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Monaco is an anomaly – a tax haven for private individuals, but not an "offshore" jurisdiction in the usual sense, since most companies incorporated here are subject to local corporation tax. The most popular types of companies incorporated in Monaco by international entrepreneurs and foreign companies are: i) the General Business Corporation (GBC), also called the Societe Anomyme Monagesque (SAM); and ii) the Branch Company.
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Advantages of Monaco company registration
- A Monaco General Business Corporation (GBC) is permitted to conduct business both onshore in Monaco and offshore, making it a flexible solution for international entrepreneurs. Although a GBC conducting business offshore is subject to profit tax (see Disadvantages below), this type of entity is an excellent solution for entrepreneurs looking to conduct business and reside in Monaco because: i) if a GBC makes more than 75% of its sales within Monaco it is legally exempt from profits tax; and ii) there is no personal income tax in Monaco, making it an attractive location in which to live;
- In addition to resident Monaco GBCs, foreign companies choose Monaco company registration as a tax-efficient base for operations which make no sales (for example, an administrative or management base). A Monaco company which makes less than 25% of its sales outside Monaco is legally exempt from profits tax, making it an ideal jurisdiction for a Monaco Branch Company;
- As principality of France, Monaco is part of the EU customs zone, even though Monaco is not technically part of the EU. Thus, a Monaco GBC enjoys access to EU customs advantages;
- Even if a Monaco company is liable to pay profits tax, it can legitimately mitigate these obligations by paying out all profits as salaries or management fees;
- Monaco is a regulated, stable jurisdiction within an established judiciary, giving international investors long-term security. Despite being a private jurisdiction, Monaco has made a transparency pledge to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and in late 2009 was added to the OECD white list after forming nine tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) with nations such as the United States, Argentina and Belgium;
- Monaco is an ideal location for an international administrative centre. Located in France and close to Italy, Monaco is in direct contact with many leading European markets such as france, Italy, Spain;
- Monaco is a cauldron of international entrepreneurs mainly in the financial luxury and tourism industry, where 80% of the population is foreign, the perfect ingredients for creativity and exchange of skills across industries and cultures, stoked by a liberal, entrepreneurial free market;
- English is spoken by 80% of the people and is the primary business language. Foreign investors will easily communicate with employees, customers and suppliers;
- Monaco boasts high skilled labour with a literacy rate of 99% making Monaco employees efficient and productive;
- In Monaco, 82% of the population is computer literate 60% of the population is English proficient, thus able to communicate with foreign clients, suppliers or employers, thus more productive employees.
Disadvantages of Monaco company registration
- Monaco's government closely vets prospective investors and companies. Under the terms of its license, each company must abide by stringent operating restrictions, including: i) the company must carry out only the narrow band of activities for which it is licensed ii) the company must have physical premises and staff in Monaco and iii) occasionally a company will be subject to performance targets set by the government. Failure to abide by the guidelines above may result in the operating license being revoked;
- Monaco company formation is expensive. For example, a GBC has a minimum capital requirement of €150,000 (US$216,900). A GBC also requires at least two shareholders and directors. Directors must be shareholders in the company;
- Because of complex and lengthy government approval procedures, Monaco company formation takes up to six months. Companies being set up to conduct activities such as commercial banking, investment management, notary services, legal services, architects, certified public accountants and insurance companies are subject to additional approvals. Most entrepreneurs engage the services of Healy Consultants, who will efficiently handle all government approvals, as well as liaise with local Monaco notaries, who have the exclusive authority to legally register Monaco companies;
- Although a Monaco company is free to operate both locally and offshore, it is taxed for its offshore profits, and therefore Monaco is not considered a traditional 'tax haven'. A Monaco company which makes more than 25% of its annual sales outside Monaco pays annual profits tax of up to 33.33%, although the company is 100% exempt from profits tax for the first two years after incorporation;
- Profits tax is also imposed on companies receiving royalties or income related to intellectual property rights (e.g. copyrights, patents, trademarks licensing and sales) and companies incorporated in Monaco which hold a minimum 20% shareholding in a non-resident company;
- Monaco's only double tax treaty is with France. An annual tax return must be submitted following Monaco company formation;
- A foreign owned company cannot invest in every business sector.
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Limited Liability Company (Société à Responsabilité Limitée, SARL)
This is the most commonly used business entity in Monaco subject to commercial registration at the Minister of State. LLC must appoint at least one director and two shareholders, who can be of any nationality. The minimum paid up share capital is €15,000. This entity is used for incorporating an SME.
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Incorporation costs in Year 1 amounts to €16,900 and annual company costs in Year 2 and thereafter amount to €6,200. The average total fees per engagement amounts to €41,000, which include: i) Monaco company incorporation; ii) registered Monaco office premises; iii) estimate of government fees and iv) a corporate bank account.
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Compliance considerations
- According to the Companies code, a Monaco company must have at least two director and two shareholder of any nationality. Directors must also be shareholders;
- The minimum share capital of a Monaco GBC company is €150,000;
- Monaco companies must conduct the activity that was declared in the incorporation forms;
- The Memorandum of Association is a contract between the shareholders and comprises i) company activities ii) registered office address iii) shareholder and director details iv) share capital v) profit distribution method;
- Monaco companies are must lodge annual return and tax return;
- A private Monaco company is required to maintain both a local registered address and a local resident company secretary;
- Each time a change occurs in the particulars of the company or to its officers, the change must be lodged with the Monaco companies registry;
- The profile of a Monaco company, including names of directors and shareholders, are publicly available on the Government website;
- The process of deregistering a company is dictated by the Government. This process will take a minimum of 6 months. Healy Consultants fee to project manage company de-registration is US$1450. During this 6 months period it is mandatory to maintain a resident company secretary and a legal registered office.
Recruitment in Monaco
- Recruitment of foreign labour requires the employer to justify the hiring of the foreign worker in place of a EU national. The foreign employee is expected to have professional and educational qualifications relevant to the position.
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Did you know about Monaco?
- Monaco is the second smallest country in the world, at just 1.98 square kilometers. It is also the most densely populated, with 36,371 residents;
- Monaco is a constitutional monarchy led by Prince Albert II. His family, the House of Grimaldi, have ruled Monaco for over seven centuries;
- Monaco is unusual in that native Monegasques are a minority in their own country, comprising 21.6% of the population. French nationals are the largest group at 28.4%, with Italians coming in at 18.7%. Residents of Monaco come from over 125 different countries;
- Monaco has the worlds highest GDP per capita at $153,177. It also boasts the lowest poverty rate, and the highest number of millionaires and billionaires per capita;
- The unemployment rate in Monaco is 0%, and over 48,000 workers commute from France and Italy everyday;
- Monaco is not a member of the EU, though it is linked via customs union with France. It has used the Euro as its main currency and has the right to mint Euro coins with Monegasque designs;
- One of Monaco's main sources of income is tourism, with most attracted by its casino and pleasant climate. Its pier was extended in 2001 to accommodate more tourists arriving via cruise ships;
- Monaco has the largest police force per capita and per area, with 515 police officers for its 36,371 residents. It has the world's third-smallest military force of 255 soldiers, though France is in charge of the principality's defense;
- Monaco gained international attention when Prince Rainier III married Hollywood actress Grace Kelly in 1956. The event was widely televised and covered in the press;
- The Monte Carlo Rally has been held in the principality since 1911, while the Monaco Grand Prix has been held since 1929. The Grand Prix is considered to be the most demanding race due of the Formula One World Championship due to the narrow and twisting nature of the track. It is also considered one of the most important and prestigious races in the world, along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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These are some of the frequently asked questions about Monaco business entities:
How many weeks does it take to start a Monaco LLC?
A Monaco limited liability company can be incorporated within 21 weeks;
What are the minimal capital requirements when setting up a company in Monaco?
To successfully register your business in Monaco the minimal capital requirement is €15,000 for limited liability company and €150,000 for a joint stock company;
What are the different types of entities available for registration in Monaco?
International entrepreneurs can setup i) Limited Liability Company; ii) Joint Stock Company; iii) Limited Partnership and iv) Foreign Administrative Office.
Will thee be any restriction in ownership if foreigners setup a company in Monaco?
No. 100% foreign ownership is available if you wish to setup your business in Monaco.
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For additional information on Monaco company formation, you can email us at email@example.com or phone us at (+65) 6735 0120. Address: Le Coronado 20 Avenue De Fontvieille, Monaco 98000.


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10k Races – Atlantic College (16/03), Treforest (25/05), Magor Marsh (27/07), Swansea Bay (21/09)
10m Races - Llanelli HBA 10 (23/03), Teifi 10 (20/04), Brecon 10 (Aug), Pontypridd Reverse 10 (14/09)
Half Races – Llanelli Half (02/03), Tenby Half (13/07), Cardiff Half (05/10), Stroud Half (26/10)
There is also Most Races, Staggered and Best Marathon.
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- be officially entered in the race in your own name.
- wear your club vest in the race.
- start at the correct time with the rest of the runners.

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UHR #6: Death's Door
Dying (-1 hit points and below)
When your character's current hit points drop below 0, he's dying. A dying character immediately becomes helpless, unable to take any actions. A dying character loses 1 hit point every round. This continues until the character dies or becomes stable (see below).
A successful Fortitude save (DC 15) allows the character to remain conscious for 1 round (but still helpless). The save is repeated each round until the character slips into unconsciousness.
Critical Condition
A character is considered to be in critical condition when they reach or exceed a negative hit point total equal to -10 minus their Fortitude save modifier (thus, a 10th-level Fighter with a Con of 16 would not reach critical condition until reaching -20 hp). This number is known as your Critical Condition Threshold, or CCT. Once you have reached critical condition, you can no longer stabilize on your own or recover hit points naturally, though you continue to take one point of damage each round until you are stabilized. Instead, each round you must make a Fortitude saving throw (DC 15 +1 per point you are below your CCT) or die.
A character who has reached or fallen below their CCT cannot naturally recover hit points, and therefore can only be brought back from the brink of death through fast healing, regeneration, magical healing, or through the Heal or Treat Injury skill.
Critical Condition and Life Support
Stable Characters and Recovery
On the next turn after a character is reduced to below 0 hit points and on all subsequent turns, roll a Constitution check (DC 18, action points cannot be used on this roll) to see whether the dying character becomes stable. If he doesn't, he loses 1 hit point. (A character who's unconscious or dying can't use any special action that changes the initiative count on which his action occurs.)
You can keep a dying character from losing any more hit points and make him stable with a DC 15 Heal or Treat Injury check. This check requires 10 rounds (1 minute). If you have a single assistant, cut this time in half rather than using the Aid Another rules. Up to one additional assistant may use the Aid Another action.
If any sort of healing cures the dying character of even 1 point of damage, he stops losing hit points and becomes stable.
Healing that raises the dying character's hit points to 0 makes him conscious and disabled. Healing that raises his hit points to 1 or more makes him fully functional again, just as if he'd never been reduced to 0 or lower. A spellcaster retains the spellcasting capability she had before dropping below 0 hit points.
A stable character who has been tended by a healer or who has been magically healed eventually regains consciousness and recovers hit points naturally. If the character has no one to tend him, however, his life is still in danger, and he may yet slip away.
Recovering with Help
Recovering without Help
A character who becomes stable on his own (by making the Constitution check while dying), who has not reached critical condition, and who has no one to tend to him still loses hit points, just at a slower rate. He rolls a Constitution check (DC 18, action points cannot be used on this roll) each hour; success indicates he regains consciousness. Each time he misses his hourly roll to become conscious, he loses 1 hit point. He also does not recover hit points through natural healing. Characters who have passed or fallen below their CCT cannot recover this way, and must rely on outside aid to bring them above their CCT so they can heal naturally.
Even once he becomes conscious and is disabled, an unaided character still does not recover hit points naturally. Instead, each day he must roll a Constitution check (DC 18, action points cannot be used on this roll) to start recovering hit points naturally (starting with that day); otherwise, he loses 1 hit point.
Once an unaided character starts recovering hit points naturally, he is no longer in danger of naturally losing hit points (even if his current hit point total is negative).
Heal (Wis)
Treat Injury (Wis)
Time: For long-term care, the character needs to devote at least 1/2 hour of the day to each patient the character is caring for. Restoring hit points or stabilizing a dying character requires 1 minute of work (an assistant cuts this time in half). Reviving a dazed, stunned, or unconscious character is an attack action. Surgery requires 1d4 hours; if the patient is at negative hit points, add an additional hour for every point below 0 the patient has fallen. Treating disease requires 10 minutes. Treating poison or treating a caltrop or similar wound requires 1 minute.
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|Excellent - 239 reviews
Our newly refreshed Holiday Inn Express, formerly the Hotel Indigo, Fishers, IN hotel offers all the comforts of home. Whether you are traveling for business or leisure you will be able to experience all of the excitement and activity of the area, yet tucked away for an evening of rest. With an ideal location off I-69, our newly refreshed Holiday Inn Express...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 239 reviews
Excellent 10.0
I felt very comfortable, the room was very clean and comfortable. The room met our needs and was very up to date. The location was great. Great access to major highway.
Good 8.0
When I first walked in I was welcomed by friendly staff, a lovely foyer and a 'hotel dog'. The small dog was a delight for my children, but some patrons may find thisto be uncomfortable based on the reactions of other hotel guests. Check-in was fast and no problems were encountered. The elevator was a little noisy and very slow, but also quite spacious. The room was a suite, so my experience may vary from others. One of the door handles to the bathroom was loose, but otherwise the room was in great condition and very clean. My calls down to the front desk were handled professionally and promptly. The restaurant at the hotel had good food for dinner. The seared Ahi Tuna was particularly good, though the wasabi served with it was average. However I do not recommend the breakfast buffett or the coffee in the morning. The coffee was very strong and the specialty coffee's were average in quality at best. The price for the breakfast buffet is far to high for the quality. IHOP just down the...
|Excellent - 177 reviews
At the Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis Northeast/Fishers hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana, you'll find everything you need including complimentary high-speed internet access and remote printing provided by PrinterOn, in all the Hilton Garden Inn Northeast/Fishers hotel guestrooms In Indiana, the Hilton Garden Inn Fishers/Northeast Indianapolis hotel features in...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 177 reviews
Good 8.0
Overall nice room. I liked the Coffee maker and couch in the room. It was very comfortable. Room to stretch out in an area other than the bed.
Couple of things...it was under renovation...the hall walls were stripped, door numbers on the floors due to door painting. I realize there probably isn't a 'good' time to do with guests booking roomsThe parking lot was being sealed, so parking was severely reduced. Had to park at an adjacent hotel! Part of the parking lot was roped off with streamers to see it. The streamers had tar on them and were blowing in the wind. I didn't want any touching my white car as I drove by. Not a lot of room to navigate a vehicle, miss the flags, and find a place to park. As I said, there really isn't a good time to do things like this in the Hotel business. I just picked the wrong weekend.
Good 8.0
Would like to have had the free continental breakfast included at many hotel chains.
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Enjoy a warm Midwest welcome at this Baymont Inn and Suites Fishers/Indianapolis Area hotel, just off Interstates 69 and 465 and convenient to Klipsch Music Center, the Indiana State Fairgrounds, many corporate HQs and downtown. Pets are welcome at this lodging, which offers complimentary wireless Internet and complimentary hot breakfast. Stay active in the...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 634 reviews
Excellent 10.0
Very good location.
NoThey could get a shuttle service to the Klipsch Music Center is definitely a possibility to make some good money....
Excellent 10.0
The breakfast and the friendly staff.
no ice machines on any other floor except the first.It was a great stay!
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With a stay at AmericInn Hotel & Suites Indianapolis NE in Fishers (Fishers - Northeast Indianapolis), you'll be minutes from Fishers Banquet Center and close to Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve. This hotel is within close proximity of Climb Time Indy and Cheeney Creek Natural Area. Make yourself at home in one of the 78 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD tele...
Overall Rating - Good - 104 reviews
Excellent 9.0
The staff was friendly. Check in/out was simple and efficient. The breakfast was adequate. The rooms were clean.
The tub seemed dirty upon our arrival.
Good 8.0
Location,easy to take a highway
Little bit oldOverwhole,was good
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a town of parks on the prairie.. welcome to the Hampton Inn & Suites Indianapolis/Fishers. Here's a fact that may surprise you: Fishers, a modern-day boom town, has experienced 600-percent growth in the past 10 years. Why? Well, ask the residents of Fishers, the 1,500 businesses in town or guests to our Hampton Inn & Suites® hotel in Indianapolis/Fishers. Th...
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Excellent 8.6
Room was clean and spacious. Staff was very friendly and made us feel welcome.
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Begin your stay at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Indianapolis - Carmel with a warm welcome. We will even greet you with our delicious fresh-baked, chocolate-chip cookie. Conveniently located only 25 minutes from the Indianapolis International Airport and just 1 mile north of I-465, our inviting Carmel, Indiana hotel offers easy access to all that Ind...
Excellent 9.0
Very comfortable bedding. Large suites.
Thin walls.
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Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis/Carmel is a business-friendly hotel located in Carmel's Carmel - North Indianapolis neighborhood, close to Clay Terrace. Regional points of interest also include Children's Museum of Indianapolis and Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. Hilton Garden Inn Indianapolis/Carmel's restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. A bar/lo...
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Excellent 8.6
The best HVAC I have experienced in this class of hotel. Very cool and very quiet!
The front desk staff who checked me in was not well trained, but she was new.
Excellent 9.6
For us, the location was perfect, as the friends we were visiting lived nearby. It was also a good location for the activities we were doing. The room was clean, quiet, and had adequate space. There was easy access to the Interstate, despite lots of road construction in June of 2014 in the area.
One of the reasons for choosing this hotel was the adjustable (firmness) beds; however, they were being replaced with non-adjustable beds. Even though our beds had been adjustable at one time, they didn't appear to be functioning during our visit. However, they were comfortable enough.
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Excellent 10.0
I have to say the beds were the most comfortable I have ever slept on. My mom passed away earlier in the day (of my visit) and I still managed to get a very nice night of sleep. The whole place was beautiful. We really enjoyed our stay. I will stay here again, the next time I am visiting the area. Thank you so very much.
I didn't like that I wasnt able to stay longer.
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Overall Rating - Excellent - 78 reviews
Excellent 9.0
Clean, easy access, easy check in and out. Great breakfast.
Rooms a little worn. Some old stains on the floors and walls.
Excellent 10.0
The only downfall was the construction going on but that wasn't their fault.
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With a stay at Prairie Guest House in Fishers, you'll be minutes from Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement and Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. This bed & breakfast is within close proximity of Prairie View Golf Club and Roy G. Holland Memorial Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 9 individually decorated guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet...
Excellent 10.0
What a gem! We had a great stay at Prairie Guest House. The owners made us feel right at home, the place was extremely cute and well cared for, and the food was delicious.
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Hotel features free HOT breakfast and free Wireless high-speed Internet in all rooms. The property is located in historic Noblesville and only 3 miles from the Klipsch Music Center Noblesville and 4 miles from Conner Prairie (frontier village). They also have deluxe guest rooms, Jacuzzi rooms, mini-suites, extended stay suites, pool, exercise room, meeting r...
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Good 8.0
The breakfast and the size of the room for the price.
The old television sets and the temperature was hard to manage.
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where artists and designers meet.. welcome to the Hampton Inn Indianapolis/Carmel Just 12 miles from downtown Indianapolis, Carmel is an upscale suburb containing many large businesses, golf courses, universities, parks and theaters. With gorgeous neighborhoods, streets that feature roundabouts instead of four-way stops and an easy proximity to Indianapolis...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 177 reviews
Excellent 10.0
everything, the manager and hostess were very hospitable and accommodating, beds very comfy and a bountiful breakfast was a plus
nothingit exceeded our expectations
Excellent 9.0
Staff was very nice
The hotel keys did not workThe breakfast bar was nice.
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The Super 8 Noblesville, IN is conveniently located 5 Miles West of Interstate 69 at Exit 10, just 20 short minutes North of downtown Indianapolis. The Super 8 Noblesville, IN sits just 5 minutes from the Klipchs Music Center, home to many big name concerts including Jimmy Buffet and Dave Matthews Band, Conner Prairie, and the Hamilton County 4H Fairgrounds...
Overall Rating - Good - 1 reviews
Good 6.3
Helpful staff to get us to our concert.
Too many kids at a pool party running around being extremely noisy. I requested an early check in & was confirmed that morning but when I got there the afternoon staff denied me. No fridge or microwave in room. Because it was a busy concert weekend the room looked dishevealed upon entering naked Ng me feel it wasn't too clean...the heavy curtains don't close to provide less light in the morning or privacy at night only the sheer white ones close.
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Overall Rating - Good - 103 reviews
Okay 6.0
Hot Tub broken Breakfast very limitedThey tell you things are working and they are not (hot tub) Breakfast foods put out limited when you ask for something they go in the back and get it!
Excellent 9.0
Very clean. Beds were comfortable and room was excellent. Public spaces were very attractive.
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LOWELL | Phillip Kuiper has spent all of his 50 years in this south Lake County community, growing up one block off the downtown where a department store, men's and women's clothing shops, two jewelry stores, a movie theater and more met locals' needs.
Back then, the town's eastern boundary ended at Burr Street, where on the other side Kuiper's father had 45 horses for trading.
Today, the commercial hub of the town lies east of Burr Street, and the historic downtown, while still home to retailers, has vacant buildings.
"The changes have been gradual in the last 45 years," Kuiper said.
Last year, the town faced those changes by forming the Lowell Redevelopment Commission, a highlight of the year which jump-started a number of growth-related initiatives.
"Definitely, 2012 was the busiest I've had since I was on the council," said Kuiper, who has represented the 4th Ward as councilman for 10 years.
"I knew we needed some kind of draw," Kuiper said. He approached SEH of Munster, whose Matt Reardon coached town leaders through the process of forming a redevelopment commission. Out of it grew the eventual creation of a tax increment financing district, an annexation recommendation and a revitalization area designation for the downtown.
"This is good stuff. ... The downtown has several vacancies. We've had businesses want to come, and we have no vacancy. They all want to go east." Kuiper said. By designating the revitalization area, investors in vacant buildings have the opportunity to receive 100 percent tax abatement with council approval, he said.
Kuiper said having everything in place makes it easier for businesses such as Trilogy Health Services, a nursing home and assisted living facility, to come to town. With plans approved last year, it will break ground in the spring, as will a Franciscan medical center, both on the east side.
Kuiper said Trilogy is expected to hire about 60 people, mirroring the number of jobs lost with Ashland Products' departure.
Trilogy was granted tax abatement, as were the owners of George's Family Restaurant, who successfully sought reduced taxes on their planned $1 million banquet hall.
"That was a first," Kuiper said of approving tax abatement on real estate for a commercial enterprise rather than just industries.
Lowell's welcome mat was burnished when extensive paving and an intersection project were completed at the beginning of last year.
"We did over $1 million in blacktopping in this economy. How many towns can say that?," Kuiper asked.
With a new superintendent of the Tri-Creek School Corp. last year, Kuiper said a "big highlight" has been the continued, good working relationship between the town and school district.
"When I got on the council there was no relationship at all," Kuiper said. "Now, they've included the council on everything ... There is a School Board member on the RDC ... People in town forget how important the school system is (to economic development)," he said.
"I think we're coming out from the bedroom community (label)," Kuiper said. The future of the town will be economy-driven, he said.
"I think we'll see us stretching south and west for sure," Kuiper said of annexation. "East, we know, is a pot of gold. The problem is getting there. It's not inexpensive, and there will be trials and tribulations for people I grew up with," he said of those living along Ind. 2 east toward Interstate 65. "It will happen eventually," he said.
Kuiper said he and others know the town is poised for growth.
"We know there's a draw here. ... We have businesses like Buffalo Wild Wings and Starbucks knocking on our door. ... We're thrilled Lowell town folks bought the Rieter property. They came in asked us what we'd like to see there. We said light industry," Kuiper said of the site that once housed the town's largest employer.
The Redevelopment Commission has recommended annexation south and west, too, to bring in much-needed land for light industrial development.
While well-positioned now for physical growth, Kuiper said he believes Lowell will retain the homey charm that pulls people to its doors.
"I think we'll always have that small-town feel," Kuiper said. "I think we can hang on to it as long as we hang on to our library, our Fire Department, our Police Department."
"This past year has been the payoff from the work of the last, three years," Kuiper said. "It's rewarding, so much fun, to see the benefits," he said.
And the future?
"We've got good energy," Kuiper said.


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Principle E focuses on communication, handling feedback, record keeping, reporting and monitoring.
You may find the following commentary article about Principle E a useful starting point for exploring this Principle. It was published by the Nursing Standard as part of an introductory series on the Principles of Nursing Practice:
Casey A, Wallis A (2011) Effective communication: Principle of Nursing Practice E. Nursing Standard 25(32) 13 April pp.35-37 (PDF 563KB) [see how to access PDF files].
Other useful resources are:
- examples of how the Principles are being used
- example measures that can be used to give feedback against each Principle.
A selection of RCN resources which are particularly relevant to Principle E
The following resources and services produced by the RCN provide guidance and support to people wishing to use the Principles for quality improvement purposes or their own continuing professional development.
To access any Learning Zone content you will be asked to enter your RCN membership number. If you require assistance with entering the Learning Zone, or would like further information on becoming a member of the RCN please contact RCN Direct on 0345 772 6100.
Clinical governance: information focus: one of the themes in the clinical governance online resource, this signposts key policies, agencies, guidance and tools, including resources on confidentiality, data protection and information governance.
Clinical governance: patient focus: one of the themes in the clinical governance online resource, this signposts key policies, agencies, guidance and tools, including resources on complaints and the informed patient.
Communication tools: this learning area will help nurses to develop communication skills such as: assertiveness, avoiding interruptions; phone management; delegation and learning to say no.
Telehealth explained: this learning area provides a deeper understanding of what telehealth is all about and the major influence it will have on health care provision in the future.
Confidentiality: related resources
Information disclosure: this learning area provides information and guidance on confidentiality, consent and sharing patient information.
The patient record: related resources
Abbreviations and other short forms in patient/client records (2010) (PDF 579KB): this publication is aimed at nursing staff that come into contact with patient/client records. It reflects the RCN position on the use of abbreviations and other short forms in patient/client records, and includes specific guidance on electronic records.
Consent to create, amend, access and share eHealth records (2010) (PDF 290KB): this publication sets out basic principles, and offers guidance to frontline practitioners involved in making decisions about their own use of electronic patient records, and who have responsibility for explaining the position to patients and helping them to make their decisions.
eHealth and nursing practice: abbreviations and other short forms in patient/client records (2009): this Policy Unit briefing reflects the RCN position on the use of abbreviations and other short forms in patient/client records, including specific guidance on electronic records.
eHealth Forum community: this is a forum for nurses who are working or interested in the use (collecting, recording, storing, retrieving and sharing) of clinical data and information for the advancement of patient care and nursing. It aims to promote, develop and integrate an awareness of eHealth and health informatics into every area of professional nursing practice, research and education.
Nursing content of eHealth records (2010) (PDF 155KB): this publication discusses the importance of record keeping as an essential element of nursing practice. Six standards are highlighted as being essential for ensuring that electronic records truly reflect nursing care.
Putting information at the heart of nursing care (2010) (PDF 198KB): this eHealth publication provides an introduction to eHealth for nursing staff. It describes key concepts associated with eHealth, including the electronic patient record. It also explains the importance of eHealth to nursing and why it is vital for nursing staff to get involved.
Technology and multimedia
eHealth position statement (2012) (PDF 966KB)
The RCN's eHealth position statement covers electronic means of record keeping, giving examples of the benefits of working in this way and using examples of eHealth from throughout the UK. Health and IT systems are now an integral part of professional nursing practice and are used by many nursing staff for managing the large amounts of information generated when caring for patients.
Using technology to complement nursing practice (2012) (PDF 1.1MB): this guidance which introduces a range of guides on using technology to complement nursing practice, provides an overview, covering the broad principles and key issues to consider for safe and effective eHealth services.
Using telephone advice for patients with long-term conditions (2012) (PDF 1.4MB): this guide provides health care practitioners with an initial framework for building or redesigning a telephone advice service.
Using text messaging services (2012) (PDF 723.6KB): this guide raises awareness about the complex issues around using text messaging on mobile phones such as using text to mail software system to ensure a documentation trail and provides guidance for writing a policy.
Developing and using websites (2012) (PDF 941.1KB): this publication provides guidance on what needs to be considered in developing and using websites or providing a web service, including tips for creating a good website.
Using telehealth to monitor patients remotely (2012) (PDF 2.9MB): this guide looks at using technology to complement nursing practice, including information about different types of information being transmitted and on designing a remote monitoring service.
Raising concerns: related resources
Whistle blowing hotline: This is an additional service for RCN members who have urgent concerns over clinical and staff safety in the workplace. It is important that health care professionals raise concerns directly with their employer. Registered nurses have a duty under the NMC to report concerns where patient care may be affected.
Raising concerns, raising standards: Safe, compassionate care is everyone's business. Raising and responding to concerns is something that we should all be comfortably able to do. But we know that being able to speak out is not always as easy as it sounds. These pages build on previous guidance issued by the RCN, providing information to help you raise concerns wherever you work - in the NHS or independent sector.
For further RCN publications see Publications and research.
RCN library and heritage services e-library: provides a range of resources that RCN members can access for further information. These include full text journals, databases, e-books and Fast searches which are up-to-date searches on frequently asked selected topics.


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The decomposed corpse of a woman was found in a ravine in Griffith Park when passers-by reported a foul odor to Park Rangers.
...body was found wrapped in a tarp in Griffith Park is being investigated as a possible homicide...
Homicide? It was the tarp that tipped them off, wasn't it?
Griffith Park has had an interesting history. In 1863, cheated out of her family's lands, Donna Petranilla, the 17-year-old niece of the original owner, Don Antonio Feliz placed a curse on the new owner, Don Antonio Coronel, which is said to have extended to the man who bequeathed the park to the City in 1896, Colonel Griffith J. Griffith, when he shot his wife in Santa Monica in 1903.
The place has seen its share of strife, from brush fires to murders. In 1933 100 people died in a fire that created one of the largest pro-union demonstrations in the city at that time.
In more recent time it's become a favorite dumping ground for corpses.
Personally, I don't think it's as good as some places in the Santa Monica Mountains, where there are more coyotes and cougars, or the Angeles Crest forest, which is so damn big that with a little imagination no one's ever going to find the fruits of your misdeeds.
What it lacks in permanence, though, it makes up for in convenience. It's easily accessible, close to many parts of Los Angeles, has many exits and fire roads, and is poorly patrolled. You could easily drive through at two in the morning and drop off a couple bodies and it might take days to find them.
Enough time to hightail it out of town, at least.


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Soaking the poor: House tax hikes continue
New York State has the highest cigarette tax in the nation. A study commissioned by the New York Department of Health last year found that the high taxes did not discourage smoking among low-income smokers, ABC News reported last September. Rather, the poor just paid more - as much as a quarter of their income - for cigarettes. The study's author concluded that "low-income smokers are disproportionately burdened by these taxes."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in 2011 that "(s)moking prevalence generally decreased with increasing education and was higher among adults living below the poverty level (28.9%) than among those at or above the poverty level (18.3%)." That is, cigarette taxes fall disproportionately upon the poor.
The Department of Revenue Administration estimates that House Bill 659 would raise between $6.7 million and $11.9 million. The bill does not earmark those funds for smoking-cessation programs. So the bill would raise taxes on the poor and middle class to fund the general government. Again, this comes just one week after the House voted to hit everyone with a $1 billion gas tax hike, which would hurt low-income drivers the most. If you smoke and drive and you voted for Democrats in November because you wanted to "soak the rich," the joke's on you, pal.
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For the first time since 2000, NASCAR waived the pit-road speed limit, allowing drivers to enter and leave the pits at high rates of speed.
That caused problems for several drivers.
Defending All-Star race champion Jimmie Johnson was among a handful of drivers who skidded past his pit stop when his breaks locked up. He was forced to back up, losing valuable time.
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Australia vs South Africa Live Score Perth Test Day 1
SOUTH AFRICA : 203/8 ( ovrs 69.1)
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 57 II Score: 159/7 (Plessis 48*, Philander 13*)
Philander ended Johnson's 15th over with a boundary. It came off an edge going past the slip cauldron to third man. Meanwhile, Plessis is nearing his fifty.
SOUTH AFRICA (AT TEA) Over: 52 II Score: 141/7 (Plessis 39*, Philander 4*)
It has been Australia's session. Four wickets have fallen in the second session as the home team continues to hold edge. Faf du Plessis is again holding fort for South Africa. Giving him company is an uncertain Vernon Philander.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 48 II Score: 133/7 (Plessis 34*, Philander 1*)
Nathan Lyon broke the seventh wicket stand between Peterson and Plessis by having the former caught by wicketkeeper Matthew Wade. It was short and wide from Lyon and Peterson went after it, attempting a cut. It took an edge and Wade did the rest. He scored 31 (45b, 4X3)
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 45 II Score: 128/6 (Plessis 33*, RJ Peterson 28*)
Plessis and Peterson have added 50 runs for the seventh wicket. Plessis is still going strong with Peterson playing a handy role. Plessis had scored a match-saving 110 in the second Test.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 40 II Score: 103/6 (Plessis 23*, RJ Peterson 14*)
South Africa have now crossed 100 runs without losing another wicket. There was a loud appeal in the last over for lbw (Plessis) that was turned down by the on-field umpire. Clarke called for a review but the decision was upheld.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 31 II Score: 75/6 (Plessis 8*, RJ Peterson 0*)
The Australian bowlers are all over the Proteas' batsmen! Mitchell Johnson has removed debutant Dean Elgar for duck. A short one from the blower and Elgar top edged it that was easily taken by wicketkeeper Matthew Wade. He lasted 12 deliveries without adding a run.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 28 II Score: 71/5 (Plessis 4*, Elgar 0*)
And John Hastings gets a wicket on debut. He was denied the opportunity in Amla before as Cowan dropped a sitter at short midwicket. However, this time Clarke at first slip made sure that Hastings gets his first Test wicket in AB de Villiers. A full delivery that moved late and de Villiers went for a drive. The ball took an edge and flew to Clarke. He scored 4(12b, 4X1).
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 27 II Score: 67/4 (Villiers 4*, Elgar 0*)
Hashim Amla is out! Amla couldn't make use of the chance that he was given after Ed Cowan dropped him at short midwicket on 11. De Villiers played on to covers and called his partner for a quick single. Warner found the timbers as Amla was caught short at the strikers' end. He scored 11 (43b, 4X2). Dean Elgar is the new batsman in the middle.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 24.3 II Score: 63/3 (Amla 11*, Villiers 0*)
And Mitchell strikes again! Jacques Kallis has been bolwed. Two wickets in two overs for Starc! Again a full delivery and Kallis drives. The result is the same as the ball crashes on the off stump. He scored 2 (7b).
Australia have pulled things back right at the stroke of lunch.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 23 II Score: 62/2 (Amla 11*, Kallis 1*)
Mitchell Starc strikes! Alviro Peterson has been bowled. A full length delivery and the batsman goes for a drive, the ball sneaks through to strike the stumps. Peterson scored 30(73b, 4X4). The celebrations were halted when umpire went upstairs to check for the no ball. However, Starc is safe and the Peterson has to walk.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 20 II Score: 60/1 (Peterson 29*, Amla 11*)
Mitchell Johnson has been bowling nice and tight. He has kept the batsmen on their toes. Amla took the score past 50 runs with a boundary off debutant Hastings through point. In the next over, Peterson scored a boundary off Starc towards third man. The next two overs from the bowlers were maidens.
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 15 II Score: 47/1 (Peterson 22*, Amla 6*)
Making his first appearance in the series, Shane Watson struck big with the wicket of South African captain Graeme Smith. A full delivery and Smith attempted to defend it. The ball took an edge and went flying into the hands of Michael Clarke at first slip. Smith scored 16 (30b, 4X1)
SOUTH AFRICA Over: 7 II Score: 27/0 (Smith 8*, Peterson 17*)
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the third and final Test of the three- match series.
The third Test has gained significance due to two factors – it's the series decider that will confirm who sits at the top of ICC Test rankings and will be Ricky Ponting's last as well.
Both the teams have made changes in their playing XI. Australia have included Shane Watson, Mitchell Marsh, Mitchell Johnson and debutant John Hastings. South Africa have made three changes and included Dean Elgar, Robin Peterson and Vernon Philander.


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They say that heat of bonfire could be over 900 degrees Fahrenheit, but energy over 212 Fahrenheit are not used for boiling water and wasted. This pan will convert the waste heat into cellphone charger. It can charge up iPhone by 3-5 hours.
The price is 23,000 yen(278 USD).
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Updates for Aconter and Word Play
New free updates for Aconter and Word Play for iPad have recently been approved and are available on the App Store.
Aconter is a simple, straightforward budgeting app. This update fixes the way income and expenditure amounts are handled for any region in the world.
Previous versions had a bug when entering an amount where the value would only be saved if the iPad region setting was set to countries with non-alphabetic currency symbols (e.g. $, €, £, and ¥). In regions where the currency symbol is formed by two letters (e.g. Ft in Hungary) the amount value would not be saved. The iPad region setting would need to be changed in order for the value to be saved. With this free update the amount value will save independent of the iPad region setting.
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Word Play for iPad is a fun and simple way for helping children learn words for reading and forming sentences.
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due to lack of resources the project is on indefinite hold. a few of the squiggle people are working on weasyl now also
due to lack of resources the project is on indefinite hold. a few of the squiggle people are working on weasyl now also
So we should be updating this more! A few things on development, which seems to be actually moving!
First off, we've moved all our issue management over to Gitub. https://github.com/eevee/floof/issues Check it out. Eevee used this as an excuse to clear out a bunch of cruft from old tickets, too. Woo.
Second, we've decided to do away with for: for now. There's a ton of logic and cruft and legalese around uploading art done by someone else, so we're steering away from it for now. This will most likely be re-visited in the future as we work out better ways of handling this, but for now it was blocking other features.
Watches continues to make progress, though not quite done yet.
Also epii took the Floof engine and ran a corpus test on it, putting a copy of the site up with a database of 190,000 images, complete with comment threads, image info, tags, rating data, and tests for our suggestion engine. It worked pretty well! There is a chance we may bring one of these corpora up for public load testing later on.
That's it for now. I'll try and update more often. There IS a bunch of movement on the back end, but it's all infrastructure work. Things that need to happen for a solid scalable site, but don't really look that impressive to the user (other than the site being not-slow).
Or, at least, some things that are important to us.
Streamlining. Uploading should be dead-easy, and you should know what you're getting; no multi-page forms or guessing at text formatting.
Organization. Let the artists do the art, and everyone else can worry about tagging it. Mark a photo with who's in it, or a commission by who bought it, or a collaboration by everyone who worked on it—and it'll show up in everyone's gallery.
Filtering. Make an entire tag disappear if you don't like that kind of art. Watch some of an artist's work if that's all you want to see. Some jerk being a problem? Banish him, and the site will pretend he never existed.
Transparency. Code is open source. We like distributed things and APIs. All administrative actions will be publicly visible. If it's possible to figure something out by scraping the site, we'll probably make a chart of it somewhere.
Unconvention. There are enough deviantArt clones. I want to try building something better, not just something with a different logo. Do we really need pageview counters and upfront lists of watches?
Oh, and for as long as it's remotely feasible, no ads. Fuck ads.
There's a longer detailed brainstorm on the dev wiki, though it hasn't been updated in a while.
So I guess we're doing this tumblr thing, which means we're getting closer to an almost respectable site.
What is Squiggle?
A few years ago, I (Inaki) came up with the base for an art site revamp. It was called Blue Taboo. I set up some forums and posted my initial idea, and a bunch of folks got interested and chimed in, and worked out how various functions would work. It was pretty solid. Unfortunately you really need a coder to be able to realize those ideas, so BT sat in non-development for a while and folks lost interest.
At the same time, Eevee was working on ideas for Ferrox, Furaffinity's replacement engine. They uh.. opted not to go in a forward direction at the time, so he split off to do his own project from it.
Later on, the two of us figured out the designs were really similar, so by our powers combined, art site or something!
Anyway have some quick links:
What we have up and running so far: https://beta.squig.gl/art
The Code: https://github.com/eevee/floof
The Bug Tracker: http://bugs.veekun.com/projects/floof
Our Ideas: http://bugs.veekun.com/projects/floof/wiki/Wiki
Chat with us: irc://irc.veekun.com/floof
And yes, you can ask us things here.
So, squiggle is this culmination of years of watching blog sites and art sites come and go, and listening to artist friends gripe about them. I've accumulated a long list of wishes and irritations, so I'm trying to put my dev powers to good use and see if I can do any better. The plan is to deftly avoid everyone else's pitfalls and build the greatest art sharing site ever seen, ever, ever.
Dream big, kids.
Development is currently caught in a bit of a rut: the site isn't quite done enough for serious use, but it's difficult to pour time into something for a purely hypothetical audience. Thus this tumblr: a conduit by which potential users' interest may be transmuted into motivation. It's a subtle and nuanced version of attention whoring, you see.
I also maintain a "real" blog; longer content will likely end up there, with alluring quotes and a link crossposted here.
Gonna go hack something now. :)


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Spouses and friends are the most annoying drivers
As people head out for holiday shopping, they may be able to reduce anxiety by not going with spouses or friends, who have been voted as "most annoying drivers."
This post is from Amy Danise at partner site Insure.com.
Holiday shopping could prove to be especially stressful for those who drive with spouses and friends. Over one-third of people name their spouses as "the most annoying driver," and almost one-quarter point to friends.
Insure.com's new survey asked 2,000 licensed drivers about annoying drivers and their irritating habits.
Results: Who is the most annoying driver?
- My spouse: 36 percent
- A friend: 22 percent
- My mother: 16 percent
- My father: 9 percent
- Other: 8 percent
- My teen son: 5 percent
- My teen daughter: 4 percent
Among write-in choices for "other," "my sister" had the most write-in votes, garnering more than 10 percent of the "other" choices.
Everyone was criticized for "following others too closely" and "driving too fast," but mothers, fathers and wives also rattle passengers' nerves by "driving too slowly."
Survey respondents chose among 14 irritating habits for their "most annoying driver":
- Following others too closely: 14 percent
- Driving too fast: 13 percent
- Driving too slowly: 10 percent
- Cutting off other drivers: 8 percent
- Talking on cellphone while driving: 7 percent
- Merging too slowly onto the highway: 6 percent
- Getting lost: 6 percent
- Taking inconvenient and/or long routes: 6 percent
- Fiddling with radio/CD player: 6 percent
- Failing to stay in their lane: 6 percent
- Not signaling: 5 percent
- Taking turns sharply: 5 percent
- Looking at passengers while talking: 4 percent
- Braking at green lights: 4 percent
While friends are as guilty as anyone else of speeding and following others too closely, passengers also say friends are often cutting off other drivers, fiddling with the radio/CD player, talking on the cellphone while driving, failing to signal and looking at passengers rather than the road while talking. All of these distractions can lead to accidents and impact car insurance rates.
So what's a passenger to do? Most comment or yell, but a good number suffer in silence.
How do you react to annoying driving?
- I comment: 42 percent
- I don't say a word: 20 percent
- I grab the door handle or dashboard: 16 percent
- I yell: 11 percent
- I make faces or noises: 9 percent
- Other: 2 percent
Those who chose "other" had developed individual strategies for coping with bad driving, including:
- I crawl in the back so I can't see
- I look out the side window
- I've given up
- Pray
- Close my eyes
For those gearing up for Black Friday shopping, the best bet may be to find a teen driver and enjoy the ride.
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#2 People who speed up, pull around you, then brake immediately to make a right turn or pull on to an "off-ramp".
#3 People who won't move into a clear, left lane on the interstate so traffic can merge from the on-ramp.
#4 People who pull out into traffic right in front of you and then lolly-gag along so you have to dynamite the brakes to keep from running into them.
#5 People who drive like crazy in dense fog or on slippery roads.
#6 People who weave in and out of traffic, cutting in close to vehicles they are passing.
#7 People who think parking lots are race tracks.
#8 People who cut you off to get into your parking spot in parking lots.
#9 People who park so close to you, you can't back into you car.
#10 People who don't turn-on their headlights in fog, blizzards, or heavy rain.
#11 People who back up or pull out of parking spots and don't look where they are going.
#12 People who don't watch for pedestrians, pull across in front of them and run over their foot (it happened to me almost exactly one year ago.)
I think I'll stop there!!!
the most stupid irritating AND DANGEROUS drivers are these:
driving under 65 on the freeway (or whatever the speed limit is). You see these idiots all the time doing 45-55 on the freeway to save gas or to "be safe" when the entire world is flying by them. All they do is create traffic and make an artificial hazard around themselves because everyone is trying to drive around them.
those that enter the freeway and 35-mph or thereabouts to "be safe". Morons can't figure it out it is much easier AND SAFER to enter the freeway AT FREEWAY SPEED to blend right in and not be rear ended. But again-these people don't want to gun their engines to get up to freeway speed fast because either they are cheap idiots who don't want to waste a drop of gas or they think by driving slow they will be safe..
1. Left lane 'Richards' - The left lane is for passing; hence, if you are NOT passing a car or close to passing a car, you should NOT be in the lane. If you don't like the people going faster then you or you think they are going to fast, it is up to the POLICE to enforce the speed limit, not YOU.
2. Turn Signal Use - Most cars today come standard with turn signals. Its really cool. And, it is not only courteous, but lets the other drivers both in front of you (yes in front) and behind you know what you intend to do. If I'm in front, I check my mirrors to see if the lane is clear and then put on my signal to indicate to the drivers behind me and in front of me that I am about to change lanes. People that weave in and out unexpectedly without a signal are rude and have their head up their butt.
3. Not merging properly - If you see a sign that says 'left (or right) lane ends, merge right (or left), it means that the lane that is not ending has the RIGHT OF WAY. You know the lane is ending well before it does, then you act surprised and cut everyone off or run people off the road that have the right of way. The proper way to merge is to take turns, one car from each lane. It is not a pissing contest where people push each other off the road because they don't understand right of way.
Wow, I feel better now :) Respect each other, read the rules, break out the manual again, and if you are uncomfortable driving, stick to the local routes and join a carpool.
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Shenanigans Ep8: Taking Bill Simmons to Task on the NBA Lockout!
Hey Hey everybody.. this is episode 8 of the Shenanigans podcast hosted by Passtherelish!
This week the gang offers counter-arguments to sportswriter Bill Simmons' pro-owner arguments after NBA lockout was finally concluded last week! Woo Hoo!
The gang feels really bad. We are all huge Bill Simmons fans, with Mando even listening to every one of his NBA related podcasts 6 times over, but enough is enough…. we decided to get together and do something about the pro-NBA owner ranting that's drilling holes into our heads. Yikes!
Here's a summary of all the points we address in sequential order in case you want to follow along:
- Should athletes just accept whatever owners tell them they are worth?
- We are talking about precentage of B.R.I. not totals!!!!! aaahhh!
- Are the NBA players way overpaid and is the league actually losing a lot of money?
- The three pro-NBA player points that no one is talking about (including the union): Flipping franchises, Real-Estate Ponzi Schemes, and Player Prestige. DO NOT MISS THIS!
- Why is the mid-level exception so damn important to players? We tell you. lol.
- What the hell do public sector workers, banks, and personal responsibility have to do with any of this? haha. We also tell you this.
Hope you guys enjoy! – Mando
p.s. here is a link to the Simmon's article we reference and quote from:http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7307298/the-first-day-nba-christmas
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A wonderful array of scientific geekery set up to attack the climate change problem. Lots of good sentences in here. For example, I did not know that methane was the driver behind concerns regarding the permafrost:
Many climate scientists say their biggest fear is that warming could melt the Arctic permafrost… There is twice as much CO2 locked beneath the tundra as there is in the earth's atmosphere. Melting would release enormous stores of methane, a greenhouse gas nearly thirty times more potent than carbon dioxide.
And some wild scientific ideas (I don't mean "wild" pejoratively, more like, "wow that's pretty wild"):
[Entrepreneur Nathan Myhrvold] has proposed deploying a million plastic tubes, each about a hundred metres long, to roil the water, which would help it trap more CO2. "The ocean is this giant heat sink," he told me. "But it is very cold. The bottom is nearly freezing. If you just stirred the ocean more, you could absorb the excess CO2 and keep the planet cold." (This is not as crazy as it sounds. In the center of the ocean, wind-driven currents bring fresh water to the surface, so stirring the ocean could transform it into a well-organized storage depot. The new water would absorb more carbon while the old water carried the carbon it has already captured into the deep.)
Two perspectives on geoengineering, one negative:
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Predilections of the rich world… require enormous physical resources. Yet many people still hope to solve the problem of climate change just by eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions. "When people talk about bringing emissions to zero, they are talking about something that will never happen," Ken Caldeira told me. "Because that would require a complete alteration in the way humans are built."
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Unlike some other scientists engaged in geoengineering, Eisenberger is not bothered by the notion of tinkering with nature. "We have devised a system that introduces no additional threats into the environment," he told me. "And the idea of interfering with benign nature is ridiculous. The Bambi view of nature is totally false. Nature is violent, amoral, and nihilistic. If you look at the history of this planet, you will see cycles of creation and destruction that would offend our morality as human beings. But somehow, because it's 'nature,' it's supposed to be fine."
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Programming 2014:
- Monday, January 13
- 10:00pm (22:00h) the Cologne band TOURIST enters the stage of the city garden restaurants — officially kicking off the Cologne music week 2014 through Saturday, January 18th. There will be showcases of great newcomer bands, club shows and concerts that will then provide a custom-made a musical start to the year. Central focal point for the long since legendary band showcases is once more the Cologne Stadtgarten. These are free of charge and offer a look at some of the most exciting and best newcomer bands from North Rhine-Westphalia. This happens every evening around 10:00pm (22:00h) at the Venloer Straße. Bands include WHEN PEOPLE HAD COMPUTERS, the Sun, HELMOLT, WYOMING, and Newfoundland.
- Wednesday, January 15
- Cologne Music Week draws then gradually more circles: The club, the shy deer, one of Cologne's best music bars, SPARKLING opening the colourful dance concert - and label nights, including then SUPER minor, with village boys CAMP MAGNETICS. In the ARTHEATER awaits on Wednesday also an appearance of the singer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lott aka SON LUX.
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- In a completely different Music direction is a concert in cooperation with the Berlin Start-Up company STAGELINK at the City Garden room. Via online voting, the audience selected the bands — TELE KID-COLOGNE and DEAD wished SIRIUS 3000. This is a ticketed event.
- In the Cologne Club Vault, Zakaria BB's, GLORIA and HEINZ GAUL is celebrated Meanwhile vigorously electronically (with OMAR s, ZENKER BROTHERS, CAMO & KROOKED), the Cologne Club institution TOTAL returns CONFUSION in the STUDIO 672.
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- The varied programme of CMW 2014 is complemented by additional high-quality events. For example the popNRW - night concert with just four bands from North Rhine-Westphalia - ANNENMAYKANTEREIT, COSMONO, VALE KINGS and mountain FILM - free of charge in the City Garden Hall. and the spectacle of Cologne invites you to dance in» the Bower "(SAT, 18 Jan with LAKE PEOPLE).
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