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Smaller online retailers believe Amazon is using sales tax standards to crush smaller competitors
Amazon asked Congress to set federal standards for states' online sales tax collection in a House Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this week.
Amazon spent a lot of time battling the collection of online sales taxes over the past couple of years. If forced to collect sales tax in a particular state, Amazon would simply pack its bags and move on to another state. This happened in states such as
Amazon got away with avoiding sales tax collection because of a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that excuses Amazon and other remote sellers from having to collect taxes in states that do not have the company's employees or warehouses operating within their borders. However, Amazon said it would comply with sales tax collection of online goods if there was federal regulation instead of different states with different rules.
Now, Amazon is pushing Congress to set standards more than ever. Paul Misener, Amazon's vice president for global public policy, attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday to address the issue of federal standards for collecting state sales taxes online.
Some lawmakers are onboard with Amazon's request, such as Representative John Conyers (D-MI), who sides with brick-and-mortar retailers regarding online retailers' "unfair advantage."
John Otto, an accountant and state representative from Texas, is also onboard with the idea and addressed the concerns of Republican panel members regarding whether the sales tax collection would be viewed as a tax increase.
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Carmel turns up volume to defend 5A football title
Hip-hop and rock music blares over the speakers at the Carmel High School football stadium. On the field, the offense and defense run through fast-paced no-huddle 11-on-11 drills, play after play at a frenetic pace. Players look to coaches on the sidelines who signal the plays. Communication is difficult with all the noise. Execution is not flawless, but Wednesday was only the third day of practice and the first day for contact in full pads.
"It's like a game day atmosphere," said senior outside linebacker John Kenny, an Iowa recruit. "We have the music loud. It's hard to get the calls. It helps for our conditioning too. We run to the ball every play. That's something we pride ourselves on."
"We want organized chaos most of the time so that they can think and play fast," said head coach Kevin Wright, 23-3 in three seasons at Carmel. "We don't run wind sprints anymore. Everything we do is at a high speed."
"It makes the line calls difficult to understand," said senior offensive guard Matt Sinclair, who has committed to play college football at Western Michigan. "It makes it more live. A lot of it is just knowing what to do without having to talk about it."
The Greyhounds went 14-1 last year on the way to capturing the Class 5A state title. Their only loss came against Warren Central. Carmel avenged that loss in an incredible playoffs sectional win. But the Greyhounds graduated many of the stars from that team. Carmel plays in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference, arguably the toughest high school league in Indiana. MIC teams have won the Class 5A state football title 10 of the last 11 years.
"This year our defense is actually pretty young," said senior inside linebacker Loukas Sinnis. "We have to really bond together as a team in order to win against these really good teams. We've been practicing really up tempo. It's going to help with our conditioning and being able to keep up with teams that play fast and be ahead of teams that play a little slower offense."
"We're really hungry to repeat," said Sinclair. "We need to leave our legacy this year. We know we've got everyone coming after us."
"I think anything less than a state championship this year would be kind of a disappointment," said Kenny. "I know some younger players got a taste of what it feels like. We really want to get that back."
"We've got some good young players," said Wright. "We've got some seniors who weren't starters last year who have to step into some roles, but are just inexperienced. This is going to be a fun team because I think they will continue to get better and better."
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Georgia early voting has begun! (today through Nov. 2nd)
Thousands of Georgia voters line up for early voting
Thousands of voters lined up at polling locations Monday in metro Atlanta, marking the start of early voting in Georgia.
Some of the longest waits were reported in Cobb County, where one early-voting site opened at the countys main elections office in Marietta. Waits of nearly two hours were reported over the lunch hour there. Elsewhere, sites in Clayton, Fulton and Gwinnett counties saw a steady stream of voters.
In DeKalb County, which opened three early-voting sites Monday, more than 2,700 voters had cast ballots by early afternoon with no reported problems, Elections Director Maxine Daniels said.
Four years ago, during the last presidential election, more than 2 million Georgia voters or 53 percent of all those who voted cast ballots before Election Day, either in person or by mail. Officials said the heavy early turnout in 2008 prevented longer lines at the polls on Election Day.
This year, according to a poll conducted last week for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, nearly 40 percent of likely Georgia voters said they plan to cast a ballot during early voting, compared with 54 percent who plan to wait until Election Day.
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bench scientist (860 posts)
1. A Write In Vs Paul Broun (US House of Represenatives GA- 10)
I live in Athens and I this guy is running as a write in vs. Paul Broun. Just an FYI
Not a whole lot of info other than this blurb on his FB
"Oglethorpe County resident Jon Lester is a longtime Athens, Georgia area multimedia artist and record label proprietor, also with extensive experience as a thrift store retailer and land surveyor, among other reinventions and pursuits, and familiar to some as a persistent thorn in the side of the Augusta Chronicle editorial staff. Having never married or bought a house as of age 42, his debts also never exceed a low four figures. This is his first attempt at directly engaging the electoral process.
This candidacy is committed to the causes of subsidized contraception for low-income Americans, preserving and expanding Medicare and Social Security, containment of American militarism, ending foreign aid to any and all theocratic and ethnocentric regimes, sustainable agriculture, a sensible energy policy, a level playing field for both Wall Street and Main Street, and SCIENCE!"
Might be better than my initial thought to write in Charles Darwin.
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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:21 AM
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2. I'll vote for write in!
It boggles the mind that one can live in Athens, GA AND be represented by Paul Broun, Jr. in congress.


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The Franchise Disclosure Document, or FDD, is a legal document that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires franchisors to provide to franchise candidates, at least 14 days prior to a sale. A FDD is intended to give candidates the information they need to make a wise decision on whether or not to buy a particular franchise.
The FDD (formerly known as the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular, or UFOC) became mandatory July 1, 2008, as part of the FTC's amendment of its 1978 Franchise Rule. The original Franchise Rule was instituted to protect franchise candidates from disreputable franchisors, especially concerning claims about how much money a franchisee could earn.
While FDD stands for Franchise Disclosure Document, it could equally stand for "Franchisee Due Diligence." Because that's what the FDD is all about: It's part of the due diligence process each candidate must undertake - thoroughly - before signing a franchise agreement.
"The purpose of the disclosure document is to provide candidates with a full picture of the model, both the upside and the downside of it," says Brian Spindel, president of PostNet.
Jim Belanger, president of Gamer Doc, says the FDD's purpose "is to give the person the same knowledge we have so they can make an informed decision. Our FDD is about the industry, where it's going, weaknesses, the competition -- generally all the things they wouldn't find out themselves."
Both franchise veterans strongly emphasize the importance of going beyond the FDD and speaking directly with franchisees to learn more, especially when it comes to financial performance representations (formerly called earnings claims).
According to the FTC, "the amended Rule requires franchisors to give prospective franchisees material information, including background information on the franchisor, the costs of entering into the business, the legal obligations of the franchisor and the franchisee, statistics on franchised and company-owned outlets, and audited financial information. In addition, if franchisors elect to make any financial performance representations, the amended Franchise Rule requires certain disclosures and substantiation for those representations." A sample Table of Contents, listing all the items required in an FDD, is included at the end of this article.
Under the amended Rule, franchisors must provide an FDD to candidates "at least 14 calendar days before the prospective franchisee signs a binding agreement with, or makes any payment to, the franchisor or an affiliate in connection with the proposed franchise sale." The clock starts ticking the day after delivery of the document, which can be delivered in printed or electronic form.
However, under the amended Rule, franchise candidates can request an FDD earlier in the process "upon reasonable request." This is usually interpreted to mean after the franchisor has given a positive response to a candidate's initial application and the sales process is under way. Franchisors cannot charge any fee for earlier delivery.
The FDD is a long, complex legal and financial document that usually runs between 100 and 200 pages. Since it's written by franchise attorneys working to protect the interests of the franchisor, find yourself an attorney to review it - and not just any attorney. Find a reputable franchise attorney; franchise law is a specialized field. Running it by your accountant is also a good idea. Would you buy a car without a mechanic inspecting it, or a home without a house inspector giving it the once-over?
About 30 percent of franchisors provide financial performance representations in Item 19 of the FDD. This information varies greatly, from simply listing gross revenues at each unit (or a selected sample of units), to more detailed data on expenses that can be used to determine net profit, or at least to complete a reasonably accurate pro forma. As noted above, speak with a broad cross-section of franchisees to "reality test" the figures disclosed in the FDD.
As the old saying warns, "We're from the government and here to help." But in the case of the FTC, they really mean it. One final piece of cautionary advice from the FTC, courtesy of your tax dollars at work:
"To protect you, we've required your franchisor to give you this information. We haven't checked it, and don't know if it's correct. It should help you make up your mind. Study it carefully. While it includes some information about your contract, don't rely on it alone to understand your contract. Read all of your contract carefully. Buying a franchise is a complicated investment. Take your time to decide. If possible, show your contract and this information to an advisor, like a lawyer or an accountant. … There may also be laws on franchising in your state. Ask your state agencies about them."
Buying a franchise is a life-changing decision, for better or for worse. Get all the advice you need up front, before you sign on the dotted line. A wise decision requires a good understanding of the FDD, as it spells out your obligations, as well as those of the franchisor.
The FTC does not provide copies of FDDs. However, it lists three companies that sell them, and two online sources that provide a list of all FDDs registered in California, at no cost. Also, many states keep FDDs on file and will provide copies if you visit their offices. While the trend is toward increased availability online, we're not there yet.
The for-profit companies the FTC lists are:
The two non-commercial services listed by the FTC make all FDDs filed in the State of California available online for free:
The FTC provides a detailed listing and explanation of all the parts of an FDD at www.ftc.gov/bcp/franchise/16cfr436.shtm.
The FTC also publishes a Compliance Guide for franchisors, listing in even greater detail all the information they must provide in an FDD. To view this 154-page document, go to: www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/franchise/bus70.pdf.
Item 1. The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates
Item 2. Business Experience
Item 3. Litigation
Item 4. Bankruptcy
Item 5. Initial Fees
Item 6. Other Fees
Item 7. Estimated Initial Investment
Item 8. Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services
Item 9. Franchisee's Obligations
Item 10. Financing
Item 11. Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training
Item 12. Territory
Item 13. Trademarks
Item 14. Patents, Copyrights, and Proprietary Information
Item 15. Obligation to Participate in the Actual Operation of the Franchise Business
Item 16. Restrictions on What the Franchisee May Sell
Item 17. Renewal, Termination, Transfer, and Dispute Resolution
Item 18. Public Figures
Item 19. Financial Performance Representations
Item 20. Outlets and Franchisee Information
Item 21. Financial Statements
Item 22. Contracts
Item 23. Receipts
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- President Obama this week cheered the milestone 7 millionth person to sign up for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), but a growing opinion is spreading among Democrats that the law's employer mandate should go.
Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a speech on Wednesday that the mandate requiring employers with 50 or more full-time employees to offer medical coverage will be one of the first parts of the law to go.
The comments from Gibbs, who was an influential official within Obama's first administration, on the surface seem surprising: a Democrat once close to the president saying that lawmakers should kill a contentious piece of his landmark legislation. But policy experts have seen this coming.
"My view is that the employer mandate is one of the most vulnerable features of the law politically," Jonathan Oberlander, a University of North Carolina professor who researches health policy, said in a phone interview from Chapel Hill, N.C. "There are many things in the law that will lower costs for businesses ... but there are some businesses that would end up with higher costs."
The employer mandate could couch small- and medium-sized firms with higher costs.
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Plainly, capital punishment is a crapshoot. Across the nation — even within aggressive death-penalty states such as Virginia — juries, prosecutors and judges apply it in an arbitrary fashion. This reflects the public's abiding equivocation, which often produces the erratic application of justice and, in some cases, death sentences for those who have been wrongly convicted.
In Malvo's trial, jurors landed on the more appropriate alternative — life without parole. No risk of mistaken execution. No risk of release. Indeed, one pro-death juror said she changed her mind because she believed that spending 60 to 70 years behind bars was a harsher sentence.
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season and month, that you have put together. My business sends out a newsletter
every month, in which we begin with a month-appropriate quotation. I could not
imagine a more comprehensive or diligently categorized archive to suit our
needs, and I wanted to sincerely thank you for that."
- Daniel Bieber, December 2, 2013
"You have such an interesting blog. Thanks for
sharing. I have enjoyed reading your posts. All the best for your
future blogging journey."
- Sridhar Chandrasekaran, February 16, 2015
Hands is an exhaustive resource of links and information on the subject of
Chen style Tai Chi provided by Michael Garofalo."
- Yangshuo Tai Chi and Kung Fu School, China, 7/12/2013
Six Daoist
Healing Sounds is an outstanding list of resources by Michael P. Garofalo."
- John Voight, 2012
"Michael Garofalo's site remains an
inspiration, solid information delivered with style, with lots of
Dayan Wild Goose Qigong
- Everyday Tai Chi School, 7/1/2013
"Thank you, Mike, for all you are doing to coordinate and
preserve all the great resources on your site. I always enjoy going to your
and learning more from all the great teachers. I appreciate your weeding
out the dross. Keep up the great work. Thanks!"
- Justin Meehan, Chinese Internal Arts, 22 June 2007
"I am an acupuncturist and instructor
in the San Francisco Bay area and will participate in annual assembly of the
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Atlanta on
November 14-18, 2012. I will be one of the speakers for the workshop
on "Chinese Therapeutic Exercises: A
Cognitive and Kinesthetic Approach." I will demonstrate the Simplified
24-form Tai Chi Chuan and introduce its therapeutic effects. I found
your website during my searching for the pictures of demonstration. I
am impressed by your detailed instruction and the pictures for each
movement. Although there are some other similar pictures in other
websites, your pictures are clearer with sequence numbers for easier
following. It's also amazing that you collected so much information
including many citations about various Tai Chi activities. I believe
you are a lover or fan of Tai Chi. I am deeply moved by your extensive
efforts on your website, which is a great reference for a Tai Chi learner.
May I ask for your approval to cite your pictures on your
24 Form webpage
in my PowerPoint file for discussion? We will print out this file as a
handout for participants at the workshop. Of course, I will put your
website on it and introduce it to everyone at the workshop, and also express
my gratitude for your generous sharing during my lecture."
- Carol Wang, Email on October 18, 2012
"It's great to have a person with a librarian's mind involved with the
Taiji community. Also the mind of a poet."
- Michael Shaman, 14 November 2005
"Michael Garofalo is a generous blogger
who has shared on-line Tai Chi information for many years via his blog and
his other extensive on-line resources."
- Newcastle Tai Chi, 2012
"It is amazing to see such a comprehensive page
dedicated to Dayan Qigong."
- Sifu Adam Wallace, Center for Traditional Qigong and Taijuquan, 18 September 2004
"It is amazing to see such a comprehensive page
dedicated to Dayan Qigong."
"Your website is comprehensive and informative. Very nice, Michael! Have we met? I took a few minutes on this special day in the history of certain spiritual ideals to cruise Qigong and Tai Chi. Your website was instrumental in that. It is an amazing jump station."
- Dr. Roger Jahnke, OMD, 16 April 2006, Healing Promise of Qi, Website: Feel the Qi
"Hi Michael, just dropped by to says
thank you for all your superb work on compiling information for the
Tai Chi Sword. Based in a small town in Southern Spain, I have few resources locally, and
although I received training in the 32 Combined Sword form years ago while living in London,
to refresh that material has been difficult. But not so difficult since
stumbling across your site. Many thanks again for all your efforts - in
peace and onions.
- Paul Read (Bean Curd Boxer), 15 February, 2012
"Dear Mister Garofalo, I saw your
beautiful and interesting website about the tai chi chuan 24 form. I'm an
Italian math teacher and I teach for free tai chi chuan to my colleagues at
school. I'm going to write a little book for helping them to remember the
sequence of the form and I want to ask you the permission to use in my book
the drawings you use to explain the techniques on your website. I thank you
for your attention and your time. I wish you well."
- Professor Maurizio Giacone, February 8, 2015
"People like you make the Internet a
real blessing."
"People like you make the Internet a
real blessing."
"You have done
exceptional work to gather so many resources. I have had a quick glimpse, I'm very impressed, and I'm hoping to come back to learn more things from your resources."
- Paul Lam, M.D., Australia, 1 December 2003
"You provide a great service for our Tai
Chi community in maintaining your informative and useful site."
- Sam Masover, Berkeley Tai Chi, California, 19 January 2005
"I have been reading your very
interesting website - good work!"
- Nigel Peace, Spirit Revelations, 7 February 2012
"Just a note to thank you for the work
you have done to share Sun Taijiquan with folks like me. I have been
studying taijiquan here in Stockton since 1983 and am a retired Yang Chengfu
Tai Chi Chuan Center Director for the International Yang Family Tai Chi
Chuan Association. Last year I attended the International Tai Chi
Chuan Symposium in Nashville, Tennessee and had the opportunity to learn the
Sun Taijiquan '16" from Grandmaster Sun Yongtian. I've become very
interested in the Sun Style Taijiquan and have purchased some of Sifu Wing
Lam's DVD's on the traditional "98" form as well as his DVD on applications.
In closing, I want to again thank you for your good work in sharing the art of taijiquan with us all."
- Raymond Tom, Ed.D, Director Emeritus, International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association and Tai Chuan Institute of Stockton, 6 January 2011
"Green Way Research is a very
remarkable website related to the study, research and practice of Neijia
Gong Fu and beyond presented by Michael P. Garofalo."
- The Open Mind Designers Internal Martial Arts, 2012
"Your site is a monument to all that has
come of the Tao...a salute to you sir."
- Jeff and Janice Godrey, Kunlun Nei Gung: The Art of Bliss with the Portland Kunlun School, 5/10/2010
"Michael P. Garofalo's long
page on Master Chang
San-Feng includes quotes, legends, poems, bibliography, artwork, links, and more. One of the numerous well-researched pages on his Cloud Hands
website, including the page on the Eight
Section Brocade Qigong, and the one describing all 108 movements of the Yang
style long form Taijiquan.
- Dao House - Practical Dao, 3 September 2003
"You have provided a very thorough and
resource for the Taiji community."
- Scott A. Grubisich, Center for Chen Taiji Studies, 10 February 2004
"I just wanted to say that your webpage
Cloud Hands is
absolutely fantastic. I am beginning to learn Taijiquan, and your webpage is my
one-stop resource for doing just that. The information is wonderfully
exhaustive, and it must have taken you a great deal of time and effort to put it
all together...so I place my hands together and say THANK YOU; I am so
- Sincerely, J'Lean, 18 January 2011
"I just came across your page while doing research for an upcoming
presentation - actually I came across
it in the past but because of time
constraints did not take the time to visit. That was a mistake, but you are
now saved in My Favorites.
I want you to know that I think you have done an extraordinary service to
the tai chi community."
- Roy W. Geib, Ph.D., Alvin S. Levine Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 10 Feb 2007
came upon your Sun style
Taijiquan website by happy accident the other day. I thought you did an outstanding job bringing together
all that information on the Sun style Taiji. I myself practice Sun style
Taiji and enjoy it quite a bit. I just wanted to let you know I had
stopped by and was very impressed. Also, being over 40, I found
the other section on older
folks' fitness to be helpful and interesting."
- Brian Kennedy, Taiwan, 30 October 2004
"Dear Sir, thank you for your Tai
Chi Chuan works. Following your writing daily
inspires me and
gives me food for my mind.
The links are always indispensable!"
- Kiachu Shen Ku, 14 Jan 2007
"What a comprehensive website
you have. Well done!"
- Sifu Toni DeMoulin, Santa Barbara, California, 30 October 2004
"Hello Michael, you have a great web site! I can hardly wait to search
through all the links.
Your love and appreciation for life and its
variety is very evident. Thank you for the time
spent researching and
documenting. You have accumulated an ocean full of pearls. I have just
received my certification to teach Tai Chi Chuan this past summer, and my
first beginner class
is under way. I am grateful to have discovered such a
treasure trove of information."
- Kevin Butler, 15 Nov 2006
"I just wanted to drop you an
email thanking you for your webpage on staff weapons. It was very helpful. My dojo is starting a
cane program and I listed your webpage as a must read."
- Sensei Jason McIntyre, Nidan, Shotokan Ryu Karate Jitsu of Chatham, 2 November 2003
"I wanted to tell you that I think your
guide to the 8 Pieces of Brocade
is fantastic and I look forward to reading the completed text. It is
very insightful and has helped me understand what it's all about. I've
been practicing the Chen old form for a couple of years and while we
have a different set of warm-ups with more silk reeling
and spiraling
involved, I was always curious about the 8 Pieces of Brocade,
having seen it mentioned in all the Tai Chi magazines and web sites. Thanks again - great job!"
- Adam Tinkoff, Stamford, Connecticut, 24 January 2004
"Your website keeps
getting better and better!"
- Master Carmen Farruggia, Sacramento, California, 9 November 2003
"Michael P. Garofalo's informative and
comprehensive web site with masses of information on all aspects of tai chi
ch'uan and qi gong."
- Lau Sui School of Taijiquan, 2012
5,230,600 Webpages Served to
from the Mind-Body Arts Websties:
Cloud Hands Taijiquan, Valley Spirit Qigong, Yoga, Meditation, and Fitness
at www.egreenway.com
from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2008.
The Cloud Hands and Valley Spirit Qigong Websites Now Serve Over 1,325,000 Webpages Each Year
"Your entries for the Guo Lin Qigong are
wonderful. Thank you so much. This will help more people become aware of it. You have a great
generosity of spirit in providing so much information on your website."
- Theresa Kirke , Tai Chi Chuan Instructor in Ft. Bragg, CA, 27 June 2003
"I liked your article
on the Eight Section Brocade. It is now included on my
- Dean Johnson, Qigong Association of America, 6 February 2004
"This is an amazing website with pages of
Haiku poems, Tai Chi Chuan movements, spiritual gardening, and other such diverse and interesting topics. This
website is another world. Very Zen. Ancient wisdom for modern
times. Go see!"
- Lawrence Michail, Compassionate Dragon, Canada, 27 July 2003
"I started with this blog, reading about mind/body work and just
cascaded through the rest of the site. Very cool! Mike, I found your sites
to be interesting and in alignment with my own interests and personal
- Michael Casko, Healing Partners, 4/4/06
"Congratulations on your webpage!
You have done an impressive amount of research and collecting. I look forward to exploring the links you have
- Dave Barrett, Portland, Oregon, 8 December 2003, Yang Family Taijiquan Teacher
"I have enjoyed your website. It is
very informative and comprehensive, and, most of all, open-minded. Thank you for hosting such a resourceful website."
- M. C. Chuang, San Francisco, CA, 6 October 2003, Student of Master Tony Wong,
"Dear Michael, Always your site is there when one is in need for
substantial advise on spiritual matters. I am browsing
your whole site in search of a good video
on Qigong, particularly, the "Eight pieces of silk brocade". As the offer is
wide and is hard to recognize who is a real Master in this practice I
would appreciate your opinion on a good video or
DVD for me to start my
practice. I understand you are not affiliated with commercial enterprises. I dare to ask you
about it because some time in dealing with bibliography
you make valuable remarks on some few exceptional books.
Again I salute you and send you my gratitude for the
well of knowledge and wisdom you share with us in such a
generous way. All the very best from Finland,"
- Hernando Sabogal, 2 Nov 2006
"I happened upon your website today and felt
like I had rounded the corner to find a magical garden. Such a wealth of information, so deftly proffered. As a student of tai chi, a practitioner of chi gung
-- and an avid gardener -- I simply wanted to thank you. Please know that your efforts are appreciated. Peace!"
- David Gunter, Sandpoint, Idaho, 19 August 2003
"I found your Cloud
Hands website several weeks ago
and have been gradually working through the forms listed, and finding great benefit from them.
I'm just emailing to thank you for the great resource. I find your
descriptions extremely clear and easy to follow compared to other methods online."
- Blue, 9 June 2003
"I have used your site as
a great resource over the past few years and find the information very
well explained and easy to access, thank you for putting in the time to
open up the details of the
arts we love to everyone."
- Shifu Neil Ripski, 24 Nov 2006
"I have added a link to your site. My users can benefit from
the very helpful information that you have accumulated."
- David Thomson, Chen TaiChi - Belfast, 6/23/07
"Thank you for creating
and maintaining such an informative webpage
on Sun style Tai Chi Chuan."
- Carlton Chin, 11 November 2003
"Lovely website!"
- Bett Lujan Martinez, Dayan Qigong Teacher, Possible Society, 7 November 2004
"Your site
has grown very well and is most informative. Thanks for all the
effort to bring the information to everyone in the martial community."
- Dwight Cambell, Willamette Valley Tai Chi, 2 April 2004
"I want to congratulate you for your
excellent idea to share the
Eight Section Brocade.
I will use your website to learn these
techniques and, when I can, to share them with others. Thank you for your gift."
- Dr. Felix D. Petrar, Maramures, Romania, 17 October 2004
"Thank you!" effusively for your amazingly well researched Yi
Chuan web pages. Indeed, for those with eyes to recognize
what you've done,
the Standing Meditation information alone that you've gathered together is bodhisattvic work of the highest
order, in my view. I was in the process of
trying to uncover more information in that regard — beyond the usual
texts which
I own - i.e. Warriors of Stillness, and The Way of Energy,
so on. I had some small success, but your site goes far, far
anything I could have uncovered on my own except over years.
You are to be praised, sir! I mean that sincerely. I've only briefly scanned
your other pages, but they, too, are daunting.
Your "master librarian" skills are much in evidence, as is your obviously long
Zen training and the fruition thereof. I find
your site delightful and instructive on many, many levels."
- Micky Disend, author of "Power Hypnosis," 14 July 2006
"The Five Frolics! I read the Bear...and loved what you wrote! The
history and spiritual meanings of the poses was fascinating. Forgive me if this
question is answered on your site - I missed that part! My question is, where
can I find out how to do the poses you named and explained? Is that located on a
different part of your site - or is this still under construction? Then about
those other four animals... will you be filling all that information in? Michael, a thousand thank you's! Your site is fascinating and has a ton of information and wisdom – like a puzzle. I do appreciate all the time and love you've put into your site! Just thank you! Michael, you are touching so many lives!"
- Nancy Hightshoe, 4 February 2006
"Hi Michael. I am student of Master
Aiping Cheng and am basically surfing the web to make sure links and info on our school is accurate. I think your Sun style
tai chi project is a great thing. It is wonderful to see a site that provides
unbiased information and lineage."
- Shirley Chock, 17 December 2005
"I have enjoyed all of your guides and articles. I know that if I
have a question I just need to go to your Cloud Hands website and I usually
always find an answer. Thanks!"
- John, from Phoenix, 25 April 2006
"I discovered your website
a couple of months ago while looking for some info
on the 5 steps method. But only now does
it start to dawn on me how big
the website really is. What a treasure of info, links, etc."
- Studiecentrum voor Taiji, Marc Heyvaert, 28 February 2004. This website includes some translations of information from Cloud Hands into Dutch.
"Het internet bevat werkelijk een schat aan informatie. Vandaag kwam ik terecht op de site van Michael Garofalo. Zijn site heet 'Cloud Hands Taijiquan and Qigong' en ziet er zeer eenvoudig uit, maar vergis je niet, je komt al gauw terecht in een kluwen van links, artikels, bedenkingen, gedichten en aforismen, enz. Indien Engels voor jou geen probleem is, dan moet je beslist eens een kijkje gaan nemen."
"I really love your Tai Chi
website, specially the webpage on Baduanjin."
- Tristan, 13 July 2003
"Nice of you to use my quote on BaguaZhang from Sonshi forum and gave
credit to the site. ... I am the person nicknamed the Cardinal who wrote that
article. It was also nice of you to use quotes from Joe Crandall's book and
credited him. He's
an associate of mine. Suggested that you can link the title of those books he wrote to his site. ... Other than that, Interesting site!"
- Cardinal, 13 October 2005, Baguazhang, Eight Diagram Palms Shadow Boxing
"I was impressed with the depth of the information presented at your
website. I really appreciate and admire the research you have put into the
arts we both so enjoy. I would like to ask if I can use some of the information from
your Eight Section Brocade Qigong webpage for a college course I am teaching on
the set. Thank you!"
- Neil Ripski, Eight Shadows Fist, 5 March 2006
"I just found your
Cloud Hands website via a posting on the EmptyFlower Forum. I think it is an incredible piece of work. Thank you for creating
- Richard Blance, 29 October 2003
"Your website is one of
the most useful Tai Chi websites on the Net.
I'm studying in Metro Detroit under Sensei
Romanelli. Although we
study a variation of the Yang style, I think your website will have a lot
of useful information. Thank you for creating such an informative
- Jeff Charles, Detroit, Michigan, 14 November 2003
"I am a Tai Chi
practitioner here in California. I
have recently become interested in the short staff and am going to add it to my
studies. I wanted to thank you for your webpages on the staff and Tai
Chi as they were of great help in my research.
Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge on the subject."
- Paxton Mobley, 12 November 2003
"Cloud Hands -
Wow! A definite must-read!"
- Taijiquan - CoWiki Web Collaboration Tool Website, 7 February 2004
"Dude ... loved the site!
Just wanted to share that with you. More information
there on the Sun Style than any place else I've
found. Thanks a load!"
- Perry Garten, Aurora, Colorado, 16 January 2004
"Thank you so much Mike for publishing the 53 movements of the sword
form online. I have searched long and hard for this information. Thank you for
sharing and for your hard work! Aloha.
- Precious James, 3/27/06
"I came across your website today and was
filled with awe and gratitude. Thank you for all the work you've put into it.
It has inspired me to keep up the practice of the forms."
- Jim, Bend, Oregon, 17 August 2004
"Love your
website! It's at the top of my bookmarks, and I've learned much from following your leads."
- L. Win "Rusty" Morgan, British Columbia, Canada, 2 April 2004
"I would like to also
compliment you on all the work you've put into your site.
Last weekend I had only come across your Taijiquan
links page. I realized today that I actually came to your website before when I
was researching the Eight Sections of Silk Brocade. Your notes were
a helpful supplement
when I just started Qigong three months ago. I am also finding a great
of useful background information on various Taiji forms, classics, etc."
- Yazen Joudeh, 23 March 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana
"Thanks very much for
the website on staff
weapons. I've been
mining it for three nights now, and have a long way to go.
A rich mine indeed!"
- Tom Ramsay, 28 October 2004
"Thanks very much for
the website on staff
weapons. I've been
mining it for three nights now, and have a long way to go.
"I am fortunate to have accessed your website with great
interest while on my search
for subject matter. I am a Tai Chi practitioner since long ago and member of
Qigong Forum
based in Canada. I am 58 and resident of Juhu Beach, Mumbai - the financial
of India. I teach Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi to Senior Citizens of my
town everyday morning
on Juhu beach. One of the forum members has recommended me to teach
Eight Pieces of Brocade also and hence the search. Your website is apt for all information, I needed, to make
head start in this direction.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for making the
contents of
your research in this field available for public and specially practitioners
like me.
I will be referring to your website for my further study in this subject and
all relevant
information. And I am sure, you won't mind this. Thanking and wishing
you warm regards." "I've used your webpages and found them
very interesting and well done." "Thank you very much for your postings on
the web concerning Taiji. Very helpful on the Way (Dao) of someone
practicing. I very much like your collection of multiple sources (e.g., 32
Sword names) and that you mention also other languages. It makes my
understanding sometimes very different ... more rich in variation and more
unified in sense." "Loved your Tai Chi web site.
Very nice, artful and interesting. Wonderful job!"
"Great website! Very comprehensive." "Excellent instructions and lots of information
on the health benefits of each move." "I am beginning to explore qigong and
taijiquan. I was impressed with your bibliographies and resource pages. You have
amassed a lot of information.
I was also impressed with your description of the Eight
Section Brocade." "Thank
you! Your website answers many stirrings in me. Seriously, I cannot
express in words how grateful I am for finding your posted information.
Finding your website organized the way it is ... well, it's a blessing." "People like you make the Internet a
real blessing."
- Sam (Sunil Samant), 9 June 2007
- Marco Morena, Italy, 21 April 2004
- William Scheere, Wellness in Motion, 21 August 2011
- Wes Tabler, Berkeley, California, 19 November 2004
- Ty Wheeler, Body Balance, Grass Valley, California, 15 June 2005
- Eight Section Brocade Resources, 24 May 2004
- Dean Martineau, Seattle, 10 May 2004
- Sally Turpin, California, 24 April 2004
"I am fortunate to have accessed your website with great
interest while on my search
for subject matter. I am a Tai Chi practitioner since long ago and member of
Qigong Forum
based in Canada. I am 58 and resident of Juhu Beach, Mumbai - the financial
of India. I teach Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi to Senior Citizens of my
town everyday morning
on Juhu beach. One of the forum members has recommended me to teach
Eight Pieces of Brocade also and hence the search. Your website is apt for all information, I needed, to make
head start in this direction.
I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for making the
contents of
your research in this field available for public and specially practitioners
like me.
I will be referring to your website for my further study in this subject and
all relevant
information. And I am sure, you won't mind this. Thanking and wishing
you warm regards."
"I've used your webpages and found them
very interesting and well done."
"Thank you very much for your postings on
the web concerning Taiji. Very helpful on the Way (Dao) of someone
practicing. I very much like your collection of multiple sources (e.g., 32
Sword names) and that you mention also other languages. It makes my
understanding sometimes very different ... more rich in variation and more
unified in sense."
"Loved your Tai Chi web site.
Very nice, artful and interesting. Wonderful job!"
"Great website! Very comprehensive."
"Excellent instructions and lots of information
on the health benefits of each move."
"I am beginning to explore qigong and
taijiquan. I was impressed with your bibliographies and resource pages. You have
amassed a lot of information.
I was also impressed with your description of the Eight
Section Brocade."
you! Your website answers many stirrings in me. Seriously, I cannot
express in words how grateful I am for finding your posted information.
Finding your website organized the way it is ... well, it's a blessing."
"People like you make the Internet a
real blessing."
"I'm impressed with your ranking and
depth of lists on your website."
- William Weng, 25 May 2004, Li's Tai Chi and Kung Fu Academy
"Mahalo (thanks) for your website
and information ... I asked and I
received ... I've been thinking about tai chi, taoism, ying yang, etc., for awhile and up comes your site and information. It's just great timing.
Anyway, your site is so well organized with references and all. I was
trying to figure out what type of person could do this for free and then read your biography -
you've got a great heart and waste no time - so many projects. I guess you live in the now, eh? Anyways, mahalos again for the info - hope you keep it up."
- Roy Owen Inouye, Hawaii, 28 May 2004
"I wanted to let you
know how much I enjoy your website. The site is a veritable Alladin's Cave of knowledge. Please keep up the good work!"
- David Chan, London, 9 September 2004
"Lately, while
wondering in the labyrinths of the virtual world, I suddently found myself at the doors of your beautiful garden.
a short walk...I was delighted by its useful content, where the abundance of quantity has been well balanced and supported with high quality! I will
return there often, when the time allows, to relax, slow down and remember. In
your green way, you collected many
of my favorite mind foods, like: Zen,
poetry, nature, spirituality, meditation,
quotes, yoga and much more. All these dehypnotizing
messages, presented in a clear and simple way. "
- Kevork, Syria, 29 September 2004
"I came across your gardening
website tonight as I was looking up info on zhan
shuang. Have to say it's a terrific compilation of inspirational
quotes. Inspiration for me anyway, since
I'm a horticulturist and can relate to the humor of heart and head that's
represented. Thanks
for one of the the best pages I've ever run across on the web!!!"
- Greg Nance, 18 February 2004
website Mike! Thank you for posting all this inspirational and useful information. God Bless you."
- Al K., Crete, 14 October 2004
"Thanks very much for all of your work in gathering information on Tai Chi and so much more. It's really an extraordinarily kind thing to do. I'm in a bit of a struggle right now and am looking to find a way out. My intuition is that Tai Chi may be something I can practice to find some peace. Having all your materials there to research gives me a lot of hope."
- Jocko Rogers, 27 August 2011
across your links - very nice and thanks for taking the
time to
do so. Excellent articles! Especially the one on silk
reeling, and how it moves energy, explained in a way I had not seen which helped me understand some internal processes. I do a little bagua,
circle walking around three outside posts, usually in martial applications. But,
once I focus, the internal conversations start and the chi
wisdom becomes
so subtle. Wow!!"
- Brad Nicholson, 5 November 2004
am writing to thank you for making the list of movements for
the Yang style long form available on your
website. Due to certain
commitments I am unable to attend classes with my instructor as often as I would like and I often find myself forgetting the sequence of movements in the second section. With your list to remind me of the correct sequence I have found that the quality of my daily practice sessions has increased significantly."
- Vaughan Greagg, 8 November 2004
came upon your Sun style
Taijiquan website by happy accident the other day. I thought you did an outstanding job bringing together
all that information on the Sun style Taiji. I myself practice Sun style
Taiji and enjoy it quite a bit. I just wanted to let you know I had
stopped by and was very impressed. Also, being over 40, I found
the other section on older
folks' fitness to be helpful and interesting."
- Brian Kennedy, Taiwan, 30 October 2004
"Lots of good stuff to read here.
An extensive piece on the Eight Fine Exercises too (also called the
Section Brocade).
- Eight Willows Kung Fu Research Group, March 2005
"I wanted to let you know that your walking quotations web site has been
a true inspiration to me over the past year. I broke my leg one year ago this
past weekend, which has involved two surgeries, and your quotes have been
signatures on my e-mails since then.
Keep up the good work!!!"
- Robbyn, 20 February 2006
"I stumbled across your tai chi/qigong website a few
days ago. I've recently begun studying Wu style Tai Chi in Austin, TX. I just wanted to tell you
what a GREAT job you have done! Thank you very much. What a fantastic
resource you have created for people like myself. I work offshore and it is
difficult to continue to practice with guidance from my teacher. Your explanation
of the Eight Section Brocade Qigong exercises is informative and motivating."
- Elmo Short, 20 March 2006
"I usually don't respond to peoples requests on web sites for
feedback, but I just had to say that your work on Tai Chi is awesome. When I needed information on learning the 24
posture Yang short form, your web site was wonderful in helping
me get all the knowledge I would ever need. I plan on exploring your other web pages and learning more about Chen style Tai Chi and eastern philosophy. Thanks again ."
- Jim Evans, March 26, 2005
"I was excited to see the body of work you have done
on the Eight Section Brocade, and the
clarity with which you state the information."
- Frank Plucker, 26 March 2005
"I am studying Tai Chi and happened
upon your VERY informative myriad of
pages on the topic. Thank you very much for your compilation, creation,
and recording of all of this wonderful information."
- Dave, 12 January 2006
"I've Googled into the Valley Spirit Journal, Poetry and Cloud Hands,
and also visited the Green Way and Spirit of Gardening. IMPRESSIVE! Postings on the "older" websites are sometimes very long, but useful
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The weight of silence descends upon me
Like a blanket of dense dead leaves
My lungs scream trying to breath
And I hear loved ones as they greave
I am not done yet why can't you see
I am here but invisible it seems
As always you look past me to others
My life plays out like series of dreams
I float thru life on a dust covered cloud
That is dirty, deceiving and lying
With a centre that holds the dying me
From lack of moisture from excess crying
The road I walk is like black molasses
And my world, dense, thick with disgust
Times when death would be better
That is born from bitter years of distrust
The quiet reflection in my mirror
Stares back at me silently screaming
With tears of mucus slime and shit
Stopping large, bright eyes, from gleaming.
The inside me is beautiful and fun
But my shell will not let me surface
To break free from my smothering shell
But is my self esteem just worthless
I look to the surface of my frozen mind
Hoping for a break in the conjured ice
To be up there where others live
Would purely and simply just be nice
I hold my breath and push on up
Banging my fists in bloody defiance
My body weak my knuckles wrecked
I am discarded like a used appliance.
Why I ask as the darkness creeps in
Why do I not feel part of the within
I tried and tried to no avail it seems
My dead lifeless body now void of sin
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oh so powerful, wow, SUPER AMAZING!! Your writng is very unique, vivid and intense. It's dark but there's light of hope floating. VERY GREAT WORK, PERFECT TITLE TOO!
Wow, that was one pretty intense poem. It flowed perfectly, and everything was just like BAM and I was WOAH! So super duper, great job! :D
nice job. oh, and I know how to move around the format. you make the poem on open office (what I use. kind of lime word) you make the changes on that, then repost and it will all be there. just like my title for ms
This poem sucked me in! I could see everything playing before my eyes. Yes, we need to get you happier...SMILE :D:D:D:D
It was depressing. T^T
The part about the icy shell reminded me of how I feel at times (until my parents remind me of how much they love me).
You should try dividing the poem into stanzas, makes it easier for the reader to analyze them individually. Other than that, it was well-written.
You truly have a unique style. Just when I think I've read the most emotional poem, you post another one and knock me for a loop.
Very clearly written with descriptions of that awful time when the "blue moon shines on you"
BTW, if you ever run into formatting problems, you can try using an html source option in the editor, and insert whenever you need an extra blank line. It worked for me.
Fuck mate. This is so fucking powerful. This is Def on the printing list Keep writing this truely moving masterpiece of poems.
Love it. Simple, but I honestly can't say anything else. The raw emotion you wove into every word made it hauntingly beautiful.
This poem is unique and creative in its structure. Well written. Thanks for sharing your work. :-D
I love this! it's intense and I can just see those images. well written.
Holy crap...This poem brings up a sinister urge! Do not release this tiger...I think it likes its steak still mooing! I feel a need to run when I read this poem! I need to run far! Ian! As always you terrify and you inspire darkness! This is one of the darkest I have ever read...Thank you talented master of the dark!
My god you just made me cry. This poem hit home because there was a time where my life was like this, so much heavy weight so silence. This gets a like and a bow of respect, you have just made my day by reminding me how far I've gone since that time.
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We all find food comforting in different ways. For us, it has always been about the memories. About how food has the ability to make us feel close to the people we love, even when they're so far away.
Being away from our family is something that, unfortunately, we had to learn to get used to since we were kids. The only family we had around growing up were our aunt, uncle and cousins, who pretty much became our siblings. Our grandparents never lived around, although we were lucky enough to see them often.
We've often spoken about our grandmother, and how she is like a second mother to us. How we've learned so much from her throughout the years and how she's had a huge influence in our cooking.
Some of the simplest ingredients bring us right back to the times we spent with her as kids. Which explains why they've become staples in our pantry.
And if you're familiar with our recipes, you'll know that turmeric is one if those ingredients. Something a lot of people are familiar with, especially because of its great health benefits, and it's commonly used in savory dishes.
But as strange as it might sounds, for us, the first thing that comes to mind when we talk about turmeric, is cake. Our grandmother's Turmeric Cake is what inspired this recipe. We spiced it up by adding some fresh ginger and added a touch of freshness with big chunks of juicy pear.
Great for breakfast or as a little treat to go with your afternoon coffee in a cold rainy day.
Hope you enjoy it and find it as comforting as we do!
- 1 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 3 tbsp water
- 1¾ cup self rising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup grapeseed oil (or vegetable oil)
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ¾ cup unsweetened almond or coconut milk beverage ( we use So Delicious)
- 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 2 small Barlett pears, peeled, cored and diced small
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners and coat lightly with cooking spray
- In a small bowl, combine ground flax seeds and water. Set aside
- In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, turmeric, pumpkin pie spice and salt
- In a large bowl, whisk grapeseed oil, sugar and maple syrup until well combined. Slowly pour flax mixture and milk as you whisk. Add grated ginger
- Slowly add flour mixture and mix until just combined (do not over mix)
- Fold in diced pears
- Fill liners with batter, ⅔ of the way and bake for 20-22 minutes


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Welcome to the Church of the Transfiguration located in Manhattan's Flatiron District. We are an Episcopal Church and part of the larger, worldwide Anglican Communion, with a rich musical and liturgical tradition.
Our parish is also known as "The Little Church Around the Corner."As you will see when you read our history and tour our church, this nickname stems from our proud heritage of inclusion and commitment to helping those in need. We host a diverse community embracing all people, across a vast spectrum of cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, and economic backgrounds, as full members in the body of Christ.
If this is your first visit to our web site, I invite you to join us in worship and fellowship at any one of our services, coffee hour, concert series, or a simple contemplative visit to our garden and chapel. I like to think of our parish as a quiet oasis in the heart of this vibrant city. And yet we have so much going on at our "Little Church."
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U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, gave the following statement at a subcommittee hearing this morning entitled: "Assessing the Safety of our Nation's Drug Supply."
"Good morning. Today the Subcommittee is holding a hearing to assess the safety of our nation's drug supply. Today's hearing is long overdue. For far too long this Subcommittee has been silent on the issue of drug safety in spite of growing concerns that the health and well being of millions of Americans may be at risk due to a broken and inadequate drug safety system.
"In recent years there have been a number of revelations about drug safety that have shaken public confidence in the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA), ability to ensure that consumers have access to safe and effective medicines.
"From Vioxx to Paxil, tens of thousands of patients have been placed in harms way due to the failings of our current drug safety system. As a result the American people have steadily begun to lose faith in the FDA. That must change. We must restore public confidence in FDA's ability to protect people from harmful products and safeguard the public health. But first the FDA must change.
"There are a number of issues we must consider as we move forward. First and foremost, FDA is woefully under funded. This was highlighted repeatedly in the hearing we had a couple weeks ago on the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). More money is necessary for FDA to carry out its responsibilities to protect consumers from harmful drugs.
"Where that money will come from is of significant debate. There is growing concern regarding the increasing amount of user fees that FDA relies on to fund its budget. As I have said before, if given the option, I think everyone would agree that FDA should be funded more, if not entirely, by annual appropriations. But, realistically speaking, we are not in a place where we cannot rely upon user fees to help support the functions of the FDA. That is not to say that we should give the drug industry carte blanche on how these fees should be applied. FDA should have more flexibility about what functions these monies can be used for, such as post-market surveillance.
"For far too many years, the focus of FDA has been to improve the amount of time it approves new drugs. This is, of course, a direct result of previous PDUFA agreements in which industry provides a new revenue stream to FDA and in exchange establishes benchmarks for a more timely drug approval process.
"Unfortunately, however, this has caused an imbalance between the pre-approval process and the post-market monitoring of drugs. We must fix this imbalance and focus more of our attention on what happens with drugs once they reach the market place. Assessing the risk of a drug once it is on the market is just as important, if not more, than before it is approved.
"How might we achieve a more robust post market drug safety system? Fortunately, we seem to already have many of the answers. First, we need to give FDA greater authority and flexibility to manage the risks associated with a new drug once it has been approved. Currently, FDA has little authority to control how a drug is marketed and how the risks and benefits are communicated to consumers. FDA should have more options to mitigate the risks consumers face from a particular drug other than pulling it off the market entirely.
"Let's give FDA the ability to require label changes should it deem them necessary. Similarly, FDA should have the authority to require as a condition of approval that manufactures follow through on their commitments to conduct and publish phase IV trials.
"Even more important is ensuring that information about clinical trials, including their results, is made public. It makes no sense that we would allow such information to remain locked away at the discretion of the industry. If my Republicans friends are so keen on transparency in the health care market place, let's start with full transparency of clinical trials. Let the consumers and their doctors decide what they think is safe or not based on complete information. The results of these clinical trials contain valuable information for patients and their physicians, and we should demand that they be made available.
"Finally, I want to voice my concern about Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) advertising. I realize that this is a very contentious issue and I appreciate the industry and FDA's willingness to work out a compromise, which was included in this year's PDUFA proposal. However, as I said a couple of weeks ago, I am not certain that the new program outlined in the PDUFA proposal will suffice.
"The fact that the program relies on voluntary participation from the industry strikes me as a program with no teeth. I am skeptical of these advertisements and the alleged value that they bring to consumers. We will have to look at this program further and ensure that consumers' best interests are being served well.
"There are many other issues that need to be discussed as we talk about drug safety. That is why today's hearing is an important one, and like I said in the beginning of my statement, it is long overdue. I am looking forward to hearing from today's witnesses and I thank you for being here with us. I now recognize my good friend from Georgia, Mr. Deal, for five minutes for the purpose of making an opening statement."
Source: http://www.house.gov/list/press/nj06_pallone/pr_drugsafe_050907.html


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In 2010, Anoka-Ramsey Community College joined forces with biodiesel firms McGyan Biodiesel, SarTec Corp and Ever Cat Fuels to produce a 10-acre energy crop demonstration site at the college's Cambridge Campus to grow crops for biodiesel fuel. Now, SarTec is seeking area farmers to expand that initiative.
As part of $500,000 Department of Energy grant SarTec received in late 2011, farmers who participate would be educated about how to plant, grow and harvest these low-impact crops and would be compensated for the energy crop they produce. Seed for planting is also provided, and farmers would grow the same crops as the college, Camelina and Pennycress.
The MN Leadership and Investment in renewable energy legislation of 2007 set a goal of 25 percent of the total energy use in the state being derived from renewable energy resources by 2025. The production of biodiesel from non-food energy crops helps rural economies and demonstrates that farmers are able to produce these low-impact crops in addition to their normal production of food crops.
Anoka-Ramsey's current Pennycress crop in the demonstration plot is overwintering will be harvested in the spring. The college is also growing 20 small experimental plots at the Cambridge Campus. The plots include pennycress from 10 different origins from as close as Iowa to as far away as Germany, Poland and former Serbia and Montenegro. Photos of these plots can be viewed at: http://webs.anokaramsey.edu/biofuel/IA-USDA%20pennycress%20CC.htm.
College Biology Faculty members, Melanie Waite-Altringer and Debby Filler and Chemistry faculty are working on a grant titled, "Building Collaborative Partnerships to Increase STEM Teaching and Learning." The purpose of the grant is to help prepare a biofuels industry workforce by building upon the education model developed by the college's Professional Training Division and educate students about the multi-faceted bio-fuels industry.
Currently, Anoka-Ramsey offers biofuel training designed with the technical guidance of SarTec and Ever Cat Fuel representatives. The first courses began January 2011 and included mechanical foundations, biodiesel fundamentals, OSHA introduction, spreadsheet fundamentals, and technical report writing. This spring, Anoka-Ramsey is offering a Mechanical Fundamentals for the Biofuels Industry and an industry-specific Excel course online.
For more information contact Steve Jones at [email protected] or call 763-433-1200.
For more information about participating in energy crops, contact Carl Rausch at SarTec at 763-421-1072 ext. 34 or [email protected]


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Skies were clear overhead, a jeweled blue, but closer to earth -- specifically in and around Town Square in downtown Vacaville -- smoked curled up from portable grills, clouding the air Saturday at the Chili Challenge (with ribs competition).
By early afternoon, a cooling breeze tempered the mid-80s heat and whisked away most aromas, as mild temperatures, food, drink, and live music drew hundreds of people -- besides the food vendors, families with children, couples, toddlers and seniors -- to the sixth annual event, sponsored by the Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District.
Under a boxy, white portable tent, where chili vendors vying for People's Choice and Judges' Choice honors, handed out samples, Chandra Crowley of Vacaville nearly seemed unable to keep up with demand.
Using the competition name of Triple Threat, one of 15 chili vendors, she and her boyfriend, Matt Macrina, and her mother, Kathy, arrived just after dawn to prepare their alfresco culinary invention.
"The secret ingredient is chocolate," said Crowley, by day an advertising sales representative, scooping chili into small plastic cups and handing them to eager people queued up outside the tent.
Other ingredients included chicken and cashews, a generous amount of cayenne pepper, and two habanero chilies, added Kathy Crowley.
Commenting on a decidedly warm impression on the palate, a taster wondered if Triple Threat stood for the cayenne and the two chili peppers.
Next to Chandra Crowley, Mary Gonzales of Vacaville likewise scooped chili samples into small cups, topping hers with mini cornbread muffins.
A winner of the Judges' Choice last year, she described the 2013 competition as "stiff."
"There are a lot of really good vendors this year," said Gonzales, a Dallas, Texas, native whose cooking moniker is Lady Longhorns and wore an earth-toned University of Texas Longhorns cap to prove it.
Her secret ingredient? A strong British ale, which adds a sweet aftertaste.
Event organizer Bob "Downtown Bob" Vollmer, executive director of the DVBID, noted a much larger turnout this year over last, as the Kevin Beadles Band played its brand of original Americana and cover songs, including Neil Young's sweetly lilting "One of These Days."
"It's just like a good ol' backyard chili competition," said Vollmer, standing inside the tent. "They (the vendors) are sharing recipes, not sharing recipes, and half the contestants are back for their third or fourth year."
Nearby, Austin Lea, in a bright red toque, and Al Jacobson, both of Vacaville, two members of 3D Chili (the D's are Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest) handed out their chili samples. Meanwhile, Dumbest, aka Sean Austin, one of nine ribs competitors, was busy cooking ribs just off the square, they said.
Leaving the 3D tasting station, Stephanie and Bobby Jones of Vacaville literally had their hands full with platefuls of chili samples. Stephanie pushed her daughter, Madison, 1, in a stroller with one hand and carried the chili in another.
"We're just getting out," said Stephanie. "We've lived here five years" and never been to a downtown event.
Bricks-and-mortar merchant Darci Chadwick of Vacaville, owner of the In The Mix women's boutique, on the square, said business was fairly brisk, a happy and profitable spin-off of the Chili Challenge, but not quite as busy as it was during the Vacaville Blues Festival a few weeks ago.
His portable grill set up on Main Street, Bob Dohr of Dixon was the only vendor cooking for sale. By 2 p.m., several dozen people lined up to buy portions of pork ribs, tri-tip and turkey legs, seasoned with a rub of salt, black pepper, sugar and paprika.
"Business's been really good," said Dohr, a large man who wore a straw hat and burgundy apron and toweled off some sweat glistening his face before placing several fresh rib slabs on the grill
Besides the Kevin Beadles Band, other entertainment included Throwing Roses, The Black Rock Project, and Val Starr and the Blues Rocket, who closed out the daylong event.
Over the years, the Chili Challenge has evolved into not only a casual day on the square with family and friends, a crowd-pleasing social gathering, but it has also spawned something of a chili appreciation society, with connoisseurs waxing poetically about chili, a hearty all-American food of probable Southern origins.
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CCRA.SL.4 - Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.


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Earlsfield is an area within the London Borough of Wandsworth, London, England.
Earlsfield is a typical London suburb and comprises mostly residential Victorian terraced houses with a high street of shops, bars, and restaurants between Garratt Lane, Allfarthing Lane, and Burntwood Lane. According to the 2001 Census the population of Earlsfield is recorded at 12,903.
Earlsfield is not as well known as its neighbouring areas such as Tooting, Clapham, Balham, and Battersea, which allows for a low key way of life while still being close to central London. The local Earlsfield railway station provides journeys to central London (three stops to Waterloo [Clapham Junction, Vauxhall, Waterloo] in 12 minutes) and other areas in South London (Victoria - changing at Clapham Junction, Wimbledon one stop). The station's redevelopment was completed in April 2013.
The area was once a working class suburb of Wandsworth and as such much of the property is medium sized terraced housing, though several new developments have been or are being developed, notably the Olympian Homes development between the station and library. The area now houses young families attracted by the affordability of the area in comparison to its north, west and eastern neighbours Clapham, Wandsworth, Battersea and Putney contributing to the wider area's nickname of Nappy Valley.
The River Wandle flows roughly parallel to Garratt Lane through the area, and has been the subject of a major, council funded clean-up operation, though it has been subjected to several pollution incidents in the past few years. There is some light industry located between the high street and the river.
There is not a considerable history to the area as it is based around a mainline (i.e. above ground) rail station that was built at the end in April 1884 in the place of a large Victorian residence called Earlsfield. When the site was sold by the Davis family to the London and South Western Railway one of the conditions of sale was that the station would be named after their house. Thus the name of that house provided the name of the station, and thence to the suburb.
Earlsfield Library has on display a range of historic photographs of the area.
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Lil' Kim- Quiet Lyrics (feat. The Game)
[22 seconds of instrumental to open]
[Chorus 2X: The Game – singing]
When the sun goes down and them guns come out
Them niggaz that was talkin they won't run they mouth
When them shells start poppin, bodies start droppin
(It's so quiet you can hear a rat pissing on cotton)
[Lil' Kim]
Do you see what I see, can you hear what I hear
All these stu-di-o gangsters, year after year
With these gimiicks I can't take it they ain't real so they fakin it
How did they make it in this game for so long
I know what's right from what's wrong, I know what's soft from what's hard
I know a federal case, from a publicity charge
Man I FOUGHT tooth and NAIL to keep them PUNKS out of JAIL
But hoes wanna go to COURT 'til I pay them for they NAILS
Who you tryin to be? Man it couldn't be me
My man spent guap and bought me my Continental T
You spent your advance on your Continental T
I know you sick when you clean your RIMS you still see a Bee
And we see you a LIAR, tryin to DENY HER
Jackie O. proved you FAR from a FIGHTER
Comin at ME bitch you playin with FIRE
I ain't gon' come back at you, I'm comin at your GHOSTWRITERS
[Lil' Kim]
I hear 'em talkin like they gangster material
But I don't see it man their gangster's invisible
The hot iron's what them gangsters put into you
'Til you laid up and your gangster's on critical
SHOTS get into you bleedin like my men-e-straul
And if I don't like you then I will pretend to
It's the ones that befriend you that TURN up against you
In the court of law and drop a DIME like Sprint do
Supposed to be tough huh? 'Til them boys touch ya
Chump muh'fuckers start confessin like Usher
I cut you off cause I knew I couldn't trust ya
Lame ass bustas, backwards-ass hustlers
You fake phony, you always was lil' homey
Big lil' son bab' boy like Jody
I put you under my wing, bought you your first Roley
Nigga I helped raised you, why would I play you?
[Lil' Kim]
You see it always be them ones talkin this and that
How they knife game ILL and they gun go CLAP
Them niggaz rats, they run and they trap
'Til they run in a trap, and there's no comin back
It be the SAME ones talkin 'bout the guns they sparkin
The dogs never bite but do a whole lotta barkin
A whole lotta growlin 'til the wolves start howlin
They pitbull shit, man them niggaz straight cowards
Got 'em scared to death, pissin in they trousers
Always was a bitch that's why I sent his ass flowers
Thanks to the Queen he can share 'em with his team
You can run top speed BUT YOU CAN'T DODGE THE BEAM
Got a CLEAN 16 and my spit game mean
Don't be fooled and deceived, everything ain't what it seems
You act like you don't know what side of town this realer
Niggaz softer than chinchillas but on wax they killers
[Chorus – 1/2]
[Lil' Kim- Quiet Lyrics (feat. The Game)]
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