Thursday, November 26, 2009
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The Oregon Lottery cleaned up its act, eliminating its NFL Sports Action pick ‘em ballot four years ago to appease the NCAA when the state was trying to land an NCAA men’s hoops regional tournament bracket, which it ultimately did. However, the Oregon Lottery, despite its problem gambling PSAs, continues to rake in a huge amount of revenue by exploiting gambling addicts, according a recent piece by The Oregonian.
Sarcastically dubbed a tax on, “people who can’t do math,” lottery games pull in a huge amount of sales – roughly $350 million, according to the Oregonian, from video slots where the odds are always stacked in favor of the house. The proceeds from the lottery help pay for books for school children and land for parks and other chronically under-funded programs in a state that has had its share of budget woes, including an impending fiscal meltdown. But a big chunk of that money comes from gambling addicts whose lives can spiral out of control as a result of the habit. The newspaper looked at three years of records and found that nearly half of the total revenue from video poker comes from 10 percent of players and that those players tend to lose big—to the tune of $500 per month—while fueling their habit.
While the Oregon Lottery likes to tout its contribution as no-cost benefit to the state and its taxpayers, the reality is that someone is picking up the check here. Meanwhile many Oregon corporations continue to skate by with $10 minimum corporate income tax, including 31 last year that had taxable income of more than $1 million, according to Oregon Center for Public Policy. It would be nice if the state could one day get its financial house in order so that Oregonians can have a honest discussion about the unseen costs of the lottery.
Sarcastically dubbed a tax on, “people who can’t do math,” lottery games pull in a huge amount of sales – roughly $350 million, according to the Oregonian, from video slots where the odds are always stacked in favor of the house. The proceeds from the lottery help pay for books for school children and land for parks and other chronically under-funded programs in a state that has had its share of budget woes, including an impending fiscal meltdown. But a big chunk of that money comes from gambling addicts whose lives can spiral out of control as a result of the habit. The newspaper looked at three years of records and found that nearly half of the total revenue from video poker comes from 10 percent of players and that those players tend to lose big—to the tune of $500 per month—while fueling their habit.
While the Oregon Lottery likes to tout its contribution as no-cost benefit to the state and its taxpayers, the reality is that someone is picking up the check here. Meanwhile many Oregon corporations continue to skate by with $10 minimum corporate income tax, including 31 last year that had taxable income of more than $1 million, according to Oregon Center for Public Policy. It would be nice if the state could one day get its financial house in order so that Oregonians can have a honest discussion about the unseen costs of the lottery.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Bob Kramer's "Kramer Knives" are the one of the best knives out there. The secret to Bob Kramer's knives is the steel and extensive heat treatment each piece gets during its creation. Every piece is specially treated one at a time in a seven step process that takes more than six hours to complete. FEATURES* Handmade Custom kitchen knives by Master Bladesmith Bob Kramer. 10 years of professional cooking experience, and 15 years of building custom kitchen knives, combined make the finest culinary knives on the planet.* The default wood is Cocobolo, this a Rosewood which comes from the equatorial zones. This wood is rich in oils and is hard with an interwoven grain all good reasons to be used on a kitchen knife. I can use plastic for the handles which of course is very stable but I love the feel of wood and the way it ages.If you buy a set, it includes:
* 3.5 Paring knife $300.00
* 5" utility knife $375.00
* 6" Boning knife $375.00
* 8" Chefs Knife $475.00
* 10" Bread knife $500.00
* 3.5 Paring knife $300.00
* 5" utility knife $375.00
* 6" Boning knife $375.00
* 8" Chefs Knife $475.00
* 10" Bread knife $500.00
Friday, November 20, 2009
Daul Kim, so calm on the outer side and so tormented from inside opened her blog and wrote “SAY HI TO FOREVER” for a track titled “I go deep” and regarded the song as best ever. Reportedly she committed suicide afterwards. She was 20 years old and as I saw her, Model diaries for New York MAG, she seemed so carefree and cheerful.
However during the tape Daul Kim reveals that she has been reading “Hadji Murad” by Tolstoy and complained that as she tell people that she has been reading Tolstoy they mistake it for “Toy Story”. As I heard her words I found myself thinking, “Why on earth would a 20-year-old successful model read Tolstoy?”
Her suicide made me wish that I could have guessed her inner torments and an Anna Karenina within, perhaps I could have written something on her blog that would have made a difference in her life.
We all fancy the fame and popularity, yet the limelight comes with a very pricy tag. Almost every model and actress has to maintain double personalities. A persona on the catwalk where the model looks like oozing sex. The facial expressions all set to kill. Scantily clad with thousands of eyes fixed on ever move of body, and another out of the catwalk persona where the models know that they are very alone and as soon they would cross 25 or 26 threshold, they would have only drugs and alcohol to themselves and not to mention the constant stress of maintaining the pencil thin figures.
We love you Daul Kim. May you rest in peace.
However during the tape Daul Kim reveals that she has been reading “Hadji Murad” by Tolstoy and complained that as she tell people that she has been reading Tolstoy they mistake it for “Toy Story”. As I heard her words I found myself thinking, “Why on earth would a 20-year-old successful model read Tolstoy?”
Her suicide made me wish that I could have guessed her inner torments and an Anna Karenina within, perhaps I could have written something on her blog that would have made a difference in her life.
We all fancy the fame and popularity, yet the limelight comes with a very pricy tag. Almost every model and actress has to maintain double personalities. A persona on the catwalk where the model looks like oozing sex. The facial expressions all set to kill. Scantily clad with thousands of eyes fixed on ever move of body, and another out of the catwalk persona where the models know that they are very alone and as soon they would cross 25 or 26 threshold, they would have only drugs and alcohol to themselves and not to mention the constant stress of maintaining the pencil thin figures.
We love you Daul Kim. May you rest in peace.
Barret Swatek is a famous American actress who was born March 3, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama. Barret Swatek is perhaps best known for her role as Brittany she played on NBC TV series ‘Quarterlife’ in 2008. She was also a competitive figure skater at her early ages (5 to 12), after that she started singing and acting in local theater.
Barret Swatek who was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, is the daughter of Bill and Lana Swatek. She studied at ‘The University of Arizona’ and earned a degree in Film from ‘Loyola Marymount University’.
Barret Swatek made her TV debut as appearing on “Power Ranger Turbo”, a children’s morning show. Then, she appeared in a number of TV series including, “Just Shoot Me!” in 2000, “Three Sisters” in 2001, “7th Heaven” from 2000 to 2003, “Wild On…” in 2003, “10 Things I Hate About You” in 2009.
Barret Swatek who was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, is the daughter of Bill and Lana Swatek. She studied at ‘The University of Arizona’ and earned a degree in Film from ‘Loyola Marymount University’.
Barret Swatek made her TV debut as appearing on “Power Ranger Turbo”, a children’s morning show. Then, she appeared in a number of TV series including, “Just Shoot Me!” in 2000, “Three Sisters” in 2001, “7th Heaven” from 2000 to 2003, “Wild On…” in 2003, “10 Things I Hate About You” in 2009.
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