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(CNN) — The lab mishaps at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are having "broad impacts," compromising care for patients with diseases like tuberculosis and chikungunya and potentially slowing work overseas on Ebola and MERS, according to a CDC official.
Multiple improprieties — including transporting dangerous materials in Ziploc bags and sending a live sample of bird flu to a low-security lab — prompted CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden last week to instruct his highest-security labs to stop transferring out biological materials.
The transfer moratorium means laboratories around the world can no longer depend on the CDC to help them diagnose unusual diseases such as drug-resistant tuberculosis, Middle East respiratory syndrome, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus, said Michael Shaw, deputy director of the CDC's office of infectious diseases.
"The CDC is one of the only places that can diagnose these diseases," Shaw said.
Hardest hit, health experts say, may be TB patients.
Because of the transfer moratorium, some patients have been unable to find out what type of TB they have. That means their doctors don't know which antibiotic to prescribe, according to Kelly Wroblewski, director of infectious disease programs at the Association of Public Health Laboratories.
"The moratorium was the absolute right thing to do; you've got to triple-check all your procedures," said Scott Becker, executive director of the association. "But if this goes on for another week, we're going to have even more problems."
The CDC is one of only three public health labs in the United States that can do quick testing on drug-resistant tuberculosis specimens to see which antibiotic might work the best. The other two, in California and New York, might be able to handle some of the overflow, Wroblewski said.
The CDC will also be turning away about 100 samples per week that need to be checked for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease that's risen to record levels in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other parts of the Caribbean, according to Shaw.
Doctors in the area have been sending specimens to the CDC to help diagnose the disease, which often has the same symptoms as dengue fever or malaria. Without answers, doctors on the ground will have difficulty knowing how to treat their patients and whether they need to isolate them from other people, Shaw said.
The CDC has also stopped a mosquito surveillance program in Gulf Coast states aimed at detecting whether infected bugs are bringing the disease to the continental U.S.
State labs in the United States also rely on materials from the CDC to test substances such as white powders that are suspicious for bioterrorism. The labs have enough materials to last a while but at some point will run out.
Internationally, labs that are working on the Ebola crisis in Africa and on Middle East respiratory syndrome might see their work slowed down because of the CDC lab situation.
Those international labs depend on materials from the CDC to do their work. Shaw said they also currently have enough but might run out soon.
The 22 CDC labs under the moratorium are in Atlanta; Anchorage; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Fort Collins, Colorado. The moratorium will be removed lab by lab as each one can prove that it can operate safely again, and some of the CDC labs might be able to transport materials in a few days, but others might not not be fully operational for months, Shaw said.
"We shouldn't and we won't be doing this work unless we can do it in a safe way," he added. "As soon as each lab can document that policies and procedures and validated protocols are in place, they can resume transporting materials."


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When I was invited to a friend's birthday party last week, I was so excited because it meant that I would get to make cupcakes, and it had been a while. It was her 21st birthday, so I wanted to do an alcohol-themed cupcake. I love Smitten Kitchen's carbomb cupcakes, but I wanted to do something different.
I was poking around the internet and came across a bakery review on Cakespy – Lollicake, I think. Anywho, one of the photos was of jack and coke lollicakes (think cake pops), and it got me excited. Jack and Coke is my well drink of choice, second only to gin and grapefruit juice (actually called a greyhound, I think). I know not everybody slugs down whiskey, but hoo boy! Like me, this girl hails from Tennessee, so I knew I had to do it.
Then oddly enough, I couldn't find any recipe on line. I didn't know whether to be excited or appalled, so I was a little of both while I mish-mashed this recipe together. Then I got so sick that I couldn't even deliver them to the party, but I hear they were a hit! The recipe made so many I also brought some to work and to the guy that does my hair… and a couple neighbors. It sounds like I should have saved them all for the party, but I know the other people appreciated them too!
These are perfect cupcakes for a 21st birthday party, or any birthday party, or no party at all, just bring someone you like a treat. It's like the cocktail you can't have because you're still at work!
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Makes 20 to 24 cupcakes, or 12 regular size and about 16 or so minis.
Adapted from SmittenKitchen's Chocolate Whiskey and Beer cupcakes.
For the Coca-Cola Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1 cup cola
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 2/3 cup sour cream at room temperature
Ganache Filling
- 8 ½ ounces semi or bittersweet chocolate
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 to 2 teaspoons whiskey
Whiskey Buttercream Frosting
- 6 cups confections sugar
- 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, at room temperatue
- 6 tablespoons Jack Daniels, or other whiskey
Cupcake Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 cupcake cups with liners. Bring 1 cup cola and 2 sticks butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Allow to cool for at least fifteen minutes.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in large bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, whisk eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend. Add the sugar and whisk to combine. With the mixer on, pour in the cola-chocolate mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined.
- Divide batter among cupcake liners, filling them 2/3 to 3/4 of the way. Be really careful about not overfilling them – this cake rises and will spill over. I put the batter in a plastic bag and pipe it into the papers. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, rotating them once front to back if your oven bakes unevenly, about 17 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a rack completely.
Ganache Method*
- Chop the chocolate and transfer it to a heatproof bowl. Heat the cream until simmering and pour it over the chocolate. Let it sit for one minute and then stir until smooth. Add the butter and whiskey and stir until combined.
- Let the ganache cool until thick but still soft enough to be piped.
- Meanwhile, using a 1-inch round cookie cutter, an apple corer, or a paring knife, cut the centers out of the cooled cupcakes.
- Put the ganache into a piping bag with a wide tip and fill the holes in each cupcake to the top.
*If you make the ganache a day ahead of time, it will keep fine and minimize waiting time. Just make sure to let it come to room temperature before storing in the fridge, and allow to come to room temperature before trying to pipe it into the cupcakes.
Frosting Method
- Whisk the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, for several minutes. You want to get it very light and fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar, a few tablespoons at a time. It does make a difference. The frosting will be less grainy, and require less sugar to thicken them up.
- When the frosting looks thick enough to spread, drizzle in the whiskey and whip it until combined. If this has made the frosting too thin, beat in another spoonful or two of powdered sugar. Don't worry about trying to use all 6 cups, just use your intuition and stop when it seems thick enough.
- Ice and decorate the cupcakes. I used a plastic zip top bag to pipe the frosting, and topped them with Wilton's white sparkling sugar and Haribo gummy colas. I also think little gummy lime wedges would be adorable.
You can bake the cupcakes a week or two in advance and store them, well wrapped, in the freezer. You can also fill them before you freeze them. They also keep filled — or filled and frosted — in the fridge for a day. Just make sure to bring them to room temperature before serving!


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Hurricane Charley devastated parts of Charlotte County when it made landfall nearly a decade ago.
The August 2004 storm, and the real estate collapse that followed three years later, crippled much of Charlotte's economy.
But now, with tourism and the state's coastal population on the rise, a main airport rebounding and businesses returning, the county appears to be shedding at least some of the memories of the Category 4 storm.
After laying dormant for years, several industrial properties surrounding the airport -- some owned by the airport, others by developers -- are catching on.
"We wouldn't be expanding at Punta Gorda if we hadn't seen it was just an enormous success," said Jessica Wheeler, a spokeswoman for Allegiant Airlines, which now flies to Charlotte County from nearly two dozen U.S. cities weekly, five years after kicking off service there.
Especially in the winter months, when tourists flock to Southwest Florida for sunshine, a warm respite from the cold, spring training baseball and to see family and friends, Punta Gorda Airport has become jammed with travelers.
They come from places like Allentown, Pa.; Islip, N.Y.; and Asheville, N.C., part of an Allegiant strategy to provide service to customers in underserved areas.
Last fall, Allegiant -- the airport's lone carrier -- ramped up flights so much that airport officials were prompted to create a modular waiting room out of eight trailers to handle the airline's crowds.
Significantly, Allegiant isn't the only business growing in Charlotte.
Cheney Brothers, a Riviera Beach-based food distributor, is building a $50-million-plus distribution center on land the Federal Emergency Management Agency had used to establish a trailer park for hurricane victims.
The firm bought the 37 acres the center will sit on -- across from the airport -- in 2011, and broke ground earlier this month.
"It is very centrally located to distribute to the west coast of Florida, everything from Tampa south to Everglades City," said Warren Newell, Cheney's project manager.
By summer 2015, Cheney plans to be operational in Punta Gorda. The company's initial payroll target is 380 workers, with plans to eventually expand employment to 600.
But there, too, Cheney represents one piece of a larger economic development puzzle that encompasses 4,300 industrially zoned acres that surround the airport.
Charlotte County Economic Development officials have begun marketing the property as the "Punta Gorda Interstate Airport Park."
"Publix bought 87 acres from us," said Gary Quill, executive director of the Charlotte County Airport Authorit0y, which oversees the Punta Gorda airport. "Cheney bought 37 acres from the county. The big boys do their homework, and the little guys will follow over time."
A third company, Southeastern Freight Lines, has invested $12 million into an eventual trucking terminal near the airport, Quill added.
Rising from rubble
Ironically, the impetus for much of the economic development was the destructive force of Hurricane Charley.
After initially appearing as if it would slam into Sarasota or Tampa, the storm -- with sustained winds of 140 mph -- made an unexpected hook into Charlotte Harbor.
In the hours that followed, it laid waste to parts of Punta Gorda and sections of Arcadia before losing steam in the middle of the state.
The devastation at the airport was particularly intense. Of 25 buildings, 16 were totally destroyed. The other nine were heavily damaged.
"Not that I ever want to go through another hurricane, because I don't," Quill said. "But in hindsight, it worked out for us."
This summer, with anticipated help from an $11.3 million grant from the national airport improvement trust fund, the airport authority plans to more than triple the size of its terminal, to roughly 50,000 square feet.
The addition would supplant the eight trailers the authority has been using for Allegiant passengers.
Hurricane Charley also sparked a boom in commercial property development around the airport. But in time, developers overbuilt and found themselves underwater when the economy went bust, just like many boom-time home buyers.
Among those who got caught was Larry Bailie. He had moved to Charlotte County together with his wife in 2006 to run a commercial and industrial real estate office for Foundation Realty.
When the boom ended, Bailie tried to hold on.
"I kept saying, 'It is going to turn, it is going to turn, it is going to turn,'" Bailie recalls.
The market has, but not quickly enough for Bailie. Today, he sells property in Naples, a market he considers "a little more resilient."
Luring retirees
Conversely, Lamont Frey sees little but upside in Charlotte County real estate.
A long-distance truck driver from Tamaqua, Pa., Frey recently traveled to Punta Gorda via an Allegiant flight from Allentown, Pa., to scout out a retirement home.
He and his wife intend to retire in a few years, and want to have a place to come to when they do. They settled on a three-bedroom home in Englewood listed for $130,000.
"I just want to work two more years and call it quits," Frey said. "This is the best bang for our buck."
Frey and his wife's move will likely spur others to follow them.
His wife's mother, who is 85, intends to join them when they move. So does Frey's 27-year-old son, who plans to seek a job in the hospitality or hospital food service fields.
"My daughter and her boyfriend might come down later, too," Frey added.
Realtors say buyers like the Freys -- and those in higher purchase price brackets -- are having a measurable impact on Charlotte County's real estate market.
Jerry Hayes, a Re/Max Anchor agent, says sales have taken off in the upscale Punta Gorda Isles neighborhood and other upper-end communities, in part because of the increased airport activity.
"I think Allegiant has definitely helped. It has opened up the market," Hayes said.
He made three sales within the past year that he attributes directly to Allegiant's increased flights, including a $640,000 sale in December to a couple from Long Island that came here via the discount carrier.
A few months earlier, Hayes represented a woman from Illinois who bought a home and nearby lot for $575,000 with sailboat-access in Punta Gorda Isles.
Hayes believes more buyers are recognizing the value of Charlotte County because more are being exposed to the county -- through Allegiant.
"It will always be the best deal on the curve, from Tampa to Naples, because they are directly on the Gulf of Mexico," Hayes said.
That same property in Naples or Sarasota, he points out, would be much more expensive.
"You're going to be talking almost double the price," Hayes added.
Punta Gorda is finally finding its momentum
Hurricane Charley devastated parts of Charlotte County when it made landfall nearly a decade ago.


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French gold market faces a strict control
Last Monday, May 4, the President of France François Hollande made statements regarding the solution for the French government principal concern right now: a chronic crisis. The main factors which do not let get out of the crisis are public deficit, tax avoidance and money laundering.
But the government is ready to fix these problems and for that the Finance Minister has announced many measures including the restrictions in cash payments and withdrawals of 1,000 euro in comparison with the previous figure of 3,000.
Not just cash payments will be affected. Regarding the gold market, every transfer within the EU related to this precious metal exceeding 10,000 euros will be reported to the authorities by the respective banks. Besides, if these transfers are carried out by foreign people they will have different requirements.
According to experts, this will lead Frenchmen in possession of gold reserves to consider the possibility to deposit them in countries without restrictions like Austria, to avoid this extra costs. Yet everything is not final. These measures will come to light in September 2015 and there is time for modifications in these measures.
Economic news portals reported opinions of experts who coincide in several points. These restrictions a reduction of freedom in monetary policy, and control over every citizen which puts into doubt the condition of France as European socialist country par excellence.
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Corine Danielle Motley, the Florosa woman arrested following a frantic international manhunt sparked by a child pornography video, was indicted Tuesday by federal authorities.
Corine Danielle Motley, the Florosa woman arrested following a frantic international manhunt sparked by a child pornography video, was indicted Tuesday by federal authorities.
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The indictment issued in Pensacola states that Motley, aka Corine Gillreath, �did knowingly and intentionally use, persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purposes of producing visual depictions of such conduct.�
It charges her with making a video and illegally engaging in interstate and international commerce by sharing it.
Motley was arrested Dec. 19 at a house trailer on Miracle Drive in Florosa.
The arrest came after Homeland Security Investigations, a division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, took the rare step of seeking help from the public through social media and other means of mass communication.
The feds had a video taken of a woman engaging in sex acts with a female child �approximately 4 or 5 years old,� according to a published statement of facts in the case.
�The adult female�s face is clearly visible during parts of the video,� which the Danish National Police acquired Dec. 12, the statement of facts said.
Homeland Security obtained a �Jane Doe� arrest warrant and issued a news release featuring a photo and a detailed description of the woman in the video, the statement said.
A tip that led them to Okaloosa County and Motley�s name came in less than 24 hours after the news release went out, ICE spokeswoman Carissa Cutrell said.
The report filed at the time of her arrest states Motley admitted to being the woman in the video.
In addition to the charges, Tuesday�s indictment outlines the government�s intention to seize property.
It claims a right to seize all child pornography produced, possessed or shipped by Motley, any property �traceable to gross profits or other proceeds obtained from the offenses alleged� and any property used in the alleged crimes
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One person died Monday afternoon on Hwy 152 near Gilroy after a collision between a big rig and at least seven other vehicles, the California Highway Patrol reported. It was the second fatal accident in the Bay Area in less than two weeks involving a large truck on a busy highway during commute hours.
"There was one fatality," said Judy Hoffmann, a dispatch supervisor with the CHP office in Monterey. "But it's too early to say what happened exactly."
Hoffmann said the first witness called at 5:26 p.m. and reported that the driver's cabin of the truck had burst into flames and that the truck had come to a stop in a farm field near the intersection of the highway and Leavesley Rd. She could not confirm if the victim was the truck driver or say how many others might have been seriously injured.
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The accident was the second involving a big rig in the Bay Area this month. A young Santa Cruz man, Daniel McGuire, was killed in a multivehicle collision on Highway 17 on July 10 when the driver of a big rig hauling dirt lost control and jackknifed. The accident renewed calls for banning heavy trucks on the highway during the morning and evening rush hours.
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NEW YORK -- The person Manti Te'o says was pretending to be his online girlfriend told the Notre Dame linebacker "I love you" in voicemails that were played during his interview with Katie Couric.
Taped earlier this week and broadcast Thursday, the hour-long talk show featured three voicemails that Te'o claims were left for him last year. Te'o said they were from the person he believed to be Lennay Kekua, a woman he had fallen for online but never met face-to-face.
After the first message was played, Te'o said: "It sounds like a girl, doesn't it?"
"It does," Couric responded.
The interview was the All-American's first on camera since his tale of inspired play after the deaths of his grandmother and girlfriend on the same day in September unraveled as a bizarre hoax in an expose by Deadspin.com on Jan. 16.
Te'o's parents appeared with him for part of the interview and backed up his claim that he wasn't involved in the fabrication, saying they, too, had spoken on the phone with a person they believed to be Kekua.
Couric addressed speculation that the tale was concocted by Te'o as a way to cover up his sexual orientation. Asked if he were gay, Te'o said "no" with a laugh. "Far from it. Faaaar from that."
He also said he was "scared" and "didn't know what to do" after receiving a call on Dec. 6 -- two days before the Heisman Trophy presentation -- from a person who claimed to be his "dead" girlfriend.
The first voicemail, he said, was from what was supposed to be Kekua's first day of chemotherapy for leukemia.
"Hi, I am just letting you know I got here and I'm getting ready for my first session and, um, just want to call you to keep you posted. I miss you. I love you. Bye," the person said.
In the second voicemail, the person was apparently upset by someone else answering Te'o's phone.
The third voicemail was left on Sept. 11, Te'o says, the day he believed Kekua was released from the hospital and the day before she "died."
"Hey babe, I'm just calling to say goodnight," the person on the voicemail said. "I love you. I know that you're probably doing homework or you're with the boys. ... But I just wanted to say I love you and goodnight and I'll be ok tonight. I'll do my best. Um, yeah, so get your rest and I'll talk to you tomorrow. I love you so much, hon. Sweet dreams."
Couric suggested the person who left those messages might have been Ronaiah Tuisasosopo, a 22-year-old man from California, who Te'o said has apologized to him for pulling the hoax.
"Do you think that could have been a man on the other end of the phone?" she asked.
"Well, it didn't sound like a man," Te'o said. "It sounded like a woman. If he somehow made that voice, that's incredible. That's an incredible talent to do that. Especially every single day."
Tuiasosopo has not spoken publicly since news of the hoax broke. The Associated Press has learned that a home in California where Te'o sent flowers to the Kekua family was once a residence of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo and has been in his family for decades.
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I remember writing a list of similar ZENs of life but I don't know where I kept them anymore. Well, maybe one day when I managed to find them, I'll post them up here too! Meanwhile, enjoy these!
I remember writing a list of similar ZENs of life but I don't know where I kept them anymore. Well, maybe one day when I managed to find them, I'll post them up here too! Meanwhile, enjoy these!
1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone.
2 The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt or a leaky tire.
3. It is always darkest before dawn, so if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.
6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
9. If at first you don't succeed...... skydiving is not for you.
10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
11. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
12. Some days you're the bug, some days you're the windshield.
13. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
14. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put back in your pocket.
15. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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A bipartisan group of senators today presented President Barack Obama with a sweeping immigration reform bill that creates a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants.
Although the bill calls for increased border security, and makes the 13-year path to citizenship contingent upon fines and penalties, it sets up a showdown with some Republicans who consider citizenship an amnesty for lawbreakers.
Obama praised the four Democratic and four Republican senators, known as the "Gang of Eight," who worked behind closed doors for months to draft compromise legislation to revamp the nation's broken immigration laws.
"These are commonsense steps that the majority of Americans support," Obama said following the meeting.
The bipartisan coalition sparked hopes that the divide on immigration reform could be bridged.
Two of the senators, John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., briefed Obama on the bill in the Oval Office.
"While he might not agree with every part of it, he was supportive of the bill we put together," Schumer told reporters. "No one is going to get everything they want in a bill."
The group sought a balance by addressing the undocumented along with border security and enforcement measures to deter further illegal immigration.
Plans to unveil the legislation at a news conference Tuesday were postponed out of respect for the victims of the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, Schumer said.
A first hearing on the bill is scheduled Friday by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who has vowed to move the bill quickly from his panel to the Senate floor.
Schumer said the full Senate could act on the bill as soon as June.
The centerpiece of the bipartisan bill would be a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants who are in this country. The process would take at least 13 years.
Those in this country on Dec. 31, 2011, would be able to apply for temporary legal status to continue to work and live. Those who arrived later would not be eligible.
There would be $6.5 billion in new spending for the Department of Homeland Security to establish programs to monitor the entire 2,000-mile Southwest border with more personnel and high-tech equipment.
Included in this strategy would be additional border fencing, surveillance drones and 3,500 additional Customs and Border Protection agents.
It would set a goal of 90 percent apprehension of illegal crossers, and require the government to implement a program to track the entry and the exit of foreigners in this country with visas.
The bill also would expand a program for all employers to electronically verify the immigration status of potential employees.
Once the border security plans are completed, undocumented immigrants with temporary status would then be able to apply for a green card, but no sooner than 10 years after implementation of the law.
They would be required to pay a fine of up to $2,000, learn English and pass criminal background checks to be eligible for a green card.
When undocumented workers receive a green card, they would then be able to apply for citizenship.
Senators said the waiting period for undocumented immigrants would allow the government to eliminate the backlog of 4.7 million currently seeking permanent residence and citizenship through legal channels.
The bill would create special categories for other immigrants, including students brought to this country illegally, known as "Dreamers," and agriculture workers, who would be eligible for green cards after just five years.
Lawmakers would eliminate visas for siblings of U.S. citizens under the Senate plan, but increase the number of merit-based, entrepreneurial visas sought by business groups – up to 250,000 depending upon the national unemployment rate.
In addition, visas for high-tech and skilled workers would increase to 110,000 from 65,000.
A separate visa for low-skilled workers, brokered by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, would grant access to 20,000 in the first year, with the number of visas for subsequent years determined by the unemployment rate.
Still, the plan was immediately criticized by the Associated Builders and Contractors as too little to help the construction industry.
"The plan fails to provide a sufficient number of visas to meet market demand," said Geoff Burr, the ABC vice president.
Schumer, though, said bill enjoyed support by other business groups.
In addition to Schumer and McCain, others in the Gang of Eight are Democrats Dick Durbin of Illinois, Michael Bennet of Colorado, and Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Republicans Marco Rubio of Florida, Jeff Flake of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
Despite the bipartisan nature of the bill, many Republicans continue to oppose any citizenship proposal as an amnesty for lawbreakers.
Rubio, a Tea Party favorite, appeared on all the major television talk shows Sunday to endorse the legislation and convince conservatives that the bill fairly addresses border security and the population of undocumented immigrants.
Despite Rubio's public campaign, the bill faces hurdles with Republicans in the Senate.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said increased border security must be a priority for his support on any immigration reform bill.
"On the basis of what the legislation provides, I would have difficulty supporting it," Cornyn said on Fox News Sunday.
Even before the bill was unveiled in the Senate, it drew criticism from conservatives in the House.
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, took to the House floor on Monday to denounce the legislation as "flawed."
"It legalizes almost everyone in the country illegally, also known as amnesty, before it secures the border," said Smith, a member of the House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on immigration.
Smith said the bill would "encourage even more illegal immigration."
Immigration reform legislation is expected to face strong opposition in the GOP-led House, despite a call from Republican leaders for more outreach to Latinos, a fast-growing minority voting bloc.
An attempt to pass immigration reform failed in the Senate in 2007 over partisan divides on citizenship. Although that divide remains, some Republicans have softened their stance on citizenship proposals after the last election.
President Obama received 71 percent of the Latino vote in 2012, according to the Pew Hispanic Center.
Obama, Democrats and immigrant-rights groups have endorsed the Senate bipartisan bill, while voicing concern that border security goals not be used to block progress on citizenship plans for the undocumented.
"I'm hopeful that the trigger mechanisms are created in good faith and that they are not an attempt to further move the goal post," said Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine.
Still, Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, and other Democrats said the bill "makes clear Congress is willing to deal with immigration reform with a reasonable plan."
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin said: "Finally, there is hope that families can stay together and 'Dreamers' can succeed."
This week the Senate will hold its first hearing on immigration with an appearance by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano before the Judiciary Committee.
A separate Senate hearing April 22 will be held on the bill.
The hearings come amid criticism by opponents that Democrats are rushing the legislation through committee. Leahy added the second hearing and said he was working with Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on a witness list.
Leahy said he looked forward to "reviewing the bill, holding prompt hearings on the legislation, and proceeding to debating and marking up legislation on this important issue."


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Hobbies? music, making my RA angry, Entourage (Sunday night HBO in general)
Favorite Quotation? "America is all about speed; hot and nasty speed." -Eleanore Fitzgerald
Favorite SEB Event/Moment? Campus-Wide Capture the Flag
The SEB in One Word? Passion
Campus Involvement
- Major: Business Management and Music
- Director of Arts & Entertainment: Student Events Board
- College Democrats
- Musicians Union
- Phi Delta Theta


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How Much Scalability Does Your Application Need?
So how much parallel scalability should you aim to support in the application you're working on today, assuming that it's compute-bound already or you can add killer features that are compute-bound and also amenable to parallel execution? The answer is that you want to match your application's scalability to the amount of hardware parallelism in the target hardware that will be available during your application's expected production or shelf lifetime. As shown in Figure 4, that equates to the number of hardware threads you expect to have on your end users' machines.
Let's say that YourCurrentApplication 1.0 will ship next year (mid-2010), and you expect that it'll be another 18 months until you ship the 2.0 release (early 2012) and probably another 18 months after that before most users will have upgraded (mid-2013). Then you'd be interested in judging what will be the likely mainstream hardware target up to mid-2013.
If we stick with "just more of the same" as in Figure 2's extrapolation, we'd expect aggressive early hardware adopters to be running 16-core machines (possibly double that if they're aggressive enough to run dual-CPU workstations with two sockets), and we'd likely expect most general mainstream users to have 4-, 8- or maybe a smattering of 16-core machines (accounting for the time for new chips to be adopted in the marketplace).
But what if the gating factor, parallel-ready software, goes away? Then CPU vendors would be free to take advantage of options like the one-time 16-fold hardware parallelism jump illustrated in Figure 3, and we get an envelope like that shown in Figure 5.
Now, what amount of parallelism should the application you're working on now have, if it ships next year and will be in the market for three years? And what does that answer imply for the scalability design and testing you need to be doing now, and the hardware you want to be using at least part of the time in your testing lab? (We can't buy a machine with 32-core mainstream chip yet, but we can simulate one pretty well by buying a machine with four eight-core chips, or eight quad-core chips… It's no coincidence that in recent articles I've often shown performance data on a 24-core machine, which happens to be a four-socket box with six cores per socket.)
Note that I'm not predicting that we'll see 256-way hardware parallelism on a typical new Dell desktop in 2012. We're close enough to 2011 and 2012 that if chip vendors aren't already planning such a jump to simpler, hardware-threaded cores, it's not going to happen. They typically need three years or so of lead time to see, or at least anticipate, the availability of parallel software that will use the chips, so that they can design and build and ship them in their normal development cycle.
I don't believe either the bottom line or the top line is the exact truth, but as long as sufficient parallel-capable software comes along, the truth will probably be somewhere in between, especially if we have processors that offer a mix of large- and small-core chips, or that use some chip real estate to bring GPUs or other devices on-die. That's more hardware parallelism, and sooner, than most mainstream developers I've encountered expect.
Interestingly, though, we already noted two current examples: Sun's Niagara, and Intel's Larrabee, already provide double-digit parallelism in mainstream hardware via smaller cores with four or eight hardware threads each. "Manycore" chips, or perhaps more correctly "manythread" chips, are just waiting to enter the mainstream. Intel could have built a nice 100-core part in 2006. The gating factor is the software that can exploit the hardware parallelism; that is, the gating factor is you and me.
The pendulum has swung toward complex cores nearly far as it's practical to go. There's a lot of performance and power incentive to ship simpler cores. But the gating factor is software that can use them effectively; specifically, the availability of scalable parallel mainstream killer applications. The only thing I can foresee that could prevent the widespread adoption of manycore mainstream systems in the next decade would be a complete failure to find and build some key parallel killer apps, ones that large numbers of people want and that work better with lots of cores. Given our collective inventiveness, coupled with the parallel libraries and tooling now becoming available, I think such a complete failure is very unlikely.
As soon as mainstream parallel applications become available, we will see hardware parallelism both more and sooner than most people expect. Fasten your seat belts, and remember Figure 5.
[1] Montecito press release (Intel, July 2006) www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20060718comp.htm.
[2] H. Sutter. "Machine Architecture: Things Your Programming Language Never Told You" (Talk at NWCPP, September 2007). http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4714369049736584770
[3] "Improving Performance by Disabling Hyperthreading"(Novell Cool Solutions feature, October 2004). www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/637.html
[4] J. Stokes. "Introduction to Multithreading, Superthreading and Hyperthreading" (Ars Technica, October 2002). http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2002/10/hyperthreading.ars
[5] UltraSPARC T2 Processor(Sun). www.sun.com/processors/UltraSPARC-T2/datasheet.pdf
[6] L. Seiler et al. "Larrabee: A Many-Core x86 Architecture for Visual Computing" (ACM Transactions on Graphics (27,3), Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH 2008, August 2008). http://download.intel.com/technology/architecture-silicon/Siggraph_Larrabee_paper.pdf
[7] M. Abrash. "A First Look at the Larrabee New Instructions" (Dr. Dobb's, April 2009). www.ddj.com/hpc-high-performance-computing/216402188
[8] H. Sutter. "Break Amdahl's Law!" (Dr. Dobb's Journal, February 2008). www.ddj.com/cpp/205900309.


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Absolutely the best of the bunch in my opinion. I think the rest were a mixed bag. That's not to say they were the only good ones, but even some of the other good ones seem to be getting a mixed reception due to some of their features.
Am I right in saying that the darker/brown Snake man shares the same furry loincloth desing as Snake MAA and that's a new loincloth design? I also think the scaled undies of the lighter/yellow Snake man is new also. I don't think that's the only new parts outside of the obvious (heads and such), so I'm wondering what potential parts re-use there might be for future figures with those parts.
Personally I think the chest guard on the yellowish Snake Man could be modified slightly to make a good NA He-man chest guard (or even a He-man/He-Slave figure if it came with a switchable part like Bow's heart symbol on his armour).


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"Tomorrow We Will See offers a window into Lebanon's flourishing creative culture through the perspective of ten Lebanese artists. In their own artistic ways, they have overcome decades of social and political instability and the uncertainties of what tomorrow may bring.
A common trait that unites the artists is their talent of using art as a tool for transcending sectarian divisions and encouraging freedom of thought.
A rock band's thought-provoking lyrics, a poet's description of time shrinking, an architect's experimental manipulation of space, a novelist's language of the female body, and a painter's reflections on his choice of colors, reveal the process by which the featured artists transform ideas, sketches, spaces into vibrant and dynamic works of art."
I can't wait till this documentary comes out.
Watching the trailer brought tears to my eyes..something about it just tugged at my heart.
I looked up the filmmaker..and was interested to find that, "Soraya Umewaka is of Japanese-Lebanese descent, born in Tokyo; a graduate of Comparative Politics from Princeton University (2006) and a Noh actress (traditional Japanese theatre) who has performed at the National Noh Theatre since the age of 3. Through a lifetime of Noh training, she has attuned her observations of the nuances, symbolism and subtleties of expression found in the arts. Her cross-cultural documentaries are intimate personal portraits that unravel tales of the quest for happiness despite the pressure of various hardships, the uncertainties of tomorrow and a wide spectrum of socially constructed borders. Soraya's works highlight the resilience and dignity of the human spirit in the face of adversity."
I can't wait to see your film Soraya.


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Excited to be letting this mixtape loose as it's been burning a hole in my hard drive for a few weeks now. To get a look-in from Questlove of The Mighty Roots Crew is just otherworldly, too.
Part of Okayafrica's Africa In Your Earbuds series. You can check out their full article and the tracklist here or just listen above.
More news waiting in the wings. We are living in exciting times (ha).


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The state simply cannot celebrate the 50th birthday of the Council for a Better Louisiana without wishing this vital institution another five decades and beyond to continue its crucial work.
The state simply cannot celebrate the 50th birthday of the Council for a Better Louisiana without wishing this vital institution another five decades and beyond to continue its crucial work.
The council has led the way on issues ranging from education to open government and continues to be an important voice for the people of the state and often a much-needed moral compass for our public servants.
CABL came to life in 1962, a group of dedicated Louisianans from a number of backgrounds, drawn together by the state's condition: "The realization that our state is very sick of a malady that has undermined the moral fiber of the officials, driven away those that would make capital investments in industry in the state and caused Louisiana to sink in the estimation of the rest of the nation," founding member Darwin Fenner told those in attendance at the first meeting.
The group was right to see the unfortunate truth about Louisiana, and it was forward-thinking and optimistic to seek to change those circumstances and restore our state to its former glory.
Some of CABL's first victories came in the field of good government. CABL was instrumental in passing the state's first code of ethics and its first effective campaign-finance laws, two essential components for any state government.
Among its most-significant was its 1965 recommendation to then-Gov. John McKeithen to create a biracial committee on civil rights. The governor created the body, which is now recognized as an important step on Louisiana's journey toward racial equality.
And the list goes on.
In more-recent years, the organization has continued to trumpet good government and has focused on education reform in a state where both causes continue to be pressing needs.
CABL is an important voice of reason in a political arena where political seniority and job protection are too often the overriding concerns. And it continues to do so with a loud local input.
From Dr. James Peltier, who served as chairman of the organization in 1986, to Greg Stock, a member of the Board of Directors, to dedicated members Jimmy and Glenny Lee Buquet, to Alice Pecoraro, the group's secretary, and many others, the local region has had a significant contribution to the outlook and direction of this great statewide institution.
CABL is marking 50 years of fighting the good fight. May it continue to do so for 50 more years or, preferably, until its role in public reform is no longer necessary.
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Have you had a chance to come out and see our newest planetarium show, 2012:Mayan Prophecies? If so, you've enjoyed a fascinating glimpse into an ancient culture known for its astronomy.
The Dresden Codex
Consider, for example, the Dresden Codex, the oldest book known to be written in the Americas. The best preserved of four ancient Maya writings, this 11th or 12th century document found its way to an owner in Vienna; Johann Götze of the Royal Library at Dresden bought it in from that person in 1739. (The writing was probably first sent into Europe by Hernán Cortés, conquistador of Mexico.)
The Dresden Codex features tables of eclipses, full and new moons, as well as the times of solstices and equinoxes. Conjunctions (close alignments of planets in the sky) are noted, as are the times when each planet rises just before or just after the sun. The Codex devotes six pages to measurements of the positions of Venus.
Chak Ek'
The emphasis on Venus, or Chak Ek' to the Maya, distinguishes ancient Maya astronomy from that practiced by other ancient cultures. Of course, people in civilisations all over the world noticed Venus, which outshines everything in the sky except the sun and the moon. However, other cultures did not consider cycles of Venus as important for time keeping. Let's look at how Maya astronomers could use Venus as a marker of time.
First, some basic facts about Venus and its orbit.
Venus is the second planet from the sun; Earth is the third. As result, Venus' orbit is completely inside Earth's and we see the whole orbit in 'front' of us, so to speak. As of May 2011, Venus is in the morning sky, where it has been since November 2010. This means that for the past six months, Venus has been ahead of us on its faster, inner, orbit.
However, we'll soon see Venus pass around the far side of the sun, making it invisible to us for about a month and a half this summer. By fall 2011, Venus will have emerged from behind the sun, such that it appears to the sun's left in our sky. This makes Venus an evening star, appearing over the western horizon at dusk. Venus remains an evening star through spring 2012, while it gradually catches back up to Earth, coming back around to our side of the sun. On June 5, 2012, Venus catches back up to us and 'laps' the Earth on its faster orbit. Thus we'll see Venus quickly drop out of the evening sky in late May and reappear in the morning sky by mid-June. Venus then remains in the morning sky until it heads around the far side of the sun by March 2013, and the process repeats.
Global radar view of Venus.
A Venus Cycle
One Venus cycle, as described above, takes 584 days. Also, as it turns out, Venus completes 13 orbits around the sun in almost exactly eight years. On a given date in 2011, for example, Venus is where it was in the sky on the same date in 2003, within two days. These facts enabled the Maya to keep a regular calendar of Venus' appearances. For the Maya, each Venus cycle began with Venus' entry into morning sky, rising just before the sun. Called the heliacal rising of Venus, this is the moment when Venus is on our side of the sun, having just 'lapped' Earth and pulled ahead on its faster orbit.
Maya astronomers also noted Venus' emergence into the evening sky, but considered that less significant. After all, Venus becomes an evening star only gradually, taking over a month to emerge from the sun's glare. It is also dimmer than average at this time because it is on the far side of the sun from us. On the other hand, Venus enters the morning sky quite quickly and dramatically, appearing noticeably higher each morning for several days. And since Venus is closest to us at that time, it is also brighter than average. Upon observing a heliacal rising, Maya astronomers knew the next would occur 584 days later. And they knew to expect another such rising of Venus during the same season about eight years later.
The Only Planet Named for a Goddess
Due to its brillance, cultures around the Mediterranean associated Venus with love and beauty. That's why Venus is the only planet named after a goddess. At one time, the Greeks distinguished the evening star Hesperus (Latin 'Vesper') from the morning star Phosphorus (Latin 'Lucifer'), but they were both names for Venus.
Maya also distinguished the evening star (Lamat) from the morning star (Ah-Chicum-Ek'). For the Maya, either appearance of Venus was a harbinger of evil–particularly the morning star. This made Venus' sudden appearance at dawn a good omen for someone wishing to wreak destruction. Accordingly, Maya often scheduled attacks on rival cities to coincide with the heliacal rising of Venus. One such attack, which the Maya called a 'Star War,' is depicted in our show.
Looking For Venus Today
If you want to observe Venus today (May 2011), you need to rise before dawn and face east. An interesting gathering of four planets, in progress for much of the month, still continues. As I write this, Venus and Mercury have passed Jupiter and are approaching Mars. Venus and Jupiter are about eight degrees apart with Venus to the lower left. They far outshine everything else but the sun and the moon, so those two planets are easily noticeable well into twilight. Mars and Mercury appear to either side of Venus and are much dimmer. Right now, Mercury is to the lower right of Venus with Mars to the right and a bit above Venus. Today, Venus is within one degree of Mars. Mars is above Venus, Mercury below. The alignment of Mercury, Venus, and Mars was closest on the morning of May 21.
After this, Mercury quickly exits the scene while Venus gets lower and lower in the pre-dawn sky throughout June, until it is lost inthe sun's glare by July. 2012, however, offers some spectacular views of Venus. In spring 2012, Venus appears as high as possible in the evening sky (as it did in 2004 and will do again in 2020). That particular evening apparirion ends June 5, 2012, as Venus aligns so well with the Earth and sun that it appears as a dot on the sun's disk. That transit of Venus will be the last such event in the lifetime of anyone alive today.
Hopefully, none of this will be taken as a sign to sacrifice or invade others.


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This week brings more upsetting news about the side effects of certain birth control methods — Depo-Provera causes bone loss in nearly half of users, and as many as 25,000 lawsuits involving Yaz will enter pretrial proceedings in Illinois.
In a new study, 45% of women who received the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate shot, or Depo-Provera, lost 5% or more of the bone density in their hips or lower spine. According to Roni Caryn Rabin of the New York Times, scientists say the loss is a "significant concern" because it's difficult to build bone back up and bone loss may lead to fractures later on. The greatest risk is to women who smoked or do not get enough calcium in their diet, and lead study author Dr. Abbey B. Berenson says, "We can now tell our patients, 'Don't smoke, and take your calcium every day' - those are modifiable risk factors. The flip side is that if I have a patient who smokes, I'm going to be more concerned about giving her Depo-Provera."
But one alternative, Yaz, is looking less attractive all the time. Up to 25,000 lawsuits against Bayer, the drug's maker, will come before judge David Herndon in East St. Louis, Ill. Herndon will hear pretrial arguments and may try several of the lawsuits as an example to the rest of the country — though the suits were filed all over, they've been consolidated into Herndon's jurisdiction for pretrial proceedings in order to prevent inconsistencies. According to UPI.com, plaintiffs allege that Yaz caused a list of side effects worthy of the worst drug commercial in the world: "strokes, heart attacks, pulmonary embolism, thrombosis, cardiac arrhythmia, gallbladder disease, kidney failure and sudden death." Attorney-at-law.com writes that the culprit is dropspirenone, a type of progestin not used in other birth control pills. Dropspirenone may raise blood potassium levels, causing something called hyperkalemia, which may in turn cause a variety of disturbing problems.
Not everyone experiences bone loss with Depo, and plenty of women have used Yaz without a problem. So reacting to this news isn't as simple as going off the drugs — especially since most forms of hormonal birth control have some side effects. For many women, control over their reproductive lives is worth a certain measure of risk. Still, the news of bone loss, gallstones, and sudden death makes us all the more anxious for a male birth control pill, so the other half of the human race can share the burden a bit.
Contraceptive Lawsuits Going To Trial [UPI.com]
Risks: Loss Of Bone Mass Linked To Contraceptive [NYT]
Yaz Injury Lawsuits Could Top 25,000 Cases [Attorney-At-Law.com]
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Exercise and Laughter Beats Stress
The residents of Morris Hills Center of Genesis Healthcare had a wonderful session of Laughter Yoga with Pradep Nair of HomeWell Senior Care. Some of the key benefits of Laughing with Belly movement are as follows:
1. Good Mood and More Laughter: Whether it is your personal life, business life or social life everything you do depends upon your mood state. If your mood is good, you can do things much better. Laughter Yoga helps to change the mood within minutes by releasing certain chemicals from your brain cells called endorphins. You will remain cheerful and in a good mood throughout the day and will laugh more than you normally do.
2. Healthy Exercise to Beat Stress: Laughter Yoga is like an aerobic exercise (cardio workout) which brings more oxygen to the body and brain which makes one feel more healthy and energetic. Laughter Yoga is a single exercise routine which reduces physical, mental and emotional stress simultaneously.
3. Health Benefits: You can't enjoy life if you are sick. Laughter Yoga strengthens the immune system which not only prevents you from falling sick, but also helps to heal a variety of illnesses like hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, depression, arthritis, allergies, asthma, bronchitis, backache, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, menstrual disorders, cancer and many others.
4. Quality of Life: Quality of life depends upon quality of good friends we have with whom we have a caring and sharing relationship. Laughter is a positive energy which helps to connect with people quickly and improves relationships. If you laugh more, you will attract many friends.
5. Positive Attitude in Challenging Times: Everyone can laugh when the time is good, but how does one laugh when faced with challenges? Laughter helps to create a positive mental state to deal with negative situations and negative people. It gives hope and optimism to cope with difficult times.


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Hi Rich! Please tell us a bit about how your company came to be – your creative background and how you began to build your business.
Brett and I first met and collaborated in the design department of a large PR agency during the tech bubble. After the burst we individually freelanced, but we stayed in touch via IM complaining about clients, swapping music and occasionally working on projects together. Eventually, we both tired of working from our tiny apartments, craving human interaction and decided we should join forces and find an office space. Thus began Fulton Street Design, our graphic design agency. We worked with clients like Morgan Stanley, HBO, Van Kampen Investments, Bumble and bumble., Coach, Colin Cowie… The Colin Cowie project took us to China, the furthest we had ever traveled for a press check! Our translator, Jim, was a young, knowledgeable Taiwanese entrepreneur, who we quickly befriended.
We conceived of ModKat in 2007, at first as sort of a hobby, but as the design quickly took shape we realized we had something. We formed ModProducts and immediately called Jim, we were in Taiwan a few weeks later to discuss producing ModKat. We introduced ModKat at The International Contemporary Furniture Fair in 2009, where we received the Editor's Choice Award for Best Accessory and then in 2010 picked up a prestigious Red Dot Award.
Brett has an industrial design degree from RIT, I have a visual communication degree from FIT.


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This clip, called The Duel, is based loosely on a 2006 animated short called...The Duel. Only this time it's in LEGO and shot in stop-motion, which makes it three minutes of your time well spent.
The animation was done by Namchild, who says that no CGI was used whatsoever, and that only PhotoShop was employed to edit out the wires necessary for the hot ninja action.


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Congress to strengthen tax services
A recent federal proposal aims to help struggling families avoid costs of commercial tax preparation.
The VITA Act, introduced two weeks ago in the U.S. House of Representatives, would strengthen free-of-charge, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance services that aid low- and moderate-income, working households.
With the help of tens of thousands of trained and IRS-certified volunteers, Community VITA programs operated in nearly 6,000 sites nationwide last year and helped taxpayers file 1.6 million federal returns to obtain $2.2 billion in tax refunds.
The VITA program dates back about 40 years, and its tax-preparation help is free to households earning less than about $50,000. These are among the families who struggle the most to afford commercial tax-prep services that can charge hundreds of dollars and sometimes participate in predatory practices.
For more information visit www.tax-coalition.org.
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H&M SPRING 2016 TREND COLLECTION – FEMININE EXPRESSIONCategories:Fashion
For ladies, H&M presents a fresh new spring 2016 trend collection called "Feminine Expression" – various lines of everyday garments enlivened by subtle colors, blooming summer floral and ethnic-inspired prints and casual denim to express a totally elegant yet distinctive ladylike look.
On the latest arrivals collection, the Feminine Expression of H&M shows a kind of stunning moods, from chic fabulous retro-inspired look to classic modern and classic accent to welcome the new season's trends in fashion world. The Swedish-based multinational brand comes up with stylish and delightful pieces, an unmistakably new trendy collection which is dedicated exclusively to update women's spring 2016 wardrobe. From easy-to-wear everyday clothing such as leather jacket, one-shoulder jersey top, t-shirt, blouse, wonderful printed dress, bib overalls, cupro circle skirt, suede culottes to the classic denim jeans and dress. For the color, the fashion label focuses on trendy spring-summer tones; sky blue, light pink, beige, grey, black, camel, navy and other subtle tones to enhance a ladylike allure. To complete the looks, H&M also presents chunky high-heeled ankle boots with lace detail, pumps, floral printed scarves, patterned round sunglasses and many other seductive accessories. Here are the 6 gorgeous key inspirations proposed by H&M to express your feminine vibe!
Cool trendy retro look with a fabulous light blue dotted blouse featuring yoke with ruffle detail at front, stand collar, long sleeves and slightly rounded hem, flawlessly a lovely top to pair denim jeans in navy with straight cut and regular waist design to embrace casual feminine vibe. Always simple and easy in every occasion, the newest lines of H&M Spring-Summer 2016 Collection also suggest chic v-neck suede dress in black featuring hidden snap fastener at front and feminine tie belt, this piece looks pretty good with short-sleeved t-shirt in white made of mulberry-silk blend fabrics, totally fancy seventies style inspiration with a little classic or vintage touch. The printed fabric handbag in ethnic pattern also among the statement accessories of the season.
Classic feminine accent, H&M plays 70s' vibe through casual denim overall dress in navy with low-cut v-neck, open back detail and versatile shoulder strap, best option is to wear it with a lovely rib-knit t-shirt in a comfy, light pink melange cotton blend fabrics. Dedicated to ladies who want to get across their feminine expression, the following key look of the season is one of the must-have spring-summer essentials; a gorgeous long-sleeved a-line dress in black woven fabrics featuring vivacious floral printed pattern in fresh, lively colors, unmistakably perfect ladylike piece to pair with 3 1/4″-heeled designer ankle boots in black refined suede with lacing details.
Through the new H&M Spring 2016 Trend Collection, we find also fabulous ladylike printed dress with round neck, long sleeves and pleated skirt detail while to accentuate a more classic modern look you can also go for leather jacket in beige with flapped patch pockets and tie belt to wear with urban bib overalls in black woven fabrics with adjustable cross strap at back to enhance feminine yet relaxed allure at the same time. Check out also the impressive details in Zara Spring/Summer 2016 Collection – Botanic Romance.
The multinational retail-clothing label also offers a wonderful geometric and ethnic patterned wide-sleeved poncho in grey light fabrics with lively orange and yellow prints. For effortless chic daily style you can also opt for a simple grey mélange silk blend jersey top with leather skirt in camel brown while the leather jacket can be perfect piece to cover the top. Complete also your wardrobe with exclusive lines of Burberry New Season Accessories SS 2016 Collection.
Modern and effortless everyday allure, H&M suggests ribbed top in jersey in grey made of comfortable cotton fabrics featuring one bare shoulder and long sleeve, pair this fabulous top with stunning long cupro circle skirt with elasticized detail at waist and flared silhouette for subtle feminine mood while you can also go for a simple jersey mock-turtleneck sweater in white and wide ankle-length leg suede culottes in black if you prefer easier and more relaxed accent either in the office or daily style. For updating your look of the moment, you cannot miss the latest Liu Jo Eyewear – Eclectic and Ultra-Chic Sunglasses & Optical Collection for Spring/Summer 2016.
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raise (one's) hackles
To greatly irritate, annoy, or aggravate one. The disrespect he showed our professor during class raised my hackles so badly that I had to go take a walk to calm down. The politician has a gift for raising his opponents' hackles during debates.
raise one's hackles
Make one very angry, as in That really raised my hackles when he pitched straight at the batter's head. Hackles are the hairs on the back of an animal's neck, which stick up when the animal feels fearful or angry. [Late 1800s]


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It's time to vote for your ATG Pakistan team!
So please select 3 middle-order batsman for positions No.3, No.4, and No.5.
Here are some reminders;
Zaheer Abbas
Javed Miandad
Mohammed Yousuf
Saleem Malik
Younis Khan
Saeed Ahmed
We will choose the No.6 batsman in the next round (that position is bound to be controversial), but for the time being it's 3-4-5 to get the ball rolling........