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2004 Audi A6 Engine
Options: 4.2L (VIN L, 5th digit), engine ID ART
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Condition: Remanufactured |
Price: Out of stock |
Warranty: Up to 60 Months * |
Flat Rate Shipping (Commercial address): $299 |
Remanufactured engines consist of the re-machined long block, and they include block casting. With any purchase, you can expect the following to come with the remanufactured engine:
- Crankshaft
- Connecting rods
- New rod bearings
- Pistons
- Rings
- Camshaft and timing chain
- Cylinder heads (including head castings and all required machining)
- New valves
- Keepers
- Springs
- Seals
- New rocker arms, pushrods, and lifters
- Full gasket set
- New oil pump
Our remanufacturing process entails that every part has been re-machined or replaced to meet or exceed OEM standards. Our remanufactured engines are among the highest quality in the industry today.
Our core return policy helps us manage the cost and supply to continue our remanufacturing process. The core is your old engine that is being replaced which needs to be sent to us. For core returns, we cover all shipping costs.
Please keep in mind that our FREE core return shipping is ultimately the customer's responsibility. While we handle the cost, it is up to you to initiate the process and arrange for the core pickup. When your new part installation is finished, you can reach us by phone at(877) 343-7352. You can also visit our core return page to arrange the core return.
Reman Engine offers Flat Rate Shipping (Commercial address).
Residential delivery or Liftgate service will result in additional $99 fee.
The commercial location must be able to receive freight shipping with no need for prior notification. Forklift unloading from the truck is necessary. We ask that commercial businesses enable us to ship directly to the repair shop or dealership doing the work.
Some locations (typically remote areas) may require an additional delivery fee. These locations include but are not limited to select locations in CO, UT, NY, OR, and CA.
High order volumes, inclement weather, or other circumstances outside of our control can impact shipping and delivery times. We always try to ship your order as soon as we possibly can. It should be noted that shipping times are our best estimate and not a guarantee. We also do not assume responsibility for additional fees charged by the carrier related to storage or re-delivery issues.
All of our parts are inspected and tested before shipping. Sometimes, damage does occur during shipping. It is very important that you inspect all parts for damage when they are delivered. Please report any damaged, missing parts, or wrong orders. A failure to report any problems inhibits our ability to correct them and puts all responsibility on the receiver.
At Reman Engine, we warranty all engine parts. We guarantee that they will ship with no defects in materials or workmanship. All warranty periods begin from the date of installation, contingent on the installation being managed by a Licensed Automotive Repair Facility. Please refer to our full warranty disclosure page here, https://reman-engine.com/warranty-info.
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When an unexpected accident takes place at your New Jersey facility or office, or a lawsuit is filed against your business that is related to a product or service, the general liability insurance you have in place should cover your losses, including the legal costs involved in defending against it. A general business insurance policy should cover you against injury lawsuits, false or misleading advertising lawsuits, accusations of slander, and copyright infringement, as well as property damage to your place of business, if you are tenant rather than the owner of the property.
Do you have the right level of protection?
The level of coverage you have in place will determine whether you are actually fully protected against financial losses. Many business owners have a policy in which property insurance and liability insurance are bundled into one contract, called a "BOP" or Business Owners Policy. The actual coverage for liability in these policies is often less than what is needed, should the unexpected occur. As with any insurance policy, you will be forced to pay the shortfall once you reach the limits of your coverage. If you have concerns about your actual protection against risk, our local commercial insurance agent at Frank G. Milo Agency in East Brunswick, New Jersey can review your policy, your facility, and your level of risk, based upon your industry.
Business Insurance in East Brunswick, NJ
Creating a custom insurance policy might be the right choice. This policy could be created based upon your level of risk, with a focus on affordability. You need the coverage, but the price must be reasonable. At Frank G. Milo Agency, our entire team lives and works in New Jersey, and as a local agency in East Brunswick, we will make it easy for you to get the service and assistance you need in this important matter.
We can review your existing policies, and offer simple suggestions on risk protection that are based upon a real-world understanding of your operation, your facility and the level of risk that could exist. We can come to you and meet with you at a convenient time, including after hours, so your workday is not disrupted. There are a range of strategies that may work for you, and as we are business owners ourselves, we know the importance of the bottom line. We will go the distance for you in finding the policy that will best protect you and your business, at the lowest cost.
Our entire local team is based in East Brunswick, and is service-oriented, friendly, and helpful. Connect with us at Frank G. Milo Agency if you need a commercial insurance policy, or if it is time to review your existing coverage. We serve business owners from small to large throughout the city of East Brunswick and the rest of New Jersey.

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OS X/iOS: One thing you should do to prepare for a disaster is take a home inventory. All of your belongings you would want replaced, their values, their warranties, receipts, and home or rental insurance information should all be included. Home Inventory for Mac, iPhone, and iPad can help you build one.
Home Inventory walks you through the process of building your inventory by taking you room to room in your home and encouraging you to add items that would be common in those rooms. You can record warranty information, model numbers, serial numbers, and relevant receipts quickly, and also take, edit, and attach photos to each record.
When you save everything it's automatically backed up to the web, Dropbox, SugarSync, or another cloud storage service you choose for safe keeping. You can also export your inventory for use in other apps, or password protect your inventory. The app also has fields for insurance information, emergency contacts, attachments, and other custom fields so you can add other important data. The app even supports collections, so you can add and manage your music or movie collections as block items. Home Inventory can also examine your policy to see if you're properly covered for the items in your inventory.
Home Inventory is $20 for Mac, and the iPhone and iPad companion apps are free. Admittedly, it doesn't do anything that cheaper or free alternatives don't offer, but it's easy to use and great for someone who wants to make an inventory but isn't sure how to get started.
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As with other home improvement projects, getting a roof replaced can cost a lot of money. You can also consider a "roof over", which means you can put new shingles over the old ones. However, it may cause a lot of potential problems down the road. Given below are 10 tips to help you make the right decision when replacing your roof.
1. Measure your roof size
You can get a roofing contractor measure the roof. They will give you an estimate on the basis of the size of your roof. You also need to understand the term square, which is the amount of material required for covering a hundred square feet.
2. Ventilation
Ventilation is a factor that makes your roof last longer. Therefore, we suggest that you make sure that your roof has proper ventilation. This can help you control the temperature of the rooms in summer. Aside from this, proper ventilation will help you prevent moisture in winter.
3. Consider the shingles
Your job is not just to remove the old shingles. You should also repair the underlying wood. Your contractor should address these issues in the repair agreement that you will sign. It's not a good idea to put new shingles over the old wood as this may shorten the life of the new roof.
4. Protective coverings
You should not get the shingles affixed right to the wood of the roof. What you need to do is opt for the protective barriers, especially ones that are made of durable coverings for protection against water and ice. This is more important in an area where you get a lot of snow or rain.
5. Inspections
If your roof is functioning properly, your house will stay safe for years to come. Make sure you get your house inspected from time to time.
6. Wind resistance
While evaluating the roofing material, quality and installation, make sure you consider the performance and warranty of the product in strong winds. Taking this factor into account is more important where you get tornadoes, hurricanes or other weather patterns.
7. Installation contractor
It's a good idea to hire a bonded or licensed contractor. Your contractor should be insured. They should provide a labor or material warranty. The contractor should get the permit and follow regional or local regulations. Actually, your contractor should be reliable and should have a lot of experience doing the same type of work.
8. After sale service
After sale service is an important part of our roof replacement project. Does your contractor offer a warranty? Does the warranty include labor, product or parts? What is the length of the warranty? In short, you may want to ask all of the question related to the warranty before hiring the contractor.
9. Price
Price is not a factor that should influence your hiring decision. While pricing is also important, we suggest that you give more important to other important factors, such as experience and reliability of the contractor before making your decision.
Hope these tips will help you replace your roof without any problem.


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Arthur Weisberg was born (April 4, 1931) in New York City. He attended the High School of Music and Art and the Juilliard School of Music, majoring in bassoon with Simon Kovar. He played first bassoon with the Houston and Baltimore Symphonies and second bassoon with the Cleveland Orchestra, before coming back to New York City to study conducting with Jean Morel. At this time, Professor Weisberg was first bassoon with the Symphony of the Air (formerly the NBC Symphony under Arturo Toscanini).
He was bassoonist with the New York Woodwind Quintet for 14 years and has taught at Juilliard, the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Yale University. Professor Weisberg and the New York Philharmonic have recorded George Crumb's "A Haunted Landscape." He has conducted the Milwaukee Symphony and the Sjaellands and Aalborg Symphonies of Denmark. Professor Weisberg created the Contemporart Chamber Ensemble in 1961. While he was the conductor and music director, the CCE toured throughout the United States and the rest of the world, giving over 100 world premieres. They completed recordings, and have several prize winning recordings to their credit. Professor Weisberg authored two books, "The Art of Wind Playing", published by G. Schirmer, and "Performing 20th Century Music-a Handbook for Conductors and Instrumentalists," published by Yale University Press.
He composed numerous works, and has made several editions for bassoon, including a transcription of the Bach Cello Suites and a set of 15 Etudes for Bassoon in the style of 20th Century music. He passed away in January, 2009, in Florida.
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Arthur Weisberg | QUINTET FOR CLARINET & STR QRT | cl, string quartet
Arthur Weisberg | QUINTET FOR HORN & STRING QUARTET | horn, string quartet
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Investors shun gun stocks in wake of Sandy Hook
Investors shunned some of the nation's largest gun makers Tuesday, putting up for sale the manufacturer of the Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle used in the Connecticut school shooting and worrying that the attack could soon bring stricter gun laws.
Stocks of other gun companies fell, and one sporting-goods chain said it would temporarily stop sales of military-style firearms. In Washington, some former opponents of gun control signaled that they may change their position, potentially giving stricter gun laws their best chance of passage in years.
The most notable rejection of the gun industry came when the private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management announced it would sell the maker of the rifle used in the massacre, which it called a "watershed event."
The shooting "raised the national debate on gun control to an unprecedented level,"Cerberus said in a news release. "We are investors, not statesmen or policy makers."
In an acknowledgment of the changing political climate, the National Rifle Association promised "to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again." It scheduled a Friday news conference.
Bushmaster, Remington and DPMS are among the brands made by Freedom Group Inc., the largest firearms maker in the U.S.
The Madison, N.C., company sold 1.1 million rifles and shotguns last year, along with 2 billion rounds of ammunition. Its customers include law enforcement and military agencies, as well as retailers who serve hunters and gun enthusiasts.
Cerberus, a large private-equity firm best known for investing in Chrysler and other troubled corporations, appeared to have been under pressure from two sources: investors and the threat of more gun control.
Officials at California's huge teacher pension fund said they were reviewing a $600 million investment in Cerberus in light of the Connecticut shooting. Through its stake in Cerberus, the California State Teachers' Retirement System owns a 2.4 percent stake in Freedom Group.
Pension fund spokesman Michael Sicilia confirmed the fund owns about $4 million in shares of Sturm Ruger & Co. and $1.7 million in Smith and Wesson.
Cerberus filed papers in 2009 to take Freedom Group public, but it withdrew the bid in 2011 without saying why. A Cerberus spokesman declined to comment Tuesday beyond the company's statement.
Freedom Group has lost money in four of the last five years, according to financial filings on its website. Revenue in 2011 was $775 million, down from $848.7 million in 2009. Slightly more than half of its 2011 revenue came from guns, much of the rest from ammunition.
The assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 restricted the sale of some types of guns like those made by Bushmaster. The adoption of a similar law "could have a material adverse effect on our business," Freedom Group said in a statement.
In 2010, Freedom Group said it would close its Bushmaster plant in Windham, Maine, and shift the work to a plant in Ilion, N.Y. At the time, New York Sen. Charles Schumer praised the move as a way to strengthen Remington's ability to compete for Defense Department gun contracts.
Firms like Cerberus are basically privately run pools of money that invest in companies on behalf of pension funds. On Tuesday, the fund attempted to distance itself from the national debate.
"It is not our role to take positions, or attempt to shape or influence the gun control policy debate," the firm said. "That is the job of our federal and state legislators."
Meanwhile, Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. suspended sales of all "modern sporting rifles," the industry term for military-style guns. The company also removed all guns from display at its store closest to Newtown.
Dick's has not promoted military-style guns as much as some other retailers. Its circular distributed in newspapers on Sunday had a full page of hunting rifles, but no military-style ones.
By contrast, St. Paul-based retailer Gander Mountain featured in its own flier the Black Rain Ordnance PG9, a military-style semiautomatic rifle, for $2,000. Other military-style guns were also advertised, including several from Bushmaster. Such ads are generally printed well in advance and would have been prepared before Friday's shooting.
A Gander Mountain spokesman declined to comment on whether it would change its gun lineup.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which offers Bushmaster rifles in some stores, said it would not change the guns it sells, but company spokesman David Tovar said the web listing for the Bushmaster "was taken down in light of the tragic events."
All the talk about additional gun control appeared to be driving increased gun sales, though. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said it received a record 4,154 requests for background checks on Saturday, the day after the shooting.
That was slightly more than on its normal biggest day, Black Friday.
Bob Irwin, CEO of The Gun Store in Las Vegas, said customer traffic has jumped since the school shooting, with many customers concerned that more gun laws will be enacted. He has not pulled any guns from the shelf.
"My belief is the individual nutcase did this," he said. "The company that manufactured the gun didn't. That seems silly to deprive my normal customers of product because somebody misused a product from the same company."
Irwin agreed that the Connecticut attack demanded some kind of action. He suggested adding more security officers at schools.
Shares in publicly traded gun makers declined for a third-straight day.
Shares of Sturm, Ruger & Co. dropped 7.7 percent to close at $40.60. They have fallen almost 11 percent since Thursday, the day before the shooting. Shares of Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. fell 10 percent to $7.79 — down almost 15 percent from their Thursday close.
Outdoor goods retailer Cabela's Inc. fell almost 6 percent to close at $38.77.
Associated Press writers Michelle Chapman and Jonathan Fahey in New York, Sandy Shore in Denver, and Judy Lin in Sacramento, Calif. contributed to this report.


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Brad says he is going to sell his Okesa on ebay ( he is a great guy but useless with a needle...I am just the opposite, great with a needle, usless as a man), teachers are but sexual predators ( look at all the scandals in America). So...What to think? Let me tell you something, some thirty years ago I have sewn my first robe, I still do, as long as I liive I wish I will. No best seller. Not funky-punky-brilliant Dharma. Salaryman in the train.
what is important?
"Dogen's naked bones sitting
Your naked bones sitting
Bones sitting"
everything else is noise, chatter, smoke.
Back to the cushion.
PS: As I was telling one of my students tonight, how can Brad let go of the kesa as he sits and wears it from the start? Like all of you...So no worry, really ( on top of this, he has never sewn a kesa) So...all is well. and please do ,isten to his teaching, a great teaching indeed.


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"It's still fun. I'm still having a good time. I don't not enjoy it." - Yves Edwards
Yves Edwards' fighting career is just about old enough to drive.
The 36-year-old lightweight veteran had his first official fight in October 1997, though there were surely a couple other fights before that which don't appear on his resume. Over those 16 years, Edwards has traversed the country, and made trips to Canada, Japan, and Russia, amassing a 42-18-1 record competing in organizations big and small against recognizable names and relative unknowns alike.
At one point early in his career, he was viewed as the uncrowned king of the UFC lightweight division, and his flying head kick finish against Josh Thomson at UFC 49 remains immortalized in the company's pre-main card hype video.
In addition to mastering Thugjitsu -- which is officially defined as "the modern art of the beatdown" -- Edwards has also become proficient in the art of pre-fight psychological warfare.
On the day of weigh-ins, while everyone else is waiting to step on the scale, counting down the seconds and minutes before they can once again let food pass through their lips, you're likely to find Edwards in the back, snacking on a candy bar or cookies, an early reward for making weight without issue.
"There are times where on the day of weigh ins, I'll get down to 152 pounds, but the next day, I'm still 175, so I feel real good about the cut, and I still feel strong the next day," said Edwards, explaining the origin of the on-the-scale snacking routine that has become his signature in recent years. "If I get down to '52, I go ahead and eat before the weigh ins, and I can enjoy myself while everybody back there are a little bit miserable.
"I just remember cutting weight for Golden Gloves and other stuff as an amateur, and then getting on the scale as a pro realizing that I made my weight cut, and this is a really miserable time. Everybody is uncomfortable, everybody feels bad, and I've learned how to make the weight cut best for myself.
"I like trying to make myself as comfortable as possible, as soon as possible, and I love sweets. Getting on the scale while I'm eating something delicious and that other guy is miserable – it may not affect him in the fight itself, but it might piss him off a little bit. He's back there miserable and I'm nibbling on something while he's still spitting into a cup to make sure that he's under."
This weekend, the seasoned professional welcomes former Strikeforce fighter and Team Jackson-Winkeljohn member Isaac Vallie-Flagg into the Octagon. While Valllie-Flagg made it known that he likes "anything chocolate," the UFC newcomer better not be expecting Edwards to share his snacks on Friday.
"I stopped giving people my food after I gave Sam (Stout) one of my Oreos," admitted Edwards, who was knocked out by the Canadian with a vicious left hand at UFC 131 one day after the two chowed down on cookies during their pre-fight face-off. "It's not going to happen again, but it's nice to know that he likes chocolate. Maybe I'll have some chocolate and not let him have any; that will piss him off."
At a time when many veteran fighters are showing signs of decline, cashing paychecks on the regional circuit, or have already hung up their four-ounce gloves for good, Edwards is still in the thick of things in the deepest, most competitive division in the UFC.
His blistering first-round knockout win over Jeremy Stephens two months ago lifted his record to 4-2 during his second stint on the biggest stage in the sport, and continued to show that while he may be the senior statesman of the active competitors in the lightweight division, he continues to be a tough out for anyone who stands opposite him inside the cage.
Part of what has contributed to his longevity and ability to continue to compete at a high level is Edwards' approach to training.
"When I game plan for my opponent's strengths, I game plan like I'm fighting the best guy at that thing, no matter what his strength is," explained Edwards, who is based in Austin, Texas, but also trains with the all-star collection of athletes at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida.
"If his strength is kickboxing and his wrestling is not the best, I'm not training just to beat his wrestling; I'm training to try and be successful against a guy at (Georges St-Pierre's) level. That's what my mentality is. I know I'm not at GSP's level of wrestling offensively or defensively, but that's what I look at when I look at an opponent. I try to train for that level of guy in that aspect of the game.
"If I'm worried about wrestling, I'm worried about GSP. He's a weight class higher and someone I will never fight, but that's the guy I'm training for, you know? I'm training for Anderson Silva when it comes to standup. I'm training for Marcelo Garcia when it comes to straight jiu-jitsu."
More than anything, though, the fact that Edwards continues to enjoy the process of preparing for a fight and the day-to-day quest to improve in all areas is what keeps him adding more fights to his already lofty appearance total.
"It's still fun. I'm still having a good time. I don't not enjoy it," laughed Edwards, who has earned stoppages in 33 of his 42 career wins. "I think about that sometimes. A couple months ago I was training with Gleison Tibau, and he was throwing a little bit hard. We were wearing (MMA training gloves), but he was hitting me a little hard in the face – he was on top, and I was trying to get up – and it was hard to get up. I was thinking to myself, `He's hitting me hard.' Right after that, I thought, `Oh well. I guess I gotta get up because this is still kind of fun.' That's the thing, you know?
"I'm never not having a good time. Even if I'm in the gym, I'm extremely tired or getting beat up, I'm still having a good time. I'm sure I would be having a better time if I were winning the round or winning the moment, but even at that point I'm still enjoying it. It's still a challenge, it's still a lot of fun, and I still want to get better – and I feel I am still getting better – so I guess that's motivation. When I feel like I'm not improving and I can't make any more gains, then I guess the desire may start to fade."
For now, that desire is still going strong, and is bolstered this time around by the opportunity to compete on the same card as his close friend and long-time training partner Tyron Woodley. The two always corner each other, and have discussed the possibility of fighting on the same event for a number of years, dating back to Edwards' days with EliteXC.
With Woodley, a former Strikeforce welterweight title challenger, moving to the UFC roster and stepping up to replace Erick Silva opposite Jay Hieron later in the night on Saturday, the two will get to cross another item off their individual Bucket Lists.
"As soon as the Strikeforce-UFC merger was going to happen, I got excited about the fact that I would possibly get to fight on the same card as my big baby brother. For it to be for his first time up, I'm excited about it.
"I'm really excited to be sharing it rather than having one of us there supporting the other. We'll both be out there at the same time; we've got our own things to take care of and we'll be there together all the way through. I plan on opening the show and setting the stage for him to come out and close it in a very similar fashion."
Having spent nearly 16 years inside the cage trading leather with some of the best in the business, Edwards has a very firm grasp on where he stands and what his prospects look like going forward.
It's that understanding continues to make him one of the most entertaining fighters in the lightweight division, and promises to make his bout this weekend a can't-miss engagement.
"I don't feel like my window is closing, but I completely understand that I'm 36 now, and it probably is. At the very least, I know it's not as open as it was 10 years ago, so I want to go out there and make it as exciting as I possibly can, and demonstrate what thugjitsu is at its highest level while the sport is at the highest level its been at. I want to go out there and put on a show, man, and I'm not going to hold anything back, that's for sure.
"Once thugjitsu hits, don't blink."


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Ok, this one has been fun. Most of you Pokemon fans are very familiar with the new games being released sometime next year called Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. About a month ago or so, the starters for those games were 'leaked' (although I'm pretty sure they intended to do that LOL). This one is Mijumaru (it doesn't have an English name yet), he's a Sea Otter Pokemon (water type obviously). If you'd like some more information about him and the other starters for Pokemon Black/White, you can go to Serebii.com.
I had a hard time finding pictures of the 'back' of this pokemon, so this is my best 'guesstimate' until such time as we get better/more pictures released, as we get closer to the game release. If I need to make any really serious changes to the pattern ... I will. But for now, here it is :D
As always, if you have any trouble with the pattern, or find any errors, just note me here and I'll get to it asap :D
EDIT: Sorry that the colors aren't right on here, They looked right on the computer, until I uploaded them. I have no idea what happened. I'll see if I can get other pictures with the colors right, but you will see the correct colors if you visit the website noted above. :D


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Two of the more colorful events at the 19th International AIDS Conference so far are focused on a single message: The world needs more female condoms.
The first event was an intimate fashion show Monday night, featuring dresses made with female condoms. Highlights of the show included a beautiful baby-doll dress layered with white condoms and a yellow miniskirt covered with condoms twisted into roses.
The second event features what could soon be the world's longest chain of paper dolls. People at the meeting are encouraged to write about the importance of female condoms on the dolls, then add them to a chain hanging from the ceiling of the convention hall.
The organizers have collected more than 25,000 dolls from around the world this year. By Friday, they expect to break the Guinness World Record with a chain nearly 6 kilometers long.
Both the fashion show and paper doll campaign are organized by a Dutch group, called the Universal Access to Female Condoms (UAFC) Joint Programme. The goal of UAFC is to make female condoms more available, accessible and affordable.
"Female condoms are the only contraception that is both initiated by woman and protective against HIV infection," says Ciska Kuijper, a project manager at UAFC. "Female condoms give women control of their health rights."
In sub-Saharan Africa, 61 percent of people infected with HIV are women. For people under 24, the number rises to 75 percent. The UAFC sells about 2.5 million female condoms each year in Cameron and Nigeria.
Female condoms have been on the market since 1993, but they didn't catch on. An improved, second generation version, some call "Female Condom 2," came out in 2009.
"FC2 is much more popular than FC1," Kuijper tells Shots. "They don't make noise, and they are softer."
Female condoms resemble their male counterpart, except they are larger and have a ring on either end to hold them in place. This extra material makes the condoms more expensive than traditional condoms, but a recent study here in the U.S. suggests that female condoms are cost-effective in preventing HIV infections.
According to the report, a campaign that distributed more 200,000 female condoms in the District of Columbia saved the city $8 million in future medical costs. That turns out to be a savings of approximately $15 for every dollar spent on the condoms.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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My Friend Has a Food Allergy. How Can I Help?
Food Allergies Are on the Rise
If you're asking this question, congratulations! You're a good friend.
Food allergies are on the rise in the United States, and most of us know someone with an allergy. The most common food allergies are to nuts, milk, eggs, soy, and wheat. Seafood and shellfish can also cause serious allergic reactions.
The tricky thing is that these foods often show up as ingredients in other foods you'd never think of. Soy makes its way into cereals and even canned tuna. Some deli meat uses casein, a milk protein, to bind it together. That bowl of ice cream? It may actually contain wheat.
Even foods without allergy-causing ingredients can become contaminated if they are accidentally touched by someone who has handled nuts, for example, or are prepared on equipment that also processes an allergy-triggering food.
All of this makes it hard to watch out for foods that cause reactions.
That's where friends come in. If your friend has a food allergy, you can help make his or her life easier — without making the allergy the focus of all your time together.
For someone with a food allergy, having supportive and accepting friends can make a big difference emotionally — we all want to feel understood. Having supportive friends may even turn out to be life saving.
What's A Friend to Do?
Here are some ways you can help:
Get the specifics. Find out which foods your friend is allergic to and what the symptoms of a reaction are. Many symptoms are immediate — a rash, a tingling in the tongue or mouth, or trouble breathing. But others can take longer to show up. Learn how your friend has reacted to a food in the past, but don't stop there. Sometimes the same allergy can show up differently at different times. The more familiar you are with what can happen, the easier it will be for you to identify triggers and take action if something starts to happen.
Two minds are better than one. Help your friend connect any physical symptoms to the possibility of a food allergy. For example, if you're headed to class after lunch and your friend feels sick or dizzy, it could be more than the flu — it might be a reaction to something he or she ate at lunch.
Take it seriously. Some food allergies can be life-threatening. If you see a friend about to eat something you suspect will trigger an allergy, speak up. This is particularly important at times when a friend may be distracted or not paying attention. Drinking alcohol can sometimes interfere with a person's ability to make good decisions, for example.
If your friend starts to show symptoms, don't brush them off — take action and get help. Trouble breathing, faintness, or throat tightness can be a signs of anaphylaxis, a severe reaction that can lead to sudden death. It's important that you get help for these symptoms immediately.
Know what to do. What medicine does your friend take to treat the reaction? Where does he or she keep it? Find out what it looks like and how it is used so you can help if a serious reaction starts to happen. If your friend uses an epinephrine injector, ask to learn how it works in case your friend isn't able to use it.
Don't share food. People with severe allergies need to be particularly careful about how food is prepared. So that turkey sandwich you made on the counter next to your brother's PB&J could spell trouble for your friend. It's also a good idea to keep your utensils to yourself so you don't accidentally expose a friend to an allergen. This doesn't mean you can't share your friend's food (provided you're not allergic to it, of course). You may discover some yummy new treats — just be sure to wash your hands first.
This brings us to our next tip:
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Friends who follow these tips can be helpful first-responders, looking out for possible triggers and helping to treat reactions when they arise. They also offer another important benefit — emotional support. Friends who "get it" can help people with allergies feel less alone.
Food allergies can be scary. And despite the fact that they're becoming more common, allergies can make people feel different or embarrassed. It's not easy monitoring the labels and ingredients in everything. It can feel awkward to ask "What's in this?" at a friend's dinner table or feel like you're holding up the line in the cafeteria when you'd rather be enjoying the meal and social time.
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- 3 heads garlic
- 2 cups olive oil
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
- Cut the tops off of the heads of garlic.
- Place the garlic in a baking pan with the cut side down.
- Add the thyme and pepper.
- Pour the oil over the garlic, thyme and pepper.
- Cover with foil and bake in a preheated 300F/150C oven until the garlic is golden brown and soft, about an hour.
- Drain the garlic oil and set aside to cool.
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
I Cleanin' Mommy!
It's kinda hard to see just how much water is all over the toilet seat unless your monitor is tipped just so.
The floor was pretty well flooded too. (Again, I had a hard time capturing this on film. Take my word for it.)
And there was Brooklyn just cleaning away with my Swiffer duster. The Swiffer duster she'd repeatedly dipped into the toilet. The soaking wet, dripping duster that she was using to mop the bathroom floor, walls, sink, toilet, and tub. (Brooklyn was playing dress-up with Lexi's clothes)
She looked up at me innocently as I snapped her picture.
"Look Mommy! I cleanin'! I cleanin', Mom! See?"
There went another stack of freshly laundered towels...
41 comments:
- pednurse said...
How sweet! She was just trying to help you out. And, hey, she wasn't having a tantrum!! I'd rewash towels any day for that over a tantrum!
- August 12, 2008 at 3:29 PM
- Ariel said...
Oh lovely! Thanks for the 'help' there little sweetheart!
- August 12, 2008 at 3:32 PM
- Jessica said...
Your tile is beautiful! Did you guys do it yourself?
- August 12, 2008 at 3:34 PM
How cute is Brooklyn? Very - just be thankful it wasn't a "dirty" toilet bowl!
So many comments on yesterdays entry...God bless Lexi for her quick thinking! He was surely watching out for her as she was watching out for Clay! Don't be hard on yourself - try as we might we can't be next to them every second. When my youngest was 9 months old, he was bitten on the cheek by our (up until then) very mild mannered dog. Prior to he had never bitten anyone or even growled. I was 2 feet away when it happened & hated myself for months.
All's well that ends well.
Burnsville, MN - August 12, 2008 at 3:41 PM
- Michelle said...
Dawn, your bathroom ROCKS! I love it! I may have to use some of it as an inspiration for our eventual remodel. One day I'll post pictures of our brass, pink, black and white bathroom. With a decent toilet (we replaced that part).
Better cleaning than making dirty? She's picking up something from Mommy! - August 12, 2008 at 3:42 PM
- Joanna said...
Look at it this way...she wants to be just like her fabulous mommy who she sees cleaning the bathroom and toilet! What a compliment! If it were me, though, I think I'd just quit cleaning altogether so they never learn those bad habits!!!
- August 12, 2008 at 3:43 PM
- Sharlene said...
Well isn't she a helpful little angel?
- August 12, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- Becky said...
Awww, that's so darling.
Love your bathroom! - August 12, 2008 at 4:21 PM
So cute...my 4 year old decided to wash towels the other day...she took all the freshly laundered towels she could find and dumbed them in the bathtub with her. Then she climbed in and swished them around...got a couple out and cleaned the bathroom. Thankfully nothing went in the potty.
- August 12, 2008 at 4:22 PM
Who says that Swiffer Dusters are "not for use on wet surfaces" (it says so on the box)?!!! You should email the company your adorable pictures of a 2 year old using their product just to prove that they can, indeed, be used wet (how much cleaning got done, however, may be another story...).
I also second those who are loving your bathroom. I'd kill for that tub, and the tile is beautiful!
Hope you're having a better day today and that Lexi is much better!
~Laura - August 12, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Ahhhh bless! :)
She really meant well....perhaps maybe channel her energies into something a little less wet. - August 12, 2008 at 4:32 PM
It really is quite cute!!! She looks oh so pleased with herself!!
- August 12, 2008 at 4:55 PM
- Suburban Correspondent said...
Isn't that how you do it?
- August 12, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- Unknown said...
Arn't they just so helpful!!
BTW LOVE the tile in your bathroom. It looks great even with toilet water all over it :) - August 12, 2008 at 5:04 PM
- Darla said...
This happens all the time at my house... I've finally gotten to the point that I keep the bathroom door closed at all times (and my bathrug hanging on the shower rod drying from the last "cleaning spree"). The pictures of brooklyn cleaning are simply adorable though!
- August 12, 2008 at 5:25 PM
- rachel said...
oh, she's so proud of herself!
- August 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM
My son tried to help many times. The most vivid being the time he got chocolate on his shirt and decided to wash it for me. Of course his makeshift washing machine was our toilet. Then he took a soaked shirt and THWACKED! it on the floor. So cute but I didn't take any pictures. The chocolate on the shirt was from the cake at my brother's wedding reception. Yep, he made such a mess we had to leave the reception.
- August 12, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Brooklyn smiling...how cool! Kind of makes up for the mess to clean up, right? HA!
- August 12, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Did anyone every tell you Brooklyn is such a sweetie pie?
...... yeah, I thought so! - August 12, 2008 at 7:31 PM
- Unknown said...
I believe my kids did this too when they were little!! Ah, memories!!
- August 12, 2008 at 7:48 PM
- Cassie said...
What? I clean my bathroom with toilet water and a duster all the time, don't you? ;)
- August 12, 2008 at 8:32 PM
- Holly Wilcox said...
All I have to say is that bathroom is awesome! When did you do that remodel?
- August 12, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Awww, but she is so precious doing it. Save that picture and show it to her when she is 13 and refuses to keep her room cleaned
- August 12, 2008 at 10:32 PM
- Jen said...
This happen frequently in my house. My daughter LOVES to clean with toilet water. It drives me insane but she is "just trying to help" URGH!!!!
- August 12, 2008 at 10:40 PM
Oh, gross! But she's very cute.
- August 13, 2008 at 2:08 AM
- MaBunny said...
Oh she looks so sweet and innocent. Now if she has an inkling for cleaning, stear her in the right direction, lol. I had a similar incident with Nicole when she was about that age, lol.
- August 13, 2008 at 8:15 AM
- Tricia said...
This is why I am scared to touch any part of our bathrooms. My youngest has done this MANY times. It's hard to fuss at them when they think they are being ever so helpful.
And, we have the same tile in our bathroom...you have excellent taste!! - August 13, 2008 at 8:44 AM
- Brenda said...
Hmmm. Make sure you check out any glasses of water she brings you carefully.
- August 13, 2008 at 9:22 AM
- Glowstars said...
That is so cute! I can't believe how well trained you've got her!
- August 13, 2008 at 10:34 AM
This post reminds me of the time my oldest daughter, around the age of 4, brought me a boquet of flowers from our front yard... right after I had spent all day out there planting them.
- August 13, 2008 at 12:06 PM
- TheHMC said...
Yay! My kid isn't the only one that pulls this kind of stuff.
Rock on. - August 13, 2008 at 1:30 PM
- just a girl... said...
thank god it was only water. Your daughter is beautiful
- August 13, 2008 at 1:49 PM
LOVE your bathroom! At least your little Brooklyn didn't then slip on the wet tile and smash her teeth thru her bottom lip like a certain son of mine did . . . twice. It's fun explaining THAT one to the ER people. Especially when you have to do it again a month later :)
If he wasn't two at the time I would have thought it was a plot to see how many times he could do it before Child Protective Services came to visit!
Kathy D. - August 13, 2008 at 3:10 PM
- Jennifer in Wisconsin said...
I bet her sister was just THRILLED to hear she was cleaning in her clothes. Too cute to be mad at. That's how they survive. :)
- August 13, 2008 at 5:14 PM
- Rosie : ) said...
Our youngest, Mister Crinkle-Nose, like to dip his hands in the toilet and play in it. We keep the door closed in the bathroom, but sometimes Miss Cutie-Pie decides to "clean up" with him and uses the plunger to "unplug" the toilet (it wasn't plugged in the first place.) It creates a nice puddle in which they can both play in the "rain".
At least your daughter was helping. :) - August 13, 2008 at 6:55 PM
- Nancy said...
Bless her heart for trying to help. Next time just be sure she knows where the toilet brush is;}
- August 13, 2008 at 9:13 PM
- AlaneM said...
Awww, she's so cute & proud of yourself! I hate those moments, funny? Yes. Cute? Yes. Good intentions? Yes. High annoyace factor because you now have to clean up what she cleaned up? YES, YES, YES!!!
- August 14, 2008 at 1:19 PM
- AlaneM said...
I almost forgot, your bathroom is awesome!!
- August 14, 2008 at 1:20 PM
- Stacey said...
I just wanted to say I love your bathroom! How nice of Brooklyn to 'clean' for you.
- August 14, 2008 at 5:44 PM
Brooklyn is my favorite!! Can I pinch her face? She's so adorable!
- August 15, 2008 at 1:49 AM
I did that once to my parents when I was little. I filled up a bucket with water, dumped it out onto THE WOOD FLOOR, and then started to scrub and wash the floor. Of course they come downstairs and see it and I'm all "lookie, I'm helping clean!" and they couldn't be mad at me. Oops.
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This year's State of the Union address may have set a record for fewest surprises.
The usual elements were all in place, starting with the sergeant at arms shouting across the din of the chamber, quieting the crowd of worthies from both House and Senate, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court.
Then the president made his way down the center aisle, shaking hands with the members who had sent staff members to reserve these favored seats for hours for just this moment.
As has become a tradition, there were heroes and inspirational figures joining the first lady in the gallery, each with a story deserving of greater attention.
The most moving, of course, was Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who returned to the chamber on the night before she resigns to concentrate on her recovery from a gunshot wound. A radiant Giffords shared a long hug with the president and provided the one moment of true, bipartisan good feeling in a long night of largely partisan ritual.
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We watched a president, hovering just below 50 percent approval in the polls, confront a largely hostile Congress that is even more unpopular. Neither is helping the other, and they know it. But neither knows what to do but go on fighting.
Thus 2012 promises to be a year of negligible accomplishments and maximum maneuvering for electoral advantage. That was surely the portent of the two speeches we heard: the president's and the shorter but sharply worded riposte from Mitch Daniels, the governor of Indiana and designated Republican responder.
The White House had signaled that the president would renew the themes of his Dec. 6 speech in Osawatomie, Kan., channeling the Teddy Roosevelt attacks of a century ago against concentrations of wealth. Clearly, this was a moment to frame the national debate for the re-election campaign.
The president did not disappoint, calling on those who make a million or more a year to pay no less than 30 percent on the amount over a million. "You can call that class warfare all you want, but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? Most Americans would call that common sense," he said.
Daniels was having none of such constructs. Business people are doing what drives the economy and should not be demonized, he said.
Daniels had moments of sounding like a speaker at a Midwestern Rotary Club luncheon, but he also showed some of the mind and gravitas that have attracted more national notice. Given the many meltdowns in this year's GOP presidential field, Daniels had to look awfully good to those Republicans still seeking a champion.
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NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Film Critics Circle named Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" the best film of 2012, voicing its strong support for the grimly journalistic Osama bin Laden docudrama.
Bigelow, whose "Hurt Locker" won best picture at the Academy Awards in 2010, also won best director in the awards announced Monday, and Greg Fraser won for the film's cinematography.
"Zero Dark Thirty' confirms the massive talent of Kathryn Bigelow," said NYFCC chairman Joshua Rothkopf, a critic for Time Out New York. "
Zero Dark Thirty' is a very important movie. It's not triumphant and it's still a very significant dramatization of an important event. And we were knocked out by the film."
But the critics group also cast a loud vote for Seven Spielberg's "Lincoln," bestowing it with three awards: Daniel Day-Lewis for best actor, Sally Field for best supporting actress and Tony Kushner for best screenplay. Lewis' award for his performance as the 16th president is his fifth from the NYFCC.
Rachel Weisz earned best actress from the critics for her performance in the little-seen "The Deep Blue Sea," a period drama by the British director Terence Davies.
The supporting actor pick went to Matthew McConaughey for his performances as both a Texas district attorney in Richard Linklater's "Bernie" and as a male stripper in Steven Soderberg's "Magic Mike."
Shut out entirely were awards hopefuls "Les Miserables," "Argo," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "The Master."
This year's Oscar hunt is generally seen as fairly open, with a number of strong contenders. The NYFCC voting could help coalesce support behind "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Lincoln." Rothkopf, though, said that there was strong passion in voting for several films that didn't yield an award.
Michael Haneke's Palme d'Or-winning "Amour," a depiction of an aging married couple, took best foreign language film. Best non-fiction film went to "The Central Park Five," the documentary about the infamous 1989 New York rape case, co-directed by Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah Burns and David McMahon.
Best animated film went to Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie." The AIDS activism documentary "How to Survive a Plague" was picked as best first feature.
The New York Film Critics Circle, a body of 35 New York-based critics founded in 1935, announced their annual vote on Twitter over a period of hours. Awards will be handed out at a ceremony Jan. 7.
Next to come in the quickening awards season are the National Board of Review Awards on Wednesday and the Los Angeles Film Critics on Sunday. Golden Globe nominations will be announced Dec. 13.
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MARIETTA, Ga. – An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal Georgia despite the defense's attempt to cast guilt upon several others, including the child's parents.
Jurors deliberated about two hours before finding De'Marquise Elkins guilty of 11 counts, including two counts of felony murder and one count of malice murder in the March 21 killing of 13-month-old Antonio Santiago in Brunswick. The man's mother, Karimah Elkins, was on trial alongside him and was found guilty of tampering with evidence but acquitted of lying to police.
De'Marquise Elkins faces life in prison when he is sentenced at a later date. At the time of the shooting he was 17, too young to face the death penalty under Georgia law.
His lead defense attorney, public defender Kevin Gough, vowed to appeal the verdict. A judge denied his request for the teen to be out on bond during the appeal.
"Marky Elkins and his family are confident that he will receive another trial in which he will be able to present fully his defense," Gough said. "Mr. Elkins will eventually be exonerated."
Karimah Elkins' attorney, Wrix McIlvaine, said he would talk to his client and that they would likely appeal.
Sherry West testified that she was walking home from the post office with her son the morning of the killing. A gunman demanding her purse, shot her in the leg and shot her baby in the face after she told him she had no money, she said.
Prosecutors, who declined comment after the verdict, said during two-week trial that De'Marquise Elkins and an accomplice, 15-year-old Dominique Lang, are the ones who stopped West. Prosecutors say the older teen pointed a small .22-caliber revolver at West and demanded money. When West refused several times to turn over the money, Elkins fired a warning shot, shot the woman in the leg and the baby between the eyes, prosecutors said.
The killing in the port city of Brunswick drew national attention, and the trial was moved to the Atlanta suburb of Marietta owing to extensive publicity locally.
Prosecutors have said information from Elkins' mother and sister led investigators to a pond where they found the revolver. Elkins' sister also was charged with evidence tampering.
Lang, who was a key prosecution witness in Elkins' trial, is set to go to trial at a later date.
West told The Associated Press that she didn't want to say too much following the verdict because there are still other trials pending in the case and she will be a witness and she will testify at Elkins' sentencing.
"I knew why I was there and I knew that I didn't have my baby anymore," she said. "In the beginning I was in shock. Now things are kind of really setting in. But I'm hanging in there."
West spent hours on the stand during the trial and was grilled by the defense on her personal and medical history.
"I was a little nervous up on the stand and just being asked so many personal questions by the defense attorney," she said in a telephone interview. "It was embarrassing."
The defense tried throughout the trial to prove that the investigation was flawed and that police refused to consider other leads or investigate further once they had Elkins in custody the day after the killing
"They finished their case in 25 hours. Everything else they did after that they just sugarcoated," Lockwood said.
The prosecution's witnesses — many with criminal histories and some drug users — lied repeatedly and changed their stories throughout the investigation, Lockwood said. The defense also said several law enforcement agents backtracked in their testimony to make sure what they were saying fit the state's version of the story.
West made different identifications of the suspect and behaved strangely after the shooting, occasionally joking and laughing while being questioned by police and making other bizarre statements, Lockwood said. The baby's father, Louis Santiago, was in the vicinity when the shooting happened and showed no warmth toward the child's mother afterward, Lockwood said.
Lang testified that Elkins is the one who asked West for money and fired the shots, but admitted lying repeatedly, Lockwood said. And Lang's cousin, Joe Lang, was in the area on the day of the shooting and fits the description of the shooter.
But police never really investigated the baby's parents or the Lang cousins, Lockwood said.
The defense had strongly suggested in pretrial motions that the baby's parents were the killers. Gough made several suggestions to the same effect during the trial. But much of his questioning that seemed to be heading in that direction — including attempts to bring up details about the backgrounds of both of the baby's parents — was blocked by the judge after the prosecution objected.
Prosecutors said the defense presented a lot of theories and speculation but that the evidence and facts in the case proved Elkins' guilt.
Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson showed jurors a string of still images pulled from video cameras around Brunswick during her closing argument. They all showed Elkins in specific locations at specific times the day of the shooting.
Johnson also reminded jurors of the testimony of two young women — one who said Elkins walked her to school at 8:45 the day of the shooting and another who said she spent the night before with Elkins and ate with him later that morning, which was backed up by video stills of them at a convenience store.
The only person whose story didn't match the evidence in the case was Elkins, Johnson said.
Johnson also rejected the accusation that police stopped investigating once they arrested Elkins, noting that they pulled video from various cameras around town and went diving in a pond to recover the gun the following week.
Johnson also slammed the defense for picking on West and her behavior following the shooting: "Does anyone know what the protocol is for how you're supposed to act when you've just watched your child get shot in the face?"


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Watch These People Falling Off Swings — Daily Distraction
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A swingset can be a wonderful thing, but sometimes people just can't seem to handle all the wonderfulness.
Just about everyone has fallen out of a swing at one point or another, so you should feel free to laugh along at these unfortunate folks (all of whom were fine, by the way). And remember the next time you dare sit on one of these contraptions: hold on tight, don't let go, and get off before you try something you know you shouldn't!
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History of the federal estate taxThe history of estate taxes in America has been a long and winding road. Careful estate planning is still one of the most important ways to manage and protect your assets for your heirs.
The Stamp Act of 1797 was the first federal estate tax in the United States and was passed to help fund an undeclared war with France; it was repealed in 1802. The Revenue Act of 1862 reinstated the estate tax in order to fund the Civil War; it was abolished in 1870. To finance the Spanish American War, the War Revenue Act of 1898 was passed, and subsequently abolished in 1902. Due to the costs of World War I, the Revenue Act of 1916 reinstated an estate tax that, in some form or other, has been in effect ever since. The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 gradually increased the federal estate tax exemption, until finally repealing the federal estate tax altogether for the 2010 tax year only. The Tax Relief Act of 2010 reinstated the federal estate tax with a $5 million exemption, indexing the exemption for inflation after 2011. The provisions of the Tax Relief Act of 2010 expired on December 31, 2012. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 increased the federal estate tax rate from 35% to 40%, but left in place the higher exemption level, which reached $5.49 million in 2017 (up from $5.45 million in 2016); both provisions are now permanent. It also left in place the "portability" of any unused exemption between spouses. The latest major piece of tax legislation is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. This Act doubled the federal estate tax exclusion to $11.18 million in 2018 (indexed annually for inflation) while retaining the 40% tax rate. In 2026, the exclusion is scheduled to revert to its pre-2018 level. The information in this newsletter is not intended as tax, legal, investment, or retirement advice or recommendations, and it may not be relied on for the purpose of avoiding any federal tax penalties. You are encouraged to seek advice from an independent professional advisor. The content is derived from sources believed to be accurate. Neither the information presented nor any opinion expressed constitutes a solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security. This material was written and prepared by Broadridge Advisor Solutions. © 2019 Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. Leave a Reply. |
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Heraldica's Pendant #69G.
At the present time, we have not yet put up our collection of family crest jewelry for the name Bardenill. In the meantime, we are pleased to show this same piece as it would be engraved for Armstrong.
If you do not already know what your family crest looks like, and would like to see what it looks like as fine family crest jewelry, just send us an e-mail and we will be glad to look it up and e-mail it to you as soon as possible.
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Kitchen tools – those around here crazy about them please raise your hand. :D
Good cookware and tools can really help you get better results in cooking and baking – for instance, I can't imagine my kitchen without my wonderful Kitchen Aid mixer; for a citrus lover like me, a Microplane zester is a must-have.
And to make it all perfect, gorgeous dinnerware to serve the food prepared with love – even people who don't like/don't know how to cook are pleased to eat at a beautifully set table.
Speaking of citrus, I'm still on a lime kick. And I would never have thought it would go so well with macadamias.
Lime fudge with macadamia nuts
slightly adapted from here
3 cups (465g) white chocolate, finely chopped
14-ounce (395g) can sweetened condensed milk
3 teaspoons finely grated lime zest
3 tablespoons lime juice – freshly squeezed is better
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts (toasted if desired)
Line a square 20cm (8in) baking pan with foil, extending foil over the edges of pan. Butter foil; set aside.
Stir white chocolate and sweetened condensed milk in a large heavy saucepan over low heat just until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in lime zest and juice. Stir in the macadamia nuts. Spread mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
Cover and chill for two hours or until firm. Lift the fudge from pan using edges of foil. Peel off foil and use a knife to cut fudge into pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Firmware Update version 3.02 for NW-WM1 series (Mac)
Improves the transition between tracks when played back via Bluetooth
Applicable Models
This information is for the following models:
About this download
Benefits and Improvements from the latest update
- Improves the transition between tracks when played back via Bluetooth
Previous Benefits and Improvements
- Corrects an issue where a time error is displayed while playing some MP3 content
- Improves the operability when sorting the Bookmark List
- The USB-DAC function has been added
- The Bluetooth Receiver function has been added
- A Vinyl Processor option has been added to the Sound Quality settings
- A Digital Peak Meter has been added to the layout options on the Playback screen
- A function for manually adding cover art images to albums has been added
- aptX, "aptX HD" Bluetooth codec added
- APE and MQA music formats added
- Shuffle and repeat settings made available from the playback screen
- Auto power off function added to prolong battery life
- Methods of displaying song information increased
- Other functions improved
- Improved the response when the touch panel is pressed or scrolled
- Addressed issues where the sound was skipping or cutting out under certain conditions
- Addresses a rare issue where characters may become corrupted when Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese contents are displayed
- Addressed the issue where characters in the WALKMAN display appear corrupted when Thai appears in the song titles, etc
- Addressed other issues
System Requirements
Operating Systems
The latest version of the firmware update is compatible with most commonly used versions of Mac OS:
IMPORTANT: Not supported by OSs other than specified below.
- macOS 10.13 - 10.15
File Info
File Name
- Firmware Update version 3.02 for NW-WM1 series (Mac)
File Version
- Version 3.02
File Size
- 113 MB (119,163,110 byte)
Release Date
- 29-08-2019
Check the firmware version
Do I need to download it? This update is not necessary if your Walkman has already been updated to firmware version 3.02 by the automatic firmware update function.
If you're not sure, it's easy to check which version of firmware you have:
- Press and hold the Power button until the Home menu appears.
- Tap the [Options/Settings] icon, in the bottom right corner of the screen
- Select the [Settings] menu
- Scroll until the bottom and choose the [Unit Information] menu Confirm the Model number and Firmware version
Before you upgrade
- Be sure to remain connected to the network while updating.
- After updating, the firmware cannot be reverted to an earlier version.
- Please transfer all data from the unit to the computer, since data which remains on the unit may be lost when upgrading.
We cannot guarantee tracks and data will not be damaged or deleted when performing this update. - When upgrading, the unit needs to have free space of about 200 MB. Please confirm the amount of free space is sufficient.
- If there is not enough free space in the built-in flash memory, transfer any unnecessary data back to the computer to increase free space.
- During the installation of this file, be sure that you are logged in as the Administrator or as a user with Administrative rights.
Download & Install
Step 1: Install the update
- Read and agree to the terms and conditions.
- Download the file to your computer.
- After completion of the download, connect your Walkman to your computer by USB connection.
- Quit all software running on your computer
- Double click the saved file and follow the on-screen instructions.
Please do not disconnect the unit from the computer during the upgrade.
Note for macOS 10.15 users: When you start the update tool the first time on macOS 10.15, a ["Software Update Tool" would like to access files on a removable volume] message is shown. If you click [OK], the updating starts. If you click [Don't Allow], an error will be displayed and the updating will fail. - When the message indicating the upgrade is complete is displayed, click on [Finish].
Step 2: Check the update was successful
After the update, please confirm the new version has been installed successfully by following the steps in the [Check the firmware version] section.
If the Firmware version shown is "3.02", the upgrade was successful.


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Anyone who endured airline travel over the Thanksgiving holiday last month can tell you that the best time for a visit to Grandma's for a turkey dinner is also among the worst times to fly "the scheds." Major airports strain to handle traffic loads during normal times, and when all those passengers want to get off the ground at once, you can practically hear the terminals bulging at the seams. Naturally, anyone with the wherewithal to take advantage of private aviation for family travel will choose the holidays to play that card.
There are plenty of well-known, practical arguments for making the decision to fly on your own year-round. But here are five less-talked-about reasons why private jets can't be beat for family and holiday travel:
1. You can fly in your jammies. I suppose you could do that on the airlines, but it's just not the same. From my childhood, I remember when our family would launch the annual holiday road trip after my father got home from work — "to avoid traffic." So we kids would begin our vacation snuggled up with a rolling slumber party. (Of course, the highways were swollen with other station wagons full of kids in their PJs.) With overnight departures in private airplanes, mom and dad can join in on the fun.
2. The family pets can come along. Finding someone to care for your dog, cat or cockatiel can be inconvenient, expensive or both. Besides, don't you want to be able to give Rover his gifts on Christmas morning? Private flying makes that possible, without the torment of stashing him in a cage in the luggage compartment. There are rules of etiquette for pets riding in charter jets' cabins, of course — the next passenger won't appreciate wading through a carpet full of cat hair — but most operators can accommodate family pets. Just don't let the dog try to hang his head out the side window at 650 mph.
3. "Good things" can also come in big packages. When you have plenty of space for the gifts you're bringing, you don't have to shop around for that perfect "little" something. Want to surprise Uncle Ned with a snow blower? Bring it along for the ride, with a big red bow on top of the box. And though 'tis better to give than receive, don't forget that the freedom in selecting larger gifts is true for the return trip, as well. It'll be nice to know that your relatives won't be restricted by size when they do their shopping for your family, too.
4. You can use the time onboard for last-minute wrapping. No, it won't be the same as gathering in front of a warm fire to wrap presents, but with the freedom to move around the aircraft cabin, you'll have a few extra hours for gift preparations. As hard as it is to imagine, sometimes families do run out of time for such things, and having some leeway with the travel hours can be a godsend in reducing holiday stress.
5. The kids can keep an eye out for you-know-who. If you are flying on Christmas Eve, the sky can be a magical place. As you ascend and descend, you may see entire neighborhoods lit up for the holidays. From your lofty altitude in flight, you may be able to look down on remote specks of glowing lights and snow-covered mountains. And if your kids have keen, alert eyes, they just might be able to spot the telltale red glow of a certain reindeer's nose.
Source: www.bjtonline.com; Mark Phelps; November 21, 2013.