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|28th May 2007, 11:21 PM
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Lion Man Assault
I can't believe I'm wading into this debate but here goes...
Background: "The Lion Man" Craig Busch is a well-known New Zealand lion tamer/keeper who had his own television show about his lion park and efforts to save the great animals. In 2005 he came home to find his partner Karen naked in bed with another couple and dragged her from the bed, injuring her in the process. He has recently been convicted of assault for the incident.
Now we're in the media-fuelled "he said, she said" round of the process. TVNZ got the first scoop with Craig's side of the story, to which TV3 countered with a 60 Minutes piece giving Karen's version.
I don't think many people would condone the assault. Whatever really happened, it does seem that Craig was behaving violently, or at least aggressively. Not cool under any circumstances.
The reason there has been a lot of public support for Craig (which is highly unusual for someone who has admitted assaulting a female) is the extreme provocation. We've all imagined what it would be like coming home to this scene and wondered how we would react. I'd like to think I would just leave, but how can you really know what it would be like? I recall finding out that the woman I was in love with had been having an affair and I can tell you the emotions are impossible to describe. It's hard not to be sympathetic to someone who had to walk in to a room and see it.
Just a reminder, I do not condone any sort of violence. Craig was punished and rightly so - we cannot have a society where assault goes unpunished. I'm just saying there is a good case for "mitigating circumstances" here.
Anyway, let's talk about the version of events described by Karen and the South African couple she was in bed with. Not because it would serve any useful purpose to do so, but because I'm just like other Kiwis and I can't resist talking about it.
First of all, Karen tried to paint Craig as a wolf in sheep's clothing. Rather than a gentle animal-loving man, she claimed he is a short-tempered animal abuser. To back this up she presented a couple of video shots showing Craig "mistreating" animals. Well call me callous but I couldn't see it. There was half a shot of a lion club being given a clip around the ear and a couple of shots of Aslan being forcefully led and then having his ears flicked. Aslan didn't even flinch at the ear-flicking and the other shots looked like they could easily have been genuine attempts to make the animals behave. Go to any New Zealand race day and see how the horses are "led" into the gates - this is much more dramatic than what Craig was doing. I wonder if the dragging shot had been accompanied by a different voiceover what the message might have been... perhaps a jovial narrator saying "Aslan's being a bit stubborn today so Craig needs to lay down the law". Quite a different effect.
So I'm thinking.... You've been living with this guy for how long? With cameras running day and night, and these shots are all you have to show that he's not a nice guy? Frankly I'd give that round to Craig.
Next we get to the infamous evening. Apparently Craig had earlier told Karen that their relationship was over, or implied as much. Of course we only have Karen's word on that. So while Craig is out Karen goes up to the bedroom where the couple are staying to seek comfort (not sex as has been assumed by the public).
Karen backs up the "no sex" scenario by saying she had recently undergone a "D&C" gynaecological procedure which would have made intercourse uncomfortable. Fair enough, but no-one was saying that intercourse was happening - anyone who thinks a sexual threesome must include intercourse is lacking imagination. Anyway, I know of a woman who happily had intercourse the day after giving birth. In short, the D&C argument was irrelevant.
Back to the bedroom. Distraught, Karen begins undressing. In her mind that's quite appropriate and not at all sexual. The couple agree that this is perfectly normal and non-arousing, so they ask her to lie between them so they can comfort her (nakedly). The ladies kiss, but again, it's not sexual.
And that's it. That's the explanation. Not even so much as "it was hot so I took some clothes off". When pressed about why she needed to be naked to be consoled, Karen declines to answer. "Because I felt like it" were her words.
Oh dear. Round two to Craig.
Next there is the assault itself. Craig's version on Close Up sounded a little thin, it wouldn't surprise me if he was being frugal with the facts. He seemed suspiciously unclear about how the injuries had occurred - "Maybe the wine glass or something". On the other hand Karen and the couple described a brutal assault scene, after which they were given their marching orders.
This is where things become alarming. The couple say they were "torn" about what to do and weren't happy about leaving Karen and Craig alone. WHAT? After the horriffic scene they had just described, they were "torn" about whether to leave? Come on, any reasonable person would have put Karen's safety first and taken her with them, or done something to protect her. The couple didn't even call the police. They just drove away and left someone they describe as a dear friend to the mercy of a violent maniac.
This story just doesn't stack up. Round three goes to Craig.
Yet again, we have a situation where it's one side's version against the others and we're left to judge without knowing the facts. And judge we will, because it's too interesting not to.
Here's my armchair judgement:
(1) Craig is no angel. He has a previous conviction and he admitted this assault. He should work on his anger issues before it happens again. However there is nothing to suggest his treatment of animals or his commitment to their well-being is anything but genuine.
(2) Karen and the South African couple have presented what appears to be a hatchet job on Craig, filled with accounts that lack credibility.
Conclusion: The Lion Man committed a spontaneous crime of passion, then the Lioness committed a calculated act of revenge. Neither was pretty.
For mine, I'll forgive Craig because of the mitigating circumstances and I would be happy to watch another series of the Lion Man sans partner. My suggestion for the first episode would be for him to talk about how he's dealing with his anger issues and the steps he's taking to make sure he never acts violently again.
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Since I posed the message above about 18 months ago, I've had about 3 pages worth of replies to this thread. For the most part messages were fair but the thread was steadily getting more out of hand, especially recently with Craig back in the news. Then the lawyers finally got involved (don't know what took them so long) and I've decided to bin all the replies and close the whole thing. Sorry.
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The Threat of the Gnostics
Some thirty years ago, near Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt, an Arab peasant discovered about fifty-two ancient papyrus texts, including gospels and other secret writings attributed to Jesus and his disciples. In addition there were sayings, poems, myths, philosophic treatises, and instructions for magical or mystical practice—all of them Coptic translations of Greek texts. Some, apparently, contain material that derives from the first and second centuries of the Christian era.
The discoveries at Nag Hammadi demonstrate that what we call Christianity—and what we identify as early Christian tradition—presents only a small selection of early sources, chosen from among dozens of others. Why were writings such as those discovered at Nag Hammadi excluded from orthodox tradition and banned as "heresy"? What made gnostic views so dangerous that leaders of the orthodox church condemned them as an "abyss of madness and blasphemy against Christ"?1
Those who wrote and circulated these texts did not think of themselves as heretics, but as Christians who possessed secret knowledge (gnosis) concerning the meaning of Jesus' life and teaching that was hidden from the majority of believers. Because of their claim to higher knowledge, they came to be called gnostics (literally, "those who know")
From ancient orthodox polemics, we have long known that the gnostics challenged doctrines which, in the second century, came to be held as sacred in early Christian creeds. Bishop Irenaeus, who supervised the church in Lyon (c. 180), and wrote the Destruction and Overthrow of Falsely So-Called Gnosis, tells us, for example, that they challenged the belief that Christ rose bodily from the dead, and the belief in "one God." Traditionally, historians have told us that the orthodox objected to gnostic views for religious and philosophical reasons. Certainly they did: yet investigation of the newly discovered gnostic sources suggests another dimension of the controversy. It suggests that these religious debates—specifically, the questions of the resurrection and of the nature of God—had social and political implications that were crucial to the development of Christianity as an institutional religion.
Consider, for example, the political implications of the doctrine of resurrection.2 The statement that "Jesus Christ rose from the grave" may be the most fundamental element of Christian faith: certainly it is the most radical. For Jesus' followers, his resurrection was the turning point in world history, the sign of its coming end. Orthodox Christians since then have declared in the apostles' creed that Jesus of Nazareth, "crucified, dead, and buried," was raised" on the third day." At first, according to the New Testament gospel of Luke, the disciples themselves, in their astonishment and terror, immediately assumed that they were seeing his ghost. But Jesus challenged them: "Handle me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have" (Luke 24.36-43). Since they remained incredulous, he asked for something to eat; as they watched in amazement, he ate a piece of broiled fish.
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open storage
My obsession is storage. I am always looking to improve my storage and organization especially when there are four of us living in a small space. Inside my cupboards, wardrobe and drawers everything all has to be in its place and it's nice to shut the door on it when it becomes a little messier. Recently I have been inspired by open storage and love that sort of lived in feel and how it could be styled. I think it will be awhile before I get there but in the mean time these are interesting to look at.
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Oh! This is just the perfect open storage moodboard: the pictures you display here are every inspiring.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous photos, I love the way the gallery style artwork really works well with the open storage. Definitely a look I aspire to!ReplyDelete
You really got some wonderful open storage places :) Love them all!ReplyDelete
So gorgeous! Thanks for sharing .-)ReplyDelete
Happy weekend!
I love open storage, always wanted a kitchen that would look like the third picture. But I wonder if things get dusty and I'll have to wash them every time before using them. It would be kind of a pain, wouldn't it?ReplyDelete
i love looking at everybody's different approaches to storage. such unique solutions everytime.ReplyDelete
Open storage looks so neat when done properly, but I feel like when I try to do it, my house looks like it exploded. Love the pics! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I love this idea! I actually told my Jason this is how I would love to style out home. Everything neat and orderly and properly in view!ReplyDelete
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.ReplyDelete
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have to reorganize my home when I see the nice storage ideas!! thanks for sharing the beautiful pics!ReplyDelete
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completely obsessed with open shelving at the moment, love how you can display and style all your lovely crockery!ReplyDelete
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There are many ways to interpret or define culture. But it can be easily summarised with just one word: Dresden. The sheer abundance and splendour of the city's cultural treasures are enough to take your breath away. And since Dresden also just happens to be set amidst a stunning river landscape, your amazement is soon accompanied by pure delight.
Though the attribute 'world famous' is dished out all too readily, it is a befitting term in the case of Dresden. The city is famed not only for its three major landmarks – Zwinger Palace, Semper Opera House and the Church of Our Lady – but also for Brühl Terrace and the Royal Palace, for the Elbe palaces on the Loschwitz hillside, for the exclusive villas of Blasewitz, the garden city of Hellerau and, of course, for the twelve Dresden State Art Collections. And not forgetting the city centre's prime position on the western bank of the Elbe, at the apex of one of the river's gently sweeping meanders.
Dresden's no. 1 world-famous building has to be Zwinger Palace, widely considered a masterpiece of baroque architecture. The glorious Church of Our Lady, resurrected from the rubble, is arguably the preeminent church of the Protestant faith, and the imposing Saxony State Opera House, designed in the Italianate High Renaissance style by its eponymous architect Semper, is undoubtedly one of the world's most beautiful music theatres. The gardens of Brühl Terrace, or the 'Balcony of Europe' as it is known, provide magnificent views of the Elbe and across to Neustadt on the bank opposite; lined with prestigious buildings including the Academy of Fine Arts and the Albertinum Museum with its New Masters Gallery and sculpture collection, the terrace is another of the city's cultural must-sees. Dresden boasts superb museums that add to its cultural prowess, including the Green Vault – the world's largest treasure chamber – at the Royal Palace as well as the Turkish Chamber and the Old Masters Gallery where Raphael's Sistine Madonna is displayed.
For almost 700 years, Dresden has also been famed for its music. It is not only the Opera House that enraptures audiences but also the State Orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic and the Kreuzchor boys' choir. The cultural calendar is packed all year round, with the city hosting international festivals, captivating theatre and dance productions and other popular events such as the Semper Opera Ball. And what would Dresden's music scene be without its jazz? The city's International Dixieland Festival is Europe's biggest old time jazz festival. Traditional highlights include the Riverboat Shuffle, the Jazz Mile along Prager Strasse and the Dixieland Parade through the old quarter. The festival season is rounded off with open-air events, including the riverbank film nights, the Elbhangfest and concerts in the romantic parkland of the Elbe palaces.
But Dresden is more than just a city of history and heritage, as evidenced by its modern architectural masterpieces. Notable examples include the New Synagogue and the deconstructivist UFA Kristallpalast cinema designed by celebrated Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. At the main train station, Norman Foster has covered the historical iron framework with a translucent Teflon membrane. There's also the Military History Museum, which has recently undergone a radical extension and redesign by Daniel Libeskind. A bold design move in its day was the 'Blue Wonder', Europe's first bridge without river piers. The construction is both a feat of engineering and a spectacular vantage point.
If you happen to be in Dresden in December, be sure to visit the Striezelmarkt. Germany's oldest Christmas market, first documented in 1434, remains to this day a celebration of lights, colours and inviting aromas. Enjoy the peaceful, festive atmosphere while indulging in glühwein, spiced gingerbread and hot chestnuts, and discover another Dresden speciality in the shape of striezel, as the locals call their traditional Christmas cake. There are only two words that do this delicacy justice: world famous.
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and then LEOPARD... FUN FUN FUN...
This is the base of the last painting...
wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the background... any ideas?
Bon Weekend...
Thanks Fifi.... always happy to see anemones... love them... love yours.... xv
Love this!
How fun, and beautiful of course!
Wow! This is so beautiful... loving pink!
Have a great weekend, sweetie.
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Just beautiful Fifi. Your paintings always make me want to book a flight to Paris. Anything Vicki inspires has to be beautiful. Hope your weekend is fabulous.
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Fifi..you are so darn talented!!
Love Tea in Paris.
Happy Pink Saturday..xo Tami
Wish I could pop off pics like you do. I takes ages lol :)
So pretty! I also just spotted your 2012 calendars on your sidebar! I'm going to check them out - especially the Barns one! HPS!
So beautiful!
My PINK, have a great weekend and festive Thanksgiving celebration!
Very pretty! I really love Saturday because my Mom let me blog a little for Pink Saturday.
Here's my pink share, have a nice weekend!
Love the painting and especially the colors!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
You do very well with your own ideas. I could never offer anything to help in the art world. Except, enjoy it.
your paintings are so lovely! happy pink saturday! xo
So festive. I love all your drawings.
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Loving the pink.. I'm in a pink mood again!! think it is the summer turning up my way.
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Your paintings are amazing, Fifi. I am in awe of your beautiful blog.
I wish I had the talent to try watercolors.
Have a delightful Thanksgiving,
I missed commenting on this post somehow..I thought I had. Lovely paintings as usual. You only had one up when I saw it. You only had one painting up when I saw it.
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The Lortab does nothing. But I'm feeling a bit better this morning.
Last night, I decided I'd see what it took to get The Goat back into action. Last time I rode it, the rear wheel was so wobbly that it felt like it was going to buck me right off. Doing the age-old "brake calipers as a truing stand" trick, I found out that the wheel itself wasn't too bad. But on one side of the tire, the bead was fraying, allowing the tire to bulge out enough to cause significant wobblation. Wobblage. Wabblitude. Whatever.
I kludged the bike by unceremoniously clawing the tattered tread from the wheel and throwing one of those crappy Kenda ATB tires on in its stead. It worked well enough, and the upright mountain bike posture was a refreshing reprieve for my dolorous deltoid.
Sorry for the camera-phone photo. I accidentally left my Canon on the tripod after trying in vain to capture images from the Perseid shower last night.
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The Lortab does nothing. But I'm feeling a bit better this morning.
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- BluesCat said...
Shortly, I'm going to be replacing the MTB tires on my Giant Yukon with a set of Serfas Drifters. My Yukon looks a lot like your "Goat."
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- David Hogeboom said...
What kinda panniers are you riding there?
- August 14, 2009 7:32 AM
- Noah said...
Dang. In May 2008, I bought them, and I promised a product review. I've never gotten around to it. They are the LaSalle model by Axiom. Look for a product review post today or tomorrow. In short: I love them, but they have their quirks (as would any pannier)
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The other five of the big six advertising groups, including WPP's biggest competitor Omnicom, are listed outside the UK.
"WPP, Omnicom and Interpublic all compete for the same international clients every year and every day and for ISS to look at WPP on a purely domestic UK basis is not reflecting reality," he told Campaign.
Omnicom increased the total package for its chief executive John Wren from $10.8m in 2010 to $15.4m in 2011.
Interpublic chief executive Michael Roth was paid $10.2m in 2010 and $13m in 2011.
Publicis Groupe's chief executive Maurice Lévy was paid €6.2m in 2010 and €3.6m in 2011. He has opted to give up his €900,000 salary as of 1 January 2012 and take entirely performance-related pay.
Chief executives typically derive most of their compensation from performance-related bonuses and share-based long-term incentive schemes, which are linked to multiples of their base salaries.
Sorrell's base salary, which had stayed at £1m since 2007, was increased to £1.3m in 2011, while the maximum payout he could get from WPP's bonus scheme was increased from three times salary to five times salary.
Wren has not had an increase in his $1m base salary for nine years, but the maximum payout he could get from Omnicom's bonus scheme was raised from 12 times salary in 2010 to 24 times in 2011.


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THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED by Arielle Eckstut & David Henry Sterry
Here is another book from my pile of how-to books on self-publishing. THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR BOOK PUBLISHED by Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry covers just about everything you need to know about the Wild West World of publishing today. Earlier this year, I reviewed Dan Poynter's classic book about self-publishing and praised it to the skies. The only shortcoming with that book was that it focused on publishing an actual physical book. In a way, this book takes up from where Dan Poynter left off. In addition to the usual advice about how to get an agent, and how to publish a softcover book, this book also looks at e-book and social media.
The book is divided into three parts:
- Setting up Shop, which covers how to get an idea for your book, how to develop your author platform, how to package your book with a title and a pitch, how to get an agent, the agonies of the submission roulette and what to when (not if) you get rejected.
- Taking Care of Business covers selling your book, contracts, working with your publisher, and self-publishing.
- Getting the Word Out covers publicity and marketing, the book launch, how to keep your book sales alive and royalties.
There is no better recommendation I can give than to tell you that my softcover copy is bristling with those sticky markers, which indicates that I found plenty of nuggets inside. If you are trying to publish your book, I recommend that you read this one carefully. You might find exactly what you need inside. Five stars.
–Cynthia Haggard writes historical novels. She has two completed manuscripts that will be published in the coming year. THWARTED QUEEN is a portrait of a woman trapped by power, a marriage undone by betrayal, and a King brought down by fear.FAMILY SPLINTERS is a novel about identity, forbidden love and family secrets. (c) 2011. All rights reserved.


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Since last summer I have been one of our few "remote Pivots" after I moved from San Francisco, CA to Atlanta, GA. Pivotal and I agreed that I'd try working remotely, remote-pair programming full time with fellow developers in our San Francisco and NYC offices. Overall it's worked out wonderfully for me, my teams, and clients. I use the same technologies that fellow remote-Pivot Chad Woolley recommended in 2008 — a VPN connection, Mac's Screen Sharing.app and Skype video chat, but we're always looking for ways to more seamlessly integrate our remote developers into their teams.
With that in mind I became very excited when the iPad 2 was released, with its front-facing camera and FaceTime app. How perfect! For the last month our team has experimented using an iPad as a "remote presence" device for me.
How did it work out? Keep reading to find out!
The Setup
The goals were as follows:
- Integrate the remote person more seamlessly with the team.
- Offload cpu and network intensive video chat off of the pair programming machine.
As for why an iPad 2:
- Ultra-portable.
- Super easy to use.
- Video chat software, FaceTime, is built in.
- Less expensive than a MacBook Air (we're an Apple shop.)
- Less likely than a laptop to be borrowed and used for other tasks.
- It's an iPad! I mean, just look at the thing!
The Results
After a month of on-again, off-again iPad-Joe experiments with pair programming, meeting attendance and other tasks the results are in! Drumroll please…
The iPad 2 is a horrible remote presence device.
Overall, it's a total bust. Oh well.
What Works
The iPad does function well as a remote presence device in a few cases:
- Fully passive: If all I need to do is watch and listen then it works pretty well.
- It's very easy for a team member to pick "me" up and take me to a meeting, where I was a mute participant.
What Doesn't Work
While the iPad has a ton of potential as a remote presence device, there are many kinks that need to be worked out first.
There's no dedicated Skype app for iPad. The iPhone app works, but poorly, though it's noise-canceling does seem a bit better than FaceTime.
FaceTime is the largest disappointment.
- FaceTime "mutes" the remote person when the iPad-user is speaking. Also, the microphone is extremely sensitive, picking up all background noise. Thus, in our noisy office, FaceTime mutes me for most of the time. It's like a walkie-talkie only random, or AT&T service in San Francisco.
- FaceTime does not route sound through external speakers, such as the iHome iD9 device we tried, forcing all sound out of the extremely quiet internal speakers. Thus, even when FaceTime allowed me to speak, nobody could hear me.
- FaceTime does not recognize external microphones other than the iPhone earbud mics. Other apps, such as Garageband, supposedly will work with mics like the Snowball (which has excellent noise cancelation) when connected via the camera connection kit.
Finally, hauling an iPad, an iHome, and a Snowball mic around the office totally defeats the purpose of ease-of-use and portability!
Many of these limitations might be solved via software updates. We'll try again when Skype delivers an iPad app and when other iPad software updates come along.
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DailyJews.com is your kosher cultural fix. Every day we aim to offer you something useful to read and absorb about Jewish life. From music and popular culture through to food and drink, Daily Jews is about celebrating Jewish life and the people, products and services that can help you do so!
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The Upside of a Lower Income
If you lost your job this year, you may now qualify for several tax breaks you couldn't get when you earned more money.
I usually earn too much money to contribute to a Roth IRA. But I lost my job a few months ago, so my 2008 income will be a lot lower than it has been in previous years. Can I contribute to a Roth this year?
That's one of the upsides of a lower income: You may be able to contribute to a Roth IRA and take advantage of other tax benefits this year.
You can contribute up to $5,000 to a Roth IRA if your income falls below $101,000 if you're single, or $159,000 if you're married filing a joint tax return. (You can contribute $6,000 if you're 50 or older.) The contribution limit gradually phases out until your income reaches $116,000 if single, or $169,000 if married filing jointly.
Even if you get a new job and earn more next year, you still can keep your 2008 contributions in a Roth, where they can grow tax-free for retirement. See Why You Need a Roth IRA for more information.
You need to have some earned income to qualify for a Roth. However, someone who was unemployed for the full year might be able to make Roth contributions if his or her spouse had earned income. See Contribute to an IRA for Your Spouse for the rules.
A lower income may also let you qualify for other benefits that you don't usually get, such as the retirement savers' tax credit, which can help you afford to keep contributing to your retirement accounts in a tough year. You can receive a credit of up to $1,000 if you contribute to an IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k) or other retirement plan if your adjusted gross income in 2008 is less than $26,500 if single, or $53,000 if married.
You might also qualify to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth if your income is below $100,000 (whether married or single). That income limit will disappear in 2010. It's only worthwhile to convert to a Roth, however, if you can afford to pay the tax bill without having to tap the account, which could be tough in a year when you've lost your job.
You could also get a second chance to receive an economic-stimulus rebate check if you're income was too high the first time around. The payment was actually an advance on a credit that was created for 2008 tax returns. But to get the money into people's hands quickly to stimulate the economy, Congress had the IRS make a prepayment of the credit, which meant that the rebate was figured based on information from your 2007 return.
The rebate amount started to phase out if your 2007 adjusted gross income was more than $75,000 for single filers, or more than $150,000 for married couples filing jointly. If you earned less in 2008, then you'll be able to claim the rebate when you file your 2008 taxes.
For help calculating whether you'll get a rebate, use the Kiplinger Tax Rebate Calculator.
You could also qualify for the Hope and Lifetime Learning credits this year if your 2008 income is less than $58,000 if you're single, or $116,000 if you file a joint return. If you earned more than that, you could still qualify for the tuition-and-fees deduction, which was extended for 2008 and 2009 as part of the financial-rescue bill. See Tax Breaks for College Costs for more details.
And don't forget that your job-search expenses will be tax-deductible, as long as you're looking in the same line of work—even if your job search is unsuccessful. See Tax Write-Offs for Job-Hunting Expenses for details. And if you get a job in a new town, you may be able to write off your moving expenses. The new job must be at least 50 miles farther from your home than your old job was. For more information see Tax Deductions and Expenses of Changing Jobs. You do not need to itemize to qualify.


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Splash Car Wash mention in WSJ !
We here at Splash are very proud to have been mentioned in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal.
This piece focused on the value of car wash brands and service nationwide. Without our knowledge, the reporters visited four car wash chains across the country to and tested their services. One of the sites they chose was our White Plains location. We think they liked what they saw. In fact, we think they like it so much they wrote …
"At $13.99, Splash's "Full Service Wash" was the best value of the washes we tried"
There is more! They also said …
"We went inside to pay, and within 10 minutes the once-muddy car emerged looking great. Men with towels dabbed away drops of water not blown off by air jets. They cleaned the windows inside and out and, best of all, wiped the inside of the door frames."
We would just like to thank our entire staff for the effort they put out every day to make this kind of review possible. No matter who you are your car deserves a better car wash.
You can read the entire article here


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All I see in the latest flyer is an L1A1 inch receiver for $299.87Originally Posted by tiger917
does anybody know how much centurys FAL receivers are ?
All I see in the latest flyer is an L1A1 inch receiver for $299.87Originally Posted by tiger917
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............
How do the Enterprise Recievers rate, I have a kit, but would rather not spend the $400+ on a DSA reciever.
I do not have personal experience with all these receivers, I'm just relaying what I was able to find on the FAL files. From the general consensus over there, they rate this way.
1) Imbel
3) Nodakspud/DCI/Coonan
4) Enterprise
5) Century
The DSA and Nodak seem to rate very close to one another and some folks would reverse those to positions on the list.
You have to remember the Imbel is not a compliance part...Originally Posted by 7.62x39
I have 2 Entreprise receiver builds, no problem out of them at all.
This was when G1 kits were $99 and Entreprise 03 rec. were $165, gone are those days...
"I'd rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six"
In my opinion based on years as a FAList, years as a FAL vendor, and just a FAL builder and shooter....Originally Posted by 7.62x39
1) Imbel (real deal)
1) DSA ( ...as good as it gets,..and AMERICAN)
Wait for #1.
PS,..a CAST RECEIVER in MY RIFLE?......RIGHT!
(As ugly as it is,..I still LIKE my FACE.)
I'm a bookkeeper's son,
I don't wanna shoot no one,
but I crossed my old man back in Oregon,
don't take me alive.
---Steely Dan---
does anyone know where there are some reasonable kits at now?
Here's one for $180 (cheapest I've seen lately)
http://www.falfiles.com/forums/showt...hreadid=198212 (post #3)
This guy's got 4 of them, but wants $225 ea.
And this guy has some already demilled, blasted and parked for $265
MGS does not have a great reputation.
I have never dealt with them personally, but I've read a lot of complaints about them on the various building forums. Proceed at your own risk.


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Time Inc. CEO Ann Moore
I am only here for another three years. I am going to be known for transforming Time Inc. For diversifying Time Inc. And I am going to be the person who leads the transformation, to make sure we are around for another 80 years."
As Chairman and CEO of Time Inc., Ann Moore has been responsible for modernizing the iconic magazine publisher amid an ugly downturn in print advertising revenue and increasingly acute competition from the Internet. But that's no easy task.The publisher is still playing catch-up in the digital arena. And the struggle to translate the huge trove of Time content into influential digital products is one that may well take longer than the three years Moore posits.
- 8:40 a.m. PDT: Kara's conversation with Ann Moore is prefaced with a short, but wacky, video featuring comedian Mario Cantone.
- Moore: What have I learned in the last year? You can make money with content online.
- What's the lesson learned from the AOL-Time Warner marriage? You need a pre-nup.
- 8:45 a.m. Kara asks about Time Inc.'s digital strategy, or lack thereof. Moore bristles a bit. Suggests that she's been fighting to develop a strategy for years, but ran into roadblocks, claims her plans to launch InStyle.com back in the day were shut down by AOL management. Notes that much of Time Inc.'s digital content at the time was kept behind a curtain.
- Moore: "I love the Internet. As a woman, nobody's solved shopping for me online. There's still a big niche waiting to be filled there, guys." [My God, did she really just say that? I guess she did. Wow – you've come a long way baby.]
- 8:50 a.m. Business-side views on the integration of print and online: Kara wonders about the fate of People magazine in the era of Paris Hilton and TMZ.Kara: I don't read People.Moore: Well, you should start. … I know the smaller gossip sites think they're big and important, but seriously–get out of the way.
Moore notes that People.com is very sticky. She claims it gets 71 page views per visit–must be harder than I thought to locate those Pitt/Jolie baby photos online. (Somebody call Jakob Nielsen.)
- 8:55 a.m. Kara presses on: "You don't worry about these upstart celebrity sites?"Moore: "They're not hurting us in any way. I don't fear cannibalization. You don't want to be alone in the marketplace."
- On the decline of print pages in magazines: People are still reading magazines; reading is alive and well. The instabilities are on the advertising side. She singles out the struggling business-magazine sector. Time's solution: consolidate its business publications online at CNNmoney.com.
- 9 a.m. What does Time Inc. spend on news coverage in Iraq? A lot, Moore says. "But we have to. I'm just stunned that [journalists] are even willing to go there."
- "We're not breaking news" in the weekly Time magazine, Moore explains, but "we're breaking it online. … It's a very different experience to read Time magazine than it is to read Time online. Time magazine is long for journalism, a complement to what we're offering online."
- 9:05 a.m.: Moving on to recent cuts at Time: "We had to concentrate on our core franchise, so we divested about 1,000 people from our magazines." Apparently, a few lawyers among them. As an example, Moore cites the silliness of having a puff piece in People lawyered as heavily as a hard-hitting piece in Time.
- Moore: "I think you'll find the morale at Time now is better if you're a writer."
Kara: "Yeah, because you fired the editor."
- 9:10 a.m. What do you make of user-generated content, social-news sites like Digg? Moore says "it's cool stuff."
- Kara asks about the size of the Real Simple audience, curious why anyone reads it. "I'm sorry to say this, but I used to call it Real Simple Minded."
- On traffic deals: "I'm a content provider. I have to have my content everywhere. Look at the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue: 500 million hits. You've got to be everywhere."
- 9:15 a.m.: On the AOL deal: "We're through the animosity, we're though the anger. … Time hasn't missed the boat, either. It's not too late to leverage what we do well online."
- 9:20 a.m. "People like print advertising. I just did some research. I took your print magazines away from you (gasp!). And you wanted them back."
- To a remark questioning the rationale behind the recent hiring of certain writers, Moore had no qualms: "Just as long as we have as many people mad at us on both sides of the political spectrum."
More coverage at The Wall Street Journal


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Taking the City Mini to the next level, the City Mini™ GT gives you the ability to pave your own way. All-terrain wheels let you decide how far you want to go off the beaten path. And with little touches like an adjustable handlebar to adapt to the parent's height, and a hand-operated parking brake, the City Mini GT 2014 is very accommodating.
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Please join us in welcoming Xeno Dimentio os the latest addition to the Factpilerverse Moderator team. He will be joining Swifterdeath in his efforts of making that section being a lasting contribution to geekdom.
His responsabilities will be many, but I am confident he will make us proud.


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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Crazy Days And Kisses
I wish there was a book, for how crazy parenting is. I don't mean those "How to not kill your baby" books that are out there. There are lots of those. I also don't mean those "If you don't do all these things you are a bad parent and your baby won't get into Harvard or the right pre-school" books. I mean, it could be a short book. Very small. Maybe just two pages, a forward from the author and a second page. It would say something like,"Parenting is crazy and you will never, ever figure it out so just roll with it."
My day starts out with "Mommy carry my dinosaurs" which is actually a pair of bongo drums turned upside down and filled with small plastic dinosaurs. This is apparently the preferred method of transporting dinosaurs.
Both yesterday and today were filled with fights about these same dinosaurs. What they should go into - a pumpkin from Halloween, the bongos, a purse, a coaster caddy? And Miles would dump them out and Julia would scream and pinch him and he'd pull her hair and....
I lit a fire last night. I look up from my magazine and see my three littlest ones sitting on the hearth enjoying the heat and the popping log, and realize Miles is saying "Kiss baby!" and she is saying "I love you Miles!" She ran around, stopping to kiss him and they'd laugh and giggle as though the battle of the dinosaurs and their appointed container had never occurred.
Then I woke up this morning, and apparently detente was over and it was back to it.
He does not prefer the bongos, she does.
It was another day of battles large and small. But my mind keeps wandering back to those kisses by the hearth and the secret love they have for one another. You'd never know it, but they are in fact quite fond of one another.
That makes me really happy.
Posted by Gidge Uriza at 10:57 PM
Labels: Baby Birth of Cool, Mommyhood, parenting, the pink one


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Regional and rural carriers are allying to back legislative efforts that would legalize cell phone unlocking. The ban on unlocking cell phones came into effect earlier this year and prevents customers from unlocking their phones for use on another carrier. According to Bloomberg:
Regional and rural wireless providers are backing several bills in Congress that would let consumers unlock mobile phones and tablet computers without carriers' permission. Big phone companies often land exclusive rights to offer the hottest devices, and U.S. rules currently prohibit altering software to let new phones from one carrier to work on other networks.
Apple has been working on making deals with an increasing number of these regional carriers, which often offer lower prices on plans than the larger national operators, but many still lack access to major devices. Unlocking is the only way these carriers get devices like the iPhone, and with customers now forced to pay a higher premium in order to get an unlocked phone, it's more difficult than ever to attract new users. By backing these legislative efforts, these carriers hope to make it easier for customers to make the switch if they want to.
Have you unlocked your iPhone to move to a smaller carrier? We're you thinking about it before the ban?


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Freeside Hackerspace is a 5,500 square foot facility that feels like it just goes on and on...If you have a project in mind, they've got the space and tools to make it happen.
...it's a place where people passionate about science, technology, and digital projects can meet, collaborate and hang out. It can be an open community lab, a machine shop, a work shop, a studio or a combination of these where people can share resources and knowledge to build neat stuff.
'You don't just have to hack computers,' says interim President James Sheheane. 'You can hack metal, you can hack wood.'
'That speaks to what we're all about,' Storey says. 'Making cool stuff out of nothing.'
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For 364 days a year, all that matters is what kind of music YOU like. But on Sunday, when the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards show comes on, it is the opinion of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States that counts.
We crunched the numbers, evaluated the contenders and channeled the academy's decision-making process to figure out who will win and who will be left sitting there in the audience, trying to hide their shame, rage and disappointment. Here's what we came up with for the Best Male Pop Vocal category. The best news? This year, the category is 100% John Mayer free!:
"This Time," by John Legend
The Breakdown: Preferred latter day artist of The Onion's Smoov B, Legend has become the go-to vocalist for people looking to conceive a child without R. Kelly's help. This is a very nice song, but it lacks punch in the chorus, which seems to be a constant problem with a lot of Legend's songs. As always, Legend is a classy guy who makes very pretty, but not terribly memorable, music. VERDICT: Loser.
"Love You," by Maxwell
The Breakdown: It's complete inappropriate that I see Maxwell nominated in this category and keep confusing him with Rockwell. I ALWAYS FEEL THAT… SOMEBODY'S WATCHIN' ME! Anyway, Maxwell is a great story because he disappeared for eight years, only to come back with "Black Summers' Night," the first of a trilogy of albums he plans to release over the next three years. But if you thought Legend's song had a weak chorus, this song doesn't even bother to HAVE one. It sounds like Maxwell wrote it while he was singing it. Maxwell's vocal performance on this track makes him the most deserving the category, but it won't be enough. VERDICT: Loser
"Make It Mine, by Jason Mraz
The Breakdown: Mraz should punished merely for wearing those annoying hats. Anyway, if Mraz was going to win a Grammy, it would have been last year for his smash hit "I'm Yours." VERDICT: Loser
"If You Don't Know Me By Now," by Seal
The Breakdown: Oh, come on. A cover song? At least the other guys in this category bothered to sing something NEW. It's like the Grammy voters are bending over backwards to show you their AARP cards. "Hey, Seal! We've heard of him! And we've heard of that song! Let's nominate him!" VERDICT: Loser
"All About The Love Again," by Stevie Wonder
The Breakdown: Oldest artist here? Everyone's heard of him? The song is mildly pleasant? COME GET YOUR TROPHY, MR. WONDER! Verdict: WINNER!
Grammy Preview – Best Male Pop Vocal Prediction
For 364 days a year, all that matters is what kind of music YOU like. But on Sunday, when the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards show comes on, it is the opinion of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States that counts.


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They hear things, but then when officials set up recording equipment, nothing is recorded. I said it yesterday: I think it's nothing.
Or does your mind travel in the other direction? Failure to record the booms is evidence of the supernatural, like the way Dracula isn't reflected in a mirror?
Karl: Well, the mirror thing, he can't look in mirrors, can he?
Steve: Well he can look in mirrors but he can't see himself in a mirror.
Karl: That still doesn't work.
Ricky: It doesn't work at all Karl.
Karl: His centre parting is always really neat.
Steve: His centre parting is always really neat?
Ricky: (laughs) How does he do it if he can't look in the mirror.... I love the flaw in the Dracula film is that his centre parting is too neat, how did he do it without a mirror.... You know there aren't really vampires in that sense.
Karl: Yeah, yeah.
Ricky: Yeah but it still annoyed you that his centre parting was too neat.
Karl: Well if you're gonna do it, d'you know what I mean.
Ricky: I'd like to see him with a fringe sort of pushed forward and maybe a hood up "alright, I've come to suck your blood n' that, alright".
Steve: Yeah, just bits of tissue paper all over his face where he's cut himself shaving.
Ricky: "Oh, I can't see in bloody mirror, it's annoying me", I'd love to see that, a little Manc Drac, that would be great wouldn't it, Mancula, Count Mancula, "alright, you got any rave, you got any rave music, you got any Oasis", that would be brilliant, "he came from Manchester, please welcome Mancula", that would be great wouldn't it, his hair's a mess, "well I can't see in mirror".


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I have seen some articles about tiny house "neighborhoods" for homeless people in a few locations around the country. Also, I think Walsenburg, CO, was talking a couple of years ago about zoning for tiny houses on foundations. This would be more in that line.
I often look through vintage house plans, planning for a retirement home (if I could ever afford that!). Specifically, I would want something that can be made fully accessible, in case I end up in a wheel chair some day, and have at least one bedroom on the ground floor, for the same reason. But I would still like 3 bedrooms, working on the assumption that my kids might still visit me in my old age. And finally, I would like 1200 sq ft or less. I know it can be done, as that is my current square footage, but modern designs just can't manage it. So I look at the old ones.
Anyway, that's what I was doing when I found this design. It's a duplex, and each side is only 300 sq ft. Sounds good for transitional living.
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Uniqueness and natural beauty are key elements in the success of an upscale island development off Vancouver.
Business partners Don Ho and Edwin Lee have spent more than $100 million on a project on Bowen Island, B.C. The Cape on Bowen will be a 248-hectare community of 59 four-hectare home sites averaging $2 million each.
It is being undertaken by The Cape on Bowen Community Development Ltd., whose principals are Ho and Lee.
"The Cape on Bowen is unique - and highlighting the natural beauty of the oceanfront island community has really resonated with home buyers," says Lee, who is also president of Leeda Developments Group.
The project is on the entire southwest tip the island, with nine of the 14 home sites reporting sales as part of the first phase of development.
The starting price is $1.43 million.
"It is extremely rare to have the opportunity to create a legacy estate home on a previously undeveloped southfacing island property in the Georgia Strait," says Ho, who heads the Trans City Group of Companies. "We believe the market recognizes this and has responded accordingly."
Just a few minutes drive from the ferry landing at Snug Cove, visitors enter the project along Cape Drive - where the estate homes are tucked in at the end of long, winding roads and driveways to ensure privacy.
The Cape on Bowen's beaches, trails, shorelines and dense woods have been virtually untouched for more than 50 years.
The project covers 248 hectares and is just 20 minutes by ferry from West Vancouver.
Matter of fact, Bowen Island is located within metro Vancouver.
"To be well within an hour of your weekend retreat is really appealing," says Lee.
Earlier this fall, the development received a further enhancement due to the opening of the Roger Curtis Seawalk. developed by the Cape on Bowen partners. It starts at the iconic Roger Curtis lighthouse and covers one kilometre of southwest-facing pathway.
Care has been taken to ensure the rich ecosystem of Bowen Island - which includes arbutus trees and seaside juniper, along with deer, birds, seals, sea lions and whales - continues to thrive.
The Roger Curtis Seawalk will offer residents and visitors the opportunity to view nature.
Cape on Bowen will include 30 oceanfront lots and 29 oceanview lots.
Along the water, the Cape has nearly four kilometres of along with forest and oceanside views. The home sites, themselves, slope upward from the coastline to the trees above.
Frits de Vries, the architect behind the lot designs in the project, can be excused for being biased - he lives there and has a feel for what was needed.
"I have been a resident on Bowen Island for over 10 years and what a privilege it is to have a place on that special island," he says.
"It's so close to Vancouver, and so far away. The lots at the Cape are truly unique and each one is spectacular."
At a cost of $1 million, the seawalk is an oceanfront trail
The diversity of the landscape reflects the natural beauty of the island - from the rolling waves along the coastline to the ridges, valleys and plateaus of the naturally forested hillsides, he says.
"As an architect, I find this setting inspiring," says de Vries.
PROJECT: The Cape on Bowen. It is being developed at a cost of more than $100 million. It has 59 four-hectare homes sites on 248 hectares of south-facing property on the southwest tip of Bowen Island.
The island is a 20-minute ferry ride from West Vancouver. The developers recently spent $1 million to create the Roger Curtis Seawalk, which will cover one kilometre of seaside pathway within the project.
DEVELOPER: The Cape on Bowen Community Development Ltd. AREA: On Bowen Island in the Georgia Strait off Vancouver, B.C.
PRICE: The starting price for a four-hectare home site is $1.43 million, with the average price being $2 million.
INFORMATION: For information, visit the website at www.the capeonbowen.ca
The Trans City Group are pioneers and leaders in the B.C. development industry. The company was the first to erect a highrise in Yaletown, and worked closely with Vancouver's city planners in the evolution of the city and has completed numerous innovative, creative communities across the province.
Headed up by Don Ho, Trans City has a reputation for delivering what it promises. The Trans City Group, led by Edwin Lee, is proud to present this landmark property to the world, says Lee. Leeda Developments Group is a leading development authority in the Vancouver region. The group has a number of communities in its portfolio, including a full single-family subdivision in Richmond, and a range of low-rise and highrise developments across the Lower Mainland.
Leeda Developments Group brings investment and development expertise to The Cape On Bowen team.


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Is it time to tax sugary treats?
SUGAR in drinks is public enemy number one for three of the country's leading health organisations, with good reason, but not all agree that it should be singled out for attention in the fight against obesity.
Cancer Council, Diabetes Australia and the National Heart Foundation of Australia have joined forces for the first time to call for action by governments, schools and non-government organisations targeting sugary drinks, which is one of the key contributors to obesity.
One measure they have called for is a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to encourage consumers to reduce their intake.
However a spokesperson for the Dietitians Association of Australia believes we need to look at the broader causes of obesity rather than just focusing on sugary drinks.
"We support tighter regulation on the marketing of foods generally that don't have a whole lot of nutrition," DAA spokesperson Margaret Hays said.
"And we're not convinced that making certain foods (sugary drinks) more expensive necessarily means that people will stop buying it.
"Obesity is a complex problem and one thing to consider is that everything comes in a bigger package these days. Portion sizes in general have increased.
"So my number one message is eat less and drink less, full stop."
The three health organisations pointed to a 2007 study which found almost half (47%) of children aged two to 16 consuming sugar-sweetened beverages (including energy drinks) daily, with a quarter (25%) consuming sugary soft drinks daily.
Another recent study by Cancer Council and Heart Foundation found that one in five secondary schools in Australia had vending machines - 49% of which contained sports drinks, and 38% soft drinks.
The organisations have launched a TV campaign called Rethink Sugary Drink.
Other recommendations include a call for a social marketing campaign to highlight the health impacts of consuming sugar-sweetened beverages, restrictions by governments to reduce children's exposure to marketing of sugary drinks through schools and sporting events and an investigation to reduce points of sale of such drinks to children.
- A 600ml sugar-sweetened soft drink contains about 16 packs/teaspoons of sugar.
- Based on US estimates, consuming one can of soft drink per day could lead to a 6.75 kg weight gain in one year.
- In the 12 months to October 2012, Australians bought 1.28 billion litres of carbonated/still drinks with sugar, with regular cola drinks being the most popular (447 million litres).
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There are many ways you can help to conserve important animals across the globe. Here are a few examples of things you can do to help support international conservation efforts:
- Volunteer! Many conservation organizations depend on volunteers in the U.S. and abroad. Do a web search to find an organization near you.
- Wild animals do not make good pets and it is illegal to buy endangered species. Do your research before making a decision to buy a pet and do not buy anything from a wildlife trafficker.
- Learn more about gibbons and other threatened and endangered species and tell your friends! Lesser known species do not receive as much support as other more well-known species.
- Read your labels! Palm oil plantations are contributing to habitat loss around the world – valuable forests are cleared to make way for palm oil plantations. If palm oil is in your product, read the label to check if it was sustainably grown.
When traveling abroad be sure to consider the following tips:
- Be a conscious shopper when abroad. When you travel outside of the United States it is important to think about what you are buying. When purchasing souvenirs or gifts for family and friends, think about where that item might have come from. Does it contain wildlife products? If so, is it a species that is endangered or threatened? Was the animal harvested sustainably? Was it produced legally? One of the main ways to limit the illegal wildlife trade is to stop the demand for wildlife products. If you don't know, don't buy!
- Be an eco-tourist and travel green. Eco-tourists are able to experience species in their natural habitat while supporting local livelihoods and conservation efforts. These sustainable travel practices allow visitors to experience nature while limiting human impacts on wildlife.
- Buy local products and support the local economy. Tourism is a large source of income for many local communities abroad. Support these local communities' livelihoods by purchasing unique, handcrafted goods that do not contain animal products.


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The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose by 0.9 percent in December and 0.7 percent in January, with production rising in all major producing regions for the second month in a row, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC).
Output of the nation's overall manufacturing sector rose by 0.8 percent in January, following a 0.7 percent gain in December, based on a three-month moving average (3MMA). Within the manufacturing sector, output in several key chemistry end-use markets increased, including appliances, motor vehicles, aerospace, construction supplies, machinery, computers, plastics products, paper, structural panels, textile products, printing, apparel, and furniture.
Compared to January 2012, total chemical production in all regions was up 0.9 percent and remained ahead year-over-year in all regions except the Mid-Atlantic and West Coast regions which were off from a year ago. Year-ago comparisons are improving for the U.S. as a whole with all regions trending upward on a Y/Y basis.
The U.S. CPRI was developed by Moore Economics to track chemical production activity in seven regions of the United States and is comparable to the U.S. industrial production index for chemicals published by the Federal Reserve. To smooth month-to-month fluctuations, the U.S. CPRI is measured using a three-month moving average. Thus, the reading in January reflects production activity during November, December, and January.


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Hey all. I'm exhausted. Monday we're starting a new term at our school, so our Art teacher, (who is a complete wingnut) decided to put together a cool little end of term project for one of her grade 8 art classes. She and another teacher and I stayed at the school last night to make a little horror movie/spoof.
We made a little zombie movie. Started a read through of the script (kids and art teacher wrote) at 6 pm, then started filming at 8. We did this ALL night with our last scene completed at 6 am. The kids from the art class are going to show it to the rest of the school at an up-coming assembly. Leading up to it, the kids were great. NO ONE at school (including the majority of the staff and teachers) knew about it. It will be a total surprise for the rest of the school.
I was recruited to play "the cranky janitor that turns into a zombie". Fun time. The kids were super-good all night. We all crashed in the gym on high jump mats, etc. just after 6 am. We got up at 10, cleaned the school up and were out by noon. Too much fun!
Unfortunately I was so busy, I didn't get many pics, and the ones I did were of poor quality - my cheap little camera is pretty much done. Anyway, I'll post up a couple to give you all an idea of the shenanigans we got into last night.
Our fearless leader the Art teacher. She's a total flakey, eccentric, kook who loves art, drama and teaching kids. I love her! The kids love her! Side note on why we did this activity is that she also runs a "movie make up club" for kids at our school. They choose characters to turn each other into, do the make up for our high school drama club events, etc., so she wanted to give them a chance to go wild. They did all our make up for the movie.
cheek bite
Yeah, I'm pretty hot
We're gonna get us some humans
Hey, a hungry zombie janitor's gotta eat, right?
Some of our "beauties"
Setting up a scene...waiting around was tough on people.
Some tired zombie teachers...yep she's really asleep waiting for a scene.
My job rules!
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Very cool! School is alot different now than when I went.
I can tell by your middle finger, that you're warming up to me.
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Thanks fireman.
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Nice pic of bike there.... Awesome. Thanks for sharing..
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