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The Economy of Romania during the Period 2000-2012
A key element in economic stability analysis is the consumer price developments in the national economy. In 2000, it had a very high rate and objective successive governments during that period was represented by undertaking measures to ensure stability and evolution influenced by economic measures aimed at consumer prices.
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Actors Theatre is unique in that they are a professional company that does plays that you wouldn't necessarily call mainstream. Phoenix doesn't have anything like that and it desperately needs it. I could tell you how personally their productions have moved me to tears ("OPUS" and "NEXT FALL" come very quickly to mind), made me laugh while thinking ("BOOM!"), or just laugh ("FOX ON THE FAIRWAY"), but what I would rather tell you is that AT gives to Phoenix far more than it takes. It is my strongest hope that they are able to stay around for a long long time.
Actors Theatre is THE professional theatre in Phoenix and in fact the entire state. It features local actors in challenging plays that investigate the human condition in entertaining ways not approached by any other theatre company in the state.
Actors Theatre is THE unique theatre in Phoenix and is the only company that produces cutting edge plays that amuse, provoke, educate, and, in general, takes audiences to a higher level. The sad thing is that local and national Arts support is dwindling and ATP was one of the earlier casualties due, in large part, to the fact that they don't do standard "crowd pleasers" but, rather present challenging, Broadway quality productions. My wife & I have been financial, technical, and production supporters for a number years and only wish that more people that appreciate quality would get on board as well. Phoenix can ill afford to lose a company of this quality and integrity.
Actors Theatre provides the very best in locally produced, live theatre which is compelling, insightful, moving and engaging. The audiences see this aspect of what makes Actors Theatre outstanding each and every time. What the audience doesn't see is that which keeps Actors Theatre at the forefront of the community of LOCAL actors, designers, technicians and production personnel who have the great pleasure of working with and for the company. For 25+ years, AT has maintained the commitment to source LOCAL before it was a trend by hiring LOCAL actors, designers, technicians and production personnel and buying LOCAL products and services. By valuing human resources at the LOCAL level, the benefit to the community goes beyond what the audiences experiences. These aspects of greatness, in tandem, provide an invaluable asset to the Metro Phoenix non-profit arts community. As a patron, donor and theatre professional, my support for Actors Theatre is forever longstanding.
I have attended theatre for many years in Chicago and in the Phoenix area. I am delighted to say I have never in years of attending Actors Theatre been disappointed. No exception when last Sunday I attended "Steady Rain" and found this two man play compelling and heartwarming. The love and respect these two characters held for each other in life was unparalleled and as different as these men are, they are bonded as brothers. Fine performances by both actors and the continuing good work of Actors Theatre.
As a patron, donor and volunteer for Actors Theatre, I support their endeavor wholeheartedly. I find the selection of plays unusual, interesting, sometimes pretty edgy, and always thought-provoking, as well as entertaining. I know when I head to an Actors Theatre production that I will come away with something to ponder, and a new appreciation for their directors and actors who always do thoroughly professional, wonderful work.
All too often, we see non-profits and community-based organizations succumb to the pressures of doing business and the economy, even in spite of their talent, vision and mission to serve that community. Rarely do we see the leadership of an organization look inward to make drastic changes in order to reinvent themselves to better serve their community. But that is exactly what Actors Theatre has done. By initiating a pause, the organization's leadership of Matthew Wiener and Erica Black took a huge step back to look at every aspect of the organization, and sometimes with great pain, making huge changes to stabilize the organization for its future.
As we see Actors Theatre emerge from this pause, the community of metro Phoenix is seeing just how brilliant these efforts are. The Actors Theatre stage is once again the center of attention with the performance of A Steady Rain (by Keith Huff and directed by Anthony Runfels). With an appropriate parallel to the organization itself, the stage set is minimal, containing only what is needed to support the incredible script. And, as the name "Actors Theatre" suggests, the actors are the theater.
Actors Theatre is truly the most powerful theatre in Phoenix.
Actors Theatre is a truely unique non-profit theatre in Phoenix. It is the only professional theatre dedicated to producing first-class contemporary plays that address important social issues. My wife and I moved to Phoenix in 1994, became subscribers almost immediately and have been subscribers ever since. We've also become financial supporters and vocal advocates. Last year the economy hit Actors Theatre hard, but rather than fold as so many theatres did, it decided to "pause" and regroup. During this "pause," I along with many others felt so strongly that Actors Theatre must survive that we volunteered to help in any way we could, and we're all glad we did. The economy is now slowly regaining strength and Actors Theatre has recently been able to kick-off its 2013-14 season with A STEADY RAIN. Thankfully there's light ahead for Actors Theatre because it is a key, unmatched component of Phoenix's arts community.
This is an amazing company giving the audience a great experience on a limited budget. They have an incredible amount of passion for what they do and it shows in the product that is delivered.
I have been an active board member, audience member and donor for 26 years. Actors Theatre has provided a powerful avenue through which I can see the world around us in an artistic manner. Over the years, in addition to being well entertained, I have left many performances with a need to discuss the issues presented by their "talk provoking" productions. I believe Actors Theatre fills a need in our community by this type of representation. Where else can one escape, yet not lose sight of the problems, issues, joys and sorrow around us.


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Michelle Neilson has been appointed Stable Manager for the All Stars operation with her duties combing an administrative and liaison role which will help the stable function more efficiently in a number of areas. "I will be doing a lot of the day to day things that Mark or Natalie would have been doing such as bookings, nominations, notifications so they can concentrate more on what they do so well which is training and driving horses." "I will also have a role with owners contacting them when their horses are trialling and racing and advising them of their horse's progress." "I am looking forward to this as an extension of my previous experiences and I will still be available for practical help around the stables when required," Michelle said. Michelle is a long time friend of Natalie and followed her over to New Zealand working in the stables for a while before branching out to the Mark Jones stable and latterly Phil Burrows largely with the hope of greater driving opportunities. "I lost my Junior's licence this season and have found it hard going." "You just drop off the radar when that happens" Michelle noted. A successful driver in Australia before coming here, Michelle has had a good strike rate as a driver in this country and will have some opportunities in her new role. All Stars welcomes Michelle to her new role. Her contact number for liaison is 0279370206 David McCarthy All Stars Racing Stables - Check site here
Harness racing can be a great leveler at times and the $32,400 Futurity Final for C0-C5 horses at Addington today was another great example that races are run on the track and not in the bar. New Years Jay was a warm favourite on the back of some super performances over the last few months and Dana Duke was another to attract solid support after a string of smart runs in quality fields. Juliette Bromac led early from barrier one and set up a hectic pace in front. The first surprise came when Dana Duke broke after 400 metres and settled 10 lengths behind the bunch. The three wide train led by Parramatta and Terry Chmiel took off with 1400 metres to run and grabbed the lead off Juliette Bromac. Billies A Star driven by Gavin Smith followed up Parramatta and landed in the death seat before getting cover behind New Years Jay with 800 metres to run. Passing the 600 metres New Years Jay went into a wild gallop after hanging in and striking the wheel of Parramatta and that put paid to her chances. As they turned for home Parramatta lead but was quickly claimed by Billies A Star who shot clear for a 2 1/4 length win. Juliette Bromac got up the passing lane for a game second in front of a fast finishing Lovemetwotimes. The time for the 2600 metres from the mobile was a brilliant 3:10.6, a mile rate of 1:57.9 with closing sectionals of 57.6 and 28.9. Trained by Phil Burrows at Fernside, Billies A Star is by American Ideal from a In The Pocket daughter of a full sister to the brilliant Starship 1:54.5 ($341,780). Gavin Smith was full of praise for the trainer post race. " Phil always has his horses ready to run" " When he tells you they are ready, it gives you a lot of confidence,"he said. A bit of a rogue early on, Billies A Star is getting better with each race and Gavin was sure where the credit lay. "Phil has taken his time with this horse and is getting the rewards now," he said. At his present rate of improvement it wouldn't be a surprise to see Billies A Star in some of the 4 year old classics later in the season. Billies A Star Harnesslink media
One of the best things about spring in New Zealand from a harness racings fan's point of view is the emergence of the next wave of harness racing stars on to the race tracks. Some of the maiden fields during winter had little depth or class but now that spring has arrived the smart early season 3 year olds are coming out of the woodwork. On Thursday night at Alexandra Park (September 4th) race two on the program is a C0 pace for 3 year olds over 2200 meters and if blood counts for anything it should be one hell of a race. Happy To Go is a first starter for the Telfer/Garlick barn who has drawn well at barrier four and has performed well at trials and workouts. She is by Bettors Delight and is the first foal from the former outstanding racemare Time To Fly 1:54.2 ($154,680) Hartofdixie from the Barry Purdon barn is another first starter who has drawn nicely at barrier five and she has also impressed track watchers with her runs at trials and workouts. A daughter of American Ideal, Hart Of Dixie is the third foal from Splendid Deal whose first two foals were Splendour 1:56.2 ($148,990) and Maxim 1:55.9 ($397,413) Courtney John from the Todd Mitchell barn is yet another first starter who has recently moved north from the Phil Burrows barn in Canterbury and will start from barrier two on the second line. She qualified in 2:00 neat back in February at Ashburton and has always looked above average. The McArdle filly is a half sister to the smart Seven Point One 1:56.1 from a daughter of the super broodmare Port Medley. The last of the first starters is Local Yokel for trainer/driver Tony Herlihy and he has also been performing well at trials and workouts and will start from three on the second line. A son of Elsu, Local Yokel is a half brother to the very smart duo of Presido 1:56 ($153,575) and Sound Of Thunder 1:57.4 ($134,841) The field is full of horses with good form with Christy Maguire from barrier two yet to finish out of the money in four starts while Percy Jones from barrier seven has also been placed in his three lifetime starts to date. Sirius Star from barrier eight has been placed in three of his last four starts while Culler Coded, Bettor Ace and Machulbeatchu have all looked above average in brief careers to date. It is a punters nightmare to predict but if we had to go for one it, we would probably lean towards Hart Of Dixie but without a lot of confidence. Who ever does come out on top will know they have really earned their first lifetime win. Harnesslink Media
New Zealand's best junior reinsman - Zac Butcher - proved just how good a harness racing driver he really is when claiming his second New Zealand Junior Drivers Championship at Addington Raceway tonight (Friday July 20). The 21-year-old Clevedon-based beat South Islanders Matty Williamson and Jack Trainor.
Somehow you just know that tonight's (Friday April 27) victory by Pacific Rapture in the listed $175,000 PGG Wrightson NZ Yearling Sales Final for 2yo pacing fillies won't be the biggest achievement in Phil Burrows harness racing career for very long.
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Yes and those past kickstarters serve as great resources for learning how to better take advantage of early momentum. That they also were caught off guard by their early success serves as evidence that this could have been anticipated better than it was rather than somehow demonstrate that subsequent kickstarters should have also not expected similar things to happen. This criticism itself is not even new nor to be unexpected in this situation, as it was also leveled at some of the very kickstarters you mention and Wasteland 2 in particular. If those projects somehow serve as examples for you, then so should the lessons that could have been rightly learned from them.
Again - saying it could do much better is not the same as saying its doing outright poorly. And yes it's only three days in so this criticism can be constructive because they still have time to do better - as posters in this thread have indicated they appear to be doing. You are ascribing attitudes and intents that are not here.
Even the poster who said they thought it was somewhat half assed isn't being wholly negative about the project, if you read what they actually say. They did give money to it after all, but they are also voicing the reasons why they are not giving more money as of yet. Stating how a developer could entice you to give more money sounds like pretty damned constructive criticism to me even if it is somewhat colorful.
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We pulled all of our records from the warehouse and found a lot of stock that we did not know was there. So, I created a new Bandcamp store to sell the new releases and I put together plenty of great deals to catch up with Big Neck!
30 CDs for $25!
Tom Potter Package (photo below)
Catching up with Musk via a Tractor Sex Fatality Package
Catching up with Beasteater via a Blowtops/Fatal Figures Package
We will continue to add more deals and more merch. Go to the store and take advantage of them while they last!
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While my body's been back in the US for two weeks now, I think my head was still in Thailand until a couple days ago. A trip to the farmer's market finally transported me back home. I was so excited about all the produce, I just wanted to go rush home and cook in our California kitchen! No more longing for scooters and noodles. At least, for now.
So, here's a recipe that, to me, is quintessential California: light, fresh and healthy. Maybe it's a little heretical to eat squash blossoms raw (the Italians wouldn't approve), but they're good, so why not?
Stuffed squash blossoms
Makes 6 servings
- 6 squash blossoms
- 1 c. fava beans, shelled
- 1 t olive oil
- 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
- 1/2 c. cooked quinoa (about 1/4 c. dry)
- 1 oz chevre
- 2 t lemon juice (about 1/2 a small lemon)
- Salt, to taste (about 1/4 t for me)
Boil fava beans in water for 1 min. Drain and run under cold water to cool them down to the point where you can handle them. Next, pierce the skin of each fava bean with a knife (or rip it with your fingers) and slip the inner fava bean out. Coarsely chop the shelled, skinned fava beans.
In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add shallot and saute until lightly browned. Add fava beans and quinoa, stir until all ingredients are heated through.
Pull the skillet off the heat. In the same skillet or a separate bowl (whichever is your preference), add goat cheese, lemon juice and salt. Stir until mixed through.
Carefully open up a squash blossom. If you want, snap off the stamen (which some people find bitter). They taste fine to me and I like the way they look, so I keep them. Using a small spoon, fill the flower with your mixture.
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ISLAMABAD - Additional Director General FIA and chief investigator in NICL scam Thursday informed the National Assembly panel that Moonis Elhai had allegedly done money laundering to break the trail of Rs 320 million that he shared from the embezzled money of mega corruption scandal.
Zafar Qureshi informed this to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce that met at the Parliament House under the chairmanship of Khurram Dastagir Khan of PML-N to seek briefing on the scam from FIA.
Zafar Ahmed Qureshi while briefing the committee said that FIA was also investigating the money laundering aspect of the case adding that FIA Headquarters was not cooperating with him to bring back Rs 150 million that Moonis transferred to EFG bank at UK.
Mr Qureshi asked that money laundering was another offence and findings of the inquiry would fix the responsibility when Kashmala Tariq, MNA and member of the committee, questioned him why a separate case had not been registered against Moonis Elahi on charges of money laundering.
He said that FIA investigations revealed that Rs 320 million, which Moonis Ealhi allegedly got through two fake bank accounts, were passed through different accounts to break its trail and the offence came under the money laundering law.
Among Rs 320 million, Rs100 million was transferred through hundi (hawala) from Dubai to account of Elahis wife at Allied Bank Liberty Market Branch and this is also money laundering as she had no business background, he said.
The government has defied every direction of Supreme Court in connection with National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam, he said adding that he had been suspended thrice and transferred for four times while investing this case.
He said that FIA did not make any progress in investigations of the case since April 18 when he was removed from the investigation till the date he again resumed his charge.
He also said he had requested the government to arrange private qualified lawyer for NICL scam as the assistant director level prosecutors of FIA were not competent enough to compete the defence lawyers who were more effective and learned.
He further said he had made Rs1.
76 billion recovery, the record recovery in any scam of the countrys history, in the two land purchase cases by NICL.
in Lahore while 420 million were yet to be recovered from the accused.
Moonis Elahi had given no recovery till yet and Rs320 million are yet to be recovered from him, he added.
Mr Qureshi while briefing the committee said that NICL had purchased two pieces of land near Moza Toor Warriach and airport in Lahore at exorbitant prices that was later evaluated by NESPAK.
Four separate FIRs were registered against the accused, who were later arrested except Mohsin Habib Warriach, Qasim Amin Dada, Syed Javed and Rana Akram who are proclaimed offenders in these cases and whose red warrants have been issued through Interpol, he informed the committee.
The committee recommended to the Interior Ministry that Mr Qureshi should be provided full financial and human resources to investigate the case with the observation that the scam was a big failure of oversight by the Ministry of Commerce.
Deputy Director FIA Karachi, Altaf Hussain while briefing about the land purchase cases by NICL in Karachi informed that he had recovered Rs 356.
2 million from the accused while the remaining Rs 131 million amount would be recovered soon.
Khalid Anwar, Ahsan Iqbal and Khawaja Akbar, allegedly front man of Ayaz Khan Niazi, an accused in the scam and former Chairman NICL, were proclaimed offenders in the scam and their red warrants had been issued, he said.
NICL had purchased the land from accused at much higher rates than the market near Korangi Karachi, he added.
He said that there was no substantial progress into the investigations of the land that NICL purchased in Dubai due to the involvement of foreign country.
The committee members expressed their displeasure over the FIA Karachi office for poorly investigating the case and summoned Director FIA Karachi Moazzam Jah in the next meeting.
Earlier, National Highway Authority (NHA) representatives informed the committee that the movement of NATO and ISAF carriers caused Rs 122 billion losses to the exchequer since 2001 in the form of the damage to the countrys infrastructure.
The committee was informed that these were not paying any duty except toll taxes as a result of understanding between the UK government, representative of NATO and Pakistan.
Secretary Ministry of Commerce said that the matter was related to the military affair and the ministry did not deal with it.
The committee recommended that NATO/ISAF supplies should become under the ambit of law and referred the matter to the Parliamentary Committee of Defence.
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NGFA Welcomes Jared Hill as New Director of Legislative Affairs
Date Posted: July 10, 2013
Washington—NGFA President Randy Gordon has announced that Jared W. Hill has joined the association's staff as its new director of legislative affairs.
Hill joins the NGFA's staff after serving as agriculture and trade counsel for Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.
During his two-year tenure with Grassley's Capitol Hill office, he provided policy analysis on core issues important to NGFA member companies, including farm legislation, international trade, commodities and futures trading, agricultural biotechnology, food safety, animal welfare and environmental issues.
He has also drafted legislative language for Grassley, and provided staff leadership for the senator on issues involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the International Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce.
While working for Grassley – a senior member of both the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees – Hill was involved in the senator's efforts to secure passage of free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, as well as legislation granting Russia permanent most-favored-nation trading status.
"Jared has an outstanding background and great experience directly relevant to issues fundamentally important to NGFA member companies, and we're excited to have him join our staff team," Gordon said.
"He will be a great asset as the NGFA continues to advocate pro-growth agricultural and trade policies buttressed on free enterprise principles on Capitol Hill and with key federal agencies."
Before joining Grassley's staff, Hill was a partner in the Des Moines-based law firm of Beving, Swanson & Forrest, where he worked from 2008 to 2011.
While at the firm, he practiced primarily in the areas of agricultural, administrative, business, commercial, bankruptcy, and environmental law.
He also represented clients before various regulatory agencies, including USDA's Farm Service Agency and EPA, as well as several Iowa state agencies.
Prior to that, he worked at another Iowa-based law firm.
He also previously served as the government relations manager for the Iowa Corn Growers Association, where he represented its members on state and federal legislative and policy issues and helped increase donations to its political action committee two-fold.
Hill received an undergraduate degree in business marketing with a minor in sociology from Iowa State University.
He earned a law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
His family operates a corn, soybean, cattle and hog farm in central Iowa.
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North Queensland chief Denis Keeffe still hadn't heard from the mayor of Townsville or anyone else in an official capacity as the Cowboys left Campbelltown last night guaranteed an historic finals berth, but he was sure the congratulatory phone calls would come.
It's not so much that they do things a bit slower in the far north but with the Cowboys on free-to-air television for only the second time in a decade, Keeffe assumed that most people were still watching the delayed telecast and did not yet know the full-time scoreline.
Perhaps after waiting so long for the club considered the sleeping giant of the premiership to finally awaken, they were savouring the moment - as the North Queensland players and coaching staff themselves intended to in Sydney before flying home today.
"It's good for us, and good for the club's sponsors, but it's especially a good repayment for the fans who have stuck by the club for the past 10 years," Keeffe said.
"We've been improving the club over the past couple of years, each of the last three seasons we've had our best ever finish and this is another one now so it's a great feeling and I'm sure everyone at home will be really excited when they find out the result."
Even beaten Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens, who spent five years in charge of the Cowboys, went out of his way to congratulate North Queensland rival Graham Murray - although he was more concerned about his own side's final-eight prospects.
For Murray, however, the Cowboys' effort was one of the most satisfying in a career that started at Illawarra in 1991 and included taking the Sydney Roosters to the 2000 grand final.
"It's very, very similar to when I took the Steelers to the finals in 1992, except that I'm probably older," Murray said.
"It was exciting then for those young blokes - the [Rod] Wisharts, the [Paul] McGregors, the [Brett] Rodwells and [David] Riolos - and now it's the same for these fellas.
"Nathan Fien, his whole face was lighting up after the game, Paul Rauhihi is excited about being there and Paul Bowman, who lost the captaincy earlier this year ... they've been part of the club for a long time and they haven't had the rewards but now they're a part of history."
After missing the past two matches due to a calf injury, Rauhihi wasn't expected to play yesterday but decided just hours before kick-off that the game was too important to miss.
It was only at the warm-up, however, that the New Zealand Test prop confirmed he would play and his announcement provided a late boost for his teammates, who had been in a mini-camp since travelling to Sydney on Friday.
Tigers winger Pat Richards scored in the ninth minute, but the Cowboys dominated proceedings for most of the first half and led 10-6 at the interval after tries to Josh Hannay and David Myles.
A 48th-minute try by winger Ty Williams, who picked up a loose ball and raced 60 metres to score, put North Queensland further in front and when fullback Matt Bowen sliced through the defence from a scrum three minutes later, the fate of both teams was sealed.
"For all of the hype of the build-up, it was a fizzer," Sheens said. "Our completion rate was disgraceful and we're lucky they didn't score 40.
"Both sides were nervous, we got to an early lead but our errors got them back into the game and you couldn't blame the conditions. They just handled it a lot better than us."
To make the eight, the Tigers must beat Newcastle at EnergyAustralia Stadium next Saturday. Sheens said he may promote some players from premier league after back-to-back losses.
"Your confidence starts to drop if you're not careful and suddenly small things can become big issues if you don't address them," he said.
"It's a big game next week for a number of sides now, we've just got to win. We're not going to count on everyone getting beat and going in on for-and-against."


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star bed & breakfast with free breakfast and bar/lounge
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Situated near the beach, this bed & breakfast is within a 10-minute walk of Weymouth Marina and Weymouth Beach. Deep Sea Adventure and Weymouth Pavilion are also within 15 minutes.
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A bar/lounge, tour/ticket assistance, and free breakfast are available at this smoke-free bed & breakfast. WiFi in public areas is free.
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All 14 rooms offer free WiFi, coffee makers, and TVs.
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A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This Weymouth bed & breakfast also offers tour/ticket assistance and an elevator (lift).
Sherborne Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 14
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Whether you are here for business or pleasure, the Lebanon area offers a variety of comfortable accommodations to make your stay an enjoyable experience.
Visitors who seek in-town lodgings can choose from the Fireside Inn & Suites and Baymont Inn & Suites in West Lebanon, the Residence Inn & Courtyard by Marriott in Centerra Park in Lebanon, The new Element by Westin and the Days Inn in Lebanon. Just across the river in White River Junction, travelers will find the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, the Hampton Inn, and the Econo Lodge.
Those wishing to stay close to the Dartmouth campus will find convenient accommodations at the Hanover Inn and Chieftain Motor Inn, as well as at the newly expanded Norwich Inn across the river in Vermont. And if you're looking for a resort with all the amenities, treat yourself to a relaxing stay at the Lake Morey Inn/Resort in Fairlee, Vermont, offering a private beach, health club, spa, and 18-hole championship golf course, also the Common Man Inn & Restaurant, in Claremont, NH.


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The HTC Shift runs on Windows Vista and features a QWERTY-based keyboard design and 3G-connectivity. Similar in size to a couple of DVD cases, the HTC Shift comes with Windows Vista Business, and features a 7-inch widescreen touch display and a 30GB hard drive, according to HTC.
The HTC Shift features high-speed global connectivity with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA, Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi.
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MADRID, Spain (AP) Jon Robert Holden scored with two seconds remaining Sunday to lift Russia over Spain 60-59 in the final of the European Basketball Championship.
Holden stripped Spain center Pau Gasol with 27 seconds to play then pump-faked before his jump shot bounced high and in for the win. Gasol's jumper at the buzzer rattled out as time expired.
Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko led Russia with 17 points as the Russians won their first European title in 22 years. Kirilenko was named MVP of the tournament.
SPORTS SCOPE: Commentators go wild for Greece's quarterfinal comeback
Jorge Garbajosa's three-pointer put Spain in front after Russia had led for the first time when the American-born Holden made a layup at 9:02 to make it 51-49.
But Gasol struggled from the foul line in the last five minutes — making only 4-of-9. His last miss left the hosts leading 60-54 with 1:48 to play.
With 59 seconds to go, Kirilenko stole the ball from Carlos Jimenez to set up Nikita Morgunov as Russia narrowed the deficit to 59-58.
Kirilenko spent some time on the bench earlier in the game because he had four fouls. But before that, the Utah Jazz forward kept Russia in the game on successive plays in the third quarter, setting up Victor Khryapa for a reverse layup, blocking forward Felipe Reyes' dunk and making a three-pointer to cut it to 43-39 with 4:12 to go.
Russia, which outscored Spain 26-10 in the post, last won the European title when it was still the former Soviet Union.
Crown Prince Felipe presented the Russian players, led by their American-Israeli coach David Blatt, with gold medals in front of the capacity crowd of 15,500 that hoped world champion Spain could win the title on its sixth try.
In the bronze-medal game, Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 19 points to lead Lithuania over defending champion Greece 78-69. Lithuania also qualified for next year's Beijing Olympics by finishing third.
Nikolas Zisis scored 23 points to lead Greece, which advanced to next year's pre-Olympic qualifying tournament.
Lithuania guard Sarunas Jasikevicius was upset with playing on each of the last three days.
"There's got to be some kind of respect for the team that finishes first in the group," the Golden State Warriors guard said. "No disrespect to Russia, but this is the reason we're not in the final. This is not right."
Greece coach Panagiotis Giannakis agreed that his team wasn't at its best because of the scheduling.
"The competition has to be equal, that's all," Giannakis said. "You can't play one team with 24 hours rest and another with 48 hours."
Earlier, Slovenia also joined Germany and Croatia in the pre-Olympic qualifying competition by beating France 88-74.
Tony Parker led France with 31 points. His jump shot near the end of the third quarter put France ahead 57-51, but Lakovic led Slovenia on a 21-4 run.
"We were looking for some stability and to try to go to the Olympics and now we are back to zero," Parker said. "It's kind of tough. We just have to use this as experience."
Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to give Germany an 80-71 win over Croatia in another consolation game.
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Here is a quick little project I did for Dave, who now goes by Fever Creative.
I wasn't able to go to Miami, where it was used, but Jacob Milam took some videos and pictures. A video of a runway show floats around the screen, following the users face, while the liquid simulation (thanks Memo! www.memo.tv/ofxmsafluid) in the background reacts to the users silhouette.
I'm now trying to figure out what I should release that would actually be useful for people. I ended up making a kind of comprehensive ComputerVision class that does
- smile detection
- Face detection (using ofxCvHaarTracker)
- optical flow (using ofxCvOpticalFlowPyrLK)
- FERN detection
- blob detection w/background subtraction
It's all pretty well optimized, and easily configurable. Of course, it can't do all of these things at once — too much CV! Eh – nothing special, but if you want it, it's yours!
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I wrote this a few years ago but just now got around to making a clean copy of the score.. though I'm sure there still plenty of errors in it. I apologize for the very poor sound quality of the MP3.
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Fredrick, very nice.Tell us the story behind this.
There were a few places where the chords caught me by suprise( in a odd sort of way). The few measures before F, for example.
But over all, yes, very American.
Bob, ive had the wonderful opportunity of driving across America several times. Florida to Oregon and NYC to San Fran.. and a few other long road trips where I didn't have a time constraint. Chance to smell the roses as they say. Its quite a place. Its huge and vibrant, wealthy but modest, serious and at the same time very very funny. Filled with genuine original characters no author could conceive. I am sure left to their own devices the people you meet are kind, friendly and honest to a fault. So maybe American Songs stems from those experinces. Maybe its me being pollyana and waving the flag a little.. but America IS one hellova place.
None of the tunes in American Songs actually exists. I made them up.. but to me at least they sound kind of American.. or American through the prism of Roy Harris and Bill Shuman.
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Bottom line: I was born this way. It wasn't a choice. It was, however, a choice to develop huge biceps like this, so take a good long look at them before you think of uttering a hurtful or bigoted remark.
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Black Cat Crossing Your Path Good Luck In Japan
January 13, 2012 by staff
Black Cat Crossing Your Path Good Luck In Japan, Many cultures have superstitions about black cats, often ascribing either "good luck" or "bad luck" to them.
A black cat is a feline with black fur. It is not a particular breed of cat and may be mixed or of a specific breed. The Bombay, known for its sleek black fur, is an example of a black cat. The all-black pigmentation is equally prevalent in both male and female cats. In some cultures black cats are considered good luck, and in others they are considered bad luck.
Any cat whose fur is a single color, including black, is known as a "solid" or "self". A "solid black" cat may be coal black, grayish black, or brownish black. Most solid colored cats result from a recessive gene that suppresses the tabby pattern. Sometimes the tabby pattern is not totally suppressed, mintira markings may sometimes appear in certain lights even on a solid black cat. A cat having black fur with white roots is known as a "black smoke."
Black cats can also "rust" in sunlight, the coat turning a lighter brownish shade.
In addition to the Bombay, The Cat Fanciers' Association allows solid black as a color option in 21 other breeds. The color description for those breeds is:
BLACK: dense coal black, sound from roots to tip of fur. Free from any tinge of rust on the tips. Nose leather: black. Paw pads: black or brown.
The exceptions are:
Oriental – EBONY: dense coal black. Free from any tinge of rust on tips or smoke undercoat. Nose leather: black. Paw pads: black or brown.
Sphynx – BLACK: black. One level tone from nose to tip of tail. Nose leather: black. Paw pads: black or brown.
Ragamuffin – Although black is not specifically mentioned, the standard allows for "any color, with or without white," so technically speaking, an all-black Ragamuffin would be allowed under the breed standard.
The character Behemoth in "The Master and Margarita", an enormous black cat (said to be as large as a hog), capable of standing on two legs and talking, and has a penchant for chess, vodka and pistols.
The folklore surrounding black cats varies from culture to culture. In Great Britain and in Ireland, black cats are a symbol of good luck. The Scottish believe that a strange black cat's arrival to the home signifies prosperity. In Celtic mythology, a fairy known as the Cat S?th takes the form of a black cat. Black cats are also considered good luck in Japan. Furthermore, it is believed that a lady who owns a black cat will have many suitors. However in Western history, black cats have often been looked upon as a symbol of evil omens, specifically being suspected of being the familiars of witches, and so most of western and southern Europe considers the black cat as a symbol of bad luck, especially if one crosses paths with a person, which is believed to be an omen of misfortune and death. In Germany, some believe that black cats crossing a person's path from right to left, is a bad omen. But from left to right, the cat is granting favorable times.
The gambling world is afraid of black cats: it is believed that if, while traveling to a casino, a black cat crosses a gambler's road or path, that person should not go to the casino; most players believe that black cats bring bad luck.
The black cat in folklore has been able to change into human shape to act as a spy or courier for witches or demons. When the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, they brought with them a devout faith in the Bible. They also brought a deepening suspicion of anything deemed of the devil and were a deeply suspicious group. They viewed the black cat as a companion, or a familiar to witches. Anyone caught with a black cat would be severely punished or even killed. They viewed the black cat as part demon and part sorcery. During the Middle Ages, these superstitions led people to kill black cats. This had the unintended consequence of increasing the rat population and the spread of the Black Death (bubonic plague) and other diseases carried by rodents. There is no evidence from England of regular large-scale massacres of "satanic" cats, or of burning them in midsummer bonfires, as sometimes occurred in Europe.
However, the supernatural powers ascribed to black cats were sometimes viewed positively, for example sailors considering a "ship's cat" would want a black one because it would bring good luck. Sometimes, fishermen's wives would keep black cats at home too, in the hope that they would be able to use their influence to protect their husbands at sea (see Ship's cat). The view of black cats being favorable creatures is attributed specifically to the Egyptian goddess Bast (or Bastet), the cat goddess. Egyptian households believed they could gain favor from Bastet by hosting black cats in their household. This view was held in the early 17th Century by the English monarch Charles I. Upon the death of his treasured pet black cat, he is said to have lamented that his luck was gone. True to his claim, he was arrested the very next day and charged with high treason.
Pirates of the 19th Century believed that a black cat would bring different kinds of luck. If a black cat walks towards someone, that person will have bad luck. If a black cat walks away from someone then that person will have good luck. If a black cat walks onto a ship and then walks off it, the ship is doomed to sink on its next trip.
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Black cats have been found to have lower odds of adoption in American shelters compared to other colors (except brown). Some shelters also suspend or limit adoptions of black cats around Halloween for fear they will be tortured, or used as "living decorations" for the holiday and then abandoned. However, in the history of humane work, no one has ever documented any relationship between adopting black cats, and cats being killed or injured. When such killings are reported, forensic evidence has pointed to natural predators, such as coyotes, eagles, or raptors, as the likely cause. To promote the adoption of black cats, "National Black Cat Awareness Day" is held on August 17.
In the early days of television in the United States, many stations located on VHF channel 13 used a black cat as a mascot in order to make sport of being located on an "unlucky" channel number.
The black cat of the Industrial Workers of the World, also adopted as a symbol by anarcho-syndicalists
Since the 1880s, the colour black has been associated with anarchism. The black cat, in an alert, fighting stance was later adopted as an anarchist symbol.
More specifically, the black cat-often called the "sab cat" or "sabo-tabby"-is associated with anarcho-syndicalism, a branch of anarchism that focuses on labor organizing (see Wildcat strike).
In testimony before the court in a 1918 trial of Industrial Workers of the World leaders, Ralph Chaplin, who is generally credited with creating the IWW's black cat symbol, stated that the black cat "was commonly used by the boys as representing the idea of sabotage. The idea being to frighten the employer by the mention of the name sabotage, or by putting a black cat somewhere around. You know if you saw a black cat go across your path you would think, if you were superstitious, you are going to have a little bad luck. The idea of sabotage is to use a little black cat on the boss."
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Mr Grimshaw was commenting on his first day as BoQ chief after being appointed to replace former boss
BoQ lowered its standard variable home loan interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point yesterday, matching the Reserve Bank of Australia's cut in the official cash rate.
"The rates decision took up most of [the first day]," Mr Grimshaw said.
"We passed the full impact on to our customers. It was good to be able to pass it on. It has been a fairly busy day, and it wasn't quite easing myself into it."
Mr Grimshaw takes over at BoQ just weeks after the bank reported that profit for the 2011 financial year had dropped by $20.5 million due to the impact of natural disasters and Queensland's weak real estate market.
The floods in January and loan losses on three large commercial properties were blamed for bad debt expenses of $200.5 million, almost double the amount a year earlier. "The focus has been on those [bad debt] positions over the past 12 months and we have tried to be as transparent as possible," said Mr Grimshaw, a former senior executive with Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank.
"It is front of mind for staff here and we are also hoping that the Queensland economy does rebound and we are in a good position to take advantage of it.
"The [high] dollar is not helping the tourism sector that much but if we get the dollar coming off that will help the economy back to where it has been.
"Property prices on the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast have been hit pretty hard, but once we see tourism start to recover, I think we will see a recovery in those prices as well."
As a result of the rise in bad debts, Moody's Investors Service has placed BOQ's credit rating under review for a possible downgrade.
Mr Grimshaw said dealing with this issue was a priority.
"It's a big issue and it does affect our cost of funds," he said.
"They [credit rating agencies] are a very important stakeholder for us and we will try and have a chat with them very early on."
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Target: Lynn Blaylock, Community Manager, Excellence Community Management LLC
Goal: Protest the use of a controversial pesticide used to control bird populations in Las Vegas community
Avitrol, an "acutely toxic" pesticide, has long been a controversial method of controlling bird populations. Recently, however, a residential community in Las Vegas ruffled residents' feathers when its plans to use the poison–without notifying residents first–came to light. Tell those in charge of the community's management that residents have a right to know about poisonous substances in their midst. Sign the petition and tell Excellence Community Management to adopt a transparent policy when it comes to pesticide use.
According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Avitrol "attacks and impairs birds' nervous systems, causing birds who ingest the poison to become disoriented, exhibit erratic flight and tremors, and suffer violent convulsions for hours before they finally succumb to the effects of the toxin." Furthermore, it is nearly impossible to control which species are affected by the poison–it kills not only target species, such as pigeons, but also other bird species, some of which may be endangered or protected. Even worse, predators who eat birds tainted by the poison are also affected, a fact that puts both wild animals and neighborhood pets at risk.
Community residents have the right to know when dangerous and risky pesticides are being used in their neighborhoods. Tell Excellence Community Management to adopt a responsible, transparent policy that respects residents' wishes.
Dear Ms. Blalock,
The purpose of a residential community is to provide its residents with the best living situation possible. However, the recent decision to use a dangerous pesticide at the Regent at Town Center fails to take into account the concerns of community members. Please respect your residents' health and safety–reconsider your decision to use Avitrol to control the bird population, and make plans to adopt a more transparent policy that takes residents' wishes into consideration.
Avitrol has long been a controversial product. Although it is highly effective when it comes to killing off "pests" like pigeons, it is just as likely to kill more desirable species, like songbirds. Furthermore, predators who eat birds poisoned by Avitrol can be killed themselves, a fact that places not only wild animals but also domestic pets at risk. Most worryingly, the poison's mode of distribution–tainted corn kernels–makes it all too easy for small children to pick up and ingest a potentially fatal chemical.
Releasing such a potent form of poison into a neighborhood is not an action that should be undertaken lightly, nor is it one that should be undertaken at all without the consent or knowledge of the residents it affects. I urge you to find an alternative method of controlling the bird population at the Regent at Town Center, and to make sure that residents at all of your properties are appropriately involved in making such important decisions.
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Plank's Crossing was a railroad crossing on the C. & N. W. Ry. and also the C. G. W. R. R., located 1 1/2 miles southeast of Laird.
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Bourne Archive: FNQ: C17 Civil War
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The Bourne Archive
Fenland Notes and Queries. Edited by Rev. W.D. Sweeting, Rector of Maxey.
Part 41. April 1899.
This quarterly periodical took the form of a forum in
which people sent in questions about the history, ecology and so on of the
Seventeenth Century Civil War.
Siege of Crowland. – A contemporary
account of the fighting around Crowland in 1643 will be read with interest by
many who have seen only short accounts of what then took place. The following
is taken from a work from which a few extracts were given in our last part. [FNQ
The short title is:- "Jehovah-Jireh. God in the Mount. Or,
"About the beginning also of this instant May [1643] [These events appear to have taken place in April with the town falling on 29th. Holmes pp 165-6. RJP3], most certain and credible information came from Croyland, alias Crowland in Lincolnshire, that one Captain Welbie (a most pernicious and desperate Malignant against the King and Parliament, and a most mischievous mover of rebellion and sedition in those parts) had so far inveigled the Queenes Tenants there in and about the said Town of Crowland, that he got them to adhere unto him, and to declare themselves with him and some other Commanders in open hostilitie against the Parliament, and to fortifie the said Town with brest-works and trenches very strongly: which being effected, Welbie and his companie (pestilent Malignants) came in the night to Spalding the next neighbouring Town, which at that time was utterly unfurnished of men and armes, and neer about break of day beset the house of one Mr. Ram, a very godly and faithful Minister of that Town, where they also took Mr. John Harington, a religious gent. of the same town, together with on Mr. Horn, and Mr. Slater, a gentleman of above sixty yeers of age. Now the reason of their rage to Mr. Ram the Minister was (as they at least pretended [claimed]) for a letter that he had written in January before to the Inhabitants of Crowland, not to stand out against the Parliament; and now also in the time of these Gentlemens imprisonment; their malicious adversaries quarrelled much with them for praying together in their chamber, which they forbad them any more to do, and threatened to take the Bible from them, saying to them, that twas not for traitors to have or read the Bible; and by no means would permit them pen, ink, or paper.
"Now they having thus continued about three weeks, most unworthily used in prison, the honest inhabitants of Spalding assembled themselves into a prettie competent strength, and so advanced to Crowland to relieve and redeeme (if it might be) these worthie gentlemen out of their harsh imprisonment. Whereupon about 8 of the clock that first night all these prisoners were carried down to the bulwark upon the North side of the Town, and were there kept almost all that night among the rude Souldiers, but their friends forces not falling on, that night, they were all carried back about midnight or later, into an Alehouse till the next day, and then carried to prison again; but immediately after Spalding forces approaching neer the Town, they were all brought forth again and carried to that part of the Town where the first onset was given, being all of them fast pinioned and forced to stand in an open place, where canons might and did play on them. But before the assault, a Drummer was sent to summon the Town, at whom they shot divers times before his entrance, and then took and detained him prisoner, contrary to the law of armes, till the Town was taken. Shortly after this, all these gentlemen were set upon the top of the Brest-works, where they stood at least three houres, their dear and faithful friends tat came to relieve them shooting fiercely at them a great part of all that time before they knew who they were: yea Captain Harrington took one of his souldiers Muskets, charging it with pistol-powder, and himself made three shots at his own father, not knowing who he was, and all the rest of Spalding souldiers on that side (supposing that they had been Croylanders, and that they stood there to out-beard and brave them) shot at them very angrily, till at last they perceiving who they were, quickly left firing on them, and began to play more to the right hand; Whither, instantly, Master Ram, and Serjeant Horn, were by the Croylanders most wickedly removed, which also their friends again discerning, they held their hands and forbare to shoot, so that little could be done on that side of the Town, that day; for, their works were very strong, and well lined with Muskettiers, and these also were backt with a weapon called Hassock-knives [A hassock was a large and firm tussock of grass, rush or the like. [OED] It is nowadays a firm cushion for kneeling on in church but it originally, it was stuffed with a hassock of straw, hay or rush.], long Sythes, and such like Fennish weapons. But as the furie of the fight abated in these parts; so it increased on the North side, whither, presently, Mr. Ram, and Mr. Horn were posted, and there also set upon the bulwarks, for the Spalding forces to play on them with their shot, who indeed plyed it very fiercely both with great and small shot for a great while together, they verily supposing that Mr. Ram had been the vapouring Priest of Parson of the Town (one Mr. Styles, a most irreligious roarer and railer against all goodnesse, and a most audacious and speciall personall actor in this rebellion) and many of their dear friends (as they acknowledged afterward, when the Town was taken) shot many times and very vehemently and eagerly as their godly Minister and Mr. Horn who stood by him; but the Lord of hosts, that numbers the hairs of his childrens heads, and preserved the three Children of Israel in the midst of the fierie furnace, so guided all the bullets still that all the multitudes of shot which continually, and most fiercely, and frequently flew about their eares, and many of them within half Musket shot of them, yet not one bullet small or great had power to touch any of them. And was not ten that old adagie or Christian proverb, here, most clearly verified. They are well kept whom the Lord doth keep? O who then is so unwise that would not most willingly commit his soul into the hands of such a merciful Creator and Redeemer, who is so able and willing to save that which is committed to him? But to go on. After these gentlemen had thus continued three houres of more on this North side of the works, Spalding forces began to retreat there also, and the gentlemen were taken down and guarded to their prison, together with Mr. Harrington and the two other prisoners which had continued all that while in the West works; but the Forces on the North side beginning again to fire on the Croylanders, they were carried back again and set on the works as aforesaid: whereupon Spalding forces most honestly retreated again on both sides. Now this the wicked Crowlanders took as a victory, and one Jackson a Balaams priest, in the town, a right son of Belial, brought the Croylanders to Church, and read certain Collects (out of his Idol the Service Book) by way of thanksgiving for their good successe, as they impiously called it; and spending the rest of the day and night following, in drinking, revelling and railing on the Parliament.
"Not long after Spalding forces assaulted the Town againe in three severall parts thereof at once; Collonel Sir Miles Hobert, Collonel Sir Anthonie Irbie, and valiant and active Collonel Cromwell being now come to their assistance, who all being now neer the Town, good Mr. Ram was again called for, and brought out of his lodging, and carried with all speed to the North bulwark, and there being very straitly pinnion'd, was most inhumanely laid within the work on the wet ground, where he lay for the space of five houres, often entreating to be set up on the bulwark, by reason of the extreme numbnesse of his limbs, and exraordinarie wearinesse with lying so in that posture and condition, but they would not suffer it. In Brief, within two or three dayes after, not sooner, the besiegers so plyed the work, that the Spalding forces, with the aid of those brave Commanders took the Town, but some of the chief actors in those pre-mentioned villanies, got away, divers were taken in the town and clapt up in prison at Colchester, Ipswich & other prisons. This much I have thus particularly related of the falling of this Town, principally to let the Reader see both the horrible villany & more than Turkish crueltie of our ordinarie atheisticall and ignorant Protestants at large, whose greatest Divinitie is their Dunsical Service-book, and in their most loose and lazie hedge-priests frothie (preaching shall I call it, nay rather prating, or babling, and) rayling against Gods choisest children, and the precious power of godlinesse; As also, and above all, to set forth the glorious praise of our still wonder-working God ins o admirable and almost incredible deliverances of his people from such clearly evident and eminent danger and distresse, which men who have quite put off even meer humanity, do divellishly and desperately endeavour to bring his Saints and servants into."
It would be interesting to compare this account with any that could be found written from the Royalist point of view. From a paper read by the late Canon Moore at a Meeting of the Lincoln Diocesan Architectural Society in 1861, we find that the Parliamentary forces were commanded by Colonel Edward King, of Ashby, on the Lincoln Heath, the High Sheriff for the county; the very man who afterwards proposed in parliament the restoration of Charles II.


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From: Jacqueline Wilson <>
Subject: Re: [TGF] BCG Standard #1
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:38:33 -0600
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To me, this also means no stealing from the library or wherever, so
that the material will be there for the next person. I do not know
how many times I have been to a library to read a magazine article to
find someone has cut it out of the magazine. This seems so obvious
and yet . . . there are many selfish people out there, they just could
have gotten a photocopy.
On Jan 23, 2010, at 12:23 PM, Elissa Scalise Powell, CG wrote:
I accept the proposed guidelines and vote for Harold to keep the
moving. <g>
BCG Standard 1 seems like common courtesy but still needs to be stated
the funny thing about common courtesy is that it may not be common.
out the responsibility of each of us as the middle link in the chain
past and future is important. We should not knowingly harm, or let harm,
anything in our possession or usage. It is respect for our future
generations so that they may see what we have seen.
-- Elissa
> The first 18 standards have to do with data collection. Number 1
> reads, in
> full;
> "Materials (published, unpublished, microfilmed, photographic, and
> original)
> are handled with careful regard for their preservation and
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Hello All,My name is Diana, and I am currently heading the Echo icon set effort...which has adopted the Tango naming scheme. We've now created several icons that do not currently exist in the Tango set and so the creators try to name it as best we understand the naming scheme. I've been contacted a couple of times to change the names of some icons and have gladly done so. Please check out our gallery [1] and let us know of which needs to be renamed and to what. I'd also like for some direction for myself as well as other contributors to follow for new icons we will be making in the future. Should a new email be sent each time a new icon is made that has not been named?
I am currently aware of: drive-cdrom -> drive-optical media-cdrom -> media-optical media-dvd -> drive-optical-dvd drive-harddisk-1394 -> drive-harddisk-ieee1394 drive-removable-1394 -> drive-removable-media-ieee1394 drive-removable-usb -> drive-removable-media-usb Thanks, Diana [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Artwork/EchoDevelopment


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UK Tax
UK Tax Questions? Ask a UK Tax Advisor for answers ASAP
I wonder if you could help me - I'm after some advice on capital gains tax.
Me and my wife were in a partnership until 1st of July last 2012. We then formed a limited company and sold all of the partnership assets to it.
The sale price was made of goodwill, website and also fixed assets and stock (£31K, £6K, £7.2K, £2.2K respectively). I would like to clarify which parts of the total price can be subject to capital gain and which can be under entrepreneur relief and taxed @10% ?
Also, as we withdraw money from the company I wonder if we can be treating that money as company paying back the sale price, rather than dividends until the full amount will be paid back? If that's possible - will it be from company's profits or will that be a cost to the company and lowering it's tax liability?
Hi.You may not have heard of incorporation relief so you should read the HMRC helpsheet HS276. Basically, you can exchange the business assets apart from cash for shares in your new company effectively deferring any CGT liability until you sell the shares in the company. Incorporation Relief is given by default so if you don't want it to apply, you need to elect for it not to apply by the third 31 January after the end of the tax year in which the exchange of business assets for shares took place.Since you appear to have sold the business assets for cash as opposed to shares in the new company and that cash is sitting as a notional credit in your directors loan accounts in the company, then incorporation relief won't apply. Provided you and your partnership business meet the qualifying criteria for entrepreneurs' relief to apply as set out in the HMRC helpsheet HS275 , it can be used against the gain on the goodwill and the website though I'm not sure how you would value that. Fixed assets (unless they are buildings) and stock are treated as having been sold at their written down value and cost respectively. Since the company won't have had the cash to pay you for the business assets at the time of the sale, you can draw funds tax free as and when cash flow allows as you will already have disclosed the gain and paid CGT. However, you might also consider dividends and salary (to use personal allowances) if you have no other income sources and would be basic rate taxpayers in the early years so that the business sale proceeds can be drawn when and if you are higher rate taxpayers.The sum paid by the company for the goodwill can be amortised (written off and claimed as an expense) over a reasonable period so long as it was created by your partnership business after 1 April 2002 or if it existed before 1 April 2002, it was bought from an unrelated party after 1 April 2002. Take a look here and here for more information on amortisation of goodwill.I hope this helps but let me know if you have any further questions.
The HS275 helpsheet gives you the ER criteria. Basically, most trading businesses that don't have as their main source of income the letting of property qualify. That is something of a generalisation I have to say.I'm not an expert on business valuation nor do I have access to your books so I cannot comment on your figures.The easiest way to transfer the equipment is to withdraw it from the partnership at its written down value and introduce it into the limited company at the same value. Your accountant will be able to do that. You should withdraw the equipment you are keeping personally at its market value so there may be a balancing charge in the capital allowances computation. You cannot get more than the net cost of an asset in capital allowances. So, if your camera cost £1,500, its written down value is £750 and it is worth £900, there will be a clawback of £150 in capital allowances in you final partnership tax calculation.As for the amortisation of goodwill, though you are connected to the partnership and the limited company, provided the original business commenced after 1 April 2002 you can claim amortisation relief which means you can write off the goodwill over a number of years. Take a look under the heading "A typical scenario" here for an example and here for some more information. Unless you can come up with an argument for the tax office to write it off over a shorter period, they will allow you to do so at 4% per annum.
How can it if you have made a loss according to your accountant? You get capital allowances on fixed assets which write down the cost to £0 over a number of years.
Why would they be taxed again? You haven't paid tax on the assets once, let alone a second time.Let me give you an example:I buy a piece of equipment for my business for £10,000. I claim capital allowances on it over several years totalling £6,000. That leaves unrelieved expenditure of £4,000. If I dispose of the asset either to a third party or my company for £3,000, my net cost is £7,000 (£10,000 - £3,000). As I have already had capital allowances of £6,000, I am entitled to a balancing allowance (a deduction from my trading profit) of £1,000 (£10,000 - £3,000 - £6,000). You never get more allowances than the net cost of an asset.
The buyer of the asset introduces that asset into their business at a cost £3,000 and they can claim capital allowances up to £3,000.
If I had sold the asset for £5,000, my net cost is £5,000 (£10,000 - £5,000). I've had allowances of £6,000 so there is a balancing charge (an addition to my trading profit) of £1,000 (£6,000 - £5,000).If you sell a fixed asset for more than it cost to buy then you may have Capital Gains Tax to pay if your total gains in a tax year exceed £10,900.


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The list of interiors also includes transportation venues like stations and airports, so you don't get lost on your way to the festivities. You have to zoom in on the real estate object of desire, and it will show you what's inside, complete with floorplans and level switches.
For now it seems that Google has partnered exclusively with London venues, and you can find your way in the likes of John Lewis and Selfridges there, but not in other cities, but we are sure it is just a first step to many more covered places for shopping and entertainment coming the Google Maps way in the UK.
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Gods War 6: The Three Heroes - is a great story about the deeds of fearless warriors. Gods came to the Earth and started a great war. Brave heroes go to save the world.
Game features:
- Big open locations
- English translation is available
- Absorbing plot and wonderful graphics
Dragon Knight - is an absorbing step by step strategy game. Plunge into a wonderful story. Visit different kingdoms and help the young knight obtain power which will help him bring back balance of good and bad.
Game features:
- Engrossing plot
- Various fighting systems
- Beautiful graphics and nice sound
Magic Wars - plunge into a magic and unpredictable world. Clear huge locations of demons, orks and other evil spirits. Get fighting experience, increase your level and develop your character.
Game features:
- 10 different missions
- Development of characters
- Big open locations
Atudela Sky Stories - the world, in which a man has a powerful potential of magic energy
in addition to different supernatural powers. The world where the fight for resources never stopped.
Game features:
- English translation available
- Huge amount of fighting methods and combo attacks
- Many different skills and abilities
Soul calibur war: Roots extreme - is a story of adventures of a regular girl and single hero whose name is Wolf Bite. The sword of destiny and the destiny of the world is in your hands! The adventures begin!
Game features:
- More than 4 types of spectacular skills and combo hits
- Many characters and picturesque game locations
- Various enemies and huge bosses
- Fascinating plot and wonderful graphics
2012: Doom legend - the apocalypse is here and worlds' destinies are in great danger. Overcome the crisis with the help of your faithful fellows in arms and find out what stands behind. This game will not live you indifferent!
Game features:
- More than 5 types of magic skills nd combo attacks, spectacular battles
- Wonderful graphics and special effects
- Many assistants and auxiliary devices
- Many dialogues and turns of the plot
Sword love - this game will tell you the story of love and hatred which has been lasting for two generations. Beautiful art, sense of humor and romantic stories in this new game from Chinese developers.
Game features:
- Make maximum combo attacks and earn money to buy ammunition
- More than 5 types of magic and fighting skills
- Various enemies, heroes and plot lines
Reggie 3: Riboud warriors - is a new action RPG from Chinese developers. Powerful warrior in the outfit of Phoenix and faithful battle ax will fight with the best warriors of the Ancient China again!
Game features:
- Huge number of fighting methods and combo attacks
- More than 4 types of magic skills
- Development of a character and his skills
- Wonderful graphics and music
Journey to the west - is an excellent MMORPG from Vietnamese developers. The game is based on the same named film. Take part in the epic adventures of a character and compete with other players from all over the world!
Game features:
- 3 fractions, 9 races, 3 classes of characters
- You can catch any creature and make it your assistant in the fight
- Well considered step by step battles
- Handy intergame chat
Dragonia - is a new adventure game from Chinese developers. Plunge into a magic world where sword and magic rule. Destroy a villain and save a princess in this wonderful fairy tale game!
Game features:
- Big world to fight in and explore
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- Develop fighting and magic skills of your characters
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Archive for Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Students named to Baker dean's list
January 8, 2014
Area students were named to Baker University's College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education undergraduate dean's list for maintaining a 3.5 grade-point average during the fall 2013 semester at the Baldwin City university.
From McLouth: Kelsey Campbell.
From Basehor: Owen Lewis.
From Leavenworth: Bryan Burdette, Alexandria Eckert, Andrew Heim, Hannah Jordan, Peter Lasneske and Crystal Simon.
A Tonganoxie resident also was named to the Baker University School of Nursing dean's list for maintaining the same GPA during the fall semester.
Tashe Campbell was named to the list.
Baker's School of Nursing, founded in 1991, is on the Stormont-Vail Healthcare campus in Topeka.
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