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MOSCOW — On New Year's Eve, dining-room tables across Russia will be covered with a mosaic of glittering red caviar, piroshki, marinated mushrooms, beet salad and herring. Chilled vodka bottles and Champagne flutes will tower over the dishes, reflecting the TV screens where the president — this year, the returned Vladimir Putin — will make his annual toast before the Kremlin bells chime in the new year.
In Russia, no other holiday is as beloved or celebrated. For me, New Year's Eve dinners are the brightest culinary memory of the hungry 1990s, when Russian stores sold mainly bread, milk, canned sprats and frozen chicken thighs imported from the U.S. and nicknamed "Bush's thighs."
Since then, Moscow and St. Petersburg have become pricey, globalized megalopolises with sushi bars, hookah parlors and pizzerias that play to locals' thirst for all things foreign after the collapse of the Soviet Union. For travelers, there has been scarce chance to find good local fare. But now, Russian chefs are starting to tap their native roots and the country's geographic diversity to show that their country's cuisine is more than just potatoes and vodka.
In my search this fall for high-quality modern Russian cuisine, I attended Moscow's second annual Festival of Food at the newly remodeled and suddenly hip Gorky Park, which welcomed a who's who of the country's sweeping culinary revolution: food bloggers, celebrity chefs, bearded Siberian honey farmers and crowds of the city's new gourmands out to taste foods as varied as traditional mushroom pies and Arctic sashimi.
I tried Ivan chai, or fermented chamerion tea, which was an important export of pre-Soviet Russia and is making a comeback. Nearby, Siberian farmers sold lilac-colored flour made from the bird cherry tree, a traditional regional product that gives cakes the color of chocolate and the nutty taste of rum.
This was encouraging. Alexei Zimin the festival's organizer and a food magazine editor, told me we were witnessing the rebirth of the Russian culinary tradition.
"Russians have always been very West-oriented, but we are starting to see demand for a new type of Russian restaurant that focuses on a new interpretation of Russian culinary traditions," he said.
One of these is Schisliva, which opened in the summer across from the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and steps from the golden-domed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the stage for Pussy Riot's protest performance for which three members were arrested.. It has one of the city's best overlooks.
After a visit to both sites, I lunched on Schisliva's baked beet-root salad and Siberian whitefish dumplings with morel sauce. They were unusual, sophisticated and truly Russian. But the real highlight was the dessert: ice cream with candied baby pine cones and roasted pine nuts that made me feel as if I had taken a walk in one of Russia's many forests.
For a real walk the next morning, I headed along the tree-lined boulevards that form a pedestrian circle around the center of Moscow to Patriarch's Pond, home to swans in the summer and ice skaters in the winter. There, among chic boutiques, I found Mari Vanna, a fun restaurant designed as a 1960s apartment that serves Russian home cooking. Quickly becoming an international hit, Mari Vanna is set to open a Los Angeles location in 2013.
After a breakfast of apple pancakes and sea buckthorn tea, I continued along the boulevards toward Arbat, a pedestrian street filled with artist stalls and souvenir shops. My favorite was Arbatskaya Lavitsa, where I found a selection of gifts that reflects Russia's rich culinary history: traditional wooden Khokhloma spoons, ceramic Gzhel bowls and birch bark spice containers.
My next stop was Vatrushka, the new restaurant of prize-winning chef Dmitry Shurshakov. Sitting in the stylish brick dining room of a 200-year-old mansion, Shurshakov told me he wanted to re-imagine classic 20th century Russian recipes using common ingredients and new techniques.
"I call it positive Russian cuisine," he said. "We want to tap into locals' childhood memories and introduce foreigners to first-rate products that we now have in Russia."
He suggested I try the sprat appetizer. The canned oily fish from 1990s store shelves? And then he brought me a mix of sprats, black rye bread cubes and sautéed eggplant that formed a complex, nourishing dish that put a smile on my face.
"See what I mean by positive?" Shurshakov asked. "If you want to see a mixologist who does with drinks what I do with food, go see Alexander Kan."
Kan, one of Russia's best mixologists, just helped to open Time Out Bar on the rooftop of the Peking Hotel, where I found stunning city views from a spacious 1950s hall with marble columns and Soviet frescoes.
Kan served me his famous Isayev, the Russian version of a martini with concentrated birch tree juice instead of vermouth. I could see myself coming back for a Bloody Masha, with horseradish and honey, or the Samovar Kalinka Malinka, a vodka, cognac and viburnum berry punch served at tea time from a golden samovar, but I had a train to catch.
An easy four-hour ride away, romantic St. Petersburg, with its canals, museums and aristocratic history, was beckoning.
Unlike trend-setting Moscow, St. Petersburg is a preservationist city that values cultural continuity. That means beautifully restored churches, manicured gardens, stately mansions and lots of museums.
I got my bearings in the Venice of the North on a canal boat tour that glides under a dozen bridges to the windy Neva River bay that opens onto a fantastic view of the Hermitage Museum. Then, after a snack of roasted cabbage and lingonberry pies from the famed Stolle bakery, I visited the apartment museums of Alexander Pushkin and Anna Akhmatova, two of Russia's most beloved poets whose dining rooms played key roles in the country's cultural and political changes.
For dinner, I decided to see another kind of museum and headed to Russian Vodka Room No. 1, a restaurant that serves 20th century Russian food complimented by 213 kinds of vodka, a favored drink whose fascinating history you can learn at the adjacent Russian Vodka Museum.
"Bolsheviks destroyed much of our culinary history, but I hope there will be a renaissance of Russian cuisine," Leonid Garbar, the restaurant's owner, told me over appetizers. "After all, how long can we poison ourselves with sushi?"
I love sushi, I thought, but he is right. If Russia takes pride in its cultural history, why is it only now rediscovering its culinary one?
I found the answer in, of all places, the Russian Museum, which houses an extensive collection of Russian art from icons to Impressionist paintings. Just as in today's culinary world, Russian artists always looked to Western Europe for a model of good art. What they ignored is displayed in the museum's folk art wing: fascinating moss dolls, clay ocarinas, embroidered tablecloths, birch vessels and unusual pike-shaped cookie cutters.
One place that proudly preserves traditional Russian cuisine is Russkaya Charka, recommended to me by food historian Maksim Syrnikov. But when I saw the restaurant's kitschy décor of samovars, peasant shirts and a stuffed wolf, I thought he must have made a mistake.
Then I looked at the menu: bear cutlets, elk stew, veal tongue. These guys were serious about their fare. So I ordered a Pozharsky cutlet, a tender chicken fillet coated with crunchy white bread chunks that left no doubt about why it was such a hit with the 19th century crowd.
For a nightcap, I headed to the Hat, a bar that opened in the summer with no menu and no set hours, but nightly live jazz and custom-made cocktails served by legendary bartender Grisha.
My request was simple: "I want something that I can't find anywhere else."
He looked at me carefully, rubbed his red mustache and made two multicolored shots topped with a slice of green apple.
"Welcome back!" said Grisha, and we downed a liquid that tasted like Plombir, creamy vanilla ice cream I had as a little girl growing up in what was then still the Soviet Union.


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Former European Konami boss joins Capcom in a senior role
Kunio Neo, former boss of Konami Europe, has taken on a senior role at Capcom.
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Capcom to possibly show something at TGS regarding Wii U
Capcom Europe boss David Reeves has suggested we may see what Capcom is planning to do with Wii U by showing a title for the platform at Tokyo Game Show.
Capcom: At least four Vita games planned, one based on popular IP in Japan
Capcom Euope's David Reeves has said the firm is treating 3DS and Vita "pretty equally," but in terms of the latter, current plans for the handheld include four titles, one of which is based off a popular IP in Japan.
Capcom has another original title in the works slated for next year
Capcom European COO David Reeves has said consumers can expect more from the firm at market than just Resident Evil and Street Fighter games.
Reeves: GTA III PS2 exclusivity deal was "remarkably cheap"
Define "cheap".
Reeves sees Move and Kinect in next-gen, Wii "coming down"
Capcom Europe boss David Reeves believes Microsoft and Sony "have to" incorporate Kinect and Move into the next-generation of consoles.
Reeves: New consoles coming in 2-3 years
Capcom Europe boss David Reeves believes that the big three will release new consoles within two to three years.
Reeves: Sony needs to release PSP2
Former Sony Europe boss and COO of Capcom Europe David Reeves, has said that Sony should release PSP2 if they are serious about competing in the handheld market.
David Reeves becomes Capcom Europe COO
Capcom's announced its appointed former SCEE president David Reeves as its COO for its European arm.
David Reeves to keynote new Games Convention
Ex-SCEE president David Reeves is to keynote Games Convention Online, as you can see here, with a talk owhich will apparently answer the question of when online game sales will overtake standard retail. Reeve's talk is titled, "Schrodinger's Cat and Heisenberg's Dog – The Change from Offline to Online". GCO takes place on 31 July […]
David Reeves prefers PES to FIFA
David Reeves plays Pro Evolution Soccer over FIFA, he's told Eurogamer. "I have to say – and I shouldn't really say it, because someone from EA's going to read this – but I guess I played Pro Evo from a way back and I'm stuck to it," he said. The bombshell was made in the […]
David Reeves signs out from SCEE - read his quotes as a farewell
It's the end of an era. David Reeves leaves SCEE today as president, after a 15-year career with the company. He's replaced by CMO Andrew House. Eurogamer's rounded up a ton of his quotes from interviews with EG, GI and VG247, which make for funny, insightful and, if we're being honest, sentimental reading. Bets of […]
PS3 to be dominant in 3 - 5 years, says Reeves
PlayStation 3 will be the dominant console within five years, soon to be ex-SCEE president David Reeves has told GI. "I don't think it will be next year, but in three to five years it will become dominant on the market," he said. "The legacy will be that people will see a tortoise and hare […]
Reeves: I'm not going to Realtime Worlds
When you're wrong you're wrong. We were wrong. Former SCEE president David Reeves isn't going to Realtime Worlds. "I'd never ever heard of Realtime Worlds until someone asked me about them a couple of days ago," he told Develop. "I can honestly say no, that rumour is not true." We'd been told that Reeves was […]
Gary Dale joins Realtime Worlds as CEO
Realtime Worlds has confirmed that Gary Dale has joined the developer as CEO. Ex-SCEE boss David Reeves was heavily tipped for the job when he stood down from his Sony role earlier this month. Dale was previously Euro MD for Capcom. "Having worked with Gary earlier in his career at BMG Interactive, I am deeply […]
Rumour: David Reeves moving to Realtime Worlds
VG247 has been told that David Reeves – confirmed as leaving SCEE as president this morning – is to take up a senior position at Scottish developer Realtime Worlds. Reeves will leave SCEE on April 30, to be replaced by current CMO Andrew House. No one at Realtime Worlds could be reached for comment. Sony […]
David Reeves quits SCEE, Andrew House named as new president
SCEE just confirmed that David Reeves has quit as its president, to be replaced by Andrew House. Reeves will leave the company on April 30. He's been with SCEE since 1995. House is currently CMO. He'll assume the role of "Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Chief Operating Officer (Co-COO) of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE)" […]
Lewis: No, really - 360 leads PS3 in EMEA
And round and round we go. Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis has told GI that 360 is well ahead of PS3 in EMEA. "If you look right across my area of responsibility, every data point that I've got, which I trust – and data points we've always used – put us approximately 1 million units […]
Reeves: Sony has to suffer, go down in market share
Sony must simply take some pain with PS3, SCEE boss David Reeves has told the Guardian, but no matter how bad the fight is at the moment for the machine, the firm's still "fighting". "We simply have to suffer a little," he said, "go down in market share and mind-share. "It's like Ali v Foreman […]
Playstation 4 hasn't even been mentioned, says Reeves
Sony's David Reeves has told Eurogamer has told Eurogamer that any speculation regarding a next-gen PlayStation is premature as he hasn't ever heard anyone mention it. "I have never even heard it mentioned," he said. "I think people are concentrating so much on what's happening now that they're not even thinking about it." Read about […]
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Reeves: "The line-up for PSP in 2009 is two or three times stronger than it was last year"
"We don't have to go to Capcom or Take-Two and ask for an exclusive," says Reeves
Reeves: "I know I'm not going to have to ring up the customer careline saying I've got three red lights"
Sony must be like an armadillo throughout recession, says Reeves
Reeves: Videogame industry is about survival of the professional, not cutting prices and destroying the market
"Xbox 360 is not ahead by a million units," PS3 now market's number 2, says Reeves
Reeves: The plan wasn't to hit sales, it was to hit a profit target
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Apparently (formerly) troubled stars stick together.
According to a report from TMZ, Charlie Sheen gave Lindsay Lohan a $100,000 check to help cover the $233,904 she allegedly owes in back taxes.
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The two tabloid fixtures became close while working together on the upcoming Scary Movie 5. Among the things they talked about on and off the set? The money she owes to the IRS. Sheen had offered to help Lohan out financially a few months back, but she refused at the time. However, Lohan's business manager allegedly received a check from the ex-Two and a Half Men star last week.
Lohan immediately applied Sheen's generous gift to her tax bill. Reports first surfaced in January that Lohan owed money to the government for unpaid taxes in 2009 and 2010.
Sheen and Lohan's on-screen collaboration, Scary Movie 5, is set to hit theaters in April.


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Villa Sophia, a guest house styled after classic Mediterranean estate villas, offers 750 square feet of luxury living space high atop Los Feliz hilltop. This beautiful vacation home sits securely above 15-foot walls, and it's south-facing exposure overlooks the Los Angeles skyline, city lights, mountains and Pacific ocean. It's completely private and features a large emerald tile pool, as well as a spa-like pool house that has a huge stone fireplace.
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Budgeting After Your Partner Dies
If your partner used to manage the budget for some or all of the household finances, taking these on after they die can feel overwhelming. Follow these steps to find out how to take control of your money.
You may like to watch our animation video below for information on budgeting after your partner dies.
Check the bills are being paid
- It's important to keep on top of all your household bills so that you don't get into arrears.
- Gather together your bills and make a list of all the companies and organisations you pay regularly.
- Pay any urgent bills and any arrears.
- If any bills were either in your partner's name or joint names, get them changed to your sole name.
- If any of your household bills were paid from a bank account in your partner's sole name, notify the company and change the payment details to an account in your name.
Deal with any bank accounts
- Making sure you have access to at least one bank account will mean you can deal with all the household bills. It will also mean that people can make payments directly to you.
- If there are joint bank accounts, get them put into your sole name.
- If you don't have a bank or building society account in your name, open one.
Manage your cards and loans
- You need to know exactly what you owe so that you can keep up with repayments and avoid getting into arrears.
- Gather together all the paperwork relating to credit cards, store cards and loans and make a list of any money owed.
- Cancel any cards that are paid off and that you don't need.
- For any joint cards or loans, make sure you keep up with your repayments - you'll continue to be responsible for paying these.
- If your partner had any cards or loans in their sole name, then the outstanding balance will need to be paid from their estate.
Read our guide Dealing with the debts of someone who has died
If you are struggling to keep up with credit card or other repayments, contact the companies involved as soon as possible.
Work out your budget
- Knowing exactly what you've got coming in and going out is essential if you want to stay in control of your money.
- Look at the money you've got coming in and going out using our Budget planner
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I remember telling my husband, "No photos in the delivery room until after the baby is born." I wanted that first baby picture and the mother-daughter shot but I didn't want a photo of me wearing a bloody hospital garment with my legs spread eagle over a birthing ball and my face contorted and twisted and dripping with sweat as I endured contractions. No blood, no gore, and absolutely no photos of down there (that was my one really big rule).
He didn't follow my instructions. As our baby was crowning and the head was just starting to poke out, he snapped a photo of down there. I didn't notice at the time but I was surprised by the picture when I later came across it and I remember thinking, "Wow! My body did that!" It was disgusting yet, more so, amazing and I'm still fascinated by that photo because it shows the remarkable feat that my body performed.
If I were to do it again would I want a professional photographer in the room to capture the moment I went from seven centimeters to eight? Probably not.
But according to a New York Times articles more and more women are welcoming big-lensed cameras with fancy flashes into the delivery room. Professional photographers are meeting up with their clients as soon as the contractions start and they're snapping pictures all along the way.
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Birth was once considered a behind-closed-doors affair — a messy, painful and fearsome event where neither mothers nor babies looked their best. Then, expectant fathers entered the picture, snapping photos or taking videos with shaky hands. Now, there is both a surge of interest in the experience of childbirth — not just as a means to a baby but also as a moment to be relished in its own right — and a greater desire to capture all of life's moments (and often share them on Facebook).
Birth photographers have set up shop in recent years across the country, from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City to Cincinnati. The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers — a group started by a Texas photographer who was bombarded with inquires from women in other states seeking a birth photographer near them — now has roughly 400 members.
The photographers and their clients have grown accustomed to puzzled looks and probing questions (Pictures of what, exactly?). But their rationale is simple: If you are going to document a child's every bite of mushed banana as if it were a historical event, does it not make sense that his or her entrance into the world be photographed by a professional?
None of this is surprising. Over the years child birth has become less of a private affair. First soon-to-be-parents started making cell phone calls and sending email from the delivery room; then came social media and texting. The media has reported on several woman who had their births video-taped and posted online, some with live-streaming. Professional photography goes along with the trend of turning birth into a multimedia experience. Birth is no longer something that you just get through. It's to be shared, captured, celebrated, tweeted and posted on Facebook.
What's more, birthing is becoming a big business. Parents are spending big bucks on their births, paying for hypno-birthing classes, birthing tubs, midwives, doulas. These birthing "upgrades" are wonderful and most of them are meant to help a woman have a more natural, peaceful, healthy birth. And if you're going to have a beautiful natural birth you definitely need a photographer to capture it. But a birthing coach and a photographer cost money and all of these extras that most hospitals don't cover have become a status symbol for the privileged. If you're hip and well-monied you walk into the delivery room with an entourage of experts all meant to help you create a more memorable experience.
This puts more focus on child birth—and along with that comes more pressure to put on a spectacular performance. Suddenly birth has become this event that needs to be cherished and done right. But what if the birth doesn't go as planned? What if you want a natural delivery—and you end up with an epidural on the surgical table. Does the photographer take a picture of that?


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This was originally going to be a different post about VSAM's SMF 64 record, based on a customer situation. But it's morphed into something else: A round up of "recent" enhancements to the SMF 64 record. "Recent" is a nice euphemism: Some of these enhancements are 15 years old. But let's start the story at (or at any rate nearer to) the beginning... Back in the early... [More]
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As you probably know Hardware Data Compression has been supported by MVS and IBM mainframes for around 20 years. In several recent batch studies I've conducted it's been evident in a widespread way. (In this post I'm not talking about DB2 compression of either flavour or VSAM compression - though some of the information here applies to these functions as well.) It's not as simple... [More]
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The Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS) Program lies at the intersection of physics and astronomy. Its purpose is to explore some of the most fundamental questions regarding the physical forces and laws of the universe: the validity of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and the nature of spacetime; the behavior of matter and energy in extreme environments; the cosmological parameters governing inflation and the evolution of the universe; and the nature of dark matter and dark energy. PCOS takes us beyond Einstein and beyond the Standard Model.
The PCOS Program consists of a suite of operating science missions and possible future missions that focus on specific aspects of these questions. The Chandra and XMM-Newton observatories probe the universe in X-rays using detailed images and spectroscopy to study matter under a broad range of physical conditions. INTEGRAL and now Fermi study the phenomena with the highest energy emission looking for new physics in the gamma-ray regime. Planck provides an order of magnitude increase in the precision with which we measure the Cosmic Microwave Background. The next generation of PCOS missions will build on the discoveries of these missions and take us to the next stages of discovery.


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QEW (toward Fort Erie) approx. 8 km to Lyons Creek Rd./RR-47 (exit 21). Turn right on Lyons Creek Rd. and proceed west approx. 0.25 km to Montrose Road. Turn left on Montrose Rd./RR-98 and proceed south approx. 2.5 km to Schisler Road. Bear right onto Schisler Rd. and proceed west approx. 7 km to Hwy-140. Turn left on Hwy-140 and proceed south approx. 12 km (becomes Elizabeth St.) to Port Colborne. Facility is located on the right, approx. 0.25 km past Main St./Hwy-3.


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An exhibition at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, explores the history of efforts to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable through court proceedings.
At Washington's Holocaust Museum, 'Cambodia: 1975-1979' delivers the message that genocide did not end with the Hitler's mass murder of European Jews and other groups.
The first performance of Bangsokol will take place in Australia in October, followed by showings in the United States in December.
They hope to improve the university staff's ability to teach Cambodian history with an emphasis on healing the trauma of the past.
The tribunal explained the dismissal of a case against Im Chaem, a middle-ranking Khmer Rouge district chief charged with crimes against humanity.
Former president Khieu Samphan is charged with crimes against humanity and genocide.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) said the decision marked the conclusion of more than eight years of investigative work.
Co-prosecutor Chea Leang on Wednesday described Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge as a 'slave state'.
Long Beach City Hall has allocated a plot of land for the construction of a memorial to the "killing fields".
The Documentation Center of Cambodia has been the most prominent Cambodian institution to research and record the history and suffering under the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has on numerous occasions expressed objections to the pursuit of further prosecutions and warned of "civil war" if international prosecutors continue to try former member of the regime.
John Burgess, an American author and former Washington Post journalist, will launch the exhibition, titled "Cambodia Reawakening: One Year After the Khmer Rouge".
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The Best Places to Save for Retirement
You have many options for saving for retirement. However, 401(k), Roth IRAs, and other retirement plans have different strengths and weaknesses. The following is a listing of retirement savings options. Should you fulfill your savings requirement before you reach the end of the list, wonderful!
Use of your 401(k) or 403(b) plans. If you have a 401(k) or 403(b) plan through your employer and your employer provides a matching contribution, fund this account up to the limits of the matching contribution. For example, if your employer matches 50 cents on every dollar that you contribute to your 401(k), up to 6 percent of your annual salary, you should contribute 6% of your salary to your 401(k).
By participating in your qualified retirement plan at work and receiving a matching contribution from your employer, you're receiving a guaranteed rate of return of no less than 50 percent per year.
Check into a Roth IRA. The Roth IRA is one of the most underappreciated and underused retirement vehicles available today. Everyone who qualifies to make a Roth IRA contribution and still needs to save for retirement should do so by utilizing a Roth.
To qualify to make a Roth IRA contribution, individual taxpayers must have an adjusted gross income of less than $99,000 per year, or $156,000 per year for taxpayers filing jointly.
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There are limits to how much you can contribute to a Roth IRA each year, depending on your age. But regardless of your age, you should be able to fulfill your retirement savings requirement by contributing up to the matching amount in your 401(k) plan and making up the balance of your required contribution into a Roth IRA account.
If you still need to save additional funds for your retirement, and you have money left over to save, consider the following options, depending on your individual circumstances:
Option A: If you haven't yet built up a personal portfolio in your own name, invest in low-cost, tax-efficient vehicles such as no-load index mutual funds or exchange-traded funds.
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If you happen to be one of those extremely rare individuals who already maxed out your contribution limits to your 401(k) plan and the Roth IRA, the next best place for your money is in your personal portfolio. You want to invest this money in the most low-cost and tax-efficient manner.
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Let's say you have a set of twin boys who are 10 years old. Let's say that you sit them both down for breakfast and give one twin a nutritional and balanced meal and you give the other twin sugary cereal, soda pop and donuts. After they've both finished their breakfast, one is likely to be focused, alert and feeling great (although maybe a little jealous) and the other will be bouncing off the walls. Now assume you've taken them to school and their teacher has asked them both to sit still and pay attention to the school lesson. Which one is more likely to retain the information while sitting still and behaving and which one is likely to be distracted and jittery?
The answer may seem obvious to you, but for some reason this logic doesn't necessarily cross over to dogs and their diets. I'll now ask you to read the ingredients on your dog's bag/can of food and box of treats. Your likely to find a lot ingredients that you can't pronounce and various types of sugars, additives and preservatives. After doing this exercise it may be becoming clearer to you why your dog has a hard to with his basic obedience training or why he's just so "crazy" all the time.
Because I am a dog trainer, I hold group classes for basic obedience, agility, puppy socialization and advanced training several times a week. I always recommend that the humans purchase treats that are not only tasty but also healthy. From a training perspective, the dog food treats need to be tasty enough that the dogs will really work hard for them (and I've found that dogs love 'real' food) while keeping their temperaments balanced so they're not acting spastic or having a hard time focusing on what I'm teaching that day.
So do yourself a favor and consider feeding your dog a more natural diet. Not only can you expect to see improvements in your dog's behavior but also his ability to learn and focus as well.
Chad Culp is a Behavior Consultant, Certified Dog Trainer & Canine Holistic Nutrition Consultant. He graduated from the Animal Behavior College and Global College of Natural Medicine and is certified in Canine First-Aid. Beyond these "official" credentials he has educated himself on a wide variety of training ideologies and techniques through workshops, seminars, research and literature. For more on Chad and his work, visit The Thriving Canine website.


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Kids and parents of all cultures are gathering to eat and learn in the Latrobe Valley even during the Islamic Festival of Ramadan, traditionally a time of fasting.
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It's midday and a call to prayer is drowned out by the voices of excited kids who are decorating sweet biscuits with lollies, chocolates and icing.
The United Muslim Sisters organise playgroups like these during the school holidays in the Latrobe Valley, where kids learn to bake, sew and make cards.
In the group there are children and parents from Bangladesh, Pakistani, Middle Eastern and Australian backgrounds.
Syeda Husaini, one of the organisers, is fasting and so she will not eat or drink at the playgroup, however children, pregnant mothers and those who are ill are exempt from fasting.
Ms Husaini says she'll save her biscuit for later.
"Usually we like to break our fast with something sweet, it's practical for us because it's full of energy," she says.
The playgroup is not designed to teach children about Islam rather it is a meeting of different cultures, religion and languages in a relaxed atmosphere.
"Whatever [the kids] absorb, they absorb, otherwise we are not teaching them about Ramadan intentionally," Ms Husaini says.
The United Muslim sisters also run a playgroup during the school week on Wednesday or Friday.
Over time families have gotten to know each other and become good friends.
Tammy Richards became involved with the playgroup because her son knew another child who attended the group.
She says despite some of the anti-Islamic sentiment shown in Gippsland, she has found the playgroup very welcoming.
"People are just misinformed, there is good and bad in every culture, in every country," she says.


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The UAS Center for Mine Training is located in the UAS Technical Education Center (TEC) at 1415 Harbor Way, Juneau, AK 99801. The building is situated downtown between Aurora and Harris Harbor across from the Juneau-Douglas High School.
About Juneau
People coming from out of town might not realize there is no road access to Juneau. If you're coming from the lower 48 your only real option is to fly in with Alaska Airlines.
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Several hotels and motels that are within a ten minute walk to the Mine Training Center are
Student housing may also be an option, depending on availability.
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Nearest Town: Mountain HomeSite Size: 37.5 acres
Highlights: Raptors, Shorebirds, Songbirds, Upland Birds, Waterbirds, Waterfowl
Access: May dry up in late summer/early fall. Access free of charge.
Directions: From Mountain Home, E on I-84 Exit #99; avoid driving on all dirt roads if wet; ADIN HALL RESERVOIR: go 6.3 mi E on Old Oregon Tr Rd; park on unmarked gravel rd (N side of rd) 0.1 mi before rd forks; walk N to top of dam to view reservoir. ADIN HALL POND: continue E on Old Oregon Tr Rd; R (S) at fork and go ~0.5 mi to dirt rd leading to the E; R (E) on this unmarked dirt rd and proceed to pond. HOT SPRINGS CREEK RESERVOIR: backtrack to fork and turn R at fork; go ~1 mi and turn L (N) on Teapot Rd for 2.4 mi; turn L onto dirt rd and go 0.3 mi to reservoir.
Description: Adin Hall Reservoir is a Danskin Mtn snowmelt catchbasin for the nearby industrial agricultural fields. This reservoir can have excellent shorebirds in July when not drained too early or heavily, and good waterbirding in the spring. Year-round species include Red-tailed Hawk and Golden Eagle. During the winter, it is common to see Rough-legged Hawk. During migration, Sanderling, Western, Least and Baird's Sandpipers, Long-billed Curlew, American Avocet, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Eared, Western, and Clark's Grebes.
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A couple of years ago, I collaborated with another student named Ben Boothman to create a shadow puppet show. I decided to make this shadow puppet story after listening to a song called 'Mykonos' by The Fleet Foxes. In my head I felt it could fit perfectly with the story I had in mind and began to make a story fitting to the song. Almost like a music video for said song. I created the puppets and moved them for the story whilst Ben recorded. We edited together, although his graphic skills played a big part and he put the clips together very well.
There was a few things we had hoped to do during editing which we were unsuccessful in. For example, when the priest raises his hand a bolt of lightening should miss the dragon and strike the dead knight, which would explain that scene better. Ignoring these small factors I feel it was successful and in the short amount of time we had to make this video it turned out better than I could have expected.


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There should be an option to downvote in chat.
Chat is very tied to SO, and almost all rooms have well defined basic rules.
I believe strongly that being able to downvote off-topic or run-by questions in chat would very much discourage such irritating behavior. It is also much more humane than letting room regulars either completely ignore or pound the new person in to the ground.
(edit) The current system is lacking in user-self-regulation like on all the other SE sites. Room owners aren't always as present and vigilant as downvote-capable users (that are active and present at the time of the incident) could be.
I speak out of my personal experience (it's not me being ignored or drive-by-question dropping, it's others) in the Lounge, which is a great room if you understand the relaxed mentality governing the regulars' chatting behavior.
EDIT To respond to the comment of "the downvoting system is not described here". This is a discussion post, meant to discuss the option. The implementation depends on the outcome of this discussion, obviously. I was thinking
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An essay can be anything and everything which can perfectly explain and comment on a given subject. The reader of the essay can be termed as the final judge to determine, how good an essay is. The essay should be such that it can reflect the actual situation through a spectrum of thoughts, in a manner which can keep the interest and facts on the same boat.
All the words and sentences written for the subject should be synchronized in a perfectly uniform structure, providing a platform to the reader to closely analyze the thoughts, and in some cases, should be able to drive home a point.
In case the essay is being written for the admission panel for some business school, the pointers and logic within the essay should be portrayed in a manner, which can best describe the candidate profile within the scope of the essay.
Once the task of creating an essay has been determined, the potential author should just initiate the process of writing, without any fear or comprehension. Once the first draft has been created, the base and the platform for the essay is ready, ready to be launched for the final version.
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Two Earth years ago, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit touched down in Gusev Crater. The rover marked its first Mars-year (687 Earth days) anniversary in November 2005. Shortly before Spirit's Martian anniversary, the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor acquired an image covering approximately 3 kilometers by 3 kilometers (1.9 miles by 1.9 miles) centered on the rover's location at that time in the "Columbia Hills."
"Husband Hill," the tallest in the range, is just below the center of the image. The image has a resolution of about 50 centimeters (1.6 feet) per pixel. North is up; illumination is from the left. The location is near 14.8 degrees south latitude, 184.6 degrees west longitude.
The image was acquired on Nov. 2, 2005. A white box indicates the location of an excerpted portion on which the location of Spirit on that date is marked. Dr. Timothy J. Parker of the Mars Exploration Rover team at the NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., confirmed the location of the rover in the image. The region toward the bottom of the image shows the area where the rover is currently headed. The large dark patch and other similar dark patches are accumulations of windblown sand and granules.
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Under Lambert, Central High's catering bill explodes to $100,000
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As the Beaumont Independent School District dips into its reserve funds for yet another budget year that includes more expenditures than revenues, frivolous spending on printing and catering has not been stifled.
At the helm of the hemorrhaging fund balance is current BISD assistant superintendent for secondary education Patricia Adams Collins Lambert, who was bumped up to the administrative cabinet in 2012 despite sporting phony Harvard credentials and a criminal background. Before her move up the ranks, Lambert spent six years as the principal of Central High School, amassing huge invoices for her son's home business and various food servers. Lambert, although tasked with educating the city's most economically disadvantaged students with a more than $300,000 school allotment fund, used roughly a third of the funds meant for the students to pay her son and various food servers.
As detailed in the June 27, 2013, edition of The Examiner, Lambert has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to her son's Designergy business. However, after a public information request was finally fulfilled by the district, that total amounted to much, much more. And as shown in records kept at Central High School, Designergy also received funds — $29,000 in one month alone — from the school's Title 1 money, which are additional funds allotted to schools who serve an underserved and at-risk group of students.
But family ties aren't all that bind at Central High School. Immediately after taking over the reigns of Central High, food service bills skyrocketed.
One catering company alone, Dre's Place, has billed the district more than $100,000 for food prep since 2012. Further evidence suggests Dre's Place isn't even licensed to prepare food in the city of Beaumont, and its principal owner is a bartender for the Beaumont Country Club with a dba ("doing business as," or the company's name) for Dre's Place whose location is listed as a Beaumont home on Westmoreland.
Most interesting to the certified public accountant asked to review the hundreds of pages of documents wherein Dre's Place owner Mandre Zachary invoiced BISD for services rendered was the fact that although the invoices are for Dre's Place, the checks are made out to an individual — Mandre Zachary.
"That's very odd," the accountant said. "You're really starting to get into issues such as taxing problems when you do something like that. I can't think of any legitimate reason to pay a person on a personal check for something that was done by a company with a dba."
Bank roll
In the 2005-06 school year under Principal Thom Amons, $2,026.58 was spent on food. In the 2006-07 school year at Central under new Principal Lambert, the total spent on food exceeded $20,000. That trend continued every year Lambert was heading the Central campus.
But in 2011, the payouts began to change to a person by the name of Mandre Zachary. That school year alone, Zachary was paid approximately $50,150 for food service to the high school. For roughly a 12-month span following in 2012 and 2013, about $100,000 was paid to Zachary for food.
Something amiss
Central High School employees noticed something wasn't right with the way food service contracts were being awarded about the same time Zachary started getting cut regular checks.
"I was asked to put on a program for Central," one teacher told The Examiner, asking not to be outed as cooperating with this investigation. "I was allowed to do everything but get the food. I was told that wasn't any of my business.
"After the program was over, I saw the invoice for the food — it was to the tune of about $17,500. I was amazed! For chicken wings and rice – that's just something. I was glad then that I had nothing to do with getting that food. At that point I realized something was not right."
According to the educator, more payouts than what was shown in the public information request were also made to Zachary.
"Most likely that money was coming from the student activity fund," she said.
A check for $17,380 was found in the checking records from Central High, paid directly to Zachary, although the invoice was made out to Dre's Place Catering.
Business as usual
Zachary said he is a fledgling business, which is why he has the checks made out to him personally rather than his business.
"I'm just now getting it all together, but I was putting it in my personal account," he said. "Anyone who's helped, I paid in cash."
According to Zachary, Central High is his biggest customer.
"Other than family, we do most of our catering for BISD, Central and a couple other campuses," he said. "They ask us to do a job, and we do it."
Zachary said he opened his own business in part to turn his life around after spending 14 months in jail ending in 2008.
"That's something I'm not very proud of," Zachary said of his criminal record, which lists several counts of forgery of a financial instrument, forgery to defraud or harm, and theft. "I'm trying to get my life back on the right track."
Zachary said he came into the job by passing out fliers and his business card.
"I don't recall us doing that much," Zachary said when asked about the size of payments to his catering enterprise. "Maybe that's for a lot of invoices."
However, he did not deny payouts of roughly $100,000 in a 12-month time span.
"We do a lot of work for Central," he said.
As far as not having a license to prepare food, Zachary said there are ways around that.
"We worked with the Burger Bun and used their license until they closed," he said. "We use churches … to do some of it."
But, according to him, he never prepares any of the food himself, mostly re-traying food bought from other outlets.
"Maybe Sam's, stuff like that," he gave as outlets to where the food comes from. Central's Sam's charges are tens of thousands of dollars annually, but Zachary said all the food he uses comes from his own purchases.
BISD's policy is that any vendor receiving more than $50,000 in a 12-month time must bid on the contract, a practice not followed, according to Zachary.
"It shows that we're not on top of our game," BISD Trustee Tom Neild said when briefed on the catering situation. "We spent that much money with a company that's not licensed — which is a huge liability. I'm disappointed. We have rules and procedures and it's short-sighted to not follow those policies we have set in place."


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VanderMeulen scored a career-high six goals to lead Harvard past Brown (Craig Cyr).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's lacrosse team defeated Brown Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium behind a season-high 16 goal effort, 16-8.
Jennifer VanderMeulen tied her career-high with six goals to lead a balanced scoring attack for the Crimson (5-5, 2-2 Ivy League) as six different players registered a goal. VanderMeulen's six goals moved her into a tie for sixth place on Harvard's career goals list with 122. Micaela Cyr and Danielle Tetreault recorded a hat trick apiece, while Kyleigh Keating netted two. Melanie Baskind and Chelsey Newman scored one goal each, with Cyr, Keating, Newman and Tyler Petropulos each handing out one assist. Keating recorded a career high six draw controls.
The Crimson jumped out to a 4-0 lead with three VanderMeulen goals, one assisted by Keating, in a 1:14 span followed by a score from Tetreault less than a minute later. Bre Hudgins put the Bears (5-5, 1-3 Ivy League) on the board with back-to-back goals cutting Harvards lead to two, 4-2. Baskind's goal at the 8:21 mark sparked a 4-0 scoring run for the Crimson extending its lead to 8-2. A Bears goal by Alexandra Crerend closed out the half, 8-3.
The Crimson continued the offensive outburst in the second half as Cyr netted her second goal of the game followed by four unanswered Crimson goals to take a 13-4 lead. Alyssa DiBona ended the run when she found the back of the net for Brown, 13-5, with 17:11 to play. Harvard's lead lengthened to 16-5, as VanderMeulen, Keating and Tetreault scored three straight goals. The Crimson's 16 goals marked a season high.
Hudgins (2g, 1a) and Julia Keller (1g, 2a) led the Bears' attack with three points apiece.
The Crimson held the advantage in several statistical categories including shots, 25-18, ground balls, 18-11, and draw controls, 17-9. Harvard was perfect on free-position shots connecting on all four.
Harvard returns to action Wednesday, April 11 when it hosts Holy Cross at 7:00 p.m. in Harvard Stadium.
Game Notes: Jennifer VanderMeulen tied her career-high with six goals and moved into a tie for sixth place on Harvard's career goals list with 122 … 16 goals is a season high for the Crimson … Kyleigh Keating recorded a career-high six draw controls … Micaela Cyr and Danielle Tetreault each scored a hat trick.


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An Australian group called IRL Shooter will at the end of the month be holding an event called "Patient Zero", which is basically aimed at giving you the experience of playing a zombie shooter, only in real life.
Starting October 31 in Melbourne, for $125 you'll get access to the "game", which sounds a lot like the blood-soaked offspring of theatre and a shooting gallery. From the outset the whole thing is neck-deep in role-playing, with customers given a military-style briefing before being let loose in an installation crawling with zombies — ie. actors in full make-up — who are out to eat your face off.
There are video game-like objectives to complete, like rescuing civilians and retrieving data, while players will be encouraged — but not forced — to act like a team.
Originally planning to use Airsoft guns for a truly authentic experience, the organisers have had to switch to laser tech, the weapons looking like fairly badass replicas of M4 carbines.
A single "game" lasts around 90 minutes. While it's got the potential to be campy as hell, with the right people it could also be the best thing ever.
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Hey guys, I have to write a small java program for uni.
The aim of the program is to calculate a total number of energy drinks consumed per week by under 65's and above 65's. The sample my lecturer has given me is below;
//states total population final int POPULATION = 22926028; /states % of population that are above 65 final double OVER_65_PERCENT = 15/100.0; //states that 20% of under 65s drink 1 drink per week final double UNDER_65_1_PER_WEEK = 20/100.0; //states that 10% of under 65s drink 2 per week final double UNDER_65_2_PER_WEEK = 10/100.0; //states that 5% of under 65s drink 3 per week final double UNDER_65_3_PER_WEEK = 5/100.0; //states that 2% of over 65s drink 1 per week final double OVER_65_1_PER_WEEK = 2/100.0; //states that 1% of over 65s drink 2 per week final double OVER_65_2_PER_WEEK = 1/100.0; //states that 0% of under 65s drink 3 per week final double OVER_65_3_PER_WEEK = 0/100.0; // calculate how many over 65 and under 65 int populationOver65 = (int)(OVER_65_PERCENT*POPULATION); int populationUnder65 = POPULATION-populationOver65;
Some extra constants have been added to represent the additional data, and these
have been used to calculate two different population figures. I need to know how I can modify
rest of the calculations to use these two population figures and work out the
This is all assuming that;
There are currently about 15% over 65s in Australia. Of these, about 2% drink 1
energy drink per week, 1% drink 2, and close enough to 0% drink 3.
Australias population is about 22,926,028. About 20% of Australians drink 1 energy
drink per week, 10% drink 2, and 5% drink 3.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Republican theory of the sequester
To figure out why Republicans are winning the sequester wars, look at two numbers.
Federal employees have so far taken no furlough days. And the stock market hit an all-time record earlier this month, with the Dow closing Thursday at 14,578.
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Amid all that, it's pretty hard for most of the public to understand what the Democrats were talking about, with all their gloom-and-doom chatter earlier this year.
But so far, even the White House admits there's little chance of reversing all the cuts.
( Also on POLITICO: Cuts threaten House seats)
There's been no sudden shock to the system. In fact, the economy seems on the mend, with housing starts higher than before the Great Recession.
And if this drip-by-drip rollout continues, GOP activists say they'll keep the political high ground as the cuts slowly sink into the public consciousness — much in the same way people forget that before Sept. 11, they could make a dash for the airport gate without taking off their shoes.
"For most Americans, they're not going to notice much of a difference," said former House Republican leadership aide John Feehery.
( Also on POLITICO: Hagel: "Good news" on furloughs)
In fact, there's some evidence that the sequester cuts are becoming the new normal — perhaps the surest sign that the GOP is holding the high ground so far.
The House Armed Services Committee, long a forum for defense hawks to decry the spending cuts, convened a hearing last week on nuclear deterrent "in an era of defense sequester."
Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari recently told aviation groups that the spending cuts were "a glide path down to the new normal." Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta observed to the same group that the sequester law, applying for 10 years, represents "a permanent reduction in our budget."
Another sign of the GOP's upper hand: Predictions that the bad-news cuts would drive them back to the bargaining table with President Barack Obama have evaporated. Almost a month into sequestration, Congress has made just modest changes to the spending cuts.
( Also on POLITICO: Congress averts shutdown)
The continuing resolution that passed last week increased spending levels for several departments, including Defense, Justice, Commerce, Agriculture and Homeland Security, while stalling plans for summertime furloughs for federal meat inspectors.
But the spending levels that are now set through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 mean further changes to the across-the-board cuts are unlikely.
At the White House, press secretary Jay Carney told reporters last week that he didn't expect the cuts to be reversed "for some time" — explaining that it would require the GOP to abruptly reverse court and accept tax increases and spending cuts as the replacement.
"We would obviously welcome a change of heart by Republicans, but there's no indication from Republicans that such a change of heart is forthcoming," Carney said.
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio told CNN last week that he has been telling his GOP colleagues "that the sequester will stay in effect until there is an agreement that will include cuts and reforms that put us on a path to balance the budget over the next 10 years."
But further cementing the notion that nothing is going to change on sequestration, Boehner vowed that there would be no increase in taxes on his watch. "Spending is the problem," he said.
Ironically, Republicans initially resisted sequestration's oversize hit on defense, though even that wedge of the party faltered against a vocal contingent of deficit hawks.
GOP party leaders are now putting the blame on Obama for implementing the spending cuts in a political manner by hyping some of the most damaging outcomes.


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AVMA meets with Federal Trade Commission, discusses H.R. 1406
March 2012
By Dr. Ashley Morgan, assistant director of the AVMA GRD
In early February, the AVMA met with staff at the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Office of Policy Planning to discuss veterinary prescription writing and how H.R. 1406, the Fairness to Pet Owners Act, would impact the profession. The FTC is the executive agency tasked with enforcing provisions in H.R. 1406 should it become law.
The FTC staff was very interested in the practice of veterinary medicine and the logistics of dispensing and prescribing medications for our patients. They were interested in whether there is a typical veterinary pharmacy operation in each veterinary clinic, what percentage of a veterinarian's business is comprised of pharmacy sales, how a veterinary clinic's prescription product pricing compares to non-veterinary retailers, and how pet medications are regulated to ensure quality and safety.
FTC staff was also interested in learning about when pet owners might request a prescription for a medication and how many complaints pet owners have filed when their veterinarian did not provide a written prescription. The standards of a Veterinarian-Client-Patient-Relationship (VCPR) and how it is interpreted in each of the states, extra-label drug use, and the impact of the current economic recession on veterinarians and their practices were all discussed.
AVMA staff expressed concerns that the lack of veterinary pharmacology training amongst pharmacists would impact animal health animal health should a pharmacist give incorrect information or change a prescription based on their knowledge of human medicine. Unscrupulous online pharmacies and unaccredited or unlicensed online pharmacies, and how they could negatively affect animal health and welfare should the prescription be filled improperly or with an unsafe or ineffective product were also discussed.
FTC staff was very interested to hear about the potential logistical and financial burdens placed on veterinarians should this legislation pass. AVMA explained the administrative issues and time it takes to provide a prescription, especially when it is not part of the office visit. In addition, verifying prescriptions and answering any follow-up questions from non-veterinary pharmacies, it was explained, puts an unfair burden on veterinarians who are small business owners.
FTC has been in the process of contacting individual veterinarians, state veterinary medical associations, state veterinary medical boards, drug manufacturers and pharmacy associations. The AVMA appreciates the participation of the veterinary community. While the FTC has not disclosed their next steps, the AVMA will remain engaged and keep our membership informed.
For more information please contact amorganavma [dot] org (Dr. Ashley Morgan), assistant director, AVMA Governmental Relations Division.


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Over the weekend, the grueling Rally West Virginia was run in the scenic Potomac Highlands.
After 300 grueling miles of racing, this motorcycle racer thought that he was going to easily make it to the end of the final stage.
But then a deer decided that he had it too easy and ran into the road. The video uploader says that the deer got up and ran into the woods before he could check if it was ok.
We guess that means it was ok, and a little selfish for not checking if the rider he just clobbered was ok too.
However, it wasn't all bad. Even with the fall, the rider, Braden Childers, managed to finish second in the stage.
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Sep 10, 2012
HOBOKEN — In November, Hoboken voters will decide on whether to remove rent control from certain buildings once a tenant moves out. The measure is supported by a property owners' group but opposed by tenant activists. Tenant activists have said the language of the ballot initiative is confusing.
Apparently, the city of Hoboken agrees.
An order to show cause, verified complaint and brief were filed Monday on behalf of the city clerk in relation to the question, according to a city press release.
According to the release, the city believes that the current proposed wording is misleading to voters, and the only way to fully protect their rights is to have the ballot question worded in a clearer manner. The city submitted a version of the question that they think is clearer, although it's not shorter.
If the court denies the motion to revise the public question, the city has requested the approval of an accompanying interpretive statement alongside the original question. The city also requests that ballots not be printed until the matter is decided by the court.
"Regardless of which side people take on the question of rent control, voters deserve a clear understanding of the issue on which they are being asked to vote," said Mayor Dawn Zimmer.
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ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College football team entertained a hungry Pacific squad filled with seniors on Friday evening and dropped a 20-10 decision on their home turf in the season opener. The Boxers took advantage of three turnovers in the first half and then ran out most of the clock in the second half including a 10:39 to 4:21 advantage in the fourth quarter to salt away the victory. Pacific went 6-of-14 on third down conversions for the contest and moved the chains at the most important times.
Adrian took the opening kickoff and on the second offensive play it was a Drew Collins interception by Craig Bailey that put the Boxers at the Adrian 21-yard line. Pacific went those 21 yards in four plays capped off by a one-yard touchdown plunge by Gunther Schultze. The extra point went wide left and Pacific had a 6-0 lead.
Pacific took their second possession and stalled out at the Adrian 47-yard line. The Aaron Koford punted was blocked by Deontae Bridgeman and scooped up by Jack Carter who rumbled for 40 yards for the score. Dustin Salliotte booted the extra point and Adrian had a 7-6 lead with 7:23 left in the first quarter.
The Boxers took a 13-7 lead with 1:09 left in the second quarter as they marched 42 yards in six plays capped off by a 15-yard pitch and catch from P.J. Minaya to Bobby Ladiges who made several defenders miss on his way to the end zone.
Adrian fought back with a 20-yard field goal by Salliotte with 5:17 left in the third quarter to pull within 13-10. The Boxers had a big stand on first and goal for the Bulldogs from the four-yard line. Pacific regained momentum on their next drive as Minaya unleashed a 42-yard strike to Jordan Fukumoto with 1:51 left in the third to give Pacific a 20-10 lead.
The fourth quarter saw neither team score as Adrian managed 44 yards and just two first downs. Pacific ran 19 plays in the quarter and gained 62 yards. Adrian finished with 229 yards averaging 4.2 yards per play. Pacific gained 300 yards including 206 through the air. Minaya went 19-of-29 with two scores and was sacked just once. Collins ended up 11-of-17 for 60 yards with two picks and was sacked twice. Collins did lead the team with 61 rushing yards on 15 attempts. Danny Cobb carried six times for 55 yards including a team-best 34-yard run.
Bridgeman totaled nine tackles to lead the defense. Charles Fleck added eight tackles including seven solo stops. Adrian recorded just three tackles for loss on the night. The Bulldogs will travel next Saturday to Defiance College to continue non-conference action.


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Since getting canned from his governor's job, Rod Blagojevich has been on his share of talk shows.
Now, rumor has it that he's getting one of his own, the Sun-Times' Michael Sneed reports.
Blago is set to be the first celebrity host of a soon-to-debut an online talk show called "The Late Net Show," at artoftalk.tv.
The show is said to run 40-minutes and includes a monologue, a live band and celebrity guests.
"We're in talks with Donald Trump, Alec Baldwin and Floyd Mayweather to be guests on the show," Charlie Oliver, artoftalk's founder told the Sun-Times.
Viewers will be able to vote on segment ideas for Blago's stint, including having him sing Elvis tunes, recite poetry or movie monologues or dole out advice. (Note: Don't take advice from Blagojevich.)
"The Late Net Show" is set to run once a week for a month, and if it's successful producers may expand it. And while they plan to try out different hosts each week, Blagojevich has expressed interest in returning for more shows, that is if he's available.
Blago Heads to Late 'Net' TV
Set to be first host of 40-minute talk show
Since getting canned from his governor's job, Rod Blagojevich has been on his share of talk shows.


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Draft N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plans are Ready for Review
Over nearly two years, the N/NE Quadrant Stakeholder Advisory Committee worked with interested community members and BPS staff to develop the N/NE Quadrant Plan, a long-range plan for the Lower Albina and Lloyd Districts of the Central City. The committee also helped develop a recommended concept for freeway interchange improvements, the I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plan. The public is invited to testify about the plans at the upcoming hearing before the Planning and Sustainability Commission.
Public Hearing Details
Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission Public Hearing
September 11, 2012
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
1900 SW 4th Avenue, 2nd Floor, Room 2500A
The N/NE Quadrant Project hearing will begin at 2:30 pm. Instructions on submitting testimony: http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/383906
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- N/NE Quadrant Plan – Proposed Draft
- N/NE Quadrant Plan Summary
- I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plan
- Stakeholder Advisory Committee Recommendations Report
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View the map to see how your property could be affected by proposed changes to zoning and maximum building height regulations.
Next Steps
Following the public hearing on September 11, the Planning and Sustainability Commission will hold a work session to formulate its recommendation on the N/NE Quadrant and I-5 Broadway/Weidler plans on September 25. The project will then go before the Portland City Council for adoption by resolution in October and to the Oregon Transportation Commission in December. Specific recommendations in the N/NE Quadrant Plan will go into effect once the entire Central City 2035 Plan (the update of the 1988 Central City Plan) is complete, expected in 2015.
More About the Draft Plans
N/NE Quadrant Plan – The N/NE Quadrant Plan is a land use, urban design and local transportation plan that will help direct and manage growth for the Lloyd District and Lower Albina over the next 25 years. Key proposals in the plan include:
- Preserving and enhancing Lower Albina by protecting the working harbor and increasing land use flexibility that promotes a mix of uses on historic Russell Street and greater employment densities.
- Protecting historic neighborhoods and cultural resources.
- Concentrating high density development in the Lloyd District, with a focus on new residential development that will add activity and vibrancy to the district.
- Providing amenities, such as parks, street improvements and green infrastructure to support and encourage new development.
- Improving regional access and local street safety and connectivity for all modes.
- Encouraging sustainable development that supports the Lloyd EcoDistrict and goals for improved environmental health.
- Future changes to zoning and building height regulations that implement the plan goals.
I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plan – The I-5 Broadway/Weidler Facility Plan contains a planning-level concept for improvements addressing longstanding safety and operations issues on and around Interstate 5 and the Broadway/Weidler interchange. Key elements include:
- Adding auxiliary lanes and full-width shoulders (within existing right-of-way) to reduce dangerous traffic weaves and allow disabled vehicles to move out of traffic lanes.
- Rebuilding structures at Broadway, Weidler, Vancouver and Williams and adding a lid over the freeway that will simplify construction, increase development potential and improve the urban environment.
- Moving the I-5 southbound on-ramp to Weidler to improve circulation and safety.
- Improving conditions for pedestrian and bicycle travel by adding new connections over the freeway and safer pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the interchange area.


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Ilombe Mboyo explains Norwich transfer snub after Gent stay
Belgium international Ilombe Mboyo has confirmed that he rejected a 'very nice' offer to join Norwich City in January.
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Last Updated: 04/02/13 2:23pm
The 25-year-old striker is currently with Gent, and had been lined up by Norwich for a move to the Premier League.
But the DR Congo-born front-man could not bring himself to leave his current employers.
"I received a very nice offer from Norwich," Mboyo said.
"There were people around me trying to force the transfer but I did not want to do it, I wanted to help the team.
"It was not an easy choice. You're not sure whether you're again going to get the chance to move to the Premier League. But if I keep playing well, clubs will come back.
"I did not want to leave Gent in the lurch. The club was in trouble and after a conversation with the president it was clear that he is counting on me.
"The Premier League is my dream, so Norwich was a great opportunity. Maybe one I'll never get again.
"Norwich has long been interested in me. And there is another English club. Everything was accelerated at the end of the transfer period.
"But Gent is a club that looks to the future and did not opt for the money."


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The producer of MTV's hit show the "Jersey Shore" confirmed to NBC New York Sunday that the show will be taping in Seaside Heights for the third straight summer.
"Same crew, ready to party bigger than ever," show producer Sally Ann Salsano wrote in an email.
The means Snooki, The Situation and the rest will spend most of the summer working, partying and recording one of the most popular shows on cable TV.
Realtor Mike Loundy confirmed they will be based in the same house just behind the boardwalk, and will be working in the same beach shop just a few feet away.
He said the cast and crew "will be here soon and will stay throughout at least late August."
The show has been a boon to tourism in Seaside Heights these past two years, especially appreciated during the recession.
Perhaps the only ones not excited about this news might be the Seaside Heights Police Department.
Last year they were in the spotlight for arresting Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi on charges that included disorderly conduct, to which she eventually plea bargained and performed community service.
Last month, while the show was taping in Italy, she was briefly taken into custody after the car she was driving hit a parked police car. She was issued a citation and released, according to news reports.
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Facebook's stock price is currently hovering just above its all-time low.
Shares have lost nearly half their value since they hit the market in May.
The social network's executives, employees and investors aren't the only ones disappointed by the stock's underperformance. The state of California was hoping for roughly $2 billion in tax revenue from the company's initial public offering.
The state Legislative Analyst's Office predicted that Facebook stockholders cashing in their shares would account for 20 percent of the growth in California's personal income this year. But if the stock continues to sink, tax revenue will fall hundreds of millions of dollars short of budget projections.
California's leaders have no one to blame but themselves for pegging the state's fiscal future to the vagaries of the stock market. The state's steeply progressive income tax rates – which cause it to spend with abandon during flush times and generate fiscal crises when incomes dip – are driving it toward fiscal ruin.
California's personal income tax rates are the second-highest – and among the most progressive – in the nation. The top 10 percent of earners pay almost 75 percent of taxes.
The state does not distinguish between earned income and capital gains. The latter, of course, form a greater share of the income of the highest-income earners. So California's income tax system, by relying on the wealthy for most of its proceeds, is heavily dependent on capital gains.
Income from capital gains is inextricably linked to the health of the stock market. So it's much more volatile than that from labor. Consequently, California's tax take can vary widely from year to year. An IPO that doesn't perform as expected can cause the state's budgetary projections to go up in smoke.
Indeed, California has repeatedly overestimated revenue inflows during difficult economic times – and underestimated them during periods of economic growth. Since the 1981-82 fiscal year, the state's budget experts have hardly ever gotten it right.
During the economic boom of 1994-2000, California's capital gains income rose from $28 billion to $165 billion. Then the tech bubble burst, and capital gains fell to $68 billion in 2002.
The housing bubble followed, and capital gains income shot back up to $153 billion in 2007. That bubble burst, and back into the tank the state went; capital gains income plummeted to $56 billion in 2009. That cost the state $9 billion in tax revenue in 2008 and 2009.
The Legislature tried to make up for the loss by raising income and sales taxes in 2009. Now, with the stock market failing to produce the capital gains – and the tax revenue – officials were hoping for, most politicians across the state, including Gov. Jerry Brown, are again supporting a proposition to raise tax rates.
History shows that continuing on such a path will cause California's fiscal health to deteriorate further.
The 1 percent may not be an especially popular segment of the population, but without them, California doesn't have a budget. And they don't have to live in California.
During the last 20 years, population outflows from the Golden State have responded to tax rates. During the extraordinarily high tax year of 1994, for example, about 450,000 people fled the state. Many of them moved to Colorado, where voters had just approved a constitutional amendment that severely restricted the state's power to raise taxes.
To prevent that from happening again – and to protect the state's fiscal situation from deteriorating further – state leaders should throw out the current tax structure and replace it with a flat tax.
A single tax rate for individual taxpayers and businesses assures them that they aren't going to be punished disproportionately if their incomes rise.
People will be less likely to try to avoid taxes by underreporting income – or by moving to another state.
A flat tax can also put an end to the state's yearly revenue roller coaster, where the stock price of the latest IPO makes or breaks the state budget.
Californians old enough to remember the 1992 presidential campaigns may remember that a Democratic candidate proposed just such a flat tax for the entire United States. His name? Jerry Brown.