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Words matter to those of us who arrange them for a living. Amid the gusher of lists we see at each year's end, I always take note of the various selections for Word of the Year.
"Austerity," attempts at which sparked riots from the Acropolis to Big Ben, is Merriam-Webster Dictionary's choice for 2010. The New Oxford American Dictionary went in a slangier direction with Sarah Palin's unintentional coinage, "refudiate." Edgiest of all, not surprisingly, is the online Urban Dictionary's pick: "gate rape," inspired by the feds' new, more-invasive airport security measures.
But 2010 is nearly past. It's time to look forward. And so, in the spirit of forecasting next year's Heisman Trophy winner right after this year's award ceremony, or placing way-early odds on the GOP's 2012 presidential nominee in the hours after the midterms, I offer this suggestion for semantic significance in '11: "Unwind."
The word could apply to a nation that's been pretty tightly wound for a few years now. But I mean it mostly as a substitute for one of my fellow conservatives' favorite words in nearly any year: "cut."
Cut taxes, cut spending. Cut the deficit, cut the debt. Cut waste, cut pork, cut regulation. Cut, cut, cut.
Some of these uses are appropriate, if I do say so myself (a search of the AJC's archives reveals I used the c-word in 26 of my 93 columns this year).
"Cut," more than "unwind," connotes the urgency we need in shrinking government. It also fits better on a bumper sticker, or in a tweet.
But as a precise description of the work ahead of us, "cut" doesn't quite cut it. "Unwind" is a better way to think about attacking the tangle of federal programs, regulations, laws, loopholes and subsidies.
Oh, there are silly government expenses we could eliminate tomorrow with no ill effects. Take the millions Washington has spent on such study topics as male prostitutes in Vietnam and vague speech by American political candidates — both examples from "Wastebook 2010" by Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican.
And there are common-sense measures that ought to be taken in these dire budgetary times, such as a true freeze on all federal worker pay hikes.
But much of the rest is trickier. There are functions better suited for the state or local level, such as paying for transportation infrastructure, but which states and counties can't afford to assume fully as long as Washington takes the lion's share of tax money.
On that note, expect Democrats to carp loudly the next two years about "hypocritical" GOP spending — even as they know President Barack Obama's veto pen would block the devolution of these functions, and a commensurate share of tax revenues, to the states. (Republicans should push for such a shift anyway, and make the White House defend the practice of spending Georgians' gas-tax dollars on highways elsewhere.)
What's more, the truly big-ticket items — entitlements — are very difficult to tackle swiftly. Dealing with programs that over time have morphed beyond their designs may be the best example of unwinding.
Even on tax reform, with the need to flatten and simplify the code — and then lower rates — unwinding is a more apt description of our priority.
If all this sounds more rhetorical than substantive, think again. Previous generations of leaders have allowed our problems to pile up for so long that our solutions must be timely, yes, but also precise and orderly. We cannot afford unintended consequences that undercut public support for unwinding big government.
So, here's my resolution for 2011: Don't just talk about cuts. Let's be kind and unwind.
– By Kyle Wingfield
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December 29th, 2010
7:39 pm
let's start with cutting corporate welfare like tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas and dodge taxes via repatriation loopholes
December 29th, 2010
7:50 pm
I'm pretty sure no president will ever have to defend spending Georgia's gas tax revenue in other states, but much more likely, rather New York's and California's gas tax revenues in Georgia.
December 29th, 2010
9:00 pm
To the dummycrats this means cut defense spending.
So that they have more money to lavish on trial lawyers and the unions.
I guess they have a different word than Kyle does.
December 29th, 2010
9:06 pm
The problem with "cutting federal spending" is where the cuts will take place. Lets take the Department of Agriculture for example. Some say "cut farm subsidies" others day "cut food stamps." Everybody wants to "cut", they just don't want a "cut" of anything they receive.
December 29th, 2010
9:30 pm
I think a better word than "unwind" is "unsnarl" or "untangle."
December 29th, 2010
9:36 pm
I report.
You need to thank unions for the work conditions you have 40 hour week, safe work conditions, etc.
December 29th, 2010
9:54 pm
There are 3 big ticket items that are significant budget busters and we all know those 3. This silly insignificant talk about how studies are someone part of the big problem (we spend 2% of our budet on scientific and medical research) or are breaking the bank is disingenuous at best. No one wants to talk specifics these days. To heck with specifics let's all talk in jingles or catchy phrases. The author of this column was correct when he commented his article may sound more rhetorical than substantive. We always here right wing pundits stating we need to cut, cut, cut, but when it comes to specifics they never state what needs to be cut. Instead they suggest cuts to social programs as if these programs are the ills of our society. If we are going to consider cuts we need to place everything on the table, especially the defense budget. And please let's stop this nonsense about a flat tax rate for everyone. I understand no one wants to pay taxes but how are we going to function as a society without government working for the welfare of the society. Do you really want to cut the budget of your local fire department and or slash the police force? What about our infrastructure that we have forsaken for decades. No more simple jingles folks let's be precise and make some tough choices.
December 29th, 2010
10:17 pm
December 29th, 2010
10:20 pm
@Kyle, something is up with the blog…I have tried to post the same comment three times and it does not show. Do you see it in your queue?
December 29th, 2010
10:22 pm
is our children learning?
December 29th, 2010
10:23 pm
Typical Whiner post…something shallow and snarky, followed by a disappearing act.
December 29th, 2010
10:23 pm
Fact check:
In the United States, Philadelphia carpenters went on strike in 1791 for the ten-hour day. By the 1830s, this had become a general demand. In 1835, workers in Philadelphia organized a general strike, led by Irish coal heavers. Their banners read, From 6 to 6, ten hours work and two hours for meals. Labor movement publications called for an eight-hour day as early as 1836. Boston ship carpenters, although not unionized, achieved an eight-hour day in 1842.
In 1864, the eight-hour day quickly became a central demand of the Chicago labor movement. The Illinois legislature passed a law in early 1867 granting an eight-hour day but had so many loopholes that it was largely ineffective. A city-wide strike that began on May 1, 1867 shut down the city's economy for a week before collapsing. On June 25, 1868 Congress passed an eight-hour law for federal employees [3] which was also of limited effectiveness. (On May 19, 1869, Grant signed a National Eight Hour Law Proclamation.[4])
December 29th, 2010
10:34 pm
Kyle, it sure is satisfying to use words like "cut" and "unwind". It would be even more satisfying to see specifics around them. Sad to say, you and the the others who espouse this rhetoric do not have specifics (nor do you have plans for specifics). This topic would be really good for the country if you were truly serious – but we know you are not. It just makes for good political theater. That is truly a shame and a sad commentary on our ability to address problems that sorely need addressing. I would really love to see you have a column with specifics – but that is probably wistful thinking.
December 29th, 2010
10:52 pm
To heck with specifics let's all talk in jingles or catchy phrases.
Talk about silliness. Please go to the previous blog: In fixing budget, be unfair to boomers
A number of specifics were given to help fix Social Security. Social Security was picked because it will be the easiest one to fix of the entitlements. Medicare, were the real money is will be much harder. With ObumerCare now in the mix of things it will only make it worse to take on.
Do come up with more than complaints about what we conservatives don't do when all you are saying is keep on doing what has got the nation in the mess that it is in. Oh, forgive me almost forgot that one trick pony the leftwing constantly bring on stage for show and tell: Abolish the military and all military spending that will fix all monetary woes.
Go ahead and do that, then the least of our worries will be not having a fire department on every street corner.
December 29th, 2010
11:24 pm
There are specific steps to cuts that matter.
People live longer so raise the age for retirement under Social Security. Anyone who wishes to retire earlier simply has to plan and prepare on their own for the age they desire. The opposition to this simple fix comes from the Left. The Left goal of a dependent society is compromised and their power is usurped by such a plan. The Left blanches at the idea of individual freedom.
Likewise for Medicare, raise the age of eligibility. I have no problem with waiting five more years. Just plan for the future and these problems will be minor.
Eliminate the Federal Reserve. Each of their "moves" to attack the recession have done nothing but undermine the value of the dollar – a goal of the one-world group on the left and right – to create a demand for a one-world currency and one-world government. Sheer nonsense is this and yet a goal of the Bush family, the Rockefeller family, the Rothschild family, George Soros and others who believe they "know best" for all of the rest of us. Their real motive is MONEY!
As the Fed destroys the dollar the cost of every consumer good will rise and taxes will be the least of your worries.
If Iran develops a nuclear presence in the Middle East and we have not built refineries and started recovering our own oil then the US tax policies and spending policies will be a minor inconvenience in comparison to the destruction of our economy through greatly increased energy prices – a stated goal of the POTUS during his campaign and after his election.
While this blog group carps across the Left/Right divide about "specific cuts" and questions of the sincerity of each side, the little cartel pulling the strings on Obama and the US government simply chortle and continue down the road to extending their control of our lives.
Goldman Sachs needs to be dismantled and each and every person ever in their employ should be banned from government service at any level. Geithner and several others should spend the rest of their days in federal confinement. Few of you have any concept of the evil lurking at Goldman.
December 30th, 2010
12:05 am
Their real motive is power. Everything else including money is a means to obtain that power. Absolute power.
December 30th, 2010
3:02 am
MHS: "Their real motive is power. Everything else including money is a means to obtain that power. Absolute power."
Way to parrot focus-group-speak. Who are these straw men power grabbers that have your panties in a wad? Surely high on your list would be the evil cruella Granny Pelosi. Keeps you up at night, eh?
December 30th, 2010
6:44 am
Lets unwind the wasteful spending on F22s. And for gods sake dont spend any government money on the savannah river dredging. If the shipping industry needs a deeper harbor they can get together and fund it. Oh and lets drop the crop subsidies like for peanuts. As a North Carolinian I am tired of Georgia sucking up so much federal spending.
December 30th, 2010
6:51 am
While the United States has suffered the worst recession in living memory, I find that I have very few financial concerns. Many of my friends are in the same position: Most of us attended private schools and good universities, and we will be able to provide these same opportunities to our own children. No one in my immediate circle has a family member serving in Afghanistan or Iraq. In fact, in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001, the only sacrifice we were asked to make for our beloved country was to go shopping. Nearly a decade has passed, with our nation's influence and infrastructure crumbling by the hour, and yet those of us who have been so fortunate as to actually live the American dream–rather than merely dream it–have been spared every inconvenience. Now we are told that we will soon receive a large tax cut for all our troubles. What is the word for the feeling this provokes in me? Imagine being safely seated in lifeboat, while countless others drown, only to learn that another lifeboat has been secured to take your luggage to shore…
December 30th, 2010
6:57 am
"Let's be kind and unwind."
OK, I will be kind. To the terrified in our society this means increasing defense spending on more weapon systems the Pentagon does not want or need. Apparently it makes some feel safe to know we have 100 modern fighters we will never use in a wartime setting.
Lets be kind and unwind the Bush drug plan for seniors that will cost us 10 trillion out of the general tax fund over the baby boom period.
(Please tell Huckabee he is barking up the wrong tree – this is the Socialist program that needs to go first.)
December 30th, 2010
7:03 am
Not so Casual Observer, have you any idea how awful our lives would be right now had the Federal Reserve not done certain things? I shudder to think about it. The first thing I would cut would be the Medicare Part D that Bush slammed through with lies about its cost. It doesn't help the consumer as much as it does Big Pharma. It costs hundreds of billions of dollars.Second, raise the normal retirement age to 70 for those born after 1970. After all the life expectancy for people these days is 93. Those people born after 1970 are young enough now to be able to prepare. I don't see that it's fair to cut BENEFITS to people. After all, it isn't like any of us have had a choice in "donating" part of our paycheck to the government. I've worked since age 16, and am now 60. I could have invested the money they took from every paycheck and gotten a much better return. SS is not an "entitlement" program like Medicaid. That money is MY money, and, by God, I want every penny I can get from it. This nonsense about adjusting benefits based on a participants income is BS!. Why should I give up any portion of what I put in just because I prepared for retirement by saving and investing? I could retire right now, using my own resources, should I choose to do that. But that Social Security money is my money.The third thing we should do is get out of Afghanistan and Iraq and stop giving those bozos the billions of dollars to line their pockets. These are unwinnable wars. When we just "left" Vietnam, the world didn't come to an end. Today Vietnam is a good trading partner. Then, get out of the affairs of Israel and Palestine. Their issues must be resolved by those two countries themselves. We give Israel billions of dollars to turn around and make us look like yahoos when they continue to do what is detrimental to their own best interests. Then, stop spending billions on the "war" on drugs and prisons. What a joke! Legalize drugs, regulate them, tax them and use the tax money to treat addiction. How stupid is it to send billions to Columbia to "prevent" drugs from being created, only to see the money eventually end up in the pockets of the cartels. How stupid is it to spend billions on drug "prevention" (a joke-you cannot prevent drug use) when we have our American soldiers guarding the poppy fields in Afghanistan so their number one crop won't be destroyed?!!! It is INSANE! If drugs were legalized and regulated, the profit motive for the drug cartels in South America and Mexico would disappear. Farmers would become prosperous. And please don't tell me this war on drugs works. It does not. Think about the hypocrisy in our laws. If you are rich, famous, an actor, a singer, or an athlete and you are caught on camera smoking or snorting, absolutely nothing happens to you. You are immediately a media darling and your You Tube video goes viral. If you are poor and stupid you go to jail. We spend trillions of dollars to put people in prison. We have more people, per capita, in prison than any other country on the face of the earth. Most of these people are there because of our stupid drug laws. Stop the insanity. Last of all, put the tax rates back to where they were before Bush messed them up. Two of his Treasury Secretaries told him not to cut the taxes because it would cause huge deficits. He fired them both. The most prosperous years in this country have been during times of higher taxes. If you don't believe that, look it up. Cutting taxes does not create jobs. Never has, never will. Prosperity creates jobs. These are my ideas for bringing down the deficit, and yes, I am a Republican.
December 30th, 2010
7:13 am
Deborah, also note that taxation affects the middle and lower classes differently than it does the wealthy. When the tax rate on middle and lower income families increases, their income will likewise increase over time to counteract the tax increase. Likewise, when their taxes are decreased, their incomes will decrease over time.
The opposite effect occurs for the wealthy when their tax rate changes.
This is from David Ricardo's Wages and taxation studies.
December 30th, 2010
7:51 am
The only thing that gets unwound on this blog is the yoyo that writes it.
December 30th, 2010
7:55 am
Cut the Federal and State entitlement programs…welfare, education, food stamps, heaters for the freezing, school lunch programs…ya know the subsidies for the lazy.
December 30th, 2010
8:05 am
Quarter of Georgians fail Army entry test -Urinal
The Teacher's Unions are jam up, aren't they?
But, of course, the test is racist-
The report, which examined the test results of 13,597 Georgians aged 17 to 20, found that 34 percent of African-Americans, 20 percent of Hispanics and 17 percent of white applicants did not pass. -Urinal
And we even got a sample question-
If 2 plus x equals 4, what is the value of x?-Urinal
Let's pause for a moment so that Finn McFool can find his calculator.
So, anyway, in the very next Urinal "news" story, the AJC whines and moans about jobs being shipped overseas and the evils of capitalism-
But the jobs are going elsewhere. The Economic Policy Institute, a Washington think tank, says American companies have created 1.4 million jobs overseas this year, compared with fewer than 1 million in the U.S. The additional 1.4 million jobs would have lowered the U.S. unemployment rate to 8.9 percent, says Robert Scott, the institute's senior international economist.
"There's a huge difference between what is good for American companies versus what is good for the American economy," says Scott.-Urinal
Now, let's see here, if you were going to pay someone to build something for you, would you hire a dimwit obozo voter who whines all the time or a person with an education?
Just askin…
December 30th, 2010
8:06 am
A large number of Federal employees are needed to manage all of those "federal programs, regulations, laws, loopholes and subsidies". Many of these jobs are political plums given by the politicians to reward campaign workers. If you think for one second the politicans will give up this practice and these jobs, think again. It will never happen.
December 30th, 2010
8:25 am
Kyle votes Republican? So, like most Republican voters, does Kyle live in a trailer park and vote against his own economic interests?
Just asking. Tools.
December 30th, 2010
8:26 am
Is it, "You've got another "think" coming", or "You've got another "thing" coming?
It always is preceded by "If you think……"
SO, it has 2B, "…then you've got another think coming."
but everyone sez "thing".
December 30th, 2010
8:29 am
carlosgv writes: Many of these jobs are political plums given by the politicians
You really don't have a clue as to how large the federal government is and how many people are employed by the federal government do you?
"many of these jobs" are appointments? Go to usajobs.com and look at the number of open positions that people have to "apply" for and then maybe think on how many jobs out there are actual appointments.
maybe then you can grasp some reality and hold back on some of the idiotic generalizations???
December 30th, 2010
8:38 am
Woe is US
Not in the least.
December 30th, 2010
8:47 am
Finn McColl
It is clear you have little or no understanding of how the political plum system works. Before you embarass yourself anymore here, you might want to do some political research. If you cannot do this, then go somewhere else and stop bothering intelligent people.
December 30th, 2010
8:50 am
The right is a Joke…name a bill they want to pass with out PORK ?
December 30th, 2010
9:01 am
"would you hire a dimwit obozo voter who whines all the time or a person with an education?
Just askin…"
Wait, did you not say that students could not pass the military exam? That is public education. So what education are you talking about. The college grads I am around are not motivated, kiss-a$$es, and do not perform better than a high school graduate. But they have that degee! With that perspective, it will take more money to do the same job. What is really sad, I have seen college grads' poor performances with their university degrees but the military veteran who were trained in the technical arena, automotive & truck repair environment, computer networking are not recognized for their education and skills. They too must sit in a redundant class to get that degree. What a crime! A military person suchas a truck driver who has driven trucks over European roads, across the US, and even into Canada can not use their military training and license to operate a truck in the private sector. What a waste of money! Education? Were not all those CEO's from tier 1 schools that failed their company. I am impressed! Education will never replace performance and those few who do succeed bear the cross for so many who will never want to succeed but simply draw a pay check. Colleges are not training our students. I hope you will realize that one day soon.
December 30th, 2010
9:08 am
@ Dudley, While Unions may have had a role in the past, they have long outlasted their perceived value. I'll give you due that they made strides improving work conditions and safety measures…but today, they are slowly killing the US from the inside by demanding/negotiating for huge benefit packages and even more out there-pensions. When you have bus drivers making six figures and retiring at age 55, the apples have fallen off the cart. We need a Reagen-esque move by the President (or next one in 12) to fire these union members and hire the unemployed at a more affordable level.
December 30th, 2010
9:08 am
Finn: "When the tax rate on middle and lower income families increases, their income will likewise increase over time to counteract the tax increase."
That may have been true in the past, but in today's world of no performance raises and no COLA's, it isn't. What is not said by your statement is that the lag between the tax rate increase and any meaningful pay raise is getting longer. State workers and retirees, for instance, have not had a raise in 4 years, except for promotions. (the work/responsibility increase when promoted does not equal the wage/benefit increase). While taxes have gone down in that period, they were not "coordinated".
DeborahinAthens:@7:03- I agree with you, and I am an independant (leans to financially conservative Democrat).
December 30th, 2010
9:16 am
I have a clear vision of the awful future created by the destruction of the value of our dollars by the actions of the Fed. Apparently you have no vision past the end of your nose. The Fed is a parasite living off the blood and sweat of the American taxpayer.
Tax rates, Social Security, Medicare and the rest of the entitlement programs will mean nothing when a loaf of bread costs $15 and gasoline is $8-10 per gallon and the home heating and cooling bills for a modest home are triple the current rates.
How do you, Deborah, propose to keep these costs from rising while the Fed prints fiat money at the rate of $800 BILLION on a whim and also sends $1.4 TRILLION dollars to foreign banks and financial institutions? Are you so naive to think such activity has nothing to do with the costs of every day items?
Deborah you did make one cogent comment, only prosperity will bring the US out of our current malaise but your idea that raising taxes will do so is nonsense. The federal government creates nothing and by raising taxes the dollars available for investment shrink and then economic expansion stops.
The Obama administration created a Grant Program earlier this year that gave one million grants in the amount of $5 million to the chosen recipients. Who do you suppose received this $5 Billion? The supporters of Democrat candidates and causes were the recipients. When will this theft of our children's future stop? Certainly not as long as more and more tax dollars are sent to Washington to be distributed not on merit but on political whim.
December 30th, 2010
9:20 am
The first thing I would cut would be the Medicare Part D that Bush slammed through with lies about its cost. It doesn't help the consumer as much as it does Big Pharma.
DeborahinAthens, wake up please. Oh and "unwind"…
What happened to the Dorgan (D) amendment to ObumerCare that would have allowed the re-importation of drugs for sale in the U.S.? Did Bush kill that too? Ever hear of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D)?
Lautenberg (D) argued against the Dorgan (D) amendment using the very exact same Bush (R) BS!, nearly word for word chapter and verse. While at the time when this was taking place on the Senate floor, CNN was reporting what many of us have known about the origin of prescription drugs sold in this country being imported from China. According to the CNN report about 40% of prescription drugs in this country are being imported from China. Yep! the very same UNSAFE drugs as claimed by Bush and Lautenberg. But hey, let's be a little more accurate with the facts than CNN, shall we?
The Food and Drug Administration reports that the United States pharmaceutical market is highly dependent on foreign countries for finished generic drugs and ingredients used in other types of drugs that are available for human use in the market today. This is due to the desire of the American public to have access to lower cost medications. Some of the statistics, as stated by the Food and Drug Administration, are as follows:
* Approximately 20% of finished generic drugs ready for use by the American public either through prescription or through over-the-counter use is obtained from the countries of China and India.
* Approximately 40% of the active ingredients used in most prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications are manufactured and imported to the United States from the countries of China and India.
* Analysts predict that within fifteen years, the United States will be even more dependent on these countries to import generic and over-the-counter finished drugs ready for consumption. The approximate percentage of dependency is expected to be somewhere in the range of 80%.
* Eight years ago, the Chinese imported approximately $300 million worth of products to the United States.
* Four years ago, the number of imported finished generic and over-the-counter drugs and ingredients for such drugs imported to the United States cost an estimated $675 million.
You Socialist Liberal Democrats can save your sanctimonious Bush drug spiel, your hype is no better than his. Your side threw us all under the bus just like the conservative's side did.
Had the Dorgan(D) amendment not been defeated by your Democrats, there would be no more discussions about the Bush drug boondoggle.
And, if you think legalizing and taxing street drugs will stop these illegal drugs coming from Mexico, you are mistaken again.
December 30th, 2010
9:22 am
Maybe ObaManure can successfully raise the minimum wage for the lazy worker and all will be a little slice of heaven.
December 30th, 2010
9:24 am
December 30th, 2010
9:08 am
I am with you on that!
December 30th, 2010
9:26 am
To lead by example, The Federal Government should
take a pay cut, from the President on Down, including
Congress, to a cap of 100,000. per year and divest all
pensions. Then we'll get to cutting everyone else. The
government could seize all private pensions and health
insurance premiums and reserves at the same
time end Social Security and Medicare. Next seize
the Life Insurance companies and let the families bury
the dead. No more federal debt.
December 30th, 2010
9:26 am
A Hearty Cheese Sauce
December 30th, 2010
9:22 am
Maybe he will set a maximum wage limit and create more wealthy people paying taxes.
December 30th, 2010
9:30 am
barking frog
December 30th, 2010
9:26 am
I have a few acres of land and good spot to put me to rest in a wood box. I even have the wood and materials to build the box.
December 30th, 2010
9:32 am
Here's a good place to start cutting-
Just consider these estimates on part of the costs of the latest Obama Hawaii trip:
* Mrs. Obama's early flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (White House Dossier)
* Obama's round trip flight to Hawaii: $1 million (GAO estimates)
* Housing in beachfront homes for Secret Service and Seals in Kailua ($1,200 a day for 14 days): $16,800
* Costs for White House staff staying at Moana Hotel: $134,400 ($400 per day for 24 staff) – excluding meals and other room costs
* Police overtime: $250,000 (2009 costs reported by Honolulu Police Department)
* Ambulance: $10,000 (City Spokesperson)
Our little Nero fiddles while Rome burns, just sayin…
December 30th, 2010
9:38 am
Good morning all. If we want to jump start the economy, let's unwind a few of the agencies that bet taxpayer money on corporate winners, or those that lock the barn door after the horses escape. FNMA, FHLMC, FHA, SBA, SEC, FTC, FDA, OSHA, EPA, and FTC would be good places to start.
December 30th, 2010
9:38 am
December 30th, 2010
9:30 am
exactly, and in georgia there is no regulation of
burying your family on your own land. the lack
of life insurance premiums would boost income
continuing health insurance premiums as taxes
wouldn't affect income, you just wouldn't have
healthcare insurance and medical costs would
plummet. No federal pensions including VA and
Social Security would reduce the Budget without
reducing revenue and taxpayers wouldn't feel a thing.
The truly poor could get medicaid and welfare.
problem solved.
December 30th, 2010
9:39 am
I forgot the departments of energy and education and labor and commerce. Them too.
December 30th, 2010
9:40 am
Dear Bark @ 9:26, good morning, great idea – I'll sign on.
December 30th, 2010
9:43 am
The Left supports the unions and their unreasonable pay and retirement demands and then the Left voters complain because the price to ride a bus rises. Are these the most uninformed and uneducated voters in history?
The Left lives in a whimsical world where there is no relation between cost to produce and price to the public. Stop "Corporate Welfare" the Left screams at every opportunity. Make those evil corporations pay higher taxes, after all the people need the benefit of those tax dollars so then the government can subsidize the industry to hold down costs! What idiocy these Lefties propose!
Now analyze the owners of the evil corporations. Pension plans and mutual funds are by far the single largest investors in the corporations. The pension plans benefit the union voters who wish to tax, tax, tax the corporations and mutual funds are the investment darling of the everyday man on the street.
Raise the taxes and the costs to produce a bottle of Coke all you want to pump more money into Washington but at the end of the day all you have accomplished is a rise in the price of that bottle of Coke now sitting in your kitchen.
The federal government moved all of the corporate jobs overseas with tax policy, the corporations only reacted to anti-business policies in Washington. The jobs went away because of the pandering by the Left to voters who have no understanding of the result of tax and regulatory acts by Congress placed upon Amercan business.
December 30th, 2010
9:43 am
Ragnar 9:40 this really is the way it was when I
was young except for life insurance,SS and VA.
December 30th, 2010
9:44 am
Kyle: "There are functions better suited for the state or local level, such as paying for transportation infrastructure, but which states and counties can't afford to assume fully as long as Washington takes the lion's share of tax money."
Current law (which has expired and has a continuing resolution) Improved Georgia's % of return on our Federal Tax Dollars. As late as the 90's our rate of return was about 70%. (yes, Ga only received 70 cents on the dollar back; states like Mass got $2.01 back on each dollar (attributed to Tip ONeil)) Now it is at 92% with the other 8% going to run the USDOT (personnel, air traffic controlers, research, etc).
States can't afford? Georgia has elected not to increase user fees (gas tax) to even stay comparable to the cost of living let alone "increase" them! The state gas tax hasn't been increase since 1982! But expenditures, needs, and maintenance have continued to increase. Also, many Interstate and other bridges and roads (pavement) have reached/passed their design lives, creating a backlog of needed repairs, and replacements are becoming the norm. Check out the GDOT Interstate Strategic Plan on line. See the need and projected costs for just bringing the interstates in this state up to acceptible conditions. This doesn't include all state routes nor the local system! And our economy/jobs/competitiveness are based on a good transportation system!


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The next time you find yourself limping along in a pair of six-inch stilettos, consider your options: you can either trade them for comfy flats…or you can hop into your local podiatric surgeon's office and ask for a toe reshaping. You read that right. Good Morning America reports that a small number of people (mostly women) are electing to get plastic surgery to narrow their "fat toes."
New York-based podiatrist Dr. Oliver Zong is one of the specialists who currently performs the procedure, which shaves off fractional increments of fat and bone from the toes for a slimmed-down appearance. "When people first started asking, I said 'What?,'" Zong told ABC. "We were mostly doing toe shortenings in the beginning." According to Dr. Zong, the surgery—which is not covered by insurance—has been gaining popularity over the past few years.
Dr. Hillary Brenner, another NYC podiatric surgeon, adds that a number of women have even asked to have their pinky toes removed so they can fit into smaller shoes. Dr. Brenner has never said yes to these requests, however.
"Why fix something that's not broken?" she explained.
While there are certain scenarios in which getting your toes reshaped might be a good idea—if you're experiencing pain, for instance—I can't really condone the idea of getting plastic surgery just so you can finally wear those size 5.5 Louboutin heels you got on sale from Bergdof Goodman.
What do you think: are toe reshapings a passing fad or the next big trend in plastic surgery?
After a long day of walking around in heels, we like to slather on a nourishing foot cream.

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Jim Harvey's soon-to-be-finished feature documentary, The Great Divide, aims to tell the tangled story of water in Colorado -- a subject as vast as the state and the eight states that Colorado supplies water to. He's looking at the acequias (ditch irrigation systems) in the San Luis Valley, the expo ... More >>
For the past two weeks, the area around Colorado Springs has been besieged by tumbleweeds. Piles of the dessicated, rolling shrubs have clogged streets and yards, trapping residents at home in at least one case. For farmers, the plants have choked off irrigation ditches, the piles of tinder-dry shr ... More >>
The hottest summer on record could also be one of the driest. At the end of June, Governor John Hickenlooper requested that much of this dry, dry state be declared a federal disaster area because of "drought, low snow pack, excessive heat, and high winds" that had started on January 1...with no end ... More >>
Wild horse activists managed to block the complete removal of a small but hardy herd of mustangs in northwest Colorado this week. Bureau of Land Management officials contend that severe drought conditions require roundup and removal of the West Douglas herd, for its own well-being -- but opponents s ... More >>
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Whose glass is half full?
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As the South Platte flows out of Colorado, the water wars continue.
Out on the plains, water is Colorado's most liquid asset.
Even in the best of times, farmers and developers fight for Colorado's water. And this summer's drought is far from the best of times.
As spring melts into summer, water users along the St. Vrain could find themselves up the creek.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112713728944321735.post871857350096803917..comments2014-05-23T18:43:29.047-04:00Comments on Brenda's Survivor Blog!: Jerri Manthey's Experience with US Airways!Brenda email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112713728944321735.post-41911100100838622202012-04-08T00:10:21.250-04:002012-04-08T00:10:21.250-04:00Colleen you are clearly an idiot as I too have fac...Colleen you are clearly an idiot as I too have faced the wrath of US Airways. Maybe deformation of character is exactly

what these people need. And flying IS a right moron. (Please see mastercard.com for invoices of millions that pay to get

treated like shit on that airline) What is not a right and what I believe YOU people think is a privilege is treating fliers like convicts and thinking you're something better than glorified taxi cab drivers.

I too flew into CTL and was physically pushed (TWICE) by a flight attendant named Brenda (blonde, INCREDIBLY rude, 5' 7"

and an utter waste of space) She preemptively got the service manager knowing that I was going to be upset about the

incident and guess what.... She left!! I stood around for an hour was passed onto to TWO different service managers and

was lastly told to go online and post my complaint on their feedback site.

And here's the kicker, another US Airway employee sat next to me the whole flight and when I said I was going to complain his response to me was, "Don't bother, it won't mean anything to them, they don't give a shit." FROM AN ACTUALLY US AIRWAY EMPLOYEE....

Anyway, to sum it up, fly Jet Blue or SouthWest and stay the hell away from US email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112713728944321735.post-56490020398365599122010-04-11T00:58:23.769-04:002010-04-11T00:58:23.769-04:00Flying is not a right, it is a privilege. Obviousl...Flying is not a right, it is a privilege. Obviously, we are getting one side of the story. Don't flatter yourself, no one knows who you are...no one even watches Survivor anymore. You can clearly tell from your over dramatization of this story that much of your description was blown out of proportion. I don't think you understand the severity of the situation that you are creating. Defamation of these employee's character is a serious allocation and should lead to legal action. Hopefully at age 39, you will grow up, not need your mommy's cooking, carry cash with you, and actually look up airline regulations prior to flying. {PS, a comma goes inside the quotation marks, and a laptop, ipod, and jewelry are not "irreplaceable" in fact they are very replaceable. (Please see apple.com and bestbuy.com)}. Thank God some people today have the decency to keep the Lords name sacred. Let's see if you actually stand firm behind your "true" story and have the courage to post a conflicting view.Colleenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112713728944321735.post-4598488120485908712010-03-12T11:20:41.846-05:002010-03-12T11:20:41.846-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthewhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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People of my generation cannot (and should not) forgive and forget. What happened in 1976 changed the course of contemporary Lebanese history and prolonged the agonizing years of the civil war. In 1976, the PLO-Lebanese National Movement (LNM) coalition was on its way to defeat the pro-Israeli Phalanges militias in Lebanon, after they were the ones who started the civil war on behalf of Israel and the US. According to Newsweek magazine at the time, the PLO-LNM joint ...Keep Reading »
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Pete and I were the last one's up. "I can't sleep man." Pete said to me. "You know what use to put me to sleep?" I asked him. "No, what?" he asked. "My mom use to rub my back in small circles and it would knock me out so fast." I said staring at him. Please say that you'll let me do that to you, I screamed in my head. "That's nice man." Was all that he said. Shit I guess I'll have to work for this one. "I could try that on you to see if it really works. It'll ease your tension." I said standing up and walking over to him and rubbed his shoulders. "I guess it wouldn't hurt to try." He said with a little skepticism in his voice. "Trust me it'll do the trick." I said. We walked back to his buck. Everyone else was already asleep. He slipped out of his shirt. Damn he has the finest body I have ever seen, I thought. Who on earth would want to hurt such a beautiful creator? He lay on his stomach so I could rub his back. I started slow and in big circles. "Umm this does feel relaxing." He said settling down even farther in the bunk. Holy fuck, I thought as my whole body suddenly became awake and alert. I began to rub faster and in smaller circles on his back. I felt him draft off to sleep, but I could let him do that without him know who I felt. So I swiftly flipped over and laid one on him. He pushed away. "Dude, what you are doing?" he asked wiping off his lips. "Nothing Sorry" I said getting up and walking out. At least I knew how he felt about me now. Great now he probably thinks I'm some… "Why did you leave?" he asked interrupting my thoughts. "Gee I don't know, maybe because I just kissed you, and you pushed away?" I said sarcastically. "I know I'm sorry, it was just unexpected, especially from you." He said. "Look just ..." he started to say but was interrupted by my lips crashing into his. I had pinned him onto couch with my body. I was fumbling with his shirt. "I didn't know you were in to me this much" he said as he slid the shirt over his head. "Shh…" I said with my shirt and pants off by the time he throw his shirt on the floor. I was already attacking his jeans. I fingers were stumbling over each other. "Hey, settle down." he said moving my hands and undoing his own jeans. Sweat was already glistening down my face. "Do you really want to do this?" he asked looking into my eyes. I said nothing. I kept quite looking at his body. Okay this was getting too uncomfortable. He reached down to pick his jeans off the floor when I put a hand on his chest. I slowly started kissing him. I made my way down to the seam of his boxers. Goose bumps spread across my body as his fingers eased their way to his member. This was agonizing the torment I was going through was only pushing me closer to the edge. "William …" he moaned. How long I waited to fully take him in was too long. "Stop fucking teasing me" he moaned. This put a smile on my face, because this told me he wanted me just as much as I wanted him.
After we both climaxed we laid beside each other on the couch and took in what just went on. I drifted off to sleep with the biggest smile on my face. I had my wildest dreams come true and not one of them involving her. Shortly after, I felt Pete get up and wonder toward the bunk area.


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Timothy R. Murphy '88
By the age of 40, Merrimack alumnus Tim Murphy '88 had made a successful career as an investment banker in New York, served as a strategic advisor to the Romney administration in Massachusetts, and was a key architect of Massachusetts' landmark health care reform law. Having experienced success and fulfillment in both the public and private sectors, Murphy carefully considered his next move.
Giving Back to Merrimack
In 2007, on the heels of his high-profile success in the Romney administration, Murphy was invited to bring his creative thinking back to Merrimack as a member of the Board of Trustees.
As a member of the board, Murphy has been involved in the development of the Agenda for Distinction.
"We have to compete against a number of institutions and so our value proposition has to be able to attract students," he explains. "We need to be rigorous and methodical about the kinds of students, programs, amenities and sports offered so that people see Merrimack as a place to invest their time and resources."
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The Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions concert tour is coming to Philadelphia on September 19th. We have two sets of concert double-passes to give away to lucky Bulbanews readers!
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Lively, friendly, good-value dining in the old town: the Czech beers flow and everyone from expats to students wolfs down hearty no-nonsense grub, including Slovak staples and decent English breakfasts.
Lively, friendly, good-value dining in the old town: the Czech beers flow and everyone from expats to students wolfs down hearty no-nonsense grub, including Slovak staples and decent English breakfasts.
Want to know about the Slovakia the other tours don't tell you about? Sign up with these guys for forays to weird Socialist-era buildings and typical krčmy (Slovak pubs): authentic (uncensored) Slovakia.
Embassies, restaurants and bars are the mainstay of the long, tree-lined plaza that anchors the pedestrian zone's southern extremity. At Hviezdoslavovo's east end, the ornate 1886 Slovak National Theatre , one of the city's opera houses, steals the show. The theatre is not open for tours, but ticket prices are not prohibitive.
Cafe tables outline pretty Hlavné nám (Main Sq), the site of numerous festival performances. Roland's Fountain , at the square's heart, is thought to have been built in 1572 as a fire hydrant of sorts. Flanking the northeast side of the square is the 1421 Old Town Hall , home to the city museum.
Cycle from Vienna to Budapest along the Danube cycle path
Airport Letisko Bratislava, serving Bratislava, is connected to Vienna International Airport and Südtiroler Platz in Vienna by almost hourly buses (one way/return valid 180 days €7.70/14.30). Book online at www.slovaklines.sk or at www.eurolines.com. You can also take the bus to the centre of Bratislava and pick up a frequent train from Bratislava train station to Vienna.
Dominating the southwest of the Old Town on a hill above the Danube, the castle today is largely a 1950s reconstruction; an 1811 fire left the fortress ruined for more than a century and renovations continue. Most buildings contain administrative offices, but there is a museum of Slovakia through the ages, and lawns and ramparts provide great vantage points for city viewing.
While in Vienna, don't miss the opportunity to visit another European capital, the beautiful city of Bratislava in Slovakia. On this day trip, your knowledgeable guide will give you a complete overview of the city as you visit its main sites, such as the impressive Bratislava Castle, the Grassalkovich Palace, Michael's Gate and many others.
Bratislava isn't overly populated with playgrounds, or restaurants with children's menus for that matter, but there are a couple of places to keep the little ones entertained. Bibiana calls itself an 'International House of Art for Children'. There's an art gallery aimed at little ones and it sponsors frequent puppet and musical performances and craft classes.
The central feature of the vast Nám SNP is a bronze Monument of the Slovak National Uprising, honouring to the antifascist uprising for which the square is named. In November 1989 huge crowds assembled here in the days leading up to the fall of the communist regime, and it was also here that Slovaks gathered before the Velvet Divorce from the Czech Republic.
Marked by the Kamzik TV mast (complete with viewing platform and vista-endowed restaurant) and visible rearing north of the city is this vast, hilly forest park. There's a cable car but you're up here for the superb, scenic hiking and biking. It's a 20-minute walk uphill from the Koliba trolleybus terminal to the park entrance.
Bursting onto the eating scene with tasty, cheap, healthy lunches, Shtoor has three locations in Bratislava but this, with two levels of seating, has the best (coffee- and cake-fuelled) atmosphere. Check the menus: written in old-fashioned Slovak as set down by L'udovít Štúr, pioneer of Slovak literary language.


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Apparently the ST-2 Shooting Simulator is so accurate that even the Russian and Slovakian national clay shooting teams use it for practice. Co-developed by the British Association of Shooting (is that like the NRA) the ST-2 provides user feedback on every shoot. Bring your own gun – that is if you can find one to use – and hook it up for that true practice experience.
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Hey all you lovely people! Vegan Foody recently hit 5000 followers.. and in celebration, I'm going to do a giveaway!! More details coming soon!
**At this time, I'm only able to offer this to Canadian residents.. so where are all my Canadian followers at?
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Florida Contractors Hear Money Talk
December 21, 2002
ORLANDO, FL — Making money was the topic of two speakers at the recent Florida Air Conditioning Contractors Association's (FACCA's) annual convention in Orlando.
Ron Collier of Collier Consulting Group (www.collier-consulting.com) conducted seminars on "How to Make Some Real Money in Your HVAC Business" and "101 Ways to Get More Business."
Ruth King of the HVAC Channel (www.hvacchannel.tv) spoke on "Employee Motivation and Profit" and "Gross Profit Per Man Hour, Financial Nightmares — Watch Your Cash."
In addition to the seminars, the two-day event included a trade show with 50 exhibitors.
FACCA is a statewide association that has been serving air conditioning contractors, manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and other allies since 1967.
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We did a little research and a few calculations to find the most popular recipes on the site. Here you have the most popular slow cooker recipes ever featured on Skinny Ms.:
Skinny Slow Cooker – Cheesy Spaghetti with Turkey Sausage. The perfect family meal when paired with a nice big salad! This recipe can easily be made vegetarian simply be eliminating the meat.
Turkey Sloppy Joe's. Messy, sweet and oh so delicious, its a classic.
Turkey Stroganoff. This recipe that is both versatile and easy to prepare, which we love at Skinny Ms.. Our version of skinny stroganoff calls for healthier ingredients than traditional recipes without compromising flavor.
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As the name implies they're smart and provide you with a green indicator light to let you know your car to cable setup is good for some motor revving jump starting. But that's not all they do. That little gray box also automatically adjusts the polarity preventing those always freaky sparks and shorts from occurring. They've even tossed in a good old surge protector into the mix, which will stop sudden spikes in power from damaging the car's electronics and computer.
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Dreams come true, my dears, that's what they do. The only variable is when.
For the slow approach: Resist. Attach. Insist. Deny. Stop. Second guess. Whine. Argue. Defend. Protest. Cry. Struggle. And ask others, when you know the answer yourself.
For the quick approach: Visualize. Pretend. Prepare. Dodge. Roll. Serpentine. Do not waiver over intentions, but over methods. Show up, even when nothing happens. And give thanks in advance.
But, then again, you already knew that…
Today we made history.
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The many faces of rape.
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My Wife's Fight With Breast Cancer
one of the saddest and most beautiful photo essays I've ever seen
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Dearest Friends,
I write with an important, yet simple, call to action: Unite, spread information, and speak OUT against the discriminatory laws that govern our nation.
As a people and a nation, we stand at the precipice of a legislative landmark decision to define the definition of marriage under Federal law, and we, the people, must take action, now!
In 1996, former President Clinton signed one of the most discriminatory federal laws in the history of our nation, which is now being reviewed by the Supreme Court.
We must use the monumental, and previously unprecedented, leverage we all have as media correspondents and socially-engaged citizens to put pressure on the courts to rule properly—to force their gavel to strike on the proper side of history.
It is time to change this country and bring the U.S. out of a puritanical mindset and really look at who is and who is not "destroying" the "sanctity" of marriage.
The LGBT community has suffered through relentless oppression, violence and inequality under the law for long enough.
Finally, This is *not a matter of personal or religious opinions*, this is about doing what is right! Think about what you would have done if this article was written in 1964 before the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Please read and share this article, which discusses the current laws being reviewed by the Supreme Court: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/your-voice-matters-use-it-loudly/
Thank you for your continued support!
We must use the monumental, and previously unprecedented, leverage we all have as media correspondents and social-engaged citizens to put pressure on the courts to rule properly—to force their gavel to strike on the proper side of history.
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Don't settle in love. Don't settle in life. Don't settle for lesser versions of your dreams. Don't settle for anything less than exactly what you want. In one of my favorite cheesy movie scenes, the character says something along the lines of, "There are too many mediocre things in life and love shouldn't be one of them. Anything less than spectacular is a waste of time." I couldn't agree more. Mediocrity is easy. Spectacular takes work and inspiration, but it's worth it.
Don't waste time in relationships with people who will never understand the beauty to be found in truly loving, trusting and living in partnership with another person. These people are at different places on their paths, or perhaps—let's be honest—on totally different paths altogether. That's okay. You should stop wasting the best years of your youth trying to help every wounded soul who stumbles across your path and latches onto you. Instead, be with someone who will hold your hand, and have your back, every step of the way. Be with someone who considers you an equal, not a crutch/mother/therapist/to blame for their unhappiness. You deserve to be with someone who appreciates you for who you are, and supports you in becoming what or whom you would like to become. Give yourself permission, when necessary, to move on and not look back. Learn from each experience, but don't let anyone hold you back.
Don't waste any more time floundering around in crappy corporate jobs while you "try and figure out what you want to do." Figure out what makes you happy, and what you need to do to make a career out of doing it; then do it. If that involves formal education, training in a trade, or whatever, figure out what your passion is and make it happen. Now.
Money is a tool. It is a means to an end. It is a way of sustaining life and obtaining goods. Nothing more. Money will get you more stuff but still, that stuff does not define you. When people meet you, one of the first questions they will ask you is, "What do you do?" Don't let your income define you or your perception of success. Western society has fooled us into believing we are successful if we make a lot of money (and buy huge houses, expensive cars and designer everything). Create your own destiny and define success for yourself.
People will not always understand or agree with the choices you make in your life. People will expect certain things of you and they will be disappointed if you do not live up to their expectations. Disappointment is challenging. Life is paradoxical. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to be truly happy yourself and live up to everyone else's expectations at the same time. Compromises will need to be made at times, and at other times people will need to learn to work with their feelings of disappointment. What is truly important is, you live your life in an authentic way, true to your values and beliefs, and do not cause harm to others.
No one ever regretted staying in Paris or Amsterdam for a few more days. Your inbox will still be full when you get back and nothing in it will have the potential to be as fulfilling or inspiring as a few more days expanding your consciousness and deepening your awareness of the greater world around you. Although the world around us has expanded, our technologically saturated society feels like it is closing in on itself sometimes. When you look around, everyone has their eyes, hands and attention fixated on a phone, tablet or laptop. Take a vacation, or a staycation, and spend time exploring the world around you. Do it here. Do it abroad. Just do it often and do it like it's your job.
One of the (few) drawbacks of being a vagabond by nature is, your friends are often of the vagabond variety as well. You will study in Europe, you will serve with the Peace Corps in Africa, you will have friends in every corner of the world, but maintain loose connections with many of them. You will meet many amazing people throughout your life who will teach you amazing things and share amazing experiences with you, but staying in touch in a meaningful way can be challenging (pre-facebook, at least).
Whether near or far, invest in all your relationships, not just the romantic ones. Investing in your friendships will provide you with a powerful support system, partners in crime, travel companions, and lifelong companionship. Your friends will look to you for support, and you them. If you have good friends, you have more than you'll ever need.
Figure out a way to make a career out of your passions, interests, hobbies, and/or talents, and do it in a way that you can provide your services/goods to others while financially securing your future. Making unknown executives wealthier will not be fulfilling, but doing something important to you and something which improves the lives of others will be. Your career and your life will be enriching and fulfilling if you do something of benefit in the world, or of benefit to others.
There are so many people in the world who suffer on a daily basis. There are people who do not have food, medicine, love or a roof over their head. There are people who are being physically, emotionally and verbally abused as we speak. There are people born into horrific circumstances through no fault of their own. Likewise, you did not do anything to deserve the circumstances you were born into. It could have just as easily been you born into a life of destitution, prostitution, addiction and/or sexual abuse.
Be grateful for the opportunities and blessings in your life and show compassion for those who struggle and suffer, through both your words and actions. Begin a gratitude practice and write down three things you are grateful for every single day. You'll be amazed how much more beautiful life becomes when you are grateful for everything you already have.
You will face challenges in life which will require you to dig deep within yourself for strength and guidance. You will need to be able to remain present and work with difficult emotions throughout your adult life. Having a rich relationship with meditation and yoga will help better prepare you to do so. The connection between your mind, body, spirituality, and overall wellness is paramount to your happiness in this life. Nurture growth in all areas of your life and maintain a disciplined spiritual practice. Taking care of your body, mind and spiritual foundation will provide you with the ground and strength you will need when the time comes.
Life is not always going to be easy, but if you embrace the advice you have been given here, it will make future challenges workable and any darkness permeable. You are equipped with the tools you need to have an amazing life. You have the passion, know-how and ability to achieve every goal you set for yourself. Your life has the potential to exceed your wildest dreams, all you need to do is be there and stay out of your own way. It's all going to be worth it!
Jennifer Spesia will complete her PhD in Psychology in 2013 and currently works with individuals, couples, families, and groups in her psychotherapy practice in the beautiful state of Colorado. Jennifer is a long-time student of Eastern spiritual traditions, a meditator, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa), a yoga-teacher-in-training, a human companion to three amazing dogs, a world traveler, a philosopher, a seeker, and an eternal student.
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The BL Newsroom to open at St Pancras, Monday 7 April
By Kieron L Jones, on 7 April 2014
Refurbishment work on the British Library Newsroom is progressing well and the new facility will open on Monday 7 April. Readers will once again have access to microfilm and digital newspaper collections as well as broadcast, multimedia and archived websites.
Periodical collections formerly held at Colindale are already available to order again, following an embargo that ran from June last year to 17 February. The majority of periodicals, amounting to some 24,000 titles, have been moved to Boston Spa and are available to order into any St Pancras Reading Room within 48 hours. A small number of high-use periodicals have been moved to St Pancras and will be available to order into any St Pancras Reading Room within 70 minutes.
Readers can choose to order these journals online in advance of their visit using Explore the British Library which has improved information about the titles and volumes held by the Library. Readers can also track the progress of their requests via My Reading Room Requests. Records for microfilm and print newspapers that are currently being moved are also visible. Although these items remain unavailable for the time being, the records will link to digital versions where these are available and will help Readers to plan future research.
Print newspapers will become available again in autumn 2014, where there are no microfilm or digital alternatives available in our collection.
For full details, please see the March Collection Moves Bulletin. (PDF)
Get answers to frequently asked questions about changes to access to newspapers. (PDF)
Find out how to upgrade your Newspaper Reader Pass to a full British Library Reader Pass. (PDF)
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Born Free USA Blog
Bad Ideas About Animals: They Breed Like Rabbits
Albert Einstein once said, "The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking. ... If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker."
Although not perhaps on Einstein's level, each of us has done something with a positive result in mind, only to have the well-intentioned something explode in our faces. Some medicines, for example, can cause horrific side effects.
Go the Extra Mile for the Animals
One step at a time. That's how Born Free USA achieves many of our victories for animals. We start down a path, we press firmly onward, we stay focused and we cross that finish line with heads held high.
Let's Kick a Cruel Industry While It's Down
In 2010, the fur fashion industry has taken some hard hits, and we at Born Free USA have no problem piling on.
Sea Turtles Are in the Dumps
Earlier this week the BBC reported that one-third of loggerhead turtles recovered recently from the Adriatic Sea had plastic in their intestines. The presence of such an undissolvable substance in the digestive system can be fatal, and probably was the primary cause of death for some of the shell-encased reptiles.
Dinosaurs Are Gone! They're All Dead! Get Over It!
A few weeks ago a team of paleontologists from the United States and Canada gave us this Mesozoic Era news flash: A careful examination of bones suggests that Tyrannosaurus rex would bite each other. Take that, Donner Party!
Help Us Win With the Body Shop!
Voting Ends Sunday as We Try To Capture $10,000 in both the U.S. and Canada
The Body Shop, with more than 2,500 stores in more than 55 countries, has helped us before, and now it's doing so again by pitting us against two other organizations in an in-store and online popularity vote that ends Sunday. The winner in each country gets $10,000! Please vote now for us in the United States and in Canada — that's right, you can do both!
I Would Rather She Was a Witch Than That Which She Is
Why I Don't Believe in Politicians Who Don't 'Believe in' Evolution
Look, I'm a Canadian, and we have our own numbskulls in public office, but if I don't speak out against something that worries and even frightens me, I deserve the consequences, and they are profound.
Canada Has Done Something Environmentally Right!
Yukon-Alaska Border Blitz Nabs Wildlife Smugglers
Here are two news items from the same day — Tuesday, Oct. 12. The big one (in Canada, I mean) was that for the first time ever Canada failed to win a seat at the Security Council of the United Nations. The small one was that after a two-week blitz of the border between the Yukon and Alaska, wildlife officers uncovered more than 50 violations of both federal and territorial wildlife protection laws, and made 23 seizures of parts, or entire carcasses, of protected wildlife species, including walrus, black and grizzly bears, sea otter, caribou, moose, Dall sheep, eagle and bowhead whale.
Oddly, perhaps, both items cheered me.
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As a kid, I held my breath when passing an old graveyard on my way to school. With all those spirits in the ground, you didn't dare breathe normally — or else!
At some point, I stopped believing in such tall tales. But with Halloween nearly here, urban legends are part of the fun. Our subject, driving, happens to be loaded with them.


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The July 3 waterfront fireworks show in Burlington is the marquee event for the city's Parks and Recreation Department and the kickoff to "Heart your Parks" month.
The nation delegated July as Parks and Recreation Month back in 1985 and the celebrations have been ongoing ever since.
It's a way to highlight healthy lifestyles and the hard working staff who keep our open areas clean and safe.
Department officials say our state would be very different without all of these great spaces.
"It would be a totally different kind of community. We really make a difference, we are essential to the community and that's why we celebrate July," says Maggie Leugers with the Burlington Parks & Recreation Department.
You can find posters throughout the state -- fill one out and tell people why you love your neighborhood parks.


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PropertyOfZack Road Blog : : The Maine (Update I)
The Maine are currently out on the US portion of The Pioneer Tour with Lydia and Arkells, and we're stoked to be teaming up with the band for a new PropertyOfZack Road Blog feature. Check out their first update below and make sure to come back each week for more!
From Jared Monaco:
Hey guys, Jared here with an update from the road. We're just over a week into our North American run of the Pioneer World Tour, and things are shaping up quite nicely. Kennedy and I have been joining Arkells on stage nightly, and both Arkells and Lydia have been joining us to play "With a little help from my friends", our cover of the Beatles/Joe Cocker. Off stage, we've been hanging with our new friends, sometimes watching hockey (go Coyotes!) and other times checking out their sets.
Needless to say, we're having a blast out here. It's great to be on the road with such awesome people and talented musicians.


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Could the US debt default actually be a good thing? One college professor seems to think so.
One Bay Area professor has said that the deal to increase the Federal debt ceiling is no cause for celebration. San Jose State Economics Professor Jeff Hummel has said it would have been a good thing if the government had defaulted on its debt.SJSU Professor Says Default Preferable To Debt Deal « CBS San Francisco
"I think that a treasury default is inevitable, and has been inevitable for a long time," said Hummel. Hummel said he believes the U.S. should go beyond default and repudiate the debt – essentially saying we have not intention to pay the debt back in its entirety.
He wants the government to enact immediate governmental reform to encourage elected leaders to be more fiscally responsible in the future. "It would make it more difficult for the U.S. Government to borrow, so it would be a balanced budget with real teeth," said Hummel.


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When buying a vehicle from an auto dealer, there are many options available to the consumer. Here we will provide information on how the sales tax applies to the different transactions that may occur.
A lease is any transfer of the possession or control of tangible personal property for a fixed or indefinite term, for consideration. Leases include future options to purchase or extend, and agreements where the amount of consideration may be increased or decreased by reference to the amount realized upon the sale or disposition of the property.
The link below will take you to a memo drafted by the Ohio Department of Taxation explaining how leases of motor vehicles are taxed.
Leasing Memo
Sales made in Ohio to a non-resident of Ohio that will be immediately removed from this state are generally exempt from Ohio sales tax. Sales of motor vehicles that will be immediately removed to Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, and South Carolina are the only sales that are the exception to this rule. Please see the Information Release for details.
The below chart can be used for a quick guide on how to calculate sales tax for these states:
Sales Tax Rate
Trade-In Allowance
Special Provisions
Yes –New and Used
Yes- New and Used
Yes-New and Used
Nonresident exemption for RVs and trailers with a load capacity of at least 2200 pounds
South Carolina
Tax cap of $300.00
The Ohio Department of Taxation has compiled a list of frequently asked questions covering many different categories.
To view the questions, click on the "Select Category" bar and then click on the category you are interested in. A list of questions will appear pertaining to that category. Then click on the question you are inquiring about and the answer will appear.
What charges are taxable or not taxable on leases?
These charges are NOT taxable for leases:
Credit life and disability insurance premiums
Late charges for payments made after the due date
Collection/repossession fees
Assumption fees billed a lessee when the lease is assumed by another lessee
Legal fees incurred by a lessor for collection proceedings against the lessee
Interim interest billed the lessee on a loan granted by the lessor prior to lease inception
Motor vehicle registration fees
"Noninsurance" fees charged to a lessee that fails to document adequate insurance
NSF (bad check) fees
ACH Debit fees
Parking ticket fees assessed on the leased vehicle and billed to the lessee
These charges are taxable for leases:
Luxury taxes
Acquisition fees
"GAP" or "reverse equity" fees
Disposition fees determined at lease termination
Property taxes
Payment or lease extension fees
Rewrite fees
Federal excise taxes levied on the lessor
Administration fees
Maintenance fees
UCC search fees
Title search fees
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The Calliope Cast Project is an attempt to translate myths of antiquity into modernity via the tumblr concept of "dreamcasting," through an ancient cultural and religious perspective rather than a Judeo-Christian literary and archetypal view, specifically by taking original source material for inspiration.
Essays are temporarily suspended.
Matt Bomer as Apollo.
"Rays of light rise from about his brow and his cheek emits a smile mingled with wrath; keen is the glance of his eyes as it follows his uplifted hands."
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Categories > Books > Lord of the Rings > A Different Helm's Deep
A Different Helm's Deep1 Reviews
AU, movie-verse. What if Arwen had gone to the battle at Helm's Deep? And some of Aragorn's kin had also gone? The story is better than the summary.
Authors note: I know this will be awful, so please don't flame me! I also posted this on the Council of Elrond website, and on fanfiction.net Don't flame me for stealing off someone else, because I am that person.
Arwen sat staring out of the window towards the East. Her hair was gently brushed back by the breeze, and a single tear fell down her cheek. It was a grey, overcast day, a reflection of what she felt. She missed Aragorn so much. Everything hurt inside her, it hurt to breathe or eat, and sleep would never come to her. Amongst the hurt, there was a flicker of anger. Not against him, she knew he had to go, but that she could not do anything to help him. Arwen longed to do more than just sit around in Imladris. She wanted to go to war. Then, if he died, she could be there with him, and let herself follow him. Arwen also hated not to be doing anything in the fight against Sauron.
While Arwen was sitting by the window, her father had been at a council meeting with Haldir and some other important Galadhrim and Rivendell warriors. They had decided to go to Helm's deep with an army of 900 to help against the Uruk- Hai army of Sauron. Finally, the council had finished.
Elrond walked down the hallway towards Arwen's room. Quietly pushing open the door, he went and sat down beside her.
"Why do you weep, my Evenstar?"
"You know why, Ada."
Elrond sighed. "Will you not go to the Havens?"
A thought suddenly occurred to Arwen. She could be with Aragorn, after all! She swiftly turned to face her father. "I will. But I must leave now. Everywhere I look reminds me of him, and I cannot bear to stay here a moment longer."
Elrond was amazed! What had changed her mind so quickly? "Will you be okay alone?" he asked.
"Yes. I can use a sword well, you know that."
In an hour, Arwen was ready to ride. She had packed most of her belongings to fool her father.
In the stables, her favourite grey mare had already been saddled and was awaiting her. Swiftly, she mounted and galloped out of the gate.
Please review! It will get more interesting in future chapters, so please bear with me!


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Twilight (I) (2008)
Plot Summary
Bella Swan has always been a little bit different. Never one to run with the crowd, Bella never cared about fitting in with the trendy, plastic girls at her Phoenix, Arizona high school. When her mother remarried and Bella chooses to live with her father in the rainy little town of Forks, Washington, she didn't expect much of anything to change. But things do change when she meets the mysterious and dazzlingly beautiful Edward Cullen. For Edward is nothing like any boy she's ever met. He's nothing like anyone she's ever met, period. He's intelligent and witty, and he seems to see straight into her soul. In no time at all, they are swept up in a passionate and decidedly unorthodox romance - unorthodox because Edward really isn't like the other boys. He can run faster than a mountain lion. He can stop a moving car with his bare hands. Oh, and he hasn't aged since 1918. Like all vampires, he's immortal. That's right - vampire. But he doesn't have fangs - that's just in the movies. And he doesn't drink human blood, though Edward and his family are unique among vampires in that lifestyle choice. To Edward, Bella is that thing he has waited 90 years for - a soul mate. But the closer they get, the more Edward must struggle to resist the primal pull of her scent, which could send him into an uncontrollable frenzy. Somehow or other, they will have to manage their unmanageable love. But when unexpected visitors come to town and realize that there is a human among them Edward must fight to save Bella? A modern, visual, and visceral Romeo and Juliet story of the ultimate forbidden love affair - between vampire and mortal.- Written by Summit entertainment
Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks to live with her father. As she starts her junior year in high school she becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen who holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. Edward falls in love with Bella as well but knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward warns Bella that she should leave him but she refuses to listen and to understand why he is saying this. Bella learns his secret. He is a vampire, however she is not afraid of his blood-thirsty needs and the fact he could kill her at any moment. Bella is afraid of losing him, the love of her life. The thrill begins when a new vampire finds it a challenge to hunt Bella down for her irresistible blood. The game is on and James will not stop until she is killed.- Written by courtney
Bella Swan is a clumsy, kind hearted teenager with a knack for getting into trouble. Edward Cullen is an intelligent, good looking vampire who is trying to hide his secret. Against all odds, the two fall in love but will a pack of blood thirsty trackers and the disapproval of their family and friends separate them?- Written by LadyN1
Bella Swan was not expecting anything out of the ordinary to happen when she moved to live with her Dad in Forks, Washington. But this where her life truly begins. There she meets Edward Cullen, a mysterious and captivating student at her new high school. Bella soon discovers that Edward is hiding a secret, after he impossibly saves her life from a van with his super-human strength and speed. She is determined to unravel his secret, but the truth is more terrifying than she realized. Edward is a vampire. Any normal person would just keep away from him, but Edward and Bella have fallen passionately and unconditionally in love with each other. And so begins their forbidden relationship between a human and a vampire. But the young lovers soon discover that their troubles are only just about to begin.- Written by Mel from the Untied Kingdom.
A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire.- Written by IMDb editor
Seventeen-year-old Bella Swan ( ) has decided to leave sunny Phoenix, Arizona, to spend some time with her father Charlie Swan ( )...See full synopsis » (Warning: contains spoilers!)