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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Michael McDonald knocks out Miguel Torres at UFC 145 (PHOTO)
Michael McDonald gave the UFC its best (and only) candidate for the Knockout of the Night at UFC 145 with a first-round knockout of former WEC bantamweight champ Miguel Torres. McDonald got the KO with an uppercut at 3:18 in the first round.
After the bout, the 21-year-old planned a g-rated celebration.
"I get to eat some pizza, some ice cream, it's going to be a party tonight! But no alcohol," McDonald said.
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National Park Service goes green
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Pedestrians walk through a cloud of dust and diesel exhaust from a transit bus near Yosemite Village on June 16, 2000, in Yosemite National Park. The National Park Service unveiled an initiative Thursday that aims to focus on conservation, in part by reducing fossil fuel consumption in NPS vehicles by 20 percent by 2015.
By Rob Lovitt, msnbc.com contributor
It?s not easy being green, but the National Park Service (NPS) has decided it?s worth the effort.
On Thursday, the agency that oversees 397 units comprising 84 million acres of land across the country unveiled a new plan to integrate sustainable practices into all aspects of its operations. Announced by NPS Director Jonathan Jarvis, the plan sets out ambitious goals for conserving energy and water, reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and limiting waste.
"The Green Parks Plan asks each park and office to review routine activities, operations and programs and reflect on how we manage our work to prioritize actions and leverage existing funds to lessen our impact on the environment,? said Jarvis. ?Much of our success will hinge on adopting sustainability as a guiding value and embedding it in what we do, every day.
The nine-point plan covers everything from purchasing decisions and waste management to vehicle use and construction projects. Among the goals:
- Reduce GHG emissions from on-site fossil fuel and electricity consumption by 35 percent by 2020 from a baseline set in 2008.
- Reduce fossil fuel consumption in NPS vehicles by 20 percent by 2015 from the 2005 baseline.
- Reduce system-wide building energy costs by 35 percent by 2016 from the 2003 baseline.
- Reduce ?water use intensity? (gallons per square foot of facility space) by 30 percent by 2020 from the 2007 baseline.
- Divert 50 percent of annual solid waste from landfills by 2015.
It won?t be easy given the current budget environment and the fact that the NPS manages more than 4 million acres of maintained landscapes, such as campgrounds and battlefields; more than 3,000 utility systems, and more than 67,000 structures.
?Unfortunately, the Park Service has lagged a bit ? not through a lack of commitment but because of their fiscal reality,? said Mark Wenzler, vice president for climate and air quality programs at the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). ?You can?t make it into a clean, green machine overnight.?
Still, there has already been progress as new facilities and operations adopt more sustainable practices. Among them:
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Ore.: Using solar power and other energy-saving systems, the ranger residence in the monument?s Painted Hills Unit is so efficient, it meets all its own energy needs with enough left over to charge the site?s utility vehicle.
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Calif.: Set to open on June 9, the Anthony C. Beilenson Interagency Visitor Center scores high on several sustainability fronts. It?s being built in the repurposed stables of the King Gillette Ranch (lower construction costs), it will be shared by four agencies (fewer buildings required) and it will meet its own energy needs via a 95-kW solar array.
- Mammoth Cave National Park, Ky.: On April 27, park officials will cut the ribbon on several green vehicles, including four propane buses, two propane pickup trucks and a small Global Electric Motorcar. They?ll replace four older buses (three 1990 models and one from 1977), two bi-fuel pickup trucks and a gas-powered golf cart.
In and of themselves, such efforts may seem small but they also serve as examples that can inspire park visitors to adopt more sustainable practices, says Wenzler: ?When you think of parks, you don?t think of them as big polluters but they get almost 300 million visitors every year that they can influence.?
That?s especially pertinent now, he added, noting that National Park Week (April 21?29), when the parks that charge admission waive those fees, starts Saturday and the summer travel season is around the corner.
?As we approach the heavy visitor season, it?s really important that the parks show what they?re doing to address climate change and sustainability,? he told msnbc.com.
Or, as Kate Kuykendall, public affairs officer for the Santa Monica Mountains unit, put it: ?This is the Park Service walking the walk.?
Rob Lovitt is a longtime travel writer who still believes the journey is as important as the destination. Follow him at Twitter.
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Tax Considerations Regarding the Treatment of Patent Expenses ...
The federal income taxation of patents and other intellectual property is an area that requires planning to determine the right tax treatment for your particular situation. In this article I will address legal fees and costs related to obtaining a patent.
Attorneys? fees expended in conjunction with making and perfecting a patent application are considered ?research or experimental expenditures? under section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the tax code, taxpayers have two options regarding research expenses: 1) deduct their research expenses in the year incurred, or 2) capitalize the expenditures and amortize them over a period not less than 5 years. In other words, the taxpayer can choose how they want to treat their research and experimental costs depending on their situation.
Note that this decision must be made on the first tax return in which the taxpayer incurs research expenses. Once the choice has been made, the taxpayer must continue with the same treatment unless they get IRS approval to change. For example, if you treat your research and development costs as capital expenses in the first year, you must continue to use that method unless you get IRS approval to change.
It should also be noted that if you have legal fees related to obtaining a patent, you may be eligible for the R&D tax credit. As mentioned in my last article, even if your business is not currently profitable you can still benefit from the credit.
If you have questions about the tax ramifications of patent expenses, please contact me at 612-376-1268.
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Free Magazine Articles ? The Story Of Doors
The story of doors gofar beyond the memories of our collective brain. It was not just anything that could happen without having any effect upon the sands of time. History will preserve this important story and cherish it always. The story of the start of civilization would be incomplete without this important chapter. When the world started coming out of the ignorant stages and entering into logical beings, morphing into organisms with a rationale that I wasn?t already there was indeed starting to develop. This was the introduction to the term ?organization?. Everything had started to become organized, people no longer lived like barbarians and there wasa sync and harmony toeverything they did. This was ofcourseincluding their home lives.
Home as we know, wasn?t a very bright concept in those early days, people generally preferred residing places such as those tree houses with ropes hanging around or those cozylittle caves in which any freaking tame or worse, wild animal could come strolling inside any time of the day or night. I mean it, was that awfullor something? It definitely was !well, people were not buying this intrusion, they so werent! so, in the face of these drastic times, it called for similar drastic measures. Some smart folks started piling up junk and bushes and stuff in front of the cave entrances to stop any animals from coming in. notto say that those wild Gurellasand leopards and other wild animals equally heinous, this wasn?t much goodof a defense. So, the even smarter folks started cutting out thick tree trunks and placing them onthe entrances.
This was the introduction of doors to the home life of those people. These doors were a starter for the protection of the family and began to evolve into better shape still as the time went by. Thepeople started using pulleys and levers and stuff to move the ?doors? around as time called. If you remember the old dinosaur movies and television series thanyou?ll remember how those ancients used to go on about things. A lot of time passed and here we came, looking into the eyes of the modern generation. The caves turned into homes build by first wood, later bricks and even later steel and glass. This was the epitome of development.
With steel and glass as the basic building materials, the doors were also then structured from the likes of the strongest metals keeping in mind the issues of security. These steeland iron doors werentjust built for security. Well, the steel doors might were, but the whole introduction into the iron gates business was completely different. They were structured out of iron in intricate patterns throughout the royal and ancient times to enhance the D?cor, Grandeur and Beauty of the places they were built for. Let me say that for the times than and times coming through, they have always been a great success and still remain so.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Could you save your dog or cat in an emergency? | Animals Matter ...
Parents often take pet first aid classes so they know what to do in an emergency with their kids.
But as a pet parent, would you know what steps to take if your pet suddenly suffered from heat exhaustion? Was hit by a car? Was stung by a bee? Or was choking?
April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month and a good time to learn some pet first aid skills to?help you during a critical moment with your pet.?
The American Red Cross offers?reference guides with quick answers to dog?and cat first aid questions that you can order online.
?Dog First Aid and Cat First Aid manuals?explain how to?recognize an emergency, perform CPR and basic first aid, treat common problems and emergencies requiring immediate attention, and stocking?a pet first aid kit.
The manuals also come with a 30-minute DVD that features step-by-step instructions on safety procedures, disaster preparedness and dealing with basic pet medical emergencies.
The advice in these manuals can come in?handy. I haven?t had to perform any pet first aid on my felines; but with my dogs, I have had to bandage paw injuries, deal with seizures, and?deal with?insect bites that?ballooned one dog?s face to twice its size. In some of these instances, seconds counted and thankfully,?I was able to provide some first aid for my pets before loading them into the car and driving to the vet?s office.
Parents often take pet first aid classes so they know what to do in an emergency with their kids. But as a pet parent, would you know what steps to take if your pet suddenly suffered from heat exhaustion? Was hit by a car? Was stung by a bee? Or was choking? April is Pet [...]
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