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By Valerie Strauss | March 1, 2010
I have an uncle who was for years a Chicago public school teacher. Passionate and articulate about his subject, biology, Arnie cared a great deal about whether the kids learned in his class.
But here's the disturbing thing he recalls about his career:
In the years that his classes were filled with kids from poor, broken homes who didn't eat or sleep with any regularity, he worried that he wasn't nearly as effective as he wanted to be. He reached some of the kids, sometimes, with some material, but not enough to his liking, no matter what he did or how hard he tried.
When he changed schools and suddenly was teaching kids from middle-class families who valued education, he instantly became a brilliant teacher. His students progressed at a fast clip, and everything he did seemed to work.
What some school reformers seem to forget is that the kids' circumstances outside school affect their class performance: how much they eat, how much they sleep, how many words they heard when they were young, how many books were made available to them, the abilities and the disabilities with which they were born, etc.
What happens in the classroom is incredibly powerful, but it is not the only thing that matters.
This is why it was so disheartening to hear President Obama wade into a debate about last week's firing of all of the educators at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island.
The firings by the Central Falls school trustees made big headlines, not because reconstituting a school is new, but perhaps because it is the only school in the state's poorest and smallest city, and because it was not reported as being the consequence of years of calculated efforts to fix the school (even if it was).
Education Secretary Arne Duncan immediately applauded the move, saying the committee members were "showing courage and doing the right thing for kids."
And today, Obama felt the need to jump in, saying in a speech:
"So if a school is struggling, we have to work with the principal and the teachers to find a solution. We've got to give them a chance to make meaningful improvements. But if a school continues to fail its students year after year after year, if it doesn't show signs of improvement, then there's got to be a sense of accountability.
"And that's what happened in Rhode Island last week at a chronically troubled school, when just 7 percent of 11th graders passed state math tests -- 7 percent. When a school board wasn't able to deliver change by other means, they voted to lay off the faculty and the staff. As my Education Secretary Arne Duncan, says, our kids get only one chance at an education, and we need to get it right."
One thing that Obama got right: the school board wasn't able to deliver change, but, unfortunately, the school board didn't fire itself. It fired all the administrators and teachers, as if they were the only things responsible for student failure.
I wish someone would tell Obama the truth about school restructuring.
What happened in Rhode Island was not unique; restructuring schools is a "reform" tool that administrators use after other attempts to improve student achievement have failed. It is the last resort in the No Child Left Behind law, which mandates that school systems meet specific student achievement targets. If they don't, in the end, all the teachers have to be fired (though some get rehired, as is expected at Central Falls).
The overall problem with this approach is that there is no proof that it actually works for most of the schools that undergo the process.
As I said in a post last week after the news of the firings at Central Falls became public, this has been true in districts around the country, including Washington D.C., and even in Duncan's Chicago public schools, which he ran for years before becoming education secretary.
My colleague Nick Anderson noted in a 2009 Post story that Duncan had tried a lot of things during his more than seven years as Chicago schools chief: shutting down schools, hiring experts in turning around schools, and firing a lot of people. The record in Chicago was less than spectacular.
In her new book, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," education historian Diane Ravitch notes that studies conducted by the Washington-based nonprofit Center on Education Policy, concluded that restructuring "very rarely" works in improving student achievement enough to meet the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.
And we are talking about a lot of experiments in restructuring that didn't work; in 2007-08, more than 3,500 public schools across the nation were in the planning or implementation stage of restructuring, an increase of more than 50 percent over the previous year.
So when Obama and Duncan talk about firing all the teachers and replacing them as if it is a last resort worth doing, they have it all wrong.
It is a last resort, but it doesn't solve the problem and creates havoc not only for the teachers--many of whom do a good job--but for kids who have enough problems without being subjects in endless educational experiments.


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When I was little, I walked with my mom into my local Walmart to grab some groceries of course. Well, my grandmother had a broken leg at the time and we grabbed a motorized cart to bring out to her.
The greeter runs up to my mom and starts screaming at her and accusing her of stealing the motorized cart. Finally, we convinced her to let us go out and give it to my grandmother. We come back in the store, grandma in a bright pink cast, and the store greeter is STILL screaming at my mom even though we came back in towing my grandma on the cart and she obviously has the cast on. Finally, my mom responds "I don't like your attitude and I am informing your manager." The greeter responds with "I'M NOT TOO FOND OF YOUR ATTITUDE EITHER!!" We informed the manager about what happened...years later I still come into this Walmart and she is still a store greeter.
This is just ONE of the many horror stories I have about this store. If it's for groceries, I ALWAYS go to Sweetbay
We still have greeters and they do have a tendency to attack customers for trying to take the electric carts and when they don't show a receipt.
We still have greeters. I call shenanigans on this post, though.
No way would someone wanting to keep their job do that.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota you ignorant B..I..T..C..H~! My store still has greeters they are there all hours of operation.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota you need to go back to using your alter ignorant ego ladyscot.
You don't know as much as you wish you did about walmart.
Like the site to store shipping you tried to tell someone when not everything can be shipped site to store. You're a ***CU..K..ING..***OO...L!
I'm 20 now and I clearly stated earlier that it happened when I was little. I live in Florida and it obviously isn't nationwide or she spends a lot of the time by the entrance because I see her there all the time. All I ever see there are motorized carts, not actual wheelchairs and obviously my grandmother couldnt walk.
I don't know where you live, but we no longer have door greeters here, and from what the manager of my WalMart told me, it is supposed to be nation wide. Actually the electric carts aren't supposed to be taken outside.
The carts here actually have signs on them stating that. You could have used a wheel chair to transport your Grandmother into the store.


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Today there are so many beautiful wineries dotting the hills of Paso Robles, it's getting increasingly difficult to decide where to take the Stolpman staff on Central Coast research trips. So in between visiting Saxum and Epoch, we lunched with three young winemakers to learn about the new generation set to take over Paso.
Aaron Jackson – Aaron Wines
Aaron built his brand on Petite Sirah, but when he got the opportunity to buy Pinot Noir from Derby West Vineyard, he couldn't help but go for it. The lifelong surfer from Cayucos now makes Pinot Noir sprayed by the roaring pacific, just south of Hearst Castle. The cold, windy, and salty conditions combine to drive yields down to average 1/3 ton per acre. Tom Stolpman shook his head in disbelief upon hearing this. He thought we had it bad on dry-farmed Limestone in Ballard Canyon.
Because the berries are so small – half of them don't even have seeds – Aaron's Pinot Noir appears very dark. Alongside this concentration, a noticeable saline quality gives the wine another layer of complexity. Aaron produced a whopping 70 cases in 2013. He pays by the ton not by the acre, smart guy.
Aaron's trademark, the 2012 Petite Sirah, delivered as always with lush cedar. Even for black Petite Sirah, the wine was restrained enough to compliment rotisserie chicken.
Guillaume Fabre- Close Solene
Guillaume makes his wine alongside Aaron in Tin City, Paso Robles' version of the Lompoc Wine Ghetto. Born and educated in France, Guillaume learned Paso Robles terroir at L'Aventure before striking out to focus entirely on Clos Solene.
Guillaume searches out Roussanne farmed only on Limestone for his Hommage Blanc. Smart guy.
Blended with Viognier, Guillaume inhibits malolactic fermentation. The wine only hints at Paso Robles opulence but instead maintains high-strung austerity and sophistication. On the red side, there is no hiding Paso Robles in Guillaume's Harmonie, a Grenache based blend bursting with intense red fruit.
Bret Urness – Levo Wine
We snuck Bret into Lunch as although he makes his wine in Paso Robles, he chooses to source all of his fruit from Santa Barbara County. In particular, he buys from Stolpman Vineyards and other properties farmed by Ruben Solorzano – smart guy. Bret's new brand, Levo, has been getting quite a bit of attention. read more
Bret's White Lightning combines Stolpman Roussanne with Viognier. Like, Guillaume, Bret inhibits malolactic fermentation, but in this case, the wine shows off a rich body and seductive ripe fruit. Bret also brought a barrel sample of the still tightly wound 2014 Stolpman Petite Sirah. The tannic monster will take years to unfurl. The wine served to reinforce our decision to push back the release of our own 2012 Stolpman Vineyards Petite Sirah by another 6 months.
After spending the morning with Justin Smith, we were all excited to see his only consulting project. Even down in Ballard Canyon, word spread about the aggressive moves Epoch recently made. 3 incredible vineyard sites now acquired, we pulled up to the newly constructed winery atop York Mountain. Very impressive.
The young, passionate Epoch team warmly welcomed us and we immediately felt at home. Led by charming Jordan Fiorentini, the team ushered us from the state-of-the-art crush-pad down to the subterranean cellar.
We jumped headlong into barrel tasting. Assistant winemaker Pete Turrone thieved samples of experiments from all over the large complex. Perhaps most interesting, we compared one Syrah block aged in French Oak versus small Italian Amphora. The French oak imparted melted, sweeter tannin and mocha. The Amphora vessel gave off an earthiness mid-palate and a coarser tannic finish and showed brighter, meatier, and more savory.
Along with trying several clones of Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvedre – Stolpman Assistant winemaker John Faulkner got to geek out about the gradual ease of fermenting in Concrete. Both teams are entirely sold on the equipment and technique. Smart guys.
Paso's Future
The young guys building brands from the ground up followed by the well-financed yet empowered team at Epoch, combined to leave the Stolpman crew excited about the future. Before jumping in the car south, Pete Turrone divulged his involvement in planning this year's A7 summit, an exciting industry event to study Rhone varietal production. Hopefully this event will one day rival the prestige of Paso's former tradition, Hospice du Rhone. Big plans are afoot!


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5 Ways to Style Palazzo Pants
Hello Pretty women! Hope you all are dazzling in your own unique styles. I am here today to bring to you 5 Ways to Style Palazzo Pants in which you could wear your palazzo pants and rock your look.
Palazzo pants are a rediscovered fashion statement that reined the fashion scene in 1980s and beginning of 90s. But then they faded away and churidars and leggings took over. Now that they are back to the scene, it is with an updated caricature. It always happens with fashion specially that a thing moves out of fashion but then comes right back in with some adjustments to the ongoing trends and becomes a style statement again in its own right.
So let's look at the five fantastic ways in which we could style these Palazzo pants and be a part of the trend.
With a white top
You could team your palazzo of any color except white, with a white top and make an impression. Whites generally go well with any color Palazzos and look quite chic. You could also wear something like a lacy top with your Palazzos for that beautiful look. For now, I like what the woman in this pic is wearing, she looks stylish for sure.
With a Peplum top
Peplum tops and Palazzos make for a great combination. They are specially good for women with weighty issues as both Peplum tops and Palazzos help you hide the fatty areas and also make you feel comfortable in your own skin.
With a tank top or a spaghetti
You can never go wrong with a Bohemian look. You can style yourself with a spaghetti or even a tank top and rock the party! This can be an ideal outfit for summers. You can even go out with your friends wearing these and make your own style statement. Do not forget to accessorize as it would add oodles of oomph to your look.
With a Shrug
Palazzo pants look cool with almost everything. Do not miss out on trying the urbane look with a shrug over a tank or a tube top. You would definitely add volumes to your style quotient. Make sure you use a contrasting color or a universal color of shrug to compliment your palazzo pants.
With a Boho top
This can also be a look you could experiment with. If you are middle to hefty built specially and need to hide your fat from wrong areas, you should try this look as it would help you enhance your confidence and give you that style to capture for yourself.
Palazzo pants for sure are really awesome to put on specially during summers when you can go out without having to worry about what to wear while you own these. You should not refrain from trying these. These are a returning trend and I can vouch for your mothers, grandmothers etc. to have worn these during their youth. It would be good for you to try what your parents wore when they were young. You can always get back for any suggestions, feed back or comments. We would love to feature your comments and address your queries.
I hope you found the post interesting and would definitely try these looks. In case you are already trying some of these looks, do share your comments.


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What a perfect election storm where controversial national political decisions coincide with the death of Ted Kennedy, a consequential Senate vote, and essentially a referendum on a sitting U.S. president – all in the bluest of blue states where most elections are noncompetitive formalities. For those of us who actually believe in democracy (small "d"), it simply doesn't get any better than this.
As I type these words, it's less than an hour until the polls close in Massachusetts. I've been robo-called, repetitively and intrusively polled, and subjected to an endless stream of ridiculous and propagandistic TV ads. To believe any of this garbage, you'd have to buy the line that Martha Coakley is a mindless party-line drone who would do little more than bark when Obama gives the signal, and Scott Brown is just a good-lookin' Karl Rove. Neither picture is even close to accurate.
I like Martha – her understated style, her intelligence, and even her name. The fact that she's married to a now-retired Cambridge cop also makes her one of us. I also like Scott Brown – his strategic political thinking, his remarkable family, and the promise of competitive Massachusetts elections that he represents. It's also fun that he posed in the buff for Cosmopolitan Magazine years ago as their "sexiest man in America." His wife, WCVB reporter Gail Huff, was once featured in the video for the Digney Fignus song "The Girl with the Curious Hand," and one of his two daughters went all the way to the Sweet Sixteen of that forgettable TV show "American Idol." This is great stuff!
I really don't know how the election will turn out. The latest polls suggest a Scott Brown victory, but the Democratic Party regulars have been in panic mode for the last week trying to turn out every last loyalist, so Martha My Dear may yet squeak out a victory. Regardless of the outcome in this Special Election, for those of us who have great misgivings about the government expansion now underway and the unprecedented proposal to mandate U.S. citizens to pay money to private (health insurance) companies, the message has already been sent – and congressmen and congresswomen across the county understand that if this can happen in the bluest of blue states, then they will soon have their own election problems to worry about.
The fact that a Republican candidate might even have a chance in Massachusetts should not really be all that surprising. Massachusetts residents have more than a healthy dose of suspicion about one-party rule even though every one of our Congressmen and an overwhelming majority in both houses of the State Legislature are Democrats. That's why we elected Republican governors for 16 years until the last go-round. That's also why most Massachusetts voters choose to remain unenrolled in any party. The truth is that the best thing that could ever happen to Massachusetts Democrats would be a significant Republican victory. The evidence suggests that the Massachusetts Democratic Party doesn't really believe in elections. They believe that all seats in the state legislature should be filled after private consultation behind closed doors and settled in low-turnout primaries followed by general elections with no significant competition (or no competition at all). I am reminded of the election a few years ago when Marjorie Decker campaigned in the Democratic Primary against party-favored Paul Demakis. Marjorie was criticized broadly for challenging "one of ours". That offended me so much that I wrote her a check. A few years later when Jarrett Barrios backed out of a District Attorney election against Gerry Leone and chose to seek reelection to his State Senate seat after Anthony Galluccio had announced his candidacy for that seat, the head of the state Democratic Party traveled to Cambridge to broker a negotiated settlement in order to avoid an actual election between two strong candidates. The message was clear – good elections are bad for the party.
So, tonight I'm feeling optimistic – not about the specific outcome of this Special Election, but about the possibility that the moribund Massachusetts Republican Party might get the outrageous idea that they can and should run candidates for every elected office and that Democratic candidates will have to step up and perform better instead of treating their elected jobs as lifetime entitlements. That would be my idea of a victory. — Robert Winters


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While being self-employed gives you the freedom to choose your own work schedule, one major drawback is the responsibility of calculating and paying your own taxes. Independent contractors are responsible for self employment income taxes in lieu of social security and medicare taxes. Because they lack employers to cover half of these payroll taxes, independent contractors typically pay higher tax rates than other workers, making it extra-important to know how to calculate these taxes accurately.
Part 1 of 4:
Getting Ready
1Make sure you qualify as self-employed. According to the IRS, the general rule for which types of people qualify as independent contractors is that: "An individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not what will be done and how it will be done."[1] In other words, if you set your own hours and control your relationship with your clients, you are probably an independent contractor. Specific criteria for being self-employed include:[2]
- Being the sole proprietor of a business or an independent contractor.
- Being a member of a partnership that carries on a trade or business.
- Being otherwise in business for yourself (including a part-time business).
- Providing your own tools for your job.
- Being responsible for your own benefits.[3]
- On the other hand, if you work as a salaried employee on the staff for a company or organization, you are probably not an independent contractor.
- If you are unsure what kind of worker you are, you can file IRS Form SS-8 to have the IRS examine your situation and make a decision for you.[4]
2Gather any and all 1099 forms. These forms document how much income you received from each company you did freelance work for, and will be important for filing your taxes.[5]
- Contact the institutions you have worked for as a freelancer if you have not received your 1099s by February 1st of the year taxes are due. Your clients are supposed to send you this information no later than January 31st.[6]
3Gather all your business receipts or invoices. Collect any receipts for money you spent on business expenses, as well as all invoices from the tax year.
- These receipts will be important if you want to claim any of these expenses on your taxes and thus decrease the amount of income you are responsible for paying taxes on.[7]
- This includes invoices, receipts for supplies, business expenses, health insurance premium costs, and home office rent.
4Separate W-2 forms and 1099s from employers. If you are employed as a regular employee of some company in addition to your freelance work, you will also have W-2 forms, which should be kept separate from you 1099s.
- A W-2 indicates that you are an employee of a business and taxes have already been deducted. A 1099 shows money earned from freelancing.
- Report income from W-2s on your 1040 form as normal. Do not report this income along with your 1099s.
5Do a rough estimate of expenses versus income. Subtract your expenses from your income. If you made a profit of more than $400 on freelance work, you will owe self-employment taxes in the United States.[8] You may be tempted not to report income that did not generate a profit of $400 or more, but it is best practice to include any income that has been reported on a 1099. Not including this income could generate a letter from the IRS asking for clarification.
6Print applicable freelance income tax forms from the IRS website. These will include the Schedule C, Schedule C-EZ, and Schedule SE forms, in addition to the standard 1040 tax form.[9]
- These forms are easy to find by simply entering their titles in the search bar at the top of the page.
- Review the documents and read instructions before beginning. These forms can be quite complicated, so it is important to review these forms carefully.
7Research your deductions. Part II of Schedule C in the IRS Publication 535 allows you to deduct certain amounts from your taxable freelance income. Check to see if any of these deductions apply to you.
- Many of the deductions you can make are actually percentages of the costs incurred. For example, any office supplies you may have purchased, as well as the cost of a dedicated work computer may be written off.[10]
- It is also likely you can deduct a portion of your rent and other housing related expenses if you have a home office.[11]
- As of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, you can take a 20% Qualified Business Income Deduction on your taxes. You can take this deduction if you earned money from a business you own by yourself or as a partnership. However, there are some limitations on the deduction if you earn more than $315,000 as a couple or $157,500 as an individual.[12]
- These deductions can greatly reduce your tax liability and as such should be examined carefully.
Part 2 of 4:
Calculating Your Taxes
1Calculate your gross yearly earnings. As with taxes for ordinary employees, the more money you make as an independent contractor, the more you owe in taxes. To find your earnings, first total up all of the money you made selling your goods and/or services as an independent contractor the previous year. If you received a 1099 from every client, this will just be the total of your earnings from each 1099. In the next few steps, you'll use this information to find your taxable income and determine how much you owe.
2Calculate your deductible business expenses. Business expenses are directly tied to the operation of the business — supplies you bought, wages you paid for work you delegated, travel you made for your work, and so on. Things like groceries and entertainment expenses are not to be included.
- Note that, in addition to the business expenses above, self-employed people can also receive deductions for things like health insurance, retirement accounts and lawyers and accountant fees.[13]
3Fill out a Schedule C. This is also called a Form 1040 Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship) form. This form (available here) is used to report your freelance income and expenses.[14] You can use the Schedule C-EZ form instead of the regular Schedule C form if your freelance business expenses total less than $5,000 and if you have no employees and no home office deduction. This form (available here) is simpler and quicker to fill out.[15] Use the steps below to fill out your Schedule C:[16]
- Enter your total (gross) income from freelance work in Part I.
- Enter your expenses in Part II.
- Enter the cost of goods sold in Part III. If your freelance work involves selling any physical goods, you will need to enter the costs of those items, taking an inventory at the beginning and end of each tax year. Additionally, the amount you calculate for Part III will be carried over to Part I as an expense that offsets your gross income.[17]
- Enter information on your vehicle in Part IV, if you are claiming it as a business expense.
- Enter any other expenses in Part V. This section includes miscellaneous expenses like bad debts, business start-up costs, or an money you invested making your place of business more energy efficient.
- Compute your total income or loss, and enter it on line 12 on your Schedule 1.
4Don't forget to account for Self-Employment tax. Income tax isn't the only tax you need to pay as a self-employed person — like ordinary workers, you also owe money for payroll taxes which cover Social Security and Medicare, known as Self-Employment (SE) tax. For work done in 2019, this tax rate amounts to 15.3% of your net self-employment income. This rate comes from the 12.4% tax for Social Security and the 2.9% tax for Medicare.[18] You'll calculate these taxes on form SE.[19]
- For example, if your net self employment income is $80,000, your SE tax would amount to:
- 80,000 × 0.153 = $12,240
- If your earnings are over the threshold for Social Security, you'll calculate your tax differently. As of January 2019, the threshold is $132,900, so you won't pay Social Security taxes on income above this amount.[20]
- Starting from 2013, you must also pay an additional 0.9% Medicare tax if your taxable income is over a certain threshold: $200,000 for singles, $250,000 for married filing jointly.[21]
- For example, if your net self employment income is $80,000, your SE tax would amount to:
5Add your taxes together to get your total. Once you know both your income tax and your additional estimated self-employment tax, add them together. This is the total tax you'll need to pay.[22]
- You can pay your taxes either quarterly or annually. However, it's best to make quarterly payments so that you avoid a lump sum and possible penalties from not pre-paying your taxes. If you owe more than $1,000 in taxes, you are usually allowed to make quarterly tax payments. These freelancer tax payments help break up large amounts owed to alleviate you of the stress of having to pay it all at once.
Part 3 of 4:
Paying Your Taxes Annually
1Complete the applicable IRS income tax form for the current tax year. This is usually a 1040 (available here) for most self-employed freelance workers. Use your schedule C and 1040-SE to guide you as you fill out these forms. Complete no later than the April 15th tax day deadline.
- The deadline to file taxes on income earned in 2018 is April 15th, 2019.[23]
2Record your total owed. Write down the annual amount of self-employment tax you owe on the tax payment vouchers included with Form 1040-ES. Make sure you take into account any prepayments you made toward your taxes, if you've sent in tax payments throughout the year.
- If you didn't make quarterly payments over the prior year, you'll need to pay all of your taxes now.
3Pick a payment method. The IRS lets you pay your taxes two ways: electronically or by mail. See below:
- Electronically: Payments can be made using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) available here. Additional service fees may be charged for the convenience of paying online.
- Mail: The IRS considers the postmark date as your payment date. Write checks to "United States Treasury" and include the estimated tax payment vouchers in your envelope. Mail your 1040-ES voucher, schedule C, 1040, and payment to the appropriate IRS office for your region of the United States.
Part 4 of 4:
Making Quarterly Payments
1Determine if you need to make quarterly payments. Self-employed people usually have the option of paying quarterly (rather than all at once) if they owe more than $1,000 in self employment taxes. In addition to preventing you from owing a large sum at the end of the year, this allows you to avoid penalties from not prepaying your taxes. The government requires you to prepay at least 90% of your taxes for the year or an amount equal to 100% of your prior year taxes.
- You need to pay these taxes in advance.
2Fill out the IRS Worksheet Form 1040-ES. This form is available here.[24] Fill out the worksheet on page 8. This worksheet form is to determine your estimated taxes for the year. In other words, since you don't have an employer withholding part of each paycheck for tax purposes, you need to determine if, how much, and when you are required to pay tax on your own.
- Use the tables on page 7 to determine your income tax liability. For example, if you are filing as a single person and you made $80,000 last year, you would use the instructions for income between $39,475 and $84,200:[25]
- 4,543.00 + 0.22 (80,000 - 39,475)
- 4,543.00 + 0.22 (40,525)
- 4,543.00 + 8,915.50 = $13,458.50
- If you have a previous year's tax return for similar work, use it as a guideline. First-time independent contractors must estimate yearly earnings to determine the applicable tax payment schedule — if you estimate too high or too low, you can re-file your 1040-ES later.
- Use the tables on page 7 to determine your income tax liability. For example, if you are filing as a single person and you made $80,000 last year, you would use the instructions for income between $39,475 and $84,200:[25]
3Add your self employment tax payment due dates to your calendar. You'll pay each quarter's taxes throughout the year, so payments are due every 3 months. Payments for income earned in 2019 are due on the 15th of April 2019, June 2019, September 2019, and January 2020.[26]Advertisement
Community Q&A
QuestionCan I just make one large payment when it's time to file again?Cassandra LenfertCassandra Lenfert is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) in Colorado. She has over 13 years of tax, accounting, and personal finance experience. She received her BA in Accounting from the University of Southern Indiana in 2006.
Financial AdvisorFinancial AdvisorExpert AnswerYou can choose not to make quarterly payments, but you may end up owing a penalty. The government requires you to prepay at least 90% of your current year taxes or 100% of the amount of taxes you paid during the prior year. If you don't prepay your taxes, you may owe a 4% penalty.
QuestionCan I contribute to my IRA pre-tax as an independent contractor?Cassandra LenfertCassandra Lenfert is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) in Colorado. She has over 13 years of tax, accounting, and personal finance experience. She received her BA in Accounting from the University of Southern Indiana in 2006.
Financial AdvisorFinancial AdvisorExpert AnswerYour eligibility to contribute to your IRA is determined by if you earned income, how much income you earned, and if you participated in an employer retirement plan. For 2018, you could contribute up to $5,500 a year to your IRA ($6,500 if you're age 50 or older). If you're self-employed, you also have the option of contributing to a self-employed pension (SEP) IRA, which bases your contribution on your net self-employment income. In some cases, a SEP IRA will allow you to contribute more to your IRA than traditional IRAs. For 2018, the maximum contribution allowed to a SEP IRA was $55,000.
QuestionCan you pay the IRS a little bit at a time?DonaganTop AnswererThey will work out a schedule you can afford.
QuestionI am a non-US resident working on a freelance project for a US company. How much tax do I have to pay the IRS?Community AnswerAs a non-US resident, you should submit a W-8ben form as you are exempt from paying US taxes. You only need to pay taxes on your income as an independent contractor in your home country.
QuestionHow can I estimate my tax when my paycheck varies week too week?DonaganTop AnswererMake a good-faith attempt at estimating. If you're reasonably close, you'll be fine.
Would a US citizen working as an independent contractor for a US based company while living outside of the US be exempt?
When signing up to pay on the IRS website, are independent contractors considered an individual or a business?
I sent the IRS a payment in January for some of my contract work earnings. How do I indicate this on my tax forms?
How do I report my taxes as an independent contractor?
What happens if the foreign country does not provide a Form 1099, but only provides a letter confirming the amount paid?
- If you also need to pay a state income-tax, you'll need to calculate that tax separately.
- Note that you are required to file a tax return even if your earnings don't cross the minimum $400 threshold if you meet any of the special requirements on page 9 of the 1040 instructions (available here.)[27]
- It's often a good idea to consult with a certified tax preparer if you are a new independent contractor. The tax preparer can set up your booking systems to help you understand why you owe money and how much estimate tax payments you should expect to pay to avoid future penalties.
- Falsifying information or failing to make estimated tax payments can result in penalties, fines, and interest.Thanks!
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To pay your taxes an independent contractor or freelancer, start by downloading the forms from the IRS website, including Schedule C, and SE and a 1040 tax form. Then, determine your gross earnings based on 1099 forms from your employers. Next, calculate your business expenses, such as office space and supplies, and subtract that amount from your income. If this amount it more than $400, you'll owe a self-employment tax. Use the worksheets on the printed forms to calculate how much tax you owe, then pay it online or by sending a check to the IRS. For advice from our Accounting reviewer on how to pay taxes quarterly, read on!
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- ↑ https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/social-security-tax-medicare-tax-and-self-employment
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- ↑ https://www.ssa.gov/planners/maxtax.html
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By M. Ulric Killion
By way of an update, following the conviction and sentencing of Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng, during the past few years his whereabouts have been a mystery. In the way of an update about his current status, as recently reported by the New York Times, on March 28, 2012, his wife, Gao He said that her father and Mr. Gao's brother had been allowed a half-hour visit with him at a prison in the western region of Xinjiang province.
For those unaware, Gao was convicted and sentenced for violation of the crime of inciting subversion of state power, which is China's "Law on Guarding State Secrets." Although Gao was earlier granted probation, he was later found to be in violation of the terms of probation and subsequently returned to prison.
In the earlier period of his legal career Gao persecuted both Christians and adherents of Falun Gong. He also did so while notably, though seemingly contradictory, devoting his time and energy to the representation of victims of medical malpractice and farmers who had lost their land to development.
The latter commitment to his clients, however, would eventually overshadow his former deeds, such as his persecution of Christians and those belonging to Falun Gong. This is because Gao would eventually find himself on the road to increasing troubles with Beijing when, in 2005, he renounced his Communist Party membership and then commences the practice of criticizing, by letters to Chinese leaders, China's government.
Additionally, and further adding to Gao's troubles, the letters to party leaders notwithstanding, he would also find himself challenging the party apparatus (i.e., the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)) by taking on politically sensitive cases, which would ultimately expose shortcomings of China's legal system.
In the midst of Gao's history as both an advocate and now prisoner, his plight has taken on a certain notoriety, because the international community took a great interest in his plight, as seen in the concerns of many, which range from the White House, European Union (EU), United Nations (UN), and human rights organizations.
Otherwise, for now, there is an update on Gao's whereabouts, and a clear indication by his wife, Gao He, as the New York Times reported, that he is both "alive and in good health."
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Keeping your adult pet healthy is an important part of our mission, but it requires participation from you, the owner and caretaker, to help the system we have in place work. Keeping your pet healthy for the long haul requires diligence in several areas.
1) The Annual Physical Exam. Remember, an "annual" exam for your pet is often the equivalent of a 5-7 year interval for yourself ! A thorough physical exam is one of the most important things we do to help you keep your pet healthy and happy. Often, pets don't show obvious signs of disease until the problem is well advanced. At the time of your pet's annual vaccines, an exam will be done that can uncover such problems as dental disease, cataracts, ear infections, heart murmurs, abdominal masses, and pain or disease of the joints. Many times these problems can go unnoticed by the owner, and the pet then presents later as an emergency or ill as these problems progress. Aiding the veterinarian in uncovering these problems in your pet are parasite checks. As your pet ages, additional bloodwork or imaging my be suggested based on the findings of the physical exam.
2) Keeping vaccines current and parasite preventives at the correct dosages and intervals. Preventable disease doesn't just stop with vaccines. Heartworms are a common local killer spread by mosquitos, and fleas and ticks can carry several diseases as well. Newer guidlines suggest that the core or basic cat and dog vaccines be given every 3 years after the first annual exam/vaccination. In Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes, rabies vaccines is to be given yearly, and the additional recommended vaccines are also yearly.
3) A safe home for our pets, including indoor housing, proper fencing, and being on leash at all times when not confined to the home or yard. Each year, many pets are killed or severely injured by cars because they are not being kept safely away from streets. Poisonings, gunshot injuries, and injuries from fights with other animals also occur when pets are allowed to roam "free". In the home, puppies and kittens can bite electric cords or swallow small objects left on the floor. Larger pets can also become choked or obstructed when allowed to play with improper sized toys. Some plants can be dangerous, as well as access to trash cans or medication storage areas.
4) Spaying your female pet is a gift that can not only prevent the addition of more unwanted dogs and cats in our area, but it also save you, the owner, the problems with discharges around the house, costs of raising a litter, and male dogs and cats hanging around your yard. It has been shown that pets spayed before their first heat have a decreased chance of getting mammary tumors as they get older, and a disease called "pyometra", a bacterial infection of the uterus, is prevented by spaying as well. Both mammary cancer and pyometras are expensive and sometimes fatal diseases that can be easily prevented by an ovariohysterectomy when your pet is 6 months old.
5) Neutering male dogs also helps prevent unwanted litters. It is not only the female pet owner's problem. Older male dogs, like older men, are frequently affected by prostatic disease or testicular cancers, which can be prevented by neutering your dog while he is young. Both male dogs and cats urine mark their territory, and tend to escape and wander the area making them more prone to being hit by cars, gunshot wounds, poisonings, or being injured in fights with other animals. In fact, upwards of 90% of the dogs and cats we see presented for these types of injuries are intact males. Neutering and proper housing/leashing can go a long way to saving the expense and the heartache of serious injury.
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Heavy metal band Attila lead singer Chris Fronzak has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon against Moon Marine USA Corp. of Cupertino, California over salmonella poisoning allegedly contracted from contaminated tuna.
News sources have reported that at least 258 people across 24 states have been sickened by tuna contaminated with salmonella Bareilly and salmonella Nchanga, two rare strains of salmonella that has caused at least 32 people to be hospitalized.
Last month, Moon Marine recalled nearly 59,000 pounds of Nakaochi Scrape, backmeat shaved from tuna fish bones.
Fronzak believes he was sickened by a spicy tuna roll eaten in Metairie, La on April 10, and said he suffered fever, cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea, all while being on tour with the band and performing on nearly a nightly basis.
Fronzak has reportedly decided to sue over the salmonella poisoning because of nearly $10,000 of medical bills he is left with, as he has no health insurance. "I'm not at fault for any of that," Fronzak said. "I feel like I've been done wrong and I deserve compensation," MSNBC reported.
In a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Among 258 persons for whom information is available, illness onset dates range from January 28 to April 20, 2012. Ill persons range in age from 4 to 86 years, with a median age of 30. Fifty-seven percent of patients are female. Among 173 persons with available information, 32 (18%) reported being hospitalized. No deaths have been reported."


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1908 Boal, Madeira Pereira d'Oliveira,
White | Drink now | Pereira D'Oliveira | Code: 22347 | 1908 | Madeira > Malvasia Malmsey | Bual | Light-Medium Bodied, Medium Sweet | 20.0 % alcohol
Impressively dark of hue, this venerable Boal overwhelms with a nose of dark chocolate, tar and old Cognac. Figs and bonfires complete the profile, which is intense and uncompromising. Youthful in apparent dotage, this is an exceptionally good illustration of the magical soothing powers of fine old Madeira.
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Antonio Galloni - The 1908 Boal Reserva from D'Oliveiras is an unctuous, full-bodied wine loaded with dark maple syrup, tar, leather, licorice and sweet baking spices. There is superb density here and the wine shows terrific length in an intense style. The finish is long, bright and sweet.
Antonio Galloni - Wine Advocate - Nov. 2012
Other - Forthcoming aromas of burnt sugar, coffee and chocolate, lively but focused and refined: powerful, vinous, concentrated with high integrated acidity; clean, full palate finishing very long. Very good satisfying wine.
Alex Liddell - 'Madeira'
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The Producer
Established in 1820, Pereira D'Oliveira today is run by Anibal, Luis and Filipe D'Oliveira, the fifth generation of the family and the direct descendants of Joao Pereira d'Oliveira who founded the company.
Their philosophy is to produce wines of the highest possible quality with experience acquired over two centuries of wine making. Above all their aim is to produce wines of exceptional balance – powerful and textured with wonderful aromatic complexity, yet balanced by freshness.
They are also in a unique position in Madeira to hold stocks of old and extremely rare wines dating as far back as 1850. Maturing in pipes, these develop slowly and are only bottled to order.
We have selected a range of their wines that spans the classic, noble Madeira grape varieties and the rare, and which draws on the great vintages from the extraordinary and unique collection of wines held in their cellars.
Other wines by this producer:
The Grape
A noble grape variety grown in Madeira and producing a style of Madeira richer than Sercial and Verdelho but not as sweet as MalmseyIt has many subvarieties, although Bual Cachudo is the highest quality one, and is the most commonly planted. It is a good yielding grape and performs best on the lower slopes on the south side of the island around Camara de Lobos and Funchal.
The Region
Malvasia (aka Malmsey) is a white grape variety and a corresponding style of Madeira wine, one of the four recognised styles of this fortified wine (the others being the dry Sercial, the medium-dry Verdelho, and the medium-sweet Bual and Terrantez.
Malvasia Malmsey is the most famous and also the richest, sweetest wine style of Madeira, with upward of four percent residual sugar. Sercial, the driest style, contains up to 1.5 percent residual sugar, Verdelho up to 2.5 percent residual sugar, and Bual and Terrantez 3.5 percent maximum, albeit balanced by sharp acidity.
A young Malmsey Madeira is light-golden in colour, smooth and luscious on the palate, with deep-set chocolate flavours, and a hint of tropical, mango or nectarine notes.
An old Malmsey (ie 30 years) is just a little lighter in colour than a Bual. The palate typically delivers toffee nuts and marmalade sweetness. Old Malmseys resemble Tawny Ports, often showing even more lush character and concentration, depending on cask-ageing.
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Why did McGeorge Bundy make his first trip to Vietnam with his mind already made up?
Late in January [of 1965], after conferring with McNamara, he [Bundy] addressed a memorandum to Johnson stressing that "both of us are now pretty well convinced that our present policy can lead only to disastrous defeat." (Stanley Karnow, Vietnam: A History, page 427.)
How could an American policy of providing "advisory" assistance to South Vietnam lead to "disastrous defeat?"
To expect the emergence of a stable regime in Saigon was futile. The Vietcong, encouraged by America's "unwillingness to take serious risks," was "gaining in the countryside." The worse course was to continue "this essentially passive role." The United States could either negotiate and "salvage what little can be preserved," or resort to armed power "to force a change" of Communist strategy. They favored the military alternative, though, they added, other plans ought to be "carefully studied." Either way, "the time has come for hard choices." (Vietnam: A History, page 427.)
Knowing today what Bundy and McNamara knew as early as 1963 makes one question how they could have favored "the military alternative." Even senior military leaders disagreed with that option.
For one thing, the people of Vietnam did not care who won the war. They just wanted peace. The U.S. government knew two more crucial facts: The Viet Cong were "putting up a formidable fight" and the South Vietnamese could not win without American assistance.
During October and November of 1965, the Johnson Administration learned another critical fact. Whenever the NVA needed to regroup, they fled into eastern Cambodia. They didn't cross the border again until they were rested and ready to fight.
What were U.S. forces allowed to do about that? American political officials, concerned that China would retaliate if the U.S. bombed the NVA while in Cambodia, were reluctant to allow the American military to respond during the mid-1960s.
But there was something else American political officials did not-yet know. The North Vietnamese (unlike the American public) were willing to accept catastrophic loss of life in their war against the South.
They would get their first taste of that in the Battle of Ia Drang.
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Last night was quest night. I did my normal Daily routine of Cooking quest and then Hodir dailies. I am still about 3 days away from Honored with them. After that I went back to Icecrown to work on the quests there. I took a quick break from them to run over to Zul'Drak to pick up a Vargul Blighthound to replace my moth. I really wanted a non-flying ferocity pet and while wolves are pretty good, I didn't like the skins really. This one, however looks like a demon dog.. Woot! So, Huckleberry was tamed. He's still only 75, but I'll bring him into some instances and he'll level quick.
Back to Icecrown and questing. I finally hit Honored with Ebon Blade and picked up the quiver LW recipe. Have to get to revered for the head enchant, but since they have a tabard, that shouldn't be too hard. In addition to all the rep I was picking up, I managed to make > 700g for the night in quests and selling quest rewards.
Not much else happened. I quested until I could quest no more! Tonight we are interviewing BidRedKitty for the podcast, it should be loads of fun!


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Ozone is an oxygen compound that has 3 atoms
The oxygen we all know has 2 atoms and is represented by O2
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Basically, ozone removes odor by destroying the molecules, bacteria, and spores that cause
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We helped Dyson design carbon emissions out of its innovative Dyson Airblade, making it one of the most energy efficient hand dryers in the world.
More and more companies are focusing on designing carbon out of their products. For Dyson, this process starts at the initial development phase, through efficient design and engineering.
The approach to design and engineering is simple.
This commitment to green growth through design is exemplified by the Dyson Airblade™, a product the Carbon Trust has come to know well as a result of our product footprinting work with the company. The Dyson Airblade™ is ground-breaking - a design which:
Dyson approached us to learn and demonstrate how this model was energy efficient to minimise environmental impact, and to get our help to drive its carbon footprint even lower. We provided advice and data analysis using our Footprint Expert™ software. As a result of these efforts, The Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer was certified by Carbon Trust Certification; the first ever hand dryer to be awarded the Carbon Reduction Label.
The footprinting exercise demonstrated just how low the machine's footprint is, and also highlighted remaining carbon, so providing a focus for additional reductions;
Represents 8.5% of the Dyson Airblade™ hand dryer's total carbon emissions.
The product, made from polycarbonate-ABS, a strong and flexible plastic used to make riot shields and police helmets, produces over 50% less CO2 emissions during production than the aluminium equivalent.
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ARTIST PORTFOLIO—Part One: Exhibits of selected works from several of our favored artists with names beginning with the letter "L" though "Z," plus exhibits by several publishers.
ARTIST PORTFOLIO—Part Two
|David Barnhouse: As soon as he could hold a pencil, the artist started expressing his artistic talents. One of his first drawings was a threshing machine on his grandfather's farm in Ohio. "He drew all the little details," remembers his mother, who encouraged her son to pursue his art. Currently, Barnhouse has settled into the Americana genre, constantly working with illumination and adding a nostalgic touch to make viewers feel they are actually present and a part of the painting.
|Lee Bogle: Collectors know Lee Bogle for his images of Native Americans, often solitary figures of women whose beauty far surpasses the superficial. Other works depict men and women, who appear as soulmates rather than romantic couples. He combines realistic detail with the expressive qualities of abstraction in the Oriental tradition and instills a serenity in his images that has become one of his hallmarks.
|June Carey: Intense color and dramatic light effects, set California landscape artist June Carey's work apart from that of other landscape artists. By capturing the magic of the sunlight falling on the land, Carey creates portals on canvas that transport the viewer to places where they too can bask in the sun and experience the beauty and wonder of both the hand of God and of Man on the land.
Challenger: Portraits of Native Americans
J.D. Challenger's artwork is a monument to the rugged American Indians who fought to preserve their homeland. His spiritual paintings of Native Americans convey the pride, courage, and sorrow of a nation that struggled to survive as it was destroyed by another. Their way of life can never be regained, but their strength lives on in J.D. Challenger's heart. He is a man of depth, belief and conviction, and as long as he continues to deliver the messages of old Indian ghosts, they will live on forever.
|James C. Christensen: "There's a magical quality about this. These characters have lived in my head as painted pictures, and now to be able to walk around them is the next best thing to their coming to life. The detail, freshness, and fantasy qualities of the land a little left of reality have been captured with excellent execution and a high degree of craftsmanship. It's a delightful revelation for me."
|James Coleman: A name synonymous with sweeping skies, tropical rain forests, rich deep woods and silent deserts. The images created by this talented man continue to delight all that view them. Walt Disney Productions welcomed his creative energies. His first film, "Winnie, the Pooh and Tigger, too", sparked his interest not only in painting backgrounds but also in background design and color styling.
|Robert R. Copple: "By blending my award-winning wildlife painting and fine art landscape photography. I have created my own art form called Illusionary Images. It offers the viewer an image that neither painter nor photographer alone could create - an image on step closer to reality than a painter could render, and yet beyond the realistic capabilities of photography."
|Bev Doolittle combines beautiful and inspirational images of wilderness and Native Americans with her trademark camouflage technique to slow down the viewing process and to tell a story. Thus, the "fine art phenomenon" of Bev Doolittle.
|Tom DuboisTom's deeply felt religious beliefs inspired many of his fine art paintings, and he is well known for his beautiful religious paintings as well as his Disney classics.
|Allen Eckman's Warriors in the Wind: A unique exhibit of high-detail, bust-relief, cast paper sculpture.
|Rod Edwards an en plein air aritist, who made California's beautiful Santa Clarita Valley with its dramatically lit landscapes, both his home and his studio.
|Peter Ellenshaw was a Disney Legend and Academy Award winner. His special effects matte paintings were featured in the classic film, Mary Poppins, and other Disney films. View Peter's original paintings and limited editions here.
|Arnold Friberg's" subject matter ranges from scenes from the Bible, to American football. He has painted scenes from the American and Canadian West, portraits of members of the English Royal family, and much much more. While his paintings are realistic and historically correct, it is Mr. Friberg's extraordinary ability to capture not only the drama of history, but also the vibrancy and inner strength of human characteristics that has earned him the respect and recognition as one of the great master painters of modern times. .
|Michael and Inessa Garmash are considered two of the finest Romantic Impressionists of our day. Their incredible talent is only matched by their love and career stories. These Russian painters are known for their beatuiful portraits of women and children and their striking landscapes.
|Scott Gustafson: The tilt of a head ... the gleam of an eye ... the subtlety of expression ... Scott Gustafson breathes new life in the famous fairy tale folk he creates or interprets with a vibrant sense of character and movement. He combines real emotions, real expressions, and real movement in fun, fantasy characters. It's the animation Scott brings to each of his works of art in porcelain that gives him his unique popularity.
|Steve Hanks: For over 20 years, Steve Hanks has sensitively portrayed women and children with great artistry.
|G. Harvey: G. Harvey has painted turn-of-the-century America as no other artist. His scenes are warm, thoughtful portraits of our country's bustling cities in a more genteel era and outstanding Western sagas of working cowhands at home in rugged landscapes.
|Richard Johnson: The luminescent beauty and lyrical quality of Richard S. Johnson's work is what captivates collectors today. "Old Masters" technical virtuosity, pre-Raphael romanticism, and contemporary expressionism and abstraction all combine to create his unique works of touching depth and artistry.
|Thomas Kinkade: Gardens, bridges, manors and more from the "Painter of Light"
|Susan Kliewer is a highly skilled sculptor who brings to life in bronze characters from the Navajo and Hopi cultures with which she has conatant contact. Her works reflect in-depth knowledge of these cultures and a passion for Southwest American history in general.
|Steve Kushner: The Steve Kushner Camouflage Collection (animals in wilderness settings)
|Judy Larson uses the rare and demanding scratchboard technique to create her stunning images. Working on smooth Clayboard, a board with a white china clay surface, she paints her subject solidly with black India ink, then she scratches out magnificent detail. Two themes predominate, and often converge, in Judy's "art of concealed imagery": the precarious balance of wildlife in today's environment and the fate of Native Americans, whom Larson especially admires for their intuitive understanding of ecological balance.
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|Z.S. Liang is inspired by the Native American Indian culture and their traditional way of life, and his painting focuses primarily on the subject. His passion for the Indian as a people, coupled with an emphasis on historical accuracy, embues his work with a strength and truth, which have evoked comparisons to the great masters of modern Western art like Howard Terpning and Frank McCarthy.
|Stephen Lyman works contained in Western Art Exhibit
For those unfamiliar with Stephen's work we recommend reading Into the Wilderness-An
Artists Journey, paintings and photography by Stephen Lyman, text by former Sierra
magazine editor, Mark Mardon, and introduction by Bev Doolittle.
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C.H. Spurgeons's The Treasury of David
Verse 34. My covenant will I not break. It is his own covenant. He devised it, drew up the draft of it, and voluntarily entered into it: he therefore thinks much of it. It is not a man's covenant, but the Lord claims it as his own. It is an evil thing among men for one to be a "covenant breaker", and such an opprobrious epithet shall never be applicable to the Most High.
Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Alterations and afterthoughts belong to short sighted beings who meet with unexpected events which operate upon them to change their minds, but the Lord who sees everything from the beginning has no such reason for shifting his ground. He is besides immutable in his nature and designs, and cannot change in heart, and therefore not in promise. A word once given is sacred; once let a promise pass our lips and honesty forbids that we should recall it, -- unless indeed the thing promised be impossible, or wicked, neither of which can happen with the promises of God. How consoling it is to see the Lord thus resolute. He, in the words before us, virtually reasserts his covenant and rehearses his engagements. This he does at such length, and with such reiteration, that it is evident he takes pleasure in that most ancient and solemn contract. If it were conceivable that he had repented of it, he would not be found dwelling upon it, and repeating it with renewed emphasis.
Verse 34. My covenant will I not break. He had said above, If the children of David break my statutes; and now, alluding to that breach, he declares that he will not requite them as they requite him, My covenant will I not break, implying, that although his people may not altogether act in a manner corresponding to their vocation, as they ought to do, he will not suffer his covenant to be broken and disannulled on account of their fault, because he will promptly and effectually prevent this in the way of blotting out their sins by a gratuitous pardon. --John Calvin.
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A few posts back, we used our RPG parable to propose The Resist Factor – a numerical representation of how intensely people resist reciprocity. We are looking at this more closely now that we have played out the rest of our game. The Resist Factor is a crucial element in understanding the underpinnings of spiritual nourishment… and the beginnings of spiritual starvation.
It is worth repeating that it is equally meritorious if people are more likely to give of themselves to others (initiate) or receive others to themselves (anticipate). These traits speak to the leanings of our natural talents and are not a criticism of our behavior. The issue is the difference in intensity between the two. If our role play is at all a parable of real life, the more exclusively one acts in either giving or receiving, the higher the resistance there will be toward those who wish to reciprocate. Super-givers will strongly resist others giving to them, and super-receivers will strongly resist being received by others.
Once more, we emphasize: it is not a matter of balance; it is a matter of resistance.
It will be very helpful if we look at this concept, resistance, in terms of its meaning in electrical circuitry. Such "resistance" is, most simply, the degree to which electrical current will be impeded by the material comprising its path. Resistors are purposefully wired in to circuits to work against the flow of current. Some reasons for doing this: reducing voltage to protect extra-sensitive components from being damaged… converting electrical current into light (as in an incandescent filament)… converting electrical current into heat (as in a heating coil)… and offering variable setting control over the strength of the current (as in a volume dial or dimmer switch). Resistance is not a bad thing. It is put to good use in each of these examples.
There is also something called magnetoresistance, which is a fancy term for when electrical current is pushed back by the presence of a magnetic field. The same principles operate here as you feel when you hold two magnets together with the same polarity facing one another.
Our Resist Factor works very much like magnetoresistance, if you think of Giving and Receiving as opposite poles of a magnet. Those with extra-strength giving power resist the same pole, someone giving to them. Those with extra-strength receiving power resist being received by others. It works almost identically to the principle that opposite magnetic poles attract and like poles repel… or, in this case, resist.
Resisting others giving to us might look like this:
Resisting being received by others might look like this:
These lists are broad brush strokes of how we might resist reciprocity, knowingly or unknowingly. Any one of these behaviors can arise from numerous other factors as well. The crucial point of knowing our Resist Factor is that it is a direct indicator of our risk for spiritual starvation.
If we go back to this post from August, 2017, we recall how we imagined spiritual connection as a continuous chain, beginning with God at our source. We envisioned a chain rather than an electronic circuit to emphasize the contribution that each individual link makes to our spiritual nourishment. It is necessary to keep that imagery of chain-links, but it is also possible to conceptualize each link as a conductor of spiritual energy in the same fashion as electromagnetic current flowing through complex circuitry. Some links will transmit more readily (= higher conductivity) and others will impede the flow (= higher resistance).
Are some links in our chain resistors? Yes. Do they serve as impediments to receiving God's signal, or are they deliberately functional, such as filaments, heating coils or volume control dials? These remain to be seen in future thoughts. For this week, we consider how our links are affected by the strength of our Resist Factor, which can reduce or block God's signal altogether.
Simply put: If the Resist Factor is an opposing force to the flow of spiritual nourishment God sends us, it cannot fully reach its destination. The stronger the resistance, the less nourishment gets through.
The less nourishment gets through… the greater our risk of spiritual starvation.
It is as simple as that. And as complex as our habits are entrenched.
We often see only the person before us, not God-in-that-person; however, it is God who ultimately wants to spend time with us, wants to know us, and wants to lavish us with things that are both good and delightful, with the help of the people in whom His essence also dwells.
Our Resist Factor may be a matter of habit, or anxiety, or impulsivity, or an unyielding need to be in control at all times. No matter what the underlying cause may be: if we continually resist reciprocity, we actively push back a main artery of the spiritual nourishment we need to thrive as human beings.
One last, crucial piece: Super-givers [those who initiate, volunteer, offer and provide without pause and without rest] and super-receivers [those who anticipate, welcome, listen to and nurture with open hearts] are equally likely to sense strong spiritual nourishment flowing through them to others and feel very satisfied that they are doing their part to combat spiritual starvation. Yet both strongly resist nourishment flowing back toward them.
Spiritual hunger lacks the pangs we feel on empty stomachs. However, the secondary symptoms of spiritual malnourishment are very similar to those of physical hunger: agitation… restlessness… inattentiveness… pressuring others… anxiety… irritability… listlessness… lethargy… flightiness… loss of interest… loss of empathy… superficiality… distractedness… and desperation. Among many other signs.
Parables and role plays are not all that different. Both require imagining ourselves in hypothetical situations. We put forth this RPG to help us understand the concepts underlying our Mission… and our responsibilities as Missionaries.
PRAY: Heavenly Father, help me see and understand these concepts with love, and not accusation; with compassion, and not condemnation; with wonder, and not fear. It is my job right now to learn, but not yet to act. Remain with me as I ponder these ideas.
CONTEMPLATE: Does the Resist Factor make sense to you? If not, ponder what it is that does not click, and write it in the comments for this post (or, if you receive these thoughts via email, reply to email@example.com with your comments).
RELATE: For the rest of the week, each time you encounter another person, remind yourself that each person bears God's essence… and, that this essence is given as nourishment to your soul.
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Porsche School's Out
Porsche pays homage to the irresistable and timeless draw of the Roadster in "School's Out", a television commercial prooting the new 2013 Porsche Boxster. Horses at the starting gate, and children at the end of the school day, are released in parallel to the Porsche Boxster.
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Chicago Recording Company host an earlier version of the same commercial on their Vimeo channel.
Porsche School's Out Credits
The School's Out ad was developed at Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago, by chief creative officer Marshall Ross, group creative director Gary Doyle, creative director Rick Hamann, senior art director Brandon Ireland, copywriter Ari Levi, agency production head Rob Jaeger, agency producer Robyn Boardman, group account director Chris Hanley, account supervisor Kelly Croswell and senior campaign manager Tiffany Groth.
Filming was shot by director Samuel Bayer via Serial Pictures with executive producer Violaine Etienne.
Colorist was Beau Leon at New Hat.
Editor was Dan Swietlik at Stitch Editing with executive producer Stacey Altman, producers Chris Girard and Sarah Schacte.
Sound was mixed by Jeff Payne at Eleven Sound. Music was produced by Jonathan Sanford at Human Worldwide.
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