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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Law Street - Economic Times (Jan 2011) -At what cost?
Dear Readers,
The budget is around the corner. What will it bring for us? Zenobia Aunty is fretting about it. Click here, to read her views in the online edition of The Economic Times.
As always, you may also scroll below to read the column.
Hope you are having a pleasant Sunday.
Best regards,
At what cost, this service tax?
The service tax net must be expanded after weighing its impact
The transition towards GST must be smooth
Issues relating to point of taxation must be mitigated
It is not easy to silence Zenobia Aunty, but these days, you don't hear her chattering away. Even her one sided conversations with Spot, are a rarity.
You see, the budget is around the corner and Zenobia Aunty, for once, is stumped whether this budget will offer any respite to her, or to corporate India. On the direct tax front, Pranabda has already stated: Wait for the direct tax code! GST also seems far away. So what could be in store?
Maybe some minor tinkering in tax slabs for the individual and perhaps an abolition of surcharge for Corporate India? However, what is perhaps making Zenobia Aunty a bit gloomy is her hunch that service tax rate of 10% may be hiked this year. Under the proposed GST regime, to begin with, services were proposed to be taxed at 16%, essential goods at 12% and other goods at 20%. So perhaps, the service tax rate could be increased this year.
In fact, Zenobia Aunty was quite surprised to learn that more than hundred services are currently under the service tax net. Perhaps we will see an expansion of the ambit of service tax in respect of services already taxes, such as in the arena of health or education. Or perhaps many more services will come in the service tax net.
It is true that as indirect taxes are a stable source of revenue as compared to direct taxes, from which rural India is largely exempt. Yet, any expansion in the service tax ambit or even an increase in tax rate must be undertaken with abundant caution.
For instance, last year, service tax was imposed on health check-ups undertaken by hospitals or medical establishments for employees of business entities, where the services were provided under health schemes offered by insurance companies. The tax on such services was payable only if the payment for such health checkups was made directly by the business entity or the insurance company (Cashless option) to the concerned hospital or medical establishment.
However, taxing services based on the manner of payment, i.e.: when the payment is made directly by the business entity, led to some grey areas. Business establishments which were not entitled to credit of service tax paid by them found it to be an additional burden and it resulted in shrinking health benefits for employees. Second, it really did not help the government much if input tax credit was available to these business establishments.
Thus the effect of each levy, must be carefully weighed before bringing it within the tax ambit. One wonders, whether our politicians should be subject to service tax levy. But wait a minute, going by their current behavior; they don't seem to be providing any service. Maybe they should pay entertainment tax. As things stand today, unfortunately, entertainment is not entirely proposed to be subsumed in the GST regime, as and when it happens. But that is another story.
Coming back to the realm of service tax, perhaps we may just see the introduction of the Point of Taxation Rules. Currently a service provider is required to deposit service tax with the government on payment basis. The liability to deposit service tax arises only upon the 'receipt of the payment' (as advance or otherwise) from the service recipient, irrespective of the issuance of the invoice, debit note etc.
Under the proposed rules, the liability to deposit service tax would trigger on 'issue of invoice' or 'receipt of the payment', whichever occurs earlier. Thus, once the Rules are enacted the providers of taxable services, such as telecom companies, et all, will be required to pay the applicable service tax immediately on issue of invoice or bill, even though they have not received the payment from their clients/customers.
Payment liability under the proposed GST would arise on accrual basis. Thus, it is true that the introduction of taxation rules would take us one step close to GST, but it could entail more working capital requirements for service providers as they may not be allowed to wait for the actual realization of money from their customers to discharge the service tax liability. Further, the service providers' eligibility to claim the input tax credit on service tax payable to their vendors would continue on the 'payment-basis' even after introduction of the Rules. Cash flow issues for service providers could arise and would need to be handled.
Yes, a transition always has its pain points. Thus, one can expect that a transition to a more efficient and effective regime such as GST would hurt in the interim. However, measures must be taken to ensure that the 'damage' to you and me is kept to the minimal.
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Adjuno charity football match raises money for the Alexander Devine Children's Hospice
April 4, 2017
In March Adjuno held its first official company football match. It started as an idea for a friendly 'kick-about' amongst colleagues, which soon turned into an opportunity to raise some cash for a charity in the local vicinity to our UK head office. This helped ensure commitment to the original cause (getting fit and having fun at the same time) and to drum up some supporters and healthy competition with some creative money making ideas.
Therefore, on 16th March two Adjuno teams went head to head in a charity 5 a-side football match at the Power League in Slough. Players stumped up cash to give to the Alexander Devine Children's Hospice in order to play and all colleagues were offered the opportunity to take part in a sweepstake on who would be the first goal scorer on the night.
Teams were decided by picking names out of a hat. Then team names were chosen and bets were placed before "Deportivo Lack of Talent" and "Ball of Duty" battled it out on pitch. It was a tense and frantic first few minutes as the race to be first goal scorer ensued. After a few near misses (and a few far-misses) the first goal was scored – it wasn't quite the spectacular start we'd built ourselves up for, as the ball trickled over the goal line, as a result of a deflection from the goalkeeper – but a goal is a goal!
The team to emerge victorious and ironically named "Deportivo Lack of Talent" won with a convincing lead in the end – but who's really counting, it's the taking part that counts right?
Overall, the evening raised £100 for the Alexander Devine Children's Hospice, which is good going for 60 minutes of play and entertainment of an evening.
A BIG thank you to all that took part and we hope to hold similar events to support this charity throughout the year. If you would like to learn more about how you can support this amazing charity please visit their website here.

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Alyssa is 3 years and 7 months old
We don't do school time every single day at this point, but here are a few things we are doing. I plan to start VERY soon whether I am organized or not ... I have realized that I am the type to organize and reorganize over and over again. It will be a project that I am constantly working on and trying to improve as the year progresses. I tend to have too many organizational ideas and cannot afford to put it all together as planned due to finances.
Language Arts
Alyssa independently read Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett the other day. She continues to read MANY books on her own. I am so proud of her ... she struggled with a few words in the book which is to be expected at her age. She still has a LOVE for reading and enjoys school time. Still begs! She spent a whole hour reading aloud when she woke up this morning. She is participating in a summer reading program at the local library. They are giving bikes away to children that read the most. Unfortunately the documentation is limited ... so I am hoping parents will be honest. Alyssa wants the bike with the Barbie backpack on it ... she describes it to me on a daily basis. She has known the basic sounds for all the letters for quite some time now. We are currently working on additional sounds. She has mastered many including the sounds for the letter "y." Her handwriting has improved and she enjoys writing short sentences on her whiteboard. Last night she wrote, "I Love mommy, and Daddy, and dogs."It was so cute! She has also been writing sentences that contain her sight words or word family words. She continues to use the whiteboard to write the numbers 1 through 20. She stops at 20 for some reason even though she knows more numbers exist. I noticed the other day that she was explaining how to write the numbers as she wrote them on the board ... apparently she is playing teacher and I am the student. I LOVE it! Reading sight words seems to be pretty easy for her so we have been focusing on how to spell them.
She has been exploring all of my math manipulatives. She seems to be intrigued with learning addition lately. We are also playing lots of math games. She loves Dice in Dice Addition! I placed two die in a spill-proof paint container. She shakes the container and looks at the bottom to add the two numbers. She uses her abacus when she needs help solving problems.
I know that we do more but I just wanted to touch base with my readers.
I made the choice to start using curriculums to cut down on planning time and time spent on the computer researching ideas and themes. I have made some recent purchases via Ebay. I am currently preparing for the new school year. Alyssa and I have already tried several lessons from different curriculums and she is doing well with what I bought. I have some reservations, but will continue using them as long as she is interested and enjoying it. I hope to post our curriculum choices soon. I am also supposed to be receiving a Spanish curriculum to review in July.
Speaking of reviews, I have been writing and editing my "candid" review for Time 4 Learning. So many things have happened since we started our trial month ... I am late posting it. My niece from New York visited me for a week, my husband went to the ER room after a ceiling fell on him while putting out a fire, and then he broke a tooth while eating dinner ... on the SAME day. During our trial, Alyssa was sick and we left for a week long vacation.
I better start preparing lunch. I hope you are all doing well and would LOVE to hear from you. Have a GREAT day!


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I've added a new category to cutepinkstuff! I call it "Michi's Craft Corner."
When cold weather sets in, my 87 year old mom crochets dishcloths, kitchen towel sets and potholders. Our family and friends have been enjoying them for many years.
They are quick drying, machine washable, and made from quality 100% cotton yarn and heavy terry cloth. So old fashioned, yet so RETRO! Just wait until you see all the bright colors! They are the BEST! By the way, all proceeds go directly to my dear mom.


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Allardyce's future to be decided on Monday
Sam Allardyce will discover on Monday if he is to continue as West Ham manager, but will not be attending the scheduled meeting with owners David Sullivan and David Gold.
Allardyce's future has been the subject of intense speculation, with his contract set to expire in the summer and Slaven Bilic and David Moyes are among the names touted as a possible successor.
The 60-year-old will travel to Spain for a family holiday after tomorrow's Premier League clash with Newcastle, so he will send his agent for the talks with Sullivan and Gold.
"It will be all sorted on Monday, one way or the other. I'm not personally having a meeting, but my agent will be available to speak to the owners," Allardyce said. "Because the season is finishing so late, this is the only opportunity I have to go away with my grandchildren. So I'll be shooting off to Spain to see them and whatever will be, will be." - PA Sport.
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Pittsburgh Faculty and Students Make Strides Against Breast Cancer
December 21, 2016
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, students and faculty from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh documented the American Cancer Society walk "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer." Students in the school's photography programs worked with adjunct faculty member Kamila Sych, to take photographs of the event and event walkers. Students in the Associate of Science and Bachelor of Science in Digital Filmmaking & Video Production programs captured video footage of the event. Students are now working on post-production.
Kamila Sych says, "the collaboration with the American Cancer Society was a win-win situation both for the non-profit and [for our] students and faculty. [Our students] had a chance to participate in a community oriented event, assist in the promotion of the [walk], and support future web content."
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HIV-infected children may do better with an anti-retroviral regimen that includes ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (Kaletra), even if they had not previously received the usual first-line nevirapine (Viramune), a clinical trial showed.
Use of ritonavir-boosted lopinavir resulted in fewer infants and toddlers with virologic failure or treatment discontinuation by week 24 than was seen with nevirapine (19.3% versus 40.8%, P<0.001), Paul Palumbo, MD, of Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., and colleagues found.
The nevirapine regimen also led to more toxicity and a trend for higher mortality compared with the ritonavir-boosted lopinavir regimen, the group reported in the June 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Those findings present policymakers with some tough choices, the group acknowledged.
"Nevirapine is an important component of long-term therapy because it is stable at high temperatures, available in fixed-dose combinations, and relatively inexpensive, and its use is based on extensive experience and an acceptable safety profile in the pediatric population," they wrote.
For resource-limited regions, "nevirapine-based anti-retroviral therapy is the predominant (and often the only) regimen available for children," they added.
The World Health Organization recommends ritonavir-boosted lopinavir for children under age 2 previously exposed to single-dose nevirapine, since resistance is common after its use to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
The cheaper drug, though, is still recommended as initial therapy for children not previously exposed to it at birth.
The P1060 trial included two cohorts of HIV-infected children under age 3, divided by prior exposure to nevirapine.
The results in children whose mothers took nevirapine to protect the baby during delivery were previously reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, as that arm of the trial was stopped early. It showed a higher rate of virologic failure or discontinuation of the study drug for death or any other reason with nevirapine compared with ritonavir-lopinavir (36.9% versus 21.7%, P=0.02).
The parallel unexposed cohort included 288 Indian and African children 2 months to 3 years of age randomized to an anti-retroviral treatment regimen of zidovudine and lamivudine (Combivir) plus either nevirapine or ritonavir-boosted lopinavir.
Their HIV was relatively advanced, with a median 15% CD4+ T cells and a median plasma HIV type 1 RNA level of 5.7 log10 copies/mL.
These high viral levels may have been one reason for the poorer results with nevirapine in the previously unexposed children, the researchers noted.
"It is plausible that the use of agents for which single-gene mutations result in resistance (e.g., nevirapine) may be sub-optimal in the presence of high viral replication and a prolonged time to viral suppression, which may confer a predisposition to the emergence of resistance," they wrote.
More than half of the virologic failures examined with nevirapine showed resistance (19 of 32).
Death was nearly three and a half times more common with nevirapine, at ten cases versus three with ritonavir-boosted lopinavir, but the difference just missed statistical significance (P=0.06).
Protocol-defined toxicity likewise occurred more often with nevirapine (14 versus five events, hazard ratio 3.00, P=0.04), largely rash and liver toxicity.
The ramp-up dosing strategy with nevirapine, designed to reduce dermatologic reactions, may also have contributed to virologic failure, Palumbo's group noted.
"These data support ritonavir-boosted lopinavir as the basis for first-line anti-retroviral therapy in all children younger than 3 years of age, regardless of whether they have had prior NNRTI exposure," they wrote.
Challenges to implementation worldwide are likely to temper enthusiasm, though, they acknowledged, pointing to the bad taste of liquid ritonavir-lopinavir that may suppress appetite. Its use also doubles the cost of a treatment regimen for young children.
"In the absence of a confirmatory study, policymakers are left to weigh the costs and benefits of these two different first-line regimens as they develop national and regional pediatric treatment guidelines," the group concluded.
The study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Institute of Mental Health and by cooperative agreements with the NIAID.
GlaxoSmithKline and Abbott provided anti-retroviral agents used in the study.
Palumbo reported grant and travel support funds to his institution from the NIH.
Coauthors reported relationships with Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Medicines Development, Merck, ViiV Healthcare, and Tibotec.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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New England Journal of MedicineSource Reference: Violari A, et al "Nevirapine versus Ritonavir-boosted Lopinavir for HIV-infected children" N Engl J Med 2012; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1113249.


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Compare that to this option:
--wait, where did I put that advertisement... here
It says:
... Perhaps you have an idea for a huge project which you want to realize, and you just need a lot of open space to build...
And here:
"Islands are priced at US$1,250 for 16 acres. Monthly land fees for maintenance are US$195." Can you imagine! 195 US dollars for 16 acres - that must be 65.000 sq meters! 65,536 m2 to be exact. Owning land in Second Life allows you to build, display, and store your virtual creations, as well as host events and businesses.
The Pricing and Fees are simple; you pay $9.95 a month plus a Land Use Fee proportional to the amount of land you own. Whether it's a modest nook for a relaxing cottage, or an entire island to build your dream amusement park, land is for everyone."
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Wonder where is this new world? Here!
This is what they have for entrepreneurs:
"There are now 129.643 citizens spending 90.000 US dollars per day.
There are as many opportunities for innovation and profit in Second Life as in the Real World. Open a nightclub, sell jewelry, become a land speculator; the choice is yours to make. Thousands of residents are making part or all of their real life income from their Second Life Businesses.
Look at that street-life!
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Here are some examples of existing businesses:
party and wedding planner
pet manufacturer
casino operator
nightclub owner
automotive manufacturer
fashion designer
aerospace engineer
custom avatar designer
jewelry maker
XML coder
freelance scripter
game developer
fine artist
machinima set designer
tour guide
custom animation creator
lottery operator
theme park developer
real estate speculator
vacation resort owner
private detective
special effects designer
hug maker
She is Torley. She has been guiding me through my first expedition.
Torley's Second Life & techno music Blog is an awesome source of information about Your Second Life.
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One of the big problems people encounter on a gluten-free diet is getting enough grains and fiber. Many store-bought products are starch-heavy and don't include whole grains. Another problem is the increased amount of fat and calories in processed gluten-free snacks when compared to their wheat based counterparts. Though this helps improve the flavor and texture, it isn't always good for the waistline.
I'm a big believer in moderation. Don't get the wrong idea – my life isn't usually balanced. Instead, balance is something I practice on a daily basis. It's a long way from the perfection I used to think was so important.
Moderation plays into my daily diet as well. Instead of striving for perfectly healthy, which I did for years and failed, I strive for progress. If you're not an avid green smoothie drinker, a lover of raw veggies, and happier with fruit than you are with ice cream you might think I'm extreme. It didn't happen overnight. I've been at this almost a decade and I still have a long way to go.
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Well, the news is getting out there….seems MassGOP Chair Bob Maginn put out a slate of candidates (mailed it, and e-mailed it widly) which was full of ULTRA-LIBERAL Matt Sisk type ENTRENCHED OLD GUARD members and recent 'friends' (gifts for voting certain ways?) voting for Maginn's slate, as Delegates for Romney.
Who lost? We're told some included:
– Kerry Healey, the new MassGOP National Committeewoman (who the MassGOP ENTRENCHED OLD GUARD PUT UP at the last minute to BLOCK a conservative from winning the MassGOP Nat'l Committeewoman slot…)
– Brad Jones, House Minority Leader
– Charlie Baker, former candidate for Mass Governor
(But, there are ways for them to get in as non-elected super-delegates…)
Only problem: Mr. Maginn didn't realize that by having such an off-balanced, ultra liberal listing, he TURNED OFF almost all conservative members of the MassGOP who simply stayed home, didn't attend the Caucus, said "screw it." And that left the doors wide open for Ron Paul supporters to sweep up 17 of 27 electable positions.
Mr. Maginn has proven he can get votes when he buys them; wonder why he didn't simply throw Booze Party # 10? That always seems to work for him…
Join us in sending the message that Massachusetts supports the next President of the United States – Mitt Romney. Please vote for the following candidates for GOP National Convention delegates at your District Caucus on Saturday, April 28, 2012:
1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Janet Garon – DELEGATE 2. Rich Berrena – DELEGATE 3. Kevin Jourdain – DELEGATE 4. Mike Valanzola – ALTERNATE 5. Mike Case – ALTERNATE 6. Linda Vacon – ALTERNATE
2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Lew Evangelidis – DELEGATE 2. Paul Frost – DELEGATE 3. Kim Roy – DELEGATE 4. Mindy McKenzie-Hebert – ALTERNATE 5. Matt Beaton – ALTERNATE 6. Kim Ferguson – ALTERNATE
3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Sheila Harrington – DELEGATE 2. Beth Lindstrom – DELEGATE 3. Alan Rubin – DELEGATE 4. Deirdre Slavin-Mitchell – ALTERNATE 5. Bob Hargraves – ALTERNATE 6. Rich Bastien – ALTERNATE
4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Betty Poirier – DELEGATE 2. Jay Barrows – DELEGATE 3. Vincent DeVito – DELEGATE 4. Angela Davis – ALTERNATE 5. Greg Casey – ALTERNATE 6. Linda Jewell – ALTERNATE
5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Dan Haley – DELEGATE 2. Nicolas Sanchez – DELEGATE 3. Ed McGrath – DELEGATE 4. Scott Conway – ALTERNATE 5. Janet Leombruno – ALTERNATE 6. Bryana Tucci – ALTERNATE
6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Bruce Tarr – DELEGATE 2. Brad Jones – DELEGATE 3.
Kerry Healey – DELEGATE 4. Charlie Baker – ALTERNATE 5. Frank Cousins – ALTERNATE 6. Luke Noble – ALTERNATE
7TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Vonnie Boyle – DELEGATE 2. Jim Chadwick – DELEGATE 3. Caroline Shinkle – DELEGATE 4. Jim Mullen – ALTERNATE 5. Martha Chadwick – ALTERNATE 6. Bryan Barth – ALTERNATE
8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Bob Hedlund – DELEGATE 2. Matthew Sisk – DELEGATE 3. Patricia Jennings – DELEGATE 4. Jeanie Falcone – ALTERNATE 5. Geoff Diehl – ALTERNATE 6. Janet Fogarty – ALTERNATE
9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. Jim Cummings – DELEGATE 2. Tim Cruz – DELEGATE 3. Tom Hodgson – DELEGATE 4. Jeff Perry – ALTERNATE 5. Judy Crocker – ALTERNATE 6. Jennifer Wilson – ALTERNATE
Dear Friends,
The Massachusetts Republican Party is pleased to inform you that the 2012 Caucuses to select Delegates and Alternate Delegates for the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Doors open and registration begins at 9 AM. The Caucus begins at 10 AM. To be eligible to participate, you must have been a registered Republican in the congressional district that you reside in by Feb 15, 2012.
The following locations have been selected to host the Caucuses:
First Congressional District – North Middle School Cafeteria, 350 Southampton Rd., Westfield, MA 01085
Second Congressional District – Sutton Early Learning Center, 409 Boston Rd., Sutton, MA 01590
Third Congressional District – Littleton Middle School, 55 Russell St., Littleton, MA 01460
Fourth Congressional District – North Attleboro Middle School, 564 Landry Ave., North Attleboro, MA 02760
Fifth Congressional District – Nevins Hall Memorial Building, 150 Concord St., Framingham, MA 01702
Sixth Congressional District – Lynnfield High School, 275 Essex St., Lynnfield, MA 01940
Seventh Congressional District – Randolph Community Middle School, 225 High St., Randolph, MA 02368
Eighth Congressional District – Braintree Town Hall, 1 J.F.K. Memorial Dr., Braintree, MA 02184
Ninth Congressional District – Old Rochester Regional High School, 135 Marion Rd., Mattapoisett, MA 02739
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Tips from celebrity manicurist Tom Bachik for creating nails like stars such as Nicki Minaj (above):
1. Properly cleanse the nail with isopropyl alcohol before applying base coat and color to ensure proper polish adhesion.
2. Choose a retro-inspired full-coverage nude polish to diminish visible chipping and nail growth.
3. Re-apply a thin layer of top coat every two to three days to make your manicure last up to twice as long.


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Talk about people power: Check out this post on Mental Floss. A snip:
- What's better than green power? People power, say some forward-thinking engineers. Daily movements like footsteps generate pressure as we walk, and though that vibratory energy may be fairly low-wattage (about eight, to be exact), when you take the aggregate energy expenditure of, say, 30,000 people moving through a crowded train station, that's a significant amount of power.
While it goes on to talk about how one firm has designed just such a harvester, and that its "energy-harvesting â€Pacesetter†staircase will appear in South London tube stations sometime in 2007," can you imagine a self-powering convention center or hotel? This could be amazing if it actually works as well as it sounds on paper. Wow.
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Melbourne: Roger Federer reacted with disdain when asked if Thursday`s Australian Open semi-final defeat by Serbia`s Novak Djokovic signalled the end of an era in men`s tennis.
With Rafa Nadal bundled out in the quarters, Sunday`s Melbourne final will be a rarity -- Federer and his great rival have shared 21 of the last 23 grand slam titles.
Federer, however, bristled when it was suggested the absence of the world`s top two represented a passing of the baton after his 7-6, 7-5, 6-4 ambushing by Djokovic in Melbourne.
"Yeah, I mean they say that very quickly," snapped the Swiss maestro, winner of a record 16 grand slam crowns. "Let`s talk again in six months!"
Federer`s emphatic defeat left him without a grand slam title in his possession for the first time since 2003 when he won the first of his six Wimbledon crowns.
Djokovic, at the 2008 Australian Open, and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, at the 2009 U.S. Open, are the only other men to have won any of the big four in the `Roger-Rafa` era.
The 29-year-old Federer insisted he was far from done.
"I feel very good," said the four-times Australian Open champion, who won his 67th career title in Doha in the run-up to the year`s first grand slam in Melbourne.
"I`m very optimistic about the next 15 tournaments, or however many I`m playing."
"I`ve barely lost matches lately," added the former world number one, who has seen a marked improvement in his form since teaming up with Pete Sampras`s old coach Paul Annacone after ditching out of Wimbledon in the quarter-finals last July.
"So I`m happy with where my game is at, with where my condition is at. I`m really excited for what`s to come. This is obviously a bit of a blow."
"At the same time, I played a good tournament. I have no regrets. I left everything out there. We`ll see what comes next."
Federer, unusually rattled by noise from Djokovic`s entourage and the Serb`s incessant ball bouncing between serves, put his defeat down to an off night.
"Novak played a great game," shrugged Federer. "I just ran into a player who was a bit better than me tonight. I can move on from this with a good mindset, to be honest."
"That`s what`s important right now, that I don`t feel like I have physical issues or I`m not playing the right way. It was just a few points here and there."
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Dambulla (Sri Lanka): Injury-hit Indian bowlers are in desperate need of timely breaks, said skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday , insisting that the workload on them is "a bit too much" compared to the batsmen. India's bowling has been been badly hit by injuries in the ongoing tour of Sri Lanka.
The team is without pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who is nursing a shoulder injury, while Ishant Sharma and Ashish Nehra are recuperating from niggles and are doubtful for tomorrow's ODI tri-series match against Sri Lanka. Dhoni advocated a more frequent rotational plan for the bowlers given the workload on them.
"Bowling department needs a bit more rotation compared to batting department. You have to see where exactly the bowler or the batsman is. Whether he plays a few more games or if he is given rest in the next few games. What will be the impact," Dhoni said at the pre-match press conference.
"So, accordingly you decide if rest is needed. Then you give rest to the players so that they do not get injured and get some time to recover from niggles. That is the criteria when it comes to giving rest to someone. It has worked for us so far and I am just hoping that it will work for us in the near future," he said.
"The workload on the bowler can be too much if you see specially those playing both the Test matches and the ODIs. Because the workload on them is a bit too much, that really challenges the limit. For batsmen, they don't have to put in the same amount of effort compared to a bowler," he added. Asked whether the burden needs to reduced at the domestic level, Dhoni said it is upto the individual player to decide on that.
"I think it is upto the individuals to do their best in whatever opportunities they get. Whether it is domestic cricket like the Duleep Trophy, the Challengers and the Deodhar Trophy.
"It is better off personally if you can rest someone and prevent him from getting injured. You know that actually does not hamper his form. The kind of momentum that one gets because of good performances can just continue and he will always be in a positive frame of mind," he said.
It has been a frustrating trip to Sri Lanka for the Indians so far. They laboured to a 1-1 draw in the Test series and lost by 200 runs to New Zealand in the opening match of the ODI tri-series but Dhoni said the dressing room is still lively.
"We had some time off. So we tried to make the most of it. We had a few days off. I don't think the spirit has been affected that much. Of course, it was a disappointing loss. So hopefully we will turn up on the field well prepared for the challenges," he said. Dhoni reiterated his displeasure over the practice wickets at the stadium.
"As far as the wicket is concerned, the players who went for practice during the last three days were not really happy with the kind of wicket that was provided. So, we are just hoping that the weather clears today and we get some time to practice. And hopefully the wickets will be good," he said. Dhoni said off-colour all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja could be replaced with a specialist batsman.
"One thing that Jadeja was really doing well for us was he was bowling really well. In fact at times it seemed that we are playing with five specialist bowlers. So, if he is not doing that well with the ball definitely we can offer to have one more specialist batsmen," he said.
"If that number seven slot is not bowling that well then it is always better to have a specialist batsman but still I think Jadeja can do the job for us. I am just hoping he comes back to form and it is always good to have five bowlers considering the majority of his performances that he has done with the ball," he added. Dhoni said given the tight schedule it was vital to keep off cricket during the short breaks.
"It is important to switch on and switch off," he said. The Indians were bowled out for an embarrassing 88 in the tri-series opener and Dhoni hoped the young batsmen in the side have learnt their lesson as far as handling bounce is concerned.
"I think the youngsters who went for practice would have certainly got a bit of seam bowling because the wickets were very damp and there was lush green grass on the wicket. They must have seen that. I think you know whoever is part of the national side is talented enough to deal with any kind of condition or situation. I think it is just the mental side that we need to train a bit," he said.
Dhoni said back-up pacer Munaf Patel, who has been called in as cover for Ishant Sharma, could get a game if he does well in the nets.
"It is better to have a back up bowler. That is one of the reason why Munaf is here .But we treat him as a part of the side not a back up bowler. He also qualifies if he does well in the net sessions you know," he said. PTI


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Mr. Bird and his Sonic Arboretum – a landscape of speaker horns in all sizes by sculptor, inventor, and luthier Ian Schneller – create a sonic and visual ambiance at the Guggenheim for the Dark Sounds series.
Guests wandered the spiraling gallery showcasing the "Haunted" exhibition. Worth checking out, but the Andrew Bird performance was a one-off event (August 6th,2010).


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2 Florida Men Tied To the Sheep Marketplace Hack & Exit Scam
According to Forbes, The U.S. government has seized $4.5 million from two Florida men who allegedly stole 5,400 bitcoins from illegal online drug sales site Sheep Marketplace in late 2013, shortly before the price of bitcoin hit its peak of around $1,200, according to forfeiture documents filed last week in Jacksonville, Florida.
The money was forfeited back in the spring of 2014, along with a 2012 Toyota Camry and a 2008 Honda motorcycle, by Nathan Gibson and Sean Mackert, who are both 24, but were 21 at the time of the heist.
This is the civil forfeiture complaint of one of them, Sean Mackert detailing how they got caught when their ID where linked to their IP's, Coinbase & Bank accounts :
For those of you who don't remember, Sheep marketplace, was an anonymous marketplace set up as a Tor hidden service. It launched in March 2013 and was one of the lesser known sites to gain popularity with the well publicized closure of the Silk Road marketplace later that year. It ceased operation in December 2013, when it announced it was shutting down after a vendor stole $6 million worth of users' bitcoins.
Following that alleged hack, the site owner then proceeded to disable all bitcoin withdrawals from the site by telling some lie about a bitcoin mixer implementation which went wrong, and disabling all forum posting:
The owner even went as far implementing a fake counter telling the users they must deposit at least 1BTC to be able to withdraw one the counter hit "0"
Shortly after that, the site was taken down completely along with all the remaining bitcoin, the site owner identity was later revealed as a Czech guy named Tomas, Who got arrested last year while trying to launder some of the stolen funds after he bought a luxury house.
So yeah, well at least now we know who Ebook101 was, but this was still the first major exit scam.


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Newburyport Art Association, "2016 Winter Members Juried Show, Part I," January 15-February 6, 2016.
Jurors: Valerie Miliotis Stainton, Valerie's Gallery, Newburyport & Portsmouth
& Cathy Sommers, Sommers Gallery, Newburyport
Media: Digital Art, Drawing, Oil, Printmaking, Sculpture, & Watercolor
"Pear Shaped," by Sandra Galda, 2010.
16"x20," Oil on Masonite board.
"Pour the Juice," by Sandra Galda
11" x 14" oil on canvas
675.00 with frame
North Shore Arts Association, "Fall for Art" show and sale October2-October 25, 2014. Pot Luck Dinner Reception: Thursday, October 2, 2014.
Newburyport Art Association: Portraits of Newburyport September 12-27, 2014. Curator: Bonita LeFlore, Vice President of Board of Directors, Newburyport Art Association.
"Laura Coombs Hills (after an old photo)," by Sandra Galda
38" x 48" oil on canvas
Newburyport Art Association Regional Juried Show April 25-May 25, 2014. Juror: Bruce Brown, Curator Emeritus, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME.
"Beatrix's Roses," by Sandra Galda
12x13 inches oil on linen
"Stepping in the Light," by Sandra Galda
36x48 inches oil on canvas
Vase and Orchids by Sandra Galda
Oil on canvas 11x14 inches
Three Fish and Onions by Sandra Galda
oil on canvas 16x20 inches
Newburyport Art Association: 2013 Holiday Show and Sale, November 29-December 24, 2013:
"Hamm and Eggs III" by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil
Newburyport Art Association: Fall Members JURIED show, Part One, October 4-26, 2013 (Juror" Lauren K. O'Neal, Director, Lamont Gallery, Philips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH):
"Fish and Onions" by Sandra Galda
16"x20" oil on canvas
Newburyport Art Association: Fall Members Open Exhibition, September 13-28, 2013:
Newburyport Art Association: 8 Cubed Show, August 8-September 1, 2013.
"Fruit Cup," by Sandra Galda
8x8 inches oil on wrap around canvas
Newburyport Art Association: Holiday Show November 23, 2012-December 24 2012.
"Cast and Pear" by Sandra Galda
6x8 inches oil on canvas
"River Sketch"by Sandra Galda
11x14 inches pencil on paper
One Man Show: Newburyport Art Association 2012 Featured Artist Series: Back to School: The Boston School Style Influence: September 9-22, 2012
Newburyport Art Association : Regional Juried Show: May 11-June 9, 2012. Juror: Brian Allen, Director Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Andover Academy.
"Vase and Orchids" by Sandra Galda
11"x14" oil on linen
Framed in black and hanging in the show
Newburyport Art Association : Winter Members Juried Show Part 1: January 6-28, 2012. Jurors: Kari Bernard, Owner and Gallery Director, The Walsingham Gallery, Newburyport, MA and Christotha Fitzmaurice, Co-Owner, Chameleon Gallery, Newburyport, MA
"Fresh Cut Apples" by Sandra Galda
6x6inch oil on cradled hardboard
Newburyport Art Association: Winter Members Small Works Holiday Show Nov-Dec 28, 2011
"Brush Trio" by Sandra Galda
6x6inch oil on cradled hardboard
"Jar of Daisy" by Sandra Galda
6s6 inch oil on cradled hardboard
Newburyport Art Association: Fall Members Juried Show I: September 23-October 15, 2011. Juror: Jane Young, owner, Chase Young Gallery, Boston Ma.
"Hold On" by Sandra Galda
16x20 inch oil on canvas
"Ham and Eggs II" by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil on hardboard
The Guild of Boston Artists: Regional Painting Competition October 1-23 2011."Regional Painting Competition" is a regional, juried exhibition featuring the best of representational painting by both emerging and established artists living in New England. The exhibit will be on view in the historic President's Gallery at the Guild's 162 Newbury Street location, where newly painted walls and distinctive natural light create the ideal environment for viewing art. Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit where the great artists of the Boston School were featured, including founding members Edmund Tarbell, William Paxton, and Frank Benson.
T.M. Nicholas
Joshua O'Donnell
Dennis Sheehan
"Peter's Garden Lunch" by Sandra Galda
16"x20" oil on gessoboard
Newburyport Art Association:
2011 Fall Members Open Show: September 1-17 2011
"Oil Sketch : Figure" by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil on cradled hardboard
"Ham and Eggs II" by Sandra Galda
8"x10" oil on gessoboard
Newburyport Art Association: Arts & Letters (Summer Special Member's Open Exhibition) June 30-July 30, 2011
The Tailor of Gloucester" by Sandra Galda
Newburyport Art Association: 14th Annual Regional Juried Show: The Newburyport Art Association, May 6-June 3, 2011
"Pour the Juice" by Sandra Galda
11x14 oil on board
Newburyport Art Association: Spring Juried Member's Show: March 31-April 30, 2011
Juror: Donald Jurney
Newburyport Art Association 2010 Fall Member's Juried Show Part I, September 10-October 3, 2010. Juror: Ron Crusan, Director, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Ogunquit, ME.
I received the award for oil see write up here. Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank Award for Oil
"A strong composition and subtle use of color give this piece an appealing quality. It is a wonderful addition to the grand tradition of the still life genre"-Ron Crusan
"Peter"s Garden Lunch" by Sandra Galda
16"x20" oil on masonite
Newburyport Art Association:
Oil Painting Award, Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank Award for Oil, NAA 2010 Fall Member's Juried Show Part I, September 10-October 3, 2010.
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|Not the best picture to show off the paint scheme but... The Dragon. That's all I'm going to say.
Here's the run down basically.
Testors Green (Armour), Jade Green (Metallic - armour secondary colour), Gold (trim) - Enamel
Tamiya Chrome Silver, Clear Green (on the skirts - tough to even this out but looks great) Gold flake (shield) - Acrylic
Black base coat. Same grey base coat in there too. Both enamel sprays. Testors is grey and Krylon Fusion is black.


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FRAMINGHAM (07/07/2000) - An organization that developed a set of online data-privacy guidelines is taking legal action aimed at stopping failed Internet retailers from selling their customer lists and other information to third parties.
San Jose-based Truste said it plans to file a brief in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Massachusetts in an attempt to prevent Toysmart.com Inc. from selling customer data as part of a liquidation process that began after the online toy store closed its virtual doors in May.
Toysmart, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, included its customer lists and database among the items it wants to dispose of in a motion seeking the bankruptcy court's approval for a public sale of the firm's remaining assets. The court gave Toysmart permission to proceed with the bidding process pending a July 26 hearing on the public-sale motion.
But Toysmart was a participant in Truste's program, and Truste spokesman Dave Steer claimed that the sale of the Waltham, Massachusetts, company's customer records would violate Toysmart's legally binding contract with Truste, as well as the privacy policy that was posted on Toysmart's Web site.
"Toysmart.com entered into a contract with their customers saying they would not release customer data to third parties," Steer said. "And we're making the assertion that Toysmart is in breach of [that] contract and what it is doing is illegal." Truste has also asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Toysmart's actions, he added.
Toysmart officials couldn't be reached for comment, and Alex Rodolakis, one of the Boston-based attorneys representing the company in its bankruptcy case, didn't return a phone call. Meanwhile, a spokesman for the FTC said he could neither confirm nor deny that the commission is looking into the matter.
Toysmart, which was majority-owned by The Walt Disney Co. in Burbank, California, is just one of about a half-dozen online retailers that went out of business this spring as funding began to dry up for unprofitable Internet ventures.
The controversy over the proposed sale of Toysmart's customer list comes amidst a high-profile debate about whether the federal government should pass privacy legislation or continue allowing companies to regulate themselves.
Jason Catlett, president of privacy advocate Junkbusters Corp. in Green Brook, New Jersey, said a federally enforceable law is the only way to guarantee the privacy of online shoppers. "This is one of the many cases where the current legal processes are grossly unsatisfactory," he said.
"There's not a lot of law around the issue of privacy in the U.S.," said Jonathan Moskin, an intellectual property lawyer at the New York law firm Pennie and Edmonds LLP. "But Truste may have a claim for breach of contract, which could very well result in the court issuing an injunction against [the sale proposed by] Toysmart."
The Toysmart case last week prompted Representative Spencer Bachus (Republican-Alabama) to announce plans to introduce legislation that would make it illegal for bankrupt companies to sell private information they originally told customers they wouldn't share.
Steer said Truste has also enlisted the help of Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Jane Swift and the state's attorney general. In June of last year, Swift filed privacy legislation aimed at protecting the personal information of Massachusetts consumers by preventing online companies from selling that data to third parties without an individual's consent.
But the bill is stalled in a legislative committee, and Swift said state government officials are trying to determine what, if anything, they can do in the Toysmart case.
"There are a lot of questions about whether privacy protections are better considered at the [state or] federal level," she said. "But there's no movement in the [FTC]."


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Just after Harley-Davidson, Polaris Industries announced its 4th quarter 2011 and full year results, and they are excellent. As you know, Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets ioff-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER® side-by-side vehicles, snowmobiles, the Victory motorcycles and on-road electric/hybrid powered vehicles.
Fourth quarter 2011 earnings per diluted share increased 15% to a record $0.90 with sales increasing 26% from the year earlier period to a record $782.0 million. Full year 2011 earnings per diluted share increased 50% to a record $3.20 with record sales of $2,656.9 million, an increase of 33% from the 2010 full year. All product lines experienced increased sales and market share for the full year 2011. International sales increased 43% in the fourth quarter 2011 and 39% for full year 2011 despite a volatile European economic environment.
"Our top and bottom-line expansion, and the momentum we are sustaining throughout our business, directly results from our focus on driving innovation, enhancing our product offering, reducing costs, and growth through new global markets and adjacencies," stated Scott Wine, Polaris' Chief Executive Officer. "Specifically, during the year we furthered our leading market share position in off-road vehicles while continuing to gain market share in motorcycles and snowmobiles"
Below, a breakdown of Polaris Industries by product line sales. You will notice the amazing results of the On Road/Victory Motorcycles… (+69% 4th quarter 2011, + 79% for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2012.


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The last review I wrote was of These Old Shades, the romance set amidst adventure, set in pre-regency era. The budding relationship between Justin Alastair, Duke of Avon aka Satanas, and Leonie aka Leon.
'Devil's Cub' follows the path of this couple, twenty odd years down the line. The strong characters of Avon and Leonie are present, lending their flavor to their son Dominic Alastair, the Marquis of Vidal.
And there the resemblance to the prior book ends. While These Old Shades had a lot of style and a hero which the world loved to hate and the reader adored no matter what, and a heroine impetuous and flouting social norms, yet totally submissive and in love with her hero, Devils Cub has a hero who is all wrong and a heroine who could almost be called boring.
Clearly, we can see how Heyer loved the characters she created in the earlier book, because Justin Alastair is unforgettable. Here he is older, yet still retains his characteristics, still madly in love with Leonie and a truly reformed, wiser person. As he tells his son at the end of issuing an order
"The road I travelled is not the road I should desire my son to take. And you will no doubt agree that a liberal experience of vice gives me some right to judge"
The people of England still observe him in awe, and though Vidal also has his reputation, he is justifiably uncomfortable in his fathers presence, and deferential too, like any good boy should be. And, as can be observed in many passages in the book, proud of him as well.
"No doubt you will shut that door in your own good time."
To Miss Challoner's utter astonishment the Marquis shut it at once, and said stiffly: "Your pardon, sir." He tugged at his cravat.
Leonie is a little more emotional, but then she is a lot more feminine as well. And not only is she still a worshipper of her husband (while noting all his flaws) she loves her son to bits.
"Twenty-four years of marriage had given her dignity, when she chose to assume it, and much feminine wisdom, which she had lacked in the old days, but no wifely or motherly responsibility, no weight of honours, of social eminence had succeeded in subduing the gamin spirit in her"
Leonie still enjoys the company of Fanny, and together they now loosely plan the future children. Leonie shows her fierce possessiveness and pride on her son and waves away all negatives with justifications and a few laments, while Fanny with the pretty Juliana in love with the non-aristocrat Mr. Comyn and staid John secretly envies Leonie and Vidal.
The book starts by giving us a very fitting summary of what the handsome, young Vidal is like. Careless, carefree and living up to his name of the Devils Cub. He also has a reputation with guns, and is considered un-challengeable in duelling, gambling, and racing.
"Well?" said the gentleman again.
The coachman seemed rather discomposed. "You've killed the other, my lord."
"Certainly," said the gentleman. "But I presume you have not opened the door to inform me of that."
"Well, my lord—shan't we—do I—his brains are lying in the road, my lord. Do we leave him—like that?"
"My good fellow, are you suggesting that I should carry a footpad's corpse to my Lady Montacute's drum?"
"No, my lord," the coachman said hesitatingly. "Then—then—shall I drive on?"
"Of course drive on," said the gentleman, faintly surprised.
As we read on, the reader is instantly sympathetic, wondering if this diffidence is born out of a wish to be an acknowledged son of his father, Satanas, or whether it really runs in his blood. And of course, he is a hero like only Heyer's hero's can be. Stylish, yet ignoring the running fashion of the time, Vidal has presence.
"As usual, he was richly, if somewhat negligently dressed. Miss Challoner, incurably neat, wondered that a carelessly tied cravat and unpowdered hair could so well become a man. Not a doubt but that the Marquis had an air."
The lady in the story is the lesser beautiful daughter of a Cit mother and an aristocratic (and dead) father, educated in a convent and hopelessly un-mercenary. Though seemingly stoic, she has rather romantic ideas, which often get overturned by her calm sense of logic and judgment. Miss Mary Challoner, the elder daughter has black hair, and a 'fine pair of grey eyes'. However, her younger sister Sophia, though a shatter-brain, was extremely pretty with blue eyes, golden hair, lovely complexion – the works, and a flirt to boot. As compared with her, Mary was considered quite plain.
"She had, moreover, grave disadvantages. Those fine eyes of hers had a disconcertingly direct gaze, and very often twinkled in a manner disturbing to male egotism. She had common-sense too, and what man wanted the plainly matter-of-fact, when he could enjoy instead Sophia's delicious folly?"
The Marquis, being the irresponsible flirt that he is, is out to woo Sophia, and though he has noticed Mary (though Mary thinks he doesn't remember her at all), it is only because she is different from the rest of Sophia's family.
The story really begins when Vidal, in a night of gambling and drinking ends up duelling, and of course winning, by seriously injuring the other man. Considering the number of duels he has fought and the death of another aristocrat in the recent past through his hands, this is now a legal matter. The details as to why it is so, is mentioned in the book – which is an interesting aspect. This is the time that England was moving away from the fad of duelling. The time when Law was enforcing rules and trying to control murder under the honourable name of duels. Forced by his parents, Vidal plans a retreat to Paris, to his French relatives. However, he has unfinished business, and so he plans to take Sophia Challoner with him.
Mary Challoner chances upon the mission, and in a bid to save her family from the imminent disgrace plans to take Sophia's place and fool Vidal, in a moment of uncharacteristic risk taking. Her plans go badly out of place as Vidal refuses to accept that she is there to make him see his folly, and not to take Sophia's place on an indecent adventure across the Channel, though saved by a few fortunate circumstances to be closeted with Vidal en route.
(aboard the ship and sea-sick): "Sir," she said , self-possessed to the last, "I do not care whether you go or stay, but I desire to warn you that I am about to be extremely unwell."
By the time Vidal finds out that she really is earnest (and that too through rather entertaining read of sea sickness, threats, and pistol firing), they have already crossed the channel, without a chaperone. The only way out is for Dominic Alastair to marry Mary, and that is the one thing she will not have. He believes in not ruining girls of Virtue, and feels its the smallest thing a Man of honour can do. While she does not believe in marriage without Love, no matter how rich the husband may be.
Miss Challoner rose from her chair, and curtsied. "You are extremely obliging, my lord, but I must humbly decline the honour of becoming your wife."
"You will marry me," said his lordship, "if I have to force you to the altar."
What follows is a series of misunderstandings, complications, and travel. The adventures of Justin's sister Fanny's daughter and her love Mr. Comyn get inseperably entangled with those of our lead pair, and the story unfolds in a tumultuous manner, while the subject remains a confused comedy of errors, tragic in its romantic element.
Thoroughly entertaining!
The climax is all that one could wish it to be. Our favourite characters once again assemble in France, and matters are settled in an Inn… and I will not give away the ending any further, it solely is worth the read of the complete book.
The book can be picked up anytime, at any point for an entertaining re-read. There are enough characters with enough shades to appease any kind of read, right from Justin Alastair to Mary Challoner.
Here are my Ratings:
Protagonists: A complete cast from These Old Shades, with a new equally interesting one of a younger generation. The interactions between these two generations is especially interesting in the face of changing England, fashion and laws. The generation gap of Regency times!
Side Characters: Limited, some of them from the prior book and some new. All very interesting.
Plot: Twisting and turning, predictable yet unpredictable. Entertaining and definitely worth reading.
Environment: Action, suspense
Regency Information: Information of the Regency world are indirect – as shown through the many costumes and parties in England as well as Paris. The difference in the cultures and their styles is showcased, Paris is still the fashion capital. The changes in England with respect to laws can be seen, as can the fashion changes.
Recommendation: Recommended for any one who has read These Old Shades, simply for returning to their favorite pair, now as a family. Also recommended for an romance reader who also likes wit and fast action.
Rating: Five on Five!


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A Teacher Is Dying His Hair Crazy Colors to Raise Money for Student's Service Dog
We're used to seeing celebrities change their hair color on a weekly basis, but sixth grade social studies teachers? Not so much.
John Sigmon, a teacher at Southeast Middle School in Kernersville, N.C., is changing up his look for a good cause, encouraging his students to help raise money by dyeing his hair a different color each week for four weeks before shaving his head this Friday. The money they raise will help Warren Van Tassle, a 6-year-old student at a neighboring elementary school, who suffers from epilepsy and has already endured 85 seizures. Van Tassle needs a service dog to help keep him calm during his seizures, but service dogs cost up to $15,000.
"I decided to do the hair-dyeing element to make it more fun and interactive for the students that were contributing," Sigmon tells Yahoo Beauty. "The students have enjoyed it, and it has been fun. As far as colors, we started off with just the bleaching process to get it ready to dye. So the first week it was a bleach-blond look."
Despite garnering some funny looks, Sigmon is letting his students pick a color for him to dye his hair each week. "The first week that a student chose the color it was hot pink," he says. "Then the second week was green, and this last week was red. This Friday we will be concluding the drive with several of the students who have contributed participating in shaving off my hair completely."
Sigmon and his students had already raised $1,300. The Van Tassle family hopes to get the new service dog later this year.
This isn't Sigmon's first time changing up his hairstyle for a good cause. Three years ago, he shaved his head after his students raised $2,500 to help a classmate fighting leukemia. His daring hair choices are well worth the stares.
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- n. a lounge lizard This usage of the term dates from the 1920s, when it vied in popularity with 'sheik' to indicate a slick young Romeo who wows the flappers and likes the high life. A Cake-Eater, when he's not trolling for jazz-babies at the local speakeasy, likes to loiter at a girl's house and be pampered, especially by being served his sweetie's baked goods-- and of course some degree of sexual metaphor might be inferred.
- n. someone of upper-class background, or who has been excessively well-off
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My goal is to get purchased by either a cake-eater or another bakery for show.
The Employment Situation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
The cake-eater and the smoker show up when faced by temptation.
She once charged that I was an "aspiring cake-eater," to which I vigorously defended myself.
I wonder though why "cake-eater" has two different definitions and wish her grandma would have given the definition of one of those definitions - "cake-eater = a harmless lounge lizard" ?
This really freaked me out when I first saw it - I thought that under the face was a little alien hand reaching out imploringly to the cake-eater.
Is it not the fact (gainsay me, cake-eater!) that, while whistlewhirling your crazy elegies around
While I did not play lacrosse, I did grow up a Caddyshack-quoting, Ralph Lauren-wearing cake-eater from a shiny northern Chicago suburb.
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Runner wasn't quite in when cake-eater applied the tag. maybe 6 inches off the plate.
( "What a cake-eater!" one of his dorm friends exclaimed.)
Sarah's made use of the phrase "cake-eater" to a couple of times describe herself and her neighborhood.
a harmless lounge lizard
This is a common term in Western, PA. It applies to the "white bread" group of folks. For instance, my Father, who is Dutch/Scotch, is a cake-eater. My Mother, who is Syrian/Serbian, is not.


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As pediatric dentists, we know how important it is to help children start healthy dental habits as early in life as possible. Along with routine and specialized dental services, our experienced team offers comprehensive educational tools to families who want to learn more about how to take care of their children's teeth. For every dental need your infant, child, or adolescent may have, we have the training and knowledge necessary to help build a foundation for a healthy and beautiful smile that can last a lifetime!
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Each regular exam includes a detailed teeth cleaning, in which we will clean, polish, and rinse the teeth to remove any tartar and plaque that have built up on the tooth's surface. Our pediatric specialist will check for any problems that may not be seen or felt, look for cavities and signs of decay, inspect the teeth and gums for gingivitis and signs of periodontal disease.
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Live in very cold climate and have never invested in super warm coat.
Discussing this very fact with Husband over almond milk lattes and Saturday paper.
Flyer for local manufacturer's half price coat sale falls out of paper as though invited to breakfast.
Husband and I plan to go to sale that very afternoon and finally get me the super warm coat of my dreams.
Store and coat as advertised.
Sale is not.
Sale doesn't start until Tuesday.
(Fine print.)
Can we put coat away and come back Tuesday?
Can we buy coat today and return with receipt on Tuesday?
Can we speak to a manager?
C'est moi le gérant.
Oh. So you're saying there's nothing we can do to get this coat for half price?
Well. There is one thing you can do. Sale is online as well. Starts Tuesday at midnight.
And this very coat, in this size, will part of the sale?
Yes. I mean, Oui.
How many of these coats will be part of the sale?
8 or 9 of these.
We decide to leave and take our chances. After all, I was successful in getting rezzies at what was at the time the #1 restaurant in the world by waking up at 3am and clicking the right boxes. Although at that point I had the support of friends in several different cities who were trying along with me. I doubt I can generate the same excitement about a coat.
Go on web site in advance and create user ID and shipping address so that at midnight clicking for coat will be a breeze.
Practice clicking on coat to make sure I know where in website it's hiding. Every second counts.
Set alarm for 11:45pm (I'm old), put coat in basket and wait for pricing to change.
Pricing changes. Half-price coat available, go to check out, Visa refused.
Try again.
Same story.
Realize it's not my Visa but the credit card processing because too many people are clicking at the same time. Maybe thinking they are getting restaurant reservations in addition to a new coat.
Try PayPal.
It is now 12:15am.
This is not going to happen to me.
I am going to get this coat. And I am going to pay half price.
Start clicking back and forth through windows of web site hoping that something will work.
Oh finally there it is.
I am the proud owner of a half-price, super warm, locally made, no animal by-product coat.
12:45am and back to sleep.
Next morning have e-mail confirmation from PayPal.
Also have e-mail confirmation directly from Visa.
Hmmm that's strange.
Guess have extra security due to holiday season.
Husband is getting gas on his way to the office.
Visa refused.
Luckily he already has a super warm coat. And another credit card in his pocket.
Calls Visa.
Apparently someone was clicking too many times on an online shopping site and it looked really suspicious.
Oops. Sorry about that. But at least I have my coat. Thanks, Honey.
Couple of days later, Husband gets Visa bill.
How many winter coats did you buy?
Oh. Oops again. Looks like I may have possibly been a better online shopper than I realized and let's just say I am now the proud owner of more than one (details irrelevant) super warm, locally made coat.
Now have to call coat place and tell them to only ship one coat and to please refund all additional (who cares how many) coats.
Bonjour. I think I got carried away with your coat sale. I got so excited that I may have possibly ordered more than one coat.
Un moment s'il vous plait. I will connect you to the manager directly so you can explain this most unusual circumstance. What is your first name please?
Transferred to manager.
He answers the phone: Is this Amy Fish? I thought I already provided you with a refund for your - wait a second, Madame, how many coats did you buy?
Complaint Tie-Ins
1. Sale flyers that arrive days before the actual sale only serve to confuse people.
2. Online sales that are not prepared for the associated web traffic also make things unnecessarily difficult for shoppers.
3. If sales are going to start at midnight, maybe retailers can consider holding them on the weekend.
4. Original Canadian settlers may have been on to something with all that fur trapping and coat trading. Probably would have been simpler than this transaction.
5. No complaints about warm winter coat, gracious Husband and exceedingly mild temperatures which are not pointing at all to use of said coat.


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Focus is a trait that improves with age (Pacific Standard)
In an innovative experiment rigged by members industrial engineering faculty at Oregon State University and the general surgery faculty at the Oregon Health and Science University, 18 second-, third- and research-year surgical residents were asked to remove a gall bladder using a minimally invasive technique known as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. (see also Doctors Lounge)
UO, OSU pitch business accelerator (Democrat-Herald)
Looking to rev up the pace of startup companies coming out of research at Oregon State University and the University of Oregon, area business and academic leaders are seeking support for the idea of a South Willamette Valley Technology Business Accelerator.
Interview with author John Paul Jaramillo (La Bloga)
A native of Southern Colorado, John Paul Jaramillo now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University, and presently holds the position of Associate Professor of English at Lincoln Land Community College.
Learning about aromas helps bartenders smell success (Kansas City Star)
"If you've got a better idea of how those aromatics function, you have a whole lot better theoretical basis for pairing ingredients," says Conatser, who recently moved to Corvallis, Ore., to pursue graduate degrees in biological and ecological engineering and soil science at Oregon State University. He'll also be bartending at Terminus, one of the town's best-known craft cocktail bars.
Local authors worthy of your Christmas list (The Daily News)
"The Tangled Bank: Writings from Orion," by Robert Michael Pyle. Oregon State University Press. 198 pages. $18.95.
Gatekeeper Suicide Awareness Training: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young Americans between 16 and 24. Come learn how to understand the warning signs and interventions available to students dealing with depression or suicidal thoughts. Two sessions available: Dec. 5 from 10-11:30 a.m. (KEC 1001) and Dec. 6 from 1:30-3 p.m. (HFC 115).
Rethinking Library Resources: Rick Lugg of Sustainable Collection Services will visit the OSU Libraries & Press on Wednesday, Dec. 5, to present a workshop entitled "Rethinking Library Resources", Willamette Seminar Rooms, 3rd floor of The Valley Library, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and is open to all interested faculty, students, and staff. The session may also be viewed online at http://live.oregonstate.edu/workshop.
"Peeking at Peak Oil:" A presentation by Kjell Aleklett, professor of physics at Uppsala University, Sweden. Aleklett is a skeptic about recent reports of the United States' energy independence and has recently published a book under the same title that examines oil supplies, past, present, and future. Free and open to the public. 1 to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Oregon State University's Radiation Center, Room C-104. http://calendar.oregonstate.edu/event/76559/
Evening Public Sale at the OSUsed Store: The OSUsed Store is open for our monthly evening public sale Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 644 SW 13th. Personal purchases must be made during public sales. Departments may shop 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, or during public sales on Wednesdays. More information on our website.
Upcoming Events
NEW! The Red Room at Interzone Cafe presents: Dave Trenkel (electronics/keyboard) and JD Monroe, drums and turntables. Thursday, Dec. 6, 7 .p.m all ages. $5 at the door.1563 NW Monroe Ave.
Faculty senate: The Dec. 6 Faculty Senate agenda is available online at http://oregonstate.edu/senate/agen/2012/1206/. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center Construction and Engineering Hall. Faculty Senate meetings are open to the public.
INTO OSU Bake sale: Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., International Living Learning Center. Whether you are donating a baked treat to sell and raise funds, or buying a fresh-baked goodie made by your colleagues, you are helping local families in need. All proceeds from the bake sale will be donated to Vina Moses. Contact email@example.com to donate.
Intercultural conflict workshop: Sue Theiss, OSU Ombuds, will be presenting "Managing Intercultural Conflict: Understanding Oppression and Adapting to Difference." along with Roni Sue. Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to noon, Fireside Room at Linn Benton Community College's Calapooia Center, Albany. The session will address how intercultural development affects the way we manage conflict, concepts of oppression, conflict dynamics including active listening and managing anger, and a model to use for conflict assessment and difficult discussions. Free to OSU employees. To register: 541-766-6081.
Rescheduled Qualtrics training session: The Qualtrics survey tool is now available to OSU faculty, staff, and students. Please join us for a training webinar on Friday, Dec 7, 11 a.m. – noon. The Nov 30 webinar could not be completed due to technical difficulties. Participants can attend the session in the Valley Library Willamette Rooms or view it in their offices. To watch from your home/office, register at: http://osuvalleylibrary.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cPhuk1p1UiQfw21. OSU Qualtrics link – http://oregonstate.edu/main/online-services/qualtrics.
OSU Libraries Winter Break Workshop Series: Wondering what to do with all that downtime the first week of Winter Break? Stop in at the Valley Library for one or more of the Winter Break Workshops, including citation manager software skills and data management plans. Dec. 11-12. Sign up now to save your seat: http://ica.library.oregonstate.edu/subject-guide/656-Library-Workshops-for-Grad-Students-Faculty?tab=2451 Contact firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
Lectures and seminars
OSU Libraries Seminar: In 2011 four OSU library faculty members began a year-long qualitative investigation into eReader adoption by 30 of their OSU Libraries & Press colleagues. In "Studying ourselves: eReaders and Adoption at OSU Libraries & Press," the investigators will present what they learned. Dec. 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the Willamette Industries Seminar Rooms on the third floor of the Valley Library (VL 3622). Information: Uta Hussong-Christian, firstname.lastname@example.com.
News for Employees
Charitable Drive: The annual Charitable Fund Drive is one way in which OSU employees can make a measurable difference in the communities we live. The 2012 Charitable Fund Drive at OSU runs through Jan. 31, 2013. You can consolidate all of your normal charitable donations into an easy monthly payroll deduction, and still give directly to the organizations of your choice. Visit the OSU Charitable Fund Drive site at http://oregonstate.edu/charitablefunddrive/ to give online or send your personalized form to 2012 CFD, 100 LaSells Stewart Center.
Attention all DAS Shuttle Users: Due to changes in SB242 and the new distribution model that was adopted, a form is being instituted to better enable OSU Printing and Mailing Services to keep this valuable service operating under optimal conditions. This form will be available on the Printing and Mailing Web site and at Printing and Mailing Services. As of Jan. 1 all packages being sent via DAS Shuttle will require the form be attached to them. Information: Judy Bankson, 737‐3979.
Blanket and pillow drive: OSU Extended Campus and The Valley Library have teamed up to collect blankets and pillows to donate to Community Outreach, Inc. Bring your new blankets and pillows of all types to the 4th floor reception desk in the Valley Library from Nov. 26 – Dec. 11 during office hours of 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check donations made out to Community Outreach will also be accepted. Email email@example.com with any questions.
Cascadia Market Giving Tree: Donations due by Dec. 9. The giving tree is up and lit in Cascadia Market at the International Living Learning Center. Take a tag and donate a gift. Each tag has the gender and age of a child who needs a gift this holiday. Take a tag off the tree and attached it to an unwrapped gift to donate.
OSU Today deadlines for winter break: OSU Today will be going to a weekly, Monday-only edition starting Dec. 10. Any information needing to get into OSU Today must be received the previous week before 5 p.m. Friday. There will be NO OSU Today the weeks of Dec. 24-28 and Dec. 31-Jan. 4 due to the holidays, so any events/information happening during those weeks must run during the week of Dec. 17-21. Send submissions to email@example.com.
Alamo Bowl tickets: OSU has accepted an invitation to play in the 20th Annual Valero Alamo Bowl, Sat., Dec. 29 in San Antonio, Texas at 3:45 p.m. in a game that will be televised by ESPN. Season ticket holders and Beaver Athletic Student Fund donors have until Fri., Dec. 7 to request tickets to the game. Tickets are priced at $95 and $65 and can be requested online or by calling the Beaver Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-BEAVS. The Ticket Office will be open for extended hours on Mon., Dec. 3 and Tues., Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For the remainder of the week (Dec. 5-7), the Ticket Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Non-season ticket holders/non-donors requests will be accepted starting Dec. 5. OSU students (valid student ID) can purchase tickets for $65 starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday; student tickets will be distributed on-site in San Antonio.
Poinsettia sale: The Horticulture Club's Annual Poinsettia sale will be held in the East Green House, outside of Cordley hall, and at Kerr Admin. Building Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. until the end of the term. If you have a pre-order, please pick them up at the East Green House.
Recreational Sports Winter Break: Winter Break hours will be in effect from Friday, Dec. 7 until Sunday, Jan. 6. All RecSports facilities will be closed on Dec. 24, 25, and Jan. 1 for the holidays. The guest limit will be suspended, so bring a few friends to work out with! Family access will be extended to all operating hours during the break. For more information, view our hours page.
To apply for the below positions, visit http://jobs.oregonstate.edu unless otherwise specified:
The Lane County Extension Office is recruiting to fill one full-time, 1.0 FTE, limited duration (1 year) appointment as an Education Program Assistant 1 for the Oregon State University Extension Service 4-H Youth Development Program in Lane County. This position requires travel. Posting #0009967. Closes Dec. 7.
Training Associate -The Office of Human Resources invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term Professional Faculty position. Posting #0009951. Closes Dec. 7.
Office Specialist 2 – The TEAM OREGON Motorcycle Safety Program is recruiting for one full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Office Specialist 2 position. Posting # 0009974. Closing date is Dec. 11.
Director of Technology Support Services – The Office of Information Services invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed term Director of Technology Support Services. Posting #0009946. Closes Dec. 12.
OSU Printing and Mailing is recruiting for one full-time (1.0 FTE) Marketing and Customer Service Manager. Posting #0009959. Closes Dec. 14.
Benefits Consultant – Office of Human Resources invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Professional Faculty position. Posting #0009992. Closes Dec 14.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) invites applications for one full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Case Manager and Crisis Care Coordinator position. The Case Manager and Crisis Care Coordinator provides mental health case management, coordination and support for OSU students. Posting # 0009960. Closes Dec. 14.
Public Information Representative 1 – Web Communications is recruiting to fill one full-time position(1.0 FTE). The Public Info Representative 1: Web Editor position in the Web Communications office edits, curates and creates content for OSU's home page and top tier websites. Posting #0009947. Closes Dec. 15.
Faculty Research Assistant Position Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University. Salmon research. Required qualifications include B.S. and 1 year work experience or an advanced degree. Posting # 0009983. Closes Dec. 17.
International Student Advisor – International Student Advising and Services (ISAS) invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, International Student Advisor position. Qualified applicants must have a minimum of 6 months experience advising F-1 international students in a higher education setting or English Language School and meet federal requirements for access to the Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Posting # 0009963. Closes Dec. 21.
Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend, Oregon is recruiting for a full-time, tenure-track, Associate Professor faculty position. The individual in this position will develop and lead a hospitality management program to be offered at OSU-Cascades. Posting #0009798. Full consideration Nov. 30. Closes Feb. 15, 2013.
INTO OSU has an immediate need for a System Integration Manager. This technical position is responsible for managing the integration of OSU academic systems to meet the needs of INTO OSU, and to pro-actively manage and take ownership of assigned systems issues and development projects involving the student information system and related systems. Salary $75k to $85K per year, plus full benefit package. For a complete job description and additional details, please email Rhonda Maillard at email@example.com.
The Oregon State University Foundation is seeking a dynamic and successful fundraiser to work in partnership with the OSUAA as Associate Director of Annual Giving Programs / Director of OSUAA Annual Giving Programs. This position will be based in the OSU Foundation's Corvallis, Oregon office. Submit a cover letter, resume, and the Foundation's application to Patricia Kenney, Senior Director, Human Resources at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Traffic and Maintenance
Free parking on campus: Open parking no permit required in student lots only, Dec. 10-Jan. 11.
County road closures: As winter flood watches and warnings continue, turn to http://www.co.benton.or.us/pw/ for information on road closures.
Tree removal: 24 Trees along the north side of Jefferson Way between Fairbanks and Sackett Halls will be removed to accommodate the construction of two new buildings: Austin Hall and Asian Pacific Cultural Center. This area will be closed to all vehicles and pedestrian traffic for the duration of the removal. Removal is scheduled for: Dec. 17-28.
Tree removal: Due to structural root issues resulting in the potential for failure the Deodar cedar tree on the southeast side of Gilkey Hall will need to be removed. A replacement tree will be planted in 2013. The walkways along the south & east sides of Gilkey Hall will be closed to all pedestrian traffic for the duration on the removal. Removal is scheduled for: Dec. 17-21.
Tree removal: Advancing structural root disease and significant root loss indicate a potential for failure which requires a maple tree on Park Terrace to be removed. Park Terrace and the associated sidewalks as well as the south sidewalk along Monroe Street will be closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic tor the duration of this removal. Removal is scheduled for: Dec. 18-21.
Jefferson Way: Parking space closure. Jefferson Way and 30th Street (3 spaces) – Jefferson Way and Sacket Place (all spaces from Sacket Place to the Sackett Loading Dock entrance) – Jefferson Way near 26th Street (all spaces from the Fairbanks Parking Lot entrance west to the fire hydrant) beginning Dec. 5 at 7 a.m., and ending by Dec. 6, 5 p.m.
Electrical shutdown, west campus: Pharmacy Bldg, Furman Hall, Gladys Valley Gymnastics Center, Snell Hall, Kerr Admin Bldg, McNary, Callahan & Wilson Halls – from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9. OSU's electrical utility provider, Pacific Power & Light, is scheduling the repair of the equipment that failed on Nov. 11. This repair is expected to require 8-10 hours and will impact the eight bldgs. listed above. Pharmacy, Furman and Gladys Valley will be without power the duration of the outage, the remaining five bldgs. will lose power for about an hour at the beginning and end of the repair.
Electrical outage: Peavy Hall, West Dinning, Buxton, Hawley, Cauthorn Halls and Heckert & Reed Lodges – from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16. Pacific Power & Light, is scheduling the repair of the equipment that failed on Nov. 28. This repair is expected to require 8-10 hours and will impact the seven bldgs. listed above. Peavy Hall will be without power the duration of the outage, the remaining six bldgs. will lose power for about an hour at the beginning and end of the repair.
Jefferson Way: Due to the tree removal associated with the Austin Hall Project all parking spaces along the north side of Jefferson Way from Sackett Place east to the Fairbanks parking lot will be closed. This will begin at 7 a.m. Dec. 17 and end at 5 p.m. Jan. 5, 2013.
Cordley Hall: Due to an elevator replacement, the west elevator in Cordley hall will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. on Dec. 3 and reopening on March 18, 2013.
Wilkinson Hall: The women's restroom in room 244 will be closed for renovations from 8 a.m., Nov. 21 through 5 p.m., Dec. 21.
Corvallis: It's mid-way through finals week and students are shuffling, zombie-like, through campus, as are some professors. Today started out cool and clear, and there's only a 30 percent chance of showers this morning. Steadier showers are likely for tomorrow. Today's high will be 49 with a low tonight of 37.
Central Oregon: There's a chance of showers today but it should be mostly sunny with a high of 45 and a low of 26. Snow could be in the works for tomorrow and through the weekend when clearing is expected.
Newport: There's a chance of showers today with a stronger chance tomorrow. Today's high will be 50 with a low of 37.


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The FREE Investment Newsletter That Really Works!
A prediction (Latin præ-, "before," and dicere, "to say"), or forecast, is a statement about an uncertain event. It is often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There is no universal agreement about the exact difference between the two terms; different authors and disciplines ascribe different connotations.
Executive orders, tax plans, what else did today bring? Find out in our free investing newsletter tonight. Yes folks, today Wednesday the 26th, the President signed an executive order returning the control of some 250 million acres of land, back to the States, instead of the Federal Government that had stepped in to "rule over" it. Then later in the day we got the outline of what Trump is trying to get out of his tax plan overhaul.
There's a lot of moving parts in it, but he's a bit skimpy on details. So as you can imagine it was a fun day in market land as we went up, we went sideways and we ended red. We're now perched at the doorstep of all time highs... are they going to punch us through? Good question. Take a read of today's letter and get our view.
Hey folks, the free investment newsletter is posted and in it we actually go off the rails a bit in the commentary section. Many of you don't know that I'm somewhat of a silent partner in a weapons training company, and in the last 3 weeks there's been a huge spike in people asking me about buying their first gun. So we explore a bit of that, and then of course we talk about the insane market run up today. Give it a read! Oh and just to be brutally honest with you all....we missed the whole thing. After breaking the string of green closes, we thought that maybe the combo of that and Trump's speaking might cause a red day or two. We were "out" of the market for that whole session. Ouch!


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