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Town Square
Apple and Taxes
Original post made by Paul Losch, Community Center, on May 20, 2013
And the taxes that we do pay cover things like infrastructure, schools, among other things.
So, I am troubled that our local company, Apple, apparently has a legion of lawyers and accountants that enable it to avoid paying taxes in this country.
This ia a moral and ethical issue, not a legal or tax issue.
Comments (46)
a resident of Midtown
on May 20, 2013 at 5:32 pm
[Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
Apple is the goose that lays the golden egg, and employs all those high paid workers that pay property and income and sales taxes, yet you complain that Apple does not pay absurdly high corporate taxes. What planet do you live on, Paul?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 20, 2013 at 5:40 pm
As long as a company (Apple) is doing what is legal, it is no different to the rest of us trying to reduce our tax load.
Now how about getting uppity about the prop 13 people who are paying a miniscule amount of tax compared to me - and I have been in my home for over 10 years. The newbies must be paying a ton more.
Now that isn't right - particularly those that have grandchildren living with them who fill the schools. Yes, I know. It is perfectly legal. Just like Apple.
a resident of Atherton
on May 20, 2013 at 6:34 pm
When Prop 13 passed, commercial interests paid 60% of the property taxes and residential paid 40%.
Now it's commercial paying 40% and residential paying 605.
We were sold a bill of goods about po' granny, and failed to see the huge loopholes businesses wrote into the bill. Just like we fail to see that Apple's (and all the Fortune 500) lobbyists have rewritten the tax code without our awareness.
a resident of Community Center
on May 20, 2013 at 6:35 pm
The latest complaint from Paul. Perhaps Paul should familiar himself with tax law. Is apple doing anything illegal? If so then let's hear what it is, Paul.
Is there anything that you are ever happy with?
a resident of Atherton
on May 20, 2013 at 6:35 pm
correction: "Now it's commercial paying 40% and residential paying 60 PERCENT."
a resident of Midtown
on May 20, 2013 at 6:43 pm
Simple question: Do you think that Obama's redistribution of wealth model is the correct one?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 20, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Apple is by no means the only one. Google and Genentech pay no taxes, either.
If they had to, they would go offshore.
It would be nice if the IRS would cut them a deal, since they do so much for the country, but they should still do the right thing. They have deeper pockets, after all. Their tax money, even at a reduced rate, could get a lot of things done
a resident of Palo Verde
on May 20, 2013 at 8:12 pm
Here's an idea, let's just print new money to replace all the dollars that corporations have stashed offshore. If and when corporations bring their money home and we tax it, we'll just burn those dollars.
My point is, wouldn't it be inflationary for those overseas dollars to be repatriated and taxed? Money does not solve problems. Only productivity solves problems. Too much money floating around just makes everything more expensive.
You want a moral or ethical issue, how about the government program that collects a few dollars from millions of people and then gives 590 million to one person? How's that for redistribution of wealth? At least when private industry pays that kind of money to CEOs, the millions of customers get more for their few dollars than a worthless lottery ticket.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 20, 2013 at 10:36 pm
Web Link
This has known and going on for years. Cisco does it. Even worse they are off shoring all their engineers too.. Rumor is they are about to liquidate 8 buildings that used to house about a thousand engineers a piece.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on May 20, 2013 at 10:45 pm
It's precisely through the use of its offshore subsidiaries that Apple manages to pay no US income tax... so it's already offshored. Time to put an end to the loopholes that allow this. They should be paying income tax in the US. (and all the others, such as Google, too).
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 20, 2013 at 11:03 pm
Web Link
Again nothing new, look at the dates in this article, look at all the companies mentioned. I suspect this has more to do with apple not contributing to the right campaign funds than apple doing any thing different from any other big corporation. They are doing it because congress does not fix it and why does congress not fix things? Follow the money.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 21, 2013 at 6:57 am
> This ia a moral and ethical issue, not a legal or tax issue.
So .. do governments have a moral and ethical obligation to tax no more than is needed to provide essential services? Do governments have a divine right to redistribute wealth from those that earn it to those who don't want to work, but believe "it's a rich country and everyone deserves his fair share?"
If Apple did anything wrong--then the IRS needs to charge them. If Congress feels that are "loopholes" in the tax code--then it's the obligation of our Congress to close those "loopholes".
It might be interesting,by the way, to track down all of the lobbying dollars that have been given to US/California elected officials over the years, by Apple, Google and HP. Oh, and isn't Al Gore (the man who invented the Internet and who knows more about Climate Science than everyone else) on Apple's Board of Directors? What's Mr. "Big Government Al" got to say about Apple's approach to paying its taxes? If "Big Al" isn't concerned, then why should Paul Losch so bothered?
Of course, if Apple's corporate behavior is so bothering--protest by not buying any more Apple products!
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 21, 2013 at 7:32 am
I think this is definitely a topic worth debating. As of right now, I tend to side with Apple, Google, Cisco and all the other companies that take advantage of the loophole, on the grounds that profits from tech sales are more efficiently re-deployed when they end up in the hands of the employees and shareholders of those companies, than when used by our federal & state government, both of which only ever reduce spending in the most dire of situations.
a resident of Downtown North
on May 21, 2013 at 7:46 am
The immorality lies in the many area residents (maybe your neighbors who are lawyers and accountants and consultants) who work for Apple with the sole goal of reducing the amount Silicon Valley pays in taxes. It's the game everyone pays. Even Paul admits he hates paying taxes after all. So it's not the mythical corporation that gets away with things like this, it's the people who make them up. Jobs, our hero, was one of them. The buck (going to the IRS) stopped with him.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on May 21, 2013 at 8:15 am
If corporations didn't sherk their tax responsibilities, the government wouldn't need to raise personal taxes. Not hard. Joe citizen participates in the country fairly, corporations want the protections of the U.S system, but not pay for it. It's like Joe Citizen refusing to pay income, land, or sales tax. Can a flashy accountant and lobbyist create and exploit the loopholes for me to do this?
a resident of Palo Verde
on May 21, 2013 at 8:31 am
I'm one of those immoral residents, legally underpaying my state and federal income tax by thousands of dollars every year, using the loophole that my donations to environmental, educational and philanthropic institutions are deductible.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 21, 2013 at 9:20 am
Apple's Tim Cook Testifies Before Congress About Its Tax Underpayment Problem:
Web Link
"To our knowledge Apple is the largest corporate taxpayer in America," Cook said, saying that Apple's U.S. tax rate was 30.5 percent. "We paid $6 billion in cash to the U.S. Treasury — that's $16 million each day. And we expect to pay even more this year."
"Apple has real operations in real places with Apple employees," Cook said. "We pay all the taxes we owe, every single dollar. We don't only comply with the letter of the law, but the spirit of the law. We don't stash money on some Caribbean Island."
So .. Mr. Losch—just how much should Apple be paying in taxes for you to stop fretting about their lack of ethics?
a resident of Meadow Park
on May 21, 2013 at 9:59 am
"I tend to side with ... companies that take advantage of the loophole,"
THEY are the companies that made sure this loophole was put in place! Their lobbyists/donations have bought key members of congress.
So they write the loophole, take advantage of the loophole, and apologists say "golly, they are obeying the law." Meanwhile, our country goes further into debt, schools are starved, 'forcing' the Apples/Googles to offshore more jobs...
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 21, 2013 at 10:09 am
Another scheme happening here in high cost Silicon Valley is corporations laying off middle-aged high quality personnel, including Ph.D.'s because their use of benefits is too high (having a second child, that kind of thing). I emphasize we are witnessing this happening, it is not for cause firing nor last hired, first fired kind of situation. Beware of becoming a middle manager type with dependents, your benefits may lead you to be laid off.
Apple is close with the current administration, so I assume they will be OK. It's difficult to follow the various machinations of these large corporate entities, but I thought another example is Google, which is also close with this administration and I remember reading in fine print somewhere is hoping to store or manage all of Americans' millions of medical records in conjunction with Obamacare, a huge contract.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 21, 2013 at 10:29 am
> If corporations didn't sherk their tax responsibilities,
> the government wouldn't need to raise personal taxes.
It's amazing that anyone could believe this. Where do corporations get their money from, with which to pay their taxes? Corporations get money from their customers—that's where. It's commonly believed that the cost of most products/services includes up to 40% hidden taxes—which is the statutory corporate income tax (before the lawyers step in). If corporations were not taxed, then we would see the true cost of government--because our taxes would be higher, but we'd have more money in our pocket to begin with. As it is, far too many people don't know the truth about government costs because they don't seem to want to know the truth about where government money comes from.
> schools are starving…
The US Department of Education documents that about 9% of the US GDP is consumed by pubic schools—more if all the private schools are considered. And even more yet when long-term pension obligations are definitely not in these calculations, either!
With the myopia exhibited in this country (and city) about how government is financed—it's doubtful the US will last another fifty years. Democracy seems to be too complicated for the most educated people on the planet. So, what hope does it have in areas where people can not read, or write?
a resident of Meadow Park
on May 21, 2013 at 10:52 am
"...it's doubtful the US will last another fifty years"
No hyperbole there, right?
"It's commonly believed..."
Noted without comment.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 21, 2013 at 11:15 am
> No hyperbole there, right?
It depends.
Got any idea how long historical republics lasted? (Clue--not that long).
The US has the resources to last longer, but with the ignorance openly expressed by so many people in the country about basic financing issues--how far off can the end be? (Clue--the US long-term debt could easily be $200T, and growing.)
This week end, a senior advisor to the President proclaimed on national TV, in response to questions about the IRS being used to targer political enemies of the President, this senior advisor arrogantly responded: "the law is irrelevant!"
Wonder how many people in the US took objection to this clear attack on "the rule of law"? If the law is "irrelevant" to the President, how long before it is "irrelevant" to every level of government? And once we've reached that point--there won't be much left of our constitutinal republic.
Fifty years is not that long, given the abuses, and growth, of government in the US.
a resident of Palo Verde
on May 21, 2013 at 11:25 am
@ECR, "Their lobbyists/donations have bought key members of congress."
Can you name one of the 53 representatives in California they bought? Or was that a figurative accusation? When you have a huge economic engine in your district, or your state, employing thousands of voters and supporting many adjacent businesses, it would be silly not to make some calculation of give and take. Both sides know that it can't be all take or all give. Short of a kingdom or dictatorship, everything is negotiable, and that's what lobbyists are, negotiators.
a resident of Meadow Park
on May 21, 2013 at 11:35 am
The Paulies, the Brietbart types, along with the silly Corsi types, complete with the $200T figure, amaze me. Keep stoking the IRS so called 'scandal', fringies, the rest of America is laughing at you. Obama's popularity rises, while the GOP has the lowest unfavorables in years.
"...it's doubtful the US will last another fifty years" How many conservatives, back in '68, thought America was doomed, with hippies and bombings on campuses?
"...it's doubtful the US will last another fifty years" How many liberals thought, back in '73 (Watergate) that America was doomed, or at least, to quote the poster "given the abuses, and growth, of government"?
"...it's doubtful the US will last another fifty years" How many conservatives thought we would not survive the Nixon recession and oil embargo under Ccarter?
"...it's doubtful the US will last another fifty years" How many fiscal conservatives thought we would not survive Reagan's tripling of the national debt, and Reagan's 11 middle class tax hikes?
I repeat: "...it's doubtful the US will last another fifty years"
No hyperbole there.... Ha!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 21, 2013 at 12:13 pm
> hyperbole
Actually, these are estimates .. and like all estimates, are subject to possible error.
> No hyperbole there
And No "there there" here.
Not one fact to refute the estimates, and data, presented.
a resident of Meadow Park
on May 21, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Not one fact to SUPPORT the estimates, and data, presented (by you; ie.. $200T)
My claim: "Obama's popularity rises, while the GOP has the lowest unfavorables in years."
Obama popularity rises (CNN poll released this week: "CNN reported on Sunday that 53% of people questioned in the survey said they approve of the job the president is doing, with 45% saying they disapprove. The president's approval rating was at 51% in CNN's previous poll, from early April. The new numbers indicate that Obama remains popular, with 79% of Americans saying the president is likable."
"Republicans, at 59 percent unfavorable, are at their highest unpopularity level since CNN started polling the question in 1992."
a resident of Community Center
on May 21, 2013 at 1:40 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
On topic, off topic.
I have been doing this PA Online long enough that I am grateful that I have some readership, I engender opinions, really don't mind when people disagree with my point of view, struggle to understand why aspersions are directed at me personally. I can handle the aspersions, and my aspersion back is get back on topic. It's not about me.
This topic is a great example of how people drift and drift. It is about whether a major company that is part of our communty should be paying taxes. In this case, it is Apple,and it could be any number of other companies that are less visible.
I lived in the Twin Cities for a few years, and the major companies based there, such as General Mills and 3M, paid taxes and contributed mightily the make the area a vibrant community.
I love Apple products, i do not view Apple as a good local citizen.
a resident of Meadow Park
on May 21, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Seven Apple facts Web Link :
1. Almost all of Apple's foreign operations are run through an Irish company with no employees.
2. Apple pays 2%—or less—in corporate income tax in Ireland - The already low-tax country gives Apple special treatment with a negotiated 2% income tax rate. But that's just the top-line number: Between 2009 and 2011, one Irish subsidiary, Apple Sales International, earned $38 billion and paid $21 million in taxes, for an effective rate of .06%.
3. Apple Operations International, which provided 30% of Apple's worldwide net profits from 2009 to 2011, doesn't pay taxes anywhere.
4. Apple's US profits keep ending up in Ireland, too: ...It also argues that Apple is effectively sending US profits to its Irish subsidiaries, too. How? Transfer pricing. ...From 2009 to 2012, Apple allocated $4 billion in R&D costs to its US unit, which had $38.7 billion in profits, while its Irish subsidiary had $4.9 billion in R&D costs—and $74 billion in profits.
5. Most of the $102 billion Apple is keeping "overseas" is in US banks.
6. The magic of "check-the-box" makes whole companies disappear: One of the most favored tax loop-holes for multinationals is known as "check-the-box." It allows companies to instruct the government to completely disregard certain foreign subsidiaries for tax purposes. Apple's main Irish subsidiary, AOI, checks the box for its entire global distribution network. This allowed the company to avoid paying $12.5 billion in taxes that would have been assessed for foreign sales by its network of global distributors.
7. Apple is seemingly terrible at estimating its own taxes: In annual reports between 2009 and 2011, the company told investors it was setting aside $13.7 billion to pay federal taxes—but it has actually paid only $5.3 billion. Those set-asides are only advance estimates, but it's pretty strange that each year they're off by many billions of dollars. As a result, Apple's actual US tax rate is only 20.1%, much lower than the 24% to 32% it said it was paying.
Absent this congressional investigation, we wouldn't know the difference.
a resident of Midtown
on May 21, 2013 at 5:07 pm
>I lived in the Twin Cities for a few years, and the major companies based there, such as General Mills and 3M, paid taxes and contributed mightily the make the area a vibrant community.
The old notion of the company town actually worked, until the unions decided to tear it up. I doubt that Apple wants to run/support Cupertino, although it will pay local/state/national taxes that it is obligated to pay. Steve Jobs was not a big social giver...he created wealth for himself and his employees, then it was up to them to contribute to social causes, if they chose to do so.
a resident of Palo Verde
on May 21, 2013 at 5:20 pm
"It is about whether a major company that is part of our communty should be paying taxes."
Given that Apple does indeed pay taxes, direct taxes, in this county, in this state, in this country, in the billions, the only question I see here, Paul, is whether Apple is paying their fair share.
Do you really think Apple is taking more away from Silicon Valley than they are bringing in? Or is this a "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need" kind of thing?
A cadre of lawyers and shell game of foreign subsidiaries sure makes it look like Apple is getting away with something, but perhaps that's the only way to compete with Samsung (which pays a similar global tax rate). Thomas Friedman or Joseph Stiglitz may be required reading here.
Congratulations on the active thread.
a resident of another community
on May 21, 2013 at 5:55 pm
Apple must pay taxes like everybody else! Apple must be investigated ; for loopholes and all other expenditures. I struggled to pay $90 for 2012 IRS and $225 for the accountant , and I still have to file with state of CA. Figure out how to come up $$ for copies, postage etc! If I don't do it state of CA will fine me again: 1000% for being homeless. This all is happening on expense of people like me; and if I find out Apple is and has been cheating on their taxes: I will no longer be their customer; regardless of how much I love Apple products. Why should I keep sending $$$ to Apple if they cheet? I will spend the $$ for food instead and if there is something left; share it with other screwed up citizens on the streets, including Palo Alto homeless !
a resident of Community Center
on May 21, 2013 at 6:43 pm
Paul Losch is a registered user.
Thanks for your observations.
Apple's situation really is a poster child for what tax policy should be in the States.
I have a very cynical point of view about how multinational companies such as Apple manage their finanacial and tax responsibities.
Even Tim Cook, Apple CEO, testified in Congress that the US tax code needs significant reform. He said Apple is playing by the rules.
I say change the rules.
Current fiscal policy is why our infrasture has led to collapsed bridges, dilapidated schools, excessive hidden deficits from defense spending, and not taxing people appropriatly during the GW Shrub adminstration
To John: Thank you for posing your questions. I will not reply.
a resident of Midtown
on May 21, 2013 at 7:11 pm
>To John: Thank you for posing your questions. I will not reply.
That's a curious answer, Paul. If you have the privilege to run a public blog, you should be willing to reply to honest questions.
a resident of College Terrace
on May 21, 2013 at 8:32 pm
Great video of Senator Rand Paul at Apple hearing on May 21: "Sen. Paul ruins the Apple show trial."
Web Link
"I'm offended by a $4 trillion government bullying, berating and badgering one of America's greatest success stories. Tell me one of these politicians up here who doesn't minimize their taxes. Tell me a chief financial officer you would hire if he didn't try to minimize your taxes legally. Tell me what Apple's done that's illegal."
a resident of another community
on May 21, 2013 at 9:35 pm
This forum is about discussion of Apple. I have Apple iPhone to be on line, and yet I never signed up to pay for Face Books, tweets, tags, or whatever they are called. I signed up with Apple to use it as computer . My monthly Apple bill is huge : to be exact it's $ 197.62 per month. I want to know what I have been for just be on line, not one time have I gotten a bill from Apple, since the Apple iPhone came out 2+ yrs ago. I just want to make sure I have not been charged undisclosed hidden fees for the services I have never used. If I have: it's govternement fraud on expense of the poor! Sincerely; S.T.L.
a resident of Midtown
on May 21, 2013 at 10:00 pm
It's all legal, just like you making a 401(k) contribution, Roth IRA contribution, or paying your property tax bill before 31-Dec to accelerate the deduction. And if you've been following these hearings, you'd know that what Apple is doing has actually been standard practice for 30+ years, but some of the other companies in the Valley are taking more aggressive positions, such as HP (watch the HP hearings to see some folks more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs).
You may disagree with how our tax code is written. You may not like the "spirit" of what these companies are doing. Yet what is blindingly obvious is that if you simply wave your magic wand and force these companies to pay 35% on all their profits (before the state tax load!), you will
(i) put them at a competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis their foreign competitors (yes, there are a lot of them out there, we don't have a monopoly on tech) as these companies have effective tax rates at 25% and lower, so they will have more after-tax proceeds to reinvest in their business,
(ii) force future start-ups to form a non-US legal entity (Ireland, or wherever) and operate in the US via a subsidiary of this non-US Parent. This will allow them to leave their intellectual property outside the jurisdiction of the US tax net and essentially force the US to a territorial system of tax (which again hammers the incumbents as they wouldn't be able to replicate this).
A lot of the recent corporate tax reform proposals offer very viable solutions in lowering the corporate tax rate and offering a lower rate of tax on these offshore profits, but of course as with any change there will be some winners and some losers.
Two parting thoughts for anyone still reading this:
1) If you think what Apple has done is egregious, go look at what is going in the Pharma industry. Apple is at least paying full tax on its earnings on sales in the US. Pharma companies engage in what is called "round tripping" where they actually avoid US tax on a large portion of their sales to US customers.
2) A lot of the "offshore" cash is actually sitting in US Banks. It's not like the cash is just sitting under the mattress. The banks are using it as capital to fund their lending. If anything, this could potentially be viewed as a subsidy to the normal folks, in that there is an excess supply of cash in the banks that may serve to drive borrowing rates down. Of course, with all cash the Fed has been printing it probably isn't making a meaningful impact...
a resident of another community
on May 21, 2013 at 10:32 pm
Apple is not accountable, because I had a contract with them when the phones came out. I signed up with a written contract for monthly bill . Cost was $175.00 ( from my pocket) for 2 years accountability. I don't know who is at fault, because I'm being billed through 3rd party, but I think it's Apples fault, that 2-3 times or more my monthly bill has been over $215 .i never know what they charge, so every month I have to count my pennies.
I never signed up to pay for face books, tweets, etc. what they are using the $175 for that I paid to Apple 2x?? And the overcharged monthly bills that that I have paid , amounts that I never agreed to pay. When , I went to the third party payment office to inquire about my monthly bills, they were rude and I was hushed out of the store making me to feel I was on the way of new customers they had to sign up!
a resident of another community
on May 22, 2013 at 1:08 am
Apple and Texas editorial . While I count my pennies to pay for Apple: I want to launch investigating to 7/11 stores in Texas and beyond. I think they are stealing the copper pennies, nickled and quartes that have silver and copper in them. I had a big fight in 7/11 store over my pennies in Pacifica, CA. Also, transits are going through trash all night long to pay bills, including Apple. Best advice is not to put anything personal in garba
. I am getting electronic messages in my Apple iPhone , that I have to pay now for insurance for my iPhone . Anybody else getting these messages from apple???
I signed up for on line computer and never signed up for being intruded by electronic marketing! I don't want tweets , face books , electronic marketing spies to use me as a scape goat!!! I even had a message about my debit card. Electronic message it will be canceled! I might be better off in tossing this Apple iPhone in the ocean vs. $175 penalty, because this months bill is too high for me to pay! I am not going to go to 7/11 stores anymore, because if I don't turn in my pennies, who knows I get arrested. Despite of all this, I want to know what tax index the Apple is using on expense of the end users?I want to know the tax index code of Aplple? What is it? I'm going to Tenderloin tomorrow to spend a day with my friends who are totally out of communication. I know for sure companies , that provide freedom of speech through cell phones, so I support them instead of Apple, that has contributed 0 to us.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on May 22, 2013 at 8:07 am
Today, Lois Lerner, a career government lawyer, refused to answer any questions from a Congressional oversight committee that is examining the possible targeting of "Conservative" groups that were seeking legal exemptions from taxes under the existing tax code.
Ms. Lerner claimed that she had broken no laws, or any of the extensive IRS code, for that matter. She claimed that she had a right not to testify under the Constitution's Fifth Amendment, and she asserted that right to refuse to provide Congress any information about her activities, and mindset, when managing/directing the 900 employees, and $100M budget under her control.
Apple's CEO—on the other hand—answered all of the Committee's questions, did so in a respectful way, making no effort to evade any of the questions put to him.
Paul Losch's suggestion that Apple is somehow unethical because it has minimized its tax liability is ludicrous—particularly when watching the pitiful performance of IRS officials evading questions, claiming, effectively, that targeting the political enemies of the White House was "probably" not illegal, and having Senior White House "advisors" claim that "the law is irrelevant" on national TV leaves some of us wondering if Paul Losh has any idea what "ethics" is, or if he is such a "big government" guy that he is willing to ignore the need for "ethics" to apply to everyone—private sector entities, as well as government.
Today, we have seen the Apple's CEO provide respectful answers to Congress, and a high-ranking IRS lawyer/manager/executive demonstrate nothing but contempt, and arrogance towards Congress, and the American people.
And this from "the most transparent government—ever!" Right ..
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 22, 2013 at 11:37 am
Agree with all of those who back Apple as doing what is legal and has nothing to hide.
@ homeless - sorry but I believe you are mistaken in you're assessment of responsibility for the "contract". You buy the phone from Apple and they're responsible for the hardware and the iOS. Your service contract (with Verizon, AT&T, etc.) is the responsibility of the carrier, not Apple.
a resident of Palo Alto High School
on May 22, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Apple and other public companies have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders to maximize their value and their profits. Taking advantage of tax loopholes is smart business and good for the shareholders of Apple. Our tax code - personal and corporate - is broken. Perhaps this will provide some incentive for a bipartisan effort to change the codes. But I doubt it.
a resident of Jordan Middle School
on May 22, 2013 at 1:07 pm
For every billion Apple hides in an employee-less Irish shell company, that's a billion that gets raised from individuals and small business persons who don't have lobbyists to bend and rewrite the rule for them (us.)
And another billion that doesn't go to our schools, roads, first responders, disaster prevention, etc..
Think there are some parents in Oklahoma who wish their school had an extra 20 grand to build a shelter basement?
John McCain said the company "enjoys reminding the public" that its $6 billion in tax payments last year may make it the nation's largest taxpayer, even as the "same executives fail to mention the less attractive fact that the company is one of the nation's biggest tax avoiders."
Richard Harvey, testifying as a tax expert from Villanova University law school, said the creator of the iPod, iPhone and iPad had achieved the "utopian" ideal of tax planners - "creating an entity that is taxed nowhere."
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a resident of Atherton
on May 23, 2013 at 11:03 am
John McCain really had the nerve to talk about "...one of the nation's biggest tax avoiders"???
Williard Mitt Romney?
Mr. Forty (cayman islands and swiss bank accounts) Seven Percent, who only pays 13%? McCain was talking about that guy, wasn't he?
Sorry, I know it's been 6 months, but I still find it hilarious that the GOP chose that guy, of all people, and then wondered how they lost. Solid gold satire masquerading as performance art.
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 23, 2013 at 6:06 pm
So fix the tax code if they don't like how it works today. Apple didn't break the law nor did it try to hide how the company manages its revenues and taxes. All above board.
a resident of Meadow Park
on May 26, 2013 at 11:29 am
> musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on May 21, 2013 at 11:25 am wrote:
> @ECR, "Their lobbyists/donations have bought key members of congress."
> Can you name one of the 53 representatives in California they bought?
You want it in bulk, or by politician?
Okay, let's look at one guy, Kevin McCarthey, R, Big Business:
Top 5 Contributors, 2011-2012, Campaign Cmte and Leadership PAC
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $42,000 = $7,000 $35,000
Comcast Corp $36,000 = $13,500 $22,500
Elliott Management $35,000 = $35,000 $0
Oracle Corp $31,500 = $24,500 $7,000
Goldman Sachs $31,000 = $11,000 $20,000
Top 5 Industries, 2011-2012, Campaign Cmte and Leadership PAC
Industry Total = Indivs PACs
Securities & Investment $460,008 = $267,858 $192,150
Insurance $342,727 = $43,477 $299,250
Health Professionals $325,778 = $56,600 $269,178
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products $288,900 = $33,650 $255,250
Oil & Gas $281,700 = $115,200 $166,500
Congressman McCarthy took a half million from Wall Street, a quarter million from Big Oil, a third of a million from Big Insurance, a quarter million from Big Pharma.
Who do you think McCarthy listens to? His voters? Ha! When Wall Street Banksters want a tax loophole inserted into a bill, what do you think happens?
Again: musical asked - "Can you name one of the 53 representatives in California they bought?"
Yes, I can name many, but there's your one - Rep Kevin McCarthy, R, Big Business.
Rather, nominally representing CA23 (Bakersfield)
Rep Kevin McCarthy, R, Big Business - bought and paid for by Wall Street, Big Oil, Big Insurance, and Big Pharma, among others
a resident of East Palo Alto
on May 26, 2013 at 12:11 pm
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The latest episode in the ongoing saga of Indiana Jones has upset leaders of Russia's Communist Party who describe 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" as nothing more than cheap anti-Soviet propaganda which distorts history and should be banned in Russia. The film is set in 1957 where Indie confronts an evil KGB agent played by Cate Blanchett and they fight over a skull with mystic powers that can change the course of human destiny. Naturally, communists are the bad guys and Americans represent all that is good in the world.
Viktor Perov, a Communist Party member, bitterly commented:"What galls is how, together with America, we defeated Hitler, and how we sypmpathized wthen Bin Laden hit them. But, they go ahead and scare kids wtih communists. These people have no shame." Sergei Malinkovich who heads the St. Petersburg Communist Party, is upset because young people "will go to the cinema and will be sure that in 1957, we made trouble for the United States and almost started a a nuclear war. Rubbish."
Unfortunately, World War II, if it is taught, is taught poorly, and only represents the view of one nation about what happened. The youth of today are essentially ahistorical and have scant interest in anything other than what is currently operating and how it impacts their lives. I doubt if many young Americans have a clue about communists and as far as they are concerned, 1957 is some time shortly after the Middle Ages.


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Carey Price was at his locker, talking to the media about the perils of exhibition hockey and playing behind guys who won't be in Montreal when the regular season rolls around.
"It's exhibition," Price said. "This is the time to work things out.
Jacques Martin was supportive of his goaltender, pointing out that Price had been beaten by "three power-play goals, a penalty shot and two giveaways.".
"Even when the game was out of hand, he made good saves and competed," Martin said. The team in front of Price, the coach added, "didn't help him much."
Not a whole lot of teeth-gnashing, then, after a miserable game at Scotiabank Place.
Breakaways, penalty shots, a ton of PPs, fights – the game had it all … largely as a consequence of the number of non-NHLers in both lineups.
What it didn't offer is reassurance that Price is on his game.
10 goals against on 39 shots in 100 minutes.
At least Price was spared sarcastic applause from the numerous Canadiens fans at Scotiabank Place, where an upcoming show features Cesar Millan.
Does he whisper to goaltenders?
"It would have been nice to make some of those saves," Price said, "but I'm not going to lose any sleep tonight."
We'll follow the goaltender's advice and CHILL, repeating the mantra:
It's only the pre-season.
• • •
Best player in a white jersey: Tomas Plekanec.
Scored again and skated all night.
Pleks is making that contract look awfully good.
Honourable mention: Ben Maxwell
Invisible to the naked eye: Maxim Lapierre
And speaking of eyes, Hal Gill got nicked by Foligno's stick in the second period and did not return. But Jacques Martin says it's not serious.
• PREGAME AUDIO: Michael Cammalleri | Jaroslav Spacek | Benoit Pouliot
The Canadiens play Ottawa again tonight in the Senator's Kanata barn.
Carey Price makes his second start of the pre-season, with Team A.
It's the second of four consecutive exhibition games, which continues with Minnesota – Gui! Gui! Gui! – visiting the Bell Centre tomorrow and Florida in on Monday night.
Team B sent the fans home happy last night.
Alex Auld and Robert Mayer were solid in nets, and coach Jacques Martin singled out several young players for praise: Lars Eller, David Desharnais, Max Pacioretty, Brendan Nash, Andreas Engqvist and Ryan White.
Martin's other kids are in action tonight.
And Benoit Pouliot is on RW, with Tomas Plekanec and Mike Cammalleri. The other lines: Tom Pyatt-Ben Maxwell-Maxim Lapierre; Travis Moen-Jeff Halpern-Aaron Palushaj; Andrew Conboy-Olivier Fortier-Louis Leblanc.
D pairings: Hal Gill-Yannick Weber; Jarred Tinordi-Jaroslav Spacek; Josh Gorges-Kyle Klubertanz
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Jamaica Scuba Diving at its best off the beaches of Negril Jamaica. Imagine yourself in Jamaica as you look out you see blue mountains, long sandy beaches, world-class golf courses, cooling waterfalls and clifftop bars. The sounds of reggae music fill your ears and the smells of tasty Jamaican food dance on your taste buds. All of this with friendly faces and lots of fun. Jamaica has it all! We haven't even begun to talk about the water activities and marine life you will see. What better place to experience Jamaica, but in Negril where you will find a paradise for diving and watersports. Not to mention seven-mile beaches that stretch to touch the horizon, and sunsets that get applause. Come and enjoy a 'kick-off-your shoes, shrug-off-your blues' way of life.
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text: Every age gets the gumshoe it deserves, and for some reason we were fortunate to have one-eyed Peter Falk's Lt. Frank Columbo, disheveled, negligible, passive aggressive, and inescapable in the eponymous TV series that broadcast, after a pilot episode directed by Steven Spielberg, in one form or another for 32 years (1971-2003). His portrayal of the unassuming, self-deprecating lawman in the trademark soiled trenchcoat especially impresses because it is so unlike some of his other great performances, such as the Oscar-nominated role of the hitman in "Murder, Inc "(1960), in which he could teach Joe Pesci in "GoodFella's" a thing or two about handling an ice pick; or the bingeing spouse in John Cassavetes "Husbands" (1970); or the inept, loutish spouse in Cassavetes "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974). Maybe my favorite of his roles is that in Wim Wenders's "Wings of Desire" (1986), where he plays "Der Filmstar," a crusty, ironical curmudgeon not unlike Falk himself who can sense the invisible presence of the melancholy guardian angels who watch over Berlin. Falk died yesterday at the age of 83; maybe now he can see them face to face.


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By Chris Harris
Arsène Wenger admits Arsenal can consider themselves "lucky" to leave Southampton with a point on New Year's Day.
The Gunners were below par at St. Mary's Stadium and needed an own goal from Guly Do Prado to peg back the hosts, who took the lead through Gaston Ramirez.
Wenger kept faith with the side that scored seven against Newcastle United on Saturday but he got a very different display from his players.
"It was a flat performance, overall," Wenger told Arsenal Player. "We were disappointing going forward, we didn't create enough, when you sum up the chances we created tonight it is very little.
"Our game was not speedy enough with not enough purpose. Therefore at the end of the day you can even consider that it's a lucky point.
"Maybe we were a bit off and lost a bit of concentration and thought 'OK, we scored seven against Newcastle, we'll score again today', but it doesn't work like that. You have to focus completely."
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Journalists detained and broadcasts jammed in Libya
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Central, Spacious, Light Apartment 100m2
Size100 m²
Floor No.3
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Breakfast
- Towels
- Dishwasher
Accommodation summary
|Boyesgade, 1622 Copenhagen, Denmark
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It's perfect for couples who wants a romantic retreat in Copenhagen or small families wanting to enjoy the sights, parks, museums and athmosphere of the city.
The apartment has three rooms and a big kitchen. The kitchen is fully equipped with everything you need to cook a nice hot meal and you'll also have a microwave if you want to heat it again the next day. You'll have a dishwashing machine and of course a refrigerator and freezer. There's lots of space for several people to be in the kitchen at the same time. We provide sugar, oil, spices, instant coffee and tea so you don't have to worry about the basics when you're staying here.
The living room is equipped with a cozy sofa which can be folded out at night and used as a sofa bed with space for two people. Two of the beds are therefore sofa beds and not regular beds. We do not have cable TV, but you can watch Netflix or play Playstation on the TV.
The bathroom has a shower and a toilet and we provide guest towels for your stay.
In the bedroom we have a big nice bed (160 x 200 cm - US queen size). Pillows, duvets and linen are provided free of charge.
We have fast wireless Internet for free and in the basement you can use our common washing and drying facilities. Upon request you'll have access to an iron and an ironing board.
On your way from the apartment to the city you can easily walk and enjoy Vesterbrogade where there are lots of cool shops selling everything from clothes and furniture to Morrocan lamps and unique art. If you want a break you can enjoy one of the many cozy and "hyggelige" cafes. In the city you can shop even more on the famous pedestrian street called Strøget, you can see Copenhagen Town Hall on Rådhuspladsen, you can watch a movie in one of the many movie theaters or you can have lots of fun in Tivoli, the famous amusement park. Inner Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade, a parallel street called Istedgade and the meatpacking district, all of which are very close by, offer great party and beer drinking opportunities - there are bars and night clubs for every taste and wallet size.
If you want to relax and take a nice walk in the nature you can walk to Frederiksberg Have or Søndermarken - two beautiful gardens with big green areas, trees and a lake in Frederiksberg Have. Also you can take a walk around The Lakes of Copenhagen (or maybe just one of them) which also are very close. If you have children or simply enjoy animals the Zoo is a great place to go.
There's plenty of take-away food and restaurants in the near surroundings (Japanese, Thai, Indian, Italian, Vietnamese, Turkish, Pakistani, bagel shops, burger, traditional Danish food etc.) There's also five different grocery shops nearby if you want to cook a nice meal in our spacious and open kitchen. Most of them are open from 8 am to 10 pm every day and offer a great selection of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as meat and dairy. If you're hungry for a croissant or a delicious cake there's a bakery 2 minutes away.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me!
House rulesWe expect that you treat our belongings with respect and keep the noise down after 10 PM so the neighbours can sleep. Smoking is in no form or way allowed. Crazy parties are not allowed but of course you can listen to some soothing music while you're drinking a glass of wine in the evening. Also unfortunately animals are not allowed.
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Reviews of this property
The flat was brilliant for our needs: bright and welcoming. Spacious kitchen! Very nice hosts, and generous attitude! The location is great: close to the city centre but in a quiet street.
We had great hosts. The communication was easy and the appartement was clean, spacious and in a very good location.
We stayed in the apartment of Alexander with our little baby-girl for five nights at the end of march.We planned our trip very spontaneous and were really excited to find such a wonderful place. The communication with Alexander and Victoria was quite uncomplicated and friendly. The apartment was cozy and light-flooded, which we enjoyed at the cold time. The position is perfect, the busstop is just nearby and there are good restaurants and a great bakery with delicious cakes just a five minute walk away. The only struggle at the first day was to unterstand the parking system, until we realized, that we could get the tickets also in an 7Eleven-Shop.
We could really recommend the apartment and would always go there again.
Thank you Victoria and Alexander :-)
Alexander was a great host.
The apartment was very cozy and comfortable.
Thank you very much for sharing your place with us!
We had a great time!!!
The apartment was nice and beautiful with hardwood floor and comfortable bed. Great location on a quiet street. It was easy to catch the bus downtown. Nice cafes and shops close by. We had a great brunch at cafe Granola, shopping on Gammel kongevej and drinks at the Brass monkey. Alexander was very helpful and flexible with the check in time. We felt welcome. Me and my two friends enjoyed our perfect weekend holiday in the beautiful and friendly city.
We had a really nice stay in Alexander and Victoria's apartment and felt very much at home. The apartment is nicely decorated and stylish. The area is great with lovely cafes, restaurants and shops.
The apartment is only a short walk to everything and we recommend staying here.
Alt kommunikation fungerede perfekt, og vi havde en super fin uge i Alexander og Victorias lejlighed. Beliggenheden bliver ikke mere central, og det var perfekt i forhold til restaurantbesøg og en løbetur rundt om søerne. Selve lejligheden fremstår ren og hyggelig + området er utroligt stille, på trods af man er midt i en storby.
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Sponsored Tingles K-Y Intense: France vs Spain
Perhaps the most challenging hot-off so far.
My Marion and her Guillaume. Have you seen Jeux d'enfants? They were ELECTRIC in Jeux d'enfants. Please see if you haven't. You'll love it, I promise. But it wasn't the right time yet. And then suddenly he was kissing her on the sidewalk in Paris and it became real. Some say they are the Brange of France. And they are just as perfect together. So stylish,, so refined, chic and classic, Laura and I were at the Eden Roc for dinner during the Cannes Film Festival this year while they were eating at a table by the door, totally engrossed in each other, totally engaged in conversation, like there was no one else around, and when she spoke he looked at her admiringly and when he spoke she looked at him equally admiringly and they ate with gusto and drank with enthusiasm and we imagined this was followed by a walk on the beach or in the du Cap gardens, en route to their bungalow where they made love elegantly, like violins or something.
As for Penelope Cruz – after strange relationships with both Tom Cruise and Matthew McConaughey (what was that all about???) finally it was time for Javier, having worked together before, like Marion and Guillaume, but waiting years to make it happen.
When it happened it was explosive. First spotted on holiday together in the Maldives devouring each other passionately (click here for photos) and then after they were discovered they've tried to keep it hidden from the press, at one point so discreet that it was reported several times that they'd split.
No split.
In fact, Just Jared reports that they are expecting.
Remember their chemistry way back in Jamon Jamon?
So what will it be?
French or Spanish?
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Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa • Las Vegas, NV
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two in a Deluxe Room, Sundays through Thursdays ($169) or Fridays and Saturdays ($209)
- Two Buffet Breakfasts at Feast Buffet
- $50 Food and Beverage Credit to the Sand Bar & Grill at the Resort Pool
- Four Bowling Passes to Red Rock Lanes
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Between the Strip's neon lights and The Forum's delightful shopping, Las Vegas has earned its reputation as an adults-only playground. Here, hours take a backseat to all-night slot sessions and minutes vanish beneath a fountain of free-flowing drinks. More than 36 million visitors flock to Sin City annually, but the Nevada destination offers more than just never-ending buffets and roulette. In recent years, Vegas has morphed into a culinary hot spot, with celebrity chefs dishing out exquisite gourmet fare.
The Digs
Away from the neon lights and chaos of the Strip sits Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, a AAA Four Diamond property that offers all the best of Las Vegas—a Zen-inspired spa, pool beds and cabanas, award-winning dining, and a casino—but it boasts a sleek, non-flashy atmosphere and views of the Spring Mountains. Its proximity to Red Rock Canyon is reflected in the open-air casino and activites offered at the Adventure Spa: mountain biking, horseback riding, and hiking.
"In the lobby, stacked sandstone brick evokes the aesthetic of the canyon while chandeliers dripping with more than three million crystals reference the glitzy city itself," says Travel + Leisure. Upstairs, Deluxe Rooms are outfitted in dark wood with pops of jungle green and offer deep soaking tubs and TVs in the bathrooms.
The Diversions
At Red Rock, entertainment includes bars and nightclubs, a movie theater, live music in Rocks Lounge, and bowling at Red Rock Lanes. And, of course, the world-class casino floor boasts more than 3,000 of the latest casino slots and video poker games; table games including blackjack, baccarat, craps, and roulette; a 24-hour poker room; and two high-limit areas.
In the morning, guests can go double or nothing at the hotel's generous Feast Buffet. There's virtually no limit to this high-stakes breakfast that offers golden-brown French toast, fruit-smothered pancakes, fluffy made-to-order omelets, and more. In addition to three fine-dining restaurants—Hachi, T-bones, and Terra Rossa—casual eateries include Yard House and Grand Cafe, which is open 24/7 and has more than 100 menu items.
"Don't miss the intimate spa," Travel + Leisure says—and we agree it's worth the splurge.
"This swanky golden-age Vegas throwback is a delight. Inside, dozens of crystal chandeliers contrast with earthy sandstone walls and teak-marble floors. Red Rock has a large pool area, a 16-screen movie theater, and a bowling alley."-- Read Fodor's Review of Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa
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Way It Works
Rada Cutlery Fundraising features 100% Made in the USA kitchen products – kitchen knives, utensils, gift sets (also cookbooks, stoneware, and quick mixes). There are no upfront costs and your group will make a 40% profit.
Simply click the Request Catalog button to the right or call our Rada Customer Service team at 1-800-311-9691 and we will send you the complete information packet.
STEP 2 – Order your fundraising materials to get started.
When you're ready to start your Rada Cutlery fundraiser, request the quantity of catalogs and order takers your group needs. Our friendly and knowledgeable Customer Service representatives are available to answer your questions. Or if you prefer you can use the Resource Center tab above.
STEP 3 – Start your fundraiser.
Using the Rada Cutlery catalogs and order takers, your participants start gathering orders from family, friends, co-workers and neighbors, with payments collected at the time of order (checks should be made payable to your organization). Two additional fundraising options are Event Sales and Internet Sales.
STEP 4 – Submit your total order.
Tally your individual order forms and submit your order by phone, by mail, by fax or online. If your sales are over $1000.00 consider the Simple Sorted Order.
STEP 5 – Receive and distribute products.
Your Rada Cutlery products will ship within 2 working days after your order and payment are received.
Rada Mfg. Co. has been manufacturing kitchen knives and helping fundraising groups since 1948! Last year over 19,000 Schools, Churches, Teams, Clubs and Youth Groups chose to sell Rada Cutlery for their fundraiser.
Rada Cutlery products are 100% Made in the USA. We started with just three knives and now have a complete line of kitchen knives, utensils and cutlery sets as well as stoneware, cookbooks, and quick mixes.
The wide variety of items available to your fundraising supporters means that everyone will be able to find items they want and need to support your cause. You can do the fundraiser year after year because people will want to add to their collections or buy gifts. Also, the quick mixes are delicious and people like to stock up when they get the chance.
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You will find that many of your customers recognize Rada Cutlery products and know their reputation for quality and value (over 135 million Rada knives have been sold). For this reason, many fundraisers say that Rada Cutlery "sells itself"!
Your group will make a 40% profit – but that is only part of the story!
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Value has always been a priority for Rada Mfg. Co. In fact, our mission is to "provide the BEST VALUE in kitchen knives for the dollar." Your supporters will appreciate you offering them Rada Cutlery products!
Rada Mfg. Co. started in 1948 as a fundraising company. We have helped hundreds of thousands of groups since we started and our whole system is geared to helping volunteers raise money.
The Rada Cutlery fundraising system is designed to meet the needs of group leaders and the fundraising participants. Examples include:
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
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Brother XL-3500i, SQ-9050, Dreamweaver XE6200D, Juki MO-2000QVP
I'm actually working on the projects I planned to do tomorrow! Which is good because I can work on Mom's purse and Dad's Syracuse Orangemen quilt tomorrow
I'm taking a break now; but worked on making pin wheel blocks until time to go exercise. I hope to finish making all of my pin wheels this afternoon.
Cold ...What's that?? Here in SW Florida I went yard saling in sandles and driving topless (convertible) LOL Beautiful weather...Hopefully do some sewing later
Cloudy but still no rain... which we really need. Up to northern Mn to close up the cabin for the year. God pontoon out and pulled dock out of the lake. Beautiful weather here this afternoon. Hate to see the fall end soon. Not much sewing this weekend but did learn to thread and start sewing with an old White Rotary I purchased to keep at the cabin. Fun but still have more practicing to do. Made one potholder so far (sorry no camera).
I got a top put together then next week I will add borders. I cut some strips that I had sewn. Now I am going back to my handquilting. Hope to finish this corner and I will be over half way done.
Just got home from a full day of quilting at a retreat, will return tomorrow. Don't care what the weather is - I'm sewing.
It's cool and rainy...ideal for quilting since I have no guilt over not gardening.
I am cleaning, then quilting, then a bit more cleaning, then rearranging fabric museum, then cleaning, and back to sewing.. I may cook sometime today or it may be take out. Hmm.. yeah. Take out wins.. leaves more quilting time!
I LA'd 2 small quilts for a local pup shelter that I support, so I've had a fun day too. That makes 5 smaller ones in the past two days. (All the way from 20X24" to 35X52"). Whew! No wonder I'm tired!
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Can any of you picture Eli doing that? Lol
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
Quarterbacks who get a big contracts are not entitled to win SB's.
Eli is being payed 100 million because he is a 2 time superbowl winning quarterback who may be the clutchest QB in NFL History and can be a top 5 QB when he's at his best.
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|2012-09-22, 03:00
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Yeah I was a little "oh that's cool" at first too. But given the horrible drop rate, and the 250 cap, at this point I don't even think of it as anything but the "horrible auction house that ruined the game's loot and item system" Trying to make money on it is not worth my time investment even in the slightest.
|2012-09-22, 03:07
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: California
|2012-09-22, 17:02
|Link #3565
Well, it would be absurd to see the game as any form of an income but it's still nice to get your money back as a bonus.
That being said, the AH isn't the culprit (people would trade with one another anyways, and use third party websites-- they still do), it's the drop rates being focused around the AH that is the problem. If the AH didn't exist but we still had the boring itemization and poor drop rates, the game would be complete trash as we had when act 1 inferno could only drop 61s and act 2 could only drop 62s. Taking on pre-patch act 2 with ilvl 61 weapons and enrage timers = wiping one's ass with sandpaper. It wasn't impossible, but it took a lot of grinding and an AH that was tainted by people exploiting into act 3 to get vendor shiz.
1.03 addressed it partially, but fucked up in other areas making it an even worse piece of trash. (lol repair costs)
As of 1.04 you actually can find your own items to beat inferno; still takes a long time but it's not as ridiclous as the previous situation I described before, so it's getting better now. We went from 62s only dropping in act 2+ to 62s being able to appear as early as Act 3 of hell. In addition 1.04 61 and 62 weapons are actually usable now, so that makes the situation entirely reasonable.
|2012-09-23, 03:31
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Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 36
I am still apprehensive of clicking the Diablo 3 button...
Seriously, last week I opened the game for the first time in weeks, and made it as far as the character screen. But then all the bad memories of wasted time with no reward flood back and I just closed it again.
I know that they promised the game will no longer punish me for playing, but can I trust them? Do Blizzard's words MEAN anything?
|2012-09-23, 06:46
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
Also. I like some parts of the D3 map randomization, such as how events are shifted around or you can have an open cellar one time, but a closed cellar the next time, or something else completely after that. But, it all just plain looks the same. They screwed up bigtime by not making the towns rotatable. Meaning, you kind of get the same map, but because you're moving in a completely different direction it looks semi-fresh and messes with your spacial awareness. Moving something 10m to the left or right on the other hand doesn't really do that. I know magda's stupid vagina cave is to the north-west each and every damn time; which is boring.
It's also kind of hard to click the D3 button when it's right next to the Emperor, Magic, PoE and Dota2 buttons too, all games that aren't all like "just do this pointless gold farming... you'll win! you want to `win` right? c'mon you know you want to win! it's just 36h of gold/gob farming! look, that's how all the `pros` are doing it!". And then there's games like Hawken coming to open beta soon, and Planetside 2 on the MMO side, all of which sound way more interesting PvP wise.
|2012-09-23, 06:51
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Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 36
IMO, the biggest change from DII to DIII is how I get my good drops. In DII it was about killing hard bosses. In DIII it is about counting pennies and trying to save up enough cash for the auction house.
There are people in China who get paid a salary to gold farm. I just don't think they should build a game around it.
To be fair, Blizzard seem to be trying to fix it. But I am just afraid of going back in because of past disappointments. I am literally choosing to breed faster chocobos in FF7 over playing DIII right now.
|2012-09-23, 10:03
|Link #3569
Moderate Haruhiist
Valen, things ARE a whole lot better. These days I only die when I lag or otherwise do something stupid (just ask Archon Wing about our dual-monk Siegebreaker runs, LOL), but take note this is in ACT III. Prior to the two patches, it wasn't even possible to GET that far.
That said, for those who jumped ship, it's far too little too late, but hey, at least they're doing something now.
|2012-09-23, 19:02
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And that's the sad part. Most of my friends will not care about improvements in D3, because the first impression just ruined it. Too little too late.
Still... I think the risk vs reward ratio is a lot better. The progression curve for 1.04 is reasonable, though some effort must be made in tuning builds and skill. Being unable to clear 1.04 inferno is a problem with the player, not the game. Though some elite combos are still stupid.
On another note...
They should also fix hardcore and make the leave timer for both softcore/hardcore to 2 seconds like it was in D2. Sure, sure people may cheat and exploit it, but it's better than having a mode that's not viable unless you live close to the server. Due to the online only requirement, they just have to adjust for it, and accept as part of the game. Currently, hardcore is just playing until you inevitably rubberband and die.
And honestly, who cares if some people "abuse" the disconnects in a game like Diablo? It's not supposed to be competitive. People still died in d2 tons even with the ability to leave a game. But then again in single player the game also didn't randomly shit on you because of the connection.
|2012-09-23, 19:02
|Link #3572
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
|2012-09-24, 22:12
|Link #3576
Well, lost my first hc character because the game crashed on me. It was only a 35 demon hunter; good thing I went on her instead of my Wizard, but it still sucks since i spent a bit of gold upgrading gear.
RIP I guess. It's been fun, but I think that's it for me for a long while.
|2012-09-25, 18:20
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Moderate Haruhiist
Indeed, the previous patch already made it viable to go to later Acts. Well, not act 3 anyway, but Act 2 SHOULD have been viable for people who can do Act 1.
Anyway, my schedule should be free enough again for a session on Thursday evening (SE Asia) so... Who's up for Act 3? North America server obviously.
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Funny as Shug is, he's the biggest ballbuster since Alec Baldwin in The Departed. Scratch that — Alec Baldwin in Outside Providence. He's been rabble-rousing since before Gang Starr, and even before high school. After getting expelled from the Metco program in fifth grade for assaulting curious/racist white Newton kids who kept touching his Afro, he wound up at middle school in Mattapan, where, in his words: "The kids were bad as hell — they would just show up to school with boxes of doughnuts that they stole from the grocery store."
Even though he wound up elbow-deep in Boston's violent drug game, in sixth grade Shug hoped to cut back on scrapping. "I was big, but I wasn't as tough as the rest of these kids. I had this thing where I wanted to go through the rest of my life without fighting, and even though that didn't happen, I learned how to snap. I've been legendary for it ever since — a lot of people thought I should be a stand-up comedian. It was just natural, and the funny thing was that I could fight, too, so if you got mad that I was snapping on you, so what — I'll still whip your ass."
Corny as it sounds, jest carried Shug through torrential times. Crime life caught him in the early '90s, and after pouring cement for the Gang Starr Foundation here in Boston, he got locked before his crew shot to the top of Golden Era hip-hop. But through it all Shug laughed — even while Guru got rich rhyming about his hood experience. "I remember one time when I was in jail and I was snapping on this one dude who I couldn't even see because we were all in our cells. I had the whole block erupting. You could hear the roars."
Although comedy called, Shug returned to hip-hop in 1998 with his now legendary guest appearance on "The Militia," off Gang Starr's Moment of Truth. From there, he rebuilt his home and family life while maintaining close ties with DJ Premier (or Premo, or Preme, as Shug calls him). With Guru gone and Gang Starr evaporated, Premo handled most of the production on Shug's overdue 2005 debut, Who's Hard?, and that signaled the resurrection of a Boston heavyweight who had played the background for far too long. This Friday, Shug celebrates the release of his new Otherside of the Game (Traffic Entertainment) at the Western Front.
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APCNews – March 12 2012 – Year XII Issue 159
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HRC expert panel on freedom of expression is only the beginning
GENEVA (APC) – APC welcomes the success of the Human Rights Council expert panel on freedom of expression on 29 February, the first time human rights on the internet have ever been specifically discussed by the UN. The panel was an important step towards promoting and protecting human rights online. Anriette Esterhuysen, APC's executive director and panellist said, "It was extremely encouraging that states agree that the same rights that apply in the offline world also apply online."
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INDONESIA (EngageMedia) – Maria Goreti, a papuan woman, was left pregnant and abandoned by an indonesian soldier. She and her 3-year-old daughter are still waiting for him to return. South to South Film Festival award-winning short film "Love letter to the Soldier" by EngageMedia tells her story.
Iran's new "clean" national internet will push many to exile, says Iranian activist
CALGARY (LC for APCNews) – Surprising as it may be, the internet in Iran started out as comparatively open in the region. However, censorship and internet clampdowns noticeably increased when conservative president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to power in 2005. The internet had until then given activists, journalists and political dissidents a way to get around Iran's restrictive media laws and communicate with the outside world.
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Putting a Name to Domestic Violence
Putting a Name to Domestic Violence
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Marriage Was the Goal
Before Stay-at-Home Dads
MLK Comes to Bridgeport
My First Act of Defiance
Chain of Social Movements
It Happened in Living Rooms
What About My Career?
Putting a Name to Domestic Violence
The Women's Shelter Movement
Joe Torre's Purpose
Cycles of Violence
OJ & Bill Clinton
Progress Against Domestic Violence
A Generation After Title IX
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First paying job: Cleaning dishes in the dining hall at her college.
Good Advice: "Whatever you do, do it in a nice and respectful way and do it with integrity. And if you can't do those things, you got to rethink what you're doing."
Ways to Unwind: "Dinner with friends, hiking, trips where you have to walk 14 miles a day, seeing films, reading murder mysteries."
Relationship Secret: "Find somebody who when you're with that person you like who you are more than when you're not."
Esta Soler is President of Futures Without Violence, a leading non-profit organization in the fight against domestic violence. She was born in Bridgeport, CT, in 1947 and has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Connecticut.
After beginning her career at the Department of Health and Human Services, Soler founded the Family Violence Project in 1980 (she renamed it Futures Without Violence in 2011). Under her leadership, the organization has led anti-violence education, advocacy, and prevention efforts in all fifty states and around the world.
Soler's advocacy was instrumental in convincing Congress to pass the Violence Against Women Act in 1994, the nation's first federal policy designed to reduce domestic violence. Congress re-authorized and expanded the law in 2000 and 2005. Soler is spearheading efforts to pass the International Violence Against Women Act.
Recent public service campaigns include That's Not Cool, launched in 2005 to prevent dating related violence among teens, and Coaching Boys Into Men, designed to educate men about domestic violence issues.


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For The Lancaster News
The entire Indian Land community can now enjoy the major landscaping project at the Del Webb Library at Indian Land.
"I have the most wonderful news," said Carol Williams, president of the Sun City Carolina Lakes Mums & Poppies Garden Keepers Club, who made this project their mission.
"A very generous donation from one of our members was just received (last fall). This donation put us over the top. We have reached our goal of $6,246.99.
Hall finishes basic training
U.S. Air Force Airman Michael L. Hall recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. During the eight weeks of training, he completed intensive training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is clearly a reason to celebrate; and, bringing the Indian Land community together because of it is all the more reason.
On Jan. 20, Steele Hill AME Zion Church joined Sun City Carolina Lakes in celebrating with prayers, songs and reflections, followed by a gathering with refreshments in the Lake House ballroom at Sun City.
SCCL Lifestyle Director Trevor Sunderlage said he and a committee of homeowners "put the program together with the idea that we would celebrate MLK's legacy."
FORT MILL – As the weekends slowly begin to warm into spring, families find themselves searching for close-to-home recreational activities they can enjoy outside together.
If you are looking for a place where you can relax and enjoy the serene beauty of nature and leave the hustle and bustle of the real world behind you, you don't have to go far.
Just a short distance away, the Anne Springs Close Greenway is waiting.
The Native American Studies Center expanded its art gallery just before Christmas with a gift made possible through an anonymous donor. Catawba Indian Chief and subject of many Catawba creations, King Haigler, rules once again in clay in a still-life painting by Greenville artist, Nancy Biggs Thomas.
Center Curator Brittany Taylor said the work was excellent, with vibrant complementary colors highlighting two traditional King Haigler pots.
She was delighted to welcome Thomas's work to the Center's collection.
When Marty Stuart comes to Lancaster on Saturday, Feb. 9, he will be joined by some familiar faces.
The Hinson Girls, a bluegrass and gospel band from Van Wyck, were asked by the Lancaster Performing Arts Series to be the opening act for Stuart's concert at the University of South Carolina Lancaster's Bundy Auditorium.
Have you ever thought of buttermilk as being mysterious? Does its mere mention make you shake in your oven mitts, the James Bond theme song playing in your head?
Oh wait, maybe it's just me.
For years, this humble ingredient has had me stumped.
What do you do with it? Is it for baking or am I supposed to put it in savory dishes?
The answer, it turns out, is a simple "yes."
A Charlotte radio station is joining with a local care center to provide relief for mothers in need.
New Life 91.9, a Christian radio station based in Charlotte, will host their annual Carolina's Biggest Baby Shower at the Pregnancy Care Center in Lancaster, 718 S. Main St., from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23.
The shower is a drop-in event, and people are welcome to bring a gift, tour the center and meet staff from both the care center and New Life 91.9.
Well, the crisis on the verge of bringing America to its knees has been averted for now.
No, I'm not talkin' about the fiscal cliff. I am referring to $8 a gallon milk.
I heard a recent TV news report that milk is gonna be more expensive than bottled water, so given the television source, it must be so.
First taxes, now milk.
The 16th Annual Christmas canned goods drive for HOPE in Lancaster at Carolina Christian Academy started the last week of November and ended Dec. 19, with the school's efforts netting 3,545 cans delivered to HOPE that morning.
With the addition of other items donated besides canned goods, such as boxes of ramen noodles, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, Jell-O and pasta, the total number of items delivered was close to 7,000.
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Solar energy has become a big hit in the world today, as more and more people realize that we need to reduce our negative impact on the world around us. Not only does solar power use the natural heat from the sun to power our homes, it also helps you see a dramatic decrease in your utility bills. Over 1 million Australian homes use solar power – which keeps on increasing reason why Solar Panels Melbourne and other companies have emerged in fact.
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Since solar power can be used to power everything in your home or just a few major appliances, the monetary value of switching to solar power is obvious. According to the amount of panels and the size of the system you choose, it is highly possible that you will never owe your electric company another dime.
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Depending on the size of your system, converting to solar power can end up costing tens of thousands of dollars. Of course, the fee that you pay upfront will be recouped with lower bills, so the system is well worth the upfront cost in the long run.
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