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1) Fifty Dead Men Walking (Movies - Runtime: 1 hr 58 min - Full Sources)
Paschal Friel played as Juna (as Pascal Friel)
Release: Sep 10, 2008
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Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story, Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in the process; until one day he is exposed, captured and tortured to within an inch of his life. He escaped dramatically by throwing himself from a tower block window and is still in hiding today. Watch Movies Online for Free on 10StarMovies.
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A little bit of life, love and wisdom come together over one night in the culinary underbelly where Life is a buffet and everything is "Short Order". Watch Movies Online for Free on 10StarMovies.
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Harry's fourth year at Hogwarts is about to start and he is enjoying the summer vacation with his friends. They get the tickets to The Quidditch World Cup Final but after the match is over, people dressed like Lord Voldemort's 'Death Eaters' set a fire to all the visitors' tents, coupled with the appearance of Voldemort's symbol, the 'Dark Mark' in the sky, which causes a frenzy across the magical community. That same year, Hogwarts is hosting 'The Triwizard Tournament', a magical tournament between three well-known schools of magic : Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. The contestants have to be above the age of 17, and are chosen by a magical object called Goblet of Fire. On the night of selection, however, the Goblet spews out four names instead of the usual three, with Harry unwittingly being selected as the Fourth Champion. Since the magic cannot be reversed, Harry is forced to go with it and brave three exceedingly difficult tasks. Watch Movies Online for Free on 10StarMovies.
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Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother... Watch Movies Online for Free on 10StarMovies.

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Compliance is an ongoing challenge for businesses. According to one recent study, international organisations have to obey some 600 different regulations and laws in the information security space alone. This administrative burden goes hand in hand with increasingly stiff penalties for non-compliance, such as in the UK, where the Information Commissioner's Office can now impose fines of up to £500,000 for data breaches.
Organisations face a compliance burden that is anything but fixed. Information privacy and security regulations constantly evolve, with regulators and lawmakers themselves admitting that they struggle to keep up to speed with technology developments such as cloud computing, or big data.
The increase in regulation is also coming from outside traditional information security quarters, as well as the modification and updating of existing laws. Large-scale data privacy reforms, such as proposed revisions to the EU's data protection regulations, will of course affect any organisation doing business on that continent, but it may well reduce bureaucracy by replacing 27 national laws with a single framework.
New laws, such as the UK's proposed Data Communications Bill – which would impact businesses from telecommunications providers to social networks – are extending the scope of compliance. So will changes in guidance put forward, for example, by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Listed companies in the US now need to take the protection of their intellectual property into account, as well as data privacy.
As Guy Bunker, senior vice president at security vendor Clearswift points out, new – or significantly altered – regulations are those most likely to come to the CEO's attention, if only because of the cost implications.
"With changing regulations these need to get board visibility to win the investment required to address them," he says. But changes such as the SEC's new guidance are also pushing security further into the business, in areas not necessarily linked to previous compliance regimes.
This poses a challenge that goes beyond the technical realm, says Rosemary Jay, a senior attorney at law firm Hunton & Williams: "There's a raft of different standards, and there are not just different standards but it's a changing landscape too."
Jay points to developments, such as data breach notification becoming more widespread and posing additional burdens on businesses. There is also a cultural change at work, she says, which is prompting companies – as well as public sector bodies – to think beyond the narrow legal or practical demands of compliance. "You do have a duty of care," she contends.
This is further adding to the compliance burden, as organisations might feel obliged, or pressured, to go beyond the law or their industry's regulations, in order to appear as 'good citizens'. Examples of this trend include the recent decision by Starbucks to change the tax structure of its UK operations, in the face of public criticism, even though its existing arrangements were legal.
Within the information security field, it is already common practice for public sector and healthcare organisations in Europe to notify data losses to their local regulator – sometimes publicly, sometimes in private – even though the law does not oblige them to.
Creating a compliance framework
For corporations, notifying the public or other stakeholders of a data loss event or a cyber security attack is increasingly seen as good practice, not least because swift action can limit any reputational damage.
"Ethically, it is certainly preferable to foster a culture that sees the security and privacy of customers as a benefit," says Lee Newcombe, managing security architect at Capgemini, a technology consultancy. "But there must be some underlying business benefit – even if only an improvement in reputation – to justify any investment."
The changes in the way organisations with the best reputations in security and data privacy view the issues reflect some of the underlying tensions between good security, risk management, and compliance. Laws around data protection, privacy and information security will always be developing.
"Risks change day by day whether it's a new device or a new application, or how the business goes to market," notes Michael de Crespigny, CEO of the Information Security Forum (ISF). "Our members are finding it hard to understand what they are complying with, and sometimes, what the body of authority is."
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Most people would agree that donating money to a good cause is a positive thing. But, looking deeper into aid and development, a more complex picture emerges.
In some cases, foreign aid has been more damaging than helpful - undermining local economies, prolonging wars and triggering corruption.
Africa is more dependent on aid than any other continent and its citizens have had little choice about whether to accept it or not. Is it possible that we could see Africa taking charge of its own future instead of being the passive recipient of aid?
This week, leaders from five of the world's leading emerging economies, also known as the BRICS group, met in South Africa to discuss how south-to-south partnerships can free developing countries from the shackles of aid and western economic dominance.
First guest Dr Stuenkel has taught global governance at leading research institutions including the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India. He explains the origins of the BRICS grouping and its relevance in modern economics and politics.
Is BRICS a reaction to the western-dominated IMF? And is it a viable model for development that would aid the region?
"There's no way around the emerging powers today .... If you look into the future there will no solution to any problem without China, India and the other emerging powers .... I think the presence of emerging powers in Africa has made an enormous difference, and in a way the West has rediscovered Africa in response to China's, India's, Brazil's growing presence in Africa. So in a sense I think the bank will also allow emerging powers to develop new ideas and practices that are difficult to implement in the existing institutions."
Second guest Moeletsi Mbeki is a vocal critic of South Africa and other African governments and the author of Advocates for change: How to overcome Africa's challenges. His brother Thabo Mbeki was the second president of South Africa after Nelson Mandela.
Mbeki explains that China has access to high levels of skills in Africa in industries such as mining and that problems arise when these relationships are not regulated.
"I think there is a great deal of exaggeration about China's relations with African countries. I must say the regulations of the African countries are really the problem, rather than China as such," he says.
Third guest Joanna Kerr heads up ActionAid International, one of the world's most influential NGOs. The organisation is present in over 45 countries and employs thousands of people worldwide.
Redi asks her if aid is addictive to underdeveloped countries.
"Aid is going to exist for the current moment … Not all aid is the same, there are very different forms of aid … we refer to real aid, aid that actually tackles poverty, that which promotes human rights," explains Kerr.
The three guests discuss how if aid is still necessary if partnerships like BRICS continue to strengthen and grow.
On this episode of South2North, Redi explores the different facets of giving and finds out why international aid as we see it today could become a practice of the past.
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Julie Brown wanted to go to college close to home. She also wanted a school that catered to her academic wishes. So she decided to go to Shippensburg University, which is about 1 1/2 hours away.
Oh, yes, she's also a standout swimmer, and her decision has put a smile on the face of Shippensburg swim coach Tim Verge.
Brown, a Dallastown grad, is one of the top swimmers on the Shippensburg women's team. In her first two seasons with the Raiders, she swam well enough to earn NCAA Division III All-America honorable mention with the relay teams.
And she's off to a great start this season. At the recent three-day Raider Invitational at George Mason University -- competing against a number of Division I athletes -- she finished second in the 200 free, third in the 50 freestyle and seventh in the 100 freestyle.
Her 50 free time (23.55) bettered her old school record. She posted a 52.38 time in the 100 and 1:54.35 in the 200 -- all three marks making the NCAA B-cut standard.
She also helped the 800 free relay earn a B-cut time with a 7:43.95 clocking that was good for a fourth-place finish.
A week later, at the Ithaca Invitational, Brown and the 800 relay bettered their mark with a 7:41.56 effort and also earned a B-cut mark in the 400 free relay (3:31.04).
"I'm really proud of myself and what I have accomplished in the pool," Brown said, adding that people who know her will be surprised at her saying that. "I really don't like to brag about anything concerning me nor do I like to draw a lot of attention to myself, but I feel pretty good about what I've done."
Brown feels really good about her performance in the 50 free.
"I've re-broken the 50 free record every year since I was a freshman," she said
Brown has made 4-8 Middle Level Education her major, with a concentration in science and language arts. That was a major decision in deciding to go to Shippensburg.
"I read somewhere, probably one of their brochures, that the school had one of the best programs in the state and thought that it would be beneficial to me in the long run," she said.
Brown also had some interest in going to other state schools -- notably Bloomsburg, Indiana and California.
"I'm more of a homebody and wanted to be close to home," she added.
That decision was a big one for Verge and the Raider women's swim program.
"I didn't recruit Julie initially," the coach said. "I was in another position (acting assistant athletic director) and one of our alums Erin Kurtz (the current York College coach) was coaching the team. She initiated the recruiting process."
But Verge walked around the campus with Julie and her mom when they visited.
The next year, Verge returned to his coaching duties and scouted Brown in her senior year at Dallastown.
"I saw her swim at the District 3 meet and I just knew she had a lot in her," Verge said. "She had great coaching at Dallastown and we have two other swimmers (Jenn Finchbaugh of the women's team and Jake Dunnigan of the men's team) in our program."
Shippensburg returns to the pool on Jan. 11 against Edinboro in a home meet, but Brown has her eyes down the road -- the PSAC championships Feb. 14-17 in New Kingstown and the NCAA Division II championships March 6-9 in Birmingham, Ala.
"Julie is very hungry so I have no worries about her at the conference meet and I'm sure she doesn't either," Verge said. "As far as the NCAAs, we are only one of three schools in the conference to send a women's relay to the championships the past four years and we want to continue that. I know Julie expects to be there and she obviously will be hugely instrumental in getting us there."
Brown was a member of the 800 free relay that finished 10th, the 400 free relay that finished 13th and the 200 free relay that finished 16th at last year's NCAAs.
As a freshman, she helped the 800 free finish 13th and the 400 free finish 16th.
She has some lofty goals but doesn't want to share them because she says she just likes things to happen as they do and not worry herself with times, goals or getting back to the NCAAs.
"I'm hoping that I can perform really well at the PSACs and place higher than I have in the past few years," she said. "I don't like to talk about the future but I would like to try to walk away with an individual first."


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Familiar face returns to coach Sundowns
By Hosea Ramphekwa
As expected, Mamelodi Sundowns boss Patrice Motsepe bowed to pressure from his club's supporters by sacking coach Henri Michel on Monday.
The firing of Michel comes after Downs were knocked out of the Nedbank Cup by Platinum Stars at the Super Stadium in Atteridgeville on Sunday. The 1-0 loss to Stars angered Downs fans as they caused ugly scenes calling for Michel's removal as coach. Motsepe was greeted by chants of "Michel must go!" as the Downs president left the Super Stadium through the help of a security escort on Sunday.
On Monday, Motsepe moved swiftly to replace the Frenchman with former Downs coach Ted Dumitru.
Dumitru will be assisted by Brian Baloyi and Michael Manzini until the end of the season.
Motsepe expressed gratitude for the services Michel rendered to his club since taking over from Trott Moloto five months ago.
"I want to thank Michel for the commitment and loyalty he showed to Sundowns while employed as its head coach," said Motsepe.
"Michel made a huge contribution to the standard and quality of football at Sundowns and in South Africa.
"We wish him all of the very best in his future endeavours and he will continue to be part of the Sundowns family," said Motsepe.
The departure of Michel, who was whisked away from the venue in a police vehicle on Sunday, marks the end of the agreement between the former Ivory Coast coach and Motsepe.
Michel had told Pretoria News in a previous interview that his agreement with Motsepe will continue after the end of the season but poor results brought a premature end to Michel's stay at Chloorkop.
Motsepe, who has seen his team's fortunes disappear into thin air this season, said Dumitru will return to the club's academy at the end of season. Dumitru, who guided Downs to two PSL championships, said he was surprised by his appointment as the interim coach.
"I had to respond to the call at this time of crisis. It did come not as expected. I mean to help until the end of the season," said Dimitru.
Dumitru was quick to shy away from promising heaven and earth. He said he would first work on getting the players in the right frame of mind.
"The main focus will be to rebuild the confidence of the players. If we don't address the mentality of the players nothing is going to change," said Dumitru.
Together with Moloto, Dumitru will assist the club's board to appoint a new coach who will take over for next season.
Michel's tenure at Sundowns has not been without controversy. Michel caused an outcry when he labelled the Downs players as "average".


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January 31, 2011
In response to the mass protests of recent days, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has appointed his first Vice President in his over 30 years rule, intelligence chief Omar Suleiman. When Suleiman was first announced, Aljazeera commentators were describing him as a "distinguished" and "respected " man. It turns out, however, that he is distinguished for, among other things, his central role in Egyptian torture and in the US rendition to torture program. Further, he is "respected" by US officials for his cooperation with their torture plans, among other initiatives.
Katherine Hawkins, an expert on the US's rendition to torture program, in an email, has sent some critical texts where Suleiman pops up. Thus, Jane Mayer, in The Dark Side, pointed to Suleiman's role in the rendition program:
Each rendition was authorized at the very top levels of both governments….The long-serving chief of the Egyptian central intelligence agency, Omar Suleiman, negotiated directly with top Agency officials. [Former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt] Walker described the Egyptian counterpart, Suleiman, as "very bright, very realistic," adding that he was cognizant that there was a downside to "some of the negative things that the Egyptians engaged in, of torture and so on. But he was not squeamish, by the way" (pp. 113).
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Review: Game & Wario plays it a little too safe
Oh Wario. You overly angry, overweight, whacky guy. You once had a series of platformers, which were quite amazing. You also... Read More
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Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteriesby Jon Ronson
Who Killed Richard Cullen?
(This story was published in the Guardian on July 16, 2005, two years before the global financial crash that began with the subprime mortgage crisis of July 2007.)
It is a wet February day in a very smoky room in a terraced cottage in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. A portable TV in an alcove plays the news. Everything in here is quite old. No spending spree has taken place in this house. There are wedding and baby and school photographs scattered around. Six children, now all grown up, were raised here. There's a framed child's painting in the toilet, a picture of Wendy Cullen. It reads "Supergran." When I phoned Wendy a week ago she said I was welcome to visit, "Just as long as you don't mind cigarette smoke. I'm smoking myself to death here."
The "Congratulations! You have been pre-approved for a loan"– type junk mail is still pouring through their letterbox. Wendy has just thrown another batch in the bin.
"You know what the post is like," she says.
"I don't get all that much credit-card junk mail," I say. "I get some, I suppose, but not nearly as much as you do."
"Really?" says Wendy. "I assumed everyone was constantly bombarded."
"Not me," I say.
We both shrug as if to say, "That's a mystery."
IT WAS A month ago today that Wendy's husband, Richard, committed suicide. It was the end of what had been an ordinary twenty-five-year marriage. They met when Wendy owned a B and B on the other side of Trowbridge. He turned up one day and rented a room. Richard had trained to be an electrical engineer but he ended up as a mechanic.
"He loved repairing people's cars," Wendy says. Then she narrows her eyes at my line of questioning and makes me promise that I am not here to write "a slushy horrible mawky love story."
"I'm really not," I say. So Wendy continues. Everything was normal until six years ago, when she needed an operation. "I couldn't face the Royal United Hospital in Bath," she says, "so I went private. I took out a four-thousand-pound loan."
She says she remembers a time when it was hard for people like them to get loans, but this was easy. Companies were practically throwing money at them.
"Richard handled all the finances. He said, 'I can get you one with nought percent interest and after six months we'll switch you to another one.' "
But then, a few months after the first operation, Wendy was diagnosed with breast cancer and Richard had to take six weeks off to drive her to radiotherapy. The bills needed paying and so, once again, he did that peculiarly modern British thing. He began signing up for credit cards, behaving like a company, thinking he could beat the lenders at their own game by cleverly rolling the debts over from account to account.
There are currently eight million more credit cards in circulation in Britain than there are people: sixty-seven million credit cards, fifty-nine million people.
He signed up with Mint: "Apply for your Mint Card. You'd need a seriously good reason not to. What's stopping you?"
And Frizzell: "A name you can trust."
And Barclaycard: "Wake up to a fresh start."
And Morgan Stanley: "Choose from our Flags of Great Britain range of card designs."
And American Express: "Go on, treat yourself."
And so on.
Right now nobody knows how Richard Cullen's shrewd acumen fell apart.
"He wasn't a man that talked a great deal," says Wendy, "and he never, ever discussed finances with me." But somehow it all spiraled out of control.
Wendy first got the inkling that something was wrong just before Christmas 2004, when the debt-collection departments of various credit-card companies began phoning. He called them back out of his wife's hearing.
"You know how men will walk around with their mobiles," says Wendy. "He used to go out into the garden."
She looks over to the garden behind the conservatory extension and says, "He was a very proud man. He must have been going through hell. They were very, very persistent. I don't think he was even phoning them back in the end."
Finally, he admitted it to his wife. He said he didn't seek out all of the twenty-two credit cards he had somehow ended up acquiring between 1998 and 2004. On many occasions they just arrived through the letterbox in the form of "Congratulations! You have been pre-approved . . ." junk. He said he thought he owed about £30,000. There had been no spending spree, he said, no secret vices. He had just tied himself up in knots, using each card to pay off the interest and the charges on the others. The fog of late-payment fees and so on had somehow crept up and engulfed him. He got a pair of scissors from the kitchen and cut up ten credit cards in front of her.
On January 10, 2005, Richard visited his ex-wife, Jennifer, who later told the police that he seemed "very quiet, like he'd retreated into himself, like his mind was gone."
She asked him how his weekend was. He replied, "Not very good."
Then he went missing for two days.
"Nobody knows where he went," says Wendy.
On the morning of January 12, Wendy's son Christopher looked in the garage. It was padlocked, so he broke in with a screwdriver. There was an old Vauxhall Nova covered with a sheet.
"I don't know why," Christopher later told the police, "but I decided to look under the sheet."
Richard Cullen had gassed himself in his car. He left his wife a note: "I just can't take this any more and you'll be better off without me."
For instance: Why did so many credit-card companies choose to swamp the Cullens with junk when they don't swamp me?
How did they even get their address? How can I even begin to find something complicated like that out?
And then I have a brainwave. I'll devise an experiment. I'll create a number of personas. Their surnames will all be Ronson, and they'll all live at my address, but they'll have different first names. Each Ronson will be poles apart, personality wise. Each will have a unique set of hopes, desires, predilections, vices, and spending habits, reflected in the various mailing lists they'll sign up to—from Porsche down to hard-core pornography. The one thing that'll unite them is that they won't be at all interested in credit cards. They will not seek loans nor any financial services as they wander around, filling out lifestyle surveys and entering competitions and purchasing things by mail order. Whenever they're invited to tick a box forbidding whichever company from passing their details to other companies, they'll neglect to tick the box.
Which, if any, of my personas will end up getting sent credit-card junk mail? Which personality type will be most attractive to the credit-card companies?
I name my personas John, Paul, George, Ringo, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, Titch, Willy, Biff, Happy and Bernard. And I begin.
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401(k) vs. Roth IRA: Which Retirement Account is Best for You?
by Lindsay Meredith
When our grandparents were in their working years, planning for retirement was a simple exercise: their employers funded their pensions over the course of their careers, then, when the time came to stop working, the pension provided for their needs for the rest of their lives. This system was secure and uncomplicated, but times have changed substantially over the course of just a few generations. Today's workers are faced with a plethora of options when it comes to saving for retirement, and picking the right plan can be confusing.
Two of the most popular types of retirement plans are the 401(k) and the Roth individual retirement account (IRA). While both plans are intended to help you build your retirement nest egg, there are significant differences between them, and both have benefits and drawbacks. Take a look at the information below for more information about each type of account:
The 401(k), named for section 401(k) of the U.S. tax code, is an employer-sponsored retirement plan. This means that in order to participate in a 401(k), your employer must offer such a plan to its employees. If you want to start saving in a 401(k), you should contact your employer's human resources department and see if this type of account is available. If so, you'll have to fill out some paperwork, and the amount that you choose to contribute will be deducted from your paycheck automatically.
You should also see if your employer offers the additional benefit of matching your savings; this means that, up to a certain percentage of your income, your employer will contribute the same amount of money that you do to your account. So, for example, if your employer matches contributions up to 5%, if you save 5% of your income, your employer will add 5% to your account, too. Not all employers match their employees' retirement funding, but if your company does, be sure to enroll in its 401(k) plan as soon as possible – this is essentially free money that you shouldn't pass up.
401(k)s are tax-deductible retirement savings accounts. This means that your contributions are taken out of your paycheck before you pay taxes on your income. This is beneficial because, to the IRS, it will "look" like you made less than you actually did, thereby lowering your taxable income. For example, if you elect to contribute $200 per paycheck to your 401(k), it's as if you didn't make that $200, as far as income taxes are concerned. You'll pay taxes on your regular income, less that $200.
However, this doesn't mean that you're dodging income taxes on your 401(k) contributions, you're just not going to pay them until many years later when you begin drawing on your income in retirement. A lot of people like this aspect of 401(k)s because they believe that their income (and, thus, their income taxes) will be lower in retirement than it is now, meaning that, over the course of their lifetime, they're paying as little as possible in income tax.
There are several important rules and regulations to consider when it comes to 401(k)s:
- You cannot withdraw your contributions before the age of 59 ½ ; if you do, you'll have to pay income tax on the funds, plus a 10% penalty
- There is a limit to how much you can contribute annually to your 401(k) – for 2013, the limit is $17, 500
- You must begin drawing on your 401(k) by age 70 ½
Roth IRA
Roth IRAs, named after Senator William Roth, are individual retirement accounts, which means they are not employer-sponsored. Anyone with earned income can open a Roth IRA. If you want to start saving in a Roth IRA, you can do so online through most major banks and financial institutions; you can elect to have your contributions automatically deducted from your checking account on a schedule you arrange with your account provider.
Unlike a 401(k), Roth IRAs are not tax-deferred accounts. This is because when you contribute to a Roth IRA, you've already paid income taxes on those funds. For this reason, Roth IRAs don't lower your taxable income. However, Roth IRAs do offer a significant tax advantage: the balance of your Roth IRA (the principle and interest) is able to be withdrawn tax-free when retirement rolls around. No matter how much money you end up with in the account, you won't owe a dime in taxes on it. This makes Roth IRAs attractive to people who think that the tax code will be restructured in the future in such a way that income taxes will be higher than they are today. If this is the case, paying taxes today makes more sense.
Because Roth IRAs use dollars that have already been taxed, there are fewer rules governing them. For example, unlike 401(k)s, there's no age at which you must begin drawing on your Roth IRA. However, there are two important guidelines to keep in mind:
- There is a limit to how much you can contribute to your Roth IRA; for 2013, the limit is $5,500
- Some people make too much money to contribute to a Roth IRA. Currently, single adults making more than $112,000 ($178,00 for couples) per year cannot use Roth IRAs
Roth IRAs offer an additional benefit for those who value flexibility: if you want to withdraw the contributions (not the interest) you've made to your Roth IRA, you can do so at any time without having to pay taxes or a penalty.
Which is Best for You?
So how should you decide if a 401(k) or Roth IRA is right for you? It's always an option to utilize both, but if you'd prefer to choose one of the other, consider a 401(k) if:
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- Your employer offers to match your savings – you should never give up free money!
- You'd like to lower your taxable income now
- You believe that your income (and, therefore, income tax rate) will be lower in retirement than it is now, which means it's sensible to defer paying taxes on your savings
- You make too much money to contribute to a Roth IRA
On the other hand, you should consider a Roth IRA if:
- Your employer doesn't offer a 401(k)
- You believe that income taxes will be higher in the future than they are now, which means it makes sense to pay taxes on your savings now
- You like the idea of your savings growing tax-free
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PJ: Is this move complementary or competitive to Deltek Vision?
PS: It is very complementary. Maconomy has some A/E customers in Europe, but not many. Conversely, we have some marketing agency customers in the US, but not many. We can use Maconomy's European market knowledge to accelerate Vision adoption on the continent. By the same token, Maconomy can leverage our US market knowledge and marketing machine to sell Maconomy X1 in the US to their core verticals – advertising/PR agencies, audit & tax firms, law firms, and various consulting firms.
PJ: Will this acquisition finally help Deltek penetrate Europe?
PS: Definitely. It will help accelerate Vision sales to A/E firms onto the continent, and it gives us a broad portfolio of solutions we can sell in Europe in Maconomy's core verticals.
PJ: What about technology convergence?
PS: We will leverage common technology, development resources, etc. as much as we can. One thing we won't do, though, is move either X1 or Vision off of their existing technology platforms or force any customers or prospects to move off of one platform or another. This is not a "kill a product line" acquisition. It is all about expanding Deltek's offering and using the assets of both companies to accelerate Vision sales, accelerate X1 sales, and sell Maconomy People Planner (a very strong resource planning application) across all of Deltek's markets – GovCon included.
PJ: Who were (and still are) Maconomy's biggest competitors?
PS: Like Deltek, Maconomy is a very unique company with no direct competitors that run up against time and time again. Typically, Maconomy competes against either generic ERP providers that don't offer dedicated project-based solutions, or regionally-focused, vertically-specific niche vendors.
PJ: Why didn't you announce this major acquisition at Deltek Insight 2010?
PS: While it might have been optimal to announce our tender offer at Insight, we needed to make sure that the due diligence process was complete. That takes time. Deltek Insight 2011 should be full of compelling Maconomy-related content.
PJ: Was Maconomy shopping itself around and turned down for profitability and balance sheet issues by other suitors (as some rumors might suggest)?
PS: I can't comment on whether someone else was going to acquire Maconomy, but I can comment on their balance sheet and income statement. Maconomy struggled a bit with profitability several years ago, but they have returned to profitability, particularly in 2009. On the balance sheet front, they are debt-free, and have about US$7 million in cash. All in all, Maconomy has been in growth mode and doing pretty well. This acquisition is far from being a rescue on our side. We acquired a very strong company on many fronts.


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Delta Picks Up Stranded Passengers, Crew in Cold Bay
Wednesday, October 30 2013
A Delta flight traveling from Tokyo to San Francisco made an emergency stop in the remote community of Cold Bay on Wednesday.
Delta's Boeing 767 jet experienced engine problems early in the morning. A Delta spokesman wouldn't say exactly what went wrong, but a National Transportation Safety Board spokesman told KTUU that the pilots saw a warning on their electronic engine controls.
Cold Bay's airport is a designated diversion spot for trans-Pacific flights, so the pilots decided to land there.
Catherine Bland works at the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Cold Bay. She says that she heard a loud jet engine around 6 a.m, followed by a flurry of activity on the runway.
"I thought, 'What's going on out there?' And I looked and I see the Delta plane sitting on the tarmac," Bland says. "Then when I came into work, we started getting requests for help."
Deputy refuge manager Leticia Melendez says Izembek's goal – and the goal of the village -- was to put Delta's 178 passengers and crew at ease.
"Our role is to do as much as we can to minimize their discomfort," Melendez says. "We're helping with security and trying to take the edge off what could have been a big disaster."
The travelers spent six hours on board the plane before Delta let them off to stretch their legs. The airport is only a five or ten-minute walk from the refuge, but the passengers weren't allowed to stray that far.
"Let me tell you, the little kid in me got excited and thought, 'Oh! They get to see the refuge!'" Melendez says. "But that's just a little reaction because I get excited about these things, just as much as anybody who has a passion for exposing the wonders of nature."
Instead, passengers spent time at Cold Bay's community center and gym and other spots around town.
Delta finally sent a replacement jet to Cold Bay Wednesday afternoon with a Transportation Security Administration team and Customs staff on board, to screen passengers. The flight departed around 3 p.m. Alaska time.
But some Delta employees were expected to stick around Cold Bay a little longer.
Mary Martin owns and operates the Cold Bay Lodge, a small hotel. She says Delta reserved rooms for its maintenance and cockpit crews, who are coming to town to fix the disabled jet.
Martin says there's not much to see in the town of Cold Bay – just a few houses and a school. But the airstrip provides the most intrigue.
"We have an interesting airport," Martin says. "We go from 60 [people] to quadruple our population in a minute's notice, depending on the aircraft and what's on board."
Exactly what happened on board is still under investigation. The NTSB will be looking into the engine issue, along with Delta Airlines.
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She was referring to Romney saying corporations are people....they are. She wants to rile up people in the middle-class...well, she definitely boiled me over. He promotes from within, pays for further more »
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Kurt Budke trademarks: The perfectly styled hair and the orange sports coat
KURT BUDKE Q&A -- In January of 2008, Jenni Carlson talked to the Oklahoma State coach about his trademarks -- the perfectly styled hair and the orange sports coat. Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna died Thursday with two others in a plane crash
Kurt Budke and the Oklahoma State women's basketball team have taken charge in the Big 12. The coach took charge with "The Q&A," too, not even waiting for any Q's.
Kurt Budke: All right, you little trouble maker. I've got everybody trying to muss up my hair now. Jenni Carlson: So, you saw my video about your hair? KB: And what kind of word is muss? Is that a word? JC: M-u-s-s. That's a good word. KB: OK, well, everybody's trying to muss it up now. My wife sent that to everybody. JC: But your hair is your style, your signature. KB: I'm not going to change for anybody. It's easy for me. JC: You're a dad with teenagers, and you still have all that hair. Play it up. KB: At least I've got something to muss up, right? JC: I hate to follow that with another fashion question, but fess up. The orange jacket — fashion statement, or fashion disaster? KB: I loved it. I'm very proud of our colors, and I thought our fans would love it, and I think, for the most part, everybody did. It's kind of taken on a life of its own. People are giving me advice. 'Wear it every game,' or, 'Don't ever wear it again. Retire it.' JC: Is it in a safe place now, under lock and key? KB: I took it to the cleaners the other day, and the lady, she took it and said, 'Is this the jacket?' I said, 'Yep, this is the jacket. This is it.' You know, I was offered $5,000 for it right after the game.
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Imran claims was offered post of Pak deputy PM by PML-N
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan has reportedly claimed that he was offered the post of the deputy prime minister of Pakistan by the ruling Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) government during the last round of negotiations.
The disclosure came on Wednesday hours after the last round of talks concluded between PTI's representatives and the government. Describing the offer as an attempt to bribe him, Khan said that he had rejected the offer, reported the Dawn.
However, Dr Arif Alvi, a member of the PTI's negotiating team, claimed that the offer was made by one of the members in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's team of negotiators in a "casual" way and no one took it seriously.
A PML-N member had earlier written a letter to Sharif suggesting him to appoint a deputy prime minister in consultation with PTI, which may have been the basis on which Khan claimed that the offer was made to him, the report said.
Terming the proposal "impractical," Alvi questioned the rationale behind offering PTI members the post of deputy prime minister in Sharif's government when his resignation is the main demand put forward by the party.
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Understanding Belgian (and Belgian-style) Beer
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As a general rule, a dubbel is a fairly strong beer (7-8%ish) that is fairly dark, and not particularly hoppy. Most of the interesting flavors in a dubbel are going to be yeast derived.
A trippel is an even stronger beer (9-10%ish) that is fairly light in color and flavored by noble hops.
I personally hate trippels and love dubbels, but that's just me.
The multiplier effect implied by their names does not apply to modern brewing. It's just a naming convention that may or may not have been based on a multiplier used 400 years ago. That's all.
Beware that Belgian brewing does encompass sour beers like Rodenbach, Vichtenaar and Duchesse de Bourgogne. Some people hate them, I love them. Don't expect it to taste like the "beer" you're expecting if you order one. Same applies to anything called "lambic" or "geuze". Even their Witbiers, wheat-based beers, have a tart and citric thing going on.
If bittersweet is your preconception of what beer should taste like, Belgians will really challenge you.
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 09:27 AM
The sour/lambic Belgians can be really interesting. Duchesse de Bourgogne is pretty far out on the spectrum. I love it, but it's like drinking a red wine vinegar that's had a parmesan rind steeping in it, and in my mind it's more like a barleywine than a beer. These beers don't really share common traits with the trappist styles.
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Posted 11 March 2010 - 06:07 AM
I love the wheat beers, however. Hoegaarden is all over Asia (although Erdinger from Germany is starting to edge it out in distribution - I wonder why?), and it's one of my favourite wheat bears. I think of it as a "morning beer" - so if I'm at a brunch or on the sort of holiday where beer is being considered before noon, it's a go-to beer for me. I've heard it described as having citrus or coriander notes, and that also (apparently) makes it go well with curries. I made a great biryani last weekend from the BBC Food magazine that had in the drink notes a recommendation for Hoegaarden. Oddly enough, a Nepalese restaurant opened locally that specializes in Nepalese, Chinese, and Northern Indian curries, and they have Vedett on tap, another Belgian wheat. So if you want to try and pair some of these with food, try wheat beers with spice.
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Posted 11 March 2010 - 10:21 AM
2) Categorizing Belgian beers is akin to categorizing "California wines"
3) I second BA's style guide. Not only does it give you a general description of the particular style, but it also lists the top examples of that style.
4) Much like wine, you're best bet is to just start trying them and see what you like versus what you don't.
5) Personally, I find North American versions of Belgian beers to be a bit more "user-friendly." Ommegang (out of NY) and Unibroue (out of Canada) both make excellent Belgian-style beers that are quite accessible.
Posted 11 March 2010 - 12:15 PM
Wit: Belgian wheat beer, crisp and flavorful often has hints of citrus and spice.
Dubbel: Amber to brown in color. Rich malt flavor and dark fruit dominstes the palatte with yeast flavors like clove or bubble gum in support.
Tripel: Strong in alcohol, but very pale or golden in color. Subtle malt flavor and crisp carbonation.
Saison: dry complex beer often orange in color. Saison Dupont is the classic example.
Belgian Strong Ales: like a dubbel or tripel with more alcohol and more flavor.
In the plains, Boulevard Brewing puts out some interesting Belgian style ales. Once you learn what you like in these styles, give a sour beer like Rodenbach a try. Perhaps someday you'll learn to love lambics from Cantillon.
Posted 11 March 2010 - 03:41 PM
Following this topic carefully, as I'm also more or less a beer dolt. So here's a nice doltish question: at what temperature would one want to serve the beer, and with what sort of head? Or does it depend on the particular style? The (excruciatingly slow) Beer Advocate guide has entries for particular styles; is there some overarching characteristic that binds the Belgians?
1) At the GABF, all the beer is served at 50f for judging. Better beers will give you a glass recommendation and serving temperature on the back label.
2) I like about 3/4" or so of head depending on the beer. Never use soap with your beer glasses. Just clean and sanitize. The head will be better that way.
3) The Belgian beers are all over the place as far as style. If there's one characteristic, I'd say that Belgian brewers aren't afraid to ferment their beer warm(er) to let esters develop. And they're not afraid of wild yeasts and even bacteria that other brewing regions kill on sight. There are a lot of exceptions, though.
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A few years ago I had a Duchesse de Bourgogne and hated it, but since I've been drinking a lot of Belgian- and Belgian-style beer recently, I thought I'd give it another shot. I now cannot remember for the life of me what I disliked about is! What a fascinating beer... unlike anything else I've had. Are there other commonly-available beers out there in this style?
Well, you have now made the beer palate progression. For me, it was first the malty doppelbocks, then the hoppy IPAs and, finally, the sours. Some other Flanders Reds I would recommend include La Folie (not sure whether New Belgium distributes in your area, though they hit a lot of states, now), Rodenbach (been on again, off again in the US - not sure where they are now), Panil Barriquée (shows the prowess of Italian craft breweries), Vichtenaar and Cascade Kriek (another brewery that is starting to pop up in many states).
If you haven't already, you should also try an Oud Bruin to see if you like that style.
Posted 22 November 2010 - 06:41 AM
If you haven't already, you should also try an Oud Bruin to see if you like that style.
I tried the St. Feuillien brune reserve in my search for good Thanksgiving beers, and it's outstanding. Had I not come into possession of a few others as a gift (with the intention of them being served at the meal), that's what I'd be serving....
Posted 22 November 2010 - 06:51 AM
Don't drink beer like I used to...in other words, about 70 lbs. ago, and another life (in the brewing industry...Goose Island), but Belgian ales, though they can be a confusing lot (add to their myriad "styles" are the many makers worldwide of their style), are well worth the investigation. Belgians know their stuff; they are unafraid of wildness, in every way (literally....much as "terroir" applies to wine, the wild yeasts and bacterias of Belgian brewing areas, floating freely and used to "infect" Belgian worts to make their lambics and gueuzes, have their unique characteristics regionally). Some non-Belgians doing good work, in my opinion...already mentioned Jolly Pumpkin, would also recommend Unibroue, out of Canada, or Ommegang, Upstate New York.
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Edited to add....LOL, uh, that would be La Roja, the beer, not La Raza, the paper, or political movement.
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Hoegaarden is a favourite of mine. As is Leffe although I prefer the Blonde and my wife prefers the Brune.
More and more pubs are stocking the above, however as they are both premium products I expect the local beers will outsell them by quite a margin.
As they are all quite strong our consumption is mostly at weekends
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Posted 23 November 2010 - 08:05 AM
There's nothing truly "Belgian" about Stella; a marketing success, and that's about it. Being a lager, it is as alien to Belgian brewing culture as it would be in, say, Hook Norton. In my opinion, an insipid, mass-produced and mass-appeal drink; the Budweiser of Belgium only - owned by InBev (ummm....doesn't the name just scream craft?), the largest brewing company in the world.
Stella, Hoegaarden, and Leffe are all owned by AB InBev. And while Hoegaarden and Leffe are not the best representation of the style, they are at least respectable. Stella, though? Why bother?
As for JP, they are an excellent brewery with some very uncommon beers, but their beers certainly have an American twist to them. Not a bad thing, though, if we're going to consider JP to be belgian, I imagine the sours (Supplication, Redemption) coming out of Russian River deserve a mention as well.
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Posted 23 November 2010 - 10:22 AM
Up until perhaps a couple of years ago we used to have a mini holiday of sorts, by hopping over the English Channel into France, on one of the very cheap car ferry deals.
France has a huge range of Belgian beers in their hypermarkets, at prices a lot lower than the UK ,so it made sense to fill the car with Belgian beers and French wine.
Another favourite, (out of the many) are some of the fruit beers, although they are a bit of an acquired taste. Kriek- Lambic is a black cherry concoction which I particularly like, but could not drink more than one or two 33cl bottles.
I may just have a look again at that "Booze Run"
Posted 23 November 2010 - 11:31 AM
@Florida, yep, another life ago, but I worked for the production brewery. There has been a veritable diaspora, since then - some still there, some went on to Sierra, Three Floyds, Peace, even to owning (Southern Tier). I got out of the biz entirely. And have shed close to a century.
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Serious Drinks published A Beginner's Guide to Belgian Beer Styles, which provides a very nice overview of Belgian beers.


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As I write this, I'm in New York City on a trip I spent about two hours planning. Normally, I like to do my research. I firmly believe research work upfront saves a lot of time, money, and hassle while traveling, but this vacation snuck up on me, and I ran out of time.
So far we've managed to make our way around just fine without spending ridiculous amounts of money or getting lost (especially nice since it's a bit colder than the 78-degree weather we left behind). One of the reasons things have gone so smoothly is that I did have time to download the free NYC Way app before we left home, and it's been such a help that I wanted to share it with GRS readers.
Trip-planning with MyCityWay
Launched in 2009, MyCityWay is described as "a one-stop discovery platform for over 50 categories in the city — including restaurants, nightlife, public restrooms, transit, traffic, tourist attractions…" and more. Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry, the MyCityWay currently has an app for about 20 cities, mostly in the U.S. London looks like the first venture into international cities.
So what does this app do that's so helpful? First, you can create a trip, which stores all of the places you want to visit for easy access. After saving places to a trip, you can view information about the places, such as museum admission prices, hours, phone numbers, and more. You also can go to a map view that flags each of your places.
I looked up a few articles about New York City on the Frommer's and Budget Travel website, picked out the places and restaurants that sounded good, and searched for them on the app (it found all of them). I added them to a new trip. I also checked out the list of free things to do and added a couple of places that seemed interesting. We're spending six full days traveling, so after marking about 20 places, restaurants, and activities, I can use the map view to see what is close together and make a general plan each day.
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The app also has been useful in getting around the city, something for which you can't always plan. It includes a restroom locator, street eats, coffee shops, wifi locations, transit information like subway routes and locating the nearest terminal, grocery stores, and more. There's even stuff locals might find useful, such as parking, apartment listings, classifieds, job listings, car services, and live traffic cameras. After going to a museum, if you're craving a pizza from somewhere within walking distance, you can search by cuisine and immediately get a list of the closest pizzerias, plus reviews.
According to their website, MyCityWay plans to roll out additions like personalized local recommendations based on user profile, choice history, and current situation. "Premium productivity features" — I'm guessing that means a paid version — will include features to plan a day in the city, write notes and to-do lists, and collaborate with friends.
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