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Prints Charming
The first thing you should know is that I'm going to be giving away a pretty awesome prize at the end of this entry. No, it's not an evening with Brad Pitt or a lifetime's supply of cupcakes, but would you really want those either of things anyway? The former would probably be a major disappointment because Brad would just chatter on about Angelina's astounding beauty all the way through your chicken piccata---seriously, how much of a buzzkill would that be?----and the latter would be great for about fourteen minutes, until you realized you couldn't fit into any of your pants anymore.
A couple of weeks ago, BlogHer asked me if I'd like a free HP Wireless Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer to review. My response to that question was exactly what you'd assume my response to that question would be: a hearty YES MA'AM, possibly accompanied by an awkward little dance of glee. The printer arrived in an enormous box, and promptly sat in my hallway for two weeks, while I cleaned and vacuumed and maneuvered around it and tried to figure out where I could set it up, because did I mention it arrived in an enormous box? I'll tell you again: it arrived in an enormous box. My apartment is wee, you see, and my desk is even wee-er, and for a whole two weeks this flummoxed me: where could I put the printer? It would have to go on my desk, surely? Next to my computer? Because printers always have to go next to computers, right?
Internet, I believe myself to be a moderately intelligent person. I believe myself to have a soupçon of common sense. And yet, I am about to admit to you that apparently I have absolutely no comprehension whatsoever of the word "wireless." Now brace yourself for this next bit, because this sort of blew my little mind---or at least it did once I'd finally figured it out---but a wireless printer, my friends, HAS NO WIRES. Do you know what this means?. A wireless printer does not have to be plugged into your computer. And this means that a wireless printer does not have to sit next to your computer! A wireless printer can go ANYWHERE IN YOUR HOUSE. I'm sorry for the excessive capitalization and italics, but this concept took me a good few minutes to wrap my head around. And until I could wrap my head around it, all my thoughts appeared in my brain in upper case.
After that, of course, I went a little hog wild. "We could put it in the kitchen!" I said to Sean. "In one of the closets! Or I know, WE COULD TOTALLY PUT IT IN THE BATHROOM. Imagine if your printer was in the bathroom, right next to your extra toilet rolls! How hilarious would that be?"
In the end, we decided to put the printer in the living room, because that's where we had the extra space. But just knowing that I could have put it, say, on my bedside table if I'd wanted to, gave me a curious sense of freedom. Trust me, this is an absolutely beautiful revelation for those of us who live in small apartments like mine.
So here's the thing: I have never before had my own printer. This has often been something of a handicap, sure, but mainly I have got around it by just trying to avoid ever having to print things. Sean has his printer, so we've always had one in the house, but Sean's printer is ginormous and professional and meant to do special things like print large-format archival-quality photographs and frighten small children, so I've always been a little anticipatory about using it. In fact, if you knew how many boarding passes I'd accidentally printed in full color on horrifically expensive photo paper, you'd be a little anticipatory too.
The HP Wireless Photosmart, however, is a whole lot more user-friendly. And when I say it's user-friendly, this is really just a polite way for me to say that hey, if I can set it up, anyone can set it up. A child could set it up. A one-legged clown could set it up. My cat could set it up. Hell, my cat could set it up if I blindfolded him and only read him the instructions in Shakespearian English. It is, as we say in the United Kingdom, a complete doddle. As a person both technically challenged and easily frustrated, I appreciated that very much.
As printers go, this one is pretty nice-looking; it has a fancy digital display, which I liked, and it's fairly unobtrusive. Sure, it's still a gray printer, there's no getting away from that, but it's not horrendously ugly like so many printers are. And one of my favorite things about it---possibly because I'm so lazy---is you can print from anywhere in the house. Sean and I both installed the software on our own computers, you see, so we can now share access to the printer without either of our machines ever having to be plugged into it. This means, for example, that I can be sitting in the kitchen on my laptop, become seized with the urge to print out a full-color picture of
a shirtless Zac Efron the periodic table of elements, press a button, and then walk into the living room to collect my goods. Sean can do the same. Though Sean probably wouldn't be printing out pictures of a shirtless Zac Efron. Um, I mean of the periodic table of elements.
And now here's the part where I somehow manage to work my wedding into this review. What, you didn't think you'd get away with not hearing about my wedding, did you?
In order to test out my new HP printer, I decided to use it for one of my many DIY wedding projects. I have a list a mile long of DIY wedding projects, and top of that list was these amazing photo lanterns from Decor8. (Seriously, go look at them; you'll die.) I'd been putting this project off because I didn't have a) a scanner, or b) a printer I wasn't completely intimidated by, but once I got the HP Wireless Photosmart C6380 All-in-One, all that changed.
Because oh yes, I might have neglected to mention this until now, but that "all-in-one" part? Why, it refers to the scanner and photocopier that are integrated into the printer. That's right, Internet, not only does this little marvel produce excellent quality prints and photos, it also lets you scan and photocopy things all in the same place. And can I just pause for a second and tell you how badass it is to have a photocopier in your living room? It's like living in the future! It's like being beamed into an episode of The Jetsons! AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I'LL NEVER GO TO KINKO'S AGAIN.
Sean and I set about making the lanterns earlier this week as a collaborative project. Since we're not usually the type to indulge in couple-centric crafts when there's a perfectly good marathon of House Hunters on, it was a slight change to our normal week-night routine, but we had a lot of fun with it. The least fun part was going out to Ikea after work to get the lanterns, of course, but hey, look what we saw in Office Depot when we were buying the vellum! It's my printer! Hello, printer! You're going to make someone very happy indeed!
You can use any design to print onto the vellum, but since we seem to be incorporating a lot of maps into our wedding elements, I decided to scan one of the vintage maps I bought on ebay last week and use that. The scanner worked like a dream---it was probably the most straight-forward scanner I've ever used---and the printer handled the vellum marvelously: the design of the map came out crisp and clear and the colors were completely true to the ones on the screen.
It sounds simple, but I really appreciated having the scanner and the printer in exactly the same place, and being able to flip between the two with the push of a button. And just so the photocopier didn't feel left out, I conducted a little experiment on that too.
Once we'd trimmed the vellum, inserted it behind the glass of the lanterns, and lit the tea lights inside, we had our first DIY wedding project complete.
Don't they look good? I'm really, really pleased with them. Thanks to the great quality of this snazzy little printer and its handy all-in-one set-up, they were honestly a cinch!
So now it's time for the fun part. Would you like your own HP Wireless Photosmart C6380 All-in-One Printer? Because I've got one to give away! And all you have to do is tell me this: Why do you want this wireless printer? What would you use it for?
To enter, leave me a comment below, or answer the question on your own blog and leave your link in the comments. The contest will begin at 12:00 a.m. (PST) on Wednesday, April 22nd, and will end Tuesday, April 28th at 11:59 p.m (PST). Make sure that the e-mail address you leave is correct.
Here are some nitty-gritty rules. You know I'm a stickler for rules!
- There are to be no duplicate comments. Please only enter once.
- HOWEVER: You may receive an additional entry into the competition by answering the question on Twitter as well and leaving a link to your Tweet in the comments. You may also receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.
- This giveaway is open to U.S. residents. (Sorry, readers in Nepal! I guess shipping would be a bit of a bear.)
- The winner will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
- Once I notify you that you've won, you have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
If you don't get lucky here, head over to the BlogHer page for another chance at winning the same printer. You can also read what five other reviewers thought of it (hint: we were all pretty much on the same page. Ha! Page! Get it? Just a little printer humor for you there.) You can also head to the HP Wireless Printer site for more information.
Full disclosure #1: in case you didn't realize it already, this is a compensated review from BlogHer and HP Wireless Printers. Full disclosure #2: Sean will kill me for revealing this, but when I told him I was going to title this post "Prints Charming"---my other suggestions were "One Day My Prints Will Come" and "Prints Among Men," but neither of those was quite right, as you can probably tell---he said "what about "A Wireless Kiss From Prints Charming"? AND HE WAS SERIOUS.
So! Ready? Got all the fine print? Then let's go! Trust me, you really want this printer. So just tell me why you really want it. What would you use it for?


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Identity theft has become a major problem in the U.S. that many financial institutions and government agencies are striving to prevent, and it seems that one type in particular has grown rather popular in the northeastern part of the country.
Payment card fraud — including identity theft on debit and credit accounts — is on the rise in 20 states nationwide, a large number of which are in the Northeast, located along the eastern seaboard, and in the Southwest, according to new data from the credit scoring firm FICO. For instance, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Vermont, and Pennsylvania all saw increases in instances of this type of crime last year. Other jumps were observed in Virginia and North Carolina, as well as Texas, Arizona and Nevada.
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However, it should be noted that another 20 states also saw rates of fraud decline, and that included California, New Jersey, Illinois, and Connecticut, among others, the report said. The remaining 10 saw relatively no change in their fraud rates, including Florida.
Florida and California also had some of the greatest instances of debit card fraud, largely through skimming incidents at merchant point-of-sale card readers, bank ATMs, and privately owned ATMs, the report said. Michigan also saw a relatively large number of these problems. In all, skimming at bank-run ATMs accounted for 46 percent of all such crimes reported nationwide, with another 36 percent coming from retailers' machines, and the remaining 18 from other ATM devices. Overall, though, the number of these incidents was down from 2011, when 79 percent of all skimming was done using POS terminals.
That change indicates that criminals may be growing more savvy about how they approach this type of fraud, and are targeting other types of devices that consumers may be more apt to trust than a card reader at a retailer of any kind, the report said. Further, it is also difficult to predict exactly where this type of fraud will take place, because in 2011, ATM skimming scams were extremely common in the Pacific Northwest, and only a few such incidents were reported in Washington last year.
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Consumers should keep close tabs on their bank accounts and credit cards to identify any potential signs of fraud before they become a significant problem or cannot be remediated by the financial institutions controlling those accounts.
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Fall Semester 2019
August 27, Tuesday. New student orientation begins; first-year residences open in a staggered method beginning at 8:00 am.
August 31, Saturday. Residences open for returning students at 9:00 am. Keys are available at Amherst College Police Department (Service Center) lower level conference room from (9:00 am-11:00 pm). If you arrive outside of these hours, we will make your key available at the Amherst College Police Department dispatch desk.
September 3, Tuesday. Fall semester classes begin.
October 12-15, Saturday-Tuesday. Midsemester break. Residence Halls remain open but with limited services.
December 10-12 – Online Room Selection for Students Returning to campus from absence during Fall 2019.
December 11, Wednesday. Last day of fall semester classes.
December 21, Saturday. Students who are not assigned to campus housing for Spring 2020 must vacate halls by noon.
December 21 – January 25 – Residence Halls are open but with limited services. Students staying for some, or all, of this time must register with the Office of Residential Life.


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Microsoft's Xbox 360 is the title sponsor of the Seattle Sounders FC soccer team — which means that fans show up at games with the Xbox 360 brand across their jerseys.
But where do their loyalties really lie? Team GeekWire spoke with some Sounders fans before Sunday's 3-1 win and asked fans what their favorite game console of all-time is. A majority went with something other than the Xbox — watch the video above or read the transcriptions below to find out more.
Unfortunately our attempts to corner head coach Sigi Schmid on the topic were not successful, as he wiggled away from our inquiry at Occidental Park. It remains unclear what his favorite video game console is.
"Super Nintendo no doubt, Super Nintendo. Best lineup of all time and the three best games of all time – Super Metroid, Mario World and Link to the Past. I feel like Nintendo does more of the gameplay over the graphics and I feel like they've been better to their fans over time. But I don't know about sports-wise – they don't treat the Mariners so well."
Brittany Talbott – Xbox 360
"I'm a dancer so I actually really enjoy the Xbox Kinect so I can do that dancing game. I also like watching my boyfriend play a lot of games and he's obsessed with GeoWars so he'll play that for hours and hours. So I enjoy watching people play, as well as play myself. I like Xbox because they have a variety of games. It's not just for guys – girls can play them, too."
Hugo Garcia (right) – PlayStation 3
"I got to go with my PS3 for sure, always, always. I got the first one when it first came out. I still have the one that plays the old school PlayStation games. That's the one. I like the PS3 because it can play the Blu-Ray, do online gaming, multiplayer and the grahpics are ridiculous – ridiculous, man – and it's the first one the market. The first is always the one taht eveyrone tries to beat."
"You can't go wrong with the old schol classics. I still got my old school Nintendo with Techmo Super Bowl on there. The new technology is ridiculous and you can't beat it, but it's cool to go back and play the old ones once in a while, too."
Jairo Garcia (left) – Xbox 360
" You can see what my shirt says – Xbox 360. It's taking it to the next level. You can watch ESPN2 for free and the gaming and graphics are top of the line."
Justin Hogue – PlayStation 3
"My favorite is the PS3 because of the advancements in technology. being able to get good gameplay and good graphics.
Sabastian Brown (left) – PlayStation 2
"The PS2. I just like it a lot."
Jeremy Brown (right) – Xbox 360 (Sabastian's Dad)
"He's counting the hours he's used on them, so that's probably why he picked the PS2. I just like the Xbox. Better graphics, all that good stuff."
"I think the Xbox with Kinect is the best because you don't have to hold the console. You are the console. It's easier for an old guy like me to understand."
Carson Engle(left) – Nintendo GameCube
"Definitely the Gamecube. Just all the games that were on it, the controller, everything was new. I like it better than the Xbox."
Alexander Rayburn(right) – Nintendo 64
"Probably the Nintendo 64. It revolutionized the graphics."
"Nintendo 64 because of the originality."
"PlayStation 2 had the best diveristy of games and yet still let me play multiplayer when I wanted to. It was overall a great console. I had both [Xbox and PS], but Sony's game lineup was much better. I liked how they handled their dashboard system more than Xbox. It was just a lot better. I'm a fan of both – I have them all. But if I had to pick one of all time, it's the PS2."
Previously on GeekWire: iPad fans react to Windows 8 tablet – will they switch?


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Once a license or exemption is granted, Commission staff ensures that regulated entities remain in compliance with the terms and conditions of their respective licenses or exemptions to protect, mitigate and enhance beneficial public uses of hydropower projects.
Post-licensing, Commission staff is responsible for tracking and administrating license requirements, inspecting site conditions, investigating compliance issues, and assessing penalties. Other post-licensing filings that are processed by Commission staff include, but are not limited to:
- How To Submit and/or Update Contact Information
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- All special license articles - these usually are included in licenses to protect environmental resources and to ensure dam safety.
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RayGo needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 112 designs submitted by 30 freelance designers.
A new website called "L.U.B it!" will offer a simple way to use advanced tools for conducting online surveys. We're seeking a logo that would, at the same time be simple, slick and relaxed/friendly.
Desired Color Scheme:
Transparent background
Desired Style:
On both light and dark backgrounds
Accepted File Formats:
Vector format
The concept behind the 3 letters is to convey the message that any endeavor (business, personal, for profit, non-profit), needs to be fed info/data and insights resulting from a thorough analysis, in order to function as a well oiled/lubricated machine and thrive. All in easy, simple and intuitive ways. The feel conveyed should be something palpable, approachable and non intimidating while remaining professional.
Feel free to use the 3 letters with or without dots but they should all 3 either be upper or lower case. And the name with or without the exclamation point.
The tag line should be visible but not overpower the logo as the name and its concept should be the focus. (See what the 3 letters stand for at 2k2inc.com)
Avoid very literal concepts and try to make it as subtle, but quickly understandable, as possible. Think Apple elegance mingling with Google simplicity. Out of this logo one should be able to "extract" a mascot that could be used as an icon or guide throughout the future site: think about the "annoying" little Microsoft figure that pops out in certain MS office programs that is supposed to help. Think also about setting it up for possible application of a flash animation to the logo and the mascot, although that's not what's needed at the moment. This logo needs to first stand on its own in a static manner. Fit for both print and web. Need this logo on both dark and light backgrounds.
A couple background articles are available at: http://ehlt.flinders.edu.au/educati…/BEGIN.HTM (A bit dated but good)
I am offering 3 prizes: 1st place: $350, 2nd: $150 and 3rd: $50
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You know Barack. You know W. Qaddafi, Ahmadinejad, Berluscoli, Wen Jiabao. They're leaders of the world. In POWER Platon, a portrait book iPad app about the world's leaders, you get to see them closer than ever.
What's it do?
Similar to The Final Hours of Portal 2 before it, POWER Platon shouldn't be pigeon holed into the traditional sense of the word 'app'. Instead, it's a series of portraits that bring a coffee table-styled book onto your iPad. The up close pictures, which are all amazing, were taken by famed photographer Platon over a 12-month period at the UN headquarters in New York City. Navigating through the app makes sense, it's a constant flow from one leader to the next with features easily accessible in landscape mode.
Why do we like it?
Because it's an experience that humanises these giants of the world. They're people and that's what the app reminds you of. Some could shave better, some wear their age well, some don't, some have insane eyebrows, most have flaws. You're seeing them in closer detail than you probably ever will (unless you're a pretty girl living in Italy) and there's a certain curiosity/perspective you gain when looking at someone's eyes (albeit in photo form). What do I think they're thinking? Do I know someone like them? Am I like them? There's also an introduction from New Yorker Editor David Remnick, commentary from Platon on how individual shoots went and a short bio to give you a better idea on how they all got to where they are.
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Nabilone oral capsules
Nabilone oral capsules
What is this medicine?
NABILONE (NAB i lone) is used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment. It is used by patients who do not respond to other medicines.
How should I use this medicine?
Take this medicine by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Patients over 65 years old may have a stronger reaction and need a smaller dose.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
allergic reactions like skin rash, itching or hives, swelling of the face, lips, or tongue
anxiety, depression
changes in vision
fast, irregular heartbeat
feeling faint or lightheaded, falls
hallucinations, loss of contact with reality
panic reactions
unusual bleeding or bruising
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome):
change in appetite
confused, disoriented
dry mouth
problems with balance, talking, walking
trouble concentrating
trouble sleeping
What may interact with this medicine?
Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
amphetamine or other stimulant drugs
antihistamines for allergy, cough and cold
barbiturates like phenobarbital
certain medicines for bladder problems like oxybutynin, tolterodine
certain medicines for Parkinson's disease like benztropine, trihexyphenidyl
certain medicines for stomach problems like dicyclomine, hyoscyamine
medicines for depression, anxiety, or psychotic disturbances
medicines for seizures like carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin
medicines for sleep
muscle relaxants
narcotic pain medicines
What if I miss a dose?
If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
Where should I keep my medicine?
Keep out of the reach of children. This medicine can be abused. Keep this medicine in a safe place to protect it from theft. Do not share this medicine with anyone. Selling or giving away this medicine is dangerous and is against the law.
This medicine may cause accidental overdose and death if taken by other adults, children, or pets. Mix any unused medicine with a substance like cat litter or coffee grounds. Then throw the medicine away in a sealed container like a sealed bag or a coffee can with a lid. Do not use the medicine after the expiration date.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F).
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?
They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
dizziness or fainting spells on standing
heart disease
high or low blood pressure
history of drug or alcohol abuse problem
irregular heartbeat
mental health problems like depression, mania, or schizophrenia
an unusual or allergic reaction to nabilone, dronabinol, marijuana, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives
pregnant or trying to get pregnant
What should I watch for while using this medicine?
The first time you take this medicine or have an increase in dose make sure there is a responsible person nearby. You may experience mood changes, easy laughter, or other changes in behavior.
You may get drowsy or dizzy. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how this medicine affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you have low blood pressure or if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells. Alcohol may interfere with the effect of this medicine. Avoid alcoholic drinks.
Do not smoke marijuana while you are taking this medicine. It is similar to one of the active substances found in marijuana. You are at increased risk of serious heart and/or nervous system side effects if these drugs are used together.
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- Beth Schachter says: "Show up early and introduce yourself to a few audience members as they arrive. Often this gives you new information to use in your presentation that will be tailored to the particular group."
- Germaine Palangdao suggests you "bring in the human element - give examples from your own personal life. It increases the connection with the audience. You could see how the they (the audience) are mesmerized."
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Naruto Storm 3 – Trailer 5 was the most electrifying in the Storm series of videos. Namco Bandai Games America has released a slightly extended version of Kurama Mode, showing Naruto hit Sasuke in the air before launching the Tailed Beast Bomb. We've created a few screenshots from the video. Also included is a screenshot of the Six Tails vs Two Tails which we may have missed before.
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This chapter describes the various components that you must configure in order to use an object-relational data type reference mapping.
This chapter includes the following section:
For information on how to configure TopLink mappings options common to two or more mapping types, see Chapter 121, "Configuring a Mapping".
For information on how to create TopLink mappings, see Chapter 120, "Creating a Mapping".
Table 43-1 lists the configurable options for an object-relational data type reference mapping.
Table 43-1 lists the configurable options for an object-relational data type reference mapping.
Table 43-1 Configurable Options for Object-Relational Data Type Reference Mapping
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Reference class (see Section 41.3, "Configuring Reference Class")
Attribute name (see Section 41.4, "Configuring Attribute Name")
Field name (see Section 41.5, "Configuring Field Name")
Read-only (see Section 121.2, "Configuring Read-Only Mappings")
Method or direct field access (see Section 121.6, "Configuring Method or Direct Field Accessing at the Mapping Level")
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Incirlik Air Base, Turkey: The Pentagon says it will send Patriot air defense missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack.
Pentagon press secretary George Little said Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed a deployment order Friday en route to Turkey from Afghanistan.
The order calls for 400 U.S. soldiers to operate two batteries of Patriots at undisclosed locations in Turkey, Little told reporters flying with Panetta.
Turkey is a founding member of NATO and requested that the alliance provide Patriots. They will be sent by NATO members Germany and the Netherlands as well as the U.S. for an undetermined period.
During a brief stop at Incirlik Air Base, Panetta told U.S. troops that Turkey might need the Patriots, which are capable of shooting down shorter-range ballistic missiles as well as aircraft.
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Each year the IRS publishes the "Dirty Dozen" tax scams. The IRS notes, "Taxpayers should be on the lookout for tax scams using the IRS name. These schemes jump every year at tax time. Scams can be sophisticated and take many different forms. We urge people to protect themselves and use caution when viewing emails, receiving telephone calls or getting advice on tax issues."
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- Identity Theft - The identity thief typically acquires your name and Social Security number. He or she attempts to file a tax return with your identity to obtain a large refund. The IRS reported an increase in identity theft tax fraud investigations last year. It has substantially increased its efforts to address potential identity theft and tax fraud. If you believe you have been a victim of identity theft, call the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit at 800-908-4490. There is additional information about identity theft on www.irs.gov.
- Phone Fraud - Identity thieves may call you claiming to be from the IRS or state government. Typically, they will use common names and claim that you owe taxes. If you do not immediately pay taxes to them, they threaten to revoke your driver's license or take other action. Frequently, the caller hangs up and within a few minutes a second person calls claiming to be a police officer or from the Department of Motor Vehicles. He or she confirms the first message and demands payment. The IRS has a protection line at 1-800-829-1040. If you think you have been called by a person fraudulently claiming to be from the government, you also can use the FTC Complaint Assistant at FTC.gov.
- Fake Email or Website - Phishing is a term for sending an email with a link to a fraudulent website claiming to be a government website. The goal of the sender is to persuade the person to click on the link and then enter personal information. Using a Social Security Number or banking information, the thief can then commit identity theft or financial theft. Taxpayers need to understand that the IRS will not contact them by email. Unsolicited email is not from the IRS. Anyone who receives a "phishing" email should forward it to email@example.com.
- "Free Money" Refunds - Some scammers will use fliers, ads, storefronts and word of mouth to claim that everyone can receive large refunds. Many scammers have used informal networks such as community groups or religious groups to promote their "service". They claim that everyone should receive a substantial "free money" tax refund. The scammers prepare tax returns with inflated deductions and improper credits. The victims pay a substantial fee and file the return to claim their large refund. Unfortunately, because income reported on your tax return affects distribution of various Social Security, veterans, low-income housing and other government benefits, some individuals have experienced interruptions in their other government payments because they improperly reported their income. Taxpayers should be on guard for preparers who charge a large fee and do not provide a copy of their tax return.
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I get the sense that Doug Melvin is one of those newfangled GMs that love advanced baseball statistics but also reserves a place for old-school baseball judgment. Given that, and his past history with veterans like Jeff Suppan and Randy Wolf, it doesn't exactly surprise me that he's interested in Ryan Dempster. Dempster has always dominated the Brewers at Miller Park, throwing over 100 innings of 2.66 ERA ball while holding opposing batters to a .221 average and striking out 8.6 per nine. MLB Trade Rumors reported today that the sides had mutual interest, although the Suppan and Wolf experiments no doubt convinced Melvin that three or more years on aging pitchers is too great a risk.
Dempster, age 35, is coming off one of the best seasons of his career in 2012. Everything about that should scream "red flag." His other really good seasons came in 2000 and 2008, but sandwiched between them, he pitched just 790 innings over 7 years (an average of about 113 innings per season). His fastball has been slowly but steadily losing velocity. Dempster compensated by throwing fewer of them (which seems to have increased the effectiveness of those he does throw); he's also developed a pretty good split-finger and, just this past year, a cutter (which was pretty awful). There's no sense in diminishing how well he pitched for the Cubs in 2012 (2.25 ERA over 104 IP and a career-low 2.3 BB/9), but Dempster fans also have to acknowledge how poorly he pitched after being traded to the Texas Rangers (69 IP, 5.09 ERA, 1.44 WHIP). This looks for all the world like a guy at the end of his career who is going to cash in on one more big contract.
And make no mistake, someone is going to give him three years. Once you get past Zack Grienke, the free agent market is stocked with risky plays like Anibal Sanchez, Dan Haren, Kyle Lohse, and Carl Pavano. Dempster, particularly after his strong year, looks like a pretty good candidate when stacked up against the field. Someone will overpay. Someone always does.
This is not to say that Dempster is a bad pitcher; he's really not. But he's not nearly as good as his 2012 season would suggest, and anyone signing him should expect more modest returns. The Brewers are wise to limit their risk with him at two years. I haven't seen specifics regarding Dempster's desired contract, but you can be sure that given the way the pitching market has developed the past few years, he'll be looking at an average annual value exceeding what he earned with the Cubs in 2012 ($14M). Given the Brewers stated desire to return to an $80M payroll in 2013, that would likely place him outside the Brewers' price range.
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There has been a huge effort made to try to eliminate "crib death". Once it was realized that sleep position made a difference, the American Academy of Pediatrics began to advise parents to let their babies sleep on their backs or sides on firm mattresses with no quilts, pillows, soft toys or bumpers. This advice has greatly reduced the number of crib deaths all over the world.
Further studies have shown other factors that have statistical relevance. Back sleeping is safer than side sleeping. Sleeping in the same bed with the infant, especially on a couch was shown to increase the risk of this tragedy.
Recently, a large survey was published that included among the questions, "Did your baby ever use a pacifier?" When the researchers looked at the statistics they were shocked to find that the percentage of crib deaths in the babies that were pacifier users was nearly zero! Even in the ones who only sucked for a few minutes a day.
No one is sure why pacifiers protect from crib death, but The American Academy of Pediatrics immediately published an advisory statement to encourage people to give their infant pacifiers. Because there is a concern about nipple confusion they are now suggesting that pacifiers be given after breastfeeding is established. They say that even a few minutes of sucking a day seems to be worthwhile (if the baby refuses, it is not recommended to try to force him).
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The Tag Ab Valley is relatively close to Kabul. It follows a generally north-south axis starting near the town of Surobi (sometimes spelled "Sarobi,") and runs north to Nijrab. The districts of Kapisa Province north of the Nijrab District are peaceful and contrast strongly with the southern districts of Nijrab, Tag Ab, and Ala Say (sometimes spelled "Ala Sai" or Alah Say.")
In the spring of 2007, the Tag Ab Valley was an area that experienced occasional encroachments by American Special Forces and Afghan National Army troops. The major operations that had been conducted in the valley to that point had been clearing operations followed by an absence of any stay-behind forces, save for a Special Forces camp at what was known at the time as Firebase Nijrab. An ANA force in approximately company strength could also be found at Firebase Nijrab, now known as Firebase Morales-Frazier.
The Taliban and HiG controlled the southern half of the Nijrab District, nearly all of Tag Ab District and all of Ala Say District. The only island of IRoA (Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) control in Tag Ag was a tiny area around the District Center. The Taliban would occasionally surround the District Center and besiege the local ANP for an entire day, just to show them who was boss. In May of 2007, the Taliban publicly hung an Afghan official in the town square. He was an official in the Afghan intelligence agency.
The Tag Ab Valley, with its large HiG (larger, in fact, than the Taliban) presence, was full of opium. It is an historic smuggling route, circumventing passage through Kabul by bypassing to the north at Surobi.
Surobi is a lovely little town on the Naghlu Reservoir. Nestled into the rising terrain south of the reservoir and straddling the strategic J-bad Highway which connects Kabul and Jalalabad, Surobi seems almost Mediterranean in its charm. It is also the site of last month's ambush on French forces that left 10 dead and 21 wounded.
It's a beautiful, strategic, dangerous little town anchoring the southern end of this historic smuggling route.
Surobi is also a key link in another kind of smuggling; the smuggling of suicide bombers into Kabul.
Suicide bombers, either wearing explosive vests or driving VBIED's (Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices,) are the biggest threat to security in Kabul. Tag Ab has been a traditional staging area for such attacks. It has been a place where attacks on Kabul can be planned, organized, and the forces marshaled.
Tag Ab is a key valley. It is the closest hardcore Taliban stronghold to Kabul, and the terminus for the infiltration of weapons, explosives, foreign fighters and money.
It is not the only key valley in Afghanistan, but it one with which I am personally intimate. To me, right now, it is the symbol of how woefully ignorant our own press is; and by extension, the American people, of the situation on the ground in Afghanistan.
Confirmation was released by CJTF 101 just a couple of days ago that one of the key Taliban commanders in Tag Ab was killed on August 5th near the town of Tag Ab in this strategic valley. Qari Nejat was a key thorn in our side for the entire time I was in Afghanistan. He was the most effective and active Taliban commander in the valley.
We didn't even know what he looked like. This guy was like Pancho Villa, Geronimo, and Osama bin Ladin all wrapped up into one. He was ethereal; a vicious ghost who glided through the valley and was always a step ahead of us. Evidence of his actions against the coalition, IRoA forces (both ANA and ANP,) and the local populace was as consistent as the tides; from ambushes to burning Police checkpoints to summary beheadings, Qari Nejat was credited with a lot of violence.
He was a key player in a key battle in a key valley; and the only Americans who ever heard his name were either there or read this blog. That is patently ridiculous. I'm sure that this isn't the only instance of this. Beyond sure, I am absolutely positive. This is part of what I wrote about in my post called "Information Operations."
Since my return home, I've been stunned by the lack of knowledge, concern, and investment that many, the greatest perecentage actually, of my fellow citizens have towards the war. Because of its nature, and because the privations of the war are only acutely felt by service members, it is easy for the average Joe and Jane to continue their daily lives as if we weren't in any kind of serious struggle. The delusion of incontrovertible safety, apparently cracked but not shattered by 9/11, has once again settled on the Land of the Free.
The war has become a bother, and it has finally caused pain for the average American, who several years in the past howled for vengeance for 9/11, demanded that the government fulfill its mandate to provide for the common defense, and cried out in near unison for the blood of not just Osama but of Saddam Hussein as well. Revise your personal history if you will, but I lived those days here in the States, surrounded by my fellow citizens, and I heard the cries and received the emails full of belligerent jokes and vitriolic cartoons. I watched in slow motion as the nation whipped itself into a frenzy and the UN agreed that Saddam had a deadline to completely submit or face action.
Now it has hurt the economy. Now it has driven (among such factors as a surging Chinese middle class with a new found ability to operate vehicles with internal combustion engines) the price of oil up. Now it has reversed the trend and piled up a significant debt.
Wars are expensive. The war became tedious on television news and the sensationalization of the American death toll became a daily litany that constantly reminded the American public that we were decisively engaged in a protracted effort. The initial love affair between the press and the military, expressed through embedded reporting, was brief. The reporting, of dubious quality in many cases, trickled off; and there were altercations. Reporters don't like OPSEC.
What was supposed to be, in the minds of the public whose minds had been informed by their press, a brief and surgical beheading of the government of Iraq followed by a joyous resurgence of democratic principles became an insurgency. Roadside bombings fed with the artillery shells we had left laying around in our blitz to Baghdad became daily fair in the news as the soldiers struggled to stay on top of the new gun/armor spiral.
Concurrently, in Afghanistan, we began to train a new Afghan National Army. Afghanistan held their first elections and successfully negotiated the forming of a new Constitution. The Taliban and their ilk, still reeling from the loss, were still making a game of it.
The American press retired to the Green Zone and to Kabul. They hired local stringers and reported only on death and destruction. Of particular interest were the wrongs that inevitably become part of the landscape of war. Abu Ghraib, dead civilians, the overreactions of young soldiers and Marines in stressful situations all grabbed headlines.
If it bleeds, it leads. If it stinks, it's ink.
Americans were hungry to understand what was occurring. As the most clearly articulated reason for the invasion, WMD's, were not discovered America sat shocked and felt lied to. The hugest failure of the American government was in not backing up their reasoning with the stated policy that governments who sponsored terror were subject to being held accountable to the point of regime change; but that policy was not cited until well afterwards and weakly at that.
The efforts in Afghanistan languished in near-obscurity while the national interest was drawn to the spectacle in Iraq, and news of both amounted primarily to journalists citing stringers and editorializing on what was being presented to them.
There were rare instances of journalists who actually did their jobs. Many, like Michael Yon and Scott Kesterson were independents. Some, like Michael, had military backgrounds and reported what they saw fairly and through the glasses of understanding the military from the inside. While not sugar-coating the war or those who were fighting it, neither did he sensationalize the image of a brutal occupation of some "peace-loving country" by a bunch of jack-booted thugs or paint our soldiers as pitiful victims of imperialist desires gone horribly awry.
Some did.
Michael Yon and Scott Kesterson were not published widely in mainstream outlets.
Our media has not done their job in this war. They have not been the "go-to" source for information on what has been happening, on what has been done. While they have learned to spell the word "insurgency," and later to spell "counterinsurgency," they have not educated themselves to any degree in what these actually are. They couldn't recognize a decent counterinsurgent if they sat on his lap. They have had no grip on the flow of fighting nor have they had, on other than a very simplistic level, an idea of what was and was not strategically important.
All the while, they've been informing the average American. It would be more accurate to say that they have been misinforming, disinforming, and uninforming the average American, who has a tendency to trust powerhouses like the major networks, CNN, and the major print outlets to actually do their jobs.
It's been pretty hit or miss. I would contend, and I will cite the example of Tag Ab, that it's been more miss than hit. I would also contend that Americans do not understand the truth about the investment that they have been making in national security, and that perhaps if they had a feeling of sacrifice for something they could understand, the massive resentment that is currently felt would be somewhat ameliorated.
It's not that the information isn't available. It is. The truest picture of what's going on in the two theaters of this war is not available on the US MSM, though. It's not likely to be the person who reads this post who is woefully ill-informed as a citizen of the United States; it's the millions who don't even know it exists.
As much as I celebrate those who surf the blogosphere in search of enlightenment, I don't blame Joe Sixpack for not doing so. Joe's got a life, a job, a family, and concerns. He may only have time for his nightly shot of news on the MSM outlet of his choice.
I shouldn't be a source of news. I should be where some interesting stories are told; some additional information shared. The added touch.
As near as I can tell, there are only four "outlets" in the United States who have reported on the (above detailed as significant) death of Qari Nejat. One is me and the others are The Long War Journal, Battlefield Tourist, and The Thunder Run. Four blogs.
And that, my friends, is ridiculous.
A reporter should know what is significant in the country in which he is stationed; period. For the MSM reporters in Afghanistan to not understand the significance of Tag Ab, and for them to therefore be ignorant of the significance of the death of one such as Nejat is inexcusable. It shouldn't have necessarily been front-page news, but it should have been newsworthy.
It's in a near-vacuum of real information that our nation's citizens are asked to sacrifice economically to follow this effort through to completion. We view ourselves as being an information-driven nation, but Joe is being treated like a mushroom.
He's being kept in the dark and fed shit.
Is it any surprise that the number one concern of Americans is to bring home the troops within one year? Joe doesn't even really know what has been going on over there. What's worse is that he thinks he does. It's not like it doesn't get mention; but that mention paints nothing of the real picture. Tag Ab is a perfect example.
Guess what? The French media may actually be doing their jobs. Dig this:
US-led Coalition forces in Afghanistan have killed five Taliban subcommanders in recent weeks, including a bomb-maker and two behind the August 18 attack that left 10 French soldiers dead, they said.
"Coalition forces have positively identified five Taliban subcommanders killed during operations over the past month in Kapisa province," the Coalition said in a statement from Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, and released in Washington.
Among the five were Ahmad Shah and Mullah Rohoullah, killed with six others by airstrikes in Nijrab district on August 30 after coalition forces ran into armed resistance while searching a compound.
Both were heavily involved in helping move weapons and foreign fighters into Afghanistan, the statement said, as well as facilitating Taliban operations, including the August 18 ambush on the French patrol.
Ten French soldiers were killed and another 21 injured in the attack by about 100 Taliban in Sarobi, 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Kabul.
It was the deadliest ground battle for international soldiers in the country since they toppled the Taliban regime in 2001.
Coalition forces said that on August 23 they killed subcommanders Khairullah Nezami and Qari Ezmarai in Tag Ab district.
Nezami, they said, helped to arrange the making and planting of bombs and coordinated the movement of suicide bombers in the Taliban network.
A fifth subcommander, Qari Nejat, was killed together with four additional insurgents in an operation in Nijrab district on August 5.
The Coalition linked Nejat with the July 21 suicide bombing in the Tag Ab bazaar that injured six Afghans, the July 16 kidnapping of three Afghan policemen in Jalokhel, and the torture and beheading of an Afghan on June 30.
It's not just about killing Taliban. There is so much more being done than killing. There is a deeper story behind the killing of Nejat that speaks volumes to the efficacy of what we're doing in Afghanistan and by extension in Iraq. I'll address this soon, as it's a topic in its own right.
The worst thing that could possibly happen to the people of Afghanistan would be if we killed Osama bin Laden tomorrow. Joe Sixpack, thinking that this whole effort has been simply to hunt down Osama, will suddenly start wondering what the hell we're doing in Afghanistan and in the information vacuum that is our MSM will come to the conclusion that its not much. He in his millions will demand the immediate cessation of all efforts and return to within our borders.
And the fledgling dream that is Afghanistan will surely die.
On August 5th, 2008, the people of the very strategic Tag Ab Valley in Kapisa Province got a present; their own little Osama personified in Qari Nejat went to meet his maker. On September 4th, the news of positive identification was released to all media by CJTF 101, and on September 5th it was widely reported in the French media and even the Chinese media; and by four blogs in the United States.
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thanks for pointing this out-i linked it on my blog at http://longislandgirl.vox.comReplyDelete
Thank you for your service!
I went to milblogging.com and submitted your blog to be approved for inclusion in their milbogs listing. (I forgot to see if you are already there...duh)ReplyDelete
Hopefully, it will bring more readers so you can get this info out even more.
(If I did a bad thing, let me know.)
I like your blog. I don't cotton to some of the language you use.ReplyDelete
In my search for information, I found your blog some time ago. I enjoyed the dissertation on Chai, it was an excellent peek into Afghan culture.
I don't watch that wasteland called television so I don't really know what the MSM present. I get my news from the internet and blogs like yours. Its much better information and I can cross-check to sort out truth from opinion.
BTW, I am retired USAF/ANG. I am also a student of history so understand where the following comment comes from:
Until the Afghans can read the likes of Locke and Blackstone and the Bible freely, don't expect them to progress much beyond where they are now.
Afghanistan is a rough row to hoe.
Your frustrations are well founded, but I think the French with troops in the AO and the Ambush are more attuned right now to the situation in Tag Ab. While we in America feed by corporate news outlets get the best of the worst and only a sampling of the rest. Hurricanes and two Major party conventions do not make for slow news, but the meaning of what is behind the rash of enemy leader's deaths is stuff that says to me at least the tactics are working.ReplyDelete
Questions will soon be about the long term viability of this progress and about hopes for the long slow clime to prosperity for Afghans.
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 09/09/2008 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.ReplyDelete
Did you hear what President Bush had to say about the Afghan tribes this morning?ReplyDelete
Speaking as a civilian, I see a general agreement that Afghanistan is worth the effort to rebuild it, for a variety of reasons. At most, there's some discussion on how much military force we should use, versus other methods. And not much of that.ReplyDelete
I hadn't considered what the reaction would be, though, if we did catch bin Laden. It could be like you predict.
Also, I like the blog. Thanks for trying to educate us about the conflict and conditions over there.


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