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1 "Received After Agenda Printed" Agenda Item No. SS5 February 25, /21/2014 Overview Background City Code Requirements Business License Tax Rates and Revenue What factors do we consider to determine if Real Estate Agents are subject to Business License Taxation? Are we compliant with Federal and State legal standards? Is our treatment of the real estate industry consistent with the treatment of other industries that employ independent contractors? 1
2 Background NBMC Code Requirements Any person who operates a business in the City must obtain a business license (NBMC ). Person shall mean individuals transacting and carrying on any business in the city other than as an employee (NBMC ). Business shall mean arts, professions, trades and occupations in all and every kind of calling, whether or not carried on for profit (NBMC ). Employees are not required to obtain business licenses. 2
3 Business License Tax Rates and Associated Revenue from Real Estate Agents and Brokers Annual Tax Rate Residential Location $151 Commercial Location $159 Out of Town $239 Annual Revenue Currently, 1100 licensed agents and brokers 2012 $234, $221,926 Evaluative Factors State Law Employee/Employer Relationship Legal Obligations to Each Other Tax Status IRS Pub W Schedule C Evaluate Nonemployee Categories Common Law Factors Payroll Withholdings Independent Contractor Fed Law Employee/Employer Relationship 3
4 California Law Business & Professions Code 16300: When there is a dispute between a city and a taxpayer, the manner in which a taxpayer reports or reported income to the Franchise Tax Board or the Internal Revenue Service shall create a presumption regarding whether the taxpayer performed services for an employer as an employee, or operated a business entity. Most real estate agents, like most independent contractors, file a Schedule C to receive the benefit of federal and state deductions, creating the presumption of being a business entity. Federal Standards IRS Publication 15A states that a real estate agent is a statutory non employee if: 1) Substantially all payments for their services as direct sellers or real estate agents are directly related to sales or other output, rather than to the number of hours worked, and 2) Their services are performed under a written contract providing that they will not be treated as employees for federal tax purposes 4
5 Federal Law U.S. Code Title 26, Chapter 25, 3508, Treatment of Real Estate Agents and Direct Sellers, provides that in the case of services performed as a qualified real estate agent 1) the individual performing such services shall not be treated as an employee, and 2) the person for whom such services are performed shall not be treated as an employer. Legal Precedent The application of the City s business license requirements to real estate agents has previously been challenged and upheld in court: Cartelli vs. City of Newport Beach, Superior Court of California, County of Orange Case # Migliori vs. City of Newport Beach, Superior Court of California, County of Orange Case #
6 Independent Contractor Agreement (Between Broker and Associate-Licensee) (C.A.R. Form ICA, Revised 11/13) G.The fact the Broker may carry workers compensation insurance for Broker s own benefit and for the mutual benefit of Broker and Licensees associated with Broker, shall not create an inference of employment. Is our treatment of the real estate industry consistent with the treatment of other industries that employ independent contractors? 6
7 Independent Contractors Independent contractors are required to obtain business licenses. A person is deemed an independent contractor (not a W2 employee) if that person: 1) Is issued a 1099 return by its employer; and 2) The employer does not remit federal and state tax on behalf of that person. Industries with Independent Contractors in Newport Beach 7
8 How do other cities classify real estate agents for business license taxation purposes? Independent Contractor Buena Park Carlsbad Costa Mesa Cypress Fountain Valley Garden Grove La Habra La Palma Los Alamitos Laguna Beach Newport Beach Oxnard San Diego San Juan Capistrano San Marino Santa Monica Westminster Employees of Broker Brea Huntington Beach Long Beach Orange Tustin Other Beverly Hills Palm Springs Pasadena Santa Barbara Walnut Creek Other Considerations If the tax becomes the responsibility of the broker to pay on behalf of their agents, there will be an increased likelihood that out of City brokers will have an unfair advantage over brokers and agents within the City if their tax is uncollectable. If real estate agents were to be exempted from the City s business license requirements, the initial legal concern is that we could face challenges from other types of independent contractors seeking exemption. 8
9 Summary Frequently Asked Questions Real estate regulations require me to work for a broker. The broker is taxed, why should I also be taxed? Since my broker pays workers comp on my behalf, shouldn t I be classified as an employee of the broker for taxation purposes? Other cities exempt real estate agents from the business license tax, why doesn t Newport Beach? 9
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So pull up a chair, tuck in your napkin and feast your eyes on the delicious big day…
With images and video by H2 Photography.
laura says: We got engaged in April 2012. Stephen and I often save up and treat ourselves to meals at top restaurants as we really enjoy eating out and sampling fine cuisine. Due to our love of food, Stephen planned a whole holiday around eating. On the final night of our trip, we treated ourselves and booked a table at the 3 Michelin star restaurant called Akelare. We sat admiring the view of the Bay of Biscay whilst enjoying our 12 course tasting menu. The final dish arrived and to my surprise under the silver cloche there was a dazzling engagement ring. Stephen got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. Without a doubt I said "yes" and the rest is history.
We set the date for 16th August 2014 as I'm a teacher and so wanted to book it in the summer holidays to allow time for me to complete my preparations.
We married in our local village church and had a beautiful service with our close friends and family. When it came to finding the reception venue we visited many options, but instantly fell in love with Beeston Manor in Hoghton, Lancashire. We loved the venue due to its intimacy and homeliness. The owners were fabulous and extremely accommodating. Being situated within the countryside and close to where we live, it was a perfect venue for us.
The overall style was of our wedding was traditional English country garden. This theme fit perfectly with the venue.
Our colour theme was 'pistachio and lavender'. I adore the scent of lavender so I grew my own within the garden. I then dried it out and this was used to decorate the church pews and the reception tables. I even got my florist to incorporate some within my bouquet. Stephen found an unusual pistachio coloured suit that he really liked and the added bonus was that we are both very fond of eating pistachios!
I wanted a big dress that was covered in lace and had intricate detail. I was keen to find one that was fitting of a traditional wedding. I would only wear a dress of this splendour once so I wanted to make a statement. The best thing about my dress was that it had a bolero piece that I could detach. This transformed the look of the dress and made it extra special. I purchased the dress from The Bridal Lounge in Accrington.
Stephen hired his suits from Dan Kerr in Preston. He wore a pistachio coloured suit with a cream cravat and handkerchief. The groomsmen wore the same as the groom. The only difference was that Stephen had a different buttonhole.
The bridesmaids wore a lavender Grecian style dress. I ordered these from a website called, www.DIYdress.com. The quality of the dresses were amazing and I purchased all three of them at a reasonable price. Our little flower girl wore a beautiful dress from BHS.
We hired a traditional car from a local supplier. We only lived around the corner from our church so the chauffer ran the bridesmaids up to the church first and then came back for me and my dad.
We visited a few photographers before we found Chris at H2 photography. We were really interested in getting a good quality videographer to capture our special day. We first found H2 Photography online. We watched one of Chris' cinematic films he had featured on his website and we just knew that the quality of his films were above any other we had seen. The bonus was that when we met Chris in person he was a really approachable, friendly guy. Both Stephen and I knew that that we wouldn't be disappointed if we picked Chris to be our photographer/videographer. We were right to trust our instincts. He was great!
To save money, I attended our church's flower arranging classes. With the help of Hazel (the chief flower arranger at church) we created some fabulous floral creations. This was an enjoyable experience and the church looked beautiful due to our personal touch.
The bridal bouquet, bridesmaid bouquets, button holes and corsages were created by Eden florist in Chorley. Again, I couldn't fault their service. They did any amazing job.
I designed and created all the table centre pieces myself. Each one was unique and quaint. I purchased a variety of discounted items from places such as The Range, B&M and Country Baskets wholesalers. I was also assisted by a brigade of close friends who helped me to decorate empty jam jars. This was a fun experience and my friends really enjoyed contributing to the wedding preparations. Each table had a bespoke, homemade feel to it. To complete the setting, Creative Covers in Preston, supplied our chair covers.
As favours the male guests received a bag of pistachio nuts and a tag that read 'Nuts about each other'. The female guests meanwhile received a bar of lavender soap and an envelope of seeds. The seed label read, 'Plant these seeds and watch them bloom, just like the love of the bride and groom'. We bought our flower girl a beautiful Build a Bear which was dressed in a gorgeous wedding dress. She loved her present.
We decided to have a cake made of cheese. The cheese was supplied by Pat's Cheeses on Chorley market. This was one of the highlights for our guests. The cake looked beautiful and tasted great too.
As a sweet option we also ordered a three-tier iced sponge cake from Marks & Spencer. We picked up some lace from the Chorley market and pinned it around each tier. I then ordered an extra button hole for my cake topper. A simple look, but it was extremely effective.
We chose Alex Birtwell an acoustic vocalist to perform at our wedding. He is an excellent wedding entertainer. He was extremely versatile, professional and friendly. All our wedding guests commented on how good he was.
In addition to the traditional wedding guest book I created 'messages in a bottle'. The guests inserted a 'best wishes note' into the following labelled bottles: 1 year, 5 year, 10 year and 25 years. On each anniversary we will smash the relevant bottle and read our wonderful messages.
To collect images from our day we used a free app called Wedpics.com. This was an amazing free website where guests could login and upload their wedding snaps for us to view. This is a modern take on putting cameras on each table. We accumulated about 300 amateur extra weddings snaps, which was great.
We would definitely recommend our wedding venue to others. This family run business can't do enough for you. They made our day run smoothly and perfectly. A gorgeous venue, great staff and scrumptious food.
After the wedding we started our honeymoon by nipping down to London on the train to visit Le Gavroche, which is the restaurant belonging to Michel Roux Jr. We then flew to Corsica and spent a whole week in a gorgeous, peaceful, secluded villa. It was bliss!
My top tips to other Brides Up North would be – get yourself a wedding planning booklet to keep yourself organised, delegate jobs as much as possible to friends and family and don't be scared to DIY and add personal touches.


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The European Union just mandated that roaming charges will be lowered for Europeans traveling within Europe (per megabyte of data transfer from 70 euro cents down to 45 cents with a further drop scheduled in July 2014 to push it down to 20 cents; and the cost of calls for both made and received calls, will be going down from 29 cents and 8 cents per minute respectively to 24 cents and 7 cents. Calls from July 1st 2014 will go down to 19 cents per minute outbound, and 5 cents per minute inbound.)
While this is the result of an interesting mix of deregulation and bureaucratic arm wrestling, in the meanwhile a Dutch start-up, CrowdRoaming, just launched a free Android app, which will enable travellers to tap into local CrowdRoaming users' smartphone WiFi and surf without costs. This offers the latest example of bringing the sharing economy to consumers. In the end what is more appealing, paying 20 euro cents per megabyte or absolutely zero? The odds are that this Dutch innovation will be beating European Union deregulation.


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Today's fluctuating gas prices affect more than the price one pays at the pump. The roller-coaster gas prices can also affect the value of one's vehicle (or to put in plain terms what a used vehicle is worth). The latest study by Automotive Lease Guide, a data mining organization which predicts what one's car will be worth in the future, reveals that based on a $1 increase in gasoline prices small, fuel-efficient vehicles (ie. Ford Fiesta, Chevy Cruze, Honda Civic, Hyundai Elantra) are worth more, while the price of gas-guzzling size, SUVs and pick ups (ie., Cadillac Escalade, Ford F-150, Toyota Tundra) prices fall as much as 10 percent. This should be no surprise to many who are in the market to either buy a vehicle or trade-in one.
Ironically, convertibles are less impacted by gas prices, as they are not typically daily drivers. Often, these are the second or even third vehicle within a household and are driven more for pleasure than daily use, according to the folks at Automotive Lease Guide. Also gas prices also affect the amount of incentives automakers and dealers place on the hood of new vehicles too. These days both large trucks and large SUVs have more incentives (ie., cash rebates, low-financing) than smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles. In fact, a number of new, smaller vehicles are rolling off the lots these days with minimal discounts, if any at all, from the dealer or manufacturer.


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It is the desire of every dog owner in Singapore to have a dog that is obedient. An obedient dog is one that has the ability to do whatever that it is expected to do without causing any annoyance or disturbances. It takes dog obedience training in Singapore to have such a dog. The training is a process that requires great efforts and sacrifice. However, in case you do not have enough time for the training, you can hire a professional dog trainer in Singapore to help you in this process. All you need to do is to look for a dog trainer who is certified and reputable in handling dogs in the right way during the training. With the right obedience training you will be able to control your dog and feel happy whenever you are in his company. Here are several benefits of dog obedience training in Singapore.
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The more time that you spend working with your dog on commands the higher the chances that you will have voice control over him. Incase something horrible happens to him, you will be able to get him get back to you in a safe manner. With the right dog obedience training, he is less likely to slip or bolt out the door and even run away. This is especially in case you have worked with him to prevent this. In case your dog manages to escape, you will have your recall command to call him back to you safely. If some unfortunate reasons, you had to place him in a rescue or shelter, a dog that has been trained on obedience has high chances of finding a new home, than the one that has never gone through dog obedience training.
Be accompanied by your dog to many places
When you have trained your dog on obedience, then it means that you will be able to be accompanied by your dog in many places. This is the case because it will be easy for you to instruct it and have it follow all the instructions that you give it in the right manner. With basic manners you will feel comfortable to welcome your dog to different environments, places and situations. When you have guests in your home, you will not be afraid that your dog will misbehave. You will be happy for your dog to even be present in your room and have no fear that it will embarrass you in the process. In addition, you will also feel free to take your dog when you are going for hikes, public parks, groomers, pet stores and even to hotels or shopping malls that allow dogs. In all these situations you will be sure that your dog will not let you down by misbehaving or causing any form of disturbance.
Develop stronger bond and relationship with your dog
It is good to note that the bonding process with your dog start immediately you welcome them in your home. In case you have a small puppy, the process of bonding is usually fast and easier. However, if you have adopted a big dog, the bonding process might take sometimes. This is especially if your dog has been mistreated before or is still grieving its previous owner. The initial bond with your pet is a tentative one, as you do not know each other well. To make the bond stronger, you need to spend more time with your dog and do a lot of things together. When you spend more time with him during dog obedience training, you will know what makes the dog happy and even play with the dog. On the other hand, your dog will learn how to respond to you, what makes you happy and what makes you feel angry. As you do all these things together, you will be able to build trust and respect and the relationship that you have will also get stronger.
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Obedience training for your dog in Singapore gives you a better opportunity to gain more understanding about your dog. This is because you will be able to spend more time with him, thus having a stronger bond with it. You will gain more understanding of their needs and what they want to communicate with you whenever they behave in a certain manner. You will start to notice things such as their ear, body, lips and tail positions. All these small things contribute to knowing your dog in a better way and the need to have a trainer is reduced.
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From the perspective of your dog, the ability to be at home at all times, moving with you, meeting interesting and new people, developing stronger confidence, developing a closer bond with you and being understood will make it happier. Dogs that are happier have low chances of developing behavioral issues. This means that you will also be able to live a happier life in the process. With proper dog obedience training in Singapore you will be able to prevent a lot of stresses by not changing your lifestyle as a way of trying to accommodate your dog issues.
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There is nothing good as having a dog that you can engage in different games together. Dog obedience training in Singapore will make it possible for you to engage in different games during your leisure and free time. This will be of great benefit especially if you live alone and do not have someone to play with. You will find the games interesting because your dog will be able to follow all the instructions and will not misbehave during the process.
When proper dog obedience training is done in the right way you can expect to live a happier life and recognize the importance of having a dog as a pet in your home. Your relationship with your dog will reach its maximum potential in the long end.
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Matthews: Don't let a 'few knuckleheads' ruin Secret Service's reputation
We just had Clint Hill on to talk about his work with the Secret Service. He is, in a real way, a sterling model of the agents that have been assigned to the service over the decades.
There are thousands of others–people like Jerry Parr, who saved Ronald Reagan's life in 1981 by getting him to George Washington University Hospital in three minutes. Had he not done what he did that bleak day (covering and evacuating the President from the scene of the assassination attempt and getting him to the hospital) there's a real question whether Reagan would have made it.
I don't doubt there are many stories like this: stories of courage and self-sacrifice on the part of those defending the President. And because of a "few knuckleheads" down in Cartagena a few weeks back, the reputation of the Secret Service has been harmed–not permanently, but for a while.
We've had a couple of weeks for bad stories to leak out, to find their way to the surface. If they were abundant, we would all be sharing them now. The tabs would be feasting on them. We'd be talking about them here.
Clint Hill's story–what he did on November 22 to try and save President Kennedy, what he did to protect the President's wife–belong among the real, sterling stories of the Secret Service. Along with the quick, gutsy work of Jerry Parr, they tell the story that makes young men and women want to grow up and someday take their place.
Every time I walk through the White House gate, I am impressed by the professionalism and dedication of the Secret Service. I am gladdened that the story of a "few knuckleheads" who made bad middle-of-the-night decisions amid the beckoning of sexual excitement, the influence of alcohol and foreign soil opportunity is just what it was. It happened. We covered it.
It is an episode involving a dozen agents out of 175 agents that weekend in Cartagena. It is not the story of these men's careers and certainly not of the justifiably proud Secret Service.


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Saturday, 1 November 2014
November is Anime Month!
To celebrate our love of manga and anime, we are devoting November to it, and celebrating it's unique style. We'll be doing Virgin Viewings, new reviews, as well as articles on this here blog. You can read some of our previous musings on the subject here:
L.J. Spence's article on Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Richee rages at Princess Mononoke
Hunter X Hunter and why it should be a horror series
A small amount there I know, and we plan to rectify that this month. If you'd like to help us with that, we are opening up the blog to you guys this month. If there is anything that you would like to write about anime or manga (anything: love, hates, reviews, old, new, completely random connections), then email your article (you can attach any pictures you want to use, too) to email@example.com. Don't forget to add your name, and any other personal links (website, twitter etc.), so other people can connect with what you do. Please send in your writings by 27th November.
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Hegel and God
Hegel and God
(09 October 2007)
Hegel spent his life as a member of the Lutheran Church and several of his relatives were Lutheran pastors. He made no outspoken attacks against Lutheranism and was warmly embraced by his fellow Lutherans. This implies that Hegel felt there was no significant contradiction between his professed Lutheran beliefs and the type of God espoused in his philosophy. Is this credible, or was Hegel a hypocrite, enjoying the comforts of conventional Lutheran respectability while preaching something utterly at odds with Lutheranism?
Everyone raised in the Christian tradition is aware of the story of Creation described in the Book of Genesis. Hegel, perhaps wisely, doesn't do his own version of Genesis, but can we speculate on how his narrative might proceed?
In the beginning there was God, Hegel might have begun, but God suffered from a lack. (Hegel says in The Philosophy of Nature: 'If God is all sufficient and lacks nothing, how does He come to release Himself into something so clearly unequal to Him?') God, it seems, wasn't fully aware of himself because he was all there was, and there was nothing else with which to contrast himself. For Hegel, consciousness necessarily involves encounters with otherness. It's through this exploration of difference that one becomes aware of what one is and is not. God, to become fully conscious, is compelled to create the world – a vast arena of otherness – through the exploration of which he will reach maximum consciousness.
But since everything created by God is touched by God and comes from God, everything must be imbued with 'Godness' at some level. We might speculate that at the centre of the universe stands God (not fully conscious) and around him are scattered myriad fragments of his essence, these fragments existing on a scale of consciousness all at a lower level than God at the centre.
The universe is thus full of God, divided into a host of varying states. It's a universe of alienation and estrangement because these multitudes of states are unaware that they are part of the Whole, that their separation is fundamentally illusory. ('The True is the Whole.')
The process that allows alienation to be overcome is the famous dialectic. It allows the illusion of difference and separation to be systemically challenged and overcome until everything is seen as it truly is – connected and One.
We might replace the word 'God' with Hegel's preferred word – Geist (Spirit/Mind). The universe is Geist and it has an inbuilt purpose – telos – to reach perfect consciousness, to permit Geist to becomeWeltgeist – the World Spirit, the Absolute Spirit, the Absolute Idea, God fully conscious, completely actualised. God at this stage has attained Absolute Knowledge, Absolute Freedom and no longer lacks anything. The universe is ruled according to perfect Reason.
Bertrand Russell, in A History of Western Philosophy, says of the Absolute Idea: It is thought thinking about itself. Clearly the Absolute cannot think about anything but itself, since there is nothing else, except to our partial and erroneous ways of apprehending Reality. We are told that Spirit is the only reality, and that its thought is reflected into itself by self-consciousness… [It] is pure thought thinking about pure thought. This is all that God does through the Ages – truly a Professor's God. Hegel goes on to say, "This unity is consequently the absolute and all truth, the Idea which thinks itself."
Bryan Magee in The Great Philosophers sums up Hegel's thought in a few easy steps. These are basically as follows:
1) Reality is 'incomplete' and undergoes a process of change to become complete.
2) What changes? – Geist.
3) Why does it change instead of remaining the same? Because it's in a state of incompleteness (through alienation).
4) What form does the process of change take? – The dialectic.
5) Does the process of change have a goal? Yes: Absolute Knowledge, Absolute Freedom, the Absolute Idea fully realised, Reality complete in every conceivable way.
To return to our original question, does this schema represent anything remotely resembling conventional Lutheranism? At first sight, it seems like the purest heresy. Hegel's 'God' begins in a state of imperfection – contrary to the Lutheran definition that God is ineffably perfect. 'God' does not fully know himself – contrary to the principle that God is omniscient. 'God's' power is circumscribed insofar as, through lack of self-knowledge, he doesn't initially understand the precise nature of his power. This contravenes the notion that God is omnipotent. Moreover, when 'God' is finally fully actualised, his power is really nothing more than the capacity to think about himself and obey the precepts of Reason; hardly a notion in accord with the usual understanding of omnipotence.
Hegel's defence would probably be that Lutheranism is as close to religious Truth as humanity can attain, that it is the inevitable product of the dialectic, that for those who cannot yet grasp philosophical Truth, it gives them an avenue to the best Truth of which they are currently capable. In other words, by separating religious Truth from philosophical Truth, and by judicious employment of the dialectic, Hegel can easily explain away, at least to himself, the apparent tensions between Lutheranism and Hegelianism. They are simply different versions of the same thing. One (the philosophical Truth) exists on a higher level. It is truer, more complete.
Hegel's position would certainly have been rejected by all God-fearing Lutherans if they had managed to grasp what he was actually saying. The key Lutheran concept of justification by faith (amplified by Luther's radical assertion that Reason is the Devil's whore) is negated by Hegel's system, which is, of course, based on, 'What is rational is real; and what is real is rational.'
Does the Incarnation make sense in Hegel's scheme? Does God decide to send his 'son' to the earth, or is it the dialectic that causes the Incarnation to happen?
How does Hegel account for the Virgin Mary and the Immaculate Conception in his narrative? What about the Lutheran concept of consubstantiation? Or miracles such as the raising of Lazarus from the dead, the feeding of the 5000, the curing of lepers, water being turned into wine? When the 'Holy Spirit' descends on the Apostles at Pentecost, what does it have to do with Geist, with the dialectic? Are Satan and hell dialectical? These might all be labelled by Hegel as 'pictorial thinking', but isn't that just evading perfectly substantive, and rather awkward, questions?
Was the Holocaust an inevitable dialectical occurrence? Given that the dialectic works in such a way as to ensure that nothing is unambiguously rejected, the Holocaust must then, finally, be realised in some capacity in the Absolute Idea. Hardly a reassuring thought. In fact, every act of 'evil' that has ever been perpetrated seems to be embraced in some way by Hegelianism. This must render its moral stance somewhat paradoxical.
Hegel, in Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, interprets the story of the Fall of man in the Garden of Eden in the following way: 'What it really means is that humanity has elevated itself to the knowledge of good and evil; and this cognition, this distinction, is the source of evil, is evil itself. Being evil is located in the act of cognition, in consciousness.' His argument appears to be that the dialectic automatically generates evil as soon as consciousness evolves. There is no evil without consciousness, and as soon as there is consciousness there must be evil (as the dialectical twin of good). This is surely a unique way of accounting for the existence of evil in the world.
Given these views, it seems extraordinary that Hegel continued to regard himself as a good Lutheran, and indeed that he assigned Lutheranism such a lofty position in his philosophy – much higher than that of any other religion. In fact, if any religious system is compatible with Hegelianism it is probablyGnosticism. In this religion there is a True God called Deus Absconditus (the hidden God) who lives in a universe of light and spirit – heaven. A False God, a lesser God, called the Demiurge is the creator of the material world – hell. Souls from heaven are lured into the material world through curiosity about sensual pleasures, and they become trapped. Unless the trapped souls can gain the mystical secret knowledge of the true nature of things – Gnosis – they are condemned to keep being reincarnated in the material world.
With a few minor adjustments, this stands as an ideal representation of Hegelianism. Deus Absconditus is Hegel's 'God', whose nature is hidden even from himself. To understand himself he creates the material world; a place of otherness, alienation and estrangement. In other words, the Demiurge is simply another aspect of Deus Absconditus through which he explores his own nature. The Demiurge is the 'evil' that is necessarily dialectically released by Deus Absconditus when he first becomes conscious. Reincarnation is a manifestation of the dialectic and, as souls go through repeated cycles of death and rebirth, they get closer and closer to Gnosis. When they finally reach this point, they understand the mind of God i.e. they attain Absolute Knowledge and they are at one with the Absolute Idea/Absolute Spirit. Hegel himself, in this narrative, is the very first human consciousness to achieve Gnosis and to secure the opportunity to be finally liberated from material hell. He experiences Absolute Freedom through Reason, and True Knowledge of Reality. He is thus the very culmination of world history, of what the dialectic has been struggling for eons to achieve. He is Geist realising for the very first time that the world is in fact itself. In effect, Hegel is Deus Manifestus, the hidden God at last revealed. Oddly enough, this fact seemed to escape him.
Of course, Hegel is not literally God since God, for Hegel, is the Whole, everything that exists, and it's even more than that – it's an entity greater than the sum of its parts, just as a human is more than the collection of all the cells that comprise his body. Yet, in Hegel, God/Geist first becomes completely conscious of what it truly is. As Peter Singer says in The Great Philosophers, 'Then Mind has only to implement its own principle of rationality in the world to organise the world rationally.' In other words, post-Hegel, the only task remaining to Geist is to put Hegel's philosophy into practice. (So why are we still waiting?) Hegel has, so it seems, told God who He is, what He is, how He came into being, what the nature of His Creation is and how everything must be. So, although Hegel wasn't God, he might as well have been.
Maybe that's why Nietzsche, another German philosopher immersed in Lutheranism, was confidently able to declare, decades after Hegel's demise, 'God is dead.' Literally.


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I was super excited about the Emerging Writers' Festival. So excited. Then I went and I was a bit disappointed.
The first event I went to was Seven Enviable Lines, which was mildly entertaining. Lawrence Leung was a well-rehearsed riot as always and Ali Alizadeh was (to put it in one word) awesome. I booked tickets to this shindig purely because I thought Mister Leung would be fun to watch again. Iknew I wasn't going to really learn anything from this event… and I didn't.
Next up was The Pitch – this one I didn't enjoy so much. A couple of years ago when I was doing lots of music journalism, I really wanted to stretch myself and do some non-music articles. The only problem? I had trouble thinking of great story ideas, and then didn't know how to present them. This event should have been an absolute gem for me but it really wasn't. The first half showcased some of Australia's top university publications, with their respective editors talking up their magazines. The second half was pretty much the same, but for other publications and websites like Crikey, Voiceworks and Meanjin. These are all amazing publications but all the advice soundbites from the editors were pretty common sense. We were told to make sure we've actually read the publication, that we are correctly addressing the publication (you have no idea how many times I received emails at Paper-Deer that were addressed to other music blogs) and other really obvious things. I am really not sure why the audience around me was taking notes so furiously. Perhaps I'm too harsh, or perhaps the Emerging Writers' Festival this year was aimed at really 'emerging' writers.
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Donald Trump Tweeted the Following Words During the Comey and Mike Rogers Hearing Today
"FBI Director Comey admits Obama's White House had ability to "unmask" American citizens"
I agree, the President of the United States has many resources to protect Americans from Foreign and Domestic Crimes and Terrorism.
The President also has human resources, he can call to unmask or determine if a former President or Law Enforcement agency is wiretapping his phone...instead Mr. Trump posted on Twitter without verification that President Obama illegally wiretapped his phone...this is why Donald Trump is not politically fit to be the leader of the free world...he says things untrue in order to generate a personal, financial or political outcome..he Tweets to deflect, divide and to change the news cycle..especially if the news is bad and about him!
Please, Mr. Trump, if are going to Tweet, post true information, not Conjecture, not falsehoods, not conspiracy theories....Not Your Own False News! This is immature and dangerous for everyone including our military personnel abroad!


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The collective belief in the End of the World, as described in the Biblical Book of Revelation, can be seen in public reaction to terrorist outrages such as those of Sept. 11, in the preoccupation with disasters, in the obsession with UFO's and the possibility of encountering extra-terrestrial life, and in the breakdown of social structures. Edinger argues that this very real psychological force is vitally important for our times, and he offers an alternative to catastrophe through understanding the meaning of these radiant scriptures.
The late Edward F. Edinger was a leading Jungian analyst and founding member of the C.G. Jung Foundation of New York. He was chairman of the C.G. Jung Training Center in New York, where he practiced for many years.
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While an employer may have reasons for wanting to do a background check, as a potential employee, you also have rights and an expectation of privacy. For many types of information, an employer needs to get your written permission before they can get information about you. Once an employer has information about you, they must inform you if they take any adverse action against you because of that information. Additionally, an employer cannot use any of the information in a discriminatory manner. For more information about your rights concerning background checks, read below:
1.My potential employer wants to do a background check before hiring me. Can they do this? What are they looking for?
2. But that's my private information. Does an employer need permission before performing a background check?
3. So the laws vary between states, but what are the federal laws about background checks?
4. It's nice that I get an opportunity to respond, but I would rather know what's on my credit report beforehand and correct it before it becomes an issue. Is there any way to see my credit report?
5. Great, but what if the information in my credit report is wrong? Or what if the information is correct, but it's old?
6. My credit is flawless, but my criminal record is not. How much will a past criminal conviction hurt my chances at getting a job?
7. Can my employer perform a drug test? That seems personal, like a background check on my body.
8. What does an employer want with my medical records? Why do they care about my broken arm in sixth grade?
9. This is a lot of information an employer can find out about me. What if they go too far? Don't I have a right to privacy?
10. I feel as though my employer is using background checks in discriminatory ways. Only some groups of people seem to be affected by the background checks. What can I do?
While the laws vary between states, typically an employer can perform a background check. In fact, for some jobs, like any job that involves working with children, employers are required to perform background checks. Some of the most common information an employers check is:
For a lot of information, like your school transcripts or medical records, your employer needs permission first. An employer also needs your permission if they use an outside agency to gather any background information.
However, employers can find out a lot about you without needing your permission just by typing your name into Google. When applying for a job, make sure to Google yourself so you know what shows up and can attempt to fix any wrong or unfortunate information.
The main federal law is the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA regulates outside reporting agencies, consumer reporting agencies. If an employer wants a background check from a consumer reporting agency, the employer needs your written permission first. If an employer then takes any adverse action against you because of the report, like refusing to hire you or firing you, you are entitled to a copy of the background check used and a copy of "A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act," as well as an opportunity to respond to the allegations and correct any incorrect information.
Yes, you can get your credit report whenever you want, but you may have to pay for it. However, you can get the information for free if:
You are also entitled to one free credit report every 12 months, which you can request at annualcreditreport.com or one of many other credit reporting websites.
For more information about credit checks, you can read our Credit Checks page.
If the information in your credit report is wrong, the FTC, which enforces the FCRA, suggests you write to the credit reporting company as well as the information provider for the credit reporting company. The FTC has more information, as well as sample dispute letters, on the FTC consumer webpage.
As for old information, a credit report company typically cannot report on any negative information that is seven-years-old or older, or ten-years-old or older in the case of bankruptcies.
Maybe not as much as you would expect. There is a growing campaign known as Ban the Box that is convincing states to pass laws that push back background checks into later in the hiring process and remove the question about past criminal convictions on job applications. You can read more about Ban the Box and criminal records in general at our Criminal Records page.
Like background checks in general, while the laws vary between states, employers generally can perform drug tests, and in some cases are required to do so. You can read more on this topic at our Drug Testing.
An employer could have several reasons to want to view your medical records. There could be a legitimate business reason, like the job requiring a lot of physical activity. Or an employer may need to provide information to the company healthcare provider. No matter what the reason, you have rights in this area, including the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). To learn more about the HIPPA and medical privacy in general, you can read our Medical Privacy page.
You do have a right to privacy. If you feel as though your employer has violated your privacy, you should contact a lawyer. Workplace Fairness can help you find an employment lawyer.
As for whether or not an employer has violated your privacy, courts use a balancing test. First, a court will look at your reasonable expectation of privacy in the area of the background check. For example, you have a higher reasonable expectation of privacy for your medical records than for what you post on social media. Second, a court will look at the reason the employer conducted the background check. Those two are then weighed against each other to determine whether or not an employer has crossed the line.
In a situation like this, the more relevant law may be discrimination law as opposed to the laws about background checks. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is the federal agency responsible for enforcement in this area. For more information, review Workplace Fairness' in depth section on employment discrimination.
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The Corner Cottage Journal: DIY Kitchen Flooring
Welcome Guest Blogger: Nila D.
We're proud to present guest blogger, Nila D. She's a talented homemaker & DIY enthusiast living in Tacoma, Wash. In the Corner Cottage Journal, Nila takes us along as she remodels and remakes the 1940 city cottage she owns with her husband. Nila has a wonderful eye for detail and the fine, finishing touches that elevate even simple home projects. We hope you enjoy her posts!
Welcome back to The Corner Cottage Journal, where Nila and Henryk, two Pacific Northwest transplants, remodel their 1940s home into an adorable little cottage full of charm while staying on-budget! Neither are professional designers or builders, but with some inspiration, creativity and elbow grease they've managed to tackle just about every DIY you could think of while restoring a house.
In this edition of The Corner Cottage Journal, Nila and Henryk replace their kitchen flooring with luxury vinyl tile—yes, luxurious vinyl flooring! Beautifully realistic, tough-wearing and warm underfoot, it's definitely not your mama's sheet-vinyl flooring.
When we moved in four years ago, the kitchen was clean but terribly outdated. Brown cabinets, mustard countertops and a push-button range were probably all the rave back in the day, but now it looked dingy.
So we remodeled our kitchen, saving the floors for last. We chose to do our floors as the final step so any dripping paint or damage would be on the old, existing linoleum. We'd purchased beautiful, real slate tiles for our new kitchen floor.
The flooring project started with removing the old linoleum. We were pretty lucky that it wasn't hard to remove. After lifting its edges, we were able to chip away at the old stuff and rip it out, little by little, as it cracked off.
Our original plan was to install the slate tiles—but the plan changed. As we pulled away the linoleum, we realized we hit the jackpot—we found wood flooring underneath! That's when we decided to refinish the kitchen's Douglas fir floors to their original state … or so we thought.
DIY dream turned disaster
I can't even begin to tell you the work that went into sanding and refinishing the floors. We were so happy that Henryk's hard work paid off! Just look at the flooring—no more glue and as smooth as a baby's bottom!
However, Douglas fir is a soft wood. We found this out quickly as the floor became scratched and dented.
With eight paws running through the kitchen several times a day to be let outside and our daily rain, we saw why it had been covered with linoleum. Oh, the scratches and water marks from wet paws!
If something as simple as a fork would drop, the floor would be dented. Before you know it, the kitchen floor became so damaged that it was embarrassing and I could no longer cover it up with a throw rug.
After such a DIY tragedy and all of Henryk's hard work going to waste, I really needed to come up with a plan. That's when we decided to go back to the slate tiles we'd originally purchased for the kitchen.
To get an idea of what it would look like, we laid the slate over the wood.
The slate was so cold underfoot. We thought about a heated floor, like we'd installed in our tiny bathroom. That was expensive enough, so there was no way we would be able to invest money like that for a larger space.
In addition, the slate was very thick. We realized we'd have to take out the Doug fir otherwise the transition between the kitchen and the next room would be way off.
LVT samples help you choose
After much research I found the perfect solution to our flooring problems: Luxury vinyl tile.
Wait, hang on and don't close the blog just yet! Fake flooring has come a looooong way, baby! Let me explain a little bit about the product.
Luxury vinyl tiles are just that, they are luxurious floors!
LVT is made of calcium carbonate limestone, polyvinyl chloride and pigments. There are two PVC backing layers and a 3D photographic image with an embossed protective polyurethane layer for durability. It looks like the real deal!
Make sure you look at LVT brands that have been around a while and are reputable—and it never hurts to read reviews.
Don't feel shy about calling the company themselves. I called companies and asked for plenty of samples so that I could touch and feel the LVT. You'd be surprised to know they come in all textures and thicknesses.
There are so many new options, it actually is a super fun and pretty simple process. We ended up purchasing mock-stone pattered 12"x18" luxury vinyl tiles. The texture is smooth, and the tiles are thin enough to be level with our existing floors. Plus, it's warm underfoot, doesn't scratch or stain, and it's waterproof!
LVT pre-installation floor prep
Before installing our LVT, we prepped the wood floors with a good washing, a good sanding, and another good washing so the adhesive would bond well.
Then we used painter's tape to mark the kitchen's center, which we'd reference when installing each tile. When installing LVT, the center line and first few rows are critical for professional-looking results, so take your time getting everything ready. This includes pre-cutting any tiles.
Next, we prepared the tiles for layout. We decided on a brick-style pattern to make our galley kitchen look wider. For even staggering, I marked the center of each tile with painter's tape.
Then it was time to apply the glue. I started spreading the glue in small areas at a time so that it would be easier to work with. You need to give the glue time to tack, anywhere from 15 minutes to a half hour (or longer, in cold weather).
The glue is ready when you can place your index finger gently on top the glue and it will not cling to your finger. As soon as you have that special consistency, start laying tiles outward from the center, row by row.
Clean as you go! Glue can be messy. You don't want glue going all over your new floors and having a sticky mess to deal with. Always use LVT cleaners, strippers and refinishing products to care for your LVT.
Working with Luxury Vinyl Tile
The timeframe to lay the floors was two days, start to finish.
The nice thing is that only the edges needed to be trimmed and this is much easier than working with tile. A simple measurement, slice of razor blade and fold of the tile will break it quickly and evenly. All the grout strips we cut with scissors as we went along.
One thing you'll need to do is rent a 100-pound roller to really make the LVT adhere to the surface it's glued to. A rental will set you back around $16 for four hours or $25 for 24 hours. Not bad at all!
To finish the project, we nailed up some new white trim to go along the baseboards picked up wooden transition strips for the doorway leading to the hallway and dining room.
Do they still like the LVT?
We couldn't be happier with our choice of LVT. It looks fantastic! Everyone who visits thinks we placed down real stone. They actually have to bend over and touch it to believe me! It is much warmer underfoot than real tile and Henryk was so pleased with the installation process! It was a win-win situation.
I hope that this blog brings more awareness to the possibility of using Luxury Vinyl Tile for your next project. It comes in so many patterns like natural or distressed wood, stone, slate, marble, parquet, pebbles, ceramic tiles and more.
If you decide to purchase LVT and try this as your own DIY, I would love to hear back from you in the comments below. Best of luck!
Your friends Nila and Henryk and Corner Cottage!
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Hi Nila and Henryk! Great job on the floors! Sounds exactly like what I should do with my galley kitchen of very similar size that has hardwood flooring damaged by water and multiple dogs.. Speaking of canine claws, how is the LVT holding up to that? Any scratches? Unfortunately for me, I'll have to remove the (not original) kitchen wood flooring b/c it's really thick, laid on top of linoleum, and already higher than the original wood floors throughout the rest of the house.Jennifer B
It looks fantastic, and I especially like it that it has the Dogs Seal of Approval!Karen
What an incredibly useful post. I will save this for when I am ready to renovate. The luxury tile seems like the perfect combination of cost, durability, good looks and dog friendly (very important to me).Sidney


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Creepy: Uncle Joe Biden Calls Trump Supporters 'The Dregs Of Society' (VIDEO)
Jake Baker · September 17, 2018 · Featured, Opinion, Elections, Foreign Policy, Obama Regime, Left Wing Ideology, Leftist Bullies
By: Dr. Jake Baker - TapWires News Service
Uncle Joe's mail box is still empty. He has been waiting for his Mensa invitation for years but still nothing has arrived. And judging by his speech this weekend for the Human Rights Campaign it won't be arriving any time soon.
The always creepy Uncle Joe is back to his stupid and as expected defamatory speeches as he degrades Trump without a thought. Somehow, we thought being labeled deplorables was pretty close to the bottom of insult gutter, but Biden is an over-achiever and managed to go lower.
The touchy-feely (and if you've seen the videos you know what I mean) Biden out did Hillary Clinton and referred to 64 million Americans as "the dregs" of society. We're not even deplorables any more – now we are dregs of society. Vaguely reminiscent of 1930 and 1940 language from another nut.
Biden greeted a friendly crowd where supporters yelled "Run Joe!" With his intellect I am surprised he didn't bolt the stage and look seek cover but mustering his full intellectual capacity he replied, "thank you."
Doubling down on duplicity Biden asked, 'What has become of us?'
He continued, 'Our children are listening, and our silence is complicit.' Figuring he was on a roll Biden said we need to "demand more of our leaders." He didn't say more "what" was exactly. Does he mean more federalized health care – that worked so well.
Does he mean more taxes and regulations to strangle our economy again? More unchallenged "red lines?" More ignoring of ISIS, more ignoring Russian European invasion going unchallenged, more payoff to radical Islamic terrorists in Iran. What is the "more" of which he speaks.
He told the supportive LGBT crowd that those who oppose them have a friend in the White House. 'Some of them are the dregs of society,' Biden said. 'They, not you, have an ally in the White House.'
'Those who try to excuse this kind of prejudice in the name of culture, I say, 'Prejudice is prejudice and humanity is humanity - it is a crime,' Biden railed, and pleaded with the crowd, 'Our work is not yet done by any stretch of the imagination. The stakes are much too high.'
'This is deadly earnest, we are in a fight for America's soul,' he said.
And sadly, he is right. We are in a fight against people who believe Christianity is evil and Islam is good. We are in a fight where Biden and his morally illiterate ilk believe Christians are vile and militant Islamists are victims. He and they blithely throw 6000 years of morality in a dumpster without thought of consequence to embrace perversion, the killing of the unborn, and emphasizing the collective rather recognizing the God-given rights of the individual. For people like Biden it is about ending America and embracing global governance.
It would be a mistake to believe that American Exceptionalism can continue in a morally bankrupt society. If we cannot govern ourselves internally with the very morality Biden wants to trash, we will find ourselves ungovernable. That inevitably leads to authoritarian rule and Oligarchs who speak of the needs of the masses while crushing the rights of the individual.
And not surprisingly, Biden's damning nonsense was embraced by the intellectually vacuous, morally bankrupt socialists that now make up the Democratic party.
For those with the stomach for it here's the video:
Biden refers to Trump supporters as "dregs of society". This goes way beyond "deplorables". pic.twitter.com/TrMMKHtsUk— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) September 16, 2018
Article source: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/09/classy-joe-biden-calls-trump-supporters...Joe Biden, Uncle Joe, Deplorables, Hillary Clinton, Stupid, Socialists, Globalism, Dregs, Defamatory


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Guest Blog: Customer Service Role … Avoid these Myths on Customer Service
This week we feature an article by Mike Schoultz who shares his top 20 list of myths on customer experience not to tell yourself or things you should never say to a customer. This is a great list and one you should pay attention too. – Shep Hyken
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By Stacey Nosek | Pajiba Love | July 9, 2007 |
The Simpsons Movie spoilers! Woohoo! (Celebitchy)
I kinda try to stay away from anything containing gratuitous "Nut Burst." (Junkiness)
Ahhhahahahaha. Hahahahahaha. (Slowly Going Bald)
Ladies and gentlemen? The biggest scourge facing America right now?
Terrorism. Crack. War. Lesbian Gangs. (Feministing)
Iced Tea is good. Especially in the summer. Hey, it's summer now! You know what would be great? If I could just lather myself up and bathe in Iced Tea. Yeah, that's the ticket. (The Impulsive Buy)
Hey hey! You you! I didn't write this shitty song! No way! No way! Neither did my ghost writer! (YesButNoButYes)
Vermillion doesn't hate vegetarians. But he's got no problems calling you "leafheads," either. (Vermillion's Brain Receptacle)
Well, to be fair, it's not much fun to work around anyone who smells like they took a sitz bath in shitty perfume. But lawsuit bad? Hmm... (QuizLaw)
Spinal Tap performing at Live Earth, after the jump!