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On final day of 2012, Pleasanton Weekly's Holiday Fund needs your help
Original post made on Dec 31, 2012
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Dec 31, 2012 at 8:52 am
Sorry, I was not able to make my usual donation to the PW's Holiday Fund this year. I have to divert that money to paying for paper bags at the grocery store. Maybe some of the enviro-Nazi's in the audience would like to make a contribution to make up the shortfall.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 31, 2012 at 8:56 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
Jeb, Is there an option to donate to just one of the organizations listed? If not, can this be considered in future campaigns?
a resident of Birdland
on Dec 31, 2012 at 11:54 am
Kathleen, Why wouldn't you just donate directly to that organization, then?
I think the whole point of the campaign is to foster the sense of community, of contributing en masse to a diverse selection of non-profits designed to appeal to a larger audience.
Unless your point is to see your name in print as a donor, directing your funds to a single organization (besides being a bookkeeping nightmare) through a community campaign defeats the purpose. Most organizations do list their donors over a set amount of money donated when contributed directly.
So, you can do both--donate directly to your favorite non-profit, and donate to the Holiday Fund to contribute to several. Or you can do one or the other; I chose both.
Happy New Year and best wishes to you and yours and may all of our local non-profits get healthy donations today and in 2013!
a resident of Walnut Hills
on Dec 31, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Sorry, I was not able to make a donation to the Holiday Fund this year, since I apparently make less than ten cents an hour and the burden of a bag tax makes me cry like a little baby.
a resident of Birdland
on Dec 31, 2012 at 2:34 pm
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
some dude, I'm sure you are paid based on your worth. Good luck in the new year and be careful not to leave those plastic bags on your head for so long.
a resident of Walnut Hills
on Dec 31, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Whoa--just mention "crybaby" and look who shows up. Sorry, liberalism is a disease, I didn't mean to summon you. You can go back to being unemployed and idle now.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 31, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
PW Reader, We did. Our donations, where allowed (for example, I don't know what Open Heart Kitchen will do), are anonymous. The reason I asked the question is that perhaps not everyone necessarily wants to support all the organizations on the list.
a resident of Amador Estates
on Dec 31, 2012 at 3:28 pm
I agree that what is needed is more specific language so that people know what they're donating to. Also, having names and resumes of organization leaders might help us dig up a thing or two that could better help our decisions.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Dec 31, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
Cute "Stace," I think PW Reader had it right. Do one, do the other, do both. Just do something.
a resident of Valley Trails
on Jan 1, 2013 at 1:40 pm
I am forced to give my money to Obama Care... Sorry everyone!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 1, 2013 at 4:14 pm
Stace is not so far off. If you take the time to read up about these organizations you will find lots of interesting information.
Such as:
CEO of United Way made $675,000 plus bonus in 2011.
CEO of Red Cross made $951,957 in 2011.
CEO of Unicef made $1,900,000 plus expenses plus Rolls Royce. Oh yeah, 4.1 pennies of each dollar donated to Unicef goes back out the door to help.
The head of the Salvation Army made $13,000 and over 90% of the money taken in want out to help.
Lots of other organizations have good records as well. Why give one single cent to those kinds of CEO salaries? Is that really where you want your money to go?
a resident of Vineyard Hills
on Jan 2, 2013 at 7:32 am
REACH is one of the non-profits who will benefit from the Holiday Fund please go to our website to read about this unique grassroots TriValley nonprofit. Web Link
REACH serves our TriValley special needs population. Our support goes beyond the individuals who live in our 9 homes, and beyond the Tri-Valley community of disabled persons who we subsidize in making activities affordable. REACH is a resource and a safety net for families who worry about their loved ones future. Parents who know their special needs children will outlive them, and siblings who are raising their own families, take comfort in knowing REACH provides a safe supportive, but independent, living environment. The more we can reach the community to let them know we exist, and what we offer, the more the extended special needs community benefits through peace of mind.
REACH has very low overhead. Ongoing housing costs, mortgages and expenses are met with the very low rents paid by our low-income residents. Maintenance and special projects are gifted through community service groups. Management of the organization is met through the dedication of non-paid board members who wear many hats. REACH is amazingly efficient with our financial resources; every dollar donated goes to serve our Tri-Valley special needs population directly, no salaries.
I am proud of this organization. Pleasanton can be proud of this grassroots all volunteer organization.
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Discussion in 'Fan Productions' started by JimTheBuilder, Dec 18, 2011.
We all thought is was a great read.........
I plan on heading out to OKC in a few weeks to help with sets and to direct the next readthru...looking forward to finally meeting with my cast and crew!!
Well, come on brother , , we're waiting............
Heck I am not even on the crew and I am waiting!
Wishing you guys all the best. You know I can't wait to see you guys get going.
And make sure you get Colin involved! He is an awesome resource.
It looks as though this year is going to be
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Ajax is slated for -
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b. read-thrus
c. and full-blown initial photography.
If it all goes well, a release may be
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Godspeed to us ALL!
Best of luck, guys. It's a great time for fan productions. Lots of stuff coming out in the next year or two. Great fun!
I will be delighted if you move into real production!
We are moving at a pace equal to
the pay days & donations we're receiving.
Money is our biggest slow down now...
Greetings once again fellow fans. here's the next Ajax update. I hope that you all enjoy...
Great update, thank you Michael. We're still making progress, slowly but surely. It's almost time for you to come back and get some more footage.
I actually go onset and meet the director of the project Jim Bray today! Looking forward to it. I'll sit down with him and discuss his passion hopefully over a few pints of Romulan Ale.
Part 5 of Michael's documentary is here:
Obviously - we're having a blast creating
this thing we call Starship Ajax....lol
Nice job, thanks for posting this,
Thanks for the update Charles-you beat me to it! Had a blast as always with you guys.
Today (1-25-13) a local news channel came to our studio
and interviewed Jim Bray while taking pictures ... it was
beyond excellent!! We will attach a link here and on our
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professional job!
Here is the link to the KFOR News Channel 4 interview....
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Well hello once again everyone. The next segment of Starship Ajax: A Work in Progress - Pt. #6 has been released. You can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZSikEEnKro as well as our Face Book page. Watch, enjoy and comment. There's lots of great insight into the up and coming fan film series here!
Great piece! For once, a TV news show that had fun without making fun....if you get my drift. Hopefully more donations will come through.
Thank you Mike!
Publicity right now is at an all time high here.
Between our e-mail & FB page, we're doing our
best to respond to all the offers of help in
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Note: to Admin, we (the Ajax producers) are
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AjaxSupportCrew know. We will comply.
Hey fellow trekkers...check out some rough footage from the set at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Starship-Ajax/111286342269229?fref=ts (Scroll down and you'll see the video.)
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Step aside, aloof vampires with all your undead issues. The wolf pack is ready to howl.Source: USA Today
Unlike cold-blooded neck biters, these poster guys for animal magnetism are hot. So hot that their temperature runs a steady 108 degrees, as anyone who has read Stephenie Meyer's series of gothic romances knows.
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*HOWL^100* My NPC Fantasy Has Come True (Sorry Mrs. Meraz)
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where's this from?ReplyDelete
alright. i restarted my heart. hehe.ReplyDelete
Whoot! I am and have always been a wolf girl. I love it. I love it. I love it.ReplyDelete
RAWR!!! That's FINE looking wolf packReplyDelete
OH. MY. GAWD.ReplyDelete
that totally made my day and that is SO going on my desktop.
i know who my favorite is. ;]
More, more, we want more, Summittttt! heheReplyDelete
Jesus F'ing Christ.ReplyDelete
But I just noticed something. Where is the guy with the glasses? Tyson something or another?ReplyDelete
OMG, I THINK I JUST DROOLED ON MY KEYBOARD!!ReplyDelete
I want to know what the tattoo is!!!
i think that these are just the first ones to "join" the pack....if i remember right..... jacob and quil(the one with glasses...lol) dont join till later in the movie and arnt a part of the enitial pack...thats probably why they arent in this picReplyDelete
Yea what's up with the tats? What's gonna be the story with those. Oh poor Taylor, lol. That kid is gonna have it rougher than Rob I bet. And I've always been strictly Team Edward!ReplyDelete
Goodness Gracious! Hooooooooooooottt!!ReplyDelete
Oh goody! It's like Christmas! A muscle-ridden, smokey-eyed Christmas!!!!!ReplyDelete
Whoa, as a certain underage wolf once said, I sure as hell didn't see that one coming. Those pictures are friggen fabulous. Must. Remember. To. Breathe.ReplyDelete
so totally HOT!! and a beautiful pic, THANK YOU SUMMIT...keep them coming!!ReplyDelete
Hot! Hot! Hot (too young too young) Hot! Hot!ReplyDelete
LOL. Can't fight it!
Someone get me a doctor!!!!!ReplyDelete
Wow! What a great pic- Thank God for Native American's!! me likey!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 22, 2009 at 3:54 PM
OME the girl which is going to play leah in eclipse is a one lucky girlReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 22, 2009 at 4:47 PM
"Hmmm," I said to myself, as I navigated to my crack den, "I wonder if there's any new pictures of Rob. He's just so ho..." [pictures of Wolf Pack pop onto my screen. Mind goes blank consequently.] "Uh. Um. What was I doing?"ReplyDelete
Moral of the story: Rob who?
omg.. hot.hot.hot.ReplyDelete
team wolf pack for suuure!
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that's my lame attempt at a wolf howl.
The Twilight sagas going to officially cripple the female population from heat exposure with all of these hot men running around! Vamps and Wolves! First Rob, then Taylor...now this! Im gonna be the puddle of hormones at the end of New Moon.ReplyDelete


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Wow, time to start talking about trading Gay?
I can't handle these announcers.
I wonder if our guys sound this bad to other teams' fans. I like to think no.
A star that air balls...Way to go...he will be jacking a lot of shots, that's for sure, good fit for Raptors indeed...
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A panicking woman believed to be the wife of Tiger Woods is heard pleading with a 911 dispatcher on newly released audio tapes that detail the moments after her mother collapsed on the bathroom floor of her Orlando mansion.
"Oh my God! My mom just collapsed," the woman believed to be Elin Nordegren pleads as a child cries in the background. "She collapsed in the bathroom. What do I do?"
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Holmberg, 57, a Swedish politician arrived in the U.S. a few days ago as rumors of infidelity swirled around the world's No. 1 golfer, and the number of alleged mistresses linked to the married pro-golfer known for his squeaky clean image swelled to 10 as women began revealing what they claimed were the lurid details of steamy sex romps with Woods.
None of the trysts has been independently confirmed by NBC.
The reputation of the athlete appears to have also taken a hit. Woods has not appeared in a prime-time TV ad for more than a week and has vanished from many cable channels, Bloomberg News reported.
Data from the Nielsen Company show that Woods was last seen featured on a 30-second Gillette ad on Nov. 29.
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The media circus erupted after Woods crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a hydrant and a tree on Nov. 27, and speculation swirled that the crash was the result of a fight between he and wife Elin, with whom he has two children.
Holmberg, a well-known politician in Sweden, arrived at the hospital via ambulance on a stretcher, the Post reported. It was the same hospital Woods was taken after his Nov. 27 car accident.
The latest alleged mistress to come forward is a 26-year-old Florida cocktail waitress who claims she had a long-term relationship with the golfing great and that Woods claimed his marriage to wife Elin Nordegren was a sham.
A witness told the Florida Highway Patrol that Woods had been prescribed the sleep drug Ambien and the pain killer Vicodin and was drinking on the day of the crash, according to the Orlando Sentinel citing a law enforcement document.
Woods, 33, issued a mea culpa last week for unspecified "transgressions" against his family and Sunday took to his website to thank fans for sticking by him as a bevy of blondes and brunettes with links to the athlete continued to come out of the wood work.
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If my memory serves me correct, I do remember saying Ryan Wright deserves to be ranked closer to the Top 10. Well, look at his numbers now.
Also, everybody seems to be enamored with power hitting prospects like Soto, but it's hard for me to get excited about a guy with a career .318 OBP in the minors. I don't care how young he is.
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
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After spending days analyzing the Reds farm system I confidently feel we have an arms race on the way over the next two years...
Hitting AAA sometime in the near future...
Add in this years draft and the pitching in the minors is looking a lot better than the hitting.
At the same time, it is hard for me to get excited over a 22 year old in Low A with 1 home run in 235 at bats. He seems like an ok prospect and all, he has an idea at the plate and makes good contact, but he is old for his level and has a sub .800 OPS.
Lutz, Winker, and Rahier all have the potential to be plus bats at the big league level. Rodriguez, Vidal, and Rosa could be above average for 3B in both the hit tool and power. Admittedly though, all of these guys with the exception of Rodriguez are at least a couple years away from being able to contribute at the big league level, and a lot can change between now and then.
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Go BLUE!!!
David Vidal, who ranked #10 on my list, is the same age as Wright but OPS'd 100 points higher in a higher level (A+ vs. A) this year.
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Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
Maybe in the future you could do a overall top 10, then a hitter/pitchers seperately???
Thanks dude btw
Arise and walk, come through. A world beyond that door is calling out for you. Arise and walk, come through. It's calling out for you.
I am not saying he is some organizational soldier or anything like a Miguel Rojas is. I am just saying that he is a 5th round pick who hasn't done anything to say he should have gone higher than that. There is a reason that the Reds took 4 guys before him last year alone and I doubt you would find hardly anyone in the Reds organization who were to rank him any higher than the 4 guys taken ahead of him last year (Stephenson - not a chance, Rosa - not a chance, Cingrani - not a chance, Kyle MdMcyne - I would listen to an argument on this one).
IMO, Lamarre, Rogers, Wright and Barnhart are undervalued here. Yorman overvalued.
"Baseball is a very, very complex business. It's more of a people business than most businesses." - Bob Castellini
As I mentioned, I see LaMarre having a big league future but not as more than a 4th OF- kind of like a poor man's Heisey with less power.
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In August 2009 I read and analyzed the 1100 pages of HR 3200 that was the original version of the Affordable Care Act. I wrote an article about the proposed legislation that became the first one posted on this blog. That article has recently resurfaced several times and gone viral as an email.
Of course, it was not about the version of the law that finally passed, that version originated in the U.S. Senate and was H.R. 3590, originally a House bill on a totally unrelated matter. This was one of the first ruses by the Democrats designed to bypass the Constitutional requirement that all revenue bills begin in the House.
In my original article titled "The Truth About the Health Care Bills" I stated that "The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession." I was attacked by the left immediately for making inaccurate claims about what the bill said, yet everything I predicted has either happened or is in the process of being implemented.
I also concluded in that original article that "this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been contemplated. If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed."
In addition, I stated that "This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide."
H.R. 3590 is over 2700 pages and in many respects is worse than the original version. It establishes 138 new federal commissions and agencies; all under the control of Obama. The law is being used to violate the 1st Amendment rights of religious institutions and religious owners of businesses. It violates the 4th Amendment by giving the IRS access to our personal information, and we all know how careful it is with such information.
As for Obama's promises, people are losing their insurance that they were told they could keep and they will also lose their doctors. But, of course, our President has fixed that. His majesty has ordered insurance companies to renew the policies, but just until after the 2014 elections. That is the way this President fixes things for the American people.
Now, how is he going to fix the lie that insurance premiums would go down when they are going up, and the lie that health care costs would go down when they are rising? Then there is the lie that thousands of new jobs would be created in the health care industry when in fact almost 50,000 health care workers have been laid off so far this year. Of course, new jobs as navigators are being created for Obama loyalists in Acorn, Planned Parenthood, and the Urban League. Navigators for a system that doesn't work.
Thus, I reiterate what I said in 2009. This law was never about providing affordable health care to Americans; it was and still is about giving the Federal government power to control the lives of Americans. The ACA was designed to fail so the ultimate goal can be achieved, total government control over healthcare, i.e. socialized medicine.
Thank you for taking the time to put the effects of the ACA into layman's language that can be easily understood. It is in my opinion an evil health plan designed to control every aspect of our lives, and when fully implemented it will bankrupt our country. Keep up the good work of informing us about the facts and truth of what our government is doing and how this President and Congress are ignoring our Constitution.
Impeachment of Obama is what is needed but the House of Representatives doesn't seem to have the heart to do it.
King Hussein was not unclear in his stated desire for a "Single Payer" system, i.e., Socialized Medicine [Government controlled and 'managed' health care].
He is a totalitarian Communist with a liberal dose of fascist in the mix.
His parents were both communists, his maternal grandparents communists. He grew up with these as his formative influences in his earliest life.
He grew up in his later adolescent years under the fascistic teachings of Islam [in Indonesia] which is not all that different from communism other than in rhetoric. Both tout heavily the state control of the individual with communism being far more subdued in its public adherence to violence to achieve total suppression of freedom.
Heed well Vladimir Lenin's words: "Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever."
Like you, Michael, I have often thought that this catastrophe was designed to be just that, a dismal failure, giving His Majesty the perfect platform to say that this obviously isn't working, that the failure is all due to the insurers gouging the public [completely ignoring the fact that the gouging, cancelled policies, etc. are the inescapable result of his signature achievement] and that the only real solution is communism!
Since FDR, the Democrat Party has been the de facto American Communist Party which has given us the debacles of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Bush's prescription drug program, the eternal fascist state of federal regulators, et al.
You correctly mention the fact the "ACA was designed to fail". I don't think anyone is giving this fact the attention it deserves.
The people need to understand the reason things are going wrong is "part of their plan". I believe things are failing quicker than expected and this has back fired a bit for them.
It is one thing to "fail", but quite another to "plan to fail." I hope you can get an article written that goes deeper into their "plan to fail". The POTUS does not need sympathy for his failure. He need to get credit for the destruction of the USA free market health care system.
Of coarse, many these new agencies are part of a bigger plan to destroy small business and destroy the middle case, but that deserves a separate article all it's own that ties the two together.
Of course you have been right about this mess, and every other disgusting act of this administration, all along--I would expect nothing less. I am honestly counting on you, as are millions of Americans (even though they may not even know it), on really DOING something about removing King Obama and all of his phony cronies from their seemingly unlimited, unanswered-to power grab. I want him and his "GD America" cohorts (where is the traitor Rev. Jeremiah Wright these days anyway?) not only removed from power, but in prison where they belong for boldfaced treason against the country I love before they have one more minute to shred our constitution and spit on us. We're like sitting ducks waiting for the next law to fall.
Please, please, please continue to fight, Michael....you're in this battle for a lot of good people who do not deserve what they're getting. Thank you, and God Bless You and those you love, and God Bless our country and help it get back on its feet.
As usual, a very well thought out article. You really nailed ACA for what it is. I, too, predicted that there would be rationing of health care, when this was first being talked about, and before it was passed. It it had been in effect in 2005, our now 8 yr old grandson would not received the care he needed as a micro preemie. Most likely he would have been allowed to die as he required a lot of very intensive care, and spent almost 9 months in the hospital. He only weighed 1 lb 10 oz and was 12 1/2" long. All the glory goes to God that he didn't have any really bad problems, and there were many, and he only had a 10% chance of survival. My heart is breaking over all these people getting cancellation notices from their insurance companies, especially those who are battling cancer, and especially the children who are battling cancer. This Mulatto POTUS needs a good tar and feathering and a rail ride out of D.C.! As well as a lot of the Democrats and all of the RINOs! Thank God, we have Senator Ted Cruz battling for us Texans.
May God bless you and your family, and thank you and your sons for your military service!
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Instead of a traditional birthday or holiday cake, 35% of women are creating novelty cakes for special occasions and holiday gatherings (think: ice cream cake, fun shape, unusual flavor).
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Women continue to feel pinched by the economy. Survey respondents say they dined out less frequently in 2012 compared to a year ago (44%). However these same women still seek the variety and new flavors available through restaurant menus. To satisfy this craving, 61% of home cooks admit to having prepared a restaurant-inspired dish at home in the past year.
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With more than 44% of home cooks trying to eat cleaner (no processed foods, more whole foods/vegetables), 21% eating organic foods, 29% cutting back on meat, and 48% eating more vegetables, the healthy habits of home cooks are sure to impact 2013. Leading the way in the clean-food frenzy are home cooks in the West and the younger generation (ages 18-29).
Trend #5: Shaken, Stirred or Seared — with Whiskey
Whiskey isn't just for cocktails anymore. The celebration of whisky/bourbon flavors is extending into home kitchens. Bourbon Balls, Bourbon Chicken, Bourbon Fudge, Bourbon Salmon, and Bourbon Meatballs were all among the fastest-moving recipe search terms in 2012.
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The wildly popular photo and idea-sharing site, Pinterest, inspires 75% of women to try new dishes based on inspiration gathered from friends, family, brands, and—complete strangers! Allrecipes' most popular Pinterest boards include inspiration for those who feast with their eyes (Amazing Food Photos [9]), plus ideas for feeding a family (Kids' Recipes [10]).
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More than 56% of women prepared a smoothie or squeezed fresh juice at home last year. The majority trying this juicy option say their main incentive is, "it's delicious" (73%), followed by "health benefits" (64%).
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Data provided is from online surveys of 4,587 Allrecipes and Meredith Women's Network's (MWN) community members. Surveys were fielded December 4-10, 2012. Results include findings from panel members from the "Meredith Knows Women" Panel who visited any of the MWN websites* within the past three months. For more information on the survey methodology such as response counts for each question or details on questions in order or format, please feel free to contact us.
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A new report called "The Measuring Cup Trend Report: What American Families are Cooking and Eating: 2013 Trends" concludes healthier eating will continue to be a top priority for home cooks, whether it's incorporating probiotics, "clean" ingredients, or more fruits and vegetables in everyday meals.


text: Walmart and Straight Talk Wireless are now carrying the iPhone 5, offering a $45 unlimited talk, text and data plan with no contract. It was previously reported by That's It Guys. Straight Talk is a subsidiary of TracFone, and its iPhone customers will use AT&T's network. There is no indication of whether the phones will support AT&T's LTE network or not. Like other prepaid plans such as Virgin Mobile, users must pay full price for their iPhones without having them subsidized by the carrier. Unlike Virgin Mobile, Walmart is offering holders of the Walmart credit card a no-interest fixed payment plan for $25/month. This allows customers to have a unlimited talk, text and data plan for a total of $70/month before taxes and fees. The iPhone 5 is available in black or white for $649 for the 16GB model only, and the iPhone 4 is available in black or white for $449 for the 8GB model. Article Link: Walmart and Straight Talk Wireless Now Carrying iPhone 5


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text: blog postsGCP China - 5 Fun FactsMar 19, 2013 6:45 pm by Jessica WeaverShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesOur China trip team went to the 2008 Olympics site today, seeing sites from the Olympic Village to the Aquatics Center and stadium. Along the way we learned several fun facts about the investments China made for the Olympics and how the buildings are being used now. These facts include: 5) The Olympic Village housing is now being sold as high end apartments. The apartments sell for around $25,000 - 30,000 for 16 - 18 square meters. 4) It took 42,000 tons of steel to construct the stadium. 3) 7,000 people were working on constructing the buildings during the high point of construction. 2) 120,000 ATMs were added in China, mostly in Beijing, in the lead up to the Olympics. 1) Despite how massive the investment in infrastructure for the 2008 Olympics sounds to us, it represents only 1% of all investment in infrastructure in China at that point in time. The infrastructure investment for the Olympics included adding 3 subway lines in Beijing, over a dozen subway stations, an airport terminal (that we flew into, coincidentally), and 78 miles of trees. The total cost of this investment was $40 billion. Note: Some of the facts in this write up come from articles in the Australian Financial Review and Fortune International about the Beijing Olympics. ---------- Our Contributor: Jessica Weaver is a 1st year MBA student. She is currently in China for her GCP project.stats146 Views 0 Comments additional actions Add comment


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I'm really excited in advance of moving to Edinburgh this weekend to start the 12 month MSc. in High Performance Computing at EPCC within the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.
I'm really looking forward to returning to full-time education haven taken a bit of a detour since I completed my Bachelor Degree in Computer Applications at DCU in 2002. EPCC is one of Europe's leading HPC centres and is host to the UK's most powerful supercomputer, HECToR which is a Cray XE6 with 44,544 cores. So far I've been very impressed to learn about the wealth of experience the people at EPCC have in the areas of HPC Research, collaborating with and providing HPC resources to industry and of course in teaching the next generation of HPC practitioners via the MSc.
I hope to write soon about some of the activities which are going on at EPCC that have caught my eye already.


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I've been using Business::PayPal actively as of late. I could take on maintainership duties if you so desire, I've managed to grok what it does and implement a fair amount of the functionality.
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I've just signed up for it.
What's the cost on this?
I'm too lazy to look it up right now.....
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In fairness to Sparano though, that interview took place immediately after the game, before he would have had a chance to view the film.
You might want to check out Smartfootball.com. Chris Brown, the guy that runs Smartfootball also does articles over at Grantland
Both of these are good places to get the "X's and O's" of football. There will be a mix of both college and NFL, but that doesn't really matter as most of the concepts are applicable to any level of football.
At the time of the pump fake, Gilmore plants his back leg and is ready to drive on the Deep In route. By the time he realizes it and flips his hips, Hill blows by him.
I broke down this play for a blog, and I think the Bills likely blew the coverage. Both safeties converge on Cumberland down the seam. Holmes, who was also running a double move, was open too.
I'm just happy the Sanchez pump fake / double move is back. Barely used it last year and it worked to perfection every time...I can only remember the Jets doing it three times then and it resulted in two pass interference penalties and the go ahead TD versus the Skins.
If you watch the play again, the DBs barely got to the line and were set when the ball was snapped...perhaps it contributed to a miscommunication.
OK, here's a question for the "break it down" crowd:
It sure seemed like Mark was getting rid of the ball quickly and decisively on Sunday. It would almost lead you to believe his first read was open the majority of the time. Yet he ended up making completions to 7 different receivers. Do you think most of those were "first reads", or is Mark reading the field quicker and able to make adjustments more fluidly?
If it's the former, then great that we have an offensive game plan that includes so many effective first options. But I'd prefer if it's the latter, because if Mark's mental ability ever catches up with his physical ability . . .
There's no way for us to know for sure.
Some people that are "in the business" have pointed out that this is one of the limitations that comes with giving fans access to the All22. We're not familiar with any of the teams' playbooks. We don't know who is designed to be the first read on any of these plays. If a QB is able to determine the coverage pre-snap, or quickly after the snap, they can the order of the progression from the way it's structured in the playbook.
Someone like Gruden, who is well-versed in the West Coast offense, can look at any other West Coast scheme and quickly figure out which play is which, and determine the reads. We can't do that, unless we have some former NFL coaches amongst us.
When you watch Peyton Manning, it almost always seems like he's going to his first read, but that's just because he reads the coverage so well and knows which of his receivers should be open.
So what do you think? Is the initial play that good (meaning we're screwed if a defense can match up correctly) or is Mark getting better at finding the weakness that EVERY defense has somewhere -- not on a Payton level, but on a level that should make him a more consistent QB week in and week out?
I realize there's no way to know for sure, but it's hard to not dream about the possibilities if the kid really is taking "that step" . . .
For the optimists, you could point to his play in the 3rd preseason game, which looked very similar to what we saw in Week 1, sans the deep balls.
You could do the same thing with Hill, actually. I tried to point out after the Panthers game that Hill, despite the horrid drop that led to an INT, had 5 catches for 68 yards on 7 targets. Receptions on 71% of your targets is excellent work. He was 5/6, 83%, in Week 1.
This is a huge test coming up on Sunday. Pittsburgh needs this game, and it's their home opener. A good game from Sanchez will go a long way toward convincing people that he's turned the corner.
I'm thinking I need a telestrator for my wifes car; that way I can prove to her she can't drive.
If Sanchez' former OC had the offense running plays where all 5 recievers(2WR,1TE,2RBs) go 5 yard curl routes.... Does he even have a first or second read?
I'm not sure I'd say he got better at reading defenses and being decisive, HOWEVA, I'd say he's got much better plays designed to attack a "soft spot" in the defense.


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Location: Location not imported yet.Title: C4 grasses prosper as carbon dioxide eliminates desiccation in warmed semi-arid grasslands Author
|Morgan, Jack
|Lecain, Daniel
|Pendall, Elise
|Blumenthal, Dana
|Kimball, Bruce
|Carillo, Yolima
|Williams, David
|Heisler White, Jana
|Dijkstra, Feike
|West, Mark
Submitted to: Nature
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/7/2011
Publication Date: 8/10/2011
Citation: Morgan, J.A., Lecain, D.R., Pendall, E., Blumenthal, D.M., Kimball, B.A., Carillo, Y., Williams, D., Heisler White, J.L., Dijkstra, F., West, M.S. 2011. C4 grasses prosper as carbon dioxide eliminates desiccation in warmed semi-arid grasslands. Nature. 476:202-205. Interpretive Summary: Global climate change models suggest that predicted future warmer atmospheres and altered precipitation patterns will induce droughts in several world regions. This manuscript describes results from a field experiment conducted in native prairie in Wyoming in which ambient CO2 levels and temperature were both increased to simulate conditions expected in the second half of this century. The results indicate that while warming causes some desiccation, the increased water use efficiency plants experience at higher levels of CO2 essentially nullifies the potentially negative desiccating consequences of higher temperature on plant growth. As a result, plant production is unchanged in some years, and enhanced in one year under warmed, CO2-enriched conditions. While rising CO2 is unlikely to eliminate the severe and protracted droughts predicted for regions like southwestern North America or the Mediterranean where both substantive temperature increase and reduced precipitation are predicted, the results suggest that the desiccating effects of temperature rise alone may be less harmful for plant production in many semi-arid rangelands than previously expected.
Technical Abstract: Global warming is predicted to induce desiccation in many world regions through increases in evaporative demand. Rising CO2 may counter that trend by improving plant water use efficiency (WUE). However, it is not clear how important this CO2-enhanced WUE might be in off-setting warming-induced desiccation since higher CO2 also leads to higher plant biomass, and therefore greater transpirational surface. Further, while warming is predicted to favor warm-season, C4 grasses, rising CO2 should favor C3, or cool-season plants. Here we show in a semi-arid grassland that elevated CO2 can completely reverse the desiccating effects of moderate warming. While enrichment of air to 600 ppmv CO2 increased soil water content (SWC), 1.5/3.0 °C day/night warming resulted in desiccation, such that combined CO2 enrichment and warming had no effect on SWC relative to control plots. As predicted, elevated CO2 favored C3 grasses and enhanced stand productivity, while warming favored C4 grasses. Combined warming and CO2 enrichment stimulated aboveground growth of C4 grasses in two of three years when soil moisture most limited plant productivity. The results suggest that in a warmer, CO2-enriched world, both SWC and productivity in semi-arid grasslands may be higher than previously expected.


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By now, you do know Jak.
Three years ago, Sony introduced us to Jak & Daxter, a not-so-simple action platformer that would raise the bar with its huge environments and great sense of freedom. The sequel, Jak II, stormed shelves last year and took the franchise to another level by way of a darker approach and a much more mature protagonist.
Now, the series comes to an apparent end with the release of Jak 3. Naughty Dog hasn't pulled any punches when it comes to producing another blockbuster title, but will their prodigious talent for game development translate into another solid performance by our pointy-eared friend and his hyper, furry sidekick?
Why yes, it will.
When last we saw Jak and his pal-turned-Ottsel, Daxter, they had just finished saving Haven City from the tyrannical Baron Praxis and stopped the Metal Head creatures from turning the town into a smoldering pile of rubble. That's all just a faint memory now, as Jak 3 start off with Jak's exile into the Wasteland. It turns out a leftover from Praxis' administration named Count Veger somehow convinced the ruling council that Jak was the cause of all of the city's problems. One thing led to another and voila, instant exile. But before you can spin the wheel and say "Gulag,' our hero is rescued from the desert by Damas, the king of a Wasteland city vaguely reminiscent of Bartertown from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. There aren't any pigs and I have yet to find Tina Turner, but the city offers plenty of challenges as well as a vehicle port with lots of rough-looking rides. It is here where our hero begins his final journey.
Despite its new plot, Jak 3 showcases all of the features introduced by its predecessors, including a huge, free-roaming world with no load times and a full day/night cycle. Naughty Dog's particular take on the platformer genre is more action-driven than most. Jak still has the ability to punch, spin and pound enemies to a pulp, bust out a wide array of weaponry or use his Dark Eco powers to transform into the extremely powerful Dark Jak. Mercifully, there isn't an excessive amount of jumping from perilous ledge to perilous ledge, but rest assured that this traditional aspect of platformers still makes an appearance.
Similar in format to games like Grand Theft Auto, Jak 3 has you picking up missions from the locals and heading out to complete objectives. Perform well and the story begins to unfold; fail and it's do-over time. Despite the free-roaming environment, missions are, for the most part, set in a linear order, so you'll usually be pointed toward a specific point. Whether you choose to go straight to that point, explore the area or participate in a bonus challenge (more on that later) is up to you.
The biggest new addition to the game is the vast wasteland area. Jak bounces back and forth between Haven City and wasteland city known as Spargus by crossing the outlying desert. To make the trip, you'll need to unlock a selection of vehicles, each equipped with various weapons and special abilities, or riding on the back of a creature that looks like a dragonized version of a chocobo called a leaper lizard. The resulting world is far bigger than in previous games, and those were pretty darn big to begin with.
Morph Gun technology has been improved as well, giving Jak a wider selection of weapon choices. Each of the four base models (shotgun, blaster, chain-gun and missile launcher) has an additional two modifications for a total of twelve different weapons. That might not sound wildly impressive by pure shooter standards, but when combined with the classic melee attacks, you'll never be lacking ways to dispose of the bad guys.
This is especially true when you toss in the new Light Jak powers, which balance out the Dark Jak powers introduced in Jak II. Light Jak abilities include the power to regenerate health, slow down time, erect a handy shield and take to the skies for limited flight. Unfortunately, with the exception of regeneration, the Light Jak powers turn out to be pretty useless unless required to get last a specific part of the landscape. The new Dark Jak powers - Dark Bomb, Dark Blast, Dark Strike and Shadow Invisibility " are also not that useful. Besides, with the variety of destructive power provided by the Morph Gun and melee, there isn't much need to call on the Dark Side.
Jak 3 really goes out of its way to serve up varied gameplay experiences. None of them are particularly ground-breaking, but they do lead to a game that doesn't get stale very quickly. Throughout the game you'll race desert vehicles, fly a glider, speed through a tunnel on a runaway car, control a robot, man a turret gun and break computer security using an ancient Pac-Man technique. All that and more, in fact. The eclectic gameplay styles enhance the experience and keep the game moving along nicely.
As I mentioned earlier, there are bonus mission kiosks located throughout Spargus, Haven City and the Wastelands that players can visit at their leisure. Just drop the required number of Metal Head gems down and prepare to take on a quick challenge. Complete this task and you'll pick up precursor orbs which can be used to unlock Morph gun upgrades, vehicle upgrades and various extras like Big Head mode, art galleries and cut-scene commentary. It's just too bad that the majority of these missions are of the "find this orb" variety. They tend to get old quickly and break up the momentum of the core plot. You're better off skipping most of these until the end, since you'll pick up enough orbs for critical upgrades as you follow the main story.
And this, after all, is the game's crown jewel. Previous games in the series have set the stage for a harrowing tale of against-all-odds-heroism, and the story in Jak 3 expounds on that well, including plenty of twists and a huge, unexpected surprise that fans will definitely be able to appreciate. And no, it's not just another portal-opening sequence like in the end of the original. It all comes together nicely and naturally leaves an opening for more'just in case.
Unfortunately, Jak 3 has a strange tendency to hold your hand, which is probably a response to general complaints about the last game's difficulty. Hints pop up occasionally, cluing you in to the next thing to do. For example, you're wandering along and pass by a wall you need to knock down to progress. Instead of letting you figure this out for yourself, a prompt comes up as you approach the wall to "press R1 while in Dark Jak form to perform a Dark Strike." It gets a little annoying and insults your gamer intelligence " especially since it's pretty obvious what needs to be done. It's a good thing that this doesn't happen too often, since it definitely detracts from the experience.
The audio and visual elements of the game remain top notch. The environments strike a middle ground between the bright colors of the first game and the muted, industrial look of the second. Considering the sheer enormity of the world, the lack of load times and generally smooth framerate and flow attests to smart programming. The character models are mostly unchanged, which is to say they are still very good. The voice actors continue to do a great job as well; Max Casella's Daxter delivers sweet comic relief.
Jak 3 puts on a good show and will no doubt please fans of the series. Though it sticks very closely to the franchise's formula and has a few flaws, the excellent story, great presentation and varied gameplay make this 'final' episode a good one.


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Nic Dalton, Half A Cow boss and purveyor of all things good, agreed to release the EP without hearing a physical copy of it - a first in the seminal label's 20-year existence. (The tinny compressed computer-speakers version was enough for him.)
The resulting EP, A Strawberry Situation, is six tracks that run the gauntlet from psychedelic pop to psychedelic surf-pop - with brief excursions in psychedelic-shoegazey, glo-fi, lo-fi, dream poppy, chill-wave, taking inspiration from The Velvet Underground, The Zombies, Teenage Fanclub, Pavement and the Nuggets compilations. Plus that Mess Around song from Redd Kross. The debut album will be out in summer.
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Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun's original test for performance-enhancing drugs as the playoffs were winding down in October was "insanely high, the highest ever for anyone who has ever taken a test, twice the level of the highest test ever taken," said a source familiar with the developing case in which the outfielder was reported to have tested positive for an elevated level of testosterone caused by a synthetic substance, triggering a possible 50-game suspension if the test results are upheld.Braun's lawyer, David Cornwell, also said that the positive test was not the result of taking a performance-enhancing drug.
"He did not take performance-enhancing drugs," Cornwell told the Daily News on Sunday, "and anyone who writes that is wrong."Braun, who hit .332 with 33 home runs and 111 RBI this year, will challenge the results in a hearing in January. "I can't wait to get that opportunity," Braun told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel late Saturday night. "This is all BS. I am completely innocent."
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SNOW HILL – In four years, student participation in NASA internships at Wallops Island Flight Facility has increased, from an initial group of nine interns to 33.
"It has really grown," said said Goddard Space Flight Center Director of Equal Opportunity Employment Brenda Dingwall, who directs the Step Up internship program, to the Worcester County Commissioners Tuesday.
The paid internships were created to give local students valuable experience that might in turn encourage them to return to the Eastern Shore for work after college graduation.
The Step Up program is probably the only program of its kind in the nation with the county splitting the cost with NASA.
Rural communities on the Eastern Shore, like many other rural communities, tend to lose young people to larger population centers with more and better employment opportunities.
"We're getting tremendous return on our investment," Dingwall told the County Commissioners Tuesday.
Typical internship programs see 10 percent of the participants go on to higher study in the internship fields, but the Step Up program has far exceeded that.
"Step Up is currently getting a better than 50 percent return," Dingwall said.
The local Step Up program has been so successful it might spawn a nationwide initiative.
"The response for Worcester County has been so astounding, I've been asked to go up to NASA headquarters and look at how to do this program nationally," said Dinwall. "Your foresight may affect every child in this nation. You should be incredibly proud."
Dingwall begins working with Worcester County students in a sixth grade summer camp, and internships are available for high school and college students.
"Let's face it, the work is cool," Dingwall said. "They get a chance to try on a career. It's very different from a summer job. We give them the opportunity to work side by side with engineers and scientists."
Interns do not just fetch coffee and do the grunt work. Participants do hands-on science, such as mapping Wallops Island and calculating how much it had shifted, which helps calculate launch circles.
Another project interns worked on measured the slopes around fuel tanks, which could be affected by a strong hurricane, and worked out how to contain spills.
Students have also helped investigate geothermal heating, and measured phytoplankton in local waters, which can affect global warming.
About 20 percent of scientists at Goddard worked with an intern last summer and benefited from the students' enthusiasm, ideas and skills.
"They are so excited about what they learn," Dingwall said. "The side benefit is the energy we get from just having the kids around the center."
Science is combined with professional development, including resume writing and professional behavior.
"We teach them how to present. We teach them how to stand in front of a room and talk about what they've done," Dingwall said.
Every Friday, Step Up interns gather together to brief each other on the week's work.
While participants are not guaranteed work with Goddard or NASA later in life, a good experience through Step Up puts former interns at the top of the pile, because managers know those applicants understand NASA culture and have had professional training in addition to academic.
Sixth graders jump right into science in summer camp, building a mini-satellite in the first year, which measured temperature, pressure, and altitude. Students learned about the atmosphere, circuit boards, calibrating instruments, and GPS. The year after, camp students built mini-Mars Rovers and programmed them to follow a pattern. In 2009, the camp project will be rockets.
The Step Up program also invites six student counselors from University of Maryland Eastern Shore to experience working with scientists with disabilities. The poverty rate of disabled people tends to be higher than that of the rest of the population, but, Dingwall said, counselors who see disabled scientists doing valuable, highly paid work are more likely to steer disabled clients to science or technology fields.
Also on Tuesday, the commissioners accepted a $5,000 donation from defense contractor BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services to support the internship program. BAE is the third largest defense contractor in the world.
"We're just glad to be a part of it," said BAE Director of Communications Scott Fazekas.
Dingwall said the program demonstrates a rare commitment.
"This is an absolutely unique program. Worcester County has something nobody else has," Dingwall said. "The community is invested in the students."


text: ...War? DS9 already showed us ship battles and surface battles. They showed us the personal and psychological cost of war. And unlike "Enterprise" would've been, DS9 wasn't hamstrung by the premise that the main characters can never SEE what the enemy looks like. (They made it work in Romulan arc, but three episodes is a bit different than, say a whole season or more). In a way, you could argue that they'd already covered a war storyline in season 3. So how could "Enterprise" have made this work?


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OCEAN CITY – Tax considerations are about to play a much more central role in many people's thinking as they're making critical financial decisions. At the end of 2010, several cornerstones of the federal tax legislation of 2001 and 2003 —specifically, those reducing tax rates on income, capital gains and dividends — are set to expire. Meanwhile, with U.S. government debt soaring as the result of stimulus spending to rescue the economy, many economists believe there's a good chance that tax rates could rise, perhaps even before your 2009 filing.
"We might see changes in the tax rates before the end of this year," says Vinay Navani, a CPA with Wilkin & Guttenplan, an accounting firm in New Jersey. Under current rules, taxpayers must pay a top rate of 35% on income greater than $372,950. Navani thinks that rate could rise and would not be surprised if a new, higher bracket for annual incomes — perhaps exceeding $500,000 or so — were implemented.
You might want to give some thought to these four ways of potentially maximizing tax efficiency, for next April and beyond.
1. Accelerate income; postpone deductions. Traditionally, the sensible move for most taxpayers has been to take deductions as soon as possible while seeking to delay some taxable income till the following year. However, you may want to consider reversing that formula, accelerating income into 2009 so that it may be taxed at lower rates.
2. Take capital gains now. This may also be a good time to rethink your strategy regarding capital gains. The current maximum rate on long-term gains is 15%, but it could soon rise. You might therefore decide to sell an appreciated asset this year in order to secure the current low rate.
3. Maximize retirement-plan contributions. You should also consider your retirement accounts in any assessment of your tax strategy. When rates rise, tax-deductible contributions and tax-deferred investment growth can become more valuable. But although it's true that tax deductions will be worth even more if tax rates move higher, there's no need to postpone them; it still makes sense to continue making the maximum retirement-plan contribution each year.
4. Consider a Roth IRA conversion. Starting in 2010, the IRS is lifting the income restriction on conversions from traditional IRAs and eligible employer-sponsored retirement plan assets to Roths. You'll owe income tax on the value of the assets in the conversion, less any nondeductible contributions you made to the plan. But the taxes will be lower now if your traditional IRA has been hit by market losses, as most have. And taxpayers who convert to a Roth in 2010 will be able to spread their tax liability for the conversion over the following two years.
What makes these year-end retirement account strategies even more potentially attractive is that they may provide benefits even if tax rates don't rise anytime soon. And a well-funded retirement plan — along with the possible conversion to a Roth IRA — is likely to prove to be a sound investment for decades to come, whichever way the tax winds blow.
With your consent, your financial advisor can work closely with your tax professional to determine whether these strategies can be helpful to you. Their relationship is bound to become more critical than ever in a tax climate that may well increase in complexity over the next several years.
(A Merrill Lynch Senior Financial Advisor. She can be reached at 410-213-8520.)


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The engine of my 85 R80 intermittently stalls when I open the throttle to accelerate from a stop. I was able to duplicate the concern while standing beside the bike and noted a popping sound and saw a puff of smoke from the right carb.
It concerns me when it happens at a intersection when the light turns green.
I'm posting this because I'd like to understand what's happening when it stalls and why. Thanks for your input.


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Ask people why they don't watch video on their mobile phones and most will cite the small screen size as a major drawback. Texas Instruments hopes to solve the problem by letting mobile users project images from their wireless device onto a screen or a handy wall.
Making good on promises the chipmaker made earlier this year, TI used the CTIA Wireless 2007 show this week in Orlando to publicly demo its "pico-projector" prototype for the first time. A tiny version of its DLP image projection technology, the pico-projector is small enough to fit inside a cell phone. The device builds on TI's existing efforts in mobile projection technology, culminating in the 2006 introduction of DLP-based pocket projectors from Mitsubishi, Samsung, and Toshiba.
"Over the next few years, we envision a large opportunity for the convergence of projection technology and mobile devices, like cell phones," TI's Worldwide Strategic Marketing and Business Development Manager for DLP Front Projection Frank Moizio, said in a prepared statement.
Unlike existing DLP-based pocket projectors, which rely on an LED light source, CNET reports that the pico-projector device incorporates three lasers, along with a DLP chip and a power supply. Housed in a nonfunctioning cell phone for this demonstration, the projector itself measures about 1.5 inches in length. TI officials claim the device provides DVD-quality video, and the projection technology allows an effective screen size that far surpasses even the largest cell phone displays.
A variety of mobile devices could ultimately incorporate cell-sized projectors, including digital cameras and camcorders, as well as portable video players. TI has not announced availability or pricing for the pico-projector.


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