the affected area with DP (de-pee)® Stain & Odor Remover. Then just give it time to work. Simply leave the treated area saturated and let it air dry.
To clean up and remove potty accidents or other stains, lift up as much of the accident or stain as possible by wiping and blotting the affected area. Then saturate the affected area with DP (de-pee)® Stain & Odor Remover. Let it work for 5 to 10 minutes, then wipe away the accident or stain with a clean white cloth. Older, more stubborn stains may need to be soaked for an hour or more and may need multiple applications for complete stain removal.
100% Satisfaction Guarantee! When used as directed, DP (de-pee)® Stain and Odor Remover is 100% guaranteed to work, as described, on stains and odors, or your money back. If you are not satisfied, we are here to provide advice by email or by phone (800-214-9605). If we cannot help you achieve the desired result, you may return the container with original sales receipt for a refund of the original purchase price (less S&H) within 30 days of purchase.