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A look at small business questions from the Southwestern Oregon Community College Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
By Arlene M. Soto CMA, CGBP, Southwestern SBDC Director
If my business is not profitable, will the IRS consider it a hobby or a business?
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) looks at unprofitable businesses with a suspicious eye. The laws and regulations, however, do not provide a specific definition of what constitutes a trade or business because no single definition can apply to all cases. Generally, a trade or business must be an activity that is carried on with a profit motive, the owner is usually actively involved and some economic activity must be conducted. The problem is that the "burden-of-proof" is on the business owner.
There are several key factors the IRS considers in determining whether activities are engaged in for a profit. Some of those criteria are: activities must be done in a business-like manner similar to other activities of the same nature that operate profitably; the expertise of the business owner in the industry; time and effort the business owner puts toward the operation of the business; relying on profits from the business for personal living expenses is also an indicator; start up losses may be present and do not control distinction, but continued losses without any attempts to improve or correct the business might indicate you are not engaged in it for a profit. The IRS considers any business operating at a loss for more than three years suspect.
There must be a good faith objective and expectation of making a profit to have the activity considered a business. If your business is struggling—seek advice, consider its effect on your business's profitability and if you think it will make your business more profitable, why not implement the changes. It will help support your argument that you are in BUSINESS and it is not a HOBBY.
If you are in doubt whether your activity is a business or a hobby visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov and find fact sheet FS-2007-18 entitled "Business or Hobby? Answer Has Implications for Deductions" or contact your accounting professional.
The SBDC is a partnership of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Oregon Small Business Development Center Network, the Oregon Business Development Department and Southwestern Oregon Community College. Arlene M. Soto has been the Director of the Southwestern Small Business Development Center since July 2007. To ask a question call 541-756-6445, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com, or write 2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend, OR 97459. Additional help is available at the OSBDCN Web page www.bizcenter.org.


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What are you?
"Yo, Shinigami."
Ahatake turned wide-eyed. "Who are you?"
"I am an Arrancar. I go by the name Amparo Encarnita."
"An Arrancar?"
"Yes. Well Kurosaki I can tell by your face you have no idea what an Arrancar is so I'll explain before I kill you." Amparo grinned insanely. "An Arrancar is a Hollow that has removed it's mask and gained Shinigami-like powers."
"I see." Ahatake said. "And how do you know my name?"
"All in good time." Amparo replied. "I surprised you can't tell. You must suck at detecting Spiritual Pressure."
It was a blur as Amparo had unsheathed his sword and aimed a slash at Ahatake, who blocked accordingly.
"You're fast, Arrancar."
"Tch.." was Amparo's reply as he forced Ahatake back with brute strength. He pulled his blade back and slashed at Ahatake who dodged barely and jumped into the air. He launched a cero from above Amparo.
"What the..." Amparo growled. "A cero?!?!?!?" He swung his sword upward and cut the cero in half.
"That can't have been a cero." Amparo thought bringing his blade up again as Ahatake's sword came swinging down.
Amparo pushed Ahatake back again punched Ahatake in the face. "Are you even trying, Shinigami?"
"Shut up Arrancar." Ahatake muttered. He charged at Amparo and aimed at him with his sword but Amparo caught it in his hand and aimed a punch at Ahatake's face but Ahatake dodged with a static sound.
Ahatake's blade came charging from behind Amparo who responded by simply kicking Ahatake in the face.
"Tch... You're pathetic Shinigami."
"Bastard!" Ahatake said and held his blade in the air. "Force my hand at Hell's beckon and Hollowfy me to crush my enemy Kuǎnwánguó!" Ahatake's spiritual pressure rose and his hollow mask covered his face.
Ahatake appeared in front of Amparo and blasted him with a close range cero. Then Ahatake kicked him in the face and sent him skidding back a little ways.
"That power...ain't Shinigami. What the hell are you?" Amparo gasped.
"What am I?" Ahatake asked sending a blast of fire from his blade and forcing Amparo to draw his just to block it. "I'm not really sure." He said from behind him, forcing another blast of fire onto the Arrancar.
"I'm sorry Arrancar." Ahatake said charing up a cero. "But since you seem so strong there's no need to hold back." Ahatake fired a massive cero at Amparo.
"Shit." Amparo thought as he fired a cero of his own to neutralize Ahatake's.
Amparo was panting. "Damn you, Shinigami. What the hell what that?"
"Last I checked it was a cero."
"Like hell it was." Amparo said firing a massive Bala blast from his fist to which Ahatake countered with his still not full mature Dàn blast.
"What the hell are you?"
Ahatake appeared behind Amparo again firing a cero at his back. "I told you... I don't know."
I'm going to kill you
The cero sent Amparo flying but he caught himself and skidded back a few feet. "Damn you." Amparo pulled out his Zanpkauto, sliced his hand and began to charge a huge blue cero.
"What the hell??!?!?!?" Ahatake and then looked down and saw he was directly above a bunch of unsuspecting people. If he dodged it they'd all die...
"What will you do know Shinigami?" Amparo said. "If you dodge, you'll live, but all those pathetic humans behind you will die."
"Tch..." Ahatake muttered. "Do your worst!" He readied him self knowing he would have no choice...
"Gran Rey Cero!" Amparo fired the massive cero at Ahatake who barely had time.
"Ban..kai!" Ahatake cried as he transformed right before the cero hit him and cut it clean in half.
Ahatake appeared with his Shihakusho and his Hollow Mask gain dragon horns. "This is my bankai. And with it...." Ahatake disappeared with a static noise and reappeared coming up from under Amparo who barely blocked his blade. "I'm going to kill you."
"Like that would," Amparo forced Ahatake back, "HAPPEN!"
"If you expect to beat me, Arrancar you might wanna release that Zanpakuto of yours." Ahatake said menacingly. "I know you don't just wear it on your waist for decoration."
"I don't need to release my Zanpakuto to beat you, Shinigami or whatever you are." Amparo growled.
"Let's get something straight." Ahatake said appearing in front of Amparo with usual static. "I'm Ahatake Kurosaki. And I'm the one who's going to kill you." Ahatake slashed into the Arrancar's skin but it didn't penetrate all the way and Amparo shook him off.
"I know your name Shinigami." Amparo said. "Like I said before you must suck at detecting spiritual pressure. I'm the Hollow that killed your father!"
"I see." Ahatake said removing his mask and acting as is he hadn't registered this. "Well I don't really care whether or not you were the one that killed him. He was annoying when he was alive so it's not a loss."
"Ungrateful son eh?" Amparo laughed. "So you don't care""
Ahatake pulled his mask back on. "No not really." Ahatake's finger glowed red as he fired a massive Aoshan at Amparo.
Amparo fired two Bala blasts which neautraliazed the Aoshan. "What the hell was that?"
"Aoshan." Ahatake muttered as he fired another one from behind Amparo.
"You son of a bitch!" Amparo roared. He put a hand to his Zanpakuto. "Seek him out, MUERTE!"
Smoke surrounded Amparo has he released his Zanpakuto.
"Damn!" Ahatake thought. "Such powerful spiritual pressure."
The smoke cleared and Amparo's appearance had been altered drastically. He still appeared fairly human, but his jaw mask was gone and his clothing was different, and his hair had lengthened.
"This is my Ressurecion Shinigami!"
"Isn't as monstrous as I thought it would be, Arrancar."
Amparo appeared in front of Ahatake. "You won't find me so easy to beat in this form."
Ahatake swung his blade down, only to be blocked by Amparo's new scythe. "I never said it would be easy. But it sure as hell will be fun!"
A maniacal grin appeared on the Arrancar's face, amused by the cocky behavior he was displaying. "You won't be having fun once I slice you up to pieces, Shinigami!" He retorted, raising the sickle blade up to force Ahatake's sword point in the air.
"Why don't you DIE!" Ahatake cried firing a massive Aoshan at his opponent.
Releasing a hand from the hilt of his Zanpakuto, Amparo pointed it at the offensive blast, releasing a violent Cero of his own from the palm.
One thing they didn't count on was the distance they were away from each other when fired.
The resulting collision resulted in an explosion, enveloping the both of them in each other's attacks.
"Damn." Ahatake thought as the the blast forced him to feel intense pain.
"Fu--" Amparo cursed out loud, as the resulting explosion sent the sensation of intense burning throughout his body. He shut his eyes, biting back screams of pain as the coupled reiatsu hit him like a tsunami. He only had time to open his eyes for a split second, before he was flying into the ground, a comet into a moon.
"Come on kid, can;t you better than that!" The inner hollow's voice rang out of nowhere.
Weakly, the Arrancar pulled himself up to a sitting position, his vision hazy. He wiped the blood that trickle down his mouth with one hand, the other still on his scythe. His eyes glared with the murderous intent he was born from, directed straight towards his enemy.
"That filthy son of a bitch." He thought angrily, gripping the scythe and forcing himself to stand.
"Why don;t you let me finish him off?" The hollow suggested.
"No he's mine!"
What the hell was that Shinigami doing? Whatever it was, Amparo didn't have the patience to just stand around. "SHINIGAMI!" He roared, rushing at Ahatake, the blade of his scythe ready to swing.
Ahatake took off his mask and flung it at Amparo.
A toothy grin came across Amparo's face, and he swung the blade, slicing it in two. "That's too bad, Kurosaki." He said mockingly, cocking and thrusting the blade tip towards Ahatake's heart. "Now it's gonna suck to fight you without that mask!"
Ahatake ripped his hand over his face regenerating his mask and he disappeared with a static sound and reappeared in front of Amparo. "Oh really now?" He punched Amparo in the stomach.
Immediately, Amparo stopped in his tracks, couging out a burst of air. But his blade did not.
The sickle sliced straight into Ahatake's chest, coming out the other end of his back. It was stained a crimson red, staining the dirt ground behind him. Amparo sneered, raising one hand to charge up a final Cero. A Tri-Cero.
"NO YOU DIE!" Ahatake said cried cupping his hands at his sides and a massive cero growing between them.
They both fired they're cero's at the exact same time.
The result was another violent display of fireworks, a ground-shaking explosion that produced the heaviest of shockwaves.
"Damn!" Ahatake and his hollow both thought at the same time.
Immediately, Amparo jerked himself back, a blackened and smoking hand wriggling madly. He landed on his feet, breathing heavily as blood spilled from his body, his eyes widened in both shock and rage.
Ahatake pulled his hands back as well, shaking them in pain. "Damn you!"
"How did he block my Tri-Cero like that...?!" Amparo thought furiously, his singed fingers clenching.
"Listen Arrancar!" Ahatake yelled. 'Why don't we end this. We're getting nowhere so let's end it!"
"You sound like a broken record, Shinigami." Amparo replied lowly.
"I hate you."
Ahatake put his hand in teh air and a red orb of spiritual energy was formed.
Amparo put his palm out to point it directly at Ahatake. Another Tri-Cero began to charge into his hand. "This next attack, I'm putting all of my remaining spiritual energy into." He said arrogantly, sneering. "This time, you won't be blocking it!"
"We'll see." Ahatake roared. "If this hit's you you'll be finished! SAYONARA!" Ahatake fired the ball at Amparo.
In turn, Amparo fired his own Cero blast, the size five times bigger and wider. It collided with Ahatake's at the mid-point.
The amount of spiritual pressure should have been enough to attract hollow's but they seemed to be staying away from the area.
Amparo gritted his teeth, pushing against the offending attack with all of his strength. His muscles screamed in protest, but he would not give up. He needed to kill this Shinigami, and he needed to do it now.
Ahatake pushed as well. "Losing is not an option!" He heard cracks and thought he might have broken something but he didn't care. He would dislocated his shoulder if that's what it took to win.
Dead even. Once again.
"Why?!" Amparo thought, clenching his teeth in raw frustration. "He shouldn't be on my level!"
Ahatake opened his mouth and a cero came out of it.
As a result, that second-time loss of focus allowed Amparo to push Ahatake's Cero back, now gaining the upper hand. The secondary Cero had widely missed.
But Ahatake pushed back and they were even again. "I....WILL....NOT...LOSE!!!!"
"NOW AMPARO!" Ahatake cried as he began to get the upper hand. "YOU DIE!"
Amparo's eyes widened in fury and shock, and he had only time to let out a yell, as the blast consumed him.
Amparo lay on the ground, bleeding, but alive. Ahatake descended, still in Bankai.
He was bleeding even more profusely, breathing heavily and raggedly. With a ghostly howl, and a line of light, his Ressurecion form dissipated, the scythe returning to its normal form of a katana. His eyes gazed weakly at the Shinigami that descended before him, fire still racing through his pupils.
But he knew. He had lost.
Ahatake put his blade to the Arrancar's throat. "I let you live. You owe me now."
He felt his vision getting hazy, knowing he had a few seconds of sight left. But, as his vision began to darken, he allowed his lips to move one last time, the words leaving his scratched throat.
With that, he succumbed to the darkness of unconsciousness.
He awoke later to find himself on a roof, fully healed.
"Ugh...." The disgruntled Arrancar placed a hand to his forehead, but didn't bother to get up yet. "Damn it....what the hell happened...?" The aching pain that had so filled his body was now gone.
Ahatake was staring at the moon. It had been hours since Amparo had fallen unconscious and the sun had set.
The Hollow had not yet noticed his presence, his hands flying up to his face as he stared incredulously. Hadn't he been on the verge of death a minute ago? Why the hell was he on this roof...?!
"So you're alive."
Amparo's head suddenly jerked towards the said voice. His teeth gritted in rage, and his eyes narrowed dangerously. "Kurosaki." He spat, slowly pulling himself up.
"I let you live." Ahatake said, ignoring the Arrancar's outburst. "You owe me."
"I owe you nothing but a good death." Amparo retorted, his hand gripped on the hilt of his sword once again.
Ahatake flicked his finger and Amparo crumbled under his spiritual pressure. "The night is when I'm at my strongest. You can't take me."
Amparo gasped, falling to his knees as the air left his lungs. His body clenched in pain once again, as he let out several choking noises from his throat, trying to regain air. Beads of sweat rolled down his face, caused by the reiatsu's imposing pressure.
"Now should I tell you what you owe me?"
"...." Amparo's head slowly raised up, a murderous gaze in his eyes. But he was clearly listening.
"I want you to teach me Garganta."
Amparo huffed. "Gimme a fuckin' break. Why would you need me to teach you something?"
"You an Arrancar. Clearly you can use Garganta."
"So? Why do you need it?"
"Personal reasons. Nothing that will affect you."
"I am not teaching you Guargantua." Amparo said stubbornly, folding his arms across his chest.
More spiritual pressure was released from Ahatake and threatened to crush Amparo. "Yes you will."
This time, the Arrancar fell onto his butt, breathing heavily. He bit back a groan of pain as he stried to stand up once again, only to fall down ungracefully. "Nnngh...."
"So have we reached and understanding?"
"....Fine." Amparo's tone came out a bit too angered. No one could blame him, considering the fact that he just had his pride crushed in two...
"Good. Maybe I'll let you live after all."
"Whatever. When are we gonna do this? I'd like to get it over with."
"Ok let's go!"
"...." They didn't move. Amparo's eye twitched violently, already annoyed out of his mind. "Today, Shinigami." He snapped.
"You're the one that knows how to use it, Arrancar. Aren't you supposed to demonstrate it then explain it?!?"
Amparo sighed. "Fine." He raised one of his palms upwards. "Listen closely, punk, because I won't be repeating myself."
"Fine." Ahatake said pulling on his hollow mask.
"You focus a bit of spiritual energy into your fingertip, bring it down on the spot where you want to spawn the portal, and then release the energy." With that, Amparo pointed his finger to poke a spot in the air. "A tunnel of whirling, torrential energy will appear, which will have to be focused and solidified to create a good path."
As he spoke, the Guarganta was already opening for him, allowing a dimensional portal's view of the sandy dunes of Hueco Mundo.
"I see." Ahatake said. And he mimicked Amparo's movements but nothing happened.
"....Well. That was worthless." Amparo murmured, placing his hand onto his pockets.
Ahatake's fist met Amparo's face and he went flying off the roof. "Now let's try this again." Ahatake focused the spiritual power into his finger tip and he brought it down as instructed, and as he did so a Garganta began to open.
Amparo had re-appeared behind Ahatake, kneeing him in the neck and slamming him on his face.
But Amparo had missed and he went flying into the newly opened Garganta. "Dolt."
"Tch..." The Hollow sneered savagely, as the Garguanta closed behind him bit-by-bit. "See ya, Shinigami." He said mockingly, his face disappearing from sight.
"See ya, Arrancar."
And with that Ahatake lept from the rooftop.

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So You Think Pole Dancing Is Just For Skinny Girls? This Is Why You're Really Wrong
Just beautiful.
Emma Haslam's audition for "Britain's Got Talent" was initially met with some skepticism from the judges. If she had a husband and a child, if she wasn't a size zero, what was she doing performing in a skimpy outfit on a pole?
"I'm trying to promote that pole fitness is not [only] for the usual sizes," Haslam explained on stage. "And obviously I'm a bigger lady. I'm just hoping that people see that I'm good at what I do."
If you've ever had any doubts about plus size women's ability to be badass and beautiful, watch this. The way she moves on stage makes us all a little bit jealous.
Way to go, Emma. There's nothing more attractive than confidence.
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Turkey and Stuffing Casserole
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Recipe by Amanda Beth
Great way to use up leftover turkey from the holidays! Simple, fast and even the kids will eat it. It's a whole meal in one pan. I would think this would freeze well, but I haven't tried it.
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- 1 1⁄2-2 cups cooked turkey (sliced or shredded)
- 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can green beans, drained
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 5 1⁄4 ounces milk (half of soup can)
- 1 (6 ounce) package seasoned stuffing mix
- pepper
Directions See How It's Made
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Layer turkey on bottom of 13x9 pan.
- Layer green beans over top.
- In a bowl, combine soup and milk, whisk until smooth.
- Pour soup mixture over turkey and green beans.
- Add water amount called for on stuffing mix to stuffing mix. You don't need to add the butter.
- Spread stuffing mix over turkey, green beans and soup.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, or until casserole is heated through, and stuffing is well-browned.


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The Irish National Braille and Alternative Format Authority (INBAF) is delighted to announce the adoption of Unified English Braille (UEB) in Ireland. This follows a unanimous vote in favour of UEB at the most recent INBAF committee meeting and has been fully acknowledged by the Department of Education and Skills (DES). The founding members of INBAF include National Braille Production Childvision, NCBI and Arbour Hill.
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I like quiet moments. I like working stuff out. I like plans. I like being deterministic about problems.
I take things in stride. I obsess. I nitpick. Except when I don't.
I want to meet everybody and do everything. I was born a million men and I'm a tad pissed off I'll die only one.
I think comic books are equal to opera in terms of significance, because both of them are products of their time.
I'm dealing with getting older, but I'm comfortable in my skin.
I don't do silly things and if I do I apologize.
I hate pedants, hypocrites, and overly judgmental people. Ironically this may come across as judgmental.
I'm tons of fun, but only if you like dive bars, old buildings, restraint, dry humor, rooftops and sometimes abruptness.
I also run a board game club which I give a surprisingly large of my life to. It's pretty awesome though.
But just for a brief run down.
- A ton of American history books. Especially NY related.
- The Wire, Breaking Bad and Community
- Daniel Johnston, Jeffrey Lewis, The Fugs
2. Bacon
3. Wikipedia
4. German Board Games
5. Coffee
6. Books
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* 1 ounce heavy cream
* 1 egg whites
* 1/2 ounce lemon juice
* 1/2 ounce lime juice
* 2 teaspoons superfine sugar
* 2 to 3 drops orange flower water
Combine in a chilled cocktail shaker with plenty of cracked ice, then shake viciously for at least one minute -- preferably two -- and strain into a chilled Collins glass. Top up with cold seltzer or club soda
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A couple of months ago I almost died from my appendix bursting. I was just lucky enough to be wheeling into surgery as it happened. If I had been a little bit later then the odds are decent I would have been pining for the fjords.
That's not a great story I realize. Honestly it's a little bit boring, but bear with me here. There's a point I promise. And here it is.
Let's. Just. Fucking. Get. A. Drink. Already.
I'm lucky to be here. You're lucky to be here. This world is pretty fucking shitty sometime, but there's a lot of cool stuff out there. Not just like opera and art and all that high brow shit, but also comic books and Mario Kart and graffiti and butt plugs and cocktails and weird notes you find in the parking lot.
Almost dying didn't make me less lazy or even a better person. It has however made me a little bit more straightforward about certain things. And one of those things is how much time I want to spend being pen pals on the internet with people I don't know in real life.
Ain't nothing wrong with it. It's just that I would rather get drunk and make out on the Staten Island ferry. Or share some shitty jokes in person. Or get coffee, have a nice polite conversation and then never hang out again. Or do some weird sex stuff and watch something on Netflix.
You know? You feel me? Do you pick up on what I'm saying? Cole me down on the panny sty?
I mean take yourself for example. You're pretty cool hopefully. You read cool books, you have friends, if a small kid makes a face at you then you make one back. You've been to weddings, funerals and seen tiny babies less than a week old. You've fucked up, done good and did that one awkward thing years ago that you still cringe over.
You might have moments of doubt that normal people might call normal introspection, you might feel less in control of how your life is going than you like and maybe you have a list of shit you need to do that's pretty long, but all that shit aside you're pretty confident in the fact that you're pretty fucking awesome.
You're a fucking adult. You actually have a non vague answer if somebody asks you what music you listen to, you know how to put your ego in check for five seconds before saying something and you've been to BRUNCH. You've been to fuckin' brunch and talked about grown up stuff with people who wore something nice to meet you. Holy fucking shit.
This ain't SNICK. This ain't Clarissa Explains it All or Roundhouse. This shit is real life and right now at this moment you are sitting in front of your computer staring at advertisements for human beings. It's kind of weird. Not too weird, but a little weird. It's a lot weirder though if you think somebody sounds cool and you don't shoot them a fucking message. What was the point of this then?
Do I not sound like a fun person to hang out with? Then god speed with your OC travels and I hope you find somebody cool to meet. Do I sound like somebody you would want to hang out with?


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October the 23rd. commemorates the death in 1910 of King Chulalongkorn, the fifth ruler of the Chakri dynasty, Rama V of Siam; a visionary who was rightly credited with dragging the kingdom of Siam into the modern world.
The king was seen as the driving force behind the modernisation of Siam, although his father, King Mongkut, was the architect of the blueprint from which the young monarch rebuilt his kingdom.
Bearing in mind his father's advice on how best to take advantage of what the western world had to offer while staving off the threat of colonisation, the young king made visits to the neighbouring countries of Burma, Malaya and Indonesia, then under colonial rule. He saw at first hand the enormous improvements brought by these colonial powers to his neighbours: sound systems of government, modern technology and infrastructure, and improved commerce to name but a few. His dream was to adopt these systems of improved education, transportation, communication, governmental organisation - but to stop short of colonisation at all costs in his vision for a new Siam.
The greatest colonial power in the world at that time was Great Britain, whose monarch, Queen Victoria, proposed that her British East India Company build a railroad in Siam to improve trade, commerce and public transportation. The young king had long studied the creation and operation of the then "British Empire" that covered a major part of the globe, and he knew that he must say "Thank you, but no thank you...." to the kind offer that could result in allowing Siam to become another pink area on the world atlas (pink being the colour used to denote parts of the British Empire in standard world atlases of the day). Instead, Chulalongkorn set about encouraging other European nations to bid for the right to construct a railroad in Siam; took the best qualities from each of the bidders and formed a consortium, thereby avoiding the need to give control to any one foreign country. Siam had its railroad and Queen Victoria put the pink crayon back in its box.
The young king's diplomatic skills improved with every visit to a foreign land and by encouraging reciprocal visits by the representatives of western powers to Siam. Through this, he successfully warded off the threat of colonisation while making firm friends with some of the world's greatest military and commercial powers. True, he conceded more territory to British Malaya and French Indochina during his reign, giving away more land than any king had allowed since before the Sukhotthai era, but perhaps he believed that sharing the pie was more favourable to losing it altogether. In the event, he was proven correct as no foreign power was ever to colonise his country.
If in the realm of foreign affairs the young king displayed wisdom beyond his years, it was through action taken at home that he will forever be revered.
Education featured high on the king's list of priorities during a period of reformation that dragged Siam into line with the modern world. Schools opened throughout the land as the royal proclamation went forth that all children in the country, from his own to the poorest in the land, should have an equal chance of education.
Communication, transportation, trade and commerce were all areas singled out for modernisation and improvement. A new system of fair and efficient governance at first appeared more like a Utopian dream until the king came up with his own unique answer to what was a nationwide problem.
As is the situation today, the country was divided into a number of individual regions, or provinces. The difference being that during the early years of the king's reign these provinces were the personal fiefdoms of robber-barons posing as governors. Corruption was rife and the rule of law non-existent. These "governors" however, appeared to have a stranglehold on their provinces, and after all, with efficient transportation still in its infancy, they were a long way off from the seat of power in the capital.
King Chulalongkorn devised a unique and very efficient plan to deprive these despots of their power and influence. He chose to take wives and concubines who were the daughters of loyal, high-ranking officials, thereby giving face to their fathers and securing everlasting support. In effect, instead of removing by force the corrupt governors, he bred them out!
During his 42 year reign, King Chulalongkorn established a government based on the western system, paving the way for today's democracy. The rule of law was reformed and a just and fair judicial system put in place. He introduced the baht as the country's official currency and devised a system of tax collection that removed the corrupt middlemen by having citizens pay their taxes directly to the government. Compulsory military service was introduced to bolster the country's defence against any incursions by foreign powers. But above all, King Chulalongkorn placed emphasis on education and personal advancement for the good of family and country.
He will forever be remembered as the monarch responsible for opening the minds of his people to all that is beneficial from the western world, while keeping the country's borders closed to those who did not have the country's best interests at heart. A common sight today, particularly in shops, offices, homes and schools throughout the land is the portrait of King Chulalongkorn sharing a wall with a portrait of today's equally esteemed ruler, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Men of vision. Men of the people.
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I am hoping someone can give me some guidance on a cake I've been asked to do. The client is asking for a cake with a filling that requires refrigeration. She would like the cake covered in fondant with gumpaste flowers on top. I've done each of these components before, but not together....so here are my questions;
1. Can a cake covered in mmf be refrigerated? If yes, do I need to do anything differently?
2. I'm assuming gumpaste flowers cannot be kept on top of the cake in the cooler. Is this accurate?
Any and all suggestions will be most appreciated. Thanks!!
I know there are some people on here that refrigerat their MMF, I have never had luck with that. I know that you do not want to refrigerate your flowers/gumpaste, that would probably be a disaster. Sorry I am not more help.
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Tanzanite gemstone, featuring an oval mixed cut
|Mineral Variety
|Chemical formula
|Purple to Blue
|Crystal habit
|Crystals flattened in an acicular manner, may be fibrously curved
|Crystal system
|Perfect {010} imperfect {100}
|Uneven to conchoidal
|Mohs scale hardness
|Vitreous, pearly on cleavage surfaces
|White or colorless
|Specific gravity
|Optical properties
|biaxial positive
|Refractive index
|Present, dichroism or trichroism depending on color.
Tanzanite is the blue/purple variety of the mineral zoisite discovered in the Meralani Hills of northern Tanzania in 1967, near the city of Arusha. It is a popular and valuable gemstone when cut, although its durability is somewhat lacking; its tendency to break sometimes precludes appropriate use as a ring stone. Tanzanite is noted for its remarkably strong trichroism, appearing alternately sapphire blue, violet, and sage-green depending on crystal orientation. However most tanzanite is subjected to artificial heat treatment to improve its colour, and this significantly subdues its trichroism.
Commercial historyEditar
Manuel de Souza, a Goan tailor and part-time gold prospector living in Arusha (Tanzania), found transparent fragments of vivid blue and blue-purple gem crystals on a ridge near Mererani, some 40 km southeast of Arusha. He decided that the mineral was olivine (peridot) but quickly realized that it was not, so he took to calling it "dumortierite", a blue non-gem mineral. Shortly thereafter, de Souza showed the stones to John Saul, a Nairobi-based consulting geologist and gemstone wholesaler who was then mining aquamarine in the region around Mount Kenya. Saul, with a Ph.D. from M.I.T., who later discovered the famous ruby deposits in the Tsavo area of Kenya, eliminated dumortierite and cordierite as possible I.D.s and sent samples to his father, Hyman Saul, vice president at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. Hyman Saul brought the samples across the street to the Gemological Institute of America who correctly identified the new gem as a variety of the mineral zoisite. Correct identification was also made by mineralogists at Harvard, the British Museum and Heidelberg University, but the very first person to get the identification right was Ian McCloud, a Tanzanian government geologist based in Dodoma. Hyman Saul got two of the samples facetted and showed them to Henry Platt of Tiffany and Company, who immediately appreciated the beauty of the gem and subsequently coined the name "tanzanite", an obvious allusion to its country of origin. These two stones were subsequently mounted in rings. The allusion to the country was thought necessary in order to make the stone marketable to the public: the name has since stuck as a varietal designation.
False media claims damage the Tanzanite industryEditar
On November 16 2001, in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, a front-page Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article by Daniel Pearl and Robert Block alleged that significant al-Qaeda funding was generated through illicit trade in tanzanite. "According to miners and local residents, Muslim extremists loyal to bin Laden buy stones from miners and middlemen, smuggling them out of Tanzania to free-trade havens such as Dubai and Hong Kong." The Tanzanian Mineral Dealers Association insisted there was no connection between al-Qaeda and their industry, while a Tanzanian government investigator insisted there was a connection. The article suggested that as much as 90% of tanzinite was thought to be smuggled out of the country. The smuggling problem charges were not new; a 1990 New York Times article reported that "Economists say much of the country's bountiful natural wealth – gold, rubies, tanzanite – is smuggled across the border into Kenya with the collusion of Government officials...."
While the story was quickly denounced by many tanzanite dealers as "illogical" and "laughable,"[1] information from the story was widely reported in other media sources. Michael Nunn, president of South African gem company and leading tanzanite mining firm Afgem, dismissed WSJ's article as an unsubstantiated "sleazy report."[1]
Both some previous and later U.S. investigations showed that Wadih El-Hage, thought to be a senior aide to Osama bin Laden, moved to Kenya in 1994, where he founded a business called Tanzanite King and helped to run Kenya's al-Qaeda cell.[2] The cell was activated in 1997, and on August 7, 1998 blew up the American Embassy in Nairobi, killing more than 200 people.[2]
Following the WSJ's story of al-Qaeda's involvement with tanzanite, Tiffany & Co., Zale Corp., QVC, and Walmart which combined make up the world's largest market for tanzanite, halted tanzanite sales.[3][4] Tanzanian officials reported a 70% decline in industry and miner earnings.[3] In February 2002, at a tanzanite dealer summit, a U.S. State Department said the U.S. had no evidence of current al-Qaeda funding through tanzanite sales, and Tanzanian officials announced police sweeps to remove illegal miners, and a plan to track gems from miners to traders to retailers.[3] As confidence was restored, Zale announced a resumption of tanzanite sales in May, 2002,[4] and was gradually followed by other marketers.[citation needed]
Recent developmentsEditar
In mid-2002, efforts were begun to include tanzinite as an approved birthstone by U.S. gem associations. By October 2002 the AGTA.org made the first change in more than 90 years to the "modern birthstone chart" and crowned Tanzanite as the December birthstone. Most organizations do not recognize tanzanite as a December birthstone, however, and the AGTA's move to make it a December birthstone has generally been viewed as a marketing ploy.[citation needed]
In June 2003, the Tanzanian government introduced legislation banning the export of unprocessed tanzanite to India (like many gemstones, most tanzanite is cut in Jaipur). The ban has been rationalized as an attempt to spur development of local processing facilities, thereby boosting the economy and recouping profits. This ban was phased in over the next two years, until which time only stones over 0.5 grams were affected.
This is a serious situation for the city of Jaipur, as one-third of its annual gem exports are of tanzanite. Some members of the industry fear the ban will set a precedent, leading Tanzania to ban the export of all raw gem material, including the country's production of tsavorite, diamond and ruby.
In April 2005, a company called TanzaniteOne Ltd. publicly announced that they had taken control of the portion of the tanzanite deposit known as "C-Block" (the main deposit is divided into 5 blocks). Over the next year, this company established a De Beers-like control over the tanzanite market, restricting distribution to a handful of processors referred to as "SightHolders"[5]. The company is also increasing its control of all newly mined tanzanite by purchasing a large portion of the production coming from the operations of the independent miners working in the area. This is the first time that a colored gemstone has been controlled in this way. Prices for rough on the open market have increased steadily for the last several years as the company has solidified its control of the market. In August 2005, the largest tanzanite crystal was found in the C-Block mine. The crystal weighs 16,839 carats (3.4 kg) and measures 22 cm by 8 cm by 7 cm.
The mining of tanzanite nets the Tanzanian government approximately USD $20 million annually, the finished gems later being sold mostly on the US market for sales totaling approximately USD $500 million annually.
The prices of Tanzanite have historically been volatile but TanzaniteOne's SightHolder system is keeping prices firm. Wholesale prices for top quality tanzanite gems were just $225 per carat in the year 2000 [1], to $500 in early 2007 [2].
There is as yet no universally accepted method of grading for tanzanite. TanzaniteOne has introduced plans to remedy "price distortion". The company, formerly called Afgem, has established the nonprofit Tanzanite Foundation, which has developed a quality-grading system that justifies a wider range of prices.
The new system's color-grading scales divide tanzanite colors into two different hues, blue violet and violet blue.
Each has 10 saturation levels - 6 :
1 - Vivid Exceptional. 2 - Vivid 1. 3 - Vivid 2. 4 - Intense 1. 5 - Intense 2. 6 - Fancy 1. 7 - Fancy 2. 8 - Light 1. 9 - Light 2. 10 - Pale.
This grading system is not as yet accepted throughout the trade. The world's most prestigious laboratory, the GIA, still uses a different system.[3] The world's most recognised laboratories have yet to reach consensus on terms used for grading tanzanite although the top gradings on most systems will be similar.
A lab-created simulant of tanzanite is called tanzanique. It closely mimics the color of natural tanzanite however it does not display the same pleochroism. Tanzanite is the mineral zoisite, while tanzanique is fosterite. A periwinkle blue/lavender colored cubic zirconia has also recently come into general use as a tanzanite simulant.
See also Editar
External linksEditar
- http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/150104/ A documentary about child miners of Tanzanite on OneWorldTV
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Weldon, Robert. (2001-11-19.) "No Tanzanite Al Qaeda Link, Say Dealers." PJM: Professional Jeweler Magazine, via professionaljeweler.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Lacey, Marc and Benjamin Weiser. (2002-12-01.) [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE5DA1138F932A35751C1A9649C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 "After Attack, Kenya Traces Qaeda's Trail in East Africa."] The New York Times archives, via nytimes.com (subscription may be required.)
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Block, Robert. (2002-02-10.) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1013301376275627920.html?mod=googlewsj "Tanzania Unveils Measures to Keep Tanzanite From Funding Terrorism."] Wall Street Journal Online. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Zimmerman, Ann. (2002-05-07.) [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1020732684295048560.html?mod=googlewsj "Zale to Resume Tanzanite Sales After Establishment of Protocol."] Wall Street Journal Online. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ↑ TanzaniteOne Corporate Overview
- http://www.tanzaniteauthority.com/index.html
- http://www.tanzanite-gemstone.com/history.htm
- http://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/english/tanzanite.html
- http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/gemstone/tanzanit/tanzanit.htm
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1594137-1,00.html Time Article about the rise in popularity of tanzanite
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,900582,00.html Article in the early stages of tanzanite (1969)
- http://www.swalagemtraders.com/articles/tanzanite.html Interesting documents from the early days.
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Peas and Pinballs
I had to reschedule yesterday's fiddle lesson because of meetings at work (the same will be true next Friday). Charlene was willing to meet this morning, so I went for a 10 a.m. lesson before my hospital shift.
I'm not aware that lessons are especially draining, but for whatever reason, I was just exhausted at the hospital. It was one of those days when I was dragging myself from room to room, re-visiting patients I'd already seen because I didn't remember that I'd already seen them, forgetting names, and generally being spacey. Sometimes I'm on and sometimes I'm not; today I definitely wasn't! The department was really busy, and all the nurses and techs were bouncing around like pinballs, looking grim and harried. (One of the ER docs somehow found the time to leave the hospital, go to a fast-food place, and come back with several huge bags of drinks and burgers and fries, which she walked around sticking under the noses of frazzled medical staff. "You're all working your butts off and not eating, and you need to eat!") I, on the other hand, felt like I was swimming through pea soup.
Early on, I'd had a brief visit with a patient who, despite looking very ill indeed, had been funny and cheerful. After my own lunch -- which was longer than usual, since I kept hoping the food would kick in and I'd get some energy -- the case manager told me the patient had died. One of the staff chaplains had been called, but would I go talk to the family until she arrived?
Of course I would, although the swimming-through-peas sensation kept me from feeling fully present. I offered a generic prayer; at my best, I'd have tried to learn more about the patient to personalize it more, but I wasn't at my best. A relative asked for coffee -- a need I felt able to meet! -- so I went to get it. When I got back, the staff chaplain was there. I was very relieved, since I knew she'd be more helpful to the family than I could be in my muddled state. (I probably should have just gone home early, but my attitude is that whatever I can do is better than nothing.)
Later, after the staff chaplain left, the family wanted help with release of medical records. I asked the case manager, who didn't know anything about the issue, so I went to the relevant department, talked to the manager there, got the form the family had to sign, and brought them that with the records. (From my point of view, this was the best moment of the shift; I've gone to that department before, but have always wound up wandering through eerily deserted hallways, unable to locate a soul. Today someone in the hall sent me through a nondescript, unlabeled door, and I finally located the nerve center of the place. I'll know where to go if I need anything there again!)
As I left at the end of my shift, the case manager asked if I'd gotten the records, and when I said that I had, said, "You've been really helpful today." (I'd gotten a bit of other info for him earlier.) I laughed and said that was good to hear, since it wasn't a day when I felt helpful.
Upstairs, I found a note from the staff chaplain, written on a Post-It she'd stuck to my timesheet. She said she hadn't known I was working today, and thanked me for my "compassion and help." It was very sweet of her. I'd have been more helpful if my brain hadn't been running down like a depleted wind-up toy, but again, I guess anything's better than nothing.
I was on my way to my car when I realized that I hadn't actually filled out my census sheet or signed out, and also that I'd left my notepad back in the office. So I had to turn around and go back, shoving aside peas. Sigh.
Now I'm trying to get work done, with mixed success. Time to get back to it. But I'm going to bed early tonight, I promise!
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- Check the owner's manual or refer to Routine Maintenance of this information for the jacking points on your vehicle. Then, place the jack in the proper position.
- If equipped with lug nut trim caps, remove them by either unscrewing or pulling them off the lug nuts, as appropriate. Consult the owner's manual, if necessary.
- If equipped with a wheel cover or hubcap, insert the tapered end of the tire iron in the groove and pry off the cover.
- Apply the parking brake and block the diagonally opposite wheel with a wheel chock or two.
Wheel chocks may be purchased at your local auto parts store, or a block of wood cut into wedges may be used. If possible, keep one or two of the chocks in your tire storage compartment, in case any of the tires has to be removed on the side of the road.
- If equipped with an automatic transaxle, place the selector lever in P or Park; with a manual transmission/transaxle, place the shifter in Reverse.
- With the tires still on the ground, use the tire iron/wrench to break the lug nuts loose.
If a nut is stuck, never use heat to loosen it or damage to the wheel and bearings may occur. If the nuts are seized, one or two heavy hammer blows directly on the end of the bolt usually loosens the rust. Be careful, as continued pounding will likely damage the brake drum or rotor.
- Using the jack, raise the vehicle until the tire is clear of the ground. Support the vehicle safely using jackstands.
- Remove the lug nuts, then remove the tire and wheel assembly.
- Make sure the wheel and hub mating surfaces, as well as the wheel lug studs, are clean and free of all foreign material. Always remove rust from the wheel mounting surface and the brake rotor or drum. Failure to do so may cause the lug nuts to loosen in service.
- Install the tire and wheel assembly and hand-tighten the lug nuts.
- Using the tire wrench, tighten all the lug nuts, in a crisscross pattern, until they are snug.
- Raise the vehicle and withdraw the jackstand, then lower the vehicle.
- Using a torque wrench, tighten the lug nuts in a crisscross pattern to 100-103 ft. lbs. (136-141 Nm).
- If so equipped, install the wheel cover or hubcap. Make sure the valve stem protrudes through the proper opening before tapping the wheel cover into position.
- If equipped, install the lug nut trim caps by pushing them or screwing them on, as applicable.
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- If you have removed a flat or damaged tire, place it in the storage compartment of the vehicle and take it to your local repair station to have it fixed or replaced as soon as possible.
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Then, with the goalie pulled for an extra attacker, Washington won an offensive zone faceoff and Brouwer snapped a shot from the top of the right circle that went through a crowd and into the short side with 25.5 seconds showing on the clock to force overtime.
"It's unacceptable to give up a two-goal lead that late," said Bailey. "I think breakdowns are a part of this game, but you certainly don't expect the outcome to be like that."
The Capitals' scoring spree continued with Ovechkin's game-winner in the extra period when he grabbed a loose puck inside the defensive zone and raced down the left side of the ice.
When he reached the top of the face-off circle, Ovechkin snapped a shot while using his defender as a screen that sailed through the legs of Nabokov at the 1:35 mark.
"We needed one goal and I was proud to get it," Ovechkin said. "I got a lucky goal. I think I got a screen and I tried to get a shot through."
The Islanders recorded the lone goal of the first period despite being outshot, 13-3, in the opening frame.
Bailey faked a slap shot from the top of the right circle before moving into the slot and lifting a backhander that beat Neuvirth to the glove side. The shot bounced off the right post, but Bailey collected his own rebound and stuffed it into the net at the 4:14 mark.
Game Notes
Moulson's goal gave him 54 points on the year, setting a new career-high in points...Islanders center Frans Nielsen played in his 300th career game and recorded an assist...Washington improved to 21-8-2 at home this season, while the Islanders fell to 12-14-4 on the road.
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