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Don’t get rattled, it’s snake season: Handy tips for chance encounters
(Pinal County, AZ) Yell the word “snake” amongst a group of hikers in the desert and you might get the same reaction as shouting “shark” at the beach. But panic is the last thing you should do when encountering a curled-up predator in any environment.
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Dogs training at the Rattlesnake Avoidance Clinic.Franktown Animal Clinic and K-9 Friends. (Franktown, Colo.) - As the weather heats up, rattlesnakes become more active. Even though Colorado Parks and Wildlife say humans pose a greater threat to rattlesnakes than rattlesnakes pose to humans, knowing what to do when you spot one could help keep you and your four-legged friends safe.
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Even though the weather seems a bit cool, rattlesnakes are out and moving already. Please be cautious. These snakes were very difficult to see. I heard them rattle before I could stop them. Stay safe.


- What is the best monitor for gaming 2020?
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- Which panel is good for gaming?
- Is IPS bad for gaming?
- Can IPS be 1ms?
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- Is 5ms good for gaming?
- Is 24 or 27 better for gaming?
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TN (Twisted Nematic) panels are among the most popular types of monitors for gamers. Their fastest response times compared to IPS and VA panels are what makes them ideal for gamers. TN monitors are also generally cheaper compared to their IPS counterparts.
Is IPS bad for gaming?
Splendid. If they have the same refresh rate and input lag then there is no difference. If you can find an IPS monitor with an acceptable input lag than it may be the better choice. IPS monitors almost always have better color reproduction and a wider viewing angles.
Can IPS be 1ms?
“The new Nano IPS 1ms monitor is available in 38- and 27-inch screen sizes and is the first IPS display capable of achieving a 1ms gray-to-gray response time. LG’s new Nano IPS 1ms monitor offers an unrivaled 1ms experience, while overall performance hasn’t been sacrificed in the quest for speedy performance,” LG says.
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As a casual gamer, 5ms response time is more than enough for your simple gameplay of shooter games or racing or open world or RPG, it doesn’t matter. You will get a response time faster than your reflexes so you don’t have to worry about response time.
Is 24 or 27 better for gaming?
27-inch. At normal viewing distance and a 1440p resolution, this would generally provide the best gaming experience. While 24”/1080p is fine, 27”/1440p is undoubtedly the better experience, thanks to the fact that it takes up more of your field of view and boasts a higher resolution.
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For contrast, IPS panels sit somewhere between TN and VA, meaning they do HDR content much better justice than TN. Combined with their wide color gamut, IPS displays arguably offer better HDR than VA, but the debate rages on. For a great IPS gaming monitor, consider EX2780Q.
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If you have the hardware to run your games in QHD (1440p) or UHD (4K), an appropriate 144hz monitor will be much more expensive but still a worthwhile investment. … This means if your graphics card can produce more than 60fps for your favorite games, you are much more likely to notice a smoother image.


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Holy Cross Health Centre, Mairang today celebrated its Silver Jubilee with a grand function held at its premises.
Health Minister James P. K Sangma who attended the function as the chief guest congratulated the health centre and spoke of the arduous journey undertaken by the management. He said the health centre is a testimony of the services and hard work put in by the management in its efforts of serving the people of the area.
He also said that the silver jubilee provides the management with an opportunity to introspect and to acknowledge the contribution made by health care workers and administrators past and present and to look ahead at the way forward in its continuous attempt of serving the people of the region with empathy and compassion.
Speaking on past collaborations made between the government and private entities from time to time, the minister expressed hope for more such collaborations in future as part of the combined effort of serving the people through the health care sector.
Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Sampath Kumar, MDC Batskhem Ryntathiang, Archbishop of Shillong, Archbishop Victor Lyngdoh, Deputy Commissioner, Wilfred Nongsiej, Provincial Superior, Holy Cross North Indian Province, Sister Linet, Administrator, Holy Cross Health Centre, Mairang Sister Jesse Jose, health care professionals, government officials, traditional heads and others were present on the occasion.
Fervour was added to the celebration by melodious songs and colourful dances performed by the staff of Holy Cross Health Centre and some of the staff of the health centre were also felicitated during the programme.

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Home Secretary Theresa May will today order Home Officials to look into the the extent of compensation claims made by police officers.
It follows a series of stories in the newspapers about police officers suing individuals for accidents which occurred in the course of duty.
Yesterday, the Sunday Times (£) reported that in the last 4 years more than 8,000 officers have successfully claimed compensation worth almost £70 million.
The figures appeared after a row prompted by WPC Kelly Jones of Norfolk Police, who is suing a garage owner after she fell on a curb while investigating a break in at his premises.
More top news
Cricket stars, celebrities and fans have joined a social media campaign paying tribute to Phil Hughes by leaving their cricket bats out.
Eight out of 10 asthma sufferers are not getting enough clinical care, a leading health charity has found.
Phillip Schofield has revealed that an eccentric fan who wanted to marry him arranged a wedding - leaving him with the bill.


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Skin Biopsy (cont.)
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Next Steps after Skin Biopsy
Your doctor needs to see you again to remove the stitches and to give you the results of the pathology report. If no stitches are placed, he may ask you to get in touch by phone so he or she can discuss the results for you.
When to Seek Medical Care for Skin Biopsy Complications
Call your doctor if you have worsening pain, spreading redness around the site, bleeding from the wound, fever (temperature greater than 100.4°F), or other concerns.
Go to a hospital's emergency department if you have bleeding from the site that will not stop with gentle pressure after 30 minutes, if you have a thick discharge (pus) from the wound, or if you have a high fever.
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The Rage of Angels
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers; 1st Carroll & Graf ed edition (May 1997)
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A young aviator battles with fading innocence in a powerful story of love and war that evokes the nature of comradeship in unsentimental images of a generation of young men caught up in the First World War. By the author of The Terioki Crossing.

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By a childhood survivor of parental suicide attempts.
The Unintended Consequences of Parental Suicide…
Declaration of intention. I am not wishing to cast a blanket of despair on any parent who is suffering with thoughts of it all being too much. With my whole heart I pray for peace in your heart and mind. My intention is to share what this one child perceived, who survived two parental suicide attempts.
The title should read ‘the unintended consequences of parental suicide attempts.. I suppose in my case it would be more appropriate.
In 1965 or 1966, I was 5/6 year old, brown haired, browned eyed plump girl living with my Irish mom — a Liz Taylor look-alike, my dad a handsome charismatic Italian, and my blond haired blue eyed brother who was one year older. We lived in our 3 decker in the Greendale section of the city of 3-deckers; Worcester, MA.
My mother wrestled with my fathers gambling addiction and his affinity for beautiful women by escaping with the only release she knew, Schlitz beer and Kent cigarettes.
My memories take me to seeing my little girl self taking a note from my mother’s hand with her instructions to give it to ‘Pike’ at the packie. I would walk by myself or with my brother past the other 3 decker’s of Watson Ave knowing it was a sort of secret mission, a sort of walk of shame that I was performing as she was unable to do it herself. I’d walk the few blocks on Gold Star Boulevard and enter the beer stenched packie of Pike’s Liquor’s on Gold Star Boulevard, past the displays of beer and alcohol, past the displays of potato sticks and peanuts to the counter and hand the note to ‘Pike’. He’d look at me with impatience and hand me the six pack and pack of Kent’s with a message for my mother, “tell your mother she has a tab”. Ugh.
Those days ‘ Of Wine and Roses’ were filled with fighting at 2 am when dad would return home from the theatre, smelling like Jean Nate and hearing words I knew were bad but never knew what they meant. The next day my mother would tell us she was going to kill herself, that we’d be better off without her, that she wanted to die. I was 6 years old. I’d plead with her not to die.. not to leave me, not to leave us. I’d tell her I’d be a good girl, and I’d get right to work cleaning and being silent. I’d get a stomach ache and plead to stay home from school. My first grade report card shows 60 absences. I had to stay home to make sure she didn’t die. It was my job. My duty. On the days I did make it to school I would shake uncontrollably and often cry without being able to tell anyone why — because I didn’t know how to say it — and because of who my dad was there would be no effort to intervene.
One night or early morning in 1966 or 65 my brother and I would hear the fighting, we’d hear her screaming, “I hate you !! — I hate you!!” and I’d open the door of our bedroom that looked into the den, I’d watch as she took the sharp jagged edge of a Maxwell house coffee container lid and slit one wrist, then quickly the other wrist, the blood splattering up to the ceiling, and across the black-painted art sculpture of ‘comedy and tragedy’ masks that was on our otherwise bare walls. She’d scream “my babies, my babies, I want my babies..” and I remember my mother being led out the den door to the front porch by men in uniform. I think I remember her in a straight jacket sitting on the sidewalk in front of our house — I’m not sure if it was the same incident or not. The white scars on her wrists would remain her entire life. She wore them like a badge of honor. Every time I saw them they crushed me.
Our neighbor Mary would come to our rescue, We’d go with Mary and her family for a couple weeks till I then went with my best friend and her family in the 3 decker behind us. My brother would go with another family on Ericson Street. Every day I’d ask for mom, and one day we’d get to see her.
She had been gone about 3 months when my dad would take my brother and I to see her on the 4th floor of St Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester. The psychiatric unit. I remember being so happy to see her.. skipping down the long hall with the blue stripe on the outside of the building, my father and brother following behind me. The nurse opened the double doors and my mother was sitting on the edge of a small bed .. in a ward of beds.. in paper pajamas, and paper slippers… I was so little — but I already knew what those paper slippers meant. She didn’t recognize me, I don’t remember if she recognized my father or brother, she smiled sweetly. She was 31 years old and had just had 14 electro shock therapy treatments.
After she came home I would seldom go to school. I had to watch her. She let me stay home often, I was so far behind in school that year I’d never catch up. My report cards showed 70 days absent that year and D- in every subject. I was never a problem in school, even when I was there.
I was mesmerized by her suicide note. She kept it in her dresser draw. Folded up neatly with her gorgeous cursive writing. I can’t remember if the note was for the first suicide attempt or the second. It said, “tell Johnny and Diane it wasn’t their fault”., “tell Johnny and Diane I love them”, “that some day they will understand they were better off without me”… I was so small but I knew that wasn’t true. I knew we needed her in our life every day. I couldn’t imagine a day without her. No matter how much chaos was in our house or how many days she spent alone in her bed.
She found a recovery program for alcoholism, and did very well for three? years. Somewhere along the line she was prescribed barbiturates. She fell in love with someone in the program, and my father put an end to that love affair. It was 1969, and with a broken heart and broken soul she again felt life was too painful. That’s what she would tell me when I was old enough to understand. That some people feel that one more day of life is just too painful.
The second attempt.
I’d hear my father scream in mid afternoon during Easter season of 1969 — ‘Patti, oh no Patti, no no no’’ Diane !! Diane !! help me !! Call Mary!! “
God bless Mary. Our neighbor.. She put up with our crazy. Dad called Mary, and he and I dragged Patti off the bed and I see my 9 year old self dragging her limp body on one side of her while my father had the other side of her, dragging her back and forth in the parlor and their bedroom till the ambulance arrived. She had dressed herself in her new baby blue, geometric-design angora tunic and solid baby blue angora pants with white leather boots — Nancy Sinatra style, and the empty pill bottle was by her side. Mary came running, the calls were made, we went to the neighbors..
Patti would come home two weeks later. During that time I stayed with a family where I witnessed child abuse in a way that shattered me. A step dad was so aggressive to his step daughters it terrified me. My presence didn’t help an already strained situation there. I was certainly a burden to their household as much as the wonderful Christian mom tried to hide it.
There is also the unintended consequence of the sharks that are lurking when no one is watching. They know who is unattended, who is too little to watch out for themselves — they are experts at opportunistic moments. My moment came at the hands of a family acquaintance. Someone I saw weekly as a child. He molested me when I was six., on one of those days I was sent to the store with a note..
Somewhere in those early years I stopped dreaming, maturing, wanting. I feared for her life every day of my life. I would run home from school when released from the patrol line to make sure she wasn’t dead. In high school I participated in nothing. I belonged to zero clubs. I went to work as early as I possibly could to help support our struggling family with the jobs a high school kid can get. Waitressing and retail. By junior high the wings of this little bird who had dreams of being a marine biologist would gradually wither and shrink with no chance of spreading, soaring, flying.
When Senior year came around and classmates were going to colleges, my grades would not support even applying to a community college. I felt I could not burden my parents with my dreams — the realization of being a marine biologist long gone. I was going to work full time in one of the neighborhood factory offices and was so happy to make 245.00 a week in 1980 with benefits.
I am often asked if I had any anger. The answer is and always has been, “no”. But, I do know that the suicide attempts stopped me from growing — from exploring — from wanting to try the world. I dove into ‘task’ mode at too young an age.
My mom would go on to counsel over 300 women (and men) in her program. Our phone rang at all hours for her, sometimes someone needed to hear those words I’d come to hear so often: “just hold on one more day”.. “if you can just hold on one more day, it will look different tomorrow”.
I would be 48 years old when I understood why Patti was so young, and so broken. Although I knew as a child she came from a broken home with an alcoholic father — the understanding would come when she and I admitted my dad to the hospital who was having heart trouble. During coffee at the hospital cafeteria she told me the details that I couldn’t bear, and wished I didn’t know. But the details made it clear why she was fighting the demons so young in her life that would lead to her suicide attempts and electro-shock treatment.
As a child who survived a parental suicide attempt(s), I always watched myself for signs.. and if they came I’d hear her voice. In my life I can count two times I seriously thought of taking my life. Once was over twenty years ago. The other, more recently during a very long drawn out saga and difficult time in my life. I hear my mom say, “if you can just hold on one more day”… those days did pass. Like so many in the mud of it, I was afraid to tell my husband — who had seen the worst tragedies as a firefighter, I was afraid to tell my children, one a social worker, the other a firefighter. I didn’t want them to look at me the way I always looked at Patti. But, I did tell a dear friend who called me and hearing his voice made a differnce. I didn’t want my husband to look at me the way I looked at Patti, like I was broken. Funny thing is, I was broken. I thought of my kids, and my grandkids, and not wanting to cripple them. I’m grateful I had Patti’s lesson to fall back on.
For all the walking wounded.. please tell someone… sometimes the words won’t come.. but if you can tell someone you feel ‘broken’.. they will understand what you’re trying to say.. please, hang on — one more day..

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Tigers take down Rebels for fifth straightPublished 5:29pm Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Although Reeltown grabbed an early lead, the Rebels couldn’t keep the Dadeville offense out of the endzone. The Tigers claimed the win for the fifth straight time in this county rivalry, 26-12.
Rushing was the name of the game for both teams. With 5:23 left in the first quarter, Reeltown’s Tywone Stewart took in 22 yards to make it 6-0.
Dadeville didn’t answer until three minutes into the second, when CJ Tolbert took it 12 yards into the endzone to tie it 6-6. Tolbert was the leading rusher for the night and picked up 139 yards off 14 carries.
Reeltown went three and out on their next possession, giving Dadeville the ball on their own 45. Jamal Crayton carried the ball almost 30 yards off three carries before Kaleb Beck found Terry Toler for a 30-yard touchdown. Tigers led 12-6 with 5:59 left in the second.
Reeltown’s rushing game, however, stayed strong.
“We need to improve on stopping the trap,” said Dadeville head coach Richard White.
Reeltown’s Ty Stewart dissected the Dadeville defense and a handful of carries later, the score was tied 12-12. Ty Stewart was the second leading offensive player with 15 carries for 100 yards, best only by his brother Enrico Stewart, who had 8 carries for a total of 136 yards.
Though both teams were tied at half, things started going downhill for the Rebels.
“We just didn’t have enough numbers – it wasn’t anything they (Dadeville did),” said Reeltown coach Jackie O’Neal. “They were able to play once we got tired, but until we got short on numbers, they were sweating bullets out there.”
Beck found Toler for his second and final completion of the night. Toler took it 40 yards for a touchdown. The extra point was good to bring the score to 19-12.
Reeltown, however, couldn’t get their offense going in the second half. After a flurry of penalties and turnovers on downs from both teams, the Tigers finally found the endzone again when Darius Miller crashed the goal line to bring the score to 26-12.
The game was the fifth straight win for the Tigers in the Reeltown-Dadeville rivalry. White said he saw a lot of good and a lot of areas that need some fine tuning.
“My hat is off to my offensive line – they are young, and I didn’t know exactly how they would respond,” White said. “Defensively we played better at times. It is the first game – you are going to have penalties such as lining up[ offside or in the neutral zone.”
Two players, Reeltown’s Jim Parks and Dadeville’s Jamal Crayton were ejected in the first half for personal fouls. White said these sorts of penalties will not be tolerated.
“The personal foul penalties, there is no excuse for that,” White said. “We will deal with that on Monday.”


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A court in Italy has jailed five suspected members of the Red Brigades in connection with the 2002 murder of a top government adviser.
Nadia Desdemona Lioce is already serving a life sentence
Prosecutors in the northern city of Bologna had requested life sentences for four of the defendants, and 24 years' imprisonment for another.
The five were convicted over the killing of Marco Biagi, who had advised the government on labour reforms.
The Red Brigades-Communist Combatant Party claimed the killing.
It is an offshoot of the left-wing group that attacked government and business targets in the 1970s and early 1980s.
The prosecutor had asked the court to convict and give life sentences to defendants Roberto Morandi, Nadia Desdemona Lioce, Marco Mezzasalma and Diana Blefari Melazzi.
But a 24-year term had been requested for a fifth defendant, Simone Boccaccini, who the prosecutor said did not play a major part in Mr Biagi's killing.
Nadia Desdemona Lioce was arrested in 2003, after a shoot-out on a train, in which another suspect and a policeman were killed.
She is already serving a life sentence for that killing.
The original Red Brigades reached the peak of their notoriety in 1978 when they kidnapped and killed former Prime Minister Aldo Moro.
The group's new incarnation surfaced in 1999, when it claimed the killing of a first labour consultant, Massimo D'Antona, in Rome.
He was killed at a time when Italy was introducing reforms aimed at making the labour market more flexible.
The same gun was used in both Mr D'Antona and Mr Biagi's murders.


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Most expect stability or growth next year
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ST. PAUL – More than 80 percent of Minnesota business services firms expect sales and profits to climb or remain stable next year, according to a joint study released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Business services firms expressed similar levels of optimism when asked about productivity, employment levels, exports, selling prices and other economic measures. Firms that offer business services specialize in such areas as accounting, engineering, public relations, computers and other support activities for companies.
"Business services firms are a good barometer of how the overall economy is doing," said DEED Commissioner Shawntera Hardy. "If they feel confident the economy is stable or growing, that often translates into new investments in areas such as hiring and expansions"
The following were among the survey findings:
1. 41 percent expect sales to grow next year, 44 percent expect sales to stay the same.
2. 39 percent expect profits to grow next year, 42 percent expect profits to stay the same.
3. 30 percent expect productivity to grow next year, 63 percent expect productivity to stay the same.
4. 21 percent expect employment levels to grow next year, 69 percent expect employment levels to stay the same.
5. 5 percent expect exports to grow next year, 91 percent expect exports to remain the same.
The firms also had a positive outlook about business conditions over the past year. When asked about sales, 77 percent said revenue had climbed or stayed the same in the past 12 months and 72 percent said profits had climbed or stayed the same over that period.
The vast majority of respondents also said productivity, employment levels, labor availability and exports improved or stayed the same during the previous four quarters.
In a new question in this year's survey, businesses were asked about the consequences of a tighter labor force. Forty-three percent said they had not experienced significant changes in labor levels. Twenty-nine percent said, however, their staffs are working longer hours and 15 percent said they are paying higher wages because of a limited labor force.
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Songs from motion pictures, a sheet music collection
The collection features songs from American movies mostly in single sheet music format published between 1929-1965, typically for one voice and piano (some with guitar chords tablature), and with illustrative color covers. Arranged by film title in an archival box. Located in Bay 68, Music Library, Mugar Memorial Library.
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Just when you think that the Marvel Cinematic Universe cannot have any more ideas that can outdo its previous strong performances, you’re proven wrong. Doctor Strange opens up the MCU and brings in the supernatural, magic, sorcerers and the (until this point) unknown multi-verse. They have gone beyond earth and outer space.
Benedict Cumberbatch is to Doctor Strange what Robert Downey Jr is to Tony Stark – arrogant, insecure and flawed. It is similar but very different. Strange is a neurosurgeon and Cumberbatch brings in a little of his British wit and intelligence to the character that you might not catch in the Marvel comic books. The premise of the film is simple. The protagonist is involved in a fatal accident and goes in search for a cure only to find himself involved with a much bigger threat.
We are first introduced to Stephen Strange, the best neurosurgeon in New York and he knows it. He is patronising to his colleagues and condescending to Rachel McAdams character, Christine. But with every high is a massive fall. Strange is in a car accident falling from a mountain road while talking on the phone in his sports car. His hands are ruined, which for a surgeon, ends his career and he spirals into depression.
This film takes its time in introducing its protagonist. It is a long and winding road before Strange gain his powers but it works and that comes down to the casting of choice of not only Cumberbatch but the supporting cast as well. Slowing the film down emphasis the character’s development, even for the lesser characters of the cast, like Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Mordo, Rachel McAdam’s Christine and Benedict Wong‘s Wong, helps the viewer better understand the dynamics between the cast. Especially with Tilda Swinton’s character.
The internet had a field day when Swinton was controversially cast as The Ancient One. A character who was originally an Asian man in the comic books. Some were going to boycott the film because of Hollywood were once again whitewashing an ethnic character Despite this the film raked in $86 million in its international opening weekend. Swinton’s portrayal is excellent as Strange’s mentor in the arts of magic. She takes on the unworldly Zen teacher and along with Cumberbatch, gives some of the best scenes in the film with their banter. Her version of The Ancient One, was written for this film, and the casting is justified in her portrayal.
Doctor Strange may not be as crazy and ethereal as the comics but for a Hollywood blockbuster it throws in some perfect punches, with the right balance between humour and action as well as the visuals when jumping into the multi-verse. Strange’s first trip into the multi-verse is nothing short of trippy and unusual to say the least. It reminds you what it takes to create a powerful fantasy blockbuster. Without the right CGI and supporting script, this would have been another flop fantasy film.
The end result was a flawless delivery. Great casting, a superb script, brilliant direction, spectacular editing and a good few Easter eggs that cement the film into the MCU (watch out for Stan Lee). What this film has managed to do is turn a simple origin story into something more than you would expect, portraying it in a way that is very different to how they are normally played out.
As with all Marvel films you must stay and watch through the end credits. Strange is further cemented into the MCU with a scene between him and another Marvel hero favourite alluding to his appearance in a future film. Do not stop there as a post credits scene will have you itching for more.


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Philadelphia-area HVAC construction, service, and energy services firm Burns Mechanical has launched of a new suite of consulting services for its commercial clients called Building Performance Services. The energy benchmarking, operations cost saving, energy monitoring services and full energy auditing capability will provide a measurable, provable return on investment (ROI) in conjunction with maintenance contracts.
“Approximately 30% of a building’s controllable operating costs are related to energy use, a larger portion than any other area of its operating costs,” said Matt Rafferty, general manager of Burns’ service division. “For clients who are willing to invest just a bit more into their maintenance contract, our Building Performance Services will give them the energy intelligence to take control of those costs and improve their bottom line significantly,” said Rafferty.
The services result in a lowering of operating costs and increasing of asset values through optimal HVAC performance. A quantifiable ROI will allow a facility owner to self-fund mechanical maintenance projects through known, predictable energy savings.
“What’s important to our clients is what’s important to us,” said president Dan Kerr. “In Philadelphia energy benchmarking is required, and our clients take the process very seriously,” Kerr said. “Higher and public educators, hospital systems, and private businesses are creating healthy, energy efficient spaces – it’s where this city and this industry want to go, and we’re positioned to help make it happen.”
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This cable is made from quality molded plastic, and utilizes a straight cord, allowing the cable to tuck easily into edges and out of camera view. This also prevents accidental entanglement with the cord while flying. Cable is 5.5ft long to easily reach your iPhone / Android wherever you like to keep it! Designed with the SLIM iPhone connector – unlike competitor cables, THIS cable can be used with almost any iPhone / Android case!
No better training tool exists than to record your ATC communications for later review. Splice your iPhone / Android recorded audio into your favorite flying video, and you have an instant highly engaging YouTube video!Note: Lightning adapter is required (and not provided) for later iPhone models that don't have a round 3.5mm port and use a Lightning adapter. However, these adapters should be provided free with your phone purchase.
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The global hazardous area sensors market is characterized by the presence of a few large and experienced players such as Honeywell International Inc., ABB Group, and Siemens AG, which presents a huge barrier to new entrants. These established players already have a stronghold on the global market, with stiff competition between them. Transparency Market Research identifies security threats as the major challenge for all existing players and finds that companies have been devising improved products with better security features.
“Product innovation and development is a key strategy adopted by most leading market players,” the lead author of the study finds. “In order to survive stiff competition in the hazardous area sensors market, companies are involved in research and development activities to create innovative products.”
Honeywell International, for instance, expanded its portfolio of hammer union/wing union pressure sensors in April 2016 with the addition of the IEC Ex/ATEX certified Model 343 to its already existing 435 and 437 models.
Concept of “Intrinsic Safety” Gains Prominence
The rising importance of intrinsic safety has positively influenced the growth of the hazardous area sensors market, TMR states. Intrinsic safety is a globally recognized and widely accepted technique of low-energy signaling at a hazardous location, thereby preventing the occurrence of explosions. The acceptance of this concept in present-day manufacturing facilities in oil refineries, textile mills, paint manufacturers, and chemical plants has strongly driven the market and the impact is anticipated to be high toward the end of the forecast period.
“In addition to the growing prominence of intrinsic safety, the implementation of stringent government legislations across the globe has compelled companies to make use of hazardous area sensors,” the author of the study observes. Countries such as the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Canada, France, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands have set up specific standards, certifications, and ratings for sensor safety.
Despite holding a minimum share in 2014, the hazardous area sensors market in the Rest of the World is anticipated to register the fastest growth rate from 2015 to 2023. This segment is projected to be fueled by the oil and gas as well as the mining and metal industries. Several countries in RoW, such as Brazil and South Africa, have been emphasizing on intrinsic safety in the industrial sector. As an increasing number of countries follow this trend, the hazardous area sensors market is likely to receive an impetus during the forecast period.
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The prominent applications of hazardous area sensors include oil and gas, power, mining and metal, healthcare, grain storage, chemical, waste and sewage management, pharmaceutical, and fertilizer. The use of hazardous area sensors in the oil and gas sector has been significantly high and over the forecast period from 2015 to 2023, this application segment is expected to lead the overall hazardous area sensors market. The rising demand for shale gas and coal gas, coupled with increasing exploration for new gas fields, has been positively impacting the market.


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A few years ago, and I can’t remember whether it was the Euro or World Cup, the German national team suddenly caught my eye. Something just clicked. Alongside a few more seasoned star players like Bastian Schweinsteiger (nothing can beat him) or Lukas Podolski (that impish grin) a new line-up of talented footballers, each already boasting his own successful career, was making their mark for Germany. The other intriguing point was that this new team included players with international roots who all worked hard and worked well, driven by the obvious iron-willed discipline of national trainer Joachim Löw. The diversity of the team was actively stressed by Germany, and I must say I am convinced. Modern, fresh, talented and almost always impressive whenever they entered the pitch, this was the team that made me realize clueless viewing didn’t exclude passionate viewing.
But all these feelings paled in comparison to what I experienced when I saw Manuel Neuer, Germany’s keeper, make his first save. Sure, the team is great, and it’s exciting to see them in action. But Manuel Neuer… well, let’s simply say I just can’t even.
And so this past Sunday arrived, with Germany playing its first Euro 2016 match against Ukraine. There he was, my hero, looking fresh as a daisy and clearly raring to go, his new appointment as team captain almost visibly bouncing of his still clean uniform. Within minutes his razor-sharp reflexes were demonstrated as he made a breath-taking, clean-cut save for Germany, and I could hear not only the German supporters in the stadium, but also the whole internet going wild. “A world-class act!” the German commentator was practically shouting. Let’s just watch this again, and again.
He can reach anything, jump anywhere and if we have him, everything will be alright, because he just wants to play.
And not to forget Jerome Boateng’s incredible defence (because no keeper is an island, at least not forever). If the internet was screaming after Neuer’s first save, it was in uncontrollable hysterics after this one.
If my hero did need some help, it couldn’t have been done any other way than how Jerome Boateng did it. World-class deserves world-class in return. And maybe Neuer would have made it on his own, but hey, what are teammates for?
Last, but not least, of the many truly cool moments this clueless viewer was impressed by along with everyone else wathcing, two words: Bastian Schweinsteiger. The midfielder replaced Mario Götze and did what the latter could not in a matter of minutes.
A special triumph in view of his injuries and uncertainty surrounding his participation in the Euro 2016.
While still clueless, I’m pretty sure this is what good football looks like.

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OUR OCEANS ARE IN CRISIS
- Each year 8 Million Metric Tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans, drastically altering the delicate balance for marine life.
- Over 80% of this ocean plastic originates from land based sources.
- If nothing is done to combat the flow of ocean plastics into waterways, by 2050 there will be more plastics in the ocean than fish.
- Plastics take upwards of 400+ years to decompose and the current flow of plastic into the ocean will compound rapidly.
- 95% of Plastic ( bottles, containers, straws, etc. ) are used just once.
- The plastic we throw out every year is worth over $80 Billion.
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OUR LOCATIONS: WHERE & WHY
We started in Haiti. Haiti is home to upwards of 10 million people, many whom live far below the poverty line and struggle to live day-to-day. There are few sources of potable water and as a result the majority of clean drinking water comes from plastic bottles and bags. With little to no waste management systems, the bottles and bags end up in the canals and streets that empty directly into the ocean.
Through a variety of qualified partners, we are now working with a number of collection sites throughout Haiti and have followed that model into Mexico. These collection sites are owned and run by entrepreneurs local to the area, and the plastic waste they collect is bought at fair labor rates. So, the money goes directly into the community, and the community’s waterways are being cleaned up at the same time.

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Our hand-cut tortilla chips with house-made salsa.
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This whole breast is grilled, then placed in a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, red onions and pickles. Served on a brioche bun with fries. Dijon sauce on the side. Shown […]
We started this as a special, but it has been so popular we’re keeping it around. This chicken breast is breaded with cotija cheese then fried. Topped with pepper jack, […]
Nearly a 1/2 lb premium beef burger with lettuce, tomato, onions, & pickles on a brioche bun. Served with fries and choice of cheese. (Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Swiss, or Provolone) […]
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Our deconstructed kabobs made from chicken, red and green bell peppers and onions. Served with chimichurri sauce, hummus and fries. Add Jalapenos for a bit more kick.
Beef, red and green bell peppers, and onions from our deconstructed kabobs. Served with chimichurri sauce, hummus and fries.
Our chicken has a light heat to it and is served with a homemade black bean and corn salad and grilled potatoes.
Our southwest chicken, house black bean mix, spring/Acadian mix and cheddar wrapped in a flour tortilla.
Angus medallions rolled in our steak rub, then grilled. Served with asparagus and garlic grilled potatoes.
The classic Bacon-Lettuce-Tomato sandwich served on sourdough bread with fries.
Your choice of cheese between two slices of sourdough bread. Served with fries. (Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Swiss, or Provolone) A great kid’s option

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Recommendations for a Tip Correction/Rhinoplasty in NY? (photo)
I have a bifid nose tip and have been considering a tip correction. I would appreciate answers to a few questions: First, what sort of procedure is recommended for a correction like this? Second, What is the estimated healing time for this procedure and what can I expect during that period (i.e. will I need a cast, will my eyes bruise)? Finally, I live on Long Island and would prefer not to travel out of state for the procedure, Can you recommend a NY surgeon who specializes in tip corrections?

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We studied the effects of long-term exposure (nine years) of birch (Betula papyrifera) trees to elevated CO2 and/or O3 on reproduction and seedling development at the Aspen FACE (Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment) site in Rhinelander, WI. We found that elevated CO2 increased both the number of…
Keywords: seeds, seed quality, seed germination, flower production, seedlings growth and survival, elevated tropospheric ozone and carbon dioxide
Source: Environmental Pollution. 155: 446-452.
1. Pinus tuedli seeds, developed under ambient or elevated (ambient + 200 Ч1-1) [CO2], were collected from Duke Forest, North Carolina, USA in October 1998. Seeds were germinated in nutrient-deficient soil in either ambient or elevated [COJ (ambient + 200 Ч1-1) greenhouse chambers and allowed to…
Keywords: Elevated CO2, Pinus taeda, seed germination, seed lipids, seed production
Source: Functional Ecology 15, 344-350
Variation in speed of seed germination was investigated among ponderosa pine trees representing 225 locations in central Oregon. Results suggested that at least some of the geographic variation is related to the severity of summer drought. In general, germination speed was greater in locations with…
Keywords: Geographic variation, seed germination, ponderosa pine, adaptation, drought, central Oregon
Source: Res. Pap. PNW-RP-444. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 12 p
Hundred-seed weights from 15 trees in each stand averaged 330 mg; 100-seed weights differed significantly among trees within stands and among stands. Germination of filled seed averaged 95 percent; germination differed significantly among trees within stands, but not among stands. Detailed seed…
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Source: Research Note NC-328. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station
The 38 papers in this proceedings are divided into six sections; the first includes an overview paper and documentation of the first Shrub Research Consortium Distinguished Service Award. The next four sections cluster papers on restoration and revegetation, soil and microsite requirements,…
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Source: Proc. RMRS-P-31. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 216 p.
Longleaf pine, although widely distributed in the presettlement forests of the southern Coastal Plain, now occupies less than 10 percent of its original range. It is a highly desirable species because it resists fire, insects, and disease and produces excellent quality solid-wood products.…
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Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-14. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 36 p.
Tree improvement programs have influenced significantly the quality of southern pine seeds produced when compared to collections from native stands. Seed orchard management practices such as fertilization can increase seed size and reduce seed dormancy. These result in the need for less complex…
Keywords: Pinus spp, seed germination, seed dormancy, seed storage, cone maturity
Source: The Forestry Chronicle, Vol. 72, NO. 5
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Keywords: chenopod, diaspore, Grayia spinosa, seed germination, utricle
Source: Journal of range management. 49(6): 551-553
Germination and early growth on rotten wood and duff under several shade levels were observed for Douglas-fir, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, western redcedar, lodgepole pine, Pacific silver fir, and red alder. Nutrients were more abundant in duff than in rotten wood. Seedlings usually were larger…
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Source: Res. Pap. PNW-RP-135. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 21 p
Lomatium dissectum (Apiaceae) is a perennial, herbaceous plant of wide distribution in Western North America. At the time of dispersal, L. dissectum seeds are dormant and have under-developed embryos. The aims of this work were to determine the requirements for dormancy break and germination, to…
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Source: Annals of Botany 103: 1091-1101.

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WATERVILLE - No one should have to choose between safety and democracy; Douglas County taxpayers shouldn't have to prioritize one over the other. However, that's what happens every other year.
And that 's exactly what will happen again in 2020. While the 121 District Legislative Representatives are in support of the even year funding, the Washington State Legislature as a whole refuses to pass the necessary legislation.
Counties conduct elections on behalf of every level of government - from federal presidential elections all the way to local mosquito control districts. Washington State residents should be confident and proud that they have one of the most trustworthy and efficient election systems in the United States, with an excellent reputation for integrity, accuracy, and access.
Achieving this unparalleled election system comes with a high cost - the cost to modernize and maintain election registration and ballot-counting systems; the cost to provide the highest possible election security; and the cost to conduct elections for 4.4 million registered voters across the state. Funding all these necessary components of a world-class election system carries a high level of expense for County Auditors and taxpayers.
Same-day voter registration, more ballot drop boxes, and pre-paid postage are important additions to help improve voter access. However, they are costly additions that have been mandated by your state legislators. They are either not funded fully or not funded at all, creating more unfunded mandates to county government who are already tasked with the large responsibilities of providing public health services, law enforcement, courts, and a myriad of other statutorily and constitutionally required programs and services.
Who should pay? Nearly every ballot in every election contains a mixture of districts, such state, county, city, schools, etc. Every participating district pays its fair share of the total election cost based on the number of registered voters within its boundary lines. Every participant except for the State of Washington, that is. The State Legislature has decided to "dine and dash" during even years, when the vast majority of their state offices are on the ballot. Despite being given multiple opportunities to do the right thing and change the law, the state instead places the burden on county governments.
When counties are on the hook to pay the entire cost of conducting the state's elections, it means that valuable resources are diverted from law enforcement and our criminal justice system, public health, and parks. So long as the state fails to pay its fair share of state elections, counties will shoulder the burden of these unfunded mandates. County officials will continue to foot the state's bill while siphoning resources away from public safety and quality of life.
Or will they? Election administrators are readying for 2020, looming as the largest and most contentious election in Washington State's history. Will counties even be able to backfill the state's election costs? Is this a risk you want to take?
Now more than ever, we must support secure, transparent, and accessible elections. Hundreds of county officials- including all39 independently-elected county auditors and elections directors - asked the State Legislature to pass a Fair Share Election Funding bill (House Bill1291 and Senate Bill 5073). Instead of stepping up to their responsibility as every school, fire, and park district does, the state of Washington continues to refuse to pay its bills putting your vote at risk.
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Signed in support on the 18 day of April, 2019.
Douglas County, Washlngton
Thad L. Duvall
Board of County Commissioners
Douglas County, Washington

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Join a great team and see Saint Thomas Rutherford continues to grow quicker than any other Ascension hospital in the country. Work side by side with the best nursing staff and teammates. Receive top notch training to further your long-term career with our team.
Why Join Ascension?
In Tennessee, Ascension’s Saint Thomas Health operates nine hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities covering a 68-county area and employing more than 8,000 associates. Across the state, Saint Thomas Health provides a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient services. The clinical programs and medical facilities are continuously updated to meet both the changing needs of the community and the challenges posed by innovations in technology.
Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, especially to those most in need. In FY2018, Ascension provided nearly $2 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs.
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Completes assigned nursing orders as directed by preceptor, including assisting patient with activities of daily living and taking vital signs.
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Performs other tasks as assigned, including environmental services and preparing/transporting patients for diagnostic services.
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BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date. Current associates hired or transferred into the role prior to 12/4/2016 have 90 days to fulfill certification requirement.
High school diploma/GED required Enrolled in Nursing program
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Dave Cain: Welcome to unsuitable on Rea Radio, the award winning financial services and business advisory podcast that challenges your old school business practices and the traditional business suit culture. Our guests are industry professionals and experts who will challenge you to think beyond the suit and tie while offering you meaningful modern solutions to help enhance your company’s growth. I’m your host Dave Cain. We’re hot and heavy into the 2019 tax season which means we’re all getting to see how the tax cuts and jobs act actually plays out on our personal tax returns and business tax returns as well. Naturally because we’re up close and personal with our finances this time of year questions about financial wellness and planning strategies are at the forefront. So, we’re happy to welcome Cindy Kula, one of the region’s leading tax planning specialists and a famous consultant on Rea’s tax team. Welcome back to unsuitable to lead us through the tax stuff and the tax maze. Welcome to unsuitable Cindy.
Cindy Kula: Thanks Dave.
Dave: Before we get started we need to pick your brain a little bit.
Dave: You’re a bit of a social butterfly would you say?
Cindy: Probably not.
Dave: But we need some advice on some upcoming happy hour, social hours, cocktail hours if you will. Can you give us some advice? You know what? I’ve been struggling here with what do you talk about at these cocktail hours, what’s appropriate conversation? The rules have changed.
Cindy: Yes, deductibility of those expenses have changed so.
Dave: Well, we’ll get to that. That’s a good, that’s good but sports, I assume sports is still okay to talk about at happy hour?
Cindy: Sure, it’s okay to talk about I don’t know. Yeah, you can talk about anything you want really.
Dave: Gun control, is that okay?
Dave: How about the wall, is that appropriate conversation?
Cindy: Yes as long as people are aware that that might be a political stance or?
Dave: Another brick in the wall is okay, you can do that?
Dave: And of course any CPA that goes to happy hour and they find out you’re a CPA they want to know about the new tax law.
Cindy: Of course.
Dave: So, that’s always good and then.
Cindy: It’s business promotion yes.
Dave: So, what’s going on? How are the tax forms? The tax forms out yet? Can we file a return? Can we get a refund?
Cindy: Not yet. I think the opening is January 28th of the filing season this year. So, with the government shut down that might be more complicated. I am not positive, they are still saying that it’ll be open and running so.
Dave: Well, hopefully by the time our podcast airs we’ll be back and running.
Cindy: Right, and they’re simplified this year, very simple forms.
Dave: You know, isn’t it amazing that the general public really didn’t care a whole lot when the government shut down but what would happen if Amazon would of shut down?
Cindy: Good point.
Dave: Yeah. So, we’ll get to talking about the new tax code here pretty shortly. I wanted to commend you on your professionalism. I heard you speak about a month ago at the mega tax conference for the state of Ohio attended by probably a 150 people that were in attendance at your seminar. You had them eating out of your hands.
Cindy: It’s all about lifestyles anyways Dave so it was good, people were pretty receptive.
Dave: So, you’ve been a guest on the podcast a number of times so we’re going to jump around, maybe pick up some of the tax tidbits that we haven’t talked about in the past. One of the things that you pointed out in some of your presentation is multi year tax planning is critical five years prior to retirement. That’s picking up social security and medicare, and the planning is important. Can you comment on that aspect of planning?
Cindy: Yes, usually with the wave of the baby boomers that are going to be retiring shortly it’s really going to be critical that they look at their tax and financial picture probably from the age of 60 to 65 there’s going to be a lot of planning that they could be doing. Do they delay taking social security? Do they, perhaps they start taking it early, or there are other kinds of opportunities available. The biggest thing right now is I wasn’t ever a proponent of Roth IRA’s but as a person does retire it may make sense to take out IRA contributions to even out your tax brackets and that’s tax bracket management. So, it’s important to make sure that we have that in our time frame. So, if you retire at 66 and you’re not receiving a lot of income perhaps taking an IRA contribution and converting it to a Roth and setting that aside for your heirs.
Dave: So, as you look ahead into the 2019 crystal ball is that maybe something that our listeners should take a look at?
Cindy: I think so and I think that sitting down and budgeting and looking at the whole time horizon is going to make sense. I know I started doing that for myself so it makes it more personal too.
Dave: Oh yeah, you live it and you walk it.
Cindy: Yeah you do.
Dave: Remind me again, a lot of the tax changes that we’re up against, there are some sunset provisions and then some of them are going to go on forever. So, give us a quick overview of the stuff that we have in front of us for 2019. Are we going to live with that for the rest of our lives or changes ahead?
Cindy: There may be changes ahead only because there’s still technical corrections out there that have to be made and those have not been finalized yet. I also feel that with another change of government administration. Trump only has a four year term so what’s going to happen after that four year term?
Dave: We don’t talk politics on this podcast by the way.
Cindy: So, it could change prior to even the sunset provisions. The only reason there are sunset provisions is to quantify the tax law change so.
Dave: You know I’m a little confused. I thought this tax law change occurred in December, late December of 2017 and you’re saying that technical corrections and patches haven’t been made?
Cindy: Not all of ’em. They’ve done a pretty good job of laying out examples and clarifying proposed regulations but I think overall there are still some little loose ends like depreciation of property and so there’s some things that still need to be clarified.
Dave: There’s this thing floating around the qualified business income deduction has … First of all, what is that? That sounds kind of cool. What is that? Can I get one of those?
Cindy: Yes it is. Yeah. It’s called too …
Dave: Other things yup.
Cindy: It’s going to be a benefit for a lot of the small …, the small businesses. It’s a 20% deduction on the income and there are thresholds and there are limitations but there is going to be a unique opportunity to take advantage of that this year.
Dave: 20% deduction of income?
Cindy: The pass through and income but there’s also limitations if you’re AGI is lower because you have other losses or offsets so.
Dave: So, when you refer to pass through what are we talking about? Is that S corporations?
Cindy: S corporations, partnerships, LLC’s …
Dave: How about my sole proprietor?
Cindy: You’re a schedule C so proprietorship yes.
Cindy: Rental properties.
Dave: My director’s fees?
Cindy: Your director’s fees.
Dave: Lottery winnings?
Dave: Come on.
Cindy: No lottery winnings.
Dave: No lottery winnings.
Dave: That’s not trade or business income.
Cindy: No, unless you are a professional trader in that area. I guess you could look at …
Dave: Well, no I’m not but I thought I’d throw that out there. What about, again staying with this is it QBI, is that the buzz word?
Cindy: It is the …
Dave: There’s this little provision, small print about if you’re a consultant you may not be able to take that hair cut?
Cindy: Yeah, once again if your threshold is the key. So, you want to make sure you understand and have knowledge of what the thresholds are and in a joint return that’s 315. So, if your income is under 315 you’re pretty much going to get the 20% deduction. Now, that’s cut in half for everybody that’s single so it’s 157 5 for those people. So, that’s why you can do planning, you can look at your depreciation, you can look at a retirement plan contribution if you’re really bordering on the 315 or the 157 5.
Dave: So, planning, planning, and more planning on this. So, this is a good thing, the 20% haircut on pass through entities. And again, I want to be clear that’s pass through entities does not apply to the traditional C corporations?
Cindy: C corporations already got the benefit of a 21% flat tax rate. So, this was supposed to be a counter to giving the individuals that are not a C corp or a regular corporation a tax benefit too.
Dave: So, it kind of puts them on the same leveled playing field?
Cindy: Yeah. I mean the problem with the C corps is that they were corporations that were in the 15% bracket, the smaller corps, and now they’re going to have a 6% tax increase.
Dave: Yeah. See now we have something else to talk about at cocktail hour. “Hey you guys taking advantage of the QBI?”
Dave: And they’re going to look at you like, “You’re a crazy fool”. So, what’s happening in the estate area? Estate tax, we got anything to worry about there?
Cindy: No, actually it’s been quite a windfall there with the exemption going up to 11 million 180 per person and that’s actually something that I didn’t think I’d ever see. I remember when it was back to 600 thousand dollars so this is something that the only thing is if people saying, “Okay I don’t have any estate tax”. But if a married couple has to experience a death of one of the spouses portability might play in so you may want to file an estate tax return to preserve that exception.
Dave: Right. In your presentation in front of the … society group you had mentioned the estate planning and the importance of even though there’s no estate … limited estate tax, some of the planning is still in play like the documents. And maybe this time, a year when you file your return, a good opportunity to take advantage and look at these other documents.
Cindy: Right, and key documents are your will. I mean everybody should have a will. The goal is not to have it go to your will though. So, you want to make sure, they don’t have to read the will for your assets but it’s always good and important to have a will. Medical directives, in case something happens you want to make sure that there is proper, your wishes are being honored. So, those medical directives are out there too. I also feel and I know that it’s probably me but I really think if we start young enough with exposing younger generations to a net worth statement and if they would do that every time they do their tax return and see their growth and their net worth they might be more cognizant of saving and increasing that net worth number. And you could do so much with technology now that it’s such an easy process that it just makes a financial journal a legacy you can leave behind.
Dave: So, I think to kind of paraphrase what we’ve been talking about there is that regardless of your age we ought to have these, the documents, the will, the healthcare stuff, and your net worth statement, and what better time to do that when you file your tax return?
Cindy: Perfect timing.
Dave: So, what do you think of the new tax laws so far? I ask you that every time you’re on the show.
Cindy: I know you do.
Dave: I want to see if you change your position.
Cindy: No, I don’t know if I’ve changed my position but I think that we’re going to see that there’s going to be a area of the upper middle class that will be saving especially if they have little children. I think the tax brackets are quite favorable now. Everybody in the upper brackets will be saving money, so even on the top bracket they’re going to be saving and I think we’ll see that. I think that people are going to try to plan for the qualified business income deduction too. Maybe consider increasing their retirement contribution which technically isn’t due until the filing of the return including extensions for the most part. So, it’s going to be interesting to see the planning that we can do.
Dave: One of the things that you shared with us is the financial life stages and financial wellness for all generations. Comment further on your opinion on what you mean by that when you talk about all generations.
Cindy: Financial stages are all set by different aspects of our life. It’s how much income we earned? How much we spent? What’s our family situation? What are we saving for? Are we saving for that boat or the second residence? So I think that all our different stages of life are going to be determined by our lifestyle and I also believe that children learn what they live in all aspects of life including financial. And if you’re going to teach good saving habits and you’re going to teach good financial habits to your family the best thing to do is start to involve them in your financial situation. Teach children what it means to save. So, and I just feel that sometimes we overlook that and I can see it sometimes in families the lifestyle perpetuates.
Dave: Is this something you refer to as a financial journal?
Cindy: My financial journal that I, I really encourage everybody to start doing this and one of the documents in there is a personal document locator and it’s really important ’cause some things happen when we don’t expect it and in our society with passwords and everything else. I mean I had a client who passed away and the wife had no idea how to get into various documents, or bank accounts, or anything because the husband just did not write it down. Obviously there are software professionals, or hardware professionals that can go in there and probably hack into it and pull down the documents that are needed but it was a real difficult process for her and she’s already dealing with the death. So, leaving this personal document locator in a secure place and helping the next generation. You’re leaving a legacy so why not leave a legacy that shows something that makes it easier on them?
Dave: You know it’s kind of interesting when the time changes we change our clock, we change the battery in the smoke alarms, but we never update the journal.
Cindy: No we don’t and that’s why it doesn’t make sense. We have thumb drives, we have software. All you have to do is do another sheet in Excel for 2018, 2019, and it’s easy to update when you’re doing your tax return.
Dave: So, like you say your tax return, get up close and personal with your tax return. That’s really what you’re referring to as hey this is an opportunity during the year where you just take inventory and update all of your records.
Cindy: And I think it’s important that husbands and wives are on the same page so that they understand and there is communication between both of them.
Dave: Communication, communication, communication, huh?
Cindy: Right, and it is possible to leave your estate and not have to even read your will if you title everything properly.
Cindy: There are so many famous people who have died and their estates were so hard to settle and you’re going back to Abraham Lincoln, and you’re going Aretha Franklin, and Prince.
Dave: Purple Rain.
Cindy: Yeah, I mean these are people that have died very wealthy and everything that they owned now became public knowledge.
Dave: Yeah. Yeah. Let’s switch gears a little bit, go on the business platform but employment of children within the family business. What’s your opinion on that? Still an opportunity?
Cindy: Still an opportunity and I think that overall you could actually use children because they’re so talented now with website development and even office cleaning but they can do things more than the parents can. So, it’s important to do that and employing a business in a sole proprietorship is a little bit different than employing them in business but they can still earn a certain amount of money and you can have them contribute to an IRA and their tax ramifications will be minimal.
Dave: And these would be, I guess you’re referring to some minor.
Cindy: Yeah minor children.
Dave: Minor, and as they get to be adults it’s a whole different scheme as far as employment within the family business.
Cindy: Correct, but you still want to be able to make them realize that you pay yourself first. You have to encourage them to save on their very first jobs that they have.
Dave: You made a statement, “Need to educate all generations on the importance of paying yourself first”. Can you expand on that statement?
Cindy: Sure, paying yourself first just means exactly that. I’m going to put away money I’m earning for myself and it can be in a 401k, it can be just in a savings account, and that’s why nowadays the direct deposit makes so much sense where you can actually allocate a certain amount to your savings account. Some people retirement accounts are not an issue for them and they really don’t want to worry about that but they should still be putting it in a savings account. Emergency funds are necessary and people have to realize they should have three to six months of living expenses set aside in a savings account in case they need it.
Dave: Three to six months?
Cindy: Three to six months of living expenses.
Dave: At a minimum?
Cindy: At a minimum yeah. It just relieves stress that you know you have had. So, once again it’s about paying yourself first, making sure all of your ducks are in a row, and you have the security there.
Dave: Sure. Again just kind of picking your brain jumping around on some of the new tax laws in front of us and again maybe this is just a personal opinion on your behalf. With the change in some of the itemized deduction rules, do you see or sense a decline in charitable contributions?
Cindy: I don’t think so. I’m probably one of those people that probably won’t itemize this year. I’ll just take the standard deduction.
Dave: Alright first time huh?
Cindy: But yeah, first time, but you can do things to bunch deductions. So, even though the limits are at ten thousand dollars there are things like donor advised funds that you can contribute to. So, if I know I want to over the next three, four years I want to contribute maybe 20 thousand dollars I can put it into a donor advised funds, not specify my charity yet, and actually get a deduction on my tax return for 20 thousand. Okay so I think that people are going to realize that there are opportunities out there that …
Dave: That take care of?
Cindy: While they’re especially in their working years. Especially if you’re approaching retirement and you know that you have money now and you’re going to have taxable income now doing a donor advised fund might make sense and it will lower your current year taxable income and you don’t have … I mean a lot of people think “Oh I’m not going to make the decision yet. I don’t know who I’m going to give it to.” But there is an opportunity there. And I’m also going to encourage people who are receiving required minimum distributions that I know are making charitable contributions to their church to use those required minimums directly to the charity.
Dave: So, let’s back that up because I think that’s one area that’s often overlooked.
Cindy: It is.
Dave: The required minimum distributions are, what you’re referring there is out of a retirement plan or 401K where you get to a certain age and you have to take a certain amount of draw, you’re saying I can direct some of that to a charitable organization and bypass some taxation?
Cindy: Right. I mean it doesn’t even go onto your adjusted gross income. So, I mean that’s an opportunity and I truly believe that many boomers have saved and they do have this opportunity in their retirement account. And if they don’t itemize they can still take kind of a pre tax deduction so it makes sense.
Dave: Right. Going back to charitable contributions and required minimum distributions, how difficult is that to accomplish?
Cindy: It’s very easy.
Dave: Very easy?
Cindy: I have quite a few clients that are doing it and all they do is tell their broker or whoever their IRA is at to do the contribution directly. The key though is you have to be 70 and a half. It can’t be the year you turned 70 and a half, it has to be after the age of 70 and a half.
Dave: After 70 and a half?
Dave: Okay. Okay. Do you think there’s still a misunderstanding with our clients and our listeners about the deduction of real estate tax and the limitations on that?
Cindy: I think there is still some unclarity on that because I think right now people feel that it’s real estate taxes or they feel it’s state and local income taxes, they don’t realize it’s all taxes. So, the limitation is there, it’s in place, and that’s why if you look at yourself or and you have taxes at 10 thousand. And then if you can itemize and you’re subject to 24 thousand if you don’t have a mortgage interest ’cause you’re already in your 60’s or you have 14 thousand in charitable, sometimes that’s hard to get.
Dave: Yeah. So for example, if I’m a high net worth individual and have a vacation home in Charlotte, North Carolina all I can deduct on my real estate tax is 10K or total tax?
Cindy: Total tax and that’s combined with all of your other taxes so.
Dave: What do you think of that rule? It’ll stick around, is that rule going to stick around?
Cindy: I have no idea, I can’t even predict that. I mean it’s interesting because one of my high net worth clients I did try to evaluate the fact that he was limited to 10 thousand. He lost probably 500 thousand dollars of taxes this year as a deduction plus he also lost all of his investment fees. So, but they got rid of the appease limitation which reduced his itemized deductions so.
Dave: Wow, you run with a pretty distinguished crowd.
Dave: I’m going to start hanging with you.
Cindy: No, but it’s going to be significant for some people.
Dave: Yeah. Alright as we close down the last few minutes what are maybe some tax tips for the 2018 tax return to be on the lookout for?
Cindy: Well, the form is definitely simplified like I said, it’s a half page. There are about six or seven schedules that might be needed in addition to the pages, half pages that you have. I think overall though it is a little bit more, if you’re not going to itemize and I think that overall it will be a little bit simpler. I have a problem with the forms though because there are people who have been doing these by hand for 40 years and all of the sudden they have this half page, they’re not going to know what to do.
Cindy: So, I think that going into tax season we’re going to have, we send out our organizers and people are not going to realize that …
Dave: It’s going to be a little confusing.
Cindy: There’s going to be confusing.
Dave: Yeah. I think as a general rule we’ve talked about is individual probably is simplification in that area but on the business side it has maybe become a little more difficult.
Cindy: Plus more planning, there’s going to be a lot more planning for a lot of the business clients so we need to focus on that.
Dave: And my entertainment costs, not deductible?
Cindy: Back to that entertainment stuff.
Dave: Oh yeah, gotta have that.
Dave: Gotta have, non deductible?
Cindy: Non deductible.
Dave: Okay. So, let’s kind of wrap up …
Cindy: Not all.
Dave: Not all?
Cindy: Not all.
Dave: Okay there’s still room?
Cindy: There’s still room.
Dave: Okay, there’s still room for that. Okay. Let’s kind of wrap up what we talked about, certainly financial life stages and wellness for all generations no matter what your age go for it, a lot of planning opportunities. We also talked about get up close and personal with your tax return. It’s a good time to not only change the batteries in your smoke alarm but all of your documents. Take a look each and every year and use a financial journal. Set up a financial journal and share it.
Dave: Is that kind of it?
Cindy: That’s it.
Dave: You got any closing comments for a podcast community?
Cindy: No. We’re looking forward to an exciting tax season.
Dave: We are?
Cindy: We are.
Dave: Yeah. You mean the compressed tax season as it has become?
Cindy: It will be compressed.
Dave: So, our guest today has been Cindy Kula, a tax specialist and very famous person within Rea and Associates for tax planning strategies. If you need to talk to Cindy get ahold of Rea and Associates and we can direct you to her. She’s wonderful to talk to about just about anything. So, thanks for joining us today.
Cindy: Thanks Dave.
Dave: And as always you’ve been a wealth of knowledge. You bring so much insight to the tax topic in financial planning. Listeners, as a CPA firm, Rea and Associates has many great resources available on our website. Just type www.ReaCPA.com into your browser and hover that mouse, that crazy mouse if you can find it, on the growth tab to find blog posts, financial calculators, white papers, and more. Did you like this episode? Let us know, leave us a comment, give us a thumbs up, and most importantly share it with your colleagues. You can also subscribe to our podcast on a variety of platforms including iTunes, I Heart Radio, Google Play music, and others. Until next time I’m Dave Cain encouraging you to loosen up your tie and think outside the box.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the United Nations on Thursday, calling it a “house of lies” ahead of a vote on a resolution expected to pass at the General Assembly that criticizes US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital:
“Today is a very important day in Israel and outside Israel.
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel whether the UN recognizes it or not.
It took 70 years for the US to officially recognize it and it will take more years until the UN also recognizes it”.
“Attitudes toward Israel by many countries in the world, on all continents, are changing outside the walls of the UN and in the end will percolate inside the walls of the UN building – the house of lies.
The State of Israel flatly rejects this vote even before it is held. Jerusalem is our capital. We will continue to build in it and foreign embassies, led by the US embassy, will move to Jerusalem. It will happen.
Thank you President Trump and Ambassador Haley for standing up for Israel and for standing up for the truth. Ultimately the truth will prevail.”
US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley wrote yesterday on Twitter:
“At the UN we’re always asked to do more and give more. So, when we make a decision, at the will of the American people, about where to locate OUR embassy, we don’t expect those we’ve helped to target us. On Thursday there’ll be a vote criticizing our choice. The US will be taking names”.
President Trump threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft UN resolution against his historic decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital:
“They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us. Well, we’re watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We’ll save a lot. We don’t care.”