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Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/nmpgfr/fire_protection) has announced the addition of the "Fire Protection Systems Market - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2013 - 2018)" report to their offering.
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Demand for comprehensive solutions in fire protection is rising, leading to an increase in the global spending for fire protection systems. The surge of demand for fire protection systems is accompanied by advancements in technologies used for detection, alarming, sensing, and monitoring during fire hazards. Services such as planning and system design, installation and project management, system integration, maintenance, and managed services are now being offered.
Verticals such as oil, gas, mining and transportation, have gained increased traction in fire protection systems market, while verticals such as government, healthcare, manufacturing, academia, and institutional are gearing up. The fire protection systems market has opportunities in enhanced human machine interface solutions, seamless intelligent building applications, and wireless sensory networks.
This research report provides an overview, market study and segmentation based on various technologies, applications, regions, and verticals for the fire protection systems market. Furthermore, the report gives detailed analysis on global trends and forecasts, competitive landscape, and analysis on VC and M&A related to the fire protection systems market. Companies such as Tyco, Bosch Security Systems, Halma plc, Honeywell, and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) are among those providing fire protection systems.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Introduction
1.1 Key Take-Aways
1.2 Report Description
1.3 Markets Covered
1.4 Research Methodology
1.5 Forecast Assumptions
2 Summary
2.1 Abstract
2.2 Overall Market Size
3 Market Overview
3.1 Market Definition
3.2 Market Segmentation
3.3 Market Dynamics
3.4 Value Chain
4 Fire Protection Systems: Market Size And Forecast By Components
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fire Detection
4.3 Fire Management
4.4 Fire Analysis
4.5 Fire Response
4.6 Other Components
5 Fire Protection Systems: Market Size And Forecast, By Services
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Engineering Services
5.3 Installation And Design
5.4 Service And Maintenance
5.5 Managed Services
5.6 Other Services
6 Fire Protection Systems: Market Size And Forecast, By Verticals
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Academia And Institutional
6.3 Banking, Financial Services And Insurance (BFSI)
6.4 Consumer Goods And Retail
6.5 Energy And Power
6.6 Government
6.7 Healthcare
6.8 Manufacturing
6.9 Oil, Gas And Mining
6.10 Transportation And Logistics
6.11 Other Verticals
7 Fire Protection Systems: Market Size And Forecast By Regions
7.1 Introduction
7.2 North America (NA)
7.3 Europe
7.4 Asia Pacific (APAC)
7.5 Middle East And Africa (MEA)
7.6 Latin America (LA)
8 Fire Protection Systems: Market Landscape
8.1 Competitive Landscape
8.2 End User Landscape
9 Company Profiles
Companies Mentioned:
- Bosch Security Systems
- Gentex Corporation
- Hochiki Corporation
- Honeywell
- Johnson Controls
- London Security
- Mine Safety Appliances (MSA)
- Mircom Group Of Companies
- Protec Fire Detection
- Secom
- Siemens
- United Technologies Corporation (UTC)
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/nmpgfr/fire_protection
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Woj: Spurs to use amnesty on RJ
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We'll see where this goes. I have reservations about Caron Butler's affinity for the jab-step, jab-step, jab-step, jab-step, jumper from 18 feet go-to move, as well as concerns about the health of both players, especially in a compressed season. If either is signed on December 9 when free agency opens, we'll look at how they fit with the team.
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If someone else comes in during those two days willing to pay more than that $3 million per year, they get him. The Spurs hope that bidding goes as high as possible. For every dollar per season that someone takes of Jefferson's, the Spurs don't have to pay it. So if the highest bidder picks up RJ for $4 million per season, the Spurs are only on the hook for paying $6 million per season of RJ's salary. Jefferson is going to get his $30 million over the next three seasons, how much of it the Spurs pay just depends on how high another team values RJ.
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The updated severe weather outlook keeps the upper level slight risk (30%).
This includes....
Bowling Green
The change from earlier is the hatched area. This is where there is a potential for some thunderstorms to produce 80 mph winds or higher.
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Bowling Green
The northern edge of the 15% and 30% areas have been trimmed back a bit due to the extensive snow cover.
Here is what the SPC says.... THE STRENGTH OF LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS /50+ KT JUST OFF THE SFC/ COUPLED WITH A FAST MOVING QLCS COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF FAR SRN IND...PARTS OF WRN/CNTRL KY INTO PORTIONS OF WRN/MIDDLE TN. STRONG LOW LEVEL SPEED SHEAR COULD LEAD TO A FEW TORNADOES AS WELL.
This is not to say widespread 80 mph are possible. It will be a few areas that get winds this strong. Widespread winds of 55-60 mph or higher are possible.
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Whatever the reasons for Apple's slight decline during the week, the past five days were certainly packed with nuggets for Apple investors. Most notably, Apple finally launched its radically redesigned Mac Pro.
The new Mac Pro
Before the latest refresh, the last Mac Pro launch was in 2010. Waiting for years, there was apparently some pent-up demand when Apple announced this week that the high-end computer would go on sale Thursday; on Apple's website, shipping dates have already slipped to February.
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Idolatry in Judaism
Judaism strongly prohibits any form of idolatry. Idolatry is Judaism's antithesis, and is prohibited. Judaism holds that idolatry is not limited to the worship of an idol itself, but also worship involving any artistic representations of God. In addition it is forbidden to derive benefit (hana'ah) from anything dedicated to idolatry. However, aniconism in Judaism has not prevented traditions of Jewish art at various periods.
In the Torah (Hebrew Bible)[edit]
The second of the Ten Commandments prohibits the Israelites from holding any other god before God, nor to make any "graven image". (Exodus 20:2-3, Deut 5:6-7)
In classical rabbinic literature[edit]
Avodah Zarah is a tractate of the Talmud which discusses idolatry as well as relations with gentiles. The subject is also raised in many other passages of the Talmud.
In ancient times, there were many practices of the pagan Greeks and Romans which the Jews considered idolatry. For example, they objected to Roman troops entering their territory with flags, or the Roman worship of their emperors as divine. To reduce exposure to idolatry, intimate association with non-Jews was strongly disapproved.
On the other hand, many pagans labeled Jews as atheists and anti-social because of their refusal to worship other gods. "Whosoever denies idols is called a Jew" (Talmud Megilah 13). To statements such as this the Jew responded: "Whosoever recognizes idols has denied the entire Torah; and whosoever denies idols has recognized the entire Torah" (Midrash Sifre, Deut. 54 and parallel passages). "As soon as one departs from the words of the Torah, it is as though he attached himself to the worship of idols" (Midrash Sifri, Deut 43).
Although Jews were forbidden to mock anything deemed holy by Judaism, it was a merit to deride idols (Talmud Meg. 25b). It was forbidden to look upon images (Tosefta to Talmud Shabbat (Talmud) 17.1), and even thinking of idolatrous worship was prohibited (Talmud Berakhot 12b); if one saw a place where an idol had once stood, he was commanded to utter a special prayer (Talmud Ber. 61a). Sacrifice to an idol or anything which in any way might be associated with idolatry was forbidden. It was even insufficient to reduce an idol to powder and scatter it to the winds, since it would fall to earth and become a fertilizer; but the image must be sunk in the Dead Sea, whence it could never emerge (Talmud Avodah Zarah 3.3); nor might the wood of the "asherah" be used for purposes of healing (Talmud Pesachim 25a). Among the three cardinal sins for which the penalty was death, idolatry stood first (Talmud Pes. 25a and parallels).
Worship of humans[edit]
Worship of humans is considered idolatry in Judaism. See Sanhedrin 93a: "Daniel said: Let me go away from here, so that he shall not perform on me [the ruling] 'You shall burn in fire the images of their idols' (Deuteronomy 7:25)". Rashi explains that Nebuchadnezzar worshiped Daniel, as in Daniel 2:46.
According to the Midrash, a few people made themselves deities: Pharaoh Kings of Egypt (see Ezekiel 29:3: "The Nile is mine and I have made myself", understood by the Midrash as a claim that he created himself); Hiram King of Tyre (see Ezekiel 28:2); Haman the Aggagite (see Esther 3:2).
Maimonides's view of idolatry[edit]
In his The Guide to the Perplexed, I:36, Maimonides holds that in the original form of idolatry, no one actually believed that their idols were gods; he states that idol-worshippers understood that their idols were only representations of a god, or God. Idols are "worshipped in respect of its being an image of a thing that is an intermediary between ourselves and God."
Maimonides, however, goes further in defining idolatry than other Jewish thinkers before or since; he states that it is idolatry to hold that God is subject to any affections at all. Not only believing that God has a body, but merely believing "that one of the states of the body belong to Him, you provoke His jealousy and anger, kindle the fire of his wrath, and are a hater, an enemy and an adversary of God, much more so than an idolator."
Maimonides spends the first one-third of the Guide attempting to show that a literalist understanding of the metaphores, idoms, and homonyms in the Hebrew Bible are idolatrous in this regard. For Maimonides, and other philosophers in the neo-Aristotelian mold, it is idolatry to believe that God has positive attributes. Maimonides' negation of positive attributes to God reaches its epitomes in the Guide I:56, where he states that "the relation between us and God, may He be exalted, is considered to be non-existent."
- "Know that likeness is a certain relation between two things and that in cases where no relation can be supposed to exist between two things, no likeness between them can be represented to oneself. Similarly in all cases in which there is no likeness between two things, there is no relation between them. An example of this is that one does not say that this heat is like color, or that this voice is like this sweetness. This is a matter that is clear in itself. Accordingly, in view of the fact that the relation between us and Him, may He be exalted, is considered to be non-existent - I mean the relation between Him and that which is other than He - it follows necessarily that likeness between Him and us should also be considered nonexistent." (Translation by Shlomo Pines)
This is one of a number of reasons why Maimonides' writings sparked protest from the wider Jewish community for the next two centuries, a phenomenon sometimes known as The Maimonidean Controversy. Both Maimonides' supporters and opponents agreed that by his definition, many religious Jews (as well as non-Jews) were effectively (although unintentionally) idolaters. Maimonides' supporters held that the proper response was to spread Maimonides' teachings, to bring people away from idolatry and towards pure monotheism. Maimonides' opponents understood him the identical fashion, but believed him to be incorrect, and thus held that his philosophical teachings were not to be taught. In many places his works were banned.
Modern Jewish views[edit]
The Talmud states [Yoma 69b] that the Men of the Great Assembly, a group of 120 Sages that directed Israel after the return of Ezra from Babylonia and the end of the period of prophecy, managed to remove the idolatry component of the "Evil Inclination" from Jewish life, and it ceased to be a problem. The Talmud also records [Sanhedrin 102b] that Rav Ashi, the 4th-century Talmudic scholar, had a debate on Jewish law with idolatrous King Menashe of Judah (7th century BCE), and lost. When asked by King Menashe in a dream what the halacha is when eating bread, Rav Ashi responded that he did not know. When Menashe responded with the well-done part (crust) first, Rav Ashi, surprised at his knowledge, responded "since you are so learned, why did you worship idols?". Menashe replied: "The drive for idolatry was so strong in my time that, had you been there, you yourself would have run after me and done the same!" This is taken to mean by later rabbinical commentary that the ancient idols had some special power to grant requests made to them, and were quick in responding.
Any beliefs or practices which significantly interferes with a Jew's relationship with God may, in some way, be termed "idolatry". Examples might include:
- a very strong desire to gain money and wealth; greed could be considered a form of idolatry;
- a very strong desire to gain fame or recognition; egocentrism could be considered a form of idolatry (a view expressed by the Vilna Gaon).
Modern manifestations of idolatry are a central topic of discussion at The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute's Sinai Scholars Society Academic Symposium.[1]
Some Jews practice Judeo-Paganism, which is a mixture of Jewish and polytheistic practices. Some of those practices involve honoring (or remembering) divinities that were among those rejected by the prophets of the Tanakh (for example, Ba'al and Asherah).
Images in Christianity[edit]
Christianity shows great variety in the importance of physical objects. Although there has been a considerable history of aniconism in Christianity, there is an equally long history of active tradition of making and venerating images of God and other religious figures.
Images in Islam[edit]
Islam has a comparable prohibition which takes the form of banning representations of God, and in some cases of Muhammad, humans and, in some interpretations, any living creature. In Islam, idolatry is referred to as Shirk. It is the sin of deification or worship of anyone or anything other than God. Literally, it means the establishment of "partners" placed beside God. It is the vice that is opposed to the virtue of Tawhid or belief in the oneness of God, i.e., monotheism,[2] and is considered the only sin which God (Allah) will not forgive (forgiving of other sins being based on genuine repentance of the sinner).[3]
See also[edit]
- ^ Margolin, Dovid (May 20, 2015). "Sinai Scholarship: Top Students, Academics Explore Torah's Depths at National Forum". Chabad.org.
Modern manifestations of idolatry seems a rather lofty topic for a Sunday-morning conversation, but that's exactly what dozens of people gathered at Lubavitch House at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia were deliberating not too long ago.
- ^ Kamoonpuri, S: "Basic Beliefs of Islam" pages 42–58. Tanzania Printers Limited, 2001.
- ^ The Holy Quran 4:48, 4:116
- "Idolatry", article in "The Encyclopedia Judaica", Keter Publishing
- "The Worship of the Golden Calf: A Literary Analysis of a Fable on Idolatry" Herbert Chanan Brichto in Hebrew Union College Annual, Volume 54, 1983.
- "Viewing the Sculptural Environment; Shaping the Second Commandment" by Yaron Eliav, pages 411-33 in Talmud Yerushalmi and Graeco-Roman Culture vol. 3, Tübingen, Mohr Siebeck, 2003.
- "The Religion of Israel: From its Beginnings to the Babylonin Exile" Yehezkel Kaufman, translated by Moshe Greenberg, Univ. of Chicago Press, 1960
- "Judaism and the Varieties of Idolatrous Experience" by Bary S. Kogan in "Proceedings of the Academy for Jewish Philosophy" Ed. David Novak and Norbert M. Samuelson, University Press of America, 1992
- "Judaism and Idolatry: In Defense of Images" by Elliot N. Dorff in "Proceedings of the Academy for Jewish Philosophy" Ed. David Novak and Norbert M. Samuelson, University Press of America, 1992
- David Novak "Jewish-Christian Dialogue: A Jewish Justification" 1989, New York, Oxford University Press
External links[edit]
- What's So Terrible about Idolatry? - The Jewish view on Idolatry chabad.org
- "Worship,Idol" entry @ JewishEncyclopedia.com
- Faith of Abraham Information on monotheism and idolatry in relation to the Noahide Laws and Jewish law


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VietNamNet Bridge – Popular youth channel YANTV has introduced Hiphop Central, a new reality show for hip hop lovers and the underground community.
Viewers will receive useful knowledge on hip hop and dance lessons and will witness "Sprite Dance Battle" among local DJs, hip hoppers, beat boxers, poppers and rappers.
People may be familiar with battles between dance crews and dancers who show all their best moves to compete with each other. However, a new feature on this show is that the battles are between DJs and beatboxers, rapper sand dancers, Bboys and poppers.
The show has the participation of some popular names among the nation's youth, like beatboxer Mr. T, Bboy S3C, rapper NJ and Houser Black Frog.
Audiences may find it interesting to watch some special scenes in the show with one contestant both popping and making bo bia (Chinese-style rolls) or a dancer performing on a bus for the public. In each episode there is a session called "Sprite Skool" where an instructor will teach audiences basic to advance moves to practice at home.
Rapper Rapsoul and choreographer Ha Le will be the VJs for the show which is aired every Monday at 8 p.m. with reruns at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, 11 p.m. on Wednesdays, 10 p.m. on Fridays and 5:30 p.m. on Sundays on YANTV.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — What we learned while watching Syracuse outlast a spirited N.C. State squad, 88-72, in the Orange's first game as the No. 1 team in the nation:
Waiters is a star-in-waiting
On a less-talented team, Dion Waiters would be a legitimate star. As it stands, though, Waiters is merely the best sixth man in the country for the No. 1 team in the nation.
The 6-4 sophomore guard can do a bit of everything, and he does everything well. Waiters established a career-high with 22 points Saturday night at the RBC Center. It was the first true non-Big East road game of his career — Syracuse hadn't played a true non-league road game on an opponents' home court since a December 2008 win against Memphis — but that didn't faze him one bit.
He had 15 points at halftime, shooting 4-for-5 from 2-point range and 2-for-4 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Brown can deliver for the Wolfpack
For the first 10 minutes or so of this game, Lorenzo Brown was the best player on the court — for either team. N.C. State's sophomore point guard was the catalyst to the Wolfpack's outstanding start against Syracuse.
Brown electrified the crowd when he found C.J. Leslie cutting to the basket for an emphatic alley-oop dunk that put the Wolfpack up 7-2. He hit C.J Williams in the corner for a 3-pointer that gave his team a 12-4 lead. Then, a few minutes later, immediately after Syracuse big man Baye Moussa Keita threw down a massive put-back dunk, Brown lofted the ball ahead to Richard Howell for a quick-answer dunk — think "Kendall Marshall special."
Brown finished the first half with six assists and made his only 3-point attempt of the half; he finished the game with 10 points and 13 assists.
For the Wolfpack to finish higher than the eighth place in the ACC they were slotted in the preseason by the media, they'll need more of that from Brown.
Consistency is the thing.
He had 19 points and five assists against Indiana and 21 and six against Elon but was 0-for-7 from the field in a tight win against North Carolina Central and just 2-of-7 with four assists against Texas. He's had at least three turnovers in all but one of his games.
Brown still is a work in progress, but he showed why he can be the type of point guard that lifts N.C. State into the top half of the ACC.
Gottfried better in locker room than huddle
Mark Gottfried, in his first year at N.C. State, had his team raring to go at the tip. The Wolfpack were the more aggressive team, the more energetic team. They looked like they wanted it more.
And not coincidentally, they were leading the game. When Brown hit a 3-pointer with 8:46 left in the half, the Wolfpack held a 27-20 advantage. But Syracuse adjusted, and N.C. State didn't respond quickly enough. And when the Orange caught fire behind the arc, they blitzed past the Wolfpack, building a 47-33 lead by halftime.
Apparently, Gottfried had a second part to his pregame speech.
N.C. State came out with the same aggressiveness, the same energy and the same "want to" they displayed to start the game. And the scoreboard reflected the effort. State opened the half with a 17-3 run to tie the game at 50 on a short jumper by Williams less than five minutes into the half.
The game was still tight midway through the second half, but from there Syracuse took control and finished with a 16-point victory.


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2012 Texas 4-H & Youth Development Opportunities Scholarship ApplicationsThursday, November 17th, 2011
The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program and the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation is once again pleased to offer our senior high school 4-H members and current college students the opportunity to apply for an Opportunity Scholarship through the Texas 4-H Program. The application and the instructions are separate documents for easier completion and […]
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The Henderson County Livestock Show will be hosting its annual Dash for Cash Winter Classic Show and Clinic. Henderson County Fairpark Complex Athens, Texas. For more information see attached Flyer and Entry Form. Dash for Cash Flyer and Entry Form
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High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) HAS is an interactive online learning experience for high school juniors in Texas. Selected students are nominated by their State Legislator, have an interest in math, science, engineering or computer science and are encouraged to pursue high tech careers. Participation is highlighted by a six-day experience at the Johnson Space […]
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Monday, February 09, 2009
About Obama
So, I watched a chunk of President Obama's press conference tonight, and I had a few thoughts:
First, the man doesn't seem to like Biden. Either that or his little joke about Biden's quote wasn't as funny as he thought it would be.
Second, he isn't afraid of, ahem, disguising the truth a bit to further his own goals. That's nothing unusual in a politician and certainly not in a politician at this level. It irritated me when he would talk of the mythical opposition who wanted to do nothing about the financial crisis, who wanted to test the new president's boundaries instead of working with the Democrats, and who think that the only proper response to the crisis is more tax cuts for the rich (whoever we might be defining as rich at the particular moment). Outside of, say, Ron Paul, it would be hard as hell to find the Republican that he's describing and doesn't at all describe the Democrats who have come out against the package.
Third, an NPR reporter (didn't catch her name) intimated that passing a three-quarter (plus) trillion dollar spending package should have been the easy part of his presidency. That was a surreal moment for me--in what world, in what time should it be easy to pass this spending package? Surreal, I tell you.
Fourth, Helen Thomas sounded like she's edging toward senility. Tradition be damned, she hasn't been meaningful as a journalist in years and she should retire. Continue writing from the sidelines if she'd like, but she doesn't deserve to be one of the handful of reporters called on during these little bits of political theater. And that isn't even addressing her "so-called terrorists" comment which President Obama answered well and, in a gratifying turn, refused to acknowledge her follow-up.
Fifth, why the hell is anyone asking questions about steroids in baseball? Is that even in the top 100 things that our new president needs to concern himself with? I'm pretty sure not.
Sixth, this is going to be a mighty long four years…
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I was going to say:
"Nah. Jimmy Carter already had 4 years, so Jimmy Carter, Part Deux, will run up against term limits in 2012."
But then I realized it wasn't funny, or useful. Aren't you glad I restrained myself and didn't say it?
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The cameras on Tom Cruise's new movie, the untitled film directed by James Mangold and starring Cameron Diaz, have been rolling for a while now, using locations in and around Massachusetts to help make the movie. While some scenes filmed just required extras in the background, other scenes need something more — which is why Boston Casting called WBZ-TV anchor Scott Wahle to play a TV newsman in the movie!
According to the Boston Globe, Wahle will play the role of an MSNBC newsman reporting on an airplane crash (possibly the one that was filmed out in Bridgewater?). Wahle said, "It all happened in about 48 hours," said Wahle. "I got the call, I auditioned, and then they called me and said I had the part." I wish getting into the movies was that easy!
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A Roth conversion is relatively simple. In essence, you agree to withdraw funds from your IRA today, pay the associated taxes, deposit those assets into your Roth IRA, and enjoy tax free growth and withdrawals going forward. There are, of course, numerous rules that complicate things a bit, but most people conceptually understand the process.
Before we can get to the execution phase of converting the assets, we have to be sure the strategy makes sense given our individual circumstances. Much has been written to suggest that a Roth Conversion is most palatable when you assume (or know) that your tax rates in the future (at the time of distribution) will be higher than they are today. There are a number of cases where this may be true, but here are a couple of less traditional scenarios:
With the unemployment hovering at about 9%, many Americans find themselves with far less income today than they've had in previous years or than they would expect to have in future years. If you find yourself laid off, or out of work for any extended period of time, you may fall within a lower than typical tax bracket. A rough outline of your 2011 tax return could yield opportunities to convert assets that would "fill" the 10% or 15% tax bracket in 2011 with Roth conversions. Essentially, if your taxable income (adjusted gross income, or AGI, less deductions and exemptions) is on pace to fall below $34,500 for an individual, or $69,000 for a married couple, there could be an opportunity to convert at lower tax rates than you will have later in life.
We often engage retired clients in the Roth conversion discussion. There are a number of reasons why retired clients' tax rates could rise- the introduction of social security, required IRA distributions at age 70.5, the onset of pension plan benefits down the road, or a change in fiscal policy to name a few. But the more subtle justification is one that I have read little about, which deals with the survivorship issues for married clients.
When a married couple enjoys retired life together they are typically subject to tax rules based on both spouses sharing a return. When the first spouse dies those rules change, and the amount of income allowed in each tax bracket is cut in half! The problem lies in the reality that income often doesn't dramatically change. While the surviving spouse loses the smaller of the two Social Security checks, they retain the larger. Pension income will likely change, but many clients will choose survivor options for their pensions that leave up to 50% of the deceased spouse's benefit on the living spouse's return. If the couple had dual pensions, the surviving spouse may actually see an increase in their own pension, given they no longer have to pay for their own survivor benefit. And, finally, IRA income may not change much at all, especially if the couple is already subjected to required minimum distributions (RMDs). The surviving spouse will simply inherit the IRA balance of the deceased spouse, roll it into their own IRA, and have their personal RMD calculation applied to the combined balance.
We try to identify this planning opportunity long before it exists. We do tax planning each year for all of our retired couples to see if we have room in the lower tax brackets to complete Roth conversions. We have found that the optimum time to execute this strategy is early in retirement, leading up to the point when RMDs begin. For example, we may be able to convert a fair amount of assets in the years before Social Security begins, and complete smaller conversions in a couples' late 60's leading up to RMDs.
You could extend this same logic for couples that are willing to pay taxes at their rates today in order to provide Roth IRAs for their heirs, who presumably will have higher tax rates in the future. But we will leave that conversation for another day!
The truth is there are few rules of thumb in financial planning. If you think Roth conversions might fit within your tax planning, be sure to understand all of the nuances, both for Roth conversions themselves and for the general tax rules of various income types (specifically Social Security). Or better yet, seek advice from a financial planner or tax professional. Taking advantage of these opportunities when they exist can make a big difference in your life, your spouse's life, or the life of your heirs in the future.
Mike Branham, CFP®
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Michigan Tutorial Association
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2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2004 · 2003 · 2002 · 2001 · 2000 · 1999 · 1998
2010 Tutor of the Year:John Womack
2009 Tutor of the Year: David Vincent
2008 Tutor of the Year: Jessica Lounds
2007 Tutor of the Year: David Fekel
2006 Tutor of the Year: Mary Grocholski
2005 Tutor of the Year: Daniel Agauas
2004 Tutor of the Year: Matthew Kleinberg
"I make it a policy to sit through the storm like they do. It helps me see how a professor does things and see where their questions lead," said Kleinberg, a spring 2004 graduate with a dual major in mathematics and economics. Kleinberg is a supplemental instruction (SI) leader and peer tutor for math, economics and physics.
"He is willing to do what it takes to reach students," said Beth DeVerna, tutor coordinator. "Matt's students succeed in large part because of the job he's done. He has a knack for making students comfortable enough to ask all the questions they need so they understand a concept."
As a tutor, Kleinberg finds creative and innovative ways to teach the material. He provides his students practice tests, quizzes, formula sheets, definition sheets and calculator tutorials. He plays Jeopardy with the SI groups, rewarding the students with candy for correct answers. He also started a tradition and throws a pizza party at the end of each of his SI sections.
Kleinberg has worked in the ASC 20 hours a week for the past three and a half years.
"Matt's bound by the university rule to work only 20 hours per week, but he realistically puts in an extra five to 10 hours every week," DeVerna said. "He's one of the most dedicated employees I have ever had working in the Academic Skills Center."
When Kleinberg graduated, he took a job as an assistant to a vice president at Flagstar Bank in the Loss Mitigation Department. Although he has moved on to the next phase in his life, he continues to assist at the ASC. He arranged two-hour lunches each day with his employer, and instead of eating, he's back at the ASC as a supplemental instruction leader for a pre-calculus course.
"I enjoy helping people," Kleinberg said. "I know firsthand what it feels like to struggle with classes. I want to help others so they don't have to go through what I went through." Kleinberg knows he's doing his job when students pass the class and move on to the next one. "I don't want to see them the next semester for the same class," he said. "It's not always my fault, but it feels like I didn't do my job if they don't pass."
Not only does Kleinberg assist students, his extraordinary work has helped professors, too. In a nomination letter, Curtis Chipman, professor of mathematics, said Kleinberg provides him feedback on the areas students are having difficulty with, ultimately benefiting the entire class.
Candidates for the award are rated on criteria including community service work, acting as a role model and showing initiative and creativity.
"I am the president of the Michigan Tutorial Association this year, so it is my good fortune that I get to present this prestigious award to one of our own," said Charles Clark, director of the Academic Skills Center.
Kleinberg plans to wrap up his SI and tutoring career after the summer semester, and future plans include working on a master's degree in economics. "When Matt leaves, there will be a big hole to fill in the ASC program," DeVerna said.
2003 Tutor of the Year: Maggie Zimmerman
2002 Tutor of the Year: Mychal Thom
2001 Tutor of the Year: Sally Seedorf
Seedorf, like many fresh out of high school, took a run at a four-year school, took a run at a four-year school, enrolling at Michigan State University to major in veterinary medicine. While academically it was a challenge, she could handle that. Not so the financial barriers. So home she came and took a job at Western Michigan University (WMU) as a member of its custodial and grounds-keeping crew. It was grass in the in the summer and snow in the winter for the next 10 years.
"I had always been good at math," Seedorf said,"but it never dawned upon me that I could teach it." What did seem a likely path was drafting and designing. That brought her to alamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), where she earned associate degrees in drafting and in occupational education. "I actually got two jobs in drafting and designing," she said. "Something told me it really wasn't for me."
But mathematics was, and back she came to KVCC to tutor in the subject and position herself for a transfer to WMU. "Suddenly, every thing began to fall into place and things seemed right. There are so many neat things you can do with math," Seedorff said. "When I tell people that about calculus, their eyes kind of get foggy. I really like taking a student with initially poor math skills up the ladder and to see the look in their eyes when they finally figure it out."
"When they learn how math is used and how it relates to their lives," she said, "it won't be long before they begin to earn top-notch grades. That is very rewarding." Seedorff's plans are to earn a bachelor's in math and a master's in education, credentialing her future as a teacher of math. Instead of cleaning the windows at Western, she'll be going through a window of opportunity.
Written by Tom Thinnes for the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Career Source Magazine.
2000 Tutor of the Year: Steve Kowalski
Steve Kowalski started working as a student math tutor at the Delta College Teaching/Learning Center (T/LC) in Fall 1998. His excellence in math and his calm, cheerful attitude made him a great tutor from the start, and a favorite among students. Steve earned Level2/Advanced CRLA tutor certification through the T/LC. In the next semesters, he worked with an increasing range of students and classes, served as a Peer Mentor and Study Group Leader, and was the T/LC's resident expert with a graphing calculator. Student and professional tutors alike valued Steve's advice and expertise.
In April 2000, Steve won the T/LC's Mary Jane Cooper Award as Peer Tutor of the Year, and was then Delta's nominee for MTA Tutor of the Year. In October 2000, Steve received the MTA award at the annual conference at Michigan State University, where he was then a student.
The T/LC hired Steve as a professional staff member after he left Delta College; he continued to work nights nights and weekends, while attending MSU, until March 2003.
1999 Tutor of the Year
1998 Tutor of the Year: Apryl Clay
Clay, a Western Michigan University graduate student, won the first
Outstanding Tutor Award from the Michigan Tutorial Association.
1995, Clay had served in a variety of capacities within the WMU Center
for Academic Support Programs. She had tutored and mentored students,
worked with small groups on study skills and provided tutor training
and evaluation. More recently, she had served as a supplemental instruction
leader while also conducting seminars on college success strategies
for undergraduate students.
loves helping her students learn and grow," said Marilyn V. Duke,
director of the Academic Skills Center, who nominated Clay for the award.
"Her ideal appears to be for her students to become independent
of her assistance as well as the most successful students in their classes.
She epitomizes the model of a first-class tutor, peer leader, mentor
and upcoming student academic affairs professional."
received $200 and a plaque recognizing the honor, presented at the MTA
1998 Fall Conference at Muskegon Community College.
Michigan University News - May 5, 1998
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It never hurts to add a little fringe to your life. A pair of fringe earrings is enough to dress up any outfit and some fringe balloons and garland will dress up any party. Have some fun adding fringe to shoes, scarves and tops. Check it all out in these 10 DIYs for Fringe Lovers…
Chevron Fringe Necklace 1 of 10Make yourself a pretty chevron fringe necklace, or give one to a friend.
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Faux Suede Fringe Earrings 2 of 10Sport a cute pair of fringe earrings this fall.
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Scarf Top 3 of 10Sew up a fringe top from a scarf.
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Fringe Balloons 5 of 10Decorate your next party with some hip fringe balloons.
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Featured Golf News
Doak Takes Over Lead in Scottish Open
Chris Doak fired his second straight 6-under 66 to assume the lead in his home country's national golf championship, the Scottish Open. The European Tour event is taking place at Castle Stuart Golf Links in Inverness.
Doak, a 35-year-old from Glasgow, carded five birdies, an eagle on the par-5 12th hole and a bogey to reach 12-under 132 after 36 holes, one shot ahead of Denmark's JB Hansen (65), Brits Ross Fisher (65) and Matthew Southgate (64), and American Peter Uihlein (66).
Doak, whose only pro win came on the Challenge Tour's Allianz Open de Lyon in 2012, is happy with his position heading into the weekend. "I feel it's been coming, the swing's been coming on the mental side so whether it's this week, next week or the week after, it's definitely on the right track," he told BBC Radio Scotland.
"I played well last at the French Open, and that was a tough course. So I knew it was coming and it's great that it's happened here."
Uihlein, a former All-American at Oklahoma State and the 2010 U.S. Amateur champion, carded six birdies on the front nine and two more on the back. He dropped two shots, however, on the 12th. The 23-year-old from Massachusetts likes that he can be aggressive at the Castle Stuart course.
"Depending on hole locations and wind, you can really get after it out here," said Uihlein who, after opting to play on the European Tour instead of qualifying for the PGA Tour, logged his first win overseas in May's Madeira Islands Open in Portugal. "You can definitely attack and make some birdies and I've been putting well so it's been nice."
Sharing sixth at 134 are England's James Morrison (68) and first-round co-leader Simon Khan, who followed up his opening 65 with a 69. Also at 134 are Frenchman Victor Dubuisson (66), Italy's Lorenzo Gagli (67) and Sweden's Henrik Stenson (64).
Khan's fellow co-leader starting play Friday, John Parry of England, posted a 72 and is tied for 13th at 136 with 10 other players. Also in that group is Phil Mickelson, the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 8. Lefty followed up his opening 66 with a 70.
The weekend cut was set at 4-under 140 Among the players heading home are major champions Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland and South Africa's Ernie Els.
Els would have preferred to make it to the weekend rounds but the two extra days give him a bit more time to practice in defense of his British Open title. The year's fourth major begins next week at Muirfield.
Els said missing the cut was "not great" but added, "My game is where I want it to be. I thought I played quite well today but I had no idea on these greens so I am glad I am leaving to get on some other greens. I did not get the run of the course - it felt like it was against me, but I am playing nicely and gave myself a lot of opportunities. It's not the first cut I've missed and it won't be the last."
Defending champion Jeev Mikha Singh of India ended up at 3-under and missed the cut by a stroke.
For all the scores, visit http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2013/tournamentid=2013054/leaderboard/index.html.
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Have you tried the TofuXpress? It totally gets the water out of tofu and then the tofu absorbs flavors so much better. I use it for spinach and eggplant. The possibilities are endless. Check it out at TofuXpress.com Thanks Joi
Vegetarian Holidays
Vegetarian Holidays
Our very first episode of Totally Vegetarian was created because of the dilemma of what to make for a vegetarian holiday meal. Because holiday meals are usually based on family and cultural traditions, often the idea of introducing something new and different presents panic and dismay, yet there are so many wonderful meat replacers that substitute for turkey, chicken, pork, or beef in your favorite holiday recipes.
Even the very simple adjustment of replacing vegetable broth for animal-based stock, making a wonderful nut or mushroom loaf, entrées like stuffed squash, or creating a festive Tofu Pot Pie can easily solve your vegetarian menu problems, while at the same time making your friends and family feel welcome and engaged in healthier, more compassionate holiday meal choices.
Toni, Muncha!...TOdaywas first time I came across your tv show. It surely was very good and held my interest for whole show! I will truly try the Veggie dish you prepared on air! It looked very yummy! I just happened to be eating lunch when I turned on my channel here in Philly at 1:30pm. It's been several years,,since I began to eat like a semi-vegatarian person. No meats! ;mostly! In future , I shall be tuned in to the show for more meals! Thanks! Joanie
I am so happy that now there is a TV show just for vegetarians. Toni, you are friendly and fun to watch. I look forward to your upcoming episodes and getting new and interesting ideas. Thank you!


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Trian's Take: Pepsi Should Quit the Drinks
Trian Fund Management has built a long and intricate argument as to why PepsiCo should separate its beverages business from its snack empire and merge with Mondelez International. How long? It runs to 59 pages (PDF) full of performance metrics and valuations. Name a Wall Street acronym and it's in there: CAGR, IRR, EBIT margins, adjusted EPS, and so forth.
The crux of the argument from the activist investment fund and its leader, Nelson Peltz, can be boiled down to two words: Coke won.
The decades-long fight to dominate the soft drink market has been fierce—and more important, expensive—Trian contends. The fund says it weighs on the value of Pepsi's snacks, a fast-growing category that includes Frito-Lay's chip empire and Quaker, a brand that stretches from cereals such as Cap'n Crunch to couscous.
Pepsi is "destined to be viewed as #2 to Coke," an early slide reads. Trian, which owns less than 1 percent of Pepsi, estimates the company's EBIT margin on beverages is 12 percent, well below Coke's roughly 27 percent. Chips, cereal, and other munchies are the only reason Pepsi's overall margin is a relatively fat 18 percent.
A separate drinks business would do just fine, Trian said, while a separate snacks business would surge on public markets.
Plus, the rush to catch Coke—at this point a foundation of Pepsi culture—is clouding executive vision, Trian argues. It criticizes Pepsi for investing in low-margin bottling operations. It also said Pepsi overpaid in two big beverage buys: its $3.8 billion purchase in 2010 of Wimm-Bill-Dann, a Moscow-based dairy and juice giant, and its $1.8 billion purchase of Lebedyansky, a second Russian juice-maker, two years earlier.
Meanwhile, Coke, which doesn't make snacks, has "100% focus," according to Trian, and is using its size and scale to increasingly pull ahead—particularly outside the U.S. Trian also suggests that Pepsi is losing its best managers to its cola rival.
What's more, the soda market is fading fast for both companies. Soft drink volumes in the U.S. fell by 1.2 percent last year, according to Beverage Digest. In the recent quarter, 4 percent of Coke's North American soft-drink sales dried up. Trian argues that more advertising and "disruptive" soft drinks aren't going to keep customers from quitting sugary drinks.
Pepsi, however, isn't very interested in Trian's plan. "Our belief is that we do not need any transformational M&A to accomplish our goals," Chief Executive Officer Indra Nooyi said when asked about Mondelez at a recent conference. "And we are very happy with the PepsiCo portfolio and that's how it's going to be."