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As you know CATW's skins are very high definition [512], but if you would like to play and view them the way I do (they look stunning once done following these steps). For the stronger computers this will let you push CATW further than the max setting you already have.
Let us begin . . .
First steps!
1. Open your preferences file which is located C://place where you have your RTW installed/CATW/preferences
2. Look for the file named preferences and open it with notepad
3. Find these lines and make appropriate changes:
SHOW_BANNERS:TRUE change to FALSE and you will get rid of the banners
UNIT_EXPERIENCE_UPGRADE_EFFECT:TRUE change to FALSE and sparkling stars are gone
DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:FALSE change this to TRUE.
Extra steps (huge strain on your computer as every blade of grass requires processing power/gfx memory)
4. GRASS_DISTANCE:75 to a higher number.You can set a higher or lower number so test what you like and can run.
EVENT_CUTSCENES:TRUE to FALSE.
However this is not it. I personally think that RTW looks a bit pale and lacks contrast and some darkness. However there is a way around this.
1. Download this: http://wareseeker.com/free-gapa/ and install it
2. Open it up and then adjust these settings:
0,90 Gamma
-3% Brightness
1,10 Contrast
3. Save the color profile and assign it a hotkey. Also set the hotkey to return to normal settings.
4. Now every time before you play CATW, launch this little program, press the hotkey you assigned for the adjusted settings and start CATW.
Looking good eh.
The following steps apply to Nvidia gfx card users, HOWEVER ATI gfx card peeps should find a similar way to adjust theirs.
1. Open you graphic card settings window. (Now I dont know where yours is as it depends on graphics card and operating system. I have Nvidia card and have a nvidia control panel option, so if you have the same follow these steps, if not they might help you to figure out how to open your own settings):
(Or possibly press right mouse button on your desktop and choose Personalize then follow steps in spoiler)
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:Select Display settings
In the window that opened select Advanced Settings
Now it should show your card, so select the tab with your cards name on it
You are given the option to Start the NVIDIA Control Panel, choose it
Here you go! You can close the rest of the windows now.
1. In your graphic card setting window choose Manage 3D settings
2. Choose the tab with Program settings
3. This will give you the list of programs installed on your machine, find Rome Total War
4. Change some settings here:
>>Set Anisotropic filtering to 16x
>>Set Antialiasing Gamma correction to On
>>Set Antialiasing Mode to Enhance the application setting
>>Set Antialiasing Setting to 16xQ
>>Set Antialiasing Transparency to Multisampling
>>Set Comformant texture damp to Use hardware
>>Set Texture filtering Anisotropic sample optimization to On
>>Set Texture filtering Trilinear optimization to Off
Leave the rest of the settings on Use global setting
(Optional) Set the same settings for Alex.exe and BI.exe if you have them installed
6. Apply the changes and close the window
Should see a huge change now. This may affect your fps.

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Today the crew and cast for the film, which is about a man trying to save his family in California after a massive earthquake hits, were shooting scenes outside AT&T Park, film commission spokeswoman Lauren Machado said.
She said there was a lot of debris strewn around the stadium today for filming, which is fitting for an action film about the aftermath of an earthquake along the San Andreas Fault.
The fault line, which runs along the length of the state, ruptured in both the destructive 1906 San Francisco and 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakes in the Bay Area.
Machado said filming for the disaster film is scheduled to last until Sunday.
On Tuesday, there will be scenes filmed at Hyde and Lombard streets in the city's Russian Hill neighborhood that include roughly 300 extras.
The crew will be in Russian Hill again on Wednesday before some filming inside a stage set for a few days in San Francisco, Machado said.
Filming will continue Saturday near the Fairmont Hotel at 950 Mason St. and the last day in San Francisco will grab iconic shots on California Street in the Financial District, she said.
Co-star Carla Gugino, known for her roles as the mother in the "Spy Kids" series and as a ruthless agent in the long-running HBO series "Entourage," is also in the city filming for her role, Machado said.
Although the movie takes place in California, Machado said some filming has been in Canada and Australia. Other filming locations include other parts of the state.
"They are here for the beauty shots," Machado said about the production's 17-day stint in San Francisco.
The movie, directed by Brad Peyton, who has worked with the Rock in other films such as the 2012 sequel, "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," is due for release in the U.S. in June 2015.
Machado said the director said he was excited to be in California, where the action takes place.
The Rock, a 42-year-old Hayward native, posted a photo on Twitter Saturday night with the caption, "Just touched down - San Francisco. Struttin' & cuttin' right to the gym. #NoFannyPacks #PlaceOfBirth #HaywardStrong."


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Helio Castroneves won the pole for next Sunday's Indy 500. But the real story out of qualifying yesterday was Danica getting lustily booed by the crowd. Let's posit some explanations.
Now, what they want you to believe is that the crowd took issue with Patrick publicly criticizing her car, a definite no-no in the auto racing world.
Patrick, by far the leader in merchandise sales and visibility in the series, appeared upset when she talked about the reaction.
"I say one confident thing out there, that it's not me, and everybody boos me," she said. "I don't know, maybe they were booing me before, but some of them were probably cheering for me before. I'm not a different driver than I was five years ago."
We think that's too convenient. Here are some other reasons why the Indianapolis Motor Speedway crowd booed:
•Patrick failed to turn on her left blinker until the very last moment, even though it's all left turns.
•Indy fans misheard "racing poorly" as "Tracy Porter."
•No time for anyone who isn't a Dancing With The Stars champion.
•A small subsection of racing fans are unfamiliar with Rebecca Walker and third-wave feminism's rejection of a universal female identity, and instead subscribe to the more nebulous postfeminist ideas of Christina Hoff Sommers and Katha Pollitt.
•Have you seen the rack on Milka Duno?
•Were saying "Broo-urns," for Brazilian driver Bruno Junqueira, who hopes to qualify on Bump Day.
•GoDaddy.com commercials promise more obscene content online, but never deliver.
•After five years of being the most hyped driver in IRL, she's got nothing to show for it, and seems more concerned with her looks and celebrity than becoming a better driver.
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Book Report: Doing a father, and a graceful writer, proud
It's commonplace for Minnesota readers to get together and talk about the state's greatest novelists.
Sinclair Lewis and F. Scott Fitzgerald are generally recalled in one breath. Younger folks will of course remember Louise Erdrich, Jon Hassler and Tim O'Brien.
Seldom, in my experience, has the name J.F. Powers popped up in this or that pantheon of gopher novelists. And that's a shame because Powers most certainly belongs right up there.
I first read Powers in 1956, when I was assigned "The Valiant Woman," a short story that appeared in Robert Penn Warren's anthology of "Best American Short Stories," a bible in the business.
Fellow writers lauded the young Powers. Evelyn Waugh, the great British novelist even paid Powers and his wife, the St. Cloud, Minn., writer Betty Wahl, a visit in St. Paul when he toured the U.S. in the 1950s.
John Berryman called him "the best prose writer in America" and Jonathan Raban wrote that he was one of the funniest, most socially exact, most heartrending and most thoroughly enjoyable writers alive."
In 1963, Powers published "Morte d'Urban," which won the National Book Award. It's a book about a Roman Catholic priest at odds with his church. (A typical subject for Powers, who described his attraction to the topic, "box office poison.")
And then, almost nothing, but a few short stories.
A quarter century later, he finally published his second fine novel, "Wheat that Springeth Green,' which came within a vote or two of receiving the National Book Critics Circle Award for the year's best novel.
The reviews, as usual, were laudatory but because Powers new young editor had little knowledge of its author, he ordered a small first printing that sold immediately and while readers waited for another printing, enthusiasm cooled off.
It was then that I had the privilege of meeting and interviewing Powers at his modest little cottage on the campus of St. John's University, in Collegeville, Minn.
I had heard stories that he was difficult, but we hit it off from the start. I asked him why so little production after all these years? He smiled and said, "If I were a dog they would whip me."
Did he take too much time on each sentence, or what?
His St. John's colleague Jon Hassler told me that he had invited Powers to Hassler's writing class one day. A student asked him what he had been doing.
Powers replied, "I've been pondering whether to have my protagonist call his friend 'buddy' or 'pal.'"
The student asked him what he had decided and Powers replied, "I haven't made up my mind yet."
When "Wheat that Springeth Green" appeared, he asked me to introduce him to a St. Paul audience at the University Club. He said he hadn't made the long trip from St. Cloud to the Twin Cities for several years. (Too much trouble?)
A few weeks later, I lunched with George Plimpton and told him about Powers, and he asked me if I would interview him for Plimpton's prestigious "Paris Review."
I agreed and excitedly called Powers, who said "I'll pass on that. It's more trouble than it's worth."
And so that was that. Powers died in 1999.
But there's more.
A few weeks ago I received a phone call from Powers daughter Katherine A. Powers, a prominent Boston reviewer. She told me she had just finished editing her father's letters up to 1963 and that her father had told her to get in touch with me if she ever edited them.
And that's how I became the proud owner of "Suitable Accommodations: An Autobiographical Story of Family Life" edited by Katharine A. Powers (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $35).
It's a fabulous book full of letters to big shot writers like Robert Lowell, politicians like Gene McCarthy and priests like the progressive Harvey Eagan.
Some letters are hilarious, others depressive, many of them touching as was his love letters to Betty Wahl, all of them written with Powers' sure hand and backed up with his daughters well written and wryly insightful knowledge, filling-in-the-blanks about the writer, his wife and their five children, living out in the woods in Stearns County or at a country place in Ireland.
I think it's instructive that these letters were saved by the recipients and handed over to the daughter. Very few letters to Powers are included, probably because he didn't save them ("More trouble than they were worth"?)
This wonderful collection reads like a novel, a novel that Powers had always meant to write, but never did, because he couldn't because the topic was too sensitive.
The novel he planned was to be a novel of family life, not the typical "box office poison" of the parish priest, but a family like the Powers clan, struggling to survive, struggling to get along with two writers in the same bed, struggling with doubt and certainty.
I believe that Katharine Powers has done her father proud. And also the readers who admiredhim so much and want one more shot at him.
Dave Wood is a past vice-president of the National Book Critics Circle and former book review editor of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Phone him at 715-426-9554.


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They will also provide a stronger value proposition—one that includes not just indemnification but constant protection. This personalization of offers, messages, pricing and recommendations, along with increased frequency of contact, will be a decisive competitive differentiator in the digital age.
For today's customers, everything is personal. But so far, Insurance companies aren't picking up the hint.
Many are still struggling to know their customers' habits and lifestyles.
Only 22 percent have launched personalized, real-time digital or mobile services
Contrast that with how willing customers are to share their personal information.
77 percent of insurance customers are willing to provide usage and behavior data in exchange for lower premiums, quicker claims settlement or coverage recommendations.
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Amazon Taunting Antitrust Regulators By Screwing Over Customers Who Want Books From Hachette
from the this-may-not-end-well dept
Among Amazon's tactics against Hachette, some of which it has been employing for months, are charging more for its books and suggesting that readers might enjoy instead a book from another author. If customers for some reason persist and buy a Hachette book anyway, Amazon is saying it will take weeks to deliver it.In general, we tend to be quite wary of overaggressive antitrust regulation -- which too often appears to target "big" rather than "abusive in a way that harms consumers." However, this seems like a pretty clear case in which Amazon is using its market power to be abusive in a manner that harms customers, for no reason other than to abuse its market position. I tend to like Amazon, and frequently distrust the big NY publishers, which regularly react poorly to useful innovations like those from Amazon. But in this case, Amazon appears to go way too far, in not just punishing Hachette, but also Amazon's users, delaying delivering for no reason at all or pushing them towards books they don't want, just based on who published each book.
It wouldn't surprise me to find out that Hachette's demands in the contract negotiations were also unreasonable, but even if that's true, Amazon should not respond by punishing both authors and consumers for the contractual dispute. As one analyst notes in the NY Times article above, "This could seem like they're being spiteful and petty.... That's typically not Amazon's playbook." Indeed. It's also the kind of thing that might attract the attention of the FTC, which is often on the lookout for companies behaving badly towards consumers.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Two weeks in Russia - Russian in Pete - russianinpetersburg? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Two weeks in Russia - Russian in Pete - russianinpetersburg? Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message ivnamesJoined: 31 May 2009Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 6:47 am Post subject: Two weeks in Russia - Russian in Pete - russianinpetersburg? Hi everyone, I'm about to go to graduate school for English, but did a lot of language study in my undergraduate time, including Russian. Right now, I'm aiming to go to Russian July for a couple of weeks (I know I'm kind of late with this). I know that I have to get an invite so I can get my visa and all that. The problem is that I'm traveling alone, and I want something to occupy by my time for a fairly small amount of money, while practicing my Russian. I found this website called russianinpetersburg.com that seems to have an okay program, but I can't find any review of it this program anywhere (in English, anyway) and I'm worried that it might not be legit or crappy. Does anyone know about this program, or any other similar program? Something I can do for a couple of weeks, practice Russian, see the city and make friends? Thank you all for any help. Back to top skovorotkaJoined: 21 Jul 2009Posts: 1 Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:41 am Post subject: Learning Russian Hi, I did the program you're talking about in summer of last year. I was satistied. It is a small organisation, tough, run by a Dutchman. They have good teachers and accommodation is ok. Through their practice-program you get into contact with Russian students. Good information supply in advance. For some people maybe a minor point: they are not located in the historical center (for me not a problem, only two metro stops). There are many schools in Petersburg, just do some research and you will easily find 10 more programs. As I don't know about the others, I can only say that this program can be recommended. Peter Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Travel All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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I'm a former/current Roman Catholic - I currently am a refugee in the Anglican Communion. I found Ancient Faith radio online and eventually landed here.A)How many people decided to seriously look into Orthodoxy because of its spirituality rather doctrinal or historical reasons?(I meant my question for Roman Catholic converts, but certainly the question is open to anyone.)What I mean:As a cradle Catholic, once I started to doubt the Church - the final blow was the seeming disregard for the Bible in preference to the Bishops - I realized, looking at other faiths, that Orthodoxy is the most humble and has the most emphasis on the inner journey. This emphasis on the inner journey is what I was desperately seeking. I was even listening to an Islamic sheik since he was far less arrogant and humble before God than any of the Christian speakers I was listening too, until I found Ancient Faith radio.I certainly respect the historical, doctrinal, and theological differences between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy, but the most powerful thing for me was the humble culture of repentance and self-reflection. Maybe a search to stifle my pride landed me here.B)It is my impression the culture of the Roman hierarchy views the laity as their spiritual chattel. Maybe Orthodoxy is similar, but it appears the laity aren't as spiritually bound, as in priests don't take what isn't theirs.Am I mistaken? Have other people found the same thing?
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When car sharing meets the parking and driving practices of Memphians on the streets of Downtown, the encounter could go so many ways between bad and good.
Brett Roler speaks to Charles Jackson with the Blue Suede Brigade about Zipcar during an introductory event at Court Square. Initially, there will be four of the rent-by-the-hour zipcars at two locations Downtown.
(Photo: Lance Murphey)
So when Zipcar parked four cars in four on-street parking spaces Downtown last month, there were a lot of questions first about how car sharing works but also about whether the national trend would apply to a city with a unique driving culture.
"I don't know if this will work or not," said Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Morris. "But I think it's worth giving it a look. … We're not risking anything. I'm not predicting success, but I'm optimistic."
Downtown is relatively denser than other parts of the city with residents and office workers walking and bicycling a lot. But it's not nearly as dense as other cities where Zipcar and other car-sharing companies have been for some time. And those other cities have more developed public transportation systems.
In some of the other cities, car-sharing has evolved into exchanges where a car owner makes their car available for car-sharing during times they know they won't need it.
In Washington, there are 900 Zipcars and competition among car-sharing companies for parking spaces that do not come cheap.
The New York Times reported earlier this year that Car2go paid $2,890 per vehicle in Washington for use of a metered space.
The four Downtown parking spaces are free to Zipcar as part of the three-year trial run in Memphis. The Downtown Memphis Commission reached out to Zipcar and Morris went to the Memphis City Council earlier this year to secure the spaces.
The car-sharing service has had a Memphis presence since the summer of 2010 when Rhodes College got a Zipcar on campus. The company markets the service to universities as a solution to limited on-campus parking. In the case of Rhodes, most of the students on campus live on campus too.
Two of the four Downtown spots are on the north side of Gayoso Avenue on the block between South Main Street and Nov. 6th Street by the Park & Play Garage.
The other two are on the east side of South Main between Huling and Talbot avenues.
All four spaces are existing on-street parking spaces that do not have parking meters. They are not in front of any ground-floor businesses, which means they don't take parking that could be used by customers.
If the Memphis experiment works, an expansion of car sharing could mean the cars would be parked in reserved spaces in garages.
Some on the council are still upset over the city's agreement to turn over street parking space on Court Avenue between Front Street and Riverside Drive to the nearby University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphries School of Law.
The concern didn't translate into serious opposition, although council member Lee Harris wanted to know why the city didn't charge the vendor at the outset. At that point, Zipcar had not agreed and Morris' agency was still searching for someone to accept the offer.
Harris's argument is that car sharing is big business and the rental car companies that have added the sector can afford to pay for parking spots.
Avis Budget group bought Zipcar in January for $491 million, six years after Zipcar grew in a merger with rival Flexcar.
The company touts not only its fleet of cars but the technology that allows subscribers to reserve cars in minutes from mobile applications at any time.
Run zipcards given to those who subscribe to the service over a decal on the driver's side windshield and the car unlocks if you are booked to use it. The keys are permanently attached to a retractable chain by the steering wheel.
Zipcard doesn't talk about security measures but says it has measures in place for those who might be tempted to keep driving. There are fines for being late in returning the car that could get you bounced from the service if it happens enough. Insurance is included in the membership fee and there is a gas card in the vehicles.
"They won't go away," council member Myron Lowery emphasized as he talked about the keys tethered to the dash.
Lowery was the council member who backed the trial run.
"You may not need a car for a whole day. You may not be able to get down to Avis or to Hertz but you can get Downtown riding on the trolley line," he said. "You can pick it up and bring it back. It's an amenity for our citizens."
Morris used the example of a Downtown couple.
"In Memphis, of course, we are so car-centric that we each have our own car. They almost never use these cars but they keep them parked in the garage. They pay $80 a month for the garage," he said. "That couple can maybe sell one of their two cars, keep one car and then when they need two cars on that rare occasion, they'll have access to the extra vehicle."
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Scuba divers must be better educated about the risks of a little-known breathing condition that killed an experienced diver off Sydney, a coroner says.
Carol Martin, 52, a Scottish-born nurse, died from immersion pulmonary oedema - a condition which leads to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs - while diving with a group near La Perouse in the city's east on February 3 last year.
Glebe Coroners Court on Thursday heard Ms Martin - a highly-experienced diver who had logged 1000 dives before her death - had experienced breathing difficulties during a previous dive near Newcastle in 2010 and was actively researching the problem.
Handing down her findings, Coroner Sharon Freund said the evidence indicated that divers who have previously suffered an episode of immersion pulmonary oedema "are at high risk" of a potentially fatal recurrence.
"It's important that the diving community knows the risks of continuing to dive if they have had this condition," Ms Freund said.
She recommended further education and research into the effects of the condition.
"It's important that her death was not in vain," Ms Freund said.
Tasmanian-based associate professor in diving and hyperbaric medicine, David Smart, earlier told the inquest there was still much to learn about immersion pulmonary oedema.
"People who have had this once are at a higher risk of suffering it a second time," Prof Smart told the inquest while giving evidence via video link.
The condition is almost impossible to diagnose through current land based tests and people who survive it shouldn't be immersed in water, the court was told.
Affected divers experience breathing difficulties and usually cough up a pink, frothy sputum when they return to the surface.
In a statement read to the court, the victim's sister June said Ms Martin would be "glad that her death has helped lead to the identification of a new syndrome, but disappointed she couldn't warn other divers about it herself".
Kelly Mcfadyen, Ms Martin's best friend, said she hoped divers would learn the potential dangers of immersion pupmonary oedema.
"What I would say to divers is that if they experience any problems breathing whatsoever, abort the dive," Mrs Mcfadyen told AAP outside the inquest.
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We've been trying to get our minds around this whole Maurice Clarett story since we heard about it, but it's almost too confusing for us to keep up with. To recap:
On Sunday, Columbus police filed a warrant for Clarett's arrest after he allegedly showed a gun and robbed two people of a cellphone outside a bar called "the Opium Lounge." Then it appeared that Clarett was on the run. Then it appeared that maybe they had the wrong guy after all. And then, right after Ohio State's win last night, Clarett turned himself in. He's now facing two felony charges with potential sentences as long as 20 years in prison. He is probably being arraigned this very second; his lawyers have said he will plead not guilty.
This whole story, we'll be honest, sounds fishy to us. We know Clarett has had his problems ... but waving a gun outside a bar to steal a cellphone when everyone one in town knows who you are? That's not the time of crime that signals violent intent; that's the kind that signals mental illness.
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EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. -The Lipscomb women's golf team placed second in the DoubleTree Invitational in Edwardsville, Ill. on Tuesday after posting a 642 for the tournament (321-321).
Five Lady Bisons finished the invitational in the top 20.
After shooting a 79 in round one, Sami Khan fired a 75 on Tuesday to take home first place overall with a 154 (plus-10).
"I am really proud of Sami Khan," said head coach Buddy Harston. "She worked really, really hard this summer on her game and that is a big reason why she won this tournament."
Khan's win was the first of her career. It also was the first win by a Lipscomb women's golfer in its NCAA era.
Miriam Parker shot 81 in round two for a total of 159 (78-81). Her plus-15 score placed her in a tie for sixth overall.
"I am really proud of this team," said Harston. "In our first tournament of the year, we putted atrociously. It was just one three-putt after another.
"We committed to getting better on the greens and every day we have worked for 45 minutes on our putting and it obviously helped."
Savanna Schubert posted an 80-83 over two days to finish in a tie for 14th.
Morgan Bucher bettered her first round score of 84, with an 82 in the second. Her 166 was good enough to place her in a tie for 19th overall.
Playing as an individual, MacKenzy Carter tied Bucher for 19th with a 166 (80-86). Of the ten individuals, Carter finished first by one stroke over Brittney Jostes of SIUE.
Sabrina Ferreri carded rounds of 94-88 for a 182, placing her 53rd.
Valparaiso University finished first in team scoring with scores of 324-315 for a 639 overall.
Lipscomb bested host SIU Edwardsville by five strokes to take second place.
"It is always disappointing to finish second, especially when we were leading after round one," said Harston. "It was great to be in the hunt.
"To finish second out of 10 teams, and for us to be disappointed, is a good sign. That means that only bigger and better things are in store for this team."
Harston believes the sky is the limit for his team this season if they keep improving.
"It all comes down to how much you work as a team, and we have worked very hard," Harston said. "I think this is the best group of girls I have had at Lipscomb so far."
Next up for the Lady Bisons is the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate on Oct. 14-15 in Clarksville, Tenn.
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS- DoubleTree Invitational (Edwardsville, Ill.)
1) Valparasio 324-315 = [639] (+63)
3) SIU Edwardsville 327-320 = [647] (+71)
4) Nebraska-Omaha 324-326 = [650] (+74)
T5) Evansville 336-320 = [656] (+80)
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In this "adjusting brakes is fun" photo, check the sign beside the clock, where everyone will see it.
Reverse the Threads!
Left Pedal
Right BB
Wondering what prompted such signage? Did the students learning how to recycle bikes continue to not reverse the threads?
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The In-House Developerby in Tales from the Interview on 2017-09-21
James was getting anxious to land a job that would put his newly-minted Computer Science degree to use. Six months had come to pass since he graduated and being a barista barely paid the bills. Living in a small town didn't afford him many local opportunities, so when he saw a developer job posting for an upstart telecom company, he decided to give it a shot.
We do everything in-house! the posting for CallCom emphasized, piquing James' interest. He hoped that meant there would be a small in-house development team that built their systems from the ground up. Surely he could learn the ropes from them before becoming a key contributor. He filled out the online application and happily clicked Submit.


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Advance Pharmaceutical Inc.
Ph: 631-981-4600, Ext. 300
Advance Pharmaceutical Inc.
Ph: 631-981-4600, Ext. 300
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 17, 2013 - Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. today announced that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of one lot of Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, 325 mg, Lot 12G468 Exp. 07/14, UPC Barcode 0 0536-5890-01 3. The lot was manufactured and packaged in 100 count bottles by Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. under the label of Rugby NATURAL IRON SUPPLEMENT Ferrous Sulfate. Advance Pharmaceutical Inc. initiated the recall on December 28, 2012 because they received a pharmacist complaint that a bottle of Ferrous Sulfate Tablets, 325 mg 07-2014, contained Meclizine HCl 25 mg tablets, NDC 0536-3990-01. Taking Meclizine HCl 25 mg as Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg may cause serious side effects to those who consume alcohol or other sedatives, those with a pre-existing CNS disorder, those with imprinted kidney or liver function, the elderly, nursing infants of lactating mothers who received the drug and newborns of mothers who received the drug immediately before childbirth.
Consumers who take three tablets daily of the defective product for treatment of iron deficiency will would be inadvertently ingesting 75 mg of meclizine HCl daily, which is close to the maximum daily adult dose in prescription meclizine drug products of 100 mg. Consumption of meclizine three times a day instead of once daily as monograph recommended is likely to lead to significant drug accumulation because it is a long-acting drug with effects that may persist up to 24 hours after a single dose. Meclizine toxicity may lead to dose-related serious adverse events, including impaired alterness, drowsiness, confusion, low blood pressure, coma, and respiratory depression. Without supportive treatment meclizine toxicity has the potential to be life-threatening.
Consumers who have the affected lot may contact Advance Pharmaceutical with questions at 631-981-4600, Ext.300 on Monday through Friday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm ET.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
- Online: http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
- Regular Mail: use postage-paid, pre-addressed Form FDA 3500 available at: http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm. Mail to address on the pre-addressed form.
- Fax: 1-800-FDA-0178
This recall is being conducted with the knowledge of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Recalled Product Photos Are Also Available on FDA's Flickr Photostream.


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Marie Antoinette opens in movie theaters today, and the buzz is already growing fast and furious about Milena Canonero's exquisitely executed costumes. Director Sofia Coppola gave PEOPLE the scoop: "The costumes had to be an important element in the story because Marie Antoinette was so into fashion. We obviously based it on that period, but then took certain license." We think blending the baroque and the modern is a great idea, and certainly won't be surprised when we see celebs sporting Marie Antoinette inspired pieces on the red carpet soon. In the meantime, click through to the next page to see a few products you can get right now that nod to the young onscreen queen.
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Duke University building evacuated briefly after bomb threat
Duke University building evacuated briefly after bomb threat
Duke University's student union was evacuated early Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was called in.
The Brian Center was evacuated as a precaution, and crews didn't find anything suspicious during a building search, police said. The all-clear was given shortly after 9 a.m.
Duke spokesman Mike Schoenfeld said Durham police received an anonymous call early Tuesday and notified campus police. He says only a few people were in the building when the threat was made.
Classes are being held as scheduled. The school had sent email and text messages to faculty, staff and students telling them to avoid the area until the building was cleared.


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From HaskellWiki
LtU-Kiev Hackathon is a collaborative coding festival aimed towards building and improving Haskell libraries, tools, and infrastructure.
This event is also a get-together of functional programming enthusiasts. With this in mind, attendees are free to choose any programming language they like for their hacking.
LtU-Kiev Hackathon is open to all. You don't have to be a Haskell guru to attend. All you need is a project you are excited to help with or an individual project to work on.
1 Date and Venue
16-17 October 2010, 10 am to 6 pm.
The hackathon will be hosted by GlobalLogic and will be held in Kiev's GL-Club: Mykoly Grinchenka Str., 2/1 (map).
2 Registration
If you will be attending, please register. The space is limited (up to 30 attendees), so don't delay!
3 What to bring
- A laptop with Wi-Fi
- An extension cable (picture)
4 Projects
If you have a project that you want to work on at the Hackathon, please describe it here. This page is only meant for coordination, it does not impose anything.
If you are interested in one of these projects, add your name to the list of hackers under that project. If you have another project you want to hack on, please add it to the list.
4.1 darcs
Hackers: ADEpt
Adding tests to pathlib and fixing path-handling bugs reported by me
4.2 loker
I plan to conduct an introduction to the project for new and wannabe contributors at the beginning of the first day.
One of the topics will be Data-flow analysis, see this mail.
Hackers: Roman Cheplyaka
4.3 vty-ui
Hackers: jtootf
4.4 cabal
Going to check out some easy tickets.
Hackers: Oleg Smirnov, maybe ADEpt (not-so-easy tickets)
4.5 turnir
Hackers: Ivan Veselov
4.6 TermWare
Hackers: rssh
4.7 under.c
`under' utility decodes binary DER data to textual S-expressions and/or encodes sexps back to DER. This C program is based on iteratees and is rather functional in this respect.
Plan is to extend existing functionality with pluggable codecs.
Hackers: vvv
4.8 nullfs
nullfs is a set of FUSE filesystem
drivers aiming to implement useful and simultaneously technically
sound notions of
/dev/null-alike directory.
You can cast nullfs FUSE spell on almost any
directory you like hence transforming it into
There are 3 spells available:
nulnfs and
nullfs (in
odrer from primitive to the most elaborate).
Hackers: xrgtn
5 Contact
For any questions or emergencies, call Valery Vorotyntsev at +38050-196-7865.


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Although the 'translation' of Irish into English began with the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons in the 12th and 13th centuries, the British Empire imposed the rule of English in earnest with the Ordnance Survey of 1824-46. Under the command of Thomas Colby of the Royal Engineers, an army of soldiers and surveyors set about mapping the country, ensuring a more accurate valuation for the purpose of taxation, and in the process renaming the baronies, counties, and townlands, etc. of the island of Ireland.
Irish civilians who were deemed 'competent' in the Irish language were employed by the British in an attempt to have the Anglicized version of Irish names more accurately reflect the original Irish, but this was often a dismal failure. Although the accuracy of the physical mapping has been praised as a boon to cartographers, many viewed the ordnance survey as yet another move to literally wipe Irish language and culture off the map.
With the formation of the Irish Free State in 1922, Ireland now had a native government whose policy was to promote the use of Irish in various areas of public life. In 1937 Bunreacht na hÉireann (The Constitution of Ireland) came into force giving special status to the Irish language as the official first language of Ireland, and naming English as the official second language. Article 4 of the Constitution reminds us of the special status of the Irish language, "The name of the State is Éire, or, in the English language, Ireland".
Today when you travel in Ireland you will notice that, although English does appear on road and street signs, Irish always appears above it. On Irish license plates, with the exception of the English IRL for Ireland, place names, for example Port Láirge (meaning Waterford) or Baile Átha Cliath (meaning Dublin), always appear in Irish.
On Irish documents for birth, death and marriage the Irish language once again appears above the English.
Those of us who speak English are often relieved to see our own language on signs when we travel overseas, but we should not forget what the 'translations' of Irish into English meant to many of those who suffered under the hand of British rule. The opening paragraph of the Irish Constitution acknowledges the sacrifice of those who suffered "through centuries of trial".
** Cathair Nua-Eabhrac is the Irish translation for New York City.
Bunreacht na hÉireann, Constitution of Ireland.
Mac Giolla Easpaig, Dónall. "Placenames Policy and its Implementation" in A New View of the Irish Language, (2008) Nic Pháidín, C. & Ó Cearnaigh, S., eds. Cois Life, pp 164-177.
Brian Friel's Play "Translations" offers an interesting perspective on the meaning and impact of the Ordnance Survey and the Anglicization of 19th century Ireland.
Copyright ©Jennifer Geraghty-Gorman.
Some of this material originally posted 5 July 2010.


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How to Find Information about Iceland:
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For great advice and common travel topics for Iceland, check out our "Inside" guide written and edited by active members of the TripAdvisor community:
On the forum, you can look for topics of interest by using the "search" feature located at the top of the board. This function allows you to see if your question has already been answered or is currently under discussion.
Finally, if you don't find the answers you're looking for, feel free to ask your fellow members on the Iceland forum by clicking on the "Post a New Topic" button!
Destination Experts:
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The destination experts are members who volunteer their time to assist visitors like you; they've been selected for their demonstrated knowledge about Iceland and helpful participation on TripAdvisor. We hope you'll seek out their advice to answer your questions about Iceland. Just remember to thank them when you get back from your trip!
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Alert 2011-5
Subject: Fraudulent Regulatory Agency Issuance
Date: May 17, 2011
Description: Fraudulent Correspondence Attributed to Officials of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Fraudulent Correspondence Regarding an Outstanding Payment Transaction Supposedly Reviewed by the Comptroller of the Currency
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
A fictitious letter, allegedly issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding a payment transaction purportedly reviewed and discussed by employees of the OCC and by other employees within the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is in circulation. The fictitious letter and related correspondence could potentially be distributed via e-mail, fax, or postal mail.
Any document claiming that the OCC is involved in directing the release of outstanding contractual payments is fraudulent. The OCC does not direct, via letter, the transfer of funds to individuals, business enterprises, or governmental entities.
The letter indicates that a payment transaction was reviewed by the Acting Comptroller of the Currency, as well as a number of employees and divisions purportedly within the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The letter directs the recipient to contact the Director of the Wire Transfer Department at Halifax Bank in London, England, regarding the receipt of an overdue payment.
Attached is a copy of this fraudulent letter, which is being circulated in an attempt to elicit funds and gather personal information for use in possible future identification theft.
The correspondence in question references the actual Acting Comptroller, John Walsh, and it contains the forged signature of a former OCC employee. The correspondence also includes, next to the forged signature, the seal of the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Before responding in any manner to any proposal supposedly issued by the OCC that involves the release of personal information or that requires the payment of any fee in connection with the proposal, you should verify that the proposal is legitimate. At a minimum, the OCC recommends that you do the following:
Any information regarding the subject of this or any other alert that you wish to bring to the attention of the OCC may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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For those who are interested in calligraphy arts, but don't speak Malaysian language may direct contact us for any inquiries! We have many other hand painted arts in our gallery with or without the calligraphic fusion. You are most welcome to LK arts! =)
Posted by LUKISAN KALIGRAFI MURAH at Tuesday, August 16, 2011


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Co-host, 'Left, Right & Center'
Matt Miller is the radical centrist on KCRW's weekly Left, Right and Center.
Miller's first book, The Two Percent Solution: Fixing America's Problems In Ways Liberals and Conservatives Can Love (PublicAffairs, 2003) was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. In its cover review, the Washington Post's Sunday Book World called Two Percent "a welcome return to political thinking on a big canvas agenda;" the Wall Street Journal called it a "small marvel of a book." His most recent book, The Tyranny Of Dead Ideas: Revolutionary Thinking for a New Age of Prosperity (2009) was called "downright prescient" (Time) and "fascinating" (Washington Post). Miller's commentary has been featured on The Colbert Report, Real Time with Bill Maher, and many other public affairs programs, and he has been a contributor and guest host on MSNBC. Miller was previously a columnist for the Washington Post and Fortune. In his business life, Miller is an executive at an investment firm.
Miller served as a Senior Advisor in the White House Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1995. From 1991 to 1992 he was a White House Fellow, serving as Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
Miller was born in New York City and raised in Rye Town, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut. He received a BA in economics from Brown University, and a law degree from Columbia Law School.
Miller is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Screen Actors Guild (thanks to a cameo appearance in the thriller, The Siege.) He serves on the board of directors of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, and was appointed by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to serve on The Equity and Excellence Commission, which examined inequities in US school finance. His wife, Jody Miller, is the founder and CEO of The Business Talent Group. They live with their teenage daughter in Los Angeles.


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Avanti Law Group is a full-service litigation firm providing excellent legal representation to its clients in Michigan and throughout the world.
Avanti Law Group is the largest women-owned and minority-owned firm in West Michigan.
Our commitment to diversity goes beyond ownership; we are equally committed to the development, advancement and retention of our minority professionals. Our attorneys more accurately represent the make-up of the communities where our clients operate, the make-up of their employees and of their client base. Our firm emphasizes in teamwork and collegiality; we value the differences in experience, perspective, and outlook that our legal and no legal staff brings to the firm. We draw upon the strengths of knowledgeable and skilled individuals who represent a variety of viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds to the delivery of the highest quality of legal services to individuals, corporations, and public sector entities.
For most, Diversity is a goal. At Avanti Law Group, diversity is a fact. As of April 2011:
Diversity Efforts
Avanti Law Group is actively involved in community and bar organizations that represent and promote the interests of minorities. We continuously sponsor business events and trade shows that seek to enhance diversity in the professional community.
The Firm's Diversity Policy
It is the Firm's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without the discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by the law. Our commitment to diversity is an integral part of every facet of our firm including our recruitment, hiring and training efforts as well as the organizations we belong to and programs we sponsor. Avanti Law Group values and celebrates its minority status.
Supplier Diversity
As both a women and minority-owned law firm, Avanti Law Group is committed to promoting diversity through our vendors. We actively seek targeted diverse businesses and provide them with the opportunity to partner with us to provide excellent services to our Firm and our clients. Avanti Law Group Supplier Diversity Program ensures cover that minority and women owned businesses are well represented and have an equal opportunity in our supplier selection process. For additional information on the firm's diversity initiatives, please contact:
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Sophia Bush & Anne V: 2012 Annual Charity Ball!
Sophia Bush and Anne V strike a pose at the 2012 Annual Charity Ball Benefiting Charity: Water held at the 69th Regiment Armory on Monday (December 10) in New York City.
The 30-year-old actress and Anne, 26, were joined by Jessica Stroup, Jessica Lowndes, Seth Meyers, David Schwimmer with his wife Zoe Buckman, and John Slattery with his wife Talia Balsam.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Sophia Bush
"Celebrating #charityball2012," Anne wrote on her Twitter account. "What an amazing cause to support @charitywater @TOMS @WHotels."
FYI: Sophia is wearing Effy Jewelry earrings.
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A US school administrator who quit her job after a former student made allegations against her on a YouTube video watched nearly a million times has been charged with 16 counts of sexually abusing two girls.
Andrea Cardosa, 40, was charged on Monday with five counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child and 11 other counts of abuse and could get life in prison, said the Riverside County District Attorney's office in Southern California.
She was arrested by deputies in the city of Perris soon after the charges were filed, and was expected to be arraigned Thursday, district attorney's spokesman John Hall said.
The case came to light after a now 28-year-old woman posted the video on YouTube on January 17 showing her making a call to confront Cardosa about the abuse allegations that she said began when she was 12 and Cardosa was her basketball coach.
The video also was sent to the Alhambra Unified School District, where Cardosa was working as an assistant principal.
The superintendent immediately referred the case to police, and Cardosa resigned the same day.
The video was viewed nearly 1 million times just days after it was posted on YouTube, and a second alleged victim later came forward.
Because the five aggravated sexual assault charges carry a life sentence, the statute of limitations does not apply though the alleged crimes took place between 1997 and 2001, district attorney's spokesman John Hall said.
Fifteen of the counts stem from allegations of abuse against the woman, named Jamie, who posted the YouTube video, and one stems from abuse allegations related to the second woman, named Brianna.
Brianna said she came forward after watching Jamie's video.
In it, Jamie phones Alhambra High School, where receptionists connected her to a woman who identifies herself as Cardosa.
"You should be so ashamed and so disgusted with yourself," Jamie says.
"I am. I am," the woman says. "I regret it every day. Every day."
Jamie does not give specifics of the alleged abuse in the video.
School district officials said Cardosa was hired in October after she passed criminal background checks and came with a clean record from her previous employer.
Brianna, who is now 18, said Cardosa befriended her mother while Brianna was a student at Tomas Rivera Middle School in Perris in 2010.
She then "groomed" Brianna by giving her movie tickets, sweets and lunch trips and calling her special, then made several sexual advances, inappropriately touching her and abusing her, according to a legal claim filed by her lawyer.
Jamie said she came forward because her daughter is about the age she was when the abuse began and she wanted to prevent other kids from being molested.
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BMC's newest Impec and Teammachine SLR01 have been garnering all the attention on the road side of things lately, and perhaps for good reason.
The Impec boasts unique two-piece 'shell nodes' that bond the robotically woven carbon tubes together for more consistent performance characteristics, and the SLR01 is easily the company's most refined machine yet, with an enviably stiff-yet-comfortable ride.
Even so, the mid-range is perhaps the most exciting place to be at BMC right now with the introduction of the carbon Racemachine RM01, a close cousin to the SLR01.
Apparently some riders like the drivetrain and torsional stiffness of the SLR01 but not the plush ride so BMC carried over most of the tube shaping – including the tapered front end, BB30 bottom bracket and compact rear triangle – but omitted the flattened Tuned Compliance Concept seatstays to give it a firmer and more communicative feel on the road.
The Racemachine stays do without the extra shaping of the SLR01 for a stiffer ride
TCC flex zones are still included in the carbon fork and seatpost, though, so we don't expect the Roadmachine to be at all harsh – perhaps we'll be able to swing a test ride on one at the Interbike Outdoor Demo in a few weeks.
Other changes include a conventional seatpost clamp instead of the SLR01's slicker wedge-type locking mechanism and a less advanced carbon fibre blend, which adds a bit of weight. Pricing is quite appealing, though, with the Racemachine undercutting the Teammachine by roughly 30 percent.
The RM01 uses a conventional seat collar instead of the SLR01's internal wedge system
Further down the lineup, the Roadracer now gets a full-carbon chassis instead of the aluminium-and-carbon mix that was used in last year's version, along with a tapered front end, matching full-carbon fork and the same cleverly designed teardrop-profile Streampost seatpost as before with its slick AngleLock clamp mechanism.
The new Roadracer SL01 and SL02 models get a full-carbon frame for 2011 plus the clever Streampost design adapted from the now-defunct SLX01
Mountain bikes
BMC have also made significant changes to their mountain bike line – in particular the 120mm-travel Speedfox trail bike and 150mm Trailfox all-mountain rig.
The Speedfox now uses a hydroformed and triple-butted aluminium frame that's more streamlined than before with similarly pared-down upper and lower links that decrease weight and add tyre clearance.
The Speedfox sports a slimmed-down chassis built with hydroformed aluminium tubing
BMC carry over last year's welded monocoque threaded bottom bracket shell and main pivot mount design to shed additional grams down below, and the seatstays are now straight instead of curved for a more direct path from dropout to linkage pivot.
While the Speedfox slims down, the Trailfox beefs up with an extra 10mm of travel and newly tapered head tube for more precise handling in rough conditions. The rear triangle is now fitted with the increasingly popular 142x12mm through-axle standard to improve wheel tracking.
Trailfox is BMC's 150mm all-mountain option, with 142x12mm through-axle rear dropouts


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Crisis Nursery
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It is both the toughest and the most important job on the planet and even the best parents feel overwhelmed sometimes. Now parents in Yolo County have a place to turn.
The goal is to help families before the kids get hurt. Moms and dads can leave their children at the nursery to be cared for, while parents get the help they need. The nursery offers a strong support network, so if things get stressful children are not in danger.
Children are often abused or neglected during times of crisis. Now there is a place to turn. The Yellow Private Nursery opened its doors in Davis. Parents can leave their children under 5 years old here for up to 30 days when life becomes too difficult and the children are at risk.
Teresa, a single mom who turned to drugs and alcohol as a way to cope realized she was placing her daughter at risk. While she checked into rehab, her daughter was placed at the Sacramento Crisis Nursery. Teresa recalls, "I became very overwhelmed and made the wrong choices." The Crisis Nursery gave her and her daughter a chance to make a fresh start. She is grateful and says, "For the first time in my life I don't feel that I am alone, I have support and people that care about us."
The Yolo Crisis Nursery center opens its doors today in Davis and is planning on the same type of success stories there.
For more information call the Parent Support Line at 1-888-281-3000. The Crisis Nursery centers will be opening soon in Placer County and Nevada County.
(This story was provided by News10 KXTV Sacramento.)


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Medications and Breastfeeding
from LEAVEN, Vol. 33 No.
2, April - May 1997, pp. 39-41
by Pat Sturges
Sedalia, Missouri, USA
We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time
As more mothers choose breastfeeding as the way to nourish their infants, questions about taking medications while breastfeeding are on the rise. Indeed, many breastfeeding mothers receive medication during the first week postpartum. Even though most medications given to breastfeeding mothers pass into the mother's milk, the majority of over-the- counter and prescription drugs are considered compatible with breastfeeding.
Often, answering questions about the safety of a medication is not as easy as mothers sometimes think. Evaluating the safety of a medication for an individual mother and baby is complex and needs to be done by a licensed medical professional. The good news is that Leaders can help mothers with questions about medications without giving medical advice. Leaders can discuss drugs in general and their effects on the breastfeeding baby and mother.
First, some information is needed about the baby and the mother:
What is the age of the baby? The younger the baby, the less able he is to eliminate a drug from his system. A full-term newborn can metabolize a drug easier than a premature baby, but is less able to metabolize a drug than an older baby. At about two weeks of age, the full-term baby's liver is mature enough to metabolize most drugs.
What is the baby's weight? The more the baby weighs, the less likely he will be affected by a drug, as drug doses in children are usually calculated by weight.
How much human milk is being consumed? A baby who is exclusively breastfed will receive more of a drug than a baby who is receiving solid foods as well. A toddler who receives more nourishment from food than from breastfeeding would receive even less of a drug.
What is the general health of the baby? Is the baby full-term or premature? Does he have any illnesses or health problems?
What is the nature of the mother's illness? It helps to get as much information as possible from the mother regarding her medical problem, including what her health care provider may have said.
Next, some general information about the drug in question should be reviewed. First, ask the mother for the name of the medication, the dosage and the duration of therapy. Ask her to spell the name of the drug for you and give the generic name if possible. The mother may want to consider discussing the following questions with her health care provider:
Has the drug been given to infants? A drug commonly prescribed for infants is usually a good choice for a breastfeeding mother.
Has the drug been given to other nursing mothers? A drug that has a history of use by nursing mothers is a better choice than a new, possibly untested drug.
What is the duration of the drug therapy? The duration of the drug therapy can affect its compatibility with breastfeeding. A drug considered compatible with breastfeeding when taken for a few days may not be compatible when taken over a long period of time.
Is the drug short-acting? A short-acting form of the drug may be a better choice for a breastfeeding mother than a longer-acting form that stays in the mother's system for a longer period.
How is the medication being given? A drug given by injection or by mouth is less concentrated than one given intravenously. However, a drug may be given intravenously because it is inactivated or not absorbed by the digestive system, so the baby's digestive system would also inactivate or not absorb the drug.
How well can the baby excrete the drug? Some drugs accumulate in a baby's system and can potentially build to toxic levels. A drug that is quickly eliminated by the baby is more compatible with breastfeeding.
Does the drug interfere with lactation? Some drugs should be avoided by breastfeeding mothers because they affect breastfeeding itself (the let-down or milk supply).
A number of resources on drugs and breastfeeding have been published. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) list that is reprinted in the BREASTFEEDING ANSWER BOOK is good for a quick reference but offers a limited amount of information. Not every drug available in a particular classification is listed, nor is the dosage or frequency. Drug reference books compiled by drug companies need to be used with caution. They are influenced by legal liability and the information is usually overly cautious. Medical literature relating specifically to breastfeeding offers more complete information on specific drugs. It is often a good idea to check more than one written resource as information is sometimes conflicting.
When giving information about a specific drug from a written resource, read it verbatim, without personal opinion or interpretation. To do otherwise would be considered giving medical advice.
Based on information from Philip O. Anderson, Pharm D, the following steps can be used to minimize infant exposure to drugs in human milk with minimal disruption of breastfeeding. A mother may want to discuss these options with her health care provider.
Delay the therapy If the drug or surgery is elective, a mother may be able to delay it until the baby is weaned. Choose drugs that pass poorly into milk. There can be differences within classes of drugs regarding the amount that enters the milk. Choose an alternative route of distribution. For example,. an inhalant instead of a drug taken by mouth, or a topical application rather than oral dosing, would reduce infant exposure. Coordinate breastfeeding with medication schedule to minimize exposure. A mother can avoid breastfeeding when the concentration of the drug is at peak levels or she can take a dose before baby's longest sleep period. Temporarily withhold nursing. If a drug is to be taken for diagnostic testing (such as a radioactive agent) a mother may need to withhold breastfeeding for a short period of time, pumping and discarding her milk. Discontinue breastfeeding. This is a last resort but may be necessary for the health and well-being of the mother, for example if she needs chemotherapy or radioactive treatment.
In addition, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the following:
Monitor baby's reaction while mother is taking a questionable drug.
The reasons why mothers call La Leche League about medications are varied. A mother may not have told her health care provider that she is breastfeeding out of fear of causing conflict. She may realize after she gets home that she has additional questions. She may have been told that she must discontinue breastfeeding in order to take a medication. She may have been told that a medication is compatible with breastfeeding but she is double-checking for her own peace of mind. Maybe she has not yet seen her health care provider but is anticipating that a certain medication will be prescribed.
No matter what a mother's reasons, our responsibility as Leaders is to provide information and support. A mother may need help exploring her feelings about what she really wants to do. A Leader can help a mother verbalize her feelings about the importance of the breastfeeding relationship to her health care provider. She can help her formulate questions to ask him/her. Encouraging a mother to work openly with the health care provider can empower her to do what's best for herself and her baby.
Ed. Note: Leaders with additional questions can contact their local Professional Liaison Leader.


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Slacklining is an adventure program growing in popularity. As with any activity involving height and motion, there is risk involved. Before units, districts, or councils decide to promote or host slackline activities and other adventure sports, they must follow the Sweet 16 of BSA Safety and submit a tour and activity plan for council review with a description that includes the slacklining activity.
Staff members for these types of events are responsible for learning proper setup, operational guidelines, and safety techniques. Equipment used for these activities must be designed for the adventure sport industry and will be exposed to extreme forces. Therefore, it should not be used for other purposes. Always follow the manufacturer's recommendations.
Fall precautions should include spotters or crash pads. Stepping off the line safely is recommended when a participant feels he or she is about to fall. Trees used for anchors should be protected from damage and be at least 8 inches in diameter. The line should never be more than 3 feet high. Never allow more than one participant on the line at a time. Acrobatics (any time your head is lower than your torso) are prohibited.


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"Trying to lose weight alters your brain and hormones so you're doomed to pile it on again," the Daily Mail reported.
Many people struggle to maintain their new weight after a diet, and this news is based on a small study that investigated the biological reasons for this. Researchers monitored the hormone levels of 50 volunteers who were given very low calorie diets, of around 500 calories a day, for 10 weeks alongside weight loss advice, a recommended exercise programme and supervision from a dietitian. Comparing levels of several dietary hormones before, during and after the weight loss programme, researchers found that many of the hormonal changes experienced during the diet persisted a year after the diets ended, when participants were trying to maintain their new lower weight. Researchers suggest that this means the body has a hormonal "backlash" against the lack of calories during a diet, and will instruct the body to replace lost weight in the future.
This study provides some useful evidence about hormone levels and appetite in obese people following a weight loss programme. However, to make firm conclusions, larger studies are needed to compare dieting participants with people not attempting the diet. People who want to lose weight should not be alarmed by this study's findings or feel "doomed". It is well known that keeping off weight lost through dieting is difficult. Instead, they should see a dietitian or their GP if they are struggling to maintain or reach a healthy weight.
Where did the story come from?
The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Melbourne and La Trobe University, both in Australia. It was funded by Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, the Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation and grants from the Endocrine Society of Australia and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. The study was published in the peer-reviewed New England Journal of Medicine.
During weight loss diets, people experience changes in the levels of various appetite-regulating hormones in the body. The researchers behind this new study say it is not yet known whether these changes are sustained when people try to maintain their new lower weight.
The story was reported accurately by the Daily Mail. However, the newspaper's announcement that people trying to lose weight are "doomed" to put it back on again seems overly negative and does not represent the findings of this small study.
What kind of research was this?
This research looked at 50 obese men and women who took part in a 10-week weight loss programme. Measurements of their weight, hormone levels and appetite were recorded before, during and one year after the programme.
The research was a case series. This is a type of descriptive study of a group of people who have something in common. For instance, they may have the same condition or are using the same treatment. This type of study describes characteristics or outcomes in a single group, but does not compare them with people who are offered a different treatment or who do not have the condition.
The researchers say that many people experience initial weight loss during a diet, but that most obese people fail to maintain their reduced weight. Understanding the biological barriers that stop people keeping off lost weight, and the hormones involved, is crucial for designing ways to prevent weight gain, they argue.
What did the research involve?
Researchers recruited 50 obese adult volunteers through a newspaper advert (34 post-menopausal women and 16 men) to undertake a 10-week weight loss programme. This programme featured a very low energy diet, which provided 500–550 calories a day. This is around a quarter of the normal intake for a woman.
A healthy body mass index is considered to be between 18.5 and 25kg/m2. In this study, the researchers recruited people with a body mass index between 27 and 40. Smokers, people with significant illness (including diabetes) and those taking medications known to affect body weight were excluded from the study.
At the end of the 10-week programme, participants received individual counselling and written advice from a dietitian on a recommended dietary intake to maintain weight loss. They were also encouraged to perform 30 minutes of moderately intense physical activity on most days of the week. Over the following year, participants visited the hospital every two months and were contacted by telephone between visits for continued counselling.
Patients were assessed for circulating levels of a variety of hormones at the start of the study, at week 10 and after the study at week 62. Subjective ratings of appetite were also measured. Measured hormones included:
- leptin – a hormone produced by fat cells and an indicator of energy stores
- peptide YY, glucagon-like peptide 1, amylin, pancreatic polypeptide, cholecystokinin and insulin – hormones released from the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas in response to food (they reduce food intake)
- ghrelin – a hormone also released in response to food, which stimulates hunger
- gastric inhibitory polypeptide – a hormone that may promote energy storage
Researchers used two types of analysis to report their findings:
- an "intention to treat" analysis that included all participants who started the study, even if they did not complete it
- a secondary analysis that included only those who completed the trial (34 participants)
The intention to treat analysis is the preferred analysis, as including only participants who completed the trial will bias the results. By including everyone who started a study, an intention to treat analysis also reveals other factors, such as the potential dropout rate for a treatment if it were used in clinical practice.
What were the basic results?
Of the 50 participants who began the study, only 34 completed it (68%). Although there were no significant differences between those who completed the study and those who did not, there was a trend towards younger participants not completing the study, which may have had some effect on the results.
At the end of the 10-week programme, the average (mean) weight loss was 13.5kg, and participants had a significant increase in subjective measures of appetite (p<0.001). Significant reductions were seen in levels of the hormones leptin, cholecystokinin, insulin and the appetite-suppressing peptide YY (P<0.001). There were also increases in levels of the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin (P<0.001).
One year after the end of the programme, mean weight loss since the start of the study was 7.9kg. This means that participants had put back on some of the weight initially lost, but had maintained an overall weight loss. A year after the end of the weight loss programme, there were still significant differences in the mean levels of appetite-suppressing peptide YY and the appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin (p<0.001) compared with at the start of the study. Participant-reported hunger had also risen (p<0.001).
How did the researchers interpret the results?
The researchers concluded that after initial weight reduction in obese people, circulating levels of hormones thought to encourage post-diet weight regain do not revert to the levels seen before weight loss. One of the researchers described this as a "co-ordinated defence mechanism" with multiple components all directed towards making us put on weight. In other words, the body mounts a backlash against dieting and the reduced intake of food and energy it brings.
The researchers also said that long-term strategies to counteract this change may be needed to prevent "obesity relapse".
This small study found that after obese adults completed an intense weight loss programme, the levels of several dietary hormones did not revert to their pre-diet state. Instead, during this long-term maintenance phase, certain hormone levels thought to affect appetite and weight gain remained as they were during the intense weight loss phase. This may affect a person's ability to maintain the weigh loss benefits from their very low calorie diet plan.
The study had limitations, some of which the authors noted:
- The study featured a very low calorie diet (500–550 calories a day), recommended exercise and supervision from a dietitian. The levels of support, motivation and weight loss seen in this study may not be typical of those seen in everyday diets. In particular, this diet may not reflect the type of dieting in people hoping to lose a moderate amount of weight.
- The study recruited people with a minimum BMI of 27 and an average BMI of 35 (healthy BMI range is 18.5 to 25). Very low calorie diets are generally not considered to be suitable for people who are only slightly overweight or with a BMI just above 25. Therefore, participants in this study may not represent the types of people who would normally use these diets.
- This study did not have a control group of people who did not participate in the weight loss programme. Using a control group, though not essential for this type of study, would have allowed the researchers to make allowances for the natural fluctuations in many hormones.
- The dropout rates were high, with only 34 people completing the study out of the original 50 who started it. This is typical for weight loss studies. The researchers say that there were no significant differences between those who did and did not complete the study, though there was a trend for younger participants to drop out. Therefore, the findings of this study may not be useful for a younger obese population.
- The authors mainly analysed results for only the people who completed the study. It is not known whether changes in hormone levels and appetite were seen in the 16 people who did not complete the study.
- This was a small study of only 50 people. To draw more accurate conclusions about the effects of dieting in obese people, larger studies are needed. The results of this study may help in designing these.
People who want to lose weight should not be alarmed by this study's findings or assume that dieting is futile or will damage their hormone balance. Instead, they can see a dietitian or their GP if they are struggling to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight.
- Sumithran P, Prendergast LA, Delbridge E et al. Long-Term Persistence of Hormonal Adaptations to Weight Loss. N Engl J Med 2011; 2011.365:1597-1604
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Courtesy of Wheaton College Sports Information
NORTON, Mass. – On Wednesday, the top-seeded Wheaton College baseball team had no trouble against number-six Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), notching a 5-2 victory during the first game of the 2010 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament at Sidell Stadium.
The Lyons will host fourth-seeded Clark University tomorrow at 3:30 p.m., when MIT travels to number-five United States Coast Guard Academy in an elimination game. Wheaton, which is ranked 24th nationally and tied for second in the New England poll, won its 18th straight meeting with the Engineers to improve to 22-7 overall. MIT dipped below the .500 mark at 11-12.
Sophomore Lyon Dan Haugh went 3-for-5 with two runs and a pair of RBI, including belting a two-run homer in the fifth that put the Lyons in front for good. Haugh accounted for half of Wheaton's hits, while senior Paul Malaguti and sophomore Hal Landers each drew three of the hosts' 10 walks. Malaguti was also plunked, as he reached base four times in five plate appearances.
Wheaton sophomore Nolan Corr, who entered the game second among all Division III pitchers in ERA, improved to a perfect 7-0, yielding two unearned runs while scattering six hits with one strikeout and two walks in seven innings. Classmate David Longley tossed a 1-2-3 eighth with one strikeout, setting up senior closer Jon Shepard, who pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save of the season.
Six different Engineers recorded a hit, with junior William Blackman driving in a run. Senior Stewart Park and freshman James McKinney each scored, while sophomore Chris Hendrix suffered the loss in relief, surrendering two runs on one hit with one strikeout and two walks over 1.2 frames.
Wheaton manufactured a run in the third, as Landers led off with a walk, advanced to second on a sac bunt and moved to third on a passed ball before scoring on a failed pickoff attempt at first base. Corr cruised through the first three innings, carrying a no-hitter into the fourth before running into trouble.
After a Lyon miscue put McKinney on second to open the fourth, back-to-back singles knotted the game. The next Engineer batter grounded into a double play, but the visitors plated their second run on the play. In the home half of the fifth, Malaguti drew a two-out walk and Haugh drove his ball over the left field fence for a 3-2 Lyon edge.
MIT put a runner on in each the fifth, sixth and seventh but came away empty, while Wheaton tacked on a pair of insurance runs on four hits in the seventh. Junior Sean Munley and freshman Eric Jensen had an RBI apiece.


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I am in a peculiar situation in my law school career and am looking to transfer. I recently withdrew from law school during my 2L 2nd semester due to a tragic event in my personal life. I'm at a T4 school somewhere in the top 25%. My cumulative GPA is not stellar due to a poor 1st semester GPA (didn't figure out IRAC) but my cumulative GPA improved by 0.4 two semesters later and have made dean's list since. Wrote-on law review (2nd best casenote), published, and one of my arguments have been quoted by a law professor in a law review article. I see that people on here from T4 schools are usually in the top 5% when transferring to a T1. Because of the conflict between my bad class rank vs. strong soft factors, I think it's a wildcard if I shoot for T1. Any comments on my chances at Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, or maybe a T2 like Georgia State?
I was there on a full scholarship. After I withdrew, the scholarship went. It's not worth paying $30K+ a year for a T4 school to me.
I'm very sorry, but I don't feel comfortable talking about it... I do have a few affordable T4 safe schools on my list.


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How Adam and Eve Reflect the Kingdom of God
"For we are members of his Body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they TWO shall be ONE FLESH. This is a GREAT MYSTERY: but I speak concerning Christ and the Church" (Ephes. 5:30-32).
Overcome in Christ Daily
GOOD NEWS: Yeshua is able to break the bonds of sin and set free those who are slaves, saving us from both sin's eternal death penalty and delivering us from the sin. Some deny this POWER and only want the pardon but the Throne of Grace offers both.
Man Questions Whether We'll Be Angelic Or Divine
Even as we have been fully mortal and human like Adam, we shall be fully divine and holy Spirit like Christ the Second Adam, being born again into the literal Kingdom-Family of God. How Satan is insanely jealous of this fact!
Born Again and Heaven and Hell
Yeshua said that which is born of the flesh is flesh (like we are now in this life), but that which is born of the Spirit IS SPIRIT. He also said you can't even see or enter into that Kingdom of God unless you're born again...
Sneak Preview of the Kingdom of God
If I may, as God is my Witness and Judge, when I was only 17 years young, God UNEXPECTEDLY gave me a VISION while I was in prayer. I was within that vision as a glorified Spirit-Being, whiter than glistening snow and like a brilliant white cloud with the sun shining on it, appearing smooth, dressed in a white robe - even my hair was that brilliant white - holding a Book in my hands and teaching two flesh and blood mortals who were sitting on the ground, in an outdoor setting like a park or meadow.)
Born Again: The Kingdom of God!
GOD IS REPRODUCING HIMSELF! That's the glorious Good News that Jesus boldly proclaimed! The Gospel of the KINGDOM OF GOD announces the GOD KINGDOM: a Spirit-Born Kingdom of God-Beings! A Royal Family that we can enter (Rev. 3:21). A Divine Family that will administer God's Government throughout the universe and eternity (Isa. 9:7; Dan. 7:18).
A Higher Calling: Quest for the Kingdom of God
Jesus clearly said, "No man can come to Me, except the Father who has sent me draw him..."(John 6:44). Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. The Christian calling includes recognizing Jesus is the only way to the Father, learning all about Him as the Incarnate Word of God and walking in that light as a way of life, following Jesus by the lead of the Holy Spirit, the power and influence of God (Romans 8:14, 1 John 2:6).
Kingdom of God-Beings to Rule Earth from Jerusalem!
Yeshua has gone to Heaven and is preparing for the coming Kingdom of God, making room for us (converted Christians then transformed) in His Administration, preparing our positions and government seats in the Kingdom-Family of God, and will then return and receive us to Himself, sharing His glory and power and honor with us from Jerusalem, the seat of God's government, the Throne of David, the Throne of the LORD.
The Great Mideast Commission: Reaching the Cities of Judah
So there is a physical preparing, as well as a spiritual, in preparing the way for Messiah's Coming! Further, God says we are to SHOUT, with amplified power, to the CITIES OF JUDAH the glad message that the Messiah is soon coming" - Autobiography of Herbert W Armstrong, Volume II, pages 469-470
Monday, December 14, 2009
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"Is my worker an employee or an independent contractor?" That is a common question asked by business owners.
Employees are more costly to an employer/taxpayer than a contractor because the company must pay its share of Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment taxes, and must provide the employee with fringe and other employment benefits. Contractors, on the other hand, are paid an agreed-upon fee, but the contractor, not the business, is liable for all employment taxes. In addition, there is no paid time off or other employment benefits provided to contractors.
Due to the different tax treatments, the Internal Revenue Service has a vested interest in proper classification. The fundamental question to determine the proper category is whether the employer has the right to control and direct the worker regarding the job and how to do it. A 20-factor control test was developed by the IRS based on common law principles that have evolved in the courts. This control test can be divided into three broad categories: Behavioral control, financial control, and the relationship of the parties. The factors are meant to be a guide to determine if an individual is an employee. It is not conclusive as to corporate officers and does not apply to "statutory" employees.
Among the 20 factors considered for employee status are:
• Requirement to follow employer instructions.
• Ongoing training provided by the employer.
• Worker is supplied with tools, materials, facilities, or equipment.
• Worker does not make his or her services available to the general public on a regular basis.
• The ability of the company to "fire" the worker. In contrast, an independent contractor cannot be fired as long as he or she provides the agreed upon service.
It is worthwhile to take the time to understand the factors because there are strict penalties imposed for misclassification. To encourage employers to properly classify workers going forward, the IRS has created a program called the voluntary classification settlement program (VCSP), to resolve past violations without penalty. It is important to note that this program only pertains to the IRS and does not provide relief for other obligations such as state or workers compensation.
To participate in the VCSP, a taxpayer must have filed, within six months of the due date for the past three years, all required forms 1099 for contractors. A taxpayer, including its parent, subsidiary, or other member of its consolidated group, currently under an IRS or employment tax audit by the federal or state government is ineligible for the program.
Once accepted into the VCSP, the taxpayer agrees to:
• Treat the workers as employees for future tax periods.
• Allow the IRS an extra three years to assess employment taxes starting with the first three calendar years after the agreement begins.
• Treat all identified workers of the same class as employees in the future.
In exchange, the IRS will:
• Limit the liability to 10 percent of the employment taxes, calculated at reduced rates, on compensation paid to the identified workers in the most recently completed tax year.
• Waive all interest and penalties on the employment taxes.
• Not subject the taxpayer to an employment tax audit of prior years regarding the identified classification of workers.
To apply for the VCSP, taxpayers file Form 8952 with the IRS at least 60 days before the date they want to begin treating the workers as employees. The IRS reviews the application and contacts the taxpayer, or its authorized representative, to complete the process. Once accepted into the program, the taxpayer enters into a closing agreement with the IRS at which time full payment is due.
The worker classification affects both the taxpayer and the worker. Therefore the IRS offers a formal process, via IRS Form SS-8, for either or both parties to request determination by the IRS on this matter. There are far reaching consequences, from both within and outside of the Internal Revenue Service, to the determination of worker classification. Before applying for VCSP or making an IRS determination request, competent legal advice is critical for your own protection.
• Michelle DellaMaria is a CPA and Certified Valuation Analyst, with Caufield & Flood Certified Public Accountants in Crystal Lake.
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TREND MILL | Creamy-mauve-plum nails. Yes, it's a thing.
AND IT does feel a bit early 90210 (the real one). Brenda (who just published a new book, Badass) and Kelly both would have worn this nail polish with their high-waisted, pleated shorts (or, early '90s favourite, overalls), rouched white socks, applique waistcoats, wispy fringe and matching lipstick. So what once was old(ish) is now new again. The fashion cycle shortens with every turn, doesn't it?
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