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It depends on the editor you are using. The one I use has a configuration setting for how many spaces to convert tabs to. This means that regardless of whether I type spaces or use tabs the resultant files always contain spaces and never contain tabs.
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I can change tabstop to 2, 4, 8, anything, and the code will always indent the same. You only use tabs for indentation. If you follow a pattern where you use it only for indentation and nothing else, there is no problem.
What about the other case I mentioned?
Yeah that's true. I was referring to the lack of it in the tool itself, so you need another tool to complement it for something that others have out of the box. Of course you can always slap something else on top to fix things in many cases.
Considering the argumentation for JSLint seemed to be it doesn't require configuration, this seems to defeat it.
On your particular setup it will indent the same. When your code is shared with other people, that's where problems can occur. What works well for you at a tab stop of 2 can be a big problem where someone else has a tab stop they can't change of 8.
The problems of working with other people can be hard to deal with, and commonly requires a solution of setting unreasonable standards.
I have no wish to misrepresent you, so please clarify which case that is that you mean.
You seem to be misunderstanding what's happening here, for we are not two Titans holding a grand debate. Instead, I am working on finding solutions and answers for you. So saying, what else can we help you with here?
Here's a sample with tabstop 2:
function foo() {
if(foo) {
Here's a sample with tabstop 4:
function foo() {
if(foo) {
Here's a sample with tabstop 8
function foo() {
if(foo) {
I don't see the problem.
The second case was extra spaces around an argument name.
The problem so far as I understand it is that deeply nested code at a tab stop of 2 will be much harder to work with at a tab stop of 8.
Now I realise that deeply nested code is a code smell that we all should work on lessening, but that simple situation where the same exact code has widely varying aspects of usability depending on which particular tab stops you choose to use, was a problem to be resolved.
What would you propose to do to resolve such a problem?
Another issue is in terms of how can you visually tell if tabs or spaces are causing a problem? Some people resort to using visual tabs and spaces to help resolve such problem.
Other issues come in displaying code on a web page, where tabs can be tricker to nail down in to place.
It seems that tabs are responsible for the greater majority of technical problems, and that removing tabs removes those problems. That is the path that Crockford has been taking, to remove that which is causing problems. It's not a popular path to take, but at times the right path is not the popular one.
What do you wish to know about this?
My understanding is that when coders argue about using one or two spaces, that no common ground can be found so a standard has to be put in place to prevent such arguments.
The need for a common ground is occurs when people attempt to work together on the same code. When someone checks out code and updates it, with their own personal spin on the formatting applied, that ends up screwing up any form of change control within the code.
Remove the cause of the problem and set a coding standard, and things are sailing on an even keel once again.
We want to be making progress on the code. Bickering about how many spaces are to be used to separate terms impedes any such progress.
If someone really really wants to use a tabstop of 8, then I think it's their problem. But that is certainly something to think about.
tab-size CSS property works well unless you're using a wonky browser (read: IE)
Claims were made that all the rules in JSLint have an objective benefit. I agree there is an objective benefit from a codebase having the same style used for spacing, but the specific way of spacing enforced by JSLint is equally subjective as any other variation.
Not really IEs fault. IE11 was only introduced in OCT 2011 and that's basically when tab-size was introduced.
IE9-11 aren't terrible CSS browsers .
Yes indeed, and sometimes people just can't help the type of software they're stuck with.
Okay, let's get away from subjective claims and towards the more objective nitty gritty. What in particular about a the spacing style seems to you to be subjective? An example of code that demonstrates the difference and your preference will be appreciated too.
Such as for example:
var a = (2 + 3) * 4;
var a = ( 2 + 3 ) * 4;
Well, looking at for example what you just posted. Is one of the ways you showed objectively better than the other?
There are three main styles of white-space separation that are used. I'll use a haversine formula for the example, so that a combination of functions, numbers, and variables can be seen.
function degreesToRadians(deg){return deg*Math.TAU/360;}
function haversine(lat1,lon1,lat2,lon2){
var earthRadius=6372.8,//km
return earthRadius*c;
The above is a style that many consider to be too cramped to easily make out names and details when they are used within the code.
if (!Math.TAU) {
Math.TAU = Math.PI * 2;
function degreesToRadians(deg) {
return deg * Math.TAU / 360;
function haversine(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) {
var earthRadius = 6372.8, // km
dLat = degreesToRadians(lat2) - degreesToRadians(lat1),
dLon = degreesToRadians(lon2) - degreesToRadians(lon1),
a = Math.pow(Math.sin(dLat / 2), 2) + Math.pow(Math.sin(dLon / 2), 2) * Math.cos(lat1) * Math.cos(lat2),
c = 2 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(a));
return earthRadius * c;
The above tends to be the default spacing style, primarily due to it being used in the ECMASCRIPT specifications. Also, the spaces between operands act as punctuation, helping you to more easily understand what's going on.
if ( !Math.TAU ) {
Math.TAU = Math.PI * 2;
function degreesToRadians ( deg ) {
return deg * Math.TAU / 360;
function haversine ( lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2 ) {
var earthRadius = 6372.8, // km
dLat = degreesToRadians( lat2 ) - degreesToRadians( lat1 ),
dLon = degreesToRadians( lon2 ) - degreesToRadians( lon1 ),
a = Math.pow( Math.sin( dLat / 2 ), 2 ) + Math.pow( Math.sin( dLon / 2 ), 2 ) * Math.cos( lat1 ) * Math.cos( lat2 ),
c = 2 * Math.asin( Math.sqrt( a ) );
return earthRadius * c;
The above tends to result in lines of code that are around 10% longer in length, and seems to make it trickier to interpret the operations being performed. When all of the code is equally spread out it's more difficult to determine what's important.
The last two are clearly better than the first. But whether the 2nd or 3rd is best is what's not so clear. You can say that the lines are 10% longer, but you could also say that especially when function calls are nested like
Math.pow( Math.sin( dLat / 2 ), 2 ), it's easier to tell them apart.
Who can say for certain whether the length difference is significant, or whether the readability of nested calls is significant? Or whether it's actually more or less readable at all?
To make matters even more interesting, we could ask someone with dyslexia
My understanding is that the criticism of tabs comes down to 1) alignment problems, and 2) editor problems.
Alignment problems because, for example, something like this is common:
(function () {
// ...
if (cond1
cond3) {
// ...
If you're going to use tabs to indent and you still want this code to look correctly formatted for everyone else, then you need to take special care to use the right mixture of tabs and spaces.
(function () {
→// ...
→if (cond1
→••••cond3) {
→// ...
Most people don't get this mixture right. Even some of the best programmers don't always get this right. I recall seeing alignment problems in the Linux kernel, for example.
And the other problem is editors, which I'm told sometimes replaces a file's indentation style to match the editor's configured style, so code commits end up with a lot of white space diffs.
In a perfect world, tabs would be the way to go. As the argument goes, everyone would get to indent to whatever width they prefer. But, unfortunately, a lot of human error creeps in, and tabs end up doing more harm than good.
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Well let's compare the difference, with a simpler to examine situation involving parenthesis.
The question is: should an opening parenthesis always be followed by a space, and a closing parenthesis have a space just before it?
When there is no inter-parenthetical space involved, we have the following code:
function calc(a) {
return (a + 3) * 4;
When there is a space involved, we end up with confusion in regard to the function parenthesis:
// air-gapped parenthesis
function calc ( a ) {
return ( a + 3 ) * 4;
Do function parameters parenthesis behave the same as expression parenthesis? Or are they different?
// only air-gap expression parenthesis
function calc (a) {
return ( a + 3 ) * 4;
Are the function names to be separated from the parenthesis too? They then become too easily confused with variables instead.
What happens when there are no function parenthesis?
// how to handle empty function parameters
function calc( ) {
return ( 2 + 3 ) * 4;
Should the linter insist on a double space in the middle, one for each parenthesis, or just stick with a single space?
// a double space, one for each parenthesis
function calc( ) {
return ( 2 + 3 ) * 4;
Does it also mean that immediately invoked function expressions have to be spaced out too?
( function ( ) {
} ( ) );
Just how are such parenthesis spacing issues to be determined by a static linter, let along a human being?
There is a way around such quandaries, and that is to take the path of least confusion. That being to insist on no space on immediately inside of parenthesis.
function calc(a) {
return (a + 3) * 4;
On a separate note, have you chosen a particular set of coding style standards to stick to? There are quite a number of them, which are nicely compared at https://github.com/Seravo/js-winning-style
If you use gulp, I have a plugin that brings all 3 linting tools at once (jshint, jscs and eslint) so you don't have to install the separate plugins https://github.com/bahmutov/gulp-lint-everything
JSCS does support custom rules via "plugins" https://github.com/jscs-dev/node-jscs/wiki/Plugin-API.
I use eslint with Webstorm. There is a very cool plugin for integrating Eslint with intelliJ/Webstorm - https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7494?pr=phpStorm
@mrjoelkemp we updated the article to reflect this point. Thank you.
For ESLINT. "Some configuration required" is a cons?? Surely that's one of the its strongest points - that you can configure it to death.
Thanks for pretty nice article.
But I'm not sure why you comparing linting tools with code style checker (JSCS).
I don't know a project which using JSCS without a linter. JSCS itself is not a linter, but a lint-like tool that checks your code style (but not report suspicious parts like undefined variables or other bad parts).
Linting for me is not the same as linting for you
Because the "expert" that decided that the 's' in a switch statement needs to be vertically aligned with the 'c' in each case statement was clearly WRONG!
Can you cite any "JS rule" where an opening brace doesn't mandate indentation for the remainder of the closure?
I do not care about popular opinion, I want examples that don't pander to said erroneously-propagated rule.


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Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Alan Hardwick suspended Neil Rhodes while investigations into "potential conduct matters" were being considered.
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With a stay at this apartment in Rome (Navona), you'll be steps from Campo de' Fiori and 11 minutes by foot from Spanish Steps. This apartment is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Colosseum and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Trevi Fountain.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned apartment, featuring a kitchen with a full-sized refrigerator/freezer and an oven. An LCD television with satellite programming provides entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include a coffee/tea maker and an iron/ironing board.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include multilingual staff and laundry facilities.
Property Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy. Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges. Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed. No onsite parking is available. There is no front desk at this property. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation.
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- All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport.
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Late check-in fee: EUR 50.00 for check-in after 8 PM
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 3.50 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 10 years of age.
- Cleaning fee: EUR 25.00 per accommodation, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
- -Free WiFi
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Comedy Central's celebrity roasts are a notorious late-night staple of crass, offensive and often hilarious insults, so it stands to reason that Charlie Sheen would want to get in on that. It seems a little late for a Sheen roast (four months ago would have been about perfect), but the celebrity roast has no expiration date. The question is whether or not Sheen can steal the show. For a good roast, the celebrity on the spit needs to be in on the joke, and Sheen hasn't shown any signs of being able to laugh at himself.
Nevertheless, Sheen's roast — at which comedians will likely hurl insults and jabs about drug abuse, Tiger Blood, and winning — is set being filmed on Sept. 10 and will be aired on Comedy Central (The Comedy Network in Canada) on Sept. 12, the same day as Ashton Kutcher's take on
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Many people buy a new home with the intention of doing a lot of home gardening in it. Gardening is a long term goal and enjoyable hobby for many people but also involves a significant amount of maintenance in your home do effectively manage a garden. This article will provide some tips when you are first starting to maintain a home garden. However, another area of the home to consider is roofing & gutter maintenance. It is not advisable for you to try to fix things on your home, however, check out the team at JBS Roofing for professional assistance.
Unlike most of your home's yard maintenance, it is difficult to find contractors who are willing to do your garden work, unless they have some specialist in the area. Most people will do their own home garden work. One way to significantly save time with it is by having raised bed gardens installed which can not only create an attractive garden appearance but also limit weed growth and decrease the bending that you will need to do in your garden. Raised bed walls can be made from cedar planks or stone and can encompass a wide range of heights. Decide how much you want to spend on a raised garden bed and consider how much time you want to spend maintaining it.
Next, the amount of time you spend maintaining your home garden will depend on how organic you will want it to be. Organic gardens don't use pesticides and weed killers, but will often require more significant work to manage it. Weeds will grow unfettered in an organic home Garden and using mulch and black canvas can help to limit the weeds spread and growth in your garden. Be sure to also have a garden that is situated so that it receives an adequate amount of sunlight as well.
Garden maintenance takes more than simply managing your garden weeds and pests. It involves also managing your garden fruits and vegetables. It is here that great divergence is needed based on the individual needs of each plant. Be sure to harness an good understanding of the growing requirements of each garden plant you are growing and put them into position to succeed in your garden.
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Get your trimmers out, cuz your'e about to do some serious choppin'! Seriously get a move on before its too late. In the spring, before they grow too long, you should cut all tree limbs and shrubs atleast 7 feet away from your roof and foundation. This prevents moisture from getting near your roof and foundation. It also keeps those headache-causing squirrels and racoons out of the attic. Make sure you bleach those trimmers to keep from spreading plant diseases too!
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This one is pretty obvious. It gets very hot here in Arizona, and its not ideal to do hard labor in this extreme heat. Only do outside projects in the spring, before it gets too hot, or early in the morning before the sun comes all the way out.
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Oh, Joe Giudice – will you never learn: you fought the law and the law won (again and again and again!). Despite the fact that he is literally standing in front a judge right now, the Real Housewives Of New Jersey star is still not prepared to make a decision in his identity fraud case. Lord these Giudices are so disorganized!
Joe is back in a Passaic County courthouse today as a last-ditch effort to arrange a plea deal in his identity fraud case. He previously rejected a few of them in favor of going to trial to prove he's innocent
(HAHAHAHAHA!) despite prosecutors revealing they have very, very convincing evidence against him. The latest plea deal offered by prosecutors gives Joe the opportunity to run his 41 month federal sentence concurrently with his state sentence, but witnesses from court reveal that Juicy is insisting he's innocent and wants a trial.
The crux of the issue for Joe is that if he accepts the plea deal he won't legally be able to drive while he awaits his turn to serve time as his license will be suspended for up to 18 months. However IF Juicy goes to trial, he could wind up with the maximum sentence of 10 years. Hmmm, let's break this down in simplistic terms: 18 months of being trapped in the house with Milania (#GimmeTheKeysYouOldTroll) vs. 10 years of being trapped in prison with…


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The Amazing Music Crew back again with a new single titled 'Balaa'. The Amazing Music Group is formed by two Musician 'Izzo Bizness' from Mbeya City and The crew first lady 'Abela', A Tanzanian who used to live in USA.
This is a second song from them, The first one was 'Dangerous Boy' releasedfew months ago. The new song 'Balaa' is just a self boasting song which explain their talent and how music fans enjoying their works.
'Balaa' produced by 'Dupy' and has a nice vudeo which shot and directed by 'Ivan'.


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Border of Pakistan and Afghanistan is supposed heaven of terrorist. After the defeat of Russia Talban has started to nourish. America used the Mujahids against Russia through Pakistan army and intelligence agencies at that time in 1979.
Unfortunately there are two extremes in Islam seatrain Wahabi and Shia. Wahabi is backed by Suadia Arabia anyhow and Shia is supported by Iran. Similarly many extremism organization some are regional and some are international like Al Quidde and Hezbollah such type of regional subsidy organizations are working nearly all Islamic countries. Some are more fanatics and some less.
In Afghanistan nearly 70% population is Whabi minded or have soft corner for wahabi . Similar the case of Khyber Puktun khowa province of Pakistan connected with Afghanistan. Emerging name we can say Afghan wahbi in to Haqqani group, Talban and some other small groups. In Pakistan these group called Pakistani Talban, Lashkar Tiaaba and Sippah Sahba and Lashkar Jangvi.
Pakistan Army is trying to contain these group any how since last 10 year with help of America also.
In Afghanistan Nattoo forces are trying to minimize the influence of Talban , Alquiddah and other subsidiary groups.
As we see 70% Population of Afghanistan has soft corner for Wahabis and Talban similary in Pakistan Province people have sympathies with Wahabies or disgusting against shia . This Talban or Wahabi Idiology can not be fully cleaned as this was or is a stretregic tool of Pakistan forces or to support such group was a Pakistan foreign policy. Now fighting of Pakistani forces first time in history againt Talban is a U turn from foreign policy, security policy and regional policy. In Indian occupied Kashmir these subgroup were active due to which Kashmir policy is also effected.
All the wars in Muslim countries have relation of these two prominent sectarianism like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and many more countries.
Similarly Hezbollah and Israel and Philistine are fighting since many years
To counter terrorism these two extremist groups should be checked. Countries Foreign policy must be independent of these groups. Iran and Saudi Arabia should play soft and positive role to resolve the peace in the Muslim world.


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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - October 8, 2008 --Thousands of New Jerseyans will lose out on their federal economic stimulus rebate checks if they don't apply by Oct. 15. The state's Public Advocate, Ron Chen, says nearly 120,000 seniors and disabled people in New Jersey have not tried to claim their money.
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New and modern 1 bedroom flat to rent in Campolide (Lisbon)
A spacious and modern brand new 1 bedroom penthouse flat (4th floor) in the center of Lisbon.
The flat is fully furnished and has one double bedroom with a queen size bed, en-suit bathroom and storage area; a spacious and cozy living room with a sofa, TV, and a dining area and also a fully equipped kitchen (fridge/freezer; oven, microwave, dishwasher and washing/tumble dry machine). It also inclues a private parking space.
Campolide is a traditional and calm Lisbon residential neighborhood with several amenities available nearby including restaurantes, supermarkets, groceries, drugstores, dry cleaners and post office.
The house combines a modern atmosphere with comfort in one of the most central areas of Lisbon.
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The Best Solution for Protecting Retirement Portfolios: Put and Call Options versus GLWBs
Retirees cannot be exposed to severe – or even modest – market losses. They need to protect their savings in a cost-effective manner. I will compare the projected outcomes for two types of strategies: options, which can reduce volatility, and products that guarantee lifetime income, such as variable annuities with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits (VA/GLWBs).
The full range of alternatives that can provide downside protection includes absolute return funds, hedge fund replicators, long-short funds, low volatility funds and a variety of other approaches. But those strategies work indirectly, hoping for continued low correlation with stock performance. For this analysis, I'll concentrate on strategies that directly provide downside protection.
Combinations of call and put options can reduce volatility, while still leaving room to participate in stock market performance. The purchase of put options can be used to set a floor under returns. Selling calls can provide a steady income by sacrificing some upside. Combinations of buying puts and selling calls, known as collars, sacrifice some of the upside to protect against poor performance.
Another way to provide downside protection is to purchase a variable annuity with a guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefit (VA/GLWB), or a similar product, the stand-alone living benefit (SALB), which combines mutual funds with a GLWB. This is quite different from using an options strategy, but these products achieve a similar result. The GLWB payments continue for life even if underlying investments in the VA or mutual funds perform poorly and the funds run out. Both these products have been covered extensively over the past year and a half in Advisor Perspectives articles by Wade Pfau and me (see here, here and here, for example), but this is the first attempt at a comparison with options strategies.
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Let's examine three different options strategies using the example of a 65-year-old female who needs to withdraw $5,000 per year from $100,000 of retirement savings. She relies on a 65/35 stock/bond portfolio with an average annual return of 5.5% (including inflation) and a standard deviation of 13.5%. I used Monte Carlo simulations of investment performance to generate retirement outcomes, treating longevity as a variable with an average remaining lifespan of 22 years. The analysis is pre-tax.


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We have a problem to solve. If you aren't aware, American Corporations just had their best year ever this year. That's right, while we are underemployed, the big players have set themselves up for a tidy 1.69 Trillion Dollars in profit. Depending on who you ask, the unemployment rate hit a low of 3.6% at the end of Clinton's presidency, hovered between 4 and 6% under most of Bush, and leaped to 10.6% under Obama at the worst. Now it's at 9.3%, but it's relevant to note that last month it was at 9%. Heading into the holiday retail rush, unemployment still rose. Graph
So how can this be? We have the best year ever for corps yet we have this highest unemployment rates in my lifetime. Wages to employ the middle class male hasn't moved in my 36 years of life (page 36 of this PDF). So how is it that a company can go from employing people, to losing them, to becoming profitable again yet not looking to employ people back at the same level? I'm suggesting that there is a tax incentive not to.
Corporations are ran by people whom make a very good living. Great news for them. They are also legally obligated to make the most money possible for their share holders. If you have a company that is being taxed at a low level, being ran by someone taxed at a low level (16% was the rate at which the highest earners were taxed on average) whom doesn't have to pay the income tax on services used while working (private jet, lavish dinners, Hotels, vacations) why would they rather hire someone? If they spend more on themselves, they can keep more of their own money and pay themselves in stock which gets taxed as Capital Gains at 15%.
Almost three-quarters of the highest earners' income was in capital gains and dividends taxed at a 15 percent rate set as part of Bush-backed tax cuts in 2003 Link
An example... if you owned a corporation, or a dozen, and you had a 35 million dollar mansion with plenty of space, but you faced a tax burden, what would prevent you from purchasing another 15 million dollar home next door as your office? Thanks for the write off!
So we've reached a point where we have taxed too little. There is no incentive to hire people over spending the money on yourself. We have to go back and raise taxes on corporations in terms of closing loop holes. We have to raise the taxes on the wealthy because the income disparity has spun out of control in the last 30 years. Even in an economy like this, the rich have found a way to get a hold of our money directly in bailouts. Indirectly in write offs for their Bombadier Challengers. And indirectly by choosing to not hire people, but instead spend on themselves. This is a problem with a 30 year history to look at. Even with Bush tax cuts that supply-siders like claim increases revenues, didn't work. It was five years before revenues went up, hardly relate-able to the tax cut.
Raise taxes in a way that doesn't incentivize job growth at a cost to the people, but increase them in a way that it's a lose lose for the corporations if they don't hire. That million dollar remodel of the office, you can write off $15,000 of it and you are paying the rest on income tax. And if you try to skate, we're taking you and the CFO to jail. Spend a million on salaries and you can write the whole thing off. That's how you incentivize business properly.
Tell the rich that since you get all of your income from Capital Gains, that's now a progressive tax just like income. You have to go back 94 years to find tax rates as low as they are today. Our system of making sure that the rich have a pile of cash in hopes that we'll catch a nickel isn't working. Not for the people, the government, or even effective business.
Many of the rich get it. We have 371 Billionaires in the US. 57 of them are on the Giving Pledge. Stop with the claims that we get more jobs by taxing less. Stop with the claims of more revenues on less taxes. It's all bull.
So how would you raise taxes to create more jobs? I know that there are tons of ways. Let's brainstorm some areas that get abused that need to be addressed.
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Thanks doone. I sometimes wonder if I've fallen off the turnip truck and get caught up in the emotional argument. It would appear that those more educated on the subject than I don't disagree with my position.
David Stockman, Regan's Office of Management and Budget director, says that the GOP has destroyed our economy and has set us up for class warfare. Not the symbolic kind either. Link
There is a point where we'll have had enough. You can't invest wisely anymore because hedgefunds and banks have supercomputers investing for seconds at a time. As a result companies like Microsoft make record profits but the stock falls and no dividends are paid. It's parasitic in nature and is bankrupting unions and pensions all over, but that only affects the poor and that's a great way to bust the unions.
Houses down the road from me are being sold at 60 cents on the dollar compared to five years ago just so that the banks can get rid of the tied up capital. As a result, I've paid over 100,000 on a mortgage, and lost 100,000. Effectively today, it's cost me 200,000 dollars just to keep a roof over my head for the last five years.
I started a business 4 years ago. I had saved up 50k and staked it on my talents. I got to work and worked my way up to pushing 20k a month, then my insurance went up by 105% in one year 17k to 36K. Then the banks stopped lending. We gave them money to lend, they just gave it out in bonuses and sat on the rest. I can no longer come up with the 30k for insurance next year and I'm sunk.
I've tried to do everything right. My wife's degree, paid for before it was in hand. I have no debt outside of the house and it is a 30 year fixed only 2/3 of what they offered me in a mortgage. Last car purchased, paid off in 2 years. We don't waste. But I can't make money in the market due to unscrupulous, but legal, investors. I can't make money in real estate because the lenders wanted you to take bad loans on houses that you couldn't afford. I can't make money in business because my specialty has been decimated for two years. Even if I had 100% of the market, I couldn't pay the insurance and no joke, only Evanston can provide my Errors and Omissions. It's a national monopoly. Not even Lloyds will touch it. There is a break point where the warfare begins. I can only imagine that the smallest of push would get the 20% unemployed for 99 weeks or more there. Who's minding the store? If you take away the facade of the American dream that appeases us, and all bets are off. I'll be fine, but I worry about those whom have ran out of hope or a light at the end of the tunnel.


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We put a lot of focus on the use of #SMEM in emergency management, specifically with emergency management's use of social media technology. We are developing training and policies for emergency managers so they know how to develop programs and utilize the technology. We are presenting at conferences and seminars to help get more emergency managers on board. We are even trying to develop ways to get emergency managers to use standard hashtags. We have made a lot of headway and are getting a lot of eyes on social media during disasters. But what about the citizens? How are we ensuring they are posting reports and using the hashtags?
We need to tackle the discrepancy in the same manner that we tackled the lack of use by emergency managers. We need to engage citizens and citizen volunteer groups and get them to start using the technology. I was talking to @metalerik today on twitter. He direct messaged me about how he was excited to follow me and the SMEM initiative. I told him, "Great", and that we would be more than happy to help him along. Citizen involvement in the overall initiative and local efforts needs to involve citizens. They are the ones who will either adopt and allow your program to be successful and receiving reports or they won't be involved. If they don't know how or where to report what they see, then they won't report or you won't be able to find what they do report. Your citizens are also who pay your bills so by engaging them and including them in the process you get to show them where their hard earned cash is going and you get to deliver your preparedness message and training right to the source.
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There was little to like about Illinois point guard Tracy Abrams' game at Nebraska. But the parts coach John Groce picked apart were not the ones he was asked about.
Abrams missed all four shot attempts in the Illini's 67-58 loss Sunday, making him 0-for-9 in his last two outings. In seven games since Jan. 18, the junior has shot only 22.9 percent.
When asked about his three-point performance against the Cornhuskers, Groce was less worried about Abrams' shooting.
"Sometimes shooting is fleeting," Groce said after the game in Lincoln, Neb. "You can't control that. What you can control is taking care of the ball a little better, defending the ball probably a little better. I'm not as concerned about his shot."


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Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game-and the rest of the crew has been exonerated-the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before. From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, the elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage... and to bring home the man who made them a family. Written by harpreet phamber
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President Barack Obama told an audience in New Hampshire on Tuesday that their taxes would go up an average of $1,000 to $1,500 unless the payroll tax cut were extended and expanded as part of his jobs bill.
Speaking at a high school in Manchester, N.H., the day after a congressional supercommittee failed to produce a deal to cut the budget deficit and pass an extension of unemployment insurance and his payroll tax cut, Obama pointed out that he had signed into law two tax breaks on Monday that had been part of his jobs package (see Obama Signs Veterans Hiring Tax Credit Law). However, he noted that the majority of his jobs bill has been blocked by Republicans in Congress and he urged the audience to contact their lawmakers and press for an extension of the payroll tax cut.
The tax cut, which was enacted last December as part of the deal to extend the Bush tax cuts, cut the Social Security withholding tax rate for employees by 2 percentage points from 6.2 to 4.2 percent (see Tax Extension Bill Wends Its Way to White House).
"Last year, both parties came together to cut payroll taxes for the typical household by $1,000 this year," said Obama. "That's been showing up in your paychecks each week. You may not know it, but it's been showing up because of the action that we took."
As part of his jobs package, Obama has proposed extending and expanding the payroll tax cut by cutting it in half for employees, providing a $1,500 tax cut to the average family. Obama has also proposed extending the tax cut to businesses, cutting in half the taxes they pay on their first $5 million in payroll, and completely eliminating payroll taxes for companies that increase their payrolls by either adding new workers or increasing the wages of their current workers, capped at the first $50 million in payroll increases.
"This payroll tax is set to expire at the end of next month," said Obama. "If we allow that to happen—if Congress refuses to act—then middle-class families are going to get hit with a tax increase at the worst possible time. For the average family, your taxes will go up $1,000 if Congress does not act by the end of the month. Now, we can't let that happen. Not right now. It would be bad for the economy. It would be bad for employment. That's why my jobs bill extends that tax cut. In fact, it does it one better—it expands the tax cut. Instead of a $1,000-a-year tax cut next year, the average working family would get a tax cut of more than $1,500. And that's $1,500 that would have been taken out of your paycheck, would instead be going into your pocket."
He noted that the money could also be going to small businesses. "The American Jobs Act would also cut payroll taxes in half for small business owners," said Obama. "Say you have 50 employees making $50,000 apiece. You'd get a tax cut of nearly $80,000. That is real money that you can use to hire new workers or buy new equipment."
Obama told the audience to push Congress for another opportunity to vote on the bill.
"Now, the Republicans in the Senate voted no on my jobs bill and those tax cuts," he said. "But in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we are going to give them another chance. Next week, they're going to get to take a simple vote. If they vote no again, the typical family's taxes will go up $1,000 next year. If they vote yes, the typical working family will get a $1,500 tax cut."
Obama noted that the White House has set up a tax calculator on its Web site where taxpayers can calculate how much they would save from the payroll tax cut. He also tweaked Republican lawmakers for the pledge many have signed with Grover Norquist's lobbying group, Americans for Tax Reform.
"Now, I know Republicans like to talk about [how they're] the party of tax cuts," he said. "A lot of them have sworn an oath—we're never going to raise taxes on anybody for as long as we live—even though they have already voted against these middle-class tax cuts once. But the question they'll have to answer when they get back from Thanksgiving is this: Are they really willing to break their oath to never raise taxes, and raise taxes on the middle class just to play politics? I sure hope not. This isn't about who wins or loses in Washington. This is about delivering a win for the American people. Now, a $1,500 tax cut for middle-class families—that isn't a Band-Aid. That is a big deal for people. How many business owners could stand to see their customers taking $1,000 less next year? That's $1,000 less that they can spend at a small business."
Obama asked the audience how many of them could use an extra $1,000 or $1,500 in their pockets, especially around the holiday season, and was answered with applause. He noted that the money for the payroll tax cut would be offset by higher taxes on millionaires.
"Congress has a very simple choice next week," he said. "Do you want to cut taxes for the middle class and those who are trying to get into the middle class? Or do you want to protect massive tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, many of whom want to actually help? Do you want to help working families get back on solid ground and grow this economy for all of us? Or do you really want to vote to raise taxes on nearly 160 million Americans during the holidays? When push comes to shove, are you willing to fight as hard for working families as you are for the wealthiest Americans? What's it going to be? That's the choice."
He urged the audience to contact their representatives in Congress to push for the payroll tax cut. "Tell them, 'Don't be a Grinch.' Don't vote to raise taxes on working Americans during the holidays," he said. "Put the country before party. Put money back in the pockets of working families. Do your job. Pass our jobs bill."
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Western Europe
United Kingdom:
dominated world manufacturing during the 19th century(responsible for more than 1/2 of worlds cotton and fabric
Industrial Revolution originated in northern Egland and southern Scotland
United Kingdom expanded Industrial Revolution by attracting new high-tech industries that serve European market
Mid-Rhine Northern Italy
Eastern Europe
Central Industrial District.
Western Europe: Eastern Europe:
Four main industrial districts
United Kingdom
Rhine-Ruhr Valley
The mid-Rhine
Northern Italy
Seven main industrial districts:
Central Industrial District
ST. Petersburg Industrial District
Volga Industrial District
Ural Industrial District
Kuznetsk Industrial District
Eastern Industrial District
They became important because they are closely located near raw materials and markets.
Rhine-Ruhr Valley:
Political instability delayed diffusion of Industrial Revolution
Became most important Industrial area
Industry was dispersed instead of concentrated in one area
The Ruhr flows into the Rhine
centered around Moscow
produces 1/4 of Russian industrial output
situated near the country's largest market
St. Petersburg Industrial District.
one of Russia's early nodes of industrial innovation
specializes in shipbuilding and other industries serving Russia's navy and ports
Volga Industrial District.
grew rapidly during World War II.
contains Russia's largest petroleum and natural gas fields
Ural Industrial District.
contains more than 1,000 types of minerals
Russia controls nearly all the Ural minerals
Industry developement hindered by lack of energy sources
Kuznetsk Industrial District.
Russia's most important manufactoring district
east of the Ural Mountains
contains the country's largest reserves of coal and an abundant supply of iron ore.
Eastern Ukraine.
possesses large deposits of iron ore, manganese, and natural gas
these assets make the region Eastern Europe's largest producer of pig iron and steel
where Eastern Europe's leading manufactoring area is
is an important steel production center
North America
East Asia
Situation Factors
There are 2 situation factors (Proximity to Inputs and Proximity to Markets)
Situation Fator: involve transporting materials to and from a factory
Proximity to Market:
cost of transpoting goods to consumer is a critical locational factor for 3 types of industry
Bulk Gaining, Single Market, and Perishable
Break-of-Bulk Points is a location where transfer among transportation mode is possible
2nd most important Industrial Industry
German portion lacks alot of raw materials
became major Industrial Industry when Germany split into 2 countries
French portion has Europe largest iron-ore field
Industry located in Po River Basin
Po valley has 1/5 of Italy land and 2/3 Industry
attract industries because many worker hydroelectricity from the Alps
Site Factors
Three main factors are Land,Labor,Capital
1860, US had became a major industrial nation
they process alot of food and lumber resources
only has 5% land but 2/3 manufacturing output
had essential raw materials(iron and coal)
Many area developed from it such as: New England, Middle Atlantic, Mohawk Valley, Pittsburg-Lake Erie, and Western Great Lakes
Canada's Industrial Areas:
most important area is St.Lawrence Valley
alot of advantages: contrality to Canadian market and proximity to the Great Lakes and access to inexpensive hydroelectric power
most abundant resource is labor force
became an industrial power by producing goods that could sell in large amounts at cut-price rate
China emerged as 2nd largest manufacting
Although indusrty is located elsewhere in the world the 4 industrial regions account for most of worlds industrial production
Why are industries located where they are?
Proximity to Inputs:
inputs can be from physical environment or made by othe companies
because factories have Bulk-reducing industries , they locate near the inputs (Copper and Steel Industry)
labor-intensive: wages and other compensation paid to employees constitute a high % of expences
its measured in % while high wage is measured in dollars
texile: woven fabric(require less skilled workers)
cottage industry: work done in home
not really a critical factor
land is found in many places
it an be critical if you want to have human and natural resources
factories borrow funds to establish a new factory or to expand their current
its the most important high-tech industry in Silicon Valley
Ability to borrow money is critical in LDC's
Changing Distribution within MDC's
intraregional scale, factories located to peripheral location from the center of cities
interregional scale, factories located to regions not traditionally associated manufactoring from tradional clusters
Intraregional Shift:
moved to rural area because of the land
cities had everything they needed except for land
they felt it was better to operate with one story than a two or three story building
Interregional Shifts:
Right-to-work: maintain "open shop" and prohibit "closed shops"
Shifted towards the South and West in the US
Western European countries , government policies encouraged relocation toward economically distressed peripheral area
New Industrial Regions
3 new regions are Asia, Latin America, and Central Europe
China has 2 main assets in attracting manufactoring: world's largest supply of low-cost labor and world's largest market for many consumer products
manufacturers in 3 areas- the east coast, Yangtze River Valley, and along the Gulf of Bo Hai
New Industrial Regions
Latin America:
Mexico and Brazil are the two leading industrial centers
Mexico manufacturers retain an economic geography advantage over those in other LDC's because of their proximity to the US market
Central Europe:
gives manufacturers attractive combination of 2 important site and situation factors(Labor and Proximity to market)
after fall of communism in 1990's then industries came to Europe
Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary had the most industrial improvement
Attraction of New Industrial Regions
there are 2 attractions- Proximity to lox-cost labor and Outsourcing
Proximity to Low-Cost Labor:
most textile and apparel production in the US moved form the Northeast and the Southeast during mid 20th century
is turning over much of the responsibilty for production to independent suppliers
Renewed Attraction of Tradional
Industrial Region
Proximity to Skilled Labor:
the search for skilled labor has important geographic implications
Fordist is a mass production
there are 3 types of work rules that distinguish post-Fordist(lean or flexible) production- Teams, Problem Solving, and Leveling
Just-in-time delivery is when material arrive at a factory in just enough time before it is needed to its supplier
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If it mattered, the dismissive way Obama treats the media coupled with his lack of transparency would be troubling. But it doesn't matter. Even if the president was as transparent as glass, the media would still cover up anything that might politically damage him. So the fact that Obama treats the media like the lackeys they are is actually very amusing and all kinds of satisfying.
The media's been whining about "access" for 10 days now and as a result, today, Obama pretty much laughed in their collective faces with this:
"What I want to do is clear out the press so we can take some questions."
As the Washington Post's Erik Wemple points out, just two weeks ago, Obama bragged about heading the most transparent administration ever. Today, though, Obama inflicts a little more Battered Media Syndrome on his lapdogs by treating them like the stenography pool in front of… the whole wide world.
Let me repeat: If the media want respect, instead of whining about their precious one's dismissively abusive treatment of them, the media instead should demand respect from Obama by holding him accountable for things like lying about and demagoguing the sequester, Libya, the economy… In other words, actually do their job as guardians of the country instead of Palace Guards.
Naturally, though, the media will continue to take Obama's abuse, whine a little, and then come back for more.
You know, because they know Barack loves them and that he really wants to change and is trying to change and that he can't help the way he behaves sometimes because he's under a lot of pressure being awesome.
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For the second straight year, Glenwood is in a sectional semifinal against Lincoln. Cole Harper hopes that's not the only part of history that repeats itself.
For the third consecutive season, Chatham Glenwood High School finds itself in a sectional.
And for the second straight year, the Titans find themselves in a semifinal against Central State Eight Conference foe Lincoln.
Junior Cole Harper, Glenwood's second-leading scorer behind Peyton Allen, is hoping that's not the only part of history that repeats itself.
"Last year, we had almost the same exact season as we had this season," Harper said. "We didn't have any injuries (or sicknesses) this season, but we were up and down. It was a roller-coaster season.
"We didn't do what we wanted to do in the CS8 Conference, so we focused on the postseason."
Glenwood knocked off Lincoln in last year's Class 3A Mount Zion Sectional semifinal 44-42 in overtime. And this year's Titans (20-11) would love nothing more than to take home another sectional plaque.
"We're always focused on peaking at the right times, and I think we're doing that again this year," Harper said.
As a sophomore, Harper would likely be found near the perimeter. And at 6 feet 5, he made for some matchup problems going against other point guards.
With the loss of interior players Craig Fuchs and Daniel Helm to graduation, Harper's been scoring much of his 12.6 points per game from in the paint, slicing and dicing his way past many defenders.
"Coming into this year, our roles are kind of different," Harper said. "I'm kind of filling in at the high-post area and I'm grabbing as many boards as I can. Whatever the team needs, I'll do."
His 7.6 rebounding average leads the Titans.
Glenwood coach Todd Blakeman said Harper has quickly adapted to the type of player the Titans need, even if that role changes a bit from one game to the next.
"He understands what's expected of him," Blakeman said. "He fits his role nicely this year. He's a little more demanding of the ball now in the post.
"Cole's a good basketball player. He's a no-nonsense kid that's just going to do what you tell him. He's a hard-nosed player."
Making history
Just 12 months ago, when the Titans and Railers squared off in the sectional. Lincoln came in with a 28-4 record while Glenwood was 22-10.
"That was one of the best 'family' teams I've been a part of (with) two of the best leaders I've ever had — Craig Fuchs and Miles McAdams," Harper said.
The Titans had dealt with bouts of mononucleosis to both Harper and Allen, sidelining both for weeks.
Glenwood had lost both regular-season games to the Railers — just like this season — but got the upset victory on Allen's catch-and-shoot basket at the end of overtime, sending the Titans to the sectional final.
There, Glenwood beat Champaign Centennial 63-41 before losing 56-48 to eventual Class 3A state runner-up Cahokia in the Springfield Supersectional.
And though Lincoln is shooting 38.4 percent from 3-point range, Harper hopes the Titans' height — rotation players Harper, Allen, Sam Harper and Josh Matchuny are all 6-5 — can once again score a Glenwood upset.
Stopping Lincoln's long-range game is the key, he said.
"They've got so many shooters who get them back into a game in a hurry, or get you out of the game in a hurry," he said.
While Harper keeps changing, he hopes the winning stays the same.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Easy & Tasty Peas & Bacon
I shouldn't call this a recipe. I know. I know.
I don't know why I haven't done this combo before. Easy, simple, and of course bacon and bacon grease make everything tasty. Perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, or serve this as a side dish, or add a couple of beaten eggs to turn it into a breakfast. Easy peasy!
- a cup of frozen peas
- a few slices of bacon strips (depends how much bacon you want, I used 3 strips)
- salt, black pepper, lemon juice (optional)
Drop frozen peas into a bowl of hot water for a quick defrost, drain, set aside. Cut bacon strips into small pieces. Throw bacon into a frying pan over medium heat. Once bacon becomes a bit brownish, turn the heat up and add frozen peas. Mix peas and bacon, let cook for about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving plate/bowl, squeeze fresh lemon juice to balance the bacon fat.
I have a confession to make. I ate mine with steamed rice. How Indonesian of me.
4 comments:
- Little Corner of Mine said...
Sure is easy, good as a side dish!
- July 31, 2012 at 12:19 AM
- daphne said...
bacon and peas are made for each other!! I am such a big fan of it- breakfast, side dish..so versatile.
- July 31, 2012 at 7:08 AM
- Joanne said...
You made eating peas fun!
- August 1, 2012 at 12:05 AM
It's a classic spanish combo, dahling. Except that the Spanish use their own jamon serrano. Hugs
- August 7, 2012 at 3:49 AM
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Robert 'Dolly' Dunn
|Robert "Dolly" Dunn
Dunn spent the last 11 years of his life in Long Bay Correctional Centre
Robert Joseph Dunn
11 July 2009 (aged 68)
Long Bay Correctional Centre, Malabar, New South Wales, Australia
|Cause of death
|Multiple organ failure
|School teacher
|Criminal charge
Child sexual abuse
(24 charges)
Supply cannabis
(3 charges)
|Criminal penalty
20 years imprisonment
18 years non-parole period
|Criminal status
Robert Joseph "Dolly" Dunn (c. 1941 – 11 July 2009) was an Australian convicted child molester. He was a school teacher by profession, working for the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious order.
He began a 20-year jail sentence in 2001 for 24 sexual offences occurring between 1985 and 1995.
In 1996, a Royal Commission chaired by Justice James Woods was shown home videos and photographs from Dunn's collection, which included many images of child sex abuse, usually featuring Dunn himself as the perpetrator. Dunn fled the country, but was later found in Honduras after being tracked down by Australia's 60 Minutes program. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright authorised his extradition back to Australia after he was deported from Honduras to the United States.[1]
Dunn had a long history of abusing boys between the ages of seven and fifteen years old, often videotaping them. Usually, he would offer them money and marijuana in exchange for anal sex. From jail, he repeatedly made written and verbal statements to the effect that he saw nothing wrong with sex between a man and a boy. He previously spent time in Indonesia and the Netherlands. He was a friend and accomplice of Australian diplomat William Stuart Brown, another convicted child molester.[2]
Health issues[edit]
In 2004 after suffering from angina Dunn underwent coronary bypass surgery. Believed to be at high risk of retaliation from other prisoners, he was isolated from the main prison population. Dunn died on 11 July 2009, aged 68,[3] from multiple organ failure. He would not have been eligible for parole until 9 November 2015.
See also[edit]
- ^ Cornford, Philip (12 November 1997). "How A Hotel Room Sting Ended Manhunt For Dunn". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ Wayne Miller and Candace Sutton (18 January 2004). "Australian Quizzed over Bali z=Child Sex". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ "Sex offender Robert 'Dolly' Dunn dies in jail". The Australian. 11 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
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1898 Waxhaw cotton mill being converted to apartments, restaurant space
27 February 2017
By Ken Elkins, Charlotte Business Journal
A Charlotte developer is breathing life back into a 119-year-old cotton mill with an apartment and commercial development in downtown Waxhaw.
The Mill on Main project will combine 63 apartments with 10,000 square feet of restaurant and commercial on N.C. Highway 75 near town center.
Developer Brian Cillian, partner at DHD Ventures, says he has a lease for a 6,500-square-foot, Neapolitan-themed restaurant that will offer craft beer. But the restaurant doesn't yet have a name.
Cillian says the project will bring some much-needed apartments to the Union County town.
"There haven't been any built in Waxhaw in 10 years," he says. "There's a pent-up demand."
Sara Teller, general manager of the Mill on Main, says she got a sampling of that demand when leasing started recently.
"We were about 10% leased the first week we started leasing," Teller says.
Cillian also hopes the project will attract employees from Red Ventures and Movement Mortgage in nearby Indian Land.
The one- and two-bedroom apartments, which will range in rent from $1,105 to $1,685 a month, will be in both of the main buildings on the 7-acre site. Those in the mill section of the development will have exposed brick, mill flooring and wood ceilings of the 80,000-square-foot old cotton mill. Those are arranged for two-level apartments.
Next door in the ironworks section, garden apartments will be arranged in the 1960s addition to the mill.
Plans call for a grand opening of the $12.5 million project on Waxhaw's East Main Street beginning in July, with the restaurant opening in mid-June.
"Everything will be op and running by the Fourth of July weekend," Cillian says.
The courtyard area will contain a pool, a dog park, an outdoor kitchen or two and other amenities. Overhead, a steel roof will give the area an industrial feel, Cillian says.
Cillian says the town of Waxhaw will link the project with sidewalks and the pedestrian bridge over the downtown railroad tracks are within sight of the Mill on Main.
Teller says the CSX Corp. rail line helps to identify the Union County town.
"The train is a big part of Waxhaw," she says.
She adds that the project is aimed at young people and others who want to live in a historic project.
"It's cute, quaint and vibrant," she says, describing the end product of the renovation work. Teller and King Realty Advisors of Monroe are handling the marketing and leasing for the Waxhaw project.
The project reuses the buildings of the former Rodman-Heath Cotton Mill in Waxhaw. Cillian was looking for DHD's next project when he found the mill complex, which Waxhaw has studied for years, looking for a way to reuse the historic structure.
"You can't recreate something like this with the history and character of the space," he says.
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The church we belonged to when we lived in Nevada, Missouri
St. Paul's Lutheran
Holds a Salad Luncheon every year as a fundraiser.
I forget initially what we were raising funds for
But it's been happening ever since 1979
(with only two cancellations in those 39 years)
And over those 37 years, it has raised lots of money not only for St. Paul's
but also for local charities
(this year it was Nevada's Outreach Soup Kitchen)
As we came in, there was a rosette iron
(a very welcomed cookie for the first few luncheons)
And the three cookbooks that St. Paul's had published
The ladies were busy in the kitchen . . .
A much bigger kitchen in this newer church
than the first 10 or so luncheons they had in the old one.
The kitchen built, I am sure, with the salad luncheon in mind!
A tradition is giving the recipes for the salads
Instead of filing them in with recipes I like to try,
they now get tucked into the blue St. Paul's cookbook
(which means that I have each and every salad recipe since the first one in 1979)
They decided that this year they would recreate that very first one
Held on December 4, 1979
So decorations were Christmas!
evergreen surrounding a candleholder with a red candle
(the very same decorations they used for that first one)
They also decided to serve two meat, two vegetable and two fruit salads
along with a bread and dessert
They've kept to that tradition every year since
(although the first few years one of the meat salads was always a hot one --
now all of the salads are cold)
And the salads this year?
Patsy's Taco Salad
A yummy taco salad dressed with Catalina dressing
Layered Salad
It falls into the meat category because it has bacon in it
Carol's Potato Salad
An eggless potato salad
24 Hour Cabbage Slaw
A perennial favorite
Cranberry raspberry salad
There is always a jello salad
Fruit Salad
An old favorite often taken to potlucks or salad suppers made with
a can of peach pie filling
And there has to be bread
(Susie, one of the original chairs, insists on it)
And although the first two or three luncheons didn't use this recipe,
it is now always served.
A simple recipe made from hot dog buns
There is dessert for everyone and for the first few, dessert was rosettes
Member Julie Sits made all 400 plus rosettes for the dessert this year!
And early on, when it was held in December, beside dessert, the ladies raised even more
money by selling Christmas cookies -- a plate of 12 at those early luncheons was $1
(but it was all profit for each lady was tasked with brining a couple of batches of Christmas cookies.
The members on the day before would make mixed plates of cookies, wrap them in Saran Wrap and stick a bow on them. They always sold out!
I have done my part in chairing the luncheon, chair of decorations, baking all of the desserts one year (Linda's holiday crescents), and, of course, helping to serve and clean up and dish up the day of.
I must admit that it is nice to come as a guest!
Thank you, St. Paul's, for a great late spring/early summer tradition!


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says students need to be careful when investing in their education.
Bernanke says taking on debt to pay for college can be an important way of increasing one's earning potential. But higher education can also become a financial burden if it doesn't lead to a good job, he warns.
"You've got to make smart investments," Bernanke said during a town hall meeting at the Fed with teachers from around the country.
Student loan debt has steadily increased since the Great Recession and totaled more than $900 billion in March, according the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Bernanke urged students to do their homework before taking out loans. They should know what kind of jobs and salaries they can expect to acquire with their degrees.