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John Monroe '15 Named 2023 Benedictine College Young Alum
Monday, May 15, 2023
Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., announced that John Monroe, from the Class of 2015, is the Outstanding Young Alumni Award recipient for 2023. The award recognizes alumni who are under 35 years old, have distinguished themselves in their community and profession, and who support the values promoted at Benedictine College. Each year the honoree returns to address the graduating seniors at the traditional Senior Champagne Brunch the day before Commencement.
"Character is everything," Monroe told the gathered seniors. "Character shapes who we are as individuals. It influences how we behave, how we treat others, and how we make decisions. Good character leads to positive outcomes in all areas of life, including personal relationships, academic and professional success, and overall happiness and well-being.
"I believe that the character which Benedictine built within each one of you will set you on a successful path if you hold true to it."
Monroe was a student-athlete on the Raven Baseball team and graduated with a degree in Political Science. He currently serves as the Vice President of Government Affairs and Partner at 1861 Consulting, LLC. In his role, he provides governmental consulting and lobbying efforts on behalf of more than 50 businesses, organizations and associations.
He received an MBA from the University of Kansas and serves as the Family Advisory Council Chair for the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center. Before starting 1861 Consulting in 2019, Monroe had worked for Hein Governmental Consulting, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, and U.S. Senate Campaigns in New Jersey and Louisiana.
He currently resides in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife Kalynn and his 1-year-old daughter Charlotte.
Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas. The school is honored to have been named one of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report as well as one of the top Catholic colleges in the nation by First Things magazine and the Newman Guide. It prides itself on outstanding academics, extraordinary faith life, strong athletic programs, and an exceptional sense of community and belonging. It has a mission to educate men and women within a community of faith and scholarship.


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Leicestershire Citizens Advice Bureau
"In August 2009 a partnership between the Citizens Advice Bureaux in Leicestershire and Rutland and Macmillan Cancer Support was formed. Funding was secured to deliver a service providing advice to cancer patients, their families and carers across Leicestershire and Rutland. The majority of clients using the service have welfare benefits and other associated issues. This project has proved to be an essential service helping people at a very difficult time." [1]
On March 29, 2013, it was reported that: "The Citizens Advice Bureau has won a £370,000 contract to provide free welfare support and advice. From Tuesday, Leicestershire Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) will take over the service in the city, which is used by 10,000 people a year. It will succeed the Community Legal Advice Centre (CLAC), which will close on Sunday. The change comes about after the Government's Legal Services Commission (LSC) announced it was withdrawing more than £700,000 of funding..." [2]
Web: http://www.leicscab.org.uk
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Related Sourcewatch
- ↑ Leicestershire Citizens Advice Bureau The Macmillan Projects Help to support those affected by cancer, organizational web page, accessed March 29, 2013.
- ↑ thisisleicestershire [http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Bureau-offer-welfare-advice/story-18547151-detail/story.html#axzz2OqpMpogd Bureau to offer welfare advice], organizational web page, accessed March 29, 2013.

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There are many reasons why people might have rental property according to Edmonton bookkeeping. And regardless of the reason why someone is renting out property. Whether it is home that they own or a room that they are renting out. There are many questions that need to be answered when it comes to filling out their taxes properly.
One of the most common questions that Edmonton bookkeeping gifts. Is if rental income is considered personal income, or business income. And as long as they are just charging for rent for the home or the room. That will be considered a personal rental income.
However, once a person starts providing any other additional services included in that rent. Such as cleaning the house, providing meals, or landscaping and shoveling the walk for example. This can then be considered business income according to the Canada revenue agency.
If it is considered business income, people will not have to start filling out their personal tax return as a sole proprietor. And nor will they have to incorporate in order to start claiming that income. It just means that they will also have to fill out a form called a T2125 along with their personal tax return to claim that business income.
If people are renting out a room. They need to know that when it comes to claiming expenses. They need to ensure that they are claiming a percentage and not all of the expenses. Such as a third of all of the expenses or quarter of all of the expenses.
Because if they go over 50% of the expenses. Then they will lose their principal deduction. Many people calculate the percentage of the home that the room takes up. And then claim that percentage on all of the expenses.
When it comes to claiming expenses. There are a lot of rules that must be followed. Therefore it is very important for people to understand which expenses they can claim. And which ones they cannot. Or simply let their Edmonton bookkeeping company take care of their tax return for them. Avoid making any costly errors.
For example, while office expenses are allowed to be claimed. This is only on certain things such as office supplies. If it is considered a capital expense. This is not claimable on their taxes as a rental expense.
And what would be considered a capital expense according to the Canada revenue agency? Is anything that lasts longer than a year. So they will be able to claim expenses like pens, paper and Staples. A person may not claim things such as the stapler itself, calculator or a chair for example.
If a person has any type of rental income. Whether it is from an entire property that they are renting out. Or just a room in their home. They will be able to claim rental expenses.
As long as they are porting their rental income properly on their personal tax return. And then being very careful to ensure that they are claiming those expenses properly at all times.
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There are many questions that people have for their Edmonton bookkeeping company the first tax return after buying a property to rent out.
A lot of these questions are about what expenses they can claim on their tax return. That they have incurred from managing and maintaining their rental property. There are a lot of rules that must be followed. Therefore, having an Edmonton bookkeeping company that can help answer their questions is extremely important.
While people are allowed to deduct advertising expenses when looking for a renter. They must ensure that all of the methods that they used to advertise our Canadians. Including newspapers, radio, and television. And even online advertising. As long as they are ensuring that it is Canadian companies. That can be claimed.
Insurance is another expense that can be claimed. But a person will only be able to claim the insurance premiums for the current year. And since it is quite common for insurance policies to span more than one year. People need to ensure that they are only claiming the portion of their insurance premiums for the current year.
Many people also want to know if they can do doctor management and administration fees for managing the property. And while the answer to this question is yes, it only applies if it fees to another person or another company that manages the property.
So if a person is managing the property themselves. They cannot charge an hourly fee as an expense on their personal taxes.
The same is true if people are doing repairs and maintenance. They can claim the cost of the repairs. Including labour. Unless they are providing the labour themselves.
However, when it does come to deducting the cost of repairs and maintenance. They also cannot include capital costs here as well.
For example, a person can fix the flooring, patch a hole in the roof, and paint their property. But if they need to buy a new appliance. That would be considered a capital cost. Because it improves the value of their rental property.
And anything that improves or extends the life of the property. Must be then claimed as an increase to the overall value of the building. And not under expenses.
If a person has hired someone like at manager to help manage the property. Maintenance personnel to do repairs on the property. Or even someone to help find renters. Not only are there expenses deductible. But they can also deduct their benefits as long as they are working for the homeowner on an ongoing basis.
With all of the exceptions to the various expenses that they can claim. It may be very difficult for a person to understand what will count as it expenses that they can deduct or not. Which is why they should hire and Edmonton bookkeeping company.
That will be able to ensure that they claim all of the expenses properly. So that a person does not end up getting audited by the Canada revenue agency unexpectedly.


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Inovonics released its new-generation specialty sensor products: The EN1263 motion detector with pet immunity, EN1266 360 deg. ceiling mount motion detector, EN1248 glassbreak detector, and EN1342-60 activity monitoring detector. These devices were designed with the latest sensor technology and blend well in any commercial environment without being obtrusive while providing application-specific solutions.
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Bayonetta Review-in-progress Part 1
The first Bayonetta is coming to the Nintendo Switch this Friday (Feb. 16th, along with the second game). Are you excited?! I would say that some, if not most, of you should be. Meanwhile I'm not a huge fan of Bayonetta, as I hinted at in my preview, but I do think its a great game. My full review isn't ready yet, but I wanted to do this review in progress to highlight some of the reasons why this game is so great. Lets start with the visuals, which is the first thing you will notice about this game.
Bayonetta is the best looking game on the Switch at the moment. I think it holds a candle to anything you'd see on any of the other systems too. In fact, Bayonetta is like a game you'd find on the other systems!
It is a fast-paced, action-packed game full of long cutscenes, intense violence, and even a bit of nudity. This game is rated M for a reason. The graphics are graphic in nature. Of course, Bayonetta is not the first game on the Nintendo Switch to be pretty graphic (check out Doom). We are, without a doubt, in a different age of Nintendo games.
This first Bayonetta was on another system. Nintendo brought it to the Wii U and then the Switch. They also did Bayonetta 2 and will doing a third game. If you are an older gamer and like rated M games, then you should be interested in this series. This game has wonderful graphics.
Next time, I'll talk about Bayonetta's gameplay. There is nothing else like Bayonetta on the Switch so far!


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She who reconciles the ill-matched threads
of her life, and weaves them gratefully
into a single cloth—
it's she who drives the loudmouths from the hall
and clears it for a different celebration
where the one guest is you.
In the softness of evening
it's you she receives.
You are the partner of her loneliness,
the unspeaking centre of her monologues.
With each disclosure you encompass more
and she stretches beyond what limits her,
to hold you.
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Imagine bringing the first three lines of this poem by Rainer Maria Rilke into your mindfulness sitting practice. Imagine witnessing the ill-matched threads of your life. First you might see them singularly, but then imagine them weaving together into a single cloth. How does this change the way you perceive your life and yourself?
And then imagine weaving the threads together gratefully. However ill-matched, however unwanted, however drab or prickly the threads may be. Entwining the bright and luminous ones in too.
In a way the threads are already a single cloth and it is only our preference – our rejection of some threads and our attachment to others, that creates a severance at all. Rather than presiding over the threads with judgement, how would it be to weave them together with gratitude? This feels like an aspiration I want to carry into my days forever and I know that with my mindfulness practice, I have a chance of gradually realising it.
And then the 'different celebration' becomes an honouring of this particular life. A celebration of our sovereignty over our one life, and of our singular potential.
If I follow this, I feel myself standing tall and full of the light of my own being in the middle of that hall. And there's also a feeling of being both humbled and strengthened by the threads that have torn me, pushed me or tangled me. From here there's a readiness to step forth as all of who I am. Such a contrast to how compromised, worn and frayed I can sometimes feel.
And here we end up with the last lines of the poem – encompassing more, stretching beyond limitations… to hold something sacred.
PS. We have lots of opportunities for beginning on the path of mindfulness:
Weekend online in London in February: Mindfulness for Busy Lives
Weekend online or at Samye Ling in March: Introduction to Mindfulness-in-Nature
Free one of weekend if you join the membership (£10) in March: Free Online Members Retreat
Photo by Stephane Gagnon on Unsplash


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What We Can Learn from the Morphology of Brainwaves
What We Can Learn from the Morphology of Brainwaves
Dr. Penny Montgomery Ph.D., BCIA Senior Fellow
Brainwave Morphology
Did you know that Dr. Margaret Ayers and Dr. Penny Montgomery devoted much of their academic and research careers studying and deciphering how physiology is reflected in the brainwaves, also known as brainwave morphology?
In this presentation, you will be introduced to their fascinating work and discoveries! Dr. Montgomery will share with you how familiarity with the shape of actual raw brainwaves (the morphology) reveals rich information about the brain and physiology. The field of Neurofeedback is based upon the neurology of brainwaves obtained during their recording at the scalp. While EEG background activity varies from person to person, patterns found in specific clinical conditions are the same across all recordings. This consistency lends itself to understanding how the morphology reveals events in the history of the brain that are important in understanding the context of the client's current condition. This presentation is designed to demonstrate how actual raw brainwaves may be read, and the importance of the information they contain.
Book: Whispers From The Brain: An Illustrated Guide to the Morphology of Brainwaves (2007 First Edition, 2019 Second Edition)
Margaret Ayers, Ph.D. and Penny Montgomery, Ph.D., with Glenda Lippmann, Ph.D., Co-Author, Second Edition
To purchase, contact Dr. Montgomery at (720) 999-0609