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Friday, December 9, 2011
Should You Have a Business Partner?
Here at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), we work with all types of businesses — from sole proprietorships, to partnerships, to corporations with several owners. We've seen partnerships work exceptionally well and we've seen disasters.
A Successful Partnership
We've counseled many small businesses with more than one owner. In a great many of these cases the owners are also a married couple. As one couple said, "We want to continue to stay married to each other and therefore make the business partnership work!" Their marriage is the "glue" that keeps the business partnership working. But what if the partners aren't married? Several years ago we worked with a non- married couple that started a business that was unique for this area. Soon their personal relationship ended. They separated their living arrangement, but both wanted to continue to work in the business. They did and were successful at it because they both believed in their business idea and wanted it to be a success. Later, one partner married and moved to Seattle. She couldn't work in the business anymore and wanted her partner to buy out her half. She said "I want to be fairly compensated, but I also want the business to succeed." Her partner agreed. We worked with them to come up with a buy-out plan that accomplished both goals. The business grew and did succeed.
A Disaster
While we hear more tales of disastrous partnerships than we'd like to, one short example may be illustrative. Two couples, in their late-thirties, fulfilled their dream of moving to the Olympic Peninsula and buying a business. The women were childhood friends. The men were friends as well. The four of them planned to run this business. Within 6 months after buying the business the personal and business relationship between the two couples was destroyed. They found out too late that being friends doesn't mean you have the same goals for a business or the same values that guide operating it. We offered to mediate, but one couple refused, demanding to be bought out at double what they put into the business a mere six months ago. One couple did buy out the other and the lifelong friendship between the two women was gone.
How to Avoid Disasters in Partnerships
Before you take on a business partner, ask yourself some important questions:
• Why do you want a business partner?
• What financial contribution can your potential partner make to the business? Does your potential partner have access to credit and what is his/her financial situation?
• Do your skills complement each other?
• Do you both have the same vision for the business?
If you do decide to enter into a partnership, it is best to have a written partnership agreement. Although we advise seeing an attorney to assist you with it, here are some issues to discuss with your partner. Your answers will form the basis of your agreement. The first section deals with issues involving "getting into the partnership":
"Getting Into the Partnership"
~What are the mission, vision, and goals of the business? Of each partner?
~What are each partner's expectations of the business?
~Will the partners be equal?
~ What is the initial capital contribution of each partner? Are the contributions true investments or loans?
~What commitment of time, equipment, and other resources will you each make?
~What is the value of "other equity" such as "sweat equity"?
~What level of income will you each expect or need from the business?
Once you've worked out the issues to get into the partnership, turn to the actual running of the business and how you will do that in partnership:
"In the Partnership"
~ What are the roles and responsibilities of each partner? Who will do specific tasks? How will day-to-day decisions be made?
~Will partners make additional financial contributions?
~How will each partner share in profits and losses?
~What salaries, if any, are to be paid to partners?
~ Will you prohibit outside business activities that would be in competition with the partnership business?
~ How will disputes be resolved? Is there a "managing partner" who will make final decisions?
~Will new partners be added? If so, what procedure will be followed?
~Who can make commitments or expenditures on behalf of the company?
Since partnerships do end, now is the time to discuss how this will happen:
"Getting Out of the Partnership"
~ How will a break-up of the partnership be handled? What if one partner wants to keep the business? What if both partners want the business but no longer want to work together?
~ How will you determine the value of the business in case of death, incompetence, or withdrawal of a partner, or dissolution of the partnership for any other reason?
~Is a partner allowed to sell his or her portion of the business?
~ What happens in the event of the death of a partner? Is it specified in a legal will for each partner?
~ What happens if a partner gets divorced? What legal and financial impacts will that have on the business?
Getting Help in Forming a Partnership
Bringing a partner into your business is a key decision that will either help or hinder the business. We recommend reviewing the issues presented in this article and perhaps making an appointment with the SBDC to guide you and your potential partner in this task. We also recommend getting advice from your accountant and having your attorney assist you with the final agreement, typically referred to as a Buy-Sell Agreement.
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Monday press conference updates
- Written by MATT HAMMOND
There was nothing earth shattering coming out of Urban Meyer's weekly press conference Monday, but there were a few newsworthy items. Here are some highlights:
* Bradley Roby was named the defensive player of the week and Braxton Miller was the offensive player of the week for the Miami game. Adam Griffin, son of Archie, was the special teams player of the week. Griffin made his OSU debut Saturday.
* Meyer said sophomore DL Michael Bennett reinjured his groin in warmups Saturday. His status has not been revealed.
* Meyer called Central Florida a "whole new animal." He seemed very impressed with the Knights' athleticism.
* Injured RB Jordan Hall will practice this week but it is unlikely he will play.
For more from Meyer, see my story in Tuesday's paper.

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A cousin of mine, Mark Donaldson, took this picture of a painting of William John Donaldson. It is not often I get a copy of some quality pictures, this is one that has more characteristics worth sharing. The painting does not look like it has weathered time well either.
This painting is of William John Donaldson. He was born 14 May 1849 in Pittsburg, Frontenac, Ontario and died 11 January 1936 in North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario. He is the son of Samuel Donaldson (brother of my Joseph Russell Donaldson) and Agnes Allan. This makes him the 1st Cousin of my William Scott Donaldson.
This picture was commissioned in 1915 by the County. I don't know which County of Ontario. Apparently he was a warden.


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SCons Build Support for Eclipse¶
What is SCons?¶
SCons is an open source software build tool which tries to fix the numerous weaknesses of make and its derivatives. For example, the missing automatic dependency extraction, make's complex syntax to describe build properties and cross-platform issues when using shell commands and scripts. SCons is a self-contained tool which is independent of existing platform utilities. Because it is based on Python, a SCons user has the full power of a programming language to deal with all build related issues.
It was long past time for autotools to be replaced, and SCons has won the race to become my build system of choice. Unified builds and extensibility with Python — how can you beat that?
Eric S. Raymond, author of The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Use SConsolidator to build your projects in Eclipse¶
Maintaining a SCons-based C/C++ project with Eclipse CDT meant that all the intelligence SCons puts into your project dependencies had to be re-entered into Eclipse CDT's project settings, so that its indexer and parser would be able to know your code's compile settings and enable many of its features. In addition, SCons' intelligence comes at the price of relatively long build start-up times - when it (re-) analyses the project dependencies - which can become annoying when you just fix a simple syntax error.
SConsolidator addresses these issues and provides tool integration for SCons in Eclipse for a convenient development experience.
Main Features¶
- Conversion of existing C++ CDT managed build projects to SCons projects
- Import of existing SCons projects into Eclipse with wizard support
- Interactive mode to quickly build single C/C++ source files speeding up round-trip times
- A special view for a convenient build target management of all workspace projects
- Graph visualization of build dependencies that helps in debugging SCons build issues
Works out of the box¶
SConsolidator has been successfully used to import the following SCons-based projects into Eclipse:
- MongoDB
- Blender
- FreeNOS
- Doom 3
SConsolidator is available at Github.
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Follow the instructions in Installation and give it a try!
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Grammy-nominated classical guitarist Paul Galbraith will bring his unique guitar and renowned talent to Hope College on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
Galbraith has impressed classical music fans and guitar fans alike with his outstanding recordings and his own creation of an eight-string guitar he plays in a cello-like position.
A frequent guest on National Public Radio's "Performance Today," and twice featured on "All Things Considered," Glabraith was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Solo Instrumental Album for his two-disk recording, "Complete Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas." The recording also reached the Top Ten on "Billboard's" classical charts and received a "Four Star" rating in "Stereo Review."
"A textbook case of the living, breathing art of classical music," said "Billboard Magazine."
Other recordings include "Haydn Keyboard Concertos," as well as other recordings of Bach and world folk songs.
His live performances have brought him even more praise.
"I've never heard anyone play like this," wrote a reviewer for "Classical Guitar." "Everything sounded like a masterpiece."
Galbraith first won public acclaim in Great Britain at age 17 in the Segovia International Guitar Competition. Andres Segovia himself called Galbraith's playing "magnificent."
Galbraith revealed his new guitar and playing position in 1989. The instrument's design and his playing style are considered ground-breaking developments in the history of guitar playing.
"What many had come to see and hear was the revolutionary change he has brought to playing the guitar," said "The Sunday Times" in London. "The results were truly remarkable, with an amazing clarity and a huge dynamic range... The audience was held spellbound."
Tickets for the performance are on sale at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse, and cost $12 for regular admission, $10 for senior citizens, and $6 for children 18 and under. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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Star Wars R2D2 Kitchen Timer
Ding! Your Wookiee cookies are done!
- R2-D2 is ready to time your cooking projects
- Rubber on his feet prevent marring your surfaces
- Artoo doesn't need feeding (so more for you)
A Jedi's kitchen is a thing of beauty: all the best appliances, all the best counter surfaces, and no wasted space. The Jedi sits in the middle and spreads his or her or its connection with the Force. The knives float and chop. The spoons stir without physical touch. And the Star Wars R2-D2 Kitchen Timer sets itself once everything is in the oven.
Because it would be insulting to use a real astromech droid to time the cooking of a pie, Industrial Automation has created this Star Wars R2-D2 Kitchen Timer. It looks like the astromech you know and love, but it's just a timer. Rotate the head to 60 (this winds the timing mechanism) and then set to the time you wish to count down. When 0 is reached, the Star Wars R2-D2 Kitchen Timer will sound its alarm bell (an actual bell) for 5 seconds. And then you know your cookies are done.
Product Specifications
- It's a kitchen timer that looks just like R2-D2
- Sixty minute timer in 1 minute intervals
- Wind it up to 60 and then set the time you want
- Alarm bell will sound for 5 seconds once time has elapsed
- Officially-licensed Star Wars timing device
- Rubber on feet help it stay in place (and not scratch kitchen surfaces)
- Dimensions: approx. 4" x 5" x 2.25"


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RALEIGH � North Carolina's unemployment rate increased slightly in December as the size of the labor force also increased.
The state Commerce Department said Friday the rate was 9.2 percent in December, compared with 9.1 percent in November. That's down from 10.4 percent in December 2011.
Overall, North Carolina's rate dropped in 2012. The state started the year with a 10.2 percent rate last January.
The labor force also grew by about 17,000 in December.
Meanwhile, weekly applications for unemployment benefits increased in North Carolina for the week ending Jan. 5, even as applications dropped sharply nationally to a five-year low.
Applications increased by nearly 14,000 because of layoffs in textiles, business services, construction, furniture and transportation equipment.


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When people think of CMS (content management system) implementation, three words typically come to mind: web development tool. And while this definition, strictly speaking, isn't entirely out of bounds, Himanshu Sareen, CEO at Icreon Tech, suggests thinking of CMS platforms as tools that help businesses develop their overall digital experiences. Whether you're a customer-facing entity in the retail industry, a blogger with a million monthly readers, or are operating an e-learning company that's focused on educating the employees of enterprise-level companies — you need a CMS that's not only capable of handling every aspect of your business, but that's capable of creating a great experience for your end users, whoever they are.
In today's business world, it goes without saying that you need a website, but it's the sheer abundance of .com entities that often causes entrepreneurs and businesses to overlook the importance of choosing and implementing a CMS correctly. In a world where almost everyone has a website, one CMS should be as good as the next, right? Wrong. And it's in that spirit that Sareen would like to discuss the three things that any entrepreneur or decision maker should know when selecting and implementing a CMS.
Related Topics : SharePoint, Web Video and Voice Conferencing, UK, MySpace, Intranets
With an historic shift toward e-commerce, it's more important than ever that retailers have the right pieces in place to successfully capture online traffic and drive conversions. ... More >>
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In addition to posing a critical challenge to company branding, web scraping threatens sales, SEO rankings and can undermine the integrity of content that took resources to produce. ... More >>


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A survey of 809 senior IT leaders in the U.S. conducted by the IT services firm Dimension Data finds that while communications and collaboration technologies continue to proliferate in the enterprise, companies are wrestling with how to get the most value out of their investments.
In particular, video seems to be a major challenge. At the same time, it's not clear what impact these technologies are having on productivity, nor does it look like business travel is declining.
Certainly, there are more communications mediums for business than ever and, to one degree or another, they are all being used.
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10 Essential iPad Accessories Get the most from your iPad with these accessories.
Related Topics : Verizon Wireless, Nortel, Cox Communications, Transport Layer Security, IPTV
Entrepreneurial thinking, innovation and selflessness can make things better during crises. Here is a look at how organizations reacted and telecommunications products helped during recent hurricane crises. ... More >>
Five problems your traditional phone system will eventually experience and how VoIP can solve each one. ... More >>
Today, newer advancements like texting and messaging apps have spurred even more efficiency within workplace communication. ... More >>


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Amid the shocking news that Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself on Saturday morning, the NFL is telling the Panthers to go ahead with their plans to travel to Kansas City on Saturday afternoon for Sunday's 1 p.m. Eastern kickoff against the Chiefs.
That doesn't necessarily mean that the NFL won't still decide to postpone the game, but it does indicate that the NFL is leaving open the option of having the Chiefs on the field just a day after they learned of the shocking death of a teammate.
Panthers interim G.M. Brandon Beane told the Charlotte Observer that the NFL has advised the team to travel as planned, and the team's charter plane is scheduled to leave from Charlotte to Kansas City at 1:15 p.m on Saturday.
The NFL is in uncharted territory in this situation, as an active player dying just a day before his team was scheduled to play is unprecedented. The closest thing to a comparable situation happened five years ago in Washington, when Redskins safety Sean Taylor was murdered. But Taylor died on a Tuesday morning before the Redskins played on Sunday. On June 22, 2002, Major League Baseball postponed a Cardinals-Cubs game when Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile was found dead in his hotel room just hours before game time.
The league could decide to move the Chiefs game to Monday night or Tuesday night in order to give the Chiefs some time to grieve and collect themselves before playing. But at the moment the indications are that the game will go on as scheduled.


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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2002 News Releases > November 2002 > Miss Wayland - Ashley Wood - keeping busy with last of her duties
Miss Wayland - Ashley Wood - keeping busy with last of her duties
Ashley Wood's schedule these days would probably make even the heartiest person swoon.
Up at dawn, her mornings include classes and work, while afternoons are characterized by more work and lately, lots of errand running. Evenings are spent at campus activities and then, later, hours of rehearsal for the Miss Wayland Baptist University pageant. Bedtime comes early... the next morning... and sometime in there she has to study and keep up with class work.
Is she a glutton for punishment? "Yes," she says without hesitation.
She's also Miss Wayland 2002, and though her week is not filled with the same anticipation and nerves of the 32 young ladies vying for the title, she's still got plenty on her mind. Seeing this pageant through from start to finish is the last of her duties as Miss Wayland, and she's looking forward to a little rest after Saturday night.
Wood and the 32 contestants will take the stage Friday for the talent portion of the Miss Wayland 2003 pageant. Saturday's pageant is the big event, with the evening gown portion, the announcement of the Top 10, talent competition by those ten ladies and, eventually, the crowning of the new winner. Both events begin at 7 p.m. in Harral Auditorium.
But getting to the point where the lights in Harral dim and the ladies take the stage has been a stressful and time-consuming adventure for Wood, a junior secondary education major from Gordon. Since being crowned last November, she's made many appearances for civic organizations, churches and other groups at the behest of Wayland officials, serving as an ambassador for the university. Since September, however, the schedule has been blank in order to leave her plenty of time to plan and carry out this year's pageant.
"Planning the next year's event is the hardest part of holding the title," she said. "There are more girls this year than any other year, and it's not so much the planning as it is being there for these girls. Only three of them have done this before, so you really want to be there to support and encourage all of them."
Wood said she started by developing a theme - "Motown: A Little Bit of Soul" - and then started the tasks of finding judges, designing programs and judges' books, contacting local businesses for gift donations and choreographing the opening number. She admits delegating some of the duties might have helped ease the load, but says, "I'm just such a take-charge gal that I just did it and never delegated."
As the pageant approached, Wood said her schedule just got more full. But come Sunday, she'll be able to relax knowing that, "Whether everything goes perfectly or not, there will still be a new Miss Wayland crowned Saturday night."
So is all this craziness worth it?
"Absolutely," she said. "This year has been incredible. It's one of the biggest honors of my life. You get to represent your school - and I love this school - and represent God as well.
"I've had some great opportunities to share my faith and talk about the Lord and I'll probably never know how many people I've been able to touch as Miss Wayland."
In addition to her pageant duties, Wood has spent the last few months planning her Nov. 23 wedding to Lubbock native Danny Sinclair. She'll be moving and transferring in the spring to Lubbock Christian University, so in many respects, Wood said this pageant is, "like my goodbye to everything. It's kind of bittersweet, because I'm excited (about getting married), but this place has been my life for two and a half years."
Wood will perform during Saturday's pageant for what will likely be the last time at Wayland. Then she'll get to slip out of the limelight as the crown is passed on.


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We now know what caused the fire at Ashley Greene's condo that killed her beloved dog -- an unattended candle ... TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us ... they have already done a preliminary investigation and determined the candle lit the living room couch on fire -- a fire which spread throughout the unit.
As we previously reported, Greene, her boyfriend and brother were all sleeping in the condo when the blaze erupted.
In addition to the dog ... 3 people in the building were injured.


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I get a lot of forwarded e mails from Conservative groups, websites, media sources, and individuals, but some of these things really take the cake. I'll share one I received today with you, with my rebuttal, of course.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Mr. Obama:
I have had it with you and your administration, sir.
Really? You've tolerated incompetence for eight years straight, but are "fed up" with the new president after three months? Wow, patience abounds!
Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally.
What happened to "support your democratically elected leader" and "love it or leave it"? So, respectful conduct doesn't represent this country or you personally? Remind me not to mingle with you, because I for one prefer good manners over arrogant self righteousness and violent behaviors.
You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America. You are responsible to the citizens of the United States. You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth.
Oh, diplomacy, the horror of it!!! Because minding one's manners when in a foreign country, and acting respectful to other world leaders is a heinous thing that takes away rights and lifestyles from Americans!!! Erm...
I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world.
It's OK to admit we were wrong, honestly. It's OK to apologize for acting like the global playground bully. In fact, it's in our best interest to do so, if we wish to keep allies.
Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?
Someone needs a history lesson! The US does not do things altruistically. We did not enter either war for glory or noble attempts to save the oppressed. We entered into those wars when, and only when, the wars affected us and our economy personally, and not a moment before then. When the city around St Peters was burning to the ground, we sent Churchill our "regards and condolences" not our troops and support.
Get a history book, man. We are not God's gift to the world.
Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?
Just FYI - we're not a Christian country. No where in the constitution, Declaration of Independence, or other government documents did the forefathers of this country declare that this is a Christian nation. The founding fathers were deists, mostly - not Christians, and they certainly didn't push their beliefs on anyone else.
Or did you forget that we came here to get away from theocracies and religious persecution, so that we could freely practice whatever religion we wanted to practice?
Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans.
Really? Customary diplomatic behaviors of respect to another ruler is an affront to us? No one was complaining when our government and presidents were in bed with these leaders, but showing a little courtesy...that's an affront?
Where are your priorities?
Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia. You don't show Great Britain, our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia. How dare you, sir! How dare you!
Uhm...Obama has shown the other leaders great respect. you're just mad because it was a "mooslum". How xenophobic.
You can't find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don't want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey. You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What's the matter with you?
So uh, we're still supposed to hate the Germans, is that what you're saying? Are you aware that WWII ended, and that Germans are not, in fact NAZIs?
I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.
No, I think the confused and mud puddled historian would be you, sir.
You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.
I see that you are not outraged at the Auto industries and insurance industries and the bank industries who have crippled this nation. Or did you forget to get mad at them? I also notice that you are not complaining about still having a job. You can thank the bailouts for that.
What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members - on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves?
I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven't said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn't!
Pssst Feingold - a Democrat - is already all over that, like, last month. See? On Ending Automatic Taxpayer-Funded Bonuses Wednesday, March 18, 2009 As Prepared for Delivery
"Mr. President, I come to the floor today to discuss taxpayer-funded bonuses. These bonuses are paid every year, often without any public discussion or a recorded vote by those with the authority to approve or stop them. The people giving themselves these bonuses have made sure that they get them regardless of their performance.
"Mr. President, I am referring to the annual bonuses given to Members of Congress.
"There is some good news to report on this issue today. Thanks to the leadership of Majority Leader Harry Reid, we took an important step yesterday. Senator Reid moved legislation through the Senate that will end those annual stealth bonuses. I have introduced legislation similar to Senator Reid's for the past six Congresses, and am delighted that, because of Senator Reid's leadership, this proposal has finally passed the Senate.
It helps when you know what you're talking about.
Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million - not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven't you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now.
And again...I see no outrage about AIG and other Corporate bonuses to CEO's and employees of "Too big to fail" companies, only Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Who, by the way, were privatized and made into share holder owned companies in 1968.
Oh, and, yes, there was outrage and action taken to prevent those bonuses as well. See:
On Tuesday, two key senators announced a plan to impose a hefty tax on retention bonuses paid to executives of companies that received federal bailout money or in which the United States has at least a 50 percent equity interest -- including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG.
"Millions of Americans are losing their jobs. Millions. And to some degree they're losing their jobs because of actions taken by some of these firms," said Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat and Senate Finance Committee chairman.
The House of Representatives passed one version of a bonus-tax bill Thursday, while the Senate will take up another version next week. Both versions name Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. -- Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) -- directly, the Post reported.
Financial Time.com
President Barack Obama on Thursday offered broad support for legislative efforts to claw back bonuses at bailed out financial institutions after the House of Representatives voted to impose a punitive tax on such payments.
In a statement, the White House said Mr Obama looked forward to receiving final legislation that would "serve as a strong signal to the executives who run these firms that such compensation will not be tolerated".
What morons like this guy doesn't understand is that, just like the AIG retention bonuses, there are legalities to be dealt with. These are private companies who allocated this money last year, there are contracts to be upheld or battled in court. Not only that, but I love the flaming hypocrisy of the conservatives who are screaming that the government is interfering with free market businesses, but when a company does something they don't like, the government can't interfere enough.
Honestly, you can't have it both ways. You either want a free market economy (where these companies will dole out bonuses deserved or otherwise) or you want government regulation. What's it gonna be?
Oh, and about that $210 million:
In addition, the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have been investigating accounting, disclosure and corporate governance issues at Freddie since late last year. The SEC issued subpoenas for certain Freddie Mac documents in January and February, the company said in recent securities filings.
Freddie's top leadership has changed repeatedly since fall. The government ousted Freddie Mac CEO Richard Syron in September and his replacement, David Moffett, resigned last month. John Koskinen, a board member, was named interim CEO.
New York Times
Last month, Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts and chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, demanded that the companies rescind $4.4 million in retention bonuses paid to Fannie's four top executives last year. Such bonuses are often offered to keep executives from leaving a company.
"I'm skeptical that these people have job offers to go elsewhere," Mr. Frank said in an interview. "And in this economy, I don't think it would be hard to find talented replacements for anyone who leaves."
I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you.
You are brain-dead. You don't know history, understand economics, and believe all the propaganda Fox news and Hannity throw your way. The rest of the country, however, seems to be perfectly pleased with the way Obama is handling most things.
I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities.
Respectful behavior, peaceful resolutions, returning rights to states, upholding equality under the law, and trying to fix the mess that Bush left us offends your sensibilities?
What kind of sensibilities do you have?
I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.
I'm sorry, why weren't you working tirelessly to stop Bush from spending two terms destroying this country? Oh, right, because you liked him, but not this "Mooslum Christian, Socialist, peaceful, respectful black guy" Nope, he's offensive.
Every real American
God I am so very glad that only 20% of the country identifies with this mindset.
P.S. I rarely ask that emails be 'passed around'.............PLEASE SEND THIS TO YOUR EMAIL LIST.......it's past time for all Americans to wake up!
God Forbid this man gets a second term in office!!!!
God forbid that you should have the right to vote, but the president you hate so much will ensure that you can speak freely, and vote your conscious, anyway.


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Importance of Toys and Playtime in the Life of a Child
Toys are essential tools to facilitate fostering the mental, physical, emotional and social development of kids. They are the basic instruments for accelerating the development of children's fantasy, thoughts and creativity. The potential to improve the learning and experimenting process in the child's life through toys and play time is immense. As a parent or a teacher, it is often challenging to help a child realise his/her potential but a good parent or a teacher also finds it stimulating and inspiring. Play time is something, which provides a unique opportunity to gain new insights about the kid. The right kind of toys given at the right time can help in the following ways:
Development of Linguistic Skills
An infant tries to communicate through little gurgles he/she makes. They try to express a number of emotions like pleasure, dismay, excitement etc. through those sounds. Providing tools in the form of toys help them in discovering new ways to communicate, express themselves, and experience role-playing, all of which can help them to better understand the world, overcome shyness, gain self-confidence, and provide practical and positive ways to succeed.
Cognitive Thinking
The very first step towards cognitive thinking is when a child discovers that, "If I cry mommy will come and hold me". After this, they keep finding reasons in everything and puzzles, building blocks etc. help them in realising it more and more. With games like chess, checkers etc. they begin understanding the process of strategy and logic. They get involved in analysing questions and finding answers to them, thus developing their reasoning power.
Gaining Confidence
Playing with other children makes them confident. They also understand that winning and losing are both vital in life.
Develop Social Skills
Man is a social creature and hence to learn the importance of socialising and sharing right from the beginning is important. They also understand how to deal with peers.
Following Directions
Children learn to read and understand directions and instructions and follow them while playing. This is vital as at every step in their life they will need it.
Toys and playtime have a foremost role in children's play with one another and help them build up in public. Taking time to understand the importance of this time and using the values of games will open new paradigms and enrich both the child and the parent or the teacher.


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Point is, your encryption key is a combination of many variable, on top of one you don't even know, and it's hashed like 2-4 times.
Hm, I didn't know about the LastPass held key, it doesn't seem to be mentioned elsewhere. That would seem to contradict paras. 3-4 here https://helpdesk.lastpass.com/security- ... ns-pbkdf2/ which states its all done client-side (implying even the encryption key creation)
Erm, a bit more than 2-4 I'd say, but I'm not really denying the security of LastPass, just a point of differentiation.


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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The federal No Child Left Behind law was born in Texas, and billionaire Ross Perot first rallied big business to support tougher standardized testing and high school graduation standards here nearly three decades ago.
But the state now appears ready to step back from the strenuous accountability policies it has long been a national leader in championing, amid fears that youngsters are being forced to take too many high-stakes tests and that too many might drop out because of higher expectations. A number of other states are also considering pulling back.
The Texas House has approved 145-2 an education overhaul that cuts the number of high school standardized tests in core subjects from 15 to five. It also creates a base high school diploma that doesn't require Algebra II or high-level math and science courses. A similar bill is pending in the Senate.
"Parents, students, business groups, professional education administrators, school boards, everybody's onboard with this," said the House measure's sponsor, Republican Jimmie Don Aycock, chairman of the chamber's Public Education Committee.
In particular, algebra II should no longer be treated as the "holy grail" of education, said Republican Sen. Dan Patrick, chairman of the Senate Education Committee.
How to measure schools' effectiveness and hold students accountable has become an almost unresolvable question in some states, coming up again and again for reconsideration. After rounds of raising standards and requiring tests, some legislatures are now swinging back in the other direction.
"Texas may be rolling backward too fast," said Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education think tank in Washington. He fears many school districts will only offer enough courses to meet the new minimum degree standards, thus dropping high-level science and math.
"I am not worried about the kids in the fancy suburbs," Finn said. "It's kids in little, rural districts and the lesser schools in tough neighborhoods in big cities who are going to find that the school doesn't offer the courses because they don't really count."
The qualms are being felt in both conservative states and progressive ones. But exacerbating matters are the Common Core standards, national benchmarks in reading and math promoted by the Obama administration and designed to enhance critical thinking. They have been adopted by 45 states.
Washington state's superintendent of schools, Randy Dorn, has publicly worried that the testing has gone too far, with the class of 2015 now required to pass five high school exit exams. In North Carolina, legislators have scaled back the number of tests and the number of days students spend taking them.
Oklahoma's Legislature was roiled when it was discovered that hundreds of students wouldn't graduate because of their scores on the state's new high school exit exam. Efforts to overturn the requirements failed after an emotional debate. Alabama is also fighting over its Common Core standards, with Gov. Robert Bentley and other top Republicans pushing for repeal while a key business lobby fights to keep them.
Michael Cohen, president of the Washington-based nonprofit Achieve, said that in Texas, though, "it appears to me that there is a more substantial retreat."
"It's not just a battle over the math and science," said Cohen, whose group is dedicated to strengthening academic standards nationwide. "It's between taking (standardized tests) at all now or not taking them."
Texas first introduced a school accountability system in 1993, but the movement dates to 1984 when future presidential hopeful Perot headed a state Select Committee on Education that campaigned for tougher graduation standards. George W. Bush, as governor, made student performance on statewide tests a centerpiece of No Child Left Behind, which was passed into federal law in 2002 during his presidency.
But when the Obama administration began championing the Common Core standards, Texas lawmakers complained that their state requirements were already strenuous enough, especially after the high school testing regimen was increased to 15 tests in 2009.
In the past school year, 47 percent of ninth graders failed at least one test, prompting a backlash.
Fernando Godinez, a sophomore from Waelder near Texas' Gulf Coast, said he wants to be the first in his family to graduate from high school, but that the battery of tests is intimidating.
As he tried to get ready for each, "It was just a matter of time before I stared down at my desk, frustrated and confused." Godinez said. Even though his grades are good, he said he's worried the tests could keep him from going to college.
Susan Kellner, a mom and former school board president from Houston, said it's time to "properly align testing with reality."
Still, moves to pull back barely four years after the latest testing plan was introduced has raised concerns about overcorrecting — especially since Texas has improved its graduation rate in recent years. Last year, on-time graduation rate reached 86 percent, tied with five other states for the nation's third-highest.
"I can't believe this has gone so quickly and it's a now a foregone conclusion," said Socar Chatmon-Thomas, an Austin real estate broker and a member of a parents group advocating strong curriculum standards. "We'll be perpetuating mediocrity." Texas' Commissioner of Education, Michael Williams, also opposes some of the proposed curriculum changes.
The new graduation requirements scrap requirements that students take four years of math, science, social studies and English. They would be given more time for technical training leading to high-paying industrial jobs.
Instead of preparing everyone for college, Aycock said, "what we're wanting to do is create a ready workforce, many of whom do not need four years of college and all the debt that goes with it."
Associated Press writers Phillip Rawls in Montgomery, Ala., Gary Robertson in Raleigh, N.C., and Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.


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Mitt Romney has moved on to Poland, but his critics continue to harp on his statement in Israel that cultural factors help explain why the Israeli economy so massively outstrips its Palestinian counterpart. For example, the Washington Post's Scott Wilson calls Romney's remark "puzzling" and "not widely shared in Israel."
Wilson presents no evidence in support of his latter assertion, and the headline of his story, "In Israel, Romney wows crowds but puzzles with grasp of Palestinian relationship" seems almost self-contradictory. How could Romney wow crowds by expressing a view of the relationship with Palestinians that they don't share?
Moreover, Seth Mandel at Commentary destroys Wilson's claim. Indeed, Mandel finds support for Romney's view even among Palestinians. He quotes Eyad El-Sarraj, the founder and director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, as follows:
Palestinians have to address taboos and bring into the open ideological, cultural and political weaknesses which have infiltrated their national movement and seriously damaged their individual and collective awareness. They have to address their dependency on the outside world, their self-indulgent image of the victim, their own cycle of violence and oppression, their conflict between religious and secular identity, and the erosion of their national identity. Above all they have to confront the loss of the dream of liberating all of Palestine and the accompanying grief. They will have to exercise democratic debate and respect the right to oppose. Only then will a new style of political and community leadership evolve.
The author made these comments in 1994, but it would be difficult to argue that the problems he identified do not persist or that they do not help explain why Palestinians haven't prospered.
Moreover, Mandel reminds us that last year, Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem were asked whether, in a final peace deal in which all Israeli control and stewardship over the West Bank would cease and the new Palestinian state called East Jerusalem its sovereign capital, they would rather be citizens of Israel or Palestine? Respondents were also asked if they would move elsewhere in Israel specifically to avoid having to live under Palestinian rule. A plurality responded in favor of Israeli citizenship, even if they had to move. And remember, this is in the context of a peace deal that ends the "occupation."
Thus, even the Arabs of East Jerusalem recognize the serious defects associated with Palestinian rule. These defects are in part cultural as Romney, and Eyad El-Sarraj, say. Ignoring them, whether in the name of political correctness or Romney bashing, does no one any good — except President Obama. But perhaps that's enough for the Washington Post.
JOHN adds: I don't want to disrupt Paul's train of thought, but I think it is blindingly obvious that Palestinian culture is problematic–to put it as politely as possible–and that culture is largely responsible for the woeful conditions in which the Palestinians live. One could go on at great length about this, but let me just cite two posts. First, this one, about the fact that sixty years after the event, a large percentage of Palestinians continue to be "refugees," a phenomenon unprecedented in history. Second, this one, about a kindergarten graduation in Gaza–one of the sickest things I've ever seen. Read that post, look at the photos, and consider what future those kids have. Then ask yourself how anyone can be foolish enough to deny that culture matters.


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My two girls will be open for plotting as well. I will have an NPC together hopefully this weekend.And Josi claimed one of my favorite female face claims.
Oh? Yeah she's a favorite redhead of mine too. I found her a while back when I was searching for the perfect Ariel for the OUAT group that was going on. :)And my Taylor face girl is gonna be Caleb's ( my Sean faceclaim) sister/ NPC. :)
To those of you out there who may have been working on characters for the game...Please make sure you have the updated character sheet!That is all
Good morning Salemanders! :pLooking forward to what you come up with, darlings Can't wait to get home and onto my laptop!
Pace+The game will move one month at a time IC in approximately 2 months OOC. +The game will move alongside the game 'Hogwarts: a Future' in IC time.+The IC time period of a full month will be open to play with at any given time, with occasional exceptions (like summer IC will be played as one 'time phase').+Time shifting from month to month will be announced in the IC-OOC about a week in advance.
Kirstie Maldonado looks just like Hiwalani KapuleGM*Yeah... I find her just irresistibly cute. Loved Pentatonix too.Are you limiting Putebloods to the ones you have listed? I ask because I was planning on making my NPC Thien An Phan a pureblood.
+To create a pureblood character, a surname must be picked out of the established pureblood family list and a spot in that family claimed. If others already have spots claimed in that same family or in the immediately connected ones, collaboration must be established.
If there's anyone looking for a complimenting (best friend, family member, etc) or contrasting (rival, ex, etc.) PC, toss me a pm! I'd love to see if our ideas fit enough to make it work.And now I'm sleepin'. Night!
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[Hook: Scoop DeVille]
Cause it was all meant to happen
It was all meant to happen
No wonder why you kept walkin' my way
Cause it was all meant to happen
It was all meant to happen
No wonder why you kept walkin'
[Verse 1: Tech N9ne]
My mom was 18, waiting for her prom date
Which was my father, yes, this night's gonna be beyond great
Two years prior they both created Aaron Yates
So the bond straight with two fine mates, so mom waits
And waits, in the upstairs window watchin'
For my pops and it was shockin' that he never ever came knockin'
Just left her, in her prom dress and that's the eve
Where all the stress hit aggressively, she had her first epileptic seizure
And kept havin' them, doctor, help the sick lady
Medicine with the quickness, just maybe it'll stop
'Member this, in '80 I was, nine
Asleep and I heard somethin' collapse
Hopped up with nothin' but tighty whitie
Saw my mom just fell and slapped the floor
She shakin', I'm scared, I ran out the house in my underwear
"Help my mama" is all that's comin' out my mouth
A neighbor came to help so mama wouldn't die
As a little kid, watchin' the ambulance take her away, I'm thinkin' "Why?"
[Verse 2: Tech N9ne]
'92, I was 21
Sellin' rocks for my auntie was plenty fun
And yes she loaded the house with many guns
She got me a TEC-9 for my birthday, "No more trippin' from anyone"
Is what I'm thinkin', Boone's Farm's what I'm drinkin'
Singin' Jodeci loaded, we exploded, these chicks I'm binkin'
Daily, nightly, the ladies like me, I'm baby Ikie
Maybe slightly, I'm crazy might be
Really shady, sheisty not like this though
I'm sleepin' again, this dude breaks in with a pistol
I heard his bullet whistle, so I had to roll of on this flo'
Heard a struggle then my auntie scream, I'm feelin' for my piece
Then, just my luck, my birthday gift that I got wasn't in my reach
The gunman busted in my room lookin' for somethin'
Found me hidin', pointed the gun right at my head, my heart was pumpin'
Then he turned and ran away then with a blink of an eye
He was gone, I found my auntie shakin', hidin' in the closet, I'm thinkin' "Why?"
[Verse 3]
Dear Darkness, you've been with me for so long
I never understood, 'til now in this slow song
Been in some shaky situations, but life goes on
But still, a lot of things you showed this kid was so wrong
But what's so right, this pain and strife that I go write
People go buy it, they think that my flow's tight
Got a cold mic, they got me a million sold twice
Not a low-life anymore it's always sold-out show nights
After K.O.D. you scared me, so I ran from you
Then accepted you on Seepage, then saw the fans come through
Just when I thought I took everything I can stand from you
I kept writing and then we watched the Strangeland come true
So now I see, these stories in my life
I was meant to share my darkness within my light
People say it helps them to see me fly
From the bottom, that's motivation for them all, now I see exactly why
"Meant To Happen," a track off of Something Else by Tech N9ne.
In this song, Tech shares stories of his childhood when his mother first experienced a seizure and when he was almost killed while living with his aunt. Tech explains the song here.


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Pakistan's Intelligence Service Reportedly Assassinated This Journalist
To the lengthy list of "nations in which it is terribly dangerous to be a good journalist" you can add "Pakistan," if you haven't already. The NYT reports that Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, ordered the assassination of a journalist whose reporting detailed how Pakistan's military was being infiltrated by Islamist extremists.
Saleem Shahzad, a contributor to the Asia Times Online, was no slouch; despite being kidnapped by the Taliban in 2006, he continued to report on the work of terror groups including Al-Qaeda. disappeared after leaving his home in Islamabad in late May. Two days later, his dead body, with "a serious trauma wound to the stomach," was found on the bank of a canal 80 miles outside of the city. The ISI was an immediate suspect in his abduction and death. Now, the NYT says, US intelligence believes they killed Shahzad.
The intelligence, which several administration officials said they believed was reliable and conclusive, showed that the actions of the ISI, as it is known, were "barbaric and unacceptable," one of the [American] officials said...
"Every indication is that this was a deliberate, targeted killing that was most likely meant to send shock waves through Pakistan's journalist community and civil society," said the official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the delicate nature of the information.
Shahzad was reportedly beaten to death with a blunt instrument. That nation again is Pakistan, close U.S. ally in the War on Terror.


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Thomas Rhett 'Humbled and Honored' by Success of 'It Goes Like This'
Thomas Rhett has started with a song and ended with a number one hit. The singer landed his first-ever No. 1 recently with his ridiculously catchy latest single, 'It Goes Like This.'
Not only that, but 'It Goes Like This' is also a top-seller on the iTunes Country Singles chart, with a million downloads already. The song is the title track off Rhett's debut album, which is set for release on Oct. 29.
"I am so humbled and honored to have a No. 1 at country radio with this song," Rhett says. "The response from fans and radio has been overwhelming. This is just one of those very special songs the moment I heard it I knew it would be a game changer. It has been incredible to hear people singing the words back to me from the audience every night."
He recently had another reason to celebrate -- as a songwriter. Florida Georgia Line's 'Round Here' held a run at No. 1 on the country charts, as well. Rhett follows in the footsteps of his dad, Rhett Akins, as a successful songwriter -- he has had two songs reach the Top 10 in the last month alone.
The 'newcomer' is currently wrapping up his time on the road with Jason Aldean on the 2013 Night Train Tour, but will be back on the road headlining the 2013 Taste of Country Christmas Tour starting Nov. 7.


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Syria chemical weapons mission may be delayed
Deadline to get most toxic materials out of Syria 'will be quite difficult to meet,' says disarmament organization head
OSLO, Norway (AP) — The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning watchdog leading the mission to destroy Syria's chemical weapons said Monday there may be delays in transporting the chemicals out of the country.
The most toxic chemicals are supposed to be taken out of Syria by Dec. 31, but that deadline "will be quite difficult to meet," Ahmet Uzumcu, director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, told reporters in Oslo.
"This is very challenging, especially in view of the security situation, which is worsening in this country," he said.
He also called the goal to get less-toxic chemicals out of Syria by Feb. 5 "quite an ambitious timeline" and added "there might be a few days' delay."
Nevertheless, Uzumcu said he's hopeful all the Syrian chemicals will be destroyed by mid-2014 as planned.
He was in the Norwegian capital to collect the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the OPCW on Tuesday.
The plan is to ship the chemicals from the port of Latakia, but getting them there in the middle of a civil war is a challenge.
Syria's deputy foreign minister last week said his country needs armored vehicles and other resources to move chemicals out of the country.
"It's correct that all material and equipment may not be available for the transportation but we are looking … for alternatives," Uzumcu said. "That's why there might be slight delays in fact in transportation of those weapons outside of the country."
Norway and Denmark have offered merchant ships to help transport chemicals, and the United States will provide a ship on which the most toxic chemicals can be destroyed at sea. The port where the chemicals will be transferred to the U.S. ships has not yet been determined, Uzumcu said.
"Contacts are underway and I'm confident we shall know it soon," he added.
Pro-government TV stations reported Sunday that forces loyal to President Bashar Assad had secured a key highway that the OPCW has said could be used to take the chemicals to Latakia.
Packaging materials that will be used when chemicals are transported have already started to arrive in Lebanon and the mission has organized a course to train Syrian personnel in preparing the chemicals to be moved out of the country by sea.
Some three dozen private companies also have expressed an interest in destroying less-toxic chemicals, which make up the bulk of the 1,300 metric tons of weapons and chemicals declared by Damascus.
Uzumcu said his organization, which was formed to enforce a 1997 treaty banning chemical weapons, would use the Nobel Peace Prize money of $1.2 million to set up its own annual award.
"Of course we are not going to compete with the Nobel Peace Prize. It will be a modest prize, just to recognize those who contribute to our goals," he said.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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