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Jewish World Review Dec. 13, 2001 / 28 Kislev, 5762
Joel C. Rosenberg
http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com -- What will 2002 hold? These conservative leaders and political strategists gave WORLD their predictions.
RUSH LIMBAUGH, radio talk show host
2. Ashcroft's approval numbers will remain in the mid-to-upper 70s.
3. Disney, he jokes, ends the pretense and buys the Democratic National Committee, naming ABC News President David Westin Chairman and CEO. "Synergy dictated this long overdue move," said Disney Chairman Michael Eisner.
STEVE MOORE, president, Club For Growth
2. College football will move to a 16-team playoff system.
3. Chris Cox will be the next majority leader.
FRANK LUNTZ, pollster
2. Al Gore will announce that he is not going to seek the Democrat nomination for President in 2004.
3. Tom Daschle will emerge as the top choice among Democrats to challenge George Bush in 2004.
JOHN McLAUGHLIN, pollster
2. Sen. Bob Smith beats Rep. John Sununu in the New Hampshire GOP primaries, then beats Gov. Jeanne Shaheen. 3. House Republicans will expand their majority.
GROVER NORQUIST, president of Americans for Tax Reform
2. Voter fraud will be the biggest issue of the 2002 election.
3. GOP will keep the House and win the Senate by one seat.
4. Daschle will be exposed as a liberal in his home state, after bitter fighting with Bush and the GOP.
DEROY MURDOCK, columnist for Scripps Howard
PEGGY NOONAN, author of WHEN CHARACTER WAS KING
2. Then Hollywood will give up on trying to get screenwriters and actors and directors to come up with a stories that show real affection and respect for America, and will solve the problem by re-making some classics. Look for a new production of Betty Smith's "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn," for instance.
3. There will a day, and it will come sooner than later, when we are all walking along the street on a pretty pre-dusk afternoon ... and suddenly someone will rush from a PJ Richards or The Wiz and announce to a street full of strangers, "They found Osama! They captured Osama!" And we will all stop stock still. Then we'll go into The Wiz and watch it on 213 monitors. And then we will cheer, and strangers will talk to strangers, and a number of us will find to our surprise that tears come to our eyes, and some people who haven't wept since 9/11 will weep at that moment. It will be some great moment, and we will never forget it.
4. Then I'll go on Fox and say, "But it can't stop here..."
KARL ROVE, chief political strategist for President Bush


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Sunday, yet I find myself in the Lockwood Library.
I figured that I'd go on and revise my paper for publication today, during the afternoon, as it would only take me half a day, and so I would get it over with and pass it on to my native-English-speaker-classmate-slash-fellow-grad-student who would then proofread it to check my stylistics. Well, no matter how good my English apparently is, it is still lacking since my not-so-anonymous reviewer advised me to ask a native English-speaker to check my work. By the way, the reason I said not-so-anonymous is because it is supposed to be anonymous, but then, the comments were sent to me in MS Word format, and although the editor sent it to me, not the reviewer, when I pointed my mouse towards the Word file, the properties suddenly appeared as a pop-up screen, and voila! I saw the author of the file! But then it doesn't matter anyway. Why would I be personal when I don't personally know the reviewer?
I only have one more week of class and an additional two weeks of stay here in Buffalo before I depart for Prague. I can't wait. Especially when you have a roommate that starts to act weird.
I haven't been ranting about my roommate for a while. But then something happened this past week that made me go uh-oh...
Yesterday, around 4:00 PM, I started vacuuming my room. It is his turn to vacuum the house. But then, he is rushing to catch the bus for the mall. So I hurriedly caught him and told him to vacuum the house, since it is his turn. I told him to do it once he gets back from the mall, after he bought his usual supply of microwaveable pizzas. So, after a long pause, he said yes.
When he got back, I again grabbed the opportunity to strike a conversation with him. I told him excitedly "One more week!" He just ignored me. Well, he was plugged in with his iPod, most probably listening to his collection of Bruce Springsteen. But then, he just swung by me as if I wasn't there! Now that was an uh-oh moment.
So I went up to my room, closed my door, and started my ironing, and I heard him start the vacuum cleaner and clean the first floor. When he was finished, he went up, and BANG! The sliding door which when opened, revealed the storage where we keep the vacuum cleaner and the boxes of some of our stuff just went with a thud! And since it was perpendicular to my room's wall, it just gave me the shudders.
Now, is he mad at me?
Well, there was just one thud. It was never repeated.
That's why I am excited to move out of my apartment and move into my new apartment next August, when I am alone, solo, and so I won't have the feeling of living with a total stranger. We never connected. We were never friends, not even acquaintances. And here are the reasons, at least, from my point of view.
He is ten years older than me. I am 23, he is 33. His interests are different from mine. He shows no hint of being responsible. He doesn't know how to take care of the house, let alone clean the toilet that he is using. The weird thing is that I feel like I am the adult in the house and he is the over-grown child. I feel like I am living with a teenager stuck in the 80's. Well, I was a teen in the 90's, and since he is 10 years older than me, that makes sense. All he does is listen to his iPod, and whenever he goes out, he plugs his ears with those white sound cords of his. But no regard for the house. He doesn't know how to cook. He doesn't take the initiative in vacuuming the house, if I don't vacuum, he won't. I am sick of it. I am sick of telling him what to do, and prodding him to do his share in the work.
But then, all I have to do is wait. Wait for three final weeks. Then it will be over. I won't have the feeling that I am sleeping with the enemy anymore.

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Night Market Philadelphia
What: Food trucks, live music, lion dancing and Asian arts for one night only in Philly's Chinatown! For more info, visit this site.
Where: 10th and Race Streets
When: Thursday, October 6th, 7-11pm
The Mini Trini
What: Philadelphia's first gourmet Trinidadian food truck serves up authentic tastes such as veggie, shrimp, and chicken roti; chicken and fish doubles; bake and saltfish; and accra (fried codfish cakes).
Where/When: Mondays and Thursdays from 11 am-3 pm at Love Park; Sundays at Headhouse Farmer's Market (they'll be at tonight's Night Market too!)
Cost: Menu items range from $3-$13
Fork's Sustainable Dinner Series: Oysters
What: Fork continues their Sustainable Dinner Series in honor of prime oyster eating season (months ending in "R"). As one of the most sustainable seafood choices, oysters play a major role in our ecosystem such as filtering water of extra nutrients, creating habitat for hundreds of other species, stabilizing sediment on sea bottoms, and more. Fork will highlight the shellfish with a four-course dinner featuring East Coast, sustainably-farmed varieties. See the menu here.
Where: Fork, 306 Market Street
When: Thursday, October 13
Cost: $55/person for 4-course meal
Thursday, October 6, 2011
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First thing's first. I'm taking a break from blogging in April. Many of you are participating in the A-Z challenge (okay, all of you- it's now up to 700 something bloggers?). I just don't have the time to blog every day, so I've decided to take the month off to work on editing my WIP and writing my query letter. I figured you all would be checking all the a-z people, so I might as well take a break!
But I promise I'll be back in May! And I'll have something totally awesome to share when I get back.
So please stay with me, because you guys mean the world to me! I'll periodically lurk around and maybe comment a time or two if I'm taking a break. Don't want to miss the epic a-z blogfest completely!
Next: I've gotten a few awards I'd like to share. Colene at The Journey gave me the Write Hard award. Jenni Merritt gave me the Lovely Blog award, and Carol at Artzicarol Ramblings gave me the Best Blog award! Thank you so much ladies!
Here are some fab people I'd like to give these awards to:
All my crit partners- you know who you are ;p
Also: My very good friend Catherine Kohman is having a contest for her book Lembas for the Soul. Her publisher is giving away 5 copies to celebrate the start of filming The Hobbit. Go here to enter. If you are a fan of the Lord of the Rings, this book would make an awesome companion. It's a collection of stories inspired by the the Lord of the Rings books.
I'm really going to miss you guys this month, but hopefully I'll be all done with edits by the time I come back all refreshed and rearing to go in May! Tootle pip and a skip! Love you all!


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|Joel Salcido, Sangre de Cristo, chine collé, a la poupée polymer photogravure, edition of 24, 2012.
Joel Salcido, 1984
A good photograph captures moments, but a great photograph creates epiphany. Sometimes those greater moments have the power to become icons in our lives. When Joel Salcido captured the moment of Sangre de Cristo twenty-eight years ago at the Tarahumara Mission using film and his 4 x 5 Hasselblad camera in a dimly lit storage area, it had a slim chance of capturing his vision. Yet, the strength of Joel's image has endured and this fall as we considered creating a photogravure etching together, Joel chose this photograph. A polymer photogravure is a way of creating an etching starting with a photographic image. The point of making an etching with the photograph is the ability of the etching medium to enhance both the visual and conceptual elements of the image. Working with Master Printer, Tracy Mayrello, Joel found a way to transmit that moment in the Tarahumara storage area of the mission using the etching technique of a la poupée, selective inking. The ediiton of 24 was signed today, December 3. The image is 6" x 5" and is a chine collé printed on Kitikata with a 15" x 11" Fabriano Artistico support and are now available at Flatbed.
Joel Salcido, well-known and collected photographer located in Austin, Texas, has had years of experience photo-documenting remote peoples, disaster areas, and the cultural turmoil on the border. In 1991, he left his post as photo editor of the El Paso Times to pursue commercial and editorial photography. Since then, he has produced work for galleries and publications like USA Today and Texas Highways. Sangre de Cristo is the second etching he has created and co-published with Flatbed Press. For information about Sangre de Cristo's price and availability, link to Flatbed here: Sangre de Cristo.


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With fans back, Dixon wins at Road America for 3rd straight
Published Sunday, July 12, 2020 8:46AM EDT
IndyCar driver Scott Dixon (9) is a blur of speed as he exits Turn 5 during the REV Group Grand Prix auto race one, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Dixon went on to win the event. (Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press via AP)
ELKHART LAKE, WIS. -- Scott Dixon raced to his third straight victory Saturday with an improbable triumph in the opener of a weekend doubleheader at Road America, as IndyCar welcomed fans to its races for the first time this season.
Dixon took the lead shortly after a caution flag and beat Will Power by 2.5386 seconds. They were followed in order by Alex Palou, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Colton Herta.
Dixon has won each of the three IndyCar races in the pandemic-delayed season. He's the first IndyCar driver to start a season with at least three consecutive victories since Sebastien Bourdais reeled off four straight to start the 2006 campaign.
The only other drivers to open an IndyCar season with at least three straight victories are A.J. Foyt (seven in 1964) and Al Unser (three in 1971).
This marked the first time spectators were allowed in an IndyCar event this season after they weren't permitted in races at Fort Worth or Indianapolis. IndyCar is treating each event separately and following local and state health regulations at each track as it decides whether to allow fans.
"It's so cool to be back on a track with fans," Dixon said. "And there's tons of them here today."'
Dalton Kellett of Stouffville, Ont., was 20th.
Saturday's race took drivers 55 laps around a course that's just over 4 miles long with 14 turns.
Dixon qualified ninth Saturday for his worst starting position of the young season, as he'd started second in Fort Worth and seventh in Indianapolis. He wasn't a factor early in this one as Josef Newgarden was in command for the first half of the race.
Newgarden had grabbed the pole position earlier in the day and seemed on his way to winning at Road America for the second time in three years until he stalled coming out of his second pit stop and fell back in the pack. He ended up 14th.
Power owned a narrow lead over Dixon when Jack Harvey went off the track to produce a caution flag with 17 laps remaining. Dixon pulled ahead of Power coming out of the pits on the restart and stayed ahead after two more caution flags.
The second caution flag came when Conor Daly slid off the course after making contact with Pato O'Ward, knocking Daly out of the race and wrecking his Chevy. The final one came when Dalton Kellett went off course.
Dixon's latest victory was the 49th of his career, putting the New Zealander him behind only Foyt (67) and Mario Andretti (52).
Road America's setup made it an ideal venue for IndyCar to start allowing fans. The sprawling, 640-acre layout surrounding the course allows fans to practice social distancing and roam the property rather than crowding into a grandstand.
"Since we've been here before, we know there's plenty of room," said Jason Shelley of Indianapolis, who said he usually attends four or five IndyCar races each year. "It's kind of like watching a race in a state park, so this is the one place where I feel comfortable and safe because I know I can get away from people. I'm not going to be stacked on top of people. That's why we came."
Steve Lemon, a fan from Kankakee, Illinois, who usually attends about three races a year, said that "if it had been an oval, we wouldn't have gone."
Fans received temperature checks at gates and received masks and hand sanitizer as they entered.
Wearing a mask was encouraged but not required, and a stroll through along the Road America property indicated the majority of spectators were spending at least part of the time unmasked.
"All the staff and drivers and everybody are wearing masks, but I don't think the fans are quite as good about it," said Jim Cossaart, a spectator from Bristol, Vermont. "Human nature, I guess."
IndyCar also plans to have spectators next weekend for a doubleheader in Iowa, where the oval track has grandstands. IndyCar is hoping fans will fill 50% of the speedway's capacity for the Indianapolis 500 on Aug. 23.


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12/23/13 Results are in for this year's Penny Wars at elementary schools in the Plymouth Community School Corporation. Collectively some of the youngest members of this Marshall County community raised $2,076.69 to help 22 agencies supported by United Way of Marshall County (UWMC). Students from Jefferson, Menominee, Washington, and Webster Elementary Schools annually conduct this fundraiser for United Way. "It's a wonderful gift that means so much," said Linda Yoder, UWMC's Executive Director. "These students are helping others and are great messengers too about the joy of giving! We love hearing stories from teachers and administrators about their enthusiasm – and you can just see it on their faces too!"
For more information about the United Way of Marshall County, agencies and services supported by UWMC, or how you can get involved or donate to the campaign, call 574.936.3366 or go online to www.marshallcountyuw.org.
Jefferson Elementary
(l-r): Amy Morris-Dodson (United Way Board Member), Hunter Rust, Christian Baca, Braetyn Dodson, Ashlyn Lawrence, Elizabeth Langdfelt, Diana Jurardo, Chistopher Johnson, Madison Umbaugh-Ward, Antonio Alexander, Tanner Feece, Angel Barragan, Juan Mendez, Coltin Edington, Kendall Schuh, Alexandrea Ring, Angie Mills (Principal of Jefferson Elementary)
Menominee Elementary
(l-r /Front Row): Morgan Tharp, Braiz Mitchell, Claudia Pantaleon, Keiara Himes
(l-r/Back Row): Kaylie Jimenez, Emelin Rodriguez, Sean Cadwell, Ethan Janloo, Amy Morris-Dodson (United Way Board Member)
Washington Elementary
Students raised $304.91
(l-r /Front Row): Keira Metz, Ella Schwenk, Alex Jaimes
(l-r/Back Row): Morgan Burnham, Landon Hall, Timmy Wakeland, Elli Schaller, Jake Stone, Jasmine Swihart, Amy Morris-Dodson (United Way Board Member)
Webster Elementary
Students raised $749.80
(l-r /Front Row): Aumrie Weiss, Landen Stigerts, Garrett Albright, Jenna Grosby, Camryn Buchert
(l-r/Back Row): Cooper Eveland, Amy Morris-Dodson (United Way Board Member)


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Demotivational Monday: WAR editionPosted: March 21, 2011 Filed under: Demotivational, Demotivational Monday, LOL | Tags: Col. Gaddafi, Demotivational, lol, War Leave a comment
No matter how you look at it, Europe and the USA are at (a United Nations authorised) War against Col. Gaddafi and his pro-Gaddafi forces. Europe and USA LOVE the fact that this is actually a United Nations authorised war.
To celebrate this, we're starting Demotivational Monday: war flavoured.


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08 June 2017
Every morning, when I wake up, that initial few seconds of gaining consciousness from a deep sleep are blissful, but that euphoria only lasts a second or maybe less. It leaves me quicker than my face can form a smile. I begin to remember everything and that euphoria is replaced by desolation.
It's not a dream. It is never a dream. Dreams, you wake up from.
Living a life without my Thomas is unimaginable, indescribable. You don't ever imagine a life without your children, do you? But it is my reality and my family's.
I am not alone, there are countless families living the same painful reality as us. Some of us found each other and find comfort in that. It's unfortunate to meet in such circumstances but grief is bearable even for a minute in a day because we talk and we share our memories of our angels.
A child loss is not only from a disease. Some parents lose their child (or children) in the war or from horrible accidents or from someone's murder rampage or from extreme poverty or from a miscarriage, or stillbirth, and so on.
Sometimes I want to explain in words how broken I am. I want to tell stories about my Thomas and his life and death but a child's death as a discussion is confronting for many if not all. It's almost taboo and you can't talk about it without dismissive replies because not everyone can handle the pain, even if you're close with them. Dismissive in a sense that empathy is replaced with apathy in the hope that your feelings of loss will quickly turn in acceptance. It doesn't work with grief. You just can't hurry it.
Thomas' death came and I was neither prepared when it happened nor felt less pain when it did. He was in my belly longer than he was in my arms.
My heart remains broken and my soul crying.
Death is part of the circle of life. Each of us has our timeline, some are long and some are short. It's the order of nature that gets us if a child goes before the parents. No one should bury their children, it's not right but babies can get cancer too. It should stop happening. It should be a national priority.
I miss my Thomas with every fibre of my being. It's almost the air I breath, the longing and that's why it hurts so much.
Love and light to all, Sheryl xx
My plea to others:
And you the one reading this, can find deep gratitude if you are not living the same reality. You can post on your social media how lucky and blessed you are for having all your children next to you. You can tell everyone to hug their children tighter every night, and I want you to, because gratitude is a wonderful feeling. It brings love, joy and positivity. It brings the beauty of the hardships of being a parent. It's easy to complain, it's human nature, but if you can learn how to give light to the wonderful things of parenting then you're in a for a beautiful life transformation. Like I said, gratitude is a beautiful feeling.
* We lost our #littlewarriorthomas on the 8th of May 2017, 730pm. He fought the good fight and he gave us everything. He was home with his whole family when he passed away. Jon and I were right next to him holding his hand. Our #superkuyawilliam kissed our Thomas goodnight. My husband held our baby so tightly after he passed away. And I held him for hours before his body was taken away.
** If you've been following our story since the beginning, thank you. Your beautiful words helped us and still helping us as we navigate our new life. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
*** I am currently writing Thomas' life and I am hoping I can create a beautiful manuscript worthy of a book. If not, our William will have something to read when he's older.
33 comments :
- AnonymousJune 8, 2017 at 11:29 AM
I miss him dearly. I miss seeing his face, his smile, his raspberries ❤ You are one day closer to seeing your sweet Thomas again. Sending love, strength, and prayers to you, Jon, and William ����❤��ReplyDelete
❤❤❤❤❤ sending you much love :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 8, 2017 at 4:55 PM
Thinking of you all ❤❤❤❤❤ Love jodienasReplyDelete
Oh Sheryl 💜 my heart aches for youReplyDelete
I can not feel the same pain as you, but I feel a deep sorrow for you. My heart has been in pieces ever since Thomas was gone. I felt a pain, I lived a mourning that hurt me for many days, even without knowing you. Lighting candles and command to celebrate Masses for him and his whole family. I'm sure the days of glory will come to you. Much light and peace.❤ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJune 9, 2017 at 9:13 AM
He was always fascinated from his hands , his beautiful perfect little hands - ohhh Sheryl this picture makes me immensely sad. Thomas's absence is irreplaceable to me. I know how much it hurts!!! Your loving and peaceful way of life touched me infinitely. I do not have words to tell you how much your beautiful love story has significantly influenced my outlook and personality. Thomas, I know you can hear me and I know you got the best view in the heaven. I love YOU so much!!!!
We take your and Thomas's plea to heart, Sheryl, we really do. Your post is so heart wrenching, and at the same time, your capacity for positivity and your desire to show others the light is so profoundly uplifting and inspiring. All we can do is thank you, Thomas, William and Jon and to let you know that we are carrying you all with us every day. So much love to you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 12, 2017 at 5:53 AM
best said..one day closer to meet him again,Thomas wants you to be happy and live your life to full,,because you will meet him when times comesReplyDelete
I am so sorry for your loss. It's truly a heart breaking story and I only wish the best for you and your family. Thomas was such a little warrior through it all.ReplyDelete
Every word you say is profound, beautiful, and eloquent. Thank you for sharing with us every step of the way and know we are here for you. Love and prayers to you and your family. -suelilyroseReplyDelete
Reading makes me immensely sad knowing that Thomas is no longer here. I applaud you Ms. Chikee for being such a strong and amazing mother. We miss Thomas so much too, he had a special something that made everyone around him happy.ReplyDelete
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Growing up I never had fruit pies. Generally speaking whatever food I got was what my mom had in the house & the only pre-made snack thing I remember being in the house was Twinkies. But when I took my first big road trip after high school with a couple friends, I ended up having these as gas station snacks/meals. A few years later when I started touring with Lycia as a merchandiser these became a staple of my diet, mainly because of King of the Hill jokes. I've very rarely gotten fruit pies at home, but the last time I got one it was as a treat for my grandmother. Her brain function had already decayed enough that her fine motor skills weren't super great. She picked it up, clenching it in her small fist, with the filling shooting out between her fingers & making a mess. Then she didn't want to let me help her eat it or clean up her hands. So now, that's what I associate with fruit pies; which is a real mix of joy & sadness – basically a raw emotional roller coaster that I should probably avoid.
So the other day Tara from Lycia made a joke on my Facebook about fruit pies & told me I should get one & I did. Aside from the whole weird emotional stuff, the fruit pie was actually pretty gross. It was sickly sweet & tasted nothing like the lemon pictured on the wrapper. It's a food I need to leave in the fond memory department. Nostalgia equals distortion.


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Over 10 years ago I wrote an article on Mexican taxes for expatriate newspapers and websites in Mexico titled, "Mexican taxes: here, there, taxes, everywhere." To this day I still hear from people who refer to that article. Much has changed in the tax world over the last decade and the time has come for an update.
First, what has not changed: Mexican tax residents are still subject to report and pay Mexican income tax on worldwide income. Paying income tax to your host country is no different than what U.S. residents (or residents from most countries of the world) are expected to do in the country where they live. Though dealing with a new tax system is definitely complex, with proper planning you might find that you actually save on taxes.
Note that tax residence is not the same as legal residence. Tax residence is defined in international tax treaties and local tax laws, while legal residence is based in immigration and nationality laws. Under certain circumstances, you may have the legal ability to live in a country and not be a tax resident of that country. On the other hand, you could be living in the same country with expired or no legal documentation and still be subject to payment of income taxes. Generally, you can only be a tax resident of one country at a time, so it's important to know who is a tax resident and who isn't.
In Mexico, tax residence is first understood in light of the tax treaties the country has signed with other nations (the U.S. and Canada, for example). Article 4 of those treaties defines a tax resident as a person who has established an abode in the country. That is, if you have a permanent home in Mexico you are, in the first instance, a Mexican tax resident and subject to pay Mexican income taxes on worldwide income. What happens if you have a home in both countries, as do many of us who travel back and forth? In that case, you are a considered a tax resident of the country where you have your "center of vital interests." Mexico further defines "center of vital interests" in its Fiscal Code, which says that a person has their center of vital interests in Mexico if either of two things are true:
- Mexico is the country where professional activities are carried out (i.e., work).
- The person receives over 50% of his or her income from sources within Mexico.
If you are not considered a Mexican tax resident, then you are only liable to pay tax on Mexican income sources. Often you will not even have to file a tax return since any withholding at source may be considered final. Tax rates for non-residents are often higher.
Assuming you are a Mexican tax resident, what income taxes are you subject to? Income subject to this tax would include interest, dividends, rental income, capital gains, foreign social security payments, etc. It is important to note that Mexican taxes are not calculated the same way they are in the U.S. or Canada. For example, what is tax qualified in the U.S. or Canada is not tax qualified in Mexico. How cost basis and depreciation are calculated are different too. Exemptions, deductions, tax rates, filing deadlines, and estimated payments are all established by Mexican law and are not the same as our neighbor's rules to the "Norte."
It is an unfortunate fact that holding U.S. citizenship (or a green card) also comes with an obligation to file and possibly pay U.S. taxes regardless of where in the world a person might live. As a result, U.S. persons who are also tax residents of Mexico might need to file an income tax return in both the U.S. and Mexico (with each return having its own complexities). Coordinating both sides of the tax equation to obtain the most favorable results can be complicated and some solutions may be counterintuitive. What might be ideal planning in the context of one country could be disastrous in view of a combined plan. Mistakes may lead to penalties costing tens of thousands of dollars, and if non-compliance is willful, even criminal charges may be filed. To make matters even more difficult, it may be hard to find competent tax preparers who have the technical and language skills to do proper international tax planning.
Before you run away, you should know that just because you need to file in two counties does not mean that you pay a double tax burden. Deductions, exemptions, foreign tax credits, and treaty rates all help lower tax burdens significantly. Often, the result is that most of the tax burden is paid to the tax resident country. Done correctly, a move to Mexico might even result in a lower tax burden overall!
Despite what the Mexican tax laws say about registering to pay income taxes on worldwide income, very few foreign nationals do so. Clients tell me that the main reason for non-compliance is that Mexico is not inclined to enforce tax laws on foreign residents (and who wants to pay taxes anyway?). The Mexican tax authority, Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT), often does not bring enforcement actions against its own citizens due to a lack of resources. The Authority concentrates its limited resources on businesses and those with some sort of commercial activity (Mexican and foreign), where they expect to get the most bang for their buck. They also know that enforcing tax laws on non-Mexican individuals would send a chill through the large expatriate community and thus have often decided (at least for the time being) to 'let sleeping dogs lie.'
Many U.S. persons with Mexican sources of income have historically failed to also report that income back to the IRS. Several years ago, I wrote that I believed pressure to comply with Mexican income tax laws would not come from the Mexican authorities, but from the U.S. That prediction has come to pass in the form of a program called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Under FATCA, the U.S. and Mexico now automatically share information on each other's taxpayers resulting from transactions in their country's respective financial systems, incentivizing compliance on both sides of the border. Mexico has entered into similar agreements with over 90 other countries under a separate Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) program known as the Common Reporting Standards (CRS). Canada has announced that it too will commit to the CRS as of July 2017.
What Taxes?
Here's a brief description of the types of income subject to Mexican income tax laws as they apply to tax residents. Non-tax residents are covered under separate provisions and are not discussed here.
The tax rates reviewed below show the standard tax rates. However, Mexico has signed tax treaties with over 40 countries, including the U.S. and Canada. The provisions in the tax treaties override local law and often will provide lower treaty rates for certain types of income. As a result, any review of tax liabilities for people with foreign sources of income should start with a look at the applicable treaty.
Mexican Tax Rates
Mexican income taxes are applied on a marginal basis and for natural persons reaches as high as 35% (although there is a current proposal with the federal legislature to take the highest marginal rate to 40%). The current Mexican rates could be a good deal if you are coming from a jurisdiction that has higher combined federal and state (or provincial) income taxes. To provide some context, according to OECD statistics, the average effective tax rate for a family with no children in Mexico is 10.8%, which is next to the lowest of 35 countries considered. Per the same study, the U.S. and Canada had rates of 22.7% and 18.9% respectively.
While 35% may sound attractive on the surface, you reach the 35% bracket when income reaches $3 million pesos, which, at current exchange rates, is about $166,000 USD.
Individual states in Mexico are now allowed to charge their own income tax, known in Mexico as impuesto cedular. Most states have chosen not to impose an income tax at present, and those that do, assess only limited types of income. Rates cannot be higher than 5%. Any state tax paid is a deduction on the federal return. The following states impose some sort of income tax: Chihuahua, Guerrero, Guanajuato, Nayarit, and Oaxaca.
Mexican Capital Gains Taxes
Capital gains are not a preference item and are taxed at regular tax rates. There are two major exceptions: gains for the sale of Mexican registered securities and the sale of a principal residence.
Securities registered for sale on the Mexican stock exchanges were once sold at a 0% tax rate. Now gains are subject to a 10% tax. Gains for non-registered securities, such as those realized in exchanges outside of Mexico, pay tax at regular income tax rates. Gains realized within qualified plans abroad are also subject to Mexican income taxes since these plans—401(k)s, IRAs, RRSPs, etc.—are not tax qualified in Mexico. (My firm, Pinnacle Advisory Group, has a portfolio of securities that is tax qualified in both the U.S. and Mexico.)
There are always many questions related to the sale of a principal residence in Mexico and fortunately taxpayers are allowed a homestead exemption on the sale of their residence. What constitutes a principal residence and the exemption amount have changed many times in the last 10 years. Under current law, if you have lived in your home for three or more years and have not obtained another exemption in that period, you can exempt up to about $225,000 USD in gains at current exchange rates. Note that this exemption is supposedly available only to tax residents.
Mexican Rental Income
Rental income is subject to Mexican income taxes. A blind deduction of up to 35% or certain actual deductions are allowed. The taxpayer can take the higher of those two numbers while the remainder is taxed at regular income tax rates.
Rental income is a good example of how both tax systems differ. In the U.S., with rental real estate, taxpayers are allowed to take a very large non-cash deduction for depreciation, often resulting in no taxes due on the U.S. return, and possibly even a deductible loss. However, Mexico does not allow for any depreciation deductions on real estate rentals. On the other hand, the cost of property improvements to rental property can be fully expensed in the year incurred, while in the U.S. these expenses often have to be amortized over their lifetime per IRS tables.
Mexican Interest Income
Interest income is generally subject to regular income tax rates.
Certain types of income, such as those of Mexican government bonds, are exempt. Interest received from foreign sources is also taxable to tax residents. This would include interest paid by U.S. municipalities (generally tax free in the U.S.), as well as interest earned in foreign tax qualified accounts, since these accounts are not considered to be tax qualified in Mexico.
Tax is only due on interest payments to the extent that these exceed the official inflation rate in Mexico. In other words, if inflation in Mexico is 6%, only interest payments above 6% would be taxable. If the interest rate is below the inflation rate, a taxable loss that offsets other income is created (an interesting planning opportunity).
Mexican Dividends
Dividends were historically exempt from income tax if the corporation making the payment had paid income tax on that income to the Mexican tax authorities. In other words, there was no double taxation. But all good things must come to an end—at present, dividend payments are subject to tax rates up to 42%! However, tax on dividend income is a good example of why we look at treaty rates. Dividends paid by U.S. business to tax residents are subject to a 10% rate—significantly lower than the general rule—and 15% if from Canadian sources, per the applicable treaty rates.
Mexican Estate Taxes
Mexico has no estate or inheritance tax applied to tax residents (non-residents that receive gratuitous transfers pay up to 25% of the value of the property received).
Mexican Gift Taxes
Mexico has no gift taxes when transfers are made between ascendants and descendants. In other cases, the beneficiary of the gratuitous transfer is responsible for any income tax generated (non-residents pay up to 25% of the value of the property received).
Other Taxes
Mexico has a series of other taxes that apply to both residents and non-residents, including:
- Property Taxes (Predial): very low compared to the U.S. and varies by state and municipality
- Value Added Taxes (Impuesto al Valor Agregado – IVA): 16% in all of Mexico.
- Transfer taxes (Traslado de Dominio): varies by state.
- Automobile Tax (Tenencia): varies by state.
Practical Implications
As mentioned above, the Mexican tax authorities often do not have the capacity or will to audit their own citizens in any significant way. I have also found that most Mexican accountants are both unfamiliar with international tax issues and share the mentality that if a tax can be avoided, why bother complying? I would argue that being accepted to live in Mexico brings with it certain rights and obligations to the country, its citizens, and your neighbors… though that has never been a winning argument!
More to the point is the possibility that becoming tax compliant in Mexico could result in significant tax savings overall. But it will require careful planning for a foreigner in Mexico to lower his or her tax burden compared to what they have to pay back home. For example, if you are a U.S. citizen resident in Mexico, life insurance and annuities might be preferred savings vehicles over U.S. qualified plans, interest income might be preferred over dividend income, improvements to property might be more actively encouraged, and so forth.
As a final word of caution, this article very briefly touched upon the Mexican side of the tax equation. Any comprehensive planning will necessarily consider the home country's tax laws as well, especially if you are a U.S. citizen. As always, every family situation is different and it is absolutely necessary to consult with competent tax experts before making any decisions. No part of this article is meant to provide specific tax advice.
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Mrs. Laura Guidry
Phone: (601) 859-6150
Welcome to my webpage! For information about my schedule and classes I teach, check the links to the left. Class coursework will be posted on Canvas.
My name is Laura Guidry and I look forward to having you in class this year! I graduated with a B.A. in history from Millsaps College, where I was an Associate Director of Admissions before finding my passion for education. I've been teaching for 5 years, and this is my first year at Germantown High School. My husband, Michael, and I have one son, JB. I am excited to be a part of the GHS family!


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Past Agenda (2019)
The intensive experience, designed specifically for higher education leaders, will provide an opportunity to focus on higher education leadership skills and competencies in order for both you and your campus to enjoy Sustainability in Leadership.
Check-in on Wednesday, Jan. 9 between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Program will open at 10:30 a.m. and conclude on Friday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Day One: Leading from the Inside Out – Knowing Yourself and Your Skills
- Higher Education Data Trends
- Communication and Personal Accountability
- Uncovering your Why: Discover your leadership values and voice
- Reflective Leadership: Why and how to be a mindful leader
Day Two: Leading High-Performing Teams – Knowing Your Team & Your Students
- Leading High-Performing Campus Teams
- Exerting Influence
- Strategic Leadership
- Using Emotional Intelligence to Lead in Higher Education
- Building a Sustainable Leadership Culture on Campus
Day Three: Leading Innovation – Knowing Your Institution & Context
- Competing on Culture: Driving Change in Higher Education
- Sustainability on Campus
- Leading Academic Cultures of Innovation
- Leadership Goals & Action Plans
Recommended advanced reading: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Brown, Brene. Penguin Publishers.
Dr. Jason Lane
Executive Director, SUNY SAIL Institute
Carolyn Mattiske
Associate Director, SUNY SAIL Institute
Dr. Roger Ramsammy
President, Hudson Valley Community College
Dr. Randall VanWagoner
President, Mohawk Valley Commuity College
MaryAnn Stark
Strategist, SUNY SAIL Institute
Certified Emotional Intelligence Consultant
Mary Ellen Mallia
Director of Sustainability, University at Albany
Glen Picchardo
Director of Opportunity Programs, SUNY Oneonta
SAIL Institute Alumni
Dr. Scott Vinciguerra
Leadership Development Associate, SUNY SAIL Institute


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Zhanna Kremez is a PhD student at Griffith University who has been investigating eCommerce in the franchising sector. I first met her at a workshop for social scientists in 2012 and was impressed with her enthusiasm for understanding how people work together. We subsequently conducted a joint research project on how franchisors are approaching the digital world, particularly how they are working with their franchisees in this space.
In February 2012 we surveyed 50 franchisors and discovered only 36% were actively taking customer orders online. The other 64% were either pilot testing their online strategy, considering their options or had decided eCommerce was too complicated. I was concerned at these findings, as it showed the franchising sector was lagging in this area of opportunity. So FRI organised a Bricks & Clicks Forum to explore how franchisors could improve their performance. Sixty senior franchisor executives participated in a productive day of discussion and sharing.
Four years on, Zhanna is preparing to submit her PhD thesis, and the FRI team are about to run a second Bricks & Clicks Franchisor Forum. So I caught up with Zhanna to find out what she's since discovered.
Fortunately a lot has changed, with most franchisors now engaging actively in the online and digital space. This is increasingly being referred to as omnichannel, meaning the customer should be able to buy from your brand seamlessly on any digital device, by phone or by visiting a bricks and mortar store. However, despite higher levels of engagement, franchisors and franchisees are still facing significant challenges with their omnichannel strategies.
Six observations
Imbalance between the needs of franchisors, franchisees and customers. While everyone wants immediate benefits from an omnichannel strategy, some franchisors and franchisees are focusing too much on their own internal needs and forgetting, ultimately, success will only come by focusing first and foremost on the customer experience.
Consultative processes too slow or too clumsy. While franchisors understand they need to consult with their franchisees, many do not know how to do this effectively. Good consultation involves gathering people's frank views using a safe and constructive process. Then making good decisions based on objective and transparent criteria. It can be fast and effective when done right. More education is needed here.
Technology committees having the wrong people on them. Some networks are using their Franchise Advisory Council (FAC) as a technology advisory group. The best technology advisory groups contain specialists chosen for their expertise. These will often be younger people who may not fit the typical FAC member profile.
Confusion over legal and territory obligations. Franchisors need to ensure they are not inadvertently in breach of the Franchising Code of Conduct, ACCC pricing laws or their own franchise agreements. While the Franchising Code states franchise agreements must now contain the franchisor's policy on online sales and how these will be managed, some networks are still unclear on this.
Revenue and cost sharing arrangements not seen as fair. This can create resentment in franchisees and undermine the success of an otherwise sound omnichannel strategy. Extensive modelling with some trial and error may be needed to come up with a cost and revenue sharing model that balances risk and reward, and is seen to work for everyone.
Customers having an inconsistent experience with order fulfilment. While franchisors may expect online orders to be fulfilled by franchisees in an accurate, consistent and timely manner, franchisees may have other priorities regarding how quickly they attend to these orders. This also applies to franchisees in serviced based industries getting back to customers. A lack of alignment on policies and processes will obviously create brand damage.


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Deadly Lies
by Chris Collett
Genre: Mystery
Published 9/29/17 by Joffe Books
①❷③④⑤ 2 of 5 stars
DI Tom Mariner investigates the death of investigative reporter Eddie Barham, an apparent suicide – except it's not suicide. PC Tony Knox assists with the investigation. Witness to the death is Jamie, severely autistic, also sibling to Anna and the deceased. Anna Barham, sister of the victim, takes on the care of Jamie while trying to find why her brother was murdered.
Overall impression: The premise drew me in, and I enjoyed the twists and turns as the investigation progressed. The pace increases dramatically toward the conclusion.
What I like:
- The premise: the only one who could say what happened…can't say what happened.
- The Brocken Spectre (you'll have to read the book to see how it applies).
- Snappy observations are sprinkled through the book. My favorite is when Anna first meets DI Mariner, whose recent nose injury makes his speech sound a bit thick, and "Anna had to fight a bizarre urge to pinch her nose and respond in the same way."
- Good opening sentence: the who and the what are identified, but not the back story which would have bogged down the opening.
- Short chapters. New info, red herrings, changes of perspective are all moved along very well in chapters that are quickly read. Also, the chapter endings are good: they made me want to turn the page right away and get to the next part.
What I don't like:
- DI Mariner, Anna Barham, PC Knox
- Is this story a treatise on autism and medication, or a mystery? Difficult to tell. It's labeled mystery.
- DI Mariner jumps to conclusions. How does a newspaper story that is "personal" to its author bend itself in Mariner's mind to be about "personal services"?
- The story reads like it was hastily abridged: answers are sometimes announced before the evidence is introduced.
- Anna's brother Eddie took care of Jamie for years. When Anna assumes care of Jamie, she starts from scratch learning his favorite foods, etc. Why didn't she just check Eddie's cupboards to see what he stocked for Jamie?
- Too much detail that doesn't relate to the story. While the detail does establish the characters' experience and mindset, the reader doesn't need that much detail to get the picture.
Thank you to Joffe Books and NetGalley for an Advanced Reader Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.


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Applications for SAP Banking Specialist Learnership open in Gauteng
The SAP Banking Specialist Learnership programme is targeted specifically at creating a pipeline for SAP developers in Banking Services. It is an 18 month programme that will allow successful candidates to be introduced to the world of Banking and SAP development.
What's in it for successful candidates?
Candidates are given an opportunity to work towards a formal qualification in Sustainable Business Modelling, a qualification in Banking as well as exposure to SAP:
Learner Allowance
Programme participants will receive an allowance instead of a salary. Learners receive an allowance of R12000 per month (taxed as per SARS tax tables)
What is the qualifying criteria?
The candidate must:
- Be between the ages of 18-30
- Be able to speak, read and write English
- Have completed a three year IT related qualification (preferably in software development)
- Be computer literate
- Not be permanently employed
- Not be studying at any other institution
- Not be registered on any other learnership
What is the Recruitment process?
- Closing date for applications is 31 January 2013
- Candidates will be required to complete relevant assessments
- The following checks will be conducted:
- Register for Employees Dismissed (RED) checks;
- Credit and criminal record checks;
- Reference checks with previous employers;
- Verification of educational qualifications; and
- Proof of South African citizenship/South African residency/work permit.
Please note that if contact is not made with the applicant by end-January 2013, consider the application as unsuccessful.
How to apply?
- Candidates are required to register on the website below and complete the application process.
- To apply via mobile technology, visit the website using your cell phone – you will automatically be redirected to a mobile friendly version of the application process.
This learnership is only open to staff based in Gauteng Province.


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Now Nevadans have one more way to celebrate their state's 150th birthday: By trying the state's first-ever bourbon.
The special "Nevada 150" bottling from the Las Vegas Distillery went on sale on June 14. It's available for a limited time (only 2,014 bottles were produced—get it?), and unlike previous products, this one can only be purchased at the distillery at 7330 Eastgate Road, according to owner George Racz.
Nevada 150 bourbon uses 60 percent Nevada yellow corn, 20 percent Nevada soft white winter wheat, 16 percent malted barley and 4 percent rye. It was barreled in late 2011 and early 2012—by law, bourbon must be at least 2 years old—and was bottled at 90 proof. Each bottle retails for $100, but Racz says there are other ways to celebrate the sesquicentennial as well—T-shirts, hats, wood plaques and more.
To reserve your bottle or to find out more, call 702-629-7534 or go to lasvegasdistillery.com.


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Speaking of flawed risk assessment, suggestions that Texas faculty avoid teaching controversial topics are predicated on the notion that students are so intensely engaged with the material in their classes that they are willing to risk doing 20 to life (and not receiving a passing grade) to challenge our ideas with gunfire. I find this utterly implausible. In every other context where we talk about student engagement, it is to decry its absence. This is especially true in the humanities (and I am guessing that it's not the accounting faculty who are being advised to keep mum about their radical ideas on valuing inventories so their students won't fly off the handle). Most of us complain that our students won't even read, and now we are worrying about them being so engaged that they might throw caution to the wind and start shooting?That is, it doesn't matter whether you're teaching the controversies, or being transgressive, or simply reading your slides aloud and counting on the students to read them silently.
Teach however and whatever you want. Don't worry about the presence of legally carried guns in your classrooms. If you are going to worry, worry about someone illegally bringing a gun on campus with the intention of causing mayhem, not someone who legally carries a gun in the hope of protecting himself from harm. And those students whose faces cloud with anger when you attack their complacently bourgeois understanding of Jane Austen, they are probably just reacting to something on their phones. And, anyway, they're too worried about their grades to shoot you.Besides, drawing a pistol might bring law enforcement in. Get a bad grade, there's a deanlet somewhere to whine to.


text: Taronga has welcomed a magnificent male Snow Leopard named "Khumbu". The leopard recently made the journey from Port Macquarie to be paired with female, "Samara", to sire a new generation of Snow Leopards, which are endangered in the wild.Although still settling in, Zoo visitors over the July holidays will be able to glimpse the agile big cat prowling around Taronga's Snow Leopard Mountain and marvel at his long, luxuriant tail which Snow Leopards use for balance and also to wrap around themselves like a scarf, to keep warm in the rugged mountains of central Asia.These amazing animals have extra large paws act like an in-built set of snow shoes, so they don't sink into the snow. Their short, round ears reduce heat loss and wide, short nasal cavity heats the chilled outside air before it reaches their sensitive lungs.Despite all these wintery adaptations, the big cats also thrive in the summer heat, with temperatures in their home rangers often reaching above 40 degrees Celsius.Snow Leopards are so elusive that accurate population estimates are difficult. One researcher spent two years seeking leopards and only found tracks. Poachers, however, are much more successful, because we have reports of leopard furs in markets in Kabul and Pakistan being bought by westerners.Taronga Carnivore Manager, Louise Ginman, said that it is sad that people in developed countries create the market that fuels this cruel practice. The Snow Leopard is endangered in the wild, so Zoo breeding programs for animals like Khumbu and Samara are so important. They, and hopefully their future cubs, provide a safety-net in case wild Snow Leopards become extinct.Louise said that she hope that when people look at these incredible cats, it makes them think twice about what they're buying when travelling overseas.Khumbu and Samara will be introduced for mating when the female is next in season.The last Snow Leopard cubs at Taronga Zoo were born in 2005.


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insurrection(redirected from Insurrections)
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The act or an instance of open revolt against civil authority or a constituted government.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin īnsurrēctiō, īnsurrēctiōn-, from Latin īnsurrēctus, past participle of īnsurgere, to rise up; see insurgent.]
in′sur·rec′tion·al adj.
in′sur·rec′tion·ar′y (-shə-nĕr′ē) adj. & n.
in′sur·rec′tion·ism n.
in′sur·rec′tion·ist n.
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act or an instance of rebelling against a government in power or the civil authorities; insurgency
[C15: from Late Latin insurrectiō, from insurgere to rise up]
ˌinsurˈrectional adj
ˌinsurˈrectionary n, adj
ˌinsurˈrectionism n
ˌinsurˈrectionist n, adj
in•sur•rec•tion(ˌɪn səˈrɛk ʃən)
an act or instance of rising in arms or open rebellion against an established government or authority.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin insurrēctiō]
in`sur•rec′tion•al, adj.
in`sur•rec′tion•ar′y, adj., n., pl. -ar•ies.
in`sur•rec′tion•ist, n.
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|insurrection - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
conflict, struggle, battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
insurgence, insurgency - an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
intifada, intifadah - an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993"
mutiny - open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
Organized opposition intended to change or overthrow existing authority:
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"When I grow up" | Jamie Jacquart, Assistant Director of Campus Sustainability, 2017
When I was growing up, adults liked to ask me "What do you want to be when you grow up?" I understood that my identity was going to be defined by my job, and that I'd better have an answer. At around 8 I declared "I'm going to be a pilot" which was an answer, and ultimately the thing I left home to study in college. The problem was that once I got my pilot license I figured out this wasn't what suited my skills, gifts and abilities.
I spent about 2 months bouncing off of walls, meeting with faculty and staff and did some major soul searching. What I learned was foundational in shaping how I would view both myself and my career opportunities from that point forward. It's OK to not know, but you have to do something in order to figure it out.
First of all, it's important to know that this is completely normal to either not know, change your mind, or start something and find out that it was not what you thought. I know someone who changed her mind about teaching after her last semester while doing her student teaching. Another friend just finished a master's degree in counseling only to change over to become a financial counselor. Yet another completed in PhD in an obscure discipline, yet chose to take another path because he learned that what he would be doing with that degree was precisely the thing that he liked doing the least.
Having said this, there are people in life who just know. They know who they are and what they were cut out to do and to be in this world. It doesn't make them better than the rest of us, just that they knew who they were earlier. By contrast, I know many people who are in their 40's, 50's and 60's and are still waiting to find their calling.
It's inconceivable to ask someone who is 18 years old to fully understand what they are good at, what they are passionate about, or how life will change and evolve and present new opportunities. You don't know what you don't know, but experience and education will give you clues and insights. You do need to listen to yourself, be honest about your skills, gifts and abilities, but also your limitations, triggers and areas of disinterest.
It's OK to not know or change your mind. It's OK to explore possibilities; as a matter of fact, it's kind of the whole point of this. We're educating you to provide you with tools that allow you to adapt to ever changing circumstances, to learn fields of study not yet created and understand problems not yet revealed. In the movie "Hidden Figures" the mathematicians needed to figure out how to get a rocket back into earth's atmosphere, as that had never been done before. We are constantly learning, adapting, shifting and expanding.
I encourage you to be a student, a learner, a sponge, a connector, a quizzical being trying to understand how things work and how we can make our world a better place for people, animals and our environment. I believe in the power of not knowing, but we also have to dedicate ourselves to doing things to figure it out. That is what is going to distinguish those who languish in unhappiness and those who flourish.


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Bristol Hearing Voices Network
The Bristol Hearing Voices Network aims to promote positive explanations of voice-hearing, intrusive thoughts and other unusual experiences, and to give people a framework for developing their own ways of coping with distressing experiences.
Conor McCormack and the group treated the film as a shared endeavour, a means of exploring in depth the complex realm of voice hearing. The difficult task of representing a group of vulnerable adults was carefully negotiated throughout the shoot: supporting ongoing discussions of the ethics of filmmaking, regular screenings were arranged where participants could view and discuss the film and the implications of their involvement.
More information about the Bristol Hearing Voices Network, including meeting times, can be found on their website.
Errol, who was one of the film's main subjects, had this to say about the project:
'Working, with Conor, on a film about the voice hearing experience was for me a chance to share with the world my story. Everyone who has voices, in their life, experiences them in a unique and individual way. Everyone's story is different, yet there are similarities. So I hoped that the film would show a different quality of thought, that would make people rethink what they accepted, that it would challenge the stigma of mental health issues which alienate people and causes a lot of fear.
At the viewing of the complete documentary at our Bristol Hearing Voices Group AGM I was immediately struck by how powerful a film can be. Afterwards, some of the people said that they felt quite emotional watching it and the Q&A session which followed stimulated discussion. Being with some of the others who were in the film on a panel to answer questions from the audience felt like we were all trying to get across a message. I think part of that message was: "Voice hearing experiences are very real for me and what I am sharing is my reality."
The journey from the beginning of the filming was one of optimism and a hope that what we were doing would contribute to a more resonant understanding of what it is like to live with hearing voices and the relationships we have.
The finished product, for me, is like a jewel that you need to hold up to the light to see it sparkle. It is rich with the lives of ordinary people leading a life that is far from ordinary and can be mysterious. It is about a struggle to make sense of the unusual and a desire to be understood.'


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President Obama is calling for "commonsense" gun reforms, but as a man with a long a history of acting to limit Second Amendment rights and advocating gun control who tapped an attorney general with the same ideology -- and possibly the biggest gun trafficking scandal in U.S. history with his name written all over it -- is the president really calling for reforms or more government control?
In the past, President Obama hasn't been shy about expressing his views against the right to own a handgun and the right to carry concealed and his support for the reinstatement of the assault-weapons ban -- more accurately understood as a ban on semiautomatic firearms. He believes the nation's crime problems lie with gun ownership rather than criminals.
In fact, as an Illinois state senator, Obama endorsed and spoke in support of an outright ban on ownership of all handguns and favored the licensing and registering of gun owners. Before his run for public office in 1996, Obama filled out a questionnaire expressing his support for a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns.
Considering our uber-liberal president's true beliefs on guns -- and the anti-Second Amendment stance of the leftist base of his party -- it shouldn't surprise anyone to read about the most recent scandal we expose in the June issue of Townhall Magazine involving the Justice Department, guns, and law-abiding citizens.
In "Misfire," Townhall News Editor Katie Pavlich gives an in-depth report on a little problem the administration doesn't want to talk about: Operation Fast and Furious.
Because of this botched operation, thousands of guns have been put into the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Americans have been killed, and now legal gun-shop owners are in the White House's crosshairs.
Here are a few excerpts from the powerful report:
The lethal project [Operation Fast and Furious] was conducted under the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which is overseen by the Justice Department. Operation Fast and Furious is a product of the Obama administration and was conducted under a pilot program started by the Bush administration in 2005 called Project Gunrunner. Project Gunrunner allowed ATF agents to watch the purchase of weapons by "straw men" outside American gun shops, and purchasers were immediately apprehended before crossing back into Mexico. But starting early in 2009, ATF's actions through Operation Fast and Furious had the opposite result: They actually allowed and encouraged the sale of weapons to known straw-man purchasers for the cartels and let the guns flow across the southern border into Mexico.
Reports have shown the ATF told gun shops to sell massive amounts of weapons to known drug cartel buyers, even after gun shop owners expressed discomfort in assisting the government in breaking federal law to arm known violent drug cartels. According to a CBS News report uncovering the scandal:
"In late 2009, ATF was alerted to suspicious buys at seven gun shops in the Phoenix area. Suspicious because the buyers paid cash, sometimes brought in paper bags. And they purchased classic 'weapons of choice' used by Mexican drug traffickers -- semi-automatic versions of military-type rifles and pistols. ...
"[S]everal gun shops wanted to stop the questionable sales, but ATF encouraged them to continue. ...
"ATF managers allegedly made a controversial decision: allow most of the weapons on the streets."
How many guns did the ATF ultimately let go? The same CBS News report revealed that the number is in the thousands: "On the phone, one [Operation Fast and Furious] source (who didn't want to be identified) told us just how many guns flooded the black market under the ATF's watchful eye. 'The numbers are over 2,500 on that case by the way. That's how many guns were sold -- including some 50-calibers they let walk.'"
The project didn't sit well with many ATF agents, either. CBS also reported, "One agent called the strategy 'insane.' Another said: 'We were fully aware the guns would probably be moved across the border to drug cartels where they would be used to kill.' … For months, ATF agents followed 50-caliber Barrett rifles and other guns believed headed for the Mexican border but were ordered to let them go. One distraught agent was often overheard on ATF radios betting and pleading to be allowed to intercept transports. The answer: 'Negative. Stand down.'"
The consequences of the operation have been deadly. ...
This process, better known as "letting guns walk," has left at least two U.S. federal agents dead -- Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and ICE Agent Jamie Zapata -- and has contributed to the deaths of thousands of innocent Mexican citizens.
U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry,
killed with a gun put into the hands of
criminals under the direction of the ATF.
Though the ATF had hoped tracing the guns into Mexico would lead to the busts of cartel kingpins, the operation hasn't lead to a single arrest of a cartel leader -- or, for that matter, the actual tracing of the firearms. Instead, the guns have been lost in Mexico until they show up at crime scenes.
But was Fast and Furious really about tracing drug cartels? Or was it about "proving" false statistics liberal gun control advocates like Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Eric Holder have been throwing out for years? If it was a legitimate operation, who did the U.S. government intend to prosecute after the guns crossed the border, considering officials in the United States don't have jurisdiction in Mexico and the Mexican justice system is essentially nonexistent? It turns out law-abiding gun shop owners wound up in their crosshairs.
In early 2009, when the bulk of the operation got started, Clinton, Obama and Holder all stated that nearly 90 percent of guns in Mexico being used by cartels were coming from the United States. A WikiLeaks cable from the State Department recently showed that 90 percent of guns in Mexico actually come from Central America and others are bought in bulk from Russia and China. The 90 percent figure blaming U.S. gun shop owners has been discredited multiple times by the National Rifle Association, law enforcement officers at the federal, state and local levels and even by ATF officers. ...
Before the public, the media and even the Mexican government knew about what the ATF was doing, President Obama met publicly with Mexican President Felipe Calderon and blamed violence in Mexico on gun shop owners in America, saying the U.S. government needed to do a better job of tracing guns into Mexico. ...
"What we've focused on is how we can improve our enforcement of existing laws, because even under current law, trafficking illegal firearms, sending them across the border, is illegal," he continued, "and that is something we can stop."
But the ATF did it anyway. At the same time President Obama was saying the U.S. government can stop the trafficking of guns into Mexico, that same government's ATF was ordering gun shop owners to sell weapons to cartels.
Holder denies having known anything about the operation, although he is responsible for the oversight of the ATF as the head of the Justice Department, but he did say in a press conference that he believes ATF agents do a good job at stopping the flow of illegal guns across the border. ...
Of course, much of the liberal media have been happy to do the White House's bidding and blame law-abiding gun shop owners, making them scapegoats for violent crimes happening in Mexico and the United States.
Get the full, explosive report ONLY in the June issue of Townhall Magazine.


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My mom came for a visit for a few days, and we LOVED having her here! The boys got to know their Grandma Krisher again, and Grandma got to meet Kase :)
Here are a few pictures from her camera that we snuck before she left.
we were lucky to have a few gorgeous days!
We spent part of one morning at the childrens museum downtown. the boys played in the grocery section, the tree house, waterworks table and in the doctors office room! phew...thats covering a lot in one day! :)
heres a sneak peek at what u might find bentley looking like on halloween night!
grandma brought a new game to play! lost count of how many times coy and gramma played it, and weve played it twice since she left this afternoon! he loves it!
gramma and da boys before bed time :)
wow...a quiet moment for just the two of us to take a picture! alone! gasp! ;) mom stayed and played with all three boys while logan & i went on a nice dinner date (moms treat!)! we went to a steakhouse, and then of course to dq afterwards to take advantage of those 1.99 peanut buster parfaits! :)
mom also got them a foam elmo puzzle/floor mat. this also has been a favorite and made very good use of their play time! grandmas just know how to pick the good toys!!
so we sadly said goodbye to her this afternoon :( we are so glad for the time we had, fun we had, presents, cleaning and cooking she did, and the hugs & love she left with us!
we cant wait till next time!
p.s. sorry for any typing errors, as my other hand is currently occupied holding a sweet little sleeper :)


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