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The corporation shall be known as Neuse Quilters Guild, Inc., herein referred to as the guild.
No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to; its members, directors, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of its stated purposes. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these bylaws, the corporation exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Code or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under section 170 (c) (2) of the Code.
Section 1. The purposes for which the guild is organized are exclusively religious, charitable, educational, literary or scientific including, for such purposes, the making of distributions or organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under sections 501 (c) (3) and 107 (c) (2) of the revenue code of 1986 or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Code.
Section 2. It shall be the purpose and goal of the guild to promote and perpetuate the art of quilting. The work of the guild shall be to benefit and educate all persons interested in preserving, continuing and advancing this art. The guild shall encourage a high standard of design and technique in all forms of quilting and shall promote the art of quilting by teaching and sponsoring exhibits.
The guild shall encompass the state of North Carolina and the headquarters shall be located in the city of Kinston, North Carolina.
Any person regardless of race, sex, or creed may become an active member of the guild on payment of annual dues.
Section 1. The officers of the Guild shall be the President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian. These officers shall compose the Executive Committee and includes the immediate Past President.
Section 2. All officers' terms of service shall be for one year beginning in September, or until their successor(s) have been elected. Officers may be elected to no more than two consecutive terms.
Section 3. If any officer shall fail to meet the qualifications of the office as set forth in Article VII said officer may be removed for cause by a vote of the members, or action of the Executive Committee. An officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Executive Committee, the President, or the Secretary of the guild. Such resignation shall be deemed effective upon receipt.
Duties of the officers shall be as follows:
President. The President shall be the chief officer, shall preside at all member meetings, Executive Committee meetings, shall have general and active management of the business of the guild, and shall see that all orders of the guild are carried into effect. The President is an ex-officio member of any committee. The President, in the absence of the Treasurer, may sign checks of the guild.
Vice-President. The Vice-President, in the absence or disability of the President, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President and shall perform such other duties assigned to her by the President including, but not limited to, the following:
Shall be the Chairperson of the Workshop Committee.
Shall contact program persons prior to their scheduled appearance for the purpose of
ascertaining any special requirements.
Shall introduce said program persons.
Shall be responsible for the annual Christmas Party.
Secretary. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the members and Executive Committee and record all proceedings of the meetings of the guild in a book to be kept for that purpose. She shall give or cause to be given, notice of special meetings, and shall perform other duties as may be prescribed by the President. The Secretary and/or Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for all correspondence of the Guild.
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of the Guild's funds, shall keep full and accurate accounts of the receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the guild, deposit all cash monies in the name of the guild in such banks, etc., as shall be selected by the members, shall sign the guild's checks, and in general perform all the duties as from time to time may be assigned to her by the President. Said books of the guild shall be audited at the expiration of term of any Treasurer. Said audit may be either an external or internal audit, at the discretion of the members. Preparation of the annual budget shall be the responsibility of the Treasurer. In addition the Treasurer shall maintain an accurate membership roster.
Historian. The historian shall keep a Scrapbook of memorabilia, photographs, and newspaper clippings as a record of the Guild's activities throughout the year.
Section 1. A Workshop Committee will consist of at least two persons selected by the Vice-President. The Vice –President shall be the Chairperson of said committee and the President shall be an ex-officio member. The purpose of the committee shall be to recommend and select workshops and programs for the organization and said committee shall report any such recommendation/selections to the Executive committee for approval.
Section 2. The Nominating Committee shall consist of three members: (1) the immediate past president, (2) a member of board, and (3) a member at large. The current President shall not be a member of committee.
Section 3. The President may appoint such other committees as from time to time may be deemed appropriate.
Section 1. The nomination committee shall present a slate of officers for the coming year in March, to be presented to the entire Guild in April. Nominations from the floor may be made at that time. Elections shall be held in May and officers are to assume office in September.
Section 2. Should a vacancy occur in any office, the executive committee, by majority vote, shall appoint someone to fill the unexpired term.
Section 3. Robert's Rules of Order shall serve as the procedural guide and final arbiter of all discussions and debates of all meetings.
Section 1. The fiscal year for the Guild shall begin on September 1 and end on August 31.
Section 2. Members of the Guild shall pay yearly dues in amount determined by the Executive Committee. Dues are payable September 1. To assure continuous active membership status, dues shall be paid by October 1.
Section 3. Members joining the Guild on or after June 1 shall pay one-half the amount of dues for the year.
Section 4. All expenditures over $50.00 shall require the approval of the majority of a quorum of the active membership or of three officers.
If dissolution of the guild appears necessary for any reason, approval of the membership shall be obtained by ballot. Upon dissolution of the corporation, the executive board shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such a manner, or to such organizations organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or literary purposes and that qualify as an exempt organization under section 501 (c) (3) of the code or to federal, state, or local governments to be used exclusively for public purposes.
Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by the Superior Court of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is then located, exclusively for such purposes or to such organizations, such as court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes, or to such governments for such purposes.
Section 1. Proposal for amendments of these bylaws shall be submitted in writing to the executive committee not less than thirty days prior to the next scheduled meeting.
Section 2. Notice of proposed amendments of the bylaws shall be included in the mailing which preceded the next regularly scheduled meeting. At this time the proposed amendment will be read and time will be allowed for discussion. The proposed amendment may be referred to a committee for further study. Not more than six months shall pass before a vote is taken on a proposed amendment.
AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS – Approved on April 19, 2000
Article VI. Officers
Section 2. Officers' terms of service shall be for one year beginning in September, or until their successor(s) have been elected, and may be elected to no more than two consecutive terms, except for the Treasurer who may be elected to consecutive terms.


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Badmash Factory | Imaaji "ANGEL" | Music Video | Behind The Scene
This is behind the scene video for Imaaji's "Angel" music video which is shot, produced and directed by me, your friendly neighbourhood Rohit "Badmash" Thakur and assistance on the shoot Alexandra Barbu.
It is a pure performance video for this upcoming artist from Toronto, Imaagi is her name.
Check out her official website and more about her music: http://www.imaaji.com
Music video is in post-production right now and will be released soon.
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EVENT DATE: Oct 13, 2013
Matthew Jones
Both my family and my fiancee's family have been affected by cancer in one way or another. I wanted to challenge myself to run a half marathon and thought this was a good way to help some people out at the same time.
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A longtime Jewish community leader who headed one of the city's most influential social service organizations until he was fired amid accusations of financial improprieties was expected to face grand larceny charges on Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
The charges against the community leader, William E. Rapfogel, 58, stem from an investigation by the state's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, and the state comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli, into his stewardship of the social service organization, the Metropolitan New York Council on Jewish Poverty.
The inquiry focused on allegations that Mr. Rapfogel conspired with someone at Met Council's insurance broker, Century Coverage Corporation, to pad the agency's insurance payments by several hundred thousand dollars a year, according to a person briefed on the investigation. The money, that person said, was funneled into campaign contributions to politicians, who provided government grants to the nonprofit organization, and into Mr. Rapfogel's pockets.
Mr. Rapfogel was expected to surrender on Tuesday morning and be arraigned later in the day in Criminal Court in Manhattan on charges of grand larceny and money laundering, according to the person with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the charges had not yet been announced. The larceny charges were expected to accuse Mr. Rapfogel of stealing about $1 million, the person said.
Paul L. Shechtman, Mr. Rapfogel's lawyer, said in a text message that he had no comment. Spokesmen for Mr. Schneiderman and Mr. DiNapoli also had no comment.
But Mr. Rapfogel has acknowledged some wrongdoing, issuing a statement after he was fired last month saying, "I deeply regret the mistakes I have made that led to my departure." Mr. Shechtman said earlier this month that "Willie Rapfogel is a good man who made serious mistakes in judgment."
The investigation by state authorities began after officials at Met Council received an anonymous letter indicating improprieties with insurance payments and the agency's board hired a law firm to conduct a close review of the organization's finances, according to a person briefed on the review. When that review uncovered evidence indicating that the payments had been padded by about $200,000 a year, they turned the information over to the authorities, the person said.
Century Coverage's owner, Joseph Ross, has also been a focus of the state investigation, which is continuing. His lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, has said he was "aware of the investigation and intends to address the issues raised in a responsible fashion."
The respected, 40-year-old charity had expenditures of $112 million last year, money that went to help more than 100,000 people, mostly old people, by providing, among other things, food assistance to 60,000, home-care services to 14,000 and affordable housing to 1,500.


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Light And Airy Notting Hill Home
Let's round off the week with a little peep into designer Sam de Teran's Notting Hill home. It's rainy and gloomy here in Manchester today, but looking at this light, bright and airy home cheered me up no end. All photos are taken from The Telegraph magazine.
It was really the kitchen that drew me to this house. I love kitchens that don't really look like kitchens, but more like regular rooms (for another great example of this style, check out the antique mirror in this gorgeous kitchen by This is Glamorous). The kitchen-but-not-a-kitchen look is one that I'm definitely intending to replicate in our next casa:
And look at the fabulous colour on the wall at the end of the kitchen:
Here's the dining room - wouldn't you just hate to have floor-to-ceiling windows like that?
Here's the cosy living room - mmm, books (I bet the shelves extend all the way up to the ceiling too):
I saw a photo on Decor8 this week from someone who had turned all their books to face spine inwards, so they better colour-coordinated with the decor - personally I think this is taking things a bit far (it looked pretty, but how on earth would you find the book that you particularly wanted to read?). But then, I adore books, I have hundreds and hundreds of them, and they all live very happily on my Ikea Expedit (which you can see here) in our home office, arranged in a highly idyosyncratic and eccentric manner (by mood, if you're asking).
Finally, here's the bathroom - naturally I am very fond of the contrast between the Victorian bath fittings and fireplace as contrasted with the contemporary tiles and shower head:
So, this weekend I am planning on painting the wall in our home office, taking the terrible twosome for a walk in Tatton Park (in my new wellies, which have finally been delivered), having dinner at Pinchjos (our local tapas restaurant), reading In The Eye Of The Sun by Adhaf Soueif, and generally pottering around and not doing very much. How about you?
Psst! If you liked this, you may also like:
Interiors: French farmhouse
Family: A winter sunset walk in Tatton Park
Garden: The magical Nest by night


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Student Services Collecting for Food Pantry as SCF Students Return
(Bradenton, Fla., Aug. 15, 2017) — As State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) students get ready to return to school on Aug. 21, the Student Life team at SCF is busy restocking its food pantry for hungry students. Since it opened last school year, the pantry has provided food to more than 80 students across SCF's three campuses.
To prepare for the beginning of the school year, Student Life is collecting donations of food that has been depleted or is running low. Those items include peanut butter, jelly, nuts, granola bars, beef jerky, canned fruit pasta, pasta sauce, cereal, canned tuna, canned chicken, Vienna Sausages, rice, cereal and macaroni and cheese.
Donations will be accepted at these locations:
- SCF Bradenton, 5840 26th St. W., Building 14, the Hub,
- SCF Venice, 8000 S. Tamiami Trail, Building 500, the Hub,
- SCF Lakewood Ranch, 7131 Professional Parkway E., Medical Technology and Simulation Center lobby.
For information, contact Michele Puls, student life coordinator, at email@example.com or 941-752-5607.


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Yes, you absolutely can eat bananas if you're trying to lose weight. If you're avoiding bananas because you think they're too high in calories for your weight-loss plan, you might want to reconsider avoiding these delicious fruits. Here are the average calories for bananas:
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- 121 calories for a large banana
- 105 calories for a medium banana
- 90 calories for a small banana
Bananas are nutrient-dense, giving you a lot of nutritional bang for your buck. In addition to energy, just one banana provides you with ample fiber, potassium and vitamin B6. So if you were thinking how nice it would be to bake some banana bread, go for it!
Nutritional and Calorie Facts of a Large Banana
At 121 calories, one large banana is a mere 6 percent of a 2,000-calorie diet, but it also provides 3.5 grams of dietary fiber, which can help you achieve your weight-loss goals by keeping you feeling full longer. If you're still concerned about calories, choose a smaller banana with about 90 calories and 3.5 grams of fiber. ChooseMyPlate.gov recommends 2 cups of fruits per day for women ages 19-30 and men ages 19-50 (after the age of 30, women should reduce fruit servings to 1.5 cups.). Sliced up, one large banana is equal to one cup (i.e. one serving).
Nutritional and Calorie Facts of a Medium Banana
At 105 calories, a medium banana has 0 cholesterol and just .4 grams of fat. It contains 27 grams of carbohydrates, which is about 9 percent of the daily recommendation, and 14 grams of sugar, so if you are on a low-carb diet, there are other fruits like raspberries and watermelon that have lower amounts of sugar that you may want to opt for instead.
It is recommended that women ages 19-50 get at least 25 grams of fiber a day, and men ages 14-50 get 38 grams — so one medium banana meets 12 percent of your daily needs. Not bad!
Nutritional and Calorie Facts of a Small Banana
- 90 calories
- 23 grams of carbohydrates,
- 1 gram of protein,
- 2.6 grams of fiber
- Less than 1 gram of fat.
Additionally, it contains 362 milligrams of potassium which helps maintain the fluid balance in your body. A small banana is equal to a half cup (or a half serving) of fruit, and it will give you approximately 20 mcg of folate and 65 IU of Vitamin A.
Other Health Benefits of Bananas
Bananas are an excellent source of potassium, an electrolyte mineral that helps balance fluids in your body, making bananas a great post-workout snack. One large banana provides 487 milligrams of potassium — over 10 percent of an adult's daily needs.
According to the American Heart Association, a high-potassium diet helps control blood pressure, especially when combined with a reduced sodium intake, because it reduces sodium's effect on the body. A large banana also provides almost 0.5 milligrams of vitamin B6, or 38 percent of an adult's daily requirement.
Getting enough B6, according to the National Library of Medicine, is key for a healthy immune system, brain function and the formation of red blood cells.
So, go get some bananas and feel reassured they can absolutely be incorporated into a healthy diet!


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The Facilities JPA has created the School Maintenance Consortium (SMC) to serve as a venue for San Diego school districts to share facilities maintenance related issues, concerns and experiences and as a services solutions center for districts. The specific goal of the School Maintenance Consortium will be to act as a hub for information related to school maintenance, including maintenance strategies, providing support and guidance for compliance issues, maintenance best management practices, new legislative requirements and general information pertaining to school maintenance departments. As with other FACJPA consortia, there is no cost or obligation to be a part of the group. We welcome active district participation.
On Nov. 16, 2016 the initial SMC kick-off meeting was held at the SDCOE Linda Vista campus. With several district representatives in the audience and on-line we reviewed a full agenda and discussed the SMC goals. A key and significant accomplishment of this inaugural meeting was establishment of an SMC Advisory committee to the FACJPA Executive committee to advise on the direction that the SMC will take. The first task of the advisory committee was to review the pricing structure for a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) along with several associated services options.
We anticipate holding quarterly meetings of the advisory committee as we jointly plot a path towards proactive facilities maintenance and planning. You will all receive a reminder when our next meeting is scheduled. Meanwhile, please review the presentation from the initial meeting, review the planned offering and the CMMS pricing options. Then feel free to contact Lance Bidnick or Bill Dos Santos with your questions and/or ideas. We look forward to see you all at the next SMC meeting.


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The Sheffield paintball centre sits close to Stocksbridge on the outskirts of the Peak District National park. Together with the Kegworth and Wakefield paintballing centres, the North Midlands is well and truly covered when it comes to the best paintballing action available.
Visit the Wakefield paintballing centre and take your pick from eight gigantic paintball game zones - including the popular Tom Raider scenario. Lara Croft really would be proud if she saw what weve created as this game zone features a full sized stone pyramid, complete with four entrances that lead to some interesting combat situations! We also offer mini paintball at this centre for 8-10 year olds so there really is something for everyone at Wakefield paintballing.
The Kegworth paintballing centre has private access after junction 24 of the M1. It has 7 excellent game zones for the perfect paintball experience. So if you're visiting Nottingham why not pop down to Kegworth paintball centre.


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Build Healthy Self-Esteem
August 31st, 2009
Strong self-esteem comes from what we do and what we make of those experiences. Solid self-esteem comes from doing better as well as learning to accept certain weaknesses and setbacks.
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Do you like Japanese or Italian food? I not hungry.
Monday, 12 September 2011
Mother or wife – who would you save?
Do you like Japanese or Italian food? I not hungry.
12 comments:
"wu liao"!ReplyDelete
why not spend more time thinking which stock you want to save and which one you want to dump.
i mean get married and got over with your relationship problem and start making money trading.ReplyDelete
Hi JaredReplyDelete
Very practical advice :-)
I liked the bit about giving people two choices to avoid them rejecting. Thinking back, I have used such techniques on my daughter as well when she is naughty and doesn't want to finish her dinner.
It's either finish her dinner or put her in her playpen and ignore her for "timeout" :-) But it doesn't work all the time!
Be well and prosper.
1) Ha ha Coconut,ReplyDelete
I not a finance blogger lah! I am a "rojak" blogger. I still want to write romance stories, blog about my future travels, food I like...
To avoid wasting your time in future, check the "My interest" tab at the bottom of my post ;)
2) Hello Panzer,
Of course will not work all the time! Your daughter got more processors than you mah! By the way, she very cute!
- Anonymous12 September 2011 at 19:22
Ha! Ha!ReplyDelete
English:- Birds of a feather, flock together.
Chinese:- Snakes & rats in one nest.
Why these sayings?
It's natural ma, you will look for your soul-mate/friends in your "own image".
If not it will not last.
Ha! Ha!
Ha ha Temperament!ReplyDelete
I fully agree. My "friends" are those already inoculated from my nonsense!
I not sure whether Jack Neo needs new blood. I don't mind being the next "dustbin" or "alamak"!
- Anonymous12 September 2011 at 22:37
SMOL, you are a survivor. That's why you can work in China and now Greece.ReplyDelete
Hi Skipper!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the kind words. LP's cbox rocks! I very happy to see another familiar face here :)
smol, go get a girlfriend and stop dreaming. lolReplyDelete
Yes Sir! My 2 live-in partners in Shanghai are now happily married - I am so glad! (I feel less guilty now they are well taken care of)
The love of my life is now someone else's wife. And I wish her joy and happiness.
I guess that's life! Some areas I do well, some areas I suck. But it makes great material for my stories and poems!
A flawed SMOL
Thanks Coconut!ReplyDelete
Yes, cannot forget, and will not :)


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i still love the dining room
i am completely aware that the dining room has gone through a 'have or not to have' phase over the years. a more traditional room for entertaining, often homeowners have felt like it is a waste of space considering how under utilized it often has been. the emergence of open concept, modern spaces however, have allowed for a perfect adaptation in to the dining room. not always a dedicated space outside the kitchen, it is sometimes the only space for people to eat. we have seen more formal tables enter the kitchen area and on the contrary, more casual furniture in the dedicated dining room. i am all for the dedicated space. i like to see an area in a home that allows for something a little more special from the every day without feeling fussy.
i say light the candles, dim the lights and enjoy the company of others in a simple space that makes people feel at home.
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If your searching for an affordable wedding car for your very special day, then Phantom Hire is the place to come. We've got years of experience in the industry so you know you are in safe hands.
We have one of the largest fleets of luxury cars in the UK. Whether your looking for a classic wedding car like the Rolls Royce Phantom or something more modern like a Mercedes or a Jaguar and with our extensive resource pool we are able to secure most cars that you want, so here at Phantom Hire we've got you covered.
All our cars are in immaculate condition inside and out and are decorated with ribbons and bows in colours of your choice. Our wedding package also includes a personalised show plate so those pictures can be even more special and unique to you.
Our fully trained chauffeurs have been in the industry for years and will be at your service throughout the whole journey so all you have to do is sit back, relax and enjoy your very special wedding day.
In the beautiful city of Chichester there are many places that you get married in. One of these places is the Farbridge, this is a unique wedding venue, created from a collection of Sussex flint barns which have been expertly renovated specifically to operate as the perfect venue for civil ceremonies and wedding reception. they have an environmentally friendly woodchip boiler which provides underfloor heating, state-of-the-art music system, built in dance floor with air-conditioning, seven en-suite bedrooms and a luxury bridal suite. with its large car park and convenient location, Farbridge has been designed with an attention to detail.
The Lavant Barn provides a flexible space, suitable for receptions seating up to 150 guests and is connected to the Meadow Barn, which is ideally laid out for civil ceremonies and dancing. Farbridge is a venue for all seasons, having a sheltered courtyard garden where guests can spill out from the barns in fine weather and enjoy the picturesque river Lavant running through the valley in this area of outstanding natural beauty. which would make a perfect back-drop for those all important wedding photographs.
However, if you choose you don't want to have those all important pictures at the wedding venue then here at Phantom Hire we allocate time so that you can have those photographs in another one of Chichester's stunning places. One of these places is the Fishbourne palace and gardens, this luxurious and stunning location and with its beautifully landscaped gardens will make for a perfect backdrop for those all important photographs.
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Jieun focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructurings.
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Over the last month I have fallen completely head-over-heels in love with art journaling! It has become my go-to art practice for most evenings because I find the process super therapeutic and relaxing. I adore sitting at my desk while playing some of my favourite songs or listening to podcasts, and just prepping the background of a spread, or cutting out the elements I would like to use. It almost becomes meditative. Of course there are moments that are less than sweet, like the colours in a spread not working together or making a mistake with the paint and ink! I don't shy away from these moments though, because the reason I started art journaling in the first place was as a way to practice my creative thinking! When things go wrong then it is a perfect time for the creative brain to kick into action and start thinking how I can fix the problem or work around the problem. By practicing I can already see how it has effected the rest of my art & design work. My work looks and feels more cohesive, and I am able to think of creative solutions a lot faster. Needless to say, art journaling has really helped me in developing my creative practice and I would like to offer you five tips that I have learnt the hard way, so you can get a head start in art journaling if you desire!
This tip is quite simple but I use it A LOT. When I've messed up a background or accidentally spilled some ink, rather than stress about it, I just cover it up with some book pages or something of the like and no one needs to know! You can then adjust your spread to incorporate this new background to keep it looking cohesive. I adore this tip because it takes off a lot of the pressure to create something amazing or pristine, you can experiment freely while knowing that you can always cover up the bits you don't like!
I'm a big fan of the phrase "done is better than perfect" so my spreads are far from perfect, but I love that! I love how I can see my pages improve over time by just being able to make as many of them as I can. Another phrase I like is "create for the sake of creating" which ties in with practicing creative thinking and just getting it done without needing an amazing outcome. Even if you hate what you just made, you still made something and I'm sure you'll be able to tell why you hate it, so you then know how to improve next time!
I use a mixture of found images from magazines and printed out images that I find online to create my collage spreads. This tip applies more so to the printed ones. Basically when you've collected all the images you wish to print for a spread it can be hard to tell how big or small they're gonna be in comparison with your physical pages. I've learnt that by putting the images you wish to use into a word processor document and activating the digital rulers (usually CTRL+R on Windows or CMD+R on Mac) I can then get a bit of context to the size of the images. To take it a step further, I use a physical ruler to measure out how big I want the graphics to be on the page and then match them to the ruler in the word processor. That way I have full control over the size of my collage illustrations!
If using acrylic paint as a background, be wary of its finish. Metallic paints can dry with a slightly glossy finish which can cause your pen illustrations to smear if they're not given enough time to dry. I find most acrylic paint to be lovely to work on top of though, so most of the time it's fine! What you can do is keep a test sheet or a test spread at the back of your journal to keep paint swatches with different pen strokes on top to see how they react.
If you're like me and like to print out most of the illustrations you use, then a way to cut down on the cost of printing is to use cheap printer paper as opposed to thicker and more expensive papers. However one of the downsides to this is that the thinner paper cannot hold a lot of water, or any water really! As soon as it gets even a little bit wet the paper will wrinkle and the ink will run or bleed. If using cheap paper then you need to be aware of this when creating your spreads. Only stick the illustrations into position when all the paint is dry, and try not to paint over them. Of course if you are after a wrinkled or ink bleed look, then disregard all this and just go for it!
This is how I like to create a cohesive looking spread! The less colours you use, the more striking it will look! The more colours you use, the more busy or muddled it will appear. There are pros and cons to both approaches when it comes to your art journal, perhaps you want a busy spread to represent how busy your mind feels that day! They do say rules are meant to be broken, and although I would hardly call these tips rules (Heck, I'm not the queen of art journaling!), but keeping this in mind while creating your spread can allow you to use it purposefully and with added effect!
I hope that was interesting or at least helpful to anyone who keeps an art journal or anyone who would like to start! Of course like I said in the last tip, these are not rules by any stretch of the imagination and I'm not trying to dictate what your own spreads should look like! This is just how I work and some tips that I have found helpful to keep in mind during the creation process. If you have any more questions then leave them in the comments below and I will try my best to answer them if I can!


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While going through my makeup bag it has occurred to me that I need to start fresh on a few items. Although several of these will run out and be replace through the year it is nice to have "new" in the new year. Here is my list of makeup items I'll be starting fresh with and would like to encourage you to do the same.
- Mascara (BeautiControl Volumizing Black)
- Foundation (BeautiControl Wet/Dry Foundation)
- Eye Liner (my fav is black but I think I'll add a new colour, BeautiControl Amythist)
- Lip color (maybe a glossy lip colour, BeautiControl's Intense Color – Cherry Blossom)
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Teju Babyface and wife, Tobi celebrate 4th wedding anniversary yesterday 1st September. He sent her a loving message on social media.
Comedian and Talk show host Teju Babyface and his wife, former model and make up artist, Tobi Oyelakin got married on September 1, 2012.
The comedian shared their photo on Instagram along with this sweet message to his wife.
"4+…if I had to do it all over, it would still be you"
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Very few wait for the 'sunset encore' (admittedly I just made this up ;-). It's the 15 minutes or so after the sun sets and the sky turns fire red. I was at the summit of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia yesterday and just after the sun set 85% of the folks got up and left, just as my shooting went into high gear. I spotted this little puffy cloud against the big luminance clouds. The second shot was just before sunset, offering that soft golden light, as I noticed the rim lighting on these two. I played with desaturation to emphasize the colorful rim light. To learn how to create images like this, consider taking one of my nature photography workshops in Acadia National Park.
EXIF data: Nikon D800, 300mm, f/14, 1/6 sec, ISO 100, 10/25/14, 5:44 PM (12 minutes after sunset)
EXIF data: Nikon D800, 300mm, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 800, 10/25/14, 5:22 PM (10 minutes before sunset)


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Today I am going to review Riad of Aromas Natural Skincare Products, those have been sent very kindly by lovely people at Riad of Aromas to try and review on my blog. I have been using these products since last 3 weeks I think and I am really liking them so much.
I have been sent two products from their Rebalancing range which is suitable for combination, sensitive skin – Grapeseed & Ylang Ylang Rebalancing Face Cream and Melissa and Rose Geranium Rebalancing Bio Mist Toner.
Riad of Aromas says " At Riad of Aromas we love the vast variety of plants and flowers and the healing properties of their natural oils and extracts. There's an art and a science to working with them. Taking the purest botanicals, we create luxurious, beautifully scented formulations that deliver fantastic results. Every single Riad of Aromas product is tribute to years of passionate research & development, dedication and meticulous testing. "
Grapeseed & Ylang Ylang Rebalancing Face Cream
My skin is combination and bit sensitive also. In morning when I get up and look in the mirror I feel my skin sometimes very oily and sometimes dry and dehydrated. This Rebalancing Face Cream is formulated with pure natural ingredients, that leaves your skin feeling clear, smooth, shiny and hydrated. It really controls and rebalance excess oil and your skin look soft.
Now a days I use this cream as a base before I apply my makeup and it works perfectly. I am also using this cream every morning on my face and neck area. It gets absorbed into skin very well and make your skin silky soft and add little shine to your face. I really feel that Rebalancing Face Cream doing it's job very well and controlling excess oil.
I really love the look of this face cream so much, it is a slim bottle with silver color neck line below the cap. It is travel friendly too. This cream comes in 50ml bottle so I guess it will last for 2 months at least and it costs £20. It also has an amazing mild lemon grass like smell to me and it lasts for at least an hour.
Melissa and Rose Geranium Rebalancing Bio Mist Toner
This unique bio-hydrolate toner is made with 100% natural ingredients and is perfectly balanced with your skin's natural pH. This toner is rich in plant active vitamins and minerals and few spritz of this toner will leave your skin perfectly balanced, hydrated, toned and calmed.
Melissa Oil gives soothing effect on the skin and works to balance the skin's natural oil and water content, While Rose Geranium is an uplifting and relaxing oil. Known to clear congested skin and create balance between oily and dry skin. So if you have combination and sensitive skin this toner perfectly works for you as it is working for me and gives cooling and calming effects to my skin and my skin feels so fresh.
You can use this toner after cleansing your face at home or when you are outside for some work or shopping. All you have to do is just close your eyes and hold it at arm's length and lightly spritz over face and neck and allow mist to dry naturally. This will leave your face feeling refreshed and cleared. This bio toner comes in 50ml bottle only costs £18 and It is really worth to buy.
If you have Normal skin, Dry skin or Very Dry and Sensitive skin or Combination skin Riad of Aromas has products for all skin types. So you can try them according to your skin types. I am really going to buy Rebalancing range in future once I finish with my current products.
You can buy Riad of Aromas products from their website, here.
Hope you enjoyed my review. Have you tried any of the Riad of Aromas Products before?
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Information for Field Instructors
The Office of Clinical Studies works in partnership with field instructors (supervisors) who work with teacher candidates during their student teaching experience. The Office serves as a liaison to the placement sites and coordinates the logistics for all student teaching placements. Please contact the Assistant Director or Associate Director to discuss potential changes in the student teaching placements.
Student Teacher Evaluation
Click here to find the Teacher Candidate Capstone Clinical Experience Evaluation and supporting materials. You will login into Taskstream to complete the evaluation and follow the steps below. Click here for resources on how to use Taskstream and the contact information for support.
- Log into your Taskstream account at www.taskstream.com.
- Click on your Program DRF on the home page (e.g., 2016 Fall – Elementary).
- You can find your teacher candidate(s) by selecting your "Group" from the pull down menu OR typing in his/her last name in search box. Then, click the orange "Search".
- Search for your teacher candidate by typing in his/her last name in search box and click the orange "Search".
- Click on "Capstone Evaluation" and click the orange "Continue" button.
- Click on the orange "Evaluate" Button in Capstone column under Field Instructor.
- Click on green "Evaluate/Score Work" button.
- Complete each section.
- At the bottom, select "Record as final and release evaluation to author now" and click the orange "Submit Evaluation Now" when you are ready to submit. There is also an option at the bottom to "Save Draft". Please note that the author is the teacher candidate.
Dispositions Policy
If you identify a candidate who exhibits behaviors inconsistent with the eight dispositions in their course or in the field, you may complete the Professional Dispositions of Effective Educators – Evaluator Form and submit it to the candidate's program coordinator. The names of the program coordinators are listed on their program web sites, which can be accessed at the DCTE website. If the program coordinator determines that a meeting with the candidate is warranted based on the evaluation, then he or she will follow the steps for a dispositions meeting outlined in the Professionalism Policy for Professional Education Candidates.


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If done correctly, juicing can be a great strategy for optimizing nutrient levels and gently detoxing the body. There is a lot of buzz about juicing as well as various juice fasts that promise a certain level of healing. We've found in our education and clinical practice that juice fasts do more harm than good because the proper detoxification support for the body is missing. While there are benefits that can come from juicing, there are also some negative aspects if not applied correctly.
One potential downfall of juicing is that oftentimes juice recipes have quite a bit of fruit sugars in them due to fruits being added to contract the green veggies taste. This can be quite problematic as it leads to blood-sugar spikes and blood sugar dysregulation and therefore promotes the inflammation that juicing seeks to quell. The obvious choice would be to choose recipes and fruits that are lower in sugar. The sweetness in beets and carrots along with the cooling cucumber help to offset the pungent green flavor from the vegetables.
Another possible problem with juicing is the sheer volume of nutrients. The body is only capable of utilizing so many nutrients at one time. Enjoying juice in smaller quantities and adding a nourishing fat with it, makes for much better nutrient assimilation by the body.
Juicing removes valuable fiber from fruits and vegetables, which does make the nutrients easier to assimilate. Over an extended period of time, this can be detrimental. The insoluble fiber found in fruits and vegetables helps to cleanse the digestive tract, bind excess hormones, and control blood sugar levels among other things.
Juicing can be a delicious and convenient way to incorporate fruits and vegetables into your diet as well as trying new ones. While we don't recommend juicing as a therapy for health restoration, it can be an enjoyable part of your health maintenance. When juicing, it is crucial to choose organic produce to avoid harmful toxins and pesticides in your end product.
1 head of greens such as kale or chard
1 granny smith apple
3 carrots
1 beet
1 cucumber
1 stalk celery
1 lemon
1 inch of fresh ginger
1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk, coconut cream, or 2 egg yolks
Place the ingredients in your juicer one at a time in the order listed above. Using a blender or whisk, incorporate your fat of choice into the juice. Consume immediately. Makes 4-6 servings, depending on the size of your vegetables.


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Mecha Rengar, Lancer Blitzcrank skin teasers released
Teasers for the two Blitzcrank skins and a new Mecha Rengar skin were posted to the League of Legends Instagram account Tuesday, and the skins will likely hit the Public Beta Environment soon.
Faker on his golden age, hobbies and future
SK Telecom T1 mid laner Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok intends to stay atop the League of Legends world as long as he can.
Jungle Ekko is much more viable in League of Legends Patch 7.21
League of Legends Patch 7.21, which goes live Wednesday, includes a buff for the champion Ekko that will make him more viable as the jungler role.
Heroic CS:GO coach steps down
Henrik "FeTiSh" Christensen will step down as the coach of Heroic's Counter-Strike team for personal reasons. "I leave the team to focus on other things, including my family, which also forced me to stay at home for personal reasons during the ELEAGUE tournament, but I would like to thank all the Heroic players and RFRSH, and I wish […]
Pawn asks for votes in League of Legends All-Star event, realizes he has no chance
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KT Rolster head coach Lee Ji-Hoon resigns
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New "asleep" and"drowsy" status effects added to League of Legends PBE
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Report on the Productivity Commission's Hearing into the Publishing Industry
by Sheryl Gwyther, Brisbane
Children's book creators were amongst those who attended the Productivity Commission's Hearing in Brisbane on June 20, 2016. Morris Gleitzman, Sheryl Gwyther, Michael Gerard Bauer, Angela Sunde, Candice Lemon-Scott, Christine Bongers, Melanie Hill, Caroline Magerl, Dimity Powell, Pamela Rushby, and Sam Sochacka represented the children's and YA book creators. Morris, Sheryl, Michael, Angela, Candice, Christine, Melanie and Isobelle Carmody (written) all made presentations to the Commission, in that order.
The Commissioners insisted they were not instructed to examine the reduction copyright terms to 15 – 25 years. But, they are examining the removal of territorial copyright, and the so-called 'FAIR USE' exception to copyright that is in use in the U.S. This policy has widely disadvantaged authors, artists, musicians and other creatives overseas. It destroys the principle what we own what we create. We argued against it.
But the most significant issue for our book industry as a whole is the Productivity Commission's instructions from the Turnbull government to investigate the TRANSITION towards lifting the Restrictions against Parallel Importation of books.
Many of us fought this same issue in 2009 because we believed it would dump foreign-published Australian-authored books into Australia, flooding the market with cheaper, foreign editions – books that have been altered in spelling, expression, idiom, landscape, ideas and thoughts. In 2009, we, the authors, publishers, printers and the book-loving community who fought against it, won that battle. We did not win the war!
This time, without it being debated in Parliament first; without inviting the stakeholders to take part in any discussion on whether the Restrictions should be lifted or not, the Government is enforcing the lifting of Restrictions against Parallel Importation.
The battle is not lost until we give up. If you believe in our industry and the future of Australian-published books, if you believe in the very best Australian books for Australian children, there is no room for complacency. We do not have the luxury of time. You know what to do.


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Amazon vs Apple September 13, 2011Posted by bobv451 in business, e-books, inventions, iPad, movies, movies & TV, music, VIPub, web & computers.
The battle of the titans is about to begin. A month or two? Certainly before Christmas and during the presents-buying season. Amazon is about to launch its color Kindle tablet.
One difference is that the Amazon Kindle is Android app capable. Another is that the initial launch will be wifi connectable only. That can change easily enough since existing Kindles have 3G. What carrier wouldn't want the chance to hook up a new major source of traffic?
The advantages for AK (would they have the nerve to launch with the numeral 47, making this an AK47? No, I didn't think so.) are the huge content through Amazon. They are gearing up to compete with netflix, already sell 90% of the ebooks, is moving into music and undoubtedly are innovative. Plus the AK will cost $250. This is half the price of the iPad.
I see this as another nail in the B&N coffin since the AK will go head-to-head with the Color Nook. Amazon is turning into the 800 lb gorilla. The question is in the air how long before they start to screw VIPub authors? They have 750,000 ebooks available. Does it serve Amazon to winnow those numbers? Time will tell.
They have introduced a behind the scenes quality control that hasn't been obvious to me (or probably to you, either, as a reader/consumer) but a friend said they returned one of his books that had been on sale for some time to correct scanning errors. This isn't a bad service at all since it gives the author the chance to pick up on what look like typos (scanning can introduce systematic errors–OCR software is good but even at 95% good it lets in mistakes. One I find in a lot of my scanned books is "com" turning into "corn.") It's good that Amazon cares enough about what's on its electronic shelves to request this and it certainly is a boon to authors. Trust me, no matter how many times you copyedit a book, there will be typos. Always.
The AK isn't a game changer like the first iPad but it is ramping up the competition. Waaaay up. E-ink is striving to have its day, this time with a tablet.
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Join us for Olivier Py's imaginative musical interpretation of the Grimms' fairy tale, The Young Girl, the Devil, and the Mill, about a young girl's perilous journey to overcome her father's fateful deal with the devil. Critically acclaimed at Festival d'Avignon, this is a rare opportunity to see this outstanding…Continue
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difference between incfile and legal zoon
A need that has actually always dominated the thought of every individual is to form a company. A desire that would certainly boost him to the position of a business owner difference between incfile and legal zoon. A wish that would certainly make him the owner of a job area where he would lead the process and also not comply with the listened to. difference between incfile and legal zoon A place which would be identified by its work ethics as well as top notch items. difference between incfile and legal zoon A place where only skill would be the requirements to move ahead.
However, the problem that arises right here is the fact that it is one thing to fantasize concerning anything and totally other to actually make it appear. Take the instance of the current example, that to form a company. A lot of trouble has to be looked after before the difference between incfile and legal zoon dream is understood. To begin of with, one should hunt for a place where one can set up his office. Though individuals with much less financial resources at their disposal can actually set up their office in their residence and also start working from there. As soon as the office is worked out the following step is to obtain it signed up.
difference between incfile and legal zoon Registration of workplace is very important for only after the workplace is signed up that government could do any type of kind of document with the company. It would be useless to fantasize to form a company without a signed up work environment due to the fact that in addition to federal government correspondence the place is also difference between incfile and legal zooncritical in supplying location for all kind of company functions. Such activities involve communication with clients, various other company homes etc
. As soon as these points are taken care of, various other actions that should be taken to successfully form a company is the hiring of best individuals. This is very important for competent people are a must for the smooth performance of any kind of organization, so this workout can not be ignored in any way for the track record of the company goes to risk.
Lastly most important for any company are its customers. Besides they are the one's that give company to any kind of organisation and help it stay afloat. They, therefore, ought to be provided top concern and no rock should be left unturned to make certain that their orders are provided in a timely manner. If such precautions are taken after that one could be felt confident that's dream to develop a company would certainly verify to be effective difference between incfile and legal zoon.
If you know just what is best when it comes to forming a company, after that you will certainly understand that it is constantly better and also much less dangerous to produce a company instead of a solo possessed company. The danger is spread into the created firm instead of the person.
If you are difference between incfile and legal zoon thinking of forming a company then you may be wondering exactly what the initial steps are when you begin creating a company. Take a look on several of the factors elevated below to obtain you started.
Action 1 – You should have a great idea for the name of your company, in addition to the product or service that you will certainly be marketing. Companies difference between incfile and legal zoon that offers items and also huge volume product will typically be under a corporation since large funding will be required and also with big funding usually comes a bigger danger.
Step 2 – Make sure the right location is picked for the properties. Relying on the type of organisation, you will certainly have to think about simply who will certainly have an interest in it. For example, if you intend to put up a luncheonette or a food canteen, after that you might wish to put it near workplaces or colleges where individuals who will be searching for lunch and snacks during the day will easily locate you.
Tip 3 – Hire in the skill. If you are considering a firm be sure to work with qualified individuals in the field, who will certainly be an asset to your company. However, it is constantly good method to put an individual discuss your company as well as see to it that difference between incfile and legal zoon whatever is well oiled and also running smoothly.
Tip 4 – Think about excellent marketing and advertising for your company. This could be set on the later phase in developing a company. Having good advertising is extremely crucial, it will certainly give you your initial set of clients, these will at some point do the sales talk for your company through their suggestions to loved ones.
Step 5 – See to it that you have all the needed legal documents, certifications, and also permits difference between incfile and legal zoon in position to run your business. This will establish your credibility in the market, to acquire consumer count on and not only this however it is usually a lawful requirement.
These are the initial steps you need to think about when you wish to start developing a company. There are still other facets to think about, and you will certainly should experience them all individually if you intend to have an effective company in the future.
C-Corp: You are intending to increase outside capital from a group of investors, believe your company will expand to be a big business and potentially go public eventually, or you 'd choose to have all taxes dealt with at the business degree instead of passed thru to individual investors including yourself.
LLC: You anticipate your business to be smaller sized and not have as many investors, and also to raise little (if any type of) outdoors funding. You do not anticipate to go public but assume it is more likely you will certainly intend to pay the profits made by the company out to investors regularly.
Still can't decide? We'll define each entity key in much more information which hopefully assists with your choice making difference between incfile and legal zoon .
LLC– Minimal Responsibility Company. These entities were developed to enable company owner to set-up a legal entity that provides them individual legal as well as financial securities (thinking you do not co-sign for the LLC's responsibilities) while keeping a tax coverage framework that enables the business owner to tape-record revenues and also losses on their personal taxes. As such, LLC's are thought about "Pass Via" entities for tax purposes, implying that the taxable earnings or losses for business are passed thru to business owners, that videotape these as part of their personal tax filings. The LLC does not pay company tax obligations commercial and also does not collect losses for future tax offsets. Every one of this is passed thru to owners.
The LLC structure is typically best for smaller sized firms where there are a couple of owners that are actively associated with business procedures (proprietors of an LLC are separated into active and also passive owners, and passive proprietors obtain substantially fewer tax obligation benefits from an LLC framework. To be taken into consideration "Energetic" you have to be meet the IRS's difference between incfile and legal zoon meaning of being meaningfully associated with the procedures of the business). LLC's in many states are limited in terms of the number of shareholders they can have, although this is altering and also there are ways around these limits, but again, LLCs are created for smaller businesses so as you grow as well as your investor base grows, you may taste a few of these restrictions.
LLC's are likewise an excellent option in situations where you anticipate the company with have substantial profits and also you plan to pay those bent on investors often. Since they are "Pass Via" entities, LLC's are not exhausted for the profits and rather this is done at the individual proprietor level. For that reason, any cash money from revenues in the LLC has been paid for in regards to tax obligations currently by the proprietors, as well as can be distributed to proprietors without any additional tax due. This is different from a C-Corporation that encounters just what is referred to as "Double Taxes" because the company pays taxes for its profits, and then investors pay tax obligations for any distributions (rewards) paid to them. It is necessary to note that LLC's do not have to disperse earnings to shareholders. You can elect to keep revenues in the company rather to reinvest in business (or simply maintain for a stormy day). Each owners share of these earnings is tracked in their resources account (part of the equity piece of your annual report).
We do not have data to show it, but have spoken with some individuals that they think LLC's get discounted values to some extent in an acquisition, particularly if the acquirer is a C-Corp (note: practically every public company in the US is a C-Corp). There are 2 probable disagreements for this sight. Initially, due to the fact that LLCs are not tired, they are most likely to have some fashionable things taking place when it involves resources accounts, retained profits, etc. Due to the fact that C-Corp money groups do not understand LLCs also, they might be understandably mindful, which could impact the appraisal paid. The 2nd factor is that it is regarded as being much easier for a C-Corp to get an additional C-Corp, whether it is the procedure of tackling exceptional stock alternatives, managing tax obligation matters for the stub year of the purchase or other variables, there is probably some reasonable argument here. Again, we do not have information to back this up, however it deserves discussing as you consider the most effective framework for your organisation.
One final note on LLCs. If you have any kind of strategies to raise loan from institutional financiers, DO NOT form a LLC. There is a straightforward description for this. The majority of endeavor funds are restricted from buying LLC's because these entities can create UBTI (unconnected business gross income) for the endeavor fund, and for that reason for the funds restricted partners. The majority of endeavor fund limited partners are charitable entities, and among the easiest ways to screw up this classification is to get UBTI. Because of this, endeavor fund files go to excellent lengths to ensure they will certainly not be in a scenario where they could tackle UBTI. Before you compose a comment listed below, yes, you are correct, there are a lot of instances of endeavor firms investing in LLCs (delay, but you said …). Nonetheless, in these cases, the funds really invested in something called a "blocker corp", which is a C-Corp developed for the specific purpose of investing in a LLC. This "blocker corp" successfully blocks UBTI from entering into the fund, due to the fact that it is handled within the blocker corp's C-Corp structure. So, yes, they CAN make a financial investment in an LLC, it is a pain in the ass for endeavor funds to do this and they would significantly prefer you have a C-Corp. We would certainly additionally say that entering to pitch a venture fund with a LLC framework will show you as being rather naïve about corporations as well as venture funding, which may not be a major knock, however is still a knock. Considered that, why give a feasible reason for a prospective capitalist to look somewhere else?
C-Corporation. C-Corporations are exactly what we take "normal" business entities because these are the types of entities we see and collaborate with daily. C-Corps are taxed service entities, indicating that every year they report their profits/losses and pay tax obligations (state and also federal) when they make a profit, and record a tax obligation loss carryforward when they have a loss (these could normally be used versus future year profits for tax obligation functions). Shareholders in C-Corps have no tax implications from profits or losses as an outcome of having shares in the entity, and also would only have to pay taxes if they were to get a reward payment from the company or were to market their shares for a revenue. Additionally, the 'Corporate Shroud' of C-Corps is very solid in legal circumstances, implying it is basically unprecedented that an investor of a corporation would have any type of legal obligation for the activities of the business through simply being an investor. While LLCs have comparable defenses, they are much less tested in the courts and because these entities are frequently related to individual companies, it remains in some cases possible for plantiffs to "pierce the corporate shroud". There is a large amount of legal precendent for C-Corporations, which is an important factor to consider, especially as you business expands as well as the probability of some jerk trying to bilk loan out of you for some fraudulent legal insurance claim increases (do you obtain the sense we do not such as trial attorneys?).
The primary downsides for a C-Corp is that they are somewhat much more costly to keep from a legal as well as tax filings perspective, and also face "dual taxes" when dispersing revenues to shareholders. This second item is the most crucial, and is finest difference between incfile and legal zoon described with a fast example. Take a company that pays 25% in tax obligations on every buck of revenue, with shareholders who each pay tax obligations at a 30% efficient rate. The company reports revenues of $1,000 for the year, and pays $250 of that in taxes. The company makes a decision to pay the remainder to investors, so pays out $750 in rewards. Investors report these dividends and income, and are exhausted on them at the 30% rate (not at the lower Capital Gains tax obligation rate), so of the $750 in returns paid out, $225 goes to pay taxes. So, with a C-Corp, of the $1,000 in profits, $475, or 47.5% is paid in taxes. If the entity were a LLC, the business would pay no tax on the $1,000 earnings. Instead, people would pay taxes on these profits at their individual tax obligation rate, so in this example, $300 would certainly go to tax obligations, as well as the other $700 would certainly be paid to investors. This is a 17.5% tax pinch hit having a C-Corp structure, which huges (as well as in our sight an unreasonable procedure, yet we question this gets transformed anytime quickly, or ever).
Here is the good news. If you are planning to increase financial backing or loan from Angel investors, it is unlikely you will ever pay dividends anyways, so you need to not let the double taxation issue bother you too much. Financiers expecting to earn multiples on their first financial investment are going to have a hard time gaining an appropriate rate of return based on reward payments. While every favored funding structure we have ever before seen has rewards as component of the bargain, these are non-cumulative (or should be) and are truly only in position as a defense mechanism for financiers (to avoid usual owners from paying out all of the capital in a business to themselves).
On balance, we would certainly recommend you select a C-Corp unless you are a local business or have a tiny group of proprietors. This is one to talk about with your co-founders as well as lawful advisors, yet if you would inspect any one of the boxes in the quick summary above for C-Corp, we 'd suggest performing.
Quick note: It is feasible to transform an entity from a LLC to a C-Corp. It could be a pain to do this, however it could be completed, so do not stress if you are currently created as a LLC, you could alter it later on– we would certainly advise you plan to do it combined with an outdoors funding round as it is not an affordable process. Allowing prospective capitalists recognize you are a LLC but strategy to transform with the funding can assist with the small knock we assume you'll obtain for being a LLC in the first place.
Second quick note: If you prepare to self-fund the business for a couple of years before increasing outside capital and also enjoy ideal tax planning (and also have a great tax obligation as well as company attorney), think about structuring as an LLC in order to recognize very early year losses directly prior to you raise outside loan. Plan to transform when your organisation starts to form a profit or when you increase outside capital (whichever comes first). This only functions if you are self funding with a meaningful amount of cash, and also will certainly call for additional job (and also lawful charges), so we doubt this is the appropriate path for about 97% of the people reading this short article, yet we such as tax optimization so figured we would certainly discuss it for the 3% of you out there.
Relevant factors to integrating as a C-Corp:.
Factors in support:.
Helps with outside investment – lots of capitalists can only buy C-corporations.
Promotes stock choice plans, exchangeable notes, etc
. Potential clients may really feel that a company is a lot more substantial and also extra "real" compared to an LLC.
Extra management flexibility.
Variables versus:.
Potentially more corporate procedures, like having a board.
If the strategy is to mainly issue returns to investors.
Appropriate factors to forming an LLC:.
Consider favor:.
If your goal is a 'way of living business'.
Plan to pay revenues to investors on routine basis.
Elements versus:.
Investor tend not to prefer to buy LLCs.
May obtain slightly lower valuations in acquisitions difference between incfile and legal zoon.
May get extra pricey and complex as business grows.
Can be structured to look like a firm, however that adds added complexity and also expense.
Pertinent factors making an S-Corp political election:.
Factors in favor:.
If your goal is a 'way of living company'.
The company will certainly earn a profit right after the unification and will disperse it to the investors.
Elements against:.
Limitation on the number of stockholders (100 optimum).
Regulations on that your stockholders can be.
Typically not feasible for venture-backed companies.
Here is the best ways to form an LLC:.
Select a Name for Your LLC.
Select a Registered Agent.
Have a Company Attorney Prepare Your Articles of Organization.
Have a Service Attorney Draft Your LLC Operating Agreement.
Get a Company Recognition Number (EIN) from the IRS.
Open Up a Bank Account for the LLC.
Have Participants Daft an Investment Depiction Letter.
Prepare and Submit Type LLC-12 Declaration of Info.
Pay the Annual Fee to the State Franchise Tax Board.
Identify the Tax Obligation Condition for the LLC.
Make an application for Any Kind Of Needed Licenses and also Licenses.
To your second inquiry, you are much better off employing an attorney to do it for you if there is greater than one person (meaning you will require an Operating Contract) or there is any kind of intricacy.
I agree that possibly difference between incfile and legal zoon one of the most integral part is composing a great operating agreement, solutions like lawful zoom will certainly not supply you with a customized Operating Agreement and accountants don't really like composing governing files.
Every state needs every LLC to have an operating arrangement and it is just one of the most crucial papers you'll ever prepare for your LLC.
An operating contract that is customized to your LLC should be prepared as well as filed by your company attorney to ensure that it is exact as well as total.


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To celebrate - and thank you - for your support, we're pulling out all the stops in making sure you have awesome adventures to play.
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We're rewarding anyone who publishes a spooky or horror-themed quest using the Quest Creator in time for Halloween!
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And, if you're a first-time author, you'll earn an additional loot point!
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In preparation for this contest, we'll be releasing new tools for authors that allow you to define when quests are part of the same series - as well as upgrades for the app that will make it easier for players to discover and enjoy multi-part series. Instead of publishing your quest as a single 3+ hour adventure, you may also choose to publish it as a multi-part quest series.
At the end of November, the Expedition team will select 5 finalists and the winner will be selected by audience vote. The voting period will last two weeks after the submission deadline. At the end, whichever quest has the most votes wins! If there is a tie, the prize will be split among the winners.
September Winners
Without further ado, the winning quests and authors of September's adventure contest!
- Best Horror: Dark Castle Vol 1 by Grayons Prettyman
- Best Persona and Best Overall: The Girl (Z.E. #1) by Jackson Gaydon
Congratulations to Grayons and Jackson for their excellent quests!
New features
The app (v1.7.1) has gotten several upgrades, including:
- Settings are now saved across sessions!
- Added support for The Horror expansion, including expanded setup and combat rules and searching for / displaying Horror-enabled community quests.
- Several improvements to the settings interface
- Clarified that "Custom Combat" is GM Mode
- Clarified on surge card that some UNDEAD surges apply after they're knocked out
- Fixed several small bugs, including that some community quests' "The End" button did nothing
Also, Expedition is now on Instagram! (@ExpeditionRPG) - make sure to tag us in your Expedition photos :)
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Premature babies more likely to struggle at school, study finds
Babies born prematurely are more likely to struggle at school but delaying school entry may not be the answer, a study has found.
The study, led by Professor Dieter Wolke at the University of Warwick, found that children born before 34 weeks gestation are more likely to have cognitive problems and learning difficulties compared to children born at term.
However the report, launched today, suggests that preterm children may benefit from starting school at the normal age, so long as they receive additional support in the classroom.
Dr Samantha Johnson from the University of Leicester's Department of Health Sciences and The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS) group, who helped produce the report, said:
The study, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, conducted a survey of education professionals' knowledge and information needs relating to the education of children born preterm.
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) gave the thumbs up as he left the medical centre after crashing on stage four of the Tour de France. Doctors said that there was no break visible on the x-ray, but a further examination would be needed to confirm that diagnosis.
There were worrying moments for the defending champion, and his team, as he hit the tarmac only four kilometres into the day. The incident happened towards the left of the group, when a rider was forced to swerve and caught the front of Froome's wheel. He jumped up pretty quickly, but could be seen shaking his wrist throughout the remainder of the stage. Belkin leader Bauke Mollema was also involved in the crash.
Froome went to the medical centre, after being patched up by the team's own medical staff. Race doctors said that he had suffered road rash on his left knee and hip, a contusion on his left wrist and a small wound on his right hand. Froome had a small bandage on his wrist, but didn't look like he was in too much discomfort as he made his way back to the team car.
Teammate Geraint Thomas was further up in the middle of the peloton, but heard his leader come crashing to the ground. "We just heard a clattering and stuff. You just kind of think I hope that none of our boys are in it and then you hear on the radio that it's Chris and it's worse case scenario really," Thomas said at the finish. "He was wearing the summer skin suit as well and it rips pretty easily, so it might look worse than it is. Hopefully it does.
"We're just disappointed, we got through three of the rough days in the UK and the people and narrow roads, and we did that really well. We had that silly little crash after about 4km, it's disappointing, but he still seems to be riding ok so hopefully he'll be ok."
Froome fell on his left-hand side on the sixth stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné in June, and injured his knee. The Sky rider struggled with the pain towards the end of the race and had to sit out training for a couple of days afterwards.
Tough day ahead
With the cobbles coming on Wednesday, the crash was about as badly timed as it could be for the 2013 Tour de France champion. Riding over the cobbles is notoriously difficult on the palms of the hands and the wrists, as the riders try to keep the bike under control. Needless to say, the injury could have a big impact on Froome's ability to follow his rivals. The expected rain is also going to through a spanner in the works. Thomas will be the main man for Froome on Wednesday, with his experience on the pavé proving vital. However, he denies that he will take a shot at his own glory tomorrow.
"It's going to be a nightmare. Nobody is looking forward to it, especially if it rains it will be like riding on ice. Especially with some of the corners on the cobbles it will be the last man standing," he explained. "It will all be about Chris and Richie. The big picture is that I could go in a group and maybe get a win, but the main thing is them on GC and not losing any time."
Cuts and bruises for Froome after Tour de France crash
X-ray shows no broken bones for defending champion
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Raymond "Ray" S. Christianson
January 26, 2019
Place of Birth: Wolf Point, MT
Residence: Sidney, Montana
Age: 74
Kristy ranch
(Sidney , Mt)
Jan 27, 2019
I am sorry to hear about your dad
Eldon Dana Moos
(Sidney, Montana)
Jan 28, 2019
Ray is still very missed downtown & years of as we visited on regular basis. He loved his girls and chatted about little grandkids. His country he so loved and served as well. We always enjoyed his pride of him wearing his uniform. He could still wear. He helped understand impotortance son serving in army. We often prayed together.
His faith in God was very strong part of his character and nature! Old schooled.
Remember him and Marianne withtwo little girls up on Sundays or holidays. The two loved their family. As time went on girls in school & 4H with our kids... long history. Marriages.
Ray I know was very proud of his girls and the lives they have. I know been hard to get to Glendive, but I know my friends Larry & Diana always visited and shared our hellos!
Be at peace our dear friend, salute you, our friend. We can hear you chuckle to your living wife! You are home again together!
Bless you Ray!
Eldon and Dana Moos
Violet E Tharp
(Sidney, Montana)
Jan 29, 2019
My prayers to the family. Ray was very proud to be a veteran and always showed up in uniform for the Flags of Honor parade on Memorial Day. The picture is very becoming to his pride.
Who knows, maybe he and Marianne are posting flags together now.
Lowell & Carol Jean Sandvik
(Williston,, ND)
Jan 30, 2019
Lowell and I were saddened to hear of the passing of Ray. His smile and friendship will be missed by many. Cherish all the memories until the Heavenly Reunion. AMEN
Butch Renders
(Fairview, Montana)
Jan 30, 2019
So very sorry to hear of Ray's passing.
Vern and Jan Brost
(Billings, MT)
Jan 31, 2019
Ray ALWAYS left us feeling encouraged and loved! He was a proud patriot and loving man. Our Richey years together brought many sweet memories of school years and church activities with Jim, Ruth, and Mary. Then came his lovely Mariann and you precious girls! We're sorry for your great loss and we are praying for you! Can only imagine the scenes in his Heavenly Home!
Sharon Smelser
(Sidney, MT)
Feb 1, 2019
Elaine and Diane and Families, Your dad is now at peace, with his battles over, in the arms of Jesus. Continue to walk with God in faith for comfort and courage.
Linda Hernandez
(Sidney )
Feb 3, 2019
My thoughts and prayers are with you Elaine, Diane and families. God bless all of you in your time of grief.
Doreen Vaira-Herbert
(Glasgow, MT)
Feb 11, 2019
I never knew your dad, but remember seeing him with a smile on his face always! My dad Jim would always stop to talk to Ray and share a story or two, whenever I was with him. Keep your memories close to your heart and share them. Prayers to you all.


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By Nick McDaniels – I live and work in a city that has been plagued by violence of historical proportions. Recently, my school system has made it an initiative to instruct teachers about the effects of trauma resulting from violence on students. What the school system wants is for teachers to understand that students who witness acts of violence, have violence perpetrated against them or a family member, may exhibit off-task behaviors in class. What the school system wants teachers to do is to adjust our interactions with students to accommodate their responses to trauma.
Forgive my tone, but thank you for pointing out the obvious.
In this way, Baltimore has a school system not unlike many urban school systems, where a city's problems with violent crime places limits on classroom learning. And, Baltimore's initiative, as patronizing as it may be for those of us who work the day-to-day in the classroom, is a good one. Honestly, we as teachers need to be reminded that sometimes, or perhaps even often, classroom misbehaviors may be the manifestations of other experiences. In fact, it registered for me that the other day when a student called me an @$%*&# because I changed the presentation slide too fast, that anger was probably not really directed toward me. These reminders help.
But what about our role in the perpetuation of this "trauma?" Gone are the days when schools can be considered the safe-havens away from neighborhood violence. There are small fractions of many student bodies that perpetrate acts of violence against other students, repeatedly. These students, due to a drastic reduction in suspension, expulsion, alternative schools, intense intervention services, are often inserted immediately back into the student body where they can repeat offend. These offenders are often themselves impacted by trauma, but in school, instead of helping them cope, we allow them to inflict similar trauma on others.
As a student, after you have been robbed in school, beat up in school, threatened in school, only to return the next day to see the same perpetrator sitting again next to you in second period, you will undoubtedly feel the perpetuation of the initial trauma.
By allowing students to engage in physical fights with one another and putting the students immediately back into the same classroom, we are letting students know, as they learned long ago in our communities, that if you experience trauma, no one will help you avoid future iterations of the same trauma. On the contrary, we are going to force you to endure the memory of violence against you through compulsory education. And so these emotional impacts (fear, hopelessness, etc…) of trauma manifest themselves as anger, and hence, more violence.
Quite frankly, an explanation of misbehavior as a result of trauma is not enough. If we refuse to isolate students from future trauma in schools, then we are offering no more than insulting lip service to a dire problem. The answer, as I have said many times, is not to increase suspension rates for violent in-school offenses, but to increase services for students exhibiting violent behaviors and isolate them from students who are not exhibiting such behaviors during treatment. If we are not protecting the kids who have yet been untouched by trauma from those who have and have failed to cope in a healthy way, then we are ensuring that every student will eventually be impacted by trauma as a result of violence in schools.


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