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CHARLOTTE, N.C. Like Saint Francis preaching to the birds, Chris Kite extended his arms to the air and sent his words to the skies at 1 p.m. Tuesday from the corner of Brevard and Stonewall Streets.
He was the third orator of the afternoon approved by the city to address a public crowd – which consisted entirely of me – from the Speaker's Platform.
To listen, you had to cross a phalanx of police officers next to their bicycles, entering via the southeast corner of the block. Any audience would've been compelled to sit on gravel and weeds. Pristine recycling and trash bins dotted the empty lot.
I missed the first speaker of the day, whose topic was posted as "Sodomy, Abortion, Fornication." (He left a DVD behind, but I forgot to take it.)
I arrived at the end of session two, listed as "Greenville Urban Area – Neighborhood Representative." This turned out to be a pugnacious man in a blue shirt with "INFIDEL" on the back. He explained that Jews had lost faith in Obama, and their defection would cost him the presidency. As he finished, he thanked the nonexistent audience for attending and, perhaps sarcastically, the media for noting his remarks.
Then Kite took the stage for his allotted half-hour. He competed for attention with the portable generator supplying electricity to the amplifier, patrolling helicopters, a seething crowd of protesters of every stripe across from the NASCAR Hall of Fame and a guy with a handheld microphone who bellowed, "The DNC is the party of death! They stand for murdering little children! Obama is a communist! Communists murder children!"
Unfazed, Kite unfolded a long, winding and compelling tale about his own Mormon history and that of Green Flake, a black Mormon pioneer from North Carolina who led Brigham Young's wagons into Utah in 1847. As a counter to Clint Eastwood's much-discussed RNC monologue, he put an empty chair for Green Flake on the podium: "He and I like hearing the stories of service, family and convictions. We do not say 'Make my day.' We say 'Together we make our day.'."
Sound guys handed him a bullhorn when the amp cut off briefly. Passers-by snapped photos but didn't stop. Sometimes Kite spoke; sometimes he sang: "Scandalize My Name," "Mama Look a Boo-Boo," a version of "Carolina in the Morning" that welcomed Barack Obama. He talked about the positive early relationship between the Catawba Nation and the Mormon Church. Mostly, he spoke about unity. (He works with Mecklenburg Ministries and knows something about that topic.)
He quit the platform with a smile, unfazed by solitude. "I enjoyed making up the script," said Kite, who runs Life Goes On Consulting in Cornelius. "Part of it is just doing the work, not worrying about the outcome."
He was scheduled to come back today with the Community Singers, though he said the group might end up walking and singing instead to spread a nonpartisan message about compassion for all. "The labels 'conservative' and 'liberal' don't really work," he said. "People need to hear all sides."
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GAINESVILLE -- It was like a game of ping-pong in the first half. A comedy of errors. No. 19 Florida (2-1) tripped up Tennessee (2-2), winning 31-17 after forcing six turnovers — four in the first half.
The Gators' disruptive and destructive defense, ranked third nationally entering the game, took full advantage of Tennessee redshirt freshman quarterback Nathan Peterman's inexperience.
Florida created takeaways — fumble, fumble, interception — on Tennessee's first three possessions.
"We forced six turnovers," defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. said. "That's a lot of turnovers. I mean, a lot."
It was the most turnovers in a conference game since a win over Tennessee in 1996.
Fowler had a hand in two takeaways, forcing two on tackles for loss.
It was a disastrous debut for Peterman, who was benched right before halftime in his first career start. He finished the afternoon 4 of 11 for 5 yards and three turnovers.
"They're a competitive bunch and they understand what is right and what is not right," coach Will Muschamp said.
The Gators coughed up the ball three times in the first half too, but Florida's defense never floundered, and held strong.
"They kept us in the ballgame, and let us catch our breath a little bit," Muschamp said. "Obviously, sudden change is a part of the game and we've certainly done it too much, but our guys know they better respond when they get put in those situations."
Driskel wasn't UF's only starter to go down or miss Saturday's game, as starting cornerback Marcus Roberson (knee) and right tackle Tyler Moore (ankle) were out, as was running back Valdez Showers (ankle).
Also, starting cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy (thigh) and defensive tackle Leon Orr (shoulder) were injured late in the second half.
Right guard Jon Halapio, playing for the first time in 2013 after tearing a pectoral muscle before training camp, briefly left the game after he was poked in an eye, but later returned.
Muschamp expects all the injured players to return against the Wildcats.
"That's part of the deal here — man down, man up. Our guys understand that," Muschamp said. "That was a true team victory [Satirday]."
Gators cornerback Brian Poole was ejected during the fourth quarter after drilling Tennessee tight end A.J. Branisel. The sophomore was penalized for targeting and leading with the crown of his helmet.
Officials reviewed the play and confirmed the ruling. If the Southeastern Conference upholds the penalty, Poole must sit out the first half of next week's game against Kentucky.
"It was the right call," Muschamp said. "I don't have any problem with the call. I have a problem with the rule. Brian Poole was not trying to flagrantly hurt anyone. It's a bang-bang play."
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1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel was honored at halftime for his recent election to the College Football Hall of Fame. Florida's former quarterback was also this week's celebrity "Mr. Two Bits," leading the pregame cheers. … Purifoy had his first offensive touch of the season, a 15-yard gain on the game's first play from scrimmage. … Florida totaled 44 yards on six penalties — a season-low in both categories. … Freshman wideout Demarcus Robinson served a one-game suspension for violating team rules.

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Let's Create a Global Declaration of Loving Intention
If we truly want to make the world a better place, we need to make radical changes now. Tinkering with our broken system isn't going to work because there's a race on between those implementing a one world government, ruled by them through their financial system, weapons and various methods of mind control, and the rest of us participating in a massive, global awakening. The good news is, all we have to do IS put our attention on the solutions and the awakening will spontaneously ignite to encompass the entire globe in short order.
The first step we need to take towards accelerating this global awakening is to understand that what is holding us back is not THEM, it is our own collective beliefs in the old systems and institutions that shaped our beliefs and values. We are our own jailers. If we want to unleash the boundless creativity and love that exists in us all, we need to clear away the old thinking that directly or indirectly supports the institutions and systems that block our unrestrained thinking.
Geographic boundaries are a perfect example of one of those old ideas. According to our current global system of geographic, territorial boundaries, your lot in life is predetermined by how lucky (or unlucky) you are to be conceived in a particular mother's womb. According to theory, anyone can scratch and claw their way to a good (or great) life (plenty of food, water, shelter, education, clothing, meaningful relationships, leisure time, etc), regardless of where they happen to be born, but try and tell that to a resident of North Korea or Zimbabwe or Liberia.
How about the idea that the natural resources of the planet are private property as if god decided to make certain families the heirs to the world's resources? No way!
How about the idea that it's OK to force people to pay to kill and maim other human beings as is the idea of wars funded by income taxes? No way!
So how can we possibly address this and all the other obvious injustices? Change yourself.
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10 common money misconceptions
Getting older definitely isn't making me better-looking, but at least it's making me wiser. Here's what I've learned about money that you should, too.
This post comes from Stacy Johnson at partner site Money Talks News.
I recently celebrated my 57th birthday, and have arrived at a common conclusion about getting older: It sucks. But there's one good thing that comes with age -- the wisdom that can come only from experience.
Experience helps you understand how life actually works, and how remarkably different it is from the version you see in commercials, movies and daydreams.
Prime example? Money. The myths surrounding money are numerous and widely held, especially among the young. It's a shame, because pursuing myths will lead you astray, waste your time and, taken to extremes, ruin your life.
Here are 10 popular misconceptions about money that experience has taught me are more fiction than fact:
1. The more money I have, the happier I'll be.
Let's ask Howard Hughes, Anna Nicole Smith, John Belushi, Chris Farley, Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Elvis about this one. OK, guys, show of hands: Did fame and fortune make you happy?
Happiness comes from liking yourself, something completely unrelated to money. Riches buy recognition, often confused with validation. But respect, especially self-respect, isn't for sale.
When you're on your deathbed, will you be thinking about money? Unlikely. Rather than obsessing about money, think about what really makes you happy. Then make only enough money to take part in those activities. Making more is a waste of the only nonrenewable resource you have -- your time on the planet.
2. A big income will keep me out of debt.
What's the difference between someone who makes $50,000 a year with a $100,000 mortgage and someone who makes $500,000 a year with a $1 million mortgage? Answer: nothing. Unless they have money set aside for emergencies, they're both a paycheck away from disaster.
Debt often rises with income. What keeps you out of debt isn't a high income or net worth. It's not borrowing money.
3. Millionaires drive fancy cars, wear fancy clothes, and live in fancy houses.
Not according to the folks who did a bunch of research and wrote "The Millionaire Next Door." According to their studies, the average American millionaire drives an unexciting American car, lives in the same nondescript house they've owned for years and avoids designer labels. That's how they became millionaires.
So who's buying all the designer clothes and Porsches? Many times it's people who will never become wealthy because they're swapping tomorrow's financial freedom for today's appearance. As I'm fond of saying, life affords you the opportunity to either look rich or be rich, but few will live long enough to accomplish both. The younger you decide to be rich, the better.
4. The more money I have, the less worries I'll have.
Balderdash. Money doesn't end anxiety. It gives you something else to be anxious about -- losing your money. Granted, those without enough money to eat or keep a roof over their heads have lots to worry about. But once you have enough money for all your needs and a reasonable number of your desires, the excess will add to your concerns, not alleviate them.
5. Money will help me find love.
In my experience with women, they're not attracted to money. They are, however, attracted to ambition and intelligence, especially when it presents as humor. Everyone's attracted to people who are self-confident, non-needy, and able to laugh at themselves.
Like peacocks, wealthy people can easily attract attention. But attention isn't the same as admiration or affection. And even if it works, do you really want to spend your life with someone so shallow and insecure they were attracted to your money? (Post continues below.)
6. I'll have more fun if I have more money.
When I was young, I didn't have two nickels to rub together, but I had a ton of fun. Today I have lots of nickels and, I'm happy to report, I'm still having a riot.
There's no doubt that money can furnish the elements of a good time. But if you need money to have fun, you're boring. And should you become a billionaire, you'll still be boring.
7. Money means security.
When you boil it down, a primary purpose of money is to make life more predictable. It allows you to control your environment by being prepared for the unexpected.
While that's partly true, there's not enough money in the world to control everything. I could have a heart attack and die before I finish writing this, and you could have one before you finish reading it.
Accept that we're all bobbing on a sea of uncertainty, no matter how much money we have.
8. Money will enable me to meet interesting people.
In my experience, you can't swing a dead cat without hitting interesting people. But if I want to maximize my odds of meeting someone worth knowing, I won't be heading to the nearest country club.
I've met plenty of fun and interesting rich people, but I've also met rich people who were vain, myopic, pretentious and judgmental. They weren't that way because they were rich. They were that way because they were born rich and as a result never had to overcome adversity.
Overcoming adversity is what makes people interesting, not how much money they have. People without at least a few skeletons in the closet are often shallow as a puddle.
9. I need money to travel, and travel is important.
The world is an interesting place, and being well-traveled makes you interesting. But travel comes in many forms, including the budget variety. If you want to see faraway places, you'll find a way.
In my book "Life or Debt," I conclude by describing the first book I ever read about something I love -- sailing. The book was about a couple who built their own sailboat and traveled around the world, working when they needed to and never accumulating more than a few thousand dollars at a time. Their boat had no air conditioning, no refrigerator, not even a radio.
What most people do when they dream of sailing the world is wait until they have enough money to buy what amounts to a floating condo -- a boat that's luxurious, seaworthy and far too expensive to ever actually buy. The result is they spend their lives on the dock. What a waste.
10. Money will buy friends.
This is not only untrue, it's the opposite of what money actually does. I've got a superrich friend or two, and what I've observed is that money attracts plenty of hangers-on, but almost no friends.
People with vast wealth or fame can't trust the motives of those surrounding them (see No. 5). That's why the people they count as true friends are normally either people they knew before they were rich and famous, or people who are equally rich and famous.
There's the advantage of being judged on your personality versus your net worth: The friends who result actually like you, not what you can do for them.
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After a certain point having more money likely won't make you happier, especially if you have to work harder to get it. Of course extra money when you have trouble covering basic needs make you happier. But once you can afford a nice house, a nice new car, have full insurance coverage, have money to educate the kids, have money to travel and go out when you want, and a good retirement package, and money set aside for emergencies then extra doesn't do so much. So someone going from income of $30k to say $60k is gonna be much happier than someone going from $1 million to $2 million a year. Of course if you badly manage you extra money and buy too much crap and debt then you might not be better off.
They would pay down their debts, do home improvements, fix their cars or buy a newer car, get some new clothes, and they would be able to take better care of themselves and their families.
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Loving a baby is pretty easy once you get used to the manual labor and constant vigilance demanded. There's just an awful lot of work to do and it never stops.
You can't leave that helpless creature alone for very long and even when you do, you don't want to go out of earshot. But the child is so innocent and sweet. She/he has no agenda other than lying there, smiling back at you and being cared for. As long as her parents are willing to do the caring, things go as they should.
That oceanic feeling of parental bliss changes during the first year. Once she's moving about, she will really challenge you to be on your toes. You will have to watch her like a hawk whenever she's awake for the next few years, to make sure she doesn't walk out the door, into the street or the pool, play with matches, drink drain cleaner, fall down the stairs or smash into the corner of the coffee table.
There are a million dangers and you're the official guardian and, hopefully, a willing one.
Next, you'll have to learn how to discipline this young terrorist. Around 2 she'll start screaming "no" in earnest. She has clear ideas about what she will and what she won't do. This can be a threat to parents who have not resolved their own conflicts around control and rebellion.
Hopefully, you've made great progress toward growing up, yourself. Those who have been abused or are experiencing acute stress from other sources may find their child's stubborn willfulness increasingly difficult to tolerate.
Children of this age are acutely sensitive to events and conditions in the family environment. You don't remember this, but most of us suffered some sort of trauma during the pre-school years. These events are recorded in our unconscious minds and affect our adult functioning years later.
Imagine, for example, a child separated from his parent, even for a brief period, around the age of 2. Maybe his mother goes into the hospital for a week, or perhaps his parents get divorced and dad moves out. Because of that child's developmental phase, he's liable to believe, unconsciously of course, that his own anger caused him to be rejected. The effect of that mistaken perception can last for life and contaminate that person's intimate relationships right down the line.
It matters a great deal what experiences a very young child has with his intimate others. And yet, in every life, some crisis is inevitable. No parent is perfect, always there with exactly the right remedy at exactly the right moment.
No life is without stress. When stress ends, you'll know you're dead. A normal life is full of stresses, many of them caused by normal development. This continues, by the way, throughout life, so get used to it or suffer.
Around age 3, gender role socialization begins to make a real difference in a child's life. No longer is it simply a matter of whether you wear a pink or a blue bonnet.
If you're a girl, your close bond with your mother provides you with a role model. You begin to realize that, in some important way, you resemble this care-taking person who creates your world.
Your father, depending on how active he is in your life, offers an opportunity for flirting, introduces you to the outside world and helps you separate from your mother to become a "different" female person.
A girl, while identifying strongly with her mother, often finds herself in intense conflicts with her over control and emotional autonomy. In fact, issues of emotional autonomy from her mother (and others) often become the dominant theme in a woman's life.
For a boy it's different.
In order to establish his identity as a male, he must renounce his symbiotic ties to his mother, the most supportive and nurturing person in his life. He must cast himself adrift from her emotional anchor. He must "toughen up." He must learn to "be like" his father, i.e., to be a man. This is not an easy job because, too often, his father is a person about whom he knows relatively little.
Many fathers are absent so much or are so emotionally opaque that the main thing a son learns from them is self-concealment; to isolate himself emotionally and present an appearance that has no bearing on his actual emotional state.
This is, unfortunately, what it means to be masculine in our culture. And it's not just men who teach this unbalanced version of maleness.
Women promote it too, often out of a misguided concern that a sensitive and expressive male child may turn out to be a "sissy" or heaven forbid, "gay."
Nonsense. Nothing a parent does or can do will make a child gay or not gay. All a parent can do is to determine whether a child loves him or herself and is capable of loving and being loved by others. But that's quite enough power. Use it well.
Hugh R. Leavell has been a marriage and family therapist in Palm Beach County for 18 years. He offers free seminars on couples communication and conflict managements. Call him at (561) 471-0067 or visit his Web site www.oneminutetherapist.com.
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Absurdly bombastic on one level, but at the same time I find it fascinating. Sort of a cross between CAP (fromStyle Wars), Anonymous, and Adbusters?
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The Banff Aspen Lodge combines affordable accommodation with warm, friendly hospitality and excellent facilities. All of their guest rooms are spacious and tastefully decorated. Choose from a variety of room types, most with private balconies and mountain views. Centrally located on Banff Avenue in the Canadian Rockies, The Banff Aspen Lodge is just a three minute stroll to all the fine shopping, dining, museums and galleries that Banff has to offer.

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A respect for the past characterizes the accommodations at Deer Lodge. Our rooms are an eclectic mix of historical and modern, with many different layouts and prices to suit your needs. Some rooms are newly renovated and modern. The tower rooms were restored to their original condition under the watchful eye of the Historical Society, complete with original cast iron radiators, woodwork, lighting and brass fixtures. Most rooms don't have a telephone, and none have a television. Deer Lodge is very unique. If you wish, you can leave behind the modern world and exist in a place and a time that is truly relaxing.
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From breathtaking heights, above untouched wilderness you can breathe fresh mountain air, crisp and clean. Majestic mountains surround you and the animals roam free and wild. You may visit Banff to explore these natural beauties or just to get away from it all. World class downhill ski resorts and cross country ski trails that wind throughout hidden mountain valleys make Banff a winter destination for people from around the world. Additional amenities include: Valet Heated Parking, Convenient to town center, and a Shuttle/Ski Bus. Guest rooms feature luxurious solid Canadian Maple furnishings and offer a bath and shower, a fine assortments of amenities including: hair dryer, bath robes, refrigerator, color cable television with pay per view movies and Nintendo, voice mail, wireless internet access, in-room safe, air conditioning, complimentary coffee/tea and all rooms are non-smoking.
The Delta Calgary Airport Hotel is conveniently located within the Calgary International Airport. The Delta Calgary Airport has the best hotel lobby in Calgary! Only 45 seconds to check-in and convenient access to 40 shops and services including the full-service Ora O2 Spa. The Delta Calgary Airport is most convenient for the business traveller and families alike.
Situated among the snow-capped peaks of the Canadian Rockies, The Fairmont Banff Springs stands as a world-renowned symbol of Canadian hospitality. Its blend of opulence and seclusion has been an emblem of Rocky Mountain majesty for more than a hundred years. Operated as a year-round resort since 1969, the Hotel now offers 768 guestrooms and suites, all with impressive valley views or dramatic mountain views.

Located in the heart of Banff National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, The Fairmont Banff Springs offers its' guests every opportunity to set out and find that perfect moment in time. Whether you enjoy hiking the backcountry or digesting the view from the Rundle lounge or making first tracks through fresh powder – The Fairmont Banff Springs has what you are looking for.
Nestled on the shores of majestic Lake Louise in the heart of the pristine Canadian Rockies, The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise combines luxurious resort living with the spirit of adventure. Since 1890, this has been an adventure destination in a spectacular scenic region of rugged peaks, majestic glaciers and world-renowned skiing.

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The Fox Hotel & Suites in Banff offers a unique accommodation style with the various suites available. Come visit us and be sure to try our Chili's World Famous margaritas on the street front patio. Hotel Rooms are located on all levels of The Fox Hotel; some larger rooms offer a kitchenette. The Hotel's centerpiece is the hot pool inspired by the original Cave and Basin Site.

Guests have complimentary access to the Banff Town Bus to locations to take you to Downtown shops and restaurants, or the Sulphur Mountain Gondola and Banff Upper Hot Springs. Bus passes are available at all hotel front desks and are good for the entire stay. All guests staying at the Fox have access to complimentary underground heated parking. Complimentary continental breakfast is included.
This 70-room, family-owned Banff hotel goes out its way to make you feel welcome and at home. Located just two blocks from beautiful downtown Banff, High Country Inn offers convenient access to shopping, restaurants and attractions. Guests can choose from a single king room, double queen room, junior family suite, full family suite, a one-bedroom suite, deluxe suite, executive suite, honeymoon suite and disabled-access suite. Most rooms offer private balconies.

 Amenities at High Country Inn in Banff include complimentary Wi-Fi access, traditional dry cedar sauna, swimming pool, hot tubs, cable TV and a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast.
Located at the beginning of town, the Inns of Banff is away from all the hustle and bustle of downtown but just 20 minutes walking distance to the city center. While this hotel excels in superior customer service, it still maintains its small town charm, which always seems to draw customers back year after year. A deluxe property of 244 rooms, all of these spacious rooms have a private balcony - many with spectacular mountain views.

In addition to the amenities listed this property also includes a mini-fridge, coffee maker, satellite television, telephone, hairdryer, radio and double bathroom vanity are standard to all rooms. The Inns is home to numerous amenities. Guests at Swiss Village are also welcome to use all the facilities. The gift shop items range from snacks to swim suits, to newspapers.
Vacation in the mountains with all the comforts of home. The Lake Louise Inn is a modern mountain resort, nestled in a picturesque setting near the Pipestone River. Situated in five buildings, the 247 tastefully-appointed guest rooms offer something to fit every style and budget. Many of the nicely appointed room types offer expansive views for you to enjoy on your next vacation. .

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Welcome to the warmth and elegance of the Post Hotel. The innkeepers for more than twenty years, André and George Schwarz, and their friendly staff will ensure that you experience the finest in comfort and cuisine. An exquisite combination of warmth and elegance is the winning combination at this newly expanded hotel.

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 The 346 spacious rooms, including 21 guest suites, in the Rimrock are truly beautiful. The rooms offer cable television with On-Command media centre, mini-fridge, individually controlled heat/ac, hair dryer, 2 telephones with voicemail, data ports, working desk, iron and board, radio with alarm, coffee maker and 24 hour room service. Along with all the luxurious comforts in your room there are also many other convenient services located in the hotel for your enjoyment.
Perfect for the outdoor adventurer or nature lover, The Rundlestone Lodge is situated in Banff National Park and just minutes from downtown Banff. This well-designed, 96-room Banff hotel features a sloped roof and the hotel's namesake rundle rocks set the scene for a picture-perfect ski vacation.

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Freshwater Poetry Festival
This year we are celebrating our Fifteenth Anniversary with an exciting Freshwater Poetry Festival!
On Friday, May 9th, at 7:00 PM, we will have a coffee house featuring the winners
of the 22nd Annual Asnuntuck Student Poetry Contest.
First Prize Winner: Jay Thumar "I Skulk In November" (Asnuntuck Community College)
Second Prize Winner: Tyler Scott "Passing Memory" (Central Connecticut State University)
Third Prize Winner: Diana Goulding "Autumn" (Ellington High School)
First Honorable Mention: Jamie Crepeau "Lonely Day" (Asnuntuck Community College)
Second Honorable Mention: Emilea Gartrell "The Ritual" (Asnuntuck Community College)
Third Honorable Mention: Julia Alexander "Denotation" (Asnuntuck Community College)
On Saturday, May 10th, we will have the following workshops available:
Gregory Coleman
"13 Ways at Looking at Revision"
Revision is a necessary and wonderful component of a poet's life. Sometimes, we are confronted by a poem that we wish to revise but cannot find a way back into the poem and its moment of creation. We struggle with our usual approaches to revision and find ourselves making little or no progress. In this workshop, we will discuss a variety of revision techniques that can enable us to approach our poem with fresh eyes and then select one or two to help revise a poem. Bring four copies each of four poems you would like to revise.
Nancy Fitz-Hugh Meneely
Adopting Another's Voice: Writing a Persona Poem
In a tradition starting officially with Browning's My Last Duchess, poets have produced wonderfully affecting "persona poems" in which they speak in the voice of a character known to or imagined by them. After sharing our responses to several examples of the form, we will experiment with our own persona poems, choosing characters to inhabit, establishing setting and the dramatic moments or messages we wish to transmit in their voices, and completing the first stanzas of a full-length monologue with feedback from our peers.
Edwina Trentham
"Losing Heart, Finding Voice: Writing in Response to Despair"
We all face times when life seems overwhelming, when sorrow engulfs us, when we see no way out of despair. Not surprisingly, many poets have written powerfully about facing loss and despair, and their work has been an enormous source of comfort and inspiration to others. In this workshop, we will read and discuss the work of W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Elizabeth Bishop, Lucille Clifton, Stephen Dobyns, Tess Gallagher, Robert Lowell, James Wright, and others. We will also try our hand at writing poems that explore grief and loss, using a series of exercises. Don't despair! This will not be a time of sorrow and grieving, but a time of exploration and the joy of reading the works of others who speak to us of our own pain.
Jonathan Andersen
Go Deep, Go Long, Go Wide: Ambitious Visions in Poetry
"Show, don't tell" is the most recognizable example of writing workshop advice. Modern writing instruction encourages the highly specific and sensuous, and with great effect: our poems abound with breathtaking renderings of intimate experience. Sometimes, though, the emphasis on the specific documentary has been achieved by discouraging poetry that dares to declaim anything approaching "truth" or to broach big human issues in the realms of political reality and philosophical inquiry. We will look at great examples of audacious contemporary poems that take on the big picture questions, and we will write poems that might include, but will extend beyond, the narrative "I."
Margaret Gibson
Poetry and the Art of Listening
Most of us of think of listening as the job of the reader or of the audience beyond the page. This workshop will draw attention to a variety of ways we listen: they include the deep listening that precedes the words to the page; the internal audience addressed or implied within the poem itself; the music we hear when the poem is read: how that music plays us. Workshop participants, please bring a poem to share with the group (bring at least 12 copies). And come prepare to compose on the spot. The humming starts now.
Sue Ellen Thompson
How to End a Poem
Is there a right or wrong way to end a poem? a better way? This workshop will focus on closure—the strategies that poets have traditionally used to bring their poems to a clear, resonant conclusion. We will also discuss anti-closure—the resistance that so many contemporary poets feel toward poems that "click shut." If you have no trouble getting a poem started but are often stymied by when and how to end it, this is the workshop for you.
*Please bring a poem with an ending that you would like feedback on
On May 10th, We will also have a poetry reading by:
Jon Andersen, Margaret Gibson, & Sue Ellen Thompson
in the Strom Conference Room at 3:45 PM
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"The obvious love of New York City echoes Woody Allen at his best. But "Frances Ha" is very much its own film, a story of life and love and messy rooms." -- Tom Long, Detroit News
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Shrink the mortgage interest tax deduction?
The suggestion of trimming this popular tax break has people seething. But, really, few of us -- very few of us -- get anything from it.
This post comes from Marilyn Lewis of MSN Money.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the mortgage interest tax deduction may be an endangered species, at least in its present form. From the reaction, you'd think they were proposing slaying all first-born children.
The bipartisan White House deficit commission (aka the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform) hands over its report Dec. 1. The Journal says it's considering suggesting trims to the popular mortgage tax break.
"The White House has said these and other breaks cost the government about $1 trillion a year," the Journal says. That's including "child tax credits and the ability of employees to pay their portion of their health insurance tab with pretax dollars."
The panel apparently isn't suggesting killing these tax breaks, just shrinking them.
Also: This is not a done deal. Not even a proposal. It's a rumor. The panel still could take the deduction off the table. Post continues after video.
But the panel's job is to find (bipartisan) ways to reduce the federal budget deficit. We'd need to cut $240 billion (yearly) to balance the budget by 2015 (not including interest on debt), the Journal says. So, clearly, some things must go.
The panel, apparently, is trying to pick off the less-sensitive issues first.
Still, officials have found there aren't any easy ways to balance the budget, and they are expected to steer clear of more polarizing issues like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and a broad rewrite of the tax code in their short-term recommendations. The panel could still make long-term recommendations to change these issues, but they would be less concrete.
Sensitive? Yikes
But the mortgage interest deduction is sensitive enough. It costs $131 billion annually, says the Tax Policy Center. That dwarfs the cost of the Afghanistan war ($105 billion in the 2010 fiscal year) and is nearly three times what we spend ($48 billion) on all U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development programs.
Even the rumor of carving up this sacred cow has Journal readers whipped into a fury. A very political fury. Here's a teeny sample:
Reader "David Neal" wrote:
That will be another nail in the economic coffin we call America. I wrote off 7000 on interest last year. That will hurt real bad come April of next year. Obama is an idiot. I honestly am beginning to believe he was put here to destroy America. Everything he does or says is counterproductive to what we need.
And somebody who didn't take out a large mortgage was forced to pay for your share of taxes. Did you enjoy the wealth transfer?
Reader "jimmy larsen" added:
What a bunch of schmucks. We already have a National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. It's called Congress.
Like many Journal readers, "KEN SANDERS" questioned the administration's priorities:
… Instead, how about cutting the gold-plated pensions and health benefits for the elite at all levels of government? God forbid we allow ignorant taxpayers to earn a return on their Social Security contributions, while the government elite does so every day on retirement benefits to which they contribute nothing ... The double standard and condescension of our government continues to be breathtaking ....
"Dan Foster" shot back:
Do you want them to cut military pensions and increase the premiums and out of pocket health care expenses for the military? The military is "the government" you know. LOTS of faceless, money devouring bureaucrats are in the military. Look at how expensive those wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were! Some of the people in the military actually have the gall to expect disability payments and free health care from the taxpayers for their war injuries too ... FOR LIFE!!!
This is one popular tax deduction.
Last month, 79% of the "likely voters" polled by the National Association of Home Builders agreed that "the federal government should provide tax incentives to promote homeownership." Support for the subsidy came from supporters of both political parties and independents.
Does shrinking this tax break seem like a good idea to you? Weigh in below, please.
What's in it for you?
But -- and maybe we're asking for a rain of napalm on our heads -- does this sacred cow actually do you any good?
Look at who loses if the mortgage tax break is shrunk. Are you among the 65% of Americans who do not itemize deductions (like mortgage interest, state and local taxes, and gifts to charities) on their IRS 1040 forms? If so, the mortgage interest deduction adds nothing -- zip, zero -- to your bottom line.
By last count (in 2004) just 35% of Americans itemized. The number is growing, though.
Put simply: If you use the standard deduction ($5,700 if you're single or married filing separately, $11,400 on a joint return, or $8,350 if you qualify as head of household), you might want to save your indignation for something that affects you.
Who exactly does it help? Middle- and upper-income households, according to The Dallas Morning News.
Here's who gets least and most from it:
- Least: If you make less than $40,000 a year, you're likely, on average, to gain $91 from the deduction, says Jim Van Meerten at MSN Money. (He is, for the record, anti-deduction reduction).
- Most: If you make more than $250,000, your MID benefit is an average $5,459.
Most people who benefit from the deduction would own a home even without it, says the Tax Policy Center. So much for the idea that the break encourages homeownership.
"If the government wishes to promote homeownership, a refundable tax credit available to all taxpayers, not just itemizers or those with positive tax liability, would be more effective," the Tax Policy Center adds.
There you have it: Everybody loves the mortgage interest deduction. But the chances we actually get anything from it? Slim.
What do you think? Why not give everybody a housing tax credit? Is it fair to single out homeowners for benefits that all taxpayers subsidize? Does shrinking the deduction make you see red, even if you don't get anything from it?
More from MSN Money:
The mortgage interest tax deduction is one of the few deductions left for the middle class.
I am a tax preparer. I say eliminate the earned income credit deduction for children that are other than children and grandchildren. There is rampant fraud out there right now costing tax payer millions and millions of dollars. We need to stop the use of nieces and nephews for EIC unless they have been legally placed.
This deduction does not promote purchasing a home, it promotes getting a mortgage. That said, getting rid of it now will further clobber the RE market, though many argue that since values can't go much lower anyway now is as good a time as any to do away with the deduction.
Full disclosure - I'm in the 35% of taxpaers that takes this deduction.
This is like the only tax break I actually get. Single people get shafted. When we take away the tax break for kids then lets talk about taking the mortgage tax break away. Otherwise if this break is taken you may be seeing one more walk away from their house. It's still dropping in value faster than I can pay it and that mortgage break is at least a small light at the end of the tunnel.
I agree with Dont coddle. I, like many other middle class americans, would fall into the AMT if the government does not fix it from year to year. If they decide not to fix it and then, on top of that, not allow the mortgage interest deduction, my tax bill would increase 35%. For those that did want to buy a house, that's not my problem. You plan smart. This house is also investment for my kids (future equity). I do not keep any other debt but this. I should not suffer the tax bite for people who decide not to get married, shack up togther, have 4 to 5 kids in an apartment (paid for with the help of government assistance) and sit home watching a 46 inch flat screen television while I work 8 to 10 hours a day, travel to and from work and then watch tv on a 32 inch tubed television. For the people who plan smart they should not be punished. If we all sat around and popped out kids to collect free benefits then there would be a $2 trillion deficit.
For the record, I have no problem paying a larger share (one time adjustment to the tax code), but I would not expect the Government to come back at that point and then ask for more (ie: MTA of New York).
Go ahead and take my deduction, that will be a few thousand less dollars for me to spend in this economy... Then with less consumer spending, will come lower revenue, which will then raise taxes, which will then give me less to spend and that will lower revenue, which will raise taxes which wil lower revenue....
Spin cycle.....
I think the deduction is - one again - a break for the upper class. I know wealthy people who purposely do not pay off their homes (even though they could) so they can use the deduction. Canada does not have the deduction and home ownership is about the same as here in the states.
As far as dcg_NH says about paying taxes on interest earned - why not deduct car interest then? How about the interest you pay on your credit card? Obviously money gets taxed over and over - I am taxed on my earnings and then when I pay someone for services with that money, they are taxed again on their earnings. That is how it works, unless you are Exxon-Mobile, then you don't really pay much in taxes.
Everyone wants to lower the deficit and as weiwentg said, it is time to chip in. Face it - to do the job we will have to suffer both a limit in government spending (cuts in military industrial spending will be the only thing that can really help on that end) AND we will have to pay more in taxes one way or another.
The US is one of the few developed economies that heavily subsidizes home ownership through tax incentives, and look where it's gotten us? It's a false economy to believe there's benefit to spending a Dollar on mortgage interest to get back 22 to 25 cents (marginal rate) on your taxes. Pay off your mortgage early and then plow that house payment into savings and investments so you don't have to work until you drop dead.
I take a mortgage interest tax break each year and I'm a government employee with a decent salary. I could see a limit being placed on the amount you claim, possibly using the average price of a home nationwide and then only allowing the same value of mortgage interst to be deducted.
I'm willing to pay a little more, but what i'm really tired of hearing are all the snivlers who goofed off the first half of their life and planned on Social Security to be their only retirement. Now that the economy is down, they want me to support them for their years of poor planning.
As a government employee, I started out with a salary lower than private industry, but some of the benefits were better. I knew I would never get rich and would have to work 35 years at the same job. Now that the economy is bad, I'm the cause......please....quit whining, quit spending your money on drugs and alcohol and try saving a little. Maybe even enough to buy a house.
People here are throwing around the 60% number as to how many Americans do not pay income tax. Depending on who is reporting that is about right. Let's remember though - most of the increase since the mid-1990s in the number of people who owe no income taxes is the result of the child tax credit. This policy was created by Congressional Republicans and expanded with Republicans in the lead. To often people think that tax breaks like this one are liberal-led, but they should realize that it is the GOP who feels we should run this country with no tax money coming in.
This has increased the amount of money you can make and not pay income taxes dramatically in the last 20 years.
I have two children and have a very modest income, but I do agree that this tax credit is a problem, perhaps more so than the mortgage credit.
However, to those of you who are single and have no kids and are complaining - Enjoy your sleep, your freedom to do as you wish, and - yes - your money while you can. Getting a tax break is nothing compared to what a child costs you in the three things listed above. That being said, I wouldn't trade being a father for all the money in the world :)
These politicians are such pigs. Has anyone in favor of eliminating the mortgage interest tax deduction even acknowledged the property taxes homeowners pay? Why are homeowners subject to a huge yearly bill while other, greater forms of wealth go untaxed?
My interest deduction is more than offset by my property taxes right now. Hence, I do no see this as a subsidy, but rather a shifting of my tax burden from the feds to the state and local government.
Also, a subsidy involves taking money from the government, not keeping the money you earned. The language of these pro-tax people is astounding (really, really, shameful). Do they really think we're that stupid?
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The steady decline in farming that had some worried America wouldn't be able to feed itself has leveled off as a new generation of farmers has jumped in and been rewarded with the highest level of sales in U.S. history, $395 billion, according to a new Agriculture Department census.
"I think its fairly positive, to have a stable agricultural production system that is capable of feeding us and providing fiber and providing a portion of our fuel, I think that's very positive," said Hubert Hamer, the statistics division director at USDA.
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Hamer also said that many farms appear poised to remain in business for a long time due to having younger partners or family members involved. "There is a pipeline for new operators," he said.
Two facts in the 695-page statistical report of American farming in 2012 jump out: 2 percent of the U.S. population feeds the rest of the 98 percent and 1.1 percent of American farms, mostly mega-operations, account for 44.4 percent of all sales.
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