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Chapter 164: Boundary
Chapter 164: Boundary Translator: Noodletown Translated Editor: Noodletown Translated Huo Mian had a high IQ and a high EQ, but she had one flaw. When she was with Qin Chu, she would sometimes lose the ability to think. This was also why Qin Chu successfully got her to become his girlfriend back then. She always thought that everything that happened was destiny. No matter how rational and perfect she was, she easily fell apart in front of Qin Chu. Therefore, when Qin Chu kissed her, she wanted to resist, but she couldn't summon any strength. Or maybe, her body was just being honest about not wanting to push him away and wanted him and his unique scent to be forever hers. When the students were on break, the school often broadcasted songs to help them relieve stress. As if it was right on cue, music flowed onto the field… "Going back to the starting point again, seeing that innocent face of yours in my memory. It's hard to believe that today is finally the day. The old photo hidden under the table, linking countless memories together. This boy is going on a final date with that girl today. Going back to the starting point again, standing dumbly in front of the mirror. Clumsily tying up a red necktie. Combing my hair to look like an adult and putting on a handsome suit. Thinking that when I see you later, you must be prettier than what I expect. I really want to go back to those years when we were still young. Back to the classroom when I am sitting in front of you, purposely teasing you so you would gently scold me. The pairing arrangements on the blackboard, are you willing to separate them? No matter who sits with whom, he will still love her. All the heavy rain that we missed those years, all the romance that we missed those years. I really want to hold you tightly in my arms, to hold onto the courage that I never managed to possess. I used to dream about conquering the world, to only realize in the end that every little thing in my world revolves around you only. All the heavy rain that we missed those years, all the romance that we missed those years. I really want to tell you that I have never really forgotten. The night sky was filled with twinkling stars and the promise we made in a parallel universe. If we can meet again, I will hold you tightly in my arms this time. Hugging you tightly…" Hu Xia's Those Years was playing at the perfect moment, fitting the atmosphere between the two extremely well. Huo Mian was a woman with complex emotions, and, at that moment, she was extremely moved. She thought back at her and Qin Chu all those years ago and couldn't help but wrap her arms around his broad shoulders, hugging him tightly. They've already missed out on seven years... how many more 'seven years' were left in their lives? Qin Chu's heart filled with butterflies. Since they reunited, this was the first time Huo Mian hugged him. That gentle kiss lasted for 3 minutes and 50 seconds, the same length as that song. Finally, Qin Chu held Huo Mian's hand in his as they walked out of the campus in silence. Neither of them talked again until they got home. Once they were home, Huo Mian felt a little sleepy, so she took a hot shower in her bedroom. However, as soon as she left the bathroom, Qin Chu basically pounced on her, pushing her down onto the bed. "Qin Chu…" Huo Mian was a little nervous. "Mian, I don't want to wait anymore…" Then, Qin Chu tugged at Huo Mian's bathrobe until it fell off, his warm palm tightening around her pale shoulders. "Qin Chu, I don't…" Qin Chu's tongue invaded her mouth before she could finish her sentence. This kiss was no longer gentle like the one they shared at school. It was an aggressive invasion, leaving her no room to think. Huo Mian's mind went blurry and heavy; she couldn't think about anything else. Qin Chu seemed to have control over everything… They've been married for a while now but didn't do much else except kissing. Naturally, Qin Chu wanted to because he had always been clear about his feelings towards Huo Mian. However, Huo Mian was struggling to admit her own feelings, because she didn't think that she would be able to spend the rest of her life with him. She was still thinking about divorce and didn't want to give him too much hope. Huo Mian believed that if a woman gave both her heart and body to a man, she would lose for sure. She needed an escape route, so she always tried to keep that line drawn between them. Qin Chu looked at Huo Mian through the small ray of moonlight that shone through the crack between the curtains. She was under his body, and he felt a sense of impulsivity taking over. He had never felt like that before. He knew, at that moment, lust had taken over his rationality.


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Sharpen your eyes, not just your pencils...
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I was a college lecturer for 13 years and I loved teaching Art & Design - still do (and hope to do more of it through workshops and e-courses) - and one of the greatest joys about it was watching the skills of the students improve and to see their own pride grow as they saw their work getting stronger and stronger as they practiced.
But one of the most fascinating things about learning to draw (a skill which I sincerely believe anyone can learn to do and do well if they are motivated to try!) is that it is less about pencils than you realise - and much more to do with your eyes (well, and your brain!).
At its very simplest level, drawing is putting marks on paper - and we can all do this from a very early age. One of the most vital skills that needs to be honed if we wish to develop these marks into recognisable forms is the ability to see. Yes, you read that right - to draw better we need to see better.
Let me explain what I mean. Take a look at this:
Do you believe me? That both the top and bottom shape are the same shade of grey? (hint: try covering up the 'join' with your finger!) Or this one?
I kid you not - both squares A and B are exactly the same shade of grey. The thing is, sometimes what our brain tells us we see and what is actually in front of us can be different.
Our brain is such an efficient piece of kit that it makes a lot of decisions and judgements before we are even aware of them. It makes assumptions and choices based on what we know - and these judgement can be influenced by the colour that is next to something or the label that we give it. People often find drawing hands or faces really difficult - and this is because we are so familiar with them that our brain 'knows' what they look like and this 'knowledge' can get in the way of what we can actually see.
So, one of the most exciting elements of learning to draw is opening your eyes and really learning to see - a subject I think I may return to :)
And in case you didn't believe me, here you go...
So there you have it - what our brain tells us we see and what is actually in front of us can sometimes be different! And you thought drawing was all about the pencils...
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The Low Down: Cricket Cherpin isn't the kind of guy who starts fights, but he sure will finish them. The oldest kid living at the Naskeag Home for Boys, he looks out for the younger ones and steps in when they need help. Unfortunately, his bad attitude and any return volleys in the punching department don't help foster a great relationship with either the school principal or Mother Mary, the nun who runs the home. After eight long years, you'd think they'd get it by now: he's not going to break down and cry on their shoulders like some weepy girl, no matter what. His past is his past, and it's going to stay there. He's got vodka, a joint and his simmering anger to keep him warm at night. Though he wishes it were Wynona Bidaban.
What kind of future is there for a guy like Cricket? Does he even have one? He's just a pain-in-the-ass waste of space, right? He could just say sayonara right now and save everyone a lot of trouble . But what would the little guys at the Home think about that? Who would tell them their stories and stand up for them at school?
Sometimes, though, all you need is a change of scenery to see things from a different perspective, to have a little hope. It doesn't hurt that Wynona is the cause of some of that change. Maybe that adjustment will be all it takes for Cricket to finally believe that life still sucks occasionally, but it can be wonderful as well. And he deserves it.
Opinions? Yeah, I Got Some: Cricket is the kind of guy that you don't know whether to stomp away from or force into a motherly hug. Though the story didn't hold many surprises, the manner in which it was written was either going to make you love or hate the main character, and in a hurry. He's a closed-off entity with a foul mouth and even fouler thoughts. He's irreverent, obscene, raunchy and indecent. He has a hard shell on the outside with a gooey marshmallow center, though there is a layer of rusty nails and scar tissue in between.
A great book for anyone who likes to have their redemption flavored by salty tears and served with an extra-large helping of filter-free smartass.
The Bottom Line: Be ready for a rollercoaster of a story; sometimes you'll be screaming with your hands in the air; sometimes, you'll be cringing on the floor. Either way, it's a good ride.
Dear Life, You Suck by Scott Blagden was published today by Harcourt Children's Books. A free copy of this book was given to Ink and Page in return for an honest review. Big thanks to Scott Blagden and the Harcourt Children's Books for my ARC.
Genre: Young Adult Fiction Contemporary
Ages: 13 and up
You Might Want to Know: Underage drinking and drug use; profanity; frank discussions
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MCGM Admit Card 2018
MCGM Group D Hall Ticket is released at the official website mcgm.gov.in from 24th January 2018. The officials also declared the MCGM Exam Date on 15th February 2018 to 25th February 2018. So download your MCGM Admit Card 2018 before the test dates as given in the table. You need to enter the serial number to download the BMC Mumbai Class IV Call Letter through online. For your sake, we have listed some steps below and provides an easy downloading procedure to view the admit card. Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Voter Card/Driving License/Passport can be carried as the original identity proofs.
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Justin + Shae
Justin & Shae's Perth wedding was a special one for me.
Justin is my gorgeous brother in-law and his wedding meant that the beautiful Shae would officially become my sister in-law (hooray to that). It was also a pretty tricky wedding for me to photograph as not only was I the official photographer, but I'd only recently had my second son, my eldest son was the page boy and my husband was in the bridal party - yikes! Getting everyone organised (whilst dealing with a bad case of sleep induced baby brain) was a slight logistical nightmare, but my gorgeous friend and photographer extraordinaire Jenna Mason saved the day and photographed the wedding with me, capturing some amazing moments that wouldn't have happened without her creative flair (love you Jenna)!
As for the wedding itself, well it was beautiful! An open air ceremony at a beautiful hidden park in Mosman Park, followed by a reception at the Ocean Beach Hotel in Cottesloe. Justin & Shae shone all day long. I've never seen either of them smile so much, or laugh so hard. It was such a privilege to take their photos and I am so proud to call them both family.
The happy couple are now expecting a baby in December (yep a successful honeymoon), so there's no doubt they'll be back gracing my website soon, with a new addition to the family!
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Spike's Tactical and Pipe Hitters Union supporting Neo-Nazis????
Controversy has hit with the above poster.
What's being said? That PHU and Spike's Tactical support Neo-Nazis.
Where am I on this?
They fucked up.
They included Charlottesville and that yanked the covers off alot. Neo-Nazis got support from a large part of the gun community, militia movement and now a firearms & sportswear manufacturer .
If they wouldn't have included Charlottesville there would be no controversy. But they did and now they have to ride the wave.
What is there response? Well the pic above was posted yesterday and then posted the below pics today...
I get it.
You can't back down cause if you do you're gonna get run over.
Are they racists? I really don't think so. But like I said. They did fuck up badly.
The real question will be if the mainstream media picks up on this. If they do then it won't matter. Life will be rough in those two houses.
This might bear watching...not out of importance, but curiosity...
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The drive from the Antelope Valley to Ventura was smooth. Checked into the hotel and got a bite to eat. Headed over to the gym and congratulations to Ventura for thinking of the senior citizens. I bought their three day ticket for seniors for $12.00…$1.09 per game. Add to that, solid WIFI hook up for fans.
First game ready to begin Palomar verses Pasadena. Pasadena starting their first tournament missing three key players, two point guards and their big man. Hopefully the injuries will not last long into the season. Palomar looks full strength.
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Management Team
Rob Katz
Chief Executive Officer
Rob acquired 100% interest in Medical Eyeglass Center in October of 1998 and began to use his expertise to build the infrastructure, management team and systems necessary to maximize the potential of Medical Eyeglass Center. Oversaw the expansion of MEC from a regional northeast entity to a national organization with managed clients across the country. Rob believes in investing in systems, additional personnel and seasoned management to properly support the robust expansion plan. With now over 80 locations, Medical Eyeglass Center is well positioned to achieve our next set of goals under Rob's leadership and eclipse the 100 location threshold and beyond.
Joe Russell
Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations
As a seasoned sales and marketing executive, Joe provides leadership and guidance to Medical Eyeglass Center. Currently, Joe is the Executive Vice President of Commercial Operations for Medical Eyeglass Center. He is responsible for Medical Eyeglass Center's client relationship management and new account development. Joe also provides leadership with corporate marketing and communications and dispensary sales growth activities. Previously, in 2011, Joe took on the position of President for Advanced Lifestyle Wellness Network, LLC. There, he supported the development, commercialization and implementation of leading eye care technologies to improve patient education and satisfaction. The prior year, Joe was Vice President of Hoya Surgical Optics, formulating and leading all sales operations and strategic planning activities. He was responsible for creating and implementing effective marketing programs and enhancing customer value. In 2008, Joe was the associate director of Abbot Medical Optics, leading marketing and strategic planning activities for AMO's global IOL business in Japan, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S. He was accountable for product development, overall marketing strategies and connecting with various department heads.
Ron Greenberg
Executive Vice President, Client Acquisition & Business Development
Ron's capacity with Medical Eyeglass Center is analyzing the performance of optical dispensaries nationwide and identifying those prospects that can benefit from a relationship with Medical Eyeglass Center. Ron has worked in many facets of the eye care industry for the past 30 years ranging from sales, sales management and national leadership roles with Allergan Surgical to starting HealthCapital Financial Group and Patientfinance.com, which was ultimately sold to GE and added to the Care Credit portfolio. Much of Ron's experience is working within the practice environment and addressing services that optimize the patient experience while enhancing the financial performance of the practice.
Joe Miscia
Chief Operating Officer
Joe is an original member of Medical Eyeglass Center, dating back to 1978. As a New Jersey licensed optician, ABO/NCLE certified optician and entrepreneur, Joe was responsible for developing the innovative concept of establishing optical dispensaries in ophthalmology practices. This concept, since its inception, has changed the landscape of the business of ophthalmology by being one of the earliest supplementary services added to ophthalmology practices. Today, fully 72% of all ophthalmology practices in the United States have in-house optical dispensary services as a convenience for patients and a revenue contributor to the overall practice health. Joe helped to build Medical Eyeglass Center from the ground up, establishing client and vendor relationships that are maintained today.
Ross Cappuzzo
Director, Practice Development
Ross joined MEC's Commercial Leadership Team in October 2017. Currently, Ross is the Director of Practice Development. In his role as Director of Practice Development, Ross works alongside the field management team to facilitate the right patient education and patient flow processes within MEC clients. Ross comes to MEC with over 30 years of experiencing in optical dispensary development and management, most recently as the President and partner, of a multimillion dollar optical and contact lens business in central New Jersey. Previously, Ross served as Vice President and co-owner of Optical Dispensing Services which managed 30 locations within Ophthalmology practices throughout the Northeast.
Bart Ueberroth
Vice President, Finance and Director of Human Resources
As a recent addition to the MEC management team, Bart is located in our corporate headquarters in Westfield, New Jersey. Bart is new to the eye-care industry, but brings with him extensive experience in financial and human-resources management, including many years in the banking and health-care industries. He earned his bachelor's degree in finance from the Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA, and his master's degree in business administration from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. As MEC continues with the rapid expansion experienced over the past few years, Bart is well suited to facilitate the high levels of anticipated future growth.
Kelley Cordes
Director, Operational Excellence
Kelley joined the Medical Eyeglass Center team in 2015. She is a Florida Licensed Optician and has over 28 years of experience in the optical industry managing all aspects of multi-unit optical dispensaries ranging from retail optical dispensaries to private ophthalmology practices. As a part of the Commercial Leadership Team, Kelley is focused on all areas of field operations and procedures to ensure all personnel are operating at the highest level of expertise and efficiency. As a part of her role, she will also work with management to proactively analyze, identify and implement opportunities and solutions to meaningfully drive process improvements throughout the company.
Johanna Hathaway
Director, Merchandising and Administrative Operations
In 1993, Johanna started selling eyeglasses, and within three years, she was managing a large Pearle Vision location, leading to other management roles including LensCrafters. Johanna is a New Jersey licensed optician with ABO/NCLE certification. She is a tenured member of the Medical Eyeglass Center team, starting as an optician in 2005, and overseeing a multitude of client locations. As the Director of Merchandising and Administrative Operations, and a licensed optician, Johanna oversees and manages Medical Eyeglass Center's vast array of frame inventory and coordinates all merchandising within Medical Eyeglass Center client locations.
Jerry Mingo
Director, Lab Operations
In 2003, Jerry started working at Medical Eyeglass Center. Currently, he is the Director of Lab Operations. He is responsible for assisting and overseeing all facets of the business that pertain to ordering and delivering eyewear to Medical Eyeglass Center's clients and offices. Before working for Medical Eyeglass Center, Jerry was lab director for HHI, Inc. from 1999-2003. For ten years prior, he was a lab manager for Hillman's Eyes Super Optical. From 1983 to 1987, Jerry worked for Tri Lite Optics Wholesale Optical Lab.


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A Generation of Software Patents
Boston Univ. School of Law, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-31
30 Pages Posted: 21 Jun 2011 Last revised: 10 Jun 2012
Date Written: June 21, 2011
This report examines changes in the patenting behavior of the software industry since the 1990s. It finds that most software firms still do not patent, most software patents are obtained by a few large firms in the software industry or in other industries, and the risk of litigation from software patents continues to increase dramatically. Given these findings, it is hard to conclude that software patents have provided a net social benefit in the software industry.
Keywords: patents, software, software patents, litigation, innovation, startup firms
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Last week, a man in Ashland was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a pickup truck. After the accident, he was taken to King's Daughters Medical Center where he was pronounced dead that afternoon. According to authorities, when they arrived the man was being treated for injuries on the side of the road by county EMTs.
Witnesses report that he had turned left into oncoming traffic and entered into the path of the pickup truck. The truck tried to brake, but still ended up striking the motorcycle when the truck fishtailed due to braking quickly. On impact, the motorcycle driver flew off his bike and unfortunately was not wearing a helmet at the time. The driver of the pickup did not sustain any injuries.
We see these types of accidents all the time at our firm and each and every one is just as unfortunate as the last. This scenario is unique because the motorcycle driver was not wearing a helmet. It is always important to wear a helmet when driving a motorcycle because it does mean the difference between life and death. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), North Carolina sees more than 10 deaths a year per 10,000 registered motorcycles. The NHTSA also reports that fatalities have been increasing every year.
The incident above may not hold the pickup driver liable for the motorcyclist's death because: 1. The motorcyclist turned into oncoming traffic and 2. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. This is not always the case and there are incidents every day that involve inattentive drivers that hit and injure motorcycle riders. If you or your loved one has been involved in a motorcycle accident, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
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Victoria's Premier Music Theatre Training Program for Children and Teens.
NEW: Youth Opera Studio for singers 12 – 18 years starting Saturday January 14 from 4 – 6 pm in Oak Bay and Soar with Saltwater [ Music Theatre] for children ages 8 – 12 years starting Sunday January 15, 2017 from 12:30 – 2:30 pm at Dance Victoria located at 2750 Quadra Street Victoria BC.
Do you have a child who loves singing and acting? Do you have a son or daughter who enjoys theatre or dance? Saltwater Creative Arts has been offering exceptional training programs for children and teens in the performing arts in Victoria BC. We welcome all students with a passion and interest in music to join us for group classes or private instruction with the Saltwater Creative Team.
Saltwater offers 10 – 16 week training programs that include creative drama, improvisation and movement combined with exciting performance opportunities. Students work with a highly qualified arts educator and top professionals in the theatre industry. All students are assigned individual and ensemble material in theatre and music theatre to be performed in public productions. All students are supported with voice, dance and dramatic training with the creative arts team. We offer high caliber training programs at Dance Victoria Studios located at 2750 Quadra Street. Interested students can register for individualized coaching sessions in Oak Bay in private voice, private keyboard or theory. Saltwater students have performed with YTV, Belfry Theatre, Pacific Opera of Victoria, Kaleidoscope Theatre, Blue Bridge Repertory, Victoria Operatic Society and other performing arts companies in the city.
Saltwater Theatre Productions include "Mummers Masque" a folk opera by Dean Burry; sold out productions of the beloved "Seussical the Musical" at the Metro Studio; Monday Magazine nominated "Side by Side by Sondheim", "13 the Musical" by Jason Robert Brown and Dear Edwina the Musical and Disneys Alice in Wonderland for Children performed at the Metro Studio.


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My 14s volleyball team played in our second tournament on Saturday. We left town at 4:30 in the morning. Drove down to the American Sports Center in Anaheim CA in time for the start of the tournament at 8:00 AM.
We were the number 4 seed in out bracket so we did not have to play the first match. We were scheduled to play in the second, third and fifth matches. We had officiating duty in the sixth match.
Our first game was against a team called Impact 14. We struggled in the first game, but managed to stay close. We lost that game 22-25. But I was hopeful. I hadn't seen that team do anything we couldn't counter, handle or out play. In the second game my girls seemed intent on proving me right. We jumped out to a small lead and were cruising right long until the game got to 21-18. Then the other team rotated a really good server to the line. This rotation coincided with my girls going just a little flat. They were down for just a couple minutes. But it was enough. I used my timeouts, and one substitution. But that didn't stop our opponents from stealing a 23-25 win from us. This Impact Team ended up finishing the day an undefeated 3-0.
Our next match was against a team from the Channel Island Volleyball Club. They had lost a close match against our third opponent of the day in the opening match of the day. We played OK but just couldn't seem to get out offense working. We lost the first game 16-25. This loss seemed to wake up my players a bit. We won the second game 25-16, and cruised through the third 15-5.
Our third match was against Conejo Crush 13s team. We probably matched up pretty well with this team as only 3 of my 8 players are too old to play 13s. For a group of 13s this team played really well. We won the first game 25-18. The second game was a different game. We just could not pull away from this team. They matched up point for point or short run for short run. We held our short lead most of the game but eventually fell behind 23-24. Then my worst fear happened. My star player rotated into the service spot. Normally this would be a good thing. But while she was setting and hitting well that day, and playing great defense, her serving was a nightmare. On the day this player, who has been a star of my middle school teams for 3 years, couldn't serve her way out of a wet paper bag. She was hitting 20% from the service line. Twice I had warned her that if she didn't get her act together I was going to make her start jump serving. Just so that she would have an excuse for missing. (btw, she has a very nice jump serve, that she is scared to us in games).
Well, this star player comes to the line, her team down one point, her opponents needing only one point to end the game, and she calmly and smoothly serves three straight service aces. I told her that I would consider that performance as redemption for the rest of the day, but I would still spend some time examining the game video to see if her serving problems in the last two tournaments was a technique or a mental problem. I'm really hoping its technique, I can fix that a lot easier than I can fix a mental one.
So we finished the day in second place in our bracket. I hope that is good enough to get us moved into the bronze bracket next Saturday. If not we will just have to play our way up during the mandatories which start on March 1st.
The only glitch in our day was some of the parents that came with us had some real trouble with the score keeping that was being done. They tended to get a little vocal when the teams score-keeping would make mistakes. Which happened a lot. I was shocked to see how little effort some of these other coach's put into the score-keeping process. Each team had to score-keep one match each day. Many of these coaches just dump a couple girls who may or most likely don't know how to keep score. Then they disappear. So we have girls who don't know what they are doing, or more likely just are not paying attention handling the scores for their opponents. In each of our games we had at least one stoppage of play in order for the referee to straighten out the score-keeping.
When the score-keepers would mess up the flip chart my parents in the stands would start yelling and pointing that the score was messed up. They were taking this personal because the mistakes were constantly being made against us. The referee we had was trying to be reasonable, but he was not going to allow anyone to yell at the score-keepers, even if they were messing up - a lot!
In the end, after we had finished our turn as scorekeepers the referee apologized to me and our parents for threatening to throw them out of the gym. He noticed the attention my girls paid to the score-keeping process, the lines and the paperwork. He saw that I stood there with my girls the whole time checking their work and helping them were needed. He also noticed that the two games we were score-keeping were the only games he refereed all day that he didn't have to stop the game to straighten out the score-keeping. He told me "If that is level of maturity and careful attention your parents have some to expect from volleyball players I can understand why they got so frustrated with the sloppy work from the other teams."
It made me feel good about my girls, and really disgusted with the half-assed job most of the other 14s coaches seem to be doing teaching their players about their off the court duties.
We got home about 6 PM Saturday night. Three of my players had a special engagement that evening. Our School was holding a major fund raising event that evening. The 20th Annual Saint Ann's School Car Raffle. The three players were supposed to show up dressed nicely and work as the "Vannas" for the night. Named after Vanna White their job is to take the ticket numbers as they are drawn off one board and move them over to another board. These three young athletes were radiant in their nice dresses and too high a heels. I was proud that none of them feel off their heels, off the stage, or asleep on the job. It was a long day for them and they did a wonderful job.
Our next tournament is next Saturday. But before then we have two practices and a lot to work on. I can hardly wait.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Qualifier Number 2
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- Personal Tax Compliance (incl. tax returns)
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- Share Valuations
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- PAYE Investigations
- P11D Planning
- Retirement Strategies
- Pension/life Assurance Planning
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Simon trained with Honey Barrett in Eastbourne until he was invited to join PRB in 1990. He was made a partner in 1996 and is the firm's Head of Taxation. He is responsible for managing both the corporate and personal tax affairs of our clients.
Describe youself
Hardworking, focused, straightforward and helpful
What aspect of your job do you find most rewarding?
Assisting clients and colleagues alike
How long have you been in your current business?
22 years
What law would you introduce if you were made Prime Minister & why?
A simplification of rules/removal of red tape for business owners (and accountants!)
If you were to choose an alternative career, what would it be?
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You will get project invitations based on your location, devices, and previous performance on our platform. You will receive the invitation to the project or cycle to your email listed under your profile.
What constitutes good performance?
At Testlio, we are looking at various performance indicators. Below, I will explain the main three criteria we are looking at, which can determine how likely you will be invited to new projects.
Diligence % - Diligence shows the percentage of all issues that you submit that have been approved. Example: In total, you have submitted 10 issues, 3 of them are approved, 7 of them are closed for reasons such as duplicates and out of scope.
This will make your diligence 30% - which is very low, as we expect testers to check for duplicates and also read scope requirements.
Our good testers have diligence at least above 60%.
Expert Productivity Ratio - Expert productivity shows ratios of the high & medium severity bugs you submit per assigned testing hour.
Let's say you were assigned 2 hours to test and you submitted 1 medium severity bug in that time period. 1 issue in 2 hours will make your expert productivity 0.5.
At Testlio, the majority of our testers are trained experts and our benchmark for expert productivity is 0.6 for testers performing exploratory testing tasks.
Bug Report Quality - This indicates how well you format your bug reports. The expected rate is 5. To get 5 points, you need to have a clear title that matches requirements, full content (covering environment, steps to reproduce and results) and 2 mandatory attachments - a log file and screen recording.
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Food From food to festivals, Ontario's got it all
s Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, I always encourage visitors to take in all the sights and sounds our wonderful province has to offer. Ontario is a big place with a lot to offer and every region has its own unique style and charm.
Good food and drink makes for a great travel experience. Enjoying a meal in a new city or town can ground you and connect you not only to a locale's unique cuisine, but to the people who grow, produce, and prepare that cuisine. Like a fine glass of wine with a good meal, culinary tourism enriches your overall travel experience, giving a deeper appreciation of local heritage, culture, and traditions.
"Like a fine glass of wine with a good meal, culinary tourism enriches your overall travel experience, giving a deeper appreciation of local heritage, culture, and traditions."
In 2006, Ontario launched a 10-year Culinary Tourism Strategy, and since that time our province has been recognized as one of the world's top culinary tourism destinations. That distinction is a credit to the dedication and creativity of Ontario's tourism operators, local food producers, chefs, and everyone bringing top quality Ontario produce, prepared cuisine, and authentic dining experiences to the traveller's table. To build on this success, our government created the FeastON program. FeastON highlights and supports member restaurants that source their supplies from Ontario growers and producers. Look for the FeastON logo for a true Ontario culinary experience.
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My client is very well known and respected £400m turnover RC frames contractor and are currently looking to add to their Bristol team. The role may suit an individual with an Engineering / Project Management background. The salary for this role is £45k - £50k, based at the Bristol office.
Primary Functions/ Duties:
- Assist the Bid Team to successfully submit bid proposals for each tender contract
- Responsible for the preparation of Tender submissions for Civil Engineering / Hard Landscaping and RC Frame projects
- Measuring & ' Quantity Take-Off', taking measurements from drawings for planning purposes
- Sourcing pre-project information and analysing sub-contractor quotations, agreements & enquiries
- Assist the Senior team members to produce price & final summary sheets for review
- Attend pre-contract interviews, client meetings etc
- Post Tender Presentations of the tender scheme internally and externally to directors and clients
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- Preferably degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering and or relevant planning experience
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- Excellent organisational skills and ability to adhere to strict deadlines on a daily & weekly basis.
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Glitches in tax return software standards mean that two groups of taxpayers may have to submit their 2016/17 tax returns on paper, instead of electronically, to ensure that they don't overpay their tax.
Dividend confusion
The problems stem from the interaction between the separate allowances for savings and dividends, the personal allowance, and the additional rate of tax on income over £150,000. The two groups of taxpayers affected appear to be:
- those with total income made up of savings and non-savings income over £32,000 of which the non-savings income is between £11,000 and £16,000
- those with non-dividend income of £27,000 to £32,000 plus dividends which take their total income to more than £145,000
Individual taxpayers (not trustees or personal representatives) are entitled to the dividend allowance of £5,000, which taxes the first £5,000 of dividends at 0%, within the tax band the dividends fall into. Dividends are taxed as the highest slice of income.
Group A
These taxpayers should benefit from the savings rate band of up to £5,000 as their non-savings income not covered by the personal allowance will not use all of the savings rate band. The HMRC tax return software specification fails to give the benefit of the savings rate band in this scenario and hence overcharges taxpayers in this group by up to £1,000.
A taxpayer with non-savings income of £11,000 and savings income of £26,000. The correct amount of tax for 2016/17 is £4,000. Using software based on the HMRC software standards will calculate the tax as £5,000. If you file online the taxpayer will be overcharged by £1,000.
Group B
These taxpayers do not receive any personal savings allowance, as their income makes them additional rate taxpayers. However, they do qualify for the £5,000 dividend tax allowance. The HMRC tax software specification incorrectly deducts the dividend tax allowance that falls in the unused basic rate band from the higher rate band which then pushes dividends up into the additional rate. This error could cost up to £280 if the return is filed electronically instead of by paper.
Software standards
These problems illustrate an underlying issue with the standards set for tax software by HMRC.
All tax software developers are required to produce tax return software which abides by computational standards set by HMRC. If the software doesn't follow those computational rules, the tax return will be rejected by the HMRC's electronic gateway. This is a sensible control mechanism.
Software developers have confirmed that the 2016/17 tax return software has to have identical calculations to those performed by the HMRC system, or it cannot be approved by HMRC. Any software house using the HMRC computations should be able to successfully file a return in the excluded scenarios, but the tax due will be overstated. Any software house not using the HMRC computations would suffer mass rejections of returns.
Work around
HMRC has added the scenarios for taxpayers in groups A and B to their exclusions list which was issued on 17 March. The official instruction is to file the returns for taxpayers who fall these groups using a paper return rather than by online filing. This means the affected taxpayers will remain on the 'paper filing' list until filing for 2016/17 tax returns is completed.
Tim Good and Giles Mooney, two of the directors of Absolute Software, have been working with HMRC and speaking to the Treasury about this year's complexity following HMRC's decision to use Good's spreadsheet calculator algorithms as the basis for their calculation software this year. It appears that HMRC's specification for its own tax calculation software includes two errors, which are not present in the spreadsheet.
Tim Good explained: "I had a meeting with HMRC last November to clarify the computational issues and it looked as though they were going to be able to get it sorted in time for the new reporting season. But apparently, the team responsible for coding the main HMRC self assessment system was simply unable to complete the task from the Excel algorithms in time.
I have every sympathy for the HMRC team – the villain of the piece is the horrendous complexity that the interaction between the allowances gives rise to in certain (not that unusual) combinations of income.
We thought we were there just in time for the 2017 software release in early April but because of the coding problems they have encountered, HMRC has decided to go ahead with the instruction that all returns for the scenarios on the exclusions list should be filed on paper."
Not software supplier's fault
Whenever HMRC's software standards are not in line with tax law, tax returns with incorrect tax computations are successfully submitted while correct returns may be rejected. These errors are only spotted when the same tax calculation is performed independently say on paper, or in this case, on a stand-alone spreadsheet.
The solution is to have an independent body check the tax software standards set by HMRC, to ensure they are correct and in line with tax law. HMRC should not be permitted to check its own homework, as it does now.
This is not the first error to arise from incorrect tax software standards and it won't be the last.
Don't blame your software supplier – it really isn't their fault.
About Rebecca Cave
Consulting tax editor for Accountingweb.co.uk. I also co-author several annual tax books for Bloomsbury Professional and write newsletters for other publishers.


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What does the fall of Ramadi mean for the battle against ISIS?
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's (ISIS) capture of the city of Ramadi last weekend raises fresh questions about the U.S. strategy for preventing the jihadist group from taking further territory in the region.
Ramadi was both symbolically important as the capital of the Anbar province and strategically important because of its location just 70 miles west of Baghdad.
"It's significant because the march toward greater control of territory in western Iraq seems stalled if not moving in reverse," said CBS News Senior National Security Analyst Juan Zarate. "It raises serious questions about the viability of the current strategy to rely on Iraqi forces to retake areas in Iraq, to push back ISIS' advance. That's leading to great debates in Washington as well as in Baghdad as to whether or not the strategy is even viable now."
While President Obama has gathered his national security advisers to talk about next steps in the fight against ISIS, Zarate said there are not many good options for the U.S. The American military must rely heavily on proxy forces on the ground.
The Iraqi Army will have to decide whether to allow Shia militias and groups to move into Sunni-dominated territories - which could help drive out ISIS - but it could also create greater sectarian strife that leads to longer-term instability in Iraq. The U.S. must consider whether it can give more arms and aid to the Sons of Iraq, a group of tribes that have allied with American forces in the past. But it will also have to ask whether the U.S. or its allies need more of a presence on the ground as opposed to the current tactic of providing only air support and military advisers.
"This is a long term battle," Zarate said. "We're going to have to be patient to a certain extent, but the reality is the Islamic state is not giving up much territory and if you look at the map, including in Syria, they're actually gaining ground and so this is not going well and the president knows that.
Earlier this year, it seemed as if ISIS might be losing ground in the region. Zarate warned that it can be hard to tell who is winning and losing because the battle lines shift every day.
"Without the ability to move out the Islamic State forces from these key population centers, without the ability to reinforce local proxies and to gain momentum, we are going to be in this situation where the battle lines are shifting and one day it looks like we're advancing, the next day it looks like we're losing," he said.
There are major questions ahead, including how to retake Mosul, the second-largest city in Iraq, and how to best combat the group in Syria where they face very little pressure.
"This is a dangerous elixir and the question is do we need to accelerate or quicken our response to the Islamic State?" Zarate said.


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ECLC's long time mission partner, VEAP, makes a commitment to "Meet Basic Needs. Build Stronger Community." Our participation in their annual school supply drive means much more than scissors, glue, and folders for 3,300 children…it means 3,330 children in Edina, Richfield, and Bloomington will have the excitement of choosing a backpack this year. It means they won't feel embarrassed or unprepared on the first day of school. It means they'll feel like every other student with a full backpack waiting to meet their teacher and start the school year off ready to succeed.
This week, take advantage of school supply sales and purchase most needed items on VEAP's list and drop them off at ECLC. Parents, this is a meaningful first volunteer opportunity for kids to pick out supplies for fellow students:
- Backpacks, especially for older students
- College-lined notebooks
- Folders
- Pencils
- Pens
Or, visit ECLC's table after worship on Sunday where ECLC high school student Soren K, coordinator of this year's drive, will collect $$ donations to purchase school supplies en masse and deliver them to VEAP for you. Thank you for caring for ALL God's children!


text: I cannot believe how much emotion plays in the way we live our lives today. Emotions that play out in some of the most important decisions we need to make for the continuing survival of this planet. I watched Obama and Hilary during their compassion forum on CNN Sunday night and then watched my boyfriend Charlie Rose last night. The topic of discussion was Obama's comments on The white Working class in Philadelphia. I paraphrase, but he said something about them being bitter and clinging to their religion. I purposely left out the rest because it seems the line "cling to their religion" is the one that the Blue collars are clinging to. Funny they don't mind bitter. Clinton is calling him and elitist and saying the she and john McCain are the only people in the race that care about the "real concerns of the poor." There are many problems with that statement, the first being that Clinton and her husband are rich a hundred times over and McCain is Married to a very wealthy woman. Obama on the other hand, was raised by a single mom. Hmmmm..... His $ has come his supporters; even the smallest donations have made it possible for him to campaign instead of spending his time raising money. Hilary took a chunk of her own money and put it into her campaign. Maybe Obama slipped up, maybe he forgot where he came from I mean after all the word poor has such a negative connotation. Which brings me to the the second problem with that statement which is that the white working class do not consider themselves poor, nobody wants to be called poor. Obama left himself open to the attack because he strayed away from his center.   And Hilary keeps referring to the "poor" which is essentially being an elitist herself.  So everybody is just reacting and defending rather than owning the truth and dealing with it in an honest way. The blue collars defend against Obama saying clinging to religion instead of looking at the facts. Which actually proves his point even further. I dont' know who said it, but the term was Religion is the opiate for the masses. I am blue collar and i personally suffer from the same problem that is maifesting here. I have meany times heard many many words that could have helped but only hung on to the one that was negative and in turn made a deciison about a person that had nothing to do with reality. And in turn hurt myslelf. It's verry complicated because first of all there is such a negative connotation to the word poor, and it hits people emotioanlly and as I watch Hilary talk abouthow we need to help the poor my insides scream How???? we can't solve a problem until everyboyd gets off thier high horse and tries to really change things........ We are taught when we are children that there are three things you never talk about in public. Religion, politcs and money. WHY?? The shame is what is keeping us all opressed. I'm not saying that religion is not helpful i'm just saying we should question things more. For me personally i was taught as a catholic that "if you think its a sin" that was pertaining to bad things. As and adult i ask why didnt' that work on the positive side. If you think good things they will happen. I am not putting anyone down by asking that question i'm actually empowering people. I'm askign a wuestion that can actully broaden the scope of how we think I'm adding to instead of taking away.  If everbody in this counrty were less scared and asked more questions we could get somewhere. Hilary and Obabma are just reacting at this point. They are taking away from something that could be positive . UMMMMMMMM OUR FIRST BLACK OR FEMALE PRESIDENT. They are tearing each other down and potentially paving the way for the republicans to take over the White House. They are going to try to get the blue collar vote now but once they get it, the blue collars will go back to church and they will go back to being elitist and nothing i mean nothingwill change. You can say what you mean mean what you say and don't say it mean, You can stand up for something without taking someone else down. Clinging to one thing is he exact thing that leaves us all vulnerable to be taken advantage of. If we're busy over here being bitter about one word then they can do what they want over there. There is nothing morally wrong with being poor its a social issue.  But if we keep our eyes down in shame they or our noses and eyes up in the air so we don't have to see the ugly we are not lookign straight ahead to the future.......... More on this tomorrow..... I have to go see tony bennet:)


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Pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, is perhaps the most famous of our mathematical constants. It has fascinated many of the brightest sparks in the history of mankind, often dominating the thoughts of far too many for far too long. It even has a film of its own.
Just as strangely fascinating as pi itself are the odd-ball folk who have, over the years, dedicated large chunks their lives to its calculation. Yes, mathematicians are strange creatures, and the extraordinary William Shanks was no exception.
In the long chronology of the computation of pi, that of Mr Shanks' is right up there with the best of them. And he was a North-East boy: born in Corsenside, Northumberland, but who lived out the final several decades of his life in Houghton-le-Spring. He settled there in 1847 after marrying his wife, Jane, in
the previous year. London
He owned and ran (and lived in) a private boarding school in Nesham Place, an activity which afforded him plenty of time to indulge his passion for sums and such like. He was soon publishing works on mathematics, and began working on the expansion of pi at an early stage. Beginning in the early 1850s, he pushed the computation of the famous constant out beyond 500 decimal places – then 600, then finally (in 1873, after a bit of a rest) claimed a whopping 707. During his 'gap years' of 1850s-early 1870s he worked on many other mathematical problems, including the calculation of e and Euler's Constant y to more decimal places than ever before. He also published a table of prime numbers up to 60,000, found the natural logarithms of 2, 3, 5 and 10 to 137 places, and a whole host of other bits and bobs.
Shanks' work on pi remained unchallenged (and unbettered) until 1946, when his landmark 707 decimal places was found to contain an error at the 528th place when a certain D.F.Ferguson tapped the problem into his desk calculator. Shanks', on the other hand, had no such luxury of course. He would work for hours, manually, on his little problems most mornings, then check for errors in the afternoons – taking him a good twenty years get as far as we can get in a split second today.
William Shanks died, aged 70, in 1882, and was buried in nearby
. Houghton Hillside Cemetery
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Humphrey is a town in Cattaraugus County, in the Olean metro area.
Humphrey is in the Southern Tier region.
The latitude of Humphrey is 42.211N. The longitude is -78.521W.It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,841 feet.
The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 721.
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30% of Humphrey residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Humphrey ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Humphrey was $16,874, compared with $21,587 nationally.
13% of Humphrey residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
Median rent in Humphrey, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $248. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $759.
Cattaraugus County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Humphrey political report.
The average commute time for Humphrey workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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Spotting A Unhealthy Animal Rescue
The ultimate touches were added to the amenities simply earlier than Thanksgiving 1982 and, after a short vacation break, the team started its initial training program. Whether it is spent for the essential needs or the medical wants, the rescue shelter has the appropriate to require adoption charge so that they will proceed serving to …
The ultimate touches were added to the amenities simply earlier than Thanksgiving 1982 and, after a short vacation break, the team started its initial training program. Whether it is spent for the essential needs or the medical wants, the rescue shelter has the appropriate to require adoption charge so that they will proceed serving to more abandoned dogs. We've a few dogs which we obtained as puppies as we have now cats and felt it was better to lift them from pups. This is not my first dog rescue adoption with them and it's miles from my first dog adoption from rescue shelters or helping dogs in want.
Our final 2 rescue dogs, Lexie and Theodore, got here to us so crushed down, they had no personalities of their own. That the dogs had drastically improved and that some kind of vet tech was looking after them in her home. We make a commitment to order a minimal of fifty% of the dogs we save to The Underdog. Parvoviral infection has develop into a illness almost completely of puppies and adolescent dogs. I'm fascinated by what these dogs are able to do, as well as by the connection between Caroline and her German Shepherds. These firsthand accounts, intimately instructed by a 12-yr SAR veteran, seize the essence of how it feels to be in the midst of a rescue with one of many world's finest and busiest volunteer groups – from each the victims' and rescuers' perspectives.
Struggle dogs have endured essentially the most excessive of risks and whereas most are healthy and sound they've never had an opportunity at a cheerful home life. Yes, we've a purebreed from a shelter, shelter dogs have extra resistance to diseases and are extra sturdy than purebreed dogs. We assist with the location, care and the overall wellbeing of dogs in native shelters, rescues, and different services all through the state of Rhode Island.
All dogs like humans start out with what we laughingly call puppy teeth which may very well be used as hypodermic needles or as replacements set for a piranha. The dedication of the Dog Star Rescue crew and partners was superb, especially Susan Haspeslagh and Ashley Barton (foster mother). Try to be notifying whomever this is that the dogs got here sick in case you are certain they didn't get sick at your place. Flowers – Nearly one year outdated, Flowers is a candy rescue who shall be a gorgeous huge girl. Effectively, within the case of Amy Racina's accident while backpacking alone in California's Sierra mountains, one difference amongst various occasions that led to her rescue may very effectively have price her her life. There is no group of individuals I love greater than individuals who danger their own lives to help others equivalent to in search and rescue efforts. Among companion animals, dogs are unmatched of their devotion, loyalty and friendship to people.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks raced higher Thursday as a downtrodden market in one crazed session nearly recouped three days of stiff losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tallying its third-biggest point gain after wild swings in both directions.
The rally capped a day that featured largely bleak news on the economy and on the earnings front, with investors at times reeling in the face of rising unemployment claims and reduced outlooks from Intel Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Yet one veteran market watcher said the market had been prepping all week for dismal data.
"This market has been pricing in at a very fast pace some pretty bad news," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co.
After rising more than 100 points at the start, only to lapse below 8,000 for the first time since Oct. 10, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.20% traded up and down in a 911-point range to end at 8,835.25, up 552.59 points or 6.7%.
"We know the unemployment rate is going higher; that is what happens in recession. We knew people weren't buying PCs, so Intel's pre-announcement was in large part expected, and we also know that Wal-Mart continues to be the leader of retail sales. People are shopping; they are just trading down," said Hogan.
Blue-chip financial shares were among those tallying losses, with Citigroup Inc. C, +3.52% finishing 2% lower after falling to lows not seen since the mid-1990s. Read full story.
Shares of General Motors Corp. GM, +1.45% also ended lower, off 4.2%.
Shares of General Electric Co. GE, +9.74% were up 3.5%, reversing course on declines that came on renewed speculation the industrial conglomerate may have to raise additional cash to cover higher debt costs. See more.
Intel INTC, +1.75% gained 6.7% after it cut its outlook late Wednesday, warning fourth-quarter revenue would be as much as 17% lower than previously forecast due to "significantly weaker-than-expected demand in all geographies and market segments."
Dow component Wal-Mart Stores WMT, +0.27% advanced 4.4% after the retailing giant reported a better-than-forecast 10% profit rise in the third quarter but lowered its 2008 earnings view. Read details.
After lapsing to a low not seen since early 2003, the S&P 500 SPX, +1.44% steered upward, climbing 58.99 points, or 6.9% to 911.29.
Energy, financials and materials fronted the solid gains that included all 10 of the S&P's industry groups.
The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite COMP, +1.67% surged 97.49 points, or 6.5%, to settle at 1,596.7.
Volume on the New York Stock Exchange neared 2 billion, with advancers overtaking decliners nearly 3 to 1. On the Nasdaq, nearly 1.4 billion shares changed hands, with advancers tripping decliners 5 to 2.
For the first time in three weeks, gold futures fell below $700 an ounce, although the December contract closed at $705 an ounce, down $13.30, or 1.9%, on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Read Metals Stocks.
December crude closed at $58.24 a barrel, up $2.08, or 3.7%. Prices reversed course after tapping an almost 22-month low of $54.67 on Globex. See Futures Movers.
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The Labor Department said filings for jobless benefits rose to 516,000 last week in another sign of a struggling economy. Read Economic Report.
"We are not at the recovery stage. We're still feeling the pain and still washing out our troubles," said Robert Olman, president of Alpha Search Advisory Partners, an executive recruitment firm.
Added to the mix, Olman said, is the fact that November brings deadlines for investors to send letters to hedge funds for redemptions.
Other early data had the U.S. trade gap narrowing to $56.5 billion in September, offering further evidence of a global economic slump. See full story.
Siemens AG SI, the engineering giant, said its quarterly loss widened to $3.1 billion, though it surprised some by holding on to its profit view for the current fiscal year.
Crocs Inc. CROX, +2.97% plunged 44.7% as the footwear maker reported a $148 million loss and warned of further losses ahead.
The Nikkei 225 slumped 5.3% in Tokyo. See Asia Markets. The FTSE 100 slipped 1.3% in London.
U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 411 points, the S&P 500 losing 46 points and the Nasdaq Composite dropping 81 points. The drop came as Best Buy warned about its profit outlook, Google traded at its worst level since 2005, and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson shelved the idea of buying troubled mortgage assets.


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The Story: Alchemist
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The Story consists of six vignettes describing a small part about how each scent came to be. We want you to know more about us—we believe personal connections are the key to understanding people and understanding people is the key to joy. Consider this one small way in which we can connect with you.
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While I would like to tell a story about how the Alchemist came to be that was equal parts personal and thought-provoking. But it would be just that: a story. The Alchemist isn't rooted in some childhood experience or important life event. It is just a smell. A really fantastic smell but a smell none-the-less.
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Exhibiting My Limited Edition In Parallax Art Fair
Ten days left for the Parallax Art Fair. The event will be on Saturday and Sunday 23-24 Feb, in London at Chelsea Town Hall. You can find my work on gallery C9.
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At The Mall, Original Oil Painting WIP
How's your artist resolution going so far? Do you have a plan? Any progress or challenges?
The first two goals I've been working on from my artist resolution are taking my reference photos and using artists' oil paints. It tooks me a while to find a color combination that I think I like, but I will do few paintings before I make up my mind.
This painting is a work in progress of a photo I took at the mall. I can't wait to finish it.
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5 Free Resources For Professional Artists
Being a professional artist and building your own art business takes a lot of work. If you are ready to be a professional artist but not sure where to start and what you need, you should visit these websites. I included my favorite guide from each of them but you definitely should explore them and read the other articles they have.
- How To Prepare A Certificate of Authenticity by Agora Gallery
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His free PDF is available in English and Espanol. You can also purchase Mastering Sunsets video at this link (Important: I get commission after referred customer order made through this link)
- Control Your Time and Become a More Successful Artist by Jason Horejs from RedDotBlog
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