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Industrial Strength Succession Planning
Raise your hand if you are the owner (or part owner) of a successful family business, and someday you want your kids to step into your shoes [as the new owner(s)]. Let's be specific about the word 'kids'. We mean only those kids who are now in the business and who will someday run the business. Kids who are not in the business should not share ownership with the business kids. Of course, the non-business kids will receive other assets, usually of equal value to the amount (value of the business) received by the business kids.
Yes, the situation that is described in the first paragraph comes up often. But rarely have we seen a solution to the how-to-transfer-the-business-to-the-business-kids-and-treat-the-nonbusines-kids-fairly problem. This article tells you the solution.
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We've done it hundreds of times for family business owners and their business kids.
We have nicknamed the process "Industrial Strength Succession Planning" because when the transaction is properly done, it holds together and successfully survives the test of time. Interesting, when there is a problem, it is never caused by the technical aspects (the tax law and legal documents). It's those human beings (with different agendas and opinions) that make up normal American families. Rarely, very rarely, are problems caused by the immediate family. Who creates the friction? You guessed it—typically a brother-in- law or sister-in-law (married to a nonbusiness child) when that nonbusiness child owns a piece of the business.
Let's take a look at a real-life example, where the roof—because of family squabbling—almost caved in on a highly successful family business (Success Co. owned by dad Joe). Success Co.'s stock was owned 52% by Joe and 48% by his four adult children, 12% each... three of the kids (Sam, Sol and Sue) work full time for Success Co. The fourth kid (Ray) is a successful professional and has no interest in the business.
Sue had a baby and told the family she would not return to work until her daughter went to college. The squabbling started, sort of even sides, Joe and the now only two business kids, Sam and Sol, on one side... and Sue, her husband (Roy) and Ray's wife (Roz) on the opposing side.
The most minuscule business issues created a flurry of hot-tempered conferences that rarely resolved anything. Success Co.'s profits turned down. Joe, a smart businessman and a fair-minded type of guy, was frustrated. The family called me for help, yet Joe assured me that, except for the divisive confrontations concerning Success Co., everyone in the family got along fine. Mary, Joe's wife agreed, but she asserted that the nasty business stuff was sometimes creeping into their everyday out-of-business life. Sadly, Joe nodded his agreement.
The business, which after the early years of a struggle to become successful, had always been a source of pleasure for Joe and Mary, now has become a thorn in their sides. First, together we (Joe, Mary and me) pinned down their specific goals as related to the business and all of their children. Here are their goals: 1) stop the business bickering; 2) treat the kids equally (after much discussion "equally" was redefined to mean the business to the business kids and other assets, of equal value, to the non-business kids); and 3) transfer Success Co., in a tax-effective manner, to the business kids but allow Joe to maintain control for as long as he lives.
My advice was tough love—really my insistence that only business kids own stock of Success Co. Here's the plan we implemented:
- Success Co. was recapitalized (100 shares of voting stock and 10,000 shares of nonvoting stock). Everyone of the shareholders got their proportionate share (i.e. Joe got 52 voting shares and 5,200 nonvoting shares).
- Success Co. was professionally appraised with a specific fair market value (FMV) per voting share and nonvoting share.
- Success Co. redeemed (bought) all of the shares—voting and non voting—owned by the non-business kids (Sue and Ray). At what price?... exactly FMV.
Note: At that point Joe owned 68% of Success Co., while Sam and Sol each owned 16% (rounded) of the stock.
- We used an intentionally defective trust (IDT) to transfer—tax free—the nonvoting shares (5,200) to Sam and Sol (2,600 shares each). The IDT saved Joe and his two sons about $2.7 million in income and capital gains taxes. Since, the nonvoting shares, which contained about 99% of the FMV of Success Co., were no longer owned by Joe, the shares were out of his estate for estate tax purposes. Sam and Sol will receive the voting shares (half each) when Joe goes to the big business in the sky.
That's it. If you have kids (one or more) who will ultimately own your business, reread the above. Slowly! It's the basic plan—with slight variations as necessary to accommodate each family's unique circumstances—we have used for years. From a tax standpoint, it always works perfectly. From a human standpoint, we must admit we sometimes hit bumps in the road. Have not figured out how to change human nature. In Joe's (and his family's) case, the plan eliminated the constant turmoil. Even Roz, to everyone's surprise, bought into the plan.
As readers of this column know, solving just a portion of a client's estate tax problem is not our style. Always, but always, the comprehensive plan includes a complete lifetime plan (here, the succession plan was a part of the lifetime plan) and a complete estate plan that dovetails with the life plan. The overall plan for Joe and Mary is built around two basic concepts: 1) maintain their lifestyle for as long as they live (lifetime stuff) and 2) an estate plan that will pass all of their wealth—every dime of it—to their kids, instead of losing it to the IRS.
Unfortunately, the right way to do a business succession plan and properly tie it into a comprehensive estate plan seems to remain a mystery to almost all closely held business owners and their professionals. What to do?
So, here are two choices: 1) Go to my web site to learn more about the subject matter of this article; or 2) join our annual succession/estate plan test. (We want variety: you can be single or married; do or don't have kids in the business; are or are not insurable; or have some problem(s) that no other professional can seem to solve). To participate in this year's test, please send the following information:
a. For your business. Your last-year end financial statement (all pages).
b. Personal. A current personal financial statement for you and your spouse.
c. A family tree. Your name and birthday. Same for your spouse, children, their spouses and your grandchildren.
d. All phone numbers—business, home and cell.
Send to Irv Blackman, SUCCESSION/ESTATE PLAN TEST, Blackman Kallick Bartelstein, LLP, 10 South Riverside Plaza, 9th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606. What's our job? To create the right plan for you, your family, and your business and to coordinate and work with your professionals.

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Wisconsin faces deadline on health care exchanges
Governor meeting with cabinet members
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has a week to decide whether to move ahead with part of the federal health care law or let the federal government do it for him.
Walker was in La Crosse on Thursday for a small-business summit, but he also addressed some of the decisions he'll have to make following the re-election of President Barack Obama this week.
"Our decision point goes beyond my philosophical belief that I thought the Affordable Care Act was a bad idea for people in Wisconsin, but it is the law," Walker said.
Walker had put on hold all efforts to implement state-run health care exchanges required by the president's health care law in hopes Obama would lose and the law would be overturned. But Obama won and Democrats kept control of the Senate, meaning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will continue to go into effect.
Wisconsin faces a Nov. 16 deadline to inform the Obama administration about whether the state will implement a health care marketplace, or exchange, or let the federal government do it.
"At some point, this is going to happen, and the governor has to go from political opposition of this issue to leadership and governing, and the time to act is now," said Bobby Peterson, executive director for ABC for Health.
Peterson said state residents would be better-served by an exchange that is developed by Wisconsin stakeholders.
"We have a lot of folks that have thought about this issue and worked on this issue that have ideas to put on the table," Peterson said. "To let this be developed by federal policymakers, I think, is a mistake."
"There's a part of me that looks at a state-run (exchange) and says, 'I don't want to give up anything I don't have to (give up) to the federal government,' just instinctively," Walker said.
But Walker explained that he's torn on the issue.
"It might be a better argument to let it be run by the federal government because the risk you run is if a state runs it and eventually money goes away from the federal government, you might expose state taxpayers to picking up more of that cost," Walker said.
Walker says meetings with his cabinet will continue until next week.


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The Competition Commission is investigating the removal of certain brands of locally-produced cigarettes from the shelves of Spar, according to the Sunday Times.
The newspaper on Sunday referenced two internal Spar emails from a senior manager stating that Spar shops should not stock certain brands from the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association, or Fita citing an Ipsos study, among other things.
In 2018 the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (Tisa) commissioned research by polling company Ipsos, which found that certain cigarette brands were being sold at below the excise tax threshold. The Ipsos study reported that one brand - RG - was in the Gold Leaf stable. Gold Leaf is a member of Fita.
Competition Commission spokesperson Sipho Ngwema confirmed that it had been approached by Fita, but said at this stage, a preliminary investigation was underway.
"That means we want to ascertain whether or not the complaint has merit in terms of the Competition Act," said Ngwema.
Spar spokesperson Kerry Becker, said on Sunday, "We have been approached by and are co-operating with the Competition Commission in this matter. We do not believe it is appropriate to comment in the press at this stage."
Sinenhlanhla Mnguni, Fita chairperson, told Fin24 via WhatsApp that, in the association's opinion, the removal of some of its members' brands from Spar shelves amounted to anti-competitive practices.
Fita has seven members, including Carnilinx, Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing and the Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation.
Tobacco wars
Fita has been involved in a public relations battle with rival industry body, Tisa , whose members include the SA division of British American Tobacco and the Phillip Morris South Africa Group of Companies.
Tisa has argued that the SA Revenue Service is losing billions of rands in tax receipt from cigarettes not being sold at price.
Gold Leaf, meanwhile, previously told Fin24 that the study was an attempt by Tisa members to take a bite out of its market share.
"This is wholly denied. All our brands are registered with SARS and all excise [taxes] are paid on our products," the company said.
Fita has also denied the findings as represented by Ipsos and Tisa, and has in turn accused the rival industry body of having the goal of "direct[ing] law enforcement agencies towards our members."


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Thursday, February 17, 2011
inspired to play...
85 comments:
- Julie said...
Sounds like you had a blast! I like the first page with the heart and the starts the most. The presentation of the stars are almost like flowers, something you do not see often. Play some!! :)
- February 17, 2011 at 9:43 AM
I would love it if you could do this as an online class! I LOVE your first page - it's so beautiful! Thanks, Wendy, for sharing your talents. :)
- February 17, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- lesleyworth said...
fabulous fabulous fabulous! it may be outside of your "box" but you cannot tell! thanks so much for sharing and helping to INSPIRE all of us!
- February 17, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- Nancy said...
Beautiful!!! Who'd have thunk? Reinker & color wash - love it!! Yep, I'll be trying it! TFS!
- February 17, 2011 at 9:48 AM
These are all fantastic. What a great pairing - colour washes and the reinker. Loving your art :)
- February 17, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Debby said...
Love these pages! I will have to try your new secret ingredient with one of the new misters. I have some that aren't Ranger so I may just try this later. Love how your pages turned out though. I can see some fun journal pages in the future!!!
- February 17, 2011 at 9:57 AM
LOVE your pages! Thanks so much for the inspiration and the re-inker tip. That is so cool.
Gail in Oklahoma
- February 17, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- SusanK said...
It's such fun to take time off from other chores and just have a play time. Love what I'm seeing! Off to do chores then schedule in some play time for myself.
- February 17, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Scrapthat said...
Thanks for the links and I love your outcome from your playtime!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:11 AM
- Kathy Eddy said...
I love the new look and your pages turned out great. Perfect for covers. and you wanted to throw them away! We'll be digging in your trash cans next. LOL
- February 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM
- Marijane said...
Love the effect of misting with pigment ink (white) and water! Nice change. The first image with the "star-flowers" is wonderful - love that stamp!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:25 AM
- Daniele said...
the first page is inspirational....and a first attempt,another technique to try
- February 17, 2011 at 10:30 AM
- email: email@example.com said...
Wendy, YOU TOTALLY crack me up! Beautiful work with such personality ;) Thanks for sharing all the behind the scenes too ;)
- February 17, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Jenna said...
I love the new color washes... they give just the right amount of splatter and dry with no smudges! Thanks for sharing!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:41 AM
- TheLastOfNine said...
You are right, the washes ar not transperent, this gives it a different dimension, love it! You are so creative.
Gloria H
- February 17, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- Kat said...
Wendy these look awsome,
I look forward to seeing more,
the heart one is my favorite
I'll be back tomorrow to see what's in store for us all,
I can't resist a give away (lol)
- February 17, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Martha Richardson said...
Inspired to play...but I am work~yuck :( Love your projects and your are right Dina & Dyan...what a team!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- flutterbycrafter said...
Love your take on Dina and Dy, fabulous. I am lucky to live close enough to AFTH (Dy's studio) she has been my inspiration, and I attended a weekend workshop with Dina last summer. Couldn't go to see T!m's today, illness prevents.
- February 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM
- Kathy said...
Ooh love the pages, love the new technique using snow cap re-inker and water. Love making Art, thanks.
- February 17, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- D's Paper Studio said...
Incredible Art!
- February 17, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Marissa said...
What a wonderful idea! I have a really hard time "just playing" so I'm always amazing when people are able to do that.
- February 17, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Nancy D. said...
Love how your "playing" turned out!...& what a great idea to add the snowcap white!
- February 17, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...
I love your take on creating backgrounds, gorgeous, love the colours combined with your stamps. I love hearts in my work so these really appeal. Tracy Evans x
- February 17, 2011 at 11:15 AM
- funkycrafter said...
what a lovely piece. i wish i could get the hang of the mellow, blended colors you get. being more on the abstract and funky side i tend to gravitate to the brighter colors, i was fortunate enough to discover dina's and dyan's blogs several months ago. i enjoy looking at all the styles and giving them a try. so glad you told us about your adventures.
- February 17, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Shirley said...
I LOVE that Wendy! It is awesome!
I admire those two gals as well. they both are very creative (like you) and do amazing work.
- February 17, 2011 at 11:17 AM
- Anita said...
Stunning project! Great inspiration!
- February 17, 2011 at 11:30 AM
- Lesley said...
Gotta love Dyan Reaveley.....a true inspiration, just love her take on things!!
Love what you did the colours....any butt roll used?? ;o)
- February 17, 2011 at 11:52 AM
- MsBernice7 said...
I spent this morning at Dyan's where Tim H was teaching an art journaling class using your art parts. This is the first time I've had my sticky mitts on any art parts and they are great. Love your pages inspired by Dyan. The not over-thinking it is the best part of her technique! Have a look at the video she did on a ghhosting technique. It's great.
- February 17, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Tona said...
I love how your project turned out!
- February 17, 2011 at 12:01 PM
- Elaine A said...
Hi Wendy -
Sometimes its just nice to sit and play (like a kid with new crayons and a new coloring book). You never know where playing will lead you. I love what you came up with and I really like the idea of adding the pigment reinkers to the color washes. A great effect! Keep playing girl, we get to benefit from your playing - LOL!
Elaine Allen
- February 17, 2011 at 12:06 PM
- Marilyn said...
I absolutely drool over your gorgeous ART creations! Just the most beautiful eye-candy, ever!!
- February 17, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Helen said...
colour wash and reinker - brilliant!! Love your pages, they are amazing. The one with the heart is incredible. I have some pre-ordered stamps on the way tonight from Lin B so at the weekend I can play - Oh YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS I am so excited.
- February 17, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Etta said...
Awesome artwork! Love the heart with the stars. I'd say it was indeed...a successful playtime!
- February 17, 2011 at 12:28 PM
- Erika M. said...
So much fun to be had with all of these awesome ideas!
- February 17, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- IndyCinD said...
Love the "milky" look! Just one more thing on my list of Wendy techniques to try!
- February 17, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Kate Burroughs said...
Thanks for the tip for making the washes opaque! Great idea, depending on the look that you want to have. Can't wait to see what comes tomorrow.
Aloha, Kate
- February 17, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Hi Wendy......I LOVE your pages...can't wait to see what tomorrow brings :-) S x
- February 17, 2011 at 1:36 PM
- Hels Sheridan said...
Hey there Wendy... wowzers!!! Those pages look tremendous fun and ever so gorgeous indeedily! Just spent a VERY lot of time ooohing and awwwing at THE BOX that has been very kindly delivered by hand to me today... WOW, loving absolutely everything in it... thank you!! Hels & Els... Part Deux... The Sequel started this morning... and it is a blast already... we are having a ball... so THANK YOU once again for the introduction... tis very special xxx
- February 17, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Cim Allen said...
How cool is that !! Please have a class on that project and teach it at For Keeps Sake in St. Louis, please, please, please :) LOL You rock Wendy !!
- February 17, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- lois Skiathitis said...
These came out so wonderful. I love the one with the start and I love that sentiment. I like how the heart is just peeking thru. No matter how you do it Wendy I can always tell it's you in there somewhere. Great new ideas. TFS!!! :-D
- February 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM
- Liz in MO said...
Oh, oh, oh. . .definately going to try the white reinker. sounds like a blast.
- February 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM
- Gerrie Johnnic said...
Your playing really payed off, just love the look of the white reinker on top, gotta try that. Your pages turned out just lovely.
- February 17, 2011 at 2:22 PM
- Noreen said...
The results are great! I'm glad you decided to show it to us and not throw it away.
- February 17, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Larissa Heskett said...
thanks so much and have a fabulous day!! I will forsure be back tomorrow!! =)
- February 17, 2011 at 2:42 PM
Sounds fun, who doesn't love a giveaway!!!
- February 17, 2011 at 2:43 PM
what a fabulous idea, adding the snow cab reinker to the mix. I love the way your pages came out.
- February 17, 2011 at 3:14 PM
- Michelle said...
Hi Wendy,
Gorgeous work!!
I have had a wonderful few days going back through your blog, looking at your wonderful creations.
You are such an inspiration. :-)
Inky Hugs,
Michelle xx
- February 17, 2011 at 3:32 PM
such delish color! these are so pretty...will u be telling us how u did them? hmmmmm>> I will be back tomorrow.. and a question..can I order book 3 and 4 from you? I swear I bought 3 but darned if I can find it! xo cher
- February 17, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- Vic said...
They turned out fantastic!!
- February 17, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- susie f said...
Woooooooo Hoooooooo.....
I was one of the lucky girlies at Dy's place today with the Lord of ink himself, Tim!!
And I lurve the Art Parts, made my very own binder....soooo cool!!! Came away with a bag full of goodies to make art at home.
We also got to try, Distress stains, Perfect Pearl mists, grunge blocks and.....wait for it....kraft resist, yummy!!
Right I'm off to try out my Clearly for Art, thanks for your inspiration!!
- February 17, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Dawnll said...
Love the color combo you made and the hint! Shh I won't tell anyone the secret
- February 17, 2011 at 4:43 PM
- Kirsten Alicia said...
Fab pages Wendy! I'm attending one of Tim's classes next week - my first one! - & I am SOOOO excited!!
- February 17, 2011 at 4:47 PM
- Art By Wanda said...
These are awesome!!!! Awesome and gorgeous!!!! And the snow cap idea... wow!!!! I need to play but can't even think about until Saturday :-(( Well, I guess I can THINK about it!!!!
- February 17, 2011 at 6:00 PM
I love the pages you did...you so inspire me...I think I am going to dig out my colour washes ans play too...thanks Wendy!
- February 17, 2011 at 6:49 PM
- sue said...
Great project. I think I need to try this one.
- February 17, 2011 at 6:51 PM
Love all your artwork!!!
- February 17, 2011 at 6:56 PM
- Melody (lacyquilter) said...
Love these.
- February 17, 2011 at 7:18 PM
- Penci said...
Can't wait to try this myself. I always love how you link we we can purchase what you are talking about. Instant "retail therapy"! Your stuff always ROCKS!
- February 17, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- nonnie said...
love that color!!
- February 17, 2011 at 7:39 PM
I can see it now the snow cap re-inkers will be out of stock everywhere. What an awesome effect!!! Ranger oh ranger please start a second line on all productions we crafters can not do without our supplies and once we start we can not stop!!! Wendy don't let them fall short on these things we have to have them!!! Remember it is our drug!!! We want it -- we need it -- we have to have it!!! We are will to trade our first born for them!!! Lol love the new project --- keep it coming -- I'm looking forward to a new class listing!!
- February 17, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- Val said...
The colours turned out beautifully. Love it!
- February 17, 2011 at 8:25 PM
- Lori said...
Your pages are wonderful, Wendy. Love the color and stamp choices! And pigment in a sprayer? Sounds like fun!
- February 17, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- rhonda said...
Wendy I am always in awe of your work and projects!
- February 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Deb Smith said...
Beautiful Wendy. Can't wait to get my hands on some of these. Saw what the UK girls did - fabulous.
- February 17, 2011 at 9:07 PM
- SherrySue said...
I think this is awesome and so inspiring to *think* of creating art from Studio 490 and Ranger!!!
- February 17, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- Kim said...
Wow!! I love it Wendy!! You are just so incredibly creative:) Now I am inspired...off to create:) Thanks!!!
- February 17, 2011 at 9:46 PM
- Linda R said...
I'm starting to get overloaded - there is so much stuff and so many ways to use the stuff and so much inspiration and I'm getting mixed up and paralyzed....gotta find a way to organize these ideas!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:12 PM
- slbt17 said...
beautiful - great idea with the reinker - it really adds a great touch!
Sandra ltb
- February 17, 2011 at 10:28 PM
- jan metcalf said...
Beautiful colors Wendy! LOVE the stars!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:39 PM
- Susan said...
Love the "play" pieces!
- February 17, 2011 at 10:49 PM
- jill said...
I absolutely LOVE the backgrounds you created with the color washes...just beautiful!!! Oh, and the stars are to DIE for!!! Great inspiration!!
- February 18, 2011 at 12:33 AM
- ellen vargo designs said...
WOW! Your "journal" pages are amazing - and the snow cap re-inker idea? Brilliant! Lin has all your new stamps already! HRH Patti doesn't even have them yet! Patience will be difficult! Going to LB later!
- February 18, 2011 at 4:06 AM
- Nancy Wethington said...
So happy you shared this. It's really a beautiful technique!
- February 18, 2011 at 4:27 AM
- Dorothy said...
Love it Wendy!!
Great idea with the white!
- February 18, 2011 at 6:46 AM
- octlove said...
Still waiting patiently to play with all the new goodies...ok...maybe not so patiently:)
Love the effect of the "white" color wash!
Possibly a new class using my new art parts creative covers with tim's ring binders?...ohhh...could it be online...hmm?!!?
- February 18, 2011 at 6:50 AM
- scrappin-scrappin said...
They turned out fabulous!! Love the idea of the snow cap mixed in with the color wash!!
- February 18, 2011 at 6:59 AM
- Angie Lentz said...
Well even if you say this isn't your normal thing to do you sure are great at it!! I have to get my hands on some of that snowcap white....oh and this stains. I am excited about those I looove the colors. All I use is my distress inks so I know I will love the stains! Keep the great ideas coming I always look forward to reading your blogs daily!
- February 18, 2011 at 7:25 AM
- Karenliz Henderson said...
What fun! I love to just play. Love your creations!
- February 18, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- NancyH said...
How inspiring!!! Can't wait to try it myself! Thanks for sharing!!
- February 18, 2011 at 9:16 AM
- Unknown said...
watchu talking about "if it turns out ugly". Your projects are beauties. I love the effect of the snow cap (and I already have the reinker)It looks like Retro Chic. AWESOME!
- February 18, 2011 at 10:10 AM
- Joyce said...
I have a whole stack of tags, etc using the color washes. Aren't they wonderful!!! Try them on canvas and they are to die for.
- February 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM
- Mell said...
Wow Wendi to say u have not done it before u did a great job. You are right they would go great with the art part. I used used them in Tims class and they are great. Can't wait to get my hands on more
- February 18, 2011 at 1:34 PM
- Dylan said...
he he he I knew my dark disturbing ways would get to you sooner or later...welcome to the dark side. !!! xxxxxxx mwah
- February 19, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- Lyssa said...
What a creative piece. I love your work and look forward to viewing your Blog.
- February 21, 2011 at 3:23 PM
- Unknown said...
I love the way these came out ... just gorgeous!
- February 21, 2011 at 7:24 PM


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Mid-Missourians Work Out for a Cure
COLUMBIA - A local gym helped Missourians stay fit while working toward a good cause Saturday. Wilson Fitness put on its second annual Fitness for a Cure. People could register to take part in the event, and all proceeds from registration went to the American Cancer Society.
"We're having a great time getting fit and we're raising money to fight cancer," said Lisa Kent, an assistant group fitness manager at Wilson Fitness.
The event also had a silent auction and sold other goods. All proceeds from sales went to the American Cancer Society as well.
"We keep hoping to make this bigger and bigger and raise more money every year," said Kent.
Kent said that they had more than 100 people came out for the event. Kent said the event raised more than $4,000 dollars last year and she believes they will top that this year.


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Givat Shmuel, Israel – June 15, 2011 – Cimatron Limited (NASDAQ and TASE: CIMT) announced today that it will showcase the latest versions of its software solutions at Technologia Israel. In addition, live machining will take place on two machines in the Israel Machine Tool Ltd. (IMTL) booth.
The Cimatron Group, one of the seven largest global CAD/CAM suppliers, offers specialized solutions for mold and die makers, as well as solutions for 2.5-5 Axis production milling and turning.
New versions of Cimatron's two main product lines, CimatronE 10.0 and GibbsCAM 2011, will be on show at the exhibition. The show will also preview the new patent pending CimatronE SuperBox, a toolpath off-loading and processing acceleration device that dramatically shortens NC programming time.
Also at the show, a 3-Axis milling machine powered by GibbsCAM will demonstrate VoluMill— ultra high performance material removal technology.
GibbsCAM VoluMill generates toolpaths optimized for volumetric material removal, based upon desirable material removal rates, by using continuous tangential motion, specialized contour ramping and adaptive feed rates to achieve the highest feeds and speeds possible. By leveling tool load, maintaining constant machine-tool motion and using high-speed-repositioning, the software produces more efficient toolpaths, extends tool life and significantly reduces cycle times.
A second machine, the Nakamura WT 150— with two spindles and two turrets, will demonstrate efficient Multi-Tasking Machining (MTM). GibbsCAM is one of the few solutions on the market powerful enough to successfully program MTM machines with multiple spindles and turrets.
Technologia started on June 14th and will continue through June 16th in Tel Aviv, Israel. Cimatron Group will demonstrate GibbsCAM and CimatronE (hall 1, booth 37), while machining will take place in IMTL's booth (hall 1, booth 46-47).
About Cimatron
With over 28 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM software solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron's subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.
Cimatron's shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit Cimatron's web site at: http://www.cimatron.com
This press release includes forward looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate to Cimatron's plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The words "may," "could," "would," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions or variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Cimatron's ability to control. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: currency fluctuations, global economic and political conditions, marketing demand for Cimatron products and services, long sales cycles, new product development, assimilating future acquisitions, maintaining relationships with customers and partners, and increased competition. For more details about the risks and uncertainties related to Cimatron's business, refer to Cimatron's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cimatron cannot assess the impact of or the extent to which any single factor or risk, or combination of them, may cause. Cimatron undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Microgravity at Merignac
Fourteen European science teams have just concluded experimental sessions in a microgravity environment - without expensive trips to orbit or even rocket launches. They all took part in ESA's 30th Parabolic Flight Campaign at Bordeaux-Merignac Airport, and they flew their experiments aboard the special "Zero-G" Airbus A300 owned by Novespace.
The aircraft follows a precisely-calculated flight path that almost exactly matches the parabolic curve traced out by any object falling freely - a thrown stone, for example. While it is on that parabolic trajectory, the aircraft and everything inside it - in this case, people and their experiments - are weightless.
Since aeroplanes are not usually designed to behave like free-falling rocks, the whole procedure requires some very accurate flying. The pilots first bring the Airbus to near-maximum speed - more than 800 km/h - in level flight at 6,000 metres. Next, they haul the machine into a gut-churning 45-degree climb, and throttle back the engines to provide just enough power to match air resistance. Nudging the flight controls as required, the crew let their aircraft "fall" upwards for around 2,000 metres, over the top of the parabolic curve - with airspeed down to just 390 km/h - and down again to its starting altitude. Then they put full power back on and pull the machine abruptly from its dive back into level flight.
During the 20 seconds between climb and pull-out, its scientist-passengers - who may well include some trainee European astronauts; ESA's André Kuipers was on board during the May campaign - can check out their near-weightless experiments. In the course of a single Zero-G Airbus flight, they can expect to repeat the experience up to 30 times.
The mission can be very hard on stomachs, not so much from the weightless spells as from the fierce 1.8-g accelerations when the Airbus climbs into and pulls out of its parabola. (The equivalent NASA aircraft has the well-earned nickname "Vomit Comit".) But everyone on board considers the flight well worth risking the loss of a breakfast.
Those brief interludes of weightlessness are invaluable preludes for much more expensive trips into microgravity - perhaps aboard the International Space Station. Thanks to their trip aboard the Airbus, scientists can be confident that the effects they want to observe really occur, and that the apparatus they have designed will work properly.
The 14 experiments on this campaign - ESA's busiest ever - included eight in physical sciences and three in life sciences. There were also three student experiments that had already flown on the Zero-g Airbus: they were the most successful of 30 projects aboard the aircraft in last October's Student Parabolic Flight Campaign.
Among the professional experiments were an investigation into metallic foam formation and aluminium welding in microgravity, and a very practical test of heat exchangers designed for Refrigerator-Freezer racks on the ISS. The life science experiments included a test of bone-monitoring equipment that could also one day fly aboard the ISS, where long-term bone loss is a health problem for astronauts. You can find a full list of all 14 experiments here.
The next ESA Parabolic Flight Campaign is scheduled for October 2001. Most of the experiment slots on board are already filled, but there ís also a limited amount of room on the aircraft for media representatives interested in microgravity science. Journalists wishing to apply are invited to do so by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CRESTVIEW � The days of a Florida ex-spouse potentially paying alimony even after death may end if reform bills working their way through the Legislature make it to the governor's desk.
CRESTVIEW � The days of a Florida ex-spouse potentially paying alimony even after death may end if reform bills working their way through the Legislature make it to the governor's desk.
"What we are talking about is trying to put fairness into the law," John Fromularo, Northwest Florida representative of Florida Alimony Reform, said while speaking to the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce Government Issues Committee.
Alimony types include "bridge the gap," which helps the ex-spouse during a transition from being married to single; durational, from two years to the marriage's length; rehabilitative, paid until an ex-spouse is self-supporting; and permanent, Fromularo said.
House bill 231, co-sponsored by area Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Senate bill 718 would reform five areas, as follows:
�Remove "permanent alimony."
"We have people paying permanent alimony on four-, six- or 10-year marriages," Fromularo said.
Permanent alimony may dissuade divorced people from remarrying because they want to avoid paying alimony if their next marriage fails or they're receiving money they would lose if they remarry.
People paying permanent alimony generally must carry alimony insurance to ensure payments continue if they die before their former spouse, Fromularo said.
�Provide the right to retire at federal retirement age without continued alimony payments.
"This is a real hot point," Fromularo said. "Now you're 55. What are you going to do the next 10 or 15 years to continue paying alimony?
"Americans should have the right to retire. This is like indentured servants, except indentured servants had a period of time to be set free."
�Set alimony based on the average of both spouses' incomes.
"You can't take a married couple, break it in half and still maintain the same standard of living," Fromularo said. "(Currently), there is no formula .... We need to take away some of that discretion of the judges."
�Block "second" spouses' income as a factor for additional alimony.
"(Currently), if the alimony payer remarries into a better situation, the ex-spouse can decide his or her needs went up and can demand more alimony," Fromularo said. "If you get remarried and you're doing better, that doesn't mean that your ex-spouse should get a raise."
�Provide the right to modify a judgment.
Formularo doesn't dispute the need for alimony, but he said it shouldn't be permanent.
Crestview native and Iraq War veteran Victor Everett learned firsthand the complications of divorce.
The combat-decorated former Navy corpsman, a holder of the Navy Commendation Medal for Valor, has post-traumatic stress disorder that initially resulted in permanent disability.
While dealing with combat-related medical issues, Everett and his wife divorced in 2010.
As Everett's health improved, his disability was reduced to 60 percent, which resulted in a reduction of his monthly benefits. Paying child support on top of studying at Northwest Florida State College proved difficult, and convinced him that it is time for a change.
"These laws change the lives of people all over the state," he said. "Divorce is easy. It's the post-divorce that sucks."
Ultimately, the goal is fairness, Formularo, who himself pays alimony, said.
"I'm a retired Marine officer. I didn't commit any crimes. Why am I sentenced for the rest of my life?"


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- " […] take the iodine upstairs to Martha, Billy Stubbs has been picking his scabs and Eric Whalley's oozing all over his sheets — chicken pox on top of everything else."
- —Mrs Cole to her helper at Wool's Orphanage in 1938.[src]
Mrs Cole (born c. 1908) was the matron of the orphanage where Tom Marvolo Riddle lived before attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in the 1930s. She was skinny and harassed-looking, with a sharp-featured face.
Early life
Cole was born into a Muggle family, sometime after 1907. She was raised in the Muggle world, having "just started" working at Wool's Orphanage by December, 1926.[1]
At Wool's Orphanage
- Albus Dumbledore: "I was wondering whether you could tell me anything of Tom Riddle's history? I think he was born here in the orphanage?"
- Mrs Cole: "That's right. I remember it clear as anything, because I'd just started here myself. New Year's Eve and bitter cold, snowing, you know. Nasty night. And this girl, not much older than I was myself at the time, came staggering up the front steps. Well, she wasn't the first. We took her in, and she had the baby within the hour. And she was dead in another hour."
- — Mrs Cole relays the history of Tom Riddle's birth to Albus Dumbledore.[src]
On 31 December, 1926, Merope Riddle, not much older than Cole herself, stumbled into the orphanage heavily pregnant with a baby boy and ready to give birth. Mrs Cole helped her into the orphanage, where she had the baby in no more than an hour. Life escaping from her, Merope spent her last moments instructing Mrs Cole to name the newborn baby Tom, after his father and Marvolo, after his grandfather. Merope died in another hour, without another word. Cole was apparently so puzzled over the boy's naming that she was convinced that Merope's family were from the circus. [1] Whether Mrs Cole relayed this belief to Riddle is unknown.
- Mrs Cole: "He scares the other children."
- Albus Dumbledore: "You mean he is a bully?"
- Mrs Cole: "I think he must be, but it's very hard to catch him at it. There have been incidents… Nasty things […] "
- — Mrs Cole relays Tom Riddle's childhood to Albus Dumbledore.[src]
As Tom grew up Mrs Cole noticed that he was different from the other children. As a baby he rarely cried, and when he got older she started to notice that "nasty" things seemed to happen to children who bothered him: Billy Stubbs's rabbit was found hanging in the orphanage rafters the day after the two argued; when out on a day trip to the seaside, Amy Benson and Dennis Bishop disappeared with Tom and were never the same when they came back.[1]
Albus Dumbledore's visit
Later on in her career in 1938, Mrs Cole was visited by Albus Dumbledore, who had come to tell her that the late Merope's eleven-year-old son, Tom Marvolo Riddle, had been accepted into Hogwarts School. This news came as a surprise to Mrs Cole, as she staggered him repeatedly with questions but, she allowed Dumbledore to visit Tom Riddle in person in his room at the orphanage.[1]
Riddle ended up going to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and received a magical education there. Riddle returned to the orphanage for the summer holidays, but after finishing his education at Hogwarts, he left forever and eventually became known as Lord Voldemort, the most dangerous Dark Wizard since Gellert Grindelwald.
Later life
It is unknown if Mrs Cole was still alive during the events of the First and Second Wizarding Wars, or if she had passed away by the time Voldemort was finally defeated.
Behind the scenes
- Mrs Cole was portrayed by British actress Amelda Brown in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[2]
- In the film adaptation, Mrs Cole is depicted as quite older than the character is in the books, being around thirty in the novel and around fifty or sixty in the film.
- In the novel, Mrs Cole mispronounces Dumbledore's name by first calling him Dumberton by mistake. But when she tries to correct herself, she mispronounces his name again by calling him Dunderbore. In the film, Mrs Cole is able to pronounce Dumbledore's name correctly without making any mistakes as we hear her calling him 'Mr. Dumbledore'. This is most likely because the film deleted the drinks she had with Dumbledore before introducing him to Riddle.
- As Mrs is the title used for married women, it could be presumed the Mrs Cole had a husband, even though he was never even mentioned in any Harry Potter-related materials.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Mrs Cole is a character that, like goblins, has a key and the power to open safes.
- At one point, Mrs Cole says: "Oh, well, that's better than a whack on the nose with a rusty poker." In Patrick Süskind's Das Parfüm (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) a very similar character, Madame Gaillard, cares for that story's main character (and villain) Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, when he spends his youth in an orphanage. Madame Gaillard had been hit by her father with a poker just over the nose, thereby losing her sense of smell.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Appears in flashback(s))
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Appears in flashback(s))


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For the last five years, I was a library media specialist in two elementary schools in a small school district in the Midwest. I loved my job; I loved the students I taught; I loved working with the fantastic paraprofessionals in the libraries and being surrounded by books and new ways to learn every day. But it wasn't enough for me. Is it for you?
Ever since I started grad school to get my library media license I've heard professors and fellow media specialists go on and on about how no one understands what media specialists do; how we are never supported; how we are often the first ones cut, even though studies have shown that having a library media specialist in your school raises test scores. I've read about how important it is that we advocate for ourselves; how we need to help administration and school board members understand what it is we do and how we help the entire school – teachers and students – reach their full potential. Honestly, though, I rolled my eyes at all of these articles and blog posts and conference sessions. After all, I had a secure media job. Sure I covered prep time (that is, after all, what made it secure), which meant that most of my day was spent teaching, and the remaining moments (including my own prep time) were spent doing the jobs that actually define a media position – assisting teachers with technology, setting up computer programs for students, reading up on new technologies and books. But it wasn't until I resigned this spring that I really began to understand how little we media specialists are understood.
I resigned in order to move closer to my family, but when another media specialist in the district decided to go back to the classroom, and the other two specialists in the district were interested in tech jobs that were open, the district saw an opportunity to rid itself of media. (While at the same time adding about 1000 student iPads, thus officially becoming a 1:1 iPad school, K-12.) What a punch to the stomach. What a way to say goodbye. While I joked that I was like Beyonce – "Irreplaceable!" – I was actually very hurt. When I was hired five years ago, there was no media curriculum. Over the last five years, I created my own, and while it was by no means perfect, I am proud of the program I created. But now no one was going to continue what I had started.
I think what we all want in a job, whatever our occupation is, is support, understanding, and accountability. I did my job well for five years, but I wonder who noticed, besides the students who (hopefully) learned a little bit -- about technology, about learning, about literature. Perhaps that's all that matters – that I taught my students well, that I shared my own love of learning and literature and technology with them. But it's not enough for me.
In my next job, I dream about having the full support of my bosses. I dream about my bosses actually understanding what it is I do. I dream about having a job description. I know I won't be finding that in a school library media position. And while it's been sad to say goodbye to the students and to the colleagues and friends I've worked with for five years, I am ready, excited, and optimistic that, while I do not expect to find a "perfect" job (Does that even exist?), I do hope to find one that holds me accountable for what I've been asked to do and that makes me feel appreciated for doing it. I sure hope to find it.
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So what will Ozzy think? Sharon Osbourne said, "He'll probably start crying because of the picture of that little boy with his school jacket".
About 60 people on foot and in vehicles participated in the search for Joshua Robb, an 8-year-old autistic boy who was lost and alone in the Los Angeles wilderness for more than 24 hours.
Robb was found in good condition Tuesday after rescuers spotted his shirt. But the music of British rocker Ozzy Osbourne helped a little bit, too.
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Because the boy often hides from loud noises and strangers, searchers said searching for him would be difficult. But father Ron Robb hoped that if his two favorite songs played over the San Barnardino National Forest's public address system, he wouldn't be afraid to be found.
His father said Alan Jackson's "Good Time" and one by Ozzy Osbourne, could have done the trick.
"I heard them blaring "No More Tears" and it was a short time after that we heard the rescuers had found him," said Ron Robb.
"He walked toward them and said, 'Thank you. You saved me," said Lt. Rick Els of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
The boy, found a mile away from the school he ran away from, was taken to Loma Linda Hospital for an examination.
"Scratch and bruises all over him... I really don't care, just as long as he comes back alive," said the boy's father Ron Robb.
Temperatures were in the area were in the low-60s overnight. Rain and cold conditions arrived Tuesday morning. Josh was wearing shorts, a T-shirt and sandals.
Selected Reading: The L.A. Times, MSNBC.com, Gawker


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Emeryville, Calif. – Capo Cycling Apparel will debut its new custom apparel program and Spring 2013 collection at Interbike2012, hosted at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. The California-based cycling apparel company will showcase its new technical, Italian-made apparel from September 19 through 21 at booth #16123.
Capo's new custom program is built around three distinctive series of apparel, all developed with the same technology and meticulous methods as Capo's coveted in-line apparel. The Corsa, Super Corsa and G.S. Capo series present a total of five unique apparel options, providing custom-made performance and technical apparel for cyclists ranging from enthusiast through professional. In addition, Capo will announce the launch of an online-ordering system, streamlining the custom development and order placement process for team directors, event planners, corporate wellness officers and independent bicycle retailers.
"Many of our custom clients began their partnerships with us through wearing our inline apparel," says Gary Vasconi, president and co-founder of Capo Cycling Apparel. "Our custom apparel clients can expect Capo's unrivaled cutting-edge technologies and elite performance features in their own custom cycling apparel. The new series of Capo Custom bridges our in-line with our custom apparel and, as always, every piece of apparel is made in Italy."
To launch the new custom program at Interbike, Capo is offering 7% off all custom orders during the month of September.
Capo Cycling Apparel will premier its newest collection of Italian-made inline apparel for the Spring 2013 season. Customer-favorites such as the Volta and Modena return with bolder colors and styles, while the Ceramica and SC-12 Donna kits are two of the new additions to the collection. The men's Ceramica kit utilizes Ceramica and Carbon fabrics that control temperature, offer UV protection and provide unmatched durability. The exacting craftsmanship and exceptional technology delivers a complete, second-skin kit that is performance-driven for the highest-demands of cycling. The very popular, Capo SC-12 cycling kit is now available for women as the SC-12 Donna. The SC-12 Donna jersey and shorts are built from the ground up for women with a striking design and high-performance, non-binding fit. The SC-12 progressive Italian style is seamlessly translated to the SC-12 Donna kit and showcases the next-generation technology of CarbonE, HydroDrop and high-gauge, compressive Lycra.
For more information about Capo Cycling Apparel, please visit www.capocycling.com
Source: Juliana French-Arnold


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When a child is born or diagnosed with deafness or hearing impairment, both medical responses and educational interventions are available. But how are parents to make informed choices? That's the subject of a bitter debate right now in Sacramento.
All of this debate is focused on a bill that mainly sets out to create an informational brochure intended to give parents of hearing-impaired infants a roster of resources they can explore. The brochure is to be created by a panel of 15 people knowledgeable about this issue, but even that has become a point of contention. Jim Brune, Executive Director of the Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency, Director of charges that the panel will not be representative, but Assemblyman Tony Mendoza says that's not accurate, as the most recent changes in the panel will make it more inclusive.
Perhaps the most vehement opponents of AB 2072 is the The California Deaf Newborn Identification & Advocacy Stakeholder Coalition, a lengthy list of organizations who have mounted a web-based campaign against the bill that includes this list of arguments against it.
They also strongly support early access to American Sign Language. Sheri Farinha, CEO of Deaf Newborn Intervention and Advocacy, says that past failures to do this are now being reflected in the academic performance of students whose exposure to language was delayed past their earliest formative years.
You can read the full text of Assemblyman Mendoza's AB 2072, including the most recent amendments made last Aug. 2o, here.


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I hope this is the right place to ask this kind of thing, but I had a concern regarding the psychometric tests potential recruits are put through during the selection process.
I am aware that this is intended to examine both your comprehension of language and numbers, but are there any serving/ex-servicemen who might be able to provide a bit more of a specific explanation as to what exactly this test includes? I would like to ensure I go in with the best possible preparation, but I have admittedly always been dreadful in mathematics (I failed the subject during my final school exams) and I'm worried this section might severely hamper my chances of making the cut.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what the test will be like/what should be studied in preparation?


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After accusing the Fanboys movie characters of being "idiotic," Roger Ebert unleashed the wrath of Star Wars' self-proclaimed Force Caster, who calls Ebert out as a self-loathing fanboy who fell asleep during Empire Strikes Back.
Jimmy Mac from "The Force-Cast, which he calls the most downloaded Star Wars podcast on the net, laced into the movie critic for writing this line in his Fanboys review:
"Its primary flaw is that it's not critical. It is a celebration of an idiotic lifestyle, and I don't think it knows it"
Mac took great offense at this smear against genre lovers - well, more specifically, Star Wars lovers. He listed all the wonderful things Star Wars fans contribute to society, from the 501st on down, and even pointed out that Ebert hates his own kind, because he gave Phantom Menance a positive review when the rest of the world turned their backs on this prequel:
Since your positive review of "The Phantom Menace," you have pretty much ripped on anything having to do with Star Wars. Is this your way of making it up to your cronies in your industry??? Are you embarrassed you admitted you liked "Phantom Menace" (a wonderful film) in the first place?
So, Please take time to reconsider the terrible way you depicted the broad base of Star Wars fandom. What's wrong with an individual expressing his love and passion for a film franchise that influenced so many? Call us geeks or nerds, whatever you want. Because at the end of the day, we are all just people. And lets face it, at the end of the day, you are nothing more than simply a glorified movie nerd yourself. Eat that, Roger, you Fanboy!!!
But my personal favorite poke at the famed critic is when Mac calls Ebert out for falling asleep at The Empire Strikes Back Special Edition media screening, which kind of gives me this image of Ebert snoring on a pissed off Mac's shoulder.
Still the very best part of this argument is the fact that Mr. Ebert decided to post the angry rant on his webpage, which just makes me love The Brown Bunny hating critic even more. Well played, sir. There is nothing like a good nerd fight. Who do you think was right?


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Life insurers are beating back legislative attempts in various states by hedge funds who invest in the life settlement industry and settlement providers to keep premiums on resold life insurance policies once they have been deemed to have been fraudulently obtained.
Such a situation, called a STOLI — stranger-originated life insurance — or a policy taken out with the purpose of reselling it to a person who does not have an insurable interest in the life of the original insured.
Hedge funds who are stuck with STOLIs as part of their secondary market portfolio of life settlements want the laws rewritten so insurance companies return the premium to them, the owner of the policy, even though the policy was fraudulently obtained.
Currently, if a policy is found to be fraudulently obtained, courts have allowed life companies to keep the premium.
States that have introduced legislation recently, in this session or last year, or may be contemplating it include Florida, South Dakota, Delaware, Connecticut and Minnesota. There were attempts last year that took the life industry in some instances by surprise, and it looks as if proponents have redoubled their efforts for the 2013 legislative sessions in some key states.
In South Dakota, the first place an attempt has surfaced this year, SB 134 was tabled, if not killed outright, earlier this month.
The issue is so important to the life industry and certain hedge funds that hold life settlement investments that they decamped to South Dakota a couple of weeks ago to participate in a hearing on SB 134.
SB 134, which did not pass, but could surface back later under the state's legislative procedures, would allow all premiums plus interest to be recovered by the owner's "designated representative" if a life insurance policy is deemed void or otherwise terminated or extinguished in accordance with the law for any reason other than nonpayment of premium.
"South Dakota has no STOLI laws on its books. That may explain one reason why the issue surfaced there first," said a representative of the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI).
Proponents of the proposed law who travelled out to South Dakota in the middle of winter, included two representatives from the hedge fund Fortress Investment Group, one from Institutional Life Markets Associations, and one from Life Equity LLC, a leading life settlement provider.
Fortress has bought hundreds of millions in the life settlement market to bolster life settlement funds in its portfolio. Overall, it reported $51.5 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30, 2012.
Insurers and agents against the bill were represented by two lobbyists from the ACLI, one person from Prudential Life Insurance Co., one person from State Farm Insurance, local affiliates of the Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota and one person from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) of South Dakota.
In Florida Wednesday, Feb. 20, advocates for seniors, veterans and others as a group called STANDUP for Seniors Coalition, held a press conference with a top state legislator to protest a bill expected to be introduced there that they feel would bolster the STOLI market.
"We anticipate that some speculators will once again try to push for legislative changes this year that will incent investors to participate in these STOLI arrangements," said Paul Brawner, a life insurance agent and CEO of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Florida (NAIFA-Florida). "We urge lawmakers to be aware of any attempt that would preserve value in policies that have been obtained fraudulently or reduce the ability of life insurers to detect fraud."
"It is imperative that my colleagues in the House and Senate understand how fraudulent STOLI arrangements hurt Florida seniors," said Rep. Bryan Nelson, R-Apopka, chairman of the Florida House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee and an insurance agent by trade. "We must not encourage speculators and other investors to profit from stranger-originated life insurance arrangements, which hurt Florida's seniors and make them targets for scams."
"NAIFA and our state associations will be working with the ACLI in the states to oppose these types of bills, which NAIFA believes will help enable stranger-originated life insurance transactions," said Gary Sanders, NAIFA's securities & state government top lobbyist. "NAIFA has a long-standing policy in opposition to STOLI as a practice that violates the essential social purpose of life insurance—to provide financial protection to families or businesses. NAIFA's state association in Florida is a member of a new coalition, Stand Up for Seniors, which was formed to put a focus on this issue and educate consumers."
Leah Walters, ACLI regional vice president, state relations – Mid-Atlantic, say the law will encourage STOLI behavior. If the contract was stricken because it was fraudulent, then insurers should not have to return premiums, Walters said.
Insurers do return premiums when both parties agree to rescind the contract, she said.
She suggested courts can work out who gives what to whom but it should not be a matter of law to return premiums and interest when fraud is involved.
Fortress, a global alternative investment and asset management firm founded in 1998 by BlackRock veterans, won't actively acknowledge any involvement in the spate of legislation brewing, but has complained about the life insurance industry's alleged role in promoting STOLIs as a tactic, and thinks it should not suffer because of insurer and agent behavior.
Fortress said through a spokesperson that it seeks to preserve the secondary market for life policies through its actions as an investor saddled with contracts insurers claim are fraudulent, and that it believes there are only a few bad actors out there in an otherwise attractive secondary market.
Fortress filed suit against the Phoenix Companies and sister companies in U.S. District Court last August, in Lima LS PLC v. PHL Variable Insurance Co et al, alleging multiple violations of the Connecticut Antitrust Act, fraud and the RICO Racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act, for alleged schemes to increase demand in the secondary market for its life policies while later on suing to void policies to deny death benefits claiming STOLI on the policies it had designed and promoted for sale on the secondary market. Such alleged activity took place between 2003 and 2009.
"Fortress is known to use aggressive tactics – including regulatory complaints and litigation as well as special interest legislation – to maximize its own returns," said Phoenix through a spokeswoman. "The Lima case is an illustration of these tactics. The failed legislative attempt in South Dakota and ongoing efforts in other states to change the rules around return of premium for illegal or invalid policies are other examples."
"We take it seriously when there is clear misrepresentation, fraud or the misuse of insurance policies as wagers on human life, and where appropriate, take action in order to protect shareholder and policyholder interests," Phoenix stated.


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We've all heard the mertis of exercising and how it can boost our metabolism and that in turn aid us in terms of having better circulation and complexion. Although I believe that's true to an extent, but I hate to exercise so I was secretly gloating when I came across this piece of information while reading my husband's copy of Men's Heath that our bodies produce free radicals during exercise.
Coincidentally, my husband recently pointed out to me that some women who exercise seem to look a lot older. When I did a search on the topic, I learnt that excessive exercise promotes the biological aging of middle-aged women, according to Shin Yun-a, professor of physical education at Seoul National University.
Heavy exercises consume more oxygen
Shin released a paper regarding the effect of heavy exercise on middle-aged women's telomeres, an aging indicator in cells and discovered telomeres got shorter when women in middle age in their 30s to 60s do excessive exercise. According to her, sudden and heavy exercise requires excessive oxygen consumption, causing aging.
Shin explained that after heavy exercise, the women's lipid peroxidation, that damage cells, rapidly increased. Excessive exercise also caused superoxide dismutase (SOD) deactivation — SOD is an enzyme protecting cells against aging. (source)
Free radicals cause cellular damage
Another article at the Department of Physiology in the University of Valencia also stated that exercise causes an increase in the generation of free radicals by cells and these radicals cause cellular damage. However, this is only when exercise is exhaustive as strenous exercise causes oxidation of glutathione, release of cytosolic enzymes, and other signs of cell damage.
Antioxidant supplements can help
The same article pointed out that the damage can be prevented by antioxidant administration and this is similar to what I read in Men's Health Magazine, which encouraged those who exercise to supplement with antioxidants (vitamins A, C & E) in order toreduce the post-workout infllamtion. Definitely something to consider, especially for those who exercises regularly.
So if you exercise, do exercise in moderation as well.


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New test for tuberculosis could improve treatment, prevent deaths in Southern Africa
A new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB) could substantially and cost-effectively reduce TB deaths and improve treatment in southern Africa—a region where both HIV and tuberculosis are common—according to a new study by Harvard School of Public researchers.
"This test is one of the most significant developments in TB control options in many years," said lead author Nicolas Menzies, a PhD candidate in health policy at Harvard School of Public Health. "Our study is the first to look at the long-term consequences of this test when incorporated into routine health programs."
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that kills more than 1.5 million people annually—primarily in low- and middle-income countries. An estimated 9 million people developed the disease in 2010. HIV-infected patients are particularly vulnerable to TB, which is spread through airborne droplets when people with active disease cough or sneeze.
Rapid and accurate diagnosis is key to preventing the spread of the disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently recommended the use of Xpert, an automated DNA test that can show a result within two hours, for people at high risk of multi-drug resistant TB and/or HIV-associated TB. Many countries are already moving to adopt the test.
Menzies, senior author Joshua Salomon, professor of global health at HSPH, and colleagues conducted a modeling study to investigate the potential health and economic consequences of implementing the Xpert test in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland. They found that replacing the current diagnostic approach (which relies on identifying TB in patient's sputum using a microscope) with one based on the Xpert test would prevent an estimated 132,000 TB cases and 182,000 TB deaths in southern Africa over 10 years, reducing by 28% the proportion of the population with active TB.
The researchers estimated that the cost of widespread implementation of the Xpert test in southern Africa would be US$460 million over the next 10 years, with the majority of these additional costs arising from increased utilization of TB and HIV treatment services. In particular, as the new test provides information on TB drug resistance, many more patients would be referred for treatment of multi-drug resistant TB, which is expensive in this setting. The additional HIV treatment costs are a result of the success of the intervention—as individuals coinfected with TB and HIV receive better TB care, their survival improves, increasing the total number of people receiving HIV treatment.
Taking into account both the additional costs and health benefits from use of the new technology, adoption of the Xpert test in southern Africa would be a good value for the money, according to WHO standards. The researchers found that the cost per year of healthy life gained from adopting the new test ranged from US$792 in Swaziland to US$1,257 in Botswana. While these results suggest that scaling up Xpert can be a good health investment, the cost per healthy year gained is substantially higher in this study than in previous reports, and the economic results raise questions about affordability that will be critical for policy makers to consider.
Menzies also cautioned that the study's findings may not be applicable elsewhere, and that other countries may find more cost-effective interventions than Xpert to adopt first. "Given the fundamental influence of HIV on TB dynamics and intervention costs, care should be taken when interpreting the results of this analysis outside of settings with high HIV prevalence," he said.


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Windows 7 and previous OSs provide users with a handy tool which allows users to create virtual drives from folders. This is pretty handy when you want to access your favorite folders quickly. If you aren't aware of this feature yet, you might want to read up about subst on Wikipedia or use a simple tool to mount your folders as virtual drives.
Subst is definitely a cool tool, however, it does have a problem. If you have named your parent drive (in which the folder resides), you will not be able to give a meaningful name to your new drive. If you have created many virtual drives, your computer drives will end up looking like something in the screenshot above.
This certainly defeats the purpose of creating the virtual drives since it becomes more confusing as to which drive is which, unless you have a very good memory at remembering which drive names you assigned to which folder. The problem occurs because the Virtual Drives created using Subst will inherit the name from the parent drive. Renaming the virtual drives will give you an error as shown in the screenshot above.
So how do you fix it? Well the fix is simple enough to implement and will stick even if you restart the OS. All you need to do is remove the label from the original drive you are creating the subst drive from. Once you have done that, you will be able to rename all the virtual drives you created without getting an error.
Of course you cannot add a label to your original drive anymore, but that is a sacrifice worth it if you add many folders as virtual drives.
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Friday, June 7, 2013
berlinde de bruyckere cripplewood at venice art biennale...'cripplewood' is a enormous wax installation that accurately reproduces a vast fallen tree trunk, with more wax branches twisted round it and weighted with sand sacks and torn material. an enormous, gnarled and knotted, uprooted elm tree, merging into a mass of trunks and limbs with an almost disturbing resemblance to the muscles, tendons and bones of the human form. the work by artist berlinde de bruyckere is exhibited in a setting that does not actually use any electric light but has been made by covering the belgium pavilion's large skylight in hessian sacking. the curator, the writer J.M. coetzee (winner of the 2003 nobel prize for literature) describes it as a monstrous, melancholic, poetic work that speaks of death, decay, and dashed dreams. philippe van cauteren, S.M.A.K. (the museum of contemporary art in ghent) artistic director, is co-curator.
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Boubouille posted confirmation this morning on what will, and will not, be part of 4.0.3a. I thought that it was interesting enough information that I wanted to pass it on, for those wondering exactly what to expect here in the next week or so. I don't think that there is anything that will be a huge surprise to anyone that has been following the Cataclysm news, but we did finally receive a confirmation that the new race/class combos will be live with 4.0.3a. I've reproduced the information for you below:
What is not in:
- Creating worgen/goblin characters
- Worgen/Goblin start zones
- Archeology
- Professions past 450 (Illustrious Grand Master)
- Guild leveling
- Guild achievements
- Eastern Kingdoms/Kalimdor flight
- New Zones (80+)
What is in:
- Portals in Dalaran/Shattrath Removed
- Class trainers in Dalaran where portals once were
- New race-class combinations (excluding worgen/goblin)
- New Gnome/Troll starting areas
- Changes to existing zones
- New cata load screens
- New cata intro cinematic
- New cata login screen
- New music
- City Quartermasters, with rep tabards
- Bug fixes
- Class balancing
- Druids, paladins, priests, and shaman will have their talent trees reset
- Experience required to gain levels 71 through 80 is being reduced by 20%
- New tamable hunter pets (Monkey, fox, dog, and beetle, as well as new skins for existing pet classes.)
I'm pretty excited that I'll be able to get my race change done before December 7, however significantly less excited about the prospect of a talent tree wipe 😦 Is there anything on this list that catches your eye? Anything you are happy, or unhappy to see go live (or not) with 4.0.3a?


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In the summer of 1938, Layla Beck's father, a United States senator, cuts off her allowance and demands that she find employment on the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). Within days, Layla finds herself far from her accustomed social whirl, assigned to cover the history of the remote mill town of Macedonia, West Virginia, and destined, in her opinion, to go completely mad with boredom. But once she secures a room in the home of the unconventional Romeyn family, she is drawn into their complex world and soon discovers that the truth of the town is entangled in the thorny past of the Romeyn dynasty. This is part coming-of-age, part American history, and part old-fashioned family saga set during a very hot and sweltering summer in the southern US.
Though there are several narrators in this post-depression story, the primary one is twelve-year old Willa, a headstrong, bright, and observant member of the mysterious Romeyn family. She has a sister Bird and twin aunts who also live at the house, her mother is gone, her father ostensibly does some kind of work selling chemicals, and the household is run by her spinster Aunt Jottie. Layla enters this strange household, chocka-block full of family secrets, as a boarder while she writes the town history for the FWP.
Annie Barrows is best known for co-authoring The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with her aunt Mary Ann Shaffer. As in Guernsey, there is a delightfully lively sense of humour in the writing of this novel and an ability to create charmingly eccentric characters. The novel begins a bit slowly, but picks up around the p. 200 mark.


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Christmas cheer fades as job losses hit consumer confidence
Consumer confidence has slipped for the second straight month to its lowest level since July, as concerns about unemployment weighed and cheer over rises in house prices faded.
The gains made after the September federal election last year were shed, with the Westpac–Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment falling 1.7 per cent to 103.3 points.
The result came despite the usual boost in sentiment during the festive season, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans said.
Mr Evans said the loss of 22,600 jobs reported in the Bureau of Statistics December labour force report hit confidence.
"There is also some evidence of a cooling in optimism around housing and house prices," Mr Evans said.
Traders broadly looked through the report, with the Australian dollar remaining around US88.11¢, the day's high so far.
The survey's unemployment sub-index edged up by 0.7 per cent this month, after a 4.6 per cent rise in December, reflecting expectations of a rise in unemployment this year.
"The index shows no signs that respondents are feeling any relief for job prospects despite the Reserve Bank's rate cuts and the recent fall in the Australian dollar," Mr Evans said.
"In January, the index is 3.5 per cent above its average level in 2013."
Mr Evans, who tips the RBA to cut the cash rate by 50 basis points this year, said the central bank was unlikely to cut interest rates at its board meeting in February amid an improving global economy and signs that housing activity in Australia was responding to the low rates environment.
"Evidence from this survey that households are losing a little confidence; the labour market remains very difficult; and the confidence boost around housing may be peaking is all consistent with the eventual need for further relief," Mr Evans said.
"But, for now, rates are likely to be on hold for some months."
Glenda Kwek is a business reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald. Email or tweet her with your news tips.


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Family members are mourning a couple killed in a car crash while traveling to a Fourth of July barbecue with their 13-year-old son.
The couple was among four people killed Friday in a head-on collision in southwest suburban Bridgeview, in a crash that witnesses say stemmed from a street racing incident.
Police, citing preliminary information, said a 2010 Camaro, driven by 21-year-old Aiman Salen, was traveling northbound on Harlem Avenue when the vehicle collided head-on with a Dakota pickup truck traveling southbound.
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The driver of the pickup, Hector Gonzalez, 48, of Chicago, and his wife Maria Gonzalez, 52, of Chicago were pronounced dead at the scene.
Salem, of Worth, and a passenger in the Camaro, identified as Alaa Mustafa Alkhatib, 24, of Palos Hills, were also killed in the crash.
A juvenile passenger in the pickup, which family members said was the Gonzalez's 13-year-old son, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
"I'm going to miss [my dad] a lot," said the couple's son Martin Gonzalez, who was not involved in the crash. "And there are people who know him that are going to miss him a lot too."
Witnesses said it appeared the Camaro was racing another car on the street before the crash.
"It didn't have to happen," said witness Lorie Heklowski. "It's sad that the white pickup and their family are suffering because somebody chose to, you know, race drag down the street."
Heklowski said witnesses found the teen alive in the pickup truck after the crash and cut him out of his seatbelt.
"I was by [the witnesses], talking to [the boy], trying to tell him to stay calm, stay down because he kept trying to get up," she said.
Police could not confirm details on what caused the crash and would not say whether street racing was involved, but said the incident remains under investigation.
"Four people lost their lives because of stupidity," said witness Debbie Heradia. "It is a shame."
Four red hearts with each of the victims' names sit at the scene of the crash.
"No child deserves to lose both parents," said neighbor Sonja Clincy. "It's sad."
A fundraising page has been set up to the family pay for the couple's memorial.