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The library's 3D printer is out on the floor and accepting reservations! If you have an .stl file you created in your own computer aided design (CAD) software or downloaded one from a site like thingiverse.com, you can go here and reserve your 2 hour block.
We're happy to say that, thanks to the Friends of the Library's annual appeal, there is currently no charge for a 2 hour print job. However, jobs that take longer than two hours may be subject to a charge.
If you attended one of the demos at the library over the past few months and were waiting for the printer to be available, your wait is over. If you missed the demos, you'll be able to catch up quickly because technology librarian, Brad McKenna, will be on hand during your reservation time to teach you how to use it.
Do you have historical photographs of Wilmington? We would love to include them in our digitized local history collection. We are interested in photographs taken prior to 1980 of buildings, sporting and social events, businesses and neighborhoods. You can bring up to ten photographs or postcards on Saturday, April 4 from 9:30 am to 12 noon and we will san them. Please bring a flash drive if you would like a copy of the digitized photos. Please register.
Last Thursday, Chris Rycroft from Harvard University talked about the Pi, which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.
While it's an irrational number (meaning it goes on forever) it's most commonly represented by 3.14. As a result every March 14th (3/14) is celebrated as PI Day. If you were unable to make it, here are the presentation slides.
The library is sponsoring two contests that offer great opportunities to get creative.
The first is our annual Poetry Contest. The theme is "school." Write about the good or the not so good memories! Deadline is Saturday, April 4.
The second is our Edible Books Contest. Create something edible that is book related. Entries will be on display Saturday April 11. Applications are due April 9.
Applications for each are available by clicking the appropriate picture at the top of the page.
The Children's Department is happy to announce the launch of their eight Early Literacy Fun Packs! These backpacks are filled with books and activities targeting the five early literacy skills, Reading, Writing, Singing, Playing and Talking. Each backpack includes books, a music CD, a Magic Board, and toys related to a theme. An Activity Guide for the parent or caregiver is also included, which consists of activities, songs, and games that help support early literacy skills at home. The eight themes include Alphabet, Bears, Bedtime, Colors, Counting, Farm, Five Senses, and Shapes. You can find the Early Literacy Fun Packs in the Children's Room at the circulation desk. The backpacks can be checked out for one week at a time and can be placed on hold by Wilmington patrons. Stop by the library today and check out a Fun Pack!
All Friends members (and anyone interested in joining) are invited to the Friends Annual Meeting and Appreciation Night on Thursday, March 19 at 7 pm. Attendees will enjoy an evening of socializing, refreshments, games and some fun. In addition, all attendees will receive one free raffle entry for a chance to win a gift certificate to one of the following local restaurants: Red Heat Tavern, Pacific Grove, 99 Restaurant, Rocco's and Chili's. Thank you to these restaurants for their donation! Please register for this event.
The Friends of the Library Book Store Next Door will resume Wednesday hours on Wednesday, March 4. Shop for gently used books and media on Wednesdays and Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm.
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It also forms the basis on which your bond will be refunded, so n check it thoroughly! n amend or add comments as necessary n return the original copy to our office within 3 working days of the start of your tenancy If the original copy of the condition report is not returned within 3 business days, you've forfeited your right to object if there is a disagreement at the end of your tenancy. SERVICES It's your responsibility to arrange for services to be connected and disconnected to the property, so: n save time calling the different utility companies for connection/disconnection of services, and use Fast Connect instead n register your details with the relevant water authority if the property is separately metered, otherwise you'll be liable for the previous occupants' water usage n advise us of your new telephone number as soon as its connected, and whenever you change employment Correct telephone numbers are essential if we need to contact you urgently to arrange repairs so please keep us informed of any changes. RENT: All rents are due in advance on the first day of every month. Payment methods include: n Direct Debit (preferred) n Quick Rentcard (upon request and subject to approval) enabling payment via BPay on the internet or telephone or over the counter at Australia Post. If you're having trouble meeting your rent commitment, please contact us immediately. Our advertising shows the rental in weekly terms. The formula for calculating the monthly rental is: Weekly rental / 7 days of the week X 365 days of the year / 12 months note: Monthly rental is calculated to the next dollar INSPECTIONS: We conduct two routine inspections within the first 12 months of your tenancy: n Inspection One is in your third month to make sure you have settled in n Inspection Two is held six months later to complete a lease and rent review for your landlord (if you have taken a 12 month lease) You'll be notified within the week via written notice of the inspection date, so please contact us as soon as possible to arrange a specific time if you'd like to be present. Melanie Dennis R E A L E S T A T E OCCUPANCY Only the people included on your application and approved by the landlord are allowed to reside at the property permanently. If a new tenant wishes to replace an existing tenant, please contact us immediately to discuss and to arrange transfers of the bond money. Please also note: n rubbish must be placed in the appropriate bins provided because the council will not collect rubbish placed in bags or boxes n cars are to be parked only in the designated areas and not on a front nature strip or lawn area INSURANCE With the ever-increasing incidence of burglary and theft, we strongly recommend that you take out Home Contents Insurance cover. The landlord's insurance policy and responsibility covers the building and fittings only – not your personal items of clothing, furniture etc. KEYS A tenancy is not concluded until all known keys to the property are returned to our office. Please note: n you're welcome to have locks re-keyed during the lease period but are bound, under the terms of both the Tenancy Agreement and Residential Tenancies Act of 1997, to supply us with copies of the new keys n if you lock yourself out of the property we'll do our best to provide a spare key, but this is only possible during business hours REPAIRS & EMERGENCIES We have an experienced team of tradespeople capable of handling the vast majority of repairs that are required to a property. Please contact us immediately a problem occurs, supplying n your name n address n description of the problem n advice on how best to access the property on that day. Please keep in mind that if you don't notify us of a required repair and there is subsequent further damage or expenses, you as tenant are held responsible for the cost of repairs in full. It is best that you notify us in writing which can be posted, faxed or sent via the maintenance form on our web site. 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Dewpoints will start out in the upper 20s to low 30s this morning, and with much drier air above the boundary layer can expect daytime mixing to promote continued dry air at the surface. The minimum RH today is likely to range from 17-23% across the entire area with the lowest values likely in areas of east central KS. From a fire weather perspective, the lowest RH is likely to align with the lighter winds so do not expect to meet red flag conditions, although it looks to be quite close and the fire danger will certainly be very high. Winds will decrease quickly around sunset, with a weak front forecast to move through the area overnight with a shift from the north. See some potential to end up a bit cooler tonight if winds can go calm for a few hours. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 355 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2015 Models continue to show a mid-level trough moving into the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday and advancing eastward into the Northern Plains Wednesday and Wednesday night. Surface high pressure will be in place over the region on Tuesday and will shift southeast of the area Tuesday night with southwesterly surface winds on Wednesday ahead of the approaching system. Should have decent enough mixing on Tuesday to boost temperatures into the mid/upper 70s and possibly near 80 degrees. With the cold front not expected to move into north central Kansas until early evening on Wednesday, the southwesterly surface winds will provide warm-air advection and decent moisture advection through the entire day, resulting in the warmest temperatures of the week. Have continued to trend toward the high-end of guidance with Wednesday highs soaring into the low/mid 80s and dewpoints reaching into the mid/upper 50s to near 60. With the slight delay in the frontal passage, expect most of the CWA to remain dry on Wednesday with only slight chance PoPs in for far northern Kansas. Models seem to be coming into better agreement with the speed of the front as it tracks over the CWA with the front exiting the area Thursday morning. Models continue to show a chance for decent QPF Wednesday night, so have likely to definite PoPs CWA-wide. There looks to be only a small window of time in which storms may be surface-based across northern and north central Kansas early in the evening before becoming more elevated as temperatures drop off through the evening hours. Mid-level lapse rates look decent with MUCAPE values initially upwards of 1500-2000 J/kg with 30-35kts of 0-6km bulk shear. 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A man has been charged with selling forgeries of artwork by the British artist Tracey Emin. Jonathan Rayfern faces five counts of fraud. No word yet on which pieces he copied - we're hoping it wasn't "My Bed." [Telegraph] » 5/20/10 11:20am 5/20/10 11:20am
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Director Spike Lee's brother Christopher is fuming over an alleged piece of property the director, according to his angry brother, is holding up the sale of. Christopher claims he is legally entitled to sell to avoid eviction.
Christopher claims to the National Enquirer he that he has been forced to go on the dole and is being thrown out of his Brooklyn, New York apartment because his brother refuses to help him out with money.
Allegedly Spike is controlling the rights to a valuable piece of land set aside by their grandmother, which was to be divided equally among the five Lee kids.
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I hope you could find space to publish my article on the way our Customs charges fees on gifts. I'm not the one to whinge about as we have now come to accept the poor delivery of services from government officials as reality – they never listen but some things really need to change and I would really like to hear from others on this issue.
OK bloggers, especially those living overseas, not sure if I'm the only one who sees a problem with our Customs' behaviour when it comes to the way they administer charges on parcels meant for gifts and presents to family and friends back home. I have been at pains for years contemplating and trying to understand the reasoning behind our Customs' policies on this issue. It's almost like they have a deliberate policy to discourage people from sending presents and gifts to their families and friends. How else could one describe their behaviour of insisting to charge on almost every parcel?
The amount of money, effort and time spent on sending a parcel to Zambia are just too much and are almost not worth sending the parcel in the first place. In a poor country like ours, you would think the government and Customs would make it easier for people to send gifts since this would help contribute to the living standards of the people.
My understanding of Customs wanting to collect a fee on parcels is two-folds (note: I'm no economist):
1. To minimise the impact on the local manufacturers so that people don't just buy cheap foreign goods at the expense of local produced goods; and thus protect jobs.
2. To collect revenues and tax in order to distribute wealth to everybody (the good old Marxist socioeconomic theory: 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs')
Both are very well intentioned ideas. But we have to look at them in the context of Zambia. In the first instance we all know our local industries are almost dead or non-existent, especially when it comes to electronics and/or white goods. So which local industries would the government (through Customs) be protecting by charging ridiculous and exorbitant amount of fees on gift parcels? And in the second instance, surely this was not how Karl Marx intended his theory to be implemented. Why would you try to 'extort' money from a gift meant for someone who is already in need? Yes I deliberately call it 'extorting' because the experiences I have had over the years almost tantamount to extorting. In most cases the receiver who is poor is the one who is asked to pay the charges when they can barely afford their meal. I would have thought in a poor country like ours, the government would deliberately come up with policies that would encourage and make it easier for people to send goods (and 'services') into the country to help alleviate high levels of poverty. Alas no, not with ours. Such policies could even help bring down the cost of imported goods if you could see how (I won't go into those details). You would also think they would know that I wouldn't really bother to send a gift to a rich person like GBM that he already had anyway.
The whole idea of charging parcels is counterproductive. And I wouldn't even try to go into the details of each case, because largely the policy is applied inconsistently by Customs. In most cases Customs contradict themselves in the way the demand and apply the charges. In one instance they would advise you the minimal amount on which the charges are applied is US$500; in another they would say its US$1000 or US$250 or even US$100 depending on the day and who you speak to or if they suspect you are an informed customer. In some instances I had to read and quote the official figure from some Budget speech to counter their arguments. Then there is the contradiction on how they calculate the 'market value' of the contents of the parcel; and how much they would ask you to pay once they have determined that value. It gets confusing but the point is these fees are not warranted or justified and they should be reviewed and revised accordingly.
Apparently the value is determined by checking the price of the gift from some database, which I suspect doesn't even exist or if it does, it is not up-to-date. – I mean prices differ from every country anyway. They would then add the shipping fee of the parcel to the 'value'. So if you are using Express shipping with DHL or FedEx, it means the determined total value will be higher and inflated. In the end you end up paying a charge which could be higher than the cost of the gif itself (when you include the shipping costs) – not worth it!
As though that wasn't enough pain, Customs would 'detain' your parcel for several days while they are determining the payable fee on it – these guys are very inefficient. And this is what gets me really mad because it defeats the purpose of sending the parcel by Express in the first place. DHL and/or FedEx would ship the parcel within the prescribed 2 to 3 working days (sounds good, right?); but the same parcel would sit idle at Customs at the KK Airport (formerly Lusaka International Airport) for up to one week or even more in some cases. This period apparently is known to them as 'Clearance'. In this case I would call DHL to find out why the parcel is being delayed. DHL would tell you it's at Customs waiting for 'Clearance'; Customs in turn would blame DHL for the delay and so you are there receiving conflicting stories and you don't know who is telling the truth. And so you suffer like that and there is nothing you can do about it. So you vow not to send another parcel again, until you have no option but to send a parcel again next time and the same cycle and suffering starts all over again. I guess you could argue you could minimise the shipping charges by sending via regular postage. True, but the problem with regular postage is that not only does the parcel delay for several weeks, but also the chances of it arriving safely without missing or undamaged are very remote.
I'm consequently left wondering: am I the only one who goes through this suffering? How do you explain to your university student cousin or nephew of yours that you can't send them your second hand laptop for them to use because it is too expensive to do so? How do you convince your sister you can't them a Christmas present because Customs will try extorting money from her? What about to your friend that you can't send them a new R. Kelly album because chances are that Customs will make it impossible to arrive on time. It's a conundrum and quagmire that I have faced for 12 years or so. You end up sending (if there is a really high need to) anyway and in my case I end up spending a lot of time, effort and money (and I mean a lot) arguing with Customs on the phone and glad to say in most cases they end up eventually letting the parcel through without a charge, albeit after a prolonged delay. I guess you also argue an alternative is to just send money so they could buy locally but that doesn't help you escape the exorbitant Western Union fees either – it's a double edged sword when you think about it.
So I thought it was about time I raised this issue to solicit comments from others to see their experiences and opinions over the issue. I remember raising a similar issue in the onetime popular local newspaper. I hope decision makers would read the article and bloggers comments that will follow so they can inform their decisions. Hey Customs, it's about time you changed and be on the side of many poor Zambians who need these small but significant gifts. To my relatives and friends back home, please kindly understand the reasons why these gifts aren't coming regular enough like they should be – please know that Customs is your 'enemy'.
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Tell them they have been holding to our parcels and at one time they even removed my HDMI cable and the list showing the contents of my parcel when they where searching. Please twapapata leave our parcels alone. Big smugglers are left and people with good with low values as KR 1000 are being charged. Remember you wont be there for good one day you will as well be in our shoes
I am surprised at the low response on this poignant article. I have seen the changes over the years from a situation where I could send money enclosed in a letter, to a situation where even the "International Signed for" service from the UK is not secure. I have had situations where (few years back) printed photos in an envelop have been opened and dumped in the sorting rooms only for a someone who recognised me, to take them home. It has got so bad that, as the author suggests, these guys are now conditioned and this is "normal" business at the office. The common one for stolen parcels is: " what is the batch number " it was sent on? As if you as a customer would be asking for the batch number from the post master who is simply providing a local service at the point of posting. This is so bad that we are now forced to use more expensive means like DHL/Fedex and yes the extortionate Western Union etc and this defeats the whole point of helping relatives. It is amazing that the Govt turns a blind eye to some of these things considering the impact and the subsequent image that a nation gets from such dishonest behaviours. And yet the same leaders are busy encouraging people to help relations back home. Truly sickening and if I had to start on ZRA it would be another four page essay. Govt need to look into cleaning up the system and making public basic guidelines that a sender/receiver can refer to without relying on corrupt offers to determine the customs charges.
As a taxman we are used to all sort of insults.In the first place we know that very few understand the logic behind taxation.We see no proper reason why one should enjoy the rebate for uncompanied baggage.I believe the sender of the parcel has to declare the value of the items to customs from the exporting country.That is the basis of the determination for the application of the customs law in our country.
Don't defend the indefensible! Give customs a receipt showing the value of the items and often they will argue and come up with a value based on the "data base" which I imagine is the price he saw at Manda hill or arcades and that is what they will use as a purchase value for determining payable tax. It is ridiculous and ineffective cause they only do so to push you to bribe them.
It is not only Customs who seem to have problems. The RATSA decentrasation does not seem to help matters, The Kitwe station takes many days to give out motor vehicle registration white papers (previously called blue books) can someone please look into this matter
Guys, we are discussing the ineffeciency of our customs! Is there anything that works well in zed? Go to any government department and you shall experiance the issues as dicussed in the article. My brothers, this is Africa for you, which shall never change in the next 1000years! Ponder on the ripple effects all this causes
I feel you my man. I was charged K1.8m Kr 1800 for a US$430 LG 42″ LED. Its rediculous.
Have never had a problem with customs officer with good well intended for gifts. The problem with our colleagues is that they send gifts or come with gifts intended to sell and offset their expensive air ticket. Just declare your goods and if they are below $1000 and they are not suspiciously for sale, no customs officer will pass it for taxation. How do you explain having 100 Mac powders and say they are gifts.. Maybe 5 or so would do. How about 4 iPads and 3 laptops. Man this is obvious meant for resale.
Buddy the author is refering to gifts send via postage… no goods intended for business and brought into the country as luggage. Better read the article again.
Ha ha ha this really tricky for a poor Customs officers who hv been sandwiched between the crying public and the demanding.It is really difficult to be a customs officer.I hv been one for more than 15years and I can assure u it is a difficult Job.I spoke to the writer about 3years ago.The current law has a rebate to personal parcels of USD1000.The major parcels that give problems are not clothes or food but perfumes,mac powders,shoes and spares,phones,Ipads and laptops.These are high priced items and if one sends parcel to a poor relative a hundred Mac powders it costs about KR7000 and another will declare the same for sell.u will charge the one who declares for sell and next time he will declare them for gifts.All i cn say is its difficult to be a customs officer and I cant want to be one again.
Mr. K, can you "advise" what s. 83 of the Customs and excise Act says?
You know, that is the one between s. 82 and s. 84.
….it is all about jelouses! Many people in zambia target parcels from abroad bcos they think they are luxuries they cant afford themselves and deliberately misapply customs rules to punish receipients!
And it also reminds me of the piece on FAZ charging colossal sums of money for fans to go and watch Zambia-Norway game. In the end the result was poor attendance with empty seats.
In a similar vein, our revenue collection mentality in this country is always poor. To simplify things they could have been charging a flat fee of say $10 on items above a certain 'value' or better still nothing at all.
The same poor thinking of high charges is happening in almost every aspect of the economy – tourism (where hotels charge exorbitant amounts of money per night, only to fill their many bed spaces with only few rich guests in offseason time when they have no function, aka the workshops); Football games; Visiting Musicians; Mobile Phone calls; etc. Apparently the thinking is the higher the charge, the more profits and thus the wealthier. Wrong – you are better off charging less to target maximum sales and revenue.
This is a genuine problem for us in the diaspora. When we send gift packages we are made to pay a lot by the customs back home. And it seems these officials take everything received as for business. Something should be done to make us help our people much more by reducing those rates. And then if our recipients do not pay duty as calculated the parcel is held like to ransom. Our nation should understand that there`s a lot of money spent for such transactions every year. A bill should be worked on in Parliament to that effect. I hope Parliamentarians can be made aware of this problem.
Glad someone has raised this issue because what's happening at Customs is total incompetent and blatant theft. They should never charge on gifts… charging should only be on items meant for commercial purposes. And it's hard to tell if goods are intended for commercial purposes: instead of 1 or 2, they will be more than 10 in one parcel. But even commercial goods should just be a minimal fee (except on those items we produce like sugar or cement or maize and other items) to make things cheaper for consumers.
I have seen a lot of brothers and sisters in the diaspora on this blog and I don't think I am the only one!Zedians what do u think about dual citizenship?
If you are in the United States sending a parcel to Zambia gifts to your family and relatives use Amezam it is cheaper than Post Office and your Customs fees are almost nil
Hi @ Anyandule, I have checked that Amezam company website and true to your word, it appears like it's cheaper. Even more interesting is it appears like it may be owned by Zambians. The only problem is it looks like it uses ships and cargo bulk naval shipping. How long would that take? And just curious, how do they avoid Customs charges? Anyway not in the US myself fbut it sounds like the folks there are covered somehow.
It all comes to jealousness in the end.foolish and ignorant
I would advise u to read CAP 322 of the laws of Zambia. Everything officials of customs do is in line with this Act.
Please pay particular attention to the 5th Schedule to read yourself of the ignorance on valuation of imported goods…
Valuation methods are:
1. Transaction Value
2. Transaction Value of Identical goods
3. Transaction Value of similar goods
4. Deductive value method
5. Computed
6. Residual
Mr. K, READ CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT SECTION 83. YOU ARE TALKING ABSOLUTE RUBISH. EITHER YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE CRIMINALS HIDING ON THE TOP OF REVENUE HOUSE EXTORTING MONEY FROM NOT INFORMED CITIZENS OR AT BEST IGNORANT DEMAGOGUE INTENT TO FISH IN MURKY WATERS.
There are many thieves at Zambia Postal Services. When a package arrives, they do not scan it and steal it using the back door
This situation is so bad that right now as we speak I sent a package in November that has't arrived' yet in Zambia from the US. And the culture in these offices is just terrible for some reason they think its ok and that its 'normal.' First its not normal it os wrong when people behave in this manner making stealing normal. No one seems to care where the parcels are, and for some reason they behave like you deserve to loose the package. Packages don't just disappear officials steal them and they walk with their heads high! Its even worse at Zampost!
Bafikala niba kabwalala it has happened to me(receiver) several times.
At least your items do arrive.
I have sent several items through the post office and they NEVER arrive.
(They just DISAPPEAR in thin air. From here they can be traced up to Luska Aiport – then they vanish!!!)
The Post Office people here where we are even advise against sending parcels to Zambia because of the MANY instance when things have not arrived.
Zambia for you, never mind the thefts as well. Trouble is the authorities in Zambia do not think outside the box when it comes to revenue collection. A good example is kaponyas collect levy at bus stops thats local authorities losing, market levy collected by cadres, money collected in the few car parks ends up in peoples' pockets.
ZRA full of fools, they let go of big players and target sometimers recieving schools shoes from relatives abroad, they are very good at creating a desparate situation for customers so that they end up getting bribes. No wonder a full like Mudenda who was second in charge at Vic Falls ended up poor and dying a sorry death, all because of harrassing innocent people.
How did tht guy dy?
There are lots of over zealous tuma ZRA officers at KK airport offices who think they know it all. When you send stuff by freight and you actually go to clear and collect them yourself, they deny that the reciepts you have are not authentic and tell you they have their own standard price list for the items. What winds me up is that some of these tuma poko's have never even been abroad to understand that the items were bought in sales and you paid tax on them in the first place, for example you buy things mot only in the shops but markets as well. Why are you them charged tax again at maybe more than the price you paid for the items? ZRA muchinje mwanyanya kubela bantu imwe ba kelenka
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After nearly ten years showing little change in the national mood on gun laws, Gallup found a 13 point rise in those wanting harsher restrictions with 38 percent of respondents saying they are dissatisfied and want stricter gun laws. Only five percent said they were dissatisfied but want fewer restrictions.
The poll also found that 68 percent of Democrats want gun laws to be more strict while only 18 percent of Republican respondents want tougher restrictions.
Despite these results, Gallup has also found that Americans are generally supportive of the Second Amendment and do not want to lose their right to self-protection. A poll at the end of December, for instance, found that 74 percent of respondents are against handgun bans.
Further, opponents of banning so-called "assault rifles" still slightly out number banners. 51 percent oppose banning "assault weapons" while only 44% are for such a ban.
With the full court press that the Old Media establishment and the Obama administration has dedicated to pushing gun bans and stricter gun laws, the uptick in numbers has been perhaps less than one might expect. With the heavy anti-gun push in full swing, these results show that even with heavy media pressure most Americans still support their Second Amendment rights.
One question on this particular polls looms, however. Since gun laws are essentially a state issue, one has to wonder how Americans would feel about the gun laws in their own states? Since every state but one (Illinois) now has voter supported concealed carry laws, one has to wonder if Americans feel the gun laws in their own states need to be strengthened? It's one thing to ask a question generalized to "the nation" but quite another to ask Americans if they favor actual restrictions right at home.
This reservation about Gallup's results can be likened to the question of the likeability of Congress. Few Americans have a very high opinion of Congress as a body. But when asked about their own congressman they have a much higher opinion often by many magnitudes.
Would real-life gun restrictions that hit Americans at home find similar percentages as Gallup's generalized polling? We will never know unless these questions are broken down by state.
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A man suspected in last week's theft and vandalism at the Swan Pond Baptist Church cemetery was arrested Tuesday morning.
Kevin D. Limburg is charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, manufacture, delivery, sale or possession of a schedule VI drug and evading arrest.
Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said authorities have not charged him in the cemetery incident, but he expects charges will come.
"They will probably be grand jury charges," he said.
A shooting and hours-long standoff with law-enforcement officials on Saturday ended early in the evening without further incident.
Roane County sheriff's deputies have taken Alex Gambrill, a former Lenoir City and TVA police officer, into custody.
Gambrill is accused of shooting his former wife, Jenny Gambrill, during the incident that began at 142 Bridges Drive between Harriman and Oliver Springs.
Jenny Gambrill was rushed to a trauma center and was reportedly in stable condition Saturday night, Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said.
A Kingston woman was reported missing by her mother on March 7.
Cara Treadway was in the Charleston, S.C., area visiting her boyfriend, Blake Drayton Barber, at 1880 Cherokee Rose Circle in the Dunes West subdivision, according to a release from the Mount Pleasant, S.C., Police Department.
Her mother told police she last received an email from Treadway on Feb. 27.
The email said Treadway felt lost and alone.
Her mother said several of Treadway's friends received the same message.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been alerted to an incident in which an unidentified Kingston police officer fired his weapon while in pursuit of a man wanted in Florida.
Kingston Police Chief Jim Washam is conducting an internal investigation into the March 13 incident, a release from the District Attorney General's Office said.
According to the District Attorney General's Office, Chad Stallard was a passenger in a car that was stopped for speeding.
The state's newest millionaire could come from Roane County. According to the Tennessee Lottery, the winning ticket for Saturday's $50 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Harriman.
Tennessee Lottery spokeswoman Kym Gerlock said the cash value of the winning ticket is approximately $33.5 million, meaning that's how much the winner would receive if they take the prize in one lump sum.
The winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn.
Olivia O'Shell may have never used the word "juvenilia."
But it's highly likely she'll ever forget how to spell it.
That's because it's the word that took down the Kingston Elementary spelling champ in last weekend's Southern Appalachian Regional Spelling Bee in Knoxville.
"I just couldn't picture it in my head," said Olivia, who took home third place in the regional competition.
"Everything was getting to me."
Firefighters from throughout Roane County have worked most of Tuesday afternoon to extinguish a brush fire that's affecting up to 500 acres and spread into neighboring Morgan County.
Harriman Fire Chief Brad Goss confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that a related house fire in the city's Bazel Road area has been extinguished.
Goss said the fire, which spread up around Ridgewood in Morgan County, is now believed to be contained. Firefighters from Kingston left at around 5 p.m.
Personnel from Harriman remained on the scene into the evening.
Roane County's biggest game changer has nothing to do with brackets, college basketball or March Madness.
The mystery, however, does involve a ball. And it holds the power to be a life changer.
Who bought the winning $50 million Powerball ticket in Harriman?
As of Tuesday morning, the winner had yet to come forward to claim what Tennessee Lottery officials say is the third-largest prize in the state's lottery history.
The business that sold the ticket, however, is a mystery no more.
Roane County Property Assessor David Morgan is still sore about the comments Roane County Executive Ron Woody made during last month's State Board of Equalization meeting in Nashville.
"We would like for you all to come in and assist us in rebuilding confidence," Woody said.
Those were the last comments the board heard before voting unanimously to allow the Division of Property Assessments to take over Roane County's reappraisal.
A Spring City woman pled guilty to the facilitation of first degree felony murder in the August 2013 death of her son, 5-year-old Landon Robbins.
Jessica Robbins also pled guilty to aggravated child abuse.
She entered her pleas on March
The mother was originally charged in September 2013 with felony first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse after her son was found unresponsive in the home, according to reports.
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Contractors may no longer have to trade in constant fear of their employment and tax status being challenged under IR35 legislation, if the Conservative Party win the next election later this year. That's because the Tories have committed themselves to a review of IR35. However, this falls short of a Conservative commitment to scrap IR35 and introduce tax legislation that avoids penalising contractors for their enterprise.
In a letter to PCG in response to its lobbying efforts on behalf of contractors, Shadow Business Minister and Tory MP Mark Prisk has said that, if it wins the next election: "a Conservative Government would undertake a fundamental review of small business taxation matters, including IR35."
"This commitment is the result of sustained lobbying by our strengthened policy team," PCG Managing Director John Brazier told ContractorCalculator. "We are talking to politicians who have actual experience of running a small business and this gives us the sense that we are pushing the water downhill at last!"
A Conservative Government would undertake a fundamental review of small business taxation matters, including IR35Mark Prisk MP, Shadow Business Minister
Brazier says that PCG has been lobbying all the main parties and has clear expectations that the Conservative Party, if it were to win an outright victory, would be the party to champion and free-up enterprise.
"We have supplied the Conservative business and Treasury team with a considerable body of evidence, including a range of new economic forecasts," continues Brazier. "We've also emphasised the need to release the flexible economy from its current legislative and tax burdens, allowing contractors and freelancers to flourish."
Clearly, PCG's education programme has met with success, as Prisk goes on to say in his letter that "...we recognise and value the contribution of freelancers and we are well aware of the way in which the current Government has treated them. We want to deal with this problem comprehensively, in a way which provides us all with a lasting solution, not a short-term fix."
We are talking to politicians who have actual experience of running a small business and this gives us the sense that we are pushing the water downhill at last!John Brazier, Managing Director, PCG
Tory plans for an Office of Tax Simplification were originally proposed in 2008 and met with a mixed response from business groups and taxation professionals.
Whilst generally welcoming proposals to amend IR35 and business taxation, Brazier emphasises that any changes to taxation must be both realistic and revenue neutral.
"In the current economic climate, no government will implement changes to the tax system that will result in a loss of tax revenues. So clearly, any review of IR35 must be revenue neutral," says Brazier. "Our discussions with the Conservatives to date have covered a raft of issues and focused on fairness for flexible workers, particularly limited company contractors, to be treated like any other small business."
Brazier adds that: "...it's our belief that IR35 would not simply be replaced in this greater review", but he confirms that it is PCG's intention to ensure that the particular circumstances of freelancers and contractors are understood by the tax professionals responsible for any future business taxation review.
"We are delighted with this commitment from the Conservative Party to review IR35 as part of a general review of small business taxation," comments Brazier. "PCG, however, will not be complacent and we will continue to make the strongest possible representations on behalf of freelancers and contractors to any Government of whatever colour after the election."
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(SportsNetwork.com) - Rookie Blake Bortles will continue his push for Jacksonville's starting quarterback spot when the Jaguars visit the Detroit Lions in Week 3 of preseason action.
Jacksonville coach Gus Bradley had planned to take things slowly with Bortles, the third overall pick in May's draft, by using veteran Chad Henne as a bridge until the Central Florida product is ready. And that still seems like the plan but Bortles has played so well in the preseason that he is pushing to play sooner rather than later.
The Jags fell in Chicago last week, 20-19, due to two late touchdowns by the Bears but Bortles excelled when he was in the game, finishing up 11-of-17 for 160 yards.
Henne started under center and Jacksonville got field goals of 49 and 25 yards from Josh Scobee, while a fumble recovery on a kickoff led to the 6-yard scoring catch by Marqise Lee for a 13-0 lead after one quarter.
Henne finished the game 12-for-17 for 130 yards, while Bortles came in led the Jags to a 43-yard Scobee field goal on his first drive to give the team a 16-7 lead at the break.
"As I was sitting back there I thought it was really good for (Blake) to go against the ones like that to get a feel for the speed, to get a feel for the rush," Bradley said. "Sitting back there and watching it, I just felt like that was good for him."
The Lions are also coming off a late-game setback last week in Oakland when Matt McGloin's 19-yard touchdown pass to Brice Butler with six seconds left lifted the Raiders to a 27-26 win.
Matthew Stafford completed 9-of-10 passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns for Detroit. George Winn added a touchdown on the ground and Golden Tate caught three passes for 41 yards and a score.
The Lions and Jaguars will be squaring off for only the second time in preseason action with the lone previous meeting taking place in 1995 when Detroit defeated Jacksonville 19-3 at the Pontiac Silverdome.
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''We had every intention of going ahead with the date but logistical, transportation and emotional concerns related to last week's tragedy simply won't allow it,'' the band and the venue, The Plex, said in a joint statement. The New York-based musicians said they were worried about equipment arriving on time and were concerned about flying. The concert was scheduled for Thursday. ''It's simply inappropriate to play this soon,'' the statement said. Plex General Manager Bob Shipley said nearly 800 advance tickets had sold for the show.
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