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As gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Christians we are lied to all the time. We are told we're filthy sinners who will never enter the kingdom of heaven. We begin to believe these lies and fall away from God and the church. Living as a Whosoever means recognizing these lies for what they are and beginning to believe that we are not cursed, but blessed.
What is it like to live as a "Whosoever" person? Why, it is to be given opportunities for God to prove to us what we would have missed if we had been born part of the majority, rather than a minority. It is to have one's personality and spirit honed by unusual circumstances, so that the real
and precious beauty with which we are created is revealed.
The love, grace, guidance and communication I have with God every day is stronger now than at any other time in my life. I believe that coming to understand exactly who I am and how precious I am to God has opened the way for a greater depth of relationship with Him. Everything is deeper - revelation, understanding and compassion.
If it were revealed through research that bisexuality, homosexuality, heterosexuality, or being transgendered were all conscious choices, who is to say that these are not directly put into us by God? When we call any one of these the "wrong choice" and demonize the others, I feel we are quite potentially questioning God's Will for others, which to me seems a bit like trying to play God and decide for God what the sexuality of another should or should not be.
I have been well supplied with years. There was undoubtedly a period soon after my reaching adulthood when I battled against my homosexuality. But that has long gone. Then there was a long period when I battled against the teachings of those who `professed and called themselves Christians' who told me all sorts of things to do with the error of my ways. Many stories of my living as a Whosoever are there.
Being a Whosoever is a tough calling. It requires accepting oneself as is and praising God for it. It means showing the Light of Christ in one's life so others may not walk in darkness.
I hear folk who claim to be loving and understanding Christians saying all the time that an active homosexual is an abomination to God and themselves, taking verses out of the Bible which suites and strengthens their arguments against me. All I can say to them is, "Wake up and smell the roses!" I have, in so many ways, and at so many times, felt the love and presence of God in my life as a Gay individual.
"I won't even begin to explain why I'm in love with Mary let alone engaged to her." The words were barely comprehensible and came amid tears. The tears flowed heavily down my cheeks. The whole "coming out" process just took place after a fairly heated mother-daughter argument one May evening of this year.
A great warrior whose brave men and women perished in battle, still stands
tall before her enemies. Unslain and proud, she dances the war dance high
up on a ridge, where the enemies stare from below. They are boiling with
anger, for now, she taunts!
This essay is not intended to
minimize in any way the unique sufferings endured by African-Americans due
to racism in this country. The purpose is to show that the full rights
enjoyed by white Americans are denied to both blacks and homosexuals; and
that the crossover between these groups frustrates efforts to pit them
against each other.
The culmination of two days of vigils in New Orleans was a historic jazz
funeral, followed by a press conference and civil disobedience and arrests.
Hundreds of people lined the streets as over 100 Soulforce supporters
followed a jazz band through the streets of New Orleans around the Superdome,
mourning for the suffering and deaths of gay Southern Baptists.
After the casket was taken away, the New Orleans Jazz Band played "When
the Saints Go Marching In." That really got to me and made me cry. I
never cry for myself. But I cried a lot on Wednesday as I was made to
remember the many gay friends who have suffered and died because of
neglect, rejection, misinformation, self-hate and other evils dumped
upon us by sick abusive religion.
Those of you who have never considered attending a Soulforce event don't
know what you are missing. If you have been injured by the teachings of
your church, you need to be with us. If your family has rejected you
because of what they believe about the Bible, you need to be with us
With much dialogue and sharing between
us and church leadership, we were able to show them that we were just like
them and that being transgendered did not make us any less loved by God than
anyone else.
In recent years my attention shifted to the spiritual concerns of Christians
who cross-dress. Their primary desire is to be accepted as they are and to
participate fully in the affairs of the church.
Some people think that the phrase "transgender pride" is an oxymoron.
Now, I'm neither an ox nor a moron, but I'm here to tell you that we can
take tremendous pride (not vanity or self-importance, hopefully, but a
quiet, fulfilling sense of dignity and personal fulfillment) in being
differently gendered. We are special and valuable to God and to the human
race, whether we believe that or not.
When we let go, God promises us, in Ezekiel, that he will put a new spirit in us and that spirit will change our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh. God promises if we'll open ourselves to the spirit our cold, selfish nature will change ... our heart of stone will dissolve. In its place we'll find a warm heart, a heart open to compassion, justice and righteousness. Our encounters with the Holy Spirit make us into new creations.
A simple story, told by Jesus was often worth many lessons in a synagogue, and so it is with the story of the Good Samaritan. This must have frustrated those listening that day, because as much as they wanted to shout out that no Samaritan was good, they could not argue with the fact that, in this example, the Samaritan was good.
After a few moments he spoke with force, "Philip, I know what I want you to do. Go and find Shlomo and that healer, Yeshu. When you find them, say you come from me. Apologize for the inconvenience, then tell them not to come. Tell the man Yeshu he can perform the healing from a distance. Just like I tell you to fetch a bowl of water or go get a garment, and you do it, he can tell the angels to tend to Zonen and they will. Tell him, I'm a centurion, I know about giving orders. Tell him to make the order for Zonen to be healed. Only, be sure he doesn't come here. Tell him not to trouble himself with coming to my house. I'm not worthy to have him in my house. Go on, lad. Go. Tell him."
So, what is Solomon saying? He's saying that, like snow in the summer
or rain in the harvest, celebrity and social position are not suitable
or fitting for someone who acts unwisely or has no common sense.
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Apple's new products at its Fall Event
September 2, 2010 1 Comment
Apple's fall event took place a few hours ago, and as expected, a lot of the additions and improvments were around its iPod devices. Here's a small recap of the new stuff introduced by Apple in its Fall Event:
- iPod Touch with 2 cameras, a retina screen, video recording, and Face Time.
- iPod Nano gets a multitouch screen instead of its scroll wheel, and is half the size of the previous model.
- iPod shuffle gets back its buttons.
- iPad with wireless interaction, like printing and streaming.
- A new Apple TV, that is 75% smaller than the previous model, and at less than half the price.
- New IOS, Apple's operating system for all its mobile devices like the iPod, iPad, and iPhone; is coming out this November. This new IOS will allow iPad users to share media via wifi.
- New iTunes, with interactive social features (called Ping) that resemble features offered by Twitter and Facebook.
Older posts about Apple's Fall Event are here and here.

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After ten long years, it's time to fly the coop! Today is my last day at my current job, where I started as a file room temp way back in 2002. There have been many ups and downs, fortunately much more of the former than the latter. I'm about to jump into a whole new adventure, so I'm a little nervous. I've been obsessively applying lip stain and asking Jean-Luc for strength.
The one who really needs a gargoyle guardian is the poor girl who is taking my position, she's had just over three days to try to learn everything I do. I'll be rooting for her… while I catch some much needed sleep on Monday morning.


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Introducing the Indie Circuit
After dreaming up the idea since March, I'm excited to announce the Indie Circuit (www.indiecircuit.org):
"The Indie Circuit is a website and community created to give you the best experience with a small, handpicked set of multiplayer indie games. Soon there will be players to meet, tournaments to attend, streams to watch, developers to chat with, and all kinds of interesting features to experience. After a period of time, the games will be rotated out."
I wanted to start the Indie Circuit mainly because I like deep games that require and reward digging into them. I've never been a sultan of sampling. I'd much rather take one game at a time and put in the time and energy to deeply understand it. But what if the game is terrible? It's true, there are terrible games out there. But a terrible game can have beautifully designed parts even if they're not put together well. Furthermore, I'd rather assume a game can be great and put in the time to find out it's a flop than toss a game aside assuming it's shallow and miss its deep secrets.
I also started the Indie Circuit because of Puji, and DigiDrive, and Pikmin 2 Battle, and Zelda Spirit Tracks battle mode, and Monkey Fight 2, and so many other games that I've dug so deeply into in isolation. With these games, I've practiced techniques and strategies few will ever know. I've made discoveries no one will ever talk about. And I did it because these games are good. Quality, deep game design is a vauable experience in itself. But a multiplayer game is practically nothing without its players. With no one to talk to about these games, few who knew of them, and fewer still who could challenge me, my investment and appreciation of these games failed to reach its potential.
Last GDC (2014) I became wrapped up in a Pikmin 2-battle-mode-secret society-showdown, an event composed of the game's few remaining fans and competitive players. Just kidding. I actually attended a BBQ party hosted by the Campo Santo/Idle Thumb guys, most of whom are crazy about Pikmin 2 battle. We competed. We laughed. We coached. We even got a bit salty all in good fun. Though we only played a few games of Pikmin the gathering was memorable. I can't help but wonder how many other Pikmin 2 Battle fans are out there. I wonder how much more I would appreciate Pikmin 2 Battle if we had organized our playerbase years prior.
So moving forward, I want to do things differently.
I believe with a bit of organization we can amplify the energy we put into playing and enjoying local multiplayer indie games. We'll dig deep into these indie games and build a community around playing together, competing with sportsmanship, and voicing our thoughts. This new approach to making, playing, and talking about games falls under the Game.Play.Critique philosophy (www.gameplaycritique.com). I have the support from the developers of the Indie Circuit games and a team of friends ready to make this dream happen. There's a better way to enjoy games, join the Indie Circuit, and let's be a part of something amazing.


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A Place at the Beach III
1904 Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, 28512
Come to Atlantic Beach and enjoy a family vacation that you will fondly remember at *A Place At The Beach III*! A 150 foot water-slide spills into the resort's oceanfront outdoor pool and promises an exhilarating ride. Swim year round in the heated indoor swimming pool, and take advantage of the relaxing whirlpool at the end of a long day in the sun. And for those who enjoy outdoor whirlpools, one of those is available for you as well. The lighted tennis courts extend your playing hours, and outdoor charcoal grills make family cookouts a breeze. *A Place at the Beach* offers comfortable 1, 2, or 3 bedroom furnished condominiums with fully equipped kitchens.


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In an LA Times op-ed, my Wesleyan colleague Richard Grossman writes:
History provides ample evidence that the gold standard is a bad idea. After World War I, the major industrialized nations established the gold standard, which is widely seen as having contributed to the spread and intensification of the Great Depression. The gold standard tied the hands of monetary policymakers, forcing them to maintain high interest rates in order to maintain the price of gold, thereby making a bad economic situation even worse.See also Paul Krugman. My version of the case against gold is in this earlier post.


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Markets hate uncertainty, and the uncertainty about who will lead the country, and how, ends with Tuesday's election.
The election could be a turning point for markets and the economy. The tight race between President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney has made for a high level of anxiety, and on Friday, traders quickly shrugged off a better-than-expected October jobs report and shifted focus to the election. (Read more: Unemployment Report: Final Fodder for Election)
Stocks sold off Friday but were flat for the week, which was cut short by Super Storm Sandy's two day closure of trading. There were slight losses in the Dow and Nasdaq, and a slight gain in the S&P 500 . The S&P 500 lost nearly a percent Friday to 1414, reversing Thursday's gain. (Read more: Stocks End Near Lows; Apple Tumbles 3%)
"I think a lot of what's happening today is probably investors taking advantage of yesterday's rally, not wanting to hold through the election, and waiting for what the market does after the election," said Gina Martin Adams, institutional equities strategist at Wells Fargo Securities.
Adams noted the S&P has been trading under its 50-day moving average, of 1434, and it tested it again Friday. "The market seems to have decoupled from economic and earnings data," she said. "We keep getting positive economic data and earnings revisions have actually gotten less bad, but that's not enough to keep the market in an upward trajectory. It's probably a combination of uncertainty to do with the election and just plain technical." (Read more: What the Jobs Report Says About the Housing Market)
She pointed to the divergence between the Dow industrials and the transports, and also the fact that copper, a leading indicator of economic growth, has been lagging.
Romney is Wall Street's favored candidate for his position on taxes and fiscal policy, but the tension around this election is especially high since the candidates continue to run neck and neck in the polls. But regardless of who wins, analysts say it is important to end the lack of clarity on what direction Washington will take on tackling the country's fiscal challenges.
"If it's your big event, it's going to be hard to position one way or the other," said David Ader, chief Treasury strategist at CRT Capital. "We're going to have this critical piece of information. In my own view, what happens Tuesday could set the tone for the next four years. I'd rather trade the four-year trade than the one-month piece of data. It's a very big deal."
Earnings from retailers, like Macy's and JC Penney and media companies, like Disney and Time Warner, in the coming week should not have much bearing on trading. Nor will the handful of economic reports, including weekly claims, consumer sentiment and trade data. Investors will also be watching the recovery after Super Storm Sandy, which slammed the east coast.
Earnings on Tap
One concern in the markets is that the election will end Tuesday night with no clear winner, as in the 2000 election. "Hopefully we have an answer right away, regardless of who wins, and then 15 seconds later, the question will be 'what are we doing with the fiscal cliff?" said Art Hogan of Lazard Capital Partners. The fiscal cliff is the dual expiration of tax cuts and the start of automatic spending cuts, starting Jan. 1, if Congress fails to act in the lame duck session.
"I think it's going to be an extremely interesting week, but I think the pace of activity increases," Hogan said. "I think we've been in wait-and-see mode for a while … I think any sort of constructive conversation about the fiscal cliff that shows a resolve gets market activity going again. That will be a trigger point. That would get people back engaged."
The October jobs report was the best in eight months, with 171,000 nonfarm payrolls added. But it failed to rally a market that had been lifted the day earlier by stronger manufacturing ISM and construction spending, and an improvement in jobless claims.
The bond market stayed in a close range this past week, with the 10-year ending the week yielding 1.728 percent late Friday. "Week over week, we're pretty much unchanged. That's surprising given how much of the data has been on the firm side, but we're waiting to see the election outcome, and presumably if Obama is elected we'll probably try to mount a rally and see how far we can go," said Ader.
He said the bond market views a Romney win as better for dealing with the fiscal cliff and debt-ceiling issues. Adams said it would also probably be a better outcome for the stock market, since status quo in Washington pits the Democratic president against a mixed Congress that would likely fight him. An unlikely change in the makeup of the House to Democratic majority, if Obama wins, would make it easier to resolve the cliff just as a Republican sweep in the Senate would make it easier should Romney win the presidency.
As for the market, it will probably not move ahead until it's clear how the cliff will be handled. "I think it's unlikely we can surge back without the removal of uncertainty. I think it's more likely that we test the 200-day moving average and move lower rather than higher, unless the election changes things," she said. The 200-day moving average on the S&P 500 is 1379. Adams said a Romney win would also be bullish in that it would boost capital spending, which companies have said they are holding back on due to uncertainty about taxes and the fiscal cliff.
Analysts said a Romney win would be a surprise and boost the stock market, as the market has been pricing in an Obama win. In the bond market, there could be a move in either case, said Ader.
"The feeling is if Obama wins, it's a 10 basis point rally, and if Romney wins it's a 20 basis point selloff," said Ader.
What to Watch
Earnings: Con Ed, Toyota, Rockwell Automation, Humana, Time Warner Cable, Southern Co, Transocean, Express Scripts, Plains All American, Tesoro, Weight Watchers
1000 am ISM nonmanufacturing
Election Day
Earnings: Nissan, CVS Caremark, Dish Networks, Computer Sciences, NYSE Euronext, Marathon Oil, PG&E, Office Depot, AOL, Liberty Media, International Flavors and Fragrances
1000 am JOLTS
0100 pm $32 billion 3-year note auction
Earnings: Telefonica, Time Warner, Burberry's, Macy's, Molson Coors, Wellpoint, Centerpoint, Energy, Qualcomm, CBS, Activision Blizzard, Prudential Financial, Monster Beverage, Whole Foods
0700 am Mortgage applications
1030 am Oil inventories
0100 pm $24 billion 10-year note auction
0300 pm Consumer credit
Earnings: Disney, International Game Technology, Nordstrom, Public Storage, Kayak, Siemens, Duke Energy, Frist Energy, Kohl's, Manulife Financial, Tim Hortons, Advanced Auto Parts, Wendy's, Zipcar, Nvidia, Kohl's, Westar Energy, Duke Energy
0700 am Bank of England rate announcement
0745 am ECB rate announcement
0830 am International trade data
0830 am Weekly jobless claims
1030 am Natural gas inventories
0100 pm $16 billion 30-year bond auction
Earnings: JC Penney, Alliant Energy, Allianz, Brookfield Asset Management, Energizer, Foster Wheeler, Covidien
0830 am Import/export prices
0955 am Consumer sentiment
1000 am Wholesale trade
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Dr. Steven Green
Professor of Soil and Water Conservation
- Ph.D. Purdue University (Soil Management)
- M.S. Purdue University (Agronomy
- B.S. Brigham Young University (Conservation Biology-Ecology)
Teaching Specialties
- Soil science
- Environmental sustainability
- Soil and water conservation
Research Interests
- Soil health
- Sustainable agriculture
- Bioenergy crop production
- Soil Science Society of America
- American Society of Agronomy
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Arkansas Association of Professional Soil Classifiers
- Southern Region Environmental Soil Physics Group
Steve has been a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Technology at ASU since 2006. Prior to coming to ASU, Steve worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a research soil scientist at the Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory in Beltsville, MD. Steve has an active research program in the area of sustainable bioenergy crop production with a focus on soil health and water quality.
He has published several scholarly articles in national and international scientific journals and has received research funding from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and several local and state agencies.
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Required Text: Kleinberg and Tardos, Algorithm Design, Addison-Wesley, 2005. [order from amazon.com]
Reference Text: Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, and Stein Introduction to Algorithms (a.k.a. CLRS)
Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-10:50 in Tech LG66.
Instructor:Jason D. Hartline.
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:00-3:00, Thursday 11:00-12:00, and by appointment; Ford 3-329.
Teaching Assistant: Jing Xin, j-xin [at] northwestern.edu
Office Hours: Monday and Friday, 2:00-3:00; Tech L444.
- Mar 18: The final is on 3/19/08 from noon to 2pm. The final is closed book. You may bring one handwritten sheet of notes with you to the test.
- Feb 5: The midterm is on 2/12/08. The midterm is closed book. You may bring one handwritten sheet of notes with you to the test.
- Feb 5: Students are highly recommended to attend Luis von Ahn's talk "Human Computation", Thursday, Feb 7th, at 4pm in Ford ITW. This talk is part of the Technology and Social Behavior Speaker Series.
- Jan 29: An integral part of giving an algorithm is proving its correctness and efficiency. All algorithms you define in homework assignments should be accompanied by these proofs.
Overview. Algorithm design and analysis is fundamental to all areas of computer science and gives a rigorous framework for the study optimization other disciplines. This course provides an introduction to algorithm design through a survey of the common algorithm design paradigms of greedy optimization, divide and conquer, dynamic programming, network flows, and randomized algorithms. Important themes that will be developed in the course include algorithmic abstraction-design-analysis process and computational tractability (e.g., NP-completeness).
Prerequisites.EECS 310 (Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science) and EECS 311 (Data Structures and Data Management) which cover abstract data types such as stacks, queues, and binary search trees; and discrete mathematics such as recurrence relations, sets, and graphs.
Grading. 60% Problem sets, 10% Midterm, 30% Final, (Bonus 3% classroom participation).
Homework Policy. Homeworks may be done in pairs. Both students must contribute to the solution of all problems. One copy of the assignment should be turned in with the names of both students on it. Both students will receive the same grade. Homeworks are assigned in class on Tuesday. Homeworks are due the following Tuesday at the beginning of class (or as noted). Homeworks turned in up to two days late will lose 25% per day they are late. Solutions will be distributed the class after homeworks are due. Homeworks will contain reading assignments.
Tentative Schedule:
- Jan. 8: Course overview, algorithmic abstraction-design-analysis paradigm, and the stable matching problem. (Chapter 1)
- Jan. 10: Review of runtime analysis, graphs, and basic graph algorithms. (Chapters 2 and 3)
- Jan. 15: Greedy algorithms: interval scheduling, shortest paths. (Chapter 4)
- Jan. 17: Greedy algorithms: caching. (Chapter 4)
- Jan. 22: Greedy algorithms: shortest paths, minimum spanning trees. (Chapter 4)
- Jan. 24: Divide and conquer: merge sort, recurrence relations, public key cryptography, repeated squaring (Chapter 5)
- Jan. 29: Divide and conquer: integer multiply, convolution, fast Fourier transform (Chapter 5)
- Jan. 31: Dynamic programming: memoization, weighted interval scheduling, integer knapsack (Chapter 6)
- Feb. 5: Dynamic programming: all pairs shortest paths (Chapter 6)
- Feb. 7: Network flow. (Chapter 7)
- Feb. 12: MIDTERM (on material through dynamic programming)
- Feb. 15: Applications of Network flow. (Chapter 7)
- Feb. 19: NP and intractability: NP, polynomial time reductions decision problems (Chapter 8)
- Feb. 21: NP and intractability: NP, circuit sat, 3-sat (Chapter 8)
- Feb. 26: NP and intractability: circuit sat, 3-sat, independent set (Chapter 8)
- Feb. 28: Approximation algorithms: TSP, metric TSP, knapsack (Chapter 11)
- Mar. 4: Approximation algorithms: pseudo polynomial time, PTAS, knapsack (Chapter 11)
- Mar. 6: Randomized algorithms: max-3-sat. (Chapter 13)
- Mar. 11: Randomized algorithms: global min cut (Chapter 13)
- Mar. 13: Online algorithms: ski-renter, "lost on a line", secretary.


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After weeks of speculation, Google Drive launched today. As if trying to quell the disbelievers, Google's announcement blog post read "…yes, really" in the title. The long-rumored "cloud" based storage officially launched this afternoon, touting the ability to keep all your stuff in one place.
What is Google Drive?
In essence, Google drive is the rebranding of Google Docs. It's being positioned to compete against similar storage services like Apple's iCloud and Microsoft's SkyDrive. Because Google has always allowed you to share documents with others, Google Drive can also compete against services like Dropbox. If you're currently a Google account user, just go to drive.google.com/start to get started.
The files you use are stored in your account on Google's servers. Your files are available only to you and can only be accessed by others if you share with them. Since the files are stored on Google's servers, they are always available, provided you have an Internet connection.
Google is adding the ability to integrate Google Drive seamlessly with Macintosh and Windows-based PCs, effectively integrating it into the operating system. Google previously had an Android app for accessing Google Docs, which was recently updated to allow offline caching of your Docs.
Today, the Google Docs app has been updated once again sporting the new name and logo. The Play Store also indicates improved support for additional file types, sharing integration and background syncing. An iOS version has yet to be released, though Google says it's coming soon.
Google Drive – The Service
Google Drive is touting the ability to view over 30 different file types directly within your browser. This includes Adobe products like Illustrator and Photoshop, even if you do not have those applications natively installed on your computer. Google Drive will also track versions now. As you save a file, it creates a revision that you can go back to view for up to 30 days.
As part of the service, Google gives you 5 GB of storage for free. However, there are several levels of service to choose from, if you don't mind a monthly payment for more storage. You can upgrade your Drive space to 25 GB for $2.49/month. 100 GB will run you $4.99/month. Or get an entire terabyte (1 TB) for $49.99/month. The space you purchase counts against Google Drive and Picasa. Google Music, however, has not been listed. As an added bonus, when you pay for a Google Drive account, your Gmail storage will also increase from 10 GB to 25 GB.
Businesses using Google Apps aren't being left out either. Google is offering business pricing in nine different tiers ranging from 20 GB for $4/month (€3,00) to 16 TB for $1,430/month (€1068,00). Google Drive is available for the Free, Business and Education editions of Google Apps. Each require SSL connections and Single Sign-on. Various other features vary between versions.
Other Google Apps are being created and updated to integrate with Google Drive so that you can save your work directly to it. The Chrome Web Store has a concise listing of the apps that are designed to integrate with Google Drive.
On the surface, Google Drive doesn't look like much. However, its business applications are far-reaching. Companies like Carbonite and Mozy charge $5/month for backup services. Business-class online backup services are more expensive. For $60/year, you can have 100 GB of online backup, powered by Google's massive redundant data centers. The average small business owner would be nuts to not jump at this.
This will change things in Google's business model. Do you see yourself using Google Drive?
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60 years, yes it's been 60 years since "that" midnight seasoned with aspirations of a million people. India and Indians have come a long way; gone are the days when India was totally depended on the western world for all that's "cutting-edge". Today, India is a proud member of the science & technology high table.
I would like to celebrate the Independence day with the Tri Color halwa 🙂
Sooji : 2 cups
Sugar : 3 cups
Ghee : 1 cup
Water : 5 cups
Salt, a pinch
Green Color, few drops
Orange Color, few drops
- Heat ghee in a wide bottomed pan.
- Add Sooji, and fry on low, till it gives a very nice aroma.
- Meanwhile keep water for boiling.
- Add boiling water to sooji, while mixing well, to avoid lumps.
- Keep stirring on medium, till all the water has been absorbed.
- Add sugar and salt, and mix well.
- Stir till it forms halwa consistency.
- Divide the halwa into 3 portions.
- Mix orange color in one, and green in an other.
- Take a wide plate, and put the halwa mixed with green and even it.
- Then put the one without any color and even.
- Lastly put the orange one and flatten.
- Leave it cool.
- Cut into desired pieces and Serve.
And the Verdict:
I did not feel like serving as it is, becoz it resembled the national flag.
So I separated the layers and made them as two layered halwa after the photo session 🙂
Very appealing with different colors and tasty too!!!


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Here's a smack-the-forehead "no duh!" study finding to contemplate as we prepare to greet the New Year: greater reliability of transit schedules could motivate more people to leave their vehicles at home and ride the bus.
And we needed a study to determine this?
OK, ok, I'll admit to being a bit too snarky here, because the study in question – dubbed Reliability of Bus Transit Schedules in Washington D.C. and conducted by the Mineta National Transit Research Consortium, a group within the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) – highlights some rather interesting factoids about today's transit bus system networks: especially how taking into consideration current traffic volumes, new traffic patterns, corridor signal timings and headway adjustments can boost on-time arrival performance.
"Before they decide to ride transit, people place great importance on its reliability, especially in urban areas," noted Stephen Arhin, one of the authors of the study.
"Will the bus or train arrive on time? Can passengers make their connections? Will they be standing in the rain waiting for a late bus? This is why most transit agencies set certain performance criteria, including on-time arrival and departure," he explained. "Our research goal was to determine whether the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) achieved its own performance criterion for timeliness and to recommend improvements."
The generally accepted standard for "on time" in the transit bus industry is one minute early and five minutes late, according to MTI, while WMATA's criterion is slightly broader – two minutes early and seven minutes late.
After analyzing 15 WMATA transit bus lines for one year – from the summer of 2012 through the summer of 2013 – MTI's researchers found that the bus system met its own performance goal 75% of the time, on average. However, WMTA met the industry standard criterion only 61% of the time, on average, MTI found.
[It's interesting to note that in the trucking business, the "on time arrival" metric most often demanded by shippers is 98%.]
The routes studied, by the way, varied from six to 15 miles in length and involved 125 bus stops, MTI pointed out.
As a result of this study, MTI suggested that WMATA schedule periodic "arrival studies" for several "representative" bus routes so it can keep better tabs on its on-time performance, enabling it to make "rolling adjustments" if traffic volumes or other factors conspire to delay bus arrival times.
Another suggestion: conduct a travel and run-time study using automated data collection to gauge the efficiency of bus travel on the most heavily traveled routes, with that data routinely compiled and analyzed for on a three to five year cycle as the "characteristics" of routes (e.g., land-use patterns) could change over time.
In addition to the on-time arrival metric at bus stops, the bus industry as a whole recommends that travel time, dwell time at stops, run time, and transit level of service should also be considered in evaluating schedule performance – pretty basic, as fuel stops, mandatory rest breaks, and re-routes around traffic change travel times for truckers.
In the end, it's no great surprise that reliability when it comes to meeting on-time performance metrics is a basic requirement for bus transit systems and trucking companies alike. The question is can bus services improve their on-time performance metrics in urban environments that seem to be getting only more congested with traffic by the day. That will be no easy task.


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Musician Bret Michaels suffered a "minor setback" when doctors discovered a side effect from the brain hemorrhage the rocker suffered that could lead to seizures, his reps said Tuesday.
Michaels, who remains in critical condition in intensive care, was found to have a side effect called hyponatremia, a sodium deficiency in the body that could cause Michaels to suffer seizures, his reps wrote on Michaels' Facebook page Tuesday.
His reps called the finding a "minor setback" but said they and doctors remained hopeful the singer could make a "full recovery."
The "Celebrity Apprentice" and "Rock of Love" star remains under 24-hour observation in the ICU.
Michaels' reps also revealed on the Facebook posting that the singer's test results "demonstrated findings of a subarachnoid hemorrhage," which presents itself "suddenly as the sound of a loud gunshot or thunderclap at the back of the head causing severe cranial pain and muscle spasms."
The singer's camp acknowledged that many speculated the hemorrhage could be a result of an injury suffered when a prop struck Michaels at the Tony Awards in June, but did not confirm or deny those rumors.
The father of the reality TV star said earlier Tuesday that Michaels is speaking and moving his limbs but remains "a little slow."
"He sounded a little slow, but fine," dad Wally Sychak told Extra TV outside his Pennsylvania home after speaking with his son on the phone.
"He was talking, not as cheerful as he usually is. But I guess he is under sedation. But he understood what he was saying and knew me. Everything seemed good that way."
"They say he's moving his arms and hands. The best as they could expect at this time," his dad told Extra.
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According to a source who spoke to People, Michaels complained that the headache felt "like [getting] hit in the head with a baseball bat over and over again."
A statement on Michael's website thanked fans for their concern and expressed optimism about the "Rock of Love" star's recovery.
"As we all know Bret is a fighter and we are hopeful that once all is complete the slurred speech, blurred vision and dizziness, etc. will be eliminated and all functions will return to normal," the statement said. "Everyone at Michaels Entertainment would like to thank all fans and friends for their continued thoughts and prayers through this difficult time."
Earlier this month, Michaels had to cancel tour dates after undergoing appendectomy surgery on April 12 in Texas. It is unclear if that procedure -- or his diabetes -- had anything to do with the hemorrhage.
Michaels has also been competing on the current season of "Celebrity Apprentice." Donald Trump, who hosts the show, told TMZ Monday that Michaels is in "big, big trouble and the prognosis is not great."
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Post subject: Alpha Version 1.02 released
I just realised that it's been 3 and a half months since the release of 1.01. Ouch!
It seems that time flies regardless of whether you're having any fun or not.
So, not wanting to wait any longer, version 1.02 is now available to play!
I'm very happy with the progress in this version - I just wish it was coming faster. I might follow if up with a 1.02b version soon, to tweak some remaing bugs and gameplay niggles. The new attack /defend quick play modes are not very heavily tested. I especially want to find ways to liven up the end-game, which drags a bit, with crippled units slowly limping around the map, taking feeble pots-hots at each other.
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Mark, your new game is impressive, especially considering that is still in alpha.
It is very reminiscent of a very old game called KAMPFGRUPPE.
All the same mechanics are there, but your game has much nicer graphics and some really cool additions (I especially like the air strike!).
Some comments:
- the game runs very quickly and sometimes you cannot follow where the enemy units moved or which units have been moved
- you cannot access mouse over tool tips for enemy units if one of your units is selected
- units are moving too slowly, specifically moving your infantry across a map is very tedious and time-consuming.
Keep up the good work, add Internet or PBEM multiplayer, a campaign (with carry-over of your experienced units like in Panzer General) and make more units available.
Then I will buy this one!
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Thanks Jamiri. I'm sorry I'm almost a month late on replying to you.
Thanks for the pointers to KAMPFGRUPPE - proper old-school! I'm aware that I'm treading on well-worn ground with a turn-based WW2 game, but I'm having fun with it. I don't intend to sell the game ( never say never, in case I find myself out of a job any time in the next couple of years! )
The slow unit movement - what bothers you most? Is it the physical movement on-screen, or the need to issue so many orders each turn. I've been entertaining the idea of optional AI-control for a player's own units ( ie move-to )
I definately want to do a campaign system, but it's quite a way in the future still. I programmed in unit exp a couple of weeks ago.
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I have no problems with "treading well-worn ground", just noted that it is very reminiscient. Kampfgruppe was an excellent game and it is long overdue to have a proper new game in this genre.
Regarding the slow movement: it's the few squares you can move each turn (some units only 1 per turn, which is annoying).
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Thanks Jamiri. I agree and I'll tweak the movement speeds/penalties for some units. Some of them will have to remain slow though. It's difficult to represent the full range of speeds on a grid-based system!
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Mark, I think the slowest should be 2 or 3 squares per turn.
You could also immobilize some of the guns altogether to make the transport units more important.
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The report was commissioned to support the Department of Health in Northern Ireland's drug and alcohol strategy review.
IPH's Director of Policy Helen McAvoy said: "Drug and alcohol-related harms continue to escalate across the island of Ireland and the UK. These harms threaten the wellbeing of individuals as well as their families and communities, particularly those living in social disadvantage."
Findings from the review were presented at the European Alcohol Policy Conference held in Edinburgh in 2018
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Further information about the IPH alcohol policy work can be accessed here
Access the Department of Health's alcohol and drug strategy and reports here
The National Open Research Forum (NORF) in conjunction with the Royal Irish Academy, will host a meeting on Tuesday 22 January 2018 about Plan S - an EU wide initiative to make open access publishing a reality.
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A new website for parents, containing information and advice on pregnancy and the first 3 years of your child's life. The site was created after research with parents and parents-to-be across Ireland.
Over 4,000 parents took part in an online public survey - 20% of them were expecting a baby. Face-to-face research was also carried out. These parents included those at different stages of pregnancy and parenthood.
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New Joint Oireachtas report urges a "whole systems approach" to tackling childhood obesity
A NEW report on tackling childhood obesity has been published by the Joint Oireachtas Children and Youth Affairs Committee.
The report contains over twenty recommendations that relate to a whole systems approach (Recommendation 1) that will help schools, communities and families make healthier choices for young people. These cover:
To access the report, click here
Results of Health Ireland 2018 Survey, with a focus on health inequalities, released today.
Healthy Ireland Survey is an annual survey of the health and wellbeing of the Irish population. The data from the Survey provides an up-to-date picture of the nation's health. The results tell us how healthy or unhealthy Ireland currently is.
Ipsos MRBI, on behalf of the Department of Health, carried out the latest wave, wave 4 of the survey in 2017/18.
The survey provides and reports on current and credible data in order to enhance the monitoring and assessment of the various policy initiatives under the Healthy Ireland Framework
The Survey found that:
• Those in more deprived areas are less likely to rate their health as good or very good, and more likely to have a long-term health problem
• Those in more deprived areas are also more likely to smoke and binge drink
• Self-rated good health declines earlier for men in deprived areas (around the age of 55 to 64) than it does for both men in affluent areas and women in deprived areas
• Women living in more deprived areas are more likely than those in affluent areas to continue smoking and binge drinking into their 50s
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A considerable amount of data is collected on a regular basis about health and social care services in Ireland.
It is vital that there is confidence and trust in the quality of this data and information in order to support the provision of safe and efficient health and social care to patients and service users.
HIQA has recently published The Data Quality Guidance, along with a Background paper and an interactive version of the Data Quality Assessment Tool in relation to a Data Quality Framework for health and social care.
An animation on the importance of data quality has also been developed.
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Mixing the dusky romanticism of Dexter Gordon and the progressive tonal ideology of John Coltrane, Booker Ervin is often filed under "A" for amalgam alongside other overlooked tenor masters such as Tina Brooks and Hank Mobley. Structurally Sound is perhaps not Ervin's most provocative album, but a solid and tasty endeavor featuring the "suspended" chord sounds popularized by McCoy Tyner during the late '60s. Here, the chords come via the brilliant pianist John Hicks, who opens the album with funky high-end triplet figures on Randy Weston's "Berkshire Blues." Joining in is a well-selected roster of musicians, many of whom were also overshadowed by their more well-known contemporaries, including Charles Tolliver on trumpet, Red Mitchell on bass, and Lenny McBrowne on drums. Tolliver contributes the original composition "Franess," a Wayne Shorter-influenced affair that features his fat and burnished tone. They also cover Oliver Nelson's blissful standard "Stolen Moments" to good effect. Originally ending with an athletic up-tempo version of "Take the 'A' Train," the Blue Note Connoisseur Series reissue includes a sparkling "Shiny Stockings," featuring an especially inspired chorus by Ervin. An oddball version of "White Christmas" also makes it onto the disc, as do alternate takes of "Franess" and "Deep Night." ~ Matt Collar


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Irresponsible diet hype is being offered by the media
The lay press lacks nuance and perspective in reporting on medicine and health, with the result that the consumer gets served an endless series of hyped up sound bites. These sound bites are often superficially contradictory, leading readers to wonder if medical science can make up its mind about much of anything. Nowhere is this better illustrated than in the popular coverage of diet trends.
The latest offering is this shocking headline: "Low-Carb Diet: An Alarming, New Danger." Then, in bold type, the first sentence of the article reads "Low-carbohydrate diets may lead to dramatic weight loss, but dieters pay a big price for their thinner waistlines." The article goes on to say that the diets lead to reduced myocardial energy storage and impaired cardiac relaxation. This is based on an Oxford University study that was apparently presented at the American Heart Association last week.
In attempting to dig deeper I was unable to find quality reporting on the study. The AHA will have some of the meeting presentations posted on the web later this month. I did find this from the British Heart Foundation, which sponsored the study. Their web page says that myocardial energy storage was measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy. There were no clinical endpoints studied.
What's irresponsible about the reporting is this study is far too preliminary and too low-level to warrant prime time. Specifically, the study period was all of two weeks, and the study population consisted of 19 subjects (the investigators themselves along with some of their friends and family!). Not exactly high level evidence. It's hypothesis generating at best.
Next I did a Google news search and got this. Sure enough, the usual parade of contradictory sound bites appeared. The first few hits tell me low carb is bad (it reduces energy stores in the heart)---but, the next few headlines say it's good for the heart (it helps improve the metabolic syndrome). So what's the deal? Is low carb good for us? Yes and no, if you follow the popular press. Good last week, deadly today. What will it be tomorrow?
All this, of course, is rubbish. Science doesn't move like the daily news. Its progress is gradual, with each new set of observations integrated cautiously with what was known before. There are no pat answers about low carb diets. They are probably good for some patients and bad for others. Basic research paints an enormously complex picture and suggests that it depends on one's genetic makeup and associated risk factors.
If I were not such a passionate believer in open sharing and expression of ideas I'd be calling for a media ban at scientific sessions. I guess we shouldn't blame them for being faithful to the interests of their stockholders. After all, hype sells.
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I couldn't agree more. One reason they lack nuance is that the media often have to convey complex scientific data (such as you mentioned) to a non-scientific audience - the detail is bound to get lost.
Another problem is that of 'equal weighting'. In order that they be seen to be presenting a balanced argument or story, the media give equal weighting and equal time to proponents from both sides of the argument, when in reality the vast weight of evidence or informed opinion on a subject may well lie on one side or the other, with the evidence being far from equivocal. Such was the case with the MMR media debate over here in the UK.
Thirdly, controversy sells and most media outlets have an obligation not to the truth but to their shareholders to maxmise profits.
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The Biological Sciences department at Dominican may be large, but it is also friendly. Faculty advisors are always ready to help students.
Science Club
This is an important glue that holds the department's undergraduate social life together. The Science Club organizes and sponsors field trips and lectures on scientific topics or career planning. The club also sponsors various social functions throughout the school year.
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... octonions are the crazy old uncle nobody lets out of the attic: they are nonassociative.
Comes from a a quote by John Baez. Clearly, the sucessor to quaterions from the Cayley-Dickson process is a numerical beast, but has anybody found any real-world uses for them? For example, quaterions have a nice connection to computer graphics through the connection to SO(4), and that alone makes them worth studying. What can be done with a nonassociative algebra like the octonions?
Note: simply mentioning that they
have applications in fields such as string theory, special relativity, and quantum logic.
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New Bern�s mayoral race has been an expensive campaign for the top vote-getter.
New Bern�s mayoral race has been an expensive campaign for the top vote-getter.
Sabrina Bengel received 30.47 percent of the votes in Tuesday�s election, followed closely by Dana Outlaw with 26.52 percent of the votes. Financially, Outlaw wasn�t even close.
Bengel raised $37,650 for her campaign and spent $36,948.79, according to Craven County Board of Election records.
In comparison, Outlaw spent $3,920.29. His total contributions came to $2,105.55 and he made a $1,600 contribution to himself.
Bengel also received $5,000 from her husband Steven Lee Bengel, president of Bengel Sheet Metal.
Denny Bucher spent $19,292.23 on his campaign, receiving $19,136.11 in contributions. He received 18.13 percent of the votes.
Tharesa Lee spent $4,388.90 and received $6,135 in contributions. She got 5.41 percent of the votes and mostly paid for her own campaign with a few small contributors.
Edwin Vargas and Barbara Lee did not have to file financial reports with the Board of Elections because they did not receive more than $1,000 in contributions, according to records.
All of the candidates spent their contribution funds on advertising, large and small signs, campaign fliers and meet-and-greet occasions, records show.
Bengel�s largest expenses included $16,013 going to LCA Advertising & Productions of New Bern and $10,530.07 spent on Mercury Public Affairs of Madison Avenue in New York City for campaign management and rack card printing. Her campaign also included $1,174.50 for advertisements in Eastern North Carolina newspapers and an expo booth; and $3,500 to Telopinion Research, a national polling firm out of Alexandria, Va., records show.
Individual contributions to Bengel�s campaign came from a range of individuals including physicians, attorneys and real estate agents, records show.
Outlaw�s expenditures also went to advertising, signs and fliers. His largest contributor, besides himself, was the N.C. Realtors Political Action Committee, headquartered in Greensboro. The N.C. Realtors PAC contributed $1,000 to his campaign.
Bucher�s contributions mostly came from retired businessmen and individuals and included spending $3,200 of his own money, records show.
The price for Bengel and Outlaw will probably continue going up in the next few weeks as they try to win the Nov. 5 runoff.
Tuesday night�s election cost the city an estimated $43,000, and the runoff will cost approximately $17,000, according to the Board of Elections.
New Bern�s mayor only earns $12,039 a year for four years before the campaigns start again.
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Massachusetts State Police say they made a major drug bust early Friday morning after a traffic stop led them to more than 1,000 bags of heroin, many of which where labeled with bright red "Obamacare" stamps.
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Joseph Petty was on a traffic stop in the area of Route 91 in Northampton when a vehicle passed him early this morning, according to the Massachusetts State Police Facebook page.
The trooper noticed several violations and stopped the car in Hatfield, a town about 30 miles north of Enfield, Conn. Inside the car, police found 1,250 bags of heroin. Many of the bags appear to be stamped with "Obamacare," a common nickname for the federal health care overhaul.
Police arrested Tyler Robenstein, 23, of Colchester, Vt., and charged him with trafficking in heroin, conspiracy to violate the drugs laws, possession to distribute a Class A substance, speeding, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to change lanes for an emergency vehicle.
The three passengers -- Marquese Jones, 22, and Sherod Green, 24, both of Newark, N.J., and Ashley Beaulieu, 21, of Colchester, Vt. -- were charged with trafficking in heroin, conspiracy to violate the drugs laws and possession to distribute a Class A substance.
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House Republicans offered their own North Carolina tax overhaul plan Thursday that would reduce personal and corporate income tax rates and expand the sales tax to cover more services. The proposal's scope is much narrower than what Senate counterparts offered as GOP legislators try to fulfill a commitment to carry out tax reform this year.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) � House Republicans offered their own North Carolina tax overhaul plan Thursday that would reduce personal and corporate income tax rates and expand the sales tax to cover more services. The proposal's scope is much narrower than what Senate counterparts offered as GOP legislators try to fulfill a commitment to carry out tax reform this year.
The plan attempts to simplify income taxes and reduces the number of income tax brackets from three to one, according to the proposed legislation obtained by The Associated Press.
House Republican leaders want to reduce slightly the combined state and local sales tax consumers in most counties pay from 6.75 percent to 6.65 percent. They also would subject the sales tax to a handful of new services such as automobile repairs and installations for personal property and warranty and service contracts, the bill says. In contrast, the Senate proposal unveiled last week would make the sales tax base one of the broadest in the country.
Like the Senate, the House labels its proposal an overall tax cut, or $1.2 billion combined over five years, according to data provided by a primary author of the House plan.
"We do think that it is a good plan that helps the working families of our state and it achieves its goal without creating additional obstacles for business to comply," Rep. David Lewis, R-Harnett, told the AP.
The release comes as Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist prepared Thursday to visit Raleigh for a tax reform rally sponsored by the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity and to hold a news conference with Senate leader Phil Berger. Americans for Prosperity has praised the Senate plan in part for attempting to shift to a consumption-based tax.
Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican who supports tax reform but hasn't offered his own plan, gave a lukewarm response to the Senate plan last week and suggested previously he'd like a tempered approach.
Lewis said the sales tax expansion in the House plan attempts only to expand collections to industries that already collect a portion of the tax. For example, automobile repair shops that now collect sales taxes on car parts would collect them on labor, too. Current exemptions that require only a 2 percent sales tax on food and no taxes on prescription drugs would remain, Lewis said. The Senate would eliminate both exemptions.
The Senate proposal, which would reduce the growth of tax revenues by more than $1 billion over three years, has received criticism because the initial plan appears to result in higher tax burdens for low- and middle-income families with several children. Sen. Bob Rucho, R-Mecklenburg, one of the Senate plan's chief authors, has said they're working to address the issue. Rucho said last week incremental changes to the sales tax base wouldn't encourage the job creation that a consumption-based tax system can bring.
Lewis said modeling on the income tax portion of the House plan shows tax cuts for a range of incomes and filing statuses. It didn't incorporate the sales tax changes, but Lewis said he expected the changes to be less pronounced than the Senate's proposal.
The House plan lowers the personal income tax rate � currently ranging from 6 to 7.75 percent depending on taxable income � to a flat 5.9 percent rate beginning with 2014 returns. Standard deductions would rise so low-income families would pay no taxes on their first $12,000 of income, for example. The state's per-child tax credit of $100 would increase to $250 for most filers but drop to $125 for the highest wage earners.
The corporate income tax rate would fall from 6.9 percent to 6.75 percent in 2014 and factors used by multistate corporations to determine their share of North Carolina state taxes would be narrowed to cover sales only within four years. The Senate wants to phase down the personal income tax rate to 4.5 percent over three years and the corporate income tax rate to 6 percent in three years. The combined sales tax also would drop to 6.5 percent.
The House plan also would reduce the business franchise tax rate but wouldn't expand it to cover limited-liability corporations. Sales tax exemptions for nonprofits would be capped at $5 million.
Lewis said committee debate on the House plan could begin later this month.


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David's Restraint
When times are difficult, the temptation can be strong to rely on our own wisdom. That may lead us to take actions contrary to God's revealed will. The faithful Christian will not "cut corners" but will do things God ...Read More
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Uncontrolled anger is not merely a vice that can be overlooked. Instead, it can destroy lives, and we all know people who have impacted their futures for ill because they could not control their tempers. Sin always creates damage in ...Read More
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