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House: House of Representatives
Portfolio: Treasury
The Bill will amend the thin capitalisation rules, particularly in relation to foreign controlled financial institutions; deal with transitional provisions for the capital gains tax and the gold industry; and make minor amendments to the imputation system. Some changes will also be made to the areas eligible for the zone allowance rebate.
Thin capitalisation refers to the situation where a company operating in Australia has a ratio of foreign debt to equity that exceeds the amount allowed under the thin capitalisation rules. Where this occurs, the deduction allowed for the interest paid on the foreign debt will be limited to the amount that would be allowable if the limits were adhered to. The current limits are 3:1 (debt to equity) for most companies and 6:1 for financial institutions. Foreign controlled financial institutions are therefore in a more advantageous position than other foreign controlled companies.
The amendments to the thin capitalisation rules were announced by the Treasurer in a Press Release dated 30 March 1989. That Press Release also announced that most of the amendments would apply from 1 July 1987, the date of the introduction of the thin capitalisation rules. Prior to the introduction of the rules, much the same result was achieved through the use of foreign investment policy. In a further Press Release, dated 19 February 1990, the Treasurer announced the release of draft legislation dealing with the amendments. Following comments on the draft legislation, this Bill was introduced.
The increased complexity of the income tax laws over recent years has led to greater emphasis on the cost to industry of compliance, particularly under the self assessment system. In a recent draft report, titled Compliance Cost of Australian Public Companies' Income Tax, the Economic Research Centre of the University of Western Australia is reported as estimating that the net compliance cost was approximately 14% of tax revenue paid by public companies. The costs of compliance were proportionally higher for smaller companies. 1
A rebate is available for people living in isolated areas, with the amount of rebate depending on the classification of the area in which they live. There are two basic categories, Zones A and B, with a higher rebate allowed for Zone A areas due to greater isolation and higher costs of living. Within each of these zones there are also special areas, where greater isolation results in the inhabitants receiving a higher rebate than other inhabitants of the Zone. One of the decisions to be implemented by this Bill will be to include Nhulunbuy, a town on the edge of Arnhem Land, in the special area of Zone A. Changes will also be made to the status of Lord Howe Island, King Island and the Furneaux Group of islands.
The main amendments concern the thin capitalisation rules as they relate to foreign controlled banks (i.e basically, where the foreign interest holds 15% of the shares). The amendments will give a number of concessions to such institutions that will result in their being able to claim greater deductions than currently allowed by the thin capitalisation rules. This will be achieved by excluding accounts kept for covering foreign transactions (nostro and vostro accounts - for a definition of these accounts see below) from the relevant calculations of foreign debt and equity. The amendments will also exclude certain amounts, section 128F debentures and short term trade credits (as defined below) from the calculation of foreign equity for all bodies subject to the thin capitalisation rules. These exclusions are also of a concessionary nature. As well, certain resident holding companies currently exempt from the thin capitalisation rules will cease to be exempt. The other major change to these rules will allow the amount of foreign debt for a year to be calculated on a weighted average of such debt during the year, rather than the highest level of debt during the year as is the current situation.
Main Provisions
The proposal to include Nhulunbuy in the special area in Zone A for rebate purposes will be accomplished by clause 7 which will deem the population of the town to be less than 2 500. The change in status of other areas will be achieved by clause 30. The effect of the amendments will be to include Lord Howe Island in Zone A and King Island and the Furneaux Group of islands, both in Tasmania, in Zone B.
A number of new definitions will be inserted into section 159GZA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (the Principal Act), which contains the interpretation provision for the thin capitalisation rules, by clause 9. The more important are:
*Foreign bank which is defined to be a non-resident company that carries out banking business in Australia.
*Nostro account: In relation to a financial institution, this will be an account held with a foreign bank that is kept solely to settle international transactions and deposits are held for a maximum of 10 days and overdrafts are repaid within 10 days.
*Nostro amount, which will be amounts owing by a financial institution where the amount is either held in a nostro account or is an overdraft on a nostro account.
*Vostro account is defined, for a financial institution, to be an account held by a foreign bank with the institution and the same conditions as noted in regard to nostro accounts apply.
*Vostro amount will be amounts owing to a financial institution and either held in a vostro account or is an overdraft on a vostro account.
The definition of foreign debt will be amended to exclude, for financial institutions, nostro amounts. (Clause 10 which will amend section 159GZF of the Principal Act.) The amendment will apply to the 1987-8 and later years of income (clause 31).
The definition of foreign equity is contained in section 159GZG of the Principal Act. The definition provides that the level of equity is to be reduced by amounts owed to a company by foreign controllers or their associates. Excluded from this reduction will be section 128F debenture amounts (see below) ; short-term trade credits (see below); and, for financial institutions, vostro amounts (clause 11). This amendment, and those dealing with the definition of the two terms referred to, will apply to the 1987-8 and subsequent financial years (clause 31).
Section 128F debenture amount is defined in proposed section 159GZJA to be, for a particular time, an amount owed to a company and:
*is owed by a foreign controller or a foreign associate of that person;
*the relevant debenture was issued to the person at least 30 days before the particular time;
*the debenture was issued to the person in their role as manager, dealer or underwriter of the debenture;
*the person disposes of the debentures within 30 days of their issue; and
*section 128F applies to any interest paid by the company (basically this section provides that Division 11A, which deals with interest and dividends subject to withholding tax, will not apply to interest on debentures that satisfy certain conditions [principally that the transactions occur outside Australia]).
Short term trade credit amounts are dealt with in proposed section 159GZJB. An amount owing to a resident company, partnership or trust will be a short-term trade credit at a particular time so long as the amount is owed by a foreign controller or a foreign associate of that person; the company etc. provides goods or services; and the company etc. has provided goods or services to the person and has allowed credit for a maximum of 30 days. The credit cannot be rolled over or extended. Similarly, a short-term trade credit will exist where an amount is owed to a foreign investor and the same matters are satisfied.
The position of a resident holding company that is owned by a foreign controller and holds shares in a resident financial company is dealt with in proposed section 159GZLA. The proposed
Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1990section deals with resident financial companies that are banks and have one foreign controller, and resident holding companies that are not financial institutions, have no debts on which interest is payable, own shares in the resident financial institution and whose shares are owned by the foreign controller. Where all of these matters are satisfied, the resident holding company is to be treated as a non-resident, and so subject to the thin capitalisation rules. As well, if the resident holding company owes an amount to the foreign controller and interest is not payable on the amount, the foreign equity component will be reduced by that amount. The changes will have effect for the 1987-8 and later financial years (clause 31).
The weighted averaging provision for resident companies is contained in clause 14 which will amend section 159GZS of the Principal Act. Taxpayers will be able to elect that the weighted average will apply, rather than the current maximum foreign debt in the year. The formula for calculating the weighted average is based on a number of factors, including the average daily foreign debt and the number of days when the debt exceeded the amount allowed under the equity:debt ratio. Similar provisions will be inserted for resident company groups (clause 15); partnerships (clause 16); trust estates (clause 17); and foreign investors (clause 18).
The gold mining industry will become subject to tax from 1 January 1991, and clause 23 will insert a number of provisions that will make adjustments to the value of assets and trading stock for the purposes of the capital gains tax. Basically, proposed section 159GZZZBC provides that where an asset is disposed of after this date and its indexed cost base is less than its market value (the difference would be a capital gain), the person will be deemed to have disposed of the asset for its indexed cost base and re-acquired it for its market value on 31 December 1990. The future cost base for the asset will therefore be based on the market value. Similarly, where there would be a capital loss due to differences in the reduced cost base and market value at 31 December 1990, the person will be deemed to have disposed of and re-acquired the asset for its market value so that the future cost base will be based on the market value as at 31 December 1990 (proposed section 159GZZZBD).
The value of eligible trading stock (which is included to determine if a taxpayer has assessable income) for the gold industry after tax becomes payable is dealt with in proposed Sub-division E. At the beginning of the year when tax becomes payable, proposed section 159GZZZBH provides that the taxpayer may exercise the options under section 31 (cost price, market value or replacement cost) and that if no election is made, cost price will be used (this is generally the lowest amount). Similarly, when determining if there is any exempt income at the end of the year, the taxpayer will have the same options (proposed section 159GZZZBI).
Sub-section 160AQJ(2), which came into force in 1990, provides that a franking deficit tax which would otherwise be payable will be waived where the company has made an initial payment of tax in accordance with the new rules relating to the time for payment of company tax. The provision applies where the initial payment is equal to or greater than the amount of franking deficit tax that would be payable. Proposed section 160APMA will make it clear that a franking deficit equal to the amount of the tax waived will arise for the company. Similarly, proposed section 160APYC provides that where there has been an overpayment of tax and a subsequent refund or credit, the franking debit will also be adjusted to reflect the changed payment. (The franking deficits tax is imposed where the franking credits given exceed the actual franking level available.)
Policy Issues
A member of the Parliamentary Research Service, Bernard Pulle (ext. 2469), has suggested that a means of simplifying the Principal Act would be to remove the thin capitalisation provisions and replace the revenue saving due to the provisions with a higher rate of withholding tax. He also argues that such action could be seen as more complementary to the measures contained in the Taxation Laws (Foreign Income) Bill 1990. However, this would remove one of the main features of the thin capitalisation rules, the encouragement of foreign equity rather than debt.
1. CAI, Media Statement, 7 October 1990.
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This Digest does not have any official legal status. Other sources should be consulted to determine the subsequent official status of the Bill.
Commonwealth of Australia 1990
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from:email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666226609376223220.post-37397603367479690202009-03-06T14:59:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:59:00.000-05:00Thanks for bringing Morell's work to my attention....Thanks for bringing Morell's work to my attention. I also appreciated your mention of Ibn al-Haytham. What generally is not understood is that Ibn al-Haytham devised his camera obscura not to view images, per se, but to test his hypothesis that light rays do not interfere with each other when they intersect. To test this he set three lamps on a table and created a screen with an aperture with a wall beyond. Light rays from the lamp on the right passed through the aperture and created an image on the left side of the wall. Light rays from the left created an image on the right. This showed that the light rays were intersecting at the aperture. Since the image on the wall was clear, Ibn al-Haytham concluded that the light rays did not interfere with each other. Ibn al-Haytham was the first person to test hypotheses with concrete, verifiable experiments, earning him the distinction of being the first true scientist. Anyone interested in learning more about this great man is invited to read my book, Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist. Also, I have posted Jim Al-Khalili's BBC segment on Ibn al-Haytham and the camera obscura on my website at www.ibnalhaytham.net. One correction: Ibn al-Haytham was likely in Egypt when he conducted his experiments with light, including his work with the camera obscura. I have posted my chapter on the camera obscura on my website as well.Bradleyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666226609376223220.post-46655042908749296522009-03-05T12:26:00.000-05:002009-03-05T12:26:00.000-05:00In the same vein is the work of British artist Ste...In the same vein is the work of British artist Steven Pippin. He turns all sorts of household furniture into pinhole cameras. Some of the results are very cool and some are more interesting as ideas than as photographs.

The project that shortlisted him for the Turner Prize was the washing machines in a public laundromat were all turned into cameras with trip wires. He then reenacted some of Muybridge's photos--a horse galloping through the laundromat, a man walking by, etc.

He has a number of books email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6666226609376223220.post-57104079286077083232009-03-05T10:21:00.000-05:002009-03-05T10:21:00.000-05:00If you like Morell's work, you may be interested i...If you like Morell's work, you may be interested in the documentary I made about him called SHADOW OF THE HOUSE. I followed Morell for over 7 years.
You can read more about the film at:
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About Chill Toronto
Founded in 2003, Chill Toronto provides snowboarding, skateboarding, and stand-up paddleboarding youth development programs for youth between the ages of 10 and 18 years old. Our participants come to our programs through community agencies in the Greater Toronto Area.
Through these programs, we teach important life lessons like Respect, Patience, Persistence, Courage, Responsibility, and Pride.
We work with youth from low-income communities, juvenile justice, mental health, drug treatment, transitional housing, foster care, and after-school programs to overcome challenges they are facing in their everyday lives.
Chill Toronto's six week skateboarding program operates each Fall from October through November at Skate Loft. Approved Agency Partners nominate youth to participate and the entire program is provided at no cost to the youth or agencies involved.
Located at Snow Valley Resort, our six week snowboarding program operates on Wednesday and Thursday nights each winter from mid-January through February. Agency Partners nominate youth to participate and the entire program is provided at no cost to the youth or agencies involved.
The Latest from Chill Toronto
Chill Toronto is excited to announce that Shred Fest will be descending on Snow Valley Ski Resort on Saturday March 4th, 2017.
NEW FOR 2017: With support from Ski Tracks, a smart phone app that records your day on the slopes, Shred Fest sponsors will donate $1 to The Chill Foundation for each successful run a Chill supporter completes from peak to base on March 4. All proceeds from the event go to the local Toronto Chill Program and provide meaningful opportunities for deserving youth. Our goal is to raise $10,000 in support of our signature youth snowboard program.
Shred Fest offers participants a fun-filled, chill day on the slopes, while riding and raising awareness for the youth programming Chill provides to our local communities.
- Date: Saturday March 4, 2017.
- Event Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM.
- Cost: $40.00 Pre-Registration Fee or fundraise at least $40.00 through Crowdrise's Peer2Peer Online Fundraising Platform.
- Includes: Snow Valley Lift Ticket and swag bag.
- Place: Shred Fest HQ and main event activities Snow Valley Ski Resort.
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Chill Toronto is stoked to partner with Snow Valley Resort again for the 2017 season!
We use our time on the ride up to Snow Valley Resort in Barrie to introduce the weekly theme through an activity, and reinforce the concept during our time on the mountain. This structure allows participants to make meaningful connections to the curriculum while experiencing the innate joy of snowboarding.


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Healthy Start grantees were surveyed during November and December 2000 to assess the effects of recent state policy changes including an overall budget cut, target population reductions, service expansions to include HUSKY outreach and funding delays. Surveys were conducted both by FAX and by phone. Of twenty-four grantees, twenty two responded to the survey.
Overall, reactions to the RFP process and funding cuts varied, even by the same individual at different times. Typical comments ranged from, "We will not back away from our commitment to this program" to "Why is the state doing this to us? Do they want to put us out of business?"


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I've had quite a week: lots of trains, planes and buses, and a definite return to the superlatives.
I eventually managed to leave Santiago at 5am on Friday and flew up to Calama, where I got the bus to San Pedro de Atacama - a small town in the desert high in the mountains. This is a weird area: in some places it's totally barren as far as the eye can see, in some there's a proliferation of cacti and wild herbs among the stones and in others the ground is rocky, and white with salt deposits.
Scattered about were huge salt lakes, some home to rare (and shy) flamingos. San Pedro is delightful, with mud-brick buildings and red dirt roads with no traffic to speak of. My cold was better so I decided to brave hostel accommodation, and found myself in a lovely residencia, with a sun-baked courtyard and straw roof. As it was the end of the season there was only one other young man staying there on the first night and just me on the second (is word getting round).
I did a trip out to the Valle de la Luna on Friday afternoon - it's what you would imagine the moon to look like, with rocks eroded into strange shapes. Saturday was a day trip with an early start to try to see the flamingos. Thank heavens for my camera's zoom lens. We then drove up and up on narrow dirt tracks to where two salt lakes meet, 4,500m above sea level. We walked round the lakes very slowly - you can certainly feel the rarity of the air, it made my nose hurt. Our picnic was enhanced by a light flurry of snow. Our next stop was the village of Tocona, deep in a fertile valley hidden in a canyon. It was like stumbling upon the Garden of Eden, full of sudden colour after all that sand and rock. One way to reach the village was to follow the river, although at one point we had to wade through a thigh-high stream in a gorge - bracing!
I then had one of those interesting evenings that make travelling so good. I sat eating kebabs in an open-air restaurant, with local musicians playing, in the company of a Spanish lady, two Frenchmen who were setting up a travel agency and an Austrian lady now living in Dubai. French was the only common language, so I had to hark back to my O-levels. The snow flurry reached us half way through the meal. I will miss such evenings - they more than compensate for the other extreme, sitting alone attempting to decipher the menu and trying to look as if you don't mind eating by yourself.
On Sunday I strolled about the town enjoying the hot sun and relaxing before the long journey ahead. It started at 6pm when I got on a coach to Camara, then there was a three-hour wait for an eight-hour overnight coach trip to Arica, followed by a taxi across Peruvian border, arriving at 9am, then killing time in Tacna until my flight to Lima at 7.30pm. I finally arrived at my hotel at 11pm - sleep deprived, very grubby, with feet that had not left my boots and teeth that had not been cleaned for nearly two days. Those already there had gone out for the evening, but there was a message telling me that the taxi would pick me up at 4.30am for the flight to Cusco. So, after four hours' sleep, I was up again and on my way to the airport, where I found myself sitting in the middle of a group of 40 Mormons on a plane that easily won my award for the least leg room ever. The other people on my trip were coming on a later flight - my punishment for booking so late. After my compulsory hour's rest and cup of cocoa tea for the altitude, I took a stroll around the lovely town of Cusco. I then finally met Dave and Barry, two of the other four people on this part of the trip - the other two hadn't appeared at Lima airport when due. I had been warned of disappearing luggage, but disappearing passengers was a new phenomenon. The afternoon involved a tour around the huge cathedral and my first sight of Inca ruins at Tambomachay and Saqsaywaman.
Wednesday was the big day - our trip to Machu Picchu by bus, train and another bus up the mountainside. Machu Picchu is one of those rare places which, despite the hype and the tourists, has a magic that makes it truly special. After being taken round the site by our guide, Dave and I walked up to the Gate of the Sun. Being there with people arriving off the Inca Trail made me wish I had done it. Later, joining up with the rest of the tour who finished the trail that day (all of whom were exhausted and a few of whom were ill) made me think that I had made the right decision after all. As the bus wound its way down the mountain on the way back, we were met at every stretch by a young boy running straight down the mountain, waving and shouting "Adios!" as we passed. He reached the bottom at the same time and hopped onto the bus to receive his well-earned tips. He wasn't even out of breath.
Today - Thursday - we had a drive to the Sacred Valley, visiting more impressive ruins at Pisco and Ollantaytambo. The realisation that home is now only three weeks away made me use the hour or so I spent at Pisco market to buy some presents. I'd already warned everyone that their presents would probably come from my last stop. I love the pottery here, but there's no way I could get it home.
Tomorrow we are off to Puerto Maldonado, where we'll head into the jungle for two days. No electricity - never mind internet. Then it's into Bolivia, ending up at La Paz. I don't yet know what I'll do with the week I have left - probably try to see a bit of Bolivia. Must go now, or I'll miss the others in the Irish pub! They get everywhere, the Irish...


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Warriors look to bounce back from disappointing 2011 season
By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor firstname.lastname@example.com, Staff Writer
It's been more than nine months since Warwick's football team finished off a disappointing 2-8 season last fall.
But the bad taste still lingers among their returning players.
"If you come into the weight room or see us running or coming out to our practices, you know how hard we're working and it's pretty much just stemming from we don't want that to ever happen again, especially for coach (Bob) Locker," senior lineman Tom Devenney said at L-L League Media Day last Friday. "It really wasn't fair to him."
For Warwick, last season marked their first losing record since 2005.
But Devenney, along senior quarterback Zach Hurst and senior lineman A.J. Sanderson, talked at Media Day about being optimistic for their chances to bounce back this coming fall.
"We've got some good pieces in the right places and we've got some experience and I think we can compete," Sanderson said.
"We had a lot of injuries (in 2011)," Hurst said, "so it kinda worked to our advantage for this year because players got to play that wouldn't have played and now this year, they already have a few games of experience. So when they're out on a Friday night this year, like as a junior or whatever, they know what to expect. It was a struggle last year, but this year I think it will help us."
Hurst, who passed for a team-high 678 yards as a sophomore, was among those bit by the injury bug a year ago, as he missed the majority of the season battling shoulder and concussion issues. In fact, he was one of four QB's to play under center for the Warriors in 2011.
But the 6-foot-0, 163-pound signal-caller said he is healthy and ready to go this fall.
"(The shoulder) hasn't bothered me all off-season," Hurst said. "Last off-season, it bothered me a few times. During 7-on-7's, I'd fall on it and then it would kinda pop and I was kinda watching it. But this off-season, it hasn't been an issue at all."
With a veteran line in front of him, that could pay dividends in keeping Hurst healthy in 2012. The Warriors lost Dalton Bollinger and Jared Good to graduation, but Devenney (6-3, 278), who received Section One Lineman of the Year honors, and Sanderson (6-0, 215) will help lead the way in the trenches this year.
"We've got Tom — he was Lineman of the Year and that in itself says a lot. We've got A.J. and he's really good," Hurst said. "And we've got a bunch of other guys that rotate in and out that all played last year and I feel confident in all of them."
The respect is mutual among the linemen toward Hurst. Although the QB position was a revolving door last season, they believe that the Warriors have the ability to keep defenses honest this fall.
"I feel like we're going to utilize Zach's arm because he's pretty good and I think with Zach, we can throw the football with anybody," Sanderson said.
To be sure, the Warriors will have their share of tests on the schedule. Warwick renews its rivalry against back-yard rival Manheim Central in week one (Aug. 31) and they will try to win the George Male Trophy for the seventh consecutive year in week three (Sept. 14) against lone-time rival Ephrata.
Then in the third week of the Section One season on Oct. 5, the Warriors will host defending Double-A State champ Lancaster Catholic at Joseph Grosh Field.
"I think it's going to be a lot of fun this year having Catholic in our Section, especially," Devenney said. "That will just strengthen this Section a lot and playing Central the first game is going to be a huge test for us. But we've been working hard getting to that point of feeling comfortable playing full speed. Then of course the Ephrata game, you can't say enough about it. It's one of the longest rivalries in this league. It's always a lot of fun going up there and playing them." More WARRIORS, page B-4
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-On [20031030 22:02], Lewis, Todd (todd.lewis@xxxxxx) wrote: >An excellent point, although I don't think it renders my point moot. The >work I have done is on systems with small storage, meant for autonomous >operation after sale to a customer. Nothing realtime or pure-embedded; >sorry if I offended any of the high-priests out there. Nah, I don't get easily offended, but I thought you were hinting at pure embedded work. Also, sometimes for the sake of the argument I state things rather black and white in clear words. That's never meant as a personal attack or something. >My argument is that a) some people need fine-grained control over what gets >installed, for storage-resource resons and others, and b) other than not >being what you're used to, fine granularity has very little cost. True, fine grained control is nice, but it also means that those depending on header files and such now need to install 2 ports/packages. And if you also split off additional documentation it boils down to 3. >To straw-man how this argument seems to go, here's my take on the old-timer >berkeley critique of debian: > >"a) Everything should be done my/the-bsd/the-one-true way. b) Therefore, >it's not worth it to build machinery to allow people to do things other >ways. c) And plus, the way that debian does things by default is not my >way, therefore it's broken. d) And plus, vis-a-vis (b), since debian's >machinery is unnecessary, I'm not going to learn it. e) Because of (d), >debian can't accommodate my needs, even though it actually can." That's a good reasoning how most people would do away with other solutions. The argument can be reversed in some ways as well, that you are forcing people for whom the entire solutions has worked/been working for all this time you are now pulling the rug from under their feet. Also the problem with the naming of -devel for packages is that it could also be understood as the latest CVS/development of that piece of software. >As someone who learned (at least some of) debian's facilities, I have >benefitted from using them over the years, and I know many others who, once >they saw what you could do with dpkg, picked it up and started benefitting >from it as well (on debian and on solaris, osf/1, even freebsd.) Dragonfly >is an interesting project, and as long as you guys consider packaging within >your scope, (which considering the practical state of packaging in the bsd >world, I think is a good decision,) you should at least be aware of these >experiences. Whoever is writing the code will have to make the decisions, >and we will all see what the result is. I'm just trying to be helpful. Being helpful is nice, since it gives insight from the user perspective. Problem is that there is not a single user perspective, I personally dread having to install 2/3 ports/packages before I can do what I do now with just one. But of course, you dread the fact you have to install one big hunk of stuff, whereas you'd be just as happy with only the binaries. I wonder about something: how easy would it be to make two or three seperate plists? One for the libraries/binaries/run-time, one for the documentation, and one for the header files and other development stuff. That way you could, through your application, specify what you want to install. Personally, having just thought of this idea, I see this as a better solution, since you don't need to create 2/3 different ports/packages, but rather the standard which instead of 1 package listing now has three to allow finer grained control. That way, as I see it, you satisfy most users as well as not burden the package creators overmuch. -- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai(at)wxs.nl> / asmodai / kita no mono PGP fingerprint: 2D92 980E 45FE 2C28 9DB7 9D88 97E6 839B 2EAC 625B http://www.tendra.org/ | http://www.in-nomine.org/~asmodai/diary/ Success is satisfaction with yourself...


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There's no movie that fits The Poop experience like "Labyrinth." It has Jim Henson puppets, a spectacular mullet, a 1980s-infected David Bowie and a jailbait-era Jennifer Connelly. And just my luck — the one weekend Will at the Cerrito Speakeasy could schedule this movie, I'm in Arizona for the weekend.
"Labyrinth" will go on without me, but this WILL NOT BE THE SPECIAL SNUGGIE SCREENING. I'm shooting for April or May — possibly with a family movie aimed at older kids. Here are the details for "Labyrinth" …
The Event: The Poop Presents: "Labyrinth"
The Dates: March 21-22 (Saturday and Sunday)
The Time: Sat. at 2 p.m.; Sun. at 2 p.m.
The Place: Cerrito Speakeasy; 10070 San Pablo Ave.; El Cerrito
This movie is on the mature side, but not quite at "Coraline" levels of scariness. My son sat through it last year and seemed only mildly terrified — mostly when the goblins invade Sarah's bedroom. I was frightened mostly by the college-aged kids who knew every word to the Bowie songs. The last time we screened it the print was surprisingly good.
Entry is just $5. Adults without kids are welcome too. (Reminder! The Cerrito serves beer and wine.) More information about the Cerrito Speakeasy is available here.


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Jointly organised with: Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), the Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group (JPAG), the Royal Society of Chemistry Molecular Spectroscopy Group (MSG) and the Infrared & Raman Discussion Group (IRDG).
Raman spectroscopy has found favor in pharmaceutical analysis because it is nondestructive, requires minimal sample preparation, and gives clear spectra for identification. This 1-day symposium demonstrates a breadth of successful Raman applications spanning the R&D field, API development, scale-up, and manufacturing, as well as drug product formulation development, characterization, and product assay. Poster presentations, a student prize, and an exhibition of Raman instruments add to the value of the symposium.
Additional information about this symposium is available here.
This meeting represents one of the first "FACSS present" events. FACSS participation in this meeting is in support of several of the member organizations of FACSS and the charter of FACSS.
Programme topics include:
• The use of Raman in characterising amorphous and crystalline forms of APIs
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• Why transmission Raman spectroscopy is the future: case studies
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I am currently learning to make a side scrolling multiplayer shooter with Construct, and I found the great plugin by scidave
I was making progress with it, and managed to replicate it and make a chat program on local and also a test with two players controlling a cube each (nothing fun yet).
The first version I made was to avoid the way scidave coded as I want to leave the code as future friendly as possible (the game will have 2 players, but looking to support up to 6 players).
The first versions basically have two Avatars both with 8 direction behavior and depending on the pNumber assigned by the server, pNumber1 will control the redbox and ignore bluebox's control, and vice versa with pNumber2. It works fine and all, but I noticed that even on local testing, there's a slight lag on both players.
The next version was done by a friend where he follow's scidave example, and surprisingly his version played much smoother. The only problem with this version is the that players, regardless of pNumber1 or pNumber2, will always be the redCube while the 'enemy' will always be blueCube. I hope this is not too confusing.
My question is that which method is better? I really liked scidave's method, for it seems to make the lag disappear almost entirely. Is there any other alternative that will be better to code for a multiplayer action game?
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Me at the Olympics Jumps in Whistler
My name is Doug Atkinson and I have been a realtor for 22 years. I am licensed with Century 21 In Town Realty in Yaletown, the Olympic heart of Vancouver, BC CANADA.
I have volunteered as a DRIVER for the 2010 Olympics. I am driving the athletes from the Olympic Village to the Venues. I am driving figure skaters and speed skaters to Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond BC, CANADA.
I have been driving since February 3, 2010. I was shuttling athletes around the Olympic Village as they Entered the Village through the Welcome Centre.
The village is beatuiful and is very much like a small community. Athletes from all nations walking among each other and eating in the dining hall. They have access to food 24hrs a day and they can have steaks, soup, sandwiches, MacDonald's and Pizza. I also noticed that a lot of Countries brought their own food in as well. Obviously North American food won't feel like "home" for everyone.
Security is strong and present and I feel very secure each day I work with the Olympics.
I was nervous at first talking with the athletes as I drove them to the venues, but they were practicing and perhaps less focused at that point. I know that in the next few days once competition starts, I will have to allow them to start the conversation. I wouldn't want them to lose their focus on my account. GO CANADA GO!!!
It's a priviledge to drive them and work with the Olympics. Saturday, I will be busy with the Richmond Olympic Oval.


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The teams to compete on 20th November at Brookside Park, Rolleston will hopefully be shown on the website by 5 pm on Tuesday 15th November.
Year 5-6 13/11/11
McGlashan 78/5 lost to Satterthwaite 93/7
McGlashan lost the toss and were put into bat. Jordan Sanders (0 runs , 30 balls - retired) and Sarah Asmussen (1 run, 21 balls) took the score to 8 runs before Sarah was bowled by Millie Dickie (3 overs -1 maiden -4 runs -1 wicket). Olive Topping then came in and scored 1 run from 12 balls before being caught by Hannah Smith off the bowling of Ellie Lovett (3-0-8-1). At this stage McGlashin were 2/18 in the 11th over. Maddison Wiseman (2 runs, 6 balls) was soon caught by Millie Dickie off the bowling of Hannah Smith and soon after Jordan had to retire. Melissa Banks after playing some beautiful forward defensive shots was also dismissed cheaply being bowled for 2 by Jenna Waghorn. Paige Van Beurten was also run out cheaply for 3 off 10 balls. This left the pressure on Kirran Maynard (9 not out after 29 balls) and Samantha Fairhall 8 not out after 22 balls leaving McGlashin at 78/5 after their 30 overs. Jordan came back to bat at the end of the innings and scored 2 runs leaving her on 2 off 37 balls retired. Unfortunately top scoring Aimee Smith was away injured.
Bowling figures
Jessica Simmons (4-1-9-0, 1 no ball, 3 wides), Megan Meltzer (4-0-10-0 , 5 wides), Millie Dickie (3-1-4-1, 2 no balls , 1 wide), Natayla Bissell (3-0-4-0, 2 wides), Jenna Waghorn ( 4-1-5-1, 1 no ball), Emily Stewart ( 3-0-7-0, 6 wides), Ellie Lovett (3-0-14-0, 5 wides), Caitlyn Davidson (3-0-14-0, 4 wides), Hannah Smith ( 3-0-7-1, 1 no ball, 2 wides)
Satterthwaite opened with Hannah Smith (5 runs off 30 ball retired )and Caitlyn Davidson (0 runs 2 balls) before Caitlyn was bowled by Jordan with the score at 2. Ellie Lovett (4 runs, 29 balls) was just about ready to retire when she was caught by Olive Topping off the bowling of Maddison Wiseman. This bought hard hitting Emily Stewart to the crease and she continued where she left off last week scoring 12 runs off 18 balls before being run out by a great through by Melissa Banks. At this stage McGlashin were confident of another win but they did not take into account some very good running between the wickets of the remaining batswomen, Millie Dickie (4 runs off 17 balls), and Natalya Bissell (retired 4 runs off 19 balls). Millie was run out by Kirran and Sarah. Jenna Waghorn was run out by Samantha for a duck. Megan Meltzer (4 runs, 8 balls) was bowled by Samantha, but Megan and Jessica Simmons (6 runs not out, 12 balls) saw the team past the total posted by McGlashin. Hannah came back to bat and ended up bowled by Samantha for 9 and Natalya also came back and was bowled by Samantha 5.
Bowling Figures
Jordan Sanders (4-0-22-1, 10 wides), Kirran Maynard (4-0-7-0, 1 no ball), Melissa Banks (4-0-5-0), Paige van Beurten (4-1-7-0, 2 wides), Samantha Fairhall ( 4-0-17-2, 4 no balls, 6 wides), Maddison Wiseman (3-0-11-1, 7 wides), Olive Topping (4-0-13-0, 1 no ball, 5 wides), Sarah Asmussen (3-1-4-0). Year 5-6 6/11/11
RESULT : McGlashan 67/7 BEAT Satterthwaite 66
On a lovely warm day at Brookside Park in Rolleston, McGlashan year 5-6 girls took on Satterthwaite year 5-6.
Satterthwaite opened the batting with Jessica Simmons and Emily Stewart who started cautiously due to some very accurate bowling by Melissa Banks and Kirran Maynard. Jessica was bowled by Kirran for 3 with the score at 7. Kirran captured Megan Meltzer next ball and was sitting on a hat trick with Satterthwaite at 2/7. Jenna Waghorn successful played the next ball, but was dismissed a few balls later by Melissa Banks, then Melissa also captured Millie Dickie two balls later. Emily Stewart however stood tall and gradually accumulated runs, keeping the scoreboard turning over. Natalya Bissell (2 runs) and Hannah Smith (8 runs) both stayed at the crease for some time allowing Emily to continue accumulating runs. Caitlyn Davidson (0) and Ellie Lovett (0) although they did not score, also helped Emily to continue increasing the teams score. Emily was eventually bowled by Paige van Beurten for 19. Amy Brown bowled well taking 2 wickets. There was some very good fielding but surprisingly every wicket was bowled. Satterthwaite finished 66 all out, in 24 overs.
Batting summary
Jessica Simmons (9 balls – 3 runs), Emily Stewart (51 balls – 19 runs), Megan Meltzer (1,0), Jenna Waghorn (6 balls , 0 runs), Millie Dickie (1,0), Natayla Bissell (8 balls – 2 runs), Hannah Smith (27 balls – 8 runs), Caitlin Davidson (12 balls , 0 runs), Ellie Lovett (14 balls , 0 runs)
Bowling Summary
Melissa Banks 4 overs, 1 maiden, 9 runs , 2 wickets (0 wides, 1 no ball), Kirran Maynard 4, 2,6,3 (0 wides, 2 no balls), Paige van Beurten 3,0,7,1 (0 wides, 1 no ball), Maddison Wiseman 2,0,8,0 (3 wides, 1 no ball), Samantha Fairhall 2,0, 10,1 ( 1 wide, 3 no balls), Olive Topping 2,0,8,0 (3 wides, 2 no balls), Jordan Sanders 2,0,7,0 (7 wides), Amy Brown 4,2,3,2 (1 no ball), Sarah Asmussen 1,1,0,0
Kirran Maynard and Amy Brown got McGlashin off to a brisk start and got the score to 18 before Kirran was run out by Emily Stewart and Ellie Lovett for 4 runs in the third over. This was followed by a mini collapse with Samantha Fairhall (2 runs) being bowled by Caitlin Davidson and Melissa Banks (0) caught by Megan Meltzer and bowled again by Caitlin Davidson. At this stage McGlashin was 3/23. Paige van Beurten came to the crease and re-established the innings with Amy and took the score up to 37 before Amy was run out for 21 (off 16 balls). Paige (7) was bowled by Jenna Waghorn. Sarah Asmussen (3), Olive Topping (4) and Maddison Wiseman (3*) helped McGlashin reach the total in 15 overs. Jordan Sanders did not bat.
Batting Summary Kirran Maynard (6 balls – 4 runs), Amy Smith (16 balls, 21 runs), Samantha Fairhall (3 balls, 2 runs), Melissa Banks (1,0), Paige van Beurten (19 balls , 7 runs), Sarah Asmussen (13 balls, 3 runs), Maddison Wiseman (13 balls, 3 not out), Olive Topping (3 balls , 4 runs), Jordan Sanders (DNB)
Ellie Lovett 2 overs , 0 maidens, 10 runs , 1 wicket (0 wides, 0 no balls) Caitlyn Davidson 2, 0, 16 , 2 (0 wides, 2 no balls), Natayla Bissell 2,0,9,0 (0 wides, 2 no balls), Millie Dickie 2,0,8,1 (1 wide, 1 no ball), Jenna Waghorn 2,0,4,1 (0 wides, 1 no ball), Megan Metzer 1,0,6,0 (4 wides), Emily Stewart 2,0,9,1 (3 wides), Jessica Simmons 2,1,2,0 (0 wides, 0 no balls) A short game of 10 overs each was then played. The batting order was established by the lowest scoring batters who faced the fewest balls faced batting first. Following is a short summary
McGlashan batting
Kirran Maynard (6 balls, 2 runs) Samantha Fairhall (11 balls, 5 runs) run out by Natayla Bissell Melissa Banks (29 balls, 10 runs) Maddison Wiseman (1,0) Bowled Ellie, caught Jessica Olive Topping (4 balls, 4 runs) bowled Jessica Jordan sanders (3 balls, 0 runs) caught and bowled Ellie
Satterthwaite Bowling Ellie Lovett (1 over,0 maiden,2 runs,2 wickets), Caitlin Davidson (1,0,1,0), Natayla Bissell (1, 0,2,0) , Millie Dickie (1,0,4,0), Megan Meltzer (1,0,4,0), Emily Stewart (1,0,1,0), Jessica Simmons (1,0,3,1), Hannah Smith (3,0,16,3)
Satterthwaite Batting Millie Dickie (13 balls, 6 runs) bowled Maddison Wiseman Megan Meltzer (1 ball, 1 run) run out Sarah Asmussen Jenna Waghorn (1 ball, 0 runs) run out Sarah Asmussen Caitlin Davidson (10 balls, 1 run) bowled Maddison Wiseman Ellie Lovett (11 balls, 2 runs) run out Sarah Asmussen Hannah Smith (9 balls, 2 runs) caught and bowled Aimee Brown Natayla Bissell (4 balls , 1 run not out)
McGlashan Bowling Maddison Wiseman (1,0,1,2), Jordan Sanders (1,0,4,0), Aimee Brown (1,0,1,1), Kirran Maynard (1,0,3,0), Olive Topping (1,0,6,0), Sarah Asmussen (1,0,9,0) Paige van Beurten (1,0,1,0), Samantha Fairhall (1,0,3,0) Year 7/8 matches
Satterthwaite Vs Mackay - Play off for 1st and 2nd 13/11/2011
Mackay Wins 121 / 5, Satterthwaite 96 / 9
Mackay Innings
Captain Anna McNeil called tails and lost the toss, Mackay were then put into bat on a slow damp wicket. The openers Sophie Germon and Rachel Malden found it slow going against some excellent bowling however they put on twenty runs of 51 balls, Sophie then hit a ball from Jessica Costello in the air that was caught by Courtney Wiseman, and Rachel was bowled by an excellent ball from Grace Long. Runs were hard to come by with the outfield being slow and the bowling good. Phoebe Spiers retired for 3 and Rachel Davidson battled through to 9 before retiring. Cate Bruce was bowled for 3 by Grace Long and Isabella Stringer bowled for a duck by Molly Senior. Isabel Wilson and Pixie Merito provided an entertaining end to the innings with some risky running, Isabel scoring 22 runs with Pixie scoring a hard fought 7. The extras were the top scorer for the McKay Development team, setting a target of 121 for the Satterthwaite team to chase
Satterthwaite Bowling figures were:
(Bowler Overs Wickets Maidens Runs against)
Emma Hunt 3 0 0 11 Emma Kench 3 0 0 13Jessica Costello 4 2 0 10 Courtney Wiseman 4 0 0 8 Grace Long 3 2 0 13 Nicole Hurd 3 0 1 9 Olivia Clark 3 0 1 4 Madison Flannery 3 0 0 9 Eden Pettigrew 3 0 0 9 Georgia Lund 3 0 0 15 Molly Senior 3 1 0 13 Satterthwaite Innings
Courtney Wiseman and Georgia Lund opened the innings; Phoebe Spiers bowled Georgia for a golden duck with a superb ball. Courtney batted well for 22 retired. Phoebe was back in action again with a good ball forcing Eden into hitting a catch well taken by Rachel Malden. Grace Long battled along for 2 until catching the outside edge of a ball from Megan Gray; Rachel Davidson took a superb catch at wicket keeper to dismiss Grace. That brought Jessica Costello to the crease; Jessica batted well retiring for 17. Olivia Clark hit a ball from Isabel into the safe hands of Pixie, Isabel bowling Madison Flannery next ball – Emma Hunt kept the hatrick ball out however she was run out by Rachel Malden a few balls later. Molly was caught of a ball from Phoebe, the catch taken by Megan Gray, bringing Emma Kench to the crease. Nicole was then run out by Pixie bringing back the first of the retired batters. Isabel bowled Courtney, Jessica and Emma Kench (11) was still batting in the 35th over, Satterthwaite making a total of 96.
Bowling figures
(Bowler Overs wickets Maidens Runs against)
Pixie Merito 3 0 2 1 Phoebe Spiers 3 3 1 7 Cate Bruce 3 0 0 3 Rachel Malden 3 0 0 4 Anna McNeil 2 0 0 6 Megan Gray 3 1 0 8 Isabella Stringer 3 0 1 8 Leah Manson 3 0 0 15 Isabel Wilson 3 3 1 6 Jessica Gray 3 0 0 11 Sophie Germon 3 0 0 8 Rachel Davidson 3 0 0 12
Tahuhu 167/4 beat McGlashan 119 all out - Play off for 3rd and 4th 13/11/2011
On a clear but cool day with a steady south westerly wind blowing, McGlashan team Captain Gabby Sullivan won the toss and chose to field
Tahuhu innings
Tahuhu openers got off to a solid start getting to 15 runs in the 4th over before Georgia Doyle was bowled for a bright 12 off 10 balls. The next pair moved on to 27 before the fall of the second wicket. Daisy Tredenick and Nani Sandberg then combined for an excellent partnership of 75 through to the 19th over before Daisy retired for superb 46 not out off 40 balls with some excellent shots through the off side cover /point region. Nani retired for a patient and very supportive 13 not out off 41 balls. The McGlashan team bowlers then began to tighten up their line and length. With some patient batting by Sophie Holt (14 retired off 44) and hard hitting from Sophie Spencer (23 not out off 31), towards the end of the innings, the Tahuhu team compiled an excellent total of 167 for 4, off their 35 over's, with the key been, batters following instructions and building some good partnerships.
The pick of the bowlers for McGlashan were Emma McLean with 2 for 25 off 4 overs and Gemma Hickson , 1 for 15 off 4 overs. Gabby Sullivan bowled well, without much luck.The ground fielding for McGlashan was generally good although they were let down by missing some vital catches earlier in the day.
McGlashan innings
The McGlashan openers began cautiously and compiled 18 runs up until the end of the 5th over before Georgia Doyle claimed the first wicket, bowling Tendai for 4 runs. The batting team then started to fight hard and got to 75 runs in the 17th over with both Evie Dysart ( 18 retired off 42) and Emma Palmer (24 retired off 40) combining for a constructive partnership of 57. After a short break the Tahuhu team came out firing with the two Sophie's, combining to rip the heart out of the McGlashan middle order with some inspired slow medium bowling. The batting team lost 5 wickets in the next 6 overs with Sophie Spencer 3 for 9 off 3 overs and Sophie Holt, 2 for 10 off 3 overs picking up the wickets regularly, mainly been bowled from well pitched bowling. Nani Sanberg kept the pressure on the batsmen and was rewarded with 2 for 18 off her 3 overs. The McGlashan team were eventually all out for 119 in the 33rd over.
It was an inspired team Tahuhu performance with some good catching and ground fielding.
The wicketkeeping of both teams was of a tidy nature with very few byes throughout and all keepers showing their competency. 6/11/2011
Tahuhu 166 all out lost to Satterthwaite 167/8
Team Tahuhu lost the toss and was put into bat on a day that was always going to get hotter and drier. Jessica Costello (4-0-9-1) and Emma Kench (3-0-3-1) took the openers' wickets before the middle order, lead by Sophie Holt (9), team captain Daisy Tredinnick (34) and Isla McKenzie (18), put on about 100 runs in three good partnerships. Beth Walters (9) held up an end while Aimee Shaw added 24 for the sixth partnership. Georgia Doyle (13) was batting at a high strike rate before being she was run out, which left Lucy Davidson stranded on 8 not out, and ended Team Tahuhu's innings at 166 all out in the thirtieth over.
Team Satterthwaite got away to a flyer (40 runs after five overs), although in the third over Emma Hunt (7) popped up a catch for Daisy Treddinick (2 catches and a run out) at short mid-off off Aimee Shaw's leg-spin (4-0-26-1). Beth Walters (3-0-12-0) slowed the scoring down enough for Georgia Doyle (3-0-11-1) to bowl Emma Kench (12). The runs kept coming, although Hannah Loeffen-Gallagher bowled economically (3-0-7-0), and while there were some more wickets shared around the team (Rachel Pero 3-0-9-1, Nani Sandberg 3-0-21-1 and Sophie Spencer 3-0-10-1), Team Satterthwaite (167 for 8) won by two wickets in around thirty of the 35 overs available.
For Team Tahuhu, Daisy was batsman of the day, Beth bowler and Georgia the fielder.
McGlashan 95 lost to Mackay 96/4
The win was set up by a superb bowling and fielding performance by the Mackay Development team in holding the McGlashan Development team to 95 runs in 29 overs. The players fielded extremely well with the standard set by Cate Bruce when she ran out the dangerous Gabby Sullivan with a direct hit from the boundary in the second over. There were to be two other run outs by Phoebe Spiers and Isabel Wilson respectively as the McGlashan Development team sought to break the shackles of tight bowling.
The difference between the two teams in batting came down to one partnership. Both teams lost their 5th wicket with 44 runs on the board. Whereas the McGlashan Development Team continued to lose wickets regularly the Mackay Development Team benefited from an unbeaten 50 run partnership between Pixie Merito (24 retired) and Jessica Gray (10 retired). The other scorers of note were, Olivia Clark who opened with 18 and Anna McNeill who scored a quickfire 10. The scoring rate was excellent with required 96 runs being scored within 20 overs with four wickets down.
Annie Larkin made double figures for the McGlashan Development Team with 10.
There were some excellent bowling performances from both sides. For the Mackay Development team Phoebe Spiers opened with a couple of excellent overs of pace bowling and took 1-4. Pixie Merito (2-5) and Sophie Germon (2-9) both got a couple of wickets. Other wicket takers were Cate Bruce (1-7) and Rachel Davidson (1-9). Although the other girls did not get wickets they were on the whole extremely economical.
For the McGlashan Development team Evie Dysart got two wickets, and Emma McLean and Emma Palmer got one each. Gabby Sullivan and Sophie Gray bowled very economically and were a little unlucky not to get wickets.
Emma Palmer and Jade Jenkins took outstanding catches in the field and Tendai took an excellent run out.
The keeping across the board was of a high standard with Sophie Gray standing out taking two catches for the McGlashan Development team. Rachel Davidson and Anna McNeil kept well for the Mackay for the Mackay Development team. On a day when temperatures reached 26 degrees there were only 8 byes in 50+ overs of cricket.


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We had so many fun Happy Friday submissions this week and it was hard to just choose one so I decided to choose the three below. Enjoy! 😀
Sent from reader, Brandy:
I am an artist at heart and I absolutely love to paint. I occasionally do 3D pumpkin carvings around the Fall season and I find that everyone enjoys them and generally walks away feeling inspired to carve their own. I have said it before and I'll say it again, "If my art leaves people feeling inspired, then that is enough reason to keep me painting for the rest of my life – money or not."
Having said that I just wanted to let you know that I have been following your blog for many years thanks to my friend Sarah. I have seen your blog develop from its early stages into what it is today and I am always so amazed at how you never cease to give so much advice, time, and money away to those in need, including your readers – inspiring others in the process. This e-mail is to remind everyone that whether your talent is saving money, art, cooking, writing, or you name it, it is always important that we remind ourselves to use our talents to inspire others and give when we can. Happy Halloween everyone! And Happy Friday!
* To see more of Brandy's amazing artwork and Pumpkin Carvings, check out her web-site here.
Sent from reader, Liz:
Here's an inexpensive, easy, and fun costume idea– a movie theater floor! We hot-glued empty candy and popcorn boxes, soda cups, straw wrappers, popcorn, wrappers, etc. to a black sweatshirt and beanie. It was a huge hit!
Sent from reader, Heather:
Just wanted to send you a quick pic of our brood's Halloween Costumes this year. We LOVE Halloween, but it can get expensive so following the sales the past few months we were able to come up with costumes for all 4 of us and a pirate ship for under $30.
My son got his pirate costume from the Children's Place sale you posted about a few weeks ago, with free shipping and cash back his costume came out to $14.57. My other son (the baby) was his parrot. I made the costume myself using a romper I bought on sale at carters for online for $6 (another sale with free shipping). I got the felt, eyes and fabric glue at Michael's which was on sale and I paired with another 20% off entire purchase coupon you posted totaling a whopping $5. A few stitches later he had a great costume.
My crafty hubby made the pirate ship around our kiddo's wagon with cardboard (free at the appliance store), tape (free during a Staples sale after coupons and rebate) and misc paint and parts we had lying around the house. I made the jolly roger flag with felt included from my Michael's purchase.
And My husband and I who were also both pirates got our costumes totally free at a Costume Swap our Parent Group had! Everyone so far has loved our costumes more than those pricey store bought ones, my kids even won the costume contest at our local farmers market~! Thank you for always inspiring us to save creatively…See you can have fun on a budget!
Do you have a funny, "Hip", or unique photo to share?! Email us at happyfriday@hip2save(dot)com. Every Friday, I will post one photo, submitted by you and/or another Hip2Save reader, that gives us a glimpse into your frugal lifestyle or simply makes us smile. If your photo is published on Hip2Save, we'll email you a $10 Amazon e-card!
** Check out all of the previous Happy Friday pictures here.


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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: Father (as in paternal parent, not God) (04/10/08)
TITLE: Jacob's Ladder
By Karen Deikun
I hold the check in my hand as my eyes mist with tears. I picture my father leaning over the old oak kitchen table, pushing back the red-checkered vinyl cloth, and placing the check on the hard surface to carefully write his name. Memories flood back. I feel him ruffle my hair and use the silly nickname he had for me, "Khaki" like the color of an army uniform. I don't know why he called me that, and I never thought to ask him.
I recall the day I got my knee stuck between two of the banisters on the stairs. In spite of being warned many times, I would climb up the staircase on the outside, clinging to the handrail and putting my feet between the banisters. I loved the staircase, calling it "Jacob's Ladder" because I'd learned the name in church. I pictured myself climbing all the way to heaven just as the angels in Jacob's dream had done. But that day I somehow wedged my knee in between the banisters so tightly that I was imprisoned near the top. Above my head was the hall ceiling, so I had to cling there, bent low so my head wouldn't hit. My arms trembled from holding on for so long. Dad tried everything he could think of to get me loose. First he tried greasing my knee with Vaseline, but it didn't work. He tried pushing downward and he tried pushing upward. My knee became so swollen, that finally all he could do was get his saw and cut one of the railings away. While he worked I stared at the banisters, thinking of prison bars, my arms aching. It took considerable time to free me and I thought several times that I couldn't hold on any longer. But finally he finished and I was free.
He reminded me gently that I wasn't supposed to go up the stairs on the outside and that's why I was stuck. "It's better to do things the way you ought to." Exhausted from the ordeal, I went right to bed.
I remembered how my heart ached when I spent my Dad's final father's day on earth with him in the hospital. I sat beside him, stroking his hair. I remember how thick it was still, though gray instead of almost black, falling into place from years of training it in place with comb and water. I cut his toenails that day, and smoothed the covers over him. He had a feeding tube and an intravenous line. This time it was he who was trapped on Jacob's ladder, caught in a prison of pain and tubes, but I could do nothing to free him. All I could do was be there. It was up to his Father in heaven to cut him loose from the pain and entanglements. I knew he was tired of holding on, and I imagined him feeling exhausted and wanting to let go. It was weeks before he finally reached the end of Jacob's ladder and went home.
My mind returns to the job at hand. I take all the other checks to the shredder. Checks for food, electric, or credit card payments all go into the maw of the shredder. None of them matter. I place the check with Daddy's signature back in the box. It's one of the few tangible reminders I have of him and I will never throw it away. I will look at it every year at income tax time as I have for eight years, and every single time, I know I will remember these same things with tears in my eyes.
I miss you, Dad. But you made it to the top of Jacob's ladder. You're free - home free.
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