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Quick Tips For Tax Time!!! Are You Ready?
Property investors can minimise their end of financial year panic and their maximise tax benefits with a few quick tips for tax time.
Keep your receipts
This may sound simple, but it's amazing how many of us don't keep documentation of expenditure during the financial year.
Your property manager will be able to provide you with annual income and expenditure reports, but in the event you pay for any supplies, fittings or maintenance yourself, be sure to document these expenses and keep the relevant paperwork.
Travel time
If your investment property is interstate (or even a few hours away) you may be able to claim the costs of travelling to and from it for inspections, maintenance and so on. Document all trips and speak to your accountant about claiming them.
Similar blog – 5 ways to save tax as a property investor right now!
That's interesting
Interest expenses incurred on borrowed funds that you have used to invest are tax deductible. This is determined solely by the purpose of the loan, so if you plan to use a loan for both investment and personal expenses, consider splitting it to maximise your tax benefit (and avoid surprises from the ATO).
Losses vs. gains
Capital losses and capital gains have a huge impact on your tax liability, but can be a trap for new investors.
You will need the services of a qualified accountant to ensure you are adequately offsetting any capital gains. I
f you are planning to sell a property, be sure to notify your accountant, as the timing can have tax implications.
Similar blog – Five reasons why investors should claim depreciation.
Trust yourself
Establishing a trust can be extremely beneficial, not only from a tax perspective but also when it comes to asset protection, risk, estate planning and other legal issues.
Investing a few thousand dollars in ensuring your trust is properly set up and administered will bring gains in the future.
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And the New Harry Potter Books Keep Coming – Those of you who interpreted Rowling's comments about the end of Harry Potter books narrowly were clearly right to do so, since just yesterday, three new Potter-world ebooks were announced. Apparently the cash cow is still making regular deliveries. As per an ... more >
Legendary Artist David Bowie Dies at 69 – Even as I type this I cannot believe it. After an 18-month battle with cancer, and only two days after he released his 25th album, David Bowie has died. I still remember having floor seats to one of his shows at the LA Forum, ... more >
New Study Finds Low Levels of Digital Library Borrowing – According to this summary of the latest Book Industry Study Group findings, libraries are not doing a great job of appealing to patrons who read digital books (you can download the executive summary for free here). Of library patrons surveyed, more ... more >
Current Representations of American Indians in Children's Publishing – A refreshingly in-depth analysis of the state of Native American authors, manuscripts, and accurately diverse characterizations in children's and YA literature. And the fact that Native American Heritage Month coincides with U.S. Thanksgiving, and all of the awful stereotypes about early encounters ... more >
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play is a sequel set 19 years after the last book – The 8th Harry Potter book will be out in June 2016, and it will be disguised as a play. Written by Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, the story will pick up almost 20 ... more >
Zanele Muholi's Transformations – A very interesting prose portrait of a photographer who has become known for her work depicting subjects from black and queer South African communities, and who has undertaken a series of self-portraits, aimed at "tell[ing] the truth" about herself. Her portraits are stunning, provocative, and they clearly communicate the ... more >

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Today it's been super sunny and 69 degrees F outside; it's put me in a great mood and I'm SOO ready for the summer! I love the warmth – it energizes me like crazy. Today I came home from class and made this refreshing smoothie. It's got all natural sweetness and it's THICK. I loooove me some thick smoothies. Like the kind you need spoons to eat. Yeeeessss.
Serves: 1
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1/2 cup frozen mango
- 1/2 ripe avocado
- 1 huge handful of spinach
- 1 TBSP ground flax seed (Optional)
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
Blend everything together and that's it! I like to first blend my spinach with the milk because otherwise the spinach doesn't completely blend and you get spinach chunks, meh. Also, you may need more or less almond milk, it just depends on how thick you like it. Just slowly add more almond milk until you get the thickness you want! Perfect treat for the upcoming summer.
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Meribel – l'Hevana 5* Luxury Ski Residence
€380,000 - €1,700,000
Min Studios
Max 3 Beds
95 units
New Development
This is a 5 Star Luxury Resort in the centre of Meribel Village.
Meribel is one of the most sought after destinations for ski property anywhere in the world. The Three Valleys is the largest (600km of slopes) and most popular ski region in the world. It is extremely rare to have a new build development, which is one of the reasons that Meribel consistently offers strong capital appreciation.
These beautiful apartments are fully fitted and tastefully furnished, with access to 5 star services such as concierge, luxury spa, indoor heated swimming pool and outdoor Jacuzzi. The larger 2 or 3 bedroom "exclusive" apartments have their own fireplace and sauna installed.
Pedestrian footbridge conveniently leads directly into the town centre.
Key Features
- 1 - 3 Bedrooms
- Freehold Ownership
- Fully Managed Property
- 5 Star Luxury Residence
- Central Location with Direct Access to Chaudanne Ski Lift
- 20% Vat Rebate
- Guaranteed Inflation Linked Rental Income
- Ideal for Holiday Home with Plenty of Personal Use
- Ski Lockers
- Owners Storage Facilities
- Heated Swimming Pool
- Fitness Centre & Sauna
- Luxury Spa
- Onsite Piano Bar & Restaurant & Ski Shop
- Concierge Service
- Free WIFI
- Close to Shops & Restaurants
- Underground Parking
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Are you an organization that could use assistance with:
- ensuring that the purpose and desired outcome of your planning and strategy work session groups are clearly understood by all involved?
- ensuring inclusive and effective participation, mutual understanding amongst team members, and individual contribution consideration and inclusion in idea generation, solutions, and decisions?
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- efficient and effective management of the time allotted for your work group sessions?
- discussion flow that gets the best from all members, and brings your work group session experience through to a successful conclusion?
- feedback, revealing blind spots, inadvertent behaviors and attitudes, which impact your team's ability to be efficiently and effectively successful?
Many well-intended group planning and strategy work sessions experience challenges such as vague or inconsistent goals and procedures, long meetings, unequal group involvement and commitment, group conflicts, lack of adequate communication, lack of consideration for differing communication styles, extreme power differences, lack of focus on work session purpose and goals, and/or poor internal customer relationship and communication. These are serious issues that can lead to inefficient and/or ineffective decisions and work session outcomes.
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Entrée Savvy's work session facilitation will provide an environment in which your team's planning and strategy work session group can flourish, creating winning solutions and reaching successful decisions.
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The 5 Things to Keep in Mind When Designing a Website
- Understand what the business wants.
- Understand what their users need.
- Know the assets you're about to show.
- Know the business branding.
- Understand how much they want their users to interact with them.
Understand what the business wants
We know what lies in your mind right now: "My client tells me what he wants all the time!" This is the biggest misconception ever: what business always do is trying to get design solutions to problem not analyzed with design thinking.
As soon as we can we run Google Analytics (or equivalent platforms that the client uses) and speak about what are the expected results of having their company on the web.
This is very useful to define a strategic approach and a quick way on how to reach the client expectations with design solutions. It's your turn to transfer knowledge to the client because after all you're the one who makes websites for a living.
Understand what their users need
Quite an obvious answer here: Users want to live happily with all their problems sorted. From looking for ending all the wars to paying a parking fine.
This is universally true, and also completely useless if not applied to your real thing to solve here. If you have enough time and budget, let's do a user research. You can make people test different versions of the same design. Of course, not every client gives you the resources to do this the right way, so if you cannot make it properly you probably want to search bigger websites that solved similar issues, also in different areas or businesses. Go steal their user research!
Know the assets you're about to show
THIS LIST IS SO BORING and obvious! No it's not, unfortunately these are the issues that everyone forgets.
Your client is full with enthusiasm, pushing you to do a first draft "filled with pics from unsplash and those latin words, I can change everything when it's online anyway".
This is a tear-filled canyon. 90% of the clients are not going to like what they see after you completed a mockup unrelated to their business. Key moment ahead: don't do anything without knowing the kind of material you're about to publish, otherwise the website will be a dull container, perfect for holding nothing.
Know the business branding
Branding is not just fonts, logos and colours: it's a set of rules and how-tos. Kudos if you're the designer or in the team who designed everything, but else... you'll have to know them and understand them, otherwise you'll lose a lot of time. Do this correctly and you will know instantly how to present data and build the pages. Take the right amount of time to get in touch with who made the brand manual!
Understand how much they want their users to interact with them
This is quite different but useful: understand how your clients want their user to play around with the site, what your client is expecting to let them do. Keep in mind that users want to interact, they don't want to be spectators but actors, they think their problem is different and that they are special, so have you evaluated it correctly?By Studio Up - https://www.studioup.it
Corrado Lonetto is a Digital Specialist at Studio Up, a Web Agency based in Milan, Italy. Studio Up people love creating innovative strategies for the web. They also love designing gorgeous websites, check them out at https://www.studioup.it :)


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Good news and bad news arrived this week from the world's top climate change experts. Good news: they can tell us in agonizing detail why the world should really, really keep the rise in global warming to less than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Bad news: the 132 authors of the 700-page report offer many ideas but no feasible plan for how to do that. As the International Panel on Climate Change's co-chair put it, "One thing the report did not aspire to do is answer the question of feasibility." So we can call it the Beach Boys Report ― "Wouldn't it be nice..."
The 2015 Paris Agreement set an overall goal of staying below 2 degrees Celsius of global warming. However, the combination of the deal's country-by-country goals would not accomplish that, and no major country is on track to meet its goals anyway. The 1.5 degree target is rightly even more ambitious, but also even further from the reality of energy systems in the world today.
In the first part of the 21st century, the fastest-growing energy source was coal. And energy use is going up rapidly because poor countries want to be richer ― and have a right to be. Climate goals and realities are not converging.
The main mitigation scenarios in the IPCC's new report depend heavily on wind and solar power. These are both important parts of a solution, but they are harder and harder to deploy as they constitute more of the power grid. That's because the outputs of wind and solar sources vary ― between day and night, between winter and summer, and often unpredictably. The desperately needed technologies to affordably store such renewable energy are still developing. Furthermore, renewable energies are diffuse, using large amounts of land, steel and concrete per unit of electricity generated, which makes it harder to expand them at the scale and pace called for by the IPCC's dire timeline.
Some countries such as Norway and Uruguay are lucky enough to have vast hydroelectric capacity. Most nations don't, and new hydropower comes at enormous cost to ecosystems.
The other decarbonized grids can be found in places that rely on nuclear power, such as France, Sweden, and Ontario, Canada. Nuclear power is free of carbon pollution; is highly concentrated, which minimizes environmental impacts such as those from mining and waste; and operates 24/7 without needing batteries. Most importantly, it can scale up rapidly ― exactly what's needed to bring the IPCC's goals out of fantasyland. Based on our analysis of many countries' experiences, what might take a century to do with renewables alone could be done in 20 years with nuclear power.
Isn't n-n-nuclear too dangerous, too expensive, too creepy? Well, no. It's thousands of times safer than coal, which kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. Actually, nuclear power is the safest form of energy ever used, in terms of deaths per unit of energy.
Nuclear also generates far less waste than other energy sources, including renewables. The spent fuel from a lifetime of electricity use by an average American generated entirely from nuclear power would fit in a soda can. Someday we'll bury it, but for now the waste can be left safely in its dry casks, certified for a hundred years, while we attend to bigger issues like saving the planet.
Read more at If We're Going to Save the Planet, We've Got to Use the Nuclear Option


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Android TV Boxes are like Apple TV but operate on Android operating system. Manufacturers of these TV boxes load them with special software to have an access to online movies, TV shows and other contents. People connect these android TV boxes to their Televisions to watch movies, shows and other contents. Some of the websites such as Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Hulu, Cinemax etc. available with rich entertaining content that can be viewed online on your televisions.
There are many options available on the market but we have featured some of the best android tv boxes that will help you play rich content on your tv directly without any fuss.
Fire TV stick with Alexa voice remote
This is a next generation TV stick available with Alexa voice remote. At its heart, Fire TV is an Android device, running Amazon's customized version of Google's open-source operating system, powered with the same internals you would find in a smartphone or tablet. You can watch thousands of channels, programs coupled with the skills of Alexa such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and many more. You can access websites like YouTube, Facebook etc. and launching browsers of Firefox, Silk. By using the Alexa voice remote you only need to tell her to 'launch Netflix 'or play 'Game of thrones'. Besides you also can tell Alexa to play a particular music or search web content etc. To operate this TV stick, you do not require cable/satellite etc. All you need to have is a stable internet connection with Wi-Fi.
Z plus Android TV Box
T95Z plus Smart TV Box with Android 7.1 Marshmallow increases the performance level and its use with a slick interface that is pioneer in image processing and computing. This TV Box comes with advanced Amlogic S912 Octo core Cortex A53 64 bits up to 2 GHz ultra-high frequency image processing ability. Its 2GB DDR3 RAM and 16GM EMMC ROM provides a seamless operation to various Apps without any worry for space. It has a dual ban wi-fi and Bluetooth 4.0 features. Therefore, it adds to more stability to the TV box. Lastly it comes with one-year limited warranty if purchased directly.
Winbuyer X96 Mini Android TV Box
Winbuyer X96 Mini Android TV box comes with Android 7.1 operating system coupled with high speed and easy supporting applications such as YouTube, Netflix and Skype etc. You can connect it with a HDMI 2.0 connector to your Television and X96 BX is connected by virtue of a HDMI cable to set up your home cinema and also you can watch 4K X 2K High Definition real size pictures on your television. It is integrated with the latest media player and support a vast of Android applications. The DDR3 1GB RAM with EMMC 8GB ROM enables you to browse websites, play games watch movies seamlessly.
Fire TV with 4K ultra HD
This product comes with Alexa voice remote. It does not require any cable/satellite Equipments. It provides real life pictures with 4K ultra HD up to 60 fps, HDR and Dolby Atmos Audio. You can access all channels like Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Showtime, Starz and many more. Besides all these, you can also access YouTube, Facebook along with host of other contents with browsers, Firefox and Silk. You need to connect the TV box to your TV and start watching. The skills of Alexa also can be utilized by telling her whatever you want to watch or play that is hands free.
GooBang Doo ABOX A1 max Android TV Box
It is based on the new android Nougat operating system. The new Android Nougat operating system is a better version from the old one with new features and fixing of bugs. It is also powdered by the Amlogic Quad core A53 processor at 2 GHz, which is just fast enough for the TV box to operate smoothly. 2GB DDR RAM along with 16GB ROM powers the Android TV box to run without buffering and with the help of the slot for a micro SD card gives extra ammunition to extreme visual experience. The processor supports 4K video processing. Thereby, provide you rich and life size picture quality with vibrant colors.
GooBang Doo XB-III Android 7.1. TV Box
It's a new 3 DB antenna that supports IEEE 802.11 B/G/N and is terribly faster than its peers. It has 2GB DDR RAM and 16GB ROM that speeds up the Apps to open and function quickly. There is also a provision to add an extra TF card that will expand the space to 54 GB. It is also equipped with an i10 mini keyboard for advance controls. Further you can control the TV Box with the help of your mobile phone. It comes with the Amlogic Quad Core A 53 processor to speed up the operation. The on/off button and Nixie tube enhances the appearance of the unit.
TX3 mini Android TV Box
It works on Android 7.1 operating system that is fast enough for a visual delight. The unit is equipped with a new advanced chipset coupled with a Quad Core processor up to 2 GHz high frequency to accelerate the speed of Apps and Programs. It also comes with 2GB DDR RAM and 16GB ROM with an extension up to 32 GB that gives you enough space to store. It supports wi-fi 2.4 GHz and also 4K video decoding that gives you the rich and life size sharp pictures with clarity.
Fire TV Cube
This is the first hand free TV box with Alexa. You can tell Alexa to switch on the television, lights and also play whatever you wish to want or listen. The far-field voice recognition and with eight microphones, the Fire TV cube can hear you from any direction. Alexa can tell you about the weather and all other information hands free. You can also watch movies, TV shows and log in to Facebook, Browse on YouTube and more.
These are Android TV boxes available which we think would provide the best experience. If you have any suggestions that you feel we can add to our list of the best Android TV boxes, do let us know in the comments section below.


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What to Get a Guy for Valentine's Day to End the Night in Bed
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Men just want sex. We know it's true.
Are you stumped on what to get a guy for Valentine's Day? There are so many ways to go about spoiling that special person (or people…) from fine gourmet chocolates to aged steak dinners. Valentine's Day is the second largest card-giving holiday right after Christmas, but there's actually something else that most men would rather receive involving less reading and more action.
According to our Valentine's Day poll results, 46% of men are expecting wild sex on V-Day. The second highest-polled answer was a romantic dinner, expected by 23% of men. The remaining 19% of men are still searching for their Valentine and 12% believe it's just another day.
Additionally, 55% of men prefer receiving kinky stuff as Valentine's Day gifts, beating chocolates/flowers (0%), gift cards (7%), clothing (14%), and even a romantic getaway (24%). These kinky mens valentines gifts can include everything from sexy underwear to adult toys to naughty games – whatever floats your boat.
So, there you have it. Most guys are marking Feb. 14 on their calendars as the unofficial hump day. If you're thinking about going the naughty route this year, we found some sexy V-Day gift ideas that'll guarantee a happy ending for the both of you.
1. Sexy Underwear
You really can't go wrong with sexy V-Day underwear. If you're looking for some hot foreplay, our Detachable Pouch Boxer Briefs has a sexy snap-button opening on the front that'll let his junk hang out. For backdoor play, our Smuggler Jock Underwear with Pockets is an erotic hybrid of a fanny pack and jockstrap perfect for lap dances and, you know, more…
Naughty Gifting Idea: Gift wrap his underwear early and hide it in the trunk of his car before he leaves for work. Text him later that his V-Day surprise is waiting in his trunk.
2. Leather Harness
Whether BDSM is your thing or you're just experimenting this V-Day, it's never too late to introduce a sexy harness in the bedroom. Masochists will get a kick out of our Leather Shoulder Harness with Spikes. You can dominate in our Prometheus Leather Chest Harness or be the submissive one in our Hooded Chest Harness.
Naughty Gifting Idea: You can surprise him with adult dice or naughty cards detailed with sex positions, body parts, and dirty commands to put that harness to use.
3. Sporty Fetish Gear
You don't need to be a gym buff to wear athletic fetish gear. Our CellBlock 13 Leather Fetish Shorts have that sporty look with the addition of a back zipper and contoured pouch. For a longer-length version, our Padded Faux Leather Leggings by Austerlich Grizzly also come with a back zipper, as well as built-in thigh and calf padding to enhance the look of your muscles.
Naughty Gifting Idea: Throw your own sports fetish party in your bedroom. Buy party lights. Blast some house music. Take some shots. Get real sweaty.
4. Themed Onesie
If you're really into role-playing, a themed onesie is perfect for taking your fantasy one step further. Our Red Devil Onesie is not only the ultimate lounge piece, but it's also detailed with sexy bum buttons great for any of your naughty ideas. For something with a little more untamed vibes, try our playful Bear Onesie or Bunny Onesie finished with foam ears and a pom-pom tail.
Naughty Gifting Idea: Make the entire night about role-playing by booking a hotel room and pretending you're guests that just met at the hotel bar. Make sure to pack your onesie.
5. Towel Kilts
Thinking about booking a romantic spa getaway? There's nothing like a long, hard, deep… massage to get you in the V-Day mood. Our Towel Wrap Kilts are perfect for hopping from the sauna to steam room to jacuzzi without worrying about your towel slipping off your hips. With a sexy side slit on one side, you can easily slip this Multipurpose Sports Towel on and off with the built-in buckle.
Naughty Gifting Idea: Plan a happy-ending massage by turning your bedroom or bathroom into a relaxing oasis with aromatic candles, massage oils, and calming tunes. Don't forget the lube.


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Integrated restoration of any kind of upholstered furniture, antique or modern, with a great variety of leather, textile and trimmings.We usematerials according to the period: strap and jute sacking, steel spring, vegetal mane… just like the gluing of frames and the varnishing of fine woods.
We make custom-made upholstered furniture, with first-class materials, and they are adapted to the client's taste and needs, creating this way unique furniture.
Restoration, upholstery and production of chairs, armchairs, sofas, chaise-lounges, benches, units, stools, interior doors, folding screens, bed headboards, occasional tables, poles for processional floats, office's seats, restoration and public locals.
We offer upholstery and carpeting of walls and shop windows, with a wide range of shades and textures harmonizing with the environment
We also offer self-propulsion and navigation services, by renewing the upholstery with a wide sample of leather, PVC and textile, according to the possibilities of every user.
We make and install traditional curtains using our great and varied tissue collection or tissues chosen by the client, with a large selection of accessories and mechanisms which make easier the device's use.
We also have bars and galleries of wood, aluminum, wrought-iron, brass, metal, methacrylate and resin and manual or automatized rails available.
We produce and install technical curtains, with a wide range of systems and technical tissues, specifically pointed to shops, offices, public installations and homes.
But also foldable roller blind, paqueto blinds, austrian roller blinds, day and night roller blinds, pleated blinds, vertical slat blinds, roman and venetian blinds, Japanese panels and mosquito nets, all them motorized.
We make your bed clothes combined with your curtains, with a wide selection of textiles according to the environment: English quilts, quilt covers, acrylic quilts, feather duvet, comforters and semicomforters, couches, trundle beds and square cushions.
We make as well your tableclothes with different elaboration forms, conforming to the client's taste and demands.
We install any kind of sunscreen system, manual and automatized. You can choose among a wide range of systems available on the market and a variety of tissues in different qualities: acrylic, PVC, screen, sunworker and soltis.
There are some systems: vertical fall, straight-arm, invisible arm, crossed arm, monoblock, chest, versatile, level, hood, awning, shelter, pagoda, canopy, arbor, sail and windbreak.
We replace damaged tissues by bad weather and rains and we also renew or update the broken or antiquated components of your system.
We make covers and thermal blankets for pools, completely adaptable to any shape and size, which make easier the total hibernation of water and a big saving of consumption and energy.


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The skilfully placed pleats and colour accents in the waistline create an elegant figure. The material, which is roughened on the inside, feels pleasantly soft and keeps you wonderfully warm and dry. Thanks to a special anti-pilling treatment and an antibacterial finish the Raffia shirt looks just as great after lots of washes as it did on the first day.


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We (my wife (Sandra) and I) walked the trail over 12 consecutive days - although we did the first two miles from Sedbury Cliffs to Chepstow Bridge the afternoon before we properly started. We walked with day sacks (luggage transfer and accommodation arranged through the excellent Celtic Trails) so it was relatively easy going.
The weather was wonderful, warm, and sometimes hot, sunshine throughout and we accumulated the grand total of 3 spots of rain. The scenery is very varied ranging from ridge walks with expansive views to walks through and beside farmland, woods, tracks, riversides and a canal. Almost every day has elements of most of these, so it is a constantly changing and interesting walk. There are no dull moments - no parts of the walk where you are simply walking to get somewhere else - almost every step is wonderful.
I found it easier going than I had expected. The dry weather probably helped, although we did have to carry twice the amount of water that we normally would have. The hills are often quite steep, but none are really very long and the path is very well maintained and signposted.
Overall this is a fantastic walk. The walks is always pretty and very often beautiful. The dyke is often in view and the most wonderful feature of it, to my mind, is the incredible old oak trees that one often sees.


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City of Albany, CAHome Menu
Committee Origin
City Council Minute Action, April 29, 1974, Resolution No. 2010-63, Resolution No. 2012-80; Resolution No. 2018-137
Committee Purpose
Advise the City Council on cultural and artistic matters within the City including the acquisition and placement of public art. The Committee adheres to the Public Arts Master Plan, the Art in Public Places Ordinance and the Public Arts Project Plan in order to support, develop and promote art in Albany and increase the economic vitality of the City.
Committee Composition
Members/Term: 5 Council Appointees - Members serve for two years, until the next Municipal Election,
1 At-large Council Appointee, and 1 Board of Education Appointee.
|Appointed By
|Sheryl Black
|Peter Goodman
|Andrew Kellogg
|Jenny Holland
|Brandon Schneider
|Lisa Rose
|Council at Large
| ZhiBo Jiang
|Board of Education
(Roster updated 1/13/2020)
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Albany Arts Committee
c/o Eva Phalen
1249 Marin Avenue
Albany, CA 94706
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My running/blogging pal Chelsea over at The Dancing Runner recently posted something about how much she loves getting up early, which led me to think about how I love it too, which led me to write this post.
Some of you may not be morning people and do your best work at night. That's great, and you should keep doing that if that works best for you. But for those who WANT to get out of bed in the morning but struggle with it, I thought I'd share my tips.


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A Day in the Ramadan of Faqeehul Ummah Hazrat Mufti Mahmood Gangohi (Rahimahullah)
Why Fasting is Prescribed - by Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad (db)
The fast is for Me and I am its reward [Hadith Qudsi]
O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed upon you as it was prescribed on those before you so that you may learn self-restraint [2:183]
Abu Umaamah (radiallaahu anhu) reported that the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "Recite the Qur'aan for indeed it will come on the Day of Judgement as an intercessor for its Ashaab (those who read, memorize and implement it)." (Saheeh Muslim). This hadeeth indicates the virtues of reciting the Qur'aan, the greatness of its reward and that it will intercede for its holders on the Day of Judgement towards their entrance into Paradise.
This summary, of the fourth Juz commences at the beginning of Sûrah Nisâ and concludes at the end of the fifth Juz (verse 147 of Sûrah Nisâ).
To avenge their defeat at Badr, the Mushrikîn of Makkah mustered large force to attack Madinah the following year. The two armies locked in combat near Mount Uhud . The Muslims were on the brink of victory when a dispute between some Muslims resulted in their defeat. Instead of remaining at their posts as instructed, they left their posts to gather the booty. As a result of this, victory was turned into bitter defeat and Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam sustained a serious injury to his face. The Munâfiqîn [hypocrites] also plotted against the Muslims and made every effort to cause discord within the ranks of the Muslims. In this part of Sûrah Nisâ, Allâh points out the weaknesses of the Muslims and provides corrective measures to remedy them.
Allâh also mentions the people who misinterpret the verses of the Qur'ân to meet their own ends. Such people are warned about a terrible punishment from Allâh. Allâh also forbids the Mu'minîn from taking the Kuffâr as their confidantes.
Allâh emphatically prohibits false oaths and miserliness. Allâh also declares that a person's family and wealth are tests for him and should not be regarded as the criteria for salvation. Salvation can be attained only by developing Taqwa. The Mu'min sincerely believes in the Qur'ân, begs Allâh for his needs in all sincerity and does not seek payment from people for reciting the Qur'ân. The rewards for the pious Mu'minîn are secure with their Rabb in the Âkhirâh, where they will definitely receive it.
Allâh exhorts the Mu'minîn to remain steadfast on the battlefield when confronted by the enemy and not to falter in their tracks. Allâh also praises the gentle temperament and excellent character of Rasulullâh towards the Muslims, a factor that contributed greatly towards the spread of Islâm.
The following guidance for social reformation is given:
1. Allâh strictly prohibits unlawful earnings and extorting money and property from others. For example, Allâh enjoins people to fully restore the wealth and property belonging to orphans. Allâh also cautions the guardians of orphans against substituting the good possessions of the orphans with their inferior ones.
2. Allâh makes it clear that a man is limited to only four wives at a time. Allâh also tells man that he should rather have only one wife if he fears that he would be unable to deal justly with them all. Due and amicable payment of dowry is emphasised in this Sûrah along with the specific shares of inheritance that heirs are to receive. Of course, Allâh clarifies that the settlement of debts is of paramount importance before dissolving any estate.
3. To purge society of the filth of adultery and fornication, Allâh has ordained that when four upright persons testify to witnessing any of these acts, those found guilty must be severely punished. Allâh also emphasises the importance of Taubah [repentance], which will be accepted only when it is sincerely done before a person's dying moments.
End of Fourth Juz
Beginning of Fifth Juz
4. The laws pertaining to marriage and dowry are discussed. Allâh enumerates all those women whom a person cannot marry, as well as those whom he is allowed to marry. Allâh also states that the stipulated dowry may be increased or decreased after marriage with the mutual consent of the couple.
While it is permissible to take a profit from a mutually agreed contract of sale, extortion and oppression are forbidden in all circumstances. Jahannam will be the punishment for committing these grave sins. When a person abstains from major sins and carries out good acts, his minor sins are forgiven.
Allâh also says that a wife may be disciplined if she is disobedient and cannot be controlled. However, it is a grave sin to search for her faults so that she can be disciplined. If discord creeps into marriage and the couple cannot reconcile by themselves, an arbiter should be appointed to settle the matter.
Furthermore, Allâh states that a humiliating punishment will seize people who are miserly and ungrateful. With regard to the laws Salâh, Allâh mentions that Salâh may not be performed in a state impurity and in a state of intoxication. It is a major sin to perform Salâh in any of these conditions. If water is not available for wudhu for a bath, a person may purify himself for Salâh by making Tayammum.
Allâh exhorts Muslims to return to the rightful owners the trusts of others that they have in their possession, and that they should abstain from oppression and treachery. Allâh also commands the Mu'minîn to wage jihâd, emphasising that martyrdom is an exalted position and that fear for death is an act of cowardice.
Man is told in this part of Sûrah Nisâ that testimony should be given truthfully and in unambiguous terms even though it may have adverse repercussions on oneself or on one's family members. Another statement of extreme importance is the verse where Allâh declares that although He may forgive any sin, He will never forgive the act of shirk.
End of Fifth Juz
Source: Gift of Tarawîh ( Mufti Elias )
Courtesy: www.everymuslim.net
This summary of the sixth Tarawîh covers the Seventh Juz.
Beginning of the Seventh Juz
Allâh also draws man's attention to the fact that the person who forbids something that Allâh has permitted will be guilty of following his carnal desires [his nafs] instead of Allâh's injunctions. An example of this is the concept of monasticism that the Christians devised by which they would totally forsake the world and forbid themselves Halâl pleasures. This concept is incorrect and impermissible.
Allâh also reminds the Mu'minîn that they will be taken to task for every oath that they fail to fulfil. The Kafâra [atonement] for breaching such a promise is that a person should either feed ten poor people, clothe them, set a slave free or fast for three days. Allâh also urges Muslims not to take intoxicants, not to gamble and not to divine the future. Allâh declares these acts to be Harâm (temptations) of Shaytân.
Sûrah Mâ'idah mentions how Allâh will question every Nabî about his nation. They will declare that they only did as they were told and that Allâh alone knows the reality of all hidden matters. The Sûrah also mentions the penalty for hunting an animal while in the state of Ihrâm. Of course, every such situation has its own unique set of circumstances, which will necessitate a unique ruling. These matters should be referred to the men of knowledge.
On the Day of Qiyâmah Allâh will remind Hadhrat Îsa Alayhis Salâm about his miraculous birth, about the various miracles that Allâh allowed him to perform and about the favours that Allâh bestowed on him and his mother Hadhrat Maryam (R.A). Allâh will then ask him, "O Îsa, son of Maryam! Did you tell the people, 'Take myself and my mother both as deities instead of Allâh?'" Hadhrat Îsa will deny that he ever encouraged this and will accede, 'You know what is in my heart... I only told them what You had commanded me with i.e. 'Worship Allâh, Who is my Rabb and your Rabb!' ... If You punish them, then verily they are Your slaves, and if You pardon them, then surely You are the Mighty, the Wise.'" (verses 116-118 of Sûrah Mâ'idah).
Sûrah An'âm commences after Sûrah Ma'idah. Allâh mentions that it has always been the practice of the Kuffâr to ridicule the Ambiyâ and to call them wizards. However, Allâh's Dîn will always conquer and rise, while the Kuffâr will suffer a terrible doom for their falsehood.
Whereas Allâh provides sustenance to people and does not require any sustenance from them, other gods cannot provide sustenance for their devotees but rather require sustenance from them. Allâh exhorts Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam not to be distressed about the aversion of the Kuffâr, but to be patient because Allâh will definitely assist him. The Sûrâh makes it clear that none will be required to account for the actions of another on the Day of Qiyâmah and every person will be held responsible for his/her own acts. On the Day of Qiyâmah the Kuffâr will come to learn the errors of their ways. On that day, all kingdoms will belong solely to Allâh and none shall have any say in any matter.
After describing how Hadhrat Ibrahîm recognised Allâh as his true Deity, Allâh tells the Quraysh of Makkah that his people denied him just as they (the Quraysh) deny the message of Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam. The conclusion is drawn from this that the Quraysh also stand to face the same destructive consequences as the people of Hadhrat Ibrahîm Alayhis Salâm did.
Allâh also points out that the worst oppressor is the one who lies about Allâh and who rebels against Allâh's commands. Oppressors will never be successful, especially in the Âkhirâh. Allâh has promised that the Day of Qiyâmah shall take place. Allâh advises the Women never to swear the gods of others so that they do not retort by swearing Allâh.
End of Seventh Juz
Source: Gift of Tarawîh ( Mufti Elias )
Courtesy: www.everymuslim.net
This summary of the seventh Tarawîh covers the Eight Juz.
Beginning of Eighth Juz
Allâh commands Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam to announce to the people, "Certainly my Rabb has guided me to the straight path ... Surely my Salâh, all my acts of worship, my life and my death are for Allâh, the Rabb of the universe. He has no partner. With this have I been commanded and I am the first of those who surrender." (Sûrah An'âm, verses 161-163)
The following aspects have been emphasised in this Sûrah:
1. Never ascribe any partner to Allâh.
2. Treat parents kindly.
3. Never slay your children for fear of poverty because Allâh sustains everyone.
4. Never even come close to acts of promiscuity and immodesty.
5. Never take the life of any person without a legal right to do so.
6. Be just when weighing and measuring.
7. Always speak the truth and implement justice even though it may impact negatively on one's relatives.
8. Keep your word to Allâh and to fellow man.
Much of Sûrah A'râf concerns about the Âkhirah. In this regard Allâh instructs man to "Follow what has been revealed to you from your Rabb and, leaving Him aside, do not follow other companions" (verse 3). Allâh also says, "We shall definitely question those to whom Ambiyâ were sent and We will surely question the Ambiyâ." (verse 6)
People will be questioned about whether they followed the teachings of the Ambiyâ and the Ambiyâ will also be asked whether they fulfilled the task of propagation and about the attitude of their people. Every person will definitely have to pass the scales to have his/her acts weighed.
Allâh draws man's attention to the fact that rejecting the truth like Qiyâmah and Risâlah [prophethood] is an act of Shaytân. To illustrate this point, Allâh mentions the disobedience of Shaytân when he refused to prostrate to Hadhrat Âdam when Allâh commanded him to do so. Allâh warns man not to act in a similar manner. Allâh also mentions that He granted man many favours when He settled him on earth and also granted him honour by commanding the angels to prostrate before his father Hadhrat Âdam Alayhis Salâm. However, despite all these boons, man is still ungrateful.
Later in the Sûrah, Allâh cautions man not to transgress the limits that Allâh has set because "Allâh does not like those who transgress." Allâh declares that He has forbidden all acts of immodesty, be they secret or public. He has also forbidden people from ascribing partners to Him and from ascribing false statements to Him. This is referred to in verse 33 where Allâh says, "And that you say against Allâh what you do not know."
In verse 40 Allâh says, "Indeed those who deny our verses and are arrogant towards them, the doors of the heavens will not be opened to them and they will not enter 3annah until a camel enters through the eye of a needle." It will therefore be impossible for them to enter Jannah. On the other hand, the righteous ones have been promised entry into Jannah. Therefore, the Mu'minîn should respond to Allâh's call with hope in His mercy and fear for His punishment because Allâh's mercy is definitely close to the righteous ones.
Thereafter Allâh relates the incidents of several Ambiyâ and states how the nations of these Ambiyâ refused to accept the truth, thereby inviting Allâh's punishment to annihilate them. These incidents are intended to be lessons for people so that they accept the message of Rasulullâh Sallallâhu 'alayhi wasallam.
End of the eighth Juz
Courtesy: www.everymuslim.net


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By: Lisa Rosenthal on March 30th, 2016
Infertility Support – Fertile Affirmations to Embrace
Positive fertile affirmations for this morning. Words and images.
Infertility Support | Positive Fertile Affirmations
I am strong.
I am vibrant.
I hold my future in my own hands.
My life is mine to live, fully and completely.
Capable and healthy, I am.
The world gives to me and I give my gifts to the world.
My heart is open to all the possibilities of this wondrous day.
As I offer love, I find love. As I offer peace, I find peace.
As I accept growth, I find fertility.
I am lit up with light and love. My shadows are behind me.
I am growing in each moment. I embrace the me that I am right now.
About Lisa Rosenthal
Lisa has over thirty years of experience in the fertility field. After her personal infertility journey, she felt dissatisfied with the lack of comprehensive services available to support her. She was determined to help others undergoing fertility treatment. Lisa has been with RMACT for eleven years and serves as Patient Advocate and the Strategic Content Lead.
Lisa is the teacher and founder of Fertile Yoga, a program designed to support men and women on their quest for their families through gentle movement and meditation.
Lisa's true passion is supporting patients getting into treatment, being able to stay in treatment and staying whole and complete throughout the process. Lisa is also a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, which is helpful in her work with fertility patients.
Her experience also includes working with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and The American Fertility Association (now Path2Parenthood), where she was Educational Coordinator, Conference Director and Assistant Executive Director.


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From the steady stream of paperwork, constant interruptions and the onslaught of emails, finding the time to keep an organized workspace can be very challenging. Even more than that, if there isn't a simple and efficient system to manage papers, emails and other productivity tasks, work performance can suffer and businesses can be negatively impacted. Not to mention the overall stress it can cause.
In fact, studies and data show that the average person spends 4.3 hours per week looking for paperwork while also wasting an hour of productivity every day searching for missing information.
But, getting organized doesn't have to be a monumental task where you spend hours every day for weeks at a time. Just like any other project, it's best to do tasks in small steps. You're probably wondering, then what's a good first step? Start by clearing the top of your desk.
To achieve high levels of productivity, organizing your desk will help your mind be more clear and focused. Having stuff like papers, office supplies, personal items, cups, books and food can clutter up your desk and make focusing very difficult.
Here's a simple desk clearing strategy I teach my clients. I call it, Stressed? Stop and Sort.
When you start to feel stressed, overwhelmed or unproductive at your desk, take a moment to stop what you are doing to clear off your desk. Then, sort the items on your desk into three categories:
- Paper
- Items that belong in your workspace and
- Items that belong in another space.
(I recommend having three bankers boxes handy whenever you need to do a quick clear and sort of your desk.)
Using this technique, you will be able to clear off your desk in 15-30 minutes. After you are done, if you have the time to put things back in their proper home at the moment, do it. If you don't, commit to doing it by the end of the day.
Once you see your desk clear, your mind will become more clear and your productivity will increase.
If after the clearing, you are still left with paperwork that doesn't have a proper home, then developing a paper management system would be another good project to work on.
Don't have the time to figure out a paper management system on your own? I have created super simple and easy-to-implement systems to not only manage papers, but projects, emails, tasks and time as well.


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Show queue options above track
MC23 posted a topic in Feature RequestsHello, I know the title may seems confusing, so I'll just upload a picture: As you can see from this screenshot, if I search for a track and then I long press that track to make the queue/send/add to playlist etc. menu appears, it selects it but every time I have to manually close the keyboard to make the menu appears: As you can imagine this is quite annoying: if I want to queue 5 tracks that don't appear in the same search, I need to do 5 searches and each time close the keyboard to add that track to the queue. So, why not showing the menu above the track name, or even better, make the keyboard automatically disappear when selecting it? Hope I've explained myself, thanks in advance!
Impossible to edit tags/wrong track tag
MC23 replied to MC23's topic in Bug ReportsMh, all the other tracks have no track tag and are ordered by alphabetical order tho :s
Impossible to edit tags/wrong track tag
MC23 posted a topic in Bug ReportsHello, as the title say I wanna report what I think it's a bug. I've encountered this problem only for "track tag": the original file has no track tag, but I see it when in Poweramp. Also, if I edit the tag (e.g. from 17 to 1) it correctly updates, but if I delete the tag (leaving track tag empty) or I set it to 0, it resets to the original (uncorrected) value. Hope I've explained myself, thanks!
Is it possible to show Album Artist when Artist is missing?
MC23 replied to MC23's topic in Feature RequestsI already have those options checked, but they just show V.A. in track view and album view... Hello, the reason is that my playlists have 500+ artists in them, and I don't want that many artists (especially when for each artist I have 1 or 2 songs), so I use Album Artist tag instead and leave Artist tag empty. Anyway the only way to solve the problem seems to change the Artist tag to V.A., not that takes that much but I don't understand why in V2 I didn't have this problem (V.A. was shown when I was in Library - Artist) Cheers
Is it possible to show Album Artist when Artist is missing?
MC23 replied to MC23's topic in Feature RequestsHey, thanks for the answer. I've tried your solution but it's not working for me. Maybe I didn't explain myself: when I hit Artist in Library, I see "unknown artist" for all my playlists, as you can see from this screenshot: What I'd like to see instead of "unknown artist", is the Album Artist tag, which is V.A. ... Is it possible or the only solution is to change artist tag for every song to "V.A."
Is it possible to show Album Artist when Artist is missing?
MC23 posted a topic in Feature RequestsI have made some playlists which lack Artist tag (but have Album Artist instead), and I remember that in V2 I didn't have any "unknown artist" but the album artist ("V.A.") was shown correctly. Thanks!
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[SOLVED] When the genre has "/" in it, separate it in two genres
MC23 replied to MC23's topic in Feature RequestsGot it, not a problem then! I'll just change the tags :>
Like it happened in v2, if I have an album whom genre is "Indie Rock/Alternative Rock" show the album both under "Indie Rock" genre and "Alternative Rock" genre. That feature was already implemented in v2, so it shouldn't be a problem to bring it back on v3!
Hello there, I've installed v3 and I can confirm queueing system works as I wanted, thanks! I have some questions about v3, but I'll make a new topic in the right section. Thanks!
First of all, thanks to both of you for the answers. For point 1: yes it does. Let me explain what I meant with an example. Imagine I have an album with 5 songs (titled "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five") that I decide to shuffle. PA plays "Three", "Two". Then, I decide to enqueue a track from another album, and after the track has ended PA doesn't remember he has played already "Three" and "Two", so it starts again playing all of them shuffled. I don't want this to happen, any solution? For points 2, 3 and 4 I think I don't have any more questions. I'll upgrade to v3 as soon as the beta ends (ETA?) and, having the paid version of the app, I shouldn't have any problem exporting playlists' ratings.
Some questions about Poweramp (v2)
MC23 posted a topic in General Poweramp ChatterHello everyone, as the title says I'm here to ask a few questions about Poweramp... 1) One thing I'd like to know is: when I shuffle music and I enqueue a track, is it possible to make the shuffle continue - after the enqueued track has ended - without starting again from one? 2) When I receive a notification (WhatsApp or others apps) Poweramp stops playing the track for few seconds, how do I solve this? (My mobile is Huawei P8 Lite 2017) 3) Is there a way to reproduce every song at the same level? 4) How do I export the ratings of the tracks? Thanks in advance to those who'll help me


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2016 | Month: | Volume:3 | Issue:1 | Page:42-46
Rhinosporidiosis is a recurrent granulomatous disorder involving the mucocutaneous tissue. Commonest presentation is with the involvement of nose and nasopharynx. Cutaneous dissemination is possible by auto-inoculation or hematogenous spread. We present the case of a 70-year old immunocompetent male who presented with multiple warty growths over the abdomen, upper limbs and trunk which were gradually increasing in size. He also had numerous tiny molluscum-like lesions around the warty growths and subcutaneous nodules over the popliteal fossa and dorsum of foot. He gave history of a nasal growth for which he underwent surgical excision around 10 years back. Histopathological examination of the growth confirmed the diagnosis of rhinosporidiosis. Occurrence of warty growths, subcutaneous nodules and molluscum-like lesions in the same individual is extremely rare and this case is being reported to highlight this.


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