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We were a party of four staying in two rooms for three days at the beginning of June. The Boston is ideally situated and a clean, well run establishment with highly efficient and friendly staff. Rooms are on the small side but we had a balcony and great views of the lake and Borromeo islands (remembering that this hotel isn't directly on the lake so the view is looking over other buildings but no problem on the third floor). Breakfast and all services were good. I was particularly impressed by all the reception staff who were always on the ball and helped booking restaurants and airport transfers very efficiently. Stresa is an lovely small town with a certain faded elegance with big 19 century hotels on the promenade, a host of good eating places and great access to the ferries and cruises on the lake. We did the Maggiorie Express round trip, the three Borromeo Islands and the cable car up to Mottorone. I'd recommend them all.
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Above is the short The Thames opposite the Tower of London, London (1926).
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The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History by James Hall is published by Thames Hudson.
The Diamond Jubilee Pageant is well underway, with the Royal barge making stately progess down the Thames.
The field I was in seemed to slope a little towards the Thames.
By not steering me into any of the things we met on the Thames.
A great number of these refugees reached Britain, landing mostly at the mouth of the Thames, and sailing up it as far as Reading.
The blue and black smudges which purport to depict the 'Thames at Night.'
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The hotel for the conference is conveniently located right off of interstate 95. It will be a 45 minute bus ride to UConn for Sunday evening and about a 10 minute bus ride to Connecticut College for Monday morning. Showcase is on property and the hotel is 10 minutes to the Town of Mystic – come early and explore!
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625 North Road
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877-901-6632 to reserve by phone in the dedicated room block
Conference Rate: $135 per night.
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Waterford, CT 06385
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Hotel direction: 60 miles SE
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Reiki Vidya Niketan was founded on 8th Jun 1998, by a group of Three Reiki Masters comprising viz. Dr Subhash Gokhale, Mr Dinesh Thakkar and Mr Ajit Telang (known popularly as Guruji or Ajit Sir). All these Reiki Masters were trained by Dr Shyamal Durve, one of the first Reiki Masters in India, under the banner of Reiki India Research Centre. Mr Thakkar and Ajit Sir became Masters in January 1997 while Dr Gokhale became Master in 1998.
The idea behind creation of Reiki Vidya Niketan by these Masters was to create a novel institution which would create a right platform for correct teaching of Reiki Usui System of Natural Healing without any commercial contamination. The institution though founded by these Masters was immediately handed over to a group of Reiki sadhaks. The unwritten constitution of the institute was based on a philosophy that the institution will be owned and managed solely by the sadhaks and the Masters would mainly work as servants to this institution.
The institution was finally converted into a Trust under the name of Shri Swami Samarth Sewak Pratisthan and registered as Charitable Trust in the state of Maharashtra, since 2001 under registration No. E19110. The trust is registered with Income Tax under section 12A and the donations to the trust are exempted under section 80G. The activities of the trust are handled by a board of Trustees comprising of 9 members who are all Reiki sadhaks of this institution. They are as follows: (1) Mr Madan Modak (2) Mr Jatin Dalal (3) Mr Amit Sane (4) Mr Abhijit Nandurabrakar (5) Mrs Daxaben Patel (6) Mrs Bhuvaneshwari Ravi (7) Mr Sukhlal Patel (8) Mrs Monali Rakshe and (9) Mr Sachin Gadre. All these trustees are professionally qualified in various fields and have been experiencing the grace of the divine. The office of the Trust is located at Devrukh near Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State in India.
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Master Ajit Telang also conducts Reiki seminars in U.S.A. in locations such as Chicago, Texas Midland, Pierceton Indiana, Boston, New Jersey and Los Angeles in California. More than 1,000 sadhaks have already learnt Reiki with Guruji Ajit Telang in these centres. The special programmes are designed by Reiki Vidya Niketan for Senior Citizens Centers, Orphanages, Centers for mentally Challenged Children, Destitute Women, Blind Homes etc. absolutely free of charge.
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SAFE is an acronym for Spiritual Awareness for Family Environment. Launched in 2006, this programme is mainly conducted for married couples and families to imbibe spiritual values in day to day. Managing relationships through managing Emotions is a core of this programme. Most of Reiki Vidya Niketan's centres run this programme for the past many years. This programme is conducted free of charge for all member couples.
SOME stands for Spiritual Outlook for Management Enterprises. This programme is specially designed by Guruji for corporate people to create an option for stress-less performance. This programme which was launched in 2000 has been organized in various organizations like Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited, Hyderabad and Mirialguda, Mahindra & Mahindra Limited in Nashik, Igatpuri & Mumbai, Yash Pharma Laboratories Ltd in Mumbai, Lucknow, Ankaleshwar, MICO Bosch Limited in Nashik, Apollo Tyres Limited in Baroda, Baroda management Association in Baroda, North Eastern Illinois University in Chicago USA etc.
SOFT is mainly designed for Youth and children and stands for Spiritual Outlook for Future Times. The special programmes are conducted at various schools in various centres.
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Reiki Vidya Niketan conducts all these programmes with the help of a group of 8 Reiki Masters comprising of Mrs. Sangeeta Kulkarni, Mrs Seemaben Trivedi, Mrs Bharatiben Zinzuwadia, Mr Khushal Solanki, Ms. Bindiya Pandya, Ms Nanda Ambore and Mrs Ursula Patel who are led by Guruji Ajit Telang.
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I am fifteen years old and I have trouble retracting my foreskin when erect. When flaccid the foreskin moves back and forth easily. But when erect, I am able to pull the foreskin to almost fully expose the glans but it is uncomfortable and it becomes very difficult to cover the glans again. And the penis resembles an 'hourglass' shape.
Is this phimosis? Should I just let the problem fix itself or should I start the stretching. And the glans is VERY sensitive and I've been trying to tone it down by rubbing it with a rough sponge, but it doesn't really help.
And also, a bit unrelated, but my dick has an abnormally big vein on it... almost as thick as a drinking straw. It comes and goes. Is this normal?
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You sound very normal
February 22 2010, 10:23 PM
Since you are still young, having a tight skin with erections is normal. I think stretching it is in order and I recommend that you do it now. I don't recommend your sponge routine however. With time, the glans will adjust to being touched, but you really don't want to lose any of the sensitivity which will serve you well sexually.
Veins tend to run close to the surface of the penis and they vary considerably man to man. When you have an erection, it will probably be more prominent.
Paul B.
February 23 2010, 3:41 AM
I think you misunderstand how to use this discussion board.
, by
the previous discussion "threads" on the current index page - the one you went to in order to post your new one, then you go the the
index page and read those, and so on. By the time you have completely read a few
such threads, you should have most of the information you need to know, and can ask about it.
In your case, the
question just before yours
has already described the same situation, plus a few details about having sex which should not trouble you just yet, but you probably need to know for
time in the future. In any case, you need to stretch, reading back will tell you
(you only need the relatively easy way with your fingers), and take note that if you are complaining about your glans being "too sensitive", or trying to "tone it down" by any means, you are trying to do something very
Go have a read, and
tell us what you have figured out, eh?
The vein will not hurt you. Try hanging your hand down for a minute and look at the back of it. What do you see?
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February 23 2010, 8:04 PM
Thanks for the answers, hopefully I'll be fine. I've seen the pictures on methods of stretching, but I was wondering if it is _necessary_ for I to do this. Because the skin does retract when erect, it's just very tight and uncomfortable and difficult to put back. And I was worried about stretching causing the wrinkly hanging foreskin to become bigger and hang more with loss of aesthetic value. Was also worried about the vein getting in the way because I have a mild varicocele.
Paul B.
Nothing like the present.
February 24 2010, 12:55 PM
OK, as you query the strict
of deliberately stretching your foreskin as against simply letting it "sort itself out" over time, I am pointing out that the stretching occurs proportional to the amount of time that it is
to stretch.
In other words, if you do not do
that actually puts the foreskin on the stretch, such as at the minimum, pulling it back each time you masturbate - and using that as your
of masturbation - then it will tend to stay as it is. You have persistent erections every night as you sleep, but it is evident that these have not managed to push through your foreskin, but instead have simply stretched it
, and unless/ until you actually stretch it
, will simply continue to do so. And if you do stretch it open so that those night-time erections result in the glans being exposed, that will naturally accustom the glans to degrees of contact.
If you were perfectly happy with your situation (well, you wouldn't be asking this question in the first place,) then it wouldn't matter if you left things to themselves. Since you
feel it isn't working "right", then I suggest you start work on it
, since you are still growing and it
be that much more flexible.
It worries me considerably that you see a "wrinkly hanging foreskin" as a "loss of aesthetic value". Does this also mean that you feel the need to shave to be "smooth"? Failure to accept bodily features that are clearly perfectly
is a poor prognostic sign for mental health.
And as to the vein, let me assure you that veins do not "get in the way" of anything as they are by definition, very flexible and carry negligible pressure under normal circumstances. The varicocoele (how do you know - how has this come to your attention and what have you been told about it or anything else in this region?) is a completely local phenomenon and has no bearing on your penile veins.
WOW it really works!
February 26 2010, 5:14 AM
When I first read about this simple do it yourself tip of stretching the top of the foreskin in order to relieve phimosis (i.e. tight foreskin), I didnt really believe it would do the trick, well at least not for me. My foreskin was very tight and the steroid cream (Betamethasone) hadnt helped at all. I had also given surgery (the dorsal slit) some serious thought but the specialist I consulted simply wanted to do nothing or the full circumcision! So for years I though there was not much else I could do, until I discovered the idea of stretching the skin manually which Ive found on several internet sites. I did however feel that the approach of having to keep ones fingers inserted only made this method possible for a limited time and thus made advance very slow. Instead I found a way to reinforce the method by inventing my own little gadget to speed up the process - hands free (as illustrated*). In this way I was able to move around the house freely and even to wear loose clothes. It took me 3-4 weeks and several hours a day to achieve my goal.
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A Pomona man in a tractor-trailer was driving south on the highway when he crashed into Robert McCown, 59, of Big Bear Lake. The truck driver, Juan Navarro, 33, and McCown died at the scene.
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#1 ranked prospect from the state of Michigan, Cornerback, Terry Richardson from Detroit Cass Tech has verbally committed to Michigan today. With friends and teammate: Royce Jenkins-Stone and James Ross (Orchard Lake Saint Mary's already committed to the Wolverines, Richardson followed along.
Richardson choose Michigan over: Alabama, LSU, USC and Notre Dame.
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A selection of photos taken throughout 2012 in South Vietnam, mainly Saigon, and with quotes by Vietnamese zen buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh.
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A review of major infectious disease problems of the developing world, including AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, measles, and diarrhea, with an emphasis on public health control strategies.
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Course Objectives: 1) Gain knowledge of the epidemiology of infectious diseases encountered in the developing world; 2) Learn about public health strategies for prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in resource-limited settings; 3) Consider how research informs public health policy and action; 4) Learn to critically analyze international infectious diseases research; 5) Consider research questions of importance in the field; 6) Gain an understanding of both the opportunities and obstacles encountered in infectious disease research in resource-limited countries.
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Graduate student status and completion of Epidemiology 511 or 512 and 513 is required.
Class assignments and grading
Readings from the literature will be assigned for each lecture. Students are expected to complete the readings prior to class and to develop 2 ? 3 written questions based on the reading. Students will also prepare a research proposal on the infectious diseases topic of their choosing, addressing some epidemiologic issue involving infectious disease in resource-limited settings.
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Katie McDaniel – Owner & Floral Designer
I grew up amongst a family of artists. Impassioned people made for good stories, lots of laughs, and–of course– the occasional intense feud. My mom is an extremely talented interior designer, who inventively bedecked the inside of the house while my father combed the gardens for weeds and nurtured plants into beautiful landscaped displays. So working with my hands came naturally at a young age. I dabbled in all of the arts from watercolor, ceramics, oil, sculpture, and even metal work. After several trips to help my big sis with her booming flower business in Seattle, Washington, I learned how much fun it was to channel my creative energy into creating colorful, wild arrangements of flowers, fruits, and foliage.
My unruly style is loose, garden-like, and sculptural. After being married three years, I still remember my wedding as a beautiful space in which I was able to celebrate with family and friends, and now I would like to help create that beauty and ambiance for others.
Cloth of Gold came from one of my favorite flowers: the crocus. It has been a symbol of hope for thousands of years. It is the first flower to poke its head out of the icy soil in January. Low-lying and sprawling, the cloth-of-gold crocus looks like a bright carpet covering the frosty ground in a dreary winter landscape. To me it represents life and the beauty that can be found in waiting for something extraordinary.


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The .NET framework does a lot to help improve and speed up the development process. One of the areas it really shines in is API development. Using the WebAPI and, more recently, WebAPI 2 project types can save you a massive amount of effort when creating an API from scratch. Here's a blanket solution for a common gotcha with API development in general.
If you're developing an API for a product, chances are that you'll need to do more than just receive data via GET requests. In order to send data back to the server, or to retrieve data based on a variable, you're going to be issuing POST or PUT requests to the server. When you do that, a commonly overlooked condition is the fact that those POST operations need to send strings as HTML encoded values in order to be transmitted successfully. If you're not decoding those strings on the other end, you end up with special characters like the ampersand (&) being stored and displayed in its encoded form & instead.
This problem happens to everyone who builds an API and an AJAX client to interact with it. It's not a difficult problem to solve, but we got to wondering how you might solve this in a single shot for .NET projects. You could decode every string property that comes into your API like so:
but that's tedious and you still need to remember to do it on new API actions. Wouldn't it be nice if you could capture every posted string and automatically HTML Decode it before it hits your API action? After all, there is no harm in decoding a string that has no encoded elements. We thought it would be a good strategy for our model heavy API which deals with a lot of strings so we came up with an Action Filter Attribute to do just that.
It intercepts any POST or PUT request, checks to see if the payload has data properties, then iterates over the properties looking for properties of type string. If a string property is found, it's decoded.
Usage is simple, you decorate the entire controller, or the specific action with [HttpStringDecodeFilter] and you're good to go. Before your controller action even gets the posted model, any string will already be decoded.
Head over to the GitHub repo for more documentation and examples, and to download the code.


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Masters champion Adam Scott says he's ready to spearhead the Australian team at the revamped World Cup tournament in Melbourne in November and Tiger Woods has shown early interest.
However world No.2 Rory McIlroy all but ruled himself out of the trip Down Under, as did English star Lee Westwood.
Padraig Harrington appeared interested, but former world No.1 Luke Donald was torn due to a schedule conflict with a Japan tour title he may defend.
The world's best golfers gathered at the Players Championship in Florida had a mixed early response on Sunday when asked if they would travel to Australia after Royal Melbourne was announced as this year's host for the biennial World Cup from November 21-24.
The 60-year-old tournament has been given a makeover and boasts a fat $US8 million in prizemoney - the biggest purse ever for a tournament in Australia - with $US7 million of that on the individual contest and $US1 million for the traditional two-man national teams element.
Scott had no doubts, confirming he's keen to play the World Cup, backing up the week after his Australian Masters title defence on the same course.
"It's fantastic that a World Golf Championship style event will be in Australia again," Scott said. "It's been great fields the last few years it has been played in China and hopefully it can draw some great players down to Australia.
"Playing the same course twice (in consecutive weeks) is bizarre. You won't do that very often and I think the members will be missing their golf course for a while but what a great idea to host it there.
"I think it will be fine back-to-back. I'll enjoy it that's for sure. Two weeks playing that course is a pleasure."
Fresh from winning the Players Championship, his fourth US tour title of the year, world No.1 Woods heaped praise on Royal Melbourne when told of the new World Cup venue.
While he wasn't up to speed with the change in format and hadn't checked the dates against his existing schedule, he certainly wasn't ruling it out.
"I would like to go," Woods said.
"I think it's a fantastic course. It's one of the best in the world. I've loved playing there.
"I've played two Presidents Cups there (1998 and 2011) now and I've enjoyed it, whether it's hot and with all the flies or it's cold and rainy. It's a great test.
"It shows golf courses don't have to be long to be tricky and difficult, and that's a classic course."
Getting Woods would be a coup for Australian golf, particularly if they could convince him to once again play the Australian Masters or the Australian Open at Royal Sydney the week after the World Cup.
Woods played the Australian Open in 1996 and 2011 and the Australian Masters in 1997, 2009 and 2010, winning in 2009.
McIlroy was keener on taking a break toward the end of a long season.
"I plan on playing a very limited schedule after the (US) Tour Championship this year," McIlroy said.
"I have two events in China and then Dubai (the week before the World Cup), so at this stage it's not likely I'll play."
As far as who may partner world No.3 Scott in the team portion of the event, it will come down to who is the second-highest ranked available Australian at the time of cut-off, which is yet to be determined.
Jason Day is expected to play the Australian PGA Championship in Queensland two weeks beforehand but might forgo the chance to team up with Scott in what would be a dream pairing.
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Grand Kuqa Mosque is the place for Muslim people in Kuqa to worship the God. It is located in the highest place of Heidun Bazaar in Kuqa County. It is the second largest mosque in Xinjiang after the Id Kah Mosque in Karshgar and has a capacity of 3,000 worshipers.
After the spread of Islam in Kuqa, the Grand Kuqa Mosque was built in the 15th Century and reconstructed in 1931 after being damaged by fire, which first signified dominance of Islam over Buddhism in Xinjiang.
The main dome of the Grand Mosque over the entrance was built with 300,000 eggs and cement mixture. The great praying hall is supported by 88 pillars, embellished with carved designs and in many colors, a fine example of Uygur architecture. It can accommodate 1,000 prayers.
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We're officially one week away from the unveil of EA's next generation of games, set to be revealed at "The Download: EA's 2013 Preview" on June 11 at 6am Sydney, Australia Time exclusively on Spike TV and streaming at http://www.ea.com/au/e3-2013.
You'll get the first look at all-out multiplayer warfare from Battlefield 4, the latest from Need For Speed Rivals, more details from FIFA 14, Madden NFL 25, NBA LIVE and EA SPORTS UFC powered by EA SPORTS IGNITE, and other surprises.
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Making noodles out of fresh zucchini dramatically cuts down on the carbs and calories in your dinner explains Voorhees Personal Trainer, while increasing the fiber content. Imagine what an impact this simple food trick could have on your fitness … [Read more...]
Guilt Free Kale Chips by Marlton Personal Trainer
Salty, crunchy snack foods are a weakness for most people. Instead of eating chips or popcorn or crackers, which quickly add up in unwanted pounds, make a batch of these delicious, crunchy kale chips. Kale chips are low in carbs and make a delicious … [Read more...]
Herb Chicken, Arugula, & Mango Salad by Top Haddonfield Personal Trainer
This recipe takes the concept of chicken salad to a whole new level. There is so much going on in the flavor department like sweet mango, savory chicken, tender asparagus, tangy arugula, and creamy goat cheese states leading Haddonfield personal … [Read more...]
Quinoa, Arugula, & Roasted Veggie Salad By Cherry Hill Personal Trainer
This healthy salad that starts with dark flavorful greens, then adds cooked veggies, creamy goat cheese, some tender quinoa. No dressing required, since all the ingredients pack so much flavor. Next time that you are wondering what to make for … [Read more...]
On-the-Go Ham Cups by Marlton Personal Trainer
Here's a recipe for the perfect on-the-go energy food. Ham, broccoli and an egg combine for a tasty snack that's packed with protein and fiber. Make a dozen and enjoy throughout your week says Marlton Personal Trainer. Servings: 12 Here's what you … [Read more...]
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Enjoy this summer treat guilt-free. Store bought Popsicles contain artificial colors, flavors and sweeteners that spike your blood sugar and lead to weight gain states leading Cherry Hill Sports Training Studio. This recipe, on the other hand, is … [Read more...]
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March 2002
[Editor's note: This article is Part 1 of an overview of various tax issues. The full article appears on the MBA web siteclick here. The rest of the article will appear in the April 2002 Lawyers Journal.]
As states search for new streams of revenue, collection and assessment of various tax types has increased. State collections increased by 67 percent from 1990 to 1999 and have tripled since 1980.1 While preliminary figures indicate that state tax revenues have decreased in recent years2, anecdotal evidence would suggest that this is a result of the recent economic downturn rather than a concerted effort by the states. As state tax collection efforts grow, the business lawyer must continue to be aware of the state tax consequences of a client's business.
This article attempts to make the general practitioner aware of some basic state tax theories and alert the practitioner to traps.
Multistate corporate income tax principles
In order for a state to impose a corporate income or franchise tax on a specific taxpayer, the taxpayer must have at least a minimum level of contact (nexus) with the taxing jurisdiction. A state has the jurisdiction to impose a tax on any business that is incorporated in that state. However, in order to impose a tax on a foreign (out-of-state) corporation, a state is bound by constitutional limitations and both federal and state law.
The constitutional limitations derive from both the Due Process Clause and Commerce Clause. The Due Process Clause has been interpreted to require that a taxpayer have nexus with the state before a state can impose a tax. The question is "whether the state has given anything for which it can ask return."3 The Supreme Court has held that the Due Process Clause requires that there be a minimal connection between the interstate activities and the state imposing the tax, and a rational relationship between the income attributed to the state and the interstate values of the business.4 This minimal connection typically has required some sort of physical presence, recently, however, states have been asserting nexus where there has been economic presence and intangible property within the state.5 A Massachusetts Department of Revenue Directive provides examples of situations where the state will assert economic nexus.6
The Commerce Clause may contain a more stringent standard and place a higher burden on a taxing jurisdiction than does the Due Process Clause. The Commerce Clause has been interpreted to include a requirement of substantial nexus.7 The Commerce Clause prevents a state from levying a tax that imposes an undue burden on interstate commerce.8 In a sales tax case, the constitutional principles of which might apply to any tax concerning interstate commerce, the Supreme Court held that some minimal physical presence was required in a state.9 However, there is no similar precedent at the Supreme Court level for an income tax case, so the possibility remains that the state could assert jurisdiction over a taxpayer even in the absence of physical presence.10
In addition to the limitations proscribed by constitutional principles, taxing authorities are limited by state statutes. However, most states' statutes empower the taxing authority to impose a filing obligation to the fullest extent allowed by the Constitution. State statutes typically require a corporation merely to be "doing business" or earning income from sources in the state. Accordingly, state statutes generally impose no additional restrictions beyond those of the Due Process Clause and Commerce Clause. In certain instances, a state's statute may be more restrictive than the limitations imposed by the Constitution. As such, both state statutes and the constitutional limitations should be considered when determining if a state has the authority to assert a filing obligation on a taxpayer.
In 1959, Congress enacted Public Law 86-272.11 The Public Law provides protection for companies doing business in-state, beyond the statutory and due process protection. Specifically, Public Law 86-272 provides that a state may not impose "a net income tax" on a taxpayer "if the only business activities with such State" are limited to "the solicitation of … sales of tangible personal property, which orders are sent outside of the state for approval or rejection, and, if approved, are filled by shipment or delivery from a point outside the state."12
In sum, the Public Law limits state taxation of (1) taxes based on or measured by net income by taxpayers (2) engaged in the solicitation of (3) sales of (4) tangible personal property. The key facets of the Public Law relate to:
1. determining if a tax is based on or measured by net income,
2. the definition of solicitation,
3. the distinction between a sale and a service, and
4. the distinction between tangible personal property and property other than tangible personal property.
While most states impose a corporate tax based on or measured by net income, some states impose a corporate level tax that is outside the reach of P.L. 86-272.13
The term "solicitation" is not defined in P.L. 86-272. Accordingly, historically each state applied its own interpretation of the term. The Supreme Court finally addressed the issue in Wrigley Co. v. Wisconsin Department of Revenue, 1992 U.S. Lexis 3694 (June 19, 1992). The court expanded the definition to include any activities that are ancillary to making a sale. The court distinguished such activities from those in which the corporation would engage even if it had no sales force in the taxing state.
The court defined the term "solicitation of orders" as any explicit verbal requests for orders and any speech or conduct that implicitly invites an order. However, while the court addressed the definition of solicitation, it did not give specific examples of the types of activities that would be protected.14
For purposes of Public Law 86-272, "the term net income tax means any tax imposed on, or measured by, net income."15
The Multistate Tax Commission (MTC) has published guidelines listing activities that constitute solicitation of sales - protected activities, and activities that go beyond mere solicitation - unprotected activities.
In summary, in order for a taxpayer to fall within the protection of Public Law 86-272, the tax in question must be measured by net income, and the taxpayer's activities must be limited to the solicitation of sales (not services) of tangible personal property. The protection of the Public Law extends only to taxes imposed on or measured by net income.
Allocation and apportionment
A taxpayer that has nexus with more than one state must determine the portion of net income that will get taxed by each state.16 In order to do this a taxpayer will apportion its business income17 according to formulae in each state. Most states employ a three-factor formula is trying to approximate their fair share of a taxpayer's income. The three-factor is based on some combination of: (1) a sales factor, (2) a property factor, and (3) a payroll factor. However, states have divergent treatments of these factors. More than half of the states (including Massachusetts, for non-manufacturers) now have statues that double-weight the sales factor.18 Some states (including Massachusetts, for manufacturers only) adopt a single-sales factor apportionment formula.19 As a result of this divergent treatment, a taxpayer likely will be taxed on more or less than 100 percent of its net income for state income tax purposes.
Property factor
The property factor is a fraction: the numerator is the average value of the corporation's real and tangible personal property, owned or rented, and used in the state during the taxable year; the denominator is the average value of all of the corporation's real and tangible property, owned or rented, and used during the taxable year - wherever it is located.
Property owned by the corporation is typically valued at its average original or historical cost plus the cost of additions and improvements, but without adjusting for depreciation. Some states, however, allow the property to be included at its net book value for federal adjusted tax basis.
Leased property, when included in the property factor, is usually valued at eight times its annual rental less any subrentals.
See next month's issue for part 2 of this article.


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Purple, Patina & Phillipe
It was the three "P"s that stood out for me on my recent trip to New Orleans, a pilgramage I make almost every year with my best friends to regroup, refresh and reinvent ourselves as individuals and as friends.
I spent the first part of this most recent excursion as a research and buying trip for upcoming projects. I couldn't help but notice the repetition of hues of "purple" and variations of that good old worn "patina" found in architectural elements and furniture.
I fell in love with a collection of amazing Louis Philippe mirrors with highlights of a dulled silver leaf or silver representing a more pewter looking finish. I was so inspired! It was almost amusing how hues of purple, variations of a good worn patina, and Louis Philippe's influences popped up everywhere. I have a feeling this will stay with me as I continue into some fun new projects…including my own!


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Greenslade Taylor Hunt holds monthly antiques sales at its Octagon Salerooms in East Reach, Taunton.
We're asking if you can guess the price fetched by one of the lots from the last sale.
Today, a painting of the Hanging Chapel in Langport, by Harry Frier, pictured below.
Guess by clicking below.
The Octagon Salerooms in East Reach, Taunton (TA1 3HL), open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm and Saturdays 9am-12.30pm. Free valuation mornings take place every Monday from 9am to 1pm.
Dates for your diary:
June 5 - Monthly antiques sale
June 7 - Collectors sale, including vintage fashion and homeware
July 3 - Monthly antiques sale
August 7 - Monthly antiques sale
September 4 - Monthly antiques sale
September 6 - Collectors sale including WWI memorabilia
October 2 - Monthly antiques sale
October 3 - Autumn west country sporting sale
November 8 - Monthly antiques sale
December 4 - Monthly antiques sale
December 5 - Collectors sale
Sales start at 10am. Viewing: Previous Saturday, 9am-12.30pm and two days prior to sale, 9am to 5pm.
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A diamond and ruby flower brooch
The central cushion shaped diamond to a diamond collet surround and cabochon ruby stamen border, the wide petals set with old brilliant-cut diamonds
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(CNSNews.com) - On Wednesday Rep. Mo Brooks (R.-Ala.) told Alabama TV station WHNT-TV, that he will do "anything short of shooting" illegal aliens to address the issue of illegal immigration.
"They have no right to be here," Brooks said. "They're clogging up our emergency rooms. They're making our education system more expensive, and if you go to the Madison County jail, far too many illegal aliens there because they have victimized Americans."
Brooks added, "As your congressman on the House floor I'll do anything short of shooting them, anything that is lawful. It needs to be done because illegal aliens need to quit taking jobs from American citizens."
The illegal immigration issue in Alabama has come to the forefront after the passage of a state law that imposes penalties on businesses that knowingly employ illegal immigrants. It requires all businesses to check the legal status of workers using the federal E-Verify system.
The law also requires public schools to determine the citizenship status of students.
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Something's Hiding in Here Bag of Wishbones
I can vividly remember my grandmother explaining wishbones to me as a young child. I've loved them ever since- problem is I hardly ever cook a whole bird. These whimsical wishbones are made of cast plastic, and come in a sweet little best wishes bag.


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I set my intentions on the Winter Solstice. I set my intentions a long while ago but appropriateness, timeliness and a bunch of other insignificant reasons were given for not exploring the full weight of what my heart and soul intended to do.
Therefore on the winter solstice, I set my heart free. I let in wonder just what it wanted. It didn't have to wonder for too long. I've known for years. I will always know. So I said it out loud. For the first time in a very long time. I wrote it over and over again. And upon reviewing months of morning pages I noticed hints of this desire and then the day of the full wolf moon, I wrote it all out.
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Honestly, I wasn't even paying attention to the timing. This passion just kept pulsating within me and I wrote five pages saying everything I wanted to say. Saying what I should have said years ago. Saying what my anger prevented me from saying that fateful night. Saying what I could only whisper to the ocean because that's all that was there. I wrote it all out. Every thought. Every question. Every utterance my heart had only murmured.
I notated that, again my timing could be all wrong but when its written in the stars, when the very sun & moon, acknowledge it, I knew I had to as well.
I've been bold with my heart lately.
I've seen the power that manifest when I harness my mind. Mostly on small scale occurrences but I know that if I practiced these things consistently in my meditation, in my studies and in my living & breathing, this power would grow. A bit of that scares me. But with this growing intention & desire, I summoned it all. No hesitation.
The day after the full wolf moon, after I had let my heart howl through ink and paper, my summon beckoned to me. I wish I could not speak in riddles. I wish I could lay it all bare and speak the words nakedly, but that would be careless. Needless to say, I've seen the power of myself manifest. I don't know any limits now. I am not surprised. In regards to this….it had happened before. Even still, after all this time, I am amazed.
I would encourage you to create ritual in your life. Resurrect an altar in your home. Find ceremony in the solstice and let the moon lull you. Your every desire is possible. I've experienced this. I have seen god.
Speak it into existence. Howl at the moon.
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to demand hundreds of pounds in uncollected tax from more than 140,000 pensioners.
HMRC failed to take account of the state pension when it sent out tax codes to people who first drew their pension this year.
It made exactly the same mistake in the two previous tax years, and the government announced in January it would cancel those bills.
But HMRC has told Money Box that it has no power to write off the latest money it has failed to collect - £130 million - because the mistake was discovered in the year the tax was due.
Paul Lewis talks to Ian Liddell-Grainger, Conservative MP for Bridgwater and West Somerset and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taxation and John Whiting, tax policy director at the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
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Kaos's production of Titus Andronicus at Riverside Studios in 2002. Photograph: Tristram Kenton
Over the weekend, I took a closer look at the Arts Council's new funding arrangements. As predicted, a great many of the 212 organisations and companies whose funding has not been renewed, or who are facing reductions, are small and building-less: Rejects Revenge, Compass, the People Show, Kaos, Pop-Up, Stationhouse Opera and National Disability Arts Forum to name a few. The Arts Council must know that its cuts are very likely to kill the patient, but it is clearly hoping that there won't be too many visible corpses lying around and leaving a bad smell.
In some cases, the corpses are refusing to lie down: Rejects Revenge is just one company that has vowed to continue. Companies are growing weary of the Arts Council's erratic behaviour and its mishandling of first the Grants for the Arts and now its allocation of a better than expected settlement from the comprehensive spending review. Many companies are wondering whether they would be better off outside a funding system that often offers just enough money to survive but seldom enough to bloom, and which is too controlling about the kind of work that is made and how it is delivered.
No one seems to have mentioned that some of the uplifts trumpeted by the Arts Council come with strings attached - in particular, that companies will no longer be able to apply for Grants for the Arts. The Grants for the Arts situation looks set to get worse with reports this weekend that the lottery faces a £1bn shortfall which is bad news for a scheme that has already been hit by the diversion of money to the Olympics.
Other casualties who are not just rolling over include London Bubble, which has already swung into action to start negotiations with other funding partners and will be pursuing the Arts Council's offer of transitional funding. The people of south-east London have made it quite clear how much they value London Bubble's work and its disappearance would leave a major gap of arts provision and participatory work.
Others are preparing to kick up a real stink. Watermans in west London has already announced that it will challenge the Arts Council's decision in court, and I know of others who are taking urgent legal advice, despite the Arts Council's warning that it will seek costs from legal challenges mounted and lost. Far from being over, I think this one may run and run. Despite the spin put upon the revised proposals, some of the reprieves are only for a year (Queer Up North, National Student Drama Festival and Jacksons Lane) and some such as that for Eastern Angles still represent almost a 50% cut. My guess is that there may be blood spilt on the carpet in 12 months' time.
Of the producing regional theatres facing cuts, the Northcott and Bristol Old Vic (where Watershed's Dick Penny is now on board as the new chair) have been given the chance to prove themselves, while Harrogate and the Dukes in Lancaster are facing funding reductions of more than 50%. It's Derby Playhouse, however, that has been cut entirely, and buried deep in the columns of names and figures relating to new RFOs is an interesting piece of information: Derby Playhouse has lost its funding and those monies - £742,810 - have instead been allocated to Derby city council to produce theatre.
Now, I'm sure that Derby city council knows a great deal about collecting refuse, mending roads and allocating school places, but does it really know anything about producing theatre? Particularly as this is the same council that precipitated the crisis at Derby Playhouse in the first place when last December it refused to advance the theatre £40,000 that would have fallen due early in 2008. On Saturday night, after an emotional performance of Treasure Island, Derby Playhouse closed its doors. It will be very interesting to see whether they ever open again.


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Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman and falls in love with the circus owner's daughter. Unaware of Charlie's affection, the girl falls in love with a handsome young performer. Charlie's versatility makes him star of the show when he substitutes for an ailing tightwire walker. He is discharged from the company when he protects the girl from her father's abuse, but he returns and appeals to the handsome performer to marry the girl. After the wedding the father prevails upon them to rejoin the circus. Charlie is hired again, but he stays behind when the caravan moves on.Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
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Not high birth, certainly—for some of the despots of English society are sprung from the dunghill.
At its worst it has collapsed into a death-trap or is rotting like a dunghill.
Their silver shall be cast forth, and their gold shall become a dunghill.
So ye may do yur crowing on a dunghill, whar there be cocks like to be scared at it.
Let him die on his own dunghill, say I, and a fig for the reckoning!
There were two Cocks—one on the dunghill, the other on the roof.
On a dunghill in the village we counted eleven dead Russians; so we guessed that the typhus was not confined to Erzeroum.
The wind bore the unhappy fowl to a dunghill, where it left him for a moment.
And afterwards the foul corpses of the vile enemies of the Fatherland should be thrown on the dunghill.
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Was this rude of her? *edit*
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I'm getting married very soon. I had a good friend of mine help plan the wedding. She was suppose to be part of it but a few other friends told me if I didn't include them I wouldn't be allowed in their weddings. So I told my friend she couldn't be in the wedding anymore. But she has twins that are so cute and I wanted them involved. Her daughter had some behavioral problems and can't be left alone. I asked if her kids could be involved. She said no. She said that her daughter couldn't be left with anyone but her and her husband. I have watch her kids a lot so I know both of them very well. I told her that my made of honnor is great with kids and would be in charge of all of them and it would be fine. She again said no and that no one would know how to handle it if her dd was to have an episode. I got mad and asked what if she has one with you during the vows! She then informed me that her family would not be attending the wedding and she wont talk about it any more.
So do you think she was being rude?
I don't think I made myself clear. I didn't tell her she couldn't be a part of the wedding at all just not in my bridal party. I offered her other jons like usher or setting up the hall. My mom is paying for the wedding so I'm not allowed to have a huge wedding party, not to mention that my soon to be DH doesn't have many friends at all so the lines would be uneven if I allowed all my friends to be a part of it. And I didn't ask if her children to be a part of the wedding to 'use' them I just really think they are cute kids and would make a great addition. I myself would be so happy if someone wanting my kid to be a part of their special day. We are still great friends she just refuses to talk about my wedding.
She's doing what's best for her kid.
no i think you were rude for accepting her help in planning the wedding then telling her she wouldnt be apart of it cause your other "so called friends" gave you an ultimatium....
ETA: You threw her out of the wedding party. Your edit still makes you look like an ass.
Nope. Not at all.
From what you have posted here though, kinda feeling like you were.


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Thérèse Levasseur
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|Thérèse Levasseur
Marie Thérèse Levasseur Veuve de Jean Jacques Rousseau, by Johann Michael Baader, aquarelle, 1791.
21 September 1721
Orléans, France
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Le Plessis-Belleville, France
Marie-Thérèse Levasseur (21 September 1721 - 17 July 1801; also known as Thérèse Le Vasseur and Thérèse Lavasseur) was the domestic partner of Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Thérèse Le Vasseur came from a respected family that had fallen on hard times; her father was a local official in Orléans, and her mother was a merchant. Thérèse and her mother moved to Paris to find work, and were later joined by her father.
Le Vasseur met Rousseau in Paris in 1745. Le Vasseur was working as a laundress and chambermaid at the Hotel Saint-Quentin in the rue des Cordiers, where Rousseau took his meals. She was 24 years old at the time, he was 33. According to Rousseau, Thérèse bore him five children, all of whom were given to the Enfants-Trouvés foundling home, the first in 1746 and the others in 1747, 1748, 1751, and 1752.
They went through a legally invalid marriage ceremony at Bourgoin on August 29, 1768. Therese provided Rousseau with support and care, and when he died, she was the sole inheritor of his belongings, including manuscripts and royalties.
After Rousseau's death in 1778, she married Jean-Henri Bally, a valet of René de Girardin, in November 1779. They lived together in Le Plessis-Belleville until her death in 1801.
Mount Lavasseur, Alaska, is named after her, for its proximity to Rousseau Peak.
- Giovanni Incorvati, Translations dissymétriques: crimes et droits d'un couple dans la Correspondance de Rousseau, in : Jacques Berchtold and Yannick Séité (eds.), Lire la correspondance de Rousseau, Droz, Genève 2007 (Annales de la Société Jean-Jacques Rousseau, XLVIII), p. 75-123.
- Guyot, Charly, Plaidoyer pour Thérèse Levasseur (Neufchâtel: Ides et Calendes, 1962).
- Therese Levasseur, Rousseau's companion for 33 years
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau and informal education
- Mount Lavasseur
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The internet revolution, say the pundits, raises the possibility of the virtual organisation, allowing people to work from home, their back gardens or even their favourite holiday destinations. The era of the interconnected, wired corporation will see the end of the traditional boundaries between home, the workplace and leisure.
If this were true, it would dramatically affect all our institutions. It could be truly stated that the information age is structured on quite different principles from those of the industrial economy. Commuting, like the office block and the central business district, would be a thing of the past. Congestion and traffic pollution would disappear. The very basis of urbanism as a way of life would be redundant.
How realistic is this scenario? For a start, it is questionable whether knowledge-based jobs will be in a majority. Other workers - check-out staff, healthcare workers, teachers and those delivering personal services - will always need to travel to work to earn a living. But even for knowledge workers, it is unlikely to be the end of commuting to work.
This is because the modern corporation can only be competitive through continuous innovation.
Innovation depends on creativity. And a key factor in creativity is sociability. So although knowledge employees may technically be able to work from home, it will re-main necessary for them to meet each other, to interact and to brainstorm. It is through face-to-face contact between colleagues that ideas for new products, business leads and problem-solving emerge. This makes the physical workplace just as important in the future organisation as now. How do companies encourage sociability?
The first step is to create effective team dynamics in which personal compatibilities are as important as technical skills. Witness how this is given priority by advertising agencies, publishing houses, R&D departments and sales teams. Colleagues need to get on with each other and have fun together.
Consider also workplace architecture. Many companies are redesigning their workplaces around centrally located cafes to encourage socialisation between colleagues who would otherwise rarely meet. In their physical layout, management consultancies and software design firms often resemble airport lounges with their sofas or-ganised around vending machines.
For many companies, geographical location is regarded as of utmost importance, even in this age of the much-heralded death of distance. Again, this is to encourage sociability. The reason so many knowledge-based businesses remain in London, despite its congestion and high rental costs, is the cluster factor. The proximity of pubs, restaurants and wine bars enables colleagues to stay in contact out of work. From this, many new business ideas develop.
Move to an out-of-town site with excellent facilities and lower costs and the business can die because of the lack of after-hours informal socialisation. For this reason Philips moved some of its design functions from Eindhoven to Amsterdam. It offers a buzz that attracts young creative staff as well as an infrastructure that allows it to flourish.
For many companies, corporate events are organised to foster employee sociability. Although the formal agenda may be to approve strategic plans, their real contribution is to bring together colleagues who would otherwise never see each other. This is particularly important for global corporations. Their project teams may be organised to interact through internet technologies but for trust and the exchange of ideas to develop, periodic face-to-face sociability is vital.
All such approaches to encouraging sociability at-tempt to nurture tacit knowledge - to encourage colleagues to understand how others work. This strengthens our own personal competencies but at the same time makes us inter-dependent. Because we work well together, we become good at this because others are good at that. I can concentrate on developing my strengths and so can you. We understand how each other thinks and how we each prefer to do different things in an informal but clearly understood division of labour. Only face-to-face sociability allows this to happen.
This is why some high-spending football clubs fail to realise their true potential. Buying star players is not enough. Look at Chelsea. To be successful, each player needs to understand how his teammates think. On-the-pitch training is not a substitute for socialisation - which is why many managers turn a blind eye to some of their players' extramural antics.
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Internet technologies will change the ways we work. We will work more from home and communicate with colleagues across greater distances. But this will not make the workplace redundant. Rather, workplaces will be-come think-tanks to stimulate corporate creativity and innovation. Generating and managing tacit knowledge through colleague sociability will be a major challenge. A revolution in management practices will be required if sociability is to be combined with the internet to achieve competitive success.
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As old forms of community break down, people are increasingly reliant on the workplace for sociability and a sense of belonging, according to a report by careers consultancy Sanders & Sidney.
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