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Reduxx TrimSuit
As we all know, the summer has a way of sneaking up on us. The rising temperatures can call for a bathing suit or bikini sooner than expected, which means one thing: stepping up your workout routine to ensure you are ready. Thankfully, with the Reduxx TrimSuit, working out and losing weight has never been easier – or more convenient.
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With added weights in the upper shoulder, chest, upper arm, and thigh areas of the TrimSuit, even everyday activities can make sure you feel the burn. The extra weight can transform the simple task of carrying laundry up the stairs into a free-weight exercise, perfect for the harried moms and dads on-the-go.
Of course, for ideal weight loss and muscle gain, any form of fitness must be combined with a healthy diet. These two exercise essentials, with the added weight of the Reduxx TrimSuit, will make toning your body as simple as can be – ensuring your body will be beach-ready.
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It's official, school is out, and summer is here. It's time for barbeques, pool parties, and vacations. However, you may not be ready for swimsuits and shorts yet. That's where Reduxx TrimSuit can help.All you have to do is put the suit on either by itself or under your everyday wear, and you're ready to go.
Hiking becomes a high intense work out, or you can sweat it out on a simple walk around the park. Wear it while you play sports with your children of the summer break or while you're making their beds. The suit can turn even the simplest of tasks into a high intense workout. This is because it has strtegically placed weights on core muscle areas to promote muscles building and weight loss.
Made from a quality surgical neoprene fabric, the Reduxx TrimSuit is a weighted suit designed to work with your muscles to increase fitness. Every time you do any activity while wearing the TrimSuit, you push your body, which means your strengthen your muscles and burn lots of calories.
Unlike many weighted vests, the Reduxx TrimSuit is designed to fit your body. The suit comes in an 8-pound ensemble for women, a 10-pound ensemble for men. Losing weight has never been easier.
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Resistance strength training has been effective over the last decade with regard to overall health, weight loss, prevention of injury and strength improvement. According to a study done by The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR), free form resistance training yields greater results in strength and balance.
Isolated actions in strength training might often limit results because natural body movement is not isolated. The body moves using complex interrelated muscle combinations. Free form resistance training, such as training using the Reduxx TrimSuit, compliments these natural movements by adding weight to everyday actions.
The TrimSuit (@reduxxtrimsuit) allows you to wear your gym as added weight to your current workout routine or take your gym with you by wearing the weight suit under your normal clothes. Resistance training can happen while checking off your grocery list or during your normal elliptical routine before heading into the office.
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When people hear about generic weighted suits or see infomercials about similar products, many of them do not offer undivided attention. Part of the reason is because they feel the suits are for those who are serious about losing weight.
Let's be honest, losing weight takes dedication and a lot of time that some people just don't have. With the Reduxx TrimSuit, however, losing weight can be as simple as pushing a vacuum or watering the garden. Our revolutionary weighted suit is designed to serve as a gym in itself. In other words, when you're wearing the TrimSuit, you're wearing your gym.
The TrimSuit is specially designed to fit as a lightweight, stylish suit that you can wear either around the house performing chores or running routine errands around the city. Whatever task you're doing, the TrimSuit intensifies the movement to where it tells the body it is receiving a workout. Doing the laundry in the TrimSuit can be equivalent of a regular workout!
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P90X® currently is one of the most popular and most intense home workouts on the market. Pounds tend to shed quickly for any individual who seriously works with P90X.
Just imagine what would happen if a P90X customer did all the workouts while wearing the Reduxx TrimSuit. If you regularly wear the TrimSuit, you will burn more calories, and with a high-intensity workout like P90X, positive results can come at breakneck pace.
With the TrimSuit, you basically can wear your gym, whether it is worn by itself or underneath your clothes. The TrimSuit is designed enhance your fitness, and coupled with a program as extreme and as concentrated as P90X, the sky is the limit for fitness enhancement.
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The East End is out there, somewhere or the other
I've heard of it for nearly a third of a century, But I've never been precisely sure where it is located.
It's not for lack of trying. Years ago, wanting to know the precise boundaries of the East End, I asked the late Richard Overby, who I considered to be an East Ender.
Colonel Ove didn't mind voicing his opinion. But ask him a direct question and he could get squirrely. He was suspicious of interrogations; he didn't like being pinned down. If it was worth enough for you to ask, then the answer had some value, and he wasn't going to just give it away. So he hoarded his answer.
To an outsider, the neighborhoods south of Washington Street are an enigma. Some of its streets run for miles; some are only a half-block long, and they don't all line up in a decipherable grid.
Once upon a time, though, kids in or around the East End knew the boundaries those streets represented and the rules associated with them. They knew everyone who lived on their street and those surrounding them. Those streets formed borders that separated races, defined neighborhoods and even decided the outcome of elections.
Knowledge of the boundaries could be a matter of survival. For a poor, skinny kid like Ronnie Jenkins, who grew up to become editor of this newspaper, it meant knowing when to walk through a neighborhood and when to run. He grew up in the 1940s near the corner of Holloway and Washington streets, which to his mind was in kind of a no-man's land. So mostly he ran — or avoided foreign neighborhoods altogether.
"I didn't go to the East End much," he said.
But doggone it, where does the East End begin and end? The answer depends on how old you are.
Bill Sheffer, 82, has lived in what he calls the East End his whole life. A retired firefighter, he is a painter and an artist who creates sculptures out of driftwood. He pens songs and poems, and raises eight-foot-tall tomato plants. He attributes his good health and spry step, in part, to his love of dancing.
He is also a chronicler of the old East End, when Letcher Street and Powell Street were dotted with groceries, barbershops and beauty salons, stores, service stations, lunch counters and far more churches than saloons.
Sheffer defines the East End in some of the narrowest of terms: Washington Street to Madison Street (plus a stretch of Pringle and Mill streets), and Atkinson Street to Meadow Street.
Dutch Herzog, who grew up in the East End a few years later than Sheffer, largely agrees with that description, although he acknowledges that some folks believe the territory extends all the way to today's U.S. 41-South.
Most respondents to my unscientific survey agreed that Washington Street — or perhaps the north side of Washington Street — constitutes the northern boundary. But former mayor Tom Davis puts it at Center Street, to ensure that the old Bear Brand hosiery mill sits solidly within the East End.
You can quibble here or there, but for East Enders of that generation, one thing rings true.
"In our minds, we always said the East End started at Meadow Street," Herzog said.
Meadow Street isn't a major thoroughfare; it's a modest cross-street on which motorists must stop at several stop signs over its span of about seven blocks. It seems an unlikely borderline.
Indeed, for many younger Hendersonians, the East End extends much closer to the Ohio River than Meadow Street.
Tom Floyd's uncle Dick in the late 1950s bought a grocery at the corner of Clay and Meadow streets; Floyd now operates Tom's Market deli and grocery there. He doesn't hesitate to say that the East End runs all the way west to Green Street.
Neither does Heath Farmer, 34, who grew up in Henderson and who, as campus pastor of One Life Church, hopes to ignite a revitalization of the East End through the Engage Henderson program that he is helping lead. To him, the East End extends to Green Street (though he acknowledges that some residents of the Alves/Alvasia street neighborhood east of Powell Street "don't consider themselves East Enders").
But some 50-something Hendersonians aren't so sure.
Frank Gibson moved with his parents to Countryview subdivision on Old Madisonville Road in 1964, and he attended Weaverton School on the southernmost tip of the East End. Since 1994, he's owned and operated Thomason's Barbecue on Atkinson Street. He agrees with Sheffer and Herzog as to three of the four East End boundaries.
But what about the western boundary?
"That's what I was afraid you were going to ask," Gibson said. "I don't know whether you go all the way to Holloway Street or not."
John Marshall is similarly uncertain. His father, Gene, bought T&T Drugs at Powell and Letcher streets in the very heart of the East End in the 1950s. John, the current owner, has worked as a pharmacist there for 30 years.
He doesn't blink at describing the East End's boundaries as "Madison Street, Atkinson Street, Washington Street ..."
"Then," Marshall said, "I don't know. Maybe it's Alves Street, something like that. It just depends on how far toward Green you want to go."
Jenkins, the 73-year-old former editor, doesn't think so. "I don't think Holloway Street was" in the East End, he said.
Asked for the western border of the East End, Jenkins said: "I'm pretty sure it was Meadow Street."
Why Meadow?
Just over a century ago, a little settlement known as Audubon was thriving just east of Henderson. The area's first big industry, a massive brick cotton mill, opened there on Washington Street in 1883.
Later, a wagon factory opened on Atkinson Street. Woodworking operations and a Heinz ketchup plant would follow. But Audubon remained a community distinct from Henderson. An 1897 Sanborn fire insurance map shows that the old city limits ran within a stone's throw of Meadow. Similarly, a 1905 city directory contained separate listings of residents of Henderson and of Audubon — and those listings demonstrate that the dividing line was near Meadow Street.
By then, the industrious little village had caught the eyes of city officials in Henderson, who sought to annex Audubon and its 3,000 residents. Audubon residents were agreeable only if Henderson would build them a new school. The annexation took place, and in 1908, Audubon Grade School opened at Clay and Letcher streets.
The neighborhood would still be known to many as Audubon. But gradually, the eastern annexation took on a new name.
It became known as the East End, and coming from there became a point of pride for many — even if its arbitrary boundaries would someday spill over into foreign neighborhoods.

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The Netherlands inflicted more misery on Brazil, beating the hosts 3-0 and sealing third place in the 2014 World Cup. This comes after Brazil was thrashed 7-1 by Germany in the semifinals on Tuesday, meaning the hosts conceded 10 goals in just two games.
The pre-match talk was all about redemption for that humbling against the Germans in Belo Horizonte, but things did not start well for the hosts as the Dutch soon found themselves 2-0 up. Robin van Persie scored from the penalty spot after just two minutes, after Arjen Robben had been fouled, and then defender Daley Blind provided a smart finish after he capitalized on a defensive mistake.
With only half an hour gone, whistles and boos were already ringing around the stadium as Brazil fans were incensed by their team's inability to try and pose a threat to the Dutch goal. In fact, it was Holland who looked the more likely to add to their tally.
Some of the fans were becoming particularly irritated with head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. The 65 year-old had helped Brazil win the World Cup in 2002, which was the last time they won the trophy. However, a number of disjointed performances, as well as puzzling team selections had alienated significant numbers of supporters.
Brazil did improve in the second half, especially with the introduction of Hulk, who plays for Zenit St. Petersburg in the Russian Premier League. But despite enjoying plenty of possession, they never scored a goal to get themselves back into the game.
The Brazilians were once again without their talisman, Neymar, who missed his second match in a row through injury. He broke a vertebrae in his back following a robust challenge in his side's 2-1 victory against Colombia in the quarterfinals, which forced him to miss his country's humiliation at the hands of the Germans.
Since Neymar couldn't play, neither did Brazil #bra pic.twitter.com/7ZN037PRqK
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The Dutch were happy to defend, while Robben, who has been one of the stars of the tournament, was a constant threat going forward. They sealed the game in stoppage time as Georginio Wijnaldum struck a sweet half volley to make it 3-0.
Many of Brazil's fans did not even wait to hear the final whistle and applaud their favorite players, with their team conceding a total of 10 goals in 2 games. But the small Dutch contingent in Orange had plenty to cheer as they sealed third place, especially one lucky supporter, who received captain, van Persie's armband as a souvenir to take home.
A Dutch super fan was promoted to captain by Robin van Persie
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CNET and CNET readers alike had generally good things to say about the Dash , rating it in the 7-out-of-10 ballpark. Personally, I'm not a big fan of non-touchscreen Windows Mobile smartphones, but there's no denying the Dash packs a ton of power at a pretty unbeatable price.


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HSBOctober 2, 2005
Doc Watson, yo. Taken with my cell phone, at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. We're on our way back for the rest of the festival today, and I must I just say: Dolly. Freakin'. Parton. Later today. I'm going to keel over, just thinking about it.
Yesterday, there were sisters with sardonic expressions:
And there were sisters dancing:
And there was me, looking scary-weird:
Sexy, ain't I? More tomorrow or the day after, lovies (tomorrow I start my new job, so I might be overwhelmed and exHOSSted tomorrow)
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Your Job Search and Your Taxes
Filed under: Itemized Deductions, Jobs, Taxes
People often ask me about deducting job search expenses on their tax returns. Every year I hear stories on the news, "Don't forget, your job search expenses are tax deductible!" While this is true that job search expenses can be deductible—many times, they really aren't.
For one thing, if you're job hunting, you can only deduct your job search expenses if you're looking for a job in your current occupation. I do taxes; I'm in the accounting field. If I decide to chuck it all and become a belly dancer—I couldn't deduct those job search costs since belly dancing is not related to accounting. (Tap dancing—maybe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNKRm6H-qOU)
But say you truly are looking for a new job in your field, what can you deduct? Here's a pretty good list:
- Employment and job placement agency fees
- Cost of preparing and mailing copies of your resume
- Travel expenses to look for a new job, but only if the trip is primarily to look for a job. (If you're a professional snow remover and you're job hunting in Honolulu it's really not going to fly with the IRS.)
- You can deduct your job search expenses even if you do not find a new job
After you figure out what your qualified job search expenses are, it goes as a miscellaneous itemized deduction on your Schedule A. That means that your job hunt expenses will have to be more than 2% of your adjusted gross income before they even start to count. And remember that even then, you'll need enough other items on your Schedule A form to make it worth your while—also known as itemizing deductions.
Here's an example: Christie is an office manager for a small law firm and makes $50,000 a year. She paid $500 to a professional resume service, and $2,000 to a placement agency to help her find a new job. Although most of the out of state companies that interviewed her paid for her travel, she did have $100 of out of pocket travel expenses. In this case, Christies total job search expenses were $2,600.
Now 2% of Christies adjusted gross income is $1,000 ($50,000 times .02 = $1,000.) So in this case, Christie would have a miscellaneous deduction of $1,600. ($2,600 expenses – $1,000 threshold = $1,600.) So if Christie had other deductions to go along with it, great, then she could benefit from claiming her job search expenses. If she didn't have any other deductions, then she'd still be better of claiming her standard deduction.
You cannot deduct your job search expenses if you are looking for a job for the first time. This rule keeps most recent grads from claiming job search expenses.
Don't let not being able to claim a deduction keep you from spending money that you need to spend to look for a job. If your resume needs help, hire a resume writer. If a placement agency can help you, use one. Be sure to put your best foot forward.
For some good free advice about job hunting, check out this website from BestCollegesOnline.com. Although the article is written specifically for online students, there's so much good and basic job hunt information in there it's worth checking out. Face it, when you don't have a job, free is a pretty good price. Here's a link: http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/career-skills-learn-school/
Time Value of Money and Taxes
Filed under: Taxes
"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn't … pays it."
-Albert Einstein
You probably have come across time value of money in one your finance classes or at least have a basic understanding of the idea. Time value of money, as defined by Investopedia.com, is "the idea that money available at the present time is worth more than the same amount in the future due to its potential earning capacity." Basically, money is worth more now than it is later. This idea would not exist however, if there was no concept of "interest".
There are two types of interest – simple and compound. Simple interest is interest paid on a beginning principal balance only. If you are receiving monies, the interest earned in a given period is not added back to the principal and then applied the interest rate again and appears perfectly linear on a graph. Compound interest is interest paid on a beginning balance and any interest that has accumulated in given a period of time. On a graph compound interest appears with a geometric (or exponential) growth pattern.
The present value of a future sum is the core formula for the time value of money. All time value of money equations are based off this formula so it is extremely important to review. It is expressed as such:
PV = FV / (1 + i)^n
PV = Present Value
FV = Future Value
i = interest rate
n = number of periods
The future value of a present sum is expressed as FV = PV * (1 + i) ^n. We won't discuss perpetuities or annuities in this post nor will we execute any actual calculations with the TMV formulas.
So how can we use this time value of money concept for tax optimization and more importantly, individual wealth?
Retirement Planning: We have all seen the example where Johnny starts an IRA at age 35 while Susie starts one at 21 and the amazing difference of the account values when they both reach age 59 and a half. This is because Susie's IRA endured 14 more years of compounding. The choice between a roth and a traditional IRA has important tax implications and time value of money has some influence in the decision. With a Roth IRA for example, the taxpayer can receive tax free distributions of earnings at age 59 and a half while with a traditional IRA, the taxpayer receives an above the line deduction on IRA contributions – given that AGI thresholds are not crossed – and is taxed on the distributions. If your income is expected to increase as you get older and your marginal tax rate is also expected to increase, then a Roth IRA makes more sense – naturally. Do the immediate tax savings of traditional IRA contributions outweigh Roth IRA tax free distributions?
Tax Planning: Accelerate deductions, postponing income recognition. This concept goes hand in hand with the time value of money concept – money today is worth more than money tomorrow. By accelerating deductions you essentially reduce your taxable income and end up with a bigger refund or smaller balance due. Some examples include prepaying your home mortgage interest in a given year, making an alimony payment in December as opposed to January, and writing off an asset using section 179 expensing or bonus depreciation as opposed to depreciating it over several years. The amount of tax savings probably doesn't have enough compounding power for individuals to make a huge substantial presence but for well established businesses it most definitely does. Examples of postponing income are increasing your retirement plan contributions to a 401(k) plan, legally deferring compensation, and delaying the collection of any debts you are owed.
Investment Planning: Younger people can be more aggressive because they have more time to make up for their losses. A younger person's portfolio can afford more risky securities such as stocks. As one gets older, the switch to dividend producing stocks and bonds usually happens because the "interest rate" is more stable.
With time value of money, the uncertainty of the interest variable is the most difficult to tame. Those who can predict its patterns the best, tend to make the most money.
What is a Progressive Tax? What is a Flat Tax?
Filed under: Taxes
I see a lot of internet questions about flat taxes and progressive taxes. It seemed that since I do a tax blog, it was time to tackle those basic questions.
A flat tax is a tax that is the same for everyone, under all circumstances. A good example of a flat tax is the sales tax rate. It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor; everyone pays the same sales tax percentage. Some cities have a flat income tax. For example: The City of St Louis, Missouri has a 1% income tax on wages of people who live or work within the city limits. It doesn't matter whether you make $15,000 a year or $150,000 a year; you still pay the 1% city tax.
A progressive tax increases as your income goes up. This is what our current federal tax code is like. For a single person, the first $9,750 isn't even taxed. Then the next $8,700 is taxed at 10%, the next $26,650 is taxed at 15%, the next $50,300 at 25%, the next 93,300 at 28%, the next $209,699 at 33% and anything over $388,351 is taxed at 35%.
Those rates change if you're married or filing as head of household. I'm not going to post all the tax rates here. If you want to look, check out the tax rate tables at the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040tt.pdf The tax rates are all listed on page 14.
Tax Incentives are tax rules that are intended to influence behavior. Things like the mortgage interest deduction which is designed to help people buy homes, or the charitable donation deduction which is designed to get people to donate to charity are examples of what would be considered tax incentives.
There's been a lot of talk about changing the tax code. Right now, we have a progressive tax code with lots of tax incentives. Major changes to the tax code will be difficult to pass; there are many lobbyists and interest groups that all have their own agendas. There will be lots of pressure on our representatives to keep the tax loopholes. The whole concept of changing the code is so controversial that the Senate Finance Committee leaders have offered to keep Senator's ideas secret for 50 years. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-25/congress-will-keep-senators-tax-reform-wishes-secret-for-50-years
The tax code has nearly doubled in length over the past two years. If I had any say in the voting, I'd like to see the tax code made easier. Yes, a difficult tax code keeps me employed, but I can live with the consequences. I think a simplified tax code is good for the country.
What changes would you make? What deductions do we really need, if any? What needs to go? Post your answers, I'm curious. Your post won't show up immediately. My site has a delay to screen for spam. You wouldn't believe what kind of weird comments there'd be without it. But if you make a post, it will show up within a day or two. Thanks.
Update: I posted this blog on Tuesday morning, August 6. Tuesday evening I saw this segment on The Daily Show. I'm pretty sure that John Oliver doesn't read my blog, but he's at least on the same wave length. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-august-6-2013/don-t-mess-with-taxes
How to Negotiate Your Own Payment Agreement With the IRS
Filed under: IRS Debts
Here's the other stuff you've got to know:
If you're trying to negotiate a payment agreement and things are just not going your way, it's okay to back out before you commit. Tell them that you think you're going to need professional help and that you will have to call them back later.
Once you do have an agreement, you have to hold up your end of it. Make your payments on time. If you're late, your installment agreement is void and you'll have to start all over again–including the $105 fee for setting up the agreement. (Not to mention those nasty letters they send about putting a lien on your home and levying your bank account.)
Tax Tips for Single Moms (or Single Dads)
Filed under: Tax Preparation, Uncategorized
Welcome to the world of parenthood. Raising kids is hard enough with help but it's even harder when you're alone. Here are some tips to help you navigate the changes that will happen to your tax return, because you deserve a little help once in awhile.
Claiming your baby as a dependent: If you are earning income (over $3650), then you're going to want to file a tax return and claim your baby as a dependent. I sometimes hear women say they didn't claim their children because the child was born in December and they read the child is supposed to live with you for 7 months. In the year of birth, you claim the child even if he was born on December 31st. Let's be honest, if you've just gone through a pregnancy, that child has been living with you for more than 7 months anyway. Claim your baby! We'll talk a little more about possibly letting someone else claim the baby, but unless there are special circumstances, plan on it being you.
Changing your filing status: If you're on your own and supporting yourself, then once your baby is born you will change your filing status from Single to Head of household. It gets a little more complicated if you are living with your parents, the baby's father, or someone else. The issue becomes, who is providing most of the support for the child? If you're using computer software, there are all sorts of questions you can ask to determine how much support is provided to the baby and by whom, but here's a quick and easy technique that's pretty helpful. If you prepare the tax return with Head of Household status, and then switch it to Single status and the refund amount is exactly the same, then claim Single as your filing status. If your income is so low that your refund won't change, then you really don't need Head of Household status. The IRS will audit returns claiming HH status when the income is too low, they never audit Single for the income being low. Why not just avoid a headache that you don't need. The Earned Income Credit amount is the same for single as Head of Household filers.
What about letting someone else claim the baby? If you are living with the baby's father and it would benefit you to have the child on his tax return instead of yours, then that's fine. If you are living with your parents and they are supporting you and the baby, you can let your parents claim the child. Your parents would have to make more money than you do to be able to do this.
Letting anyone outside of you, the father, or a grandparent claim your child on a tax return has the potential to get you into trouble and even land you in jail for tax fraud. There are a few situations where it can be done, but for that you should go see a professional. The rules regarding dependents change often. Things that were allowed a few years ago aren't allowed now. Sometimes well meaning friends and relatives can give you bad advice which could get you into big trouble. Protect yourself.
The Earned Income Credit: Many single moms, especially when they're just starting out, qualify for the Earned Income Credit. It's a refundable credit, that means you get the money even if you didn't pay any tax into the system. EIC is a big deal and can make a huge difference on your refund. That's why people may want to try and claim your baby for you. There's between $13 to $14 billion dollars a year of EIC fraud. It's also why you need to be careful, the IRS is very aggressive about pursuing EIC fraud—that's why you don't let anyone else claim your child.
Also, you need to protect your child's social security card like it was gold—it's that valuable. Infant identity theft happens all the time. You won't know it's happened until you file your tax return and it get's rejected because someone else has claimed your child. Do not carry the card around in your purse. If you have a safe deposit box, put it there. Store it someplace safe.
Note: We try to answer all the questions that come to us but please be patient. It's our busy season right now. We may not get to your post until the weekend. When you make a post and use the capcha code, it won't immediately show up. You see, for every normal person like you that posts, there's about three advertisements for things your mother wouldn't approve of. (We try to keep this a G rated website.) We have to edit those out. If you need an answer right away, here are some links that might help:
EIC questions of any kind: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Earned-Income-Tax-Credit-(EITC)-%E2%80%93–Use-the-EITC-Assistant-to-Find-Out-if-You-Should-Claim-it.
How to find free tax preparers: http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Free-Tax-Return-Preparation-for-You-by-Volunteers
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If you want to hire us, please call (314) 275-9160 or email us. We do prepare returns for people all over the country (and a few foreign countries as well.) We are sorry but we cannot prepare an EIC return for someone outside of the St. Louis area because of the due diligence requirements.
Open letter to Charlie Dooley
Filed under: People, Tax Deductions
Dear Mr. Dooley,
I read in the St. Louis Post that you recently released your personal income tax return for public inspection. I do taxes for a living so of course I had to check. The first thing I noticed is that you prepare your own taxes. The second thing I noticed is that you missed a big deduction. Mr. Dooley, you forgot to claim the real estate taxes that you paid in 2009. You missed out on a $1,056 deduction (real estate taxes paid is public record.)
Mr. Dooley, the tax money you would have saved on this deduction alone would have covered the cost of having your return professionally prepared. Who knows what else you could have missed that I can't just pull up on the internet.
Mr. Dooley, I'm looking forward to seeing you in my office this coming February. If you're going to be making your tax returns public, they'd better be right.
Employee or Contract Labor
Filed under: Jobs, Uncategorized
With the economy being in turmoil, a lot of people are turning to contract labor jobs. That's where the company doesn't hire you as a regular employee, even though you work for it. You won't receive a W2 at tax time, but you will receive a form 1099MISC and you will be expected to pay tax on that.
Contract labor is good for employers who are a little gun shy over hiring. It's also good for employees who may need to work to put food on the table, but don't want to commit to a job that they wouldn't ordinarily take.
If you're thinking about accepting a contract labor type job, here's a few things you should know. First, when you receive a form 1099MISC, the IRS treats that as self employment income. That means, at tax time you're going to have to file a Schedule C along with your 1040 long form. You will be required to pay your own Social Security and Medicare taxes, in addition to paying what your employer would normally have withheld.
Let's use an example: Heather and Melanie are both high school seniors looking for summer jobs. Heather gets a job at McDonald's making $10 an hour. Melanie gets a contract labor position also making $10 an hour. They both work 20 hours a week. Since this is the only income the girls will make all year, we're not even going to look at regular income tax (they won't owe any) we're just going to look at their take home pay and self employment taxes.
Since Heather works as an employee, McDonad's is required to withhold her Social Security and Medicare taxes (FICA). Heather makes $200 a week, but she'll only take home $184.70 because McDonald's will hold back $15.30 to pay her FICA. What most people don't realize is that in addition to the money McDonald's holds out of Heather's paycheck, McDonald's also pays an additional $15.30 towards Heather's FICA. At the end of 12 weeks, Heather will have $2,216.40 that she was paid by McDonald's. She will owe no income tax at the end of the year.
Now let's look at Melanie. As a contract laborer, Melanie has no FICA withheld from her pay. For one week, she gets a check for $200. At the end of 12 weeks, she'll have been paid $2,400. The difference here is that Melanie will have a tax bill of $339 that she'll owe at tax time. After paying her taxes, Melanie will only have cleared $2,061.
[Geek alert: if you checked my math, you'd say. "but 2400 times 15.3% is $367″ -and yes, you're right. The first $433.13 of self employment income isn't taxed so the actual equation is income x .9235 x .153.]
In our example here, it's better to be hired as an employee because the company pays half of your payroll taxes. But that doesn't mean that you should not take that contract labor job. For one thing, you may be able to write off some of your job expenses, which would reduce your self-employment taxes. Or, you might negotiate a higher hourly wage rate. An increase of 7.65% would basically cover the additional tax paid by the employer. Knowledge is power. Knowing how you'll be taxed and how much you'll be taxed let's you make smart decisions.
Back to School Time
Filed under: Education, Uncategorized
In my neighborhood it's back to school week! Here's some tax tips related to sending the kids back to school.
It seems like if they start school on Monday, then the gift wrap/candy sale starts on Tuesday. If you have a choice, you're better off writing a check directly to the PTO for whatever donation you'd like to make to the school rather than buying whatever the kids are selling. For one thing, the school will get all of your donation instead of the money going to some fundraiser sales company. For another, your check to the PTO will be 100% tax deductible. (I would argue that 50% of whatever you pay for the gift wrap should be counted as tax deductible as well, but the fund raising companies will argue that their gift wrap really is worth $7 per roll so it's an iffy deduction.)
If you're a school volunteer, the money you spend for the classroom counts as a charitable contribution. Same goes for scouts and church groups. Now if the kids pay an activity fee and you're using the kids' activity money to buy supplies, then you can't deduct those receipts. But if you're spending your own money on projects, then you definitely can use that as a deduction. Scout leaders–your uniform is deductible, your kids uniform isn't.
Remember that the mileage you put on your car for volunteering is also deductible with your contributions. Charity miles are counted as 14 cents per mile. It doesn't seem like much, but for some people it really adds up.
One final thing, if you're on your school's PTO, or other charitable organization, make sure that your organization has filed it's not for profit tax forms (990) with the IRS. Most schools groups never had to file before because PTO's generally have receipts of under $25,000. But a law passed in 2006, made filing mandatory. Thousands of not for profits are in danger of losing their charitable status and could wind up having to pay taxes on all those school fund raising efforts. The IRS has granted relief to these groups until October 15th. You can check if your group is in danger of losing it's charity status by checking the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=225889,00.html
Your scout troop or den is covered by the national organization, and your church has different rules, but school groups really need to check this out. Welcome back and have a great year!
IRS Plans to Remove Debt Indicator for 2011
Filed under: IRS
Have you ever gotten one of those Refund Anticipation Loans (also known as RALs) with your tax return? Those are the "fast money" refunds where you pay a fee and get your refund immediately, or perhaps in one or two days instead of waiting for two weeks. What the IRS has just announced could pretty much put and end to those types of loans.
In the past, the IRS has provided tax preparer firms and financial institutions with a "debt indicator" tool. Basically, when a tax return was prepared, if a person applied for the RAL, there would be a response about any government debt owed by the individual. Basically, if debt was owed, the RAL would be denied because the loan is secured by the anticipated refund.
According to the IRS, they no longer see a need for these Rapid Refund Loans since a person can receive his or her refund in 10 days. There's been a great deal of public pressure against RALs. Consumer groups such as the National Consumer Law Center and the Consumer Federation of America have opposed RALs for years. One reason is that RALS are usually targeted at low income households and the fees are often very high in relation to the loan provided. The profit motive in RALS can sometimes lead to predatory and even fraudulent activity. In 2008, the latest year that I could get figures for, 8.4 million RAL loans were made. $738 million was spent on loan fees. $68 million was spent on other related fees.
Individuals will still have access to their own personal information concerning debt via the "Where's My Refund?" application on the IRS website.
For a look at the IRS press release dated August 5, 2010, click here: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=226310,00.html
Checkpoint, How's Your Withholding?
Filed under: Jobs
I recently read an online forum where a fellow wanted to sue his employer for not properly withholding the man's income taxes from his wages. While I felt sorry for the man and his looming tax debt, given some of the information he posted, I wasn't convinced that the employer was at fault. But the tax code and the forms are all pretty confusing, so how do you know that you are withholding correctly? Fortunately, there is help.
First and foremost, if nothing has changed about your job or life situation and you're happy with your refund/balance due situation, this isn't for you. If everything is fine, why change? But–if you owed too much last April, or you had a job or lifestyle change, then you really should do a mid-year evaluation to make sure that your withholding is on track. It's a whole lot easier to change your withholding now than it is to make adjustments in December or after the year is already over.
What you need to do is have a copy of your latest pay stub and your last tax return handy. You'll need both to answer the questions in the calculator. Then you're going to click on the link to the IRS withholding calculator:
Now I'm going to be honest, the first time I looked at this I went, "Oh gee, who'd want to bother with this?" But seriously, it's the best program for figuring out where you stand for your taxes. For most situations, I like it better than some of the fancy professional tax projection programs I've used. Most importantly, you don't need any special training to use it. Just answer all the questions. Sometimes you may have to guess, but do your best. You really do need to have your latest pay stub and last tax return to do this though. If you're just estimating, it's not going to be helpful.
The program will tell you, based on what's actually been taken out of your check, how much your refund or balance due will be. And, if you are expected to owe, it tells you how to change your withholding so as not have a balance due.
So let's say you ran the program and it does recommend that you change your withholding. What next? That's easy, take the information to your employer (or the payroll department) and fill out a new W4 form. Unlike some other paperwork that can only be completed annually, you are allowed to change your W4 any time during the year.
So about that guy who wants to sue his employer? I'll leave that up to the courts. As for me, I'd rather catch a problem before it gets out of hand, and the IRS withholding calculator lets me do that.


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This course is designed to build upon existing computer hardware and software knowledge and aid students in obtaining CompTIA Network+ certification. Students will learn the fundamental skills and concepts they will use on the job in any type of networking career. Specific topics will require students to identify and describe all of the major networking technologies, systems, skills, and tools in use to manage and maintain wired and wireless networks. Students seeking to gain Network+ certification are recommended to take CTY 2212, which aids them in final preparations to take the N10-005 exam. PREREQUISITES: CTY 1201 & CTY 2201.


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- Add a comment on the thread http://community.openpicus.com/forum/projects-place/1194/contest-get-free-flyport-ethernet-easter describing the application you aim to create using Flyport Ethernet and Lighting nest.
- The winner agrees to share with the entire project with the Community (source code, description, maybe a video or pictures)
- The contest starts on 27th March 2012 and it ends on 5th of April 2012
- openPICUS Team reserves the freedom to choose the application that it considers most interesting
Good Luck!
Flyport Ethernet is a miniature web server module featuring a fully integrated 10/100 Base-T ethernet interface and several interfaces to the 'real world'. Flyport Ethernet integrates a 16 bit processor which runs custom applications and an Ethernet interface controller with integrated MAC & PHY, hardware cryptographic security and a unique MAC address. An RJ45 connector can be mounted on the module, or routed at external addons boards.
Flyport is powered by openPicus, an open source framework and serial booloader. The free openPicus IDE allows to create applications, to import web pages and to compile and download code to the module.
A Flyport Ethernet + 1 Lighting Nest + 1 miniUSB Programmer to the best project idea! – [Link]
openpicus.blogspot.com writes:
Internet of things becomes more and more interesting. But what does Internet of Things really mean? The answer is simple: more connected devices such ad TV, DVD playes, cars and, of course, smartphones and tablets.
With Flyport, Internet of Things is more closer to you! Why?! Well, because, with Flyport, the wifi programmable module, you can now interface to the cloud services – ThingSpeak.
ThiDIY gives access to the ThingSpeak Services. ThingSpeak allows to draw online charts, to store and recall values and to use specific APIs to work with Twitter, or to send HTTP requests directly from the ThingSpeak servers.You can create private or public channels. Every channel can store up to 8 fields (the values) and creates charts with those fields. Every channel has a "Channel ID", a "Name", a "Write API Key" and a "Description". The Write API Key is the most important information of the channel, since it allows to upload or download the field data.We created a public channel to share with you the results of this Application. You can also use the private channels to respect the user privac
This DIY gives access to the ThingSpeak Services. ThingSpeak allows to draw online charts, to store and recall values and to use specific APIs to work with Twitter, or to send HTTP requests directly from the ThingSpeak servers.
You can create private or public channels. Every channel can store up to 8 fields (the values) and creates charts with those fields. Every channel has a "Channel ID", a "Name", a "Write API Key" and a "Description". The Write API Key is the most important information of the channel, since it allows to upload or download the field data.
We created a public channel to share with you the results of this Application. You can also use the private channels to respect the user privacy.
You can download for free the Application Note to interface by yourself Flyport to cloud service
How to interface Flyport to cloud services – [Link]
openPICUS: new website, IDE 2.1 and a programmer guide
openPICUS, which connects the embedded world to the internet providing modular hardware and free software, is ready to announce that the new website is online (http://www.openpicus.com). We have a dedicated section exclusively to the Community which is part of the new Forum (http://community.openpicus.com/net/join). The site is more clean and the navigation is now more easy. Click, take a look and let us know what you think about it.
We have the new IDE 2.1! The main updates are:
- Energy saving functions: you can turn off the Flyport or just the Wi-Fi transceiver (Hibernation)
- Improved IOInit() function to easily remap all the peripheral pins
- Simplified management of the external interrupts with a simple instruction
- From Wizard it is now possible to modify the number of serial ports and their buffers size
- From Wizard it is also possible to select the number of UDP sockets and related buffers size
- Pushbuttons debounce function improved
- On code editor improved Autocomplete and Tooltips added for each function
- Added a timestamp at the end of compiling process
- Visualization of Ram status at the end of compiling.
- It is possible to add HTML documentation to each project
- Framework global performance improved
- Full compatibility with each C30 version >3.24
- Various minor bugs fixed
Download the new IDE 2.1: http://www.openpicus.com/site/get-started/downloads
And the last but not the least: the programming guide which explains the software embedded inside the Flyport and how it works. More than 60 pages with explanations and examples.
Download the Programmer Guide: http://www.openpicus.com/site/get-started/downloads
About openPICUS
openPICUS is Internet freedom for your things, control and communication for electronic devices. A standalone hardware and software platform for embedded applications to interact via web, email or messages with simple sensors or complex electronic equipment.
For more information, please visit www.openpicus.com
openPICUS: new website, IDE 2.1 and a programmer guide – [Link]
openPICUS is an open source wireless platform that uses Wi-Fi and freeRTOS to connect things to the web. The guys from openpicus released some new applications: One new feature is hibernation mode for lower energy use with battery-powered applications. The other new feature is integration with ThingSpeak. All you have to do is download the ThingSpeak.com Library from openPICUS and use it with your FlyPort Wi-fi device. Now, you can sensors connected to ThingSpeak for data logging, visualizations, and access to all of the ThingSpeak apps, such as ThingTweet and ThingHTTP.
Here's the video
Flyport is a revolutionary Wi-Fi module which is part of the Italian open source platform openPicus.
Flyport is not simply a serial to Wi-Fi solution, but a smart module with no need of an external host processor as it combines Processor power (Microchip PIC24F 256K Flash) with Connectivity (Microchip Wi-Fi certified transceiver).
A wide range of wireless applications can be easily developed and run on Flyport with openPicus IDE, and no Wi-Fi expertise is needed. The IDE allows to focus on application as openPicus framework, which is based on freeRTOS, manages the Wireless stack and its events.
ROME, Italy, 20th January, 2011 – OpenPicus, the italian open source platform made for wireless smart sensors and actuators, definitely takes off with a thick list of juicy news. The open source platform is mature and offers to the developers:
- The new IDE, easy to use and Free to download
- Software Framework: your Apps can control the functions of the Protocol and of hardware, but you don't need to be an expert of both.
- Apps Source Code (such as wireless Webserver)
- Video guide for the IDE and a Manual for the Framework
"We are really excited. We worked hard for this day to offer to the community a final version of the project, ready to be tasted. Thanks to the community on the Blog, in Facebook and by email for the support. Other great news are coming in the next months" Claudio Carnevali and Gabriele Allegria, founders of the project, say on the introducing video on the renewed www.openpicus.com website.
OpenPicus started in March 2010, it was just an idea and a Blog. Today FlyPort module (the first Wi-Fi smart module, AKA Picus) is more and more the core of lot of Wireless applications, from sensors to robotics, all over the world thanks also to the smart Campus program: they give FREE Starter kits for Universities.
OpenPicus IDE and Framework released – [Link]
OpenPicus, the open source hardware and software platform for wireless Apps, reaches the biggest milestone on 20th January at 10am italian time.
The new IDE and the software Framework will be available for download on www.openpicus.com
This is a great step for the project, FreeRTOS was ported on the FlyPort Wi-Fi module and the Framework let you develop your apps even without any experience in embedded programming or communication protocols.
The core team from Rome declare : "we have finally our IDE and our Framework. It has been tested from November from several Universities around the world that joined our Campus program. We'll also have a website restyling and a surprise for our community".
20th Jan 2011: OpenPicus IDE and Framework – [Link]
Following up the announced of OpenPICUS wireless sensor platform project there is a review of the first Webserver application. It is a WIFI webserver on FlyPort module. Check the video for more details. With this server module you are able to control digital ouputs and read analog voltages on a web browser.
FlyPort Webserver – [Link]
Following the past posts about OpenPicus project:
OpenPICUS wireless sensor platform project and openPICUS project: PicusWi-Fi module released
An new release is of module happened.
Web of things, opensource and WI-FI
OpenPicus community release the first Wi-Fi module called FlyPort. It's small and integrates the Microchip PIC24F (256K Flash, 16K Ram) and the new Microchip Wi-Fi certified module.
FlyPort runs the Wireless Stack (TCP/IP version 5.25 from Microchip) and the Application layer. It's provided with a confortable 26 ways Male Pinheader connector to let you prototype and test easily. Zero investment is needed to start, no programmers since there's the Brutus serial bootloader preloaded on the module. Applications and libraries are opensource, so you can freely download from openpicus website.
Programmers have full control of the Wi-Fi module, Low power modes are available. Flyport act as powerful webserver (you can run even Ajax apps based also on graphic libraries) or it may send you email or send data to a remote server.
Claudio Carnevali, founder of the OpenPicus project, says: "We believe FlyPort is a revolutionary device and we'll be able to achieve a price under 30 Euro soon. Wi-Fi is the natural wireless platform for the Internet of Things, because it doesn't need any gateway and expecially when your application can control the RF transceiver to save energy."
For info www.openpicus.com
First WIFI OpenPicus module FlyPort – [Link]
In a previous post we introduce the openPICUS project. To learn more about this project view openPICUS Presentation – Press release. Now it's time to talk about updates on this project. The guys involved released a Wi-Fi module called PicusWi-Fi. PCB and schematic of this module can be found on project's blog. This module is based on a Microchip PIC 24F microproccesor.
openPICUS project: PicusWi-Fi module released – [Link]


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An attractive, large scale sea chart of the area around the Chesapeake Bay from Norfolk to New York. The son of French parents, Mortier was born in France but lived and worked in Amsterdam (1661-1722). A bookseller and publisher from about 1685, he entered into the map-trade in 1690 and soon became known as a publisher of some of the finest maps of the period. Though there is no definite attribution, this map was derived by Jaillot from the work of two Englishman, William Fisher and John Thornton. These two men published in 1689 what was to become for over one hundred years, a virtually unaltered sailing chart of the Chesapeake area. This map improved upon earlier maps showing greater detail of soundings, sand bars, and new place names, especially along the Virginia coast, that was not previously known. This map was, therefore, one of the most accurate of its time.
This map is a sea chart that was part of Mortier's Le Neptune Francois, and it has a western orientation, as this is the way one would see the land as one sailed towards it from Europe. The map shows the coastline from below Cape Henry to Staten Island, naming nearly every creek and inlet along these coasts. Interesting details of this map include the presence of sand bars and a "sunken marais [marsh]" off-shore of Staten Island (no Manhattan shown); the wealth of detail throughout the Chesapeake Bay; the amount of settlement along the James and York Rivers; and the recognition of Philadelphia as the only city of any substance. The rose compasses and rhumb lines along with the hand coloring, make the map very attractive. Unusually large for a sea chart, the map was obviously intended as something of a showpiece. Decoratively and historically a show-stopper. $8,500
Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson. "Carte De La Virginie et Du Maryland." Paris: Gilles Robert De Vaugondy, 1755. 19 x 25 1/4. Engraving by E[lizabeth]. Haussard. Original outline color. Slight spotting and petite chips at extremities. Very good condition and impression. The strongest strike we have seen. Pedley: 470, state 1.
The first state of Robert De Vaugondy's French edition of the Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland. This is one of the most famous of American maps, and the finest eighteenth century map of these states. Commissioned by the colonial government of Virginia, this is the first accurate map of the colony beyond the Chesapeake Bay region and into the Appalachian mountains. Joshua Fry, Thomas Jefferson's tutor, and Peter Jefferson, Thomas' father, based the map on their own surveys of the interior together with other first-hand information, producing a superior map that extends from the Chesapeake in the east to beyond the mountains in the west. This map was thus a watershed in the history of the mapping of Virginia and remained the prototype for the region for the second half of the century. The first edition of this map was published in London in 1751 in a very large size. Its impact was greatly increased by this reduced French edition, which came out a mere four years after the first English edition. In fact, it is said that Thomas Jefferson hung the smaller version at Monticello as the English copy of his father's map was too large. The map shows excellent topographical information from Delaware through western Virginia, presenting the development, transportation and economic potential of the mid-Atlantic English colonies in a wonderfully graphic manner. $4,200
Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson. "A Map of the most Inhabited Part of Virginia containing the whole Province of Maryland...Drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson in 1775." London: Sayer & Jefferys, 1775. Four sheets joined. 39 x 50 1/2. Engraving. Original outline color. Excellent condition. Stevens & Tree, 87, f.
One of the most famous of American maps, and the finest eighteenth century map of Virginia and Maryland. The map was commissioned by the English Lords of Trade as part of the comprehensive mapping of the British colonies undertaken in the middle of the eighteenth century. The surveyors were Peter Jefferson, Thomas' father, and Joshua Fry, a mathematician at the College of William and Mary and Thomas Jefferson's tutor, who had already taken a number of important surveying commissions in Virginia. The map was based on their own surveys of the interior together with other first-hand information. Fry and Jefferson finished their map in 1751 and then revised it a few years later to incorporate information from John Dalrymple and others concerning the western part of the colony. The resulting map was by the far the best of Virginia to date and the first to accurately map beyond the Chesapeake Bay region and into the Appalachian mountains. This map was thus a watershed in the history of the mapping of Virginia and remained the prototype for the region for the second half of the century. Not only was it the first map to show the western parts of the colony, but it was the first to depict the road system in the colony. In the lower right is a lovely title cartouche showing a harbor scene on the Chesapeake and a tobacco warehouse, a vignette that has earned its own place in American iconography.
Though dated in the map 1751-the date the manuscript was finished-the first issue of the map was probably published about 1753 and was titled "A Map of the Inhabited part of Virginia." It is exceedingly rare, with only a few complete copies known to exist. It was shortly after this issue that Fry and Jefferson updated the depiction of the western parts of the map, making a number of changes to produce what they called the "second edition" of 1755. This second edition was actually the fourth state, with two other intermediary states showing different stages in the modification of the geographic rendering on the map, as well as the change of the title to now read "A Map of the most Inhabited part of Virginia" (emphasis added). No more geographic changes were made, but the map went through four more editions with the date changed to 1768, 1775, 1782, and finally 1794. The issue of 1775, of which this is a fine example, was published for Thomas Jefferys' important American Atlas, which contained examples of the many great maps of the American colonies that resulted from the mid-century mapping undertaken by the British. $40,000
Samuel Lewis. "Virginia." Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1822-27. From A Complete Historical, Chronological, and Geographical American Atlas. 12 1/4 x 18 1/4 (map); 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 (full sheet). Engraving by Young & Delleker. Full, original hand coloring. Very good condition.
In 1822, Henry Charles Carey and Isaac Lea published their American Atlas. This volume was based on Emmanuel Las Cases' Atlas Historique of 1803, with updated maps and text modified by Carey, a political economist. He considered himself an American foil to John Stuart Mill and the London economists who were proclaimers of "the gloomy science" influenced by Ricardo and Malthus. Instead of preaching overpopulation and degeneration of the human species, Carey illustrated the nations of the western hemisphere through maps that showed an expanding region with ample promise of developing into lands of great new opportunity and growth. The sheets from this atlas, which cover North America, Central America, South America and the West Indies, are comprised of an engraved map surrounded by text documenting the history, climate, population and so forth of the area depicted. The atlas is particularly known for its excellent early maps of the states and territories of the United States. Many of these maps were drawn by Fielding Lucas, Jr., an important Baltimore cartographer. All of the maps show excellent and very up-to-date detail, providing fine verbal and graphic pictures of states and territories in the early 19th century. $650
"A New Map of Virginia with its Canals, Roads & Distances...along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes." From Universal Atlas. Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1848. 11 1/2 x 13 3/4. Lithographic transfer from engraved plate. Full original hand color. Some typical paper toning at edges. Very good condition.
In 1848, the Philadelphia firm of S. Augustus Mitchell issued an edition of Tanner's Universal Atlas. It continued the publication of the fine state maps, updated for new information. This was near the beginning of the history of the Mitchell firm, which would come to dominate American cartography in output and influence. This early map of Virginia is a good example of the firm's output. Topographical information, including towns, rivers, roads, etc. is clearly shown, and the counties are shaded with contrasting pastel shades. This map is especially interesting in its depiction of the transportation network in the state, including roads and railroads. A table at the bottom lists the steamboat routes, and along the top is a profile of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. An important source of information in this period of increased immigration and travel in the American south. $325
S.A. Mitchell, Jr. "County Map of Virginia and West Virginia." Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell, Jr., 1871. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4. Lithograph. Original hand color. With stain in bottom margin and chip in top margin.
S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., of Philadelphia, was one of the largest map publishers of the middle of the nineteenth century. The firm was founded by his father, who from around the middle of the nineteenth century issued atlases and maps of all parts of the world in all formats. The Mitchell atlases contained up-to-date maps which were as attractive as they were accurate. With its bold hand-color, decorative borders, and interesting information from this interesting period of American history, this is a fine example of the Mitchell firm's output. $100
"Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia." Philadelphia: W.M. Bradley & Bro., 1884. 16 x 22 1/2. Lithograph. Original hand color. Very good condition.
A precisely detailed map from the Philadelphia publishing firm of William M. Bradley & Bro. While Philadelphia was no longer the main center of cartographic publishing in North America by the late nineteenth century, many fine maps were still produced there, as is evidenced by this map. Topography, political information, towns, roads and physical features are all presented precisely and clearly. $150
"Virginia." New York: Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company, 1889. Ca. 3 x 5. Chromolithograph by Donaldson Brothers. Very good condition.
From a delightful series of maps issued by the Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company. This firm was founded by John and Charles Arbuckle of Pittsburgh, PA. They developed a machine to weigh, fill, seal and label coffee in paper packages, which allowed them to become the largest importer and seller of coffee in the world. Their most famous promotional program involved the issuing of several series of small, colorful trading cards, one of which was included in every package of Arbuckle's Coffee. These series included cards with sports, food, historic scenes, and--one of the most popular--maps. The latter cards included not only a map, but also small illustrations "which portrays the peculiarities of the industry, scenery, etc." of the region depicted. These cards are a delight, containing informative maps as well as wonderful scenes of the area mapped. $60
"Virginia." From Rand-McNally Indexed Atlas of the World. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1889. 19 x 26. Chromolithograph. Very good condition. With inset map of western portion of Virginia in upper left corner of map.
A late nineteenth century map from the early days of the Rand, McNally & Co. firm out of Chicago, a company that would shift the center of cartographic publishing from the east coast to the mid-west. Typical of the work from the firm, this map has good detail precisely and neatly exhibited. Topographic and social information, counties, rail lines, towns, rivers and mountains are all illustrated. Aesthetically and cartographically the quality of this map is a foreshadow of the maps of the twentieth century. $175
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This was all happening during last night's board meeting. So sad. Although Superintendent Tony Smith said yesterday that one of the boys had died, the West Oakland Middle School student — shot in front of his own house — was in critical but stable condition today.
As Tribune Reporter Cecily Burt reports:
OAKLAND — A 17-year-old Berkeley boy was under arrest Thursday as a suspect in a Wednesday evening shooting that left a 13-year-old West Oakland boy in critical condition and his 16-year-old friend also wounded.
A second suspect, who police believe is the actual gunman, is being sought.
Police believe the suspects are affiliated with a North Oakland gang and that the boys shot were innocent victims. The shooting happened about 5:54 p.m. Wednesday at the home of the 13-year-old in the 1600 block of 8th Street.
Officer Ed Somarriba said Thursday that the 13-year-old, a student at West Oakland Middle School, and the 16-year-old, a student at EXCEL High School who also lives in West Oakland, and some other people were standing outside when the 17-year-old and another youth walked up. The second youth pulled a gun and began shooting at the group, Somarriba said. Both suspects fled.
No one else was hurt. The victims were taken to hospitals, and the 13-year-old was in critical but stable condition Thursday.
Joey Stevens, 26, said he had ridden on his bike past the boys and was still in the area when he heard what he at first thought were fireworks. He stayed with the younger boy, whom he knows well, until the paramedics arrived.
"He was so scared. I told him to breathe and be calm," Stevens said, tearing up as he recalled those moments. "He's a real sweet kid. He doesn't mess with anybody. He went to school every day."
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Now, you're probably thinking, what could possibly be worth giving up those balls of dough stuffed with curried mince? You've obviously never tried the seafood platter at The Oyster Bar before, filled with only the most delicious and delectable flavours that the ocean has to offer. Wrap your lips around 6 queen prawns, 6 medium prawns, 1 linefish, 16 mussels, 1 portion of calamari, rice and a sauce of your choice. Wash this down with a glass of house wine and take in the hustle and bustle from your calm seat set in the Trendy Wilson's Wharf.
This of course sounds amazing and while it would be great if you could eat all these seafood delights by yourself, this Groupon requires you to share with a friend. Also, it has been proven that eating this amount of mussels will turn you into a mollusc. The staff at The Oyster Bar have seen it happen a thousand times, why else would The Oyster Bar be in such close proximity to the Indian Ocean?
Seafood fact: It's a well-known fact that Bush babies throughout Australia love seafood and can often be found hiding inside the gun cupboards of houses along the coast. This is where people keep their tinned sardines and many a Bush baby has been found hugging onto the tin of sardines.


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If you had to choose again between the 2012 GSA or the 2013 GS, which would you do? I'm faced with this choice coming from a 2005 1200GS and would be very interested in your opinion.
I'm coming from a 2005 r12GS to having my deposit down and salivating over the new 2013 waterboxer.
My father has a 2012 r12 GSA triple black and it is a NICE ride. I rode it for the first time this weekend. It feels like a Cadillac on the tarmac, but I can instantly tell it's ready for off road as well with a wonderful ESA, which the 2013 will have as an option.
If you are looking to do long distance rides and don't care to stop a lot, get the GSA because it has a bigger fuel tank.
If you are looking for more horsepower, lighter bike, get the 2013 water boxer. I don't like riding more than 100-150 miles without stopping, so a large fuel tank isn't for me. It's going to have the same features/options and more that the 2012 GSA has, minus the large fuel tank and crash bars. It will have a really neat LED package feature(i hope it's available in the states).
My vote is going to be on the 2013 water boxer. I've sat on it at the road show and it feels great. Unfortunately, they didn't have a key so I couldn't hear it started.
Remember, the 2013 is an ENTIRELY different bike, almost everything is new on this bike. You are taking somewhat of a risk as a consumer being a beta tester for BMW, but I'm really not too worried about it. If there's a major problem, BMW will do a recall. You'll have a 3 year warranty as well.
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The suspects were taken into custody Friday morning when a patrol officer spotted the car, said Lt. Brian Foley.
There was a brief pursuit and then a foot chase that ended on Broad Street just south of Capitol Avenue with Hartford officers rounding up all suspects.


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im suree the play was an amazing peice of liturature because the movie was outstanding! The horror and the blood is very epic and eerie.. the soundtrack is magnificent! if u listen to the words, u'll find it very suspenseful and scary ,... and (spoiler alert) there are people who u do not expect to die, that die.... everyones evil; every character has there evilness in this movie;EVERY character, besides maybe 2 or 3, but every single character have evilness in them... i would defidently suggest this movie... OVERALL RATING - 9.7/10
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I was filled with the warm glow of nostalgia at your mention of Dyson spheres. I wondered, though, at the logic of thinking they could exist. Since 1960, when Freeman Dyson came up with the idea, it has become increasingly obvious that a race's inability to control its own population and respect its environment will kill it long before it leaves its own solar system and achieves such monumental feats of engineering.
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PRESIDENT Hifikepunye Pohamba is said to be planning to recall ambassadors and appoint new ones to represent Namibia abroad.
It is believed that some senior Swapo cadres have been called to State House to be informed of the new developments, while some at Foreign Affairs are concerned with Namibia's foreign missions being used as a "dumping ground" for failed politicians and unwanted senior civil servants.
Some at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say the system does not offer career diplomats an opportunity to develop, since they always have to make way for political appointees.
Former Gender Minister Marlene Mungunda is said to be earmarked for appointment as Namibia's representative in the United Kingdom.
Agriculture Permanent Secretary Andrew Ndishishi, Veterans' Affairs PS William Amagulu, Works PS George Simataa and National Planning Commission PS Mocks Shivute are being considered for possible diplomatic postings.
Former Deputy Executive Director in the Office of the President Monica Nashandi has also been mentioned as a possible diplomatic posting.
Nashandi is not new to the diplomatic world, as she has served as Namibia's ambassador to the UK. Amagulu has also headed several foreign missions.
Foreign Affairs PS Veiccoh Nghiwete's name was also mentioned but it seems he could stay in his position.
The new development could be linked to media reports stating that the Secretary to Cabinet had asked all permanent secretaries to submit their curriculum vitae to his office.
This is linked to rumours circulating that after some PSes have been given diplomatic postings, the remaining ones will be reshuffled. Some of them are said to face the boot.
Sources said Namibia's ambassador to the United States, Patrick Nandago, was set to join State House but not as chief of protocol. He will most likely replace Ndali Che Kamati as the Executive Director in the Office of the President.
Pinehas Aluteni, first secretary at Namibia's United Nations mission in New York, will be roped in to assist and advise the newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister, Utoni Nujoma. Aluteni, who holds a master's degree in diplomacy from the Lancaster University (UK), has experience as a diplomat and is expected to guide the minister.


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Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) December 24, 2013
HipFlat, Thailand-based online real estate search startup, announced today it has raised US$335,000 from international angel investors. Funding was provided by Crystal Horse Investments and 8capita (both from Singapore), a Thailand-based group of angel investors led by Kris Nalamlieng, and Chang Ng – serial entrepreneur and angel investor from the Netherlands. The oversubscribed funding round was closed back in September, but has just been revealed to the public today.
Over the past 6 months the company has been recording monthly double-digit percentage growth in almost every aspect of its business, including number of searches, user sign-ups, property inquiries and revenue, while its team has grown from 4 to 10 people.
HipFlat aims to be the most consumer-friendly property search website in Southeast Asia. Its key features include:
Denis Nemtsev, CEO of HipFlat, said: "Since the website launched we have been receiving a lot of positive feedback from customers who love the ease of use of our map-based search platform and the market data HipFlat provides. Over 30% of the users, who tried HipFlat once, become repeat visitors."
HipFlat is a game-changing service not only for ordinary home-buyers, but for real estate professionals as well. Pongpakorn Thamsubhong, a marketing manager at award-winning real estate development and consulting company AQ Estate said: "During our feasibility study, market research and analysis for a new residential project we often have a choice of up to 50 land plots to acquire. The data on prices, rental yields and existing supply that is available on HipFlat comes in very handy for our decision-making process and saves us a lot of time."
HipFlat's audience reflects current condominium market trends in Thailand: over 90% of inquiries come from Thai nationals, while the rest are from expats. Every district in Thailand's capital are covered with the prices for condos varying from tens of thousands to millions of USD. 33% of the inquiries are for rentals while 66% are from people looking to buy.
The company's revenue comes from property agents who pay for the opportunity to receive inquiries from home-buyers. In return HipFlat guarantees to deliver new customer leads and eliminates the need for prospecting, allowing agents to focus on the essence of property business – helping customers find their new homes.
With its proven business model in place, at its current stage of accelerated growth, HipFlat is now preparing for the next funding round, aiming for expansion to other Southeast Asian countries in 2014.
About HipFlat
HipFlat aims to build the world's best online property search experience, beginning in Thailand. The company was founded in 2012 by experienced entrepreneurs with extensive background in IT and real estate. The company's vision is to provide a transparent, comprehensive source of up-to-date real-time market data to help customers make informed property rental and purchase decisions.


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Alien Origin 2012 DVDRip XviD-RedBlade
Scene group RedBlade released the DVDRip of Alien Origin, a 2012 sci-fi thriller movie starring Trey McCurley, Peter Pedrero and Chelsea Vincent. A movie created from "found footage" of a lost military expedition that exposes the origins of life on earth.
Plot: Recently discovered footage of a military unit tasked with hunting down drug smugglers in the remote jungles of Central America must locate a missing archeology team in Belize. The military unit discovers that the missing archeologists may have uncovered evidence of an extraterrestrial origin. When one of the archeologists turns up hundreds of miles away in a remote jungle they go to rescue her but discover that the extraterrestrials have other plans for them.
Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 2.0/10 from 756 users
Directed by: Mark Atkins
Starring: Trey McCurley, Peter Pedrero and Chelsea Vincent
Release Name: Alien.Origin.2012.DVDRip.XviD-RedBlade
Size: 700 MB
Video: XviD, 640×352, 977 kbps
Audio: English, MP3, 121 Kbps
Runtime: 88 Minutes
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