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March 28, 2014
Have you been on the lookout? Ben and Adam are still on the trek West recently passing through Austin, Texas and stopping just long enough to play the disc golf course at Zilker Park. Despite a few exciting, but limiting, renovation setbacks, it sounds like they enjoyed the short break and fresh air outside the car. Here is their course review:
No one is lying when the word "weird" is paired with Texas' city, Austin.
Casted off from a large college campus, a tribe of tall office buildings, and a vast assortment of watering holes and unique eats, Zilker Park's disc golf course resembles the iconic image and attitude of Texas. I completely realize the full weight of the fore mentioned statement, but in such flat land country it's hard to miss what lies directly in front of you.
Zilker is one of the largest parks I've ever visited and while it's abundant with green fields, various garden niches, and walking paths, it's DG course is hidden off away to stake it's importance. Currently the 18 basket course is being renovated so only the back 9 was available to play on. That being said, I apologize if you only find this review to be half helpful.
I found the 9 baskets available for play to be quite dry and honest. Characterized by flat land approaches, slate rock tee boxes, spotted tree lines, and long, dry-aired throws, this course spoke loudly. While navigation through the course is lacking without any signage apparent, one can for the most part pick out what pin comes next. Please know that the first tee box is next to the large course board, and that signage is going to be updated with the course's renovations.
The Zilker course's overall disposition resembled the desert terrain that fills most of Texas and reminds players of the upfront personality of the Texan public. Sure the wind I encountered on the course wasn't the best for my game, but the lines for each throw were easy enough to pick out and execute with minor brush and trees blocking my trail. A clear line of sight and the simple elements of the course are highlighted throughout the back nine, and players can look forward to the dry ground and long throws that await them at Zilker.
With a few states left before reaching Northern California, the trip is still not over! Any suggestions where else they should stop along the way? Although I'm sure their GPS is dialed to their destination, it doesn't hurt to let them know the awesome places (and people) they are passing by.
As always, thanks for the update and drive safe guys.
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Book Report: Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting
This past weekend I took an entire day off. I enjoyed a few cups of tea while reading through a book cover to cover in almost one day (Mr Chiots wanted to watch movie in the evening, so I finished up the book the next morning). The book I read through was Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting.
It's a delightful book, easy to read. At first it's a bit hard to follow because he tells the story like we think, jumping around. When something reminds him of another story he tells the other story. The result is a wonderful weaving of past and present, a great example of the way memories flood our minds when something stirs them up. Sprinkled throughout the book are the lessons he's learning during his quest to become a small farmer or live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. It's a great representation of how we are all the sum of our history, our life from birth shapes us into who we are. What we experienced in childhood often permeates our adult lives.
If you've ever thought of keeping a few chickens, having a small farm or currently do farm you'll find a lot of wonderfully familiar stories in this book. I'd highly recommend putting it on your winter reading list! I might add a few of his other books to my future reading list (Truck: A Love Story, Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets & Gatemouth's Gator and Population: 485)
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9 Comments to "Book Report: Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting"
That sounds wonderful. I added it to my wishlist and Population: 485.
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I actually read this one, which I got after you mentioned it here (thanks!). I had previously tried to read his earlier books and could never get into them, but this one was pretty good. My husband even read it. It was really nice to read a book about homesteading that was NOT written in the "urban transplant" genre. Not that those books aren't also entertaining in their own way sometimes, but they often come off as condescending. This guy grew up on a farm and is obviously comfortable with rural life.
Plus, he's a junk farmer of the highest order (meaning someone who makes all their pens and buildings out of salvage stuff cobbled together) which we always appreciate, being inveterate junk farmers ourselves.
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I just cracked open "Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith" by Anne Lamott. She's one of my favorite author's… So far, so good!
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I just finished Coop too and liked it! Hooray for winter reading!!
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I *loved* "Truck" and "Population 485". I just got "Coop" from the library today and am really enjoying it. I didn't really have difficulty getting into them, but I suspect that's probably because it tends to be the way I think.
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coop is definitely one of my favorite books= )
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I thought Truck was a fabulous book – Coop was good – but Truck was really wonderful!! Right now I'm reading Eating Animals. Definitely a lot to think about with that book!
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My husband even read it. It was really nice to read a book about homesteading that was NOT written in the "urban transplant" genre. Not that those books aren't also entertaining in their own way sometimes, but they often come off as condescending. This guy grew up on a farm and is obviously comfortable with rural life. book report | theses
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Explore the Lighthouse Atoll and the Blue Hole in Belize
Dives will be at nearby Lighthouse Reef dive sites including the world famous dives of the Blue Hole, Half Moon Caye, the Aquarium, Que Brada, Silver Caves, and the Cathedral.The world class dive sites of Lighthouse Reef Atoll are just minutes from Long Caye!
Our service: we transport, clean and set up all of your equipment from dive to dive. The only thing we ask you to do is to relax between the dives. We return to the Lodge for all surface intervals (except Half Moon Caye island visit day), so you can recharge and get ready for the next adventure below the surface. Our service on board the boat includes: briefings, drinking water on board, fruit on board for Half Moon dives, divemaster (max 8 divers / divemaster), signing logbook + stamps.
Bring your own wetsuit and equipment OR rental service is available. The equipment rental fee is $35 US/person/day and includes fins, mask, snorkel, BCD, regulator, and wetsuit. Choose your gear rental options when booking your trip to ensure availability of sizes.
Our Dive Masters and Instructors have more than 7000 logged dives and certified over 500 Divers. They will take care of you and teach you far beyond the diving standards. All of them are dedicated divers and Dive Master which first priority is always your safety and in the same time your happiness.
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The primary goal of this manual is to provide an environment for occupants that is reasonably safe and has a functionality that protects the facility so that it is free from fire and products of combustion. This manual contains fire protection engineering design criteria to protect patients, visitors, and staff; maintaining the continuity of important clinical and administrative activities; and protecting VA property.
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"I worked for ADT for almost 2 years. In all it was a good experience and the team mates were great"
"I've started working with ADT and knocked over 2019. It's riding a wide range of security options for its customers and I believe you are essential in the current times that we've moved in. I would recommend DT services and products to customers based on what is offered by the company."
"Good company, but they are loosing business fast because the sales team lies to customers. The company is loosing business to Ring and Simply Safe."
"No tools in place to sell technology, lack CRM, Google presence,"
"Very professional company , excelent"
"I have worked in retail for 16 years and 9 if those years I was in management and I have had my own web Design business for 2 years"
"It was a good company. I learned a lot and am grateful that I worked there. However, it seems that most of the employees are skipping their lunch breaks to complete their jobs, which might make complete sense from a business standpoint but working long periods of time on an empty stomach is not fun."
"Okay company to work for."
"ADT merged with Protection 1 over two years ago. For all practical purposes we are still two separate companies. The sales and marketing resources are fragmented and confused. There are way too many executives at the top, making decisions without any input from the people on the front line. There is also a major lack of consistency from city to city, state to state and region to region in procedures for sales, installation and service."
"I've been in the workforce for 30 years. This is the absolute worst company I've ever worked for. Never in my employment history have I worked for a company so hell-bent on making its employees miserable. The culture is so toxic, it's basically turned into a bait-and-switch company. A potential customer calls in. They are told they are getring a bunch of equipment. The technicians see they are getting much less equipment and the customers are forced to olay for the other items they are expecting. When technicians speak up, the area general manager just insinuates that we are lazy and worthless."
"Do not work here. The training is poor, hardly fitting since they try to sell mainly on their good name. The on target earnings are not reflective of what management realistically expects. They say they want around 12 sales a month, but in most areas reps simply don't get there. 7-8 is reasonable, even for working on Saturdays and for that you get about $28k per year. And that's if you stay one year. Their turnover rate is insane. Whoever you start with will likely not be there after a few months. No one seemed to like the job in my office. When I went to the national sales training quite a few people told me they were already looking for other jobs. I got stuck with a territory that simply was not viable to make a living, and this could happen to anyone. It takes them at least four months to redo territories if they don't work. But it seems they would rather let their employees quit than solve any problems. Some offices work, Phoenix is one, but they seem to be far and few between. If you put effort in you seem to get compensation back. Others do not. You would be competing against authorized dealers who can offer better deals than you, as well as internal sales people from ADT who can offer better sales than you. They only compensate around 11 cents a mile, so you end up losing money while doing the job. It is just bad. Look elsewhere, just about any job is better than this one."
"Jacksonville FSC is horrendous. This center actually caters to the goof-offs. If you work hard and your numbers, expect nothing in return. Management believes in negative reinforcement. Also, don't expect to have a personal life or have time off requests approved."
"Came here green to the industry. Commission only, which scared me at first. Although I have been there for a year and a half I'm still uneasy. There is a disconnect between sales and install. And considering you don't get paid until a job is installed, this could be a problem. My biggest upside is you can make a great income if you work hard. I'm not a great sales person but just like being out talking to people and I'll hit 80K in my second year here. Downside is have a bad week of no installs and no check. Ouch. Only other thing I don't like is ADT is a what have you done lately company. You could set the world on fire one week and stumble the next and have a good talking to about not producing."
"The Jacksonville FSC is run like a circus. No time to do the work. This particular center sets you up to fail. If you work hard, you're not appreciated. It seems the goof-offs are actually catered too. Team manager is disengaged from her employees. No recognition for hard work."
"As a contractor, ADT used resources on a contract basis almost as a company would utilize office equipment or office supplies. Many contractors, including myself, were nearly "disposable", so my personal experience was not positive in the end.My personal experience also included a very restricted view of overall project details, but I believe that was more due to the PM's personal choices, and do not see that as an overall corporate issue.The environment was fantastic, and most people with whom I interacted were great. It's a shame they don't recognize good resources as assets, whether contract or FTE, and make more effort to retain these resources."
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We had to keep secret the name of the company, and the name of the star.
But yesterday I suddenly saw "my" CM on TV and now it is public, on TV and the Internet.
Enjoy! Can you see me?
In the CM I am very, very small - but in the Making Of video you can see me more.
Aoyama Prestige Suits/EXILE Takahiro
CM Making Of video
And no - I didn't meet Takahiro of EXILE. He arrived on set for one hour, and he was busy rehearsing - away from the lowly extras!!!
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Symantec Wednesday said a new version of its compliance-process automation software to ship next fall will add a way to identify data assets by accepting feeds through third-party asset-management systems.
The ninth version of its Control Compliance Suite will be sold as a combined agent-based and agentless software product, according to Jitesh Chanchani, director of product management at Symantec's security and compliance management group.
Symantec made the announcement at its annual Vision Conference for enterprise customers and analysts, where it also discussed its storage strategies.
"It will be one converged product" whereas before it was marketed as two, Chanchani notes.
Control Compliance Suite 9.0, available to run on Windows, Linux and Unix servers and desktops, provides risk assessment of operating systems and applications to determine if they adhere to the security best practices determined by the corporation for compliance purposes.
Adding the capability to centrally collect feeds from third-party asset-management systems will assist the Symantec compliance tool in generating reports for auditing purposes, Chanchani says. He didn't name specific third-party asset-management tools but says any that can generate log files will be supported.
Once the Symantec Control Compliance Suite defines deficiencies in computers it's monitoring, it can hand that information off to third-party log and ticketing systems for remediation.
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Welcome to Faith Community Child Development Center! We are happy that you have chosen our program and we are excited to be part of your child's educational experience. Our goal is to provide a nurturing atmosphere in which children learn to respect themselves, others, and their environment and to promote self-confidence and self-esteem through daily experiences in an atmosphere of Christian love.
Communication between our families and our preschool is always an important component of our program. The information on our website is intended to answer many of the questions you may have about our program. You will find information regarding our preschool's goals and philosophy, curriculum, class offerings, tuition and fees, licensing, parent involvment, our staff, and important preschool dates for the upcoming year. If at any time you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (303) 979-8789. We know ongoing communication is crucial to the success of our preschool program and we will continue to do our best to respect this important relationship.
We look forward to meeting you and your child!
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9–12 June 2020
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Maths is all around us — we use it every day in our smartphones, our music players and in video games. Discover the tricks of probability to help us win game shows and demonstrate how statistics can be misleading. Can computers use mathematics to read your mind? Explore binary code with the help of rockets and the power of the number 9. Examine surfaces and connections in topology. Investigate why Houdini was a great topologist as well as an escape artist as you experiment with being tied up!
Enter Techniquest's digital Planetarium and take a journey through the Universe, discovering stars, planets, and distant galaxies.
Both shows involve a video followed by a presenter-led tour of the night sky.
Planetarium shows are available most days throughout the school year.
The shows available are:
24, 25 & 27 March 2020
1–3 April 2020
Inspiring and motivating workshops for AS and A-level that use research-quality equipment and the latest techniques to explore DNA.
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This workshop, developed by the Wellcome Trust, allows students a glimpse of the high-tech world of genetics and biotechnology. Students will extract their own DNA samples from cheek cells and then amplify a section of non-coding DNA using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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What causes bitter taste perception and how does this relate to Darwin's work and our understanding of evolution? This workshop brings together the history of evolution and cutting-edge genetic research.


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Belgrade is a city with tons of great bars. During the nice weather season, they turn their open air areas and yards into colourful oases. This little guide, will show you Belgrade's first five most beautiful outdoor coffee places.
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I've been looking for a few companies to add tradelines to my business. I stumbled upon JCPenney Commercial and applied. Instant Approval $1500.
The process was seamless. Simply went online and filled out the application. NO PG
The business is almost 8 years. 1 tradeline since 2013. Added 2 more tradelines in 2016. Then AMEX in 2018. For a total of 5 tradelines as of 9/10/19.
I have a JC Penney 10 minutes from me. I'll get white towels and sheets for the new spa we're looking to open. I won't use it much either but at least it provides another tradeline.
Congrats on the approval, but I believe this is one of the Synchrony commercial accounts that do not report.
You should talk directly to the underwriters on this one...no customer service reps...they just do not know.
I know you are expecting another tradeline, so further due dilligence is needed.
Best to you,
Awesome! I app'd for this several times since Feb 2019 and was denied, until July when we were approved instantly for $1k credit line. The thing I don't like there's no online access, or online bill pay. I called CS and was told I would be mailed an invoice for any balance and could send in a check. Not sure if I use it, and especially if it doesn't report.
No report = no bueno.
If they had something you can use frequently for the business and they also made it easy to pay then it might be a fit. Otherwise...
I agree, especially if you have to mail them a ceck!
Who even does that these days.
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Congratulations! And the nice thing is you don't have to pay them back! They're bankrupt! 😂
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Congratulations! And the nice thing is you don't have to pay them back! They're bankrupt! 😂
Any company that decides its a good idea to limit the ways to "receive" money should be put in the "short bus" category. At this point in their lifecycle they should be accepting ALL forms of payment including Bitcoin. Do they even have a CFO?


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Natural Approach to Tu B'Shevat
Some people call Tu B'Shevat the Jewish Earth Day. Or New Year for the Trees. Or the Jewish Arbor Day. Since Tu B'Shevat signals a time of rebirth, the possibilities of reveling in nature with our children are endless.
According to Chabad.org, "This is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle."
Chaya Burstein envisions an even larger way of understanding the holiday:
"We must expand our celebration to embrace the whole earth. We must make it a time to sharpen our appreciation – in our urban, high-technology settings – of God's gifts to us and all living creatures."
Here are some of Chaya's ideas about how to celebrate Tu B'Shevat with children:
- Explore the woods. Look for animal tracks. (In most of the US, that means looking in the snow or mud about now.)
- Make a campfire and roast marshmallows.
- Build a bird feeder and keep it filled.
- Plant parsley seeds now, then harvest them for Passover.
Tu B'Shevat Party for Food Lovers
Want to make food the focus of your celebration? Choose what makes sense for your family and your time.
- You can put on an entire Tu B'Shevat Seder focusing on four types of wine and the Seven Species of fruits and nuts that grow in Israel (like grapes, figs, olives, dates, pomegranates and almonds.) Check out these resources from Hazon.org and PJLibrary.org for help.
- Or get inspiration from these beautiful dishes for Tu B'Shevat from joyofkosher.com, like almond stuffed dates.
- Eat a new fruit and say the Shehechayanu blessing.
Or, and this is a personal favorite, invite the kids to make food art.
For ideas of how to make food art, look at this blog post from the very creative ChanasArtRoom.com showcasing food art for all seasons. Charming!
You can find lots of other food art options on my Pinterest Tu B'Shevat Board. Like this super-healthy "edible flower" made from cucumber slices, carrots sticks, radishes, and a cherry tomato.
Tu B'Shevat Art
Don't want to spend extra time in the kitchen? Use whatever combination of paints, markers, crayons, twigs, leaves, and play dough works for your little ones. You can get inspiration from our Pinterest board.
- Ask them to make pictures of trees that you can put up in your kitchen.
- Dip their hands in paint to create a family tree.
- One step less messy: have them dip their thumbs into paint and add to branches of a tree trunk that you sketch for them.
- Cut out (or have them cut out, if they're old enough) pictures of trees, branches, leaves, berries to make a collage.
- Gather twigs and leaves outside. Then provide the glue for a multi-media collage.
- Check out the green play dough and cinnamon stick craft on Pinterest.
Whether you spend a little extra time in the kitchen, or enjoy some creative time with art supplies, there are lots of ways to enjoy trees and children during this simple one-day celebration of Tu B'Shevat.
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According to a new report from the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, only 30 percent of Americans currently have a valid passport. And in 2009, the number of trips outside the U.S. fell by three percent. Compare our stats to those of the well-traveled citizens of Western Europe, or to Canada, where 60 percent of the population have passports. There are a lot of reasons why Americans don't or can't travel more — and there a lot of reasons why we should.
The U.S. is a big country, and far from the rest of the world. If you lived in London, you could get to Paris in an afternoon on the EuroStar; if you live in New York, it's a seven hour flight.
And we work hard, and don't take a lot of vacations compared to other countries. And America is so culturally rich and diverse, and did we mention big? Not to mention the importance of the cross-country trip in our cultural mythology; we love to travel in the U.S., since there's so much here. We love Hell's Angels and cowboys and covered wagons and On the Road.
Thing is, this kind of thinking can lead to (and has led to) a myopic worldview that limits how well we can relate to the world, and how well the world can relate to us. David Sedaris has a great bit in one of his essays about France where he talks about how we all implicitly assume that America is number one. We're taught that from birth, basically. But no other country is like, "we're number two!" As long as we continue to assume we're the best and that all we need is right here, we won't feel the need to venture outside our borders.
Not to get all #firstworldproblems on this, because the unfortunate fact is, international travel is way too expensive for most of us. And that's not anyone's fault. But seriously, have you ever been in a restaurant or museum in a foreign city and watched the way a lot of Americans behave? Obviously this is a broad generalization, but many of us treat the world as if its our playground to do what we will in. We want every country to be a mini-America where we can expect all the amenities of home, because we're not used to being away from home. I lived in France for a year in high school and was so freaked out about being labeled an "ugly American" that I routinely told people I was Canadian. Is that the reputation we want to have abroad?
I'm not as worried about the lower number of trips outside the U.S. as I am about the fact that not even a third of us have passports. It makes sense not to travel right now; that's one of the first expenses that gets shunted to one side in tough economic times. But to not have a passport at all? To totally close off the possibility of international travel? That represents a sort of giving-up, a retreat from international life that's kind of scary, frankly. The U.S. is not going to be on top forever. We're going to have to get used to being a part of the global community — whether we like it or not.
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Likewise, search engines trying to interpret invalid HTML may misunderstand the content of a page. Find sites that are relevant to your website but are not direct competitors. The more relevant the links, the more valuable it will be and therefore the easier it will be for them to explain why they are linking to your website. It involves various strategies which results into increase in number of visitors and hence ranking of website. Dig through your customer communications to find additional, actively used keywords. Talk to your customer service people to find out what customers are asking about (in their words). Having links from more popular websites carry more weight than less popular sites.
Over optimization of keywords on your site is also detrimental
Having a company blog can really help with your SEO efforts. It's something you can update regularly with relevant content, which Google will pick up on each time it crawls your site. But when you're writing your posts, it's important to make them as SEO-friendly as possible in order to see the best results with your search engine rankings. If you know your industryinside out, then you'll immediately make assumptions based on what you would search to look for your products or services. Remember that they aren't they to distract from content but are designed, instead, to add to it. Google defines duplicate content as large blocks of text used across multiple pages, or even other websites, that are exactly the same or very similar. Simply put, you don't want to use large blocks of the same text on more than one page of your website. Phrases like "keyword research" and "organic search" are bound to come up when you start talking about SEO.
Lessons I've learned from authority sites
Americans conduct more than 20 billion online searches a month, and worldwide, we type into a search box 131 billion times monthly. That's 29 million searches per minute. (Google alone receives more than 1 billion unique visitors per month.) Local directories are specific to both your location and niche. Being listed on them increases your chances of being discovered online. With the massive sales it enjoyed, and customers all over the world enjoying the benefits of an internet-enabled, user-friendly device in their pocket, it was no surprise that user-focused companies like Google would take note. SEO in Snaith is here. Fine tuning on these parts will make you confident and successful going forward. With website analytics, you can hone in on your audience, identifying things like their interests, demographics, language, locations and behaviors. Understanding these elements can help you improve your website content.
Hidden facts about mobile search
Gaz Hall, a Freelance SEO Consultant from SEO Hull, commented: "For those SEO agencies and professionals who have been watching closely, the signs have been there for some time." Do your maths - its one of the primary resources for this sort of thing. Its as simple as KS2 Maths. Really! That means that, even if you do appear on the second page organically, you will still only be receiving a share of the 4.8% of traffic which clicks onto the second page. A well-curated email list can drive revenue masterfully. While there are numerous duplicate content checkers available, the simplest method is to copy a random snippet of content from various pages of a website, then wrap them in quotation marks and do a Google search. Trust your gut where you see signs of growth.
Know backlink foraging inside out
You could pay for ads – but is this really a viable (affordable) long-term solution? Domain authority is used to refer to the power of a domain, it greatly affects ranking in search engines. A domain's authority shows how credible or trustworthy a domain name is in the eyes of Google. Usually, this is gauged depending on 3 simple factors; Age, size, and Popularity. As a link builder, you are able to consider which sites are respectable and which are jokers. Don't stuff your footer with all kind of irrelevant links. Keep it focused, make sure these links are helping your visitor. Google will find all relevant pages if you focus on a good site structure anyway. It means that if you can continually show in all these search results that you are gaining more and more mindshare with each potential customer. So you may have found some content on your site that would quallify as thin or duplicated content.
Make a good use of non reciprocal links
Use Fetch as Google to test whether Google can crawl and index important pages within your site. Sounds easy, right? Another option available to you is leveraging user generated content such as product/agency reviews or an indexed social comments plugin. This is not good attention. If any of your content is getting organic links from other sites, that content will naturally rank higher with search engines.


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April 5, 2010
Alex Jones' latest documentary, Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA, is nothing short of encyclopaedic. It is a sprawling compendium of facts that breaks down an irrefutable fact — the United States has become a high-tech police state.
Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA begins with a dizzying catalog of executive orders designed to impose martial law on America and turn the nation into a dictatorship.
Alex puts this in focus by taking us back to the Iran-Contra hearings when Rep. Jack Brooks of Texas attempted to get Col Oliver North, then with the NSC in the Reagan White House, to talk about COG, short for Continuity of Government. Brooks was told it was impermissible to mention the plan for secret government and martial law during an open congressional hearing.
COG is then connected to PDD51, short of Presidential Directive 51, a more recent manifestation of the shadow government. Rep. Peter DeFazio explains how the Homeland Security Commission was denied access to the COG report.
DeFazio is followed by Congressman Brad Sherman who details how the $700 billion bankster scam was perpetuated on the American people with dire warnings of economic collapse and chaos in the streets. Senator Inhofe fingers the perpetrator as Wall Street and Goldman Sachs operative Hank Paulson.
Next we learn how Obama kept PDD51 secret and expanded its unconstitutional reach by establishing the Council of Governors.
Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA rolls on like a freight train. Not only does the government plan to turn the executive branch into a dictatorship, but our rulers have plans for slave labor camps, as detailed in a military document entitled Civilian Inmate Labor Program. It was hammered out in the late 1990s and is related to REX 84 and harkens back to Oliver North and COG.
The Civilian Inmate Labor Program continues to exist under H.R. 1444 as the Civilian Expeditory Workforce.
Alex covers MIAC, the Missouri State Police report that singles out Ron Paul supporters and constitutionalists and patriots of all stripes as potential domestic terrorists.
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A large part of Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA covers the ongoing and truly frightening militarization of American law enforcement, a topic Jones has covered extensively in previous films. Alex spells out in fine detail how the police and military continue to train for the takeover of American cities under the cover of terror and natural disaster drills and exercises. He covers 4th Amendment and Posse Comitatus destroying checkpoints under the cover of public safety and the attempt to integrate military police and Homeland Security into the effort.
The bankster G20 lock-down is documented by Infowars journalists on the ground in Pittsburgh last year. LRAD sound cannons and police — working in tandem with the National Guard and the Border Patrol — are exposed violating the rights of concerned citizens who arrived in the "City of Bridges" to protest against "global governance," shorthand for a one-world bankster dominated global government.
Alex travels to Hardin, Montana, to confront directly the takeover of a small Old West town by a secretive private army known as the American Police Force. Events unfolding in Hardin represent a "Red Dawn… twilight zone," Jones reports. The mercenary American Police Force came to town not only to take over a local prison that had failed and turn it into a Gitmo in the American West, but also establish itself as the local police force.
In addition to extensive coverage of the emerging police state, Alex and crew expose the Christmas underwear bomber, revealed to be a controlled patsy with links back to Londonistan and false flag terror operations. Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA reveals and highlights what the corporate media quickly swept under the carpet — Mr. Fizzle Pants, the disheveled would-be terrorist from Africa, was escorted on the plane by a handler.
Finally, Alex's latest documentary directs a spotlight on the premier disinformation operative and political actor Glenn Beck. Beck's billed debunking of FEMA camps is revealed for what it is — a cobbled together collaboration between Hearst's Popular Mechanics and Fox News.
Coming in at well over two hours, Police State 4: The Rise of FEMA is a blockbuster of vital information. It may be considered a primer on what Alex has documented for well over a decade — there is indeed a New World Order and it is determined to turn world into a prison planet.
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Demonia finds inspiration from an atypical source. Instead of relying on the runway to dictate what the next big thing is, they explore the underground styles of their customers. Pulling ideas from punk inspired sub cultures and reoccurring vintage trends, Demonia shoes have a style as unique as the people that wear them.
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6 Strategies Banks Are Using to Woo Gen Y
David Bakke is a blogger for Money Crashers Personal Finance, where he writes about banking tips, money management and innovative, smart shopping ideas.
A study conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research found that by the year 2015, Generation Y spending will approach $2.5 trillion – and in 2018, the annual income of Gen Y-ers will surpass $3 trillion. Banks have recognized both the opportunity at hand, as well as the fact that traditional marketing just won't cut it for this demographic.
Fortunately, everyone can benefit by the efforts banks are making to woo Generation Y. Here are a few changes to look out for and use to your advantage:
1. Social Media
63 percent of banks either have a social media presence or plan to launch one in the next year. Banks can say whatever they want in brochures, and online reviews are often less than objective, but social media lets everyone be heard.
To know how real customers feel, check out the bank's social media page before you open an account. For example, Wells Fargo's Facebook page shows a list of customer complaints.
2. Mobile Banking
Seventy-six percent of big banks currently offer mobile banking, and 54 percent of those without a mobile app plan to launch one by 2013. If you own a smartphone or mobile device, make sure any bank you're considering offers you the convenience of banking on the go, or that they plan to in the near future.
3. Stellar Customer Service
These days, superior customer service has more to do with additional account features than a smiling teller. Look for free options, such as the ability to open an account online or transfer funds online. Also look for easier ways to contact your bank, rather than visiting a branch. Live online chat is a great feature, but at the very least, a bank should offer 24/7 phone support.
4. Financial Advice
One-third of Gen Y-ers have said that they need help managing their finances — and banks have begun to respond. For example, the Chase Slate credit card comes with a program called Blueprint that lets you design custom payment plans, and also gives advice on how to avoid paying interest. If built-in financial advice is important to you, ask your bank or the one you're considering what they have to offer.
5. Unique Products
American Express recently introduced the ZYNC charge card. It requires you to pay your balance in full each month — which is a great way to build and keep a good credit score — and lets you customize your rewards package for the items you buy most.
If you're into buying "green," for example, build your rewards around the Eco Pack (which is free) and get double points on all purchases at any of over 5,000 green merchants. Amex even brought on a Gen Y life coach you can talk to via the ZYNC Facebook page for help. However, bear in mind that all this comes with an annual fee of $25.
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6. Cash Incentives
Don't forget about the best marketing strategy banks use to attract new customers: Cold, hard cash. If you open up a Chase Total Checking account and set up direct deposit, for example, you can get $150 cash. There are other new checking account promotions and incentives as well. Do your research to find which works best for your spending habits.
Banks were recently crippled by new credit card legislation, a mass exodus to credit unions and the recession — and they're looking to you to recoup profits. Unfortunately, this often results in hidden fees and account charges.
Before you choose a bank, inquire about any fees you will be or might be held liable for if certain account conditions aren't met. Reading the fine print is another great way to discover the things banks would rather hide from you. And beware of time-sensitive teaser offers at sign-up. For example, "free banking for the first year" could mean that significant fees will kick in once the first 12 months are up.
Ultimately, if you do your research, you can take advantage of these marketing efforts to find a bank or credit card that works well with your lifestyle.
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Police community support officer suffers fractured skull after Romford police chase
PUBLISHED: 16:57 25 August 2014 | UPDATED: 17:04 25 August 2014
A community support officer has been left with a fractured skull after a police chase in Romford last night.
Police are now on the hunt for the attacker after he pushed the 42-year-old police community support officer (PCSO) to the ground in a pub car park before fleeing.
Two PCs and the PCSO had been pursuing a Vauxhall Astra in their unmarked police car after it overtook them at speed in Brentwood Road.
As the car went round the roundabout to come back on itself, the officers blocked the road in an attempt to stop it.
The Astra, containing a driver and one passenger, headed for The Oak pub car park and after being cornered by police the driver got out and pushed one officer before running off along the adjacent South Street, with the officers in pursuit.
The 28-year-old was stopped by a member of the public outside the Brickyard pub before officers arrested him on suspicion of assault on police and drink driving.
While this was taking place, the PCSO attempted to speak to the car's passenger but was pushed to the floor, hitting his head off the ground.
He was taken to hospital where a scan revealed the extent of his injuries. His condition is said to be stable and non life-threatening.
Supt Cheryl Burden said: "This serves to highlight the dangers that officers and PCSO's face every time they put on the uniform.
"They put themselves in harm's way in order to protect the communities we serve.
"He is in good spirits in hospital and I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
The suspect is described as a white male in his mid twenties, 5'7" tall, medium build, dark hair and stubble and was wearing a light blue polo shirt and beige shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to call officers on 01708 779264 or 101 and ask for Havering CID.
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My fear is that with a Democratic Senate, a Republican House and a
Democratic president we will continue to see the same gridlock and failure to
compromise that we have witnessed for the last four years.
In working with folks in the IT recruitment industry, I see two outcomes that are of
concern. First, I think that there will continue to be a shortage of skilled IT
talent because I don't believe that we will have meaningful immigration reform
that will result in visas being stapled to the college diplomas of math,
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Auto Club officials say there's roughly a 3-percent decline from the number that hit the road last year, and it is likely due to the fact that gas prices are nearly 70 cents higher than this time last year.
There is a bit of good news at the pump, prices are under $4 a gallon. Auto club officials say since peak prices in May the cost of gas has dropped 50 cents.
Burbank resident Nick Chachaturyan said his family is headed to Palm Springs because it's close.
"Usually we do Las Vegas. Economy's down," he said.
AAA officials say the five major hotspots are San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, the Central Coast and Orange County - primarily to visit Disneyland.
Los Angeles World Airport officials estimate around 900,000 travelers will fly in and out of LAX this 4th of July weekend, that's a 7.6 percent increase over last year. But most of those leaving for the holiday are expected to drive.
No matter where you're driving, be advised the California Highway Patrol is out there. They're on maximum enforcement patrol throughout the three day holiday weekend.


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The development of cloud-based services and mobile platforms has offered more options to organizations all around the United States in 2015. In the meantime, scare tactics have been the go-to marketing strategy for many security companies. In that context, many companies went "back to the basics," and good security starts with a successful ID card program. It can be a $1,000 dollar investment or less depending on the facility.
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Over the last few years, ID card systems have evolved to become widely available to organizations of all sizes. However, most systems available on the market are Windows-based, excluding de facto an ever-growing percentage of potential users.
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With US unemployment rates running at an alarming 9% and many of America's major cities seeing up to 9 job applicants per post, getting an interview, let alone finding a job is becoming a challenging task in itself. Still, many job candidates are failing in the starting blocks and not even giving themselves a proper chance in the race to get a job. This is because a lot of job applicants are making rudimentary errors in the preparation of the CV, which are causing recruiters to reject potentially suitable applicants simply because they have not presented their skill as effectively as other candidates.
However, the sad thing is that there is no good reason for any applicant to send our a poor quality resume, because there is an abundance of free, good quality advice on the web, written by experienced recruiters, which will help you to prepare an excellent CV, some of which I have presented below.
1. Do not send the same standard CV for every job application – Tailor it every time
The approach of creating one CV and using it to make multiple job applications is frowned upon by recruiters who can easily spot this 'scatter gun' approach. It is one of the most common CV mistakes. It suggests to the recruiter that the applicant is not taking the appropriate time to carefully consider whether they are truly suited to each job and company they are applying for – it is one of the quickest ways to get your CV put in the rejection pile. Therefore, job applicants should tailor their CV each time to suit each application. For example, does the role have an emphasis on people management or specific products? If so, adjust your CV and accentuate your skills and experience in these areas. As a result, your CV will be more relevant and will make a bigger impact.
2. Do not send your CV without spelling and grammar checking.
All good word processor packages containing spelling and grammatical checking, meaning that there is no excuse for candidates sending out CVs that are riddled with these kind of errors. Despite the wide availability of this technology, spelling and grammatical errors are one of the commonest reasons for CV rejection. It shows a lack of attention to detail which employers will be concerned will be reflected in your work. Ensure you check your work.
3. Poor layout makes it harder for the recruiter to locate key each information
A poorly laid out document, that contains long passages of continuous prose is harder to read and it will take longer for a recruiter to digest it and find the relevant information relating to your skills and experience. This could mean they overlook skills, increasing your chance of being rejected. Ensure that you use headings and bullet points, (the latter especially so when writing job descriptions and achievements).
4. Don't use an unusual or strange font. Use a standard easy to read font.
There is much debate over which is the most readable and therefore best font to use in a CV. Some say that a Sans Serif font like Arial is better for the screen and a Serif Font like Times New Roman is more easily tracked by the eye on print. Since, the first level screening of your CV is likely to be online, I recommend you use a Sans Serif font like Arial. Alternately, if you want to choose a font that is favored by your potential employer, visit their site and pick a readable font that they have used for their corporate website.
5. Don't just talk about duties. Also talk genuine achievements.
Under each role, you should set out your achievements in bullet format, as opposed to a paragraph, as this is the most effective way to demonstrate that you are a high performer who makes a difference in the work-place
6. Don't write your job description in paragraph format. Use bullets!
When you describe your role at each company, ensure that you set out your duties in bullet point format and not paragraph format as this will make it easy to a reader to locate specific experiences.
7. Don't write overly long job descriptions. Be concise.
Do not list out every single duty and achievement when writing each role. Simply detail the main and most pertinent responsibilities.
8. Avoid overuse of jargon and abbreviations
You should take into account the fact that the first level of screening for your CV may be a HR representative who lacks the technical/industry knowledge that the hiring manager might have. If the HR manager can't understand the CV, there is a good chance you may not be shortlisted. Therefore, ensure to prepare your CV with the non-technical reader in mind, which means minimal jargon and clarification of any abbreviations, so the document can be read by a broad readership.


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Bill Bayno recently rode the elevator from the Event Level to Founders Level at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and then entered the office of Larry Bird, the Pacers' President of Basketball Operations.
"I was nervous as hell going into interview with Larry Bird," Bayno explained Tuesday after his first official practice with the Pacers. "Nate [McMillan] is like, 'Why?' I go, 'That's Larry Bird!' I grew up watching him."
Bayno was officially added to coach McMillan's staff on Monday, but it had been in the works for a month, or, really years.
Bayno goes all go all the back to 2005 to their days in Portland. Pacers General Manager Kevin Pritchard, then the Trail Blazers Director of Player Personnel turned interim head coach, brought Bayno on board as a scout. Pritchard returned to the front office and McMillan came over from Seattle.
"Kevin and Nate are both like family to me," Bayno said.
Bayno left for a season in 2008 to be the head coach at Loyola Marymount, or so he hoped. That only lasted three games because of health issues.
He then returned to Portland and joined McMillan's staff in 2009. Two years later, he made the right professional decision, to leave for another franchise, but that didn't make it easy.
"The only reason I ever left Portland was because they only offered me a one-year deal and Minnesota offered me four," Bayno explained. "And Nate told me to leave. He said, 'You got to take that.' But I hated to leave him back then."
And when the Trail Blazers moved on from McMillan in 2012, Bayno promised him that when Nate got another head-coaching job, he would "drop everything to come work for you."
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So once Bayno heard the rumors this spring that McMillan may be Bird's choice, he shot him a text to share that he had completed one interview but would not decide on that job until McMillan's new title was finalized.
Well it took several years and a three-year stint as Frank Vogel's associate head coach, but McMillan is an NBA head coach once again.
"I thought it was long overdue," said Banyo. "I couldn't believe, with the success he had back when the West was at its toughest, he was averaging 54 wins a year there and he wasn't even getting any interviews and I thought that was crazy. I was just so happy for him to get this opportunity and then when he called I was ecstatic.
"I would not want to be anywhere else other than back where I started. It's kind of come full circle."
Bayno was fired up on Tuesday and for good reason. It marked the started of rookie/free agent camp, which leads into Summer League.
"I'm ecstatic," he said. "I couldn't be happier."
"As along as the season is, being with good people that appreciate hard work, that are in it together, to me is the most important thing. And you don't have that, you don't have the togetherness between management and coaches all of the time, and you don't have a staff full of egoless guys that are all in it together, and we have that here. So that was really attractive."
Bayno joins longtime Pacers assistant Dan Burke, who begins his 20th season with the franchise, and Popeye Jones, who enters his fourth year and will direct the Summer League team.
"He has a lot of experience on both sides of the ball," McMillan said of Banyo. "He brings a lot of energy. I think our guys are definitely going to improve with him working with Billy so I'm excited to have him on board, again."
The popular sentiment was that McMillan would hire an assistant with a offensive background with both the defense (Burke) and bigs (Jones) covered. He went with what he knows, what's comfortable, and with another developmental guy.
"That's a good thing," McMillan stated. "We also have experience. … Development is a big key and we want our guys to improve and we feel like that preparation that they get before taking the floor should help us out."
[Nate McMillan discusses his coaching additions, Georges Niang, and summer goals for current Pacers]
Bayno shared that he knows he wasn't choice No. 1. Once former Pacers associate head coach Brian Shaw decided to go elsewhere, to join Luke Walton's staff with the Lakers, "it was a done deal" for Bayno to come to Indianapolis.
But first he had to run EuroCamp for adidas in Treviso, Italy, and help Jonas Valanciunas with his own camp in Lithuania.
After two-year stops in Minnesota and Toronto, Bayno was out of the NBA for the 2015-16. But he kept busy this past year working NBA clinics, working with Kentucky's Skal Labissiere, who was drafted by Sacramento, and by having his left hip — or "My dunking hip," as he joked — finally replaced.
"I had a total hip replacement, which was phenomenal," he said. "I can't believe what an amazing surgery it is."
Coaching is a tough business with incredible demands. As a scout, you're going wherever the games are. As a player development coach, you are at the beck and call of the players and what works for their schedule. As an assistant coach, the head coach rules all. Bayno has been going non-stop since 1985.
"This year was nice," he said, sounding relieved. "It was nice to get a year off, get my hip right, and recharge. It was unknown where I was going to end up and honestly, I couldn't have written a better story to be back with Nate and be part of this organization with Larry and KP, who I think are in the best in the business."


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How'd you like to turn yourself into an emoji character? Instead of texting the plain ol' smiley faces, why not spice it up with a character that looks just like you and can express a wide variety of emotions!
That's where Bitmoji comes in. It's this great, fun app that's bound to give you hours of fun! Let me show you how it works. It's available on both iOS and Android. First you log in and then the app will walk you through a few simple steps to create your Emoji character. You can choose to make one that looks like you or hey, make one that looks nothing like you! You can always change it later if you don't like it, but you can only have one active character at a time.
Once you go through the setup and have chosen your hair, eyes, nose and some other details, you also choose whether you want glasses or not, your head gear and what kind of body type you want. Then you pick your outfit. I went for Wonder Woman! Of course.
Now, if I were being picky about this process, I would point out that the build section needs a bit of work. The heavy option isn't exactly what I'd call "heavy". It merely looks more average then their Average option. But… It is an emoji character, so….
Anyway, once you decide on your look, you'll be taken to another screen where you get to choose from TONS of emoji options! Ask someone to dinner. Have some attitude! Send some love. Get festive! And a few others that we really can't decipher the meaning of.
To show off your newly created emoji masterpiece, either send the emoji directly to the social media app of your choosing. Or… If you're having a conversation in an app already, change the keyboard and choose the emoji you want. They do have a Chrome extension, too so you can have it everywhere!
Related: Starbucks has an emoji keyboard, so send a Frappuccino with that smiley face
I have to admit… I've had quite a bit of fun with this one! I hope they add personalized GIF's soon, too! That'd be awesome!


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Spiroplectinella sp. ---Class: Rotaliata Subclass: Textulariana Order: Spiroplectamminida Family: Spiroplectamminidae
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Geological Time: Neogene Miocene Burdigalian
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the raw material is contributed by Yasemin Tulu, John Nance and Dr. Stephen J. Godfrey from the
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Do I Need to Register A Business To Make Money With My Website?
This post is part of the Friday Q&A section. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.
Allison asks:
I'm considering setting up a website. Do I have to register a business before being able to charge for advertising space or other services I might offer? Do I need to pay taxes on that revenue?
First of all keep in mind that I am not a lawyer (i.e., the content below should not be taken as legal advice), and that regulations will vary from country to country and even from state to state within your county. That being said, here is how it works generally around the world.
You don't need to create a business entity to be able to make money with your website. You can operate it as a sole proprietorship, which means that there is no legal separation between yourself and your business. This type of business won't require a formal registration, because all the profits you'll earn with it are automatically associated with your person. The clear advantage of this model is that it is easy to setup. The disadvantage if that the owner has full liability over the business, which means that his personal assets can be used to pay eventual business debts.
The interesting thing is that with a sole proprietorship (in some countries) you can still get a business name, known as "doing business as" in the US, and "trading as" in the UK. This won't create a legal entity for your business, but will allow you to use that name officially. For example, you should be able to create a checking bank account under your business name. The fees for such a registration should be pretty low (i.e., $50).
Which brings us to the second question. Do you need to pay taxes on the revenues generated from your website? The answer is "yes," unless your website makes less than $400 yearly, in which case it could be considered a hobby (in the US at least). If you are earning more than $400 yearly you'll need to pay self-employment taxes (because your sole proprietorship business is not a separate legal entity).
The good news is that on most countries you only pay taxes on your profits (i.e., revenues minus expenses), so if you have a lot of related expenses your tax burden will be small.
How much tax do you need to pay? It varies from country to country. In the US it is 15,3%.
Depending on how much your websites are making you should also consider creating a limited liability company to hold them, but that is topic for another post.
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15 Responses to "Do I Need to Register A Business To Make Money With My Website?"
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If you run your website like you would a business then to be proactive and register yourself as a business would be a good idea.
However if your website is more of a personal nature and the money that you get wasn't generated with the sole intent of generating yourself and income you could probably get away with not registering as a business.
Thanks for the info. Many website owners dont know how and when they should make a company so as to be legal.
Dawn Siemer
If your goal is to earn more than $400/year, you don't just need a "fictitious name" (Doing business as…). You will also need a business license. Check your city's website for information on how to obtain one and the cost involved.
My city offers refunds if you don't make much money. Find out what the rules are where you live.
I also recommend consulting with a local CPA or EA to set up books and accounts for your new business. It can save you money in the long run by making it easy for you or your representative to figure out your tax deductions related to the business.
Good luck!
Most blog owners didn't register their business so why bother. But if you're serious with your blog business, might as well make all legal for you'll never know what might this cause in future like for instance if you want to apply for a loan.
Michelle Tee
I use an LLC as well for my home business so I can separate it from my other business. It is always a good idea.
Dave Starr
All advice here seems valuable and correct to me, (again, only personal opinion) but I would like to add two thoughts I feel most people ought to keep in mind.
First, the liability issue is often overblown. You start a web site. You do something illegal. You might get sued. Whether or not you have an LLC or S-Corp, you _still_ may be held personally responsible. Yes, a corporation theoretically provides some protection but in many states and countries it is completely possible to "pierce the corporate veil" when there is wrong doing … so don't saddle yourself with corporate hassles unnecessarily. Just forming a cheap LLC may or may not provide you with the protection that many Internet Gurus "think" it will … to properly make this decision you would be well advised to pay the money that a competent attorney in your state/country will charge … It could be a very cheap investment in the long run.
Two. In the US everyone seems to shriek in horror at the 15% self employment tax bite. But as one of the older folk 'round here (I'll be 65 this September, Lord willing), consider this … although you feel it will never happen, _if_ you are lucky, you too will be old some day, and today, a majority of Americans have no assured pension in their future except Social Security Retirement Annuity. (How's your IRA working out for you, as just one sad example?)
This can vary from a few hundred to a few thousand per month, based heavily on your income in each working year of your life … so make sure you weigh the true, lifetime cost of that 15.3 % SE tax .. personally, I had a lot of years with low or no Social security earnings because I worked outside the Social Security system. But now those years have come home to roost (very small month Social Security checks) and I am happily earning _and_ paying SE tax on those earnings, to eventually increase my SS annuity. To me that SE tax is not an expense, but an excellent investment with a good, government insured ROI.
Each person's life and goals are different, but bear in mind there is a 'cost' involved in avoiding SE tax somewhere down the line … if you are lucky enough to reach your "golden years", that is.
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I doubt you need to register a business to make money on your website. All you need is a payment service and go on from there.
Ruth Perryman
Great article!
I'm not a tax advisor but I thought I should add that the 15.3% is for self-employment tax only (i.e., social security/medicare). You will most likely find yourself paying federal and state income taxes as well. The federal tax rate can be as high as 35%, state tax rates vary. Some have no income tax at all.
Unfortunately, figuring out how much in taxes you'll need to pay is not as easy as just adding up your various tax rates. Your taxable income from other sources, including your spouse's income, plays a part. You only need to pay self-employment taxes on combined wages up to a certain point ($106,800 in 2009). Complicating matters even more, you can write-off half of your self-employment taxes.
If you're in a high income bracket already, you could find yourself paying 50% or more of your self-employment income in various taxes. You may also need to pay estimated taxes, which is why it's usually best to consult with your tax preparer before getting started.
I would think that making money through website is more similar to freelance distributors, rather than small business owner. But then, that will depend on what you want to sell through your website.
Maybe you have the intention to sell home-made toilet rolls, then it's better to set up a business entity.
Healthy Lifestye HQ
"The disadvantage if that the owner has full liability over the business, which means that his personal assets can be used to pay eventual business debts."
That is bad if your going to have a lot of debt. A simple blog with hosting would be pretty cheap.
Check with your county clerk about business license. Additionally most of the other business you work with online will require a valid business name.
Mike Piper
As a tax accountant, I can't resist pointing out that income less than $400 would still be subject to regular income tax–it just wouldn't be subject to SE tax.
Another point if you are really serious about your project. Incorporating early will get you some credibility in terms of getting bank loans in the future. Usually banks look for two years of finance records to give loans for the business.
Jack | Online Marketing Blog
You really do because many if not all affiliate programs will ask for your tax id number to pay you out.
Personally, I protect myself by using the LLC format for my companies, where I live, it costs $125 to start one, and $200per year to file with the state (varies from state to state) and it protects me personally.
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Kidnappers who took a star greyhound from a kennel while his owner was visiting family in Belfast demanded a ransom, the trainer has revealed.
Clares Rocket was reported to be safe and well following the ordeal and enjoyed a treat of sirloin steak after he was returned to the yard of trainer Graham Holland in Co Tipperary.
The greyhound man said it was fantastic to have been reunited with the two-year-old champion at a garda station on Tuesday evening.
"We have had a great year this year. We were lucky enough to win the derby and it was the same elation over again, it was like winning the derby," Mr Holland said.
Gardai launched an investigation after the two-year-old, who has won over €50,000 in prize money and is being tipped as a favourite for the 2017 English Derby with a prize of about €300,000, went missing from the premises in Athassel Abbey between Sunday evening and Monday morning.
Mr Holland was in Belfast with his wife Nicky visiting one of his sons when the kidnappers struck.
Gardai said four men were arrested in the Tipperary area on Tuesday evening when the dog was recovered.
He was said to be in good condition but a little distressed. Mr Holland revealed a ransom had been demanded but declined to say how much the gang wanted. "People thought they could hold him to ransom," he told RTE Radio's Today with Sean O'Rourke programme.
"It's a bit like Shergar. If they haven't got their identity book they can't do a lot with him. He's only worth money to the people who own him and what he can win for them or stand at stud.
"Obviously it's not the same thing, you do think of Shergar and they never recovered him. You just fear the worst - that whoever stole him would dispose of him and run for the hills. Luckily enough, as I say, the gardai did great work and we are absolutely delighted." Mr Holland said that on his day, Clares Rocket is probably the fastest dog in Ireland but in reality his value at stud is below the one million euro reported in the wake of his kidnap.
"It's not the same as horses. The stud fees aren't as high. I would imagine, not in reality," he said.
The champion dog, winner of the Champion Stakes and the Produce Stakes, was microchipped. He is owned by the Full House Syndicate in the Limerick area. Two of those arrested were held at Tipperary Town Garda Station and two at Clonmel station.
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Kamik shoes and boots come from Canada and have been made by a family operated brand since 1898. Their 400 employees work hard to design, manufacture and test the Kamik products in order for this legacy to carry on and delight the next generation of avid Kamik fans. The shoes themselves are designed for life in the tough north and can withstand snow, rain, sleet, slush and all other kinds of weather that the unpredictable climate can throw at you. Kamik only make reliable shoes, which is why they have so many loyal followers. Try a pair of Kamik shoes this winter and see whether you ever want to try any other kinds of shoe.
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