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D. A. Kessler, R. H. Austin, and H. Levine "Resistance to Chemotherapy: Patient Variability and Cellular Heterogeneity." Cancer Research, 74 (2014) : 4663-70.
D.A. Kessler, H. Levine "Scaling solution in the large population limit of the general asymmetric stochastic Luria-Delbruck evolution process." J. Statistical Physics (2014) In Press
H. Levine "Learning physics of living systems from Dictyostelium." Physical Biology, 11 (2014) : 053011.
J Zimmermann, M Basan, H Levine "An instability at the edge of a tissue of collectively migrating cells can lead to finger formation during wound healing." European Physical Journal, 223 (2014) : 1259.
J. Zimmermann, R. L. Hayes, M. Basan, J. N. Onuchic, W.-J. Rappel,
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L. Sun, J.K. Noel, J.I. Sulkowska, H. Levine, J.N. Onuchic "Connecting Thermal and Mechanical Protein (Un) folding Landscapes." Biophysical Journal, 107 (2014) : 2941-52.
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M.K. Jolly, B. Huang, M. Lu, S.A. Mani, H. Levine, E. Ben-Jacob "Towards elucidating the connection between epithelial–mesenchymal transitions and stemness." J Royal Soc Interface, 11 (2014) : 20140962 .
R. R. Cheng, F. Morcos, H. Levine, J. N. Onuchic "Toward rationally re-designing bacterial two-component signaling systems using coevolutionary information." PNAS, 111 (2014) : 563.
A. Samuel, H. Levine, K. B. Blagoev, "Scientic priorities for the BRAIN Initiative", Nat. Meth. 10, 713 (2013)
B. A. Camley, Y. Zhao, B. Li, H. Levine, W. J. Rappel, "Periodic migration in a physical model of cells on micropatterns", Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 15810 (2013)
D. Kessler and H. Levine, "Large population solution of the stochastic Luria- Delbruck evolution model", Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 110, 11682 (2013)
H. Levine and W. J. Rappel, "The physics of eukaryotic chemotaxis"", Physics Today, Feb 2013, 24 (2013)
J Feng, D.A. Kessler, E. Ben-Jacob, H. Levine, "Growth feedback as a basis for persister bistability", Proc, Nat. Acad. Sci 111, 544 (2013)
M. Basan, J. Elgeti, E. Hannezo, W. J. Rappel and H. Levine. "Alignment of cellular motility forces with tissue flow as a mechanism for efficient wound healing", Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 110(7):2452-9 (2013)
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P. Ghosh, E. Ben-Jacob, H. Levine "Modeling cell-death patterning during biolm formation", Physical Biology 10, 066006 (2013)
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Eek! How Stephen King-y was that? Shivery.
The exchange between the pilot & co-pilot reminded me of the Oceanic 6 flight home. I imagine it may attract some attention with the news media if it is discovered that the Ajira flight that went missing had 5 of the Oceanic 6 aboard at the time…
When the co-pilot radios for help we hear The Numbers being recited. If we didn't already know where they were that would have been our big clue! Frank lands the plane against impossible odds – but his co-pilot doesn't make it. (Soprano's anyone?)
Caesar calls Ilana "lady" when he tries to wake her – giving the impression they are strangers to one another.
When Ben asks "How would I know?" where the rest are – How can he deliver a line so well? His wide-eyed response is impossible to read. You really cannot believe anything he says!
I was momentarily shocked when it said: 30 YEARS Earlier. See 2 weeks is too long between shows! I thought we were going waaay back in the narrative and here it was just confirming what I already thought: that the plane was in a seperate time from Jack, Kate, Hurley & Sayid.
I guess they took forever mentioning that Sun had been on the plane because then Jin was tearing out of there in a panic! "The Flame. If a plane landed on the island, Radzinsky will know." Ahhh the mysterious Radzinsky who winds up a stain on the roof of the Swan…the irony watching him build the model for his own tomb. But…I'm getting ahead of myself!
The 316'ers ask who else is in 'Dharmaville' with Sawyer and we cut to Juliet looking for him. Boy everyone seems comfortable there, don't they? Just wanders into her friends office and helps herself to coffee. It seems like a good place to live, all things considered.
Juliet just looks defeated when she learns that Kate is back. She drops onto the bed and though it takes him awhile – Sawyer does notice she is upset. He sits beside her and tells her he has to find a way to bring them in before "they screw up everything we got going here." Which Juliet (and me!) take to include their relationship. Oh! Please let Sawyer have grown up enough to walk away from Kate — their use of proper names gives me a little hope too: no Freckles!
Clever as always, Juliet mentions that there is a sub coming in that afternoon.
Back at the Flame Jin bullies Radzinsky into making the call about a possible airplane sighting and we jump to Sun in the present day holding his ring in her open palm.
Ilana asks her if she has lost someone and Sun jumps. Doesn't she look concerned? I do want her to be good – I like her. (incidentally when she awoke I thought she asked for "Sarah" but online I've read she said Jarrah – which makes more sense but is less interesting!)
At any rate, Sun lies to her and tells her she was traveling alone. Cut to Frank trying to organize everyone on the beach and someone tell me why this man looks so danged familiar?!?
I know it's not him – but he reminds me of the original pilot for some reason…
Caesar argues against Frank's plan and draws attention to the nearby buildings and a 2nd island. Ben sneaks off. Sun follows him. Frank follows Sun. Ben tells Sun he is going back to "our Island" and then adds "wanna come?" I notice Ben is keeping his tiny backpack (it's kind of absurdly small!) pretty close to himself…still wondering what was in that tenderly wrapped package?
Happily we were not kept in the dark too long as to who Horace and Amy's son is/was. Sadly – he's Ethan. Born and died on the Island. Though we do know he gets to visit Portland eventually. 😉
Juliet takes the sub manifest from Amy and it just so happens that there were 2 bow-outs so the number of expected recruits won't be too far off with Jack, Kate and Hurley added. Phew! Juliet looks devastated when Amy asks when she and "Jim" are going to have a baby. "When the timing is right." Sheesh – when will THAT be? Time is a bit of an issue on this Island.
Eloise didn't say they would be back 30 years but to be fair she did mention the results could be "unpredictable" if the conditions of the original flight were not recreated exactly so cut her some slack! She got you there after all.
Sawyer shares something we learned in Not in Portland — arrivals to the Island are knocked out for the trip. So it should be easy enough to sneak our friends in! They just have 10 minutes to change and drive over there. Good thing time is so fluid on-Island or that would have been impossible!
Jack is not totally convinced by Sawyer's plan but Sawyer asks him for trust. Yes Jack. Men of Faith have trust.
How awesome is it that they can watch TV at the Flame? Check out The Muppet Show! (upper left hand corner) I would have been 3 yrs old in Dharmaville. ;-p What about you? How old were you in '77?
Whoa! There's a Hostile in the perimeter. (and 'a snake in ma boot') "Those bastards!" {Hang on…it's a little early to be biased by Desert Storm} – that's not a Hostile – that's Sayid!
Hurley asks Sawyer what he has told Dharma about the Purge and if he is going to save them. "I ain't here to play Nostradamus to these people." is his caring response. He silences further questions by telling them to go in get their jumpsuits and their new work assignments…will we have a new WorkMan?
Now here's a Dharma Hootenanny!
The festivity (complete with rides on Mystery Ships) is interrupted by Miles arrival with news of the 14J.
Sun and Ben debate the why's/what if's of staying or going to the other Island until Frank comes along and tries to stop Sun from trusting Ben. The look on Ben's face when Sun says she has to trust him — wow! Talk about sinister – I couldn't find a screencap though. 😦 I wouldn't have been reassured by the reminder of how things turned out for the commandos that came after Ben either!
I don't think I've ever been this proud of Sun! "I lied". I was wondering how Ben wound up on the cot with Locke standing above him.
The exchange between Pierre and Jack was a complete riot! How did I know someone was going to be a Work Man? At the Shed apparently. Not likely going to be a fantastic station similar to The Swan or The Looking Glass but necessary all the same I'm sure. LeFleur – still a little bit Sawyer!
We witness the return of the Blinking. as an uncomfortable Kate is greeted by an uncomfortable Juliet.
Sawyer does an ok job pretending to grill Sayid and then hauls him off to jail.
Now we get to the best part of the episode!! So damn freaky watching Sun and Frank make their way through the ghost town of Dharmaville. The creaks – the Whispers – Smokey! – trees cracking – the light coming on in the window (like the cabin!) and finally: the appearance of Christian Shephard.
Who, who, who would go into the house with him?! At least Frank gave him a 'squint of doubt' to express reticence. Christian's line when he hands Sun the photo was priceless! Course correction will be put into play again I guess. ALSO while they are looking at the picture the door swings open behind them === soo scary!
Just as Phil is reassuring the New Recruits that they are perfectly safe – LaFleur arrives with his 14J – or a " minor security situation." Phil is a laugh a minute! Sayid is securely placed in jail until morning…but they are going to feed him. 'They're not Savages.'
Jack goes to Juliet & Sawyer's house (though he didn't realize he would be seeing them both). Juliet departs leaving the 'menfolk to have a meetin'. Gag me.
Jack's a little testy when he starts questioning Sawyer. Sawyer gives the best rationale for reading I have ever heard! "I heard once that Winston Churchill read a book every night, even during the Blitz. He said it made him think better." I bet that is completely true. And now I know why reading helps unwind me – kind of like knitting – it occupies your mind while other bits of it roam and you can get some important thinking done. Thank you Sawyer.
Hoo boy. He goes on to tell Jack that when he was in charge "you pretty much just reacted. See, you didn't think, Jack. And as I recall, a lot of people ended up dead." Wow. Heavy accusation. Not completely inaccurate yet not entirely fair.
Meanwhile…back in prison…a boy is bringing Sayid his food.
Weren't we all wondering if Little Ben was there yet? Here he is. He seems fascinated to be meeting a Hostile (offers to get him mustard if he wants it) — has he spoken with Richard already?
I have a bad feeling Sayid's new mission just presented itself: Kill Little Benjamin Linus. (did that kid study Michael Emerson's footage? he's got the 'horrible eyes' down pat — and is it just me or has this actor stayed kinda small??)
Best Lines
Hurley upon hearing it is 1977: Oh…..What?
Sawyer to Hurley: Easy on the ribs there Kong.
Hurley: Kong. I've actually missed that.
Hurley to Jin: Dude, your English is awesome.
Pierre to Jack: Based on your aptitude test, you'll be doing janitorial work.
Sawyer to Radzinsky on shooting Sayid: Well I appreciate the input there Quickdraw.
Sayid to Sawyer: We do not refer to ourselves as hostile, but yes, I am one of them.
Christian to Sun: I'm sorry, but you have a bit of a journey ahead of you.
Hurley on seeing Sayid brought in handcuffs: I guess we found Sayid.
Worst Lines
Jack re: Locke's death: It doesn't matter. He's gone. What the? Of course it matters!
Biggest Questions
How does Ethan wind up as an Other? How does he survive the Purge?
Where is Daniel Faraday? When did he leave? Where did he go? Sawyer's ambiguous "not anymore" is unacceptable! Jack. Ask more questions!!
Who made those Outriggers? And how did Ben know they would still be there in the future/present?
When is Phil going to snap?
Here's a doozy! What in the dooh-dah day happened to leave Dharmaville the way Frank & Sun find it? What happened to New Otherton?? Who changed the timeline? When? Why? What about the Purge??? Why are there no Dharma photos after '78? Did they just stop recruiting?
And is it just me or did it look like a bit of Smokey snuck in the open door behind Frank?? Uber creepy.
How does Hurley not know the word Namaste? when he lives in the age of Yoga? and he was traveling to Los Angeles?
Not really a question per se…but The Flame was featured pretty heavily in this episode and I noticed this Eric Carle-esque picture in Sawyer & Juliet's house — add next week's preview into the mix and this artwork doesn't seem random at all. I wonder if Jack Bender made it too?


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Oh, Bela. Undead again.
We're forced by convention to wait our whole lives to sleep in a coffin, but just think how good that would feel—the lid closed, or not, but those Four Enclosed Walls holding you in, the velvety comfort—that's the sweet plum of the death embrace. In fact, coffin naps SHOULD be the province of the living, and cremation and scattered dust the preferred end for the human plague. I mean, enough already.
"Nil" means nil, and I expect the desert flowers to be fewer and farther between, as My Castle traverses the plain toward some sort of inevitable end. But I'm not quite done, not yet. There's always good music to share, new and old and not otherwise represented on WFMU, or elsewhere on the radio (Internet or terrestrial.)
As long as I have Sadistic Intent, Oruga, the workings of Josh Lay, Teeth Collection, and Spine Scavenger, the splatterings of Newton and the other Breathmint artists, the Witchbeam cassette, and the new Wizard Amps on Baked Tapes, there will continue to be a reason for me to further compromise the suspension on my 2001 Nissan and schlep to Jersey City with my collection of exceptional sounds in tow.
My coffin is lined pussy pink, and I'd have it no other way, the outer walls and lid painted matte black. I won't see you there; unburdening solitude taking over for the last time.


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Last week, Ford Motor (NYSE:F) reported a strong 6.2% year-over-year increase in U.S. vehicle deliveries for the month of October. Meanwhile, its crosstown rival General Motors (NYSE:GM) recorded a 2.2% decline in deliveries during the same timeframe.
While General Motors' October sales performance certainly wasn't as good as Ford's, investors should be perfectly pleased with its modest sales decline. GM's sales mix continues to shift toward more profitable trucks, SUVs, and crossovers. Moreover, the company has successfully addressed the severe inventory glut it faced earlier this year.
Digging into the October numbers
Ford's 6.2% sales gain last month was driven primarily by strong sales of its F-Series trucks. F-Series deliveries rose 15.9% year over year in October, continuing a long-running trend. (Year-to-date, F-Series deliveries are up 11.1%.) This accounted for 90% of the increase in Ford's total deliveries last month.
However, another key element of Ford's overall performance was stable sales of passenger cars. Ford brand car sales slipped just 0.6% in October, compared to an 18.6% plunge during the first nine months of 2017.
By contrast, General Motors reported a significant decline in passenger car deliveries last month, highlighted by a more than 50% plunge in car sales for the Buick brand. GM offset most of this decline with a solid 11.2% increase in full-size truck sales. SUV/crossover sales increased modestly as well.
It's also important to note that October 2017 had one fewer selling day than October 2016, which dampened sales results across the sector. On a selling-day adjusted basis, GM's sales rose by about 2%.
Inventory is under control again
Earlier this year, General Motors suffered from bloated U.S. dealer inventories. As of the end of May, the company had 963,448 vehicles in stock in the United States, translating to 101 days of supply. A year earlier, GM had just 670,517 vehicles in its U.S. inventory, or 67 days of supply.
GM's high inventory put it at risk of having to offer deep discounts in the event of a serious sales downturn. Fortunately, the company has been proactive about addressing the inventory glut by scheduling lots of extra downtime in the second half of the year.
Those efforts have paid off in a big way. By the end of October, GM's U.S. inventory had receded to 813,648 units, or 80 days of supply. That's down by more than 20,000 units year over year. This puts the company on track to meet its goal of ending the year with about 800,000 vehicles in stock. Furthermore, GM has shifted its inventory mix to better match demand: i.e. fewer cars but more trucks, crossovers, and SUVs.
The General is in good shape for 2018
Right now, the average analyst estimate calls for GM's earnings per share to decline 7% year over year in 2018. This implies a double-digit decline in net income, in light of the company's ongoing share buybacks. Even relatively bullish analysts seem to think that General Motors will struggle to sustain its current level of profitability next year because the auto cycle has peaked.
However, even if U.S. auto sales fall again next year, it's likely to be a modest decline, similar to 2017. (Auto sales are on pace to fall by roughly 2%-3% this year.) In that kind of environment, there's no reason why GM can't be just as profitable as it has been in 2016 and 2017.
After all, the inventory reduction GM has undertaken during 2017 has exaggerated the decline in its production. Additionally, General Motors has been gaining market share recently, thanks to its relatively fresh product portfolio. As a result, GM's production in North America could be flat or up slightly in 2018, even if auto sales decline.
General Motors will certainly face some headwinds next year, such as additional planned downtime for its lucrative full-size trucks. (GM will be changing over to new versions of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra later in the year.) Even so, the company has a legitimate shot at delivering another record EPS performance in 2018.
Adam Levine-Weinberg owns shares of General Motors. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Ford. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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PREM RAWAT - the real facts
Misleading information about PREM RAWAT is being distributed on the internet
by a small but vocal hate group known as "ex-premies."
In this website false claims are debunked, and links are provided to sites where accurate, up-to-date information can be obtained.
Welcome to the LIBRARY.
Here you will find a selection of interviews,
PREM RAWAT video excerpts, music videos, and Prem Rawat's words combined with cool ambient music.
Please take the time to enjoy some of these offerings.
Fun Interview ~ Prem Rawat with feisty TV journalist.
Song from The Heart ~ Vocals by Daya>
So different … So similar
Drops of Mercy ~ Narated by Marolyn
Video Artists and Music Videos
Even In Your Darkest Hour ~ Song by John Adorney, Vocals by Daya ~ With thanks to Eversound Music
Written quotes: Prem Rawat - Music: John Adorney, Manuel Iman
The essence
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Higher Ground
Following a Dystopian theme - Higher ground' also expresses a sense endurance and hope, making a connection between human strength & vulnerability and the innate strength and vulnerability found within nature itself; an ability for survival and renewal beyond the odds.
'Higher Ground' Is an original photo composite and two layer screen print. (Pulled by yours truly!).
Edition #150.
Deep purple & white onto 298gsm Jute stock.
Print size: 80cm x 60cm.
All prints come Signed, numbered & embossed


text: You know what would solve this whole Net Neutraity debate? If we could just bring forth The Bandwidth Fairy. And of course, it would have to be Molly Wood. Drawn live during my appearance on Daily Tech News Show on 11/14/14. Measures 8.5 x 11. Digital print. Suitable for framing.


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|David Whitaker kinda gets shafted in this article, so to make
it up to him, I'm making him the obligatory picture.
Wikipedia gives the answer "Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber, and Donald Wilson", which comes pretty close. The series itself doesn't address this question in its credits, but the program itself, pressed for a meta-answer, usually responds with "Sydney Newman and Verity Lambert", which comes closer. And, of course, there's any number of different answers you can toss at the thing. Donald Baverstock commissioned Newman to make a sci-fi series! Anthony Cobern wrote the pilot! David Whitacker was the script editor! Hell, if you really want to push it, it was Alice Frick and Donald Bull who determined sci-fi was something the BBC's audience would like! (Never mind that they did this almost a year before anyone who worked on Who was even an employee at the Beeb.)
Doctor Who is an oddity in this, the era of the superstar showrunner, because there is no clear authorial voice to it the same way you can claim that Community is very clearly Dan Harmon's baby, or The Sopranos is David Chase's, or even in the same way you can claim the current seasons of Doctor Who are the baby of Steven Moffat.
Doctor Who doesn't exist because someone approached the BBC with the idea for a show about a man from another world who popped about time and space in a dimensionally improbable box. It exists because Donald Baverstock needed something that could fit between Juke Box Jury and the sports scores, and the person he asked to make such a show had worked on a lot of sci-fi. Hell, Baverstock didn't even ask for sci-fi, just something that children, teenagers, and adults alike would want to watch.
What's more frustrating, then, is the diversity with which ideas were spread around, and how damn impossible it is to determine who first came up with what, or how many of these ideas matter. Sydney Newman allegedly came up with the name Doctor, the show's title, and the idea of a ship bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Does that mean he created the show? After all, you can take away anything from that. C.E. Webber, when drawing up the series bible, ended up with a show about with the Doctor as a neo-Luddite mucking about with the past in order to stop the future from happening. So clearly the name Doctor and the concept of the TARDIS are far from integral to what makes Who itself.
Webber also came up with the dynamics followed by much of the 1960s--the Doctor as the mysterious, unknowable driving force, a male action-hero figure, an intelligent woman who could counterbalance the Doctor, and a girl in constant need of rescue. Hell, strip down the assigned gender roles and the required presence of all three and he more or less defined companion dynamics for all time. Steven, Ben, Jamie, the Brig, Harry, Leela, Ace, and River are Ian descendants; Zoe, Liz, Sarah Jane, Romana, Nyssa, Martha, and Donna owe much to Barbara; and Vicki, Dodo, Victoria, Peri, and Mel are mostly Susan clones. Sure, there's some overlap, but Webber is responsible for the vast majority of what we think of when we think "companion." So, he created the series, right?
Well, sure, if you think Doctor Who is mostly an outlet by which people can be taught about science and history, and the Doctor as the central villain figure.
In order to determine who created Doctor Who, we have to get at the heart of what Who is, the absolute immutables by which we define it. It clearly isn't just about a mysterious figure who travels through time and space with people who fulfill certain archetypes in a dimensionally improbable ship. There's something missing from the equation. And that is that the Doctor has to be a hero. He needs to be doing good, or at least attempting to.
William Hartnell's Doctor is not a hero, at least not at first. So what made him a hero?
It's really hard to say, especially given how difficult it is to draw a line. William Hartnell is often working in his own best interest, but this often has the side effect of helping others, even as early as An Unearthly Child. But no one's going to argue that cavemen, or even the historical side characters of a given story, define Doctor Who.
But you'd be hard-pressed to argue the monsters don't, just as hard-pressed as you would be to find someone, anyone on staff who honestly thought what Doctor Who needed was monsters. And their absense from early Who history is palpable. That's not to say that their were no aliens, but that any aliens were either completely human (even in appearance) or were not inherently antagonistic. Until the Second Doctor turns up, the Daleks are the monsters in Doctor Who, without exception.
One could argue that, in this regard, it's Terry Nation who deserves the third credit, but the problem with that is that Nation came in far too late and, moreover, was more interested in the Daleks as an end than he was in Doctor Who. He wasn't actively attempting to define the show the way Newman and Webber were. And so that credit has to go to whoever let them through to begin with.
Verity Lambert. Oh, could you be more awesome? She didn't just bully her bosses into letting the Daleks through. She saved Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire's theme song and Peter Brachacki's set design. She cast William Hartnell. And she did it all as a 26-year-old Jewish woman in the 1960s. To anyone who wants to claim that classic Who is inherently sexist (as opposed to occasionally or incidentally), that claim ends here, months before the show even aired. Everything you love about the show happened because a woman stood up for it. She, more than Newman or Webber, earned the credit she gets for the show's origins.
So, what, Newman, Webber and Lambert created the show? Kind of. Because, see, there's still a lot missing from this. Like the fact that years later, John Wiles and Donald Tosh invented regeneration, the motor on which the series runs. Kit Peddler and Gerry Davis invented the Cybermen, which defined that the Doctor fought for free will and feeling rather than against monsters. Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke invented the Time Lords and UNIT, and with it the idea that the Doctor fights on principle and against authority for authority's sake. Robert Holmes made the Doctor the sort of man who could go toe-to-toe with beasts that had power intrinsically, rather than beasts who happened to have it. And that Andrew Cartmel and Ben Aaronvich, way at the end, invented the idea of the Doctor who could scheme as well as simply thwart. And that's just off the top of my head. Remove any of these elements and there's something massive missing from the show's present.
All of which is to say that it doesn't really matter who "created" Doctor Who. Whoever is currently in charge carves their own way, a way which becomes irremovable from the show's present and gets built upon in a neverending cycle of renewal.
The BBC commissioned Doctor Who. Anyone who touches it creates it.


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Question: "Tax Planning and Fiscal Policy" Please respond to the following:
After reviewing the scenario, discuss at least three (3) pros and three (3) cons for converting personal property to business use, and recommend at least two (2) implementation strategies that would increase the depreciable bases used to calculate depreciation expense. Provide support for your recommendation.
From the e-Activity, imagine that you have started a business and have purchased business assets, such as computer equipment, vehicles, and a building. Suggest at least two (2) implementation strategies to help you ensure that you are calculating the correct amount of depreciation. Provide specific examples of such strategies.
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GREYHOUND racing history is littered with top class middle-distance dogs who promised to be even better stayers but flattered to deceive when that potential was put to the test.
Thankfully, for connections and those of us that have really enjoyed his performances in the first two rounds of the William Hill Grand Prix, Pinpoint Boom is not among them.
Kerry Macari, his trainer, said the winner of last year's Nottingham Eclipse over 500 metres always looked a stayer but even she must have had the odd moment of doubt until Pinpoint Boom vindicated her confidence in the first round of the £15,000 Sunderland 640-metre competition the weekend before last.
Pinpoint Boom again showed that he is a match from the best over this extended trip when landing the third semi-final by three lengths from Zulu Baran in 39.59sec (0.20sec slow) – easily the fastest of the round.
The July 2013 whelp had to work for his early lead on this occasion, unlike in the first round when he had an uncontested advantage from the outset. And he was kept-up to his work throughout before completing the job in style.
The first two only go through to the final which is part of a gala card on Sky Sports 3 on Wednesday from 7pm.
Earlier Farley Rio rewarded those many members of his fan club with a win at odds on 16-1 in the second semi-final.
Kevin Boon's dog has a quite incredible affinity with this competition. He was the winner back in 2014, finished third to Bubbly Gold last year and now makes his third appearance in the final on Wednesday after getting home a length and quarter in front of Mustang Golden in 40.05sec (0.20sec slow).
Shellam Delano, the odds-on favourite, failed to qualify by a short-head in third semi-final. The Jimmy Wright-trained stayer trapped slowly and lost ground at the first bend before weaving his way through the field late on.
We almost had a "boil-over" in the first semi-final when Swift Leonard just got the better of 33-1 chance Fearsome Code by a head in 40.00sec (0.20sec slow).
Kelly Macari (Pinpoint Boom): "In a way Saturday was the real test. How would he run the second time over the trip, and against a stronger field? I must say I was delighted with the way he handled it. I was particularly pleased with the courage he showed at the first turn and the way he kept up to his work. I'm a little disappointed with the draw. It can get a little tight against the fence along the far side at Sunderland and I would have preferred trap two but it is what it is and we go into the final with a dog who is at the top of his game. I must say congratulations to Kevin Boon for getting Farley Rio through to his third Grand Prix final. It's an incredible achievement."
The William Hill Grand Prix Final (640m) £15,000 Wednesday, July 13 2016
1 Pinpoint Boom
2 Swift Leonard
3 Mustang Golden
4 Zulu Baran (m)
5 Farley Rio (m)
6 Fearsome Code (w)
PINPOINT BOOM is going to start a short-priced favourite but it is difficult to construct a strong case for any of his five opponents causing what would very definitely be an upset.
You could perhaps argue that Farley Rio has something of a special relationship with this race having won it in 2014 and by finishing third last year but nothing Kevin Boon's dog has done so far would suggest he can defeat Pinpoint Boom.
Kelly Macari, his trainer, says she would be happier if Pinpoint Boom was drawn just off the fence – in trap two or even trap three. Her concern is noted but Pinpoint Boom has proven his ability to lead and can repel and challenge to his early authority.
So it looks like a straight forward assignment for Pinpoint Boom who should score if running up to the level he has achieved in the two preliminary rounds.
It would be great for Farley Rio to make an impact in what has pretty much been his signature race over the years and given the merit of his semi-final performance that is not beyond the realms of possibility.


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Sometimes spontaneous decisions are the best ones.
Driving over the scenic "Lindis Pass" the idea to climb one of the mountains around us, seemed quite adventurous.
Without a trail or a path we made our way up. With every meter our car got smaller and smaller and the view more spectacular.
Close to the top, the road seemed like a snake winding through the mountains. This appearance made me think of a car trail photograph. When we found a good and safe position, I started with two correctly exposed "main shots". One for the foreground landscape and another one for the sky.
Then I had to wait until it became darker, but still bright enough to find the way down again. When the cars started using their headlights, I took multiple long exposures of the car trails until every part of road was covered. As soon as I was done we went, with little light, back to the car.
Later I blended all 16 exposures together in Photoshop to create the final image.
Moreover I adjusted colours/contrast and did some sharpening.
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"Audiophile" is a word the internet uses to describe people who are particular about the quality of audio. Of course, they don't hand out a certificate or anything, so the term may apply to anyone from a seasoned expert to the sort of person that lives on the Internet, scouring forums and comment sections for new things to complain about in a fog of desperation and loneliness.
At any rate, as a musician and a lover of film, understanding what makes things sound good is both important and interesting to me. Problem is, finding concise and impartial materials with which to educate one's self on the world of audiophilia on the Internet is sort of like standing in any random crowd and yelling, "how does everyone feel about vaccines?" Opinions are abundant, actual data harder to come by. Either the conversation begins so far over your head there's no way to reach the ceiling, or it's all so subjective you can't imagine caring.
Enter Josh. I went and scooped up this giant brick of a book from the library, so you don't have to. What follows here is a breakdown of the part that matters as it pertains to, you know, listening to music.
The fewer impediments between you and the source, the better.
Imagine your favorite band is in the studio, tracking a fantastic album. Let's say whoever is tracking the album really cares about the integrity of the production and much work is done to record well. Those original masters are the real deal.
But you're not going to hear those original masters. Not even close. That music is about to go on an arduous journey to get to you. What's worse, things won't be pleasant on this ride. They're going to get digitized (if they weren't already) and then compressed big time for their harrowing journey across the Internet. The squished shell of what the music once was downloads to your phone, then scrambles up those white wires and crawls, choking and gasping, from the cheap, tinny, earbuds that came in the box.
Put it another way: It won't sound as good.
So, there are two elements to bear in mind if you prefer things to sound good.
Firstly, the formula.
The original masters are better than a vinyl version cut from the original tape, which is better than uncompressed/lossless digital files, which are better than a CD version of the album, which is better than a compressed mp3 (losssy) file, which is the bottom of the barrel.
Original masters > vinyl > uncompressed/lossless > CD > mp3.
How'd I get there, you ask? Vinyl offers the potential for the purest transference of the real deal to a format you can enjoy at home. But that potential can only be realized if the process is done correctly. That is to say, a vinyl cut from the original tapes and reproduced on heavyweight records, keeping the information farthest away from the center as possible, can get the job done, but if the vinyl is simply cut from the CD version (which is often the case when the original masters are unavailable), there's not much of a difference.
Next step down is uncompressed and/or lossless digital files (WAV, FLAC, ALAC, etc.). These have either not been squashed, or they've been squashed in such a way that important data (effecting the quality of the audio) has not been lost.
But there's a second caveat. Like vinyl, care has to be taken in the process for optimum results. That is to say, a file with a bit-depth of at least 24 is better than a 16, 12, or 8 bit file. And 48 kHz is better than 44.1kHz. Seems like it's getting convoluted, but it's not so bad. Look at it this way…
Original masters >
vinyl >
(heavyweight, cut from original masters, leaving enough space between the songs and the center, thus, less music on each side, more discs)
uncompressed/lossless >
(24-bit, 48 kHz or higher)
Interestingly, you can actually rip lossless files from CD copies of your favorite record. So why would the files already living on the disc be better than just playing the disc? Well, when a CD spins, a tiny laser works to read the data in question as that little plastic frisbee whirls about on a spindle in your stereo. The laser can't read that spinning data perfectly, so it's giving you the best interpretation it possible can. Think of a translator working out a debate in real-time. It'll probably be mostly right, but a word might get lost here or there.
A hard drive on the other hand can take it's time surgically removing the files in question and playing them back by simply working with the data. No spinning lasers necessary.
And then of course, there's the sad, squashed wimp version most people listen to more than anything. The dinky, tiny, mp3. The mp3 is the bloody Voldemort fetus languishing under that bench at heavenly King's Cross. Go ahead. Jam it.
Finally, there's one last nagging detail. Nice as your LP is, listen to it on a crappy turntable without quality speakers and it'll barely sound distinguishable from the Voldemort fetus. Same thing with high-quality digital files: Your iPhone can't freakin' play 'em.
So how much will a quality system set you back? Is it somewhere under $500, as some allege? Or is it more like a few grand, as others insist?
It's better to avoid the all-or-nothing mentality if you want to ease your shivering body into the warm water of high-quality audio. A step in a better direction is just that. At the end of the day, how much of a distinguishable difference depends on how much you even care in the first place. I can't get my wife to stop listening to mp3's on her awful laptop speakers even though there's a quality system she could plug into just feet away. She doesn't care, and that's fine.
Not to mention that investing in listening to music is about more than just the way it sounds. Like I was saying earlier, embracing a more tactile, focused experience changes the way we process, understand, and are moved by an album or song. The way I hear songs on my bike ride to work coming through awful earbuds is quite different than when I sit down, distraction-free, in a dark room and listen to an album start-to-finish.
If you do happen to care, things can often be better with a little research. Personally, I hate spending money, so any steps I've made toward a better listening experience have unfolded over several birthdays and Christmases. Lucky for us, we can all take one big step forward by reaching for something other than an mp3 when there happens to be options. Nowadays, unless you're buying some top 40 pop record, the options are usually there. If you are buying the pop record, it probably doesn't matter how high-quality it is.
(My wife took the photos.)
After reading the above post, a gentleman reached out to me on Twitter with some interesting push-back. Below are some fun facts from Tyler Hall.
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree that vinyl is better quality than lossless files. The way vinyl is cut, it's subject to a lot of extra distortion. Also, just having the vinyl out is going to add more distortion due to climate wear and tear and dust and such. With lossless files, the code they are run through creates little to no distortion at all. What it really ends up happening is the "analog vs. digital" debate, because everyone likes the vinyl distortion but for what it's worth, the data you're hearing on a lossless file is almost exactly what was recorded. To my knowledge, all CDs are pressed in 16kbps/44.1khz sample rate/bit rate. This is a lower quality than any studio master. When a 24/48 master is brought down to 16/44.1, you lose that quality permanently. A codec will not bring it back. You can rip a lossless file with nothing lost from Blu-ray (because they can handle the file size), but no one does music on them. TL;DR CDs can't hold enough data to give you a truly lossless file.


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I did a bit of shopping at The Scrapbook Cottage when I was at the Crop & Create event.
I know, I know, I am behind in my posting...but I'm working on getting caught up for the New Year.
Here is some of my goodies :)
I picked up some of this cute collection by Meggie Holmes called Chasing Butterflies.
The chipboard Thickers are not part of this collection, but went perfect with it, so I grabbed that as well :)
I made my own kit with this collection by Simple Stories called "Beautiful"
I added some cardstock as well.
One of my biggest tips to scrapbookers (new and experienced) is to make a kit on the spot.
If you see papers, stickers, chipboard and embellishments that are in the same collection or that just go really well together, then pick out some cardstock and make a kit right there in the store!
I also grabbed some of this Maggie Holmes collection "Shine".
The die cuts or ephemera isn't part of her collection, but thought they went really well with these papers.
I picked up these 2 kits.
I love the mint colours in this Heart collection.
The Simple Stories collection "Domestic Bliss" I picked up, as I purchased some of this collection on line through Peachy Cheap.
I know, I know, I am not an on-line shopper...but I am now apparently, as I have been doing it quite a bit lately, lol.
I will show those in a different post ;)
I also did a video with more of the goodies I purchased from The Scrapbook Cottage.
If you would rather watch it on my YouTube channel "Tracy's Treasures24" I would love if you gave me a thumbs up and a sweet comment over there :)
I hope you all have a very Creative Day :)
Tracy :)
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
The Scrapbook Cottage Haul
Labels: Chasing Dreams, craft haul, Crop & Create, Crop & Create 2017, Maggie Holmes, Shine, simple stories, The Scrapbook Cottage, tracy's treasures, Tracy's Treasures 24
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Such pretty collections!ReplyDelete
At this rate, you'll be opening up your own scrapping store (col). Again some wonderful buys.ReplyDelete
Looks like you got some really fun stuff on your shopping trip. Should create a lot of cards or pages! TFS & Hugs (and thanks for your sweet comment).ReplyDelete
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The Chickpea…Magic Bean?
Happy October Bella Divas! Are you all blinking your eyes and wondering how the heck did we get to October already?!!?! I know I am and before we know, we will be saying "Trick or Treat, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas & ringing in a new year. With that said, Holiday season means more EATING! Lets … Continue reading The Chickpea…Magic Bean?
Love: A Very Powerful Feeling
Must of us are very good and about giving it to family, friends, even strangers in time of need, but we tend to forget about our own self love. Some things may be equally essential but there is nothing more important than a healthy sense of self-esteem and loving yourself. Why? In my experience, … Continue reading Love: A Very Powerful Feeling


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Few lives have left so vivid an impression upon a native environment as that of James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier Poet. His folksy, down-home rhymes are still enormously popular in his native state and beyond. This publication brings back into print the complete Riley repertoire of more than 1,000 poems, including such all-time favorites as "Little Orphant Annie" (far and away the best-loved of all Riley characters), "The Raggedy Man," "Our Hired Girl," "A Barefoot Boy," "The Bumblebee," "Granny," and "When the Frost Is on the Punkin." It is said that Indiana's best-known poet did not portray but invented the typical Hoosier. Applying imaginative skill, Riley altered and adapted the people around him to suit his purpose. As Jeannette Covert Nolan once put it, the figure who emerged was "a mellow, humorous rustic, a quaint, bucolic philosopher, unlettered but gifted with an earthy shrewdness, a peasant wisdom, a heart of gold, speaking a drawling, hybrid tongue, a dubious dialect as yet unidentified by any philologist." In his heyday Riley was famous all over the world. Though often called a children's poet, he actually wrote about children for adults, delighting in emotional reminders of an irretrievable past—perhaps one that never quite existed. Throughout his life Riley looked back wistfully and sentimentally upon his childhood days, turning the longings and unfulfilled dreams of youth into verse. So celebrated was he in Indiana that in many public elementary schools, students were required to memorize and recite one of his poems every week for admiring audiences of visiting parents.
If I Knew What Poets KnowIf I knew what poets know, Did I know what poets do, If I knew what poets know, Would I write a rhyme Would I sing a song, I would find a themeOf the buds that never blow Sadder than the pigeon's coo Sweeter than the p
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY (1849–1916), born at Greenfield, Indiana, became a Hoosier legend even before his death.
"Riley (1849-1916) was Indiana's best-loved poet, and his folksy, down-home rhymes are still enormously popular. This publication brings back into print the complete Riley repertoire of more than 1,000 poems, including such favorites as "Little Orphant Annie," "A Barefoot Boy," and "When the Frost Is on the Punkin.""
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Adam Sandler Gets Serious In Trailer For Noah Baumbach's 'The Meyerowitz Stories'
Netflix's exclusive deal with Adam Sandler has been a boon for the streaming service even as it's been a curse for viewers. But it may be about to pay dividends for everybody, because the deal also means Sandler's new film with Noah Baumbach, The Meyerowitz Stories, is coming to Netflix and already there's buzz of it being the best thing the actor has done in years. Low bar, I know, but let's keep an open mind.
Sandler stars along Ben Stiller and Elizabeth Marvel, the trio playing siblings who are dealing with conflicted feelings towards their father, played by Dustin Hoffman. The teaser is brief but gives us a good idea of the tone as Sandler and Hoffman belt out a family tune over the piano. It's not quite as upbeat as Baumbach's most recent efforts, While We're Young, Mistress America, and Frances Ha, but I have a feeling it won't be quite as poisonous as say, The Squid and the Whale. Or let's hope not, anyway.
Also starring Emma Thompson, Grace Van Patten, Adam Driver, Candice Bergen, Judd Hirsch, and Rebecca Miller, The Meyerowitz Stories hits Netflix on October 13th. I expect Netflix will mount a major awards push for this, which may cause conflict with their push for Dee Rees' Mudbound.


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As if cramming an entire escape room into a little box wasn't ambitious enough, ThinkFun aims high by making it more story driven than many physical rooms you'll find out there. Like a good book, Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor is a world easy to get lost within.
It's 1869 and the town's well-respected astronomer has not been seen since the untimely passing of his wife. Recently, strange things have been happening at his manor – loud and unfamiliar noises, an unpleasant smell, and smoke billowing from the observatory. It's up to you and your guests to solve the mystery at the Stargazer's Manor!
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Mystery at the Stargazer's Manor is a classic-style escape room full of combination locks – but instead of padlocks themselves, everything is solved through a solution wheel. The outside white ring corresponds to the room you're attempting to unlock. The subsequent red, yellow, green and blue wheels are the four respective dials on your virtual padlock. If the symbol of the room displays correctly two times in the center of the solution wheel, you have unlocked that door and are free to open the envelope.
Like a real game, each "room" lead us to more story discoveries, as well as more puzzles. Some puzzles could be solved as soon as we entered the "room;" others required us to backtrack to previous "rooms" to connect them to something we'd seen before.
Most of the experience is solving for codes, but there is actually some discovery involved along the way, which we were both surprised and happy to find.
We'd been looking forward to giving ThinkFun's Escape The Room home game a try for a while, but as is often the case in life – finding free time at home isn't always the easiest thing to do. We'd heard good things about this game from users on the Escape Authority forum, which made it a must try for us, and something we knew would be beneficial to review.
The game itself is structured in layers, where you can essentially take as long as you'd like depending on the difficulty level your team is up for. ThinkFun recommends 3-5 players take a 2 hour total time limit (90 minutes for the main game and 30 minutes for the bonus puzzle) and 1.5 hours total time limit for 6-8 players (60 minutes for the main game and 30 minutes for the bonus puzzle.) We elected to play "like a real escape room," giving ourselves 60 minutes to complete everything, all in. Our group of four (myself, Jeff, Sarah and Montu The Dog) successfully completed the game, including bonus puzzle with 6:52 remaining on the clock from our original one hour (meaning technically by ThinkFun's instructions, we would have actually had 36:52 left.)
On the subject of time limits, it should be noted that this game does not include a timer – so be sure to have a clock or iPhone handy to track your game play.
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Venue: ThinkFun Games – Escape The Room
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Number of Games: 2 (available, each sold separately)
Duration: 90 – 120 minutes
Capacity: 8 people
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In a blog post, Windows Insider head Gabriel Aul stated:
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I adore the scriptures/quotes in Chalkboard Faith and love the different occasion cards that can be made using Rustic Greetings – so many possibilities !
My first card uses Chalkboard Faith.
I stamped the sentiment on ivory card stock, shaded a couple of the words with copics then cut it out using a SP Labels 23 die.
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The pattern paper is My Minds Eye – Sky's the Limit.
Next up is Rustic Greetings!
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