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I was hired here in April 1984. In 1995 I moved to another Division of our offices with a promotion. In November 2000 I was again promoted and moved back to the first Division.
Everyone in the Division was reading the harry Potter books and raving about them. So I started reading them. I fell in love at "thank you very much." Only the first 4 were out at that point.
Then when the first film came out, my DS and I went to see it with one of my coworkers. The movie was great, but te sound was too loud for the size of the theater. (24 screens in a space that could have housed only 5 or 6 old style theaters.)
As they came out in Audio and paperback I bought the last three. Audio were on cassettes. And discovered Leaky and Mugglenet at the same time in late 2005. I determined that Mugglenet seemed to be aimed at a younger audience than Leaky.
In early 2006 I found the Leaky Polls and I backread all of them I could find. Then I lurked for a few weeks (Polls changed every week then), and started actually posting in April 2006.
My first major break from just posting and citing which book, chapter and paragraph my ideas came from was when I posted that I would be going into have my first knee replaced. The surgery was in August 2006.
I knew early on that I did not belong in the forums where the mods were always looking over your shoulder. Then came the day that someone reported our non-compliance to the forum rules and Melissa came in and declared that the Poll Comments were not a regular forum and we did not have to "stick to the subject".
Someplace in there I started buying the audiobooks on disc. So now I have all 7 books on cassette, read by Jim Dale (US versions), and all 7 on discs, and somewhere along the line I also got all 7 read by Stephen Frye (UK versions) on one of my flash drives. So now I mostly listen to them. ;)
I am so grateful for this place and everyone I met here. I am also grateful that so many lok on this as a type of home (not the loony bin type, either, *Ironsos!).
I am surprised that so many of us seem to find the HP books about the same time. Although we found the poll corner at different times, we all had the same reaction.
If I am going to make any comments on SS, I guess I will have to write them down as I am reading. Lol
Hi! Just letting you all know I'm in with you in the re-read, but am heading off to work in a few minutes. I'll try to post tomorrow.
Evening all! I was reading in the sunny garden this afternoon and I am using my first copy of Ps, with the black and white photo of a steam train, in which I have pencilled a cross in the margin in past re-reads against anything that seemed to be important in hindsight. One thing we learn early on about Harry is his vivid dreaming and that he has flash-back memories BUT when reading the book for the first time these aspects of Harry don't appear to be important and I know that they didn't register with me. The story-line is so interesting that the reader is driven to continue reading at a great pace and because of this Jo was able to leave hints and clues in plain sight. This is why we have all found re-reading the books such a worthwhile experience, for the bits we overlooked in our haste.
Miss Hagrid Hi! It is great to see you back again. I loved your contributions to the book theories back in the "old days".
ASTI, it is a terrible thing to have to go outside on a hike to find a signal.
I have an observation that keeps coming to me. I imagine a lot of people would think it over simplified that Harry becomes best friends with the first boy he sits with on the train and marries that boys sister. They would also think it too simple that the first girl with whom they come in contact becomes the third in the trio of friends and ultimately a wife. I was reflecting that the first girl I spoke to when I arrived at my dorm in college became my maid of honor for my wedding thirteen years later, the friend who joined me for LeakyCon. The first boy I sat down and talked to in the student union building was a reader in my wedding and I am in contact with him almost every day. We text each other regularly and often sit and watch TV shows together, texting back and forth. So, sometimes the first people you meet really are the people you were meant to meet.
MISS HAGRID, good to see you. I'm glad you are joining us.
Jo makes a point in telling us that Harry was able to ride a broom without being taught. We never know if Voldemort had been a great Quidditch player in his day. I wonder if Harry's skill is purely inherited from his father or if Voldemort might have been a great flyer as well.
Well, Voldemort did manage to fly without a broom in the later books. He must have had some sort of affinity for heights, but I suspect Harry got that talent directly from his father. ;)
Gee! why would Deanie put me and the words "looney bin" in the same sentence.
Speaking of "looney bin" I wonder how Wolfie & Dr. Lew's trip is going?
Busy at work with graduations. Today was horrible. I just finished working on reports and flyers. Its after midnight. i need to rest but I wanted to read your posts. I was happy to see so many posts on Harry. I did not get time to read today. :(
Tomorrow is the first two of the four graduations. I won't be home till after 9:00pm. I hope I get time to read. :(
Happy reading. See you tomorrow. :)
The Leaky Times — Breaking News
Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Magic, Head Auror Harry James Potter (AKA "The Boy Who Lived"; For complete coverage of his defeat of Lord Voldemort, the darkest wizard of all time, please see the archives dated 31 October, 1981 through 2 May, 1998) issued a statement this morning concerning the recently increased, and purposeful, activity at The Poll Commenter's Castle, as reported here just last week. A veritable flurry of movement could be observed from just outside the Castle walls, with several residents hurrying to and fro, large texts and several days' worth of snacks in hand. One can only presume the various members of the Castle intend to embark upon a lengthy study session, but of what, it was not immediately clear.
Until today.
It seems renewed interest in the happenings referenced above (re: Mr. Potter and his many achievements, including but not limited to Mr. Potter's personal and heroic role in those dark days), has spiked over the weekend, spawning new fears from some inside the Ministry. It is well known that subversive groups attempting to resurrect the turmoil then experienced by the wizarding world, as well as the poor, misbegotten and unknowing Muggles, have attempted to gain access to our most closely guarded texts in the past, in order to secure some understanding of how such a powerful dark lord was defeated. One can only surmise such interest is expressed in hopes of avoiding a repeat occurrence of defeat with the advent of a new challenger to the title of Most Dangerous Wizard.
Recent unauthorized forays into said archives have resulted in the removal of many copies of historical texts documenting the War and the events surrounding its conclusion. While Mr. Potter, well known for his sangfroid, even in the face of great danger, cautions against unwarranted alarm over these raids of our historical documents, the Minister and others disagree, stating only nefarious purposes could possibly warrant such a sudden, large-scale incursion into the bowels of the Ministry itself. The Minister reports all possible security measures have been put in place to prevent further raids on the archives.
While no solid links have been made between the removal of the archived texts and the activities at the Poll Commenter's Castle, only someone with less than half a brain could fail to see the connection. The Castle and its residents, long uneasy associates of the Ministry, despite their lengthy and historically positive relationship to Mr. Potter, would do well to recognize their actions have drawn the attention of the Ministry and make all haste to put forth proofs of their innocence. After all these years of relative peace, it would be a poor job indeed to have to resurrect the sorts of trials popularized by Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, Dolores Umbridge. Indeed, a hard-working reporter might go broke keeping herself in working Quick-Quotes Quills while speculating, er, relating the details of such goings-on as we have not witnessed in lo these many years.
For a full rundown on each resident of the Poll Commenter's Castle, their past associations, criminal records (if any) and known skills/weaknesses in Defense Against the Dark Arts (which many have argued is nothing more than an excuse to study the Dark Arts themselves), please see continuing coverage of this developing story on pages 7, 12, 14, 22, 37 and 51. Anyone with information concerning the goings-on at the Castle is encouraged to contact this reporter immediately.
I stopped reading last night as Harry and Hagrid were about to enter Diagon Alley. I noticed that Hagrid talks as if Quirrell had been the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for quite some time but took a break. However, in Half Blood Prince Dumbledore claims to have not had a DADA teacher last more than a year at a time. I know this anomaly has been posted before but I do not know if we ever puzzled through it. Is it a continuity error (one of the very few) or is Hagrid mistaken?
DaBEETLE has been watching us!!!! We must go tell HEADMISTRESS LEMONFAERIE so she can take care of her, That woman, DaBEETLE, makes me so angry, always trying to "make something" different than it is out of nothing. We are just reading the magical history and the story of our Harry so we don't forget where we came from and she is trying to make it into insurrection and a crime against the Ministry, even THREATENING us! Who does she think she is?! GRRRRRR!!!!! We don't need to raid the Ministry Archives either. We have our own copies of everything. So, she needs to look elsewhere to find who has been raiding the Ministry.
korey 1979 Perhaps this is a good time to introduce you to a website which was used a lot before the court case with J.K.
In writing seven novels with such a complicated plot there will inevitably be discrepancies from time to time, although the publishers should have been more vigilant. A further complication arises at times when the films differ from the books and this causes fans to become mixed up. You need to look up the guides to each book for specific references within those books and the problem you mentioned involves the time-line and the clash we know occurs between Hagrid's version of events and Dumbledore's (in a later book).
Off to take my parents to appointments and shopping.
Stopped by to catch up, almost spit my coffee across my room as I screamed, "DaBeetle is back!"
I am quite curious as to what time Leaky is in..? It used to be in EST, but now is it GMT…?
On the way to the dentist we received the call that my 84 year od cousin whose wife passed away in April died ths morning. My aunt whose husband passed away in Novemer is not recocering from her stroke. She is being moved to a nursing facility for comfort care tomorrow if she makes it through the night.
We are at the dentist since we already cancelled this appointment when my cousin's wife died. We have to get it done and out of the way since we can't accomplish anything else today anyway. We have too many appointments with the cataracts and funerals coming. We need to mark off what we can. My mother elected to sit in the car and wait. I am in the treatment room with my father. My daughter came inside but she is keeping an eye on her grandmother.
Ironsos It's just that I know how your sense of humor works. Mine bends that way too, unless I put it on a leash. ;)
I think we decided that Quirrel had been DADA teacher for only 1 year then took the year off to travel and stud, then came back for Harry's first year. Of course the argument also follows that it was not exactly the same person who returned to Hogwarts that September. ;)
The movie always irritated me because, in the book, Quirrel was not wearing the turban the first time Harry met him, but only once he was seen at school. The movie showed him in the turban at their first meeting. I know Jo approved that, but it still bothers me. ;)
Sorry, study not stud. i cannot imagine quirrel as a stud in either the movie or the book. ;)
My sense of humor needs a choker collar. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Graymayne Thanks so much! I used to look at that website a lot and had quite forgotten all about it.
Deanie That explanation works for me. :)
Took my oldest to the orthodontist this morning. It's made my bank account cry. Top and bottom braces for 28 months plus retainers for a year.
Even with dental insurance, that bill would be bad. not to mention investing well over two years. Asti's son just got his braces off. ;)
Time to pack up and head home. ;)
Korey, my son had braces for a similar amount of time, and coped wonderfully. He now has retainers for an indefinite amount of time. Once the braces were fitted, it really didn't take long for him to get used to them. And wow, his teeth look teriffic now, it is worth it! Good luck to your son.
Ironsos, I adore your sense of humour!
Deanie, I got the giggles about Quirrell being a stud! And yes, the turban thing bugged me too. One of many. Books rather than "films, based on," every time!!
Lady Hawke, you and yours are really having a hard time. I so feel for you, and am thinking of you. xxAdella, I believe Leaky now exists in its very own special time frame. Where and when that might be, I haven't a clue, but as long as our posts show up, I'm happy!
KOREY, I am SO THANKFUL my daughter does not have to have braces. I had to have them so I expected her to have to have them, but no, she has straight teeth. Who would have thought it?
ADELLA, I gave up long ago trying to figure out what time Leaky thinks it is. I would try to get it set in my mind and then it would be hours off of where it had been when I figured it out.
I read up to the first Quidditch match before I left home this morning. I have read no more today. We left the dentist, had lunch and went to do the grocery shopping. Many things my mother had on her list she did not purchase since we will not be home for the weekend. I have made reservations in the same hotel where we stayed in April when my cousin's wife passed away. I have told everyone to pack for several addional days. I suspect my aunt will pass away while we are there for my cousin's funeral and we will end up stuck there for a second funeral.
Tomorrow will be a day of packing and preparing the car.
I started to read Chapter 5, Diagon Alley and I started to smile in anticipation only to be brought up sharply by Harry's waking thoughts in the hut on the rock. His formative years have been spent in the home of unloving relatives and a bullying cousin and he has learned to deal with disappointment. Thoughts of a huge giant, being a wizard and going away to a school to learn magic
just cannot be true so he keeps his eyes closed for as long as he can. . . . .(sniff)
How I got started reading Harry Potter:
It didn't catch my interest at first. I had heard all the babble of those who said it was bad. I wasn't foolish enough to jump on their bandwagon (I'm a Christian, but I've got sense – I know the difference between fiction and reality), but I didn't feel I really needed to read it either. However, somewhere around the year 2000, when I was on my first ever flight (and all the way from California to Florida at that), the in-flight movie (both ways) was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. On my flight out they were charging for headphone use and I didn't want to pay the money to listen to the movie, but I could see it and was fascinated. On the way home they were showing the same movie and were not charging for headphones. Did I ask for some? Yes! I absolutely loved it! I later saw the next two movies at a friend's house and was casually thinking, I should read the books sometime. After my sister and I saw GoF in the theater, I was like, I HAVE to read the books. So, one by one I checked them out at the library and read them (later, I could afford to buy my own copies) and read them voraciously. If I remember right, I got on Leaky before the OotP movie came out. I absolutely loved the theorizing we did before the DH book came out. I love how complex Jo's writing and thought patterns are and theorizing about the books was wonderful mental exercise.
I'm, once again, heading off to work in a little bit, so I'll have to wait till later to post my thoughts on the readings.
However, I do want to add this now. Before starting my reread I watched the SS movie and was thinking about how easily Harry took to riding a broom and remembered from the final book how he had been given a toy broom for his first birthday and was zooming around the house on it. So, though Harry thought the flying class at Hogwarts was the first time he had ever been on a broom, it wasn't – he'd already had practice, though he didn't remember it.


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Raspberries, Elderflower Cream and leftover Elderflower Shortbread
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Mmmm..... lovely, especially with the elderflower sugar.ReplyDelete
Mmm, I love easy desserts like this! Looks gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Fantastic! Wonder if we have elderflower here? Must investigate!ReplyDelete
Your raspberries look so delicious, it's our favorite berry. I can only imagine how delicious it is with elderflower sugar... :)ReplyDelete
So colorful and so gorgeous looking dessert!Love your pics too :)ReplyDelete
I always need dessert and this looks beautiful.ReplyDelete
that was some resourcefulness - turning that cookie into this gorgeous dessert! i loved this post :)ReplyDelete
Mmm.. this looks really summery and its flavour must be very delicate. A very original dessert,ReplyDelete
yum eldeflower cream!ReplyDelete
The reward of sharing looks sinfully delicious!ReplyDelete
Such a simple, yet delicious treat...ReplyDelete
This would be such a perfect end to a lovely meal!ReplyDelete
I find raspberries and cream as good combination as strawberries and cream.. :D maybe even better..ReplyDelete
Ha! Brilliant, I have similar battles at home, and what a wonderful resolution.ReplyDelete
looks yummy.ReplyDelete
Hahaha what a funny situation, but what a lovely way to resolve this! It's cute that both you and your other half are greedy in the same way and at the same time, but both wanted to share anyway (: The recipe is lovely, simple but delicious, and of course, raspberries now are just gorgeous and bursting with sweet juices, yum!ReplyDelete
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This is SO funny--David and I have had similar arguments over the last brownie, piece of cheese/bread, etc. What a fantastic-looking dessert, and I adore white chocolate.ReplyDelete
This is my kind of dessert. Light, fresh and delectable.ReplyDelete
Love your elderflower kick!ReplyDelete
Have a great week.
This parfait looks absolutely stunning my friend :DReplyDelete
Beautiful recipes!
This sounds like just my type of dessert...creamy, sweet, crunchy on top...plus the wonderful flavors of elderflowr and raspberry! Love it all :)!ReplyDelete
So pretty and light looking! I too love contrasts in desserts, crunchy, creamy etc and am so curious about elderflower now.ReplyDelete
Awesome recipe, proper use of ingredients and leftovers.ReplyDelete
great dessert made with leftovers. My husband and I have similar fights over the last slice of cake/tart. You are very kind to settle the discussion and create another fabulous recipe.ReplyDelete
Great idea and this is a simple transformation for a lovely dessert. I guess I can use brown sugar because we don't have elder flower sugar over here.ReplyDelete
sounds delish!ReplyDelete
I have never heard of elderflower before! Oh the stuff I learn on your blog! This looks perfect!ReplyDelete
This looks absolutely delicious! Perfect for the hot weather I am experiencing now.ReplyDelete
Great treat for summer with fresh raspberries! I was hunting for this Elderflower to get the chance to try out some of your recipes! LOL But I know where to get it now. Have a lovely day! :)ReplyDelete
Very resourceful! I love how the colour of the raspberries have come out well in your photos. So pretty :-)ReplyDelete
Definitely sounds like a good way to use up that last bit of shortbread =)ReplyDelete
Love the idea of elderflower shortbread and certainly makes a real cranachan style dessert treat. Nifty, thrifty idea. I've been meaning to make elderflower macarons which would go so well with this!ReplyDelete
Cream, berries and shortbread is one of my favourite combinations and with your devilish addition of elderflower this is an inspired creation and one I would have wolfed down with no problem at all.ReplyDelete


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29-year-old Kimberly Martinez who was an Upton County probation officer was behind the wheel when she crashed into this train.
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Ugh, it's been a week. Lemme list a couple of my grievances for you, along with a funny or two.
- Finally got a call from the pain clinic (it's been weeks already). They can't get me in for my initial consultation until Dec 12. They won't give me the epidural that day. They also will not refill my pain meds since they haven't seen me yet, so I have to
begcall my family Dr. to refill them
- I got the bill from the MRI yesterday. My portion is $365, swell. Thanks Anthem.
- Hubs came home from work last night and handed me a letter from his work. His insurance rates went up substantial amount. Thanks Anthem.
- About a month ago I had a chip repaired in my windshield. I went out to my car after work the other day and now I have an 8inch long crack in a diff. spot. Which means I will have to replace the entire windshield. Are you KIDDING ME?
- I have been nominated to have Thanksgiving at my house and it currently looks like a cross between hoarders and footage of the Japan Tsunami because I haven't had time to finish the 89776543467 projects I have going. Hell.
- I was jolted from a
alcoholl inducedsoundless sleep at 1:30 am by a LOUD crash. I blearily stumble to the pitch dark living room and loudly ask "What happened" from upstairs I hear the husband say "I'm okay". I roll my eyes and go back to bed. Turns out he fell down the steps and crashed into the bookshelf at the bottom. All I can say is he better not have stolen any of my vicodin.
- I pulled up to a drive thru and stopped at the drive up trash can, tossed out several of the kajillion or so water bottles that seem to breed in my car. Then I sat there. And waited. And got pissed. Because nobody was taking my order. Obviously I am NOT a morning person. I probably shouldn't be allowed to drive.
The best part of my week involved a series of texts, hey tells and culminated in a Facetime session. There were also crochet hooks involved and laughing until I almost wet pants. But that story belongs to Boobies so I'm sure she'll tell you soon enough.
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Have fun. I know I will when I reconfig the Mini in a couple weeks. So Uncle Leo, what were you using secure.log for?
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The Hollywood Reporter posts that Alan Tudyk (Serenity, Dodgeball) and Tyler Labine (Control Alt Delete, Reaper) have signed on to star in a new indie horror comedy called Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. The brainchild of writer/director Eli Craig (who also happens to be Sally Field's son), the film centers on Tucker (Tudyk) and Dale (Labine), "two good-natured hillbillies mistakenly accused of being psycho killers by a group of college kids camping at the same lake where the hillbillies have just acquired a dilapidated cabin as their 'summer home.'" Where the horror fits in is anyone's guess.
Chelan Simmons (Kyle XY) blogged last month about the project and writes: "The movie is a horror/comedy ... kinda like Shaun of the Dead" -- well, first she compared it to Dawn of the Dead, until a reader wondered how that was funny -- so that doesn't really help suss out the horror. Since the movie is shooting in Calgary, Alberta, much of the cast is composed with Canadian actors, topped with the clueless Cerie from 30 Rock -- Katrina Bowden.
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If there is one person whom this blogger has dreaded in the Big Ten the last four years, it is Talor Battle. Here's why.
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"But politics is now the point."
No, the point should be to bring forth a plan for tax increases and/or spending cuts sufficiently large to close the budget deficit in the near term and reduce the nation's level of indebtedness over the intermediate and long term. And to accomplish this in a way that raises the necessary funds efficiently and doesn't choke off the fragile economic recovery. The Buffet rule would do none of these things. It's nothing more than a cynical campaign ploy to stoke class warfare. It may well be an effective cudgel for Mr. Obama to beat Mr. Romney with and therefore politically savy but it's a poor excuse for a tax reform plan.
It's smart politics to force the Republicans to oppose increased taxes on the rich when a solid majority of Americans approve of doing just that.
As I recall, the Wonder-Working Supply-Side Tax Cuts were supposed to pay for themselves. So, when that turned out to be hooey, it would seem that the responsible thing to do would have been to go back to the old tax rates, and index them for inflation to eliminate bracket-creep. We ought to do it now.
Let's not forget how we got into the debt hole we're in.
What does it say about democracy in the 21st century that 'good politics' and 'what's good for the country' are openly acknowledged to be two different things? Forget universal healthcare, universal education is what's really needed before this whole democracy thing can start to acheive it's full potential.
So because our ridiculously complicated tax code allows a few filers to pay low rates, the only solution is to make it more complicated by adding a second AMT. I wish it was feasible for someone to run on simplifying the tax code.
Correction: Romney pays 13.9%. Not "around 15%".
And why doesn't anyone talk about lowering the overall tax rate and taxing all income the same. A dollar earned by the sweat of your labor is taxed higher than a dollar earned by investing. Simply unfair. Even Reagan was cognizant of that fact: "President Ronald Reagan in 1986, set tax rates on capital gains at the same level as the rates on ordinary income like salaries and wages"
When Romney gets slaughtered in the general election, it's for reasons like this.
Very disturbing that the Republicans actually highlight the fact that the top-1% pay 40% of Federal taxes but half of all Americans pay no federal taxes at all. This tells you a lot about the level of inequality in the income distribution in the U.S. (given that it cannot be the high tax rates on the top-1% that explains the 40% share). If I was in the Republicans' position, I would try to hide this fact, especially if the election campaigns revolve around social justice.
What you are referring to will require pragmatic compromise but as long as the Tea Party holds so much power within the GOP, that is not going to happen, so only politics remain.
I don't understand the mentality that argues doing something when gains are a mere drop in the bucket are meaningless, while at the same time arguing that taxes cannot be raised a single penny. Drops in the bucket shouldn't be conditional.
Why is U.S. Spending more then it use to? Did the education budget go up? Military spending? Social Security Spending? Medicare spending? Did U.S. over invest in new roads?
Then ask yourself why is U.S. taking in less money? Did the revenues collapse in a recession? Did the tax rates decreased?
Then after you consider that, you can draw a conclusion as to why U.S. has a large deficit. And after that you can start forming an informed opinion.
Or you can just go and listen for Fox News for your answers.
No matter how you put it, its definitely wrong for these millionaires and billionaires to pay less taxes that their secretaries. Period.
I think it's a disgrace to be arguing for a fair tax bracket. We just need to use the progressive marginal tax code that used for many decades until before 2001. It makes sense that the more money someone makes the more taxes should be paid. Perhaps we should just compares ourselves to Europe and Japan when it comes to that. Right now, it feels as though we are imitating third world countries in this regard, whereby the level of unfairness is alarming. Simply put, it makes no sense for Warren Buffet to pay lower marginal tax bracket than his secretary. It's sad to know that we have come down to such dispeakable situation.
"The top 1% of earners already pay 40% of federal income taxes" because they collect 22% of America's income. Their income increased 275%--an undeserved windfall--from 1979 to 2007, while those at the bottom saw a miserly 18% increase.
This is definitely all about the class warfare that has been escalating ever since Reagan and Bush/Cheney tilted the tax structure so radically to favor the oligarchs. In a true democracy, the losing class--constituting 99% of the American people--would quickly vote out the radical GOP Neo-cons. Instead, the American oligarchy exercises its grip, fighting for just one more Supreme Court appointment to cement the rule of money in America.
correct! they should lower the taxes of secretaries! period
I recommended your comment, but the answer to your question (why "a dollar earned by the sweat of your labor is taxed higher than a dollar earned by investing") seems rather self-evident to me.
If you are sitting on millions, it behoves your country and your fellow countrymen to put that money to use; that is to say, you could spend it buying yourself luxury cars or you could be investing in something. (The theory goes that investing in capitalism generates wealth for all, or else why would we keep you rich guys around in the first place.)
We want to incentivize you using that money productively (as opposed to leaving it in your lockbox in Zurich) so we tell you you can keep more of the proceeds if your start-up lucks out.
I agree with the Buffet rule but the basic theory behind the 15% capital gains is not insane.
Ronald Reagan spent more during the recession in the 1980's and increased more taxes
In my opinion all personal income wether its from investments, inheritance or otherwise should be taxed equally. Any Americans who earns over a million dollars annually should be pay 35% tax on all income. Americans in lowest income bracket (earning less than 30 thousand annaully) should pay the least amount of tax on their income as low as 10%. Also, unemployment benefits should NOT be taxed. Thats our tax money being used to support us when we loose our jobs.
Where do you suppose people get money to invest? Oftentimes, they earn that money by working. They pay federal income tax (and all the other taxes) on their income. From money they have saved after paying taxes, they then decide to risk some of it by investing. If they're fortunate enough to make a profit off their investments, then they will pay capital gains tax at 15%. If they're not so fortunate, they'll lose the money they invested.
People who invest money normally earned that money from working and have already paid income tax on it. If they're so fortunate as to make a profit from their investments, they'll pay an additional 15%.
Also, the "lowest income bracket" does not pay federal income tax. Approximately half of American adults do not pay federal income tax.
All it takes to know that the so-called Buffett is pure politics is the number chosen for its starting threshold: $1M. This number wasn't chosen for any particular budgetary reason in terms of paying down the debt or deficit - it was chosen solely because of the images "million" or "millionaire" inject into envious peoples' minds.
Also we found out since this article was published that the President is likely a Buffett rule evader himself - he only pays about 20% or 21% of his income towards taxes. Of course, he and his sycophants will hem and haw that the President only made about $800k last year, but as I previously mentioned, the $1m mark is an arbitrary number anyway.
I am for low taxes in general however I do support the Buffet rule in a more moderate form. Overall, the rich in the US actually pay a higher share than Japan or Europe.
A reasonable would be a big increase in simplicity reduce tax bands to two like the UK & combine payroll tax (regressive) with income tax. 20% for $20,000-$100,000 of income and 30% above $100,000. Reduce deductions & tax loopholes to make up the lost revenue.
Plus introduce a buffet rule that those earning $1m plus must pay a minimum 25%. This would effectively increase tax on long term capital gains, but it would not affect incentives, if you can keep 75% you will behave similar enough to if you can keep 100%. Only high marginal rates like 40 or 50% are true disincentives
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An anonymous player had this to say about the team in the latest issue of SI (Chris Mannix article):
"The Blazers may be 0-3 (through Sunday), but they've shown me something. Teams will sleep on them because Greg Oden is out for the year [after right knee surgery], but the guys they have now play hard and they play fast; they had us winded. LaMarcus Aldridge is a beast, and he runs the court as well as any big man in the game today. Last season he mostly played away from the basket, but now he's got a post-up game too. You saw what he did to Tim Duncan? [Aldridge scored 27 points against the Spurs.] That's not easy."
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the counter, a man picked it up and walked out with it.
The woman said the
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Kiera: Halloween plans and more Studying
It's getting close to that time of year again where student's lives seem to revolve around studying. But there's also Halloween before hand! To be honest, I haven't celebrated Halloween since I was about 10 years old, but my friends are helping me out. Last Friday we went shopping. I needed to get some shoes […]
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Kevin: Linfield's connection to the 2013 World Series
Alright, who saw Game 3 of the World Series Saturday night? If you didn't see it I'll summarize what happened in the bottom of the ninth inning that led to a victory for the Cardinals. Cardinals baserunner Allen Craig was running to third base and the Red Sox catcher tried to throw him out. The […]
Morgan: Macklemore
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, I attended the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis concert at the Moda Center in downtown Portland. I was able to make to the concert easily because McMinnville is only an hour outside of Portland. Macklemore is an American rapper. Since 2000, he has independently released one mixtape, three EPs and two albums and significantly […]
Dana: Highlight–Katie Skinner, a stellar runner
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Allergy - MSc | PG Cert
Allergy is an increasing global health problem, and both UK and worldwide there is an urgent requirement for training in clinical allergy for all levels of the medical profession who diagnose and manage patients with allergic conditions.
The Imperial College Postgraduate courses in Allergy offer a modular teaching week structure and extensive interactive online learning resources, enabling students from around the world to participate. The course faculty is derived from the wide pool of world renowned experts at Imperial College and from around the UK. The dynamic nature of the course structure enables students to receive up to the minute information on new research and clinical practice parameters and has been recognised for its innovative teaching style.
The Allergy programmes will mainly be located at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington but students also spend time in allergy clinics in other Central London hospitals affiliated with Imperial College with strong allergy services and world renowned allergy research programmes. In particular this includes clinics at The Royal Brompton Hospital, Chelsea.
Key Information
Course Leader/Contact: Dr Jill A Warner (email@example.com)
Mode of study: Part-time, blended learning
Master's: 2 or 3 years duration.
2014-2015 Fees: £9,300 (H/EU) including £4,650 for the PG Cert / £28,500 (Overseas) including £9,550 for the PG Cert
Postgraduate Certificate: 9 months duration. 2014-2015 Fees: £4,650 (H/EU) / £9,500 (Overseas)
2013-2014 fees: Available here.
Start date: October
Entry requirements: First degree in life sciences, minimum upper second class honours (more information)
Location: St. Mary's Campus
How to apply
Applications are now open online for PG Cert in Allergy 2014/15.
We recommend early application as this course receives a large number of applicants for 30 places.
Please follow this link to view more admissions information.
CPD accredited Short Courses in:
- Allergic Gastrointestinal Disease, Food Hypersensitivity, Rhinitis and Hay fever, Allergic Airways Disease and Asthma, Allergic Skin Disease and Paediatric Allergy
Is this course for you?
The programme has been designed to be applicable to students with a wide range of background skills who require a detailed understanding of allergic disease and who come into frequent contact with potential allergy sufferers e.g. hospital doctors, GPs, nurses, dieticians, midwives and health visitors.
You will have the option to study for a full MSc in Allergy or a Postgraduate Certificate in Allergy depending on the level and direction of your ambitions. You can achieve the Certificate in 9 months of part-time study and the MSc in a 2 or 3 year programme.
Career prospects: The qualifications will be of great value to those wishing to apply for specialist posts in secondary care in areas of medicine such as respiratory medicine, dermatology and paediatrics, where allergic mechanisms may be responsible for the underlying pathogenesis of disease entities.
Key benefits
- Interact with some of the world's leading experts in allergic disease and its management
- Develop an understanding of the processes involved in improving the management of patients with allergic disease
- Acquire the appropriate qualifications to fill specialist posts in allergy services
- PG Certificate graduates will have acquired the knowledge base and practical skills to diagnose and manage patients with allergic diseases, enabling them to participate in allergy clinics and to provide allergy services in general practice
- Master's graduates will have, in addition, acquired an in-depth knowledge of specific allergic conditions, and be able to manage research into allergic conditions, enabling them to provide clinical allergy services at a more advanced level
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Woman robbed in violent attack at Monarch Apartments in Ridge Hill
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YONKERS - A young woman was robbed in a violent parking garage attack at an upscale Yonkers apartment building.
The robbery happened on the lower level of the garage at the Monarch apartments at Ridge Hill just before 10 a.m. Saturday.
A spokesperson for the building management says the victim is OK, but terrified.
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A former Cuyahoga Falls library worker pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands from the library.
Theresa Karm, 55, avoided jail, but was given six months of house arrest and five years of probation for embezzling nearly $350,000 in various library fees.
According to police, Karm embezzled the money since 2007 while working as the library's Fiscal Officer.
Karm was ordered to pay back every penny she stole.
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It's been nearly a decade since Grammy nominated singer Lisa Loeb first burst onto the scene with the hit 'Stay.'
She's now back with 'No Fairy Tale.'
Loeb performed the new song and her old hit during GDNY on Monday.
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How to make your golf cart street legal (in Michigan)
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So here we are on Tuesday, and he has written countless stories about Missouri, Kansas, IOWA STATE, OSu, Baylor ... basically garbage about nothingness, and not a SINGLE post game wrap up, analysis, or even comment on the Red Raiders over the weekend.He at least made a wrap up for all the other teams... What in the F!
He took the time to mention the Longwhorns 1 interception this year and how thats off the mark for them, but nothing about how Tech has 5 going into this week, or 9 sacks. I mean to not have ONE mention that we even played a game over the weekend is pretty ridiculous.
I seriously hate this guy. I mean it has been building up more and more, but this tops it, not even to mention we played a game is pretty g-damned out there!
And no, putting up a link or two from the Avalanche Journal doesn't count for covering the game you midget fool.


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Recent Books on the Study of Rock Art
Top Books on Rock Art
One of humanity's first artistic endeavors was painting or pecking or gouging into native rock. These books address the various kinds of rock art found around the world and throughout time.
The Archaeology of Rock Art
The Archaeology of Rock Art is a collection of articles on differing aspects of rock art, examining the global nature of rock art and the earliest expressions of what might be called the spiritual or artistic nature of Homo sapiens.
Deep Cave Art
Deep caves are universal symbols of fear and mystery; ancient artistic renderings recovered from such locations are innately fascinating, as Robert Boszhardt shows us in this new book on deep cave art in southwestern Wisconsin.
Gottschall Rockshelter
The book Gottschall Rockshelter describes excavations by Robert Salzer and others at prehistoric cave site in Wisconsin, its wall seemingly illustrated with present-day Native American mythological tales.
Rock Art of the Lower Pecos
Rock Art of the Lower Pecos is a very interesting book on several levels: on the mechanics of reproducing rock art images, on the artistry of Archaic people of the the Lower Pecos River, and on the possible meanings of the images from three to four thousand years ago.


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The 2013-net profit at Silmash moved up (RAS) 9.67% to 9.579bn rub.
from 8.734bn rub., the company informed.
The revenues declined 0.25% to 43.491bn rub. from 43.598bn rub.; profit from sales being up 1.65% to 11.552bn rub. from 11.364bn rub.; pretax profit
- 9.53% to 11.602bn rub. from 10.593bn rub.
Silovye Mashiny Concern (TIN 7702080289) is a producer of the equipment for hydraulic, heat, gas and atomic power plants and railway facilities. It involves Leningradsky Metal Plant, Electrosila, Turbine Bucket Plant, Kaluzhsky Turbine Plant and Energomashexport as a sale company. The equipment made at the entities was installed at different objects in 87 countries.
The share capital is worth 87.089mln rub. split in 8708938708 common stocks of 0.01 rub. par. In 2007 A.Mordashov consolidated 55% through Highstat Limited held by Interros and UES earlier. Then, he increased the stake to 70.06%. Dec. 1, 2011, 25% in Silmash were sold to Highstat by Siemens.
The IH 2013 net profit (IAS) rose 21.41% to $190.519mln from $156.92mln prior year; revenues - 5.81% to $979.049mln from $925.279mln; operating profit - 21.55% to $219.197mln from $180.335mln; pretax profit - 20.52% to $228.829mln from $189.864mln; EBITDA - 18.97% to $279.283mln from $234.757mln.
The 9-month 2013 net profit moved down 4.5% (RAS) to 6.405bn rub. from 6.707bn rub. prior year; the revenues being down 3.04% to 28.352bn rub. from 29.242bn rub.; profit from sales - 6.28% to 7.384bn rub. from 7.879bn rub.; pretax profit - 4.47% to 7.698bn rub. from 8.058bn rub.
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There's nothing quite like a good tune to help kick up your workout to a higher level. ACE fitness pros share their favorite workout songs that will have you rockin' out as you sweat it out all summer long.
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Veterans Day Commemoration in Savannah, Georgia
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Aside from the parade, most Veterans Day events in Savannah, Georgia will be held at the Birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low but all will encompass Veterans Day Commemoration.
In the past, events for the weekend have included a special display commemorating World War 1 and the homefront war efforts, display of liberty loan medals, and a special showing of the 1918 silent film "The Golden Eaglet."
Show your patriotism and respect for United States Veterans by attending the events of Veterans Day Commemoration.
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Epidermis theme manager
Epidermis combines wallpaper, GTK, metacity, icon, splash, usplash, cursor, grub and Xsplash themes in one GUI program for the GNOME desktop.
Epidermis manages 'packages' called pigments and downloads them from a 'repository'. Pigments can be any type of installable customisation: current pigment types include wallpaper, icon set, GTK theme, metacity theme, gnome splash, usplash, mouse cursors, grub theme, GDM theme and finally 'skin' which links to one pigment of every type. This allows several skins to share components, similar to how programs share dependancies, hence copying the repository functionality.


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Guatemala – new term started on 21st in Itzapa with 240 children and 8 local teachers. Construction of two new classrooms is finished allowing all grades to have their own classrom. Sustainable plan #1 "arveja china" (green bean) harvest has so far yielded over 1000lbs. Sustainable plan #2 "arveja china" sown.
Honduras – holidays, school preparation. Fertilizer being administered to our Sustainable Plan Café. Matriculation started towards the end of the month for primary school, and the Phoenix secondary school and college; we will now employ six teachers throughought 2013.
Nicaragua - holidays, school preparation. Over 200 textbooks brought, thanks to the Selvin and Friends Foundation, allowing us to build up solid libraries in both La Thompson and Alexis Arguello. Psycholigical workshops held with parents and teachers on communication and family relationships.
Ecuador - normal school for Huayrapungo, Muenala and Larcacunga, including the Huayrapungan Aquarium. For a look back at 2012, please click here. End of first quimestre (5 month term) with exams on 31st. Sustainable Plan Iron Woman is coming along very successfully with our first harvest due in February. We welcome Christy to the team!
Perú - summer school starts in Maldonado. 25 children are showing up daily for reinforcement in maths and language, whilst also preparing for the next grade.
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Julia Brichta for Guatemala (2009). "As part of my New Year's Resolution to give back and in honor of my birthday, I wanted to raise funds for the Phoenix Projects."
1st of every month – Regular donations – we receive almost $1000 a month in regular donations sent regularly from our donors´ banks to ours. The backbone of the organisation, we couldn't continue without knowing we will receive this regular income. If you would like to set up a monthly donation, please click here and thanks in advance!
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The 2012 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race officially began on Saturday, but we've decided it's not too late to start covering considering the many Minnesotans involved.
Iditarod 2011: Dogs Have Been Let Out
I get a lot of emails from PR firms trying to plug their products through "social media," which is really just a marketing term for, "hey, blogger, post this story so we don't have to pay for...
Uncommon Snips - Stuff Is Still Going On; Like curling nationals, the Iditarod, and competitive eating!
Alaska's greatest dog-sled racer, Lance Mackey, legally smokes marijuana for medicinal purposes, yet he was still arrested for possessing pot at the Anchorage Airport on Jan. 13.
"Lance Mackey, a throat cancer survivor who has a medical marijuana card, admits to using marijuana on the trail and thinks his success has made some of his competitors jealous."
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If you're not watching the Discovery Channel's Iditarod show then you should really reconsider. I've had the first two episodes on my DVR for a couple weeks and just really haven't felt like...
Lance Mackey has won the Iditarod. The Big Lead wonders if this solidifies Mackey as the best musher ever. Considering his success at Yukon Quest as well, we'd say that he's definitely in the...
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