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TIP: 2010 storage spending outlook slightly optimistic
A report released this week by TheInfoPro says 2010 storage spending will probably be an improvement over 2009, but that's not saying much.
The numbers released this week are the result of interviews with Fortune 1000 storage professionals, according to the TIP report.
Out of 252 respondents to the ongoing Wave 13 study, 27% said they expect a decrease in spending between 2010 and 2009, 31% said their budgets would remain flat, and 42% said budgets would increase.
This is better than the earlier Wave 13 numbers from the beginning of the year in which 36% of 258 respondents expected a decrease between 2008 and 2009, 26% thought it would be flat and 38% expected an increase.
TIP also broke out the size of the increases or decreases expected next year. Nearly 20% of those who expect an increase expect it to be between 1% and 10 %. Interestingly, the next largest category among those who expect an increase, close to 15%, expect an increase of 50% or more. However, of those who expect a decrease, more than 10% — the largest group — expect that decrease to be more than 25%.
Overall, 71% are in the are ranging from a 10% increase to a 10% decrease. That's better than a sharp decrease, but hardly the "pent up demand" you hear about in some areas of the market (though maybe what's being referring to is that 15% who expect a 50% increase, in which case I hope those few customers have someone screening calls and guarding the doors for them…). After spending plummeted between 2008 and 2009, flat-lining into 2010 isn't necessarily good news, it's just not more bad news.


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Hands down the most popular and well known beach in the Lakes Region, Weirs Beach lies in the northern corner of Laconia on Lake Winnipesaukee. It's not just a beach but a focal point of activities, recreation, and where many attractions are located. With an unusual density of arcades, it's also an exceptional place to bring the kids. Next to the beach along Lakeside Ave lies the boardwalk. Rebuilt in 2010, the boardwalk is over 1300 feet long and offers amazing views of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Ossipee mountains.
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Running along the boardwalk you'll find the tracks for the Scenic Railroad, which makes several runs daily along parts of Lake Winnipesaukee and is even better during foliage season. If you prefer to get out on the water, another scenic tour option would be the M/S Mt. Washington, whose main port is at Weirs Beach, NH. It departs daily with scenic cruises that will take you all over the lake and provide an unbeatable vantagepoint to take in the scenery. From the boardwalk, cross Lakeside Avenue and you'll be able to enjoy numerous arcades, gift and jewelry shops, bumper cars, and food. At one end of the boardwalk is the Winnipesaukee Pier, with more food, arcades, mini golf, shops and boat rentals. At the opposite end you'll find the Weirs Beach Drive-in Theater, showing first-run movies every night. Hop in your car and within roughly one mile you can find bowling, go-karts, a climbing wall, batting cages, bumper boats, bingo, ropes courses, and even Funspot, the largest arcade in the world. Within 5-10 miles additional options include the Gunstock Mountain Adventure Park which has New Englands largest ropes course and even segway tours. Meadowbrook has major concerts every few days in the summer, check the schedule for any names that might interest you. Also save time for the American Police Motorcycle Museum, Kellerhaus, some baked goods from Beans & Greens and Picnic Rock Farms, and do not leave the state without stopping by Castle in the Clouds on a clear day with good visibility. For a broader listing of stuff, check: Lake Winnipesaukee Attractions
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Here are restaurants located in Laconia, around Weirs Beach and some from 4-5 miles north in Meredith. There are actually a lot more, but I was unable to locate websites.
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The beach is the main feature of Endicott Rock Park, which offers picnic tables, a playground, and restroom facilities. The park has a rich history, and you'll want to check out the actual Endicott Rock. Inscribed in 1652, it may be the oldest public monument in New England. The park is free to the public, but there is a fee to park.
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Speculation concerning the upcoming Apple Tablet computer is running rampant, so I might as well toss in my thoughts on the device, along with predictions of what it will actually do. This is all guessworkbut it's based on market realities, recent Apple acquisitions, and off-hand comments by the company.
First of all, let's assume that this will not be a second Newton. Steve Jobs will not come on stage and begin to talk to the device, watch it perfectly transcribe his every word, and then say, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Newton 2!" Anything is possible, but the potential for ridicule is too high for anything that remotely resembles a Newton. That said, why did Apple rehire the original Newton product guy? Because he knows how to put components together, that's why.
A good part of my theory about what the Apple tablet will be stems from a commentary I heard at the London Book Fair a few years ago. A big publisher was lamenting the lame quality of electronic books, or e-books. He couldn't figure out why people would want to read a book on an e-book reader as though it were a printed book. I asked him about this after the speech.
Essentially, he said that if you had a new platform for books, you'd think the book itself would change to take advantage of the platform. By this, he meant that the definition of a book should be updated for these devices. Why couldn't pictures be animated? Why couldn't you listen to the speeches in a history bookthe actual speeches? Why couldn't an index be hot, so when you looked something up, you could jump to it with a simple touch? He mentioned a few other ideas, and finished by lamenting the PDF file as "dull."
That meme has been floating around ever since, and I believe this is where Apple is headed. Nobody who has given any thought to the Apple tablet has said anything other than it being either an e-reader or an iPhone on steroids. I think it will be both.
The idea of a touchscreen, full-color e-book reader combined with a device that can run those 80,000 iPhone apps as well as easily browse the Internet does have appeal. One thing to note is the uniquely high readability of the iPhone's screen. Making the screen even larger would provide a stunning display that's easily as readable as the Kindle MEMS screen.
The screen would also be ideal as a photo display, photo-sorting table, and small presentation device for business meetings. Look for it to come with a remote control, so you can blow through PowerPoint slides during sales pitches.
The tablet's battery life will, of course, stink, compared with that of the Kindle. But I can see a device like this tethered to a wall plug and sitting near the couch in the family room. It could be easily unplugged and passed around as needed.
I would assume that new touch-sensitive gestures will make the device unique and jazzy. Whether Apple manages any joint ventures with major newspapers to show off the "newspaper on a tablet" remains to be seen, but it would be a good gimmick.
I do wonder whether the device (which will obviously employ Wi-Fi, if not WiMAX and EVDO) will function as a phone. Or will it just be a giant iPod touch? It may be too much to ask for the tablet to have a functional phone within its frame. This could be accomplished by some sort of Bluetooth attachment, although it would be funny if you had to hold up the device to your ear, like some monster gag phone.Next: Other Features >


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Once Melky Cabrera started rolling along on his ridiculous hot streak, there was plenty of talk about getting him an extension. Melky said he'd love one, and Brian Sabean said he wouldn't be opposed to it.
But according to a report from ESPN's Buster Olney, there hasn't been much progress made on an extension for the Giants outfielder.
"Melky Cabrera is on the verge of free agency without progress toward a long-term deal with the San Francisco Giants, sources say," Olney wrote on Thursday. "Cabrera is in a great position to cash in, because he had a 201-hit season in 2011 and is on a pace for 248 hits this year."
Olney then briefly discussed what Melky could possibly earn this offseason, citing Carl Crawford's seven-year, $142 million deal from the Red Sox, and Adam Jones recent six-year, $85.5 million deal from the Orioles.
In other words, we've now hit a new stratosphere with the Melky contract talks. Just about two weeks ago, I wrote that there was speculation that Melky could earn something along the lines of Aaron Rowand's deal with the Giants, which paid him $60 million over five years.
So Melky's gone from being a very nice offseason addition to being discussed as possibly getting a huge contract to getting a hypothetical $3-6 million raise on that hypothetical contract.
If this trend continues, you can call the dogs off on the Giants giving Melky an extension during the season, unless his stats continue on the same current pace. (And if that happens, Melky will laugh at the idea of not going to free agency and straight cashing in.)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Melky's an awesome player, and he's crushing it this year. But you can't draw up a potential albatross of a contract to a player based on two months of production.
Baseball seasons are long and there's a strong-to-quite-strong chance that Melky starts slumping at some point. And that is the time to strike on a new deal, not while Melky's coming off a month that featured him breaking a record set by Willie Mays more than 50 years ago.


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July 11 (UPI) -- North Korea is challenging critics of the country's human rights record and taking aim at the United States and South Korea for raising a thorny issue in the past.
Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun issued a statement Wednesday, urging Washington and Seoul to "kick aside" its policy of pressing Pyongyang on its rights record.
"The United States and South Korea must kick aside its anachronistic human rights pressure play that provokes the opposing party," the Rodong said in its statement.
Allegations of human rights abuses were also described as a "disturbance of the old order" by the state newspaper.
"The plot to create disturbances with human rights toward [North Korea] is a challenge to our efforts at peace, which is bringing an end to the Cold War and contributing to the security of the region and the world," the Rodong stated. "[Human rights] makes a mockery of the international community, which hopes for improvements in the U.S.-North Korea relationship."
The newspaper added that "now is the time to resolve the distrust" between the two countries, and despite progress the United States is "still struggling with anachronistic human rights pressure."
The Rodong also warned the "South Korean authorities" against engaging in "anti-North Korea human rights disturbances," which are the "main source of distrust and confrontation between North and South."
North Korea has told the international community its rights record is without fault, but the United Nations says North Korea must open up and talk about abuses.
Tomás Ojea Quintana, the U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea human rights, said on Tuesday North Korea needs to engage on rights "as a concrete sign of their commitment, which will only serve to reinforce the ongoing process."
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In May the Center for Medieval Philosophy at Georgetown University will be sponsoring a session at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo with the title "From Physics to Metaphysics: Causation and Change in Medieval Philosophy." The session organizer, Robert Matava (Christendom College), sends us the following information on the session:
This session will focus on the important but generally under-investigated connections between medieval understandings of causality (especially the causation of being as such) and natural science (especially the phenomenon of change). Is there real causation in nature, and if so, can we know it? What exactly is motion, and how is it distinct from creation? What does it mean for the creator to bring about change within the contingent order? How can personal agency be understood within the broader context of causation in nature? Medieval philosophers had interesting things to say about such questions. The specific connections between their consideration of metaphysics and change in the physical order deserve further attention, not least because such questions as the above retain their currency in contemporary philosophy, but also because of the potential such an investigation has for unlocking our understanding of the development of empirical science during the early-modern period.
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Is the dream of an outdoor kitchen really out of reach? We've been doing a lot of grilling on these hot days of summer and I find myself setting up a makeshift cooking space on the patio furniture. This dream image above makes things seems easy and possibly affordable.
The reality is more like this...bringing things out in loads, making sure the babe is staying in the yard, not burning the food while I chase the babe back into the yard, using the hose to wash my hands and clean off the mess. It certainly is fun and it keeps the house a bit cooler when I don't have to turn on the oven but it's not ideal. I'd love to create a more workable outdoor space for cooking. How do you manage?
This one is totally out of the realm of possibility but it sure is pretty.
And just for fun here's a tiny outdoor kitchen off of an egg-shaped house in the trees. Here's to making the dream a reality...one day!
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Rwanda: Country's Healthcare System Pays Off
Rwanda was this week recognised as one of the nine countries in Africa and Asia making significant progress to make universal healthcare systems possible. The details are in a new study published in the US-based scientific journal, The Lancet.
Other countries recognized included Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Rwanda has continued to make progress by extending healthcare to all members of society especially the poor.
Recent statistics show the heath sector has managed to roll-out a universal health care system -Mutuelle de Santé - that benefits every Rwandan. This is in addition to the Rwanda Social Security Board (RAMA) medical insurance scheme that benefits civil servants and other employees.
The biggest challenge for many countries has been to design effective policies and programmes that target ordinary citizens..
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Object: An elaborately beaded Kiowa cradleboard.
Location: USA, North American Plains
Date: Unknown; ca. late 19th century, early 20th century.
Materials: Pine Wood, Leather, Beads, Cloth, Paint, Thread, Brass Tacks
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This cradleboard is 112 centimeters long, 34.5 centimeters wide and 23 centimeters deep. It is made with a frame of two, pointed, pine wood boards attached to one smaller board around 1/3 of the way down the two larger boards (appendix picture 1). The boards are attached to each other with a thick leather thong. Attached with the same thongs is a "canvas sack with rawhide sheet inserted at the head end to form a hood" [1] (appendix picture 2). Attached to the canvas is soft skin that is elaborately decorated and fully covered with white, dark and light blue, pink, red, yellow and green, beads (appendix picture 3 and 4). The only part not decorated with beads is the bottom of the canvas sack where the leather has been dyed ochre and cut to a fringe (appendix picture 5). The inside of the bag has been lined with dotted, red, printed fabric (appendix picture 2). Above the hood there is a leather slab decorated with blue, yellow, red and white beads. "The tips of the slats have crosses made of brass tacks" [1] (appendix picture 6).
The Kiowa tribe originates from Western Montana, as a nomadic tribe they migrated southwest towards the Rocky Mountains in the late 17th and early 18th century. They later traveled further south towards the southwestern plains in the 19th century. The plains provided to be great hunting ground for buffalo and with large feral horse herds, which encouraged Kiowa development towards an equestrian, bison hunting culture. In 1865 the Little Arkansas Treaty forced the Kiowa and Comanche, a tribe whom they had formed an alliance with after a troubled history, off their homeland in Kansas and New Mexico. Two years later, in 1867, the Medicine Lodge Treaty was signed which established a 2.8-million-acre reservation for the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache tribes in southwestern Oklahoma [2].
The Kiowa cradleboard stems from a longstanding tradition and need of Kiowa women having to keep their hands free to execute everyday tasks, such as preparing hide for clothing and household articles, whilst still having their children near to take care of them [3]. Not only did cradleboards offer women an opportunity to move more freely about, it also served a purpose to both protect and socialize the tribe's children. The Kiowa cradleboard is strongly constructed, having the top and bottom of the cradle enforced with rawhide, to better keep the shape of the cradle and to provide protection if a cradle was to strike the ground [3]. The reason for the cradleboard being carried on a woman's back, with the child's face facing away from the mother, yet at eyelevel, was so the child could get used to being at the same level as the older members of the tribe. This was not only done so the child could physically be closer to the older members of the tribe but also, so it could gain a sense of community and belonging [4].
A child's importance was not only shown through the level at which it was carried but also through the very elaborate beadwork and decoration of the cradleboard. Looking at the beadwork at the cradleboard researched it is very clear that countless hours would have been spent on making the elaborate patterns and the white background. Not only would the beadwork have taken a long time, but the materials would have to have been traded, with European tradesmen as well as non-local tribes [5]. This would make the cradleboard a time consuming and expensive investment for a family to make.
A cradleboard such as this one displays a great deal of mixture between tradition and innovation. Materials both locally sourced and traded in showcase an assimilation and appreciation of newer materials and how they were adapted to fit the needs of the tribe. The patterns found on the board are part of a longstanding tradition of patterns going down in families, with each beadmaker adding her own personal touch to it. Not only are the patterns traditional but also the color and the division of the patterned plains of the cradleboard.
Research of this cradleboard and comparisons of it to other cradleboards and the traditions around them showcase a deep respect and appreciation for children within the tribe. The importance of the children being socialized within the tribe from a young age and the time and commitment spent to build them a cradle serve as proof for this. The cradleboard also showcases a need to display talented bead workers work among the tribe's other members and other tribes, as well as a sense of pride in a family tradition of keeping the patterns recognizable from generation to generation [2]. As seen through the Kiowa's traditional artifacts it is also clear that they were not a people afraid of stagnation, they gladly took up new materials and incorporated them within their traditions, as is seen with how trade impacted the decoration of cradleboard, with more colors becoming available for beads and new fabric options.
Recommended readings and videos for more information:
An Evening with Vanessa Jennings: Kiowa Cradleboards, Culture, and Tradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk9A-uQh4EY (discussion with contemporary Kiowa cradleboard makers at Brown University)
Gifts of Pride and Love: Kiowa and Comanche Cradles by Barbara Hail (book)
Kiowa and Comanche Baby Carriers by M. J. Schneider (scholarly article)
((Anna Sverrisdottir))-Written as part of the ANTH1253 2018 Spring Semester Class Project
[1] Greene, C. (1952). Item Card. Museum of the University of Oklahoma.
[2] Kratch, B. R. (2009). Kiowa (tribe). Retrieved February 20, 2018, from The Encycopedia of Oklahoma Histroy and Culture: http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=KI017
[3] Schneider, M. J. (1983). Kiowa and Comanche Baby Carriers. Plains Anthropologist, 305-314.
[4] Hail, B. A. (2000). Gifts of Pride and Love: Kiowa and Comanche Cradles. Bristol, Rhode Island: Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.
[5] Alden, J. (1999). Contemporary American Indian Beadwork: The Exquisite Art. Millwood, NY: Dolph Publishing Inc.


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How to Manage Your Life Under Construction/
I am always looking for ways to better myself, which puts my life constantly under construction. In order to move forward in life, I believe we have to learn how to manage our lives under construction.
Managing your life under constructions means learning the proper technique of building or progressing your life. I want to share 3 ways to build or progress your life.
#1 Design Your Life
Life is all about preparation. Without preparation, it's hard to make any progress.
So to move forward with your life, you will need a plan. Matter fact, I would have a plan A and a plan B because life is unpredictable.
A plan is always better than having no plans at all. A plan gives you an idea of what direction you plan on directing your life. Otherwise, your life will be at the mercy of other people's plans.
Don't let anyone make plans for your life. Take control of your own life and achieve he things you are passionate about in life.
What does a life plan look like?
To have a plan is to have goals that will push you in the right direction.
You don't want to put together just any goals. Make them descriptive, measurable, attainable, but also challenging.
#2 Fund Your Design
Once you have a great design for your life. Then you must fund your design. I am not specifically referring to money when I say fund your design. However, it may take you spending money to carry out your design.
Aside from money, you will need to be resourceful and you will need some resources.
There's a big difference in being resourceful and having resources.
Being resourceful is making due to with what you already have. To have resources is to have things such as money, material, people, etc. that can help your design.
Many people aren't successful with constructing their life because they feel it is all about the resources. Of course, it helps tremendously to have money, materials, and people around you who can help push your design. However, lacking resources should never stop your life's design from being able to move forward.
We may not have everything to fund our design fully, but we all have something. If it is just passion and conviction, you have something. Maybe it's a book you need to read to fuel your design, but it's something. What ever it may be, focus on what you do have instead of what you don't have. Capitalize on those things at your disposal. Use it to your advantage and as the resources flow into your life, you will be able to push your life closer towards completing your life's design. Be resourceful!
#3 Execute Your Design
To put the finishing touches on your life's construction, you will need to execute your design. Just having a good plan will not be enough; you will also need good execution.
If you know anything about sports, you are aware that a great plan without proper execution will lead to an unaccomplished goal. Also, a poor plan with great execution will lead to poor results. You need a great plan with great execution.
Once you have put together a great design and have discovered the funding needed to push it forward, wait no longer to execute your plans.
You will never feel completely ready, but you are ready! Construct the life you have always envisioned.


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Miracle of Life
My first performance video reminding us to appreciate the gift of life.
Bring Light
A Capella with the lyrics.
Mike & Maria Barnett
We listened to some of your samples on your website. There's a beautiful honesty and freedom to be heard in your voice.
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The age-old wonders of the world have long cursed explorers who've dared to unlock their mysteries. But a team of archaeologists gets more than they bargained for when they discover a lost pyramid unlike any other in the Egyptian desert. As they begin to uncover its horrifying secrets, they realize they're being relentlessly hunted by an ancient evil more nightmarish than anything they could have imagined. From producer Alexandre Aja, director of The Hills Have Eyes, comes a pulse-pounding journey into true terror.
Special Features
New Extended Ending!
"Egyptian Myths"
"Space Archaeology"
Image Gallery
The Pyramid Blu-ray
Street Date: May 5, 2015
Prebook Date: April 1, 2015
Screen Format: Widescreen 16:9
Audio: English; Spanish; French
Subtitles: English; French; Spanish
Total Run Time: 89 Minutes
Closed Captioned: Yes
Rating: R
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Budget Battles
Americans Want Lower Drug Prices, but Lawmakers Can't Agree on a Fix
Hillary Clinton: Warren's Medicare for All Plan Won't Ever Get Enacted
Pete Buttigieg's Path to Lower Hospital Prices
Medicaid Work Requirements Dealt a Loss in Elections
Trump White House Rejects Pelosi Drug Plan as 'Unworkable': Report
4 Big Questions About Elizabeth Warren's Medicare-for-All Plan
Hospitals Push Back on Price Transparency
What Warren's Wealth Tax Would Do to BillionairesBy Michael Rainey
Elizabeth Warren says her wealth tax – 2% on household wealth over $50 million, rising to 6% on household wealth over $1 billion – would raise trillions of dollars to pay for new social programs,...
What Bill Gates Gets Wrong About Wealth Taxes
Elizabeth Warren wasn't the only one pushing back on Bill Gates's comments about her wealth tax proposal. The New York Times Editorial Board notes that tax rates were considerably higher when Gates...
Buttigieg's $1 Trillion Plan for Free Tuition, Child Care and HousingBy Michael Rainey
Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg released on Friday more than $1 trillion worth of proposals that focus on education, housing and child care. The plans include: $700 billion for pre-K...
Warren Offers a Wealth Tax Calculator for Worried BillionairesBy Michael Rainey
Elizabeth Warren's proposed wealth tax seems to have unsettled some of the country's wealthiest citizens, inspiring criticism from the likes of Bill Gates and Leon Cooperman — and maybe playing a...
Hillary Clinton: Warren's Medicare for All Plan Won't Ever Get Enacted
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she doesn't believe Elizabeth Warren's Medicare-for-All plan would ever become law and that there are better ways to raise revenues than Warren's proposed wealth...
Number of the Day: $13 BillionBy The Fiscal Times Staff
That's how much Microsoft founder Bill Gates would pay in federal taxes this year under Elizabeth Warren's proposed wealth taxes, according to back-of-envelope calculations by CNBC's Robert Frank (...
Democrats Propose New Tax on MillionairesBy Michael Rainey
Two Democratic lawmakers unveiled a plan Thursday that would raise taxes on high-income households. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia are proposing a 10-percentage...
Medicaid Work Requirements Dealt a Loss in ElectionsBy Michael Rainey
The effort to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries experienced a setback Tuesday with the apparent defeat of Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin. Bevin, a Republican, hasn't conceded defeat in his...
Wealthy Could See a Huge Tax Windfall if Obamacare Is OverturnedBy Michael Rainey
The lawsuit by 18 state attorneys general seeking to invalidate the Affordable Care Act would provide an enormous tax cut for wealthy households if it succeeds, according to an analysis by the Center...
Trump's Florida Tax Move
President Trump is making Palm Beach, Florida, his primary residence. The New York Times reported Thursday that the president and first lady filed documents in late September making their Mar-a-Lago...
Budget Deficit Rose 26% in 2019, to Near $1 Trillion: TreasuryBy Michael Rainey
The federal government's budget deficit grew to $984 billion in fiscal year 2019, the U.S. Treasury announced Friday. The final tally for 2019 is $205 billion larger than in 2018, a 26% increase. As...
Not All Candy Is Candy – At Least for Tax PurposesBy Hayes Holderness, The Conversation
Halloween shoppers have many delicious decisions to make before trick-or-treaters show up at their doors. And in many states, those choices will change how much tax they pay. In Illinois, for example...
Fighting Corruption in Ukraine? Trump's Budgets Suggest OtherwiseBy Michael Rainey
President Trump has insisted that the controversial delay in the disbursement of military aid to Ukraine earlier this year was driven by his deep concerns about corruption in the Eastern European...
House Committee to Consider Vaping Tax That Would Raise $10 Billion
The House Ways and Means Committee is set to consider a bill Wednesday that would impose the first federal tax on vaping products. Roll Call reports: "The bipartisan bill, from New York Reps. Tom...
Senate Dems to Force Vote on IRS SALT Cap Rules
Senate Democrats say they will force a vote Wednesday to nullify IRS rules implemented to prevent blue states from creating workarounds to the $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions...
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Payments on Account - How do they work?
Friday, September 23, 2016
By Cheryl Sharp
Payments on Account
Have you heard of the term 'payments on account', but not sure what they are? Or have you received your tax calculation and seen there are extra payments due, and not sure why?
If the tax you owe is over £1,000 HMRC will ask for a Payment on Account for the following tax year too. There are two payments on account, each totalling half of the tax due for the previous year.
Therefore, when you complete your return you'll be asked to pay the tax owed for the year on the return, plus the first payment on account for the following year (also due by the 31st January). You will then need to pay the remaining payment on account by the 31st July.
If when you do your next tax return, there is any extra owed this will be due by the following 31st January along with your tax return - this is called the balancing payment.
Let's use an example for the 16/17 tax year where there was £11,203 owed to HMRC for the year the following payments would be required:
Tax & NI due for the year: £11,203.00
Plus 1st Payment on Account for 17/18 tax year: £ 5,601.50
Gives you a total amount due by 31st January 2017: £16,804.50
2nd Payment on Account for 17/18 tax year due by 31st July 2018: £5,601.50
Any additional amount for 17/18 will be due by the 31st January 2019, along with the 1st payment on account for the 18/19 tax year.
If when you do your next tax return, there is less tax to be paid you can either reduce your 2nd payment on account if the return is filed by the 31st July, or you can request a refund, or put toward the next year's tax due.
I hope this makes the minefield of payments on account simpler. If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact me.


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The other day while trying to find a home for various things in our house I was inspired yet again to PURGE the CLUTTER! I swear clutter and unused junk in our house multiples during the night. Clutter and unused junk sneak off and make little junk-clutter babies.
When there is less stuff in your house there is less to clean and maintain. That sounds so painfully obvious but I forget it often. I hold on to too many items that 'I might need' or 'we might use that' or 'well I got a good deal on it and I may need it someday.' More often than not that stuff just gets shoved in a box somewhere never to see the light of day until we move.
So here is our very public declaration: We aim to rid our house of 100 unused or unneeded items in 100 days. If anyone else wants to join in on the clutter-clearing fun we would love the company! We'll be posting updates as we go along to hold ourselves accountable.


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For the video chatters, a 2 megapixel camera focused in the front is the best bet. There is a built in image and runs complete with an editor. The number of applications available has reached the 100,000 mark and is growing at the speed of light, so to speak. The TouchWiz interface 4.0 version has functions like being able to customize the menu.
But the most watchable moment will be when the deals for the mobile phone will get launched and the fight will start as iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Contract deals. Various web portals will be offering the deals for the Samsung mobile phone with the marvelous range of free benefits. The deals will be making their way through price comparison facilities. These facilities will be selling the mobile phone with the most amazing prizes with every deal. Also, the cheap prices are the big advantages of the purchases from there.
The Android smartphone sports a four-row portrait QWERTY, made up of tactile, domed keys. The buttons are well spaced, and large enough to make for speedy messaging with no silly mistakes and for even the chunkiest of digits. The raised buttons offer instant access to Menu, Home, Back and search. It has Samsung TouchWiz, Google Maps with Latitude, and A-GPS. There is an accelerometer, a digital compass and a proximity sensor. samsung galaxy S8 Pro offers and features would bring a great demand for this smartphone. The Galaxy Pro may not exude the style and class of its advanced, albeit more expensive, Galaxy siblings, but it does offer an interesting alternative for business folk and social networkers.
The device is relatively competitive in other regions, with an 8-megapixel digital camera, a dual-core 1.7-GHz processor, and Android 4.2.2 software. It felt peppy in my testing, although it's not as fast as the S4 or other top of the line phones.
Are you constantly concerned about the weather? This phone will give you access to the most accurate weather. You will always be prepared with the information you get on the Galaxy. You will know when to bring your umbrella out of the car or when to just leave it inside the car.
Well you only have to look at the Smartphone market around you with their 8 megapixel cameras, NFC Tech, Unibody Designs and Dual Core CPU's to know that Apple will include all of the specifications below.
The 6.3-inch screen perfectly bridges the gap between small tablets and large smartphones. It measures almost as big as the 7-inch Galaxy Nexus 7, that is widely hailed as the reigning mini tablet. But it's far bigger than even the biggest smartphones out there; your next game of Candy Crush is going to be far more enjoyable when scaled up.


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My Thoughts on "The Bible – Part 1"
Last night, the History Channel premiered Mark Burnett's epic mini-series, "The Bible." Leading up to the showing last night, there seemed to be quite a bit of hype – especially since it was showing on the History Channel. There were questions as to how accurate it would be and if it would be uplifting to christians or make a mockery of faith.
My initial impression of part one leaves me impressed for the most part. I had my Bible open on the computer and was able to follow along for the most part. I realize, like with most movies made from books, not everything makes the cut. There are things that have to be removed, as well as things that require some creative license. One aspect I really appreciated was the director's viewpoint. I feel the producers did a great job with expressing the emotions of those surrounding the main characters that the bible doesn't address directly.
My only real disappointment was the overall scale of the re-enactments. It became most noticeable during the scenes depicting the crossing of the Red Sea. Millions of Israelites left Egypt, yet "The Bible" only shows a few hundred of them. Maybe I have the old Ten Commandments movie stuck in my mind, or I'm thinking of an epic battle in Lord of The Rings. It doesn't ruin the show for me by any means, it just stood out as a break in the realism.
The History Channel narrator caught me off guard at first. I quickly got over it, I think I was expecting more of a made-for-TV movie than a documentary, so I won't hold my misconceptions against them.
The trailer starts off with what I assume is Noah's Ark, however the series started last night showing Abram post-flood. I'll be interested to see if there is a flashback, or if that scene was simply cut. I'm curious as to why they started where they did.
All-in-all I've really enjoyed it so far; "The Bible" has potential to be a great evangelistic tool, leaving those who are unfamiliar with scripture wanting more.
I am looking forward to part two next Sunday.


text: Anabel is one month old. Our girl is 9 pounds, 11 ounces. She has red hair, smiles, holds her head up, giggles in her sleep, and recognizes mom & dad. She loves the sound of running water, taking baths, eating, and having her head rubbed. She had her first plane ride this month, and met (almost) all of her family that lives in Utah. She also received her baby blessing from Steven. She keeps us on our toes and makes our world go round.


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The latest news and rumors from the NBA off-season including Jimmy Butler not being shopped by the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies waiving Tony Wroten.
By Tom Downey, Chat Sports
The NBA off-season isn't as active as it was earlier this year, but there are still moves being made.
Check out the latest NBA news and rumors below.
• In an effort to curb the "Hack-A-Shaq" strategy used by some teams, the NBA announced that in the final two minutes of each quarter, any away-from-the-play fouls will result in one free throw and possession. In addition, any foul occurring before the ball is in-bounded will result in a free throw and possession.
• The Memphis Grizzlies announced Tuesday they waived Tony Wroten. Wroten was cut by the New York Knicks a month ago.
• Chat Sports: The top five NBA free agents left
• Free-agent guard Gary Neal made a Facebook post detailing why he thinks he should get paid like his fellow Washington Wizards bench members. According to CSN Mid-Atlantic, some players and coaches on the Wizards view Neal as "selfish" and more worried about his own stats.
• The Chicago Bulls aren't shopping Jimmy Butler "for now," reports Zach Lowe of ESPN.
• Guard Ronnie Price has agreed to a two-year deal with an unknown team, reports John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7. Gambadoro says it's not the Phoenix Suns, who wanted Price back on a one-year deal.
• The Bulls have signed Isaiah Canaan to a two-year, $2.2 million deal, reports Michael Scotto of Sheridan Hoops.
• Chat Sports: More NBA rumors and news inside the Chat Sports App
• The Brooklyn Nets have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran forward Luis Scola, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical.


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"…bagels are made in-house with a touch of sourdough…"
"I grew up eating at George's delicatessen on Congress Street. The "original" authentic deli in Southern Maine. Finally had a chance to stop in to Rose and try it out. In a word, unbelievable. Can't wait to go back and sample everything on the menu multiple times. Thank you!"
Lee Goldberg - WCSH6 News Anchor
"You have to leave NYC to get this classic experience"
"But it wasn't just the tote that caught my eye at Rose Foods . . It was everything.
"The Top 50 Nominees for America's Best New Restaurants 2018"
"Food worth writing home about"
"The bagel at Rose Foods . . is better than any bagel that I've had in recent memory in New York City. And that's not hyperbole. There's a craftsmanship that goes into those bagels that is noticeable."
"Each one is a beauty, but I'm partial to the Henry VIII with pastrami nova—smoked salmon cured with pastrami spices, such as coriander, paprika, black pepper, and brown sugar."
"Portland, Maine, is the 2018 Restaurant City of the Year"
"Food Stories" — Audio interview
"Can't miss these bagels"
Zagat Survey
"The Ten Best Soups in Portland"
"While the baker and chef at the new Jewish deli on Forest Avenue kept busy in the kitchen, owner Chad Conley worked with handymen on last-minute fixes. 'Welcome to the neighborhood!' read the note on a bouquet of flowers in the window, sent by a local resident."
"The Best Places to Eat Brunch on the Coast"
"It was cute inside, tables in the back. I ordered a bagel w/cream cheese, tomato, capers and onion and an iced coffee. Our breakfast was delivered to our table on real plates (so nice!)."
Trip Advisor
"6 New Restaurants to Check Out in Portland, Maine"
"Rose Foods sometimes feels as if it's in a time warp. The decor is mid-century Jewish deli, the music a blend of 1942 and 2017 and everything in between, and the wallpaper is vintage grandma's dining room. The Uncle Leo was a hit. The bagel was crispy outside, soft and chewy inside. And, oh yes, those latkes. They're calling my name."
"A bagel purist would likely deem his methods unusual, at the very least. 'I wanted something texturally and flavor-wise that was missing here: a light exterior crust and a bagel that isn't dense, a bagel that is designed to be made into a sandwich. People who grew up eating New York bagels will probably say this is not it.' Conley is right: They work beautifully as sandwiches."
"Busy" Portland "nugget" "beats a fast food joint any day – and they are fast!"
Citysearch Guide
"Sampled the golden bagels for the first time and forgot to go to work."
Travis Ekmark


text: The Landline phones in United States are managed by Us Lec Of Florida, Inc.. Each individual component of a town within the United States is given a distinctive code, which is the phone exchange and area code. 239 is one such code, that is allotted to a distinct place in Marco Island, Marco Island, Florida. Located in the Eastern (GMT -05:00) time zone. For doing so, you can use the latitude and longitude which in turn correspond to the 25.95 and -81.72 to find out the particular area on the map.


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New Delhi, Jan 24 :
Mobile handset apps have become an inseparable part of modern day lives — and to leverage this reality, handset maker Nokia has added 1,200 apps on the Windows Phone store and launched the second season of 'Nokia Lumia-Your Wish is My App' campaign, P. Balaji, managing director, Nokia India said here Friday.
"In the first season of the campaign, which is a reality television show, we have got some 38,000 app ideas. It is seven times more than our expectation. We have shown top 2,000 ideas to our developers and now 1,200 ideas are converted into apps, which are now live. Around 300 more will be live by February," he told IANS.
The winner app for the first campaign is related to women's protection. 'Nokia Lumia-Your Wish is My App' is the app reality TV show the handset maker is doing with NDTV.
He confirmed that these apps can also be used by others handset companies, which are on Windows operating system.
There are around 160 million internet users in India and out of that 130 million are using it on mobile phones as well. There are around 200 million handset purchases every year.
According to a study by Strategy Analytics, there will be 68 million smartphone users by 2015, who will require more apps.
Balaji said Nokia nurtures around 200 app developers with more than 1 million downloads for their apps.
It has started taking app idea applications from people effective Friday and it will continue till February. In March, the applications will be screened and in April the whole exercise will be televised as a reality show.
Nokia will also ask for innovative ideas during Social Media Week 2014, which is scheduled to take place Feb 17-21 in Bangalore, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Lagos, Milan, New York and Tokyo, Vishal Gondal, tech entrepreneur, said.


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Selling (Out) the Future
In government, when times get tight, public officials turn to the sale of assets—the equivalent of selling the family jewels.
In farming it is called "eating your seed corn." In government, when times get tight, public officials turn to the sale of assets -- the equivalent of selling the family jewels.
A recent Wall Street Journal article documented the stampede of governments turning to privatization and asset sales during these tough economic times:
California is looking to shed state office buildings. Milwaukee has proposed selling its water supply; in Chicago and New Haven, Conn., it's parking meters. In Louisiana and Georgia, airports are up for grabs.
About 35 deals now are in the pipeline in the U.S., according to research by Royal Bank of Scotland's RBS Global Banking & Markets. Those assets have a market value of about $45 billion -- more than ten times the $4 billion or so two years ago, estimates Dana Levenson, head of infrastructure banking at RBS. Hundreds more deals are being considered, analysts say.
Proponents of privatization argue that it makes sense for government to take advantage of the private sector's greater operational efficiencies. There is some truth in this. Certainly, comparing the cost efficiency of services provided in-house with those of contractors makes sense.
There is a real danger, however, when government sells assets or translates a long-term revenue stream into a one-time infusion of cash and then uses the proceeds to plug a short-term budget gap. Rather than boosting efficiency, this can simply be another way to shift the burden of current government costs into the future.
It is one thing for government to shed unneeded assets, such as selling a golf course or fairgrounds. It is another thing entirely to "sell" state office buildings, as Arizona has done, only to enter into a long-term lease for their use while using proceeds of the sale to plug their budget gap. Notes the Wall Street Journal:
Much of the money is being used to plug the state's budget hole.
Such "one-time budget maneuvers" were cited in a Moody's Investor Services report recently to downgrade Arizona a notch. "We view these asset sales as 1-shots...that create structural budget imbalances in future years, but that may be necessary actions to bridge the time gap until revenue stabilization or growth returns," says Robert Kurtter, a managing director at Moody's.
Chicago did something similar with their parking meters. On the one hand, there is good reason to believe that turning over operation of the meters to a private firm would boost efficiencies and relieve the city of an operational headache. But Chicago has chosen to devote much of these one-time proceeds to short-term needs, as reported in an article by Nathan Hellman:
When Chicago leased its parking meters to a private company for 75 years, it received $1.16 billion. The city already has spent almost $973.6 million of that. Of this amount, more than 94 percent has been used for day-to-day needs.
A $422 million chunk of this parking meter money was woven into the city's 2010 budget -- including $250 million originally set aside for long-term needs. Much of the money was used to help fill last year's hefty budget gap.
Future citizens of Chicago will have to pay for all the services they receive, but they won't have revenue from parking meters to help out -- that will be long gone.
Indiana took a different, and preferable, approach. Of the cash proceeds from leasing the Indiana Toll Road for $3.85 billion, most went to retiring the debt on the road, and much of the remainder went to long-term infrastructure projects and a transportation trust fund.
In politics, good stewardship for the future often clashes with the realities of elections taking place right now. Politicians have learned how to shift costs onto the future, by underfunding pension funds. Now, through asset sales and leases, they have also discovered how they can pull revenue in from the future, as by converting a long-term revenue stream into a lump sum. It's like a time machine for money.
Tempting as these techniques may be, the future will face problems of its own. It's simply not fair to balance our budgets on the backs of future taxpayers -- who also just happen to be our children and grandchildren.


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We sauté, grill, sear, poach some of our select seafood and produce items so that you can enjoy a delicious meal without the hassle or prep. Some of our signature items include:
- Grilled Teriyaki Salmon
- Poached Salmon
- Seared Sushi Grade Tuna
- Steamed Lobster
- Crab Cakes
- Breaded Sea Scallops
- Fried Soft Shell Crabs
- Sauteed Vegetables (Asparagus, Brussel Sprouts, String Beans, and more)
- Homemade Salads
- Crab Gazpacho
- Guacamole
- Gourmet Cole Slaw
We also carry a variety of our own marinades and sauces to go with your fresh seafood.
Having a party? We can prepare a seafood platter for you. Have your own plate? Bring it in (in advance) and we'll prepare everything on your own plate. If you're interested in a platter, give us a call at (610)642-1082 for more information.


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Baking for Working Women !!!
Women bounded in the responsibilities of life
In this modern world, women walk as tall as men in every sphere of life, may it be socially, economically or financially. They take lot many pains to keep themselves standing on their own feet and stay financially independent. The only aspect that slows them down in their tryst for success is when they have children. Many women tend to leave their jobs and stay at home once they have kids. Proper care and bringing up of their kids becomes the top priority then.
This long break leads them to lose their skills and confidence. Later, they never return back to their jobs and end up spending all their life as a homemaker. Although being a homemaker and looking after all needs of the family is a tough job too, these women have enormous potential to excel in many other fields. All their potential remains unused, which could otherwise be very much productive in various aspects.
Women generally take a break out of their career even before the child is born. They nurture the child and take care of its every need at least till the kid is old enough to be enrolled into a play home or a kindergarten school. After this break, which is about 3 to 4 years on the least, they go through a hard time finding jobs for themselves. Even if the women start working, they feel they are sacrificing their kid's lives for a corporate career which makes it difficult for them to stay on the job. Staying away from their jobs for a long period keeps them away from advancements in the corporate world's technologies & skills. Hence they get paid lesser as compared to ones who keep working continuously.
Short steps to fly high in the sky-
Once the kids grow up, the mothers can stay at home and take small steps towards building up their interests. They can do so even within the comfort of their home by activities such as cooking, baking, crafting, tailoring, candle-making, joining social welfare groups and so on. Cooking gives an opportunity for innovation in the kitchen and can be a good entrepreneurship option. Cooking involves a huge variety of cuisines and techniques. Expertise in cooking can be shared through various means like conducting cooking classes at home, authoring cookery books or taking up small catering orders.
Baking is another good option. Expertise in baking can help women put up a good homely business in the form of home bakers. There have been various success stories where women have been good entrepreneurs through a small homely business. Just a change in the setup of the kitchen, a few equipment and a set of licences is all that is takes to start your very own home bakery. You can take up individual baking orders or supply items to other shops or bakeries on a contract basis. This comes with a twin advantage of caring for your family as well as contributing your share in the family income.
We, at WarmOven, have raised ourselves to be successful through the constant and endless support of many women within the kitchen as well as the management team. They have always been a source of great inspiration and stand as the pillars of our organization. It is through their ideas & creativity that we have been able to transform ourselves from a simple next door bakery to professional online bakers. As a team, we always try to be better each day and set up new goals for ourselves.
Every woman has the potential to break free from the shackles of the society and reach the sky with flying colors. What's needed is a bit of determination and hard work. Just don't let anything in life stop you from achieving your goals and one day you will surely achieve them.
All the best, to all the young go-getter women out there!!!
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Is Congress a health threat?
The sudden death of John Boehner's chief of staff has Hill staffers asking themselves a hard question: Could my job be killing me?
Paula Nowakowski was found dead in her Alexandria, Va., home Sunday. The hard-charging aide to the House minority leader was just 46 — and the victim of an apparent heart attack.
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"For a lot of us, this was a mortality check," said Justin Harding, 34, who's often on call seven days a week as chief of staff for Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and frequently gets home from work after his kids have gone to sleep. "It's causing us all to reflect and sort of check our own circumstances."
Hill staffers say Nowakowski's lifestyle mirrored much of their own. She smoked, she didn't always eat well, and she often worked seven days a week.
"Paula believed in what she was doing, but there are sacrifices that you make," said Nowakowski's friend Jamie Roe, chief of staff to Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.), his voice cracking with emotion.
"I know for a fact it can happen if you don't pay attention. I got lucky."
After working on George W. Bush's 2000 campaign in Michigan and enduring a lifestyle of horrible food and little sleep, Roe developed Type 1 diabetes. He knew he was getting ill, but he ignored the signs until he collapsed right after Bush's Inauguration and nearly died. He was hospitalized for a week and barely avoided a diabetic coma.
Other Hill staffers have also developed diabetes and high blood pressure. At least one House member has had a stress-induced heart attack. Some members and staffers have collapsed from exhaustion. "I don't ever stop," said Kurt Bardella, the prolific press secretary for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).
Bardella sends out a daily stream of press releases, often getting up at 6 a.m. and working until dark. On Thanksgiving, he stepped away from his family's football game to field questions from reporters on a breaking story. He hasn't been to the gym in six months.
"There are times in any job when you have a crazy week, but on Capitol Hill it's like that every day," he said. "For everyone who literally makes this job the centerpiece, it does take its toll."
One longtime Democratic committee staffer and former staff director, who asked not to be identified, got his wake-up moment when he crashed his car driving back to the Capitol after working until 5 a.m. the night before.
"I must've fallen asleep at the wheel," the staffer said. "I banged the car into a curb and blew both tires."
Soon afterward, he discovered he had developed high blood pressure and was battling diabetes. He later bowed out of his position, taking a lower-key spot on the committee.
"I realized I couldn't keep living like this," he said. "I know I could've made better choices, but that wasn't made easy."
It isn't easy for members, either.
In 2005, then-House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Texas) was in the midst of high-stakes negotiations on the Hill when he began having chest pains. Within 20 minutes, he was in a downtown hospital, where doctors warned him that he was quite likely having a heart attack.
"It was probably caused by eating too many chicken-fried steaks — and the stress of being in the middle of negotiating a major end-of-the-year spending bill," Barton told POLITICO.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney had several heart attacks over the course of his political career.


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If you and your spouse need to take your marital property division disagreements to court, you'll want to educate yourself on Rhode Island marital property law. Simply asking questions to your divorce lawyer may be enough to satisfy your "need to know" in this area of the law, but you may also want to review the following list of considerations.
Factors that come into play in a Rhode Island marital property dispute:
-- How long were the spouses married before they filed for divorce?
-- How did both parties comport themselves during the course of the marriage?
-- What contributions did both spouses make to the marital property "pot" of assets?
-- Did one spouse or the other contribute more as a homemaker, or provide other important spousal services?
-- What are the ages and health statuses of both parties?
-- What are the employment statuses and/or employability of both spouses?
-- Do both spouses have equal capacity to make future acquisitions of assets and income?
-- Did either spouse contribute significantly to the licensure, training, education or business of the other spouse to increase his or her earning power?
-- Does one parent have the need to continue occupying the marital residence in order to provide a home for their children?
-- Was one party more wasteful of marital assets than the other?
The above list is certainly not an exhaustive list of considerations that Rhode Island family law judges will incorporate in their marital property division rulings. If you have questions about how your property division may be handled in court, your divorce lawyer can help you with insight, perspective and other information.
Source: findlaw.com, "Rhode Island marital property laws," accessed May 26, 2017


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Elizabeth spoke to us about Memorial day. Memorial day was called Decoration Day when it got its start after the Civil War. Survivors took the day to put something on the grave sites of those who died in the war. Elizabeth reminded us that there are all kinds of warriors. Those who died due to religious persecutions were every bit as much a warrior.
In early colonial America, Americans discriminated against Quakers. IN 1659-1660 three Quakers were hanged in Boston. In 1692 there were 25 people who were persecuted in Salem Mass. In this case it was more because of the religious beliefs of the perpetrators than the religious beliefs of the victims.
During the American Revolution (that was 1775-1781 for those of you who need a strong hint) many Americans discriminated against the Amish for their objection to participation in warfare. Amish in Western Pennsylvania were banished from their farms. Banishment to the wilderness was a strong punishment at the time. (Incidentally, Madison's first draft of the Second Amendment included a sentence about protecting the rights of conscientious objectors as it was extolling the virtues of a well-regulated militia.)
Moravians were persecuted in the 1700's. Joseph Smith and the Mormon communities were persecuted in the 1800's. All these and others died for their beliefs in every way the same as those warriors who died for their beliefs in war.


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The seedpods, flowers, buds and twigs in my botanical series are collected from my walks in the woods near my home. They are lost wax cast silver and gold originals of the actual flowers and branches that I gathered. This commitment to "live casting" insures that I must continually forage for or grow in my garden new material to be cast. Having my studio at the Curve Gardens is a wonderful source of inspiration.
The beauty of this technique is that each nature casting is entirely unique. By pushing the boundaries of what is considered possible with this process, I have captured very detailed organic matter, I think not yet seen before in metal. Each season, sprung from the live castings, I offer a number of new and limited edition production items.
I use plants as my source because of the natural beauty inherent in all plant life- the perfect repeating patterns and intelligence of shapes. I attempt to reveal the inner workings of the plant, so that this inner, often hidden, beauty may be transmitted to the wearer.
I'm a California girl living in western North Carolina. I learned to use my hands as a metalsmith/jeweler in craft school in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Learning a craft gave me a wholeness in a new way and offered a path to follow.
Karl Blossfeldt's black and white photographs of plants and seedpods inspire me. The intelligence of shapes is endlessly fascinating and seems to point to the plant's consciousness.
Years ago, my favorite poet told me that I must learn the names of the flowers, rivers and trees in my surroundings if I was ever to write good poetry. Those words sank in and indirectly led me to this work of studying and casting plants. I think there is poetry in my work, it comes from continued observation and the premise that beauty has meaning.
All of Mani Designs' products are made in the U.S.A. and include recycled/reclaimed silver.
Vermeil is a solid gold layer over sterling silver. This allows for the color of gold without having to use as much mined gold. I welcome customers' old gold and silver for use in new designs. Non-fluoride flux and citrus pickle are used for cleaner emissions in the studio. I use 100% post-consumer packaging.


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We are a small congregation in a large church with even bigger hearts. We welcome all visitors! We are a warm and welcoming congregation committed to Jesus Christ. Visitors are always welcome to take part in worship, special events, fellowship, groups, classes and choir as well as our mission initiatives. Please become as involved as you feel comfortable. The church is located on the corner of Market Street and Fourth Street. Handicap accessibility is located on the Dollar Tree (Fourth Street) side of the church. We have a large spacious parking lot with ample handicap and regular parking spaces available. When coming to worship you can access the sanctuary from the Dollar Tree (Fourth Street) side upper door into the narthex or lower door where you will find a chair lift if needed to safely take you to the main floor or you can use the First Columbia Bank side upper door into the narthex or lower door. We encourage you to consider membership, you do not need to join to become active in the life, fellowship and work of First Presbyterian Church. We look forward to getting to know you better and hope you will join us for Sunday worship or any special worship service!
Worship service begins at 10:15 Sunday mornings. Along with bulletins we are happy to offer a power point presentation that follows the bulletin for anyone who has difficulty seeing the bulletin. The power point is projected on a screen at the front of the sanctuary. The sanctuary also is wired for optimal sound performance.
Communion is held monthly and is posted in our weekly bulletin and in our monthly newsletter. Children's Sunday school is now held during worship service. Prior to the pastor's sermon, children ages K-5 are invited to leave the sanctuary and attend Sunday school in the Sunday school room. Sunday school follows the same lectionary so the children can learn about each week's lesson in an easy to understand format. For more information on our weekly Sunday school curriculum click here. Our One Great Hour of Sharing offering introduces children to the story of Gracie the Fish. For past issues of Gracies story going back to 2006 please click here.
We also have a renovated nursery for anyone who has a young child that would need a break from worship to play or for mom's to privately change or feed their babies. The room is bright, vibrant, and colorful with a Noah's Ark mural on one wall, colorful and soft flooring, and toys to keep the busiest child happy. There is also a bathroom for a quick potty break for those who need it.
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Interfaith Dialogue: Call to Hospitality & Compassion
This event occurred in the past.
Compassion: Standing with Refugees Here & Abroad. Take this opportunity to discuss the refugee crisis with members of the Christian, Jewish & Muslim communities. Discussion groups for adults & youth. Speakers: Casey Leyva, of World Relief, Shahnaz Baten, Montgomery Co. Interfaith Refugee Resettlement, Rabbi Betsy Roth, Cong. Beit Chaverim, Iman Aamir Sheikh, Islamic Society of Annapolis & the Rev. Nick Szobota, Christ Episcopal Church West River.


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The Wonderful and Wacky World of Marketing Higher Education
It's the place I've called my career home, this wonderful and wacky world of marketing higher education. For the uninitiated, there's another world behind the student experience curtain, and there are a few things you should know if you are interested in being a marketing and enrollment management leader in higher education.
Part 1: Shared Governance. Management is not strictly top down.
A college or university is an academic community. Faculty own the place. Well, at least that's their perspective. While the degree of that perspective will vary by institution, make no mistake, it's at play at every college or university. The political power of the organization lies with the faculty. They own the academic curriculum, the core product of the institution. This sense of ownership is made credible by accreditation associations that promote the idea of shared governance, which basically means the faculty should play a key role in the life of the university.
In that way, a college or university is less like a for-profit corporation and more like a hospital or news organization where there is a professional core that understand their role as being central to the mission of the organization. Think doctors, journalists and professors. Their roles at their institutions are really quite similar. They perform the core function of their organizations and they have to deal with administrators or editors whom they tolerate at best. I know. I've been on both sides as a faculty member and an administrator.
So, what's this all mean for a marketing and enrollment management leader in higher education? You're going to have to deal with committees–a lot of them–composed of faculty from across disciplines. At some colleges, there will be a shared governance expectation that a committee will sign off on your marketing and branding strategies.
Implementing anything comprehensively on a university campus takes political savvy and a network of productive relationships with faculty leadership and administrative colleagues. Once you develop a solid network of leaders on campus, they'll be your partners in the good times, and will be able to vouch for you during those challenging times.
So, excellent interpersonal skills are a huge plus. Use them as you develop those faculty relationships, which I've often found to be the most interesting. And here's the positive in all of this…Where else in a work environment would you be able to have a conversation on Monday with an artist, on Tuesday with a political scientist, on Wednesday with an economics professor, on Thursday with a filmmaker, and on Friday with a psychologist? Of course, you may then have deal with the dynamics of having them all in the same room for your committee meeting.
If you don't have good interpersonal skills to navigate shared governance? You may want to schedule more time with that psychologist…
UPDATE (April 15, 2010): From The Chronicle of Higher Education – How Are Professors Like Cats? Let Me Count the Ways.
Next in the series:
The History and Status of Marketing Higher Education
Higher Ed. Where Consumers Are Also Students.


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Great pleasure over Kitzbühel
The Bichlhof restaurant offers culinary delights at its best - "Eat like at home" and still a culinary experience.
Attention is paid to the use of products from Austria and cooked with ingredients from the hotel's own garden.
The simple divise from Bichlhof is: rooted regional and yet at the same time exquisitely.
With some 8,000 bottles in our own wine cellar we always have at hand the matching drops.


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A THOUSAND city cabbies whose fares are already among the most expensive in the country have been given the go-ahead for an inflation-busting increase.
Rises of up to six per cent in the cost of Birmingham taxi journeys are to be advertised for public objection.
They will be imposed in March if none are forthcoming within the next 15 days.
The new rates will propel the cost of a ten-mile city taxi ride to #18.10 - more than the cost of some low-cost flights to Europe.
Tables presented to the city's licensing committee showed that Birmingham's taxi rates are already the 20th most expensive of any town or city in the country.
They are 14 per cent higher than the #4.53 national average for a two-mile cab ride and 14 per cent more than taxi rates in Manchester.
Birmingham's fares are also the highest in the West Midlands and second only to Newcastle among big cities outside London.
Taxi spokesman Ron Pearson pointed out the fare rise would be the first for 19 months - an event caused by an unsettled dispute over premium surcharges for airport passengers.
"Since the last rise, the increase in family household and living costs is the worst since I have been in this trade," he claimed.
"Around 60 per cent of my takings have gone to meet expenses when we are out there to make a living."
He said with more taxis competing for business in the city, his number of fares had dropped to 10 or 11 a day. Meanwhile, the price of a new cab had soared to #32,000.
The only protest was lodged by Coun Nigel Dawkins, who said that the taxi drivers should be made to justify their demand for higher fares with provable facts instead of generalisations and anecdotage.


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If you have something worthwhile to say on a topic in the educational field we would love to hear it. We are happy to help to help out another blogger by including a single link to your own site but will NOT publish articles that are blatantly promoting a commercial product or service.
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Commenting on the announcement by the DfE of a new bursary to encourage ex-service personnel to retrain as teachers, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the
NASUWT – The Teachers' Union, said:
"Former members of the armed services can have a very valuable contribution to make to education system, as can people from a wide range of occupational backgrounds.
"However, the evidence that incentive schemes of this type, regardless of the group at which they are targeted, are effective are mixed at best and it is therefore disappointing that the Government continues to place so much emphasis on them. Any difference they do make is at the margins at best.
"The Government must accept that the only way in which the teacher supply crisis will be addressed on a sustainable basis is through action to tackle its fundamental causes, particularly those related to teachers' excessive workloads as well as the increasingly uncompetitive nature of their pay and other key terms and conditions of employment."


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Meet Our Therapists
Meet Our Therapist Jessica DeLeon
Jessica DeLeon, LMFT is experienced and committed to helping couples achieve their goals. In sessions, Jessica is supportive, direct, and outspoken with a great sense of humor. She knows that couples come into counseling as a last opportunity to avoid separation or divorce. She takes her role very seriously and is driven to achieve ambitious results for the couples she works with.
Jessica has impressive training in the couples arena. She has completed Gottman Relational Therapy Training , based on over forty years of research, and is level III certified. She is also a certified trainer for Practical Application of Intimate Relationship skills (PAIRS). She is also well versed in CBT, mindfulness, trauma work, and motivational interviewing and pulls these modalities into couples work as indicated.
"My clients say they wish they had known these skills at the beginning of their relationship. "- Jessica DeLeon
Jessica specializes in working with all couples, especially disconnected couples. Maybe the disconnect is that the communication has become negative, or maybe the couple seems to be just occupying the same space, like roommates. Whether it's a new baby or a mid-marriage bump, she helps couples when the romance is gone. When communication is reduced to:
"How was your day?..."
*spends the next 5 hours on facebook avoiding conversation*
She helps couples go from "I can't spend the rest of my life like this" to feeling hopeful about the future. She knows in couples counseling you 'get out what you put in' and her hope is to give disconnected couples a second chance.
Jessica is also passionate about working with LGBTQA+ couples. She believes relationships are complex and beautiful. LGBTQ couples are confronted with universal couples conflict (money, sex, chores,) as well as conflicts specific to LGBTQ+ couples (coming out, openness, starting a family, prejudice, etc). After the military repealed their don't ask don't tell policy she had the honor of treating the first LGBTQ+ couples case on the military base.
Jessica also specializing in working with one member of a couple when their partner chooses not to participate. In 'couples therapy for one'. Jessica works with individuals to do something different even if the other partner won't engage or "doesn't believe in therapy". She helps people get unstuck and focus on the things they can control. She often helps her clients learn behaviors to help engage their partner, communication tactics to help make movement in the relationship, and self care. She helps them choose the next right step for them.
Fun Fact: Jessica has lived in six different states and is a published photographer.
- Couples counseling
- Marriage counseling
- LGBTQA+ couples counseling
- Couples Therapy for One
- Disconnected couples (new parents, mid-marriage, when the romance is gone, etc.)
Treatment Orientations:
- The Gottman Method - level III
- PAIRS (for couples therapy)
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness
- Certified Trama Professional
- Motivational Interviewing
UNDERGRADUATE, Jessica received her undergraduate degree a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Chaminade University.
GRADUATE, Jessica received her Masters of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family from Chapman University.


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Mistyblu3 says: "This is Kissa and Drucilla helping me work, or rather, keeping me from working!"
Relaxing, taking a break, and petting kitties is just as important as work! That's what these two are trying to teach you. :)
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As a supplement to our starride programme, we offer riding & Anusara yoga
Both riding and yoga are disciplines that demand body awareness. Putting yoga into practice will help you improve your riding skills and overall physical well being after spending hours in the saddle.
A regular Anusara yoga practice makes the body stronger and more flexible, heals injuries faster and helps to solve imbalances that naturally exist in the body. The heart and mind are invited to join this development and become more resilient and softer, peaceful and joyous, happy and balanced.
As part of the positive focus of Anusara yoga, teachers and instructors will generally not "fix" student poses, in terms of alignment, but instead, instruct the proper usage of the principles of yoga and allow each individual to develop on their own alignment.
The yoga classes are taught at the Hurricane gym by Inga Kreisheimer.
Inga has taught yoga for over 22 years; she brings a lighthearted dynamic energy to her classes that blend philosophy, therapeutics and insightful wisdom from her own life experiences.
The classes are accessible to students of all levels.
Anusara yoga appeals to those who want to work on both their physical and spiritual well-being.
The course helps the rider work on his/her personal difficulties (tensions in the body, shortenend muscles, etc.) on an individual level. Through training these specific bodyparts you will be able to ride the horse more efficiently and in more harmony. Elaborating your own body consciousness not only helps the rider experience his/her own body, but also the awareness of the horse will be greatly enhanced.


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All orders for our lampwork beads are done as custom orders. Please allow up to 2 weeks for creation of your beads plus shipping time. Bead sizes are typically 12-15mm unless otherwise specified. The sample beads and sets shown below represent beads we currently will create at set prices. No two hand-made lampwork beads are ever identical so work done to order will be similar but not identical to those pictured. Our selection of set price beads changes periodically. We would be delighted to discuss other bead designs not shown here so please inquire. Thanks for looking!
If you have any doubts or concerns re the privacy of your information as provided to Paypal, or re the differences between US and Canadian privacy regulations, please use phone or fax ordering. For details see our privacy policy: How to Order/Shipping/Privacy
Sorry, the lampwork studio is currently under reconstruction, so we are unable to make any beads. Many varieties are not available for now. Please contact us to see if we have any that you like in stock.


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The Online Payments Application allows you to add PayPal or Google Checkout buttons to any page on your website for quick purchase or donation made by your visitors.
To get started you have to Install the Online Payments application. The application will be added to your Add Content menu after installation. Select the application from the Add Content menu; the green rectangles that you see will highlight all possible positions where it may be added. Click the desired location to add the content in this spot.
Note: the Online Payments application cannot be added inside a Text and Image Editor. It is only designed to be added as an individual element. When used in combination with the Section Group element, you can create a layout very similar to what can be achieved when using Tables inside the Text and Image editor.
Once you add the application on page, a properties window will show you the PayPal Buttons you can add:Or the Google Checkout Buttons you can use:
Turn the Advanced Options on to apply any additional configurations. You can review the advanced settings for each button at: PayPal button Advanced Options and Google Checkout Button Advanced Options.


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My Pet Dolphin 2 NDS ROM (EUR)
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My Pet Dolphin 2 is a Simulation video game for Nintendo DS. This game developed and published by 505 Games.
Nds Rom are playable on PC with Desmume DS Emulator & on Android with DraStic DS Emulator
My Pet Dolphin 2 DS ROM Info:
Release Date: September 18, 2005
Genre : Simulation Game
Publisher: 505 Games
Developer: 505 Games
Region: EUR
Platform : Nintendo DS
Rom Type: NDS
Download Links: Game Size 7 MB
EUR – 1Fichier | Direct Link
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