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California requires taxpayers that have income within and outside the state to "apportion" their overall income between the two categories based upon certain factors and rules for determining their California tax liability....more
In the last few weeks, the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued several private letter rulings addressing a variety of tax accounting issues. From bonus depreciation elections to the correct unit of property for...more
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In the U.S. general election held on November 8, 2016, Donald J. Trump was elected to become the 45th President of the United States. Republicans also retained their majorities in both the U.S. House of Representatives and...more
In a Commercial Activity Tax ("CAT") case involving several interesting procedural issues, the Supreme Court of Ohio yesterday reversed a Board of Tax Appeals ("BTA") decision and held that the tax commissioner's adjustments...more
Recently, The New York Times shared information that presidential candidate, Donald Trump, declared a loss of $916 million on his 1995 income tax returns. In response, there has been much speculation that Donald Trump may...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court finds municipal share assessment unconstitutional. The Court held that the municipal share assessment, imposed on slot machine revenue, is a non-uniform progressive rate structure that violates...more
Appellate Division Holds That NYS Tax Department Properly Withheld Documents Requested Under FOIL -
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The Maryland Tax Court recently ruled that a bank was entitled to deduct all of its interest received with respect to federal obligations for Maryland corporate income tax purposes, thereby generating net operating losses...more
Is Pennsylvania bringing back its tax on "computer-related services"? Pennsylvania's new "Netflix" tax (enacted as part of Act 84 of 2016) covers more than just digital downloads and streaming services. Effective August 1,...more
Changes to the formula for determining the long-term tax-exempt rate used in a section 382 limitation calculation after a company undergoes an ownership change may lower the amount of net operating losses the company can use...more
Coming off what was a relatively quiet year in 2014, the year 2015 was a tumultuous year for Connecticut tax law changes. The changes enacted during 2015 will impact virtually all taxpayers in the state (both individuals and...more
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Wolters Kluwer had the opportunity this past week to sit down with Pepper Hamilton LLP partners Todd Reinstein, Washington, D.C., and Joan Arnold, Philadelphia, to discuss current tax issues particularly relevant to the life...more
This is a brief summary of some of the issues arising from the UK Budget 2016 which have an effect on corporate tax....more
Traditional rights plans are adopted to protect companies against hostile takeover actions. However, in the current distressed environment, where energy stock prices have plunged and many companies have incurred significant...more
NYC Tribunal Rejects Claim That First Amendment Requires Use of Audience Factor for Sourcing Receipts from Credit Ratings -
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On November 23, 2015, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that the net operating loss carryover limitations imposed by the Pennsylvania corporate net income tax statutes violated the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court unanimously held in a 7-0 decision that Pennsylvania's net operating loss (NOL) cap that limits a corporation's ability to deduct NOL carryforwards for corporate net income tax (CNIT)...more
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You know - you just can't appreciate what you are going through unless you have gone through it! We finally gave up - hired "a guy" and had him come spray around the house. We still have a rat who is running the house - evading us at every step, but we are determined to win! The HUGE rat traps have been put out and we are actively awaiting the huge "snap" as it catches it's prize. We shall see. Good luck!ReplyDelete
I realize this is a really old blog, but I'm "catching up" as a new reader. Gives me something hilarious, encouraging, and challenging to fill all that time I like to use to procrastinate from what I "should" be doing (I am a great procrastinator! haha!)ReplyDelete
Anyway - thought I'd tell you that WINDEX will kill ants. I'm not sure if you have windex there, but any sort of window/glass cleaner with ammonia in it should work! Just be sure it has AMMONIA. Doesn't smell, cleans while you kills, and is safe to use around pets/kids. Hope that helps if you ever have an ant problem again! :)


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President Obama's Epic Debt Fail
Let's face it, Obama screwed the pooch on the debt ceiling. Where does he go from here?
This morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" President Obama's economic adviser Gene Spalding discussed the deal to raise the federal debt limit that was reached yesterday. He praised President Obama, saying, "The president didn't give one inch. The president made clear, while he was willing to compromise, he was not willing to allow anyone to hold our economy or government hostage by using the threat of default."
It sounds like the Administration is attempting the art of Orwellian double speak that the Republicans often deploy with mastery—for the reality of what occurred in the debt negotiations was the exact opposite: Obama made it clear that he would allow Republicans to hold our economy and government hostage using the threat of default. They did, and they did so effectively.
John Boehner proudly said of the debt deal reached yesterday, "There is nothing in this framework that violates our principles. It's all spending cuts. The White House bid to raise taxes has been shut down." While he outwardly describes the party's "principles" as "small government," the real principle he's referencing is protecting corporations and the rich.
The debt deal agreed to yesterday is nothing if not a referendum on the philosophy of American society: Obama wanted to both increase federal revenues through modest tax increases for the wealthiest Americans—those who can most easily afford to pay slightly more—and by closing tax loopholes for corporations. This strategy implicitly champions what is left of the middle class. Republicans, meanwhile, mandated that the rich pay not a dime more and that tax loopholes for corporations stay wide open—the same corporations, mind you, that can now make unlimited campaign donations under last year's Citizens United ruling.
Obama not only gave up "an inch," he gave up his entire position. He signed off on a plan to cut spending without raising revenue by a nickel and to keep corporate tax loopholes wide enough to fly a private Gulfstream G650 through with plenty of clearance.
As Jonathan Chait from The New Republic writes this morning, Obama committed a major tactical error last year when he allowed the Bush tax cuts to continue (a deficit increasing measure) without insisting that the federal debt limit be increased to compensate for it.
This left Obama on his heels to negotiate a debt limit increase this spring, and gave the impression that he was a poor negotiator willing to give a whole lot more than an inch.
So where does he go from here?
Next year we will face a similarly rancorous fight over the Bush tax cuts, which were extended last December and now set to expire at the end of 2012. Allowing them to expire will raise taxes somewhat at all income levels and provide the country with a badly-needed estimated $4 trillion in revenue over ten years. Paired with the $2.4 in spending cuts Obama just agreed to yesterday, this should go a long ways toward getting our financial house in order.
Republicans are now 2 for 2 in negotiating finances with the president. If Obama is going to finally realize some increase in tax revenues by insisting that the Bush tax cuts expire next year, he's going to have to come up with a different war plan than the one he's been following. The way things have been going, Republicans are no doubt looking forward to the fight.


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Published: November 7th, 2010 | Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Roddy White, Todd McClure, Week 9 injuries 2010
UPDATE: White and McClure returned on the Falcons' first offensive possession of the second half.
Some early injuries have left the Falcons without two offensive starters against the Bucs.
Roddy White was taken to the locker room during the second quarter for further evaluation on a knee that he injured earlier in the game. The receiver did return after initially suffering the injury, but he had to leave the game a second time.
The Falcons also have lost starting center Todd McClure to a knee injury. He was spotted leaving the sideline under his own power with team trainers.


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A 10th class student, Abhay's body found at Hotel Alpha in Secunderabad on Wednesday night. Abhay, who was studying at Slate School, was kidnapped when he went out of his house to get tiffins. Abhay's father Raju Singh, who runs plastic business in Sainath Ganj, lodged a complaint with police. Kidnappers demanded Raju Singh to pay Rs 10 crore but agreed for Rs 5 crore. Kidnappers took the money at Alpha Hotel but parents found Abhay's body in a cardboard box.


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If you would like PowerPoint, Excel and Word capabilities on your Windows CE Device, you can try SoftMaker for free!
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Disgruntled MLB Employee Gives Awesome Status Updates To Major League Teams
Yesterday afternoon, a rogue MLB Digital Team Employee went on a rampage, posting insane status updates on several Major League Baseball teams' Facebook page. Some are funny, some are offensive, but it doesn't really matter if they were good or not, the point is it's great that some dude who doesn't make enough to buy a pot to piss in stuck it to his corporate oppressors. The lesson to be learned here Corporate America, pay us more or we will completely eff up all that is Holy to you.


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Rychel's five-point game powers Spits past Spirit
The Windsor Spitfires can only hope it's a sign of things to come.
After a week of hearing talk of making player changes, the Spitfires returned to the ice Thursday with a much better effort than management has seen in recent weeks.
The club was tighter defensively and more opportunistic on offence in a 6-1 win over the Saginaw Spirit before 5,220 at the WFCU Centre.
"It was a good game, one we needed, but we have to find another gear against Barrie and Owen Sound," Spitfires head coach Bob Boughner said as the team prepares for two games on the road.
Boughner and the coaching staff put the club through a grinding week of practice after a lacklustre performance in Plymouth last Friday that had the team talking change.
"No one wants to break up the family," Spitfires defenceman Nick Ebert said. "We want to stay together."
More performances like Thursday might give management pause for thought, that they can become one of the dominating teams in the league.
"This was a big two points because we're about to play some of the best teams in the league," Spitfires forward Kerby Rychel said.
Thursday's win pushed the Spitfires a point ahead of Saginaw in the race for third place in the West Division, but it was a slow start.
Saginaw outshot the Spitfires 17-10 in the opening period, but solid goaltending from Windsor goalie Jaroslav Pavelka gave his team time to get its footing.
"(Pavelka's) kept us in and he does it every night," Spitfires defenceman Pat Sieloff said. "I think we had a little rust (with a six-day layoff) in the first, but got better."
Derek Schoenmakers scored on a Windsor power play and Brady Vail pushed the lead to 2-0, but Saginaw's Nick Moutrey scored late in the first period to make it a one-goal game.
"Pav kept us in when we were sloppy and it could have been a lot different," Boughner said.
But after allowing 17 shots in the opening period, the Spitfires limited Saginaw to just 11 over the final two periods.
A dominating 20-5 edge in the second period enabled Windsor to open a 4-1 lead after 40 minutes with Ebert scoring and Rychel getting another power-play goal on a two-man advantage late in the period.
"We kept our composure," said Boughner, whose team was given nine power-play chances by the Spirit. "We talked about our discipline because we weren't very good at it in Plymouth."
Saginaw was upset with another big open-ice hit by Sieloff on David Perklin in the second period.
"You don't want to take that part of his game away," Boughner said.
The Spirit generated little in the third period as Justin Kea kept his team short-handed after driving Windsor's Brandon Devlin into the boards from behind. Former Spitfire Eric Locke also wound up tossed from the game after going after Sieloff.
Vail and Rychel each notched their second in the final period and Rychel wound up recording the first five-point game of his OHL career.
"It doesn't matter who gets the goals," said Rychel, who has 11 goals and 19 points in his last 13 games. "I was just fortunate to get some bounces."
But with a game Saturday in Barrie against the Eastern Conference –leading Colts and a Sunday game in Owen Sound against the Western Conference-leading Attack, there's little time for the Spitfires to relish one win.
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Thursday Result
Spitfires 6 Spirit 1
Saginaw 1 0 0 – 1
Windsor 2 2 2 – 6
First period: 1. Windsor, Schoenmakers 9 (Ebert, Rychel) 3:55 (pp), 2. Windsor, Vail 8 (Sieloff, Marchese) 15:34, 3. Saginaw, Moutrey 5 (Kea, Prophet) 18:39. Penalties: Kea S (tripping) 3:47, Bilcke W (holding) 5:05, Lindberg S (too many men) 7:36, Devlin W (interference) 10:41, Sadowy S (holding) 15:42.
Second period: 4. Windsor, Ebert 2 (Rychel, Ho-Sang) 10:25, 5. Windsor, Rychel 13 (Pavelka) 19:54 (pp). Penalties: Kea S (hooking) :34, Maletta W (elbowing) 4:49, Trocheck S (holding the stick) 14:21, Ringuette S (instigator, fighting, misconduct), Sieloff W (fighting) 18:16, Locke S (slashing) 19:19.
Third period: 6. Windsor, Vail 9 (Rychel, Sieloff) 7:48 (pp), 7. Windsor, Rychel 14 (Ho-Sang) 13:55. Penalties: Vail W (hooking) 2:47, Kea S (double minor checking from behind, fighting), Clarke W (instigator, fighting, misconduct) 6:54, Locke S (cross checking, misconduct) 7:48, Trocheck S (roughing, misconducet), Schoenmakers W (roughing, misconduct) 9:16, Bateman W (delay of game) 14:16.
Game stats – SOG – Saginaw 17 5 6 – 28 Windsor 10 20 10 – 40 Goal (shots-saves) – Saginaw: Paterson (L,9-8-2-0) (30-26), Serebryakov (0:00 of third period) (10-8). Windsor: Pavelka (W,9-5-0-2) (28-27). Power play (goals-chances) –Saginaw 0-5. Windsor 2-9. Referees: Seth Ferguson (39) and Ryan Hutchison (20). Linesmen: Chris Thornton (89) and Ryan Wilson (54). Three stars: 1. Kerby Rychel (W), 2. Jaroslav Pavelka and 3. Nick Ebert (W). Att: 5,220.


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Project SEARCH Celebrates Launch, Expansion
A partnership among several local agencies brought Rochester its first Project SEARCH, a program that helps young adults with developmental disabilities transition to the work world by giving them hands-on experience.
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Philadelphia Fed President to Present Seminar
Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and former dean and professor at the Simon School, will present his 31st annual Economic Seminar at a noon luncheon on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Hyatt Regency Rochester.
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Violin Virtuoso Leila Josefowicz Performs at Kilbourn
Violinist Leila Josefowicz, known for her technically precise and emotionally resonant performances of both traditional and contemporary works, will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, as part of the Kilbourn Concert Series at the Eastman School.
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Winners Named in Global Innovation Tournament
Rochester undergraduate students were among thousands of students in more than 30 countries who participated in the Global Innovation Tournament. Winners go on to the global round of judging at Stanford University.
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University Mourns Loss of Carl Gerringer
The University flag will be lowered to half-staff today to mourn the loss of Carl Gerringer, a facilities mechanic at the Medical Center who joined the University in 1972. Gerringer, who lived in Henrietta, died Nov. 13 at the age of 64. His obituary appeared in the Democrat and Chronicle.
Science Cafe: Energy for the 21st Century
Phillippe Fauchet, professor of electrical and computer engineering,
and physics senior scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics,
will discuss "Energy for the 21st Century and Beyond" at the next
Science Cafe at 7 p.m. tonight at Barnes and Noble in Pittsford.
Science Cafe talks are interactive events that include face-to-face
conversations with leading scientists on a current event topic.
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Ossia Celebrates American Composers
Ossia, Eastman's student-run new music ensemble, celebrates American
composers and homemade instruments at 8 p.m. tonight in Kilbourn Hall. For more
information, go to the Ossia Web site.
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The goal for me is not that I'm trying to look younger but trying to look healthier. Healthy at any age is attractive. Radiesse achieved that for me. I hope the results last as long as predicted.
The Dr. I went to is a board certified plastic surgeon and his practice revolves around non-invasive plastic surgery. Personally I would not trust this type of injection to just anyone who happened to take a work shop. There is a definite art and craftsmanship to this sort of procedure. Too much or too little or in the wrong place could ruin the balance and effectiveness of these injections. If your injector is not an artist, or hasn't done many of these procedures, you could be asking for trouble.
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Feb. 14, the centennial of Arizona's statehood! What a fantastic opportunity for Arizona to have created a week-long celebration, spearheaded by our "supposedly" business friendly Republican governor and Republican dominated Legislature. These leaders could have been the catalyst for Arizona's hotels, restaurants, and other tourist friendly establishments to jump on board and capitalize on a once-in-a-century opportunity. It could have brought tens of thousands of winter-weary tourists to sunny, warm Arizona, dumping tens of millions of dollars into our ailing state economy. If coordinated properly, the centennial celebration could have included events in every town and city throughout the state, could have touted our many great attractions, and could have culminated with a day-long celebration at the Capitol in America's fifth largest city, ending with an unforgettable fireworks display.
Did our Republican "leaders" spend the last year or two making sure that this event was the economic boon that our state desperately needed? Nope. Instead they worked hard passing legislation that allows guns in bars and universities, cuts school funding, cuts health care for poor children and the disabled, and cuts federally reimbursed unemployment insurance.
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The Decorative Art of Leon Bakst
The explosion of the Ballets Russes on the Paris stage in the early years of this century marked the beginning of a great new age in dance. Traditions were shattered, an almost superhuman new talent was introduced (Nijinsky), a new approach to ballet was created and explored, and perhaps most important, every facet of the art, from music to set design, was in the hands of a superior artist. Leon Bakst, the Ballets Russes's costume and set designer, was an outstanding member of the group; his visual imagination is lastingly associated with the greatest years of the modern ballet. This book presents, in 48 full color and 29 black and white plates, the art of Leon Bakst, from costumes and set designs to independent paintings. Here are reproductions of Bakst's own water colors for the unforgettable costumes of L'Oiseu de Feu, Cleopatre, Scheherazade, Narcisse, Salome, Dphnis et Chloe, Carnaval and other major ballets. Some of these costume were designed for Nijinksy, or for Ida Rubinstein, or Tamara Karsavina. Here are the rajahs, high priests, sultans, eunuchs, nymphs, bacchantes, Boeotians, harlequin, faun, Indian dancers and all the rest of the fabulous figures that appeared in these productions. Here is also the scenery, the elaborate paintings, in which the colors are so vivid that they seem to become almost palpable. The costumes show Bakst's genius for 'line and color in movement,' and all represent his original contribution to the freshness and uniqueness of the Ballets Russes.
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Canine Reproduction and Whelping brings together information that will be invaluable to today's dog breeders because it helps to fill in the gaps in knowledge of even the most experienced breeder. Learn how facts about human reproduction, conception and birth get unknowingly mixed up with the very different canine side of things. Then learn how to use this information to have more successful breedings and healthier pups. Author Myra Harris combines her years of experience as a labor and delivery nurse with her passion for breeding dogs to give you practical and unusual information.
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OXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution's Under-18, Under-16 and Under-14 sides were all in action last weekend, posting a 2-1-0 combined record. The U18s and U16s topped Empire Revolution 2-1 and 5-1, respectively, on Sunday, June 8, at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. The U14s saw their 18-game undefeated streak snapped with a 2-1 loss against New York Soccer Club on Saturday, June 7, at School of Holy Child in Rye, N.Y.
The Under-18s closed out the regular season with their fourth consecutive win, topping Empire Revolution, 2-1. Empire took the lead against the run of play in the 14th minute through Matt Vuylsteke, but the Revs responded before halftime. Amadu Kanuteh (Lynn, Mass.) levelled the score after Declan McCabe (Weston, Mass.) volleyed Adam Norman's (Natick, Mass.) cross on-frame but the Empire goalkeeper diverted the ball into the path of Kanuteh to score. Two minutes later, the Revs were ahead as Gio Alves (Pawtucket, R.I.) slipped the ball through for Kanuteh to chase, and he fired hard and low past the 'keeper. The win extended the U18s' unbeaten streak to 11 games (10-0-1) in the East Conference of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy where they concluded their regular-season schedule with a 14-5-3 (45 pts.) record. The result brings the U18s up to second place with 2.05 points per game and they have automatically qualified for the playoffs.
The Under-16s posted a 5-1 win against Empire Revolution on Sunday, as they closed their regular-season schedule with a five-game (3-0-2) unbeaten streak. The U16s took the lead after 19 minutes as Aaron James (Amherst, Mass.) crossed from the right and Derek Blanchette (Scituate, R.I.) was on hand to finish. James got a goal of his own two minutes later, as he picked up a pass from Daniel Jones (West Hartford, Conn.) and placed his finish past the goalkeeper. Empire pulled a goal back in the 41st minute through Tanner Jamison, but the Revs regained the two-goal lead in the 62nd minute as Justin Rennicks (South Hamilton, Mass.) picked up Justin Freitas' (North Attleboro, Mass.) through ball to score. Rennicks then turned provider three minutes later, as he played through Brandon Girard (Beverly, Mass.) who slotted home. Freitas capped the scoring in the 68th minute, as another through ball from Rennicks penetrated the Empire defense, and Freitas was able to round the 'keeper to score. The win extended the U16s' unbeaten streak to five games (3-0-2) in the East Conference of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy where they end the season in sixth with a 9-9-5 (32 pts.) record and 1.39 points per game.
The Under-14s slipped to their first defeat since Oct. 6, 2013, as they fell, 2-1, to New York Soccer Club on Saturday. NYSC took the lead after 15 minutes through Jack Beer and the score remained the same through halftime. The U14s came out strong in the second half, equalizing in the 42nd minute as Alex Clarke (Windsor, Conn.) received Andrew Talcott's (Westwood, Mass.) pass before holding off a defender and firing into the lower right corner. The Revs pushed hard for a winning goal in the second half, but were caught out in the final minute of play as Jack Beer grabbed his second goal of the game to inflict a first loss in 18 games for the Revs. The U14s is now 14-3-5 for the season.
The Under-18s and the Under-16s have now concluded their regular-season schedules. The Under-18s have qualified for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs and will face the Houston Dynamo, Chivas USA, and Capital Area RailHawks Academy, June 23-27. The Under-16s will next participate in the USSFDA Showcase. Both events will be held at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana.
The Under-14s will also travel to Westfield, Indiana, for three games at Grand Park Sports Campus. The U14s will face De Anza Force on Friday, June 13, before playing Real So Cal on Saturday, June 14, and concluding the trip against the Philadelphia Union on Monday, June 16.
New England Revolution U18s vs. Empire Revolution U18s
Sunday, June 8, 2014 – Rochester, N.Y. (Nazareth College)
Revolution 2, Empire 1
Scoring Summary:
RE: Matt Vuylsteke 14
NE: Amadu Kanuteh (unassisted) 40
NE: Amadu Kanuteh (Gio Alves) 42
New England Revolution: Austin Aviza (GK), Will Rasid, Matt Morana, Christian Sady, Chris Arling (Luke Albertini 45 (Wes Turner 55)), Adam Norman, Zach Herivaux ©, Amadu Kanuteh, Gio Alves (Matt Nyeayea 65), Danny Apajee, Freddie Ferre, Declan McCabe
Unused Substitutes: Bill Sinibaldi
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New England Revolution U16s vs. Revolution Empire U16s
Sunday, June 8, 2014 – Rochester, N.Y. (Nazareth College)
Revolution 5, Empire 1
Scoring Summary:
NE: Derek Blanchette (Aaron James) 19
NE: Aaron James (Daniel Jones) 21
RE: Tanner Jamison 41
NE: Justin Rennicks (Justin Freitas) 62
NE: Brandon Girard (Justin Rennicks) 65
NE: Justin Freitas (Justin Rennicks) 68
New England Revolution: Trey Miller (GK), Derek Blanchette, Ben Waithe, Nick Woodruff, Daniel Jones, John Wilkins ©, Max Diamond, Eddie Venta-Yepes (Brandon Girard 57), Santi Cardona (Liam Sloan 65), Justin Rennicks (Nick Ranieri 68), Aaron James (Justin Freitas 60)
Unused Substitutes: Jack O'Brien, Matt Ranieri
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New England Revolution U14s vs. New York Soccer Club U14s
Saturday, June 7, 2014 – Rye, N.Y. (School of Holy Child)
NYSC 2, Revolution 1
Scoring Summary:
NYSC: Jack Beer 15
NE: Alex Clarke (Andrew Talcott) 42
NYSC: Jack Beer 79
New England Revolution: Edward Walsh (GK), Travis Van Brewer ©, Andre Bois, Calvin Aroh, Prince Lonely-Bailey, Alex Shertenberg (Evan Glass 55), Isaac Angking, Joe Brito (Amos Shapiro-Thompson 51), Andrew Talcott (Chris Ciullo 69), Laz Dorogi (Connor Haskell 51), Alex Clarke
Unused Substitutes: Aiden Scales, Sebastian Jaramillo, Trevor Burns
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NE: Alex Clarke (caution) 42
NYSC: Michael Branca (caution) 77
Youth Update: June 10
OXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution's Under-18, Under-16 and Under-14 sides were all in action last weekend, posting a 2-1-0 combined record. The U18s and U16s topped Empire Revolution 2-1 and 5-1, respectively, on Sunday, June 8, at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. The U14s saw their 18-game undefeated streak snapped with a 2-1 loss against New York Soccer Club on Saturday, June 7, at School of Holy Child in Rye, N.Y.


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Samsung will introduce a soundbar to match its curved TVs
Samsung is unveiling the world's first TV-matching curved soundbar, the HW-H7500/H7501.
The device is being introduced for this year's IFA event, and is designed to complement the firm's range of curved television sets.
The release is part of Samsung's "Total Curved Solution" and aims to complement the aesthetic design of the TV. The curved soundbar can be wall-mounted and can also be easily installed under the set, replacing the TV stand, without the need to drill separate holes in the wall.
The soundbar has a width of 42mm and a curvature radius of 4,200mm, replicating the Samsung Curved UHD TV. The new product will be compatible with both the 55 and 65 inch curved television sets.
Robert King, vice president of consumer electronics at Samsung UK and Ireland, said that the new device helps the firm meet its aim of providing an immersive experience for consumers.
"As the market leader in curved technology, Samsung strives to create the most complete home entertainment experience -- whether that's watching the latest 4K content on our Curved UHD TVs, immersing yourself in incredible surround sound or listening to the latest music throughout your home", he said.
The curved soundbar will feature 8.1 channel support with two speaker units on each side. Users will be able control the soundbar via their Samsung TV remote controls and wirelessly through TV SoundConnect.
The company also announced the launch of the latest addition to its Wireless Audio Multiroom line, the M3.
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Bath, Banes, United Kingdom, 2013/11/01 - Future plc, the award-winning international media group and leading digital business, has won Gold at the 2013 Digital Impact Awards for its 2012 Annual Report app - Futureplc.com. LSE: FUTR
The Annual Report app was created using FutureFolio, the interactive tablet magazine and brochure creation software business from Future.
The Digital Impact Awards sets the industry-wide benchmark in digital communications, and have done so since 2009. Launched by Communicate magazine, the awards are the biggest European celebration of digital stakeholder engagement. Last nights ceremony, at The Brewery in London, was hosted by BBC Science correspondent, Steve Mould, and honoured the best digital work this year.
Entries were scrutinised by a panel of 30 judges whose insights allowed only the most successful projects to take home awards, setting a true standard for excellence. The process distinguished the most effective, integrated and creative campaigns for receipt of a coveted Digital Impact Award. Of the 112 shortlisted campaigns, only 33 were chosen to take home a gold award, 25 received silver and 26 nabbed a bronze.
Chris Taylor, Futures Director of Communications, says: To create Futures Annual Report as an interactive app using FutureFolio was the obvious choice for me to make. I wanted to bring the Future story to life for investors in a way that created a showcase taster of what the software could do for potential corporate clients. To pick up the Gold Award at the Digital Impact Awards first time round the block is testament to the flexibility of the software and the fantastic creative team at Future. It also sets an industry standard for PR professionals and maintains the momentum of Futures transition towards becoming a predominantly digital business.
Andrew Thomas, publishing editor of Communicate magazine says: This is the fourth year for the Digital Impact Awards and the change from then until now is immense. No longer are digital channels or platforms included in a campaign because they are the new, shiny thing. They are employed because they are the right thing. And each year the benchmark of creativity, strategy and implementation that defines Digital Impact Awards winners gets higher.
Success at the awards further demonstrates Futures excellence in digital stakeholder communications. Future has been named Consumer Digital Publisher of the Year for three years in a row by the Association of Online Publishers (2011, 2012, 2013) and has been named the Professional Publishers Association Digital Publisher of the Year for two consecutive years (2012, 2013). Future is also the British Media Awards Media Company of the Year. Future produces over 100 digital editions and has sold over five million digital copies.
Futures Annual Report app was also shortlisted for this years Digital Communications Awards. The Jamie Magazine app, powered by Folio, recently won a 2013 Lovie, as well as being named in Apples Apps of 2012. And the FutureFolio team was also commended at this years PPA Awards in the Development Team of the Year category.
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Future plc (futureplc.com) is an international media group and leading digital business, listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol: FUTR).
We have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating more than 200 publications, apps, websites and events.
We hold market-leading positions in Technology, Games, Guitar, Creative and Sport & Auto sectors.
We attract more than 51 million monthly global unique users to our websites, which include techradar.com, gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com and musicradar.com.
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The Bible is a best-seller, but it still seems unlikely as the center of a game show. But it is, and it's a big hit. GSN is finding success in its faith-based game show, "The American Bible Challenge," where host Jeff Foxworthy says, if you don't know your Bible, you don't have a prayer. Harry Smith goes to the set to find out what in Heaven's name is going on.
Kate Snow introduces us to Kym Worthy -- the Wayne County Prosecutor who's on a crusade to bring justice to crimes against women in the Detroit area. Cases that were all but forgotten -- some, for two decades. This brave woman is seeking justice for the forgotten.
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Restaurants and bars
Relaxation options include an outdoor pool and hot tub with sun loungers, and Mandara Spa, which offers a range of treatments from Balinese therapists. Personal trainers are on hand at Quantum Health Club, and when it's time to dine, guests have a choice of 8 restaurants and bars.
City views, jetted tubs
Guests can enjoy city views from floor-to-ceiling windows in all 236 rooms. Flat-screen TVs come with cable channels, and jetted tubs and free newspapers are additional perks. For the ultimate view, the 29th-floor Sky Suite "floats" between the hotel towers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
The H Hotel, Dubai
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, The H Hotel, Dubai features an outdoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Several bar/lounges are on-site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with free WiFi.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 16372 square feet (1521 square meters) include conference space. This luxury hotel also offers a nightclub, a spa tub, and a sauna. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
The H Hotel, Dubai has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 236
- Babysitting or childcare
- Number of floors - 33
- Number of bars/lounges - 5
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Health club
- Free WiFi
- Luggage storage
- Hair salon
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 12
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 16372
- Pool sun loungers
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Free self parking
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Children's pool
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Designated smoking areas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Nightclub
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2007
- Conference space size (meters) - 1521
- Number of meeting rooms - 15
- Shopping on site
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Soundproofed rooms
- Phone
- Premium TV channels
- Free bottled water
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Rainfall showerhead
- Bidet
- Slippers
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Premium bedding
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Separate bedroom
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Satellite TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
Where to Eat
Breakfast is available for a surcharge each morning.
Mizaan - Onsite restaurant.
Okku - This fine-dining restaurant serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
The Ruth Chris - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club, a sauna, and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
Spa Services
Mandara Spa has 10 treatment rooms. Services include facials and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
- Steam room in spa
- Number of treatment rooms 10
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 11 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for AED 150.0 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Deposit: AED 1000 per night
- Tourism fee: AED 20 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: AED 135 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: AED 300 per vehicle (one way)
- Rollaway bed fee: AED 150.0 per night
Hotel Name
- Dubai H
- Dubai H Hotel
- Dubai Hotel
- Dubai Hotel H
- H Dubai
- H Dubai Hotel
- H Hotel
- H Hotel Dubai
- Hotel H
- Hotel H Dubai
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Up to 2 children 11 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.


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Voucher supporters say Florida bolsters their case
Whether you like vouchers or not, you should know there is a growing body of research about them in Florida –- and that some researchers point to that research as proof that vouchers help public schools.
Greg Forster, a senior fellow at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, highlights 10 Florida voucher studies (and other studies from other states) in this new report. Among its findings:
"Contrary to the widespread claim that vouchers hurt public schools, (this report) finds that the empirical evidence consistently supports the conclusion that vouchers improve public schools. No empirical study has ever found that vouchers had a negative impact on public schools."
There's plenty of back and forth on all this, of course. Last year, other researchers accused the Friedman Foundation of distorting the conclusions of one of those reports.
Ron Matus, State Education Reporter


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As we alluded to last week, we have been in the process of benchmarking many Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series graphics cards using the open-source ATI Linux graphics stack with the Mesa R600/700 DRI driver. We have now carried out our first batch of R600/700 3D tests using this constantly evolving open-source driver to provide OpenGL acceleration and here are the results.
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Watch Google's "Made by Google" Hardware Event Live Right Here
Today, Google will be announcing a host of hardware, all under a brand new "Made by Google" banner. Gone is the Nexus program of yesteryear. If you want a front row seat for the action, you can watch it here.


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The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will consider new maps Thursday night that could shrink its membership from 11 members to nine, or perhaps fewer.
On May 1, a deeply divided board voted 6-5 to hire Redistricting LLC to redraw School Board maps 18 months after the board last redrew lines for board districts in the wake of the 2010 census. The effort was prompted by thus far unsuccessful legislative efforts to force the School Board to shrink its size.
On Thursday, the board is reconvening to introduce reapportionment plans that Redistricting LLC has developed, at least any the board deems worthy of consideration.
"Any member can introduce a plan at tomorrow's (Thursday's) meeting," School Board President David Tatman explained. "Once introduced, they will be made available to the public."
Tatman said any plans introduced will be advertised in The Advocate, and a still-to-be-determined time will be set aside for the public to quiz demographers about the maps. He said he's not planning to hold a vote on any plans, though, until early July.
Thursday's meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the School Board Office, 1050 S. Foster Drive.
The idea is to have new maps in place in time for qualifying for the Nov. 4 elections. Qualifying takes place Aug. 20-22.
Tatman expects board members will introduce plans for nine districts, as many as four versions. He also expects one seven-member map will be introduced.
Proponents of shrinking the board, including the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, say it would mean the board could work more efficiently and would save tens of thousands of dollars a year from having to pay fewer board members. They also note the successful breaking away of Baker, Central and Zachary to form independent school districts means parish board members have less territory to cover and therefore should reduce their membership.
Opponents, including almost half of the School Board, say it's unnecessary, would result in large, hard-to-represent districts and amounts to a power grab by local business leaders hoping to unseat board members they disagree with.
The School Board did shrink from 12 to 11 members in 2010 in the wake of Central's exit.
Reducing the board further is made easier this time because at least one board member, Craig Freeman in District 6, has announced he is not seeking re-election. Tatman said he has spoken with two other board members, whom he won't name, who may not run either.
Also, District 11 lacks an incumbent after Randy Lamana died on April 16 from an apparent heart attack. Mary Lynch was appointed on May 1 to serve the rest of Lamana's unexpired term, which ends Dec. 31. Lynch hasn't announced whether she will run in the fall.
The board considered shrinking in 2012 when it was last debating the topic, but ultimately opted to stay at 11 members. Redistricting LLC did draw up maps for nine districts, maps that were left on the shelf. One version would have pitted Lamana against Kenyetta Nelson-Smith, Jerry Arbour against Tatman, Vereta Lee against Tarvald Smith and left one district without an incumbent.
Another change is that in 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. That means election districts in once racially segregated states like Louisiana no longer have to get preclearance for new election districts from the U.S. Justice Department.


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The Greek Superleague might not be the biggest league in Europe, but it 's got a lot going for it. The attractive weather and glorious history of the country and its football clubs are appealing to many players, which makes it a great league to watch. Players such as Djibril Cisse and Kevin Mirallas have found something appealing as both players have been across Europe, but chose to play there for a while. On top of that, the league is known for developing good defenders and building a great team ethic, which both led to their surprise international Euro victory. With teams like Panionios, Kalloni and Panathinkaikos producing top young players, who will unearth the next gem from the Greek Superleague?
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32 yrs old, 140lbs. 1 pregnancy. My stomach was completely stretched. The areas with stretch marks have fat deposits that are really hard to get rid of. I don't want to loose my curves in order to see the flanks and abdomen go down. I want lipo pf the flank +ab area and muscle repair with my TT. I want the incision to be low and a lot of my stretch marks to be cut off. what length and positioning of scar would be recommended? What portion of the stretch marks would be left?
How Much Skin Can Be Removed with a TT and How Long of a Scar Would That Leave? (photo)
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Tummy Tuck? Incision Length?
Dear Changes, From your photos, a full tummy tuck would give you the best opportunity to achieve the result you desire. A full tummy tuck with liposuction will obtain a flat tummy and also the hourglass shape most women are trying to regain after childbearing. The incision will be placed low on the abdomen and should be covered by most swimwear and most undergarments. The incision will fade over time though it will never completely disappear. Bottom line; the most common line heard from patients after a tummy tuck is, "Why did I wait so long?"
While not all of your stretch marks will be removed, the majority will and the rest will be under more tension and therefore look smoother and flatter.
Ignore doctors with false credentials...look for a board certified plastic surgeon to learn the best options for you. Best of luck and I hope this helped.
Should I have a tummy tuck?
From your pictures it is evident that you have excess skin, stretch marks, and looseness of the lower abdominal muscles. These are all indications for a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. While you may get away with a mini tummy tuck, you will always have a better result with a full tummy tuck. You can expect the skin from you belly button to the pubis to be removed along with the stretch marks in that area.
Tummy tuck vs. liposuction
An abdominoplasty with liposuction would remove the skin in a crescent shape from just above the umbilicus to the pubic hairline. Most of your striae would be gone except the ones extending above this crescentic shape. The benefits are that the muscle plication would flatten your tummy. Combined with liposuction you can obtain a very nice contour. Drawbacks include a transverse scar, which should remain inside your bikini line.
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How to Determine How Much Skin Can be Removed and Length of Scar?- Ask Dr Ellen
Hello Changes,
Wow, that's a tall order!
Here are some factors to consider:
1. Are you even a candidate for a full Tummy Tuck? A full TT removes at least all of the skin from the belly button to the pubic area. So there has to be enough skin in the midrif area to cover that distance. Your photograph alone can not determine that answer. A physical exam is required. A more limited TT could be a consideration.
2. The length of the incision is a factor related to the amount of skin laxity. In your case it appears that the incision (for some type of TT) would, at the worst, be no longer than hip to hip and likely shorter.
3. As far as liposuction of your abdomen is concerned, I'm not sure that you would need it. Even with a modified TT, a good portion of that small amount of abdominal fat would be removed.
4. Liposuction of the hips will make your waist look smaller and your buttocks look more shapely
5. A rectus plication can be done with either a full or modified TT.
6. Not all of the stretch marks will be removed.
7. The scar/incision can be set as low at your want it but it usually is around the edge of the pubic hair line. In your case, the lower it is, the less tissue will be removed.
PS. Be sure you are not planning to have more kids
Thanks for asking ~ Dr Ellen
All about a tummy tuck
From your photos, it appears as though you can get a beautiful result from a standard tummy tuck. I keep my tummy tuck scars nice and low in the bikini line and we go over great scar therapy to help make a very inconspicuous scar. I also perform liposuction at the same time to help accentuate the hips. The muscles are tightened to help make the abdomen as flat as possible. Good luck! Dr. Schreiber, Baltimore plastic surgeon
Learn more: http://www.baltimoreplasticsurgery.com/Procedures_TummyTuck_865369.aspx
How Much Skin Can Be Removed with a TT and How Long of a Scar Would That Leave?
A short scar tummy tuck with liposuction of the flanks will produce the best result in your case and help meet your demands. Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of tummy tucks and liposuction procedures each year. Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Learn more: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com/tummy-tuck-photo-galleries.php
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Hi Matt:
I was out golfing on a sunny day and I noticed my eyes have these little marks in them, like you're looking through a microscope at little amoebas. They move around but don't change shape. The doctor says it's normal. But I'm not one who gets good information from doctors. What are they, and do you think UFOs or ghosts can be explained by these eye amoebas?
— Putting and Pondering, Clairemont
Grandma Alice recently developed an eye thingy shaped like Mickey Mouse. It morphs into a four-leafed clover occasionally, but mostly it's Mickey. We're sure it's a corporate curse — payback for years of dissing Disney. And we're always amazed at the number of sane but cheap people who present their ailing parts via email to me and the elves for diagnosis. Ma Alice is conducting a feasibility study of hosting our own medical insurance PayPal system. If someone goes to the doctor's office, gets an answer, and still insists on turning to Matthew Alice Wisdomporium and Collision Repair, well, it's obviously a trend we can't buck.
So, you were suspicious of Doc when he/she said your eye amoebas are (probably) harmless globs of congealed vitreous humor. Known in the trade, to insiders with special technical expertise, as floaters. Were you hoping for some deadly diagnosis to help explain your bad putting? Sorry. No can help. Consider this. On its way to your retina, light passes through the liquid that fills the spheres that are your sparkly eyeballs. As we pass from youthhood to, um, say, middle-lateish grownuphood — as we start to get not young anymore is what I'm trying to say — things on the outside wrinkle up and some things on the inside thicken up. Like the liquid in our eyeballs. Clumps of the stuff (amoeba shaped, Mickey shaped, whatever shaped) sail around and essentially cast shadows on our retinas. Bright light makes them more noticeable. This is the most common and harmless explanation for eyeball amoeba; but these clumps can sometimes signal potential tears in the retina. So if you have floaters, point them out to your doctor first, then write to us.


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Ethnikos Achnas FC can dream of another UEFA Intertoto Cup miracle after a 0-0 draw in the away leg of their first round tie against KS Besa.
Famous run
Under their new coach, former Belgian international defender Stéphane Demol, Ethnikos earned a 0-0 draw in Tirana on Saturday to ignite hopes that they might repeat their famous 2006 achievement. Then they overcame FK Partizani of Albania, Croatia's NK Osijek and Israeli side Maccabi Petach-Tikva FC to progress to the UEFA Cup. They become the first and only Cypriot football club to ever win an official UEFA European competition, and they did not stop there. Svetoza Sapurić's men then embarked on yet another impressive run in the UEFA Cup knocking out Belgian outfit KSV Roeselare thanks to an emphatic 5-0 win in Nicosia, before finally being pipped to the group stages by French side RC Lens.
Missed chances
As Ethnikos prepare for the home leg of their tie against Besa at the Dhasaki Stadium on Saturday, the 42-year-old Demol remained cautious. "Besa are a good side and we will need to work very hard if we want to move into the next round," he said. His side missed chances in Tirana, but so did Besa, who also hit the post in the first half. Besa coach Iljaz Haxhiraj gave credit to Ethinkos custodian Panayiotis Charalambous for keeping his side at bay in the first leg. "The draw was mostly due to the Ethnikos goalkeeper," he said. "We could have scored a goal which would have set us up nicely for the return leg. We will not give up the fight because we are still in with a shout of going through. The game is still open for both sides."
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Montreal, Canada
August 16, 2012
Tony Hawk, Mike McGill, and Rodney Mullen will be in attendance at a screening in Montreal on August 24th at the PHI Centre. There will also be a live performance by BLKTOP PROJECT:Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee and Chuck Treece. This screening is FREE, and there are a limited amount of tickets. First come, first served. Get there early!! Doors open at 7:00pm, screening is at 9:00pm. August 25th there wil be another screening, none of the Bones Brigade will be in attendance. Tickets are $12 and the showing is at 5:00pm PHI Centre phone # is 1-855-526-8888 if you have any additional questions.
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Hi! We live in Michigan and are visiting in Montreal the weekend of the 24th of August. We will be attending the event on Saturday but just heard of the event with Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen from Frank the manager of Empire skate store. We would like to buy tickets for event on Friday evening. Is it available to the public? If so how could I purchase tickets. My son wants to become a pro and would love to attend that event. Rodney Mullen has been his idol for some time and it would be a dream come true to meet in person. Please any information will help. Thank you!


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Last week's events in Boston were horrific, and while the criminals are now dead and caught, our nerves are frayed. People are upset and frightened. People want answers and justice.
Naturally, the media — traditional and social — is at the center of this storm. When I did watch CNN last week, it was a train wreck. When I looked at Twitter, the frenzy was palpable and the virtual posse in full force.
New thermal images released of Boston bombing suspect in boat. bit.ly/ZAjqvG twitter.com/KGWNews/status…
— KGW News (@KGWNews) April 20, 2013
Over the weekend, I read several articles about the Boston bombings, gun control and media failures in the wake of important breaking news. I also participated in Facebook threads where emotions mixed uncomfortably with reason.
Unlike this Seattle Times headline writer, I do not agree that we are all journalists now. That's like saying we are all chefs now (just because the tools exist to make great food).
Journalists go to great lengths to explain things in detail and to provide context and meaning. By this standard, very few journalists were working the story in Boston last week. A talking head on CNN checking his cell phone for updates is crap TV and bad journalism. People Tweeting out every word they hear on the Boston police scanner is not journalism, nor is it smart.
What I saw on Twitter last week was mostly a genuine effort to spread information that would lead to a capture. But the line between doing a good deed and wanting to help, and being a pawn in someone else's game, is a thin line indeed.
In days gone by, journalists had time to think, to process the events unfolding in front of them. Now, that window is closed. It's post first and ask questions later in a race to what end?
Mark Little, CEO at Storyful, believes the race to break a story is missing the point today.
Social journalism celebrates the notion of authenticity over speed, collaboration over competition. The news reporter's primary rival today is not another reporter but the searing intimacy of online testimony and imagery. We must make our peace with that.
'True Journalism' has never been so valuable. We still need the Ernie Pyles on the scene, taking their time to find the defining detail. But we also need a new category of reporter, responsible for finding the hidden signal in the noise. We desperately need skilled professionals who can turn isolated units of social content into compelling stories, who can shape the narrative emerging out of the cacophony of conversation flowing through the social web.
"Authenticity over speed, collaboration over competition." There's a mantra for a new age.


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SPRING HILL — It began pretty much the minute Rob Giammarco became a commissioner on the Spring Hill Fire Board in 2007.
The dissection of every proposed project. The conservative attitude toward spending. The lone dissenting votes.
Giammarco said Tuesday he's gotten used to being the odd man out on the five-member volunteer board. He's learned to overlook the rolling of eyes and audible sighs from the audience whenever he speaks.
And when it comes to the board voting today on whether the number of e-mails he sends to district Chief Mike Rampino is grounds for discipline against him, he said he knows he'll be once again outnumbered by his colleagues.
Giammarco said he's fine with all of that. It comes with the territory of being a watchdog looking out for the taxpayer's interest.
What the 59-year-old fire commissioner doesn't understand is how simply doing his job created a backlash so intense it has even sparked a criminal inquiry by a fellow board member.
"When you look at things like this you realize why (the board) has lost the trust of the people," Giammarco said. "To me, it sends a message that the board is incompetent."
Fellow Commissioner Leo Jacobs said that while he agrees that gathering information is a good idea, he believes that Giammarco frequently oversteps his boundaries as a commissioner.
"You can't nitpick on the board," Jacobs said. "We hired (Rampino) because we believed he could do the job, and he's shown that he can do that. It's not our job to be looking over his shoulder every minute of the day."
Jacobs said that while he has no personal animosity toward Giammarco, he supports the idea of a verbal reprimand. "I think it would send a message that his way isn't the only way," he said.
The latest round in the ongoing controversy stems from the April 14 board meeting when recently appointed commissioner Ben Edwards accused Giammarco of undermining Rampino by flooding him with e-mails requesting information on financial and administrative matters. The notion, he said, made it seem as though the chief was being second-guessed.
"I can't stand by here and see the chief getting badgered," said Edwards, who then asked fellow commissioners to consider issuing Giammarco a verbal reprimand.
A few days later, Giammarco fired off an e-mail to his fellow commissioners chastising them for their comments about him at the meeting, and asking them to apologize. He advised them to "tread carefully" as they pursued any decision to sanction him.
Board Chairwoman Amy Brosnan saw the e-mail differently, and construed Giammarco's words as threats. She put a call into the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, telling them that Giammarco's e-mail made her fear for her safety.
"His other e-mails in the past that are public record are demanding, accusatory and this one is just plain scary," Brosnan wrote in her statement to the Sheriff's Office, which ultimately found the Giammarco had committed no criminal violation.
Giammarco insists it's never been his intent to purposely make waves either with the district administration or his fellow commissioners. He prefers communicating with Rampino via e-mail for exactly the opposite reasons cited by his critics — it's less intrusive.
"I'm not phoning the chief three or four times a day like other commissioners," Giammarco said. "We are elected representatives of the district, and that requires us to get information to make an informed decision. "If others find fault with that, then fine. I will do what I feel is necessary."
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- Formation of semicarbazide (SEM) in food by hypochlorite treatment: is SEM a specific marker for nitrofurazone abuse?K Hoenicke
Eurofins Wiertz Eggert Jörissen GmbH, Stenzelring 14 b, D 21107 Hamburg, Germany
Food Addit Contam 21:526-37. 2004..Therefore, differentiation between SEM from nitrofurazone abuse and SEM originating from natural constituents (due to hypochlorite treatment) seems not to be unambiguously possible...
- Studies on acrylamide levels in roasting, storage and brewing of coffeeIngo Lantz
Tchibo GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Mol Nutr Food Res 50:1039-46. 2006....
- Studies on the stability of acrylamide in food during storageKatrin Hoenicke
EUROFINS, Wiertz Eggert Jörissen, Stenzelring 14 b, D 21107 Hamburg, Germany
J AOAC Int 88:268-73. 2005..These observations suggest that variations in the acrylamide content of food, especially in coffee and cacao, can vary depending on the storage time because special food constituents and/or reaction products can affect the levels...
- Comment on "Soxhlet extraction of acrylamide from potato chips" by J. R. Pedersen and J. O. Olsson, Analyst, 2003, 128, 332Konrad Grob
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