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Livestock Disaster and Dairy Provisions in the Farm Bill
The 2014 farm bill had not yet been signed when lawmakers started calling on USDA to get the livestock disaster programs out as quickly as possible.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Agri-Talk on Wednesday that he has instructed his staff to focus on those disaster programs to get the rules out as quickly as possible. "The reality is our livestock producers have waited a very, very long time for help and for resumption of these disaster programs. There are four programs in full that need to be looked at. A couple of them don't necessarily require a lot to get implemented, but two of them will require us to go through a rule-making process. We want to be able to do that as quickly as we possibly can," Vilsack said in the radio interview.
Under Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs in the farm bill, USDA will be able to pay out for livestock disaster aid to producers going back to 2012. The Congressional Budget Office estimates USDA will send out $897 million in disaster payments alone for 2014. The 10-year budget score for disaster programs is projected at $3.67 billion.
Livestock Indemnity Payments: Pays up to 75% of the market value for livestock mortality that exceeds normal rates. That includes paying for attacks by animals or adverse weather conditions as well. Market value of the animal is based on the market value of that animal the day before its death.
Livestock Forage Disaster Program: Compensates producers for grazing losses due to drought or fire on land a producer owned, leased, purchased, sold due to drought or was a contract grower on in a county affected by drought. Payments can equal up to 60% of the monthly feed costs incurred by the producer or the feed costs calculated by the normal grazing capacity of the land. The payment rate can go up to 80% for producers forced to sell livestock because of drought. Assistance is excluded for grazing losses on land used for haying or grazing under a Conservation Reserve Program contract. The program has specific language on how a county was designated due to the National Drought Monitor. The program also has different requirements for livestock grazed on public lands.
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm-Raised Fish: USDA can use up to $20 million for emergency relief for farmers whose livestock, honey bees or farm-raised fish have been decimated by diseases.
Tree Assistance Program: Payments can be made for orchards that lost at least 15% of their trees and will reimburse up to 65% of the costs of replanting those trees beyond those 15% losses. The Tree Assistance Program has a $125,000 payment cap.
Repealed: The Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) was not reauthorized for grain producers.
In signing up for these disaster programs, USDA is encouraged to give some flexibility to producers going back to 2012 and give them time to compile the necessary information for signup.
Dairy Provisions in the Farm Bill
Leading into farm-bill talks, the Congressional Budget Office baseline for dairy programs was set at $284 million over 10 years. That included MILC payments and other provisions. CBO raised the 10-year budget score for dairy in the new farm bill to just under $1.2 billion with the addition of the Margin Protection Program.
The controversial Dairy Market Stabilization Program was dropped in the final version of the bill.
The bill eliminates the price support program and export incentive program are eliminated, as it's the federal milk marketing order commission set up in the last farm bill. Milk Income Loss Contract Program (MILC) also terminates once USDA establishes the Margin Protection Program.
Margin Protection Program: This program is effectively a dairy insurance program that will be run through the Farm Service Agency. It will pay farmer based on feed margin protection levels that the farmers choose.
By Sept. 1, USDA will have to create the margin production program. USDA will determine the national average feed costs, factoring in the price of corn, soybean meal and alfalfa. Those feed costs will be used to calculate the actual dairy production margins based on feed costs for consecutive 2-month periods subtracted from the all-milk prices for those two months. The Margin Protection Program will have an annual signup. If a farmer has more than one dairy operation, each one will have to enroll separately. Also, to enroll in the program, a dairy farmer must pay a $100 signup fee for each operation enrolled. Also, enrollment in the margin program will be based on production history from 2011-2013. Two optional formulas will be used for new dairy operations.
Dairy operators will have to choose coverage levels based on dollar figures ranging from $4-$8 coverage levels and a percentage of coverage ranging from 25% to 90% of production history. Farmers collect a payment when the actual production margin for two consecutive months is less than the coverage level selected by the dairy.
Premium costs per cwt are based on whether a dairy produces more or less than 4 million pounds of milk per year. For those under 4 million pounds, the premiums range from zero at $4 coverage levels up to 47.5 cents per cwt at $8.00. For every level of coverage except $8, the premium is also reduced 25% for 2014-2015.
For farmers marketing more than 4 million pounds of milk, the premiums range from zero at $4 coverage levels up to $1.36 cwt at $8 coverage level.
Dairy Product Donation Program: When margins fall below $4 for consecutive months, USDA must start buying dairy products for the next three months or until margins move higher. USDA then would distribute those food items to local food banks on non-profit groups.
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May 20, 2013
Opus 18 No 1 by Frederic Chopin
Opus 18 No 1 (Grand Waltz Brillante) by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
|The Grande valse brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18, was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1833 and published in 1834. This was his first published waltz composition for solo piano. However, prior to 1834 he had written at least sixteen waltzes that were either destroyed or eventually published posthumously.
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There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho main content.
Directed By: Briar March
2010 | 80 min
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The Takuu live in a Polynesian paradise. Among the towering palms, crystal blue waters, and white-sand beaches of an atoll off the shores of Papua New Guinea, the people of Nukutoa carry on without electricity and free from notions of private ownership. But the rising South Pacific is eroding their shores, threatening their taro crops and shoreline huts, forcing them to accept federal subsidies to survive. When the government offers to relocate the islanders to the mainland before the sea water overtakes them, the Takuu request instead that environmental scientists investigate a way to save their home. Told from the perspective of three main characters, There Once Was an Island bears witness to the local effects of global climate change on a culture deeply rooted to its geography. Combining thoughtful interviews with spectacular outdoor cinematography, New Zealand documentarian Briar March creates a heartbreaking portrait of a people who must choose either to move away or die with their island.There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho Trailer


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Seelio Now Available to Students at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy
Chicago, IL – (November 05, 2014)- Tribeca Flashpoint Academy (TFA) has a new way to help students collaborate across disciplines, showcase their work, and make connections with employers. Starting this fall, students will have access to Seelio, a student lifecycle portfolio solution that enables them to document and capture their learning and enter their interviews with confidence—along with real examples of what they can do.
With strong roots in hands-on learning, Seelio is a natural fit for students at TFA who are required to create an online portfolio of work throughout their educational experience. With Seelio's showcase features, TFA can bring visibility to students' work, enable them to connect directly with employers, and participate in commissioned projects before they graduate. Additionally, as students capture and document their learning experiences in one place, TFA will be able to evaluate and assess learning outcomes and demonstrate the power of its progressive training model.
"Tribeca Flashpoint Academy is dedicated to helping our students get a leading edge in the job market after graduation, and that's precisely what Seelio will help them accomplish," said TFA Academic Dean Peter Hawley. "We're greatly looking forward to giving our students and faculty members access to this powerful tool."
Seelio, founded in 2011, provides services and technology to higher education institutions in order to help students achieve the best possible return on their educational investment. With training, support, and consultation, students and faculty across TFA will be empowered to utilize Seelio's technology to document and showcase their learning accomplishments.
"We're excited to be working with TFA faculty and students," said Moses Lee, CEO & Cofounder of Seelio. "We are passionate about student success and see this partnership as an important way to help TFA students present and showcase their learning inside and outside the classroom."
TFA's partnership with Seelio will extend over the next three years; information about Seelio accounts will be shared with TFA students and faculty via email.
For more information, please contact Kristin Hertko, TFA's Marketing Director, at Kristin.Hertko(at)tfa(dot)edu or 312.506.0714; or Emily Keller-Logan, Seelio's Director of Marketing and Communications, at Emily(at)seelio(dot)com or 734.369.8388.
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Whatever happened to the mighty multinationals that dominated all markets, cornered capital and managerial talent, and bought whatever competition they couldn't beat?
The big beasts still prowl the globe, but many look more like harmless herbivores than Tyrannosaurus Rex. For a bad start, the massive blue-chip equities have missed out on the post-millennial bounce-back in the stock markets. Worse, in the real world, where cash is exchanged for goods and services, the former undisputed leaders are falling back or behind. Cars are a grim example: Japanese makers are running faster than GM, Ford and Chrysler.
As for the much-trumpeted digital revolution, IBM has totally lost its domination, once of more than Gatesian power. Now even Microsoft looks wobbly, while Apple, the perennial upstart, is enmeshed in threatening financial scandal and product problems. And the celebrated Dell, to quote Business Week, has stumbled from 'one mishap to another' this summer and its predicament may be (wait for it) 'intractable'.
In retail, all-conquering Wal-Mart has been rudely repulsed by the Germans. Is nothing sacred? The short answer is 'no'. The old hegemony of the multinationals was based on the three Ms: money, markets and management. Would-be challengers faced high costs of capital and less access to it; the market power of long-time leaders was self-perpetuating; and the management machines cornered the cream of the graduate crop.
The three Ms have mostly crumpled. Capital is pouring into new wells - fed in part, paradoxically, by gigantic wealth streams that the dinosaurs have created by overpaying (scandalously) their own offi cers and (indirectly) their financial 'advisers'. The City Svengalis alone pocketed £21bn in bonuses last year, all paid for by corpocrats who weakened their equities by daft overpayments for mergers and acquisitions.
Even the less smart B-school leavers are smart enough to see the consequences. Finance and consultancy off er glittering prizes at ever-younger ages. The new maestros, in hedge funds, private equity, etc, glitter brightest and best. The hedgers alone now control $720bn of other people's money: that's $100bn more than total stockholders' equity for the world's 10 largest corporations.
The new financial entrepreneurs ultimately depend on a precarious ability to generate historically outstanding returns. That's what puts the blue-chips in the shade and throws the spotlight on smaller contenders, including the new 'e-boomers'. One told Fortune that he was getting more offers of venture capital than he knew what to do with. He's by no means alone.
Multiplying this up-and-comer (who may well neither up nor come) by the hundreds gives some idea of the obsolescence of the old-time managerial elite. Its members are ill-equipped for the fray. The once-impenetrable defence of size has become a massive liability: big-time managers can't defend their own turf, let alone generate new, vibrant businesses. Instead, they are offloading.
Thus Philips is negotiating the sale of its microchips business - naturally, to a venture capitalist. This echoes IBM's sensational surrender of its PCs to Chinese competition. Will Ford be forced along the same route? After a quarterly loss of $264m (double previous reports), that's not such an impossible idea. Ford is now valued at 7 per cent of Toyota's capitalisation.
Obviously, the best Japanese firms have found far better approaches to the management of great scale. They have placed productive cost-effectiveness ahead of easy managerial profits, and true customer satisfaction before the dubious 'shareholder value'. It's a simple formula, but it alone won't solve the heavyweights' dilemmas.
For example, Coke, an allegedly 'tired brand', is still worth some $67.5bn. Against that mass, what can it gain by launching 1,000-plus new drinks and variations in a single year ? Coca-Cola's top management cannot devote more than cursory attention to most of these would-be wonders or to many aspects of the super-brand itself. As for discovering a new blockbuster that will make a real diff erence, forget it.
All this is a far cry from Jack Welch's credo at GE of driving businesses to first or second place in their markets. Instead of 'Welchism', Fortune now proposes 'agile' companies that 'find a niche, create something new'. In a world where customers, not shareholders, are king, managers should 'look out, not in', 'hire passionate people' and appoint 'a courageous CEO'.
Companies should seek to be admired, not for their might, but their 'soul'. The problem with this is that large-scale Western managements are asked to excel in the very areas where they have greatest difficulty. They can't display the vitality of a new hero such as Google. When a recent idol like Dell can be condemned as 'a one-trick pony' with 'intractable' troubles, what hope is there for managements with no tricks up their sleeves?


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My name is Andrew Vuong. Developer, Entrepreneur, Tech lover, Med School Dropout
I had initially wanted to pursue medicine and become a physician because my father pasted away from chronic illnesses when I was fourteen. I didn't want any other children to have to go through my childhood without a father and a parent without their partner.
I realized in medicine, I would be limited by the control of others in how I may help the world such as legislature, political climate, hospital administrator and their investors, and just the nature of the profession, being cyclical and non-advancing, similar to preservation. I have a burning desire to create substantive value through creativity and innovation that will progress humanity, alleviating suffering and fear.
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I wanted to break the status quo in suffering and take advantage of creativity. I transitioned out of medical school to study computer science because I wanted to improve society on a larger scale. I am excited to incorporate technology into innovative ideas for the betterment and advancement of society. There are endless possibilities with the tools available to build, especially in the digital space. We live in an amazing time for creativity and can harness that power through the Internet to disrupt stagnant industries and progress. I want to learn and grow with great people.
I am currently working on a few iOS projects that I hope to bootstrap to market and to develop minimum viable products for accelerators/incubators.
In addition to building apps, I wanted to dabble into building my brand, with my personal website and blog as my headquarter. Owning and hosting this blog is a fun learning experience. I have a second domain askyforever.com that I will use to experiment and build using HTML/CSS to what this wonder WordPress powered blog looks and functions like.
My personal projects double as fun hobbies that grow my software developing and entrepreneurial skills. I am currently very excited on publishing a social project through an app that serves primarily as a public service.
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During the school holidays (half terms and each of the three main school vacations) the School runs a Playclub for children aged 3-7 and a Sports Activities club for children aged 7-11. The 3-7 clubs take place at the Swallows Campus; Holiday clubs for children aged 7-11 can take place at Swallows, and the Senior School (in the summer).
Holiday clubs play an important part in the lives of some pupils at the School and for children who are not members of the School but live in the Coventry area. Holiday clubs run each day from 8.00 a.m. until 5.30 p.m. Details of the programme for each holiday are available in advance from the School office (Hales or Swallows). Holiday clubs are charged for on a daily basis and are extremely popular with children. The School is aware that school holidays can cause significant difficulties for families where both parents work and the aim is to always provide care for children when parents need to work. We do not, however, cover weekends or bank holidays.
Please use the relevant form below to book.
PLAY CLUB FORMS Summer 2019
Holiday Club Day (08.00 - 16.30) - £25.00
Holiday Club Day & Aftercare (08.00 - 17:30) - £30.00
Additional charge made for every 10 minutes beyond 17:30 - £10.00
Registration Forms and Full payment must be made prior to the first day of the Holiday Club.
Cash – no longer accepted
Cheque - made payable to Coventry School Foundation.
Childcare vouchers - may be used as full or part payment of charges. (When using vouchers, booking must be made at least one week prior to the start of the holiday.)
Credit/Debit card – Please complete a 'card payment form'.
We are known as Bright Futures Nursery with most voucher providers.
Play Club and Sports Activities are administered by:
Holiday Clubs,
King Henry VIII Preparatory School,
Swallows Campus,
Kenilworth Road,
Should you need to contact a member of staff during Holiday Clubs hours please contact:
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Early Years Centre: 02476271326
Mrs Natasha Cagribay: 07592547424 (mobile)
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Bankruptcy Court District of North Dakota Updated Website Launch
Friday, October 10, 2014
Within the next week the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of North Dakota will launch our newly designed website at http://www.ndb.uscourts.gov.
The redesign of our website is part of a national trend in federal courts to bring great uniformity and consistency across court websites and to ensure that content required by statutes or Judicial Conference policy is easily accessible. If you have any questions or comments on the new site, please email email@example.com or call 701-297-7100.


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Meeting Notes from 12/3/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-12-04 14:46
Last night, it was me/tod, thestevenlane, Shelby P from Working Bikes and Jessica J at the Mercury Cafe.
I worked w/ Shelby on the WB CiviCRM installation. We got him up and running and did some permissions configuration. He's going to prepare some stuff for the next WB meeting and get back to me/tod regarding their usage requirements. We'll further configure user roles from that.
Meeting Notes from 11/26/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-11-27 14:45
At last night's meeting it was thestevenlane, me/tod, and Shelby P from Working Bikes. Shelby was in to help out w/ the implementation of CiviCRM on the Working Bikes site.
Stevenlane and I/tod did a bit first with the media content type on the CCM site. We set up a view for all media entries and discussed how the final media rendering would look.
Meeting Notes from 11/19/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-11-20 10:39
After having to cancel last week's meeting, it was thestevenlane and myself/tod at the Mercury cafe last night. We worked on the CCM site media mention content type for a while before being joined by (name?) from Working Bikes who was interested in using civiCRM to help WB manage their contact list.
Meeting Notes from 11/6/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Thu, 2007-11-08 10:20
We had a pretty good turnout last night at the Mercury Cafe. Thestevenlane, Jordan, Paul, and I/tod were there. We werew also joined by ST who said he'd be interested in helping out.
We talked about a variety of things including putting the txtmob software on whip for use by the CCM ride and (possibly tied into the CCM site. (source here)
We also talked about an upgrade scheme for Westgate to get us up to Drupal 5.x.
Meeting Notes from 10/29/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-10-30 16:06
At last night's meeting it was just thestevenlane and me/tod. We talked about goings on and got caught in a conversation w/ a potential new recruit. I tried over and over to get on the network, succeeded briefly, but then lost the connection. Maybe too many connections?
No real work accomplished.
Meeting Notes from 10/15/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-10-16 16:11
Lots of geeks turned out for this meeting. We met with M.Hazard of the Midnight Marauders and Corina of the Cycling Sisters to discuss updates to their sites.
Some content was updated.
Mercury Cafe - 'provisional' no longerSubmitted by todd on Mon, 2007-10-08 10:39
When we were in for our meeting last week, we noticed that the Mercury Cafe had replaced their wireless access. The new one is running WPA encryption and the key is posted by the register. My linux laptop connected readily and without incident. At this point, we're calling the Mercury Cafe our new home.
Meeting Notes from 10/1/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Mon, 2007-10-08 09:37
Monday was our first real meeting in a while. Previous weeks we'd just mostly sat around dreaming about the big Mass ride.
At this meeting we mostly did the same, talking about the ride the previous Friday. I(tod) did have my laptop out and it connected readily to the new wireless controller. We briefly discussed upcoming work and direction now that CCM is largely done.
Mercury Cafe provisional new homeSubmitted by todd on Fri, 2007-08-24 07:59
We have selected the Mercury Cafe as our new, provisional new home. We'll be testing the waters there for the next few weeks.
As always, check the meetings page to see our current meeting space. Meetings are sometimes moved for various reasons, with notices disseminated on the mailing list.
Meeting Notes from 8/20/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-08-21 08:44
At last night's meeting it was just thestevenlane and me/tod. We met at the Mercury Cafe, on Chicago,
I got there very late due to a bad flat tire situation. (Replaced tube with carried spare, got bike back together, spare burst a leak on final inflation. Had to patch and install original tube.) After I got there, I couldn't get connected to the MC's wireless -- my machine has had issues before dealing w/ WEP keys.
Meeting Notes from 8/13/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-08-14 08:30
At tonight's meeting, held at thestevenlane's apartment, it was just he and me/tod. We worked on CCMX projects -- no real bikegeek work done tonight.
Westgate domain email aliases updatedSubmitted by todd on Thu, 2007-08-09 08:23
Last night all Westgate domains that didn't already have them were given 'info@' and 'webmaster@' email alias domains.
Meeting Notes from 8/6/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-08-07 10:01
The geeks met last night at the house of M.Burton, stake holder for a new depaving site being added to the Westgate system. At the meeting Stoner, thestevenlane, me/Tod, and, of course, M.Burton.
All of us, save Steven, worked on the new site. We created banner images and started on the theme while M.Burton started in on site content. We made good progress. A TO-DO page was created to list the work yet to do.
thestevenlane worked on a poster for Friends Of Critical Mass promoting the 10th anniversary ride.
Meeting Notes from 7/30/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Mon, 2007-07-30 19:58
At tonight's meeting at Cafe Ciao, it was just thestevenlane, Dan, Stoner, and me/tod.
We did a bit of work on the CCM site, knocking off a couple TO-DO items.
Meeting Notes from 7/16/2007 meetingSubmitted by todd on Tue, 2007-07-17 08:23
At last night's meeting at Cafe Ciao, it was just thestevenlane and me/tod.
We mainly worked on CCMX promotion ideas.


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With drug testing beginning to rise in popularity as a workplace standard, people are starting to look for more and more efficient ways to quickly cleanse their bodies of substances that could make them test positive.
Taking niacin has long been a known detox method, but its effectiveness has always been a topic of debate.
What is Niacin?
Niacin, otherwise known as Vitamin B3 is compound naturally found in a human body that serves the purpose of metabolizing carbohydrates. When it comes to niacin for drug testing, it is usually talked about niacin pills that can be bought in pretty much any pharmacy.
Niacin pills are usually used as a dietary supplement for people who are suffering from high cholesterol levels or low niacin levels, but it is also often used to increase the health of skin, hair and eyes. A niacin pill has around 500mg of niacin in it and the recommended daily dose is up to 2000mg, to prevent the occurrence of negative side effects.
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Niacin flush is a method that has been argued to allow a person to successfully clear out traces of metabolites from their body in a shorter amount of time than usual. This is done by increasing the rate at which body breaks down fats, which is where metabolites usually tend to deposit, which in turn allows the person to pass the drug test even though just a short period of time has passed since their last drug use.
The problem with this method is that niacin pills have varying levels of effectiveness from person to person, depending on their height and weight, as well as their metabolism rate. People with higher than average body fat content have reported this method to fail more often than people with lower body fat content.
Another thing to note about this method is that it is not a miracle solution like some people claim and that it has to be done over a period of time, preferably 2 – 5 days for maximum efficiency. This is due to the fact that niacin is very hard on one's liver and taking large amounts of it (more than 500mg) at once poses a serious health risk.
On the other hand, if the person using this method properly spaces out their dosage (500mg or one pill every 6 hours for 3 or more days) and hydrates plentifully, they pass the drug test in 80% of the reports.
By following this routine, you will be able to successfully cleanse your body from metabolites in 3 – 5 days so plan accordingly:
- Immediately after getting up, take 500mg of niacin and drink at least 2 large glasses of water.
- Wait a few minutes and try to urinate as much as possible.
- Eat a light breakfast, since fatty foods will reduce the effectiveness of niacin and preferably take a caffeinated drink to help you urinate more.
- During the day, try to drink water, fruit juice or sports drinks as often as possible, but make sure not to overhydrate yourself and get sick. Stay away from alcohol as much as possible.
- Take niacin pills every 5 or 6 hours with 2 large glasses of water, preferably before meals and try to urinate between niacin intake and meals.
- On the day of the test make sure to take at least two pills before the test itself and try to urinate as much as you can.
- If you notice your urine is discolored (not yellow), take a B12 pill; a discoloration of urine can be a clear sign that you have tried to dilute it and will raise suspicion.
If Taking Niacin Pills
- Always space them out at least 5 hours to prevent overdosing.
- Drink a lot of water, preferably two full glasses with every pill. Also drink as much water, fruit juice, sports drinks or caffeinated drinks during the day, but be careful not to overhydrate yourself.
- Abstain from drugs and alcohol, to prevent negating the effect of niacin pills.
- Eat light meals and stay away from fatty foods.
- On the day of the test make sure to take at least two pills and drink 4 to 5 glasses of water.
- If your urine starts to dilute too much from hydration, consider taking vitamin B12 pill as it turns urine yellow.
- Try to urinate as much as possible during the process and especially before the test.
- Bear in mind that taking niacin pills will only have an effect on a urine drug test; all other drug tests are unaffected by niacin intake.
Despite the fact that many people claim that this method does not work, it usually stems from the fact that the amount of time that the pills were taken for was not sufficient. Taking a large dose of niacin pills in a short period of time, just before a drug test, will more often cause serious health problems then help pass said test. Only by giving it time will this method have the expected effect without the negative consequences.


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Amanda Knox might be the most sought-after interview in the country. Following her acquittal Monday, she'll fly home to Seattle — and that's when some might say her second trial begins.
This time, there are cameras instead of judges and viewers instead of juries. And this time, she could stand to make some money.
Just minutes after her acquittal, Knox was bombarded with interview requests from media. "KQMV Has A Job For Amanda Knox," was the headline from one Seattle radio station.
"We're glad you're free Amanda and look forward to welcoming you home!" a statement from the station. "We believed in you all along, so much so, that we would like to extend an offer of $10,000 to you to come host our morning show for one week with Brooke and Jubal in the morning! We would all love to hear what you have to say and maybe help a little with the legal bills. Once again, welcome home!"
But the big money comes from talk shows, book deals and movie rights.
Already, Knox has had one Lifetime movie made about her trial. (One she wasn't pleased with, according to many reports.)
Next time, it could be on her terms.
"I think that anything with her name on it and her face on it will create an interest," Gene Grabowski, a crisis management expert with Levick Strategic Communications, told MSNBC. "This is the United States of Entertainment. There's a constant market for entertainment."
Already, some are speculating about the payday Knox might get if she signs a book deal.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has downgraded its 2011 profit guidance for the airline industry in spite of higher-than-expected demand. IATA believes its members will make an $8.6 billion combined profit this year, down from the $9.1 billion expected late last year. The revised profit prediction amounts to a 46% fall from last year's level, when airlines reached a $16 billion profit, the highest in the history of airlines. The downgrade looks small, but behind it ...
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A rabbit that's bigger than a dog, an amphibian that's roughly the size of a small human child and a fox that flies – here is a list of some of the world's biggest creatures (the information in this article has been adapted from the Twisted Sifter's post, '15 of the largest animals in the world'):
- The heaviest land-dwelling creature: can you guess? Here's a hint – it has a long trunk that contains 40,000 different muscles, massive ears and two tremendous tusks. The African elephant has the claim to fame of being the largest terrestrial animal on earth – males can grow to an impressive 7, 5 metres in length and weigh anything up to six tons. Females are smaller, reaching up to 6, 9 metres in length and weighing in at three tons on average. The playful pachyderms are phenomenally intelligent and intuitive and are best viewed in various national parks. Stay in Addo Elephant Park accommodation to be surrounded by the beautiful, behemoth beasts.
- The world's largest animal: frequently described as a 'gentle giant' the blue whale is bigger than a basketball court and weighs the equivalent of 2667 humans, each weighing 70 kg. The animal can grow up to 30 metres in length and weighs approximately 180 metric tons, with its tongue alone weighing in at 2.7 metric tons, which is approximately the size of an Asian elephant. With a heart the size of a mini cooper, this phenomenal creature could be described as quite the romantic.
- The world's largest…rabbit? Ever heard of the Flemish Giant? This big, bouncy bunny is roughly the size of a sheepdog and has been around since the 16th century. The rabbits can way anything up to 12.7 kg – quite an armful to cuddle.
- Batty about bats: the biggest bat in the world is the Giant golden-crowned flying fox, which hails from the forests of the Philippines. The endangered animal can grow to 55 cm in length, with a wingspan of approximately 1, 8 m. With an adorable foxy-face and exquisite honey-colouring, the bat can weigh up to 1,5 kg and has long been known for its impressive flying abilities.
- Keep your chin up: the giraffe is the tallest land animal in the world, which reaches five to six metres in height, towering above all the other creatures on earth. The majestic creature's neck accounts for nearly half of its height, extending for over two metres. Males can weigh up to 1,600 kg, while females weigh approximately 830 kg.
- Super-sized salamander: the Chinese giant salamander is the largest amphibian in the world, reaching 180 cm in length and living in rocky mountain streams and lakes.
If you want to witness the world's largest land-dwelling animal, then stay in Addo accommodation and witness the playful pachyderms for yourself.


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I'd say that anyone who's visited this site before would become quickly overwhelmed with how much of it is dedicated to things of the lo-fi and local variety. I fucking love stuff that's been spawned nearby, whether it come from a sharehouse in Marrickville or a two-up in Melbourne, or an unliveable shack in Brisbane etc. etc. Pretty much any city in Australia with a low-rent living space.
So, it's with abundant pleasure that I found out that there was a new record label called EXXE Records that have collected a bunch of my favourite bands into a compilation, with a few exclusives and fan favourites involved. On a compilation of 13 tracks, there are twelve (plus one) songs of amazing and diverse sounds from around the country. Not getting around this cassette is a sin only Joe Hockey is capable of.
Before I get stuck into the bands, here's a lil' info on how EXXE came to be. Formed by a couple mates living in a share house in Moncur Street, Marrickville, EXXE's bands are all linked by time spent there, where a lot of the songs on the comp were apparently bred into existence. Their basic mission statement seems to be to release their mate's bands, all of whom happen to be really fucking good. Shit, they don't even make a profit from these things, but rather use any money gained to fund more recordings. Fuckn dedication, amirite?
Onto the bands – the artists listed on here is like The Rich List of Australia's Most Underrated. Sydney garbage-punks Housewives, Ghastly Spats, Drown Under and Snotty Babies, all of which have made scrabbled and scathing noise their purpose of life. There's a fucked up snarler from the usually docile Beef Jerk, twisted pop smiles from King Tears Mortuary and The Friendsters, and quaint guitars from Mope City. There's The Gun Club, via Beasts of Bourbon, sounds of Bad Guys, and dark, throbbing post-punk strangulation from Sacred Product. A new one from Kitchen's Floor opens with tambourine and a gargantuan burp, before switching into their signature strum 'n' pine formula. Julia Why?'s contribution is probably the most professionally-produced effort, with limited hiss allowing for some fantastic Breeders-esque rock and roll. Sleep Debt, who haven't been heard from in ages, also appear with "Day's End" an instantly catchy and brusque howler that's half-Dischord, half-Inner West pop.
Did you read those descriptions? Did you see how fucking good those bands sound? Even if you haven't heard of a single artist on the 'Inhalation Compilation', the luscious descriptions of some ginger on the Internet must make you want to pick up music on a format many don't even know exist. It's simple – these are some fucking great, if unpolished, bands who champion the amateur aesthetic. You don't need Rick Rubin to produce your single, or a mountain of coke to help 'inspire' you. All you need is a sharehouse, an instrument, maybe a four track, and a future compilation featuring amazing bands like this.
You can splash out and buy the tape here, at the EXXE Rekkids Bandcamp. Because you don't need groceries for this month, right?
EXXE Records is gonna have a launch at The Chippendale Hotel in, yep you guessed it, Chippendale. Sleep Debt, Julia Why?, King Tears Mortuary, MOB, The Friendsters, Mope City, Destiny 3000 and Ghastly Spats are all gonna play for the cheap, cheap price of $12. Sick, see ya there.


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Surprising Cavs host young Yellow Jackets in Charlottesville
Charlottesville, VA (Sports Network) – Sitting just a game behind league-
leading North Carolina in the ACC standings, the 19th-ranked Virginia
Cavaliers head down the home stretch of the regular season, starting with
this afternoon's conference clash with Georgia Tech from the John Paul Jones
The Cavs are 9-4 in league play this year and failed to keep pace with the Tar
Heels atop the league standings with Wednesday's 68-60 setback at Miami. The
loss was just the second in the last 11 games for Virginia.
The Yellow Jackets are just trying to get back to .500 in league play and
have actually played well of late, winning five of their last six games,
including Wednesday's 75-61 triumph over Wake Forest.
Tech holds a 36-27 edge in the all-time series with Virginia, thanks to wins
in six of the last seven meetings.
Javaris Crittenton was once again masterful for the Yellow Jackets, as the
freshman point guard tallied 22 points and nine assists in leading Tech to a
solid win over the Demon Deacons. Fellow freshman Thaddeus Young added 17
points in the victory for Tech which shot a solid .492 from the floor. Despite
the youth on the Georgia Tech roster, the team is one of the more explosive
offensive units in the ACC this year, shooting .489 from the floor and
wracking up 78.3 ppg. Crittenton is surely one of the top newcomers in the
conference as well as the nation. He leads the Yellow Jackets in both scoring
(14.6 ppg) and assists (150), while also pacing the team in steals (56). Young
continues the youth movement with 13.7 ppg.
Virginia blew a nine-point lead at the half, as the team went cold in the
second session, shooting a mere .273 over the final 20 minutes, in what turned
out to be an eight-point loss. Sean Singletary netted 17 points to lead the
Cavs in defeat. J.R. Reynolds followed with 13 points, while Jamil Tucker came
off the bench to notch 11 points in 16 minutes of work. Much like Georgia
Tech, Virginia's run at the conference crown has been fueled by stellar play
at the offensive end of the court. Singletary and Reynolds have been one of
the better one-two punches in the country, with the pair combining for 114
three-pointers to date. Singletary currently leads the team in scoring at 18.4
ppg, with Reynolds almost matching that at 18.2 ppg. Mamadi Diane is the only
other legitimate scoring threat at 10.3 ppg.


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I had this old rusty cage for years that didn't have a bottom and that I just couldn't seem to sell. I put candles in it and birds nothing seemed to work to sell this prim cage.
So I thought about it and before long I decided to cut it in half and use it on an old door panel. I had bought a set of three birds at a sale some time ago and decided to match them up. The panel is painted grungy white and the cage I left a wonderful rusty finish. Dreams do come true!