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Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is the FreedomTax called the "FreedomTax?"
- Would the FreedomTax abolish the IRS?
- Would some taxpayers still have to file a tax return under the FreedomTax?
- With business and rental income to be reported and taxed using tax returns, doesn't this mean that a partner in a partnership will have to file a tax return to report and pay the tax on his share of that income?
- How are trust beneficiaries to be taxed?
- What would be the impact of the FreedomTax upon tax-exempt organizations?
- What would be the impact of the FreedomTax on state and local bond financing?
- What about homeowners with large home mortgages, who would lose their home mortgage interest deduction?
- Would the FreedomTax, ending of the tax-advantage of pension, 401(k), and IRA plans, hurt savings?
- Would the FreedomTax hurt Social Security recipients?
- How would insurance proceeds be taxed?
- How would welfare programs be treated?
- Why won't capital gains be taxed under the FreedomTax?
- Why would the FreedomTax repeal the present U.S. system of worldwide taxation of income?
- Won't the FreedomTax hurt the poor and help the rich?
- Wouldn't the FreedomTax be a double-tax on the income of those at the bottom of the wage scale because they will still have payroll taxes deducted from their pay?
- Would the FreedomTax, as it would be structured, be more consistent with the 16th Amendment than is the present income tax?
- Won't the FreedomTax with its low 10% flat-tax rate bust the Budget?
- Because the FreedomTax, proposed with a tax rate of 10%, is expected to raise at least as much revenue as the present tax system, could that 10% tax rate be reduced to 9% or even lower?
- In moving to an income-tax system where people no longer will have to file a tax return, won't that mean people will lose sight of how much income tax they are paying?
- If the FreedomTax is so great, who would oppose it?
- So, if I like the FreedomTax proposal, what should I do?
Why is the FreedomTax called the "FreedomTax?"
The "freedom" moniker is to give accurate description to a proposed new and radical income tax system that will release Americans from the overwhelming burdens and constraints imposed upon them under the current high rate income tax system. But there is much more from the FreedomTax than just that.
First, it would free taxpayers from their serfdom to the IRS. The present system, based upon the filing of personal income-tax returns every year, functions as a direct tax on the person filing the return. The tax is assessed personally against him. That taxed person is required to make an annual accounting to the IRS of IRS's share of his personal income. Revolutionary, the FreedomTax would overturn this tax-the-person focus, with a true income tax imposed on all income, regardless of payor, recipient, the nature of the income, or how it might be spent. The FreedomTax, with at-source taxation on most income, would be so efficient that most Americans never again would have to file an income tax return, not even a postcard return!
This is not an impossible concept. Think about the tax efficiency and fairness of the motor vehicle fuel tax paid at the pump when you gas-up your car. For most people, the FreedomTax would operate in a similar fashion. Actually, we already have a type of at-source income taxation in the form of income taxes withheld from salaries and wages and back-up withholding for other income, and these withheld amounts are carried over to the taxpayer's return as a credit on the total tax he owes.
Second, not only would the FreedomTax free the average American from worry about being audited by the IRS and owing more tax, it would end the worry of Americans about hackers filing fraudulent income tax returns with the IRS using their names. It would end hackers accessing the IRS database for their personal information for identity-theft purposes. And, it would render the IRS powerless to use the tax system as a weapon against political opponents, where it is now unchecked and a serious threat to freedom and democracy.
Third, the FreedomTax would liberate the economy from the oppressive drag of the income tax on economic growth. The present taxing system, antiquated and grossly inefficient, stifles initiative, distorts business decision-making, and places America under a competitive disadvantage to its trading partners.
We've all heard about Tax Freedom Day. The modern, efficient, and even-handed low-rate design of the FreedomTax would make every day on the calendar Tax Freedom Day.
Would the FreedomTax abolish the IRS?
The FreedomTax will end the IRS, as we know it. To the average American, this will be equivalent to abolishing it.
Under the FreedomTax, most Americans would never again have to file an income-tax return. The tax on most types of personal income (dividends, interest, pensions, and salaries and wages) would be collected at source. Most Americans would no longer have any dealings with the IRS, or the IRS with them.
The FreedomTax's simplicity, fairness, and low 10% rate of taxation would substantially reduce compliance burdens and the incentive to engage in tax avoidance transactions and tax evasion. This would be in contrast to the present high tax-rate system with innumerable special rules and tax exceptions, which requires a heavily intrusive and punitive IRS to avert massive non-compliance.
The IRS now requires nearly 95,000 employees and an annual operating budget of almost $13 billion to administer a taxation system having a design based upon over 77,000 pages and 5 million words of incomprehensible tax law. The FreedomTax would have a simple and less-burdensome tax design, estimated to reduce the size of the present Tax Code by 95%. As already noted, it would restructure the income tax into a true income tax having a low flat-tax rate, simple in application, and tax-efficient. With a "good tax" to administer, the IRS will require far fewer employees and would be dramatically down-sized, saving the Treasury billions in administrative costs. The old IRS will be gone.
Today's IRS monolith, armed with the compulsion of universal filing of personal tax returns, too often has been seen as the facilitator of special government programs and tax subsidies. These run counter to the revenue-raising purpose of the income tax and make the income tax mess even worse. Ending the universal filing of personal tax returns will make the income tax system unsuited for these programs and subsidies and the disparate treatment of taxpayers.
The FreedomTax would require a far smaller, less intrusive administrative agency and this only to perform needed ministerial functions. No longer needed would be the large, powerful, and omnipresent IRS to keep our archaic and inefficient income tax system running. Its successor would be a modest, low-budget, non-intrusive Treasury Department agency with benign administrative duties.
Would some taxpayers still have to file a tax return under the FreedomTax?
Yes, in some cases. As noted above, most Americans, those having income only from salaries and wages, interest and dividends, and retirement plans (annuities, pensions, and Social Security), never will have to file a Federal income tax return again, not even a postcard return! The structure of the FreedomTax is for the payors of this income to deduct the 10% flat-tax from this income and pay it to the Treasury. In the hands of the recipient, that income would be already taxed, not to be the subject of any tax return filing.
But, business and rental income falls into a different category. Here, people who conduct a trade or business (such as a shop or consulting business) or who rent property to others (whether it be a home rental or vacation property), incur expenses to generate this income. They would need to file a tax return for these expenses to be taken into account to determine the amount of their business or rental income upon which the 10% flat tax would be applied. Importantly, these returns would include only that income, and not any income already taxed at source.
With business and rental income to be reported and taxed using tax returns, doesn't this mean that a partner in a partnership will have to file a tax return to report and pay the tax on his share of that income?
No, under the FreedomTax, partnership business and rental income will be reported and taxed at the partnership level where earned. By taxing all income the same, at a single flat-tax rate and where earned, the FreedomTax ends need for personal taxation partner-by-partner.
How are trust beneficiaries to be taxed?
Under the FreedomTax, trust beneficiaries (including the beneficiaries of an estate) will have no tax-return or tax-payment responsibility with respect to any trust or estate income distributed to them. In most cases, trust and estate income is only dividend and interest income, which under the FreedomTax will have been taxed at the source of payment. In the case of any business or rent income of a trust (or estate), this will be taxed at that level, and thus be already-taxed when distributed to the beneficiaries.
What would be the impact of the FreedomTax upon tax-exempt organizations?
The FreedomTax would end the tax-exempt status of today's non-profit organizations, but their donor contributions would continue to be exempt from the income tax because gifts and bequests are not income. All of their dividend and interest income would be taxable, as would their now tax-exempt income from a business or rental activity related to their exempt purpose. The governing principle of the FreedomTax is that all income, regardless of recipient, amount or how used, is to be taxed at the uniform flat-tax rate of 10%, and all income should bear its fair share of the income tax burden.
As a shelter of income from taxation, the deduction for charitable contributions would be repealed. Loss of this deduction is not likely to have much, if any, negative impact upon the level of charitable gift-giving. Americans have always been generous charity gift-givers, even before there was an income tax and a tax deduction for charitable contributions. The deduction functions as a subsidy for the making of charitable gifts and does little to motivate a gift to a particular charity.
The deduction itself derives its value from high income-tax rates. In a low-tax environment, such as the FreedomTax, the deduction would lose its potency as a tax subsidy or incentive for gift-giving. Thus, if the deduction were to be retained with the tax rate reduced to 10% (from current high levels), people would see the rate reduction as the primary cause of an adverse impact on charitable giving, if any, from the proposal. So, if there is to be objection, it should be directed at the rate reduction of the FreedomTax, not to the further repeal of the deduction itself. But, again given the generosity of Americans, it is doubtful that the FreedomTax with its tax-rate reduction would have an adverse impact upon charitable giving.
But, the FreedomTax would be a plus to these non-profit organizations. Without a tax-exempt status to maintain, these organizations no longer would be concerned with any IRS questioning of their conduct or organizational objectives, and would be given the freedom from having to file the now-required expansive tax returns with the IRS. In terms of overall tax simplification, all of the special tax provisions in the Tax Code and regulations pertaining to tax-exempt organizations, including the voluminous tax rules pertaining to private foundations, would be repealed.
What would be the impact of the FreedomTax on state and local bond financing?
The interest exclusion for state and local bonds makes them tax-advantaged over other interest-paying obligations, and more attractive to investors. But, this advantage arises from the high income-tax rate imposed upon other interest income, to be greatly reduced under the low 10% flat-tax rate system of the FreedomTax. Thus, most of any impact upon state and local bond financing would come from this general tax-rate reduction, not from repeal of the exclusion.
The exclusion has already been partially eroded. State and local governments are subject to complicated and sometimes costly rules in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of their obligations. This adds to their financing costs. And, there has been an erosion of the exclusion at the investor level. The thought-to-be "tax-exempt" interest enters into several income-tax computations causing taxpayers to owe more income tax than they would owe without having that interest income.
The FreedomTax is designed to be tax-neutral, and not to favor the financing of certain entities over others. If state and local governments must pay higher interest rates to market their debt obligations to investors, they will be at par with all other issuers competing in the marketplace to raise capital for their needs. Granting a special subsidy to finance favored debt operates to distort the allocation of capital in the country. And, this distortion can also be seen in the tendency to be less frugal with money borrowed at below-market rates.
What about homeowners with large home mortgages, who would lose their home mortgage interest deduction?
Taxpayers should realize that the home mortgage interest deduction, if retained, would be of much less value under the 10% flat-tax system of the FreedomTax. If the homeowner is in the 28% tax bracket, his $1,000 tax deduction is worth $280, but with rates reduced to 10%, the deduction would be worth only $100. Offsetting the loss of the reduced-value mortgage deduction to the taxpayer would be the larger tax break that all income would be taxed at the flat 10% rate. It is the high marginal income-tax rates, which make the mortgage deduction so essential today.
Would the FreedomTax, ending of the tax-advantage of pension, 401(k), and IRA plans, hurt savings?
No. The FreedomTax would be a major positive for savings and investment. The present system very negatively impacts savings because it imposes high marginal tax rates on income which is invested, as well as on the returns from those reduced investments made. Because high tax rates are an evil to savings and investment, these tax-advantaged savings arrangements have been concocted to remedy that evil. If you rid the system of the evil, there's no need for concocted remedies.
The FreedomTax would have a low flat-tax rate of 10%, taxing all interest and dividend income at the source of payment. Because capital gains are not income, they would not be taxed. The tax climate for savings and investment would be greatly improved.
Taxing all savings and investment the same will bring great simplification to the Tax Code and tax administration – no Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), no phase-out rules, and no special tax schedules and worksheets to figure one's personal tax liability. With the old high tax rates gone, no longer would there be a tax need for the above concocted-saving plans. These plans have their own complexities, costs, and pitfalls, all to end under the FreedomTax. The FreedomTax would not outlaw these plans, and any income received inside those plans would have been already taxed and thus distributable tax-free to the beneficiaries.
Any reduction in this country's saving by reason of the lost attractiveness and less use of these plans would be more than made up from reduced overall tax rates making saving and investment generally more attractive. Consider these figures for comparison purposes: Under the present system, income taxed at say, 28% leaves only 72% to be invested. A 5% return on that 72%-investment would yield 3.6% after-tax (relative to the initial pre-tax amount of the income invested). But under the FreedomTax, income taxed at 10% would leave 90% to be invested, and the 5% return on that would give the saver or investor an after-tax return of 4.5% (a 25% higher after-tax return).
Would the FreedomTax hurt Social Security recipients?
No. The FreedomTax would not make any changes to the Social Security Program. The FreedomTax, as a true income tax taxing all income the same, would tax at-source the income portion of all Social Security retirement payments.
In many cases, the FreedomTax's 10% tax rate would be lower than rates under the current income tax system. First of all, the current tax law has complicated rules governing the taxability of Social Security retirement income. In general terms, if a taxpayer has less than $12,000 of other income, none of his Social Security benefits are taxed. And, for joint filers with combined income between $32,000 and $44,000, up to 50% of Social Security benefits are taxed, but if combined income is over $44,000, 85% is taxable. Of course, as the taxpayer's other income pushes him into a higher tax bracket, the effective tax rate on his Social Security benefits increases.
Take the case of a taxpayer (married and filing a joint return) with $15,000 of Social Security income and $45,000 of other income. Today, he would be in the 15% tax bracket with 85% of his Social Security benefits taxable, for an effective tax rate of 12.75% on those Social Security benefits. However, under the FreedomTax and its low 10% rate, that would be the tax rate on his Social Security benefits along with the rest of his income.
Another aspect of the low-rate FreedomTax is that it would tax only the income portion of the Social Security benefits. The Social Security Administration has a record of all contributions made by the beneficiary to his Social Security account by reason of the Social Security taxes deducted from his salary over his lifetime, including the employer portion paid on his behalf. These contributions made represent the cost of the benefits to be paid to him in retirement. That cost would first be recovered from his Social Security benefits to be paid out, before he would be regarded as having any income (to be at-source taxed).
How would insurance proceeds be taxed?
Insurance proceeds are to compensate for a loss, and hence are not "income" in the sense of increasing one's financial net worth. As such, insurance proceeds generally would not be taxed under the FreedomTax. This would include insurance proceeds paid for loss of life, for property loss, or for medical treatment. However, in the case of insurance to insure against loss of business income (the premiums for that insurance coverage being a deductible business expense), those proceeds would be taxable the same as the lost income would have been, if not lost.
The rule that insurance proceeds generally are not income under the FreedomTax, would not apply to payments under government programs simply labeled as insurance, unless they were structured as insurance programs. The beneficiary, therefore, must make payments into the program in the form of insurance premiums, such as in the case of Medicare.
How would welfare programs be treated?
All welfare payments, such as for food stamps and housing allowances, are income and therefore would be subject to 10% at-source taxation under the no-exception principles of the FreedomTax. Congress could gross-up those welfare payments for the 10% income tax to be imposed (thus making the gross-up part of the welfare budget with no effect on the overall Government budget), so that there would be no diminution in benefits to welfare recipients. This would be the proper course to follow rather than writing into the tax law a special tax break to exempt this income from taxation. The FreedomTax is based upon the no-exception taxation of all income, assuring that all income bears its fair share of the income tax burden. One tax break leads to yet another. The income tax system should not serve as a breeding ground for ever-more tax breaks and ultimately resulting in higher tax rates.
Why won't capital gains be taxed under the FreedomTax?
Capital gains are not income. It's a misnomer to call them "gains" or "income." They are due to an increase in the value of property already owned and present before its being sold or exchanged for other property of the same value (the so-called taxable event). That sale or exchange transaction itself does not increase the owner's wealth nor does it amount to an in-flow of income. The taxing of capital gains is akin to property taxation of one's assets and wealth.
Analogous to the taxation of capital gains as income would be the taxing of the increased earning power of a worker changing to a higher-paying job. His gain would be measured by the extent the value of his earning power from his new job value exceeds the value of his earning power from his old job. The value of property will increase over time due to improvements made and to an opportunity presented for a better use. This is also the case of a worker, who with more training, experience gained, and an opportunity presented for a better job, can realize his increased value by effecting a job change. Income taxation is about the taxing of income, not the property or worker producing that income.
Why would the FreedomTax repeal the present U.S. system of worldwide taxation of income?
U.S. income taxation can be justified only in the case of activities receiving direct benefit and protection of U.S. law. Activities conducted in foreign countries derive their benefit and protection from the country in which the activity is situated and conducted, to be taxed there.
Worldwide taxation is a flawed concept. It's about taxing income earned outside the borders of the United States of America, based upon the U.S. having jurisdiction and power over the person earning the income. This is yet another illustration of the income tax being a tax on the person, and not a true tax on income. The U.S. is without jurisdiction over the foreign income earned, with no power in the foreign country to levy a direct tax upon it (or to give protection to it). So, in order to tax income outside of its jurisdiction, the IRS taxes the person in the U.S. whom it can physically levy upon.
The absurdity of the U.S. system of worldwide taxation is apparent from recent news reports about the IRS trying to tax Boris Johnson on the sale of his house in London. Mr. Johnson is a long-established citizen and resident of the UK and the high-profile mayor of London. But, he happens also to be a citizen of the United States, and it's this pretext upon which the IRS claims the right to tax him on his London house gain! Until the IRS relents, Mr. Johnson would be well-advised to keep his person outside the United States.
The FreedomTax would tax only U.S. income. Specifically, the foreign earnings of U.S. citizens and U.S. companies would not be taxed. Similarly, U.S. citizens earning wages abroad would not owe any U.S. income tax on those wages; nor would their employers be required to withhold any tax for the IRS. But, dividends and interest income paid by U.S. persons to foreign persons would be subject to at-source income taxation under the FreedomTax, unless there would be a treaty agreement to the contrary.
Won't the FreedomTax hurt the poor and help the rich?
The FreedomTax is not such a tax; it treats everyone alike. This question carries with it the premise that our income tax is – and any reform made should continue it as – a tax on the person, not to be a direct tax on income. A true income tax is one that treats everyone the same. It has only one purpose – to impartially raise revenue, and not to target people or certain groups for special benefit or to redress wrongs against those seen as deserving unfavorable tax treatment. The FreedomTax, as a true income tax, would end all tax breaks and assure that all income bears its fair share of the income tax burden. In that sense, it's the Egalitarian Tax. It's a proportional income tax system under which the rich, with all tax breaks ended, will pay more than the poor.
To be expected, there will be some who will claim the proposal would not deal with the "problem" of the wealthy getting all the money and those at the bottom getting nothing. This claim, to the extent valid, essentially is a criticism of how society and the economy are organized, perhaps even a call for direct legislatively-enacted social-economic remedies. On this, the claimants themselves should have the burden to originate, advance, and defend such proposals. But, this claim cannot be regarded a serious criticism of the FreedomTax itself as failing to be a true income tax, or failing to be simple, efficient, and less costly to administer.
As already noted, the FreedomTax would be a true income tax of modern and tax-neutral design. All income would be taxed at the same. It's the Fair-Tax, assuring that all income bears its fair share of the income tax burden. It's the Impartial-Tax, treating all people, rich and poor, alike. It's the Efficient-Tax, ending the IRS as we know it, freeing-up the billions it spends on administrative and compliance costs, and massively reducing taxpayer compliance burdens. It's the Pro-Democracy Tax, ending IRS power to use the income tax against political opponents. It's the 21st-Century Tax, modern in design and structured to avert cyber-hacking of personal data in IRS files for identity theft and other nefarious schemes. And, it's the Pro-Growth Tax with the lowest tax rate proposed, to end the drag and disincentives under the present system on saving, investment, and job growth.
Looking at the big picture, it's difficult to see how the poor and jobless would be hurt from this.
Wouldn't the FreedomTax be a double-tax on the income of those at the bottom of the wage scale because they will still have payroll taxes deducted from their pay?
No. The payroll taxes (i.e., the FICA and Medicare taxes) deducted from worker salaries and wages are not income taxes. So, the FreedomTax is not a double-income tax on their wages.
It's a ruse to contend that those who have FICA taxes and Medicare taxes deducted from their wages are paying income taxes (because these taxes are based upon the amount of their wage income). These payments, called "taxes" for collection purposes, are measured contributions to specific insurance programs run by the Federal Government for the benefit of the individual worker. When credited to his individual account in the program, these program taxes accrue to him a contribution benefit. In contrast, the income tax paid on wage, interest, and dividend income does not earn the taxpayer any benefit in his individual Social Security or Medicare account.
The double-tax claim would have merit if the Social Security and Medicare Programs were to be abandoned and the program taxes continued and collected as part of the general revenues.
Would the FreedomTax, as it would be structured, be more consistent with the 16th Amendment than is the present income tax?
Yes. The present income tax is structured with the universal requirement that every taxpayer file a personal income-tax return reporting to the IRS all income received and with that return, the tax is assessed against, levied upon, and collected from him. Under the FreedomTax, however, most income would be levied upon and the tax collected from the income itself at the payment source. Only business and rental income after deduction of the income-generating expenses would continue to be taxed under a limited tax return system, with the tax collected from the business activity.
The 16th Amendment provides: "The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived …." (Emphasis added). The literal language of the 16th Amendment authorizes only direct levy of the income tax on incomes, not on persons.
Won't the FreedomTax with its low 10% flat-tax rate bust the Budget?
No. This is because the FreedomTax will include all income in the income tax base. Although the FreedomTax has not yet been officially scored as to its revenue impact, it's expected to raise at least as much tax revenue as the current system. An earlier study of the respected Tax Foundation concluded that an income tax reform eliminating the personal income tax breaks would support having a 9% flat-tax and still raise the same revenue for the Treasury. This study suggests the possibility for the FreedomTax rate to be made lower.
Sadly, most of the reform proposals, including those claiming to be flat-tax proposals, would result in a revenue loss to the Treasury. This is because, unlike the FreedomTax, they propose retaining many personal tax breaks and exclusions (or replacement with new ones), thus leaving the tax base still badly-eroded and unable to support low-rate income taxation.
Because the FreedomTax, proposed with a tax rate of 10%, is expected to raise at least as much revenue as the present tax system, could that 10% tax rate be reduced to 9% or even lower?
Yes, very likely. As noted above, the FreedomTax has yet to be officially revenue-scored. Once this is done, its tax rate will be officially adjusted for actual revenue-neutrality. In the meantime, there's the Tax Foundation study referred to above, which suggests the possibility, after official revenue-scoring, that the FreedomTax rate could be reduced to 9%. Moreover, because the FreedomTax will have a broader income-tax base than that in the Tax Foundation study, official revenue-scoring might call for its tax rate to be lower than 9%.
This discussion assumes the revenue-scoring being done on a static-revenue basis (i.e., as if tax-law changes have no effect upon economic decision-making). Not to be overlooked is that the FreedomTax Plan is expected to foster economic and job growth. This means that, if the Plan were to be scored on a dynamic-revenue basis, its tax rate might be reduced even further.
In moving to an income-tax system where people no longer will have to file a tax return, won't that mean people will lose sight of how much income tax they are paying?
First of all, the FreedomTax is a proposal to end the current system based on the taxation of people. Now, people file personal tax returns with the IRS to report all of their income, to claim their personal tax breaks, and (using the tax bracket applicable to them) to compute and pay the tax they owe. The FreedomTax would end all this and replace it with a true income tax. The FreedomTax is focused strictly on the taxation of income, a uniform 10% flat tax imposed on all income regardless of payor, the person receiving it, or how that income might be spent. It's an easy-to-understand tax – 10% across-the-board.
Second, the present tax system is so complicated that most people rely on outside assistance to prepare personal returns (whether by computer program or hired tax-return preparer) to determine their tax liability. The personal-tax-return system is the vehicle essential to the tax complexity of today. Without it, there could be no personal deductions, personal exemptions, or special tax credits. Nor, could there be tax-bracket taxation, the phase-outs, and add-on taxes, etc.
So, yes, if the goal of a tax reform proposal is to have person-taxation features (common to all other reform proposals), then the personal return remains essential to achieving that goal. And, that return would be a necessity for those being taxed, for them to compute their tax and have "sight" on how much they are paying.
Again, the FreedomTax is not a person-taxing proposal. As a true income tax – simple, low-rate, and easily understood – no longer would people have to fill out a personal tax return to compute and pay the tax. For most income (viz., dividends, interest, and wages), the tax would be imposed and collected at the source of payment. Even so, people would not loose "sight" of the tax because payors of income will continue to issue statements to the recipients, showing the gross income amount and deductions made, including the deduction for the income tax paid.
For most Americans, the income tax would be made as easy as the federal motor fuel tax collected and paid at the pump – a tax not imposed on the motorist, as our current income tax is imposed on the income recipient.
If the FreedomTax is so great, who would oppose it?
Actually, the FreedomTax is likely to face very strong opposition from groups not seeing the reform as directly benefiting them. Those not paying much, if any, income tax are certain to oppose the FreedomTax. They prefer the person-focus of the present system – so long as that focus is upon others to bear more than their fair share of the income-tax burden. Selfish and short-sighted, they do not see their tax breaks as bearing any responsibility for the high marginal tax rates so detrimental to savings, investment, and economic and job growth.
There are the many groups, now fully adapted to the income tax as it is, who would see the loss of the tax breaks for their customers and clients as a detriment. Home mortgage lenders, insurance companies, municipalities selling bonds, and even tax-return preparers would see the FreedomTax as an enemy. But, the value of those tax breaks becomes much diminished with the tax rate at 10%. The FreedomTax is intended to be a tax-neutral income tax, not one to distort economic decision-making or to favor one competitor over another.
Then, there are the fearful taxpayers, wedded to their tax deductions and personal tax breaks which function as their personal shield against high marginal tax rates. Most income-tax reform proposals to date would leave tax rates too high being timid about serious income-tax base broadening. Not able to cut rates to an attractively low level, they must retain the popular tax breaks (such as the mortgage-interest deduction and deduction for charitable contributions) to gain popular support. These proposals, with still too high tax rates, re-enforce the notion that America always will have high tax rates, and thus the prized tax breaks are seen ever more important to most taxpayers.
The FreedomTax rejects that notion. It would have a low flat rate of 10%, making tax deductions far less valuable. The FreedomTax would end the universal filing requirement of personal returns, which is the vehicle of the graduated tax-rate system and for the granting of tax breaks narrowing the tax base and leading to higher income-tax rates than necessary. Without the universal personal-tax return system, the graduated high-marginal tax-rate system cannot work. This means that under the FreedomTax, tax rates could be increased only as a general tax-rate increase made across-the-board with all income to bear the burden of that increase. So, with the FreedomTax, fearful taxpayers should be more willing to forego the popular tax breaks knowing this new income tax system is very unlikely to return high marginal tax rates upon them.
So, if I like the FreedomTax proposal, what should I do?
It's not going to happen, if you sit on your hands. The challenge to supporters of the FreedomTax is to talk-it-up and convince Americans (including your representatives in Congress) that the proposal would benefit everyone in terms of economic growth (particularly job and wage growth). Just from its low-rate income tax, there would be more disposable income available for savings and investment. Tax burdens would be lightened.
It's going to happen, if you act decisively in your community, county and state to help mobilize a nationwide grassroots movement.
You can also endorse The FreedomTax and you can volunteer. Authorized representatives of organizations and companies, including small businesses, can click the "Endorse Us" button on our homepage or endorse The FreedomTax from here by completing the endorsement form. Encourage other organizations to do the same. And, you can also sign up as an individual to become a volunteer leader in your state.
There are many selling points to the FreedomTax: Most people would never have to file an income tax return again. With at source collection and without the universal tax-return requirement, there would be no accumulation of personal information at the IRS to be used as a weapon against political opponents and there would be no accumulation of personal information in the IRS data banks to be hacked. It's the ultimate fair tax, low-rate such that all income would bear its fair share of the income tax burden. It would bring about great simplification, reduce the Tax Code by an estimated 95%, and end the IRS as we know it. It would end the focus of the income tax as a person tax. It would make every day Tax Freedom Day.


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A Supernatural Encounter with an Angel
A supernatural encounter with an angel carrying the message of hope.
Today while sitting before the LORD, suddenly the room was filled with a sweet fragrance. I knew instinctively that an angel of the LORD had just entered into the room.
I closed my eyes and I waited for a few minutes. I continued to press into the LORD, with my heart and my mind fixed upon His presence alone.
Suddenly the room became illuminated with a bright white light and I could feel an intense warmth that seemed to radiate from deep within the bright light. Immediately I felt to lay prostrate on the floor, but just as my one knee touched the ground, the angel of the LORD spoke to me saying, "Daughter of man, do not bow before me, for I am but your servant sent from above.
I come in this hour carrying the message of hope to all nations. I come carrying the message of hope to a lost and dying world, for surely the nations have grown darker and more dangerous.
Many have lost their way. Many have grown weak, weary and tired on the front-line of battle. Many have been depleted of strength and power, many have turned aside with their dreams and visions seemingly delayed and denied. Hope deferred has made their hearts become sick.
Daughter of man, listen and pay attention, for now heaven is releasing an Army of Angels carrying the message of hope to the nations of the earth.
See, I have come to bring the message of hope to the hopeless. I come to release supernatural strength to the weak and greater power and might to the faint."
Now as I listened to the words of the angel of the LORD, I felt great strength and supernatural power wash over me, wave after wave of strength and power began to fill my heart and my mind.
The angel's words carried a fresh fire upon them that instantly ignited and illuminated my spirit from deep within. I could feel a greater measure of anointing being released over me as the angel spoke.
Suddenly I became aware of a new level of seeing and understanding in the way of the spirit, a new realm and new dimension of divine revelation was being imparted to me.
Then the angel of the LORD spoke again saying, "Daughter of man. to whom much is given much is required." Suddenly the angel of the LORD left. He disappeared as quickly as he had come.
Now after this amazing and humbling encounter with the messenger of the LORD, I began to pray concerning what I heard and saw from the angel. Immediately the Holy Spirit quickened to me Isaiah 40:31 which says, "But those who hope in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint."
I read this verse over and over and over again. As I mediated over these powerful words my spirit became fully saturated once again and a deep satisfaction filled my whole being. Then a radical hope and expectation filled and flooded my heart.
Suddenly all doubts, fears, past regrets and even some deep disappointments from my past were instantly healed and restored.
Listen friends, are you ready to encounter the angel of the LORD who carries the message of hope in this hour?
Are you hungry and desperate for a fresh touch and a fiery encounter from the throne room of heaven?
Friends, be expectant in this season, for there is an Army of Angels being released from heaven in this hour, carrying the message of hope to the nations of the earth.
Let the cry of your heart be heard in the heavens and across the earth, look up, look up, press in, press in for those who put their hope in God will not be disappointed, but will have their hearts fully illuminated and freshly ignited by the fires of heaven carried on the wings of angels.
Blessings to you all.
~ by Veronika West

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Here's your daily dose of sweetness:
Jackson McKie, 8, of Prince Edward Island, was having some surgery last week to replace a shunt as part of his treatment for hydrocephalus. So he had his stuffed animal along because you know how 8-year-olds are about having an operation, right?
"It's his best buddy," his father, Rick McKie, tells the CBC. The bear was given to the family when they went to get an ultrasound to find out the sex of their baby who turned out to be Jackson.
The bear had its own woes; it had a torn underarm.
So Halifax pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. P. Daniel McNeely operated on the bear too.
Patient asks if I can also fix teddy bear just before being put off to sleep… how could I say no? pic.twitter.com/WOKFc5zr91
— P. Daniel McNeely (@pdmcneely) September 30, 2018
"There's always a few stitches that are left over from the case itself and they normally get disposed of," said McNeely.
The kid got his shunt. The bear got his arm. And McNeely got to use Twitter for the first time.
It's not what I was looking for," McNeely said of the online reaction. "I just thought I might make some people smile somewhere."


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Quick Details:
Place of Origin:Jiangsu, China (Mainland)
Grade:6000 Series
Alloy Or Not:Is Alloy
Model Number:Weyerhau - 80167
Brand Name:Weyerhau
Material(Aluminum Alloy):6063, 6061, 6005, 6463, 6005A, 6060, 6101, 6082, 6351
Surface:Anodize, Electrophoresis, Powder Coating, Wood Grain
Length:≤ 7.2m; Mill Finish ≤ 12m
Extrusion Machine:500-4000 tons, 32 Extrusion Lines
Fabrication:Cutting, Drilling, Thread Cuttiing
Surface Treatment:
mill finish, anodized, powder coated, wood grain color, pvdf(fluorocarbon), electrophoresis, polished, brushed, etc.
Gurantee for Coating Aluminum:
10-yrs limited quality assurance for interior usage.
25-yrs limited quality assurance for exterior usage (super durable weather-resistance).
30-yrs limited quality assurance for products with PVDF coatings.
Extra Aluminum Fabrication Service:
LOGO laser marking
Precise cut-to-length
Thermal Break Injection
Punching / Milling / Drilling / Bending / Cutting / Welding / Assembling
|Aluminium Alloy 6063, 6061, 6005, 6463, 6005A, 6060, 6101, 6082, 6351
|Common Temper
|Surface Finish
|Anodized, Electrophoresis, Powder Coated, PVDF Coated, Wood Grain
|Any Colour Based on Customers' Specific Requirement
|≤ 7.2m; Mill Finish ≤ 12m
About us:
Factory Location-1: Shudun Industrial Park, Lianyungang, Jiangsu
Factory Location-2: 3rd Tongshan Industrial Park, Xuzhou, Jiangsu
Founded in 2004, with years of continuous efforts and development, we have become a morden enterprise of R&D, production in extruded aluminum production and fabrication. Our new factory with morden production line was builded in 2015, we have complete production lines, including anodizing, electrophoresis, powder coating, wood grain heat transfer printing, fluorocarbon powder coating, injection heat-insulation, strip heat-insulation. Products can be used in various architectural and industrial industries, like building and constructions, transportation, infrastructure, automotive, enery, and ect.
Adhere to the concept QUALITY FIRST, we produce strictly according to national and international standard. Only accept standard pure aluminium material, with scientific production management to ensure the stalibity of the production and quality.
At present, our customers throughout the country and exported to Africa, South America, Southeast Asia and other international markets. We commit to improve a better life in building construction, and a higher quality in engineering construction.
WEYERHAU, always worth your trust!
Factory Tour:
Q1: What's the thickness for anodizing? Can you do 15 μm?
A: Yes. Our normal thickness is about 10 μm, and we can do 15μm and above.
Q2: What colour you can do for powder coating? The thickness for powder coat?
A: We can do any color for powder coat as long as you can provide the color sample. Our normal powder coating thickness is 60-80μm.
Q3: What colour you can do for wood grain?
A: Our most popular colours are Western Red Cedar, Australia Cedar, Jarrah I, Jarrah II, Chestnut, Bush Cherry, Bush Wood, Western Wood, Snow Gum, etc. If you need any other colours, we can do it according to the color samples you provide.
Q4: How's the weather resistance for wood grain finish D1010?
A: (1). Powder: Akzo Noble Interpon D1010.
(2). Wood grain film: Italian Menphis.
(3). Standard complied: American AAMA Standard.2603
(4). UV test:1000 hours.
(5). Salt spraying test:1000 hours.
(6). Normal weather: 10 years color guarantee.


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Where do you ship to?
I ship worldwide.
This elegant nose ring is the perfect addition to any outfit; I wanted to inspire you to be your best self, and to give you all of the personal power someone awesome like you deserve! Graceful, flowing, and stylish, it'll give your look a put-together feel that's miles above the rest. Make sure the world knows how
The nickel-free solid 14k rose gold isn't just lovely; premium quality means that you won't have to worry about your new favorite piece through everyday wear and tear! I've always felt that nose rings were different; you'll feel it when you get just the right size piece that doesn't irritate your skin or break after a few uses.
You can handle anything life throws at you, from a crazy schedule
●●● PLEASE NOTE - while Covid-19 insists to stick around, shipping times might take longer than stated. I appreciate your understanding and good spirit <3
● USA - FREE expedited shipping. 3-7 days max with USPS Some items are shipped from my NY studio and some from my Israeli based studio.
I offer 2 shipping methods.
1. Registered international shipping – is your the default shipping option and costs $4.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING times are between 6 - 12 days approx., depending on the destination and your country and local customs.
2. DHL Express – 2-4 business days.
Please consider the 'Ready to ship' time in addition. Make sure to choose the relevant DHL Express profile to your country.
A phone number is mandatory. Please add your mobile number in the 'notes to seller' while placing your order. I will not be able to ship without your phone number.
● Your item will be insured against loss. I will add a tracking code to the shipping notice that I will send you upon shipping.
Please consider approximately 1-3 business days of creating your item prior to shipping. Once your item is shipped I will send you a notice with a tracking number, if available with the shipping method you chose.
● The shipping times mentioned above are estimated. Shipping may take longer due to your local customs and security clearance times.
Please bear with me during the holidays, and when natural calamities occur. It may take time to ship the products beyond the standard delivery business days.
I will not be responsible for unanticipated delays.
● International buyers: Please note that while buying goods from abroad, Customs Duty and/or Import VAT may be added. It is the responsibility of the buyer to pay those fees.
I will not be responsible for any additional local fees. Please look up the local rules and fees for your country of residence before ordering.
Where do you ship to?
I ship worldwide.
Once your order has been shipped, you will receive an email with the relevant tracking number and link.
Please allow 24 hours for the link to activate.
I handmade each and every jewelry upon order.
Your jewelry will be ready to ship in 1-3 business days.
Custom orders may take a little longer.
Please check availability me and book in advance.
Contact me for details.
I accept PayPal and credit cards.
Don't like my jewelry? Mail it back to me in its original condition within 3 days of arrival and get a full refund of the purchase price (no refunds on the shipping back cost) Check my Refund Policy page for more details.
My LUCID registration number is - DE5208459278457
Pata Pata Jewelry is a boutique studio shop that was created to bring the love and passion of Doron for unique style and self expression. Doron, owner and designer at Pata Pata Jewelry is a professional goldsmith specializes in quality, custom handmade septum rings, nose rings and nose studs, cartilage earrings, tragus and daith jewelry. Her piecing jewelry collection in solid 14k gold and sterling silver range from feminine and delicate to fearless and bold designs.


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While I just released my debut EP about two months ago, I have been coming up with new song ideas and riffs. And I think it's time to start work on new songs. This EP was like a self-exploration, exploring the form of music that I am most enjoying with. It's like a pinpoint on a map or Universe and you know where to go next.
I have recorded some song ideas. They are great in my opinion. I think it's surely better than the EP!
I can't wait to share one of my new ideas here.
It's called "Autumn Wanderer", inspired by the love-and-hate season in Hong Kong. The idea sparked when I walked down the streets in my home town at night.


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Lipstick // The Body Shop
As you can probably tell from previous posts I would definitely NOT call myself an expert in beauty blogging in any way. This is my first, and most probably my last as I'm not that great at it, but I just had to tell you about this new lipstick from The Body Shop I bought the other week. Not normally a huge make up fan - I'm a messy eater, drinker, talker etc - I found this one to be pretty easy to get along with and not too IN YOUR FACE.
Being a novice when it comes to beauty products when I went into the store the lady must have seen my vague, bemused expression and offered to help, help I gladly grasped with both hands! She told me I shouldn't go for bright or pale pinks, that I had the complexion and tone for a much darker colour. Lovely. So I opted for this one Colour Crush 335 Hot Date and it's actually the first and only lipstick I have ever bought and actually use!
At only £10 it's definitely worth the money, I've used mine a lot already and as you can see in the photos it's hardly gone down! Love it.


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Let's Get to Know Better the Legendary Actor, Kwon Sang-woo
Everyone who knows the hit melodrama Stairway to Heaven must be familiar with the lead actor, Kwon Sang-woo. This South Korean actor was born on August 5th, 1976, in Daejeon. He started his career in the entertainment industry as a fashion model in the late 1990s then gained fame after starring a 2003 film titled My Tutor Friend and a melodrama Stairway to Heaven.
Years by years, his popularity continues to increase. And not only in Korea, but he has even gained popularity across many countries in Asia. This is proven by the high rating held by most of his dramas and films.
Curious to know about it? Don't worry, because, in this article, Channel-Korea has listed the top 10 must-watch dramas and movies starring Kwon Sang-woo. So… Stay tuned!
2001: Delicious Proposal
Delicious Proposal is an MBC drama starring Jung Joon, Son Ye-jin, So Yoo-jin, and So Ji-sub as the main roles which aired from February 7th to March 29th, 2001, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 for a total of 16 episodes.
This romantic comedy-drama depicts a story about two families operating a Chinese food restaurant and becoming rivals to each other, and the love stories of twenty-something high school graduates who are in their own respective ways becoming first-class chefs.
Hyo-dong (Jung Joon) who continued his father's business of serving the best Chinese food in the area, has been struggling for some time due to the aggressive techniques of their rivals. In the middle of this competition, Hyo-dong gets to know Hee-ae (Son Ye-jin), a beautiful young girl who attends the same cooking class as him. They also meet Shin-ae (So Yoo-jin), a poor student with big dreams of owning her own restaurant in the future. Hyo-dong eventually falls for Hee-ae, but he later finds out that she's the daughter of the rival that destroyed his father's restaurant.
In this drama, Kwon Sang-woo acted in the role of a funny and humble delivery man for the restaurant.
2003: Into The Sun
Into The Sun is an SBS Korean drama aired from January 11th to March 16th, 2003, for 20 episodes. This drama is starring Myung Se-bin and Kwon Sang-woo as the leading roles, and Oh Joo-eun, Jung Sung-hwan, and Jung So-young as the supporting roles.
The drama depicts the story of Lieutenant senior Kang Seok-min (Kwon Sang-woo) who joined the navy to follow in his dead father's footsteps, with a dream of becoming an admiral. At the hospital where his sister works as a doctor, he meets Hye-rin (Myung Se-bin) who is also a female doctor at the hospital. He tries to approach Hye-rin, but she has closed her heart for any man since his boyfriend from college died.
Hye-rin's college senior who falls for her, Seung-ha (Jung Sung-hwan), plays the role of a guardian for her, but only to win her love. Meanwhile, Kang Seok-min's honest and yet impulsive behavior throws her heart off. But ever since Seok-min gets involved in the critical situation at the naval base, she later finds herself developing feelings for him.
2003-2004: Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven is an SBS Korean drama which aired from December 3rd, 2003 to February 5th, 2004, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 KST. The drama features Kwon Sang-woo, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Tae-hee, and Shin Hyun-joon as the main roles.
This drama depicts a love story that has begun from the childhood between Han Jung-seo (Choi Ji-woo) and Cha Song-joo (Kwon Sang-woo). Their sincerity and the faithfulness of their love are tested by the problems that come and go caused by Jung-seo's stepmother and stepsister.
The conflict began when Jung-seo's father married Tae Mi-ra (Lee Whee-hyang) who pretended to be kind to Jung-seo at the beginning. She also brought her daughters with her, Yu-ri and Tae-hwa. Yu-ri is jealous of the closeness of Jung-seo and Song-joo, because she also loves Song-joo. She tries to destroy their relationship with the support of his mother because Song-joo is the sole heir of a well-known company.
Song-joo and Jung-seo get separated by distance and time because Song-joo has to continue his studies abroad. Unfortunately, when Song-joo comes back to Korea, he receives the sad news of the death of his lover, Jung-seo, who died in an accident. No one knows that the real cause of the Jung-seo's death was Yu-ri who had bumped into her car. But, Song-joo still believes that Jung-seo is alive and keeps searching for her.
Until one day, he finally finds out that the person who has been close to him is Jung-seo who has amnesia for four years. They are back together until they get married. But, their problems don't end there. Song-joo has to face the reality of Jung-seo's eye cancer that causes her blindness. But, Song-joo still loves her until she dies in his arms. Before Jung-seo dies she says that the circle of their love story has just begun, she will wait for Song-joo in heaven where there are no pain, sadness, and tears.
2005: Sad Love Story
Sad Love Story is an MBC Korean drama which aired from January 5th to March 17th, 2005, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. This drama is starring Kwon Sang-woo, Kim Hee-sun, and Yeon Jung-hoon in the leading roles.
The young Jun-yeong (Kwon Sang-woo) and the blind Hye-in (Kim Hee-sun) became childhood sweethearts. Young and naive, they believe that nothing can change their love for each other. But life, however, has different plans for them and puts them in opposite directions from each other. Jun-yeong is sent to Seoul, while Hye-in immigrates to the United States. There, she meets Keon-woo (Yeon Jung-hoon), then she becomes his girlfriend after hearing the news of the death of Jun-yeong. After the surgery, Hye-in is finally able to see again and becomes a singer. When she comes back to Korea, she meets her producer's friend that turns out to be Jun-yeong. He instantly recognizes her, but Hye-in has never seen Jun-yeong before.
2010: Daemul
Daemul is an SBS Korean drama which aired from October 6th to December 23rd, 2010, running every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 KST for a total of 24 episodes. This drama was based on a Manhwa with the same title and stars Go Hyun-jung, Kwon Sang-woo, Cha In-pyo, and Lee Soo-kyung in the leading roles.
The drama depicts a story about an anchorwoman Seo Hye-rim (Go Hyun-jung) who gets fired while protesting her husband's undeserved death. She later enters the politics through the proposal of Kang Tae-san (Cha In-pyo) who is the candidate for the next presidential elections. With the help of Ha Do-ya (Kwon Sang-woo), she becomes the first female president of Korea.
CZ12, also known as Chinese Zodiac, is a Hongkong action movie produced, written, and directed by Jackie Chan. Released in December 2012, this movie made a gross income of over $138 million USD at the Tiongkok box office. This movie features actors Jackie Chan, Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Yao Xing Tong, Zhang Lan Xin, and Laura Weissbecker in the leading roles.
The movie depicts a story about a man who explores the world to find a book related to big events in Chinese history. Therein are terrible predictions about some events that have already occurred, as well as events that will occur in the future. This is until he realizes that he's involved in the events that will occur in the future.
2013: Medical Top Team
Medical Top Team is an MBC Korean drama which aired from October 9th to December 12th, 2013, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:55 KST for 20 episodes. The drama is starring Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Ryeo-won, Ju Ji-hoon, Oh Yeon-seo, and Choi Minho in the main roles.
The drama depicts the story of an elite medical team that only consists of the best doctors from each region. They fight for making miracles and try to survive in the middle of the power struggle in the hospital. However, the doctors are faced with conflict among each other when love enters their lives in the hospital.
2013: Queen of Ambition
Queen of Ambition is an SBS Korean drama which aired from January 14th to April 2nd, 2013, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:55 KST for 24 episodes. The drama is starred by Kwon Sang-woo, Soo Ae, Yunho, Kim Sung-ryung, and Ko Joon-hee as the main roles.
The drama depicts the story of Joo Da-hee (Soo Ae), a woman who was born poor and wishes to escape from poverty. But, her strong desire changes into excessive ambition. Unsparing, she has the ambition to be the wife of South Korea's president.
Blindly, she does everything to achieve her goals and changes into a scary person who can sacrifice the people she loves and the people who love her.


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I needed to step out of the trivial stuff and only work on the critical few. I asked myself, "What are the 5% of the things that I have to do?"
I found out that it's to delegate, motivate, and sell. That's it. My 5% is to delegate, motivate, and sell.
In fact, one time my wife asked me, "Hey, the sprinklers sprung a leak. Can you come out and fix it?" I'm a pretty handy guy, so I went downstairs to fix the sprinkler.
The problem was at the same time, someone had called to buy a $5,000 coaching from me, and I had my assistant do the selling.
I thought just because she had seen me close multiple deals that she could do it herself.
Newsflash, that's not the case.
She was operating outside of her 5%, while I was operating outside of my 5%, changing a sprinkler head.
So, she lost the $5,000 deal, yet I was doing a $20 an hour job because I was too lazy, too cheap, too whatever to call a repairman to come and do it.
It was a costly lesson, but a lesson nonetheless.
Work in Your 5%
Today, the rule over the last decade that I say is, "Hey, honey, it's not in my 5%."
I say that to my team members, I say that to my family, I say that to my business partners. I only delegate, motivate, and sell, and that's it.
Everything else gets outsourced.
Thing number one is you guys have to become masters of delegation and figure out what your 5% is.
For me, it was real simple. I did the old Benjamin Franklin. Got a piece of paper, drew a line right down the center, and I wrote 95% on one side, 5% on the other.
I said, "All right. That's the 100% of the things that have to get done. Toilets have to get cleaned. Is that a 5% or a 95%? Payroll checks, P&L reports, ads have to get run. I could hire professional ad runners. I don't have to run my own ads. I can hire sales people and train them."
That's how I scale myself.
First and foremost, everybody in here should do the old Benjamin Franklin and figure out what's in your 5% – your zone of genius that only you can do that moves the needle in your business.
What are the things that you're doing that are in the 95%? The trivial few that don't need to get done by you, yet you're doing it because you're either cheap or dumb.
Outsource The Trivial Work
I was dumb because I didn't realize I had made enough money where we could hire a housekeeper full-time, and so I'm asking my wife, "Where's my suits? Did you take it to the dry cleaners?"
At the same time, she's trying to launch her own cookbook business. Now we're arguing.
Dude, I had enough money at that point where I could have just hired a housekeeper and won back my wife's time.
Sometimes we are stuck in this financial state of being broke, even though we have more money than we realize.
For me, I had to struggle with finances even from childhood. I grew up with this idea that I wasn't meant to be rich.
As soon as I realized I DO have the money to outsource tasks, my life opened up and I started focusing in my zone of genius.
Once you know what your 5% is, you have to stick to it no matter what, and become the king or queen of saying, "That's not in my 5%."
Duplicate Your Self and Your Systems
The other part of it is you've got to scale through duplication of self and systems. Those are the only two things that matter. Self and systems.
Unfortunately, you can't clone hundreds of yourself to do all the work for you. But you can train your team to follow your systems so that they can GSD the way you want.
I used to run ads on Facebook, YouTube, and Google. We still do, but I'm not running them anymore.
We got a guy named Jimmy in Florida, and another guy named Grant in Utah. And between the two of them, we spend $200,000 a month of my money to run ads on social media and Google search, and they get us the franchise leads that we want.
I'm a great closer, so I started bringing on board sales people, one at a time. Now we've got three people.
Their job all day long is to take those leads, qualify them, and close them. I'm able to duplicate myself through my team.
Now, you might go, "Well, yeah, but Bedros, you have the money to do that."
I literally had to raise my franchise fees from $10,000 buy-in fee to $25,000 buy-in fee so that I can pay the commissions to my sales team, and so that I can pay the fee to our traffic buyers.
Many of you might be thinking, "Well, I don't have the money to scale myself."
My challenge to you is raise your prices. When you raise your prices, it forces you to deliver better value, better service, better products, and you end up getting better clients who are less of a headache for you.
And you can use some of that money to pay commissions, and pay other employees. You really win back your time, so you can focus on your 5%.
Committed to your success,


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Posts for tag: Wellness Visits
At Children's Medical Clinics in Kaufman, TX, your pediatrician offers your child a regular schedule of wellness visits from birth through college. Your pediatric team believes these check-ups are indispensable. Learn more about them.
The CDC schedule
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) publishes a well-child visit schedule, along with a vaccine schedule. Your pediatrician in Kaufman, TX, adheres to both; he administers these immunity-building medications at the routine check-up.
What happens at a wellness visit
Your child's wellness exam includes a head to toe assessment, including:
- Vital signs (blood pressure, respiration, heart rate)
- Inspection of ears, nose, and throat
- Tracking of developmental milestones, such as walking, potty training, and more
- Palpation of lymph nodes and abdomen
- Measurement of height and weight
- Hearing and vision acuity tests
- Determination of stage of puberty
- Assessment of muscular strength and reflexes
- Assessment of speech and language development
- Inspection of skin, hair, and nails
Dr. Lewis will update your child's medical history and complete any paperwork you need for school or daycare.
Come prepared with a list of questions or concerns you may have about your child's, mental, physical, and emotional development. With Dr. Lewis, you'll discuss nutrition, discipline issues, activity level, learning at school, behavior concerns, and management of chronic health conditions, such as ADHD, diabetes, eczema, allergies, and asthma. We can even apply preventive fluoride varnishes to your child's teeth as a proven, easy, and economical guardian against childhood tooth decay.
As your youngster's medical home, Children's Medical Clinics will coordinate and facilitate referrals to outside specialists as needed, and any lab work can be done on-site. We will update medication refills, and we offer in-office EKGs, pulmonary function tests, and more.
Learn more about well-child visits
At Children's Medical Clinics in Kaufman, TX, your pediatrician and their staff are passionate about pediatric care. Wellness visits are foundational to that care. If it's time for your child's next assessment, call one of our four convenient clinics. Phone (972) 932-1319.
We are open Monday through Friday, and as always, we look forward to seeing you and your child!


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Weekends Moscow
3 Nights / 4 Days
Package Validity/Travel Dates : 1-Mar-22 to 30-Sep-22
Complimentary Breakfast
City Tour
Airport transfer
Starting From
Per person on a twin sharing basis
|Package Rates per person in USD
|Single Occupancy
|Twin / Double
|Child With Bed (5.1 to 11 years)
|Child No Bed (2.1 to 5 yrs.)
(0 to 2)
Taxes Extra. Above 11 years Child will be considered on adult rates only.
City Tour of Moscow
|No. of Nights
|Hotel Name
|Star Category
|Room Type
|Meal Plan
|Hotel Holiday Inn Moscow or Borodino or similar
|Buffet Breakfast
Day 01: Arrival at Moscow
Arrive in Moscow. Transfer from the Airport to the hotel. Check in to the hotel. Free time, rest Transfer from the Airport to the hotel. Check in to the hotel. Free time, rest.
Day 02: City Tour of Moscow
(Vehicle & guide for 6 hours)
Breakfast in the hotel
Meeting with the guide for a city tour you will see: the Red Square and the Alexander Garden, Zaryadye Park, St. Basil Cathedral, Lenin Tomb, GUM State Department Store
Visit famous Moscow Underground
Lunch (payment at your expense)
Excursion to Kremlin Grounds
Free time
during the city tour you will see: Christ the Savior's Temple, central squares and embankments of Moscow, Vorobyovy Gory observation deck, Poklonnaya Gora, Triumphal Gates, Moscow-City, Novy Arbat, Nikitsky and Tverskoy Boulevards, Nikitsky Gate Square, Pushkinskaya Square, Tverskaya street
Day 03: Day at Leisure
Breakfast in the hotel
Free time
Day 04: Departure
Breakfast in the hotel
End of Services…………………………………..
Documents to be submitted while applying for single, double or multiple entry tourist visa*:
Please note: 02 copies of tourist confirmation is required for submission at Chennai consulate. Original passport containing at least 2 blank pages for visas, valid for a period of 6 months after the visa expires (+ a good quality copy of the page with photo and address page – both on one side of an A4 sheet).
2. Online application form completed on the website visa.kdmid.ru, printed and signed in person by the applicant. Important: while completing the application form please select correct location for submission (the visa center you will be applying at).
Please note: applicant's signature on the application form should match the signature in the passport
3. One color photograph 3.5 x 4.5 cm with light-colored background, clear image of the applicant directly facing the camera, without dark/ tinted glasses or any headgear (with the exception of persons who wear such headgear due to their ethnic/ religious background, and are seen wearing the same in their passport photo).
If travel is more than 14 day's then day to day itinerary is required.
*Double-entry tourist visas are issued for trips including exit to Russia's bordering countries only. Additional documents may be required: an air ticket and a visa, or any other document allowing entry to the country of the second destination (original+ copy).
Additional documents may be required for multiple-entry tourist visas.
Please note:
The Consular Office reserves the right to request additional documents, invite the applicant for an interview or extend visa processing time up to 30 days. If you are not a citizen of the Republic of India, to know the visa requirements, rates and terms please consult with Russian Visa Center specialists.
Note: The photographs submitted must meet with these specifications.
Please provide one recent color photograph (not more than 6 months old) of yourself. The photographs should be:
Please check online or with our authorized representative if Travel visa is required to visit the country. It is your responsibility to submit all relevant documents and obtain a legal travel visa (as per requirement) before you travel.
In case your tour is cancelled or curtailed short due to visa issues, we will be unable to provide you any refund of the tour cost.
For E-Visa, we are happy to provide you the visa requirement charges and documents required at highly competitive rates on our portal: https://www.visadone.com
You may click the above link and check the details there.
For Sticker Visa, please check with our local branch for the costing, documents required and processing time.
It is Traveller's responsibility to obtain and be in possession of the comprehensive travel and cancellation insurance, including medical insurance with provision for air evacuation, insurance in case of accidents, sudden sickness, medical expenses or death, before embarking on a tour. Our company is neither responsible nor liable for any claims, damage or loss as a result of Client's failing to obtain necessary insurance cover.
We are however, happy to provide you travel insurance as per the plan you select which can offer you comprehensive coverage at highly competitive costs.
Age limit to provide Insurance – Up to 75 years. For Insurance, all rates given are per person in USD.
Current Exclusion:
|Up to 75 years per person
|Travel Insurance Anywhere 2 Anywhere
|Premium in USD per person
|Platinum Plan/Limit
|Gold Plan/Limit
|Silver Plan/Limit
|Return Plan
|01 – 07 Days
|08 – 15 Days
|16 – 30 Days
Insurance fees once paid is totally non-refundable. For further details you can check with us on firstname.lastname@example.com
*Disclaimer: Please do check with our Branch / Authorised representative about the latest requirement as visa requirement / fees / travel insurance charges are dynamic and subject to change. The consulate at their discretion may ask for additional documents also for visa processing. Visa issuance is purely at the discretion of the consulate and not us.
We accept payments via bank transfer/Debit & Credit cards also. In case of a bank transfer please add USD 50 per transfer per time you transfer.
If you cancel –
Covid Guidelines (If any): Required Negative PCR Report with Bar Code before 72 Hrs. before departure
Mandatory Medical /Tests or Vaccination details: Vaccination certificate with QR code
|Package Rates per person in USD
|Single Occupancy
|Twin / Double
|Child With Bed (5.1 to 11 years)
|Child No Bed (2.1 to 5 yrs.)
(0 to 2)
Taxes Extra. Above 11 years Child will be considered on adult rates only.
Please do note that the below points are shared with you for your reference only. Please use them at your own discretion.
Your Health MEDICAL CARE – Remember to bring any medications you may need. Check with your health insurer before you depart to ascertain your coverage in the event of emergency. Many insurance providers offer specialized riders which can cover emergency evacuation.
If you take any prescription medication, be sure to bring enough of it for the entire duration of your trip, as some medications are unavailable in Russia. It is also advisable to bring some usual over-the-counter medications with you. These medicines are usually sold in pharmacies, however the labels are in Russian and most store clerks do not speak English.
Helpful items for your packing list:
Russian visa provided for fixed time period/dates and guest has to complete his/her journey (Entry and Exit) in between the time frame given on visa. Russian Visa is for only Single Entry and not extendable.
REGISTRATION – According to the legislation in force foreign nationals entering the territory of the Russian Federation must register in the local registration office of the Ministry of the Interior at the point of destination within 03 working days upon arrival or one day in case of stay at hotel or other organization rendering accommodation services.
ELECTRICITY – Electricity throughout Russia is 220 volt/50 hz. The plug is the two-pin thin European standard. All hotel rooms are equipped with EUROPEAN SOCKET (TYPE C OR F). Bring the necessary adaptor for electronic devises if needed.
Type F: This socket also works with plug C and E
Type C: This socket also works with plug E and F
MEDICAL CARE – Remember to bring any medications you may need. Check with your health insurer before you depart to ascertain your coverage in the event of emergency. Many insurance providers offer specialized riders which can cover emergency evacuation.
If you take any prescription medication, be sure to bring enough of it for the entire duration of your trip, as some medications are unavailable in Russia. It is also advisable to bring some usual over-the-counter medications with you. These medicines are usually sold in pharmacies, however the labels are in Russian and most store clerks do not speak English.
Russian Migration card (Arrival /Departure slip):
TIME – Now a days' Time is GMT + 3 in both cities: Moscow & St. Petersburg i.e. two and half hour behind Indian Standard Time.
Use the Pedestrian Underpasses and be Careful on the Zebra Crossings: Just a few years ago, zebra crossing was more of a suggested crossing point than a spot were cars were obliged to stop. Things have changed for the better, but nonetheless watch out for cars that fail to give way – there are still plenty of them around.
Fortunately there is help at hand in the form of pedestrian underpasses, which can be found at just about every major street corner and along most busy roads. Just keeps an eye out for the blue sign depicting a stick figure walking down a flight of stairs.
RUSSIAN CURRENCY– All prices are generally quoted in Russian roubles. You may exchange currency at hotels, banks, and currency exchange kiosks. Traveller's checks are hard to cash. Credit cards are accepted in most places that work with foreign tourists. Some may turn down American Express. Visa and MasterCard are known, hence — more widely honoured. ATM machines are widely available in major cities, but note: they do not have letters on the key pad, so if you're PIN includes letters, do remember them as digits! Do not exchange currency in the streets if a native Russian offers to sell you roubles. Always carry some currency with you because many shops do not accept credit cards.
Remember to change your roubles to dollars/euro before you leave Russia. Most exchange office outside Russia will not change roubles.
Right now 01USD = App. 65 Roubles (03rd Sep 2015) Please don't bring old dollars or Euros notes. Currency should be clean without any stamp, sign or any Mark on it. Russian banks/ currency change kiosks may refuse to exchange those. It's better to bring new EURO or USD notes. Don't bring travellers checks. It will be a hard to find Place to Cash them and it'll take you a lot of time.
CLIMATE – Most of country has a continental climate, with long cold winter and short summer.
Please check below given website for your reference: http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/ULLI/2012/6/12/MonthlyHistory.html#calendar
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The Aran Valley is a great place for ski touring. We have designed three itineraries to ascend to three summits. ideal for people who are already initiated in this activity. The itineraries are suitable for people with an average level in this activity. The itineraries will be made at a leisurely pace.
We will carry light luggage as this is not a high route from refuge to refuge. We will sleep in the village of Salardú and every day we will make an ascent.
The Aran Valley offers spectacular conditions for the practice of mountain skiing. The great snowfall and its orography, from smooth hillside to abrupt slopes, makes this region a perfect place for the practice of the ski touring. Even at the beginning of the season and when the conditions are bad in other areas, the valley offers good routes favoured by its snowfall, its forests and its gentle prairie mountains.
The Aran Valley is located on the Atlantic slope of the central Pyrenees, a fact that determines its climate, history and relationships with its neighbors. The Garonne River makes its way north by Aquitaine land, in France. In fact and despite being administratively integrated in Spain, it was not until 1948, when the tunnel of Vielha was inaugurated, that the valley was communicated throughout the year by road with the rest of the state. All this has meant that its language and its Occitan culture have been preserved. Another important aspect of the Aran Valley, besides its orientation, is that the 30% of the valley is above the 2.000 meters altitude.
Despite the great urban development that the valley has suffered in recent years, we can still enjoy its cultural heritage. Villages, churches, stately homes, churches, public laundries, mills or water troughs have lasted until our days. The village of Arties, with beautiful views of the Montardo Mountain (2.833 m), and its Romanesque church of Santa María de Arties, are just one example
This land has natural products used in their traditional cuisine, such as garden vegetables, game meat, mushrooms, berries (cranberries, wild strawberries, currants and raspberries) and honey. Some of their typical dishes are the "civet" made with wild pig, "olla aranesa" and "truhada".
It is important to carry a light back pack in order to ski comfortable, so it is recommended to carry just light and indispensable equipment. If you don't have all the equipment you can rent it, please consult us.
Date Flexibility
Aside from the regular travel trip dates, we are flexible to reconsider new dates if those are more convenient to the client's leisure plans. Do not hesitate to contact us should you have any different dates in mind.
Itinerary adjustment
According to weather and snow reports, itineraries may be adjusted on a daily basis to ensure security considering group and environment conditions.
Time and meeting point
One week prior to the trip departure date, an email will be sent to each participant to give away the meeting point and time along with the guide contact information. At this point any information considered essential to the trip organization will be shared.
Bed linen and towels
To be provided by the shelter
Equipment and material
In case of equipment or material damage, rental options are available in the area.
Insurance policy
This activity includes a basic insurance policy; however, we highly recommend to add, for wider coverage, an extra specific travel policy. This extra policy can be contracted exclusively for the activity dates or annually (flexible starting coverage date), covering not just Muntania Outdoors trips but any other sport activity you may carry out throughout the year.
Extra insurance coverage with cancellation option, will allow you or a family member, in case of incident, to get back the total paid amount (or a percentage if you are already travelling) either for plane tickets or any trip service you might have hired. Moreover, through this coverage home return expenses will be taken care of.
Intermundial insurance company is our supplier for extra coverage insurances; thanks to the signed agreement between parties, Muntania gets to offer lower prices than handling directly with them. The travel insurance with cancellation option offered by Muntania will covered up to 900€ for national trips and 2000€ for abroad travel. In case your total trip cost is higher than the given coverage limit, an extension is always possible (please consult).
Pre and post day trip extension are possible.


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My Thoughts On Twitter 7/15/18
68% of Americans suffer from the abundance of news!
Natural communication is not for us. It hurts and obligates our ego.
Communication isn't the future. It's an ideal future. When it sinks in that this method no longer works, we will transition to communication in a different way
The Creator will finish our work. Our job is to only turn our prayer (MAN)—our desire and anguish to Him. Everything is achieved solely through our efforts to unite that lead to the prayer—finding the correct desire. And the Creator will complete our work.
Although love of creatures repels, it is a mandatory step, where the love the Creator, His revelation, and adhesion with Him begins. Our unity may be selfish so far, but grieving that it is so draws the upper reforming light, OM (Ohr Makif), which does all the work.
From Torah's reception to this day, both the Torah's and egoists' views act in the Jewish people. The world will face great suffering. Consequently, it will force the Jews to realize and fulfill their mission: through their unity to reveal and bring the Creator to the world nations
Liberalism is increasingly against #freedom; it is becoming more rigid, like fascism. Kabbalah warns about it: If people do not start correcting their nature from ego-desires to giving to society, #liberalism will turn into fascism.
The "Laymen's view" is the opinion of those who wish to remain in their ego (desire for pleasure), distort spirituality for self-benefit, and justify the ego, without the love of people. In this case, the intention remains selfish, which we observe throughout history.
There are two opposite approaches: "The Torah's view contradicts the laymen's view." "The Torah's view is to employ the light that reforms, called the "Torah," which produces spiritual "commandments" in us, turning each ego-desire into bestowal.
From Twitter, 7/15/18
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Tile and Grout Cleaning
Sooner or later you need to clean your tile and grout in your kitchen, washroom, dining room or bathroom and this is because it is really easy for grease and other matter to stick between the tiles. The worst thing is that it is not easy to clean it. In order to clean tile and grout most people use acid or other cleaning liquid to clean the stains that lay between these tiles. Those not trained on how to effectively clean tile or grout often spend hours brushing the tile in order to remove the dirt and stains. This is a tiring job, as someone not properly trained can spend hours to get effective results, but sometimes all such efforts go in vain, as some stains or old grease residue remain intact in their position.
Peter Klujian Carpets not only offers carpet cleaning and installation, but we also offer tile and grout cleaning services as well. We assure you that you will get satisfactory results from our cleaning services and this is because when we clean tile and grout we don't allow any stain or grease (either old or new) to remain there. Our experienced staff can get this job done with very little effort on our part.
We assure you of our outstanding services, and this is because we have cleaning professionals on our side who have years of experience in tile and grout cleaning. In order to get rid of all these tile and grout stains, all you need to do is to give us a call and our team of professionals are ready to start right away. No matter the grime or stain we will have all our tiles looking like new


text: Inderite is very soft and difficult to cut, and only a few stones have been cut by hobbyists. There is plenty of cuttable material in existence, and although the material comes from only a few localities, it is not considered a great rarity. The surface of cut stones may become white and cloudy after cutting; care must be taken in storage and to dry the stones after cutting.


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Removing John A. Macdonald: 'Historical vandalism' or step toward reconciliation?
The City of Victoria, B.C., is being accused of "historical vandalism" after councillors voted seven to one in favour of removing a statue of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, from outside their city hall.
But for local First Nations who have been calling for the statue's removal, the move is being called a small step toward reconciliation.
Macdonald, whose face is on the $10 bill, has long been celebrated for joining three colonies together into Canada in 1867, and then creating a railway to the Pacific Ocean that allowed Canada to expand across the northern half of the continent rather than being subsumed into the United States.
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps acknowledges that Macdonald helped to found the country, but she says he "was a key architect of the Indian Residential School system" and that makes the 37-year-old statue a "painful reminder of colonial violence."
Macdonald, as Helps pointed out in a blog post explaining her support for the statue's removal, said in 1879 that "Indian children should be withdrawn as much as possible from the parental influence, and the only way to do that would be to put them in central training industrial schools where they will acquire the habits and modes of thought of white men."
Over the following century, more than 150,000 Indigenous people attended residential schools, where their cultural ties were severed and many suffered abuse. Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially apologized for the system in 2008, but Indigenous people say the harms continue.
"If we're serious about reconciliation, we have to take action," Helps said.
Ron Rice, the executive director of the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, told CTV News that removing the statue of Macdonald "is very symbolic."
Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, however, called the statue's impending removal an example of "political correctness" being used to "erase history."
"We can look to the past, acknowledge and learn from mistakes, and celebrate achievements at the same time," Scheer said on Twitter.
Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney also vociferously opposes the move, saying in a video posted on YouTube that it's proof "political correctness has gone way too far" and an act of "historical vandalism."
"John A. Macdonald was not a perfect man, but he was still a great man," Kenney said.
"Macdonald's audacity of vision is partly what made Confederation possible 150 years ago," he added. "It required incredible patience and a bold vision ... We must honour his vision, his central role in the creation of what has become one of the greatest, freest and most prosperous countries."
Kenney pointed out that Macdonald was ahead of his time in calling in 1885 for women to have the right to vote. That same year, Macdonald extended the right to vote to Indigenous people who met certain property conditions, an enfranchisement that Wilfrid Laurier took away in 1898. Indigenous people didn't regain that right until 1960.
Kenney said that the residential school system was a "terrible injustice" but that "dark moments" of history must be seen in a broader context.
Victoria Coun. Ben Issit, a historian who missed the vote due to a law exam but supports the statue's removal, said that a lack of context is part of the problem.
"If you go by (the statue), you don't know anything about the residential schools," he said.
"You don't know anything about John A. Macdonald's contributions in all the other areas of Canadian history," he went on.
According to Issit, his constituents, "want us to actively pursue a process of de-colonization and removing this statue is a small first step."
Not all constituents agree. Eric McWilliam told CTV Vancouver Island that the decision to remove the statue is an attempt "to erase our history and erase our culture," and he will attend a rally planned for Saturday to protest the move.
"I'm very proud of our culture, I'm very proud of the accomplishments of all Canadians including Scottish-Canadians like myself," McWilliam said.
Victoria is not the only place where Indigenous people have called for the removal of Macdonald's name or likeness.
Last year, an Ontario teachers' union demanded that Macdonald's name be removed from schools where they teach. Kathleen Wynne, who was premier at the time, criticized the move.
In May, the Canadian Historical Association voted to strip Macdonald's name from one of its top writing prizes.
Lynda Kitchikeesic, an Indigenous rights activist with Ojibway heritage, said she hopes the erasure of Macdonald's name continues, starting with the Macdonald Parkway in her home city of Ottawa.
"I have never used that name. I would never use that name," she said.
"People always talk about, well they had good intentions," she said of the figures behind the residential school system.
"I don't care about your good intentions," she went on. "Racism is racism. ... Just because you think it's okay doesn't make it okay – not today, not yesterday and not tomorrow."
With a report from CTV National News B.C. Bureau Chief Melanie Nagy


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An outstanding performance from the West Indian inspired an unbelievable IPL total.
Royal Challengers Bangalore and their opener Chris Gayle were not happy with just one record in their innings against Pune Warriors India today, as they broke no fewer than six.
In one of the most destructive Twenty20 performances ever seen on a cricket pitch, Gayle inspired a mammoth score of 263-5 as the West Indian racked up a colossal 175 not-out.
The 33-year-old hit 17 sixes and 14 fours as he reached his total off just 66 balls and punished the Pune bowlers time and time again.
In total Gayle broke five records and RCB broke one, here's a reflection on a great IPL showing.
Fastest century in Twenty20 cricket – Chris Gayle, 30 balls. Beats the record set by Yusuf Pathan for the Rajasthan Royals by seven deliveries.
Most sixes in a Twenty20 match – Chris Gayle, 17. Four more sixes than South African Richard Levi hit against New Zealand in 2012 – the previous holder of the record.
Most Twenty20 sixes in a career – Chris Gayle, 76. By scoring 17 sixes against Pune Gayle moves up the table and is now eight ahead of second-placed Brendon McCullum.
Highest individual Twenty20 score – Chris Gayle, 175 not-out. Snatching another record off McCullum who's unbeaten 158 in the first ever IPL match was the record for five years.
Biggest opening partnership in IPL – Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan, 167 runs. Beats the previous record for a first wicket partnership by four runs – set by Sachin Tendulkar and Dwayne Bravo of Mumbai Indians in 2012.
Biggest Twenty20 total – Royal Challengers Bangalore, 263-5. Moves three runs ahead of the previous highest score in the twenty-over format, which was set by Sri Lanka in 2007 with 260-6.
Watch the live stream of the remainder of the match between RCB and Pune here.


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You don't want to get out of bed. You stare at the ceiling, attempting to muster motivation to do things that you have zero interest in. When you get to work, you stare at the tasks you have to do and you feel totally overwhelmed. After work isn't much better. You prefer to sprawl on the couch, watching TV, than tackling chores around the house or even spending time with your family.
While you may wonder why you are lagging so much in life, you need to understand that this is not your fault. You are not lazy, or stupid, or a waste. Instead, you are simply unmotivated. You have given up your own power over your life in order to feel more secure. Something is preventing a fire from growing in your heart and fueling your energy.
You should change your attitude and take power back over your life. You possess more power over your mind and your feelings than you think. One of the easiest ways to do this is through meditation designed to awaken your motivation. There are many meditations that can successfully awaken your inner drive.
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If you are aware of what is happening when you are in pursuit of achievement, it will enable you to proactively put measures in place to keep you moving forward.
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My "first prayer," as I've come to think of it, was made when I about 22 years old. I had just begun meditating and was beginning to look at life from a spiritual point of view.
I'm sure that I had prayed when I was a child, but in high school I had been an atheist and went through years of spiritual doubt. After high school my spiritual coldness had begun to thaw — but I still wasn't someone who prayed. Did God really answer prayers? Did He even hear them? Maybe, but I didn't know.
So I thought, Why not try it out? As I was falling asleep one night on the floor of my room — I thought it would be cool to have a mattress on the floor — I heard a sound.
Our cat had been in the habit of sneaking into my room, then waiting until the middle of the night to start meowing to be let out. Why cats do this sort of thing, I can't imagine! But, I thought, if that noise was the cat, it would be better to do something about it now.
I was too tired to get up and look for it, so I prayed:
God, if the cat is in my room, please let me know, so I can put it out.
Surprised, I felt my attention being turned toward my left (guided, it seemed?). A moment later, the little fuzzy head of a cat peered innocently down over the edge of my desk.
In Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda's Guru, Sri Yukteswar, is quoted as saying,
The Lord responds to all and works for all.… Seldom do men realize how often God heeds their prayers.
If my prayer seemed absurdly small, its effects were not, because it was evidence for me that a power greater than myself was listening — that I was connected via some invisible link to all beings, even animals.
As I continued to meditate every day, and as I began to pray more often, the evidence increased. It began to look very suspiciously like Someone, some Great Consciousness, was behind it all.


text: Of course you cannot visit Moscow without visiting Red Square. I was especially excited to see St. Basil's Cathedral in person! Long, long ago when my family first had internet my icon was the St. Basil's Cathedral. I didn't know then that it was in Russia, but I was drawn to the tulip shaped domes and bright colors! If you're visiting Red Square, I definitely recommend you have lunch or dinner at Grand-Café Dr. Zhivago for a Soviet-style meal.


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Danwood engineers link direct to supplier by PDA
Office equipment supplier Danwood has used mobile technology to link to its suppliers and improve customer service.
The company is trading electronically with printer manufacturer Ricoh using Sonic ESB middleware and handheld devices carried by its engineers.
Danwood's service engineers can use a handheld computer to request spare parts via a system called Eric (Engineers Remote Information Communicator).
An engineer's handheld computer sends purchase order requests via GPRS to Danwood's service management and enterprise resource planning system, supplied by Progress. The purchase order is then converted using the Sonic ESB middleware into a format Ricoh's sales order processing systems can receive over the internet.
Mobile technology has become popular for companies with field engineers who work at customer sites. The main benefit of the technology is that it allows staff direct access to central IT systems such as parts databases or customer records.
Previously Danwood faxed purchase orders to suppliers, who then had to re-key information into their systems. The engineers would also receive information via Eric regarding stock availability. Once the supplier invoice was received, information was again keyed into Danwood's systems, matched with stock receipts, checked and sent for approval for payment.
Darren Wilson, information systems director at Danwood, said, "There was an enormous amount of duplicated effort between ourselves and our suppliers and we decided the best way to improve the process flow was to trade electronically."
The company aims to automate the receipt, matching, approval and payment of 50% of invoices within the next 12 months.