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These are the taxes that are levied against the property possessed by a person or group. In many countries these taxes are managed at the local level and usually fall into two categories of personal property taxes and the real estate taxes. The very term, tax relief is a sort of a benefit given to the property owner to remove or reduce the burden of property taxes.
Presently, there are various categories of property tax relief which are applicable at different stages of income period to provide some leverage to the owners during their vulnerable income days. The tax relief works according to its category, differently every time in separate cases.
The various kinds of property tax relief, which is applicable at different situations. The categories are listed below for your reference.
Property tax relief for Senior Citizens – This particular tax relaxation is meant for those who have retired from their job and have a low income to meet the tax payments. Earlier they were able to pay as they had a good income out of their work but after retirement that part has emaciated. In this phase the senior citizens pay more for their health related issues as well other related expenses, so the tax relaxation on properties provides them lots of ease and reprieve.
Property tax relaxation for first time homebuyers – There is another great piece of benefit provided to the first time home buyers where they are exempted from property taxes and also offered discounts, which can be included in the income tax. Usually, the first time buyers often purchases a new property to settle with their family to establish themselves that made the government to come up with the tax relief option and also to encourage the home loan services as well as the construction business.
Property tax relaxation for low income tax payers – There are also people that have low income even if not retired. For those with a low income there are also tax relief solutions. Just like with senior citizens, people with low income cannot afford high taxes since they need their income to cope with other expenses. Recognizing this fact, the government provides reductions on property tax for those who can show proof of a low income that wouldn't otherwise let them afford the full tax returns.
Property tax relief for individual income tax payers – This one is particularly for the people who does not have a sustainable income and belongs to the category individual tax payers who are excused from the property tax. At the time they pay their income taxes, they are offered a refund of taxes in the form of tax relief. This is a great way to support and control the lower income group of the country by returning them back a substantial amount, cut from their taxes.
Statistics suggests that there is high percentage of uncollected credit being lined up with the government. It is either due to the fact, that people still is not aware of its guidelines or they did not bother to apply so as to take back the refunds.
Property tax relief for long term owners – The long term possessors of the property are also allowed some tax relief on the money they pay for their taxes. Although there is difference in the regulations as well in the allowance of the tax reduction between long terms owners and the first time buyers.


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South African Apps you need on your phone
It seems like there's an app for everything these days and South Africa certainly is no different. Whether it's making shopping easier and more convenient, saving you time and money, helping you keep up with the best news and your favourite TV shows or helping you plan your travel, we've got an app for that.
Here are some South Africa's best mobile apps that you need on your phone:
1. SnapScan
SnapScan is a mobile payment app that lets you pay for whatever you need without having to use cash or swipe your card. SnapScan currently has over 25 000 merchants using the platform in a vast network across South Africa. The app supports credit cards and most debit cards from any local bank, as well as 3D secure-enabled international bank cards. Simply install the app, link your credit or debit card and start shopping at any merchant displaying a SnapScan code. You don't need to deposit cash or load a wallet to use the app and you will not be charged any additional transaction fees for using SnapScan. Pretty neat!
2. PriceCheck
Why pay more? With the PriceCheck app you can compare the price of thousands of consumer goods and find the best deal. The in-app barcode scanner lets you instantly access and compare prices, expert reviews, store and location information, to see if you can get it cheaper elsewhere. You can compare pretty much anything you want from cell phones, tablets, electronics, shoes, fashion, flights, insurance and more. This is a must-have for anyone looking for the best deal in town!
3. 22seven
Want to know where your money is going every month? With 22seven you can keep track of your budget and spending, see where your money is going and know what you still have available to spend. You can link all your cheque and savings accounts, credit and store cards, investments, loans and rewards so that you can see all your accounts together, in one place. One of its key features is that 22seven uses the same security measures as banks so your information is always encrypted and secure.
4. Pick n Pay
With this app, you no longer have to go to the smart shopper kiosk in store to manage your smart shopper account. The app lets you see your smart shopper points balance, switch your points to cash on your card and redeem Pick n Pay smart shopper vouchers easily on your phone. You can also switch your points to partner promotion vouchers such as movie tickets, restaurant vouchers, Uber vouchers or Yuppiechef vouchers. A feature we love is the shopping list and bar code scanner. It lets you create custom shopping lists of all your preferred products on your phone, making shopping a whole lot easier!
5. Mr D Food
The newly improved Mr D Food app (previously Mr Delivery) gives you more choice and more convenience at your fingertips. Gone are the days of having to pick up a phone and call in takeaway orders. Now you can easily tap, choose and eat! The app gives you a delivery time estimate and allows you to track your order in real time. You can also choose between delivery and collection options and easy payment methods. Location based restaurant options mean that you can order from restaurants that are close to you, so food is delivered fresher and faster. Download this app today and never go hungry again!
6. Takealot
The Takealot app lets you browse, search and buy millions of Takealot products on their simple, secure mobile shopping app. Easy access to the 'daily deals' sections means you will always be the first to know about great online deals and you can also take advantage of their exclusive 'app only' deals. A great added feature is that you can track your orders every step of the way, from checkout to your front door, right from the app.
7. Gumtree SA
Find out who's selling what in your neighbourhood and get the best deals on new and second-hand goods from local sellers. Gumtree lets you offer, buy and sell almost anything from clothes, shoes, phones, flats, furniture, cars and even jobs! The app lets you take photos from your mobile phone, post your ad and sell immediately. You can also edit and manage your ads, contact buyers and sellers directly from the app, track ads on your watch-list or share ads via SMS and social media.
8. News 24
Do you like to always know the latest news? The News24 app gives you breaking news at your fingertips, including the top local and international stories, sports updates, entertainment, technology and more. With the app you can subscribe to breaking news alerts and share and comment on the articles you read. You can also watch video clips from the News24 Live Studio.
9. ShowMax
ShowMax offers thousands of the best in local and international movies and TV shows. Watch all your favourite shows and enjoy the best movie blockbusters. With ShowMax you can watch anywhere, as it is available not only on smart TV's but also on iOS and Android devices. ShowMax lets you stream instantly or download and watch offline.
10. DStv Now
DStv Premium Subscribers can get DStv Now on their phones for free. DStv Now includes an eight-day TV guide and allows you to set recordings remotely on your DStv Explora. You can also watch a selection of DStv channels and stream or download DStv Catch Up whenever and wherever you please!
11. SuperSport
Sports fans, now you can get all the latest news and updates about your favourite sports on your phone! Follow a team to receive updates for match events as well as set reminder alerts for fixtures. You can also get video highlights, real-time updates, live commentary, match chat and more. In addition, DStv Premium subscribers can also enjoy live video streaming of games.
12. GauRider
This app makes travelling on the Gautrain a whole lot easier! The app lets you access the next Gautrain and bus time on your phone and the intuitive drag and drop user interface makes it easy to navigate your journey. Features include a smart log system, smart GauSave indicator and smart dates to keep you constantly updated so travelling is easier and simpler.
13. MyCiti App
For Cape Town commuters, this useful app gives you all the information you need on the Cape Town MyCiTi bus services such as current card balance and bus times. Get up-to-the-minute bus times for any stop, find the closest bus stops based on your location and see a detailed timetable of every route and stop. You can also plan your journey with point-to-point directions and calculate the cost of each journey you take.
With RSAWEB's Mobile Broadband, you stay connected while on the move! Keep connected at all times, wherever you are and whatever you happen to be doing. Contact us on 087 470 0000 or [email protected] for more details.

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Aid is on its way to the earthquake-hit island of Haiti.
But more is needed, and quickly. Thousands of people could be trapped in rubble, and many more need food, water and medicine.
Ore reports on what's going on.


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On Thursday morning, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake centered sixty miles from Talkeetna was felt from Anchorage to Fairbanks.
In the Talkeetna area, damage from Thursday morning's earthquake was fairly minor. Some residents and businesses reported that items had fallen off of shelves and broken, but no serious structural damage was reported as of Thursday afternoon. That includes Skwenta, which was much closer to the magnitude 6.2 earthquake than Talkeetna. Natalia Ruppert, Chief Seismologist for the Alaska Earthquake Center, says the reason that the earthquake did not cause much damage is because it occurred deep in Earth's crust.
"It was almost sixty miles deep, so that made the difference…The energy dissipated a bit before it reached the surface."
There was still plenty of energy left in the earthquake to shake things up in Talkeetna for the better part of a minute, however. Lauri Stec, who manages Nagley's General Store on Main Street, says that the only casualty in the store was a single bottle of wine. Nagley's was open during the earthquake, and Lauri says that out-of-state visitors weren't quite sure what to do when the building started to shake.
"I had some tourists in here. They were looking at us. We're trying to tell them, 'Please get away from the shelves. You need to walk outside. We're having an earthquake.' So, we ran everyone out the door. Everyone was just starting at the shelves, and we were like, 'No, you don't want to be near the shelves.'"
A short distance away, Michelle and Jonathan Davis were in their rented room over the Talkeetna Historical Society. They are visiting Alaska from Missouri, and had never experienced an earthquake before. Michelle Davis says the experience is one they won't likely forget.
"Actually, my first thought was that they had decided to demo the building and forgot that we were up here. The whole building was sort of swaying, and it felt like it was going to implode. It was shaking really bad, and we had some things fall off in the kitchen and in the bathroom. It was that momentary shock of, 'What is this,' then, 'Ok, what do we do?'"
By early afternoon, life was largely back to business as usual in Talkeetna. All of the area schools report no injuries or significant damage, and people are going about their day. The question people are asking now is, "Is the shaking over?" Natalia Ruppert says that the depth of the earthquake will probably significantly dampen any aftershocks.
"Normally, we don't see that many aftershocks from deep earthquakes…It's been a few hours, already, and we've only seen half-a-dozen aftershocks, and they were all really small."
September is emergency preparedness month. Information regarding how to prepare for the next big earthquake can be found online at www.ready.gov/earthquakes.


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review.js should probably be changed to be consistent with the rest
imports directory Meteor will autoload it
index.js? Put the HTML file first?
reaction command with your new URL.
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So since we are going to inherit styles into our plugin we don't want them inserted twice so we will comment-out the import in client/main.js
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Naveen Kumarasinghe reimagines the Ubuntu Touch phone concept, in a brand new vision shown below. He focuses his vision on transparency, at least in the case of the interface, that is inspired by the Unity Dash.
The designer also praises the interface of Jolla, that had him thinking about the things needing a change on Ubuntu Touch. As far as the device goes, in spite of the fact it looks so sci fi, you may end up with an affordable handset in the end. This slab of metal (or so it looks), has an edge to edge screen that I'm guessing is no bigger than 4 inches and probably has a 720p resolution or so.
I can't seem to spot any back camera here, but what I do see is a pretty reflective back. The real concept here is the UI that the render brings us, not the device itself. Ubuntu Touch has a long way to go before it becomes popular and transparency may be the one to make it mainstream at last…
[via Naveen Kumarasinghe]


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It'll Be Hard To Dial Funny Without The Phone Book
It'll Be Hard To Dial Funny Without The Phone Book
If the phone book is on the way out, can phone book humor be far behind? Guest host Rebecca Roberts wonders what would happen to our comedy if the phone book disappears.
REBECCA ROBERTS, host:
If the phone book is on the way out, can phone book humor be far behind? The book is an eternal punch-line, like in Steve Martin's classic moment in the movie "The Jerk."
(Soundbite of movie, "The Jerk")
Mr. STEVE MARTIN (Actor): (as Navin R. Johnson) The new phone book is here. The new phone book is here.
Mr. JACKIE MASON (Actor): (as Harry Hartounian): Well, I wish I could get that excited about nothing.
Mr. MARTIN: (as Navin R. Johnson) Nothing? Are you kidding? Page 73 - Johnson, Navin R. I'm somebody now. Millions of people look at this book everyday. This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people.
ROBERTS: Of course, his character goes on to be shot at because his name is in the phone book.
You may have heard the expression: His voice is so great, I could listen to him read the phone book. Country singer Ken Mellons tests that theory in song.
Mr. KEN MELLONS (Singer): (Singing) Atkins, Atwell, Alexander and Allan, Anderson, Apple, Armstrong and Arnold, Babcock, Bach, Bacon and Bagwell, Bailey, Baker, Bandy and Banker, Barber, Barker and Bogwell.
ROBERTS: And there's the meta moment of Robin Williams pretending to be acting legend John Houseman reading the phone book, as only a great comedian playing a great actor could do.
Mr. ROBIN WILLIAMS (Actor): (as John Houseman) Anderson, Arthur, 95 Red Path, 555-1212; teenager's phone, 555-8212. Niko Papodopolopolos(ph), Nick.
ROBERTS: What's to become of our comedy if we don't have the phone book to kick around anymore? YellowPages.com just doesn't have the same ring.
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rebecca Roberts.
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With Alex Dowsett and David Millar the latest British WorldTour riders to miss out on selection for the 2014 Tour de France, the big event's celebration of British success in the race is starting to look very thin on the ground.
Of course, defending champion Chris Froome will be present on Saturday in Yorkshire, alongside Sky team-mate Geraint Thomas and sprinter Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), but where is everyone else?
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Did the teams not get the memo?
The list of proven British talent not selected to ride when the Tour starts 'at home' is enough to make a very decent Tour team in its own right: Bradley Wiggins, Alex Dowsett, David Millar, Peter Kennaugh, Ben Swift, Andy Fenn, Josh Edmondson, Scott Thwaites, Luke Rowe, Adam Yates, Simon Yates…
And that's not including the injured Steve Cummings and Ian Stannard, who are naturally out of the race due to their continued recuperation. I'll also point out that Orica-GreenEdge, home of the Yates brothers, has yet to confirm its roster, but it's thought that neither Adam or Simon will be included given it's their first year in the pro ranks.
Of course, the teams will – and already have in some instances – insist that they have picked their nine-man squads to win the race. And from one point of view, that is fair enough. But the Tour has always offered more that just a winner.
It's a three-week spectacle, and part of that is engaging with the millions of fans worldwide – including having riders in the race for them to support, whether they win or not. With three stages in Britain, it could have been a dream marketing opportunity for sponsors to have their British riders the centre of attention.
Instead, Britain's own WorldTour team, Sky, has more Spanish riders (three) among its number than British (two). And that's despite team principal Dave Brailsford saying: "The last time the Tour came to Britain it helped sow the seeds for what eventually became Team Sky".
When the teams turn up in Yorkshire later this week and witness the size and enthusiasm of the crowds first hand – despite the lack of home riders to cheer – I can't help thinking that many of them will wish that they'd brought their Brits.
Since this article was written Simon Yates has been selected by Orica-GreenEdge to ride the Tour
No Alex Dowsett or David Millar for Tour de France
Lack of British riders being picked for this year's Tour de France
Team Sky announces squad for Tour de France: No Wiggins
Defending champion Chris Froome leads Team Sky at the 2014 Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins' non-selection for Tour de France: Your opinion
We asked you what you thought about Sir Bradley Wiggins' absence from Team Sky's 2014 Tour de France roster


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The Featherbed Company is bracing itself for an outbreak of Trail Running Fever as trail fanatics from across the country scramble for entries into one of South Africa's most popular medium distance trail running events; the Salomon Featherbed Trail Run presented by GU. The family friendly event is the trail running event of the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival and is as famous for its festive atmosphere as it is for it spectacular course.
The Salomon Featherbed Trail Run is also part of the BIG5 Sport Challenge with a strong field of MultiSport athletes who will be competing against Featherbed athletes on the longer Coelacanth course – however race director Mark Collins puts all his money on local 24 year old athlete Didishe Sinesipho who although as a "rookie" trail runner might be challenged on the technical climb up the Western Head – his raw speed should be enough to get him a victory on the rolling latter section of the course.
The all inclusive experience gained by an entry to the event includes a ferry trip to the Featherbed Nature Reserve, an experience in its own right, a Unimog trip up the mountain (For Seahorse Runners), a choice of one of the two running courses which differ slightly in technical challenge, distance and one beast of a climb, the well-deserved finisher medal and a post-race meal at Knysna's exclusive Cruise Café. The event is organised into 3 departures; a morning, midday and afternoon run with breakfast, lunch or supper afterwards.
According to Christine Collins from event organisers Magnetic South, the demand for tickets, despite being in its 8th year, is up from last year and she is expecting another sell out run. She urged local runners to get their entries in early to avoid disappointment as entries are being snapped up by upcountry athletes. "Entry is stringently limited by the number of places on the ferries," she said.
All athletes that are entering online before the 1st of July will qualify for a 15% discount to the Trails in Motion Filmfestival. Trails in Motion is an annual international film tour that brings a collection of the finest trail and ultra running films to passionate audiences around the world and has been screened in 30 countries and over 130 venues world-wide. Screening this year during the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival and hosted by the Featherbed Company is a great opportunity to share this "dirty art" with like-minded trail runners and adventure sports enthusiasts.
Entries can be done online at www.magneticsouth.net


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This cap is from 4x09 "I Know What You Did Last Summer".
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Boys in the car on a rainy night.
- Spent a good chunk of my Saturday doing RL chores of vacuuming. Oh, joy!
- Here it is July already and I'm way behind in...everything. *sigh* Can someone slow down time a little, please?


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LGBTQ Home
Welcome to the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) resource page. On the left, you will find information for youth, parents, providers, and allies of LGBTQ New Yorkers.
In New York State, there are laws in place to protect the LGBTQ community. OCFS is offering the following resources in the hopes of fostering acceptance and equality for all New Yorkers.
To familiarize yourself with LGBTQ terms found on these pages, please visit the following sites.
External links are provided for the convenience of the user. Such use does not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the Office of Children and Family Services. When users click an external link and leave the OCFS website, they should be aware that they are subject to the privacy and security policies of the external site.
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On Tuesday of this past week, The Prophet turned eight. My how the years have flown by. He's turning into a wonderful, caring young man. At his eight year doctor checkup, he measuered in the 72nd percentile for weight & 83rd for height. If he continues to grow at this pace, he'll be over six feet tall.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
The Prophet Turns Eight
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Labels: Birthdays, Food, munchkin stuff
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Twenty Things I'm Thankful For - Part Four (No. 16-20)
16) Even though the munchkins were sick & we couldn't go to my parents' for dinner, we had a nice meal here at home - Thanks Mom! We had turkey roast, yams, baked apples, rolls, dressing, cranberry jelly, & a cherry pie for dessert. Not everyone ate everything, but no one went away from the table hungry.
17) A beautiful Mass this morning - I went to a different church w/ my mom this morning & really enjoyed the service.
18) Healthy lungs - All the munchkins have great sets of lungs. How do I know this? Well, through the constant bickering & yelling at each other.
19) Our house - Even though I dream of someday living further out in the country on a bit of land (in a house, of course), I am thankful for the roof we have over our heads.
20) God - Without God, nothing I have would be possible. He's the reason I am here on Earth, married to a wonderful man, & raising four beautiful munchkins. I can't thank Him enough for all He's blessed me with. He sent His Son to die for my sins. Thank you, God, for my life. May I always remember what You have done for me & put You first in my life.
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Labels: Faith, family, Homeschooling, Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Twenty Things I'm Thankful For - Part Three (No. 11-15)
11) Doctor's offices that can get all four munchkins in on the afternoon of the day before Thanksgiving.
12) Health Insurance - I'm not quite so thankful about co-pays in the doctor's office for all four munchkins & four pharmacy co-pays, but I am thankful for insurance - it could have cost a lot more, esp. since the antibiotic would have been $83 per child!
13) Coffee - I'm only doing 1/2 regular & 1/2 decaf right now because the full caffeine bothers The Saint. I love the flavored creamers & flavored coffees. Sometimes, if I'm out of flavored coffee or creamers, I'll just sprinkle a bit of cinnamon or nutmeg into the grounds before I brew my coffee & it adds just the right amount of flavor. Bob Evans changed their brew about a year or so ago & it's really good. McDonald's has a good brew, too. This may come as a surprise to many people, but I really am not a big fan of Starbucks coffees. They're okay & I will drink them, but not my favorite.
14) Chocolate - Even the munchkins know that their mom loves, loves, loves chocolate! (Did I mention that I love chocolate?!?) Reese's PB Cups have always been a favorite of mine, as have M&M's. I'm so glad they came out w/ dark chocolate M&M's - much healthier ;)
15) Casinodad has the next two days off of work. We can spend the time together as a family & disinfect the house from all the sinus infection germs floating around!
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Labels: Doctor Visits, family, health, Holidays, munchkin stuff
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Twenty Things I'm Thankful For (Part Two - No. 6-10)
6) My Parents - While not perfect, they come pretty close. I think they've done a wonderful job of raising my sister & me, despite all the grief we managed to give them! They were always there for us - & still are! Sure they were tough & sure I did my fair share of "not-so-good" things, but I feel truly blessed to have them as my parents. Towards the end of this last pregnancy, when I was on bedrest, my parents were there to help out a bunch - staying throughout the day to feed us, taking care of the kids & the house, taking The Prophet to Tae Kwon Do, etc. I thank God for blessing me w/ them & pray that I can be the kind of parent to my munchkins as they were for us.
7) My In-Laws - I have great in-laws & feel truly blessed to have them in my life. I don't have any horror stories about them like some people do. They've done a wonderful job in raising Casinodad, shaping him into the person he is today. My MIL was especially helpful when I was on bedrest, too. She came to relieve my mother occasionally, spending time w/ the munchkins & me while Casinodad was at work.
8) Family - I've been blessed w/ a wonderful extended family - my sister, her husband & their five boys, my SIL & her husband, & my other SIL, as well as many aunts, uncles, & cousins. With the exception of a few being out of state, most of our family is near us.
9) Friends - Another wonderful blessing in my life is the countless number of friends I've made through the years. Some have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, some only for a short time. Some have come into my life & stayed, some have come & gone. All have touched my life in a special way.
10) Faith - I went through a slump period about two years ago. I doubted. I questioned. I wondered. After much prayer, talking to others, & reading, I've deepened my faith. I know I still have a long way to go, but I am truly thankful for what I do have & for the support I've received throughout my journey.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Twenty Things I'm Thankful For (Part One)
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Labels: family, Holidays, munchkin stuff
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Even Child Syndrome
NOTE: not to be confused w/ "Even-Tempered Child Syndrome" (if there even is an even-tempered child anywhere!!)
This is a rambling post. Feel free to not read if you want!
I'm having trouble adjusting to a fourth child in the house. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love all four munchkins & would never change a thing. It's just an adjustment & it's taking longer than I had hoped. When I say "Even Child Syndrome" in this post's title, I'm talking about birth order. It seems, at least for me, that it's harder w/ the even numbered child.
- Pregnancy & Munchkin #1: I had a great pregnancy w/ The Prophet. I loved every minute of it - wearing those cute maternity clothes, feeling every flutter & kick, & I was never sick w/ him. Labor & delivery were a bit difficult due to pre-eclampsia. I had to be induced two weeks early & was on Magnesium Sulfate to prevent seizures, but that was the worst of it all. Once he was born, all was well & I loved being a mom. Everything was new to me & I soaked it all up.
- Pregnancy & Munchkin #2: Even though I never got sick w/ The Archangel either, pregnancy was a bit tougher for me. I was tired all the time & very grumpy. Poor Casinodad had his head bitten off more times than I care to admit. Birth went well - I was induced two weeks early again due to Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH). Once we brought him home, things were fine for a while, but I still couldn't shake the grumpiness. It was double everything - diapers, less sleep, laundry, etc. He was a bit more high-maintenance than The Prophet, too (& still is at times!) So, the second addition was a bit tougher, but we got through it.
- Pregnancy & Munchkin #3: I was a bit less grumpy w/ The Princess' pregnancy. Casinodad made me promise to try & I felt that I succeeded! Again, I was induced (3 weeks early w/ her) due to PIH. No problems w/ delivery & once home, we adjusted very well. No out-of-the-ordinary problems. As she got a little older, she demonstrated her curiosity in many ways (dumping all my mom's spices on her basement floor & eating whole peppercorns, jumping off her dollhouse & needing stitches because she hit her head on her bedframe, or pouring dish soap on the carpet just to name a few). She keeps us on our toes, but having three wasn't bad at all.
- Now: Again I was induced w/ PIH three weeks early. The Saint has done great sleeping at night. The first couple weeks, he woke up twice to feed & now he pretty much sleeps through the night. He doesn't sleep much during the day, just a few catnaps, but he usually doesn't wake up until about 10 or 11am.
So why do I feel so out of sorts? I'm getting more sleep than I did when pregnant, but I just can't seem to get going in the morning. I would love to be able to get up when Casinodad does at 6:30, before the rest of the crew, say my morning prayers, have my first cup of coffee, but I just can't. I usually roll out of bed around 8am instead to hear the sounds of the older boys arguing over the couch or whatever (& usually argue w/ each other most of the day). My house looks like it's been through several tornados & I just can't seem to motivate myself to do more than the essentials. The Saint is finally getting to the point where I can set him down for longer than a couple minutes during the day.
I know that "this too shall pass" & that God never gives anyone more than they can handle. So, I just do a lot of praying & give lots of hugs & kisses to the munchkins. After all, they're only this age once!
Posted by Maria at 3:14 PM 1 comments
Labels: Motherly Musings, munchkin stuff
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Election Consolation
Kimberly, of Catholic Family Vignettes, has an excellent post on the election outcome. I've been very depressed today & this post of hers was very uplifting. Her 3rd commenter has great insight, also.
Thank you Kimberly for your thoughts & reassurance! God bless you!
Posted by Maria at 7:06 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Election Lesson
I've wanted to try a lapbook w/ The Prophet for a while now. I found information about elections & thought today would be a great day to do one. We spent about an hour & a half this morning compiling it & he really enjoyed it.
First, we started our day w/ our regulars prayers & the Pledge of Allegiance. I disected the Pledge so that the munchkins would understand what they're saying & why.
For the lapbook, I first had him color a picture of the US flag to put on the cover. On the inside, we had several different shaped pop-ups w/ information of various aspects of elections, including the following:
- - a Comparison of the two major parties
- a Vocabulary list
- Why is it Important to Vote?
- When is Election Day?
- VOTE - which answers questions pertaining to The Prophet (How old he has to be to vote, How many years until he can first vote, & What year that will be)
- Guidelines for candidates (age & US residency)
Once they were completed, I had him color them & arrange them on the file folder however he wanted them. (With my scrapbooking background, this was tough for me since he didn't put them in a layout I would do, but this is his after all!) He finished it off by adding foil star stickers & sqiggles to fill in the spaces. His finished product turned out quite well & we look forward to future lapbooks. I think after the first of the year, we'll do a state study & make one for each state.
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One Word Meme
Only one-word answers, please!
1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Where is dh? Work
3. Your hair color? Brown
4. Your mother? Voting
5. Your father? Work
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? Forgotten
8. Your dream/goal? Heaven
9. The room you're in? Family
10. Your hobby? Reading
11. Your fear? Cancer
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Country
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? Patient
15. One of your wish-list items? Peace
16. Where you grew up? Ohio
17. The last thing you did? Nachos
18. What are you wearing? Clothes
19. Your TV? Off
20. Your pet? None
21. Your computer? PC
22. Your mood? Mixed
23. Missing Someone? DH
24. Your car? Mini-van
25. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? Over
28. Love someone? Yes
29. Your favorite color? Lavendar
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Recently
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Wall Music
The Princess is sitting at the kitchen table coloring in one of her books. Every so often, I hear a big sigh out of her. The Archangel is sitting on the couch holding The Saint & playing w/ his toy laptop. He found out yesterday that it plays music & has been enjoying the Christmas songs on it. More sighs come from the kitchen. Finally I ask what is wrong.
She says, "That music is driving me on the wall."
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Labels: munchkin speak
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Chicken Recipe - Follow Up
The leftovers were just as good as the first day! For dinner on Thurs., I put some of the chicken in flour tortillas, topped it w/ some cheese & heated it in the microwave. Then I added just a small dollop (I love that word!) of sour cream. Add a side of Mexican rice & dinner was delicious. I was going to try to make some rice like Casinodad's aunt does, but we still had some of hers from our recent visit.
Casinodad really liked his lunch leftovers on Wed. - when I put the chicken in with some egg noodles.
This is definitely a recipe I will be using again. It's effortless, delicious, & goes a long way! And I can't say enough about Target's Archer Farms Peach Pineapple Salsa. What a wonderful combination!
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
Hallowe'en 2008
Well, due to our wonderful economy this year, I told the munchkins that their costumes had to come from things around the house. Until about 2pm, the day of Trick-or-Treating, I didn't know for sure what each would be.
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Labels: Fun and Games, Holidays, munchkin stuff


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Reed Sturtevant: New Force for Microsoft in Boston is Veteran of Many Startups
If anyone can bring a startup sensibility to a software giant like Microsoft, it's Reed Sturtevant. The MIT dropout, who left his position as CTO at over-50 social networking site Eons on Friday to spearhead a new Cambridge-based development team for Microsoft, has been CEO or CTO of at least eleven technology startups. Some of those companies are thriving today, while others have gone the way of the sock puppet, as the following roughly reverse-chronological rundown of companies where he has worked illustrates.
Sturtevant is credited as the main technological guru behind this Boston startup, which runs a social networking site for people over 50. Members can create MySpace-style profiles that include biographies, blogs, photos, and friends lists; search for new friends; join discussion groups, learn about longevity-extending techniques, and play "brain-building" games. The venture-backed company laid off a third of its staff on September 10 and is reported to be refocusing on its social networking services while dropping costly features such as obituaries.
This famous Pasadena-based startup incubator, founded in 1996 by entrepreneur and Caltech grad Bill Gross, launched dozens of companies during the dot-com boom years of 1998-2000. Its most famous spinoff was Goto.com (later named Overture), which invented contextual advertising for search engines, the foundation of Google's fortunes. Idealab was hit hard by the dot com crash; eToys, eMachines, Z.com, and Utility.com were among its spectacular flameouts. The company "withered to a handful of employees," to quote a 2002 Wired article, and refocused on industries with a high barrier to entry. But it's still around today, still churning out startups.
Sturtevant was a managing director in charge of the product development team at Idealab's Boston office, which opened in late 1999 at 181 Newbury Street, the former First Spiritual Temple and former location of Waterstone's bookstore. The office, which was home to both Newbury Networks and Compete (see below), closed in May 2003. Idealab's current Boston office is at 745 Boylston.
This Idealab spinoff, headquartered in Boston, peaked at 35 employees in 2000 and shut down in 2001. It was a fee-based job posting site where people could earn referral bonuses of $1,000 or more if they referred someone who ended up getting a job through the site. Sturtevant was founding CTO.
Based at Copley Place, Boston, Compete is a Bill Gross creation that offers a toolbar consumers can add to their Web browsers. For each site a user visits, the toolbar informs them about the site's popularity and trustworthiness, as well as money-saving deals such as promotions and coupons. Data from user's clickstreams powers the company's search analytics and site analytics services, which it sells to other companies. Sturtevant was founding CTO.
This Idealab company, where Sturtevant was CTO, was founded by Lars Perkins to commercialize PC and Web applications for editing, organizing, and displaying digital photos. Google acquired Picasa directly from Idealab in 2004. The latest version of the Picasa software, Picasa 2, is free and competes with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Microsoft Digital Image Suite (which both cost about $100).
This short-lived Idealab spinoff handled micropayments for Web-based content. The entire staff was laid off in 2002. Sturtevant was founding CTO.
Newbury Networks
Based in Boston, Newbury Networks sells software for tracking office assets tagged with wireless devices. The company's graphical interface can show the location of a tagged machine or other piece of equipment on a floor map. Sturtevant was founding CEO.
Little information is available about Pathspace. In a 2003 article about the shutdown of the Newbury Street offices of Idealab, the Boston Globe called it a "stealth-mode Internet startup working on location tracking technology." Sturtevant was founding CEO.
Newbury Payments
This Idealab spinoff, also now defunct, was created to develop an online payment system featuring prepaid accounts that consumers would fill up by buying retail gift cards. The system was targeted at consumers without credit cards or PayPal accounts. Sturtevant was founding CEO.
Radio AMP
The company, formed in the spring of 1999, also went by the name "Radioactive Media Partners." It planned to offer ready-made, personalizable audio programming that Web users could launch from the pages of major Web portals. It was a promising time for such ventures, as Yahoo had just purchased Broadcast.com for $5.7 billion and AOL had purchased Spinner for $400 million. Part of the company's funding came from Boston's OneLiberty Ventures. Sturtevant was co-founder and CTO.
Radnet made software called WebShare that helped developers build groupware applications for use with Microsoft BackOffice and Netscape SuiteSpot (both long gone). Sturtevant told the Wall Street Journal that this company "tried to compete with Lotus Notes in Internet-based collaboration software but found that difficult and switched to software for Web portals."
While working at a company called Graphic Communications, Sturtevant created a PC graphics and presentation software package called Freelance Graphics. After Lotus bought the firm in 1986, Sturtevant became a product development manager in the company's Graphics Products Group. In 1991 he joined the team working on Lotus Notes and InterNotes—Lotus's first Internet product, which became part of the Lotus Domino Server. Sturtevant remained at Lotus until 1995.
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3 responses to "Reed Sturtevant: New Force for Microsoft in Boston is Veteran of Many Startups"
> "Little information is available about Pathspace."
Pathspace, aka "gTracker", was short lived. But its legend lives on in the Hall of the GTracka :)
gawd that place was fun.
– former idealabber :)
Not only is Reed one of the most brilliant people on the planet, he is also one of the nicest.


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Singer Rain (real name Jung JiHoon) gave his honest opinion about his juniors Mblaq.
The 27th of May on SBS "One Night/Live TV Entertainment", Rain talked sincerely "Mblaq are my little brothers" after the producer was questioned "What are Mblaq for Rain?". But this answer also revealed his mind about his ex-producer Park JinYung (JYP).
Rain said that "JinYung hyung and I are the same, he talked to me: "You'll impress me once you'll jump higher than me". He indirectly said that this is what he was praying deeply for Mblaq career.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
3-D films were all the craze in 1953, and Woody Woodpecker contributed with "Hypnotic Hick". Throughout the cartoon, the 3-D effect is utilized with the characters leaping,swinging (and spitting bolts) toward the screen.
Woody is hired to deliver a summons to Buzz Buzzard, who works at a construction site. (Always a good location for a cartoon.)
After trying every trick in the book, yet failing, Woody resorts to hypnotism to force Buzz to accept the summons.
Woody is not satisfied with simply completing his objective, but rather sets out to completely humiliate Buzz. Using his hypnotic powers, he forces Buzz to act like various animals, then forces him to be his protector. Woody places himself in danger around the construction site and the hypnotized buzzard has no choice but to place himself in harm's way to protect his master.
Woody brings Buzz to justice but the woodpecker is given a summons of his own...for hypnotizing out of season.
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Cnn National Security Debate: Candidates fall short
Wolf Blitzer asked good questions and persevered with follow ups without overt gotcha questions. On the down side, he went to breaks promising to return to the question and get a broader response, then asked a new question after the break. I wonder whether someone higher up was dictating that behavior or Wolf was being loose with his rhetoric.
The major difference between this debate and the AFA debate last Saturday is that the entire debate was devoted to national security issues. Better late than never.
I readily admit my opposition to Huntsman, Perry, Paul & Romney, but even a stopped clock is right twide every 24 hours. Huntsman said that we need to find a balance between security and liberty and that the state and federal governments must cooperate against terrorists. I do not view security against terror attacks and liberty as antagonists. I see the former as a necessary foundation for the latter. Citizens of states and members of organizations inimical to America should not expect perfect privacy nor should their contacts and close associates.
When the CIA find names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses on documents in terrorist training camps, or in the possession of captured terrorists, exploiting that information with surveillance, wire taps & intercepts is not an assault on or threat to liberty, it is essential to national security. That is why I support maintaining and strengthening the Patriot Act.
In the most recent bomb plot case, the FBI declined to get involved, leaving the case to the locals. I doubt that FBI participation would have made a major difference, but I don't have all the facts. What would have happened if the NYC PD shared their attitude about the suspect and dropped the investigation?
Huntsman stated the obvious: that sanctions against Iran & Syria won't work because of Chinese & Russian opposition. He is right about that. I am firmly convinced that sanctions would fail even if they had global support & cooperation in their enforcement.
At the end of the debate, Huntsman said named China as the major unrecognized foreign threat and unemployment & debt as domestic threats stemming from a lack of leadership. He is right about that but events and trends in Latin America, particularly alliance with Iran and Hezbollah also require attention.
Huntsman favored foresight over hindsight, saying that history will tell the outcome of the "Arab spring". He seemed to be critical of President Obama's neglect of the Green Revolution in Iran and intervention in Libya. He implied that we should be more deliberate. I say, that when two Islamic enemies of ours fight each other, we should be spectators, not in the corner of either.
Huntsman said that terrorism is permanent, meaning that it poses a continuing threat for the long term. Of course, he was stating the obvious. We need to look beyond the burning trees to the burning forest; bring on the bulldozers,
He said that the deficit hampers growth, which is true. Unfortunately, growth is the only way out of the deficit. Wasteful spending must be stopped.
Asked about the efficacy of drone attacks in Pakistan in defeating al-Qaeda, Huntsman said that Washington is dysfunctional, that we need a Washington that works and should bring our troops home from Afghanistan. He restated the obvious about Pakistan without proposing a solution. Of course, there is no solution, short of the ultimate solution. which nobody is willing to implement.
Paul called the Patriot Act "unpatriotic", that it exchanges liberty for security. Paul wants to know what we'd do if a terrorist looked like Tim McVeigh. That straw man argument must be refuted. Tim's partner had a Filipino wife; their test bombs did not work until after the partner visited his wife and presumably met with al-Qaeda bomb makers to get technical advice. The infamous "third terrorist" was described as looking like an Iraqi.
How many of the recent terrorists were not Muslims and either Asiatic or Arabian? Yes, they are recruiting Caucasians, but those terrorists all have one thing in common. They are Muslims. Profiling is not the answer. Pat downs are not the answer. Body scanners are not the answer. Identify Muslims and exclude them from mass transit terminals & vehicles. If you want to prevent terrorism, get the Muslims out of here, away from us. We need a candidate and nominee who will abandon pc and state the obvious truth. Islamic terrorism is a function of Islamic doctrine; texts & teachings, not age, race, gender or national origin. Allah said that he would "cast terror". Allah said that he "cast terror". Allah said that believers are only those who "fight in his cause", "killing others and being killed". Moe said that he was made victorious with terror. Muslims get Brownie Points for "any step" taken to "injure or enrage" disbelievers. What part of that do the candidates not comprehend? Has any of them read the Qur'an & hadith? Terrorism is an act of worship! If you need to obtain a clue, read the confession of Khalid Sheik Mohammed & associates.
Paul said that he would not participate in an Israeli attack on Iran's nuke project, that we need to get out of Israel's way, mentioning their supposed possession of nuclear armed missiles. Who will be the first to explore the ramifications of that last bit? Green light, anyone? That begged for a follow up question,
` Paul referred to the Iraq & Afghanistan as needless and unnecessary wars. When a nation sponsors an attack that kills 3000 and does billions of dollars in property damage, retaliation is necessary to deter further attacks. Exterminating the principals who dispatched the attackers and their support network is necessary to prevent further attacks. Retaliating against Afghanistan & Iraq was necessary but insufficient. Peace and security will not be established without the total elimination of the root cause of terrorism: Allah's word and those who believe it. Unfortunately for those who love to chant "racist, bigot, Nazi, hater, Islamophobe", there is ample evidence to substantiate my statement of objective factual reality. If you doubt this, obtain a clue from Allah's perfected, immutable word: 8:12, 39, 57, 60 , 65, 9:5,29, 38, 39, 111, 120, 123, 33:26, 27, 59:2, 13, 61:10-12 & Sahih Bukhari 4.52.220 from whence issue war & terror. Reasonable and rational readers will click those links and scroll down to the successive ayat; bigots will not. I can point a fool to wisdom but I can't make him read.
Perry would privatize the TSA and strengthen the Patriot act. Not without a super majority of Conservatives in both houses! He says that we should remain involved with foreign aid, but not write blank checks, apparently feeling heat for suggestions of zero sum foreign aid budgets. He wants to use every possible sanction against Iran, including cutting off the central bank. The problem is that sanctions do not work. Iran will have enough fissile material to produce a bomb within one year. Sanctions take months to implement, running us out of time without accomplishing anything.
Romney wants a slower drawdown in Afghanistan instead of a precipitous withdrawal. He wants to drag them toward modernity. He wants to prevent Afghanistan from reverting to a launching pad for terrorism. If we stay, they bleed us to death in a war of attrition, exploiting domestic impatience. If we leave, they return to status quo ante. We are in this bind because Shrub needed to nuke Afghanistan but invaded instead. Romney appears to be oblivious to the fact that nothing can be accomplished while the population and government of Afghanistan remain Islamic.
Romney cites failed leadership; how about failure to submit a budget? He says that cutting men and material weakens our defense. Kind of obvious, ain't it?
Bachmann says that terrorists should not be Mirandized and that Obama has turned interrogation over to the ACLU. She calls Pakistan the "epicenter of terrorism" and unstable, mentioning that there are fifteen vulnerable nuclear weapons sites. She would continue aid but wants more return on investment; no "blank check".
Bachmann opposes amnesty for illegal aliens and the Dream Act. She favors visas for highly skilled technicians.She agrees with Gingrich on the urgent necessity of energy independence so that we can overcome the threat of oil cut off from Iran. She says that Obama's failed policy of appeasement has changed the course of history. She declares Iran's promise to eradicate Israel to be real, not an idle threat.
Bachman said that Obama is giving away our victory in Iraq. She lists al-Shebab as an emerging threat already manifesting in her state. . .
Cain. wants to keep and improve the Patriot Act and agreed with Santorum on profiling. He would privatize the TSA. He wants to use every means possible to identify terrorists. How do you determine which skunk will spray or which snake will bite? You avoid all of them, don't you? What common association did all the recent attackers share?
Cain's response when asked about helping Israel neutralize Iran's nuclear bomb program was that he would join the attack if Israel had good intelligence on the locations of the facilities, a good plan, good chance of success and definition of victory. He opposes precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan. He wants clear goals before sending foreign aid, emphasizing priority, efficiency and results.
Cain says that we know that terrorists have entered from Mexico, so we must secure the border for real. . He says we need to reform the naturalization process and allow states to enforce immigration laws. Cain won't support a no fly zone over Syria. He lists EMP and cyber attacks among the emerging threats to be contended with.
Gingrich emphasized the difference between domestic crime and terrorism, which is war. He would strengthen, not eliminate the Patriot Act. In the matter of Pakistan taking offense at our elimination of bin Ladin, Gingrich said that we should be furious about Pakistan's hiding him. He said that hot pursuit should be allowed, there should be no sanctuaries. He would overhaul the CIA. He said that Pakistan should help us or get out of the way.
Europe won't back us on sanctioning Iran because they are dependent on Iranian oil. Gingrich would have us increase domestic production enough to replace Iran's European exports in the case of a boycott. He would bomb their nuclear program only as a last resort if regime change was an assured outcome.
Gingrich mentioned Chili's social security system as a model for entitlement reform using guaranteed private accounts. Will taking stand on the third rail wreck his candidacy, go unnoticed or serve as a springboard to the White House?
Gingrich wants to issue a green card to every foreign student who graduates in math & science. Did he consider the fact that many of them are Muslims who come from areas where hatred of the U.S.A. is rampant? He should be more selective. He would the selective service board system as a model for picking the illegal aliens who should be allowed to stay on a path to citizenship. He mentioned community and church membership as criteria for selection. He might as well stand between lanes on an expressway, he will surely be hit by both sides on this one.
`Santorum irritated me by proceeding Islam with "radical", wasting a word when time is critical. the "debate" parallel press conference format does not afford time for wasted words. "Radical" implies the existence of a :moderate", harmless normative Islam, which does not exist and never will. The enemy is Islam, not "radical Islam". He mentioned the time and patience factor, that they will wait us out; that Obama is proving them right. He said that Obama is playing politics with his policy in Afghanistan. That's stating the obvious.
Santorum supports profiling at airports. Who needs it? Excluding all Muslims from all mass transit vehicles & terminals is the simple solution which would not subject the general public to unnecessary harassment, indignity and delay. .
Santorum favors continuing foreign aid, particularly for development. I agree with Santorum that Obama has poisoned the well of compromise, but I disagree that both sides should compromise more. Appeasing and yielding to Socialists must come to an end. Our economy needs a cure, not more poison.


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Today in class, I didn't like what I was painting, so I took out this sweet photo of my friend, Janet's, cat. I feel bad that I don't remember his name, but I'm sure she'll let me know!
Bad news -- my neck is killing me! More pain now then before the surgery. I'm going back to the Dr. tomorrow morning to see just what is going on. I sure hope this is not the end -- I don't think I would like to feel this way forever!


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How to manage money in 5 lessons
September 20, 2018
Managing the money correctly is essential to enjoy good health in the family economy . Failing to do so means losing control of finances, ignoring daily money leaks and, in most cases, living beyond your means. This situation is unsustainable in the long term and can only lead to problems.
To avoid this, it is necessary to maintain a strict control of the domestic economy . If you still do not do it, you should start as soon as possible. Although there are endless ways to manage money, then we will share with you those that we believe are most effective.
5 ways to manage money
Organize your savings plan.
In general, Spaniards do not save. And those who achieve it, save little. Most people receive income, spend and, if they have something left over, that is what they save. This way of saving is wrong and does not give good results.
It is more than proven that the best formula to save is what many call the "pre-savings" . In other words, save at the beginning of the month , that is, just enter the payroll. Do you enter 1,500 euros on the 1st of each month? Then order a 20% transfer to a savings account and forget about that money. Consider saving as the most important "expense" of the month.
Control every euro that comes out of your pocket.
If you want to manage your money correctly, you have to control the leaks . We recommend that you use a small physical agenda to record each and every one of your daily expenses , however small and insignificant they may seem. Remember that one coffee per day at the bar , are more than 400 euros a year.
You can also use mobile expense management applications , such as Spendee . These are very useful because they allow you to create several categories, include each expense in the corresponding category and obtain statistics of segmented expenses.
Pay cash whenever you can.
You must avoid financing . If you can not pay a certain product in cash, maybe it's because you can not really afford it. People tend to bring money from the future (debt) to pay for things of the present. It is much smarter to save in the present to buy in the future. It is also cheaper, since you avoid paying interest, and avoid problems and headaches.
Do not depend economically only on a third party.
Relying on a single salary paid by a third party is usual. However, it is tremendously dangerous. What if one day you decide to dispense with your services? What if the company closes? What if they reduce your salary? You must have several sources of income and go increase the number progressively, as you can.
In other words, it is better to enter 2,000 euros per month from four different sources (500 euros per payer) than from one single source. If you lose one of the four payers, you will only stop paying 500 euros. But if you only have a single payer, the problem is obvious.
Increase your knowledge
If you want to properly manage your assets, you have to learn economics. To achieve this, read books, attend talks, listen to podcasts, interact with people who contribute, read blogs … You have to increase your knowledge if you want to learn to make good decisions. Do not delegate that responsibility to an advisor. Be yourself who makes the big decisions.
If you put these five lessons into practice, you will manage your money in a much more efficient way. Get your batteries started, start as soon as possible and tell us your advances!


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Strips were shock loaded with a force causing the strips to break. However, there were NO indication of falls involved.
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KELOWNA – Matt LeBlanc was at the Ben Lee skate park when two men with machetes attacked him. They knocked him to the ground, stomped his ribs and slashed his leg and face.
LeBlanc, 22, says it was the same man who was arrested this week for allegedly stabbing a 26-year-old girl in the back with a decorative knife.
Police say Derrick Antoine, 29, allegedly assaulted a girl on Franklyn Road just before 6 a.m. Aug. 16. LeBlanc says the two were a common-law couple living at the Franklyn Road apartment up until their break up in June.
"He's just a jealous guy," LeBlanc says. "I heard he was looking for me and he even took the sim card out of her phone and put it in his phone. He sent me text messages trying to arrange a meeting pretending he was her because he knew we were hanging out."
LeBlanc then received a call from the same number and he says it was Antoine.
"He said 'Matt you fucked up.' I'm going to come to your house and fuck you up," LeBlanc says. "I just let him go off and eventually I just hung up."
Shortly after midnight on Aug. 8, LeBlanc and some friends were at Ben Lee Park in Rutland when he says Antoine and another man finally found him.
"They walked up to my two friends yelling 'where's Matt?' They push me down onto my back and start hitting me with machetes. They both had machetes. One was serrated. (Antoine) starts digging the blade into my face and almost cut my earlobe off. They kicked me in the ribs, stomped my ribs, as soon as I stopped moving they stopped and left."
LeBlanc was rushed to Kelowna General Hospital where he was put under general anesthetic and sewn up. The gash to his face, only centimeters from his left eye, required 30 stitches.
"I was traumatized. Blood was spraying everywhere," he says. "I was in a lot of pain."
Although Antoine is currently in custody for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, charges have yet to be laid for the Ben Lee Park attack, Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
LeBlanc calls the lack of charges "unjustifiable."
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It is a very popular beach for swimming so just ask around in Port Macquarie and you will get there.
DistanceTake a car
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
Alternative name Flynns
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceBeginners wave
FrequencySometimes break
DirectionRight and left
PowerOrdinary, Fun, Powerless
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast, East
Good wind directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast, East
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementFalling tide
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
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Just drive down and park in the car park. Only worth going if it is big. Also watch out for the people swimming which there always are.
Lots of grom's and mainly bodyboarders.
Its a good beginners spot. Gets boring but for a little while is fun.
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By Anonymous , 14-03-2008
once in a blue moon - just moved 2tha goldy but b4 i left i got one of the better tubes of my life at flyns when it was solid...if this ever happens 2any one else take my advice, never surf there again cos ur not eva gunna get a wave like that again, at least not a fylns!!
By pops , 09-08-2007
fuk off then - if u dont like flynns dont surf it ya cunts get bak to bwalls and have fun at ur shit beach
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To the amazement of many Washingtonians going about their everyday activities, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.'s Centennial Celebration is in full swing. Nearly 14,000 members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. have convened in downtown Washington, D.C. for their Founders Day weekend activities that included a visit from the Honorable Vincent C. Gray, mayor of Washington, D.C., at the Welcome Event.
The dedicated members of the public service organization took a caravan to Manhattan, N.Y. to appear on both the "Today" show and "Good Morning America." "Wonderful, outstanding, once in a lifetime – 100 years what can I say," offers Cynthia M.A. Butler-McIntyre, the sorority's national president.
On Friday, Jan. 11, thousands of members visited Howard University, where the the first chapter, Alpha Chapter, was established by 22 founders. The day "of impact" included public service projects including feeding the homeless, singing traditional songs in the courtyard near the Fortitude sculpture, art exhibits, vendors, food and more.
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We have located 27 free and income based clinics in or around Richmond, Virginia.
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Cross Over Health Care Ministry West - Richmond
(804) 622-0803
CrossOver offers a full array of medical services in a patient centered medical home, including primary care, dental, vision, HIV diagnosis and treatment, and specialty care. see clinic details
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(804) 249-4004
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Cross Over Healthcare Ministry - Richmond
(804) 233-5016
Cross Over Healthcare Ministry provide health care, promote wellness and connect community talents and resources with people in need in the name of Jesus Christ. CrossOver Health Care Ministry provides quality and compassionate health care to the uninsured in the greater Richmond Metropolitan area. see clinic details
Free Clinic For Substance Abus - Richmond
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(804) 622-8145
Access Now is a community partnership, dedicated to providing access to specialty care for the eligible uninsured. Access Now links the primary care patients receive in safety net clinics to more advanced specialty care. Access Now, a 501(c)3 organization, is a community partnership, im see clinic details
South Side Medical Center - Richmond
Sliding Scale
Permanent Clinic. see clinic details
Daily Planet Clinic - Richmond
Services Primary Healthcare Behavioral Health Oral Health Eye Health Case Management Uninsured? New? WE ACCEPT MEDICARE & MEDICAID AS WELL AS PRIVATE INSURANCE PLANS** (For sel see clinic details
Northside Medical Center - Richmond
Sliding Scale
Services: Laboratory, Specialty Referrals, Health Care (all ages), Routine Gynecologic Care, Preventative Education Seminars, Treatment of Acute and Chronic Medical Conditions, School/Sports/Employment Physicals and Complete Physical Exams, Adult & Pediatric Medicine, Immunizations, Well Baby Care, see clinic details
Rx Partnership Richmond - Richmond
(804) 377-1057
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Richmond Area High Blood Pressure Center Richmond - Richmond
(804) 359-9375
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Main Street Pirmary Care - Richmond
Sliding Scale
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Greater Richmond Central Intake - Richmond
Permanent Clinic. see clinic details
Glenwood Medical Center - Richmond
(804) 525-1839
Sliding Scale
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Daily Planet Healthcare For The Homeless Program - Richmond
(804) 783-2505
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(804) 649-2119
Permanent Clinic. see clinic details
The Healing Place - Richmond
804-783-2505 x2
Permanent Clinic. see clinic details
The Marshall Center - Richmond
(804) 649-2119
Permanent Clinic. see clinic details
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Southside Medical Center - Richmond
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Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics - Richmond
(804) 340-3434
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3600 Centre - Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU - Richmond
(804) 269-8899
Specialty Developmental Pediatrics Financial Assistance VCU Health is proud of its mission to provide quality care to all who need it. If you do not have health insurance and worry that you may not be able to pay in full for your care, we may be able to help. It is important that you let us know if see clinic details
Harrisonburg Dental Services - Richmond
(804) 864-7775
Sliding Scale
Many preventive and restorative dental services are provided to our patients. These may include: - Six-month dental cleanings - Dental exams - Fluoride treatment/varnish - Dental x-rays - Sealants - Tooth-colored and silver fillings - Root canals - Extractions - Stainless steel and porcelain crowns see clinic details
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(757) 382-8631
Family Planning Services: Family Planning services include health assessments, physical examinations, education, laboratory tests and birth control methods. Family Planning Clinics are by appointment only! Call (757) 382-8687 to make an appointment: see clinic details
Richmond City Health District - Richmond
(804) 482-5500
The following services are provided: Prenatal Services (for Richmond City residents) Family Planning Services Teen Experience (walk-in services) Immunization Services TB Services Refugee see clinic details
Virginia Health Care Foundation - Richmond
(804) 828-5804
The health safety net helps Virginians who can't get care Because they can't afford care, most simply go without. They suffer chronic pain, struggle to swallow or speak, and risk systemic infections and tooth loss. For some, the pain is so severe it interferes with their ability to work, to live a n see clinic details
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Over the Easter holidays I took the opportunity to take a better look at the community activities in my local area, Oldham. After reading this article in the Independent that names Oldham 'the most deprived town in England. The article is a feature of one mans personal and quite frankly humorous opinion on the towns deprivation from the point of view of a local resident. Shortly after reading this article I felt almost obligated to question and try to tackle this rather brutal statement about the town I've grown up in. So from there I searched the Oldham council website where I read about activities offered in the local area for people with disabilities and one in particular, Ability Wheelz (formally Wheels For All).
Local cycling project Ability Wheelz (formally Wheels for all) is one of many projects offered to people with disabilities across the borough of Oldham.
Ability Wheels is a cycling project funded by donations and the Council that has over 75 bikes that range from two-man riders to bikes that carry wheelchairs, suited to help cater for people with physical and learning disabilities, ranging from autism to Rett Syndrome. The cycling takes place in and around Oldham Alexandra park throughout the week and on weekends. Making it possible for anyone and everyone to be able to ride safely around two different pathways, the long path or the short path, around the Park. Information on the times & dates the activities take place can be found here.
I got in touch with Denise Curtis, a volunteer and regular rider with Ability Wheelz who helps the bike club cater for the needs of all the people who ride with them and a local carer who also attends the bike club, Ian Davis.
Membership to the bike club isn't necessary but for a years membership it costs only £20 per adult and £15 per child if you decide you will be biking regularly. However, if not it's still only £6 for an adult and £5 for a child to rent out the bikes for 2 hours and enjoy a ride through Alexandra Park. Riders with memberships also receive every 6th ride free, making it more affordable for people who haven't chosen to get a yearly membership.
If you attend the bike club as a carer for someone with a disability it is also affordable as essential carers are free. I also spoke to Ian Davis, another regular rider and carer for Stephen Nuttall who suffered from brain injuries after he was in a car accident. Ian says "Theres always something to do with your day and for me and Steve, being able to go out on the bikes and ride around the park at our own pace is great."
You can find the Ability Wheelz Facebook page here.
Below are two YouTube videos that have been made by a group of students on their NCS task week and one that has been made by Kevin Lanham, project coordinator, himself to promote and provide some understanding of the bike clubs activities.
I hope this article helps to provide more of an insight into Ability Wheels and will allow readers to reach out and get involved in these activities if possible. Happy Cycling!


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