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Italy's Classic wins benefit Rizzo's foundation
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
MESA, Ariz. -- Italy's win in the World Baseball Classic benefited Anthony Rizzo's foundation.
At least five Cubs players pledged $500 each to Rizzo's foundation if Italy won at least one game in the World Baseball Classic. Italy, the underdog in Pool D, is now 2-0 after a 14-4, eight-inning win Friday over Canada.
Rizzo went 0-for-3 on Friday, but drove in a run in the first inning on a groundout. Italy scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth, and the game was called because of mercy rule. Next up will be a meeting Saturday night against Team USA on MLB Network and ESPN Deportes at 8 p.m. CT.
If Italy advances to the second round, Rizzo may miss another week with the Cubs.
"If we lose him, he's still playing anyways," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Friday. "It's the same as if he'd be playing here."
Rizzo delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the ninth inning of Thursday's 6-5 win over Mexico.
"You don't get to have that feeling he got yesterday, the whole team, to be that big of an underdog and to win a game like that," Sveum said. "He said his second baseman said, 'Man, I'm going to have a heart attack out here.'"
Baker and Garza making progress
MESA, Ariz. -- Scott Baker's latest test of his right arm may have been a simulated game on a back field at HoHoKam Park, but he was dressed in his full home uniform. He's trying to make it feel as much of a real game as possible.
"We had a couple young guys swinging, and I appreciate the guys swinging the bat and giving me some feedback," said Baker, who is coming back from Tommy John surgery last April. "I'm ready for the next step."
Next up will be a Minor League game Tuesday at Fitch Park, and if all goes well, Baker's next step would be a Cactus League game.
"He's feeling good today and everything's going really well," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "Barring no setbacks, he's perfectly right on schedule that we planned out from the beginning."
The radar guns showed Baker hitting about 89 mph during his second inning of a two-inning workout Thursday.
"I'm starting to feel more comfortable with my mechanics, which allows me to put forth more effort," Baker said. "Now that I feel like I'm doing that, the only way to throw harder and to gain that arm strength is to pitch. I feel like that's the point I'm at, is the day after is an important day, and today, I feel great. Now that I can get back on a normal five-day rotation is even more of a benefit for me."
He had been throwing every third day to build up his arm. Now he's back on a normal starting pitcher's routine.
"I'm excited," Baker said about his progress. "I didn't get to see the velocity readings yesterday, but I was happy with what they were telling me. Of course, we're talking about a simulated game on the back field, so there's not as much adrenaline there, obviously, as in a game. At the same time, that's something you have to take into consideration. You have to be cautious and mindful of that intensity."
Matt Garza, sidelined with a strained lat, also is improving, and may play catch Sunday or Monday, depending on how he feels.
The Cubs have enough depth with their starting pitching to give Baker and Garza time to heal completely. Once the two come back, they'll be in even better shape. Neither was expected in the first month of the regular season.
"If he comes back like the Baker we saw in Minnesota before he got hurt and Garza comes back about the same time, you're looking at a pretty good starting pitching staff at that point, if everyone is pitching up to their capabilities," Sveum said.
Their return would mean pitchers like Carlos Villanueva would switch from the rotation to the bullpen, but that will only help out the relievers.
"It solidifies the whole staff," Sveum said.
Marmol not worried about trade rumors
MESA, Ariz. -- Carlos Marmol doesn't pay attention to the trade rumors that seem to include the Cubs' closer every other day.
Marmol was mentioned recently as possibly drawing interest from the Tigers, who are looking for a closer. He has given Cubs management a list of five teams he would approve a deal to, but said he has not been approached about it.
"I don't worry about that," Marmol said Friday. "I just keep working here."
The rumors may continue all spring.
"I can't make that decision," Marmol said. "The boss guy makes the decision. I can't worry about that. The only thing I have to worry about is being ready every time they give me the ball."
Does Marmol think he'll be traded this year?
"I don't believe anything," the right-hander said. "I come here, work out and whatever decision they make here, I don't have anything to do with it."
What's been encouraging is that he is ahead of last season, as far as Cubs manager Dale Sveum is concerned.
"Last spring, we were still in that fistfight trying to get him to throw that fastball more, to get something out of Spring Training," Sveum said.
On Thursday, Marmol failed to finish one inning because he reached his pitch count for the day.
"That's all right," he said about his outing, in which he walked two against the White Sox. "I felt very good. I liked the way I threw the ball yesterday. The ball was coming out of my hand good, my body feels great, everything's good.
"I don't worry about walks, especially here," he said. "I'm trying to work on my pitches."
Extra bases
• The Cubs trimmed their spring camp roster to 59 on Friday. Outfielder Matt Szczur was optioned to Double-A Tennessee, and right-handed pitcher Dayan Diaz and catcher Michael Brenly, both non-roster invitees, were assigned to Minor League camp.
• Brenly, the son of former big league manager and current D-backs broadcaster Bob Brenly, is still alive in the Cubs bunting tournament, which will resume Saturday.
The Elite Eight matches are scheduled for Saturday, but strength coach Tim Buss may have to forfeit. Buss needed surgery Wednesday to remove his appendix. He was to face pitcher Hisanori Takahashi in the Sweet 16 match.
The other Elite Eight matches pit defending champion David DeJesus against Logan Watkins, Brenly against Edwin Maysonet, Edwin Jackson against the winner of the Takahashi/Buss match and Blake Parker against video staffer Nate Halm.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Research Projects 2007
The following research projects were carried out during 2007. Project leaders who are postgraduate students are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Selectivity of predation on juvenile tropical reef fish
*Tom Holmes (James Cook University; October 2006 to January, October to January 2008)
Identification of haemogregarine blood parasites in coral reef fishes and their effect on host fish physiology
*Lynda Curtis (University of Queensland; November 2006 to January, January/February, June, November to January 2008)
Female benefits of multiple matings in simultaneous hermaphroditic sea slugs
*Dennis Sprenger (University of Tübingen; November 2006 to February, November to January 2008)
Habitat specialisation in coral reef fishes and its influence on patch composition and local species diversity
Valeriya Komyakova (James Cook University, November 2006 to January)
Home ranges and territories of coral reef fish
*Melissa Cowlishaw (James Cook University; December 2006/January, February
Latitudinal variation in the diet and physiology of juvenile butterflyfishes (Pisces: Chaetodontidae)
*Marcus Gregson (University of Technology Sydney; January)
Coral-associated viruses in the Great Barrier Reef
*Nicole Patten (Southern Cross University; January)
Effects of parasites on juvenile reef fish
Bronwyn Cameron for Dr Lexa Grutter (University of Queensland; January, April/May)
Biophysical thresholds in benthic communities
Dr Christopher Fulton (Australian National University; January/February)
Ecology of cryptobenthic reef fish assemblages in the Great Barrier Reef
*Alonso Gonzalez Cabello (James Cook University; January/February)
Influence of herbivorous fishes on the benthic community structure of the Great Barrier Reef
*Roberta Bonaldo (James Cook University; January/February)
Fish/ algal interactions: the role of herbivory in structuring algal communities across an exposure gradient
*Andrew Hoey (James Cook University; January/February, July, September, October/November, December/January 2008)
Social behaviour in coral gobies
*Marian Wong (James Cook University; February)
Reconstruction of Ediacaran biota
Peter Trusler (in association with Monash University; February)
Prevalence and impact of coral disease
*Cathie Page (James Cook University; February/March)
Social structure of Centropyge
*Tzo Zen Ang (University of Cambridge; February to April, October to December)
Genetic finger printing of beche-de-mer species
Dr Sven Uthicke (Australian Institute of Marine Science; February/March)
Effects of climate change on coral reefs
Dr Morgan Pratchett and *Darren Coker (James Cook University; April)
Effect of climate change on coral reef infaunal invertebrates
*Jessica Stella (James Cook University; April, October/November)
Effects of bleaching on coral reef fish
Dr Uli Siebeck (University of Queensland; April)
Ultraviolet communication in reef fish
Dr Uli Siebeck (University of Queensland; April)
Ultraviolet communication in Pomacentrus amboinensis
*Amira Parker (University of Queensland, April)
Hawk moths and butterflies of Lizard Island
Rob Lachlan (Australian Museum, April)
Measuring coral albedo
*Ruth Reef (University of Queensland; April/May)
Large-scale connectivity of Acropora millepora populations on the Great Barrier Reef
*Pim Bongaerts (University of Queensland; April/May)
Habitat choice by fish: bleached and unbleached corals
*Marcus Allen (School for International Training; April)
Colour vision in reef fishes: behavioural experiments in Pomacentrus amboinensis and Pseudochromis fuscus
*Kelley Bostrom (School for International Training; April/May)
Effects of coral bleaching on xanthid crab habitat selection
*Brienne Engel (School for International Training; April/May)
Effects of coral bleaching on predation of coral reef fish: colour as camouflage
*Allison Klein (School for International Training; April/May)
Spatial and ontogenetic changes in resource use of the damselfish Neoglyphidodon melas at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef
*Leslie Mills (School for International Training; April/May)
Visual sensitivity to patterns and ultraviolet light in a coral reef damselfish
*Callen Miracle (School for International Training; April/May)
Protistan parasites of teleosts and elasmobranchs: biology, transmission and identity
Dr Rob Adlard (Queensland Museum; May/June)
Lepocreadiidae and Acanthocolpidae from Lizard Island fishes.
Dr Rod Bray (The Natural History Museum, UK; May/June)
Patterns of ecto- and endoparasitism in haemulid fishes of the Great Barrier Reef
*Anthony Byrne (University of Queensland; May/June)
Transversotrematid trematodes of Great Barrier Reef fishes
Dr Thomas Cribb (University of Queensland, May/June)
Life cycles of bucephalid trematodes
Dr Thomas Cribb (University of Queensland, May/June)
Patterns of trophic transmission of digenean trematodes in fishes of the Great Barrier Reef
*Abigail Downie (University of Queensland, May/June)
Phylogenomics of parasitic platyhelminthes
Dr Peter Olson (The Natural History Museum, UK; May/June)
The complex of Opecoelidae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) in GBR goatfishes (Perciformes: Mullidae); an investigation of host specificity, phylogenetic relationships and co-evolution
*Christoph Rohner (University of Queensland; May/June)
Latitudinal patterns in the distribution of apocreadiid trematodes of Great Barrier Reef fishes
*Tane Sinclair-Taylor (University of Queensland; May/June)
Host-parasite interactions between pomacentrid fishes and kudoid parasites
*Mieke Burger (University of Queensland; May/June)
Myxosporean parasites of elasmobranchs
*Ricky Gleeson (University of Queensland; May/June)
The bivalvulidan fauna of teleosts from Queensland
*Nicole Gunter (University of Queensland; May/June)
Ciguatera dinoflagellates and nutrients
*Mark Skinner (University of Queensland; June)
The evolution of social and reproductive behaviours in reef fish
Dr Marian Wong (James Cook University; June)
Sound production in damselfish
Dr Uli Siebeck (University of Queensland; June)
Colour change in Pomacentrus fuscus
Dr Uli Siebeck (University of Queensland, June)
Climate change and effects of environmental factors on zooxanthellate symbiosis in marine invertebrates
Dr Ursula Shepherd (University of New Mexico) and Dr Ingo Burghardt (Rühr Universität Bochum; June/July)
Phylogeny of Xeniidae
*Kristina Stemmer (Rühr Universität Bochum; June/July)
Learning with Australians: coral reefs a case study
Dr Carl Stepath (James Cook University; July)
Effects of haemogregarine blood parasites on coral reef fishes
Bronwyn Cameron for Dr Lexa Grutter (University of Queensland; July)
Long-term monitoring of giant clam populations
Dr David Phillips (Independent researcher; July/August)
Ecological significance of coral disease on the Great Barrier Reef
Assoc Prof Bette Willis (James Cook University; August)
Abundance and distribution of freeliving zooxanthellae
*Raechel Littman (James Cook University; August)
Monitoring Acropora millepora bacterial communities for disease Occurrence and colour polymorphisms
*Raechel Littman (James Cook University; August)
Training dive professionals and volunteers to recognise and collect data on coral disease
*Roger Beeden (James Cook University; August)
Monitoring pesticides in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Dr David Haynes and Dr Joelle Prange (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority; August)
Ambient underwater reef noise
Dr Andrew Jeffs (National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, New Zealand; August)
Quantifying neutrality in ecological communities
Dr Andrea Manica (University of Cambridge, August/September)
Stomatopod behaviour
Prof Roy Caldwell (University of California, Berkeley; September)
Stomatopod opsin evolution and phylogeny
Dr Megan Porter (University of Maryland Baltimore County; September)
Polarization in twilight/nocturnal skies
Dr Tom Cronin (University of Maryland Baltimore County; September)
Polarized signaling of stomatopods
*Tsyr-Huei Chiou (University of Maryland Baltimore County; September)
Trophic ecology of siganids
*Tony Sunderland (James Cook University; September)
Growth rates in modern sea lilies and sea stars from the pacific waters of eastern Japan and Queensland
Dr Aaron Hunter (University of Tokyo; October)
Survey marlin fishing competition
Martin Russell and Mandy McKaig (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority; October)
Coral bleaching, selective mortality and damselfishes
*Jessica Scannell (James Cook University; October to December)
Diurnal cycles in coral growth
*Michael Holcomb (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; October to January 2008)
Intra reef genetic connectivity of Pocilloporidae
*Pim Bongaerts (University of Queensland; October/November, December)
Symbiodinium diversity assessment in and around Lizard Island
Dr Eugenia Sampayo (University of Queensland; October/November)
Olfactory behaviour and response to coloured light of larval fishes
*Adel Heenan (University of Edinburgh; October to January 2008)
Spatial and ontogenetic changes in resource use of the damselfish Neoglyphidodon melas at Lizard Island
*Sai-Wing Chan (School for International Training; November)
Correlation between sperm transfer and copulation time in Chelidonura sandrana
*Kate Kunigelis (School for International Training, November)
Long-term effect of cleaners on ganthiid isopods
Nadia Aurisch for Dr Lexa Grutter (November)
The importance of attitude: behaviour and performance in the ultimate test
Dr Mark McCormick (James Cook University; November, December)
Causes and consequences of fish diversity loss on coral reefs
*Vanessa Messmer (James Cook University; November)
Energetics of habitat choice in planktivorous coral reef fishes
*Jacob Johansen (James Cook University; November)
Density effects on mating behaviour in Chelidonura sandrana
*Rolanda Lange (University of Tuebingen; November to January 2008)
Colour & pattern discrimination in reef fish
Dr Uli Siebeck (University of Queensland; November/December)
Vision in larval fish
Dr Nathan Hart (University of Queensland; November/December)
Pattern and face recognition in Pomacentrus amboinensis
*Amira Parker (University of Queensland, November/December)
Natural pH variability in coral reefs
Dr Monica Gagliano (James Cook University; November/December)
Effect of UV & temperature stress on reproduction of Pomacentrus amboinensis
Dr Monica Gagliano (James Cook University; November/December)
Coenzyme Q in coral reef fishes
Dr Monica Gagliano (James Cook University; November/December)
Effect of pH stress on performance of Pomacentrus amboinensis egg and larvae
Dr Monica Gagliano (James Cook University; November/December)
Sex change in Eviota spp
Dr Monica Gagliano (James Cook University; November/ December)
Functional genomics of coral/ Symbiodinium symbiosis
Dr Mauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty (University of Queensland; November/December)
The effect of oxidative DNA damage on coral bleaching and symbiosis breakdown
*Joshua Meisel (University of Queensland; November/December)
Roles of benthic algae in coral settlement and climate change impacts on algae
Dr Guillermo Diaz Pulido (University of Queensland; December)
Critical functional groups on coral reefs: herbivory and reef resilience
Prof David Bellwood (James Cook University; December)
Personality trait variation in reef fish
Dr Peter Biro (University of Technology Sydney; December)
The role of escape performance in survival at settlement in a pomacentrid fish
Prof Lee Fuiman (University of Texas Austin; December)
Temperature effects on oxygen consumption of reef fishes
Prof Göran Nilsson (University of Oslo, December/January 2008)
Anaerobic metabolism in reef fish
Prof Göran Nilsson (University of Oslo, December/January 2008)
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Holy crap thats hot!
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Wow! That little ass is alot deeper than it looks!
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That is how we fuck the ass. I'd love to fuck any chick the looked like her. God she made me cum twice real fast.
hey guys i know her name! "Kat". just search it!
I came when she looked the camera and said "I know...". She's so hot!!!
why does she say fuck that cunt?? does she not know its going in her ass?
i want to fuck ass right now
Her name is Kat Young.
it's an fucking asian and not blond look on her eyes
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The Ringling Museum is one of the most compelling reasons to visit Sarasota and stay in a Florida Bed and Breakfast. Comprised of the splendid Ringling Mansion, the Ringling Museum of Art, the Asolo Theater, the Circus Museum, and impeccably maintained grounds and gardens, the Ringling Museum will enthrall visitors over the course of several days.
John Ringling was one of the five Ringling brothers who founded the Ringling Bros Circus in 1884. He started as a song and dance man at the age of 16, and was involved in all aspects of the family business during his life, ultimately running the business after the deaths of his brothers. The circus brought joy and mirth to its spectators, and great financial rewards to its founders.
After having traveled all over the country with the circus, John Ringling and his wife Mable decided to build a home in Sarasota, Florida. They loved the Sarasota area, and devoted many resources to encourage its development. Their dream was for Sarasota to become a cultural mecca similar to those on the East Coast of Florida, like West Palm Beach. Their home has helped it to become one.
One of the most impressive buildings in the whole state of Florida – and indeed the whole country – is John and Mable Ringling's Sarasota home, Cà d'Zan (the House of John). Set on their estate of 20 lush acres on Sarasota Bay, this sprawling Venetian Gothic mansion is a glorious tribute to America's Gilded Age. The Ringlings had been very impressed by the grand architecture of Venice, and modeled their own home on this style. They furnished it with many fine pieces purchased at auction houses, where they also purchased an internationally recognized collection of art.
The Ringling Museum of Art encompasses an impressive collection of paintings by European masters, sculpture, prints, drawings, photographs, Asian Art, Ancient Art, American Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, and Decorative Arts. It would not be the Ringling Museum without Circus posters and memorabilia as well, although the more extensive Circus collection is housed in the Circus Museum.
Guests of Sarasota Florida Bed and Breakfasts should allow time to visit the Historic Asolo Theater, which was built in Asolo, Italy in 1798, and brought to the Ringling Sarasota Estate in the late 1940s. Its arrival guaranteed that Sarasota would become the cultural mecca the Ringlings had always hoped it would be. A variety of shows and performances allow visitors to experience the theater as it should be experienced. Come for Monday Night Movies, Sunday String Quartet concerts, Circus acrobatics, juggling, and buffoonery, and more.
There is much to do and see in Sarasota, Florida, yet no trip to Sarasota would be complete without visiting the Ringling Museum. The best lodging options while in the area are our member Florida Bed and Breakfasts.
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WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today released the following statement in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 75th birthday:
"Today we commemorate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: a minister, a civil rights leader, a father, a Nobel Laureate. Dr. King led the fight to reform America's ideas of equality and civil rights – and to forcefully dispel the notion that the American dream was only limited to Americans of a certain color or background.
"Dr. King understood the right to vote was invaluable to every American citizen. Without it, individuals truly have no voice in our nation's government. He told us, 'There is nothing more dangerous than to build a society, with a large segment of people in that society, who feel that they have no stake in it; who feel that they have nothing to lose.' But as we observe Dr. King's birthday, we are acutely aware that, more than half a century later, the stake that he was talking about was more than the right to vote. He also was talking about the right that all Americans share – the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
"Today we face a struggling economy that is not producing enough jobs, and it has imposed even greater hardships on minorities. Since March of 2000, black unemployment has soared to nearly 11 percent, almost double that of whites. And there is still a glaring wage gap confronting minorities in the workforce. Black men earned 73.9 percent of what white men earned in 2002, measured by median full-time wages and salaries. That's barely up from 73.4 percent a decade ago.
"In our health system, minorities still repeatedly receive inferior care. Last year's Institute of Medicine report found that health care delivery is very unequal depending on the race or ethnicity of those being served. That inequality is thought to be a major reason that African-Americans frequently have worse health outcomes than whites. The black infant mortality rate in fact remains twice as high as the white rate, and 20 percent of black Americans lack regular access to health care compared with less than 16 percent of whites.
"Without early and advanced education, individuals face a great handicap in this world. Yet in our school system today separate and unequal is still the reality in far too many places. Even in higher education, there exists a large gap between the percentage of whites with a college degree and the percentage of blacks.
"Dr. King knew that leadership was more than photo ops and eloquent rhetoric. He knew that leadership meant proposing and pushing education, health and economic policies that give every citizen an equal shot at the American dream. As Dr. King so eloquently said, "Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.
"Today we must redouble our commitment to the America envisioned by Dr. King nearly four decades ago. We have not yet reached the Promised Land, but it is up to us to ensure that America achieves the full measure of its promise."


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Clock Is Ticking on Some Major Tax Breaks
When Congress resumes the budget debate on Wednesday, many companies will be nervously counting the days. That is because 55 federal tax breaks are scheduled to expire at the end of the year.
The uncertainty over their fate already is muddying financial forecasts for next year, corporate executives say.
Topping the list of business breaks: a tax credit for investing in research and development; the so-called "look through rule" that allows multinational companies to shift some profits between their foreign subsidiaries tax free; and the bonus-depreciation rule that allows a company to write off half of its equipment purchases in a single year.
"I don't know that there's a real champion for [these measures] right now" in Congress, said Hank Gutman, director of accounting firm KPMG LLP's Tax Governance Institute and a former chief of staff for Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation. "In terms of the bigger issues that the country's facing, they are not high on anybody's radar now, even though they are of significance for the business community."
Extending all of the tax breaks for another year could cost the government at least $54 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Research Service. That could make them a flashpoint for members of Congress who want to overhaul the tax code for businesses and consumers.
"The problem for business is they don't know if [the breaks] will be extended and their financial statements have to be prepared on the basis of it being not extended," Mr. Gutman said.
William Plummer, chief financial officer of United Rentals Inc., said the uncertainty over the temporary credits and the tax code generally makes business forecasting more perilous because of the need to plan for all potential risks and unknowns.
You have to "keep your head on a swivel," he said.
The congressional budget conference committee starts meeting this week. If its House and Senate members don't reach a deal that extends the tax provisions by mid-December, the issue is likely to be kicked back to the Senate Finance Committee, where Chairman Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, is working on a tax overhaul.
Sen. Baucus and his House counterpart, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, a Michigan Republican, have vowed to make progress on tax legislation this year, but their efforts have been eclipsed by the budget battle.
Businesses argue that federal and state corporate income-tax rates in the U.S., which total about 40% according to KPMG, are now the highest in the developed world, putting American firms at a competitive disadvantage.
Japan's total corporate tax rate fell to around 38% last year.
But opponents of cutting U.S. corporate-tax rates argue that there are so many loopholes that many businesses pay little or no taxes. In May, a congressional committee grilled Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook on the company's tax strategy because Senate investigators said it paid no taxes on tens of billions of dollars in foreign income. The company's effective tax rate for its fiscal year ended Sept. 28 was 26.2%.
Among 389 companies that have been in the S&P 500 index continuously since the end of 2007, the median effective income-tax rate fell to just 28.5% in the first six months of this year, down from 31.8% for 2007, according to data prepared for The Wall Street Journal by S&P Capital IQ.
In most past years, the major tax breaks have been extended, but last year the R&D tax credit was reinstated a year after it expired, and businesses had to apply it retroactively. The Joint Committee on Taxation has pegged the cost of extending the credit another year at about $14.3 billion over 10 years.
If the R&D tax credit lapses again, "I think it would send a sad message," and spur companies to move more of their research operations overseas, where tax rates are typically lower than in the U.S. and R&D breaks are often larger, said Karen Durant, corporate controller for Tennant Co., a Minneapolis-based maker of mechanized industrial cleaning equipment.
Tennant has an R&D budget of about $30 million, or about 4% of sales, she said, and R&D is run out of its global innovation center in the U.S. The company receives as much as $800,000 in R&D credits. If that credit were cut, Tennant would consider moving its research abroad.
A yearlong extension of the so-called bonus-depreciation tax break—which lets companies write off investments in goods such as manufacturing equipment and computers in the year they were purchased, rather than over time—could cost $4.7 billion over the next decade.
Some other provisions set to expire are industry-specific. There is a 15-year write-off period for restaurants and retailers who improve rental properties.
There also is a production credit for energy companies, as well as a mortgage-insurance deduction for homeowners that could affect home-improvement chains and home builders.
"Tax reform is one of those hard decisions [the U.S. needs] to come to grips with," said Paul Reilly, chief financial officer of Arrow Electronics Inc., a supply-chain management company based in Englewood, Colo.
"And we haven't prioritized it at this point to really evaluate what we should do to ensure we not only maintain competitiveness in the global market but become more competitive," he added.
Energy companies:
Tax credit for facilities that generate renewable energy, such as geothermal or wind power
Restaurants and retailers:
A 15-year write-off period for the cost of improving rental properties
Home-improvement retailers and home builders:
Homeowner deduction for mortgage-insurance premiums
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As far as I know, in Ad-Hoc mode the Windows driver force the usage of channel 3 (2.422 GHz) and doesn't use the ESSID at all (or it use to be that way).
So, could you try to set the Wavelan on this channel ?
Other things that may matter :
The firmware 6.06 and windows driver 6.14 are supposed to have "improved ad-hoc networking". That may be a source of incompatibilities, so you may want to downgrade your Windows and card setup to earlier version.
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Alaina Robertson
September 20, 2012
Program: International Policy Studies
Specialization: Trade, Investment and Development
Undergrad: Middlebury College (International Studies)
Fast Fact: Alaina is an avid climber. She has scaled El Capitan, summited Mount McKinley and participated in a Himalayan expedition.
"MIIS's curriculum is keeping pace with the real world."
Having lived in India for two years, studied abroad in Argentina, and traveled in Eastern Europe and Central America, Alaina has an appreciation for worldwide differences in development. Her experiences abroad sparked her interest in development challenges and structural causes of poverty.
"I think a critical part of the solution is to work on these issues through business and trade facilitation. I wanted a degree program that would prepare me for a career doing just that."
Alaina knew that she wanted to specialize in international trade and knew that MIIS offered a trade-specific program.
"MIIS stood out because of its accomplished faculty and interdisciplinary approach to problem solving. Proximity to jobs in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area doesn't hurt either."
Alaina loves that her classes at MIIS are skills and job-focused. She says, "MIIS's curriculum is keeping pace with the real world."
"At MIIS we don't just study negotiation, we are coached in a simulation class where we negotiate real, relevant trade issues. In data analysis, the focus is not just on the numbers, but rather, how to evaluate the utility of others' analysis and how to use data as a tool to make good policy decisions."
In addition to negotiation and data analysis, Alaina has studied green energy technology, Chinese subsidies, intercultural communication, free trade agreements, and clean technology in Latin America, all of which were directly applicable to her internship she landed for the summer.
"My internship at the U.S. Department of Commerce's Export Assistance Center showed me firsthand how small and medium-sized enterprises expand internationally into new markets. MIIS gave me the trade literacy to engage at a meaningful level, while my research skills and regional knowledge helped me accomplish day–to-day work."


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Astros set rotation for first trip to Target Field
Cosart, Bedard, Keuchel to start; Oberholtzer candidate for open spot
By Brian McTaggart / MLB.com
BALTIMORE -- We'll have to wait a couple of more days to find out who takes the open spot in the Astros' rotation created by the trade of Bud Norris to the Orioles.
Brett Oberholtzer came out of the bullpen to make his first career start in Wednesday's 11-0 win, throwing seven scoreless innings. He could get the ball again, though Lucas Harrell remains a candidate after throwing on Tuesday in Norris' place.
Astros manager Bo Porter announced his rotation for this weekend's series against the Twins -- Houston's first visit to Target Field. Jarred Cosart will go on Friday, followed by Erik Bedard on Saturday and Dallas Keuchel on Sunday.
"I wanted to make sure we made it through the last two games without having to use Keuchel [in long relief] out of the bullpen, which we didn't have to do [Wednesday] night," he said. "I think we'll be fine and we'll set the rotation and move forward."
Oberholtzer certainly has earned another shot. A starter in the Minor Leagues who has been used in long relief, he allowed three singles and didn't walk any batters against the Orioles on Wednesday.
Altuve, Barnes not in lineup for finale with O's
BALTIMORE -- Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and center fielder Brandon Barnes were held out of the starting lineup for Thursday's finale against the Orioles with nagging injuries.
Altuve aggravated the left quadriceps injury that has bothered him in the last few days and could miss a couple of games. Barnes, meanwhile, said his lower back tightened up while swinging the bat during Wednesday's 11-0 win.
Astros manager Bo Porter said both players were available on Thursday -- Altuve to hit and Barnes to run.
"If Altuve can hit, he can hit, but he probably wouldn't be able to run 100 percent," Porter said. "Hopefully, he'll get a full day of treatment and it heals, and he's much better the next day.
"With Barnes and [swinging] the bat, you don't want to take any chances. It stiffened up on him last night and you have had to pinch-hit for him to get him out of the game. I told him the same thing I told Altuve, 'You guys take it easy today, get all your treatments and if we can keep you out of the game, we'll keep you out. If you're pressed into it, you're pressed into it.'"
Barnes said he can still feel tightness in his back while swinging the bat, but said he would be available for any duty if needed.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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1st of April!
Registration is now open for the GT Giant, just call the headquarters and they'll set you up!
What will you get?
Giant Trip A nationwide scavenger hunt starting 1 June and ending 19th July when you take the green flag for the...
Giant Competition A motorcycle gymkhana on the rally grounds so you can show your skills! And as a bonus, a special "guest rider" will lay down a fast time to try and beat!
Giant Dinner You worked hard, let's have a nice dinner to celebrate
Coffee with the Giant Share your experience with others who couldn't take part in the GT Giant competition this year
The GT Giant will be using many of the technologies available to the modern Giant today. Social media, Global Positioning System coordinates, and good ÔÇÖol map and compass skills all will be used in this competition. You need to be ready to compete not against the other Giants, but also against the daunting task of managing your energy.
YouÔÇÖll be in an exclusive group who can find obscure locations, maneuver a motorcycle better then anyone else, and be able to humbly impart some knowledge to others so the future of motorcycling and the BMWMOA can be made stronger for the future. All this for only a few dollars, now what will you get in the GT Giant:
Giant Trip Answers to the questions you ask under the helmet Across America are roads, places and events that feed your curisosity, ignite your spirit, and capture your imagination. Each tell a story, with no two being the same. But this is not just a feat for the long-distance Giant, but also for the more focused and interested Giant in the border between Kansas and Nebraska.
Giant Competition Oh yeah, bring it.
This fun competition will occur on Friday, July 20 at the rally site and feature a motorcycle gymkhana. Giant Competition is where you show your Giant riding skills that you have been telling all your friends about. YouÔÇÖre going to love this action, and the chance to win points and prizes. And with a "Pro-Rider" setting the fast lap, if you can beat his time, even more prizes and points!
Coffee with the Giant Time to reflect and look to tomorrow
With the Giant awarded, now is the time to find out all the secrets of the successful Giant riders. And weÔÇÖll even bring in a special guest or two! The BMW MOA FoundationÔÇÖs Saturday ÔÇ£Coffee with...ÔÇØ will be our venue to focus on the lessons learned in this competition for all of us to be better riders for the future.
Giant Volunteers
All these events are possible only by some truly dedicated volunteer assistance. Recording the action, monitoring the Giant Competition, registering the Giant Trip photos, and being an active part of the ÔÇ£Coffee with...ÔÇØ is a huge reward in itself. Become a part of the Giant experience by volunteering and youÔÇÖll never be happier.
To volunteer, contact David Grant, firstname.lastname@example.com, phone: 580-301-7623
When you sign up for the GT Giant and worried about competing against someone on a bigger (or smaller) bike, no worries we got that covered!
Your bike will fall within Mouse (650cc or less), K9 (651cc to 1000cc), or Lion (1001cc on up) to make the competition a bit more fair!
I'll also thank Pandora's Motorsports for signing on as lead sponsor for the GT Giant!
The 40th rally, superstakes 3, and the new GT Giant competition could make this a great riding season.
As you're out on the road, here's the Facebook link to updates on the GT Giant.
Just posted a website that *may* be interesting for the future.
Here's a picture of the area to be the Giant Track competition. Lots of asphalt to make some very interesting corners and obstacles to ride around.
After the enormous response, we've extended the registration for the GT Giant until 6 July. You can still jump on into the competition to win awards like a set of PIAA driving lights and Race Tech suspension upgrades!
If you're wondering how the Giant Trip will be scored, drop on over to the FaceBook page and SmugMug page
Before these hungry GT Giants meet the Giant Track competition we'll be doing some fueling up Thursday evening at the following place: http://www.bandanasbbq.com/
All GS Giants are welcome to ride the track after the GT Giants are done tearing it up!
The track will be open in between the GT and GT Giant events on Friday.


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TÜV RSC services will primarily address system safety program support to help ARRC achieve PTC system certification from the Federal Railroad Administration. The services include engineering analysis and safety design guidance for the advanced PTC system functionalities being developed for ARRC's implementation of PTC, the company said.
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Our little girl, Foxy lady, has presented us with four kits this year and we finally were able to get a picture of them with mama. About the only time to catch them out of their den (which happens to be under the cart path) was at lunch time. Also see evidence that she is feeding them squirrels as well. She is becoming a tourist attraction and poises for pictures and threats. I just hope the tourists remember she is a wild animal, with babies...
Enjoy.... Chuck :-)
That is very cool chuck. Golf brings us various enjoyments besides our good scores.
Objects in the viewfinder may be closer than they appear, be careful.
That is an amazing picture. Thank you for sharing Chuck!
Another of the amazing graces that comes from being out on a golf course....
Great picture Chuck and sage advice. I too hope people remember she is a wild animal and keen on protecting her babies.
Amazing the fox chose the culvert for her den. Great shot!
What a lovely moment and photo Chuck! How cool to see nature so ably supported by good conservation practices at your club.
fredclossAmazing the fox chose the culvert for her den. Great shot!
This is where she raises a family every year. Under the cart path, next to the sandtrap at the 8th green.....lots of food and water.....I guess that she feels safe there....we were on the green today and she walked down the middle while one of us was chipping....what a hoot........she is becoming a little too domesticated......
Very nice, Chuck... thanks!
Amazing pictures, thanks for sharing
NIce pictures Chuck
Chuck, Cool picture! I have plenty of squirrels around my house if she gets hungry.
That's awesome! I hope people enjoy and respect her. Great story
joshgianoThat's awesome! I hope people enjoy and respect her. Great story
The locals really respect and look after her, and I think she recognizes our voices. She will walk along with you for a while, of course hoping for a threat, then she moves on. We had three inches of rain at the course last night and hoping that the kits did not drown. Has happened in the past.


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I used to wear these, as the name of the product suggests, Night & Day for over a year and was very happy with them. This review will be quite similar to my previous one for Bausch & Lomb Purevision lenses as to be quite honest, I didn't really see much difference between them apart from price, which is the only reason I switched.
Air Optix CIBA Vision Night & Day are monthly, continuous wear lenses that allow you to do all your daily activities without the need of taking lenses out - including showering, sleeping, etc. They are made of silicone hydrogel (Lotrafilcon A) that allows oxygen to freely access your eyes. If you need your contact lenses every day, I find this type to be the perfect option - as it feels like if your eyes were actually healthy. All you need to do is put them in, and then one month later take them out and throw away again. Ok, ok, occasional break is quite a necessity as having something in your eyes all the time can be a bit irritating - it feels like having an eye lash in your eye, and normally this feeling goes away if you take them out for a while, or use eye drops/spray. I normally take them out for the night couple times a month.
However, as they are more irritating than usual monthly type, or the dailies, there are quite a few contraindications and it's not the most convenient to start wearing them. Firstly, you need to be given a test pair by your optician. He will see you and check your eyes after a day, and again after a week since you put them in to make sure your eyes are coping well. Only then you're allowed to wear them normally. You shouldn't wear them if you have sensitive or dry eyes, abrasions or scratches.
As I mentioned above, this type of contact lenses is absolutely perfect for me as glasses make me sick and these make me function as if my eyes were completely healthy. However they are more expensive than other lenses of the same type (online, at £37.40 for two boxes of 3, they are almost twice as expensive as Purevision) without any practical difference at all.
I have been using these lenses since 2002 and until 2009, i thought they were great. I was originally introduced to these lenses by spec-savers and the cost was £30 per month. It took me a while to get used to putting these into my eyes, but after the first year I could get it into my eye in seconds. After i found that you could get them a lot cheaper on the internet I stopped buying them from spec-savers and started buying them online. I was paying £360 per year for these from spec-savers, compared to £120 on the internet.
You put these lenses into your eyes and then leave them in for the whole month, which includes sleeping in them. This was what appealed to me most about these lenses, you could put them in and forget about them for a month. Occasionally i would leave them in for more than a month but they would start to get irritating and i would know to change them at that point. Sometimes you would get something in your eye and you would have to remove the lens to clean it and possibly your eye before putting it back in.
Around 2009 I thought that i had damaged my eyes because these lenses would start irritating my eyes, I could only keep them in for a few days at a time. I went for an eye test and was told to wear glasses for a month and rest my eyes, the opticians thought this would fix my problem, but after a month i had the same problem. I went onto the internet to look for alternatives, and then found out that other people were having the same problem. Apparently the formula had been changed, which caused a reaction in some peoples eyes. I then went for a different brand, but they were not as good as the old Night and Days. I started wearing glasses again after almost 10 years with lenses and just as I started getting used to them again, I read that the formula for the Night and Days had been reverted, as people were not having problems with them anymore. I got a fresh batch and although not as good as the older ones, they were still pretty good. I am now back in these lenses, until Ciba Vision decide to change the formula again.
Overall, I think as long as your eyes are happy with these lenses, these are a cheaper alternative to Laser surgery, but probably only in the short term. You cannot do everything in these lenses such as swimming, or walking down dusty roads, you would need goggles or sun glasses for that, but for anything else, you can be free of glasses.
I have worn contact lenses for over 15 years and these are the best brand so far.
This type of lense is intended to be worn continuously for 30 days however I wouldnt personally recemmend this as they do get uncomfortable after a few days. However the material they are made from is the best for your eyes as it lets the most oxygen through. I had previously damaged my eyes through lack of oxygen caused by poor quality lenses. However my optician has confirmed that wearing these had significantly improved the health of my eyes. Consequently I think its worth paying the slight premium over non continuous wear lenses.
Also unlike other lenses these dont tend to dry out so you can wear them for long periods. If you happen to fall asleep in them they dont tend to stick to your eyes like cheaper brands do.
From Vision Express they cost £24.99 per month which gets you one pair a month. This is more expensive than if you buy them online but it does also include 6 monthly eye health check ups and also an annual eye test. In addition they will also post them to your house every 3 months so no hassle of having to go pick them up. They send them along with the solution in a special letter box friendly long box so you dont need to be at home when they come.
Overall these are best quality and most comfortable lenses around in my opinion. Dont think that because they are continuous wear that you have to keep them in all the time - you still get the case and solutions as with other monthly disposables.
When I first started wearing contact lenses I wore the basic ones from Specsavers. It was only when my boyfriend's dad, who is an optomistrist with his own practice, noticed I was blinking a lot late at night as my contact lenses had started to dry out and become uncomfortable, suggested that I try these little gems.
These lenses have been designed using advanced technology which allows up to five times more oxygen to the eye than standard contact lenses. These lenses are designed to allow you to wear them continuously for up to seven days but they have to be taken out on the seventh night to clean overnight. These are monthly disposables so take the time to clean them properly and let them soak for at least 7 hours.
When I put these on the first time I noticed how comfortable they were and how they seemed to easily fit onto my eye and didn't 'catch' on my eyelids like my previous ones used to do. As the day wore on there was no change to the comfort and even when I got in after work I didn't feel the need to take them out immediately.
I was recommended to build up the number of hours I wore them in the first week before I tried sleeping with them in for the first time. I built up the hours and then felt brave enough to try sleeping with them in.
I was a little apprehensive about wearing these overnight as I had always taken my lenses out at night and didn't want to wake up with dry eyes which wouldn't open. I needn't have worried though. When I woke up that first morning I was impressed to have perfect vision which I haven't had for a long time! There was no problem with the lenses the next day and they were still comfortable to wear and I continued to wear them to sleep the next night.
As these lenses allow oxygen to the eyes I found I was getting fewer blood shot eyes and my lenses were not drying out as often. I find these lenses do tend to become dry after about four days continuous wear but when this happens I squeeze a few drops of contact lens solution onto them and this freshens them up.
These lenses also claim to make your eyes whiter but this is more to do with the fact that these allow more oxygen into your eyes and therefore reduces the number of blood vessels building up around your eyes therefore you have whiter eyes.
As I said earlier, you do have to take these out once a week and soak them overnight to clean which is not a pain at all.
I think these lenses are fab. I find these really comfortable to wear and I haven't had any problems with them but on occasion I do wake up and find the contact lens is dry and when I blink it has fallen out. All that I do then is rinse it with solution before putting it back in. I've not really had any problems with these and have found these extremely convenient when I have been away on holiday and didn't have to faff about with taking my lenses out at night and putting them in again in the morning.
I couldn't tell you how much these cost a month (there are some advantages to going out with an optomistrist's son!) but they are going to be more expensive than the standard ones and I am aware these can be bought over the internet.
When I initially started wearing contact lenses - quite a few years ago now - I had to start every day by putting the lenses in my eyes and end every night by taking them out. Which for someone who had great difficulty in this supposedly simple process was quite trying at times. It was a great relief to me when my optician suggested that I use the Night & Day Lenses. With these you only have to change them about once every month. I was advised that when I was replacing my lenses that I did not insert the new ones immediately allowing my eyes to work on their own. When I am doing the monthly changeover I tend to take the contacts out later on the evening when I am not necessarily needing them. I head to bed and put the new lenses in in the morning - hey presto. The first time I woke up without my lenses was a reality check. No matter how hard I tried I could not decipher the time on my tv and there was I thinking that my eyesight wasn't that poor! It was a relief when I put the contact lenses into my eyes and it made me realise how much I take for granted having these.
There are a number of advantages of using contacts; firstly I definitely feel more confident wearing these to spectacles. I never liked wearing glasses when I drove as I was always aware of my 'blind spot' and I feel that I am a more confident driver using lenses. Secondly from a vanity point of view - ridiculous I know - but lenses versus glasses? Lenses will win a millions time over for me.
Night & Day are my first choice because you can get up every morning without having to start the day fiddling with your eyes. I tend to find my eyes are less irritable, more comfortable and I hardly know they are there since using these lenses. The only negative side - and this does not apply to everyone - is that if you have trouble taking the contacts in and out of your eyes then you are not getting a lot of practice of doing this by replacing the lenses monthly instead of daily.
I have been wearing the optix night and day contact lenses for approx 3 years now and what a blessing they have been!!! I had previously tried the daily disposibles but had no luck with them, i had great dificulty putting them in and taking them out. My eyes would be red and sore from poking and proding them trying to remove them and i decided after about a week they wernt worth it. I then suffered on as i refused to wear my glassess and i my eye sight is soooo poor i just couldnt see anything, but then came along this incredible life saving thing. My eyes are never sore from them, last thing at night and first thing in the morning they are never dry. Just changing them once a month is brilliant, you can go on holidays and never worry about taking your glasses or a huge supply of dailys. Its a really cheap alternative to laser sugery. You cant even feel them in your eyes so your not aware of them and rubbing your eyes all day. You can wear make up with them go swimming with them and live a completely normal life.
I switched to these contact lenses about three years ago, after getting fed up with my daily disposable contacts. I've never looked back. Dailys were too much of a nuisance for me with the constant in and out each day. My eyes were always too dry come 7pm, which was a nightmare if I was out for the night.
These are most definitely contact lenses for the lazy person, which is why they work fine for me. They last 30 days but you can wear them whilst you sleep, meaning you only have to take them in and out once a month. My optician advises that if I find it necessary I should take them out for a night and clean them, but I find they never get dirty or make my eyes feel dry. The miracle of waking up and instantly being able to see clearly is something that people with 20-20 vision will never be able to understand, but 3 years on and I still appreciate it.
Occasionally I wake up with my eyes feeling dry and have to blink rapidly to clear them, especially at the end of a cycle, but this is not painful and clears up after a few seconds. The only down side I have found is that I am now so out of practise getting my contacts in and out, I struggle to do it the once a month it is necessary! I never now wish that I could afford or work up the courage to have laser surgery - what's the point?
I have worn these contact lenses for over three years now and can happily say I have never had a single problem, having tried different lenses before and always reverting back to my much hated glasses as I found them too dry for my eyes especially at work in an air conditioned office working at a computer all day so when my optician suggested I try these, (and I can't remember the exact terminology but something to do with a higher water content than the other lenses i had tried), I wasn't altogther hopeful, especially when I learnt that you put them in and then leave them in for an entire month without taking them out at night, I thought they were bound to dry my eyes out but they are comfortable and apart from when I have had something in my eye and i've had to rinse them in solution I have never even needed to take them out apart from once a month to change them. I bought comfort drops thinking I'd need them but the dryness I experienced at work with my other lenses was not an issue with these, they are just ideal. I even wore them throughout my pregnancy without a problem, I had been advised to visit my optician to check I was ok to wear my lenses during pregnancy and he advised unless my eyes became dry or uncomfotable then they were perfectly fine to wear and apart from a change in prescription they were no different to pre-pregnancy. These are definately the best thing that has happened to me since I started wearing glasses I hated wearing glasses and found them awkward and uncomfortable but hated the hassle of lenses and how dry my eyes became. These do not dry my eyes out at all and are certainly no hassles as they take up about 5 minutes a month to change them and thats it!
A little-known, fantastic alternative to laser eye surgery. After extensively researching the pros and cons of laser surgery, I discovered my eyes were "too flat" to get surgery (a medical term?). Thankfully, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Not only did I save myself a potential £3000, I also researched other options with my optician. One of this was Optix Night & Day contact lenses.
They are lenses which you can wear for 30 days non-stop, through the night as well. In a nutshell, for me, this meant no more hassles of putting lenses in my sleepy eyes every morning, or forgetting to take them out when I'm intoxicated! These were perfect for me. Worried about the price, I was pleasantly suprised to find them to be cheaper than I imagined. At about £10 a month from a mail order company based in Sweden, these lenses were affordable, as well as comfortable to wear - you barely notice you are wearing them!
I wake up every morning, being able to see; I really dont see too much difference between these and laser eye surgery - aside from the fact you have to remember to change lenses every month. Initially when you wake up, your eyes are a bit blurry but give it a few seconds and all is fine.
All in all, a wonderful, often overlooked and affordable alternative to laser eye surgery.
As most people who wear glasses and long not to but don't have the money for laser eye surgery these are the answer, ditch the glasses for 30 whole days - these lenses are breathable, they don't affect your eyesight in the long run and whats more you can sleep in them so no more carting your glasses, glasses case, contact lense case and solution around if your going away. I've been wearing these lenses on/off for about a year now and have so much praise for them, there is a downside though as there is with all good things and that is they can get a little bit dry but everyones different and these beauties are definitely worth a try. I find the lenses dry out after a week or so, so I cleanse them, disinfect them and leave them in solution for 4-6 hours before popping them back in and they're fine after that - hardly any hassle! They're also cheap which surprised me when I first looked at these, they come in boxes of 3 so such as myself I have different prescriptions on both eyes so I need 6 in total, so that's 3 months worth for around £13 a month which is cheap for perfect eyesight!
AIR OPTIX NIGHT & DAY CONTACT LENSES from CIBA VISION
-- bear with me, as this will be a very long review!!! --
I've been using these contact lenses for just over a year now, and have had no problems with them apart from the sightly fiddly individual lens packaging (open new ones over the sink and rinse with saline solution if they fall in!). However, let me give you a bit of background as to why I now use them and would recommend them.
I've worn contact lenses since I was 18 (that's 16 years! - gosh, I feel old now!) after struggling with glasses since the age of 4. My first specs were those awful - but now very retro - pink plastic NHS frames that only had limited "give" when being fitted, so I developed hideous headaches at an early age because of the arms digging in behind my ears! Over the years, I've had just about every style and shape of frames going, but always found glasses uncomfortable. Part of my problem is that I have an odd-shaped nose that's very narrow at the top with a flat, strawberry shape towards the nostrils (thanks, Dad, for that inheritance!), so glasses have always slipped down and I've ended up peering over the top of them like an old granny whilst straining my eyes into the bargain. I still keep a pair of glasses as a stand-by, but only wear them occasionally.
When I first got contact lenses, I started with the old-style "hard" lenses. After a short lesson from my optician about insertion, removal and cleaning I was ready to go. And - luckily for me - I had no problems at all. I've never been squeamish, so sticking my fingers in my eyes wasn't a problem. As the years progressed, so did the lenses available, and I switched to "soft" lenses, 3-month lenses, monthly lenses, and - eventually - to daily disposables.
The one thing that I found frustrating with normal contacts was that I couldn't see first thing in the morning - I either had to feel around on the bedside table for my specs, or stagger into the bathroom, arms aloft and blind as a bat to pop my lenses in, which is no mean feat when you can barely see your own reflection in the mirror!
When my optician first suggested trying lenses I could sleep in, I was slightly worried. I thought they might damage my eyes, but he explained to me that the overnight lenses allowed more oxygen through than daily ones. He gave me a pair of Air Optix Night & Day to try for a week.
Since then, I've never looked back (excuse the pun!). The amazing feeling of waking up on the first morning and actually being able to see my alarm clock without getting my specs was fantastic. My partner - who, luckily for him, has excellent eyesight - really couldn't understand why I was so happy. He takes his vision for granted, so I suppose it's a difficult thing to explain.
Although I still use the optician who first recommended these lenses, I now buy them online from Tesco as they're about a third of the price that he can offer. However, I do have a few tips for new and regular users of these lenses.
Although they are advertised as 30 days and nights continuous wear, I've found giving your eyes a "break" from them for 1 night a week helps. I take my lenses out before I go to bed every Monday and put them in sterile saline solution in a case. I rinse them with fresh saline the next morning before putting them back in. I also use Optrex refreshing drops for lenses when needed, particularly if my eyes feel dry (I'm a furniture restorer and spend a lot of time surrounded by dust and other irritants, so I use these drops most nights). Other than that, I love them.
I've found out recently why the lenses feel a bit strange when first used. Each of the lenses has an impressed code/makers mark moulded into the lens (have a look at a new one and you can just see it, but put your specs on first!). It takes a few hours for this mark to flatten out, so you will always get a slight irritation until it does - it feels like a small "tick" in your eye. Once this has gone, you're up and running.


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Decision Making on Early Retirement, 1965-1969 (ICPSR 7433)
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This study, designed by the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, and the Michigan Health and Social Security Research Institute, attempted to identify factors that weighed most heavily in the decision to retire voluntarily. Survey questions investigated attitudes toward employment (including positive or negative evaluation of income earned and of the kind of work done) as well as the evaluation of conditions anticipated under retirement (including satisfaction or dissatisfaction with expected retirement income and appreciation or dislike of leisure). These core items were supplemented with an assessment of situations and attitudes of respondents who were already retired. Part 1 includes data from 1,123 workers in the automobile industry, interviewed in 1967. In Part 2, data from Part 1 are merged with information obtained from 943 auto workers reinterviewed in 1969. The auto workers sample was chosen for its relative homogeneity and recourse to expanded retirement benefits. All respondents in this sample were aged 58-61, members of United Auto Workers, and employed at four automobile companies located in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Part 3 contains data from a cross-section sample of private households, included in this study in an attempt to broaden the investigation by placing the auto workers sample in correlation with a nationally representative sample, diverse in age, income, occupation, and retirement provisions. SURVEY OF CONSUMER FINANCES, 1966 (ICPSR 7446) provided data for 2,419 households, and information about another 1,228 households was obtained from SURVEY OF CONSUMER ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR, SUMMER 1966 (ICPSR 3620). Demographic information includes age, sex, race, marital status, level of education, and religious preference.
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Discussion in 'Trek Tech' started by Rye, Mar 25, 2013.
Hell, i'd love to have a sonic shower. Seems to be much much quicker and you stay dry.
I thought it was sonic, water, and golden.
Haha i was totally gonna say that...
Setting up a "regular" shower wouldn't be all that difficult. A closed loop system, say 5-10 gallons of water per system, and just purify/clean the water as it runs through the drainage system.
We can purify water on the ISS now, so just speeding up the process 200 years in the future doesn't seem like a stretch.
Lol, I beat you to it. Post 11. :P
To nitpick, you didn't indicate a dialogue reference there yet - in terms of the scene itself, the "sonic shower" could have been like a "perscan belt buckle", a cool backstage idea that never was verified on screen. Mr. Laser Beam was the first to nail it down as an actual dialogue mention.
(Okay, background noise mention, but still.)
Timo Saloniemi
*Sticks tongue out and makes farting noise.*
I'm beginning to think it's impossible for you to EVER agree with me!
I guess I'll have to agree.
Seriously, though, I didn't realize the sonic shower in ST:TMP was actually called that in the movie itself until Mr. Laser Beam pointed it out. I wonder whether this technology was carefully overthought by somebody like von Puttkamer or Asimov, too, before being included in the film in a manner that leaves out all the hard scifi thinking...
Timo Saloniemi
The sonic shower reminds me of the movie "Andromeda Strain". When the scientists enter the laboratory for the first time. They go through this lengthy clean-room procedure to get rid of any germs they may have. After they strip naked; they enter a booth that blasts them with high-intensity light that vaporizes the top layer of their skin. Taking with it any sweat or germs. Sounds like a shower-sized microwave oven. Fun.
Not Trek[/b], but in Babylon 5 we get this conversation:
From the dialogue, it seems in the B5 universe, vibe showers don't use water. Though "vibe" does imply vibrations, so maybe they function similar to sonic showers, but somehow use a more pleasing vibration to get the dirt off, but not harm the skin. Of course, in the B5 universe, they don't have replicators, so water reclamation becomes a bigger issue.
When I was a kid we joked that the reason there were no bathrooms on the Enterprise was that they just beamed out the waste.
*Mind explodes*
Haha! That one crossed my mind too! Though what did they do for the year of hell...?
That why it was "a year of hell"!
It shouldn't be that difficult.
All they need to do is replicate and/or recycle water. And obviously water is not a compound that is complex in form. I'm sure Starfleet vessels must store hydrogen and oxygen in quantities, so mix some from each tank and there you go, more than enough for everybody to drink or wash in.
I'd rather think hydrogen and oxygen are not stored in any quantity - water is. It's so much easier to store, even in space, and can rather trivially be broken to its components as needed. It doesn't even need to be particularly clean to be broken into fusion fuel and breathing air. It could serve in dozens of roles while "waiting" to be broken down: coolant, solvent, beverage, general environmental adjuster, swimming pool filler..
Timo Saloniemi
Now that you mentioned it, does it make sense for the TOS Enterprise to have a swimming pool or not?
A couple of days ago I visited a Soviet Juliett-class sub from the early 1960's. They had a least one shower for the whole crew.
A couple of years ago I saw interior footage of the Soviet Typhoon-class. Quite in contrast to what we saw in "The Hunt for Red October" it had at least a miniature swimming pool, though I thought it rather qualified as an oversized bathtub. (scroll to bottom of the picture collection)
Soviet hardware is notoriously robust in certain surprising respects. We got a pair of Riga class escorts in the seventies, to balance out the acquisition of western fighting ships, and it turned out that those at the time modern steam turbine ships were ideal for installing a steam sauna aboard. (Plus they each came equipped with a piano, demonstrating the cultural sophistication of Homo sovieticus...)
FWIW, when I first saw blueprints of Kirk's vessel as a kid, I thought "regulation pool" had something to do with regulating the ship's functions, say, managing the thermal loads - and the crew just took the opportunity to enjoy the lukewarm water...
Timo Saloniemi
I thought at first there might be some similarity to an "endless pool". Now that I see the picture, I agree - but even a large bathtub is better than none!
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